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A yet-to-be identified woman has reportedly died in an auto crash in Calabar, Cross River State while chasing her husband who she saw with another woman at a shopping mall. According to an eye witnesses, Stephen Okposin, the accident happened along the Murtarla Mohammed Highway on Sunday, September 18, 2022. “The lady saw her hubby at […]
Continue ReadingThe story you are about to read was published by the Nigerian Tribune 38 years ago. It was the lead story of its June 5, 1984 edition. Written by Joe Aladesohun, it was headlined: ‘Man commits suicide’ with a rider: ‘frustration at the bank’. The report: A middle-aged man committed suicide in Ibadan last Wednesday […]
Continue ReadingIn a suit suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1662/2022, twenty four Nigerians have dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before an Abuja Federal High Court for “failing to give them and other seven million Nigerians adequate time and opportunity to complete their voter registration after they have carried out their registration online.” In the suit filed on […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian Senator, Ben Murray-Bruce, on Saturday, September 17, gave his daughter’s hand out in marriage. He took to his social media platforms on Sunday morning to share photos from the wedding ceremony. “My daughter’s wedding was a success. On behalf of my family, my gratitude goes to all the guests who came from far […]
Continue ReadingThe ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) expects victory in the 2023 election almost as an entitlement. This is for one reason only: it is the incumbent party in national power. President Buhari and core party leaders are carrying on in a manner that suggests that electoral victory is a befitting necklace or medal to be […]
Continue ReadingBig Brother Naija star, Victoria Adeyele simply known as Vee has shared her recent experience with her mother. The singer in a tweet she shared, said her mother has been telling that she was married and had kids at her age. Vee added that the pressure is becoming too much. She tweeted; “My mum never fails to tell […]
Continue ReadingA friend sent an image of the 1979 election result with an analysis that suggests that the 2023 election will upend my argument at the World Igbo Congress, that you need to be victorious in four zones in Nigeria to win the presidency. He argued that my postulation would hold in a two-way race but […]
Continue ReadingChooks Okoh, Special Assistant on Media and Strategy to Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has said that he was not aware of the disruption of the one million-man march by the supporters of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in the state on Saturday. Okoh, however, added that the organisers did not pay […]
Continue ReadingJamaican female rapper, Diamond The Body who recently shared a nude photo of her and Burna boy, has disclosed that her body count is 2000. The rapper disclosed this in a recent interview where she also revealed that she sleeps with women and men. Diamond concluded the interview by saying “Only God can judge me. […]
Continue ReadingSome of the 286 foreigners conferred with Nigerian citizenship on Thursday have explained why they chose to become Nigerians at a time the country was going through some challenges. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that 208 of them were conferred citizenship status by naturalisation and the remaining 78 by registration. A German businessman, Mr […]
Continue ReadingThe presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, visited former president, Goodluck Jonathan, on Thursday September 15. Obi who shared photos from the visit on his official Twitter page, said he had a meeting with Jonathan on ”serious national interest questions.” “I recently visited my senior brother, H.E. @GEJonathan to exchange views on […]
Continue ReadingTwo policemen were feared killed when gunmen attacked a checkpoint in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Sources who spoke to The Nation said the incident happened at the border between Ezza North and Ishielu local government areas on Thursday morning, September 15, 2022. The attackers were said to have killed two police officers during the attack while others […]
Continue ReadingBerlin on Friday took control of the German operations of Russian oil firm, Rosneft, to secure energy supplies which have been disrupted after Moscow invaded Ukraine. Rosneft’s German subsidiaries, which account for about 12 per cent of oil refining capacity in the country, were placed under trusteeship of the Federal Network Agency, the economy ministry […]
Continue ReadingThe late Dele Giwa once wrote that Nigerians ‘have been shocked to the state of unshockability.’ He was right. But every once in a while reports about our country are so shocking that you continue to doubt them until their veracity is confirmed. I was in such a situation on Monday when I read a report credited to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Director-General, Bashir […]
Continue ReadingChairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Musiliu Smith, has resigned from office. The PSC spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani, confirmed his resignation. Ani said the former Inspector-General of Police retired on health grounds. Smith tendered his resignation letter dated September 6, 2022, to President Muhammadu Buhari who reportedly approved it on September 12. The former Inspector […]
Continue ReadingAt the height of the chatter the current occupant of Aso Rock, Major General Muhamamdu Buhari (retd.), had been body snatched by a certain Jibril (or Jubril) from Sudan, this column pointed out that there is some sense in the nonsense being retailed in some quarters. Stories do not always need to be logical before […]
Continue ReadingA survey conducted this month (September) by Ngozi Okonjo Iweala Polls and commissioned by the Atedo N. A. Peterside (ANAP) Foundation has shown that Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) would win if Nigeria’s presidential election was held today. Nigeria’s presidential elections will hold in February 2023. The survey which described Rabiu Kwankwaso of […]
Continue ReadingA portion of the Ado-Ilawe expressway in Ekiti state caved in on Wednesday, September 14. The road recently became an alternative route for commuters, including residents of the state, due to the deplorable state of the Akure-Ado expressway. The collapse of this alternative route made it impossible for vehicles to pass through Ado – Igbaraodo route. […]
Continue ReadingNigerian-born American Professor, Uju Anya, has said her life has been under threat since her Thursday tweet on the late Queen Elizabeth II, accusing Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, of inciting the public against her and putting her in harm’s way. Anya, a Professor of Second Language Acquisition, Department of Modern Languages, Carnegie Mellon University, United […]
Continue ReadingLet me start this rather short Tribute by stating that the story of my contact with Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah and my eventual employment at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) are already well-documented in the manuscripts of my future book. Let me also confess that this event-filled connection was the culmination of the timely […]
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