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Kabiyesi means ‘we dare not question him.’ The nearest to its meaning is what my Hausa friend does with effusive ‘Ranka dede’ at the feet of his lord. The above headline should actually be ‘Nigeria’s Kabiyesi politics.’ That is what the Nigerian president plays. He is big and powerful and he is beyond query whatever […]
Continue ReadingA video showing young Nigerian women partying naked from the waist down with their male counterparts has been shared online, starting a conversation about parenting. In the video, young people are seen gathered in what appears to be a sitting room. While some sit and drink, others are seen dancing on their feet. Many of […]
Continue ReadingBig Brother Naija (BBNaija) season 6 finalist, Angel Smith has said she can only be found where there is money. The reality star stated this on Sunday night, February 27, as she showed off wads of Naira notes on Instagram. “Forever where the money is at. Never where the broke shit at,” she wrote. “Pretty […]
Continue ReadingCelebrated and veteran Nigerian actor, Chief Lari Williams has been confirmed dead. The actor who became famous for his roles in hit soap operas such as Village Headmaster, Ripples, and Mirror in The Sun, died on Sunday February 27, at the age of 81 at his home in Ikom, Cross River State. Many will believe […]
Continue ReadingAlthough I have said in the past that next year’s presidential contest will be a short in the dark in light of the continually shifting political variables in the country, the auguries for Bola Ahmed Tinubu to clinch the nomination of APC aren’t looking pretty. Unless something really dramatic happens between now and the next APC convention, […]
Continue ReadingFour NATO members, Portugal, Czech Republic, Poland and the Netherlands have announced they would send reinforcements to assist Ukraine in its battle against Russia. The Czech Republic committed on Saturday, February 26, to send a “shipment of weapons to Ukraine” worth over $8.5 million to a “place of Ukrainians choice.” “The government has approved a […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, presided over by Justice Inyang Ekwo, has refused the bail application of the suspended deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari. Delivering his ruling in the application today, the Judge held that the bail application has been overtaken by events following an order of a sister court, granting […]
Continue ReadingGone are the days when high crude oil prices meant a lot to Nigeria, or should I say Nigerians. It used to mean a massive boost in our foreign reserves. This enabled the country to meet its foreign trade obligations more comfortably — without having to ration forex. We could also boost our excess crude […]
Continue ReadingGovernor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has said that he believes those who live in Lagos should be given a “free pass to heaven” over the daily traffic congestion. The Governor said this during a media briefing organized by the presidential communications team in Abuja on Thursday, February 24, in response to being asked why he […]
Continue ReadingJustice Hakeem Oshodi of the Federal High Court in Lagos state has sentenced kidnapper Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, and two others, Uchenna Amadi and Okuchuwkwu Nwachukwu, to life imprisonment. He gave the judgment on Friday February 25. Evans alongside his accomplices, Uche Amadi, and Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu got the sentence after they were found guilty […]
Continue ReadingBello Shagari, a grandson of late former President Shehu Shagari, has revealed that his grandfather only spent N200 of his personal funds during the first presidential campaign in 1979. “Do you know that Late President Shehu Shagari never became anything he wished and reluctantly became everything he was?,” Bello wrote on Friday, February 25, the […]
Continue ReadingFinally, at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Friday, the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2022 into law. Nigerian Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo; President of Nigerian Senate, Ahmed Lawan, and Speaker of Nigerian House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, were present to witness the signing […]
Continue ReadingAn ex-presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba, has disclosed that Africa needs a third world war more than any other continent. In his Facebook post he shared on Thursday, February 24, as Russia invaded Ukraine, the APC member said, Africa not participating in the first and second world wars is the reason why the continent remains ‘poor […]
Continue ReadingRussian airstrikes have destroyed 74 ground facilities belonging to the Ukrainian military, according to reports. This includes 11 airfields, three command centers and a naval base, Russian Ministry of Defense spokesperson Igor Konashenkov said Thursday, February 24. About 18 radio-locating stations for anti-aircraft missile systems were also destroyed, according to Konashenkov. However, Konashenkov noted that […]
Continue Reading“The concept of loyalty is a very strange one. My prayer is, may our loyalty never be tested.” That famous quote was from the Works and Housing Minister and former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, during his senate confirmation hearing on 14th October 2015. But few remember the context. A hospitalized woman who […]
Continue ReadingNigerian singer, songwriter and rapper, Erhiga Agarivbie, better known by his stage name, Erigga is of the opinion that no woman can go three months without having sexual intercourse. He shared this opinion on his Twitter handle. “No woman can go three months without sex … argue with ur wig brush,” he wrote.
Continue ReadingFamous South African rapper, Riky Rick has reportedly died at the age of 34. The circumstances surrounding his death are still unclear, but some South African tabloids and online reports are claiming he committed suicide by hanging. Rick born Rikhado Makhado allegedly took his life at his estate home in the north of Johannesburg on Wednesday morning 23 […]
Continue ReadingReports coming in say the Federal Government of Nigeria has arranged a special flight operation to evacuate Nigerians from Ukraine. Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama in an interview with NTA said the Nigerian embassy in Kyiv has been contacted to finalise the arrangements for those willing to return to the country. Onyeama said: “The […]
Continue ReadingOver the weekend, alleged political activists in Alimosho, Lagos staged a mock funeral for Interior Minister, Rauf Aregbesola. To display the coffin of a man still alive is a poignant symbolism, one instinctually understood by witnesses embedded in the local culture as a severance of his connection to the society of the living. For a […]
Continue ReadingMahdi Aliyu Gusau, a Barrister and the Deputy Governor of Zamfara state, has been impeached by the state house of assembly. 20 out 24 members voted for the impeachment of the Deputy Governor on Wednesday February 23, after the report submitted by the judicial panel of investigation found him guilty of the allegations levelled against him. […]
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