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A former Governor of Cross River State,  Donald Duke,  has said he will contest for presidency in the 2019 election.   Duke, who declared his interest for the job at the third  Mike Omotosho  annual lecture titled:  ‘Mellinials as Protagonists in Nation Building,”  on Sunday night in Abuja, promised to kick-start the process at the right circumstances.   According to him,  “I am entitled to run for the presidency of this country. I am entitled to it. Only on right circumstances I will aspire for it. I don’t shy away from responsibility, only the right circumstance, I will aspire for presidency of this country. I have what it takes to be president of this country.” Duke, however, challenged the youths to fully participate in the electoral process by getting their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) and sensitising others ahead of 2019 general election, rather than loafing around, looking for who to heap their problems on". The former governor...

The last has definitely not been heard in the controversial red wedding dress that made news in December last year. An aggrieved bride,  Lawrentta Adesuwa Sawyer , on January 1st this year, called out designer,  Maryam Elisha  of  Rikato by Me , for giving her wedding reception dress to actress  Mercy Aigbe  to use for her 40th birthday shoot. The bride in her post online said she gave Maryam the red fabric to make her wedding reception dress in December 2017 and that Maryam failed to deliver the dress to her on the date they agreed. She recognised her  dress on Mercy Aigbe and immediately called out Maryam. It became an internet sensation with many Nigerians calling on her to sue Maraym. Well, it appears she is taking the legal step as her lawyers have written to Maryam demanding a compensation from her. Maryam in a post she shared in the first week, apologised to the aggrieved bride online and added that the bride had refused to pick up her c...

The  Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , EFCC, on Monday, January 15, 2016, filed an ex-parte application seeking an order of interim forfeiture of various sums of money linked to the wife of former  President Goodluck Jonathan  in 15 bank accounts. The ex parte application is supported by a 15-paragraph affidavit deposed to by Huleji Tukura, an investigator with the EFCC. The application was brought pursuant to Section 17 of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act no. 14, 2006 and Section 44 (2) b of the 1999 Constitution.  The former First Lady is joined in the suit alongside Globus Integrated Services Limited, Finchley Top Homes Limited and Am-Pm Global Network Limited. Others respondents are: Pagmat Oil And Gas Limited, Magel Resort Limited And Esther Oba. Moving the application before Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, Rotimi Oyedepo, counsel to the EFCC, prayed for an order of the court to forfeit...

Later we’ll consider each part of the wardrobe separately. Now it's time to talk about the latest Ankara styles, or in other words, the season 2017. The street fashion for this period is filled with natural ethnic designs. The main characteristic of the female look is elegance and subtle chic. Fashionable looks of the season can be collected in parts. These parts make up the elements of the basic wardrobe. You must consider proportions, colours, materials, sizes, and shapes so you have the right looks. You can also go for fashion trends that celebrates airy and light with a subtle natural addition.

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Sunday distanced itself from a group, which disrupted the speech of the Ohanaeze President-General, Chief Nnia Nwodo, during the recently concluded summit in Enugu. IPOB, however, blasted Nwodo’s leadership of Ohanaeze, stating that Ndigbo had since lost confidence in him. DAILY reports that the summit, with the theme: “Handshake Across the Niger”, was attended by Yoruba, Igbo, South-South and Middle Belt leaders. However, as soon as Nwodo mounted the stage to address the audience, on a speech which bordered on restructuring, a  pro-Biafra group, consisting mostly of women gave interrupted with dissenting voices. The group, which displayed banner suggestive of membership of IPOB, said they were not interested in restructuring but Biafra. One of such banners read: “Nnamdi Kanu we know, but who are you people”? But in a statement, the IPOB spokesman, Comrade Emma Powerful said the IPOB know nothing about the group. ...

Italian luxury fashion, Dolce & Gabbana’s fall ’18 runway show took place at Milan Men’s Fashion Week over the weekend and it featured young up-and-coming talent. The sons of rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs and actor James Marsden including social media influencer Cameron Dallas were among the young stars who made the runway. But Christian Combs, Diddy’s 19-year-old son, was the biggest star of the night as he opened the show, hitting the catwalk in a gold-brocaded tailcoat paired with slim trousers and velvet embroidered logo loafers from the collection titled “King’s Angels.”  He completed his look with black suede shoe and white crown socks.

A member of the  Taraba State House of Assembly , Honourable  Hosea Ibi , who was abducted by gunmen in  December 31st 2017, has been found dead. The state police command spokesperson, David Misal, who confirmed the development, said the lawmaker who represented Takum II Constituency in the State Assembly, was found dead  along Takum-Kashimbila road in his local government, Takum Local Government Area of the state today January 15th. Misal added that preliminary investigations shows that Ibi might have died three days before his body was found today. While the police said they were making efforts to rescue the legislator, no demand for ransom was made from any quarter.