Gunmen burn the home of Imo State Attorney General, destroy his father’s house

The residence of the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Imo State, Nigeria, Mr. Cyprian Akaolisa has been razed down by gunmen. The gunmen also destroyed his father’s house in Obibi, Awo-Idemili, Orsu Local Government Area of the state. Akaolisa who confirmed the attack, wondered what the grievance against him and his father were all about. […]

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Osinbajo finally declares for 2023 Presidency (Video)

Nigerian vice president, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday officially declared his intention to contest the 2023 presidential election. Osinbajo made the declaration in a short broadcast shared via his Twitter handle after months of intense speculations. He said: “In the past seven years, I have served as Vice President under a true Nigerian patriot, a […]

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Mamman Daura, The Cabal, Kaduna Mafia & the 2023 Presidency, By Lasisi Olagunju

Leader of the ‘unseen’ persons ruling us, Alhaji Mamman Daura, spoke last week. He said enough of turn-by-turn presidency for Nigeria. He decreed that North-South rotation of the presidency of Nigeria should be dead; from 2023, the most competent among contenders would be put in the Presidential Villa. The Afenifere reacted sharply; the North is […]

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My body craves for sex sometimes ―32-year-old South African virgin says

32-year-old South African woman, Zukiswa Joyi, who revealed that she is still a virgin, has said that her body sometimes craves for sex. According to the worship leader and part-time Law student at the University of South Africa, remaining a virgin at her age took serious prayer and fasting. “I’m not a Virgin by Accident at the […]

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Ooni, OAU And Ife Deaf Gods (2), By Tunde Odesola

Arole Oduduwa, my second mental image of you left me in pure dazzlement of your unfolding personality, which I thought was a perfect fit for the big shoes left behind by the departed Ooni Okunade Sijuwade, Olubuse II. But William Shakespeare warns, “There’s no art to find the mind’s construction in the face.” Kabiyesi, it’s […]

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Gunmen ambush soldiers in Abia, burn their patrol van

Gunmen on Friday, April 8, ambushed some soldiers at Osisioma, Tonimas junction, Aba in Abia State, and set their patrol van on fire. The gunmen who were said to be in a large number laid ambush for the soldiers at Tonimas junction axis of Enugu-Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway. The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) had declared Friday, […]

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Sheikh Nuru Khalid and the problem of religion, By Abimbola Adelakun

The letter informing the Chief Imam of Apo Legislative Quarters Mosque, Sheikh Nuru Khalid, that he had been sacked following a sermon where he criticised the government provides an intriguing study of what religion looks like when God has been removed from its contents. From a practice that should ideally demonstrate conscience, all you see […]

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Canada to ban Nigerians, others from buying homes

Canada is set to ban Nigerians and other foreigners from buying homes for two years as prices of real estate properties soar in the North American country. The measure will help the country provide billions of dollars to spur construction activity in an attempt to cool off a surging real-estate market, Bloomberg reported Thursday. According to the […]

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Three banks fined N800m by CBN over crypto transactions

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has imposed an N800m fine on three Deposit Money Banks in the country for violating regulations barring customers from transacting in cryptocurrencies. Going by a Bloomberg report released on Wednesday, the three banks are Access Bank Plc, Stanbic IBTC, and the United Bank for Africa Plc. The report noted that […]

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US Senate confirms judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as Supreme Court Justice

The full United States Senate voted 53-47 in favor of confirming Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s appointment to the Supreme Court on Thursday. Jackson, who makes history as the first Black woman and the first public defender to serve on the highest US court, will replace Justice Stephen Breyer when he officially retires this summer at […]

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Ex-president, Jonathan’s convoy involved in accident, 2 dead, 2 seriously injured

A vehicle in the convoy of former Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan was involved in ghastly accident on Wednesday. At least two persons were said to have died in the accident and two others who are police officers were said to be seriously injured. According to reports, one of the vehicles over sped and rammed […]

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NURTW sacks MC Oluomo, dissolves its Lagos council

Nigeria’s National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has dissolved its Lagos State council under Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo. In line with the union’s constitution, its National Administrative Council made this known in a statement titled: ‘Dissolution of Lagos State Administrative Council’, jointly signed by its national president, Alhaji Tajudeen Baruwa, […]

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UNILAG Law Class of 1980-1983 celebrates 40 plus years of friendship; Osinbajo, Gbajabiamila, Sanwo-Olu to attend

Nicknamed ‘The Flagship Set’, the class of 1980-1983 of the Faculty of Law, University of Lagos (UNILAG), will be celebrating its 13th to 15th combined annual reunion in Lagos from April 8-10, 2022. The reunion tagged “Eko 2020-2022,” will hold at The Radisson Blu Hotel, 38-40, Isaac John Street, Ikeja GRA, Lagos, Nigeria. Highlights of […]

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Ekiti State gets new Commissioner of Police

Moronkeji Adesina, the new police commissioner for Ekiti State Command, has assumed duty with a promise to partner communities in the state in the pursuit of a more vigorous and effective community policing. Adesina, who was the Commissioner of Police, General Investigation, Force CID, Force Headquarters, Abuja before his deployment to Ekiti State, took over […]

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Femi Otedola’s mum celebrates 90th birthday, Obasanjo, Osinbajo, Dangote, Fayemi, Obaseki, Sanwo-Olu, Emefiele, Saraki, others attend (Photos)

On Sunday, April 3, the creme de la creme of the Nigerian society gathered to celebrate the 90th birthday of Lady Doja Otedola, mother of billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola. The celebration had in attendance former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo; Nigerian Vice president, Prof Yemi Osinbajo; Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state, Governor Godwin Obaseki of […]

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Baale and Deacon slumps, dies while preaching in church (Video)

Baale of Onikoko, and a deacon at Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), Onikoko, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria, Chief Francis Oluwole Ogunnusi, has been confirmed dead after he slumped while preaching during service. The incident occurred on Sunday April 3, while Ogunnusi was preaching against the ‘get-rich-quick’ syndrome. The church was thrown into confusion after the deacon […]

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