Nigeria’s Karen Wins Big Brother’s $ 200,000
Nigerian, Karen Igho on Sunday emerged the winner of the Big Brother Amplified reality TV show. Karen and Wendall, the Zimbabwean with whom she emerged joint winner both went home with $ 200,000 each as the star prize winners. In the final week, winners were voted and the housemates who received the least country votes [...]
ICPC Grills Top Federal Ministry Officials Over Capital Projects
The Independent and Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission is currently questioning some Chief Executive Officers of Federal Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) over some projects that should have been executed in their different agencies. Seventeen Chief Executive Officers of MDAs were summoned to appear before a five man 2009 Capital Project Committee set [...]
Remains Of Helicopter Crash Victims Recovered In Osun State
The remains of the victims of the chartered Ilorin-bound helicopter that crashed yesterday have been found. The helicopter which crashed into Oba rock between Ikonifin in Olaoluwa Local Government and Ife-Odan in Ejigbo Local Government Area of Osun state on Friday belongs to OAS Helicopters and it carried Mrs. Josephine Kuteji,
“Not Even Drugs Can Give The Kind Of Excitement I Get When I’m On Stage”- Gbenga Adeyinka
Gbenga Adeyinka The 1st is one comedian who hardly needs any introduction in Nigeria. The Comedian of The Federal Republic (CFR) has evolved into a brand over the years. In this interview with Street Journal’s WOLE ADEJUMO, the ace comedian spoke on how his journey into stand up comedy started from his days in the [...]
Chartered Ilorin Bound Helicopter Missing
There are strong indications that a chartered helicopter that left Lagos for Ilorin yesterday morning might have crashed somewhere between the two cities. Street Journal’s investigations revealed that suspicion that the helicopter had gone down stemmed from the fact that it was not sighted in Ilorin neither did it return to its departure point and [...]
Justices At War: NJC Sets Up Fresh Panel
The last may not have been heard about the seemingly unending battle between the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu and the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Isa Ayo Salami. Just as the panel set up to look into the feud between the two justices and the resultant crisis in the judiciary [...]
PDP Confirms Baraje As Acting Chairman
Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje has been appointed as the Acting National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). He will act as the party’s National Chairman until the election of a new Executive Committee in March 2012. Abubakar Baraje was the PDP’s Acting National Secretary until the onus fell on him to
NBA Panel Indicts Katsina-Alu, NJC Gives Clean Bill
The committee set up by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to investigate the face-off between Nigeria’s Chief Justice, Aloysious Katsina-Alu and the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Isa Ayo Salami, has indicted the Chief Justice and two lawyers, Alfred Agu and Mahmood Yahaya. Members of the committee included Chief Thompson Okpoko, Chief Idowu [...]
Highlife Musician, Alaba Pedro Dies Inside Arik Aircraft
Alaba Pedro, a musician who has played in various High Life bands over the years and composed hit songs for a number of legendary Nigerian master musicians is dead. He died yesterday aboard an Arik flight on the New York-Lagos route. Pedro played the guitar and he had a mastery of Afro – diasporic styles [...]
Abuja Woman In Police Net For Selling Stolen Vehicles
One Uju Ibeh is currently cooling her heels in the custody of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigerian Police Force in Abuja. Uju who is suspected to be selling stolen vehicles was apprehended alongside one Mohammed Bello, her accomplice. She was recently paraded by the police and she admitted that she receives and sells [...]
President Jonathan Proposes Single 6 Year Term
Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan on Tuesday indicated that he will be sending a bill to the National Assembly to elongate the tenure of office of the President and Governors from the present four years. As against the four year term elected officers currently enjoy, the bill proposers a single term for the President and [...]
Benue Election Petitions Tribunal Members Scamper To Abuja Over Threat To Life
The political class in Benue State is still trying to recover from the shock it received as members of the elections petitions tribunal sitting in the state fled in fear. The tribunal had earlier suffered a setback last month when the first Chairman resigned her appointment after alleging threats to her life. The Chairman of [...]
Tribunal Upholds Uduaghan’s Victory
The Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba has ruled that Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan of the Peoples’ Democratic was validly elected in the January 6th 2011 re-run elections held in Delta State. The Federal High Court in Asaba had earlier ruled that Uduaghan’s opponent, Chief Great Ogboru was not qualified to contest the election. The ruling [...]
Why Faridah Waziri And Mohammed Adoke Are At War
That a wide gulf exists between the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Mohammed Adoke (SAN), the Attorney General of the Federation is becoming more obvious to Nigerians by the day. Just a few days ago, a statement emanated from the office of the anti-graft commission’s chairman that a prominent government [...]
Bomb Explodes Behind Shehu Of Borno’s Palace
A bomb that exploded directly behind the Shehu of Borno’s palace has left an unspecified number of people wounded. At least one dead victim of the explosion was also seen being taken to the mortuary of a hospital in Maiduguri. Some of
Pastor In Trouble For Fingering 5 Women
Prophet Richard Addo, a 29 year old Ghanaian pastor has become a guest at the Adenta District Police Command after he was arrested for allegedly inserting his fingers into the private parts of five women under the pretext of praying for them. The “man of God” who claims to be a member of Word Miracle [...]
Man Dumped By Fiancee After Selling Kidney For £ 12k To Buy Engagement Ring
A man sold his kidney for £ 12,300 and spent the cash on an engagement ring for his lover only for her to dump him in the Ukraine. Street Journal has discovered that organ sales have become lucrative business in certain parts of the world since the global economic recession. For instance, in Britain it [...]
“My Father Did Not Commit Suicide, Police Lied To Cover Their Incompetence”- Abaniwonda’s Daughter
When Al Mustain Alade Abaniwonda, a Ministerial nominee and Lagos East PDP Senatorial candidate in the last elections drowned in the lagoon in Lagos a few days ago, tongues wagged and different theories were propounded as people adduced different reasons to the incident. Some said he was apparently frustrated and he decided to end his [...]
4,000 Ghost Workers Uncovered In NIMC
The National Identity Management Commission has discovered that 4,000 out of the 10,300 staff on its payroll are ghost workers. The discovery was made after the commission’s recently concluded biometric data capture exercise. The Director-General, NIMC, Mr. Chris Onyemenam expressed surprise that 4,000 out of the 10,300 employees of the commission were actually ghost workers.
Ahmadu Ali’s Wife Goes Gaga: Slaps FCT Director!
Dr. Maryam Ali, wife of the former National Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party has again made an open show of her hot temper. This time, the Director of the FCT Department of Control was the one at the receiving end of Mrs. Ali’s burning rage. The Director, Yahaya Yusuf found himself within the range [...]








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