Ezekwesili tweets video of Minister of Communications, Isa Pantami showing sympathy for Boko Haram (Video)

Peoples Gazette published a video clip of where Nigerian Minister of Communications showing sympathy for Boko Haram and wrote: “This week, Isa Pantami said he has never been soft towards Boko Haram and charged Nigerians to explore his preachings over the years in order to unearth the truth. Listen to the minister decrying Nigerian military […]

Continue Reading

Ondo election tribunal affirms Akeredolu’s victory

Ondo State Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Akure, has on Tuesday, dismissed the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Eyitayo Jegede, against the winner of the October 10, 2020 governorship election in the state, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu. Justice Umar Abubakar led Tribunal struck out the petition for want of jurisdiction. […]

Continue Reading

2023: North or South? East or West?, By Simon Kolawole

Here we go again: in 2023, whose turn? In Nigeria, nothing excites us like politics. If you want to get our attention, don’t waste your time writing about quality of life, potable water, sanitation, maternal health or out-of-school children. There are more important things that excite us: political intrigues, permutations, elections, all that. I am […]

Continue Reading

15-year-old girl allegedly confined in a room for 10 years by parents, rescued by police in Kano (photos)

Officers from Kano state police command have rescued a 15-year old girl, Aisha Jibrin, who was allegedly locked up in a room by her parents in the Darerawa Quarters of Fagge Local Government Area of Kano State. Confirming this development to newsmen, the spokesperson of the state police command, Abdullahi Kiyawa, said Miss Jibrin was […]

Continue Reading

Watch video of traffic offender who physically assaulted uniformed senior Nigerian police officer

Far below is the video of a Nigerian man assaulting a uniformed senior Nigerian police officer, ASP Erhabor in Victoria Island, Lagos, after he and his friend were stopped for driving against traffic (one way). In a video shared online, two men are seen confronting a police officer – one verbally and the other physically. […]

Continue Reading

Newly re-elected Chad’s president, Idriss Deby has died

Chad’s President Idriss Deby Itno has died on the battlefield after three decades in power, the army announced on state television on Tuesday. The shock announcement came only the day after the 68-year-old was proclaimed the winner of a presidential election that had given him a sixth term in office. The army said Deby had […]

Continue Reading

My breasts not meant for kids’ sucking ―Monalisa Stephen says (Photos)

Nigerian plus-size model and actress, Monalisa Stephen, says she would rather go for adoption than have children of her own because her breasts are not for sucking by kids. Monalisa who recently had an interview with the Sun, said she took a decision when she was a teenager never to have a child of her […]

Continue Reading

Don’t allow sugar daddy babes make you feel you are not doing enough ―BBNaija’s Tacha tells ladies

Big Brother Naija housemate, video blogger and an Instagram star, Anita Natacha Akide popularly known as Tacha, took to her Instastories on Monday morning, April 19, to encourage ladies to go out there and build their empires themselves. In her post, she advised women to stop allowing ”sugar daddy babes” to stop making them feel […]

Continue Reading

I ended up marrying a man I used to hate with passion ―Nigerian lady tells her story

A Nigerian woman, Bimbo Grace Kolawole on Sunday, April 18, marked the 17th year since she married a dude she used to hate with passion. According to Bimbo, she was in senior secondary school when she first saw the dude that later became her husband and it wasn’t even ‘like’ at first sight. In fact, […]

Continue Reading

Two officers feared killed as gunmen set ablaze Anambra Police zonal hqtrs (Photos)

No fewer than two police officers have been killed by suspected hoodlums who attacked and razed Zone 13 Police headquarters in Ukpo, Anambra state today April 19. A source said: “The hoodlums arrived as at 4am on Monday. Their targets was to get to the police armoury, but police officers on duty prevented them. “The […]

