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The 2019 Big Brother Naija reality show which kicked off on Sunday parades such housemates as medical doctor, investment advisor, banker, psychotherapist, lawyer to models, among others. The BBNaija reality show is featuring 21 housemates, most of whom some viewers described as “more foreign than Nigerian.” The housemates will spend 99 days in the house, competing for the star prize worth N60 million. But, Khafi Kareem- a London-based police officer from Ekiti State- is one housemate who may attract the attention of many. The ebony looking woman, who declines to reveal her real age, has already warned housemates not to…

Against Federal Government’s planned establishment of Ruga settlements so far in 12 states in the country, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, the Ekiti State Governor, Monday, assured that nobody coming from outside the state will be allowed to take over the land of its people. Fayemi gave the assurance when he paid an early morning visit to the people of Orin-Ekiti in Ido/Osi local government area to commiserate with them on the killing of a farmer, Mr. Emmanuel Ilori, by suspected herdsmen last Saturday. Addressing community leaders and other residents during the visit, Fayemi said: “Nobody is coming to take our land…

By Akanimo Sampson Diplomats from Germany, Britain, France, the European Union, China, Russia and Iran met in Vienna for talks on the 2015 Iranian Nuclear Treaty, a year after Washington unilaterally scrapped the agreement. The meeting which held at the weekend ended in a stalemate as no agreement emerged on the central issue: the growing danger of a US war against Iran. Amid an ongoing US military build-up in the Persian Gulf the previous week, US President Donald Trump announced that he had pulled back from launching air strikes on Iran that would have caused hundreds of deaths only 10…

By Akanimo Sampson The experts and members of the Ministerial Committee on the Single Currency Programme of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at their meeting in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, in the dying days of last month, failed to stay united on the symbol of the sub-region’s currency. They, however, agreed by a consensus on ECO as the name for the ECOWAS single currency. They also considered other monetary issues particularly the status of economic convergence, exchange regime, monetary policy framework, Central Bank model and implementation of mechanisms relating to the Special Fund for Development of the currency’s road…

Madagascar produced the shock of the Africa Cup of Nations so far as they beat three-time winners Nigeria 2-0. The Indian Ocean islanders have been the surprise package on their AFCON debut, claiming four points from their first two games in Egypt. And Lalaina Nomenjanahary stunned Nigeria by pouncing on a defensive error to claim an early opener. Carolus Andriamatsinoro’s deflected free-kick then ensured Madagascar went into the last 16 as winners of Group B. Madagascar are ranked 108th in the world – 63 places below Nigeria, who go through as runners-up having won their first two group games. Nigeria…

Residents of Nnewi, a community in  Anambra State on Sunday chased out a large number of herders in their community over what the residents described as part of their cleaning exercise. Naija News learned that the residents in their large number chased the herders and their cattle out of their community. This action may not unconnected with plans by the Federal Government to establish Ruga settlements for Fulani herdsmen in the country, a situation many fear may bring various communities at loggerhead with the herdsmen. The residents armed with instrument line woods, matchets ordered the herders out of their community…

By Akanimo Sampson The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) this Sunday, the International Day of Parliamentarism, is celebrating its 130th anniversary. What began in 1889 as a small group of parliamentarians, dedicated to promoting peace through parliamentary diplomacy and dialogue, has since grown into a global organisation of national parliaments. By the end of 2019, IPU membership will inch closer to being universal – consisting of 180 national parliaments, 12 supranational parliamentary bodies, and increasing numbers of parliamentarians who attend its meetings. “Democracy, human rights, multilateralism and the rule of law are being increasingly threatened in our world today. It is therefore urgent…

Atiku Abubakar, the 2019 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Presidential candidate, has filed a N2.5 billion libel suit against the Special Assistant on Social Media to President Muhammadu Buhari. Atiku sued Lauretta Onochie for her alleged libelous tweet via her Twitter handle on May 7, 2019, which implied that Abubakar was on the watch list of security operatives in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and had traveled to shop for terrorists in the Middle East. The claimant through his lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (SAN) filed the suit at High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja, on June 26. “To say…

Against disturbing rape saga, the embattled Senior pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), Biodun Fatoyinbo, who is walking a tight-rope of integrity has cancelled the church’s upcoming week-long programme as protests seeking his dismissal gather momentum. Busola Dakolo, celebrity photographer and wife of Nigerian singer, Timi Dakolo had on Friday accused the pastor of raping her at 16 in Ilorin in a now-viral video interview. Dakolo detailed the events that led to the alleged rape, which she revealed happened twice in one week. The allegations caused an uproar on social media with some Nigerians calling on Fatoyinbo to…

As backlash on the establishment of proposed Ruga settlements in the country continues, two popular Nigerian critics have bared their fangs and opposed the project meant for Fulani herdsmen. Femi Fani-Kayode, a one-time Minister of Aviation, wrote “Ours is not a nation but a conquered, occupied and subjugated vassal state which was crafted and forged for the benefit and advantage of the Fulani, their stooges and their cows”-@realFFK A GOVERNMENT OF THE FULANI, BY THE FULANI AND FOR THE FULANI.” Fani-kayode in his twitter handle on Friday noted “Cows were made for men, men were not made for cows. Cow…