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Nigerian football international, Victor Osimhen scored twice on Wednesday night to break Turkish football’s single-season record for most goals by a foreign player and help the Istanbul giants lift the Turkish Cup with a 3-0 win over Trabzonspor. The Nigerian striker entered the final with 33 goals and needed two more to surpass the 34-goal […]
Continue ReadingIt will be fallacious to say the military taught Nigerians how to steal. In truth, stealing maybe as old as humanity itself. In fact, stealing is so old that it features in the Ten Commandments God reportedly gave humanity: ‘Thou Shall Not Steal’. However, while the politicians who stole before military rule commenced in Nigeria, were petty […]
Continue ReadingThe World Bank has revealed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has only been remitting 50 per cent of revenue gains from the removal of the Premium Motor Spirit subsidy to the Federation Account. This disclosure is contained in the latest World Bank Nigeria Development Update, which highlights concerns over fiscal transparency and revenue […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) has sued a former presidential candidate, Prof. Pat Utomi, accusing him of attempting to illegally usurp President Bola Tinubu’s executive powers by setting up a shadow government. In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/937/2025, filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, the DSS alleged that Utomi’s actions posed a threat […]
Continue ReadingPlus-size female Nigerian model, actress, body positivity advocate, and content creator, Monalisa Ayobami Stephen, simply called Monalisa Stephen, has passed away. According to reports, she died in Lagos on Tuesday after battling low blood sugar and internal bleeding. Founder of Best of Nollywood, Seun Oloketuyi, announced her death on Instagram on Wednesday. Sharing a photo of […]
Continue ReadingThe three senators representing Kebbi State on Tuesday, May 13, formally announced their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the floor of the Nigerian Senate, marking a significant shift in the upper chamber’s political alignment. Senators Adamu Aliero (Kebbi Central), Yahaya Abdullahi (Kebbi North), and Garba Maidoki […]
Continue ReadingIn the aftermath of Pope Francis’ death, many Africans on the continent and in the diaspora wondered if the Catholic Church would, for a change, elect a Black Pope. Well, they got one in Pope Leo XIV even if this isn’t apparent on the surface. Although the Pope doesn’t identify as Black, he has Black […]
Continue ReadingNigerian actress, Jumoke George, has through actress Biola Adebayo’s platform, ‘talk to B’, shared a heart-wrenching video of herself in tears, pleading for financial assistance amidst her struggles with poverty, homelessness, poor health, and a missing child. In the sobbing and emotional video post, she expressed feeling exhausted and overwhelmed by life problems and struggles, […]
Continue ReadingShe’s one of the ladies I patronise at the market. I got to her shop recently and met her picking green vegetables from their stems. Jokingly, I said to her, “Are we making vegetable sauce today?” And she laughingly said no, then added, “The children make beans with it.” Now curious, I said, “Beans with […]
Continue ReadingDirector-General of Nigerian government agency, the Nigeria Safety and Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Alex Badeh, has said that the United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shared the report of the helicopter crash that claimed the life of the former Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, alongside his wife, son, and three […]
Continue ReadingTributes poured in from across Latin America on Tuesday following the death of Uruguay’s former president Jose “Pepe” Mujica, an ex-guerrilla fighter revered by the left for his humility and progressive politics. The 89-year-old, who spent a dozen years behind bars for revolutionary activity, lost his battle against cancer after announcing in January that the […]
Continue ReadingWhen the latest wave of defections began in March 2025, marked by the high profile exit of Mallam Nasir El Rufai from the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria’s ruling party, of which he is a founding member, and his open association with “like minds” such as Waziri Atiku Abubakar (PDP) and Mr. Peter Obi of […]
Continue ReadingOfficers of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Lagos-based socialite and businessman, Fred Ajudua, in Abuja following a Supreme Court order revoking his bail. The Supreme Court, in a ruling delivered on Friday, May 5, 2025, ordered Ajudua’s remand in a correctional facility and revoked the bail earlier granted him by the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian star singer and actor, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz the bad guy, has sparked controversy after publicly declaring that “fornication is not a sin,” a statement that has ignited widespread reactions across social media platforms. Falz, a Nigerian lawyer himself and the son of human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), […]
Continue ReadingOne hundred and seventy-nine Anambra kings gave President Bola Tinubu a chieftaincy title last week. They said the title, ‘Dike si Mba’ means “Warrior from the Diaspora.” That title, plus its translation, get as e be. I heard them and asked questions. If they didn’t translate it, I would be quiet. But they did. Why […]
Continue ReadingCentral Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in collaboration with the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), has launched the Non-Resident Bank Verification Number (NRBVN) platform, a significant initiative aimed at enhancing financial access for Nigerians in the diaspora. The platform, which enables Nigerians abroad to obtain their BVN remotely, removes the need for physical presence in Nigeria. […]
Continue ReadingThere was an outbreak of controversy recently over statements made by Mr Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023, about Nigeria at an international forum. Speaking at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, the US, Obi compared poverty statistics in Nigeria to those of Vietnam and China. He said more people […]
Continue ReadingAir Peace has successfully carried out a humanitarian mission to repatriate 78 Nigerian women trafficked to Côte d’Ivoire under false pretences of employment. The airline deployed a Boeing 737 aircraft (registration 5N-BQV) which departed Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Saturday and landed at Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport, Abidjan, before returning with the victims on the […]
Continue ReadingNasir Ahmad el-Rufai and Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, two influential figures in Nigerian politics, have been making headlines with their bold comments and actions. Their unconventional approach has sparked debate about whether they’re reckless loose cannons or calculated strategists. As Nigeria navigates its intricate political landscape, El-Rufai, Amaechi, and other key players will undoubtedly influence the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Professor of Political Economy, management expert, and political activist, Patrick Okedinachi Utomi, simply called Pat Utomi, says he will no longer contest for any political office in Nigeria. He also made it clear on Friday during an interview on Politics Today on Channels Television, that he will not accept any appointment or government contract. […]
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