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Tomorrow marks Nigeria’s 61st independence anniversary. While we lament about what might have been and politicians play their usual games that contribute nothing to the welfare of people, let me confess straightaway that the copyright for the title of this piece is not mine. But there is an interesting backstory to it. Late in July […]
Continue ReadingAn Upper Area Court in Makurdi, Benue State, has sentenced a commercial sex worker, Dooshima Anems, to four years imprisonment for biting customer’s tongue during sex. The police charged Anems with assault and causing grievous harm. The Magistrate, Ms Rose Iyorshe, on Thursday, September 30, sentenced Anems after she pleaded guilty and told the court that […]
Continue ReadingLagos state government’s application to become a co-respondent in an appeal filed by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) after a federal high court granted Rivers state government the power to collect Value Added Tax, has been granted by the court of appeal, Abuja division. Granting the appeal, the presiding justice Haruna Tsammani held that […]
Continue ReadingPeoples Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) chairmanship zoning committee has zoned its National Chairman’s position to the North. Chairman of the Zoning Committee and Governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi made the announcement on Thursday September 30. Noting that the mandate of his committee did not include zoning of the office of President and Vice President, Ugwuanyi […]
Continue ReadingA dramatic scene played out after a man who is probably a Ghanaian came back home unannounced to catch his wife sleeping with her male colleague at work on their matrimonial bed. The woman was seen on top her colleague, when her husband came in. The man was heard saying that he was recording the incident in case […]
Continue ReadingSimon Kolawole, publisher of The Cable online newspaper, wrote, “I hate to imagine what… public office holders who end up as ethnic champions must have quietly done against other regions (of Nigeria) while in (sensitive and powerful federal public) service (positions).” Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, now Director of Publicity of Northern Elders’ Forum, worked in the Office of […]
Continue ReadingLike the Senate did on Wednesday, Nigeria’s House of Representatives, on Thursday, asked the President, Muhammadu Buhari, to designate bandits, who have dominated the North-West and parts of the North-Central geopolitical zones, and their sponsors as terrorists. Chairman of the House Committee on Defence, Babajimi Benson, at the plenary on Thursday, moved a motion of […]
Continue ReadingBig Brother Naija (BBNaija) star and winner, Mercy Eke has shown off her second house in just two years. Writing on her Instagram page in what seems to be a birthday gift to herself, the reality show star described herself as an “AUTHENTIC Lagos landlady”. Fans of Mercy Eke also gave her a $10k scholarship […]
Continue ReadingIn today’s world, except in very few circumstances, poverty is a lifestyle choice, or a function of ignorance, because there are endless opportunities to create wealth with minimal effort and average intellectual input. And this information needs to spread like wildfire in Africa, because our continent is unnecessarily plagued by poverty that can be addressed […]
Continue ReadingNollywood veteran and star actress, Joke Silva has grown to be a sexagenarian at present and on the identical time, she’s additionally celebrating her fortieth 12 months within the trade she loves. The proficient actress took to her Instagram web page to share gorgeous new photographs of herself to mark her special day. For her […]
Continue ReadingNigerian senate has asked Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari to declare bandits as terrorists. Buhari was also asked by the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly to declare known leaders of bandits in the country wanted and track them wherever they are for arrest and prosecution. The lawmakers also appealed to the president to direct the […]
Continue ReadingTwo Nigerian women who became the first people in Ireland to be convicted of human trafficking for the prostitution ring they ran, have received jail sentences of five years and eight months and five years and one month. Alicia Edosa (45) and Edith Enoghaghase (31) were each found guilty of two counts of trafficking women around Ireland […]
Continue ReadingThe suya burnt his palms, but he was stoic, like a true Christian. Initially, he tossed the hot suya from palm to palm ping-pong, then flung open the Holy Bible with his left hand, and ripped off pages from the New Testament, placing the hot suya on the word of Christ. Calm embalms his palms. […]
Continue ReadingWidower of Dr. Dora Akunyili, the late Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Dr. Chike Akunyili, has been killed by gunmen at Nkpor, in the Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. According to unconfirmed reports, seven other persons were also killed in the incident, which reportedly […]
Continue ReadingThe almost evicted BBNaija season 6 housemate, Pere has received a model brand new automobile in the house. Pere received the Innoson automobile after rising as the winner of a sport performed by the highest 6 finalists on Tuesday night. Each of the housemates had been advised to fill a bucket with keys. Pere completed […]
Continue ReadingPolicemen attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, Yaba, Lagos, have seized two children from their mother, Uzoamaka Ohiri, the ex-wife of comedian Chinedu Ani, a.k.a Nedu, and handed them over to their dad, the comedian, according to Punch. It was learnt that in a letter of invitation with reference letter CR:3000/LSX/D10/Vol.3/71 which […]
Continue ReadingAn Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court, on Tuesday sentenced 38-year old man, Seun Aina to 25 years imprisonment for defiling a 15-month-old toddler. The court presided over by Justice Abiola Soladoye sentenced Aina after finding him guilty of defilement contrary to the provisions of Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State […]
Continue ReadingFormer BBNaija star and entrepreneur, Uriel Oputa has gone on her Instagram page to write about the pressure being placed on her to get married. She lamented that no matter what a woman does or achieves, rather than receive support, what she gets is comments asking when she will get married. She added that she […]
Continue ReadingRemains of a young woman was found dumped along a road in Akure, the Ondo state capital, Nigeria. The yet-to-be-identified woman was found around the Redeemed Christian Church of God and CAC Oke-Temidire area, at Oke-Ijebu, Akure, Ondo State capital. The corpse was dumped by people suspected to be internet fraudsters popularly known as Yahoo […]
Continue ReadingFormer Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has reacted to the decision by the Kwara state government to demolish a public library named after his later father, elder statesman Olusola Saraki. Reacting to the development via his Facebook page, Saraki wrote: “Wow! “I just got the news that the major official assignment carried out by the Governor of […]
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