Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe wears a ‘dot nation’ t-shirt (Photos)

Nigerian Senate minority leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe has been spotted wearing a ‘dot nation’ t-shirt after President Buhari’s comment in an interview with Arise TV few days ago. Recall that, in the interview on Arise TV, the President had said that the military and the police will be mobilized to go after secessionist group, IPOB accused […]

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South-West power brokers as biggest obstacle to change, By Tayo Oke

When a political leader becomes decidedly obstinate in nature, journalists and observers often run out of the right superlatives to describe his daily action. The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), reflects this sentiment adequately well. The Nigerian population and the Presidency currently live in a parallel universe, which spells trouble of a magnitude no […]

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Ogun tanker explosion: 2 killed, 13 vehicles burnt

Two persons have died and no fewer than 13 vehicles got burnt in the early hours of Tuesday, as a fuel tanker exploded at the Ogere end of the Lagos -Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria. According to the Public Relations Officer  (PRO) of Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, the incident happened at about 4.00 […]

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Case against 3 OPC members over Wakili’s arrest, struck out by court

The Chief Magistrate Court 2, Iyaganku, Ibadan, in the Oyo State capital, Nigeria, has ordered the release of three members of the Oodua Peoples Congress, three months after their detention by the Oyo State Police Command. The OPC members – Awodele Adedigba, Dauda Kazeem and Hassan Ramon – had been detained mid-March 2021 after they […]

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Whatever has to do with that name Nigeria is embarrassing ―Actor Alesh shares video of Nigerian Embassy in Washington DC (Video)

Nigerian actor, Alesh Sanni, has shared a video showing the poor state and environment of the Nigerian Embassy in Washington DC, United States. The video shows men and women who went to the embassy for an appointment, fanning themselves manually as the Air Conditioner wasn’t working. See what he wrote and the video he shared […]

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Boxers and pants not part of your body, wear it once and wash it ―BBNaija star, Alex advises men

BBNaija Reality show star, Alex Asogwa better known as Alex Unusual, has advised men to wash their underwear, boxers or pants, after using it as the undergarments are not part of their bodies and need to be cleaned. Alex also tackled men who have formed the habit of not having their baths or brushing their […]

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ECOWAS Court rules, restraining Nigerian govt from prosecuting Nigerians over Twitter use

ECOWAS Court of Justice sitting in Abuja, Nigeria, on Tuesday restrained the Federal Government and its agents from prosecuting or doing anything whatsoever to harass, intimidate or arrest people for using Twitter. In its ruling on an interlocutory application, the court restrained the Muhammadu Buhari-led government from, “unlawfully imposing sanctions or doing anything whatsoever to […]

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Kano singer detained for blasphemy, released by the DSS

Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) has released an Islamic singer, Ahmad Abdul, taking into custody after releasing a blasphemous song. According to DailyTrust, Abdul was picked by the security agents for releasing the uncensored song titled ‘Barhama Gwaska’, perceived as blasphemous and capable of creating chaos in the state. The DSS had said it […]

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INEC Polling Units and The Future of Elections, By Reuben Abati

Some of the major challenges bedevilling the electoral process in Nigeria, and thus abbreviating the integrity of democracy in the country include over the years: lack of access to polling units, the location of polling units in problematic parts, overcrowding, conflict, violence, the designation of places like shrines, mosques, churches and private residences as polling […]

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Ex-Reps member, Farouk Lawan sentenced to 7 years in prison over $.5m Bribe

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Nigeria, presided over by Justice Angela Ataluka, has sentenced a former Member of the House of Representatives from Kano State, Farouk Lawan, to seven years imprisonment over a $500,000 bribe collected from billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola. In file No. FHC/HC/CR/76/2013, a $3 million bribery charge was instituted by […]

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No amount of threats will deny Igbo from asking for her rights —Enyinnaya Abaribe

Nigerian Senate minority leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has warned that no amount of threat against Ndigbo will stop them from demanding equitable treatment in Nigeria. He also warned the two major political parties in the country not to use the current insecurity in the South-East to deny the region the 2023 presidential ticket, adding that […]

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Chairman, Eti-Osa Local Council, Lagos, passes away

Chairman of Eti-Osa East Local Council Development Area in Lagos State, Nigeria, Hon. Olufunmi Rafiu Olatunji, has passed away. Olatunji’s death was announced on Facebook by his media team early on Tuesday. It was learnt that the council boss succumbed to a lingering health challenge on Monday. Prior to his death, he sought re-election on […]

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Mercy Aigbe and her ex-husband, Lanre Gentry, slam each other again on Father’s Day

Nigerian actress, Mercy Aigbe and her ex-husband, Lanre Gentry, are still on  each other’s throats on Instagram. Trouble started when Gentry shade at Mercy over her post on Instagram where she celebrated herself on Father’s day. Mercy responded tagging her ex a “shameless and useless father.’ See the new posts of the former couple attacking […]

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‘I am a virgin till thy kingdom come’ ―BBNaija’s Lucy Edet

BBNaija’s Lucy Edet who had a question and answer session with some of her followers on Instagram, has stated that she is single till marriage. The reality show star also noted that she is enjoying her privacy at the moment. See Lucy’s post below: When asked if she is a virgin, Lucy responded by saying […]

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Sports Court of Arbitration reduces Siasia’s FIFA life ban to 5 years, cancels $50,000 fine

Nigerian former professional football striker and ex-head coach of Nigeria national team, Samsom Siasia’s life ban from football has been reduced to five years by the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS). The world football body, FIFA banned Siasia for life and fined him $50,000 for agreeing to ‘the manipulation of matches’ for betting purposes […]

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Nigerian man gets 18 years imprisonment in England, for sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl

Croydon Crown court, England, has sentenced a 64-year-old Nigerian-born man, Adeyinka Ajose, to 18 years in prison for sexually assaulting a teenager. The convict, Ajose was handed down the sentence on Thursday after admitting to multiple sexual offences committed against the victim. Ajose was found guilty on four counts of the rape of a female […]

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NADECO writes UN, UK, US, EU, on looming civil war in Nigeria

Freedom group, National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) has called for the intervention of the international community to prevent an eruption of hostilities in Nigeria. Pointing to present challenges of instability, insecurity, lack of cohesion and mutual distrust in the country that was similar to the time before the Civil War between 1967 and 1970, NADECO warned […]

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