May 27, 2014

Emir of Gombe, Alh (Dr) Shehu Abubakar passes on

The Emir of Gombe, Alhaji (Dr.) Usman Shehu Abubakar, has passed on. He died this evening, May 27th after a long battle with cancer at the Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London.

Nigeria’s ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo has met with people close to Boko Haram in an attempt to broker the release of more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls, a source close to the talks told AFP.

Super Eagles hit London for Scotland friendly

The Super Eagles arrived in London Sunday afternoon ahead of their international friendly against Scotland on Wednesday. The match is part of preparations for the Brazil 2014 World Cup. The Nigerians landed just as the Scotland coach Gordon Strachan told The Scotsman that he was concerned about the physical strength of the Eagles but hopes that the fitness his players should help them to move faster on the pitch and use their speed to advantage.

The spiritual head of One Love Family, Sat Guru Maharaj Ji says the best way to tackle the Boko Haram menace in the country is for us to go back to our traditions and culture.

In an interview with City People this week, Maharaj Ji said the intervention of the international community was a welcomed idea and that it would make the fight against Boko Haram a

The Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh, has said the security leadership in the country has located where members of Boko Haram are holding the abducted girls of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, who were kidnapped on April 14.

Ramsey Nouah, Charles Novia, others named for OSCAR committee

Ahead of the 2015 Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), has approved a twelve-man committee of Nollywood stakeholders, the Nigerian Oscars Selection Committee (NOSC), paving the way for Nigerian entries to be considered for the world’s most prestigious prizes for films.

Telecoms giant, MTN Nigeria has added Sean Tizzle to their roster of celebrity brand ambassadors for a cool N20 Million .

Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Jonathan is set to host its Seventh Presidential Media Chat tomorrow.

In a statement tweeted by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Dr. Reuben Abati, it was stated that members of the public were called upon to send questions they will like President Jonathan to address via twitter to

Abducted girls: Patience Jonathan takes over investigation

Wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, on Friday night practically took over investigation into the case of girls who were abducted from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, on April 15.

IN PICTURES: #BringBackOurGirls Oby Ezekwesili leads protest in Abuja over missing school girls

About 1,000 Nigerians today stormed the gate of the National Assembly, protesting government complacency in securing the release of more than 200 female pupils of Federal Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State.

Michael Jackson resurrects in Post-Humus album ‘Xscape’

The King of Pop will come alive on May 13, as Epic Records announces that it will release ‘Xscape’, an album featuring eight brand new, previously unheard tracks by the late pop king.

Police authorities in Plateau have dismissed a police corporal, Damudu Bzibu, who allegedly raped a four-year-old girl.

So it was April Fool's Day, and we here thought, what better way to celebrate the occasion than to try and pull a fast one on our readers.

Our article titled ''World Cup Shocker: Keshi names Brazil 2014 30-man list, drops Mikel and Moses"
was a hoax.

Clearly it will be a Huge shock, for Keshi to drop Moses and Mikel for the world cup, unless they are injured, and at least they should still make a 30-man list irrespective of the playing time they are currently getting at their club, i may be wrong though.

A number of our sharp-eyed readers (we can't fool you lot!) were able to call the prank but the story was successful nevertheless just like in 2012 and 2013.