BBNaija’s Mercy Eke played along with a suspected fraudster who wanted her bank details (Video)

BBNaija star, Mercy Eke had quite a hilarious moment with a suspected fraudster who asked for her bank details. Mercy Eke was seen in the video giving out a number which the suspected fraudster said is not correct. After the reality show star asked him to go back to school when he asked for the […]

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Aisha Buhari: Neither different nor radical, By Abimbola Adelakun

Last Thursday saw the gathering of certain personalities for the presentation of Aisha Buhari: Being Different, a book about First Lady Aisha Buhari. The biography —or more appropriately, hagiography —was written by Senior Special Adviser to the President on Women Affairs and Administration, Hajo Sani. Comprising a mere 46 pages broken into ten chapters, it barely […]

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Meet the 6 Nigerian siblings who are all Medics in United States

6 Nigerian siblings, who all work in the medical profession, have gone viral on LinkedIn. One of the siblings, named Chinyere Okpaleke, a medical doctor who works at Memorial Hermann Medical Group in the United States, took to LinkedIn to show off her siblings. In the photos, all the siblings are seen wearing their blue […]

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A warning to governor Ganduje and those that think like him, By Femi Fani-Kayode

“It is a glaring fact that Northerners occupy over 80 percent of Nigeria population and that is primarily why other minority tribes like Igbo and Yoruba should respect them for that. The insecurity everybody is talking about is everywhere. Before Nigerians particularly Igbos and Yorubas use to think that insecurity exist only in the North […]

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Buhari lands in Abuja after his two weeks London medical trip

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, arrived at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, on Thursday evening, after over two weeks of stay in London, United Kingdom. Buhari had travelled to London on March 30 for a “routine medical check-up”, according to presidential spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina. But, Buhari’s “short rest” at the Abuja House in London […]

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Yoruba women in diaspora visit Ooni of Ife, demand self-determination

Diaspora Yoruba women numbering about 1,000 from United States, Canada, Argentina, Mexico, United Kingdom, Papua Guinea, Venezuela, Spain, France, Uruguay and other countries on Wednesday visited the Ooni of Ile-Ife, His Imperial Majesty Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, in his Palace to express themselves on the need for Yoruba Nation. The Women, under the […]

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Burkina Faso’s ex-president, Blaise Compaore and 13 others charged for the murder of Thomas Sankara

Exiled former president of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaore, is to be tried for the murder of the man he ousted in a 1987 coup, a charismatic Marxist revolutionary, Thomas Sankara, lawyers told Agence France Presse (AFP) on Tuesday. The case was sent to the military tribunal in the capital, Ouagadougou, after the charges against Compaore […]

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PDP’s Matawalle And The North’s Arrogance, By Lasisi Olagunju

Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle is in the news. He issued a very long statement on Thursday attacking the south in defence of his north. He also attacked anti-Buhari London protesters for their hatred for the president and the north. This governor belongs to the PDP, a political party that claims to be in opposition […]

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Couple sends out invitation to friends for their divorce (IV & Photo)

A Ghanaian couple sent out a divorce invitation that has made news headlines. The couple, Nana Sekyere and Evelyne Koranteng, asked their friends to join them as they “divorce in peace”. Their divorce party is to hold on April 30, 2021. The invitation also includes a smiling photo of the couple. The husband shared the divorce […]

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See Nigerian bride and groom who both don Agbada for their traditional wedding (Photos)

A Nigerian couple, Onoja Andrew Ameh and Ene Sarah Ochayi, both wore matching Agbada for their traditional wedding. Andrew, from Benue State and Serah from Kogi, had their traditional wedding at the bride’s hometown, Uyi Ogugu in Olamaboro Local Government Area of Kogi State on Saturday, April 10. More photos below:  

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Cryptocurrency: Coinbase appears in stock market

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase made a scorching stock market debut Wednesday amid frenzied interest in bitcoin and other virtual currencies despite concerns about a bubble. The enterprise, the first company devoted entirely to cryptocurrency to enter the US stock exchange, immediately garnered an overall market valuation of $100 billion, bigger than that of General Motors and […]

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Gani Fawehinmi has gone with activism, present activists are after grants, positions ―Adeniji, young activist

Following the accusations in the human rights activists community in the country, Nigerians have taken to the social media to lament the dearth of conscientious, people-focused and selfless activists like the late lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Gani Fawehinmi. According to them, present day activists are after grants, appointments and other fringe benefits […]

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BBNaija’s Mercy Eke gets herself a new G-Wagon Mercedes Benz (Photos)

Nigerian media personality, actress, video vixen, entrepreneur and BBNaija reality show Season 4 Winner, Mercy Eke, has bought herself a Mercedes Benz G-Wagon. The reality star took to her Snapchat account to show off the luxury whip. The car’s plate number was customised with her nick name ‘M Lambo’ – Mercy Lambo

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So, Where are the Tribes?, By Kayode Komolafe

The simple answer to the above question is that there is no tribe anywhere in Nigeria. In reality, there are instead communities, ethnic groups and nationalities making up the country. Yet in official documents and public discussions ethnic groups comprising tens of millions of people are incorrectly referred to as “tribes.” Hence, from the professor […]

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Bullied 15-year-old schoolgirl commits suicide

A 15-year-old South African schoolgirl has reportedly committed suicide after she was bullied by fellow pupil at school. Lufuno Mavhungu Tshirenzheni from the Thulamela Municipality, Limpopo, allegedly committed suicide by overdosing on pills on Monday, April 12, Limpopo provincial police said. In the video which went viral on social media on Tuesday April 13, the grade 10 […]

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Young Nigerian man sentenced to death in Vietnam

The People’s Court of the southwestern province of Tay Ninh, Vietnam on Tuesday, April 13, sentenced a 25-year-old Nigerian man to death for illegally transporting narcotic substances into the country from Cambodia. Unachukwu Chiluba Paulinus was arrested on February 19, 2020, in the Ta Pheng area of Thuan Tay hamlet in Loi Thuan commune, Ben Cau […]

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Cheers as disabled man crawl-dances to the altar with his wife to dedicate their new baby (Video)

A heartwarming video showing as a differently-abled man danced while crawling to the altar with his wife to dedicate their newborn baby in a church in Delta state, Nigeria, has surfaced online. The video shows the couple dancing joyfully to the altar. Despite his physical features, the man danced heartily along with his wife as they […]

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Nigeria is a scam, there mustn’t be new govt without a brand new constitution –Pastor Adefarasin (Video)

Pastor Paul Adefarasin, founder of House on the Rock has said Nigeria is a scam and that the next administration must not be allowed to access power without a brand new constitution. Adefarasin, in a trending video said the faulty nature of the Nigerian constitution had made the whole thing a scam as the 1999 […]

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