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Eight Nigerian teachers have been sponsored to travel to the United States (US) to teach Yoruba language and culture in the universities and colleges for one academic session. Vanguard reports that the teachers will travel to the US under the 2023 Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program (FLTA). This was disclosed by the US Missions […]
Continue ReadingIn some way, I pride myself as someone in touch with the trends and slangs on social media. But I was caught napping when I was discussing Brighton & Hove Albion FC in the Premier League (I once schooled in Falmer, Brighton) with a friend. I told her that “we will be playing in the […]
Continue ReadingTwitter’s owner Elon Musk and its new CEO said Sunday that the social media network would ditch its bird logo, be rebranded with the name X and move quickly into payments, banking and commerce. Founded in 2006, Twitter takes its name from the sound of birds chattering, and it has used avian branding since its […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s International electricity customers- ers-Togo, Benin and Niger are owing Nigeria $18.29 million for electricity consumed in 2022, the Ni- Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has said. The international customers include Compagnie Energie Electrique du Togo of Benin Republic, (CEET); Société Béninoise d’Energie Electrique (SBEE) and NIGELEC-electric power generation and transmission utility in Niger. New […]
Continue ReadingGovernor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the mass burial of at least 103 protesters who were allegedly massacred by joint forces of the Nigerian Army and the police during the October 2020 mass protest against police brutality tagged #EndSARS. In a letter seen by Peoples Gazette and dated July 19 by the public […]
Continue ReadingInitial applauses from Bretton Woods and some local economists that greeted the economic reforms of the Bola Tinubu presidency were deafening. The reforms were termed bold and courageous. The most surgically painful of them, which drilled deep down into the marrows of Nigerians, was the removal of fuel subsidy. In a country that is almost […]
Continue ReadingNigerian actor, model, singer, voice-over artist and television presenter, Joseph Benjamin and his Ghanaian wife, Odo, celebrated their wedding anniversary on Wednesday, July 19. The Nollywood actor who moved to the US sometime back, took to his Instagram page to celebrate his wife. He stated that his wife has made him a better man and […]
Continue ReadingDoes size matter? Popular Ghanaian actress, Nikki Samonas has explained why she doesn’t like big dicks. Appearing on GH One TV’s Duvet Show, Nikki Samonas categorically stated that the type of men she enjoys having intercourse with are men with the average penis size of 6-7 inches. She also disclosed that she prefers to have […]
Continue ReadingOne young Nigerian lady identified as Chinyere Awuda was allegedly beaten to death by fun seekers in a club inside Cosmila Hotel in Awka, the Anambra State capital. According to the Nigerian Tribune, the lady who hails from Nnobi, in Idemmili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, was beaten to death for allegedly stealing […]
Continue ReadingOne man, three, four wives, and a strong home, a marriage that lasted till the end of their lives. How did our grandmothers, and great-grandmothers do it? How did they cope with the sleep roasters, sharing their men’s affection, attention and bodies? Didn’t they ever get jealous, feel betrayed when the men they love bring […]
Continue ReadingA Bride in Nigeria, Florence Nwuese has insisted on marrying her ‘cousin’ brother, Comr. Benjamin Bem in Vandeikya LGA, Benue State, Nigeria, according to their wedding invitation. In an audio conversation, the bride said they are related along the line but it’s by their great-great grandparents not even the grandparents. She said all this happened […]
Continue ReadingPresidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of trying to harass and compromise the judiciary. Atiku and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) are challenging the declaration of Bola Tinubu, candidate of the APC, as the winner of the 2023 presidential election by the […]
Continue ReadingFirst lady of Ondo state, Nigeria, Mrs. Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has shared a picture with her husband, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, to celebrate his 67th birthday on Friday, July 21. Governor Akeredolu has been out of the State since June, when he embarked on medical leave. Earlier this month, he wrote a letter to members of the […]
Continue Reading1) Game of numbers Playing fast and loose with numbers, elections in Nigeria are a derivative of fraudulent population figures and the abuse of the majoritarian principle of democracy. The fraud of the Nigerian population yields the fraud of Nigerian elections and many other sanctified scams. It is a syndrome in which the utility of […]
Continue ReadingA London court is now set to rule on the confiscation of over 100 million pounds ($129 million) linked to James Ibori, Nigerian politician and former Governor of Delta state, Nigeria. He said his hopes are rapidly fading in getting justice as a London court gets set to confiscate more than £100 million ($129 million) […]
Continue ReadingNigerian music sensation, Naira Marley, has revealed why he speaks Yoruba fluently despite growing up in London, the United Kingdom. Naira Marley who raps mostly in Yoruba, said his dad banned the speaking of English in their house as they grew up. Speaking during a Cool Fm interview, Naira Marley said he grew up in South-East […]
Continue ReadingFormer American President, Barack Obama has released his Summer playlist of 41 songs for the year 2023 and two Nigerian music stars, Ayra Starr and Burna Boy made the list. In his caption on Twitter, he wrote: ‘Like I do every year, here are some songs I’ve been listening to this summer — a mix […]
Continue ReadingSouth African government has agreed to execute the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant against Russian President, Vladimir Putin if he ever sets foot in the country. The Democratic Alliance (DA) went to the Gauteng High Court on Friday to force government to commit to arresting Putin. The Department of Justice further agreed to pay […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, was on Friday, arraigned before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of graft. Oduah, who served as Aviation Minister from 2011 to 2014, is facing trial over an allegation that she laundered public funds to the tune […]
Continue ReadingA bride has to remove her wedding gown and ran into the bush to escape abduction by bandits who attacked them while she was being taken to her matrimonial home in Niger state, Nigeria. According to reports, the bride was being taken from a village in Paikoro LGA to Kuta, headquarters of Shiroro LGA, when […]
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