Continue Reading

The Anti-Nigeria Rebellion On Ibadan Streets, By Lasisi Olagunju

There was an open rally against the entity called Nigeria on the streets of Ibadan on Saturday. The organisers wanted a Yoruba country. That it happened where it happened should worry everyone. The Yoruba believed so much in Nigeria and sacrificed so much to make it live and work. Now, the medicine man no longer […]

Continue Reading

BBNaija’s Wathoni in stunning poses for her birthday (Photos)

BBNaija’s reality star, Florence Wathoni Anyansi simply known as Wathoni has wowed while celebrating her 30th birthday. The star took to her Instagram handle to share gorgeous photos to celebrate her birthday on Sunday April 18. One of the photos she shared was captioned: “HAPPY BIRTHDAY WATHONI “I wish you all the beautiful things in […]

Continue Reading

Gunmen set police station ablaze in Abia, release inmates (Photos)

Gunmen have reportedly attacked and razed down a police station in Uzoakoli, Bende local government area of Abia State, Nigeria, on Monday April 19. According to The Nation, the gunmen who stormed the police station in their numbers, overpowered the policemen on duty and released suspects in custody. It is however not clear if they […]

Continue Reading

Buhari hosts newly sworn-in Niger Republic President

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari on Monday April 19 received the newly sworn-in President of Niger Republic, Mohammed Bozoum at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. According to The Sun, the Nigerien President who recently won his country’s presidential election and assumed office on April 3, is on a thank you visit to Nigeria. Bozoum arrived at the […]

Continue Reading

Buhari scores another ‘F9’ at Ramadan, By Tunde Odesola

Subhanallah, alhamdulillah, astaghfirullah, la ilaha illa Allah! This is my most favourite Islamic chant. I love its rhythm, rhyme and reason. It means, “God is perfect, praise be to Allah, I seek forgiveness from Allah, there’s no other god, except Allah!” Of the 12 Islamic months in the Hijri calendar, Ramadan, the ninth month, is […]

Continue Reading

Man spotted sitting on top of telecommunication’s mast in Lagos (Photo)

A man who appears to be troubled has been spotted sitting on top of a telecommunication’s mast in Ikeja, the Lagos state capital, Nigeria. The man stormed the mast in the early hours of Monday April 19, and climbed his way to the top of the mast. No one knows his motive for climbing but […]

Continue Reading

Why we don’t have Amotekun in Lagos State ―Sanwo-Olu

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has explained why Lagos state does not have Amotekun like other South-West states. In an interview on Channels Television, Sanwo-Olu noted that Lagos state has over 7,000 neighbourhood watch personnel who are doing exactly the same thing Amotekun operatives are doing. He added that apart from community policing, the LNSC also […]

Continue Reading

Five, including newlywed man die as 18-seater bus plunges into river in Nigeria

Not less than five persons including a newly wedded man, were confirmed dead after an 18-seater bus plunged into a river in Aponmu village, Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo state, Nigeria. The 18-seater bus with registration number Lagos AAA 859 XC which took off from Lagos, plunged into the Owena river on Sunday […]

Continue Reading

Buhari is tolerating rubbish from some people ―Gov Masari

Katsina State Governor, Mr. Aminu Bello Masari, has said that contrary to the views in some quarters, the President, Muhammadu Buhari, has not failed Nigerians. The governor, who spoke in a Television Continental (TVC) interview monitored in Abuja on Sunday, said Nigerians should commend Buhari for tolerating rubbish from some people. Masari said: “The rating […]

Continue Reading

Nigerian man arraigned for allegedly duping 59-year-old woman of over N12m in Malaysia

41-year-old Nigerian student has been arrested in Selangor, Malaysia for allegedly duping a school headmistress out of almost N13 million. Nwaokorie Chikezi Patrick, a private college student is facing 24 charges of cheating the 59-year-old woman of more than RM140,000, using a non-existent inheritance said to be worth RM2.4mil. Nwaokorie pleaded not guilty after the charges […]

Continue Reading