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Delta State government is complaining that since the money seized from its former governor, James Ibori is Delta State money, why should it be used on projects outside the State? It is the height of wickedness to do so, the State said. “Why should Delta State money be used in building Lagos-Ibadan Expressway or Abuja-Kano […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Temporary Passport (NTP) for Nigerians in the diaspora was on Tuesday March 9, launched by the federal government of Nigeria. Minister of interior Rauf Aregbesola who spoke at the launch at headquarters of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) in Abuja, said the NTP is a new genre of passport that will be issued at Nigerian […]
Continue ReadingA violent clash between two factions of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Akure, Ondo State capital, has left two people feared dead. According to Channels Television, the violent clash which started around 8 a.m on Tuesday March 9 was bloody, with some persons macheted and about two persons feared dead. It was […]
Continue ReadingUnited Kingdom (UK) is set to repatriate £4.2m (N2.2bn) seized from convicted former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori, and his associates to Nigeria. Nigeria’s Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, made this known, on Tuesday, at the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding between Nigeria and the government of the UK regarding […]
Continue ReadingSaturday, March 6, 2021 was the birthday of the sage, Chief Obafemi Jeremiah Oyeniyi Awolowo GCFR. Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu famously described him as “the best president Nigeria never had”. Indeed, former military dictator, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, described him as “the main issue in Nigerian politics”. Awolowo’s shadow looms over our political firmament like a […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian man, Conam-Moses Orseer Anyamikegh from Benue state, Nigeria, rocked a Fulani Dashiki shirt over a pair of jeans trouser for his wedding. His wife however went the usual way, wearing a full-length wedding gown.Their wedding took place on Saturday, March 6, 2021 at NKST Church Iortyer in Makurdi, Benue State. Shortly after photos […]
Continue ReadingMeghan Markle’s interview with Oprah Winfrey aired on Sunday, March 7, and she revealed a lot. The Duchess of Sussex disclosed during her interview with Oprah Winfrey that the royal family expressed concerns about Baby Archie’s skin color. Meghan revealed that “concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he’s born” were brought up to […]
Continue Reading26-year-old Precious Teya who was arrested for sleeping with a 13-year-old boy has been freed on $10,000 bail, following a successful bail appeal at the High Court on Friday March 5. Teya who was initially denied bail when she appeared before Harare provincial magistrate Vongai Guwuriro on charges of indecent assault, won her bail application after High Court […]
Continue Reading[I dedicate this article to Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the new Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). We celebrate you, despite the grief of your motherland. May you be an inspiration for every African girl!] Mercifully, the abducted 300 students of the Government Girls Science Secondary School, Jangebe, Zamfara State, have returned home unharmed. […]
Continue ReadingSouth African-based Nigerian model, body positivity activist and the founder of The Boob Movement, has announced that she’s welcomed a baby girl. The Boob Movement founder announced her pregnancy on New Year’s eve. She said she was looking forward to 2021. Her baby has now arrived and she took to Instagram to share a photo […]
Continue ReadingAn Ondo State-based Pastor has called on the Nigerian government to stop the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination exercise because what Nigerians need is Jesus, not the vaccine. He added that the vaccine is “worse than a poison” and asked VP Yemi Osinbajo to intervene to stop the vaccination, Adewale Giwa, the Senior pastor of Awaiting The […]
Continue ReadingYoruba leader and President of Ilana Omo Oodua also known as Yoruba World Congress (YWC), Professor Banji Akintoye, has said only the pursuit and attainment of self-determination will save the Yoruba from being continually dragged down by Nigeria and ultimately from being destroyed by the persistent onslaught of Fulani herdsmen and militia terrorists. Professor Akintoye […]
Continue ReadingA widow identified as Mrs Aondozungwe, was allegedly burnt alive in her home by suspected thugs in Mbagen community, Buruku Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. Benue activist, Ukan Kurugh, who reported the incident on Monday March 8, alleged that the deceased, a nurse with Buruku LGA, was said to have been killed few […]
Continue ReadingThe big, bold and beautiful American singer, rapper, songwriter, flutist and Grammy Award winner, Lizzo, whose real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, shared these new photos of herself posing in a black two-piece. See more photos below: Photos: Lizzobeeating, Instagram
Continue ReadingIn June 1948, Sir Adeyemo Alakija, President of Egbe Omo Oduduwa, was in Ile Ife with other leaders to inaugurate the Egbe. At that event with the organisation’s founder, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Alakija spoke strongly to the imperative of a ‘big tomorrow’ for the Yoruba race. “This big tomorrow,” he said, “is the future of […]
Continue ReadingMahamadou Issoufou, who is stepping down as president of coup-prone Niger after two terms in office, on Monday won Africa’s top prize for leadership. He was awarded the 2020 Mo Ibrahim Prize for facing “seemingly insurmountable challenges”, ranging from deep poverty to jihadism and desertification. Despite these enduring problems, “Issoufou has led his people on […]
Continue ReadingSouth African social media influencer, Sarah Langa, has revealed that she made her first million cash by getting a divorce from her ex-husband, Jehan Mackay. Mackay and Sarah got married in 2017. After two years and ten months of marriage, Mackay filed for divorce in September 2019. He reportedly became irritated with Langa’s obsession with […]
Continue ReadingYouth leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Garki Ward, Abuja, Nigeria, Hon. Babangida Sadiq Adamu, on Saturday, married two women same day in Abuja. Adamu, a Real Estate Broker, married Malama Maimuna Mahmud and Malama Maryam Muhammad Na’ibi on Saturday, March 6. The first wedding fatiha took place at Kado Bmiko Juma’at Mosque, beside […]
Continue ReadingThe news last week that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had begun a probe into the finances of former governor of Lagos State and All Progressives Congress (EFCC) strongman, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, literally shattered the Nigerian political airwaves. In the news, the EFCC reportedly wrote a letter to the Code of Conduct Bureau […]
Continue ReadingSenior citizens and leaders of thoughts from a broad spectrum of the Nigerian society, on Saturday, expressed grave concerns over the future of the country, putting forward a roadmap to rescue Nigeria from the brink of total collapse. The elder statesmen were unanimous in separate submissions at the 2021 edition of the Obafemi Awolowo Foundation […]
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