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Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Section On Public Interest Law, NBA-SPIDEL, has set up a team to examine the legality of the Federal Government’s imposition of N1,000 annual proof of ownership fee on vehicle owners. Nigerian government had through the Joint Tax Board, recently come up with a policy making it compulsory for N1,000 to be […]
Continue ReadingSince well before Nigeria’s return to elective governance in 1999, the country has been overtaken by a progressive escalation of what Hannah Arendt in her classic On Violence called “a massive intrusion of criminal violence into politics.” In contemporary Nigerianism, the word for this is “banditry”. “Bandits” is a conveniently capacious bogeyman for insecurity in Nigeria that precludes […]
Continue ReadingAllies turned foes, former governor Nyesom Wike and former governor Aminu Tambuwal, have both lost out in the supremacy battle for the leadership of the minority caucus of the Nigerian senate. While Wike, who held a series of meetings with Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, pushing for a particular senator, Tambuwal made known his interest in […]
Continue ReadingNigerian lady attempting to set a Guinness World Record (GWR) for longest massage session has collapsed. Joyce Ijeoma was attempting to set a 72-hour record but could only get a 50-hour record. She collapsed during a massage session which was recorded live on social media. Notwithstanding not completing the 72 hour massage marathon attempt, she […]
Continue ReadingThere has been so much talk of late about the Ministerial appointments that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is about to make. Given the fast-paced style of governance that he has adopted so far, it is expected that he would not waste time in coming up with a list of cabinet Ministers. The 1999 Constitution vests […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Tuesday, closed its defence in the petition by Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), after calling just one witness in defence of the February 25 presidential election that produced Bola Tinubu as President. Although, INEC at the Monday’s proceedings, told the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) that […]
Continue ReadingBeautiful and seasoned Nigerian actress, Foluke Daramola-Salako has been left in shock after receiving a disturbing message from a married fan on her WhatsApp. The actress shared the message on her Instagram page on Sunday. In the message, the aggrieved fan called the actress unprintable names. In her caption, Foluke asked her fans what advice […]
Continue ReadingYoung controversial female Nigerian lawyer, Ifunaya Delilah, has taken to Twitter to reveal the cost of her brideprice. In a tweet that caught the attention of many netizens, Ifunanya boldly declared, “My bride price is $15 million.” The announcement raised eyebrows and sparked a heated debate among online users, with some expressing shock, while others questioned […]
Continue ReadingOver a month ago, I stumbled on a video of a woman making amala with a bunch of unpeeled and unripe plantain. There were two versions. One blended the unripe plantain and made the paste into amala. The other first cooked the unpeeled plantain before blending. All of a sudden, I started seeing write-ups flying […]
Continue ReadingAt least 15 persons are feared trapped in the rubble of a four-story building that collapsed on Monday in Dape, Life Camp area of Abuja. It was learnt that the building, which was under construction as of the time of the collapse, is owned by one of the top businessmen in the country. According to […]
Continue ReadingPresidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), in Abuja, Nigeria, on Monday, admitted in evidence the final report of the European Union Observer Mission (EUOM) on the February 25 presidential election. The EU report was tendered at the tribunal by the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar, who are challenging the outcome of the poll, […]
Continue ReadingImmediate past Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, recently waxed proverbial and made a Facebook post which sounded like a loud complaint: “The axe forgets but the tree remembers…They are the axe. We are the trees. We have long memories. God Bless Nigeria. Amen.” El-Rufai made that sour post on June 13, 2023 – about three […]
Continue ReadingA middle-aged Nigerian woman has been arrested for allegedly setting a policewoman and her two children ablaze on Sunday in Nnokwa, Idemili South Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra State, Nigeria. The suspect, who hailed from Amawbia was said to have been divorced by her husband and shortly after became homeless and in dire need […]
Continue ReadingCanadian Police have arrested a suspect wanted in connection with the deadly stabbing of Ifeanyichukwu Oseke, a Nigerian student in Canada. Oseke, 28, was stabbed in a Scarborough parking lot in Toronto, Canada after an altercation with another man on June 25, 2023. He later died in the hospital. A search for a male suspect […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian-born American high school graduate brought quite a unique style to his prom ceremony, as he turned up in an Agbada. One can see the beautiful prom girl by the Nigerian boy’s side. The prom girl looks very proud of the Nigerian native agbada which her partner wore. See their photo again below:
Continue ReadingAn African mom has lamented over the scarcity of husbands for available daughters as she publicly begs men to come and marry them. The mom took to social media to make a public service announcement over the absence of men willing to marry ladies these days. According to her, a lot of African mothers are […]
Continue ReadingAuthorities in France have made 719 arrests nationwide by early Sunday following a fifth night of unrest sparked by the police killing of 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk, who was allegedly ‘executed’ by police during a traffic stop. The 17-year-old whose death on Tuesday, June 27, spawned the anger was laid to rest Saturday in a Muslim […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu is on a roll. He is basking in the glow of praises that have been heaped on him for the removal of petrol subsidies, reinstatement of a managed currency float at the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window of the foreign exchange market, as well as signing the Student Loan Bill and […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has condemned the disturbing incident where a police team ran a vehicle over a citizen on Thursday June 29, 2023 at Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria. The viral video shows the victim’s hand and leg tied as he was made to lie on the ground. Residents of the area […]
Continue ReadingGunmen on Saturday stormed a Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) parish in Ogun State, killing the pastor and abducting seven worshippers. Ogun State So-Safe Corps Commander, Soji Ganzallo, confirmed the incident, saying his officers rescued the seven church members and killed one of the kidnappers during a rescue operation. In a statement by Moruf […]
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