Central Bank of Nigeria launches Digital Currency, the eNaira

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has eventually launched its Central Bank Digital Currency called eNaira on Monday October 25. The Digital Currency had been scheduled to be launched on October 1, 2021, but was moved to a later date due to a clog of activities billed for Nigeria’s 61st-anniversary celebrations. The Naira digital system has […]

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Davido smiles as he reunite with Chioma at their son’s second birthday party

Chef Chioma took to her Instastory to share a video of singers, Davido smiling at her at their son, Ifeanyi’s second birthday party. The birthday party was attended by DMW crew, family and friends. This is coming after months of speculation on the state of their relationship. View this post on Instagram A post shared […]

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Atiku: The Flaws In Dele Momodu’s Arguments, By Abdullahi Umar

In his recent THISDAY column “The Pendulum” veteran journalist and politician Dele Momodu had advised Atiku Abubakar not to contest the 2023 presidential election because age is not on his side. Momodu also advised Atiku and members of his “giatric (sic) generation” to step aside for non-career politicians and youths in 2023. Again, he stressed […]

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The Atiku challenge we must accept, By Dele Momodu

Fellow Nigerians, let me say categorically that anyone who has followed me closely would have noticed my admiration for the Wazirin Adamawa, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Of all the political leaders in their mid-seventies, he is my favourite, for very cogent reasons, as I shall explain briefly. From being a former high-ranking officer of the much […]

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A Citizens Guide On How to Become President of Nigeria, By Magnus Onyibe

To become the president of Nigeria, you have to be a citizen of the country by birth . You don’t have to have Royal blood. Being a blue blood could have been a pre-condition if our country was a monarchy. But Nigeria operates a democratic system of government . And the nation is governed by […]

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Two arrested for alleged rape, killing of 24-year-old female Nigerian University graduate (Photos)

Operatives from Benue State Police Command have arrested two suspects in connection with the rape and murder of a 24-year-old Joy Onoh in Makurdi, the state capital. Onoh, a graduate of the Benue State University, Makurdi, was awaiting a call-up letter from the National Youth Service Corps, (NYSC) before her tragic death. The deceased who markets […]

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Gunmen attack Oyo prison, 837 inmates escaped

Nigeria Correctional Service, Oyo State Command, says 837 awaiting trial inmates escaped from the Abolongo Correctional Centre in Oyo Town, when suspected gunmen attacked the facility. Its Public Relations Officer, Olanrewaju Anjorin, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Ibadan. Suspected gunmen invaded the facility on Friday at about 9.30 p.m after they […]

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17-year-old boy lynched for sneaking into school girls’ dormitory at night

A 17-year-old student at Gathiruini boys secondary school in Kiambu county of Kenya has been lynched after he sneaked into a dormitory of female students in a nearby school at night. The form four student and five others, allegedly sneaked out of their school and crept into a girls dormitory at Komothai girls secondary school, at […]

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Buhari’s govt not competent, flopped in tackling corruption —The Economist says

London-based news magazine, The Economist, has described the government of the President, Muhammadu Buhari, as inept and high-handed, adding that he had also failed to tackle corruption. The 178-year-old magazine said this in an editorial titled, ‘The Crime Scene at the Heart of Africa,’ which was published in its October 23, 2021, issue. It said due […]

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Young female High school student tries to force a male student to kiss her in school (Video)

A young female secondary school student has been caught on camera trying to force her male classmate to kiss her during school hours. While the girl attempted to kiss the boy, he pushed her away and tried keeping his lips away from her. The female student’s friend who was filming the whole incident, was heard saying […]

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Senior lawyer challenges Malami to name lawmaker financing Sunday Igboho

Chief Yomi Alliyu SAN, one of the Counsels to Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, has faulted the claims made by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN. Malami had linked Igboho to a terrorism sponsor, claiming that the activist is being financed by a lawmaker. But responding, Alliyu SAN […]

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The necessity of revisiting old Western Region’s tax matrix, By Bamidele Ademola-Olateju

Right after the treaty ending the Kiriji War was signed, a renaissance of Yoruba culture, norms and economic development was induced. The logical end result to cement the advances was the 1948 formation of the Egbe Omo Oduduwa, which eventually transformed into the Action Group, a political party. The Action Group ascended into power under […]

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Davido’s cousin, rapper Sina Adeleke aka Sina Rambo holds registry wedding (Photos)

Davido’s cousin and rapper, Sina Adeleke who is professionally known as Sina Rambo has held his court wedding with his heartthrob. The private ceremony was held in Lagos on Friday October 22, and was followed by a lunch which was graced by mostly family members. See more photos below:

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After 114 days in DSS custody, two Igboho’s associates released

Two remaining aides of the embattled Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, alias Sunday Igboho, who have been in Nigeria’s Department of State Services’ (DSS) custody since July 1 have finally been released. Amudat Habibat Babatunde popularly known as Lady K and Jamiu Noah Oyetunji have been in the custody of DSS custody since July, even […]

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Pretty and veteran actress, Hilda Dokubo marks birthday with stunning poses (Photos)

Veteran Nigerian award-winning film actress, activist and youth advocate, Hilda Dokubo turns a year older on Saturday, October 22. The beautiful actress released new photos of herself on her Instagram page to mark the day and captioned it: “Wondering what this is about? “Today I celebrate the goodness of God in my life. “It’s my […]

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Explosives detonated on Abuja-Kaduna rail track ―NRC

Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has on Thursday confirmed that the rail tracks for the Kaduna-Abuja train services were in the evening of Wednesday blown up by explosives planted on the tracks by yet to be identified persons. Speaking to newsmen, the Managing Director of the NRC, Engineer Fidet Okhiria explained that the explosives damaged the […]

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LPPC elevates 72 Nigerian lawyers to the rank of SAN (Full list)

The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has on Thursday announced the elevation of 72 persons to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). A breakdown of the list included ten academics and 62 advocates. A statement issued in Abuja by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court and Secretary of the LPPC, said the […]

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‘Nigeria will stress you’ ―Davido laments as he shares his faces on his American and Nigerian Passports (Photos)

Nigerian star singer, David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido shared photos from his American and Nigerian passports to show the difference in one’s state of mind while one is in America and while one is in Nigeria. In the photos, Davido looked relaxed and settled in the photo on his American passport. He however […]

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