Insecurity in Nigeria: The buck must stop at president’s table, By Femi Orebe

“To eliminate herders’/ farmers clashes, ECOWAS must take drastic steps in curbing foreign herders who are always armed with sophisticated weapons from making incursion into Nigeria just as  the federal government must ban open grazing and block grazing routes from the northern to the southern part of the country” – Statesman Abdullahi Ganduje, a Fulani […]

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Air Force Plane crashes in Abuja, seven persons die

Nigerian Air Force on Sunday said seven persons onboard a Beechcraft KingAir B350i aircraft died when the jet crashed in Abuja. The jet enroute Minna in Niger State crashed close to the runway of the Abuja airport after reporting engine failure. In a statement, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, […]

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Tonto Dikeh’s ex, Olakunle Churchill gifted his grandmother a house (Photos)

Tonto Dikeh’s ex-husband and hot in the news, Olakunle Churchill has gifted his grandmother a house. He gave her the house saying his grandmother deserves the best and congratulated her. Sharing a photo of them together and also a picture of the house on social media, Churchill who is now married to Rosy Meurer wrote: […]

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Fulani Militias, Ethnic Profiling and Raging Killings, By Yemi Adebowale

In the last few days, I have been having cerebral discussions with some of my readers with Fulani background who accuse the press and some other Nigerians of ethnic profiling whenever they refer to killer herders/militias terrorizing the entire country as Fulanis. I have a lot of such Fulani friends; good and law-abiding people. One […]

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Nigerian Soldiers reportedly uncover Shekau’s farm inside Sambisa forest (Video)

Nigerian soldiers said they have uncovered Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau’s farm inside Sambisa forest in Borno state, Nigeria. A video shared online showed Nigerian Troops of Operation Tura Takaibango, local vigilantes and local farmers jubilating as they harvested crops from the farm. We must say from this platform that, we do not know how the […]

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Hurried promotion of new EFCC chairman, Att Gen’s kinsman, is an afterthought ―CACOL

Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL) has questioned the hurried promotion of the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, who is set to face Senate screening soon. Executive Director of CACOL, Mr. Debo Adeniran, expressed his view during an interview with Sunday PUNCH on Saturday. Bawa, who was appointed by […]

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Republic of Benin is not aspiring to be Nigeria’s 37th State ―Ministry

Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Saturday, said there was no plan to make neighbouring Republic of Benin the 37th State of Nigeria. This was contained in a statement titled, ‘Republic of Benin Is Not Aspiring To Be Part Of Nigeria’ which was signed by the ministry’s spokesman, Ferdinand Nwonye. The statement reads: “The attention […]

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Naomi Osaka defeats Jennifer Brady to win women’s Australian Open final

Japan’s Naomi Osaka defeated America’s Jennifer Brady in the Australian Open final on Saturday morning, February 20, to win her fourth Grand Slam title. Osaka, 23, won 6-4 6-3 and has the enviable record of being unbeaten in major finals. Osaka won the first set when Brady, made bad errors in the game. Osaka then […]

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Nigerians slam actress Destiny Etiko for how she dressed to visit Gov Yahaya Bello

Nigerians have slammed Nollywood actress, Destiny Etiko for the choice of the dress she wore to visit Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello. The actress took to her Instagram account to share a photo of herself wearing a clinging jumpsuit while with Governor Yahaya Bello in his office. Followers accused her of dressing inappropriately for the […]

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US court orders Obinwanne Okeke (Invictus Obi) to undergo treatment for ‘fraud mentality and drug abuse’

Obinwanne Okeke, also known as Invictus Obi, who has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in the United States will be undergoing treatment for ‘fraud mentality and drug abuse’. A judge of an Eastern District court of Virginia, Rebecca Smith had ordered that the Nigerian man who was listed on the Forbes 30 under 30 category […]

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Police officer caught as he kisses woman he arrested for breaching COVID-19 rules (Video)

A police officer has been reportedly suspended in Peru after he was allegedly caught kissing a woman he arrested and was going to fine for breaching a COVID-19 curfew. In a viral video, the police officer was seen locking lips with the lady as she appeared to bribe him with a kiss to swap the […]

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Why Biden Is Bad News For Buhari But Good For Nigeria, By SKC Ogbonnia

President Joseph Biden’s inaugural speech said it all. The United States of America has overcome the attempted coup of January 6 incited by President Donald Trump. The country is set to re-assert itself as the citadel of democracy. “Democracy has prevailed.” Democracy has truly prevailed! The coming of Biden, therefore, is not a welcome breeze […]

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Ghetto Elitism and the Culture of Hypocrisy in Nigeria, By Kenneth Amaeshi

Nigerians do God. It is almost impossible to find a self-professed atheist in Nigeria. Mosques and Churches are usually filled to the brim on Fridays and Sundays, respectively. Loud chants of God are flamboyantly rendered, literally, from roof tops, in season and out of season. Accessible social spaces are littered with sermons and God talk. […]

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Trust Me, Something Fishy is Going On, By Dele Momodu

Fellow Nigerians let me start by saying that I hate conspiracy theories generally. The reason is simple. They are like superstitions. They are not capable of any logical, rational, scientific analysis or basis yet people have wholesale beliefs in them. They consider them to be true, even though they know they are stranger than fiction. […]

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‘Up NEPA’, Nigerians in Texas scream as they get electricity after 4 days of blackout in freezing weather (Video)

Some Nigerians in Texas, United States, screamed ‘Up NEPA’ as electricity was restored after 4 days of no-electricity black out in a freezing cold weather. Watch the video below: Video: Nasoweseeam

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Mobile policeman killed by gunmen in Nigeria

Some gunmen who struck at Airport Road in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State on Thursday February 19, reportedly killed a mobile police officer. The gunmen who fled almost immediately, also carted away the mobile policeman’s rifle. This is coming barely four days after some gunmen killed two operatives of joint security outfit  ‘Operation Delta […]

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Ifu Ennada bares all as she vacations at the beach in Maldives (Photos 18+)

Nigerian film actress, fashion designer and Big Brother Naija star, Iheme Faith Uloma, popularly known as Ifu Ennada has shared sultry photos from her vacation in Maldives. Ennada shared the photos on Instagram with the caption: “With Love from #Maldives … The most beautIFU place I’ve ever visited. If you were a Man, I’ll fall in love […]

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Kanye West in marriage crisis, as Kim Kardashian files for divorce

Kim Kardashian, who built a business empire as a reality television star, filed for divorce Friday from her husband of nearly seven years, Kanye West, appearing to end one of the entertainment world’s most famed unions. The divorce petition was filed at the downtown office of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, with Kardashian represented […]

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Allow state police, decentralize judiciary, let States control their resources –El Rufai tells Buhari

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has renewed calls for devolution of power between the Federal Government and 36 states in the country. The Governor who was one of the speakers at a programme called ‘Radio Now’s Urgent Conversation’ which aired on Channels Television on Friday February 19, stated that centralised police for the country has not worked. […]

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