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I am usually optimistic, a strong believer in the uniqueness of Nigeria’s ability to dance away from the edge of the precipice. I still believe even this present gloomy weather will pass… just that I am so scared, unhappy and my faith is shaky. Yeah, I haven’t seen anything like this since I became an […]

The Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has reacted to today’s visit of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, saying it was a coming together of collaborators in the total annihilation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The governor said it was on record that both Obasanjo and Sheriff collaborated to destroy […]

When our public officials fall asleep while attending a meeting, or an official function, the standard Nigerian reaction is to have a hearty laugh at their expense. Harmless laughter. You’d remember many photographs of our lawmakers turning the National Assembly into an extension of their bedrooms, sometimes snoring loudly in the middle of a heated […]

Hear Femi Fani-Kayode on the Twitter rivalry between Kenya and Nigeria which was geared by a Kenyan. Hear him especially @Kenya leaders swinging from trees eating one another while Nigerians were already in Oxford or Cambridge University. (FFK, Twitter)

Detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra,(IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has said that he will destroy Nigeria completely not with explosives, but with truth. A statement from Comrade Emma Powerful, IPOB spokesman, shows that Kanu has decided to bomb Nigeria out of existence by dispensing stack truths about Nigeria to the whole world. The statement stated […]

Mother Teresa, the nun whose work with the dying and destitute of Kolkata made her a global icon of Christian charity, was made a saint on Sunday. Her elevation to Roman Catholicism’s celestial pantheon came in a canonisation mass in St Peter’s square in the Vatican that was presided over by Pope Francis in the […]

The federal government has promised to restructure the embattled Aero Contractor airline, which on Wednesday announced that it had stopped schedule flights and suspended the services of its 1,100 workers, due to lack of funds. The Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika made this known when he addressed workers of the airline who […]

Lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Rotimi Akeredolu, has emerged winner of the hotly contested APC governorship primary of ONDO State. He defeated Olusegun Abraham, who is the favoured candidate of a national leader of the party and former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu. Akeredolu polled a total of 669 votes to defeat Abraham […]

Mark Zuckerberg’s two-day visit to Nigeria has done a lot for the country; it is a pity no government official or agency has tried to tap into the gains of that visit. He arrived at a time there was much talk about economic recession, concerns about companies folding up or retrenching staff, or international investors […]

This is the trending story of an hilarious moment when a new bride reportedly took to her heels from the venue of her wedding after realising that the man she was about saying ‘Yes, I do’ to was not who he claim to be. The incident which was said have happened in Eket Local Government […]

The Lagos state command is currently investigating the general overseer of ‘Tongue of Fire Restoration Ministry’ for a case of abduction, defilement and abortion. On 30/6/2016, the command received a report that the suspect, a pastor with a church situated on Jacob Taiwo Street, Oshodi, Lagos was harbouring some young girls and freely having unlawful […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has hailed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and co-founder of social networking website, Mark Elliot Zuckerberg, for his simplicity and willingness to share knowledge and wealth with the less privileged. The president stated this on Friday while receiving Mr. Zuckerberg at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja. Buhari said the various meetings […]

Actor Leo Mezie has been down with kidney failure for sometime now. He needs over N10million for a transplant. He has a Visa and ready to travel. Anyone who wants to help, donate to: 1… MEZIE O LEONARD 0125346916 GTB BANK. 2… MEZIE O LEONARD 0702083428 ACCESS BANK

Mark Zuckerberg is back in the Nigeria, and just as he did with the Pope in Italy, the Facebook founder presented the famous Facebook drone to President Buhari in Aso Villa. The 32-year-old multi-billionaire is back in the country to be a judge in today’s finals of Aso Villa Demo Day. This is the last […]

A public appeal for funds to treat ovarian cancer victim, Mayowa Ahmed, generated more than N80 million a few days after the campaign was launched through the efforts of Nollywood actress, Toyin Aimakhu, and Miss Aramide Kasumu, the director of Lifestake Foundation, a Lagos-based non governmental organisation (NGO). Unfortunately, Mayowa’s story turned ugly following Aimakhu’s […]

Abdulkadir Islamiyat Oluwatoyin, who lost both parents before she was six, has emerged the best graduating student of the International University of Africa, IUA, Sudan. She had her primary and secondary school education on scholarship, thanks to one Alhaja Sekinah Adekola the proprietress of Ad-din International College, Ibadan. Islamiyat, who once won the Oyo state […]

After facing some major backlash over her decision to go fresh faced to the MTV Video Music Awards this past Sunday (Aug. 28), Alicia Keys is still advocating for the natural beauty a bare-face exudes. During a recent stop on a show called ‘Today’ on Friday morning (Sept. 2), Keys made it clear that she […]

I don’t like parties. I don’t attend many and I find it very stressful organizing one. However, over the years, I have thought long and hard and concluded that there is one party that must hold every year. Wedding anniversaries. Yes, couples must celebrate themselves and God’s favour each year their marriage remains intact. The […]

Lagos State Police Commissioner, Mr. Fatai Owoseni yesterday accused religious leaders of promoting sexual offences. He also lamented that there had also been alarming increase in the reports of sexual, domestic  and violent crimes to law enforcement agencies over the past few months According to him,  recent reports and investigations showed that “the so-called men […]

The Securities and Exchange Commission has raised the alarm over the activities of some online fraudsters, who are currently running an online investment scheme tagged ‘MMM (sic) Federal Republic of Nigeria’. The fraudsters, according to SEC, carry out their illegitimate business via Nigeria. portal/platform, and are promising investors a monthly investment return of 30 per […]