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Former Nigerian boxer and first-ever Olympic medalist, Nojim Maiyegun is dead. He died at the age of 83. A confidante, Rudolfine F Soultan, confirmed the death of the boxer in a Facebook post on Monday. The post read, “My Jimmy died. I can’t say more about this right now because it’s just horrible. The day […]
Continue ReadingOn Tuesday, August 9, 2022, Kenya held its general election during which the President, governors, senators and members of the National Assembly were elected. The results of the elections were announced on August 15, 2022. William Kipchirchir Samoei Arap Ruto (57) had 7,176,141 votes, that is 50.5% of the total votes while Mr. Raila Odinga […]
Continue ReadingOne of the Psquare star singers, Paul Okoye equally known as Rude Boy’s new wife, Ivy Ifeoma, has shared photos of her baby bump on the social media. This will be Ifeoma and Paul’s first child together. More photos:
Continue ReadingI was away on vacation for just two weeks only to return to meet fuel queues still on the streets of Nigeria with the fuel stations rationing fuel in Lagos and other parts of the country. It is a big shame, and an embarrassment that the world’s sixth largest producer of crude oil cannot refine […]
Continue ReadingAbout 48 hours after the resignation of the Director General (DG) of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr. Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi as the new Director General of the Department of State Service (DSS), to replace Yusuf Magaji Bichi. The former DG, Magaji Bichi, was appointed by former […]
Continue ReadingNigerian currency, the Naira has plummeted to a record low, depreciating by N72.58 in value against the US dollar in July 2024. According to the FMDQ financial market report, the average exchange rate stood at 1,560.32 Naira per dollar, a 4.88% increase from the previous month. The foreign exchange market turnover also surged to $7.39 […]
Continue ReadingNothing we do or say now will change Nigeria unless it turns back from its present plunge. Nothing. “No spring changes the desert. The desert remains; the spring runs dry. Not one spring, not thirty, not a thousand springs will change the desert…” That quote is from ‘Two Thousand Seasons’, a tumultuous novel by Ayi […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has condemned the Federal Government’s decision to ban under-18 candidates from sitting for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National Examination Council (NECO), even as the Academic Staff Union of Universities backed the policy. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, announced on Channels Television’s […]
Continue ReadingNigerian-born but New Zealand-based ex-UFC welterweight champion, Israel Adesanya, popularly known as the Last Stylebender, has claimed that most ladies living in Lagos are hookers, widely known as “runs girls”. Speaking in a video shared via his official social media handle on Monday, Adesanya said Lagos ladies like showing off, but proceeds of prostitutes are […]
Continue ReadingA new video of Nigerian Afropop singer, songwriter, and actress, Tiwatope Omolara Savage, popularly called Tiwa Savage, playing a game at home has gone viral on social media. The clip seen online shows Tiwa in a playful mood, participating in a blindfolded game where she tries to identify various objects simply by touch. However, it’s […]
Continue ReadingBig Brother Naija (BBNaija) season 9 contestants and pair, Chinwe Elibe, and Zion Ogiefa, popularly known as Zinwe, were eliminated from the reality show on Sunday. This followed a nomination process where housemates chose their peers for potential eviction. Zinwe was one of five pairs up for eviction, along with Chekas, Double Kay, Beta, and […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Government has stated that only eight universities have been accredited to award valid degrees to Nigerians in both Togo and Benin Republic. Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, made this known on Sunday night while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme. Mamman said the revelation was part of a report submitted to the […]
Continue ReadingLast week, Paul Kagame of Rwanda was sworn in for his fourth term in office, thereby adding another five years to the 24 he has spent. By the time this new term is over in 2029, he will have officially governed Rwanda for 29 years without taking into consideration the unofficial six years he was […]
Continue ReadingDirector-General (DG) of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has stressed the urgent need for Nigeria to move beyond political infighting and inconsistent policies that have hindered the country’s development since independence. She asserted that collective efforts, rather than a blame game, were needed to move the nation forward. Okonjo-Iweala spoke on Sunday […]
Continue ReadingA Federal High Court in Abuja has frozen 32 bank accounts allegedly linked to the recent #EndBadGovernance protests across Nigeria. The court order, granted on Thursday, directs banks to place a Post-No-Debit (PND) on the accounts and to apprehend the account holders or any persons transacting business on these accounts. Justice Emeka Nwite’s ruling was in […]
Continue ReadingVeteran and Nollywood star actress, Empress Njamah, has replied to a troll, kemysneh, who age-shamed her and asked her to go and get married. The beautiful actress shared a video of herself going to surprise someone on their birthday and the Instagram user went under her comment to say she is old and needs to […]
Continue ReadingFederal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State, Nigeria, has announced a new invention, an electric automated tricycle. Dr Mukail Akinde, Rector of the Polytechnic, disclosed this while speaking when the Governing Council of the institution led by its Chairman, Alhaji Garba Gashua and the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) visited the innovation centre of the […]
Continue ReadingThree days ago, I watched a boss of one of our security services speak on ‘Channels Television’. The man, who spoke on the experience of his men during the #EndBadGovernance protest in Abuja, spoke impressively. He was eloquent as he marshalled his points intelligently. In the course of the interview, however, he handled two common […]
Continue ReadingAgain, Nigerian entertainment industry has been thrown into mourning, following the passing of a film producer, actress and entrepreneur, Sharon Okpamen. The news of her demise was shared on social media by fellow movie producer, Stanely Ontop. “Nollywood Actor and Producer Sharon Okpamen has unfortunately passed on. “It’s a sad day for Nollywood & the […]
Continue ReadingThe unfailingly abiding emotional investment I have in the wellbeing of common people springs forth from my experiential and mediated identification with the twinge of hunger and misery that poverty breeds. As people who read my columns know, my father, who died on December 31, 2016, was an Arabic/Islamic Studies teacher at a government-owned primary […]
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