Association of divorced Nigerian women welcome new members (Video)

An association of divorced Nigerian women has welcomed new members into their group in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. A Twitter user, Abdullah Ayofele shared a video of the women celebrating the initiation of their new members. “Wahala Wahala Wahala Group of Divorced Women celebrating initiation of New members in what they called.. “End Of […]

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Will north, the Shrew, bite the APC’s nose?, By Festus Adedayo

The ongoing fight-to-finish for principal officers’ positions in the 10th National Assembly by the All Progressives Congress (APC) has only one fitting corollary: It is the famous mythic, destructive squabble between the Shrew, Squirrel and a seemingly impartial arbiter, the Tortoise. Unless carefully resolved, what appears to be a fancy of conquest by the APC, leading […]

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Two weeks to her wedding, young Nigerian woman dies

A young and beautiful Nigerian woman identified as Ameerah, has died two weeks to her wedding in Ayagi, in Dala Local Government Area of Kano State, Nigeria. One Umar Habib Sadiq Ayagi, disclosed this in a Facebook post on Sunday, May 14, 2023. The President of Cooperative Students Association, Kano State chapter (COSA) Comrade Abdullahi […]

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My father-in-law allows me to also sleep with my wife’s younger sister ―Man tells court

A man of Lusaka, Zambia, Jackson Changwe, 48, admitted to the court that, yes indeed, it was he who had fathered three children with his wife and also impregnated her sister. Asked why he was sleeping with the two sisters, Jackson claimed that it was because his wife always deserted their home whenever they had […]

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Why Buhari must remain Tinubu’s friend after May 29, By Lasisi Olagunju

May Sudan not happen to Nigeria. This piece starts with prayers. It has to. “Everyone in Africa believes in God…It’s the only way we can survive. People leave home praying that there will be electricity when they return. On the road, they pray that they will avoid motor accidents. If they crash, they pray the […]

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Seun Kuti arrested, handcuffed, detained over alleged assault of Police officer

Son of legendary Fela Anikulapo Kuti and Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, has been arrested and is currently being detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), popularly known as Panti, Yaba, in Lagos State, over an alleged assault on a police officer on Saturday. The musician was accompanied by a lawyer representing Falana and Falana […]

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Why we want Tinubu and Bode George reconciled —Olorunnimbe and Olusi

Former deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has confirmed that a peace meeting did hold between him and some elders together with community leaders in Lagos State The peace parley was brokered by retired Justice Isola Olorunnimbe and had in attendance Prince Tajudeen Olusi, the leader of the Governance […]

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Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci, moves ahead in Guinness World record-breaking attempt

Nigerian chef and entrepreneur, Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, is on her way to breaking the Guinness World Record for the “longest cooking marathon by an individual”. This is coming after the chef hit the 80-hour mark, with less than 8 hours remaining to set a new world record. The restaurateur kick-started […]

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Seun Kuti pushes, slaps Police officer on duty, IGP orders his arrest (Full video)

A shocking video of the son of Fela Anikulapo Kuti and Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti assaulting a uniformed Police officer, has been shared online. The video shows Seun confronting the policeman after which he pushed and slapped the officer. It also shows Seun’s wife coming down from his vehicle to calm him down, while he […]

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In less than 24 hours, another prominent Nigerian actor dies

Less than 24 hours after news filtered out about the death of a veteran and iconic Nollywood actor, Saint Obi, another popular actor and movie producer, Murphy Afolabi, is dead. The very sad news of Afolabi’s death has left many Nigerians especially in the Nollywood movie industry in shock. No official details yet about the […]

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Time for Judges to be Statesmen, By Sam Amadi

As Nigeria wraps up its election, attention shifts to the judges. With over seven hundred cases filed at the tribunals, the judiciary will be overworked. Yet we expect wisdom, courage, and intelligence to correct all errors, deliberate or otherwise, made by the political branches of government. We rest our hopes on the judges, and their […]

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Kogi, Bayelsa, Imo’s November gov polls: INEC takes position between LP’s Abure and Apapa factions

Following two contradictory high court rulings over leadership of the Labour Party (LP) in Nigeria, the Julius Abure and Lamidi Apapa factions of the party have been at loggerheads over who is the recognised National Chairman of the Party. The power tussle snowballed into holding factional primaries to produce candidates who will participate in the […]

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Police rescue 12-year-old girl from Nigerian forest

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have rescued a 12-year-old girl, Franklyn Chioma Blessing, who was declared missing in Port Harcourt. Chioma was rescued from a forest in Igbo-Kingdom, Etche Local Government Area of the state. Reports have it that the girl left her house on Thursday, May 11, 2023, for school but never […]

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Bayo Onanuga exposes Lamidi Apapa faction of Labour Party is agent of destabilization

Director Media and Publicity of the presidential campaign council of Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bayo Onanuga, has reacted to the news that the so called acting chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Lamidi Apapa, has asked lawyers to brief him on all pending petitions of the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi […]

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Nigerian singer, Falz undergoes knee surgery in the UK (Video, photos)

Nigerian rapper, songwriter, actor and activist, Folarin Falana, known by his stage name Falz, recently underwent knee surgery in the United Kingdom (UK). Falz disclosed this in a video he posted on his Instagram page on Wednesday evening May 10. According to him, he sustained an injury on his knee while playing football in November […]

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G-5: The fallacy of Wike’s ‘contribution’ to Tinubu’s ‘victory’, By Olu Fasan

Last week, Nyesom Wike, the outgoing governor of Rivers State, gave Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s putative next president, extravagant welcome to Port Harcourt, the state capital. Tinubu was in Port Harcourt to open a Magistrate’s Court complex that Wike named after his wife. Wike declared a public holiday and closed down shops so that Rivers people […]

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