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A building under construction has collapsed in Lagos. Six people were rescued while two bodies were first recovered after the building collapsed on Wednesday. The death toll recorded in the collapsed building, which happened at Oriwu Street in the Lekki Phase 1 area of Lagos State, has now increased to four. This was confirmed in […]
Continue Reading47-year-old Nigerian man, Darlington Akporugo, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy in connection with a nationwide romance scam, US Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced. According to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), on Monday, March 3, Akporugo played a central role in an elaborate scheme based in Houston that preyed on victims from […]
Continue ReadingIn a December 2016 piece titled ‘Tales of the Unexpected’, I used a ‘case study’ involving five scenarios to explain the Nigerian condition. And since every Nollywood movie must have a sequel, I crave the indulgence of readers to release ‘Part 2’ of that column today. SCENE ONE: In the course of a break-in at a local branch […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Wednesday formally submitted a petition against Senate President Godswill Akpabio, accusing him of sexual harassment. Natasha, speaking under Order 40 of the Senate Rules, told her colleagues that she had previously made the allegations during an interview on Arise TV and was now officially presenting them before […]
Continue ReadingFormer Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), David Shikfu Parradang, has been killed allegedly by kidnappers after being abducted in Abuja. According to counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, Parradang was kidnapped in the Area 1 axis of Abuja in the early hours of Tuesday. The assailants, who had trailed him from a bank where he […]
Continue Reading“Have you been following the developments at the Lagos State House of Assembly?” “High wire politics. Power Game. Man pass man. Man pass woman. Two Speakers in 50 days. Perfect material for a Nollywood film” “Omo… as in …!” “But I think the state lost the opportunity of having a female Speaker of the House […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement on Monday, rights activist and lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, commended Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, for his exemplary leadership and respect for the rule of law in obeying the recent Supreme Court ruling on local government administration, adding that Nigerians are giving him support. He praised the governor’s direction to the Rivers State […]
Continue ReadingNollywood actor Ganiyu Kehinde Morufu, popularly known as Ijoba Lande, has revealed his marital struggles, stating that he might not make it home if he reveals in the industry the men who have slept with his wife in the industry. In a viral video circulating on social media, the comic actor alleged that his estranged […]
Continue ReadingThe journey started with being born to Chief Oduola Osuntokun, cabinet minister, Western regional government from 1955 to 1966 straddling the government of Chiefs Obafemi Awolowo and Ladoke Akintola. This biological fact was reinforced with being portentously named Akintola. There was absolutely nothing wrong with this name until the Action Group, AG, crisis broke out […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday gave reasons why his administration could not implement the report of the 2014 National Conference he set up, citing crisis within his then ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as one of the reasons. He stated this when he paid a condolence visit to the family of the […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arraigned Jude Okoye, the former manager of hip-hop artists and the defunct music group P-square, on fresh charges of alleged theft of $1,019,763.87 and £34,537.59 before the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja. Defendant Jude is also facing a similar case of seven counts before […]
Continue ReadingOn Wednesday, February 25, 2025, a very toxic but innocuous advertorial was published in the Punch newspaper. It was authored by a group which called itself De Renaissance Patriots Foundation. Entitled Systematic Marginalization of Lagos State Indigenes, and signed by Major General Tajudeen Olanrewaju (rtd.) and Yomi Tokosi, the advertorial explains the legislative gangsterism currently going on in Lagos State, […]
Continue ReadingPopular socialite Sophia Egbueje has confirmed that she eventually bought a Lamborghini for herself which she claims is her “baby,” after singer Burna Boy failed to fulfil his reported promise of buying one for her. Flaunting the arriving of the brand new Lamborghini vehicle via her Instagram story on Saturday, the socialite wrote: “My baby […]
Continue ReadingThe 2025 annual Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, was held on Sunday night, March 2, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California, United States of America. The event, hosted by Conan O’Brien, was well attended by the American movie stars, and those around the world. See the full list of nominees and winners […]
Continue ReadingThere is a royal family in Lagos called Oniru. In the earliest times when there was no Lagos and Eko knew its boundaries, that family owned all lands that house today’s Awolowo Road, the prime area called Falomo, Tafawa Balewa Square, the Independence Building, Island Club, Yoruba Tennis Club, et cetera, et cetera. Add Oyinkan […]
Continue ReadingThe 2023 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2023 general election in Lagos State, Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has dumped the party. Jandor announced his resignation at a press briefing held at Liberty Place, Ikeja, in Lagos on Monday. His reasons for leaving the opposition party are not unconnected […]
Continue ReadingOne of the grandchildren of the late General Sani Abacha attacked General Ibrahim Babangida last weekend in an angry post on X. Titled, ‘My grandfather saved the life of a coward’, it features a photo of Babangida and Abacha holding hands. But the first line carries the punch: “If the lifespans of these two consequential figures were reversed, this treachery […]
Continue ReadingSultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Sa’ad Abubakar III, has officially declared Saturday, March 1, 2025, as the first day of the Holy Month of Ramadan. Speaking from his palace on Friday evening, the Sultan announced that the crescent moon was sighted earlier in the day, Friday, February 28, corresponding to the 29th day of Shaban. […]
Continue ReadingBitcoin and its cryptocurrency peers have slumped in value over recent days as tariff threats from US President Donald Trump and new scandals affecting the sector shake confidence in volatile assets. Bitcoin dived Friday to trade under $80,000 for the first time since November. Its low of $78,225.84 was more than 25 percent off levels […]
Continue ReadingMoonless and mournful, the serene night was pierced by the hoots of an owl perching atop HillTop coven owned by the sad and sadistic Old Soja called Aibibi. In the bowel of his coven, the retired general lay crippled by the weight of his guiltiness, lips twisted out of shape like the butt of a […]
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