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I’ve stopped bothering to listen to or read Muhammadu Buhari’s speeches for quite a while now not only because I’ve given up on the regime he leads but also because he has some of the most inept speech writers Nigeria has ever had, particularly in the last two years. But a portion of the speech […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian lady, Kemi Olafisoye, has wowed many with her family’s lovely four-generation photos. She shared the photos on her Instagram page. See more of their photos below: View this post on Instagram A post shared by kemiolafisoye (@kemiolafisoye) Photos: Desola Pixels, Instagram
Continue ReadingA Nigerian Christian nurse will Tuesday tell an Employment Tribunal that she was bullied out of her job for wearing a cross around her neck at work. NHS theatre practitioner, Mary Onuoha alleged that series of campaign by bosses at Croydon University Hospital forced her remove the gold symbol. She had been a staff member for 18 years and […]
Continue Reading“Happy Independence Day, my brother. I hope you had a great Independence Day?” “No. I didn’t. This country don tire me.” “Tire you how? How can you get tired of your country when the other day, you and I still went to Ngozi’s place to enjoy nkwobi and isi ewu with better orisirisi? Where else […]
Continue ReadingBeautiful and tall Nigerian star actress, Stephanie Okereke-Linus turned a year older on October 2. Her husband, Idahosa Linus, threw her a surprise party that was attended by family and friends. Posting photos from her birthday party on her Instagram page, Stephanie wrote: “Another surprise birthday from my hubby. “I told him that this year I […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has reportedly arrested Hafsat Ganduje, wife of Kano state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, over alleged bribery and land fraud case reported by her son, Abdulazeez Ganduje. Premium Times reports that Mrs Ganduje had earlier been invited to report to the EFCC’s Abuja headquarters on September 13 but she did […]
Continue Reading27-year-old woman, Rachel Tetteh has allegedly beheaded her husband in Eastern Region, Ghana. The incident happened at Tei Glover, a farming Community near Akyem Bosuso in the Fanteakwa South District on Sunday, October 3, 2021. The suspect was arrested by police while the headless body of her husband, Lartey Daniel, 35, has been deposited at […]
Continue ReadingIt looks like Nigerian Afropop singer, songwriter, actress and activist, Yemi Eberechi Alade known by stage name, Yemi Alade, is currently in the United States. Yemi’s Twitter handle shows she posted her pictures (being displayed here) with a new luxury car on Twitter from Washington DC. She themed the photos: “Be humble and wait your […]
Continue ReadingIgboland is the new home of Hades, lord of death and king of the underworld. The land writhes in pains as rough men roast it for supper. Vultures have descended on its forests; hawks feed on its cities. Every dove there is in fearful flight. There is no sacred bird the bad boys are not […]
Continue ReadingON THE ASSERTION THAT “NO GOVERNMENT HAS DONE WHAT I DID IN 6 YEARS, – PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI IS CORRECT. First of all, I wish to say Happy Independent day Nigeria! I listened to the Independent Day National Broadcast of President Buhari on 1st October, 2021 and to my mind, he is very right to […]
Continue ReadingWhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram Apps appear to be inaccessible for some users around the world. Reports say, this began around 4:30 pm (Nigerian time) today October 4, according to online outage trackers affecting users globally. Soon after the first report came through, the hashtag #facebookdown was trending on Twitter, with users worldwide reporting issues connecting. […]
Continue ReadingA stray bullet has reportedly killed a student of College of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University identified as Chioma Mbionu. Details of the incident are still sketchy at the time of this report but it was gathered that the 300 level Medical Rehabilitaion student was hit by stray bullet fired by gunmen during the attack […]
Continue ReadingNo less than 10 Nigerian politicians have been allegedly implicated in the Pandora Papers, according to Punch. At least eight African countries featured in the document, Punch further reports. In all, there are 336 politicians listed in the document, according to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, which published the earth-shaking papers on Sunday. The […]
Continue ReadingOsun State Police Command has commenced investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a couple in Ilesha, Nigeria. The husband, Olasunkanmi, 55, and wife, Fisayo Eso, 50, were found lying dead in their apartment on Friday, October 1. Although the cause of the death has not been determined, one Isaac Haastrup said carbon monoxide […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State was the first to open fire. He took aim, took his matter to the appropriate legal quarters and then let it all out with characteristic, even if somewhat deliberately provocative, ebullience. He hit the mark and announced his victory. Cheers came from sections of the country, particularly the South. […]
Continue ReadingHazel Oyeye Onou, popularly known as Whitemoney, beats the last three contestants- Liquorose, Pere and Cross to win the BBNaija Season 6 Reality TV show’s grand prize of N90m. In the finale, Emmanuel and Angel were first evicted before Cross and Pere, leaving Liquorose with White Money as the top two finalists. White Money, the […]
Continue ReadingThe Nnewi, Anambra state home of Joe Igbokwe, a Special Adviser for Drainage and Water Resources to the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has been attacked. In a series of post shared online, Igbokwe alleged that IPOB members were behind the attack. He added that no life was lost during the attack. “IPOB invaded my […]
Continue ReadingI have severally made the point on this column that for us to make any meaningful progress in this country, we must, despite the risks, tell truth to both power, and ourselves. One of the weaknesses I have observed in the current administration is that those closest to the president, and are, therefore, in a […]
Continue ReadingLadi Williams, eldest son of late Chief Rotimi Alade Williams, the all time celebrated lawyer in Nigeria, has passed away. He reportedly died of COVID-19 complication. Chief Ladi Rotimi-Williams passed away at about 3 am at St Nicholas isolation hospital from Covid-19 complications. despite being vaccinated. His death was confirmed by his younger brother, Chief […]
Continue ReadingNigeria has a lot to learn from the difficulties currently facing Kenya over the repayment of its Chinese-financed standard gauge railway (SGR). The $3.3 billion SGR cargo train is one of Kenya’s largest infrastructure projects since independence. Long before the pandemic, passenger traffic and cargo volume had fallen below expectations. With the third wave of […]
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