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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention in Port-Harcourt, Rivers state, which was held on Saturday, May 22, 2016, took a new twist as the party chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff and his executives were removed in coup style.   Reports say former Governor of Akwa-Ibom state and Senate Minority Leader, Godwill Akpabio moved motion for the removal of Sheriff, and the appointment of a caretaker committee. Akpabio said “The committee shall be known as the National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party.”   However, Sheriff insists that the decision at the convention is not binding, because he suspended the convention due to numerous court actions against the event.   Inuwa Bwala, the spokesman to the embattled PDP chairman, who spoke to Premium Times, said “Immediately the chairman (Sheriff) received another court injunction, he called a meeting of the National Working Committee and told them that it wasn’t safe to continue with the conven...

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, an armed group that engaged the Nigerian government in the past, has broken its silence and has condemned the recent spate of attacks on oil installations in the Niger Delta region. In a statement Sunday signed by its spokesperson, Jomo Gbomo, MEND said it had carried out “rigorous and robust analysis, debate and review of political events in Nigeria within the past 12 months; particularly as they affect the Niger Delta region” and resolved to continue to respect the ceasefire declared May 30, 2014 against key economic interests of the Nigerian State. The group said the “painful but necessary resolution” to respect the ceasefire was borne out of its belief that as President Muhammadu Buhari marks his first year in office, he deserves more time to stabilize the country that, it was “run aground by the ill-fated, corrupt and visionless immediate past administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan which pauperized ...

Governor Nyesom Wike revealed that the embattled Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff, had to be removed because his continued stay was destabilising the party. Wike, who was also the chairman of the 2016 PDP National Convention Planning Committee, said he will not be alive and watch the party die. He said “This is destabilising the party and so we had to let him go. What is important is the party and not the individual. No sacrifice is too much for anyone to make as far as PDP is concerned.” “We will not allow the PDP to die or suffer divisions under our watch. History will never forgive us if we watch the party die.” Also speaking on the development at the convention, a member of the House of Reps, Johnson Agbonayinma, said the dissolution of the National Working Committee, will help reposition the party. He also accused Sheriff of trying to perpetuate himself and make himself bigger than the party. He also said “Alli Modu Sheriff is not the bone of ...

  The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered a former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and the Federal Government to “provide information on the spending of the alleged missing N30 trillion which represents some accruable income to the Federal Government during the last four years of the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.” The judgment was delivered last week by Hon Justice Ibrahim Buba following a Freedom of Information suit number FHC/L/CS/196/2015 brought by the  Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP).  SERAP’s suit followed the claim by the former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Charles Soludo, that at least N30 trillion “has either been stolen or unaccounted for, or grossly mismanaged over the last few years under the Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s watch.” . . Justice Buba said in the judgment, “Mrs Okonjo-Iweala and th...

    NIGERIA Labour Congress, NLC, led by Ayuba Wabba, Sunday suspended the ongoing nationwide strike to force the Federal Government to reverse the N145 per litre pump price of petrol and resolved to resume negotiation with the government. This came as Joe Ajaero led faction, weekend assured that labour movement would engage the federal government to ensure there was a time frame for ending importation of refined petroleum products into the country.

Niger Delta Avengers Niger Delta Avengers activists have trashed a purported letter written by Tompolo to Buhari and the news making the rounds among Nigeria media outlets claiming that the group has been unmasked and their sponsors exposed.   In a statement made available to Family Writers, the Avengers stated their dismay at the letter allegedly written by Tompolo to Buhari as well as the level of false informations being unleashed on the members of the public about the group by some sections of Nigeria media, about its foundation and its ideologies. "We are currently investigating the letter purportedly written by Tompolo to ascertain its veracity. We have already warned Tompolo to steer clear of our struggle, but it seems he is dragging himself in with bunch of falsehood, in order to gain favour." "We're also warning the section of Nigeria media who are bent on distorting facts and misleading the public concerning our activities. Nobody kno...

