Why presidential impeachment is a taboo in Nigeria, By Azuka Onwuka

Between 1999 and 2007 (eight years), five Senate presidents emerged from the five South-East states: one from each of the states. It is a point used to ridicule the South-East geopolitical zone as incapable of working as one. But those who make that argument miss the underlying point in that scenario. Between 2007 and 2019, […]

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Star actor Alex Ekubo proposes to his long time girlfriend (Video)

Nigerian star actor, Alex Ekubo’s longtime girlfriend, Fancy Acholonu, has shared a video showing the moment her man proposed to her. She said she thought she was going for a photoshoot not knowing it was a setup. Sharing the video on her Instagram page, she wrote: “I thought I was going for a photoshoot with […]

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Private equity firm to buy Yahoo, AOL from Verizon for $5bn

Verizon announced on Monday it was selling internet stars Yahoo and AOL to a private equity firm for $5 billion, ending the online media ambitions of the telecoms giant. The deal with Apollo Global Management also includes the entire Verizon Media unit, including the advertising tech operations of the two brands. Verizon will retain a […]

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One of the remaining kidnapped Greenfield University students, released

One of the abducted students of Greenfield University in Kaduna State has been released by bandits. Mother of the student, Lauritta Attahiru confirmed the release of her son to Channels Television on Tuesday May 4. Attahiru however refused to give details of how her son was released and whether a ransom was paid or not. The police […]

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Model with Tribal mark, Adetutu OJ exposes chat with married man who offered to pay her N500k for sex (Photos, chats)

Nigerian model with Tribal mark, Adetutu OJ,  has released screenshots of her chat with a married man who offered to pay 500,000 Naira for a one-night stand with her. The man explained in the chat that he fantasizes about having sex with an “ugly” woman and that’s why he wants to have sex with Adetutu. […]

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Nigerian lesbian filmmaker says she thought she died when her brother said gay people should be killed

Nigerian lesbian filmmaker, film producer and screenwriter, Uyaiedu Ikpe-Etim has recalled how bad she felt when her brother said gay people should be killed. According to Ikpe-Etim, she was still in the closet when her brother stated this. “I just randomly remembered something horrible. It was 2013, just before the SSMPA was signed into law. […]

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316 duplicated projects worth N39.5bn in Federal Govt of Nigeria’s 2021 budget —BudgIT says

BudgIT, a civic-tech non-profit organisation in Nigeria declared on Tuesday that the 2021 budget of the Federal Government of Nigeria contains 316 duplicated projects valued at N39.5 billion. The Lagos-based organisation said its investigations further revealed that 115 of the duplicated projects were from the Federal Ministry of Health, describing the development as disturbing. BudgIT […]

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Man who beats his mother in Nigeria, flogged in public

A middle-aged man, identified as Sunday Maduegbunam, who was seen in a viral video flogging, kicking and boxing his own mother, has been caught and flogged publicly by the youth of the community in Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. According to the one minute-fifty five seconds video, the man was seen […]

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Unstan me, if you love me because of your fantasies ―BBNaija’s Nengi tells her fans

BBNaija star, Rebecca Nengi Hampson aka Nengi, has asked her fans who follow her just because of their fantasies to ”Unstan” her. In a tweet thread, the reality TV star also asked some of her fans to stop ”pulling down” her friends, family and team” at the slightest opportunity. According to her, the constant disrespect […]

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You were raped 5 times but never gave identities of those who did it ―Actor hits actress Iyabo Ojo over Baba Ijesha (Video)

Nigerian actor, Joseph Faduri has taken a swipe at actress Iyabo Ojo who he accused of playing God by going after anyone that has a different opinion from hers in Baba Ijesha’s rape accusation. According to Faduri, what Baba Ijesha committed is sexual molestation which is bailable and not rape. The actor also alleged that Iyabo […]

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Newly married man, his pregnant wife killed by hit-and-run driver in Nigeria (Photos)

A newly married couple identified as Kingsley and Ajoke Akpor, have been reportedly killed by a hit-and-run driver in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria. It was gathered that the tragic accident happened on Sunday night, May 2, along NPA Expressway. Details on the accident are still sketchy, however, it was gathered that the couple were crossing […]

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INSECURITY: Forget Foreign Help. It’s the Leadership Thing, By Chidi Amuta

Frustration and anxiety have driven major opinion leaders to a dead end of options on our worsening insecurity. President Buhari is being asked to literally outsource Nigeria’s internal security operations to some foreign power. Wole Soyinka, ever the incurable patriot, has pointedly suggested that the worsening security situation leaves Buhari no better option than to […]

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Shame on Garba Shehu and the people he represents ―Fr. Mbaka replies Nigerian presidency

Catholic Priest and Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Nigeria, Fr. Ejike Mbaka, has replied and lambasted president Buhari’s media adviser, Garba Shehu on his revelation that Fr. Mbaka decided to turn against Buhari’s government because Buhari refused to give contract to the people Mbaka led to Aso Rock to seek contract. Mbaka said the […]

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13-year-old girl allegedly commits suicide in Nigeria

13-year-old girl simply identified as Nsebong has allegedly committed suicide in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, Nigeria. According to FadFM Calabar publicist, Archibong Efefiom, the incident happened at Diamond Hill area of Calabar on Sunday evening, May 2. It was gathered that the teen’s guardian had raised alarm over her disappearance. Neighbours gathered and […]

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Chris Attoh takes a shot at marriage, the third time

Ghanaian actor, film director, on-air personality, television presenter and producer, Chris Attoh has married for the third time. The Tinsel actor whose second marriage ended after his wife, Bettie Jennifer, was murdered in May 2019, got married to a woman named Chinecherem Eze. Chinecherem is an actor, producer, and investor. They reportedly had a secret […]

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Nigerian singer Skales weds his model fiancée, Hassanity in style (Video)

Nigerian musician, Raoul John Njeng-Njeng a.k.a Skales has tied the nuptial knot with his fiancée, Hassanity. The traditional wedding between Skales and his lover took place on Saturday, May 1, 2021. The music star shared a video from the wedding via his Instagram page. Their traditional wedding was attended by many celebrities including Tanzanian music […]

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Mr President, Nigeria Must Not Go Down, By Simon Kolawole

Dear President Muhammadu Buhari, what a hell of a week it was! Again, undergraduates kidnapped in Kaduna were slain while the ransom was still being negotiated. More bloodbaths in Zamfara claimed over 100 lives. Over 50 villages were deserted in Niger after attacks by Boko Haram, who cheekily hoisted their dark flag in one of […]

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