When courts of law become political sex workers, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Gladys Ukeje was the daughter of Lazarus Ogbonnaya Ukeje, who died in Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria, in December 1981. He left behind property but did not make a Will. In June 1982, Lagos State granted his wife, Lois and son, Enyinnaya, the right to administer and share the estate to the exclusion of […]

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Hours after training, Nigerian female goalkeeper, dies

Sunshine Queens FC of Akure goalkeeper, Elizabeth Johnson, has died hours after she trained with the team. The Kogi-born goalkeeper died on Saturday, March 19, in Akure, Ondo State, after a brief illness. Her death was announced in a statement signed by the club’s head of Media and Publicity, Femi Atolagbe. The statement added that […]

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Plane carrying 132 people crashes in China, casualties unknown

A China Eastern passenger jet carrying 133 people has crashed in South-West China with casualties unknown, state broadcaster CCTV reported Monday. The Boeing 737 plane crashed in the rural countryside near Wuzhou city, Guangxi region and “caused a mountain fire”, CCTV said, citing the provincial emergency management bureau. The report added that rescue teams were dispatched to the scene. […]

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Southwest govs reject Buhari’s allies as secretary, vice-chair of APC

Southwest politicians from the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) bloc in the All Progressives Congress (APC) are set to lose out at the coming APC national convention following their rejection by governors in the region, reports say. The defunct CPC bloc is made up of politicians, who joined Muhammadu Buhari to merge with the Action […]

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Oligarch Governors and Politics in Troubled Times, By Chidi Amuta

We are witnessing the coming of a new type of politics.  Between the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) and its rival, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), some strange political bad manners is taking root. In this political tradition, the actions and conducts of politicians have no bearing to the prevailing mood of the nation. Politics is […]

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Pastor justifies snatching a married woman from her husband

A Pastor has justified snatching a married woman from her husband after he (husband) cried out. A local Kenyan daily had reported that David Makori claimed that Bishop Charles Maloba of Power Pentecost Church stole his wife, a member of the church choir, three months ago and is now staying with her at an unknown place in Kajiado. […]

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Ukraine reportedly kills Russian commander, Lieut-Gen. Andrei Mordvichev, fifth Russian General killed

A fifth Russian military General has reportedly been killed near the southern city of Kherson, Ukrainian officials have claimed. In a post on social media, the general staff of Ukraine’s army claimed that the Russian Lieutenant-General Andrei Mordvichev had died when Ukrainian forces hit an airfield in Chornobayivka, near Kherson airport. The Kremlin has not confirmed […]

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Why Nigeria Needs a Third Force, By Simon Kolawole

In Waziri Adio’s article, “Is Nigeria Due for Another Electoral Upset?” (THISDAY, January 16, 2022), he made a strong and neat argument on the near-impossibility of an upset in the 2023 presidential election. By upset, he meant a third force — rather than the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) — upstaging the ruling All Progressives Congress […]

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Gunmen set ablaze the country home of Ohanaeze Ndigbo President

Gunmen have attacked and burnt the country home of the president general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Professor George Obiozor, in Awo-Omamma, Oru LGA, Imo State, Nigeria, in the early hours of today March 19. At least two buildings sitting on the property were affected by the fire. Obiozor was not at home when his house was attacked […]

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As gunmen bomb police station in Imo, two officers killed

Two policemen have been reportedly killed after unknown gunmen attacked the Umuguma Divisional Police Headquarters in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State in the early hours of Saturday, March 19. According to reports, the gunmen blocked the roads leading in and out of the station division, including the one close to the local […]

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Nigerian woman traveling back to Nigeria dies inside bus (Photo)

A Nigerian woman, simply identified as Happiness, died in a bus during a journey back to the country. The woman, said to be from Enugu State, was on her way back to Nigeria when the tragic incident occurred, a fellow passenger said while reading from the identification found on her body. The passenger said Happiness […]

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Star actress, Eniola Badmus flaunts her trimmed body in stunning new poses (Photos)

Nigerian award winning actress, movie producer, MC, brand ambassador and anchor person, Eniola Badmus, is flaunting her new trimmed body online. The Nollywood actress who was on the big, bold and beautiful side, has been making efforts to look slimmer. Eniola shared these new photos showing her trimmed body on her Instagram page on Tuesday […]

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NYSC reacts to corps members filmed engaging in erotic dance at orientation camp (Video 18+)

Nigeria’s National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has reacted after corps members were filmed engaging in a sexually-charged dance at an orientation camp. In the video, a female corps members is seen lying on a table while a male colleague grinds his crotch against hers. Another shows a female corps member bending her back to a […]

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The Redeemed Christian Church of God should ignore critics, By Abimbola Adelakun

Nothing says how cynical people have grown toward the church in recent times better than the response that greeted the Redeemed Christian Church of God’s decision to be more directly involved in the 2023 electioneering. The RCCG’s internal memo—where they noted they would coordinate their members going into politics and mobilise support for them—that circulated […]

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Ex-gov Willie Obiano arrested by EFCC at Lagos airport

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arrested the immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Reports say Obiano, who had been on the watch list of the EFCC, was arrested while trying to board a flight to the United States. The commission had in […]

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Umahi: The Cost of Political Harlotry, By Olusegun Adeniyi

On 17th April 2015, the Supreme Court ordered Ifedayo Abegunde, representing Ondo State Akure South/North federal constituency in the House of Representatives, to immediately vacate his seat. What was the offence? His defection to the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) from the Labour Party (LP) under which he was elected. The ACN has since morphed […]

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