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One of the most traumatic things that can happen to a woman is to be handed a baby that is less than perfect in the labour room. Imagine it… Nine months is a long time to haul another human around inside you and I am not talking about the morning sickness and the crazy cravings […]

A horny deacon held in reverence by his church members has allegedly defiled a 7-year-old daughter of his friend left in his care. A pedophile 44-year-old deacon of Jesus Saves Church, a Lagos Pentecostal church, Obinna Aneke has allegedly r*ped a seven-year-old girl, Ngozi (not her real name). According to reports, Aneke was also alleged […]

A guest house belonging to Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, was raided by security operatives Friday morning, a spokesperson for the lawmaker said. The aide, Uche Anichukwu, said that the action was carried out by the “Inspector-General of Police’s Special Squad”. “But nothing was found,” he said. However, the spokesperson for the police, Moshood Jimoh, denied the raid was carried out by the police. “It […]

Just after Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode,  sacked a Chaplain for allegedly “disrespecting his wife” by refusing to anoint her first during an anointing serve, the evicted chaplian has been backed fully by well meaning Nigerians. Taiwo, who was sacked without no query or official reason has been blessed with a fully furnished apartment. Recall he was ordered […]

Unfair but true: As a woman goes from her 20s and 30s and passes the big 40 (and hits her stride in so many areas of her life), her eggs undergo changes that make conceiving and giving birth increasingly iffy. Meanwhile, it may seem like guys can father kids pretty much until they become very […]

The most difficult challenge that Nigerians face is not the hegemony of the Hausa Fulani ruling class but the ignorance and slavish mentality of some of those from the Middle Belt and the south that they have conquered. Ignorance, cowardice and delusion is the language and practice of slaves. And it is typical of a slave to despise and […]

“Have you read Lauretta Onochie’s latest post?” “Lauretta. Lauretta. Who is she?” “She is a social media assistant at the Presidency. She shoots straight and direct. She defends President Muhammadu Buhari with the passion of someone the President treats like a daughter.” “Not a son, this time, a daughter! Interesting. Of power, fathers, wives, sons […]

Nigeria’s Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo left Nigeria on Saturday for Taormina, Italy to attend the G7 meeting where he met with U.S President Donald Trump. The G7 is comprised of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the U.S. He also met other leaders, including the Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel. The special assistant to the acting […]

The kidnappers of 6 pupils of Lagos State Igbonla Model College, Epe, have contacted some parents of the victims, demanding N1 billion ransom to release them. It was learnt that the parents were contacted on Saturday and allowed to briefly speak with their children. While two of them were asked to pay N400m each, another two […]

Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu declared yesterday that the Southeast is not prepared to forgo its demand for the restructuring of the country, no matter the odds. He asked the Igbo never to “relent until the needful is done” on the agitation for restructuring. “If the dominant views in the public domain are anything to […]

A US Federal Court sitting in New York has slammed an injunction against musical artist Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy. The injunction prevents him from performing at any event venue or any form of recording anywhere in USA & Canada for the time being unless he settles with the New York- based […]

A High court in London has awarded former Delta State governor, James Ibori, a nominal £1 (about N400) as damages over his claim of unlawful detention by British  Home Secretary Amber Rudd. Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb agreed that Ibori, who spent years in UK jail for money laundering, was unlawfully held for one day, 18 hours and […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday released a list of items that can source foreign exchange (forex) from the market. The list, sent to all authorised dealers, Nigeria Customs and the public, has 36 categories. It is endorsed by Director, Trade and Exchange, W. D. Gotring. He said the list became exigent following misconceptions […]

This morning, the Nigerian entertainment industry was thrown into mourning with the sad news of the death of actress, Moji Olaiya who passed away in Canada at the age of 42. Reports have it that the actress who welcomed her first child barely two months ago has been in and out of the hospital since […]

A mother and her three children were burnt to death in a fire incident at their home located at Dipo Olubi street in Aguda, Surulere in Lagos state today May 18. Confirming the incident, the Director of the state Fire service, Rasak Fadipe, said the incident started in the early of hours of today. He […]

Save for posting my column and the occasional Tweets, mostly football-related, I am not much on the social media. But because I am on several listserv and get hundreds of mails and WhatsApp messages every day, I don’t believe I am missing much. I especially enjoy the WhatsApp stories because many of them convey strong […]

Singer 9ice sat down for an interview with veteran TV personality Funmi Iyanda and they got to discuss 9ice’s broken marriage specifically and marriages in general. Iyanda recalled the last time she saw him was at his house when he was still married to his first wife. She said she was sad that his marriage […]

Nollywood veteran and star actress, Moji Olaiya has been reported dead. She was 42 years old. Multiple sources said she died of heart attack in Canada, where she gave birth to a baby girl in March. The baby was her second child. Her first daughter is 18 years old. The beautiful actress, who had featured […]

Benue State-born bride-to-be, Queen Ann Ochanga and her fiance were killed in a fatal auto crash while travelling from Port Harcourt to Lagos. The couple got engaged in December 2016. Ann studied International Trade Relations at Coventry University, United Kingdom. Her last post on Facebook was on May 12 and it reads: “Whatever God allow to […]

Former Miss Nigeria, Ezinne Akudo turned 27 years old today. She shared the beautiful photo above and captioned it; “Twenty Seven and all I wana be is ……God’s signboard.”