If you pay a kidnappers ransom, you’ll go to jail!, By Tony Ogunlowo

Nigeria is a funny and strange country to live in and the lawmakers are even stranger making you think whether they’ve lost touch with reality all together: recently the Senate is trying to push a Bill, the Terrorism Prevention(Amendment) Bill 2021, through that threatens to imprison anybody, for up to 15 years, if they pay […]

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Gunmen kill 3, burn 4 Houses, 2 vehicles in Imo state

Investigation carried out by Vanguard revealed that three persons were killed on Monday night, by suspected assassins including a youth leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Awonmama, Oru East Local Government Area of Imo state, Kenneth Amukaamara. A family source to one of the victims who craved anonymity disclosed this to Vanguard in […]

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Lagos beach policeman suspected to be drunk spotted assaulting a woman (Video)

A man took to Instagram to share a video while accusing a police officer of being drunk on the job and assaulting a female beachgoer. A stolen phone is what led to the altercation on Saturday, May 29, and it quickly escalated into a physical fight as a woman who was at the beach for […]

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Magic power fails as bullet penetrates masquerade during festival (Video)

A dramatic scene was recorded at the Masquerades festival in Igbope, Igboho in Oyo state as one of the masquarades was failed by his “spiritual powers”. Eyewitnesses said the masquerade was failed by his spiritual power as bullets penetrated his body during the festival. Facebook user, Shitta Olajide Fasasi who shared a video from the scene […]

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Nigerians’ obsession with English Premier League, By Tayo Oke

The English Premier League’s glory was on full display last Sunday May 29, 2021, in Porto, Portugal, as Chelsea took on Manchester City for the coveted UEFA Champions’ League trophy. Chelsea won against the favourites, Manchester City, and Nigerians have been celebrating non-stop since then. Nigerians would have been celebrating either way, since both teams […]

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Bill scrapping HND/BSc dichotomy passed by Nigerian Senate

Nigerian Senate, on Wednesday, passed a bill seeking to abolish the dichotomy between the Higher National Diploma certificate and the university degree holders in the country. The piece of legislation, which was sponsored by Senator Ayo Akinyelure, passed the third reading on the floor of the Senate at plenary. Chairman, Senate Committee on tertiary institutions […]

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Gov Ortom’s SSA on security, AIG Chris Dega (rtd) killed by gunmen

Gunmen have killed Senior Special Assistant to Benue Governor Samuel Ortom on Security, AIG Christopher Dega (retd) in Jos, Plateau State Capital, Nigeria. Dega was said to have been shot in the chest several times by the gunmen on Tuesday, June 1. AIG Dega had a brilliant career in the Nigerian Police Force and was […]

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20-year-old Nigerian girl emerges overall best student in US university

20-year-old female Nigerian student from Rivers State, Nigeria, has emerged the 2021 overall best scholar at the Syracuse University in New York, the United States of America. Miss Alaba Ann Tam Danagogo is graduating with distinctions in Biology Major and Minor in English and Textual Studies, among other academic accomplishments. She was also awarded the […]

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Nigerian actress, Eucharia Anunobi bags a Ph.D degree

Nigerian actress and lady evangelist, Eucharia Anunobi has bagged a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Christian Education and Ministerial Acts from Kingdom Life Bible College and Seminary International. The movie star revealed the good news in a video clip shared via her Instagram page on Tuesday. Anunobi attributed her success to her determination to brave […]

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Kenyan Vice President’s daughter marries Nigerian man (Photos)

June Ruto, the daughter of Kenyan Vice President, William Ruto, has tied the nuptial knot with a Nigerian man. The vice-president’s daughter married her Nigerian lover, Dr. Alexander Ezenegu on Thursday, May 27 after the duo recently got engaged on May 8. The event was strictly on invite and was held in Mr Ruto’s private […]

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Alleged sexual harassment, Federal University Oye-Ekiti suspends Associate Professor

In a released statement, the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) said it has suspended one of its lecturers, Dr. Jonathan Mbachaga, over alleged sexual harassment. Mbachaga was, until his suspension, an Associate Professor in the institution’s Department of Theatre and Media Arts. The statement signed by the Chief Information Officer to the Vice Chancellor, Mr Foluso […]

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Between Violence and Thuggery in High Places, By Onikepo Braithwaite

I wept as I watched the videoclip of the reunion of the Greenfield University Students and their Parents, over the weekend. They were tears of sadness and joy; sadness because of the five children who were senselessly and needlessly killed by their abductors, and joy because the Parents were able to raise enough money to […]

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Should Nigeria break up, Middle Belt will not go with the North ―Dr Pogu Bitrus, MBF president

Tempers rose on Monday among participants at the ‘Nigeria’s 2023 Presidential Transition Inter-Ethnic Peace Dialogue’ organised by Youths Off The Street Initiative when the Middle Belt Forum said it would not go with the North should Nigeria break up. The event, with the theme, ‘Restructuring and 2023 power shift: Nigeria’s make or break factor for […]

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20-year-old Dallas rapper, Lil Loaded, whose song ‘6locc 6a6y’ was a 2019 viral hit, dies

Dashawn Maurice Robertson, known professionally as Lil Loaded, the Dallas rapper behind the 2019 viral summer hit “6locc 6a6y,” has died at age 20. The Dallas County medical examiner’s office confirmed Monday, May 31, to USA TODAY that the young rapper, whose legal name was Dashawn Robertson, had died. Officials did not reveal the cause of his death. However, Ashkan Mehryari, an […]

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Igbo, Nigeria And The Month Of May, By Lasisi Olagunju

There is an undeclared war going on in the South East. The headlines, in frightening details, painted the lurid portrait yesterday: “Gunmen kill 7 military men, raze police stations;” “Gunmen raze courts in Imo, Abia CID building burnt down;” “IPOB’s stay-at-home order: Tension in Ebonyi, Imo, others.” Then the big one: “Ahmed Gulak shot dead […]

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Reno Omokri knocks Buhari for going to Ghana to bring peace to Mali when Nigeria itself lacks peace

Reno Omokri, former aide to Goodluck Jonathan, ex-Nigerian president, has knocked President Buhari’s decision to travel to Ghana for a meeting with ECOWAS leaders to discuss how to return peace to Mali, despite the incessant killings in Nigeria. Reacting on Twitter, Omokri wrote: “What an irony that @MBuhari traveled to Ghana to discuss with ECOWAS […]

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Nigerian Senate holds 2-day Constitution review national public hearing this week

Nigerian Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has on Tuesday, said that a national public hearing to alter the provisions of the 1999 constitution will hold on Thursday through Friday this week. According to a statement issued by the Special Assistant (Press) to the Senate President, Ezrel Tabiowo, “the 2-day National Public Hearing on proposals to alter […]

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