Two nabbed, and in custody over killing of British-Nigerian, Tobi Animashaun in Greenwich, South-east London

Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of a Nigerian man in Charlton, Greenwich, South-east London. Tobi Animashaun, 25, died a day after he was fatally stabbed by a group of men while leaving work through a security gate. On Friday, Sept. 16, a 23-year-old man and a 22-year-old man were arrested on […]

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Nigeria’s Recession: The CBN Governor says, “the worst is over”

As Nigerians grapple with the worst economic crisis to befall the country in more than two decades, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has assured the public that the economic recession will soon be over, given the strategic measures being put in place by the monetary and fiscal authorities […]

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Physically Challenged Nigerian lady blogger whose earlier proposal made headlines gets married (Photos & Video)

A Nigerian blogger whose proposal from her boyfriend of 8 years, Amen, made headlines some years back had her traditional wedding yesterday and she looked exceptionally beautiful. Lizzy danced joyfully even on her wheelchair. Here is wishing her and her hubby happy married life. See more photos from her wedding ceremony below:  Credits: Instagram, LIB

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Isheri kidnappers demand the sum of N1.2 billion ransom over 4 persons

The gunmen who kidnapped four residents of Isheri area of Ogun State are asking the families to pay N300m each, before they can be released. The abductors, who established contact with the families earlier on Sunday, said the captives would be released once the monies were deposited at a designated point. Meanwhile the police have […]

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Nigerian lady sentenced in the UK for money laundering from suspected scam

A 34-year-old Nigerian woman from East Dulwich woman who was involved in a £40,000 money laundering scam was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on Friday, September 16th. Olamide Aina was found guilty at the court on Monday, August 8th of two counts of money laundering. She was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment suspended for two […]

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Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari arrives New York City ahead of the 71st session of the UN General Assembly (Photos)

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has arrived New York for the 71st United Nations General Assembly, holding from September 19 to 23. He will deliver Nigeria’s statement at the opening of the General Debate of the Assembly, on the theme: “The Sustainable Development Goals: a Universal Push to Transform our World” and also attend a high-level summit, […]

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Evil Spirits, the Nigerian Culture and The Rule of Law, By Isaac Aluko Ademoroti

Nowadays, even children are aware of the existence of the supernatural realm. There is indeed more to the physical world than meets the eye. Frighteningly, it is not unusual to find young people queuing up to join cults, secret societies and other esoteric groups. This shows that it is not just adults who know what is going on […]

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The Bible Is Not Infallible, By Femi Aribisala

Jeremiah predicts Babylon would be suddenly and completely obliterated. But this did not happen. There are false prophecies in the bible. They are intended to dilute the impact of the more radical prophets. Everything points to the scribes and the priests as the architects of these distortions, since they are often pilloried by the radical […]

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Nigeria and the Rio Paralympics, By Reuben Abati

Whoever came up with the aphorism that “like attracts like” deserves a special place in the Guinness Book of World Records. How true! Our country Nigeria went to the Rio Olympics and came back with a bronze medal in football, looking really pitiable on the overall medals table whereas countries like Kenya, South and Ethiopia […]

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See an Imo State ‘militant’ on his way to surrender Catapult as arm to Gov. Okorocha (Photos)

Many militants from Ohaji/Egbema and Oguta LGAs of Imo State were granted pardon by Governor Rochas Okorocha after surrendering their arms on September 15. That same day, a Facebook user Japhet Uzoagu posted these photos and wrote: ‘On my way to Owerri to surrender my arms to Rochas Okorocha. And by arms, he meant Catapult. O […]

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Fayose praises himself for Ekiti candidates’ outstanding performance in NECO examinations

The Ekiti State Governor,  Mr Ayodele Fayose, has commended his administration for the outstanding performance of the state’s candidates in this year’s National Examination Council (NECO) and West African Examination Council (WAEC) results. An analysis of the NECO results released, Friday, showed that Ekiti State topped the 36 states of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory […]

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