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Nigeria and the United States government have reached an agreement on the return of over $23 million of the Abacha loot. The agreement signing ceremony was held in the office of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami on Tuesday, August 23. Mr. Malami signed on behalf of the […]
Continue ReadingNigerians have started a challenge tagged the #ShettimaChallenge to recreate the outfit worn by APC Vice Presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima, to the NBA conference in Lagos. Shettima arrived at the event to represent the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday August 22. He chose to forego his regular native wears for a […]
Continue ReadingChief Ayo Adebanjo, leader of Afenifere, a pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation has explained why he would be supporting Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi. In an interview with Channels Television on Wednesday August 24, Chief Adebanjo said he and Obi share same cause and he believes the former Governor of Anambra state is fighting […]
Continue Reading“Ko ko Ko. Pon Pon, Pon. . Helloo oh” “Who be dat?” “Na me oh?” “Who be na me? You don’t know your own name? I say who dey there? ” “Na me, FEDECO” “FEDECO? Which FEDECO? Where you from come?” “Open door my friend…Or I break down this door now. You drink, you no […]
Continue ReadingA beautiful Nigerian female police officer has shared a montage of herself and her colleague slaying outside work. @Kuvana_of_Lagos attached photos of the both of them slaying in bikini, denim and their work outfits in the montage she shared. She captioned the video “sis dat slay together work together miss you big sis”. Watch the […]
Continue ReadingPlaywright and Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka has questioned the Nigerian Government on how the farmer-herder crisis is being handled. In a pre-recorded interview with Channels Television which was aired on Monday August 22, the literary icon wondered why the government was yet to ban the cattle group, Miyetti Allah, while it had proscribed the […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian lady and Twitter user @lu_ciyah has taken to social media to ask why Nigerian men dont care about a woman’s sexual satisfaction. The Twitter user posted on Monday night, August 22: “Why is it that Nigeria guys don’t care if a lady orgasm or not? It’s unfair” Her post: Her post elicited several […]
Continue ReadingYoruba have a way of provoking extreme reactions. It is a simple expression of “o to be” (I dare you). If they want the situation to be one of “yam pepper scatter, scatter (total chaos), the aggravated version; “won o bi e da” (you are a bastard), would be employed. In street parlance, it is […]
Continue ReadingA young Nigerian man and his much older Caucasian lover have wedded at the Ikoyi Marriage Registry in Lagos Nigeria. The young man shared video clips of his lover he calls his queen visiting the country as well as video clips from their Registry wedding. See more of their photos below:
Continue ReadingPresidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi as well as the Vice Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Kassim Shettima, on Monday graced the current Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) annual conference in Lagos, Nigeria, where they respectively decried the state of the […]
Continue ReadingOlúségun Obásanjó’s mother told him at the very beginning that if pounded yam is not much, it must be made hard and tough (iyán tí kò pò, ó gbodò yi). Read his biographies. Ashabi Obasanjo Bankole had only him and his sister, Adunni. Her hearth had enough embers, her mortar and pestle had diligence but […]
Continue ReadingFormer Kenyan Prime Minister and long time opposition leader, Raila Odinga, filed a petition to the country’s top court on Monday challenging the result of the August 9 election that handed victory to his rival, William Ruto. In the petition, Odinga asks the court to nullify the vote’s outcome on several grounds, including a mismatch […]
Continue ReadingGunmen have killed a military officer identified as Major Churchill Orji, in Anambra State, Nigeria. The soldier was said to have been killed on Saturday, August 20, while in an operation in the troubled Azia axis, Inihiala Local Government Area of the state. A schoolmate of the deceased, Leonard Edu, confirmed the development to the […]
Continue ReadingThe number plate of a Tesla car seen in Lagos causes a stir online. Tesla is a brand of electric car which doesn’t use petrol but is propelled by one or more electric motors, using energy stored in batteries. The number plate of the Tesla car spotted in Lagos read “Fuel LOL”. Twitter user @AdeyemiDavid shared […]
Continue Reading(In line with what has become my annual tradition every August, I devote this column as a tribute to my friend and compatriot, General Ibrahim Babangida, as he marks his 81st birthday this week) General Ibrahim Babangida, the former military president, has never told anyone that he is a politician nor has he seen or […]
Continue ReadingNegotiator of the abducted Kaduna train passengers, Tukur Mamu, has drawn the attention of the federal government and the Christian Association of Nigeria, about plan by the terrorists to marry off a 21-year-old victim, Azurfa Lois John. The 300-level student of the Kaduna State University and her cousin, Peace Aboi, 28, were among passengers kidnapped […]
Continue ReadingYoung Rwandan woman, whose arrest for indecent dressing received international attention, has may be sentenced to 2 years in prison. Mugabekazi Lilliane, 24, was arrested & charged with public indecency after wearing a revealing dress to a concert by popular French musician Tayc in Kigali on August 9, 2022. The photo: Following her arrest, she […]
Continue ReadingNollywood star actor, Walta Angapukotanka Kolada, commonly referred to as Walter Anga and his wife Esther Anga are celebrating their 13th wedding anniversary on Monday, August 22. The actor took to Instagram to share photos of him and his wife over the years. In the caption, he thanked her for being peaceful and prayerful and […]
Continue ReadingOn Wednesday, May 21, 2003, Dr Olu Agunloye, then minister of power and steel, presented a memo to the federal executive council (FEC). He sought its approval to award a build, operate and transfer (BOT) contract for the Mambilla Hydropower Project to Sunrise Power and Transmission Ltd, a company promoted by Chief Leno Adesanya. The […]
Continue ReadingFollowing a report by the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, late Saturday, Elizabeth Ayade, the wife of Frank Ayade – a brother to the Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, is being linked to the arrest of the activist and journalist in the state, Agba Jalingo. “On Saturday, August 20, 2022, Jalingo was arrested by […]
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