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Nigeria’s first Islamic banking institution, Jaiz Bank, has been granted license to operate as a national bank. Alhaji Umar Abdul-Mutallab, father of Christmas Day underwear bomber, Farouk Abdul-Mutallab, has been unveiled as the Chairman of the bank board of directors. Alhaji Umar Abdul-Muttalab, speaking at a meeting in Abuja, said that the bank plans to spread its branches across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory in the next months. The meeting was organised to fashion out ways of making the bank function better in the days ahead. Part of the plan, according to officials of the bank, is to improve on its services through its various arms and with the feat just achieved, they promised a better deal for Nigerians willing to bank with them. Alhaji Abdul-Mutallab announced series of measures taken by the bank, especially through its subsidiaries, in contributing their quota to the nation’s development. In his response, the Sultan of Sokot...

  The Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) has shut down production on its trunkline attacked by gunmen at Ogbembiri, Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa State. The oil firm was said to have deferred its production to 1,000 barrels of oil equivalent to its equity share of production in the oil field operated as a joint venture agreement with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The pipeline was said to have been blown up at least 13 times in one month. A fresh attack that caused Agip to shut down production occurred on the pipeline on Sunday and raised questions within the community on why security agencies in charge of protecting oil installations had not been able to stop the frequent breaches. The gunmen stormed the community at about 9:00pm, tracing the pipeline and rupturing it at a point it was previously repaired following the last attack. Agip spokesperson confirmed the development on Wednesday and said some 1,000 barrels of oil equiva...

  The crucial meeting between the Federal government and the representatives for Labour which kicked off yesterday in the hopes of finding a lasting solution ended in a stalemate. The Government on its part is requesting that the NLC and TUC shelve their planned strike and keep things moving while the representatives for Labour want the decision on the increase in fuel price reversed. The Federal Government had last Wednesday increased the price of fuel from the former price of N86.50 to the new price of N145 much to the chargrin of many. According to Thisday sources in the meeting claim that the Labour representatives stated that they will only back down from their planned strike action if the federal government acted on the proposal for a review of the minimum wage, improved the palliatives to cushion the effects of the fuel price hike on the citizenry, and if they reconstituted the board of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA).   The government...

  Residents of Ganjuwa local government area of Bauchi state have been thrown into mourning following the discovery of the dead body of a 17 year old man who allegedly committed suicide over a failed marriage proposal. According to a press release by the State Police Public Relation Officer, DSP Haruna Mohammed, the Victim, Usman Abdu, who hails from Ganja ward in Ganjuwa local government area of Bauchi State committed the act on the 13th of May 2016 at around 9pm by hanging himself on a tree with rope. DSP Mohammed said that the scene of incident was visited by Police detectives led by the DPO in Soro Police Division of the local government and the victim was photographed and rushed to Soro hospital where he was certified dead by a medical doctor. “Preliminary investigation revealed that victim hanged himself when his cousin, a 12 years old girl of the same address rejected his marriage proposal” “Exhibit recovered include rope which the victim used in hanging himsel...

Manchester United's final Premier League game against Bournemouth has been abandoned after a suspect package was found in one of the stands at Old Trafford.   Fans being evacuated from the stadium. The bomb disposal squad was called in and a controlled explosion was carried out within the stadium. Supporters in both the Stretford End and the Sir Alex Ferguson stand were evacuated around 30 minutes before kickoff, with a delay of at least 45 minutes initially expected. Television pictures showed police with a sniffer dog walking through the stands, and shortly afterward it was announced that the game had been abandoned. A statement issued by United read: "Due to the discovery of a suspect package in the North-West Quadrant of the Old Trafford ground, the match against Bournemouth has been abandoned today on police advice. "People in the stadium were asked to remain in their seats while the forecourt was cleared of fans already evacuated from the stadium. ...

