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40-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 […]
Continue ReadingLast week, we discussed how to maintain a moderate weight amongst middle-aged people. This week, we are exploring the spectre of sudden ill health appearing without warning in people aged 50 years and above. Some of these ailments can announce their presence painfully. One of the most common of these ailments is stroke. We have […]
Continue ReadingNigerian actor, Chukwunekwu Okweye popularly known as ‘Jack Neko’ has married his sweetheart, Favour Obieze, in Anambra State, Nigeria. Their traditional wedding was held in the bride’s compound at Agulu, Anaocha Local Government of the state on Saturday, November 11, 2023. The actor said he met his wife while at a friend’s church at Enugwu-Ukwu […]
Continue ReadingA politician in Enugu State has been accused of sending thugs to brutalise a woman and her family because they refused to sell their only family land to him. A video shared online shows the victim and male members of her family lying facedown on the floor as thugs flog them mercilessly. Afterwards, the eldest […]
Continue ReadingFamily members, friends and colleagues of media personality, actress and author, Toke Makinwa, attended her birthday dinner held in Lagos, Saturday night November 11. Toke turned a year older last week November 3. See more photos below and video far below: Watch video below: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mercy Obidake […]
Continue ReadingMultifaceted Nigerian entrepreneur, Model, Brand Influencer, business manager, and reality TV show star, Aniekwe Francis Chidi, popularly known as Chizzy, has tied the knot with his love. The Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) Season 7 housemate got married to his woman on Saturday in Anambra State, Nigeria, in a private ceremony that was kept secret from most […]
Continue ReadingImo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared winner of the November 11 governorship election in the State. Uzodinma was returned as the winner of the election by the state retuning officer, Prof Abayomi Fasina, the Vice Chancellor of Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Ekiti State. The governor won in all […]
Continue Reading“When you go home, tell them of us and sayFor your tomorrow, we gave you our today” This evocative epithet is enshrined on the Kohima World Memorial in Nagaland, built to commemorate Soldiers, who laid down their lives to repel Japanese assault in 1944 during World War II. Yet successive Indian Governments since 1947 haven’t […]
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