Redeemed Church pastor stabbed to death in Nigeria (Graphic videos, photos)

A man identified as Obum has allegedly stabbed a pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Thompson Thomas Ugochukwu Onyekuru, to death in Imo State, Nigeria. The tragic incident happened at Umuokoto town in Umudibia Autonomous community in Owerri West Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that Obum, who hailed from […]

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Most of the men are hungry, stop connecting women’s success to men ―Sonia Ogiri, Nigerian actress

Nigerian actress, Sonia Ogiri has asked people to stop connecting the wealth of women to men. In a post she shared on her Instagram page, she opined that most men are “hungry.” She stated that women now have the hearts of lions with a desire to have their own money. See her post below:  

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Buhari’s media aide, Garba Shehu responds to Bishop Kukah’s petition to US House of Reps

President Muhammadu Buhari’s senior special assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has responded to recent claims against the Buhari administration by Bishop Matthew Kukah before the US Parliament. Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Nigeria, Kukah had expressed to the US congress the fear that the Nigerian government under President Muhammadu Buhari is not handling […]

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See Nigerian Senators who voted against electronic transmission of Nigerian election results (Full list)

In spite of the general clamour for a lasting solution to the myriad of electoral problems facing the country, 50 members of the All Progressives Congress in the Senate and two of their counterparts in the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, on Thursday voted against electronic transmission of election results in the forthcoming […]

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Bishop Oyedepo of Winners Chapel reportedly sacks 40 Pastors for low income generation

A pastor at the Bishop Oyedepo’s Living Faith Church International, popularly known as Winners Chapel, has, in a trending video, cried out after he was allegedly sacked for not generating enough money in his branch. According to the pastor, Mr. Peter Godwin, he was invited by the state pastor and getting there he met other […]

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Dead End of the Politics of Catastrophe, By Chidi Amuta

On 19th May, 2021, Mr. Abu Mohammed Abubakar bin Mohammad al-Sheikawi (Abubakar Shekau), life ‘president’ of Boko Haram, finally died on his own terms under the supervision of his fellow ISWAP terrorists. The Nigerian presidency was silent. I am not aware that there has so far been any official presidential statement on the death of […]

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Fani-Kayode visits Ooni of Ife, prostrated flatly, receives prayers and blessings (Video & Photos)

Former Nigerian Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode prostrated flatly before the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, when he visited his Palace at Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. Ile Ife is the hometown of Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode. He once described himself as a proud Ife, an Anago, an Aku, an Omo Karo […]

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Nigerian Passport ranked 101st behind Togo, Mali, Niger, Chad, among 199 countries (See the best Passports and the worst Passports)

Have you packed your bags? Even if you have, don’t be in too much of a hurry to hop on the next flight without the required visas: Nigeria’s passport is ranked 101st out of 199 countries in the world. The ranking is based on the Henley Passport Index, described as the original, authoritative ranking of […]

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Bishop Kukah writes US House of Reps alleging persecution of Christians in Nigeria

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Nigeria, Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has written to the United States House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Religious Freedom and alleged the persecution of Christians in Nigeria based on their faith and not crimes. He said the faith-based harassment of Christians posed one of the greatest threats to […]

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Why I attended Cubana’s mom’s burial ―IGP’s IRT leader, DCP Abba Kyari

Leader of Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team, Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari, has described Obi Cubana as one of the most hardworking entrepreneurs he knows. DCP Kyari said this while giving reasons for attending Cubana’s mother’s burial ceremony which was held at Oba in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, […]

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INEC has capacity to transmit election results electronically from remote areas across Nigeria ―INEC National Commissioner, Festus Okoye

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has insisted it has the capacity to transmit election results electronically from remote areas across Nigeria. Speaking on Channels Television breakfast show on Saturday, Mr Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and INEC’s Information and Voter Education Committee Chairman, said the Commission’s position was clear. Okoye said: “We have uploaded results […]

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Stunningly beautiful actress, Onyii Alex acquires luxury home (Video, photos)

Stunningly beautiful and captivating Nollywood actress, model, writer, radio host, public speaker, author, mentor, philanthropist, Onyii Alex, has acquired a luxury home. Actress Oge Okoye, who is also a friend to Onyii, took to Instagram platform to share a video of the exterior and interior of the house, which has been tastefully furnished. Friends and […]

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Man who strangled boss’ wife, sentenced to death in Nigeria

Justice Adenike Adeeyo of the High Court of Justice, Awe Road in Oyo town, Oyo State has sentenced an accused murderer, Adeyemi Morenikeji, to death for strangulating a staff of Federal School of Surveying, Oyo, Mrs Racheal Oyewumi Ayanwale, to death on April 11, 2019. The judgement, in the case of The State vs Aderemi […]

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Pretty Nigerian actress now engaged to the man she met on Intastories (Photos)

Beautiful Nigerian actress, Ini Dima-Okojie, is engaged. She shared the good news on her Instagram page today July 17. She posted photos and videos from her proposal on her IG page. She wrote: “About two years ago, on one random day I was ranting on my Insta stories about not being able to find fresh […]

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Folorunsho Alakija At 70: Standing Out, Standing Tall, By Funke Egbemode

She is many things to many people, different people, depending on where you are standing. In the late 80s and early 90s, to me, and many fashion and style reporters, Folorunsho Alakija was our reference point, the must-get interview. We wanted her voice on our fashion pages and the photographs of her designs definitely lifted […]

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Nigerian govt claims Igboho is trying to get new passport to flee Nigeria

Nigerian government has said that Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Igboho, is trying to obtain a new passport to escape from Nigeria after being placed on the stop-list in order to facilitate his arrest. This was stated in a letter dated July 9 and signed by A.B. Baba, Assistant Comptroller General of Immigration, Investigation and Compliance, […]

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Why APC Politicians are Terrified By E-Transmission of Votes, By Farooq Kperogi

The political elites of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have chosen to regress to the stone age in matters of election at a time that Nigeria is relentlessly digitalizing in every other sphere. Banking is now almost entirely digitized, POS vendors have become ever-present fixtures in even the remotest Nigerian village, ecommerce is now […]

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