The militants that make up the Niger Delta Avengers have been active of late as they’ve claimed responsibility for numerous attacks on oil pipeline installations of late. Reports now indicate that five of these militants were captured on Friday by the Nigerian military. This is in the wake of the bombing of Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL, pipeline at Makaraba community, Gbaramatu clan, in  Warri South-West Local Government Area  of Delta State. The suspects were reportedly taken to the 19th Battalion, Nigerian Army, Koko, Warri North. According to the Vanguard, military sources confirmed that soldiers invaded Oporoza, the traditional headquarters of Gbaramatu Kingdom in the hunt for the militants. President Buhari has already vowed to crush the NDA who have constituted a menace to the society with their actions and the invasion by the military was a strong show of force in that regard. According to the Vanguard, a source said on Friday’s arrests, “They (suspected Ave...

  A man has been charged for forcing his step-son to commit suicide because he had bad breath.  The 42-year-old man identified as Akira Murayama from Tokyo, Japan bullied his step-son constantly over his bad breath. He also beat the 14-year-old boy identified as Yuito repeatedly.  One morning, the boy's mother found her son hanging above his bed.  She called for help, and the boy was taken to a hospital, where he died of his injuries. At the hospital, medical personnel found bruising all over the child's body.  Yuito's mother told police that her husband told the boy to kill himself within 24 hours. Murayama was arrested and charged to court where he admitted to beating the child, but denied telling the child to commit suicide. He also admitted to forcing the child to wear a mask because of his bad breath. The court also heard that the child's mother also beat the boy.  Murayama has since been sentenced to serve 6 years in prison after be...

There’s no question that Daljinder Kaur is one of the oldest moms on record, but just how old she is has yet to be determined.   Kaur of Amritsar City, India, gave birth to her first child last month with the help of in-vitro fertilization. The boy, Arman Singh, was born on April 19. The new mother puts her age at about 70, but the clinic where she gave birth released a statement saying she was 72, according to AFP.  Regardless of her exact age, the new baby was the answer to decades of prayers by Kaur and her husband of 46 years, Mohinder Singh, 79. “I feel blessed to be able to hold my own baby. I had lost hope of becoming a mother ever,” Kaur told AFP. “I used to feel empty. There was so much loneliness.” Singh said the couple decided to go through fertility treatment about a year and a half ago. “Due to a family feud we never focused on our dream to become parents,” Singh told Barcroft TV. “In September 2014, my wife gave me an ultimatum and said she would ...

Contrary to popular knowledge that the federal government has expunged oil subsidy from the Nigerian oil and gas system, Vice President, Yemi Osinabjo refuted the claim, saying it was not true. Osinabjo said that what the government did was to withdraw the monopoly hitherto enjoyed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC to allow free market sales. He said that “at $40 a barrel, there isn’t much of a subsidy to remove.” In a statement tilted “The Fuel Pricing Debate: Our story”, personally signed by him, the Vice President said that the decision to adopt a new measure was essentially informed by the non availability of foreign exchange for the independent marketers to import fuel. His Statement: “The Fuel Pricing Debate: Our Story   “Fellow Citizens: “I have read the various observations about the fuel pricing regime and the attendant issues generated. All certainly have strong points. “The most important issue of course is how to shield the poor from the...

U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil has suspended exports from Nigeria’s top crude stream, adding to economic strains from unrest and violence that have cut production to its lowest in decades . Exxon Mobil confirmed on Friday that it had declared a force majeure — a suspension of deliveries because of events beyond its control — on Nigeria’s Qua Iboe crude oil grade, and that a portion of production had been curtailed. The producer said on Thursday it had reduced output after a drilling rig damaged a pipeline. Brent crude has surged to $47 per barrel from $27 in January, in part because of production problems in Africa’s former largest producer as well as a decline in U.S. output. Oil prices have jumped around 20 percent so far this quarter, their biggest such rise since 2011. Exxon Mobil declared a force majeure on the country’s largest export grade Qua Iboe, traders said on Friday. The outage adds to production problems at two of the other largest crude streams, Bonny Light and ...

