An aide to the Nigerian president Saturday said Nigerian journalist Omoyele Sowore staged his supposed re-arrest to make the country's secret police look bad. Loretta Onochie, infamous for her occasional outbursts against critics of President Muhammadu Buhari, said the court arrest was "planned" by the journalist's "boys and girls." “So it was a stage-managed drama…

A former Nigerian vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, has sued President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Assistant on social media, Lauretta Onochie, over an alleged libel and defamation of character. “To say that the claimant is shopping for terrorists knowing same to be untrue and without any foundation is not only dishonest and reckless, but is calculated and politically…

Presidential aide Lauretta Onochie Monday said the demand for a public apology by the presidential candidate of the opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar shows he is "depressed". "This is in no way responding to the depressed Alhaji Atiku Abubakar whose aides are constantly cooking up disgrace for him, for the sake of their…

Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has threatened to file a N2 billion suit against the Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on social media, Lauretta Onochie, for damaging his character and reputation through the spread of "lies". In the alternative, Atiku asked…

Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) has asked Lauretta Onochie, an aide to President Muhammadu Buhari to issue him a public apology over what he called her defamatory statements.

Social media aide to Nigerian President, Lauretta Onochie, has claimed that Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the opposition People's Democratic Party, distributed cash and food at his rally held in Sokoto, northwest Nigeria, on Monday, December 3. Onochie on Tuesday tweeted a photo of food packs that had N500 attached to each of them…

Media aide of the Nigeria president, Lauretta Onochie, went on a tirade against the president of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Dr Samson Olasupo in an open letter posted on her Facebook page. The vitriolic post featured heavy name-calling and innuendoes against the pastor who has been critical of Muhammadu Buhari's appointments. Dr Olasupo said…

A social media adviser to Nigerian president has criticised the leader of the country's Christian Association in an open letter posted on her Facebook page, calling the Christian leader "pretenders to the throne of God". Lauretta Onochie was miffed by Samson Olasupo's criticism of Buhari's appointments, which the latter said were lopsided. But Onochie insisted…

The tongue is a double-edged sword and this week many fell on their words from Onochie, Buhari's aide to Bonang Matheba. Sometimes it's better to keep your own counsel. Here are the stories that made our week… More love for Mocheddah Mocheddah has taken a backseat in the music for some time now. Now we…

An aide to ailing Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari has said asking for his health status is a mark of disrespect to the 74-year old leader.