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The famous Alaafin of Oyo Oba Adeyemi III ,and his four wives turned heads at the Abuja International airport yesterday.They were there to witness the Inauguration of the 8th National Assembly. More pics below

Iyanya  took time out to dish some inspiring words to his fans .He also revealed the secret of his success.He wrote From project fame to the man I’ve become today…Everyday God shows me so much love. I work hard, I dream and believe in my dreams, my haters motivate me to achieve more. What you see is the half of me. I don’t sit down with jobless people who have free wifi to gossip about others..me and Ubi came In this game driving that messed up deranged rover buh now we are MADEMEN. Whats your story?

It has been difficult tracking Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo (former Governor of the Central Bank) since his bombshells before the general elections, but finally we tracked him down in his private library at his residence in Abuja on Friday, 5th June, 2015. He seemed unwilling to say much, at least for now. But it was still vintage Soludo, and some of the issues he raised are explosive. He sees hope and opportunities for the new Government, even though he says his current engagements will not allow him to join the government on a full time basis, contrary to wide speculations. He says he can however freely offer advice to the government if needed. Soludo says: Nigeria needs a Job Manifesto, and that solid minerals and agriculture can’t be relied upon for job creation; Argues that a sustainable change will not occur without a new constitution; says the clamour for zoning and sharing of public offices is an elite power game which has little to do with the masses...

A 32-year-old driver, Samuel Adam, who allegedly stabbed a policewoman with a broken bottle, was arraigned on Monday in Lagos. Adam, who resides at No. 33, Oshoro St., Papa-Ashafa, Agege, Lagos, is being tried at an Oshodi Magistrates’ Court on charges of breach of the peace and assault. The Prosecutor, Cpl. Kehinde Olatunde, said that the accused committed the offences on May 20 at Bello Street, Shogunle, Oshodi. He said that the accused stabbed the policewoman, one Sgt. Raliat Jimoh, attached to the Shogunle Divisional Headquarters, while performing her official duty. “The accused stabbed the complainant, to resist arrest.” Olatunde said that the accused was driving against traffic when the complainant stopped him, but he refused to stop. “The accused was driving against traffic recklessly; the complainant entered his bus and asked him to stop, but he resisted arrest. “He zoomed off with her from her duty post to an unknown destination; h...

According to BBC, the Nigerian Army's spokesperson Colonel Sani Usman says the Nigerian military's command center has now been relocated to Borno state as directed by President Buhari in his inaugural speech. "The team has already commenced work in earnest," Col Usman said in a statement released today. The statement also added that all senior military officers will relocate to the north east., the bedrock of Boko Haram crisis.

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court is currently hearing an ex-parte motion seeking to disqualify Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila from emerging as the Speaker of the House of Representatives tomorrow. Justice Abdul Kafarati is presiding over the suit which was lodged before the high court by the Registered Trustees of Social Justice and Civil Rights Awareness Initiative. The group, in the suit filed pursuant to Order 26 Rule 8 of the Federal High Court Civil Procedure Rules, 2009, is contending that Hon. Gbajabiamila is not morally fit to head the third arm of governance in Nigeria, alleging that he was previously ‎”convicted in the state of Georgia for unethical practices and was debarred as a lawyer for 36 months”. Aside Gbajabiamila, the House of Representatives and the Attorney General of the Federation were equally cited as defendants in the matter. The ex-parte motion is being argued on behalf of the group by Human Rights lawyer, Chief ‎Mike Ozehkome...