  Security news from Warri reports today that explosion rocks the Chevron facility in Marakaba in Warri, Delta state. Barely a day after the new militant group, Niger Delta Avengers gave a two-week ultimatum for oil firms operating in the region to shut down operations. The company had in the last few weeks recorded several attacks on its installations, for which the militants claimed responsibility. Today’s attack occurred in the Marakaba line operated by the oil firm in Warri, Delta State. The Nation reports that explosive was detonated on oil well head 10 on the Makaraba line.

President Muhammadu Buhari has said meeting parents of the schoolgirls abducted from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno state, on a regular basis, is not good for his emotional state. File: Buhari meeting with reps of #BBOG campaign Lamenting the plight of the parents in an interview with Chief International Correspondent and host of CNNi’s nightly global affairs program, Christine Amanpour, President Buhari said he could not imagine his own daughter in such situation. “I saw the families as a group twice. The first time, they came to visit my wife. The second, they came as a group to see me, and the less I see them the better for my own emotional balance,” he said. “I try to imagine my 14-year-old year old daughter missing for more than two years. I try to imagine what condition are they in. A lot of the fathers would rather see their graves, than imagine them under such condition.” He also opposed the idea of showing a proof of life video to the parents, saying ...

  NIGER- DELTA Avengers, Thursday, listed some oil blocs allegedly owned by former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Minister of Defence, General Theophilus Danjuma, ex-Minister of Petroleum, Alhaji Riwalnu Lukman, other Northerners and South-Westerners in Niger-Delta region and issued them a two-week ultimatum to shut them down operations and evacuate the workers from the locations or have them blown up. The group, pressing for a sovereign state of the Niger Delta, in an electronic mail statement by its spokesperson, Col Mudoch Agbinibo, forwarded to Vanguard at 8.27 am, warned: “If at the end of the ultimatum and you still operating. We will blow up all the locations. It will be bloody. So, just shut down your operations and leave.”  “Apo Well awarded to Sapetro Oil owned by Gen Theophilus Y Danjuma. Apo field is capable of producing 300,000 barrels per day and crude reserve of 500 million barrels.  * OML 110 Obe oil field owed by Alhaji Mai Daribe, Ca...

  Some youths, on Wednesday set ablaze the residence of Sen. Kabiru Gaya, in Gaya Local Government area of Kano State. The youths also set ablaze the campaign office and poultry farm of the House of Representatives member from the area, Alhaji Abdullahi Mahmoud. An eye witness told newsmen in Kano that the incident occurred around 11 am on Wednesday. According to the witness, the youths were protesting the alleged failure of the two politicians to fulfil the promises they made to them during the electioneering campaigns in 2015. It was gathered that security agents had initially dispersed the protesting youths, who later regrouped and burnt the senator’s house before heading to the campaign office and poultry farm of the House of Representatives member. It was gathered that the hoodlums had also attempted to burn the residence of the Chairman, Gaya local government but were over powered by the security personnel deployed to quell the violence.  When contacted, th...

  President Muhammadu Buhari says he is more interested in recovering the stolen assets of Nigeria in the UK than demanding an apology from Prime Minister David Cameron who made a scathing remark about Nigeria. Speaking on Wednesday at a meeting hosted by Commonwealth ahead of the anti-corruption summit in London, President Muhammadu Buhari, has said he is more interested in recovering the stolen assets of Nigeria in the UK than demanding an apology from Prime Minister David Cameron who made a scathing remark about Nigeria on Tuesday. “I’m not going to demand any apology. All I demand is a return of assets. What would I do with apology?. “I have already mentioned how disgraceful one of the Nigerian executive dressed as a woman to leave Britain, leaving behind his bank account and fixed asset, which Britain is prepared to hand over to us, this is what I’m asking for. What will I do with apology? I need something tangible,”   Describing corruption as a ‘hydra headed m...

