Nigerian orphan emerges best graduating doctor/student in Sudan University (Photos)

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 […]

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See how star singer, Alicia Keys inspires show Anchors to go without makeup on national TV (Photos)

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 […]

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For marriages that are still standing, By Funke Egbemode

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 […]

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Religious leaders promote sexual crimes in Nigeria, says Police

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 […]

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Nigerian govt warns Nigerians of the dangers of multi-level marketing, calls it ‘fraud’

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 […]

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See how a Kenyan TV presenter mocks Nigeria and Nigerians over the Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg’s visit

The Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg is in Kenya after visiting Nigeria for 3 days, a Kenyan guy, Xtian Dela thinks Nigerians are over hyping the visit. That all that brings Nigerians together are witchcraft and corruption and that like Tanzanians, Nigerians cannot express themselves properly in English. Just read his tweets for yourself. His timeline […]

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Monalisa Chinda’s wedding in Santorini, Greece. The Nigeria’s simplest bride ever? (Horse-riding Photo)

Wonderful. There is something about this wedding that one must like – its simplicity. Well, the ace actress, Monalisa may have learnt from experience that all the ‘gra gra’  that people do about earthly things is vanity. Monalisa Chinda and Victor Tonye Coker had their white wedding in Santorini, Greece yesterday. We wish them a happy married life. […]

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See Nigeria’s Photo and Tweet of the week for your enjoyment this weekend

Gbam! Thank you Mr Omojuwa for this picture and your comment. That was Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, jogging in the midst of some youth in Nigeria. No fierce-looking soldiers and battle-ready mobile police officers sandwitching him. He enjoyed his freedom and also enjoyed Nigeria in those three days.

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Reason why Facebook CEO, Zuckerberg met Kenya’s Minister but refused to meet Nigeria’s Minister

The first picture is our ICT minister, Adebayo Shittu . He is in his 60s. The second picture is Kenya’s ICT minister, Joe Mucheru. He is in his 40s. Are you still wondering why Mark Zuckerberg chose to meet with him and not Shittu? Zuckerberg came to Africa to meet African youths, he did not […]

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Nigerian Army pronounces Boko Haram Leader Abubakar Shekau dead

The Nigerian army has said that it has killed the leader of the Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau, as well as his impostor. According to Lucky Irabor, theatre commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, who was speaking in Adamawa state on Thursday, described as “a façade” recent videos of Abubakar Shekau released by Boko Haram “I […]

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Nigerians troop out in large number to view and witness eclipse

Since May 20, 1947, when people in Nigeria witnessed total darkness for a few minutes in the afternoon during the eclipse of that year, many Nigerians have always looked forward to an eclipse hoping that the 1947 event would recur. It was, therefore, not surprising that Nigerians, in many parts of the country, yesterday, trooped […]

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35 million Nigerians threatened by food scarcity -Environmental Society

Eleven frontline states in northern Nigeria are threatened with food scarcity due to extreme weather conditions. Between 50 and 75 percent of land in Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Kano, Jigawa, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara and Yobe states are under threat of desertification due to global warming. The National President of the Nigerian Environmental Society (NES), Prof. […]

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Civil servant remanded in prison custody over alleged defamatory Facebook post

A civil servant, currently serving with the Bayelsa State Ministry of Justice, Jonah Okah, has been arraigned before a Magistrate Court 7 in Yenagoa, over a case criminal defamation levied against Mr. Ritchie Etonye, the Government House accountant. The accused who was arraigned before Magistrate Pere Bossa pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against […]

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There’s too much hunger in Nigeria today, Fayose tells Buhari to listen to Nigerians,

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has called on President Mohammadu Buhari to listen to the cries of Nigerians and stop seeing those with opinions different from his own as threats to his hold on power, saying; “The reality our President must face now is that there is too much hunger in the land, Nigerians […]

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RMD, Rita Dominic, Stephaine Okereke-Linus, Basketmouth, Toolz, Yemi Alade, others meet FB CEO, Mark Zuckerberg (Photos)

Billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg met with Nollywood celebs and Media Personalities in Lagos, today August 31st. Richard Mofe-Damijo, Tolu ‘Toolz’ Oniru-Demuren, Kunle Afolayan, Basketmouth, Rita Dominic Yemi Alade, Florence ‘DJ Cupoy’ Otedola, Stephaine Okereke-Linus and others were present. See more photos below Photo credit: Mark Zuckerberg, LIB

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