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John Dramani Mahama was sworn in for a second term as Ghana’s president on Tuesday at a ceremony in the capital Accra, pledging to overcome public discontent by boosting the economy and creating much-needed jobs. The opposition leader, 66, won the December 7 presidential election by a wide margin to stage a political comeback in the West African nation, […]
Continue ReadingThe door of life is binary; it opens either ways, inwards or outwards. So goes an age-long wisdom. When the ThisDay newspaper, on 1 January announced President Bola Tinubu as its Man of the Year pick, emotions of Nigerians ran riot. Was that decision a product of editorial science or newspaper shamanism? Nigerians asked. To many, the […]
Continue ReadingCelestial Church of Christ (CCC) has announced the sudden passing of its three prominent Pastors on the first day of the new year 2025. Evangelist Oladotun Elusanmi, Shepherd Olumuyiwa Michael, and Assistant Venerable Superior Evangelist Johnson Olajuwon, were announced dead by the church’s media head in a statement released on its website. Secretary of the […]
Continue ReadingTalented British-Nigerian female designer, Elizabeth Sanyaolu, popularly known as Liz Sanya, has successfully created the largest sandal in the world, earning her a spot in the Guinness World Records (GWR). The extraordinary achievement, which took place at Pixel Park in Lekki, Lagos State, Nigeria, between January 2 and 4, 2025, drew a large crowd of supporters who […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu has approved $20,000 foreign medical treatment, bullet-proof SUVs and cooks, among other benefits, as a retirement package for service chiefs and generals, which the Nigerian Medical Association, the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, and the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors faulted, The PUNCH reports. According to the Harmonised Terms and […]
Continue ReadingWe say in Yoruba that if we do a census of slaves, slaves will be sad. History, an account of facts of the past, is always injurious to the health of sick nations. And, Nigeria is sick. We’ve all become ethnic nationalists – especially after the coming of the last regime. Questions previously unasked are […]
Continue ReadingFacing growing and unrelenting pressure from his own party, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced he will step down and end his nine-year stretch as leader. His personal unpopularity with Canadians had become an increasing drag on his party’s fortunes in advance of federal elections later this year. Trudeau then said he would stay […]
Continue ReadingIn a combat of words on Monday over an alleged threat to the life of the former Anambra State governor, Mr. Peter Obi, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and supporters of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, engaged themselves. The hostility was a fallout of Sunday’s interview on Arise Television, […]
Continue ReadingDo you know that Jigawa can become the richest state in Nigeria? Don’t laugh at me and say “this guy has started again”. I will explain myself, but my central point remains that we have a mental block when it comes to understanding the wealth of a state. We have limited it to mineral resources […]
Continue ReadingElsie Okpocha, ex-wife of popular comedian Basketmouth, has sparked conversations online with a series of social media posts questioning parental rights and boundaries regarding their children’s privacy. Elsie had written earlier “I need an answer… is a mother not supposed to have access to her 16-year-old’s phone?????” The inquiry appeared to reflect frustration over a […]
Continue ReadingA young woman identified as Ifeoluwa Adekalu has been killed when she was hit by an accidentally discharged bullets from the gun of a policeman at the Okela Police Station, Ado Ekiti, in the Ekiti State capital, on Thursday, January 2. The undisclosed police officer, who was on a visit to the station reportedly shot […]
Continue ReadingRecognising the mounting opposition, President Bola Tinubu has started sending emissaries to the northern elite, leaders and elders to clear the way for the passage of the tax reform bills. Nigerian Presidency sources said Tinubu was also consulting with the political class for support on the bills. An official, who spoke on condition of anonymity […]
Continue Reading“I find it interesting that everybody defines me as being Nigerian. I identify less with the country than with the specific ethnicity [Yoruba]. That’s what I really am. I have nothing in common with the people from the north of the country, Boko Haram, where Islamism is. Those were our ethnic enemies and yet you […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu arrived in Enugu State, Nigeria, on Saturday in his first visit to the state, where he inaugurated some projects undertaken by Governor Peter Mbah’s administration. A part of the projects included 30 Smart Green Schools, 60 completed Type 2 Primary Health Centres, and 19-kilometre Airport-New Haven–Bisalla and Okpara Square roads built by […]
Continue ReadingSecretary to Ondo State Government (SSG), Hon. Temitayo Oluwatuyi, has passed away. The state Commissioner for Information, ‘Wale Akinlosotu, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday 4th January, 2025. In a statement, Akinlosotu said the deceased was involved in a road accident along the Ife-Ibadan Road on December 15, 2024, after which he was hospitalised. […]
Continue ReadingThis piece is spurred by the curiosity expressed recently by a Yoruba Nigerian. He posted a video online in which Pastor E.A. Adeboye of The Redeemed Christian of God told a story while he also prayed in Yoruba over an issue. The Yoruba Nigerian then said the story Adeboye told was found in the traditional […]
Continue ReadingNigerian star actress, Iyabo Ojo, has shared a personal story of herself, stating how she started her life with her grandmother, and how she lost her dad to alcohol and drugs when he was just 40. She also explained how she was raped on 5 different occasions. In an interview with Biola Adebayo on Talk […]
Continue ReadingBishop Shina Olaribigbe of Rapture Empowerment International (REI), Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria, was in the early hours of Thursday stabbed to death while settling a fight between a couple. It was gathered that the woman fighting her husband was attending Olaribigbe’s church located around BCGA Area, where she served as an interpreter. It was also […]
Continue ReadingNigerian actress, singer, television personality, and business woman, Dayo Amusa has shared the obstacles she encountered on her journey to becoming a mother. She shared that she always wanted to be a wife and a mother but she found herself struggling with infertility. Dayo explained that her partners ended up cheating on her and getting […]
Continue ReadingSelf-proclaimed psychic who claims he foresaw the arrival of Covid-19, has shared his 2025 predictions including a reconciliation between Princes William and Harry, and a chilling World War 3 warning. Nicolas Aujula, 38, a single past life regression therapist and hypnotherapist who lives in south London, is also predicting advancements in lab-grown organs. He said […]
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