Young IbrahimUwais   Ibrahim Uwais, son of former chief justice of Nigeria, has been reported killed in an air strike by US-led coalition forces on a senior ISIS leader in Iraq on May 6.Reports have it that Halima, Ibrahim’s wife who travelled with him to Iraq in February 2015, has called to inform her father-in-law, Mohammed, who was Nigeria’s chief justice from 1995 to 2006. Justice Uwais Ibrahim was believed to be in the convoy of Abu Waheeb, a senior ISIS leader dubbed “the emir of Anbar”, at the time of the US airstrike in a town near Rutba in the Anbar desert. It could not confirm if he was in Waheeb’s convoy or if he happened to be in the vicinity of the US strike.All in the convoy were killed in the strike, but only the identity of Waheeb had been made public by Pentagon. Waheeb had been reported killed on several occasions, but Pentagon confirmed that the former member of Al-Qaeda in Iraq who used to appear in ISIS execution videos is now dead. Ibrahim, ...

Bayern Munich have signed Benfica midfielder Renato Sanches and Borussia Dortmund centre-back Mats Hummels. Several national newspapers linked the 18-year-old Sanches with Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool in the January transfer window. But German giants Bayern have completed a deal for the Portuguese player, who will move to Munich in the summer for an initial fee of £27.5m (35m euros). And they have also bolstered their defence with the acquisition of Dortmund's German international centre-back Hummels on a deal until 2021. Speaking of the Sanches transfer, Bayern chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said: "Renato Sanches is a dynamic, technically-gifted midfielder who is strong in the tackle and will strengthen our squad." And on Hummels, Rummenigge added: "Mats is one of the world's best centre-backs. He will increase the quality of our team even more." Sanches signed a new contract at Benfica in November, which contained a relea...

  David Cameron has described Nigeria and Afghanistan as “fantastically corrupt” in a conversation with the Queen, reports BBC. The PM was talking about this week’s anti-corruption summit in London.  “We’ve got some leaders of some fantasticallycorrupt countries coming to Britain… Nigeria and Afghanistan, possibly the two most corrupt countries in the world,” Mr Cameron said. Asked whether the PM knew he was being filmed, Number 10 said: “There were multiple cameras in the room.” After Mr Cameron’s comments, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby intervened to say: “But this particular president is not corrupt… he’s trying very hard,” before Speaker John Bercow said: “They are coming at their own expense, one assumes?” The conversation took place at Buckingham Palace at an event to mark the Queen’s 90th birthday. BBC diplomatic correspondent James Landale described the PM’s comments as a “truthful gaffe”, because the two countries involved were widely perceived as ha...

His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. Dear Mr President, I once again, deem it pertinent to write Your Excellency since your assumption of office in May 2015. Mr President will recall that at my meeting with you sometimes last year, I gave my commitment and pledge to ensure sustainable peace and development in the oil rich Niger Delta region and Nigeria in general. At the meeting which I interpreted to be an ample opportunity and a template for peaceful co existence in the country, I made it known to Your Excellency that my support for your government as well as my commitment to a peaceful and secure Niger Delta region is paramount. But I remember also that I gave a humble advice on the need for Mr President to be weary of political cum crisis merchants, particularly those who are members of your own party, the APC. That advice arose out of the fear that most people who are membe...

    President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the ongoing war against corruption is not selective but aimed at ensuring financial and economic discipline in the country. He spoke on Monday when he visited the Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmumini Kabiru Usman, at his palace in Katsina, Katsina state. ‎Buhari said that his administration would not relent in recovering all Nigeria’s stolen funds. The president charged traditional rulers across the country to spearhead the campaign for peaceful and harmonious co-existence among the diverse socio-political groups in the country. Buhari, who is on a four day state visit to Katsina state, said the call had become imperative in view of the activities of some groups, who had been preaching hatred, disunity and divisive tendencies among Nigerians for their selfish motives. He enjoined all Nigerians to always ignore those individuals and groups calling for the break-up of the country due to their inability to achieve their s...

