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In a country where economic deficit and unemployment have become the order of the day, conceptualizing a business idea in Nigeria and subsequently starting it can be likened to a goldmine which offers an opportunity for people to tap into a better livelihood. According to Statista.com, a total of 32.5% of Nigerians were unemployed in […]
Continue ReadingThe traditional wedding of Nigerian comedian, Stanley Chibunna, popularly known as Funnybone, and his partner, has taken place today June 18, in Anambra state, Nigeria. See the first photos from the ceremony below:
Continue ReadingSpiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry Enugu, Nigeria (AMEN) Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, has tendered a public apology to the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and all his supporters over his condescending comments about the politician. Recall that while preaching in his church on Wednesday, June 16, Fr Mbaka described Mr. Obi as […]
Continue ReadingA woman (in the picture above) said to be 105 years of age, Mrs. Felicia Fayomi on Saturday June 18, participated in the 2022 governorship election in Ekiti State. Mrs. Fayomi was led in by one of her granddaughters to Unit 2, Ward 6, Ifaki Ekiti in Ido-osi Local Government Area of the state. Before […]
Continue ReadingFellow Nigerians, as I was saying last week, my latest foray into the Presidential race on the platform of PDP was a monumental move for me. I was under no illusion that it was going to be easy but the journey of a thousand miles, according to a popular saying, begins with the first step. […]
Continue ReadingI didn’t know how much of my self-worth went down the drain, until much later. Do you know that I would often go to occasions and find ways to “pack” food that we would eat that day and the next? “I shudder now remembering how people used to look at me then. To cut the […]
Continue ReadingA High Court in United Kingdom (UK) has ordered the closure of Salvation Proclaimer Ministries Limited, a church led by Nigeria-born Tobi Adegboyega, over alleged financial mismanagement and lack of transparency in its operations. In a statement published to the UK government website on Friday, the church, popularly known as SPAC Nation, was said to […]
Continue ReadingA first-year student of the Imo State University (IMSU), Owerri, Nigeria, was reportedly struck dead by lightning following heavy downpour. Chiamaka Obodo, 20, was making a call with her phone inside her parents’ house at the Obilubi Obazu Mbieri in Mbaitoli LGA, Imo State, when lightning struck. She died on the spot before help could get to her. […]
Continue ReadingChairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum Rotimi Akeredolu has again weighed in on the widespread insecurity witnsessed across the country. Delivering a keynote address at the opening of the ongoing Attorneys-General of the 36 States, the Ondo state Governor noted that police is overwhelmed. Akeredolu who disclosed that the police blamed non-availabilty of vehicles for their inability to […]
Continue ReadingAuthorities in Houston, Texas, United States of America are searching for a Nigerian man who allegedly killed and dismembered a missing woman who was last seen on April 16. The suspect, Chukwuebuka Nwobodo, 28, is wanted for murder and tampering with evidence, cops say. According to court documents, Nwobodo was charged on Wednesday, June 8, […]
Continue ReadingI’m sure that Nigerians, at least, I know that I have, learnt several lessons from the recently concluded PDP and APC Party Primaries. Here are a few lessons that I learnt. Lesson 1: Cash is King Firstly, that ‘Cash is King’! Section 121 of the Electoral Act 2022 (EA) which criminalises bribery and corruption in […]
Continue ReadingThe acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) Anamekwe Nwabuoku, has said that Nigeria is borrowing money to pay salaries. Nwabuoku said this on Tuesday, June 14, at a retreat organised by the office of the AGF for members of the technical sub-committee on cash management (TSCM) in Abuja. He explained that there is an increase in […]
Continue ReadingVeteran Nigerian actor, Yinka Ogundaisi, has been buried in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, Nigeria. Ogundaisi, one of the Village Headmaster actors, who died on Wednesday morning at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, was buried on the evening of the same day in Ibadan. The death of the seasoned actor was confirmed by a […]
Continue ReadingBetween June 2021, and June 2022, dollar-to-naira exchange rate has risen from N500 to N603 at the parallel market, signifying the greenback appreciated by 21 per cent within the one year period. Dollar exchanged at N603 (average) at Lagos and Abuja parallel markets on Tuesday, indicating a worsening liquidity crisis in the foreign exchange market […]
Continue ReadingNigerian footballer, Akeem Omolade has been found dead inside his car. Following the news of his death, Italian football clubs were plunged into mourning. The former Torino striker, 39, made several Serie A appearances for the Turin club between 2001 and 2003. He also played for Treviso, Reggiana and ten other Italian clubs before retiring in 2017. […]
Continue ReadingA 300-level student of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), Chiamaka Mabel Okeke, has been killed by suspected armed robbers in Anambra State. It was gathered that the student of the Department of History and International Studies, died after she was stabbed during a robbery attack at a Shawarma spot where she had been working […]
Continue ReadingGiant bank, JPMorgan Chase & Co. has won the $1.7 billion London court battle with the government of Nigeria over its role in the transfers of hundreds of millions of dollars to a former Nigerian oil Minister accused of corruption. Nigeria’s government said a contract awarded by one of its predecessors to explore the deep […]
Continue ReadingA Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, convicted and sentenced two co-defendants to two years imprisonment in a charge filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) against suspended DCP Abba Kyari over an alleged drug deal. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a judgment, said having admitted to have committed the offence preferred […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s brain and beauty, comedienne, singer and actress, Mrs. Helen Paul-Bamisile has said that there is no love in marriage. According to her, love is with those in the marriages and it is up to them to pour out that love into their marriages. Posting a photo of herself and her husband on Instagram, Helen […]
Continue ReadingCatholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Sokoto State, Nigeria, Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has once again taken a swipe at Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari. In an interview with Ladi Akeredolu-Ale of Channels Television, Kukah who is a strong critic of the government of the day alleged that President Buhari has been a disaster in the management […]
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