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Super Eagles of Nigeria failed to close the gap on group leaders South Africa after playing another 1-1 draw against The Warriors of Zimbabwe at the Hure Stadium in Bature, Rwanda on Sunday afternoon. With the Bafana Bafana beating Benin Republic in their group opener on Saturday in Pretoria, the pressure was on Jose Peseiro’s […]
Continue ReadingAs I was saying, the 2023 presidential election was won and lost fundamentally because of the fractured opposition, even though you are free to add one million other reasons to that. Confronting a monster like the All Progressives Congress (APC) was already an uphill battle for a united Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the biggest opposition […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has initiated the release of 4,068 inmates who have served various terms of imprisonment with an option of fine or compensation, as part of efforts to decongest the Nigerian prisons now called Custodial Centres. Speaking during an event which was held at the Medium Security Custodial Centre in […]
Continue ReadingNigerian naira appreciated against the United States American dollar, closing at N791.75/$1 at the official market. According to data from the FMDQ Securities Exchange, the naira rose by 5.87 per cent or N49.39 compared to the previous day’s rate of N841.14/$ at the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM). The naira’s gain was, however, expected […]
Continue ReadingA story that trended last weekend showed a man weeping profusely after DNA test results revealed that none of his four children was his biological child. When asked ‘why’ he carried out the DNA tests, he claimed that he had been suspecting the wife of “impure ways” and decided to carry out a DNA test […]
Continue ReadingLiberia President, George Weah, on Friday conceded election defeat to opposition leader, Joseph Boakai after a tight race, ending a presidency marred by graft allegations but helping to ensure a smooth transition of power in the once volatile African nation. Boakai, 78, a former vice president who lost to Weah in the 2017 election, led […]
Continue ReadingAward winning Nigerian singer, Divine Ikubor, known professionally as Rema, performs charm in the song’s video here with the raunchy girl, Nigerian dancer, entrepreneur, model, social media personality and influencer, Suleman Alimat Sadia, popularly known as Pride Evy. You will agree that Evy’s dressing here and her curvy figure are raunchy enough to turn the […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian woman, Chizoba Chukwuluba, has said that some women deserve to be beaten by their husbands. She stated this on Friday after one Janet Abel said men are not supposed to hit their wives for any reason whatsoever. The posts:
Continue ReadingI could have bet my last shekels that then aspirant Bola Ahmed Tinubu was never going to emerge the presidential candidate of the All Peoples Congress, APC. I was this certain on account of the logic that no aspirant could emerge the candidate without the buy-in of the cultic and all powerful President Muhammadu Buhari. […]
Continue ReadingLagos State government has said it recorded no fewer than 340 cases of wives beating their husbands to submission in the last year. The Executive Secretary of the Lagos Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), Mrs Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, made the disclosure in a quarterly report of the agency. According to Vivour-Rhodes, the incidence of reports […]
Continue ReadingA woman, 49, who has been accused of murdering five members of her family for the insurance payout was arrested in South Africa. The woman allegedly killed her police officer husband, her son who was at a University, her two daughters, and her cousin. But police say there could be more victims of the alleged […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian man, John-Paul Ugwu, has advised men to embrace polygamy if they want to live longer and happier and be free from marital shackles.
Continue ReadingNigeria’s High Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria, has ordered that the ex-Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, who is standing trial on procurement fraud, be remanded in the Kuje Correctional Centre pending the determination of his bail request. The trial which had been stalled on three occasions finally […]
Continue ReadingNational Peace Committee (NPC) led by former Nigerian Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, on Thursday, decried cases of violence, intimidation, and vote-buying, among other practices during last Saturday’s off-cycle governorship elections in Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa states. In a statement on Thursday, the peace committee said: “We are not unaware of the glitches recorded […]
Continue ReadingEstonian slackliner and Guinness World Record (GWR) holder, Jaan Roose, on Thursday, walked on a rope from Sterling Towers in the Marina area of Lagos to the Onome Rig. Famous for taking on daring challenges, Roose has become a sensation in the world of extreme sports, gaining a substantial following on various social media platforms. […]
Continue ReadingThe narrative from certain quarters is that President Bola Tinubu is laying the foundation for a new Nigeria which will only manifest in years to come – probably when his presidency has ended. The same narrative pervaded the presidency of Muhammadu Buhari for eight years. But anybody who looks rationally and logically at the indices […]
Continue ReadingWorld Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a new commission on Social Connection, to address loneliness as a pressing health threat, promote social connection as a priority and accelerate the scaling up of solutions in countries of all incomes. The WHO made this known in a press statement made available to newsmen on Thursday. Co-chaired by […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) has nominated 22 Court of Appeal justices to the National Judicial Council (NJC) for elevation to the Supreme Court bench. According to reports, the nominees represent each geopolitical zone. The North-Central and South-East regions have the largest share with 6 candidates each, while the South-West and South-South each have […]
Continue ReadingNational executive councils of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Wednesday night suspended their nationwide strike over an alleged assault on the President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero. The unions said the suspension followed the intervention of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu. The OPS comprising critical players […]
Continue ReadingA lecturer in the Faculty of Education at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Dr Ayo Ojediran, has reportedly slumped in his office and died. Reports say that the lecturer was rushed to the university’s clinic after he slumped on Tuesday, but could not make it. Speaking on the incident on Wednesday, […]
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