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Body of an unidentified woman was reportedly found dumped at FHA junction, along Lugbe Airport Road in Abuja. An Abuja resident, Samuel Peter, posted the photo on social media at the weekend and wrote: “Beware of Yahoo and Ritualist, She was used and dumped at FHA junction Lugbe airport Road Abuja” See the graphic photo […]
Continue ReadingNigerian government had declared Wednesday, May 1, 2024 as a public holiday to mark this year’s Workers or Labour Day. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration, according to the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Aishetu Ndayako. “The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, 1st May, 2024, as a Public Holiday to commemorate this year’s Workers’ Day […]
Continue ReadingPolice Inspector has been detained for allegedly cutting off his pregnant wife’s hand over N3000 in the Dong area of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. Reports say the man committed the act after his wife allegedly took N3,000 out of his savings. It was gathered that the Inspector left the money at […]
Continue ReadingGoalkeeper of Nigeria’s Super Falcons, Chiamaka Nnadozie, has become the first African and Nigerian player to be crowned the best goalkeeper in the women’s league, French D1 Arkema. The 23-year-old shot-stopper cemented her status as one of the best goalkeepers in the world following her remarkable achievements and heroic penalty-savings for Paris FC this season. […]
Continue Reading“How are you coping with this fuel scarcity? Fuel queues everywhere. Even the bus stops are crowded. People waiting for buses that also do not have fuel.” “What I don’t understand is why every administration since 1999, marking the return to civilian rule, has had to deal with exactly the same problems: fuel scarcity, a […]
Continue ReadingSome wives are not worth the titles they carry. They are women, yes. Wives? No. The right moves, acts and depth are just not there. It is either they forgot everything their mothers and clerics taught them about being a wife or they simply came up with their own codes of conduct but whatever they […]
Continue ReadingOperatives of Rivers State Police Command, Nigeria, have arrested sixteen persons in connection with the murder of a female police inspector, Christiana Erekere. Erekere was murdered in the line of duty on Thursday, April 25, 2024 afternoon, in front of Taabaa Police Station in Khanna Local Government Area of the state. Spokesperson (PPRO) of the […]
Continue ReadingBig Brother Naija star, Ka3na compared herself herself to gospel singer Ebuka after a video of her wearing a white garment and carrying out a ritual with a goat by the riverside went viral. Sharing a video of Ebuka singing a gospel song at a beach, Ka3na asked her followers to explain how what she […]
Continue ReadingIn spite of the on-the-spot raid of Bureau De Change (BDC) operators by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, the naira began the week on a negative note against the United States dollar closing at N1419.11/$ on Monday indicating signs of a turbulent week. At the official market on Monday, the naira traded […]
Continue ReadingNigerian singer and songwriter, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, known professionally as Wizkid, has taken a jab at Davido and Mavin Records boss, Michael Ajereh, popularly known as Don Jazzy. referring to him as an influencer. During exchanges with his followers, Wizkid dismissed the very successful music producer and label owner, Don Jazzy, as an ‘influencer’, and […]
Continue ReadingRenowned Nigerian actress, Kemi Afolabi celebrated her birthday on Sunday, April 28, with a powerful word of prayer. The mother of one, expressed deep gratitude to her creator, and earnestly prays that this year’s birthday shall not be her final celebration, expressing hope for many more happy returns. “Ya Allah, may this not be my […]
Continue Reading“Love and business and family and religion and art and patriotism are nothing but shadows of words when a man is starving” – O’Henry, 1862-1910. Sometime ago, your Vice President called Nigerians, who registered their displeasure about the continuing devaluation of the Naira, “clowns” for not supporting the government now when things are tough. Shettima […]
Continue ReadingUnited Kingdom (UK)-based Nigerian man, Olubunmi Abodunde, has beaten his wife, Taiwo Abodunde, to death with their son’s skateboard, Daily Mail reports. The couple, who had three children, arrived in the UK from Nigeria in 2022 and always clashed over alleged affairs and arguments about bills. According to Daily Mail, 48-year-old Abodunde had been repeatedly investigated […]
Continue ReadingIf you think some courses are not relevant in Nigeria, I won’t say you’re wrong. Some even argue these courses are what they are, even before the advent of the internet. They’re not just feasible. The propagation of digitisation and technological advancement has made some fields more demanding. Yes, daily discoveries tend to relinquish the […]
Continue ReadingA Lagos tenant in his mid-30s, popularly identified as Baale or Radical, has reportedly committed suicide after he was issued a quit notice from his apartment for not being able to pay his annual rent of N35,000 increased to N60,000. It was gathered that Baale, who lived in a room on Moshalashi Road, Egan, in […]
Continue ReadingOne day, I will have the courage to ask the immaculate Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, how he feels each time he travels on the horrible Ibadan-Ife road. Ben Okri, ‘The Famished Road’ storyteller, finds his own ‘road’ a torment – he says it “leads home and then away from it, without end.” Okri […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement on Monday, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed former Super Eagles winger, Finidi George as the new head coach of the nation’s senior men’s national team. The announcement came with the NFF Board approving the recommendation of its Technical and Development Committee to hand over the reins to the 52-year-old former […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s naira has demonstrated signs of strengthening against the United States dollar, appreciating by N125 to reach N1,275/$1 over the weekend. The new rate represents a 9.8 per cent increase when compared to N1,400 to a dollar it traded at the close of trading activity on Friday. This came as the Senate through its Committee […]
Continue ReadingLagos State Police Command has launched an investigation into the death of a 42-year-old man, Gihan Mbelu, said to be the chairman of the Victoria Garden City (VGC) in the Lekki area of the state. It was gathered that people decided to inspect his vehicle which had been running for hours at the spot where […]
Continue ReadingI was filled with regrets after watching a documentary by the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) titled ‘Fuel Subsidy: Lifting a Nation’s Burden’. I started ruminating over what might have been. In the opening, Dame Winifred Akpani, founder and CEO of NorthWest Petroleum and Gas Company, reminds us of how fuel […]
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