State Of The Nation: A Heartfelt Letter To President Buhari, By Tola Adeniyi

Dear President Buhari, It is with great pain but with deep concern as a fellow human-being and your age mate that I send you this private/public letter in the hope that you would be allowed to read it. I am in pain because the country that Allah has placed on your laps to nurture and […]

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Explosion hits ex-Ogun State Governor’s Hotel, two dead, three injured

Two people have died and more are injured after a gas explosion rocked Conference Hotel on Presidential Boulevard, Abeokuta, Ogun State. The explosion occurred around noon on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, resulting in the death of a technician and another yet-to-be-identified person. Three others were left with varying degrees of injuries. They are receiving treatment in a hospital. The […]

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2 brothers awarded $75m for spending 31 years on death row for wrongful conviction of rape & murder (Photos)

Two half brothers wrongfully sent to death row have been awarded $75 million in damages after spending decades behind bars for the 1983 rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl. 1976 school photo of Henry McCollum. Attorneys for the men have said they were scared teenagers who had low IQs when they were questioned by […]

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Family lambaste busty lady whose video of boob-baring dance at a wedding went viral (Videos)

The busty Nigerian lady who went viral days ago after rocking a dress that exposed her chest while dancing at a wedding reception over the weekend, has opened up on her family’s reactions to her act, IgbereTV reports. She stated that after the video went viral, her mother cried and her brother is still angry […]

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Ijaw youths give oil companies ultimatum to vacate Niger Delta region

The Ijaw Youth Council has given the international oil companies (IOCs) operating in the Niger Delta an ultimatum to vacate the region. The council said the notice is in line with the 30 days ultimatum handed to the Federal Government to inaugurate a substantive board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The commission had been […]

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News Tabloid alleges that Reno Omokri has a new baby from UK-based lover outside wedlock

Despite Reno insisting that a report that he welcomed a child with another woman is false, the publication insists they stand by their report. The Will had released a report on Monday  May 17, claiming Reno Omokri abandoned his wife Tuokpe Omokri and their three kids in the US and welcomed a child with a […]

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Abidemi Rufai, SSA to Ogun state governor, arrested in the US for $350,000 fraud

United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have arrested Abidemi Rufai, a Nigerian and Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, over $350,000 employment fraud. Rufai was arrested on Friday evening at the John F Kennedy International Airport in New York based on criminal complaint. He was subsequently charged with defrauding Washington […]

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The Asaba Declaration by Southern Governors, By Reuben Abati

On Tuesday, May 11, 2021, 17 Governors of the Southern States of Nigeria met in Asaba, Delta State to discuss issues of common interest. They came up with a 12-point communique in which they raised key issues about the future of Nigeria and the Southern region. This was not the first time Southern Governors would […]

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Lady singer gives brutal double toe-kick to a male who touched her private part on stage (Video)

Ugandan singer, Vinka, whose real name is Veronica Luggya, delivered a brutal double toe-kick at a male fan who touched her private part as she performed on stage in South Sudan. The singer and mother of one was performing at a show when a male fan stretched his hand and touched her private part. Without […]

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Former Kwara state governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed arrested by EFCC

Former Kwara state governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has reportedly been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. According to Channels Television, the former governor is being questioned by a crack team of operatives at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja The 57-year-old was said to have arrived at the EFCC headquarters at about 10.00 am on […]

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Nigeria’s House of Reps set to legalize Indian hemp in Nigeria

Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, says the lower chamber of the National Assembly is set to legalize the use of Indian Hemp in Nigeria for economic benefit. A Bill to legalize the use of Indian Hemp in Nigeria for economic benefit passed second reading in the house in October, 2020. Kalu […]

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Gunmen kidnap Nigerian professor and her husband

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a professor with the Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Jos, Grace Ayanbimpe and her husband. It was gathered that the lecturer and her husband were kidnapped by the gunmen who stormed their residence behind Haske Quarters, Lamingo in Jos North Local Government Area of the state in the early hours of […]

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Davido spotted fanning his babymama, sophia momodu at their daughter’s birthday party (Video)

On Sunday, May 16, singer Davido and his first baby mama, Sophia Momodu, threw their daughter, Imade, a big party to celebrate her 6th birthday, She turned 6 last Friday, May 14. At the party, Davido and Sophia showed they were great co-parents to their daughter. A video of Davido being a gentleman as he […]

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Gunmen attack another police station in Abia, 2 police officers feared dead

Unknown gunmen have killed two officers and burnt down the Apumiri Ubakala Police Station in Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia in the early hours of Monday, May 17. The hoodlums stormed the police station today armed with dangerous weapons as they shot at the officers and then razed the police station. The police […]

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Aburi Ghosts, Asaba Secessionists and Waffles In High Places, By Festus Adedayo

When you listen to Nigeria’s Senate President, Ahmed Lawan’s skewed submission on Southern governors’ meeting in Asaba, Delta State last week, you will realise that people in high places too are not immune from marketplace waffles. Miniature logic can proceed from the minds of huge, prarchute-like babanriga wearers after all. More importantly, from the tragic […]

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Working 55 hours or more weekly kills 745,000 people —WHO, ILO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) say 745,000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease occurred in 2016 as a result of long work hours. WHO, in a statement from its headquarters in Geneva on Monday, said that the figure was the first global analysis of loss of lives and health associated […]

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