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Nigeria can no longer afford to see its citizens travel abroad for medical treatment because of the state of the hospitals in the country, President Buhari has said. PUNCH reports that the president said this while inaugurating projects at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi state, on Friday. Buhari, who was represented by Ogbonnaya Onu, minister of science and technology, reportedly said the frequent medical trips abroad is not beneficial to the country, adding that it must end. “Nigerians have suffered so much going abroad for medical treatment. This is not good for us and it must stop because we can’t afford it again,” he said. He said the project was necessary to bring relief to members of the state and enhance the health condition of those in the south-east region. The president said his administration is committed to the development of every part of the country. “We have paid very serious attention to the health of our people and w

A section of the popular Ogbete market in Enugu state was gutted by fire today Friday January 3rd. The cause of fire is yet to be ascertained. Men of the state fire service were there to help put out the fire. See more photos below

American rapper, Cardi B has reacted to the death of Qasem Soleimani, the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force Unit who was killed in a United States airstrike ordered by President Donald Trump. The Iranian general and his deputy Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, were among those killed in the attack at Baghdad International Airport on Friday, January 3, 2020. Shortly after the news, Iranian President, Hasan Rouhani announced that they will be avenging the death of its Revolutionary Guards commander Qasem Soleiman and others killed in the attack ordered by President Donald Trump. While it's being speculated online that Iran will retaliate by attacking New York City first, American rapper, Cardi B has taken to Twitter to react in fear and condemned the attack ordered by President Donald Trump. The 27-year-old mother of one who was recently in Lagos, Nigeria, also announced in her tweet that she is filling for her Nigerian citizenship.

Grace Ajilore is sure rocking her baby bump well. TheUK-based  Nigerian VLogger who is expecting her first child, shared these new photos on her Instagram page this evening.   More pictures

A 32-year-old man, Kabiru Mohammed, has been arrested by men of the Department of State Services DSS for creating and sharing fake videos depicting President Buhari’s marrying the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed and Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq. Recall that in October 2019, rumors were rife that President Buhari was set to wed Farouq. It turned out to be a false report as nothing like that ever happened. Parading Mohammed before newsmen at its National Headquarters on Friday January 3rd, the DSS Public Relations Officer, Dr Peter Afunanya, said an investigation was launched, following a formal complaint to the Service by the Minister for Finance. “Last year, 2019 between August and October there was a defamatory video that circulated widely across Nigeria and showing false engagement of Mr President in marriage with some members of his cabinet. One was the Minister for Finance, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed and another was that of the Minis

The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) popularly known as Shiites have condemned the killing of Iranian top general and Guards Commander Quaseem Soleimani and Iraqi Commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, in a US airstrike ordered by President Donald Trump. In a statement signed by IMN's Media Forum President, Ibrahim Musa, the Nigerian Islamic group alleged that the drone strike specially ordered by President Trump placed the world on the edge of a very destructive war. The statement reads in part; “The Islamic Movement sends condolences to both the leaders and peoples of Iran and Iraq for these colossal loses, and share their grief at this trying moment. "IMN received the very sad news of the killing of General Qassem Soleimani, Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force Soleimani and the Iraqi Commander, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in US airstrike at Baghdad international airport today. We strongly condemned this provocative airstrike ordered by Pr

Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has obtained a court order to detain the former senator Shehu Sani, for 14 days to allow thorough investigation of his alleged involvement in name dropping and extortion. The development followed fresh allegations levelled against the ex-lawmaker by the complainant, Alhaji Sani Dauda. Shehu Sani was arrested on New Year ‘s Eve by the EFCC operatives in Abuja for allegedly extorting $10,000 from Dauda, the Chairman of ASD Motors.

Currently in Abakaliki , at the government house round about , one prince ozed has decided to suprise a very dedicated traffic warder , which is believed by many to be one of the best on his duty post ,the officer by name Austin was quite trilled by this kind gesture. Doing this to encourage him for his hard works and services he is rendering . This is also to encourage other workers to put in their best , who knows who might be watching

The government of Zamfara State has earmarked over N1 billion for the construction of Jumu’at Mosques, Ramadan welfare package and renovation of cemeteries and other religious activities in the state for the year 2020. This was made known by the state Commissioner of Religious Affairs, Sheikh Tukur Jangebe while defending the 2020 budget proposal of his ministry at the state House of Assembly in Gusau on Tuesday. Jangebe noted that over N300 million from the amount would be used for Special Ramadan packages for rural dwellers in the upcoming 2020 Ramadan fast. “You know previously in every Ramadan season, the state government establishes Ramadan feeding centres across the state under this ministry. This time, we are going to restructure the Ramadan feeding package in the state, we want to reorganise it in such a way that it will reach the target beneficiaries in the rural communities. “We plan to provide grains, essential commodities and cash to various categories of needy instead o

Former handler of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Twitter account, Olufemi Olukayode Adeyemi also known as Fshaw King Fisher has ended the year on a very high note as he revealed he bought himself a house two years after he asked God for one. The former social media manager of EFCC who is also a rapper known for giving savage responses on the micro-blogging platform got the house after leaving Nigeria. Fshaw was quite thankful as he recounted some challenges he faced before buying the house.

Winner of 2019 season of Big Brother Naija Mercy Eke, recently copped a brand new whip to enable her move around town and live up to her celebrity status. She added a sleek new Mercedes Benz SUV to her garage after the show but she kept it on a low, probably because of her deal with Innoson vehicle which seem to be an obstacle for Mercy. Recall that when Mercy returned from Dubai, she informed her fans and followers that she has just gotten herself a well deserved gift that she has always desired from the Big Brother Naija house.

These are not the best of times for BBNaija star Cynthia Nwadiora a.k.a CeeC as CEO of Sapphire Group, Wale Jana has taken to social media to make some unpleasant revelations about the 2018 BBNaija star. Recall that after Ceec ambassadorial deal with Sapphire scents ended, it  was never renewed, and some felt it was because she was too expensive, while many felt it was because she spoke up against Jana during the Fatoyingbo rape scandal. Today, Sapphire scents’ boss has revealed why they had to fire Ceec twice even after she came back to beg as an alleged ‘ problematic ambassador…

Congratulations to Comedian Craze Clown.  He is getting married

Michael Egwuagu, the former University of Texas football player accused of murdering his sister on Friday, can be heard confessing to the crime in a video recording that captured the moments immediately following Jennifer Ebichi’s death, according to police. “I killed Jennifer,” Michael, 25, can be heard saying in footage captured by a doorbell camera as he left Ebichi’s home outside Pflugerville. The 32-year-old deceased was in her first trimester of pregnancy. Martin Egwuagu, Michael‘ older brother and Ebichi’s twin, told police that he received a text message from Jennifer around 5:30 a.m. Friday stating that Michael “was at the residence and was having a crisis.”  Martin then spoke with his brother on the phone in an attempt to calm him down when he heard him make several strange statements. Then around 4:10 p.m., he received another text from his sister asking him to come to the house, when he arrived, he saw a woman he recognized as a member of the church he attends standing on