Tag: controversy
Don’t Incite Igbos Against Lagos, Fashola Warns Obi
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola has warned his counterpart in Anambra State, Peter Obi not to incite the…
One North: A Professor’s Faulty Logic
Ango Abdullahi’s assertion that Northerners have enough votes to elect one of their own as Nigeria’s president is false As…
Entertainment, Headlines, News
Why I Am Controversial
Empress Njamah is one actress that remains a staple for tabloids and magazine lovers. She had a steady growth in…
Mugabe dares partner, sets date for election
HARARE(AFP) – Zimbabwe was plunged into fresh political crisis Thursday as Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai vowed to fight a unilateral…
Opinion: “Deaf And Dumb” Story And Editorial
By Gbenga Bunmi Aina I am writing in response to your story in the P.M.NEWS on-line issue of Monday May…
Samsung chief pulls son out of school after scores row
Jay Y. Lee, the number-two at Samsung Electronics and only son of chairman Lee Kun-Hee, has publicly apologised for a…
Nigeria rebuff Sidney Sam
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has described the comments made by Bayer Leverkusen player, Sidney Sam that ‘he never wanted…
We Won’t Compromise On Oteh
Victor Afam Ogene represents Ogbaru Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives where he is also the deputy chairman of…
Soyinka slams those who diminish Chinua Achebe
Professor Wole Soyinka, Nobel Laureate, in an interview with Sahara Reporters, speaks on his relationship with compatriot, Chinua Achebe and…
PDP wants Oshiomhole stripped of national honour
The PDP in Edo State on Thursday urged the Nigerian central Government to withdraw the national honour, Commander of the…
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Husband Snatching: Foluke Daramola, Bukola At War
The controversy surrounding the marriage of Nollywood actress, Foluke Daramola to Kayode Salako is far from over as Bukola, her…
Patience Jonathan’s Health Condition
For some time now the media has been buzzing with the relapse of Dame Patience Jonathan’s health and her recent…
Achebe: Death Of The Storyteller
Chinua Achebe dies at 82, leaving behind a body of works that assures his place in world literature The news…
W/Cup Qualifier: Mba Leads Eagles Against Kenya
South Africa 2013 Africa Cup of Nations’ hero, Sunday Mba will be leading eight other home-based players to join the…
Lawyer paid $500 to derail APC of Nigeria’s progressives
A Nigerian lawyer, Nwokorie Samuel Chinedu has revealed that he was paid N80,000, about $500, in two instalments by a…
“APC” Unveils Office, Logo: Intrigues deepen
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja What seemed to be a carefully woven intrigue to sabotage the proposed merger of Nigerian opposition parties crystallized…
Claiming Other People’s Property
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo is currently embroiled in a tussle with a Badagry family over land Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, the…
Nigerian Maritime Workers Union election mired in controversy
Simon Ateba/Lagos Even before the first vote is cast, the election of those who will run the affairs of the…
The Sack Of Maduka
Business magnate, Cosmas Maduka exits the Access Bank board in controversial circumstances Corporate big player and Coscharis Motors owner, Cosmas…
Uduaghan: Nigerian politicians liars, not Christians
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has said Nigerian politicians cannot lay claim to be true Christians,…
Furore Over Heritage’s Oil Bloc
Criticisms trail sale of strategic OML 30 oil bloc by Royal Dutch Shell to Heritage Oil, majorly owned by Tony…
Row over ex-governor Orji Kalu’s return to PDP
Former governor of Nigeria’s eastern state of Abia, Orji Uzor Kalu claimed he has returned to the PDP after an…
Tattoo: What Does Okotie Make Of Leviticus 19: 28?
It is difficult to keep Nigeria’s Pastor Chris Okotie out of the headlines. The ex-pop star, ex-presidential candidate, ex-husband and…
Jonathan: Attitude not corruption Nigeria’s challenge
President Goodluck Jonathan claimed today that Nigeria’s biggest challenge to good governance is not corruption, but the attitude of Nigerians.…
Commission Probes Illegal Employment By FG Agencies
The Federal Character Commission (FCC) says it will ensure that Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) comply with set principles for…
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Ameobi must play for Nigeria, says Keshi
Tunde Oyedele/sports editor It’s country versus club controversy once again and FIFA may have to wade in for arbitration as…
Controversial Even In Death
Even in death, Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu’s reputation for controversies is not waning Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu admitted to being stubborn.…
Ogun state denies ceding land to Lagos
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta The Ogun state government has denied speculations in some quarters that it has ceded its land in…
Bianca: Ojukwu’s Will authentic
Ambassador Bianca Ojukwu, widow of Biafran leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, has urged critics of her husband’s Will to contest…
Legal trouble for Oyedepo over kindergarten’s death
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin The General Overseer of Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo has been asked to pay N2 billion within 14…