Biggest armed robbers in the north have been Igbo, Yoruba and Edo people; Igbos brought drugs to the north ―Prof Usman Yusuf

Former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof Usman Yusuf has accused Southerners in the country of profiling the Fulani ethnic group even though some tribes from the region are allegedly responsible for some vices in the Northern region of the country. Speaking in an interview with The Sun, Usman alleged that agitations for […]

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Fani-Kayode visits, offers prayers at Nigeria’s ex-Prime Minister, Tafawa Balewa’s tomb (Video)

In his voyage to Bauchi state, former Nigerian Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode visited the tomb and family of Nigerian first Prime Minister, Alhaji Tafawa Balewa. Fani-Kayode offered prayers at the late Prime Minister’s tomb. In his tweet, Fani-Kayode wrote: “I had the honor & privilege of visiting the tomb of Sir Tafawa Balewa, […]

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“These old men know how to take care of us” ―Young Nigerian lady marries her much older lover, Nigerians react

Nigerians have reacted over the prewedding photos of a young woman and her older lover. According to Sitippe, the young woman identified as Favour Edet and her man, Austin got married on Friday June 4, in Akwa Ibom state. See comments on Facebook below: LIB  

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Nigerian Bar Association threatens lawsuit against Nigerian govt over Twitter suspension

Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has threatened to sue the Federal government following the decision to suspend Twitter’s operations in Nigeria. In a statement released on Friday evening, June 4, Olumide Apata, NBA president, said the federal government lacked constitutional authority to back its decision. Apata described the government’s action as a “disguised attempt to regulate […]

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Facebook joins Twitter, deletes Buhari’s controversial message too

Social media giant, Facebook has joined Twitter in removing President Buhari’s controversial civil war statement. Earlier on Friday, June 4, the Federal Government announced that Twitter has been suspended in Nigeria. This came after Twitter deleted the president’s controversial statement and the video where he made the statement. The banned statement made by Buhari reads: […]

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Girl and her friend striped half-naked, flogged for leaving 3-year-old brother almost dead after sexually abusing him (Video 18+)

Some months ago, a young lady in Nigeria was caught after allegedly abusing her 3-year-old brother sexually and was punished merciless for it. According to reports, the girl was busted after she sexually abused the toddler with her friend at Elume junction, Sapele local government area of Delta state, Nigeria. Freshrepoters gathered that the girl […]

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President Buhari And His War Against Twitter, By Dele Momodu

Fellow Nigerians, I had planned to write on a different topic today, but man proposes and God disposes. Nigeria has become such a rollercoaster that it is very difficult to catch up with news and events. Since President Muhammadu Buhari and his acolytes took power six years ago, our country has known no respite from […]

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Your statement to dissidents wrongly targeted, tragically untimely ―Soyinka tells Buhari

Playwright, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has described the statement of the President, Muhammadu Buhari to civilian dissidents as wrongly targeted and tragically untimely. The Nobel laureate stated that Buhari’s language in utterance and what was known as ‘body language’ was of a different temper at the time innocent citizens and farm destruction including mass displacement were […]

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Article of Faith: Mega Pastors and Mega Churches, By Femi Aribisala

Pastors contradict the counsel of the Lord without batting their eyelids. They plant church parishes like supermarkets in every street corner. They build cathedrals and church monuments like World Trade Centres, each one striving to be the biggest and most splendiferous in the universe. They gather thousands, even millions, of “worshippers” in front of television […]

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A boat capsizes in Sokoto, 13 persons feared killed

Thirteen persons, including women and children, have died in a boat mishap that occurred in Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State. According to reports, the victims were traveling from Doruwa to Ginga when the boat capsized. Confirming the incident to newsmen, the Chairman of the local government council, Aliyu Dantine Shagari, said eight of the victims […]

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I feel like a f**king failure. I feel like a loser ―Kim Kardashian cries over failure of her marriage to Kanye West

Kim Kardashian opened up to her sisters about her pain over the end of her marriage to Kanye West. The businesswoman sobbed in the penultimate episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashian (KUWTK) as she admitted her marriage to Kanye West is over. Kim, 40, was previously married to Damon Thomas and Kris Humpries before marrying Kanye West […]

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How Nigerians within Nigeria can circumvent Twitter ban in Nigeria ―Kperogi

Nigerian academic, media scholar, public speaker and newspaper columnist, Farooq Adamu Kperogi, has reacted to the suspension that Nigerian government placed on the use of Twitter in Nigeria. Kperogi in a tweet, has been able to show the alternative way Nigerians living in Nigeria can continue to use Twitter inside Nigeria. He wrote: “Does Lai […]

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Nigerian government suspends Twitter’s operations in Nigeria

In a press release, Nigerian government has suspended the Twitter’s Operations in Nigeria. This must have been as a result of the removal of its tweet some days ago by Twitter. See the Nigerian government’s press release below: PRESS RELEASE FG Suspends Twitter’s Operations in Nigeria The Federal Government has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of […]

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In revealing poses, Toyin Lawani displays beauty and massive tattoo (Photos)

Owner and CEO of Tiannah’s Empire Place, hot and celebrity stylist, mother of two, Nigerian fashion designer and entrepreneur, Toyin Lawani took to Instagram to share these hot photos of herself showcasing her massive tattoo on her thigh while posing in a crop top and matching white panties. See more photos below:  

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Ethnonationalism as a rational response to what Nigeria is, By Bamidele Ademola-Olateju

Was Nigeria in its geographic sense created to last or was it a convenient contraption for extractive purposes? Since the birth of this republic, ethnic discontent and violence have been one of its characteristic markers. Before and after the Civil War, there was never a national consolidation based on the principle of federalism within the […]

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‘I suddenly remembered why I fell in love with the President’, By Femi Adesina

President Muhammadu Buhari spoke on Tuesday, warning troublemakers in the country that the picnic was over, and the next day, I saw this comment online from a Buharist, as lovers and admirers of the President are known: “I just finished watching the President on TV reading the riot act to troublemakers, and I couldn’t be […]

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International community funding secessionists —Gov Ben Ayade

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River state has accused foreign countries of funding and supporting agitators for secession in Nigeria. Ayade made the allegation while speaking to state house correspondents after he visited President Buhari at the presidential villa on Thursday, June 3. According to him, some foreign countries target nations with natural resources and support […]

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Again, 300 level female University student brutally raped and killed in Nigeria

300 Level female student of the University of Ilorin, Olajide Omowumi Blessing, was brutally raped and murdered by unknown persons at her sister’s residence in Tanke area of the Ilorin, the Kwara state capital. The deceased was a student of the Agricultural Science Department from Oke-Opin community in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara […]

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