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Having worked twice at the Nigerian Presidential villa and once at the British Parliament, if there is anything I have learnt, it is that it is impossible to over-inform a leader. You can under-inform him, but no matter how much information you give a leader, you cannot give him too much information. In today’s world, […]

A peculiarly Nigerian type of frenzy happened last week. The event was triggered by a report that a young woman named Amina Ali Nkeki, one of the more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls abducted the night of April 14, 2014, had been rescued. The initial reports disclosed that a vigilante group rescued Amina last Tuesday as […]

Oil prices were up more than one per cent on Wednesday with market bulls targeting $50 a barrel and beyond on expectations the U.S. government will report a large crude stockpiles drawdown for last week. The American Petroleum Institute, a trade group, said on Tuesday that U.S. crude inventories fell by 5.1 million barrels in […]

Fidelity Bank Plc, one of Nigeria’s top banks in terms of capital adequacy ratio (CAR) has handed over the keys and title deeds of a gorgeous 4-bedroom duplex to Mrs. Clara Ego Ibedu, who emerged star prize winner in the sixth draw of the Save 4 Shelter Savings promo. Built with a stylish and tranquil […]

The Nigerian Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Wednesday dismissed the appeal brought before it by the embattled National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, ruling that the trial judge, Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court Abuja was right when he dismissed Metuh’s no-case-submission. In a unanimous judgment […]

The United Kingdom and Australia on Wednesday jointly deported 40 Nigerians alleged to have committed various offences in both countries. The deportees comprising 33 males and 7 females arrived at the Hajj Camp area of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport at 7:25 a.m. with two chartered aircraft. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that […]

Yinka Odumakin Yinka Odumakin needs no introduction in Nigeria because he was one of those that joined political forces with Late Chief Gani Fawehinmi in 1994 to fight against political corruption among top political leaders through the formation of the National Conscience Party (NCP) to enlighten Nigerians on the dividends of democracy. In 2011 general […]

Following the passing of the Oba of Benin, Omo n’Oba n’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Erediauwa I, Edo state government announced today that it has approved the appointment of His Royal Highness Edaiken N’Uselu, Crown Prince Eheneden Erediauwa as the new Oba of Benin. The government have now withdrawn the letter earlier issued, saying it was released […]

  Wife of Rivers State Governor, Justice Eberechi Suzzette Nyesom-Wike turned a year older yesterday, Tuesday May 24, and her husband Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, hosted a private dinner at their residence. See more photos below: Mrs Wike, accompanied by women leaders of Rivers State celebrated the day with children of The Child, […]

Nigerian-born Chidiebere Akusobi has notched many impressive academic achievements in his short life. The 25-year old studied ecology and evolutionary biology as an undergraduate at Yale, then earned his master’s in biochemistry from the University of Cambridge. Now he’s three years into a joint PhD/MD program researching cures for infectious diseases at Harvard and MIT. […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on Tuesday removed the official peg on the naira’s exchange rate to the dollar, saying it was adopting a “flexible foreign exchange rate” regime. “The adoption of a “flexible exchange rate” regime is basically the CBN allowing the Naira to float against the dollar at the interbank, rather than […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday abandoned its naira peg to the dollar in favour of a flexible currency regime, Reuters reports. The policy is a U-turn designed to boost local manufacturing and exports and stave off a recession. However CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele sparked confusion by declining to say how the shift from […]

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed the decision of the Federal High Court to deny the bail application of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. In its ruling this morning, the three man panel of the Appeal court led by Justice Abdul Aboki, ruled that the lower court […]

Niger government has arrested scores of Boko Haram militants and will hand them over to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for trial, President Mahamadou Issoufou has said. This was contained in a document from the World Humanitarian Summit, ongoing in Istanbul, Turkey and made available to reporters in New York. The document said Mr Issoufou […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday successfully secured the conviction of one Agumandu Christopher Nnamdi, before Justice F.N. Yunusa of the Federal High Court Enugu, Enugu, on a count charge bordering on money laundering. The convict was arrested by a team of Presidential Trans-border Task Force of the Nigeria Customs Service on […]

Children who learn with no shoes on are more likely to behave better and obtain good grades than peers with footwear, a decade-long study has revealed. Researchers at the University of Bournemouth found that pupils who leave their shoes outside the classroom are more likely to arrive to school earlier, leave later and read more […]

Ofe ni igbala, gbanjo mo gbe de (Salvation is free, here is yours). Come with me and see the Gomina wa. Government of the people, by the people and for the people. Oga, carry go, we are with you jooo. Photo credit: Ikem Okuhu | Facebook

The Indigenous African Criminal Justice System for the Modern World  by Olusina Akeredolu 2016 • $35.00 • 318 pp • paper • ISBN: 978-1-61163-746-5 • LCCN 2015048072 Tags: African Studies, African World Series Order now with 10% Internet Discount This book showcases the uniqueness of traditional African criminal justice administration and customary dispute settlement mechanisms in […]

There may be more to President Buhari’s aborted official trip to Lagos than has been reported, Ripples Nigeria has gathered. The 2-day visit, which already had elaborate preparations put in place, was billed to commence on Monday, May 23. The Presidency, through the office of the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, said on […]

Kim Kardashian has the most famous curves in the world, so, it’s only natural that she likes to show them off. Check her out at the Vogue 100 Festival in London. Kim bared every inch of her skin in a see-through dress with an embroidered green design. Her boobs and her bum were on full show […]