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Retired Permanent Secretary with the Oyo State Government, Nigeria, Ms. Elizabeth Olaniyan Gbenle, has been gruesomely murdered by unknown assailants in her house in Ibadan, the state capital. The incident happened at the deceased’s residence, along All Saints College Road, Idi Ishin, off NIHORT area of Ibadan between Thursday and Friday last week, according to […]
Continue ReadingAt the height of the Naira Redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) which eventually unravelled as a ‘Naira Confiscation’ exercise in April this year, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released a ‘Trade and Development Report’ on the situation across Africa, with special reference to Nigeria. “A shortage of […]
Continue ReadingNigerian actress, founder of JTO fashion and billionaire Femi Otedola’s daughter, Temi Otedola has revealed she is married to singer, Oluwatosin Oluwole Ajibade, better known by his stage name, Mr Eazi. She posted on her X handle on Friday afternoon, October 27, “My husband dropped an album today.” Temi got engaged to Me Eazi in April […]
Continue ReadingA wigmaker from Lagos, Nigeria, Helen Williams, has entered the Guinness World Records’ (GWR) book as she created the world’s longest handmade wig. The wig measures an astounding 351.28 meters (1,152 ft. 5 in) with Helen dedicating 11 days and over two million naira (£2,031; $2,493) to craft this remarkable wig. GWR acknowledged her feat, […]
Continue ReadingIn a Press statement, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has replied the Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Information and Strategy. Press Statement 14/11/2023 BAYO ONANUGA’S MISCHIEF AND THE TRAGEDY OF A NATION We would have ignored Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy because we know him plus his penchant […]
Continue ReadingNigerian rapper, song writer and a performing artist, Oladipupo Oladimeji, popularly known as Oladips has passed away. He died on Tuesday night at 10:14 pm. The news of his death was announced on his Instagram handle on Wednesday. The Instagram post reads: “We are saddened to inform the general public that Oladipupo Olabode Oladimeji aka […]
Continue Reading25-year-old Nigerian man, Jason Ogbomoh, has been shot and killed in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America. Jason was shot several times by a yet to be identified shooter on Sunday, November 12, 2023. His father, Chief Patrick Ogbomoh, is the president of Agbor-USA, a socio-cultural group and apex body for Agbor indigenes residing […]
Continue Reading40-year-old mother of six, Saudatu Aliyu, has narrated how her son-in-law, Gambo Adamu, deceived her into believing that he contracted a marriage between her and former president, Muhammadu Buhari. Gambo Adamu was sentenced to 12 months in prison by a magistrates’ court sitting in Minna, Niger State last month. Saudatu, who is a divorcee, and […]
Continue ReadingSaudi Arabia authorities cancelled the visa of all the 264 passengers who travelled from Nigeria to Jeddah. The Air Peace flight took off from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Nigeria, via the Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano on Sunday night, Nov. 12, and arrived in Saudi Arabia’s major city, Jeddah, today, Nov. 13. However, […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian mother of two, Joy Nsude, has died in her house in Hartlepool, United Kingdom. A member of the Nigerian community, Ibironke Khadeejah Quadri, who disclosed this in a post on Monday, November 13, 2023, said the cause of her death has not yet been reviewed. According to the post, Mrs. Nsude died on […]
Continue ReadingIn 1968, Stanislav Andrzejewski, the former Polish soldier and prisoner-of-war, who later founded the Sociology Department at the University of Reading in England, coined the word ‘kleptocracy”, which he defined as “a system of government [that] consists precisely of the practice of selling what the law forbids to sell.” He saw in the system of Nigeria’s First […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian lady @ritajulius_ has said on her TikTok account that she regretted graduating with a first class and being the best graduating student of her department in a Nigerian University. According to the young lady, she concentrated solely on her academics and forgot to have a social life and network. She said she has […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Afrobeat star, songwriter and instrumentalist, Harrison Tare Okiri, aka Harrysong has attracted reactions by setting a new record, marrying 30 women in a single day. Even though the move is being described as another publicity stunt by some social media who saw a glimpse of the video, Harryson has kept mum on the issue. This […]
Continue ReadingIn spite of the news of the court order obtained by Nigerian government to stop organised labour from embarking on its proposed industrial action in protest over the attack on Comrade Joe Ajaero in Imo State on Wednesday, November 1, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have directed their […]
Continue ReadingOff-cycle elections in Nigeria are elections that are held outside the usual timetable for general elections. When Nigeria returned to democratic, civilian rule in 1999, the expectation was that elections would be held regularly across the federation in a four-year-cycle, but after the 1999 elections, many candidates went to court to protest the outcome of […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the winner of November 11, 2023 gubernatorial election in the state. Returning Officer, Prof Faruq Kuta, the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Of Technology, Minna, announced Diri as the winner of the election at […]
Continue ReadingLong ago, I read the story of a young boy whose mum gave two 10 kobo coins on a Sunday morning. “This 10 kobo is for offering. The other one is for sweets after service,” the mum instructed him. The boy kept the coins in his breast pocket. On his way to church, one of […]
Continue ReadingGovernorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kogi State, Usman Ododo, has been declared the winner of the November 11, 2023 election with 446,237 votes. Announcing the result late Sunday night, the state Returning Officer, Prof Johnson Urama, said Ododo was closely followed by the Social Democratic Party candidate, Muri Ajaka, who scored […]
Continue ReadingA video capturing moment a lady intentionally destroyed a TV during an argument with her husband has been shared online. The video which was shared online has since gone viral. The lady who was aware that it was all captured on video, told her husband that she is doing it to piss him off. Details […]
Continue ReadingVeteran Nigerian-Hausa drama actor, Usman Baba Pategi, popularly known as Samanja, has passed away. He died at the age of 84. A statement released by one of his sons, Mohammad Usman, says the actor died in the early hours of Sunday, November 12, at a private hospital in Kaduna State after a prolonged illness. The […]
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