Nigerian woman strangled to death by her Ghanaian ex-lover in Italy

34-year-old Ghanaian man, George Kyeremeh, has been arrested by the Carabinieri police in Milan, Italy, for allegedly killing his 25-year-old Nigerian ex-girlfriend identified as Blessing Tunde. The suspect was arrested in the early hours of Friday, June 11, by the homicide team of Carabinieri police. Blessing was found dead on May 12, in a green area, […]

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Why is NASS afraid of a people’s constitution by referendum which was done with govt in power in Eritrea, Bangladesh, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Kenya, South Africa, Singapore, Morocco? ―Ozekhome

Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), rights activist and constitutional lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, has asked why the National Assembly is afraid of ‘referendum’ and ‘a people’s constitution’. Ozekhome, in an interview on Channels Television, recalled how he took on frontally the Deputy Senate President, Senator Omo-Agege on this issue penultimate Friday June 11 at the International […]

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Twitter, Diversion and the Next Level, By Chidi Amuta

The Buhari administration has just stumbled on a convenient but unexpected political diversion: the Twitter ban. We can keep debating Twitter while an orchestrated project of deepening authoritarianism takes hold. While Twitter rages, the president has said in his latest television interview that he has ‘ordered’ the police and the army to be more ‘ruthless’ […]

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Fight breaks out on June 12 among #IStandWithBuhari protesters in Abuja

An internal tussle broke out on Saturday morning amongst members of the #IStandWithBuhari protest group at the Unity Fountain, Abuja, Nigeria. According to reports, hundreds of pro-Buhari supporters had arrived at the Unity Fountain on Saturday to show their solidarity with the President, Muhammadu Buhari. Leaders of the group were seen in a heated exchange […]

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Buhari’s 2021 Democracy Day address (Full text)

SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF COMMEMORATION AND CELEBRATION OF DEMOCRACY DAY ON 12TH JUNE, 2021 Fellow Nigerians, I join you all today to commemorate and celebrate our Democracy Day.  It is a celebration of freedom and a victory for […]

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The wizard at Endor with title Emmanuel has been consumed by divine indignation ―Pastor Kris Okotie writes

Pastor Chris Okotie, shared a cryptic post on his Facebook page on Tuesday morning in which he referenced a certain ”wizard of Endor” who assumed the title of ”Emmanuel”. In his post, the pastor said the Wizard who assumed the title of Emmanuel had been consumed by divine indignation. His post came days after clergyman, […]

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Nigeria needs twitter ―Ahmad Lawan, Senate President

Nigerian Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has finally spoken on the recent suspension of Twitter operations in the country., Speaking at a media briefing in Abuja on Friday June 11 to mark the second anniversary of the 9th assembly, Lawan said Nigeria and Twitter need each other. He called for an amicable resolution of the feud […]

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Music diva, Megan Thee Stallion grabs her bared boobs in new Photos

Megan Thee Stallion commanded attention as she shared photos of herself posing in a sexy pink and white waitress costume to promote her new single Thot S**t. In one photo, the 26-year-old Savage rapper was pictured grabbing her breasts in her very low-cut uniform and sticking her tongue out. See more photos below: Photos: Megan […]

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Expectant mother among students kidnapped from Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic, Kaduna

A young pregnant woman, Fatima Muhammad was among the students abducted when bandits attacked the main campus of the Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria, late Thursday night, June 10. One Radeeyah Beentu Musah, said Fatima was abducted along with another course mate identified as Hauwa The State Commissioner for Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affair, […]

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Buhari appoints Balarabe Ilelah as new DG of NBC

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Balarabe Ilelah as the new director-general (DG) of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the appointment in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, June 11. He said Mr. Ilelah’s appointment is for a tenure of five years in the […]

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The quest for self-determination: Are we getting it right?, By Tope Fasua

I listened to the paramount ruler of Somolu and Bariga, Oba Gbolahan Timson, the other day, as he eloquently expressed support for Sunday Igboho, and as he foreclosed the idea of Yorubas continuing with the Nigerian entity. The Oba called it a war of independence (ija’gbara in Yoruba language). But he then launched into deep […]

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Nigerian man kills estranged wife, mother-in-law, then commits suicide in U.S

A young Nigerian man recently separated from his wife attacked her parents’ home in Douglasville, Georgia, killing her and his mother-in-law before taking his own life. Udoamaka Nwamu, of East Point, Fulton County, took a handgun to his in-laws’ home in Douglasville on Sunday, June 6, where his estranged wife, Kaliyah Nwamu, was staying, and […]

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Digital authoritarianism and the echoes of Decree 4, By Bamidele Ademola-Olateju

An autocrat is an autocrat. There is nothing like a reformed autocrat or a recovering autocrat, after all, a leopard never changes its spots. We should have known it would come to this, Buhari’s #Twitterban. In 1984, Buhari passed the infamous Protection Against False Accusations Decree, dubbed Decree 4. Till date, it is still the […]

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