Anthony Joshua vs Dillian Whyte cancelled after failed drugs test

The Anthony Joshua vs Dillian Whyte rematch has now been cancelled following a failed drugs test result. Boxer Dillian Whyte, returned ‘adverse analytical findings’ in a VADA test, promoter Eddie Hearn announced on Saturday, August 5 – a week before the fight was due to take place. A statement from Hearn’s company Matchroom read: “Today, […]

Continue Reading

Young Nigerian woman declared missing by Toronto Police

Toronto Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance locating a missing Nigerian woman, Oluwatobi, in Canada In a statement on Friday, August 4, Toronto Police said: “Oluwatobi, 26, was last seen on Monday, July 31, 2023, at 9:30 p.m., in the King Street and Church Street Area. “Oluwatobi is described as 5’6″, 160 lbs., thin build, and […]

Continue Reading

Nigerian senate rejects Tinubu’s proposal for military intervention to dislodge Niger’s military junta

President Bola Tinubu’s proposal for a military intervention to restore democratic rule in Niger Republic has been rejected by the Nigerian senate. This is coming after the Nigerian leader who is also the Chairman of regional bloc, Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) wrote the national assembly on Friday, August 4, seeking the lawmakers’ support […]

Continue Reading

Nigerian woman praying to get true love bathes herself with raw eggs (Video)

A video showing a young Nigerian lady bathing herself with numerous raw eggs has elicited several reactions after it went viral. The lady who was speaking in igbo language, could be seen in the video breaking several raw eggs and their yokes, and pouring their fluid over her head and body while praying to receive […]

Continue Reading

Two women allegedly drug man to death in Kenya

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested two women believed to have overdosed a man with a stupefying substance leading to his death in Kisii county, Kenya. The suspected ‘Mchele Babes’, Kajuju Samuel and Carolyne Kawira, both 30, were nabbed by DCI sleuths at their hideout in Nairobi’s Kasarani area, after days […]

Continue Reading

Tinubu and the Endgame in Niamey, By Olusegun Adeniyi

According to impeccable sources, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Monday switched off the grid that supplies electricity to Niger Republic in response to a directive from President Bola Tinubu. It was the first of several measures to force out the military junta that seized power in the country last week Wednesday. Also on Monday, the […]

Continue Reading

Former Kano gov, Ganduje emerges as APC national chairman

Former Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje and spokesperson for the ninth Nigerian Senate, Ajibola Basiru, were on Thursday officially ratified to replace the immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu and former National Secretary, Iyiola Omisore respectively. The decision was taken barely an hour after President Bola Tinubu […]

Continue Reading

As a militant, you did worse than Nnamdi Kanu ―Deji Adeyanju lambastes Asari Dokubo (Video)

Convener of a non-profit group, Concerned Nigerians and activist, Deji Adeyanju has come for the Niger Delta militant, Asari Dokubo, saying the warlord is even worse than IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Speaking during a Mic-On podcast programme, Deji accused Asari of doing worse than Nnamdi Kanu when he was in his prime as a Niger […]

Continue Reading

Tinubu’s Ascension to the Presidency (1), By Shaka Momodu

Fellow Nigerians, let me tell you from the outset and without equivocation that I voted “against” the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the February 25th presidential election. And if the opportunity arises again, I will repeat the same thing, whether in the rain or in the scorching sun. It […]

Continue Reading

Tinubu writes Senate, seeks support for military intervention against Niger coup junta

President Bola Tinubu has written to Nigerian Senate seeking its support for military intervention and the already cutting off of electricity to the country against the military junta in the Niger Republic. Nigeria’s president and the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Tinubu, had on Sunday met with some fellow ECOWAS […]

Continue Reading

Football giants crash out of Women World Cup

Even though they entered the tournament as clear favourites, given their past performances, European powerhouse Germany, Olympic champions Canada, perennial top performers Brazil, and Italy, have been shockingly eliminated from the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand just after the group stage. Second-ranked Germany in the FIFA Women’s World Ranking kicked […]

Continue Reading

Nigeria cuts electricity supply to Niger over coup

Days after a military junta ousted Niger’s elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, the Nigerian government has cut off power supplies to the neighbouring country. Niger’s electricity company, Nigelec, noted on Wednesday that the development followed an emergency meeting by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), where sanctions, including freezing utility services, were imposed on […]

Continue Reading

Tinubu finds his own demons, By Abimbola Adelakun

Successive administrations in Nigeria start out by apprehending demons, or enigmatic forces, against which they will test their political strength and define the character of their government. Those forces are the factors on which all evil bedevilling the nation must necessarily be blamed. From coup speeches to inauguration addresses, each administration launches itself by stating […]

Continue Reading

How Obi found his ‘missing’ phones at the tribunal ―Media aide

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has through his media aide, Tai Obasi, said that his mobile phones were not stolen but in the custody of his aide at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPC) in Abuja on Tuesday. Media space had been awash with videos and memes of the perplexed former […]

Continue Reading

ECOWAS Defence Chiefs meet in Nigeria over Niger coup, five countries absent

ECOWAS member countries’ defence chiefs met in Abuja, Nigeria, but Defence Chiefs from Mali, Niger, Guinea Bissau, Burkina Faso, and Guinea were conspicuously absent. Defence Chiefs from Ghana, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Senegal, The Gambia, Cote D’Ivoire, and Cape Verde were in attendance at the meeting, which took place at the Defence Headquarters […]

Continue Reading

Lagos hospital elevator crashes, young medical doctor dies

Vwaere Diaso, medical doctor, died on Tuesday, at the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos Island, Nigeria, after an elevator she took crashed. According to findings and report, the hospital elevator that killed the late Dr. Diaso crashed from the 10th floor to the ground floor. It was also gathered that the late doctor was rushed to […]

Continue Reading

DSS vs Emefiele: Foreign investors hate lawless countries, By Azuka Onwuka

Last week, the Department of State Services created some embarrassment for Nigeria with the show of shame it displayed at the Federal High Court in Lagos State. And sadly, it was obvious that the DSS had the blessing of President Bola Tinubu, because there was no statement from the presidency condemning that act, neither was […]

Continue Reading