Never allow your wife to make friends with divorced women ―Nigerian man advises fellow men

Nigerian man, Engr Francis, who is ‘happily married’ for 20 years has advised men not to allow their wives to make friends with divorced women. He gave the advice while responding to one Nna Anyi Chibuikem’s comment under a divorced lady’s Facebook post on Sunday. “Rule number one, never allow your wife to make friends […]

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Olukayode Ariwoola: The baleful legacy of a lamentable tenure, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

At the beginning of March 2020, Nigeria’s Supreme Court  dismissed an application for the review of its seven-week old decision to judicially install Hope Uzodinma as the Governor of Imo State, citing as its main reason the need to preserve the authority and finality of decisions of the apex court. The court issued what appeared […]

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Gunmen kidnap Anambra State Commissioner and his wife, kill his aide

Reports say gunmen have abducted the Anambra State Commissioner for Youth Development, Patrick Agha Mba and his wife, Chizoba, in Ubiaja, Esan South-East Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. It was gathered that one of his aides identified as A.B Affiah was k!lled during the attack which occurred on Friday, August 16, 2024. The […]

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Obasanjo finally reacts to claims he has paternal Igbo origin

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has finally reacted to the claim that he is of Igbo origin. Obasanjo spoke when he received in audience the leadership of Ndigbo Amaka Progressive Market Association (NAPMA), an umbrella body of major markets in Lagos State at the boardroom of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Thursday, […]

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The Patriots’ effort to undo 1966, By Tunji Ajibade

A group of Nigerians under the name, The Patriots, visited President Bola Tinubu of late. They requested that the president should turn his attention to political reforms. It was my summation of their request that another constitution should be written and a referendum should take place to ratify it. Of course, we all take out […]

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Du Plessis defeats Nigeria’s Adesanya to retain UFC middleweight title

South African fighter, Dricus Du Plessis, in a highly charged main event at UFC 305, retained his middleweight title, defeating Nigerian-born Israel Adesanya by submission in the fourth round. The grudge match, which had been fueled by pre-fight tensions over race and identity, culminated in a dramatic turn of events as Du Plessis secured the […]

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SERAP gives Akpabio, Abbas ultimatum to disclose monthly running costs of Nigeria’s National Assembly

In a statement dated 17th August 2024, signed by an organisation, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project’s (SERAP’s) Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, has asked the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, to disclose the “exact amount of monthly running costs” allocated to members of the National Assembly. […]

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I won’t allow Chinese firm, ZhonFu scam Nigeria ―Ibikunle Amosun

Former Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has said he will not allow a Chinese company, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited (ZFIICL), to scam Nigeria. In a statement on Saturday titled: “Zhonfu firm is an imposter, it’s Chinese against Chinese dispute,” Amosun stated that Zhongfu has no legal right to appropriate any Nigerian […]

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Ukrainian Air Force destroys key Bridge in Russia’s Kursk area

Ukrainian Air Force said it had destroyed a road bridge of strategic importance in Russia on Saturday, amid its offensive in the Kursk region. Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk published a video on a Telegram channel showing the bombing of a bridge, in what experts say is likely to be genuine. The video showed […]

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Wanted: A Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution, By Sola Akinyede

A BILL FOR AN ACT TO  ALTER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA 1999(AS AMENDED) BY AMENDING PARAGRAPH 20  AND PARAGRAPH 21 OF PART 1 OF THE THIRD SCHEDULE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA . BE IT ENACTED by the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as […]

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Young Nigerian man weds old Caucasian woman ―Nigerian journalist reacts (Photo)

Founding chairman of Human Rights Writers’ Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), Emmanuel Nnadozie Onwubiko, has reacted to a trending photo of a young Nigerian man who got married to his old Caucasian woman at the Federal Marriage Registry in Abuja, Nigeria. “I would rather stay back in ARONDIZUOGU, South East of Nigeria for life than to […]

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French court orders seizure of 3 Nigerian presidential jets

A French court has ruled in favour of a Chinese company, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited, and granted the seizure of three presidential jets belonging to the Nigerian government. The Tribunal Judiciaire de Paris stopped Nigeria from moving or selling the presidential jets until the Chinese firm received the awarded $74.5 million. The court […]

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Court grants order for forfeiture of Emefiele’s $2.4m, Lagos, Delta assets

Nigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Thursday, ordered the interim forfeiture of $2.04 million and seven properties connected to former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele. Presiding judge, Justice Akintayo Aluko made the order following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which is investigating […]

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Can Nigeria fight a loss of hope?, By Abimbola Adelakun

Some of the recurring problems of poverty, corruption, vices, and the perennial decay in our society can be attributed to a hope decline. When people are no longer driven by hope, they stop trying. When they become convinced that nothing they do ultimately matters, they imprison their own agency; they look everywhere else for survival […]

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BBNaija’s Wanni reveals her sister had sex with someone while on her period

BBNaija housemate, Wanni, has left viewers stunned after revealing a shocking detail about her sister, Handi, in a trending conversation with fellow housemate Shaun. In the video, Wanni asked Shaun if he would be comfortable sleeping with a woman during her period. She then went on to disclose that her sister, Handi, used to have […]

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Why I cannot date Igbo men ―Jamaican dancehall star, Spice

Female Jamaican dancehall sensation, deejay, singer, and songwriter, Grace Latoya Hamilton, known professionally as Spice, has stirred up a conversation about her dating preferences, especially the Nigerian men, revealing why she would not date an Igbo man. Spice was asked to choose between an Igbo man and a Yoruba man, during an interview with media […]

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Oil Theft: Still the Same Old Story, By Olusegun Adeniyi

In an interview with Financial Times published last Friday, Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Mr Tony Elumelu sounded more upbeat about the Nigerian oil and gas sector than he was two and a half years ago. As an industry player, Elumelu had lamented in March 2022 that the reason Nigeria could not meet its OPEC production quota “is not because […]

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Nigeria’s NJC recommends Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as next CJN

Reports coming in say the National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun to be appointed as the next Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). The recommendation was made in an impromptu closed-door meeting initially slated for Friday but brought forward to Thursday in Abuja, Nigeria. In the meeting, the NJC also made […]

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Nigerian govt blocks N83bn protest funds, arrests political collaborators ―NSA

The Federal Government has traced at least N83 billion in cryptocurrency and fiat money channelled towards the recent nationwide protests, according to Punch. They include $50m of cryptocurrency — $38m of which were blocked in four cryptocurrency wallets — and N4bn contributed by various political actors in Abuja, Kano, Kaduna and Katsina. This was part […]

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