54th anniversary of states creation (I), By Eric Teniola

On Thursday May 27, it will be the 54th anniversary of the creation of states by General Yakubu Gowon, GCFR. The question is, what is so special about 54th anniversary? The answer is that it is special because that was the biggest attempt to protect and guarantee the interests of the minorities in Nigeria. It […]

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Buhari appoints Yahaya as Nigeria’s new Chief of Army Staff

The Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Major General  Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff. The announcement was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, the Acting Director of Defence Information. Prior to his appointment, Major […]

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19-year-old woman accused of obtaining money by faking pregnancy collapses in court, dies

19-year-old Ugandan woman accused of obtaining money through false pretense by faking a pregnancy has died after she collapsed in court. The deceased identified as Olivia Nassanga on Wednesday, May 26, collapsed in Mityana Magistrate’s Court where she had reported for her bail application, following her release from Mityana Prison. According to the deceased’s mother, Ms […]

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After inhaling chemical used for fumigation, 100 Ekiti students hospitalized

100 students of College of Health Sciences and Technology in Ijero Ekiti, Ekiti state, have been hospitalized after reportedly inhaling chemicals used for a fumigation exercise in the institution. The Ekiti ministry of health which confirmed this, said 100 students were hospitalized on Wednesday May 26 but some of them were later discharged after receiving treatment. The ministry […]

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Self-determination: the issue of our time and a universal right, By Bamidele Ademola-Olateju

Nigeria may bury its head in the sand, but self-determination is the issue of our time. Events are moving fast. The crowd pulling stunt by Sunday Igboho in Akure, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s response, and the self-promoting “Southwest” APC summit in Lagos show that self-determination has become the key issue for the Yoruba. No matter the […]

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Senegalese-born American singer, Akon’s car stolen from gas station in Atlanta, US

Senegalese-born American singer, Akon’s car was stolen from a gas station on Monday night, May 24 in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta. The car was reportedly stolen as the singer was pumping gas into his car. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Akon stopped at a Quiktrip gas station to fill his white Range Rover up with gas. […]

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I cannot support secession, I married from the Southeast ―Gov Akeredolu

Ondo state governor, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, has said he is married to a lady from the Southeast, so he can never be in support of Nigeria’s secession. Akeredolu said this when the Senate Committee on the Review of 1999 Constitution paid him a courtesy visit in Akure, the Ondo state capital on Tuesday night, May […]

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An Army at the Crossroads, By Olusegun Adeniyi

A three-minute TVC news clip trending on WhatsApp features a notorious 30-year-old gun runner from Niger Republic, Shehu Ali Kachala, who was recently paraded by the Zamfara State Police Command. Caught in the process of supplying arms to criminal hideouts, the suspect claimed he was importing the weapons from Niger Republic through the assistance of […]

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Police nab 21-year-old Nigerian man for alleged over N2 billion investment fraud

The Special Fraud Unit (SFU) of the Nigerian Police in Lagos, has arrested the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Brisk Capital Limited, Dominic Ngene Joshua, for allegedly diverting over N2 billion in investor funds. The 21-year-old was arrested following petitions from some of the investors he allegedly scammed in cash and cryptocurrency trading. The suspect […]

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23-year-old Nigerian man weds 45-year-old popular Adamawa woman, Barr. Jamila Babuba (Photos)

Nigerian woman and popular Adamawa politician, 45-year-old Barr. Jamila Babuba, has married her 23-year-old man, Adam Modibbo, in Yola, Adamawa state capital, Nigeria. The couple had a ceremony on the 18th of May and their wedding reception will hold on 31st of May. See more photos of the couple and the invitation to their wedding […]

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What I find more attractive in a man is consistency ―Toke Makinwa

Nigerian radio personality, television host, vlogger and author, Toke Makinwa says at this stage in her life, the one character she finds attractive in a man is consistency. She disclosed this on her Twitter handle this evening “As a woman in the space/stage I’m at now, there’s nothing I find more attractive in a man than consistency, that “do […]

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‘I chop your own, you chop another, we dey recycle ourselves’ ―Rosy Meurer responds to her husband’s ex, Tonto Dikeh

Actress Rosaline Ufuoma Meurer simply called Rosy Meurer, has shared an interesting post that seems to be in response to her husband’s ex-wife, actress Tonto Dikeh’s comment online. Tonto Dikeh had said in a post that, ‘you have failed if your ex is still your type’. She added that going back to your ex is […]

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Gani Adams threatens to curse politicians frustrating the struggle for Yoruba nation for 7 days

Iba Gani Adams, the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, has threatened to place a curse on politicians infiltrating and frustrating the struggle for Yoruba nation. Adams said some prominent politicians in the Southwest have infiltrated the struggle for the actualisation of the Yoruba nation. The Aare Onakakanfo was quoted as saying this at the weekly O’odua […]

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Between Malami’s Spare Parts and Southern Governors’ Cows, By Farooq A. Kperogi

Attorney General and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami aroused people, particularly from the South, to seething fury when he said on May 19 during a ChannelsTV interview that Southern governors’ May 18 resolution to ban open grazing in their part of the country would be synonymous with northern governors banning the sale of spare parts in their […]

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Nigerian star actress dies, loses battle to cancer

Nigerian star actress, Ify Onwuemene, who became famous for her role in the popular sitcom ‘Everyday People’, has died of cancer. It was gathered that the actress, who died on Tuesday, had been battling endometrial cancer. Gloria Anozie-Young, her colleague in the film industry, broke the news of her death via her Facebook page. She […]

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Three young Nigerian pilot officers spotted together enjoying themselves on a yacht before they died in two separate plane crashes (Video)

A video of three young Nigerian pilot officers having a good time on a yacht somewhere has been shared online following the deaths of all three in two separate plane crashes. According to reports, the man on the left and the one of the right in the video, were among the 7 officers that crashed […]

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Actress Tonto Dikeh stuns in new Photos, says you have failed if your ex is still your type

Nigerian beauty and star actress, singer, songwriter and philanthropist, Tonto Charity Dikeh popularly called Tonto Dikeh has said those who still see their exes as their type have failed. The actress wrote this on her Instagram page. She added that everyone needs to grow and level up. She wrote: “DEAR WOMAN/MAN IF an EX IS […]

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CBN further devalues naira, experts disclose its side effect

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has officially devalued the naira to 410.25/$ after the country’s currency defied all interventions to retain its value. Experts, in reaction, have said that the last resort employed by the CBN to adopt the NAFEX Investor & Exporter forex window rate of N410.25 as its official exchange rate to the […]

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The Limits of Free Movement, Criminalising Ransom Payment, By Onikepo Braithwaite

I seize this opportunity to extend my condolences to the families of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru, Brig General Tunji Olayinka, and all the officers who died in the line of duty in the military plane crash near Kaduna Airport last Friday. May their souls rest in peace. Amen. President of […]

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