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Some Nigerians living in the United Kingdom on Monday protested against the incessant killings of innocent Nigerians by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria. The protest, at Trafalgar Square, London, was convened by Mutual Union of Tivs in the United Kingdom (MUTUK) and was supported by members of the Nigerian community in the United Kingdom. The protesters while chanting, ” Buhari, no more killing,” expressed disappointment on the silence of the Nigerian government. They were seen holding placards with inscriptions like “Nigerian Government stop your silence on Fulani herdsmen’ ‘Blood ‘Nigeria life matters,’ ‘Stop killing Nigerians, Enough is Enough’ among others. CKN

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has alerted the Nigerian public to the cases of listeriosis in South Africa which has infected 727 and killed at least 61 people in South Africa in the last one month. In a statement by the spokesperson for the ministry, Mrs . Boade Akinola, the minister called for increased vigilance at the points of entry into the country by the relevant officials while directing the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control, to increase their surveillance and monitoring of food items to ensure compliance with safety guidelines. According to the statement, port health officials have also been put on the alert. The statement read in part, "The Nigerian public are advised to wash their fruits and vegetables properly and ensure meats are well cooked before consumption. Nigerians are advised to be calm as the Federal Government is monitoring the development in South Africa and would be properly advised when need be. Listeriosis is ...

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has dismissed reports that he gave masquerades in Okene N2 million and vehicle each. Speaking to state house correspondents after he observed the Ju’maat prayer at the Aso Rock mosque, Bello there was nothing of that nature at all. “I think I’m just hearing that for the first time. But let me just tell you that in Kogi State, first we promote culture, two we don’t give millions to masquerades. “In our culture Masquerades are ancestors, I don’t know how a masquerade will go and spend money? Is it in the grave? “They are supposed to be spirits and I don’t know how masquerades will spend money. There is nothing of that nature at all,’’ he said. On the forthcoming 2019 general election, the governor disclosed that Kogi had already endorsed President Buhari for the presidential election in 2019. President Buhari is from Daura in Katsina state, but the votes that would come out of Kogi would dwarf that of Katsina state. I’m sure you are...

The Kwara Government has warned that jail-term awaits people caught in child-trafficking or pedophiles in the state. Dr Asiata Saka, the state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, gave the warning on Saturday during the 2018 New Year party organised for orphans from various reception centers in Ilorin. She said that the government was currently taking care of some children abused by a pedophile father as well as abandoned triplets. She explained that the young girl that was sexually abused by her father went through depression, but currently being rehabilitated by the state government and the father arrested. The commissioner said that three other cases of child abuse were currently being handled in various courts. “We have about 22 children in the state’s reception centres and 40 abandoned babies with the Life Empowers Anchors Hope (LEAH) Foundation belonging to Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, Kwara Governor’s wife. Saka, who represented Mrs Ahmed at the party, also s...

The 2017 CKN News Media Award ceremony will take place at a yet to be announced venue in February 2018 in Lagos. This was disclosed yesterday in Lagos by the Editorial team of Nigeria’s foremost online media platform. CKN News which over the years has won several awards both locally and International has in the past eight years established itself as one of the most credible online media platform in Nigeria. It’s first annual lecture which held on June 13, 2017 was delivered by the Minister of Transport, Hon Chibuike Amaechi, attracted Nigerians from all works of life. The Media edifice was recently registered in the United States of America under the brand name CKN News Media Group LLC (USA) as a global Media platform It also has an online Television platform CKN News TV which has been running for some months now. The winners of the 2017 CKN News Award according to the editorial board of CKN Media Group LLC, winners were carefully selected after a painstaking appraisal of t...

Actress Yewande Adekoya’s lawyer in a new letter is seeking redress against Journalist Kemi Ashefon who recently reported that the actress was involved in a credit card fraud in the US and was detained. The actress after the report went viral debunked the story as false and even did a live video proving she was not in any way detained. During the live video, she also stated that she had not visited the USA recently, talk more of been arrested, as reported. the letter reads; 31st December, 2017 The CEO, Kemiashefonlovehaven Lagos, State. Attention: Mrs. Kemi Ashefon RE: LIBELOUS AND SCANDALOUS PUBLICATION AGAINST THE PERSON OF MRS YEWANDE ADEKOYA ABIODUN POPULARLY KNOWN AS “OMO ELEMOSHO”. The above captioned refers. Please be informed that we are the retained solicitors to Mrs Yewande Adekoya Abiodun popularly known as “Omo Elemosho” herein called our “Client” and on whose instruction we write. You will recall you made several libelous, unt...

The Guild of Professional Bloggers in Nigeria (GPBN) wishes Nigerians, home and abroad, a pleasant and rewarding New Year. The outgone year (2017) has been quite eventful. Nigeria witnessed a handful of positive developments; but it has mostly been through several challenges and tough times, all of which Nigerians across all religious, ethnic and social divides have lived through and survived. As the umbrella body of several responsible, ethically-guided blogging professionals in Nigeria, we wish to salute the resilience and courage displayed by Nigerians in the face of these national upheavals; we commend the collective resolve by everyone to stand and fight together to fight corruption in all aspects of our lives and by so doing helping to build a stronger nation we can all be proud of. We have fought the battle but the war is not yet won. As another year begins, we hope that Nigerians will unite even more to solve more of the problems facing the country, so that we can all ...