Before Wike’s fire consumes Nigeria, By Luka Danboyi

The self-immolating tendency for people to be indifferent to situations in which they are not directly involved seems to be playing out in the debacle in Rivers State. Curiously, there are people who are enjoying the political drama between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor-cum-godfather, Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. There […]

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Lion mauls handler to death in Obasanjo library’s zoo

A lion has killed a 35-year-old zoo worker at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Wildlife Park in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. The incident happened on Saturday, September 28, 2024, when the Bauchi State-born lion handler identified as Babaji Daule, went to feed the animal. Reports say the deceased forgot to secure the locks and barricade […]

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Only in Nigeria you’ll find somebody with unexplained wealth being celebrated ―Senator Ali Ndume

Senator representing Borno South at Nigeria’s National Assembly, Ali Ndume, has decried the level of corruption in Nigeria, saying the trend is a major challenge facing the nation. Ndume stated this during an interactive session with journalists in Kano on Saturday, September 28, 2024. “Our major challenge in this country is corruption. Up till now, […]

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Unmasking Tinubu’s government of NADECO veterans, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

When Major-General Muhammadu Buhari overthrew the elected civilian administration of President Shehu Shagari on the last day of 1983, he inherited an economy in a mess and a political system in a turmoil. This crisis of a dysfunctional political economy was Buhari’s principal reason for sacking the Shagari administration. For Buhari, Nigeria’s crisis of balance […]

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Last eight words of death row inmate who Richard Branson, Innocence Project called an ‘innocent person’

A death row inmate has been executed for the murder of a woman during a home invasion, despite the prosecutor, victim’s family, and Richard Branson calling for his life to be spared. Marcellus Williams, 55, was convicted of the 1998 killing of Felicia ‘Lisha’ Gayle, who was stabbed more than 40 times during a burglary […]

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Making the Anti-Graft Fight Real, By Onikepo Braithwaite

Does President Bola Tinubu read my page? Last week, I mentioned that Nigeria requires a Government that has compassion, as empathy had been sadly lacking during the eight-year Buhari administration, and that President Tinubu’s first port of call on arrival from the UK should be Maiduguri, Borno State, on account of the devastating flood that occurred […]

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Suffering with a man is not true love ―Nigerian author tells fellow women

Nigerian author, Salma Yakubu Ahmed has said that suffering with a man doesn’t equate to not true love or unconditional love. “I just want to tell my ladies that suffering with a man is not true love or unconditional love. If you choose to suffer with any man, it’s completely your choice,” she wrote in […]

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Nigerian gospel singer, Peterson Okopi weds his fiancée (Video & photos)

Nigerian gospel singer, song writer, and music minister, Peterson Okopi Adikwu simply called Peterson Okopi and his partner, Prudent Gabriel, have officially become husband and wife after exchanging vows in a civil wedding ceremony. Sharing the joyful news on his Instagram page, Peterson Okopi expressed gratitude and enthusiasm for his new chapter in life. The […]

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Kidnappers kill 22-year-old man in Ekiti, Police rescue four other victims

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed a 22-year-old Idowu Oguntuase and abducted four other persons in Ekiti State. The gunmen abducted the four victims along Isan-Iludun Ekiti road in Ilejemeje local government area of the state on Sunday, September 22, 2024. The victims were said to be traveling along the road on Sunday evening […]

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Phone number of Nigeria’s Education Minister, Tahir Mamman, hacked

In a statement, Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Education has confirmed that the phone number of the Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, has been hacked. Director of Press and Public Relations of the Ministry of Education, Boriowo Folasade, confirmed this on Friday. Before the official statement, Mamman himself had issued a disclaimer about the hacked […]

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Investigative journalist, Tamunobifiri (PIDOM) granted bail

Investigative journalist, Bristol Issac Tamunobifiri popularly known by his X name, PIDOM Nigeria, has been granted bail. According to The Nation, the Nigeria Police Force said the officials from the National Cybercrime Centre (NCC) arrested him for allegedly undermining the integrity of government operations. Tamunobiefiri operates as an anonymous whistleblower, 99% Oppressed, on X.com, and […]

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Discussing Portable, Apostle Suleiman, Fufeyin and the Chosen (1), By Tunde Odesola

Inhumanity was an unknown word in humanity until some white perverts, backed by racist European royals, sailed all the way from Europe to motherland Africa under the darkness of commerce and Christianisation, before drawing the guns of colonialism from under their cassocks to enslave Africa, despoil its minerals, loot its artefacts, condemn its culture and […]

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Veteran actress, Genevieve Nnaji, steps out elegantly (Photos)

Veteran Nollywood actress, producer and director, Genevieve Nnaji, recently stepped out elegantly and took to her Instagram page to share the lovely photos of herself from the outing. The beautiful and star actress looked resplendent in her Burgundy dress which she paired with a black jacket hanging off her shoulder. More photos:

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Board suspends two senior correctional service officers in Lagos over Bobrisky

In a memo, Nigeria’s Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFISB) has suspended two officers at the Kirikiri Medium Custodial Centre in Lagos. They were suspended following a voice note shared by Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, in which Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, claimed that after his conviction and sentencing […]

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I think Tinubu was right, By Festus Adedayo

One by one, three former Nigerian military rulers, Olusegun Obasanjo, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar, arrived at Babangida’s Hilltop Mansion in Minna, Niger State, last Sunday. So did former National Security Adviser (NSA), General Aliyu Gusau. The Minna meeting had every trapping of African witches assembling at the coven. Like owls, a pervasive symbol of […]

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American celeb, Gabrielle Union bares all in a washing up pose (Photo 18+)

American actress and celebrity, activist and author, Gabrielle Union-Wade left little to the imagination as she shared a photo of herself washing up. Gabrielle, 51, posted the photo on Instagram with the caption, “I chose the bare.” The actress proceeded to share other photos and videos of herself in skimpy bikinis. See the full photo […]

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Bill for Independent Candidacy in Nigerian elections scales first reading

Nigeria’s House of Representatives on Thursday approved for first reading a bill seeking an alteration to the 1999 Constitution to allow independent candidates to stand for elective offices in future elections. The proposed law is titled: “A bill for an Act to alter the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 […]

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EFCC files fresh N110bn fraud charges against ex-gov Yahaya Bello

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed fresh charges against the wanted former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, accusing him of N110bn fraud. The commission originally filed 19-count charge against the former Kogi governor, along with his nephew Ali Bello, Dauda Suliman, and Abdulsalam Hudu, for money laundering offences amounting to N80,246,470,088.88 […]

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