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KABIYESI Onirisa, I call your name in awe and utter fear; it’s the impudent subject that the king kills. I stand at a respectable distance away from the crown, may the second-in-command to Adimula not kill me. May my mouth not kill me. May the king’s hoe and the king’s machete not strike my feet. […]
Continue ReadingEdo-born comedian Osama has lost his wife less than one year after their wedding. The grieving husband took to Instagram to make the sad announcement. “Wedding that never saw any anniversary,” he wrote as he shared a photo of him and his late wife on their wedding day. They got married on May 15, 2021 and […]
Continue ReadingBBNaija’s Ka3na has responded to another BBNaija housemate and star, Tacha after the latter called out women who claim to be bosses, yet, men are paying their bills. Tacha had gone on Twitter to write: “‘BOSS B*TCH’ It’s a series of men sponsoring your lifestyle!!! How are you a boss? Pay your bills before claiming […]
Continue ReadingThe identity of star singer, songwriter and entertainer, Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe, better known by his stage name, Kizz Daniel’s baby mama has been uncovered shortly after he unveiled her on social media. Recall that on March 27, the famous singer shared a photo of the mother of his children who he described as “MJ”, in […]
Continue ReadingFormer Kano State Governor and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has dumped the party. It will be recalled that Senator Kwankwaso, recently had said he will defect from the party to a new party, the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP). Kwankwaso resigned his membership from PDP in a letter he […]
Continue ReadingMany readers of this column—and of my social media interventions—have asked me to endorse a candidate for the 2023 presidential election. Although I have my mental archetype of the kind of person that should be president, I won’t endorse a candidate for at least three reasons. One, I am not important or influential enough for […]
Continue ReadingPoverty reduction in Nigeria stagnated since 2015, with more Nigerians falling below the poverty line over the years, the World Bank says. Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, was first elected into the office of president of Nigeria in 2015. According to the Washington-based bank, the number of poor Nigerians is projected to hit 95.1 million in […]
Continue ReadingAngry Nigerian football fans on Tuesday attacked Ghanaian players after they knocked out Nigeria’s Super Eagles from the 2022 World Cup finals. Reports say, “Two fans first jumped into the pitch and others followed. Before then, the fans attacked the Ghana players with bottles. They also threw planks and other objects at them.” The angry […]
Continue ReadingNational Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and a presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, sympathised with the families of the victims of an Abuja-Kaduna train attack. The former Lagos State governor from 1999 t0 2007 said the attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train on Monday night by marauders on harmless passengers was a “national […]
Continue ReadingAn Uber driver and his three passengers have lost their lives in a fatal accident on Eko Bridge, Lagos state on Saturday, March 26. The victims, who were in a Toyota Camry, were plying the Eko Bridge to navigate to their destination when the driver of a Lexus 300, Yusuf Ambali, lost control of his vehicle […]
Continue ReadingSocial Democratic Party evokes both bad vibes and sweet memory. In its original state, it was the vehicle that propelled a pan-Nigerian mandate. The downside was that the popular mandate was never used. It is like a vehicle in accident with tafiya lafiya (Hausa phrase for safe journey) written boldly on its both sides. That […]
Continue ReadingNigerian medical doctor, Chinelo, was killed during the attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train on Monday night, Her photos have been shared online by friends who took to Twitter to mourn her.
Continue ReadingSuspected bandit terrorists on Monday March 28, detonated bombs on the rail track of the Abuja-Kaduna train. According to reports, the attack occurred at a point between Katari and Rijana. The 6pm train, which took off from Idu Train Station at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) hit the explosive device about 30 minutes to Rigasa […]
Continue ReadingIn Russia’s 1998 St. Petersburg local assembly elections, incumbent Oleg Sergeyev had been a thorn in the flesh of totalitarian governor, Vladimir Yakovlev. Upon Sergeyev’s launch of his bid to replace him, Yakovlev waited till election date to sting him with his amusingly ingenuous strategy. On voting day, voters, majority of whom were illiterate, were […]
Continue ReadingWill Smith stormed the Oscars stage to hit Chris Rock after the presenter made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s haircut. Rock, a comedian, compared Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair to that of G. I. Jane’s, who has a shaved head. Pinkett Smith suffers from hair loss condition alopecia. Pinkett Smith has been grappling with hair loss since revealing […]
Continue ReadingA Facebook user, one Adaolisa Melissa posted on her wall, the bio page of a Nigerian she said died in Spain and has asked people to help locate his family. She wrote: “Please help identify the family of this Nigerian. He died in a Hospital in Sevilla Spain.” Her post:
Continue ReadingI saw two bearded, bitter members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Channels TV late last week lamenting. They said ex-PDP leaders were taking over the house they built. They fretted and lamented what was about to happen to their tendency at the party’s national convention. I pitied them. It is not everyone who […]
Continue ReadingA video making rounds online shows an elderly man getting cozy with his young and beautiful lover on camera. With Fireboy’s “Airplane Mode” playing in the background, the couple were seen snuggling, with the man trying to lick his younger partner’s ear at some point. Watch the video below: Even Old Cats got to drink […]
Continue Reading“The Nigerian lack of values is sinking the nation’s only bread basket: oil. The oil majors are leaving because we no longer run businesses in the sector but installing rackets like a gangster paradise. Even those responsible for bad fuel and long queues at fuel stations are walking the high places of power like lords. […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has rejected the application for bail filed by suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari and Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Sunday J. Ubua. The two senior police officers are charged with five others in relation to offences of unlawful drug dealings. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a […]
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