Randy UNILAG lecturer accused of raping female student in his office

A randy lecturer at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Dr. Kadiri Akeem Babalola, has been accused of raping a 20-year-old female undergraduate. The victim accused Dr. Babalola, an Associate Professor of Botany, of perpetrating the crime when she visited his office to sort out issues pertaining to her results. The victim, who reported the case […]

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Nigerian lady shows off huge Naira notes she was sprayed on her birthday (Video)

A Nigerian lady, silverdiamond43/TikTok has shown off the heap of money she got on her birthday. The excited lady took to TikTok to share the video with the caption “birthday choke”. Watch the video posted on X by Betageez below: Nigerian Lady Shows Off Huge Bundles of Naira Notes Sprayed at Her Birthday Party. 📷 […]

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Super Falcons star, Asisat Oshoala nominated for 2023 Ballon d’Or award

Women football international and Super Falcons star, Asisat Oshoala has been nominated for the 2023 Women’s Ballon d’Or after a successful campaign with Barcelona Femeni. French Football organisers of the award, listed the nominees in a tweet on their handle Wednesday evening, September 6, and included the Nigerian among the 30-member shortlist. The superlative player […]

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PEPC: No surprise was ever coming, By Abimbola Adelakun

Anyone who has seen enough of Nigerian history and politics would have known beforehand how Wednesday would unfold. Despite all the build-up of anticipation in some quarters, the procedure of presidential electoral petition tribunals is standard: they deliver their judgment (expectedly in favour of the incumbent), analysts will dissect the verdict for days (maximum, a […]

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Labour Party rejects presidential election tribunal’s judgment

Labour Party (LP) has rejected the judgment of the five-man panel of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) led by Justice Haruna Tsammani which dismissed the petition of the party against the election of President Bola Tinubu. In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, the party said that justice was not […]

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PEPC upholds Tinubu’s presidential election victory

Nigeria’s five-man Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC) led by Justice Haruna Tsammani, on Wednesday, unanimously upheld the election of President Bola Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election. This development followed petitions filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar; the Labour Party (LP) and its candidate, […]

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Old tape of BBNaija’s Pere with gapped teeth pops up online (Video)

An old video of BBNaija All Stars housemate, actor, model, entrepreneur, producer and realtor, Pere Egbi popularly known as Pere with gapped teeth has popped up causing quite a buzz online. The Big Brother Naija star has previously discussed his dental anxieties in several interviews. Pere has admitted that the space between his front gapped […]

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“I am tired of defending myself over viral rumours” ―Actress Eve Esin rages

Beautiful Nigerian actress, Eve Esin has reacted to viral rumours that she gave birth to a baby girl after 12 years of marriage. A Facebook user, in a post, shared some pictures of Eve Esin at various occasions, congratulating her. Responding to the post, Eve Esin expressed her frustration with the false narratives circulating online. […]

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My big boobs, a blessing —Pretty Nigerian actress

Pretty Nigerian actress and skit maker, Aluko Adetola Gold, popularly known as Diva Gold, has said that having big boobs were God’s blessing to her. Diva Gold told Saturday Beats, “Being busty is a blessing. God’s blessing can’t be a disadvantage. I should be grateful. I have what many women want.” Urging women in abusive […]

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The wind that blew Dapo Abiodun’s rump, By Festus Adedayo

Professor Akinwumi Isola’s Efunsetan Aniwura (1981), the first play written in 1961-62 while he was a student at the University of Ibadan, is highly celebrated. It is a historical drama which reflects proceedings of the 19th century reign of the heroine, second Iyalode (Queen of women) of Ibadan, Efunsetan Aniwura. Aniwura – one with a surplusage of gold – a fiery, Egba-born […]

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PEPC fixes date for judgment in Obi, Atiku’s election petition

In a statement, the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), sitting at the Court of Appeal premises in Abuja, Nigeria, has announced Wednesday, September 6, 2023 date to deliver judgment in the petitions filed by the Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi; the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) […]

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Winners at the 2023 Headies Awards (Full list)

The 16th edition of the Headies Awards ceremony that celebrates Afrobeats and African culture took place on Sunday, September 4, at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center in Atlanta. The show was hosted by American actor, Terrence Jenkins and Nigerian actress Osas Ighodoro. At the 2023 Headies Awards, Rema was the biggest winner, picking three […]

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Naira will be strong again ―Pastor Adeboye (Video)

The General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor E.A. Adeboye, has predicted the possibility of Naira bouncing back and this time even greater than the United States dollar. Based on findings in the black market, the buying rate of the dollar is about N915, and sells at N918 at the moment. Sequel […]

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100-level cadet collapses, dies at Nigeria Police Academy

100-level course 9 police cadet, Suleiman Jika, has collapsed and died at the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State, Nigeria. Jika, 19, who hailed from Adamawa State, and was in the Department of Computer Science, reportedly collapsed inside the toilet in the early hours of Saturday, September 2, 2023. Punch reports that some of the […]

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Nigerian Comedian, Okey Bakassi and wife celebrate 22nd wedding anniversary

Popular stand-up Nigerian comedian, Okechukwu Anthony Onyegbule aka Okey Bakassi and his wife Ezinne, celebrated their 22nd wedding anniversary on Friday September 1. Okey Bakassi took to his Instagram page that Friday evening to celebrate his union with his wife and mother of his children. He wrote: “Wow, it’s 22yrs since we stood in front […]

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Is Nigeria Truly under a Spell?, By Simon Kolawole

In the dying days of his administration in 2007, President Olusegun Obasanjo sold 51 percent of federal government’s stakes in two of Nigeria’s four ailing refineries to Bluestar Oil Services Ltd — a consortium floated by Dangote Oil, Zenon Oil and Transcorp Plc — for $761 million. Shortly after the inauguration of a new administration, […]

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Tinubu recalls Nigerian ambassadors worldwide

President Bola Tinubu has recalled all Nigerian career and non-career ambassadors worldwide. This development was disclosed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, on Saturday. He made this known in response to inquiries that Tinubu recalled the Nigerian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Sarafa Ishola. A statement by Tuggar’s media aide, Alkasim Abdulkadir, […]

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