Bola Tinubu might emerge party BoT chairman

There are reports that the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, might emerge the party's chairman, Board of Trustees, BoT as the party constitutes its Bot on June 20, 2015.

It was reported that this move is to further placate the national leader, who many say is unhappy that his candidates lost out in the Senate president and House of Reps speaker race.

Vanguard reports that most forces in the party may have decided to influence Tinubu's emergence as the chairman, Board of Trustees, BoT of the party, following the board's rectification by the party’s National Working Committee, NWC, last week.

Cameroon deports 450 Nigerians to avert possible attack

A total of 450 foreign nationals -most of whom are Nigerians- living illegally in Cameroon have been deported by the country’s immigration authorities.

According to reports, this proactive measure was to avert likely attack by the Boko Haram sect currently wreaking havoc in Northern Nigeria.

In a report by Africa Review, a Kenyan digital news platform, the Nigerians affected were picked up from Kousseri, a border town between Cameroon and Chad and handed over to government officials in Mubi, Adamawa State, Nigeria.

Make Room in your Closet, Something Big is Coming

Hi there, Fashion lovers! Its time to open your closet and knock out some valuable space as something big and exciting is coming your way in the next few days and as you all know, When it comes to fashion, Jumia lights the way!

From men’s fashion to the perfect ensembles for women, trust Jumia to always deliver.

2Face, Wizkid, AKA, Black Motion, Toofan join MAMAs performance line up

 2Face Idibia, Wizkid, AKA, Black Motion and Toofan have been named as performers at the upcoming MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) KwaZulu-Natal 2015. 

The African stars will be performing alongside other idols from the continent namely: Davido, Bucie, Diamond Platnumz, Yemi Alade, and Cassper Nyovest. The exciting performances are not limited to home-grown acts, Jhene Aiko, Ne-Yo and Young Thug will be flying down to South Africa to take the stage at the event.

President Buhari says the end of Boko Haram is in sight

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria is close to ending attacks from Boko Haram in spite of recent attacks by the group in some parts of the North, a statement said in Abuja on Wednesday, July 7.

The statement was issued by Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity.

It said the president made the statement while conveying his sincere and heartfelt condolences to all Nigerians who lost relations in the latest terrorist attacks in Jos, Kano, and Zaria.

"The president is convinced that with recent increases in troops’ deployment, improvements in the supply of arms and equipment to the military, as well as the ongoing effort to mobilise greater international cooperation and support, the end of Boko Haram and terrorism in Nigeria is in sight.

37 teachers died in Kaduna bomb blast - NUT president

The National President of the Nigerian Union of Teachers, Micheal Olukoya, says that 37 teachers died in the bomb incident that rocked Sabongari in Kaduna state yesterday July 7th.

The teachers were at the state secretariat to partake in the verification exercise initiated by the government to weed off ghost workers.