Nigerian man reportedly kills his wife in UK months after relocation

Nigerian lady, Olunife @tonariess, an X (Twitter) user, has disclosed that a Nigerian man has reportedly killed his wife in the UK. According to her, the couple relocated to the UK this year. She added that the incident happened after the mother of three filed a restraining order against her husband. “A Nigerian man killed […]

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It’s exhausting living in Nigeria and dealing with Nigerians ―Former gov, El-Rufai’s daughter-in-law laments

Bashir-El-Rufai’s wife, Halima Nwakaego, has said that she finds it exhausting living in Nigeria, and having to deal with Nigerians. Taking to her Instagram story on Saturday, December 2, the mother of two who is the daughter-in-law to the former governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-rufai wrote: “It’s exhausting living in Nigeria and dealing with […]

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Tinubu and Ganduje Shouldn’t Play with Fire in Kano, By Farooq A. Kperogi

In a predictable, premeditated, and carefully choreographed judicial charade, the Court of Appeal on Friday upheld the verdict of the Kano State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal that reversed the electoral triumph of NNPP’s Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State. I sincerely hope this assault on justice isn’t the spark that ignites an inferno in Kano—and […]

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NAF helicopter crashes in Port Harcourt

A Nigerian Air Force helicopter has on Friday morning crashed in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. NAF spokesman, Edward Gabkwet, confirmed the development in a statement. He said all those onboard survived though they sustained “minor injuries”. “The helicopter with the number NAF MI-35P crashed at exactly 7.45 am shortly after it took off […]

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CBN to freeze bank accounts without BVN, NIN in Nigeria

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says beginning from April 2024, it will freeze all bank accounts without a Bank Verification Number (BVN) or National Identification Number (NIN). The circular released by the apex bank on Friday, December 1, instructed banks to place a “Post no Debit” restriction which prevents customers from making withdrawals, transfers, or […]

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Nigerian singer, Rema cancels all music shows in December to focus on his health

Award winning Nigerian singer, Divine Ikubor, known professionally as Rema, has cancelled all musical engagements for December 2023. In a post shared on his Instastories on the evening of Wednesday November 29, Rema said he will be using the time to focus on his health which he has ignored for a while. See his post […]

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Nigeria’s younger generation will never get power unless it’s positively disruptive ―Obasanjo

Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has said Nigeria’s younger generation should be positively disruptive to get power now. Leadership is very important both in the private sector and military, adding that the younger generation will never get power if they do not get it now, Obasanjo said. The youth should run for elections in […]

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Naira rate in free fall against the dollar again

Nigeria’s Naira, on Friday, depreciated marginally to N927.19 per dollar at the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), the country’s official exchange rate window. The rate represents a fall by 11.40 percent from the N832.32 recorded on Thursday. According to data from FMDQ Securities Exchange, a platform that oversees foreign exchange (FX) trading in Nigeria, the […]

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My worst mistake in life ―Actress Anne Njemanze pours her heart out

Nollywood actress, Anne Njemanze, fondly called Domitilla by her fans and colleagues, has taken a deep breath from life challenges, and has every reason to be grateful to her maker for helping her to pull through despite her shortcomings. In her Instagram posts these days, the beautiful and star actress who was most notable for […]

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Pastor arrested for allegedly killing his pregnant wife in Ekiti (Graphic photo)

Pastor Abiodun Sunday Oluwadare, has been arrested by the police for allegedly killing his pregnant wife, Tosin Oluwadare in Ido-Ile in Ekiti West LGA of Ekiti State. Spokesman of the State Police Command (PPRO), DSP Sunday Abutu, who confirmed the arrest, said that investigation was ongoing. It was gathered that the pastor popularly known as […]

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A Memo To Obasanjo, By Akin Osuntokun

Exasperated at a slew of successive military take over of governance in the African coup belt states of Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Niger and Gabon, President Olusegun Obasanjo came to the conclusion that liberal democracy has failed post colonial African states. Reinforcing this Afro pessimism was the recently concluded sham general elections that has produced […]

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Why do you always photoshop your waist to make them look smaller? ―Actress Princess Shyngle tackles women who claim to have natural bodies

Gambian-born but Ghana-based curvy actress and producer, Princess Shyngle has taken a swipe at women who claim they are proud of their natural body while bashing women who underwent plastic surgery. In an Instastory post she shared, Princess Shyngle asked why such women will photoshop their waist to look smaller and their bum to look bigger in photos. […]

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Woman declared dead found alive in hospital morgue by crematorium worker

A family has been left fuming after a 90-year-old grandmother was declared dead by doctors and was placed in the hospital morgue only for a shocked crematorium worker to discover she was still alive. Norma Silveira da Silva, 90, was pronounced dead on Saturday, November 25, at about 11.40pm local time at Sao Jose Regional […]

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Why I dumped DJ Cuppy ―Otedola’s daughter’s ex, Ryan Taylor

Ryan Taylor, the former lover of the daughter of billionaire business mogul, Femi Otedola, and Nigerian disc jockey (DJ), Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy, has finally disclosed why he left his exes, which included DJ Cuppy. The revelation came after Ryan Taylor made a random post on Instagram, asking people to tell […]

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My wife locks me up in a room, seizes my car keys and bullies me ―Man begs court to dissolve his marriage

A divorce-seeking Nigerian man, Kazeem Yekini told a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan on Thursday, November 30, that his wife bullies and intimidates him  NAN reports He pleaded with the court to dissolve the marriage between him and his estranged wife, Opeyemi, saying the marriage had ruined his life. He said Ms. Opeyemi […]

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What Obasanjo’s ‘Afro-democracy’ forgot, By Abimbola Adelakun

The argument that democracy is not working for Africa due to our historical and cultural factors is not new. Critics after critics have posited that Africans must evolve indigenous methods of democracy suitable for their temperament. The latest advocate to recuperate this old debate is ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo. At a forum last Monday, he shared […]

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Singer Kizz Daniel gifts himself a Rolls-Royce Cullinan to mark ten years on stage (Video, photos)

Nigerian star singer, Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe, popularly known as Kizz Daniel, is celebrating his tenth year as an entertainer. In a post shared on his Instagram page on Thursday, November 30 evening, the father of a set of twin boys disclosed that he just bought a Rolls-Royce Cullinan to celebrate the milestone. https://www.instagram.com/p/C0RzECFtznk/?img_index=1   Watch […]

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Former US Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, dies

Former United States (US) Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who played a pivotal and polarising role in US foreign policy during the Cold War, has died at the age of 100. Kissinger served as America’s top diplomat and national security adviser during the Nixon and Ford administrations. In spite of leaving office in the mid-1970s, […]

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