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Following the twin policy decisions to remove subsidy on petrol and the floatation of the naira against major world currencies by President Ahmed Bola Tinubu upon assumption of office a little over a year ago, the predictable consequences of these IMF/World Bank-induced neo-liberal economic experimentations have exploded in the faces of its promoters. President Tinubu’s widely […]
Continue ReadingNigerian singer and Mavin star, Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, known professionally as Ayra Starr, left little to the imagination as she displayed her curves in a carnival outfit at the Barbados. The singer wore blue coloured attire made with beads and feathers as she partied with Rihanna at the Crop Over Carnival in Barbados on Monday, […]
Continue ReadingPreamble We write to speak up as concerned Nigerians, democrats, and veterans who are worried, embarrassed, and traumatized by the depths into which Nigeria has sunk in recent times. The past 25 years of democratic governance, while meant to usher in an era of progress and prosperity, have instead been marked by a tragic irony. […]
Continue ReadingBig Brother Naija (BBNaija) Season 9 Reality TV show contestant, Mickey, reveals he has developed feelings for a female housemate, Handi. Mickey made his feelings known in a private conversation with colleague, Zion. Speaking about the dynamics of relationships in the Big Brother house, he told Zion that he likes Handi but doesn’t like the […]
Continue ReadingThe #EndBadGovernance protests in Nigeria were scheduled to take place between August 1 -10, 2024, tagged “10 Days of Rage”, a seemingly apocalyptic projection of the immediate future of Nigeria constructed in the fashion of The People vs. The State but as it has turned out, it may be correct on August 6, today, to […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian currency, the Naira has appreciated at the official market. According to new Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange, a platform that oversees the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM, the Naira gained N9.93, representing a 0.61 per cent gain when compared to the previous trading date on Aug. 2 […]
Continue ReadingIn an interview with Financial Times, former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that those benefiting from the lucrative business of fuel importation are going to make efforts to frustrate the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. Obasanjo stated this in the wake of allegations by the President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, that some […]
Continue ReadingVice President Kamala Harris has chosen Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota as her running mate, elevating the former teacher and Army National Guard veteran to join the Democratic ticket and help lead the party’s fight to defeat Donald Trump. The selection – which Harris personally delivered to Walz via a video call, according to a source familiar […]
Continue ReadingInternational tennis superstar, Serena Williams and her daughters were prevented from entering a restaurant in Paris. Williams, who won four Olympic gold medals over the course of her career, first arrived in the French capital in late July, ahead of the Olympic opening ceremony in which she participated as a torch bearer. The retired tennis champion […]
Continue ReadingBangladesh’s Prime Minister has resigned and fled to India following weeks of deadly protests in the country. Reports of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, 76, resigning were confirmed by the army, as well as Bangladesh High Commission Officials in Delhi. According to the country’s leading national paper, Hasina and her sister took a military helicopter to […]
Continue ReadingPerhaps I should not be alive. But I am. Despite the odds, I turn 58 today. I am still frail and fragile. But now, I can stand on my feet again, bearing testimony to those sacred words of the Almighty Allah himself that, “No soul can ever die except by Allah’s leave and at a […]
Continue ReadingMoments following his release from prison, Nigerian crossdresser Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, popularly known as Bobrisky, hosted a boat cruise with his friends, in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. Pictures and videos from the celebration show Bobrisky and his friends including Nigerian star actresses Moyo Lawal, Eniola Ajao, et al, celebrating his release. Bobrisky regained his freedom […]
Continue ReadingThey did what locusts do to farms. They spared almost nothing. They ate road slabs, pilfered roofs and stole ceilings. They attacked and looted at least one mosque – and at least one church. They hammered concrete slabs and squeezed out of them iron rods for sale. Well-paved roads suffered their anger because the beauty […]
Continue ReadingAshraf Adam, the son of the reinstated Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Friday wedded his fiancée, Sultana, daughter of Senator Suleiman Nazif from Bauchi. The wedding ceremony took place at the National Mosque in Abuja and was followed by a luxurious reception. The couple shared moments from their special day on a dedicated […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s women basketballers, D’Tigress have made history at the Paris 2024 becoming the first African team (male or female) to reach the quarterfinals of any Olympic Games. The back-to-back Afrobasket champions shocked Canada 79-70 in Lille, France to achieve this feat of ticket to the last eight. Nigeria tied 18-18 in the first quarter, lost […]
Continue ReadingThere you have it. The “hunger protest” that took off in most parts of the country on Wednesday has predictably led to burning, looting and killing. In one instance, demonstrators tried to overrun a government house. A man was seen vandalising traffic lights to — wait for this — “end bad governance”. Unfortunately, at least […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu addressed the nation on Sunday with a message of concern, responsibility, and a call for unity, at a time of heightened tension and unrest across several states in Nigeria. The wave of protests which began on August 1, marked by violence and destruction, has prompted the President to speak directly to the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian born Sosoliso plane crash survivor and America’s Got Talent star singer, Kechi Okwuchi, has shared photos of herself in a bikini at a swimming pool. See more photos below:
Continue ReadingAmerican star singer and mother of two, Cardi B, 31, is pregnant and expecting her third baby. The rapper confirmed the news on Instagram on Thursday, August 1. She shared photos of her baby bump and wrote: “With every ending comes a new beginning! I am so grateful to have shared this season with you, you […]
Continue ReadingHeart surgeon, Masoud Pezeshkian, was sworn-in as President of Iran on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. His primary concern seemed to be about lifting the unilateral sanctions the United States, US, had imposed on his country. Reviving the economy is fundamental for the citizenry and the sure way of winning their hearts. However, he would have been […]
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