Author: Kelvin Funkeye

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed what state governors would need to do to experience peace and tackle insecurity challenges in their respective states. Obasanjo, speaking in Yenagoa on Wednesday called on governors in the country to learn from their Bayelsa State counterpart, Seriake Dickson on how to achieve a safe state. The former president said Bayelsa, which used to be known for militancy has now become one of the safest states in the country….

A serving youth corps member, Tony Zita, has died after he was involved in a fatal accident. According to a twitter thread shared by The Capital moverment, an organization he was actively involved in, a police rescue team who arrived the scene of the accident immediately it happened, stole form him and allowed the vehicle that rammed into him escape from the scene. Read the tweets below.   The thread is quite sad. Continue to…

Kim Kardashian has been criticized by social media users for insinuating that Tyson Beckford was gay after he said he isn’t impressed with her fake body. It all began why Tyson shared a recent photo of Kim and pointed out that her doctor messed up one of her hips (read here). Kim fired back insinuating Tyson was gay. Since then, Twitter has been flooded with messages blasting the mother-of-three and calling her homophobic for the reply…

The Lagos State Government has credited N466.855m to the Retirement Savings Accounts of 187 of its retirees, including those of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), under the Contributory Pension Scheme for the month of July 2018.   The State Commissioner for Establishments, Training and Pensions, Akintola Benson-Oke, who disclosed this recently, stated that in spite of the scarcity of funds, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode prioritises the payment of pensioners by making sure funds are released…

Worshippers were left in shock when a whirlwind arose and blew away everything in its path during a crusade in Ukambani, Kenya. Those who had gathered at the crusade, ran in different directions as soon as they saw the wind blowing chairs and speakers into the air. According to reports, some have linked the natural occurrence to witchcraft. Watch the video below.   by Linda Ikeji

Nollywood actor Kenneth Okonkwo has responded to criticism that came after comments he made endorsing President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term. Okonkwo, who recently announced his intention to run for the Enugu State governorship position under the All Progressives Congress, also berated the Peoples Democratic Party for doing nothing for the South-east region. He was speaking to a group of Nigerians in Abuja on Monday. Here’s a transcript of the video above: I am following President Muhammadu Buhari and I make no apologies…

Pop singer Justin Bieber, 24, and fiance Hailey Baldwin,21, who both got engaged on July 7 are reportedly planning their wedding as they don’t intend to be engaged for too long. “They don’t want a long engagement and are already planning their wedding,” a source says of the young couple in this week’s issue of PEOPLE. Earlier in July, it was reported that pair were taking a pre-marriage course run by the megachurch Hillsong which they are both…

Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspaper 1. Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Wednesday officially announced his resignation from the All Progressives Congress, APC. Tambuwal, who made the announcement on Wednesday while addressing a gathering at the Government House, Sokoto, said he left the APC because of the level of impunity and disunity in the party. 2. Over 5,000 youths drawn from various groups, on Wednesday, paralyzed commercial activities in Makurdi, the Benue State…

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in a closed-door meeting with security chiefs at the Presidential Villa, in Abuja. Details of the discussion are not readily available to newsmen as at the time of filing this report. Recall that Buhari had met with governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday. The President is billed to proceed on a 10-day vacation to the United Kingdom, beginning from Friday. MORE Details later