Tinubu and ghosts of fuel scarcity, new naira notes, By Festus Adedayo

In a piece I wrote entitled “A o M’erin J’oba At Tinubu’s Colloquium” (1 April, 2018) I warned that the man who has now become the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was making a strategic mistake in assuming that Buhari loved him. Or that he would probably want to […]

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Emefiele finally appears before Nigerian House of Representatives

Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has appeared before the house of representatives ad hoc committee investigating the redesign and swap policy of some Naira notes. Last week, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, had threatened to invoke the provisions of section 89(1)(d) of the Constitution by […]

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Actress Christabel Ekeh flaunts her stunning beauty in new bikini poses (Photos)

Stunningly beautiful Nigerian/Ghanaian star actress, Christabel Ekeh has wowed her fans after sharing new pictures posing in bikini. Christabel appeared in a swimwear outfit that looked good on her as she spent good time at the pool. Sharing the photos, she wrote: “Thank you, Jesus.” See more of her photos and post below: Photos: Christabel Ekeh

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Knife-wielding female Nigerian University student sets hostel on fire (Video)

A video has surfaced online of a knife-wielding female student of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja), Nigeria, who was also reported to have set her hostel on fire. Reports also have it that the student lit her hostel bed on fire and watched it burn the whole room. The lady was spotted contemptuously holding a […]

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EU won’t interfere in Nigeria’s general election ―Official

The European Union Election Observation Mission’s Chief to Nigeria, Mr Barry Andrews, says the mission will only observe and not interfere in the February 25 and March 11 elections. Barry made this known at a press briefing held on Monday in Abuja on the purpose of the mission in Nigeria. He said the EU EOM […]

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Days after his sack by tribunal, Gov Adeleke dances to ‘buga’ (Video)

Osun state Governor, Mr. Ademola Adeleke, has continued in his usual delightful dancing and high spirits even after a recent tribunal ruling sacked him as governor. The clip captured the moment that excited residents stormed the streets to felicitate with the governor and reaffirm their support for his administration. The irony of the moment is […]

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Angry youths barricade roads, stone Buhari’s helicopter in Kano

Angry youths who were carrying stones and sticks, were throwing stones at Buhari’s helicopter, were however dispersed by security agents who fired shots in the air to scare them away. The protesting youths were chanting “ba mu so” (we don’t want), “ba ma yi” (down with you) as they set a bonfire of tires along […]

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Kano TikTok skit maker, Murja Kunya, arrested as she books hotel rooms for her birthday party guests

A popular comedy skit maker, Murja Ibrahim Kunya, has been arrested by the police in Kano State. According to the Daily Nigerian, Kunya was arrested at Tahir Hotel while trying to book rooms for guests who came from far and near for her much-publicised birthday bash. Details of the arrest are still sketchy at the […]

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INEC, CBN And The Weekend of Extensions, By Reuben Abati

Over the weekend, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) decided to extend the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voters Cards (popularly known as PVCs) by an additional week. The PVC collection that was scheduled to end on January 29, was extended till February 5, according to a statement by the INEC National Commissioner in […]

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Two Nigerian men allegedly shot dead in South Africa

In circumstances yet unknown, two Nigerian nationals have been reportedly shot and killed in Johannesburg, South Africa at the weekend. Details of the incident are still sketchy at the time of filing this report, however, it was gathered that one of the deceased identified simply as Dashu was shot dead at Midrand Hyper in Johannesburg […]

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Cashless policy can help track election financing ―Osinbajo tells EU Election Observers

Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria’s Vice President, on Monday January 30, stated that a cashless policy in Nigeria can help stem the surge of illicit election financing by making it possible to track funds. He disclosed this at the Presidential Villa when he received a delegation of the European Union Election Observation Mission led by Mr. […]

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Polytechnic to investigate graduate who credited her graduation to ‘God and her p***y’

The Federal Polytechnic, Nekede in Imo State, Nigeria, has said that the female student who credited her graduation to God and her “p***y” will be investigated. A female graduate recently released a video on TikTok after her project defence to celebrate her graduation. “It can only be God and my p**sy ooo,” she said in […]

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APC obtained incomplete BVAS report on Osun election ―Former INEC director

Former Director of Voter Education and Publicity of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, has thrown more light on the election petitions tribunal judgment that sacked Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the 2022 governorship election in the state. Osun State Election Petitions Tribunal had on Friday […]

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Suit seeking president Buhari’s sack, dismissed by court

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Nigeria has on Monday dismissed the suit by a former presidential candidate of Hope Democratic Party (HDP), Chief Ambrose Owuru, against the election of the President, Muhammadu Buhari, in the 2019 presidential election. Justice Inyang Ekwo dismissed the suit seeking Buhari’s sack on three grounds. The grounds were […]

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Former Osun Governor, Oyinlola, set to drag the IGP to court over non-release of Report on MTN

Former Governor of Osun State, Mr. Olagunsoye Oyinlola has threatened to institute legal action against the Inspector General of Police (IGP), for refusing to release the IG Monitoring Team Report in respect of his petition against MTN Nigeria and others. In a letter dated January 27, 2023, which Oyinlola addressed to the Inspector General of […]

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Sex worker holds on to customer’s manhood for assault and refusal to pay for her service (Video 18+)

A video which captured moment a sex worker retaliated after she was reportedly assaulted by her male client is trending online. According to the aggrieved woman, her client assaulted her after she asked for payment for the all night service she rendered. She dragged out the man from the hotel room and held on to […]

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Common Errors about Nigeria (II), By Simon Kolawole

May I seize this opportunity to send my deepest sympathies in advance to whoever succeeds President Muhammadu Buhari in May 2023. The next president is going to inherit an agelong and entrenched misconception in Nigeria: that the progress of the country rests solely on his shoulders. That is what I have observed since we transited […]

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How can polygamy be a sin while homosexuality is a human right? ―Oluwo of Iwo

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, says he wonders how white people were able to convince Africans that polygamy is a sin while homosexuality is a human right. In a post shared on his Instagram page, the monarch described this thought process as a big joke to the world. Read his post below:

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