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26 year old Danish man, Sunnel Thuesem, a bicyclist, was warmly received by some Cross Rivers state government officials yesterday after he rode a bicycle from Denmark to Nigeria (Lagos-Benin-Calabar) and enroute Cameroon to South Africa. Among the appointees who received the young Danish bicyclist were Prince Godswill Edward (ex president Jonathan’s son in-law) who […]

Former First lady, Patience Jonathan is said to be planning a lawsuit against EFCC following the seizure of $15 million found in the accounts of four companies that are currently under investigation for fraud. According to BBC, the antigraft agency has confirmed to them that Mrs Jonathan will be taking them to court for seizing […]

Wife of former South African President, Winnie Madikizela Mandela looked amazing as she celebrated her upcoming 80th birthday (Sept 26) with a dinner at the renowned Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town on Wednesday night September 14. Winnie was married to late Mandela from 1958 to 1996 when they divorced after he came out […]

As far as many pastors are concerned, the most important scripture of all is not to be found in the word of Jesus. Neither is it even in the New Testament. That scripture says: “‘Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and try me now in this,’ […]

Nigerians distrust their government. It is reason why all the past image or re-orientation campaigns launched by previous governments failed and why the latest #Changebeginswithme project may not fly. I should know. I was part of the Rebranding Nigeria Campaign launched by the former Minister of Information and Communication Dora Akunyili in 2009 and the […]

A young Kenyan man who followed three young girls from a funeral to a church and locked them inside to sexually abuse them, was sentenced to 100 years in jail Wednesday. Harrison Kinyua, aged 20, was handed the sentence by a court in the central town of Embu after pleading guilty to “defiling” two 13-year-olds […]

For those who have been sending sarcastic video clip and lifted negative write-ups on Buhari’s Government in the last three or so month, I wish them, along with the more discerning others, a Very Happy Sallah. Especially to the recently embolden PDP orphans who have gotten some voice back, even though they are yet to […]

I don’t know waz gwan with Uncle Femi Falana these days. Whenever we are talking this, he is always talking that. Now he is complaining about Switzerland and how that country is handling the latest tranche of the Abacha loot that is due for repatriation to Nigeria. We are talking USD 321 million. The Swiss […]

Funke Adesiyan, a Nollywood Yoruba actress seems to have moved on after her relationship with actor Saheed Balogun, crashed a few years ago. In an interview with the PUNCH, she disclosed she is now in a relationship and happy with her beau (she didn’t reveal who he is) She said, “I’m in a relationship and […]

Boko Haram members have released a new video in which they say they plan to capture President Buhari. The 12 minutes 58 seconds video was shared on Youtube. The narrator spoke in Hausa language and showed suspected terrorists doing their Eid prayers on Monday September 12. “This is our eid prayer from us and by […]

The EFCC has declared that a “preliminary investigation has indicted Mrs. Patience Jonathan”. The 10 suspects indicted in the investigation are a former Senior Special Assistant (Domestic/Household and Social Events to the former President), Dr. Dudafa Waripamo-Owei Emmanuel; Damola Bolodeoku; Dipo Oshodi; Theodora Varinik; Pluto Property and Investment Company Limited; Seagate Property Development and Investment […]

Daddy’s money has dried up If we are in trouble, it is trouble that we brought on ourselves. We are a people who have lived like there is no tomorrow. We are like the spoilt children of a wealthy man. We have never done an honest day’s job. Yet we have lived like princes and […]

This scene is from a ship in the Mediterranean where Nigerian migrants rescued off Libya burst into Nigerian praise songs moments after they got their first sight of Europe. Watch the video below:  LIB

West Africa’s largest airline, Arik Air, will resume full operations today, Wednesday, September 14, 2016, after Tuesday’s suspension of operations due to its inability to renew its aircraft insurance. “We have resolved the issues relating to the insurance. Our flights have resumed but our full operations will start tomorrow. Two flights are already leaving to […]

Love, they say knows no bound. An adventurous Nigerian man proposed to his white girlfriend on top Olumo Rock in Abeokuta, Ogun State, yesterday, September 13. Congratulations to the young lovers. Lady, you better go and learn how to make ‘elubo lafun’. See more photos below:  LIB

Check out photo of the former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and her neurosurgeon husband, Ikemba Iweala, when they were young lovers. Right is a photo of the former Minister when she was 19 year old. Photo credit: LIB

The Office of Public Engagement of the State Department will be holding a Townhall meeting for Nigerians, titled “Engaging America: A Townhall Discussion With The Nigerian Diaspora” on Monday, September 19, 2016 at the Brooklyn Central Public Library, New York at the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting.  Registration is required for participation. […]

Nigerian woman who pleaded guilty to entering the U.S illegally to escape persecution in Nigeria because of her sexual orientation, was sentenced to time she already served, i.e- eight days she spent behind bars after her arrest in February this year. Yewande Beatrice Okubanjo, who faced up to six months behind bars for visa fraud, knelt down […]

Fashion Designer Toyin Lawani has a word for women who can’t pound yam or cook Jollof rice outdoors. She shared this photo of herself cooking and wrote: “If you cant pound yam and cook like ds ure not a Real woman, Sallah jollof was ghenghen.” (LIB)

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has discovered 41 fake and unlicenced service providers operating in the country’s telecommunications landscape. The regulatory body made this known in its “2016 Q1 Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Reports” made available to Nigerian Pilot, in Lagos. It said the discovery was made during compliance monitoring regarding the engagement […]