South-East violence: It’s too late to cry, By Azuka Onwuka

When police stations, police and military checkpoints, offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission, and prisons in the South-East were being attacked by an unidentified group later named “unknown gunmen,” many people from the region, especially those with sympathies for the separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra, applauded them. Their argument was that the police […]

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Nigeria breaks my heart, but in my next life, I still prefer to be a Nigerian ―Mary Remmy Njoku writes

Nigerian actress and film producer, Mary Remmy Njoku has said that she will still prefer to be a Nigerian in her next life. The Director General of the award-winning Lagos-based film house, ROK Studios in Nigeria, said that though Nigeria breaks her heart, however she would still prefer to be from this country in another […]

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Sanwo-Olu signs Bill prohibiting media parade of suspect by police in Lagos State

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday, October 5, signed the Lagos State’s Administration of Criminal Justice (Amendment) Law (ACJL) 2021. The ACJL was first passed in Lagos State in 2007 and amended in 2011 to ensure the fundamental rights of suspects and persons that come into contact with the justice system, as enshrined in […]

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I was happier when I was poor ―Akon insists

Senegalese-born American singer, Akon has defended himself after he received backlash for suggesting that poor people have much easier lives than the rich and famous. After the death of his friend, Michael K Wiliams, Akon told TMZ that, that actor’s death proves the rich and famous struggle more than the poor. In a more recent interview with TMZ, he […]

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Smartest people, mediocre nation, By Obadiah Mailafia

British Nobel laureate Dorothy Hodgkin once noted that the University of Lagos was one of the world centres of expertise in her specialist field of chemical crystallography. Ahmadu Bello University Zaria had the first world class computer centre in Africa. The University of Ife had a notable pool of expertise in nuclear physics. Our premier […]

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I prefer dating older men, 15 years gap up to those on life support machine ―Socialite, Shorn Arwa says

Shorn Arwa, a Kenyan socialite, has disclosed that she prefers dating men who are 15 years older, up to those on life support machine. Arwa who revealed this in an interview with a local radio station, stated that she made the decision because she believes she is too much to handle and dating someone of the same age […]

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Nigeria’s DSS operative shot dead in Imo State

Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) operative identified as Prince Nwachinaemere Ezemuonye Ozuzu has been shot dead in Owerri, the Imo state capital. According to Daily Trust, the officer, from Umuoyo, Irete in the Owerri West Local Government Area of the state was murdered on Owerri-Onitsha Road. The incident occurred less than 48 hours after […]

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What Weed Did Buhari’s Speech Writers Smoke?, By Farooq A. Kperogi

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 […]

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Nigerian nurse who claims she was bullied out of her job for wearing cross around her neck, takes UK hospital to Tribunal

A 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 […]

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Beautiful actress, Stephanie Okereke-Linus dances to a surprise birthday party (Video & Photos)

Beautiful 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 […]

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Nigeria’s EFCC reportedly arrests Gov Ganduje’s wife

Nigeria’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 […]

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Husband allegedly beheaded by his young wife in Ghana

27-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 […]

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Yemi Alade enjoys life with luxury car in the US (Photos)

It 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 […]

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President Muhammadu Buhari is correct that no government has done what he did in 6 years, By Tolu Babaleye

ON 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 […]

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Users finding it difficult to access Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp

WhatsApp, 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. […]

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Female Nigerian University student hit by stray bullet, dies

A 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 […]

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