Most households are run by a single mother, whether married or not ―Nigerian influencer, Raye says

Nigerian influencer, and the Youth Corper who criticised Tinubu’s government for the current hardship in Nigeria and Lagos State for being unclean, Ushie Rita Uguamaye popularly known as Raye, has reiterated the view of a man, Matthew Coast who earlier said in a post that most women are single mothers, even when they are married. […]

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‘I’m going to be a polygamous woman’ ―BBNaija star, Phyna

Former Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) seventh season winner, model, actress, and entertainer, Ijeoma Josephina Otabor, popularly known as Phyna, has sparked online reactions after declaring in a viral video that she plans to be a “polygamous woman,” while speaking on Nigeria’s marriage laws. In the video shared on her Instagram page, Phyna spoke about what she believes […]

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Beggar possesses three houses, cars, other businesses acquired from proceeds of begging

A leprosy-stricken beggar on the streets of Indore in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, turned out to be a true slumdog millionaire, with several houses, vehicles and businesses to his name, the media in India reported. As part of concentrated efforts to make Indore a beggar-free city, local authorities recently rescued a physically-challenged man […]

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Idolatry: The Worship of a President, By Lasisi Olagunju

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu returned over the weekend, swagger intact, despite his tumble in Turkey. His face was calm; his steps steady. His left arm tucked into the left fold of his agbada; his right palm expectantly popped into the waiting hands of top appointees lined up to receive him. Ministers and governors do this […]

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Courts in Nigeria gradually becoming politicians ―PDP

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has asked the courts to stay away from its internal affairs before they become politicians. National Publicity Secretary of the party, Ini Ememobong, made this call on Friday while responding to questions in an interview on Arise Television, noting that courts are gradually becoming politicians. According to him: “Well, this verdict […]

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Five Nigerian artistes nominated for Grammy Awards

Countdown to the 68th Grammy Awards is officially on, and once again, Nigerian music is firmly in the global spotlight. When the ceremony holds on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, United States of America, five Nigerian stars will be in the running for music’s big awards, reinforcing the […]

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Tinubu has spent only 8 days in Nigeria in 2026 ―Peter Obi says

Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu for spending much of January abroad. The former governor of Anambra State, in a post on his X handle on Sunday morning, noted that while leaders in other countries focus on domestic governance at the start […]

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Following snake bite, Nigerian female music talent, dies

A female Abuja-based music talent, Ifunanya Nwangene, has died after she was bitten by snake. Nwangene, a soprano singer with the Amemuso Choir, passed away on Saturday at the Federal Medical Centre, Abuja. The Amemuso Choir confirmed her death in a statement issued on Sunday afternoon and signed by its Music Director, Sam Ezugwu. “We […]

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Tinubu’s Türkiye fiasco spotlights his Age, Health and Wife, By Farooq A. Kperogi

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s state visit to Türkiye this week dramatized two uncomfortable realities: the visible toll of age or ill health on the president and the conspicuous absence of his wife in the intimate sphere of his personal care and public self-presentation. This was not supposed to be a problematic visit. Tinubu was in […]

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Retired Army General, son arrested over alleged military coup plot in Nigeria

A retired Nigerian Army General, Mohammed Ibrahim Gana, has been reportedly arrested along with serving military officers and civilians over allegations of plotting to overthrow the government of President Bola Tinubu. Niger State indigene, Gana, the Danmagayaki of Nupe, was reportedly arrested about a week after his son, Lieutenant Colonel Sadiq Ibrahim-Gana, was detained by […]

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Davido, Femi Kuti, Yeni Kuti attend Grammys Honors Party to celebrate Fela (Video)

Afrobeat star, David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, and Afrobeat legend, Olufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti, popularly known as Femi Kuti, were among the distinguished guests at the Grammys Honors Party in Los Angeles, California, United States, celebrating the legacy of the late music icon Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Organised as part of Grammy Week activities, […]

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Is Tinubu’s Presidency Careless, Clumsy and Corrupt?, By Ugoji Egbujo

Tinubu’s presidency must be closely watched. At inception, it hurriedly sacked ambassadors like it had a clear foreign policy direction to salvage the country. Then for two and half years, it couldn’t nominate ambassadors, leaving the embassies rudderless. In the midst of that baffling shiftlessness, the president globetrotted unperturbed, with the all-knowing ease of a magician. Had […]

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Nigeria wouldn’t have missed the 2026 W’Cup under me ―Pinnick

Former Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president Amaju Pinnick has insisted the Super Eagles would have qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup if he were still in charge of Nigerian football. Pinnick, who led the NFF from October 2014 to October 2022, guided Nigeria to the 2018 World Cup in Russia but also presided over […]

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Nollywood actor arrested over alleged coup plot

Nigerian movie industry was thrown into unexpected anxiety during the week after news came out that actor, filmmaker and former chairperson of the Enugu state chapter of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Stanley Amandi, had been arrested, alongside a number of serving military officers, over their alleged link to a failed coup plot against President […]

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Many feared killed in Nigeria’s deadliest reported Islamist attack since US Christmas strikes

At least 25 people were killed when suspected Boko Haram militants attacked a town in northern Nigeria, relatives of victims said, the deadliest reported Islamist attack since U.S. President Donald Trump ordered air strikes on Christmas Day. The victims were labourers who had travelled to Sabon Gari town in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno State to work at […]

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Nigerian actress Angela Okorie granted bail in the sum of ₦5m

Inspector General of Police (IGP) has re-arraigned Nigerian actress Angela Okorie before the Federal High Court, Abuja, on a 7-count amended charge of cyberstalking. When the charge was read to her during the court proceedings, Ms Okorie pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecution prayed the court for a short adjournment to enable them […]

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Is ADC dead on arrival? even Atiku’s boy decamped, By Steve Osuji

Why is the ADC withering and seeming like it’s dead on arrival? The fanfare with which Mr Peter Obi and key politicians gathered in Enugu to declare for the African Democratic Congress at the end of January had lit up the political arena, giving hope of a tsunami about to wake. But alas, it has […]

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Gospel singer Omije Ojumi’s children discover their father at her funeral

Drama reportedly occurred during the burial of late gospel singer Bunmi Akinnaanu known simply as Omije Ojumi today after a man claiming to be the biological father of her children surfaced in an emotional phone call that stunned attendees. In a viral video circulating online, the incident happened during the funeral rites where mourners were […]

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