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There’s a new trend in our land which many are complaining about but which I doubt they are doing much to address. It is the use of the Cybercrimes Act to file criminal charges for alleged defamation where the civil laws should ordinarily suffice. First, what is defamation of character? I will adopt this definition […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has slammed suspended Humanitarian Minister, Betta Edu, her predecessor, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, and the Coordinator of the National Social Insurance Programmes Agency, Halima Shehu, while revealing that a combined total of N32.7bn and $445,000 has been recovered so far from the ministry. In a statement signed on Sunday by the […]
Continue ReadingCharges have been filed against a suspect arrested in the shooting dead of her natural bodybuilder husband, Michael Chidozie, in Houston, Texas, United States, at about 7:35 p.m. on Thursday, March 21. The suspect Keaiirra Shavoiyae Chidozie, 28, was arrested by Houston Police Department (HPD) and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in […]
Continue ReadingAt a meeting called by the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Chief Rashidi Ladoja, in Ibadan, Oyo State capital on Friday April 12, the Olubadan-In-Council, have appointed Owolabi Olakulehin as the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadan land. He was reportedly nominated by the Osi Balogun of Ibadanland, Oba Gbadamosi Adebimpe, in the absence of Otun Balogun, Oba […]
Continue ReadingAn activist in Nigeria, known as Fawaz Alabi, has drowned at a beach in Lagos. Reports say, he went to the beach on Salah day, April 10, to celebrate with friends but went missing during the outing. His body was recovered Friday, April 12, on the shores of Ibeshe beach in Lagos. Around the same […]
Continue ReadingWestern powers condemned Iran’s strikes on Israel late Saturday, warning the attack threatened to escalate the destabilisation of the Middle East. Here are some of the main reactions so far: – United States: ‘ironclad’ US National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson reiterated President Joe Biden’s “ironclad” support for Israel’s security. “The United States will stand with […]
Continue ReadingWithin the diverse pantheon of African rulership, something curious is emerging. In many ways, President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda is fast emerging as a model of the transformation of democracy into authoritarianism in Africa. While Museveni has retained his nationalist streak in the fight against the global LGBTQ epidemic as well as his isolated battles against […]
Continue ReadingA woman that is yet-to-be-identified has been crushed to death by a 40-foot container at the Alapere area of Lagos State. The accident that involved a Mack 40-foot fully loaded container fell on a Nissan car with number plate ABJ 692 BG when the driver was said to have lost control of the vehicle due […]
Continue ReadingThe exchange rate of Nigeria’s currency, the Naira has continued to appreciate to the dollar in response to the fiscal and monetary policies of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. According to data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange, a platform that oversees the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), on Friday revealed that […]
Continue ReadingA TikTok user has accused BBNaija star, Alex Unusual, of getting pregnant for star comedian AY Makun, after being his side chick for awhile. Legit, an online platform, reported in April 2022, that an IG blog alleged that Alex had a romantic relationship with comedian AY Makun and that Alex Unusual dared the blog to […]
Continue ReadingIn this day and age of social media, journalism, one of the few fearless professions, treats soft news with almost the same attention it treats hard news. According to the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, hard news refers to stories that are usually timely, important and consequential, such as politics, international affairs and […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, on Friday, sentenced controversial crossdresser, Idris Olarewaju Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, to six months imprisonment without the option of fine for abusing the naira. Sentencing the convict, presiding judge, Justice Abimbola Awogboro, said the judgment would be a deterrent to others who are found abusing and mutilating […]
Continue ReadingTimes Higher Education (THE) has released the 2024 edition of its Nigerian universities ranking, in which this year, more than 35 Nigerian universities were rated. Covenant University, Ota, was ranked above the University of Ibadan and the Federal University of Technology, Akure, as the best university in Nigeria for the second time, according to Times […]
Continue ReadingLife is a peaceful war. It’s a funny dirge. Life is the mystery of the eyeball and the proverbial pointed stick the Yoruba call ‘igi ganganran’. Igi ganganran, the pointed stick, aims to rupture the pupil, but a blink and the eye is saved from eternal darkness by the eyelids. Life could be a close shave, […]
Continue ReadingSinger Paul Okoye aka Rudeboy of the Psquare setting, and his ex-wife, Anita, put up a united front to celebrate their son, Andre on his 11th birthday. Anita and Paul were married for eight years before getting a divorce in 2022. Wednesday April 10, Andre, the first of their three children turned 11 and they […]
Continue ReadingNigerian actress, Iyabo Ojo has responded to her partner, Paul Okoye who says he is not interested in marriage but companionship and enjoyment. The actress who is dating entertainment group CEO, event promoter, talent manager, record exec, philanthropist and business man, Paul Okoye, aka Paulo Okoye or Paul O, shared this via Instagram. She explained that […]
Continue ReadingOne ridiculous point some Nigerians raise any time they want to prove their supremacy over Ghana is that Ghana is the size of one state in Nigeria. And many people who don’t bother to investigate things lap it up and repeat it during discussions and debates. Many people say it is mere social media banter […]
Continue ReadingOperatives of the Delta State Police Command, Nigeria, has arrested one Nicholas Charles for the murder of his wife’s friend, Ngozi Sharon William, in Asaba, the state capital. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi, who disclosed this to newsmen in Asaba, on Thursday, April 11, 2024, said the deceased, a mother of three, […]
Continue ReadingI had planned for another discussion but the influx of text messages to me on erectile dysfunction and prostate enlargement made me change my mind. I must confess that it is getting me seriously worried and sad. It is like it has become a pandemic! This week, I will revisit erectile dysfunction and prostate enlargement […]
Continue ReadingFormer United States National Football League (NFL) star, O.J. Simpson has passed away. He died at the age of 76 after battling cancer, his family confirmed on Thursday. Simpson, known for his football career and high-profile legal trials, died in Las Vegas on Wednesday. “On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his […]
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