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Popular Nigerian comedians, Okey Bakassi, and Bishop Umeh, popularly known as Okon Lagos, on Sunday threw shades at Big Brother Naija, BBNaija housemates remaining in the reality show.

Bakassi in a post on Instagram lamented the eviction of ‘smart and intelligent’ housemates in the reality show.

The comedian criticized the choice of Nigerians in voting for housemates, adding that their decisions showed how Nigerians select their leaders.

According to him, the smart ones are being voted out while the ‘Stupid housemates’ are saved from eviction.

Bakassi said: “The Big Brother eviction show is a...continue on Pulse NG

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has urged the African countries, whose citizens were affected by xenophobic attacks in South Africa to report to the African Union.

Obasanjo also advised the affected countries include Nigeria to take other measures if the first option did not yield the desired results.

Obasanjo stated this on Monday in his latest letter written to the founder of the Inkatha Freedom Party, in South Africa, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi.

The former president said he wanted...continue reading on Pulse NG

Over 1,000 former members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Sapele local government area of Delta state have reportedly dumped the party for the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC).

Daily Sun reports that the defectors were officially received into the APC at the weekend inside the Sapele LGA secretariat of the APC.

According to the report, they were led by a former commissioner in the state by name...Read more: https://www.legit.ng/delta-commissioner-leaves-pdp-apc-1000-supporters

President Muhammadu Buhari, Friday, in Abuja said heavy schedule of the inaugural Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday held his attention for many hours, keeping him from following the court ruling that validated his victory at the polls.

The President, who received All Progressives Congress (APC) party leaders and Progressives Governors’ Forum, at the State House, said he was happy with the outcome of the judgement, urging the governors to join hands in strengthening the party for the future.

“By some coincidence, this judgement came on the same day we had the first meeting of the Federal Executive Council that lasted for seven hours. I was very busy on that day.

“And our focus was on the budget for 2020. So while you were there at the court for nine hours of judgement, we were here for seven hours,’’ he said.

President Buhari said the...continue reading

The Ilorin Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Thursday announced the arrest of five persons over alleged case of internet fraud and other fraud related offences.

They were arrested at different locations in ilorin metropolis following intelligence reports gathered by the anti-graft agency.

It was discovered that the suspects use their phones and laptop computers to communicate with their victims who are majorly foreigners in order to defraud them of their monies.
Investigation by the operatives of the agency revealed that the suspects benefitted several foreign currencies deposited into their accounts by their victims.

Items recovered from them included phones,cars, documents containing false information among others.

The suspects names are...read more

The Northern Governors’ Forum is holding an emergency meeting in Kaduna to deliberate on issues surrounding insecurity, livestock management, Almajiris and poverty.

Chairman of the Forum, who is also the Governor of Plateau, Simon Lalong disclosed this while delivering his opening speech.

The Chairman said that the emergency meeting was summoned to address matters of urgent importance on the survival of the region, as well as the wellbieng of the people, NAN reports.

Lalung noted that the meeting was expected to receive briefing from a committee Chaired by Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, assigned to develop a comprehensive regional plan of action that could bring lasting solutions to the lingering crisis in the region.

According to him, another major issue to be deliberated upon is the issue of...[click to expand story ]

The National Social Investment Office (NSIO) on Thursday advised Nigerians, particularly beneficiaries of the N-Power Programme, to discountenance the ongoing fake social media messages about the scheme.

Mr Justice Bibiye, the Communications Officer, NSIO, in a statement to NAN on Thursday in Abuja, urged the beneficiaries to be circumspect.

According to him, that fraudulent messages were put out to deceive unsuspecting individuals into applying for a fresh batch of N-Power volunteers or N-Power devices via fabricated links on social media.

The statement added that “Such...read full statememt

Hameed Ali, the Comptroller General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says Nigeria’s borders will remain closed until the country and its neighbours agree on existing ECOWAS protocol on movement.

Mr Ali stated this on Wednesday at Maigatari/Niger border, Maigatari Local Government Area of Jigawa while fielding questions from journalists.

“But there is no specific time for opening the borders. However, if they agree with us tomorrow on the existing laws, then we sign and update the existing protocol of transit, that’s all."

He reiterated that the existing laws were...read more