    The Director General of National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Alhaji Mohammed Sidi, on Monday, said that over 800 repentant Boko Haram insurgents are currently undergoing skills acquisition training. The NEMA boss who stated this at a two-day Public Hearing on the North East Development Commission Bill, 2016 said that the skill acquisition exercise is being handled by the military and monitored by the Office of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). Although Sidi did not say where the exercise is taking place. Alhaji Sidi was responding to the comment of a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Kaka Kyari Gujbawu, who canvassed general amnesty for returning Boko Haram insurgents. Sidi said, “ It is not true that the Federal Government has no amnesty package. There is what is called safe corridor. I do know that 800 plus (Boko Haram) have been registered. I don’t want to be specific. They have exited Boko Haram through the window. They are curren...

America oil major Chevron is counting significant loses following attacks on its offshore platform in the Niger Delta in a renewed violence that could distort Nigeria’s oil export potentials. “Approximately 35,000 barrels per day, of Chevron’s net crude oil production in Nigeria are impacted,” company spokeswoman, Isabel Ordonez said in a statement at the weekend. Suspected militants Wednesday night used explosives to blow up the Okan platform, a collection facility for offshore oil and gas that feeds the Escravos terminal in southern Nigeria. The impact of the attack was significant in a country where Chevron’s net daily production in 2014 averaged 240,000 barrels of crude oil, 236 million cubic feet of natural gas and 6,000 barrels of liquefied petroleum gas, according to the company. Nigerian navy spokesman Chris Ezekobe told AFP that a previously unknown group called the Niger Delta Avengers claimed responsibility for the assault. The involvement of former Niger Delta ...

"Arrow" star Colton Haynes has never publicly addressed his sexuality -- until now. The actor has come out in an interview with Entertainment Weekly and says he is happy.  Haynes became a teen heartthrob with his roles as Jackson Whittemore on MTV's hit "Teen Wolf" and as Arsenal on The CW's "Arrow." But he stepped away and sought help for issues with anxiety. "I've had terminal anxiety my entire life," he said. "Physically ill, fainting. I'm 27 years old, and I have an ulcer. I had to step back." In January a fan mentioned the actor's "secret gay past," on a Tumblr post and Haynes responded "Was it a secret?" That set off a firestorm which the star said completely shocked him. He wasn't at the point yet where he wanted to discuss his sexuality, Haynes said.  "I should have made a comment or a statement, but I just wasn't ready," he said.   "I didn't feel...

The 'miracle' recovery of Mary Ann Franco, who lost her sight in a car accident in 1993, is puzzling doctors. A woman who was been blind for more than 20 years has regained her sight – after falling over and hitting her head at her home in Florida. Mary Ann Franco, 70, gradually became blind after injuring her spine in a car accident in 1993.   Then, more than two decades later, another accident and a subsequent operation appears to have led to the recovery of her sight, although doctors are still trying to work out how exactly this could have happened.    

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  Reports indicate that riots are currently ongoing in the city of Aba, and at least two persons have been confirmed dead. Aba, a major business community in Abia state, is undoubtedly a hotbed of Pro-Biafra agitation. With the recent bad blood caused by the Fulani herdsmen attacks in the south east, the Fulani agitation has been a hot topic in the city of Aba. Sources say the riot started after a Hausa man had an altercation with an Igbo man. The man apparently wanted to urinate somewhere around Samek, Ariaria and this Igbo man refused and asked him to leave.A quarrel thus ensued and the Hausa man is said to have stabbed the fellow. The traders around there, majorly Igbo, lynched him.

A man in Israel apparently doesn’t want God to answer his prayers, so he’s filed a restraining order against the Almighty. The plaintiff, identified as David Shoshan, appeared in a courtroom in Haifa on Tuesday demanding that God stop interfering in his life, according to NRG, an Israeli news website. Shoshan told the court that over the last three years, God had been very negative towards him, though court documents didn’t detail any specifics, the Times of Israel noted. Shoshan said he has tried numerous times to obtain the restraining order through the police department, but in response, only received 10 police visits over a 36-month period. That’s why this time, he tried to go through the court instead. Court documents noted that God did not present himself at the hearing. The presiding judge, Ahsan Canaan, threw out Shoshan’s request and called it absurd. Canaan suggested Shoshan should get help from someone besides local law enforcement, according to NRG.

