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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NECO Registrar died after a brief illness, not assassinated —Police

Claims that the Registrar of the National Examination Council (NECO), Prof. Godswill Obioma was assassinated by unknown gunmen in Minna, are not true, the Niger State Police Command have said. The command said, the late NECO Registrar’s family had formally announced that he passed on after a brief illness at the National Hospital in Abuja. […]

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The Death of Ahmed Gulak, By Reuben Abati

The cold-blooded murder of Hon. Ahmed Gulak, former Speaker of the Adamawa House of Assembly, former Special Adviser on Political Affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan, former national co-ordinator of the Goodluck Support Group (GSG) and former Governorship aspirant under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is yet another tragic indication of the crisis […]

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Chief Provost of Immigration killed by gunmen in Imo state

Chief Provost of Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Imo State Command, Mr. Okiemute Mrere, has been killed by unknown gunmen. It was learnt on Monday that Mrere, was assassinated on Saturday night on Owerri- Port Harcourt Road in Owerri. A senior officer of NIS who confirmed this to The Nation, said that the slain officer’s corpse […]

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Divisional Police Headquarters set ablaze by gunmen in Imo state

Gunmen have razed the Amandugba Divisional Police Headquarters in Isu Local Government Area of Imo State on Monday, May 31. According to The Nation, residents say the attackers threw explosives into the police station before it went up in flames. “Isu Divisional Police Headquarters is on fire now. Fire has engulfed the facility. The attackers […]

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Governance in Nigeria is grounded, the worst amongst us is in charge of our affairs ―Ghali Na’abba, ex-Reps Speaker

Former Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Ghali Na’Abba has said there is no governance in the country. Decrying the spate of violence across the country at a gathering of ethnic nationalities in Abuja on Monday May 31, the former speaker said “the worst amongst us is being enthroned to manage our affairs.” The meeting is being attended […]

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We are watching Nigeria slip into anarchy ―Rita Dominic, actress

Actress Rita Dominic has expressed her concerns about the current state of insecurity in the nation. In a tweet posted today May 31, Rita said everyone is watching Nigeria slip into anarchy. He wrote in her tweet: “I am afraid that we are watching Nigeria slip into anarchy. It is surreal. Our elected officials need […]

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The man pulled out from his SUV and shot dead identified as Justice Stanley Nnaji (Graphic photos)

Justice Stanley Nnaji has been identified as the man pulled out from his SUV and shot dead on Sunday evening in Enugu State, Nigeria. The former Enugu State High Court judge was shot multiple times beside the Enugu Diagnostics Centre, by Ebeano Tunnel, after he was dragged out of his Mercedes Benz Jeep. The shooters […]

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