Here's some brand new music from Caesar and the Rooftopcrew as we await the release of their highly anticipated debut #TheLearningCurve EP. No lost days is a compilation of songs recorded by Caesar (@ceasar1972) and the Rooftopcrew (@rooftopcrew) and also a direct follow up to One Pound mixtape released June last year. No lost days contains hardcore hip hop as well as a few controversial songs like #HailMary and #BacktoBackFreestyle where Caesar name drops a few mainstream Nigerian emcees. There's more than enough music for everyone to get familiar with the RTC's sound on this No Lost Days mixtape. Download, enjoy and give us feedback. Download here

Legendary Nigerian singer Innocent Idibia, popularly known by his stage name, Tuface is to be conferred with a honorary doctorate degree by the Igbinedion University on May 10th. Tuface Idibia The multi award winning artiste made this known on his instagram page. The message reads: "Ladies and gentlemen! I'm pleased to let you know that I'm going 2 be Conferred with an honorary degree @ Igbinedion University on the 10th of May in okada. You are all invited. #GRATEFUL #igbinedionuniversity Thank you for the honour." Congratulations 2baba. Atleast no one will 'take you for a fool' because 'you no finish school'.

  Former president Dr. Goodluck Jonathan paid glowing tribute to former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua to mark the sixth anniversary of his death. Jonathan was the Vice-President during Yar’Adua tenure, until his death on May 5, 2010. Jonathan on his Facebook page, extolled the virtues of his former boss saying;   “Six years ago I lost a dear friend and partner in democracy, peace and progress. President Umaru Musa Yar'adua was a servant leader and a stickler for the rule of law. He may be gone but he is never to be forgotten. I pray for his soul and for him to rest in al Jannah firdaus.” Yar’Adua, before becoming President in May 2007, served as the Governor of Katsina State from 29 May 1999 to 28 May 2007. The Late President left for Saudi Arabia in 2009 to receive treatment for pericarditis. Several controversies and rumours surrounded the state of Yar’Adua’s health, during his tenure. The Nigerian Senate, on 9 February 2010, adopted "doctrine of necessity...

  A bomb blast has been reported in the popular commercial town of Onitsha, Anambra State. It was gathered that the explosion went off around 8 O’clock last night in the Nkutaku/Kara area populated mainly by northerners. A sourced who spoke with media from the area said: “The explosion is suspected to have been caused by a petrol bomb. The key suspect is a man who came to eat at a local restaurant, who was said to have left after taking a few spoons of the plate of rice he ordered. “The explosion went off about five minutes after the man left the place,” the source said. He disclosed that seven people were injured by the blast, adding: “The seven were taken to a local private hospital but three among them who were critically injured have been taken to the Boromeo Hospital run by the catholic Church.” Rescue agencies were said to have moved in to render help shortly after the blast while a police team led by the Anambra State Deputy Commissioner of Police in Charge o...

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State on Tuesday at an event organised by the Oyo State Chapter of the Nigerian Union of Journalists to celebrate the World Press Freedom Day said a vast majority of Nigerians in the South west voted in Buhari due to ignorance and a desperate need for change. Speaking at the event held in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, the Ekiti State Governor noted that his continuous criticism of the government led by Buhari was not borne out of his hatred for him but instead, he believed Buhari at 73 was not strong enough to lead the nation. Fayose added that the reign of the president over the last one year has brought untold hardship to Nigerians as the citizens have never had it so bad, he noted the fuel crisis, exchange rate, incessant killings by the Fulani herdsmen and the power situation as point of references. He said: “People say that I abuse Buhari, I am not abusing him because he is like my grandfather but I know the history. Eighty per cent of people ...