Cryptocurrency: Coinbase appears in stock market

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase made a scorching stock market debut Wednesday amid frenzied interest in bitcoin and other virtual currencies despite concerns about a bubble. The enterprise, the first company devoted entirely to cryptocurrency to enter the US stock exchange, immediately garnered an overall market valuation of $100 billion, bigger than that of General Motors and […]

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Gani Fawehinmi has gone with activism, present activists are after grants, positions ―Adeniji, young activist

Following the accusations in the human rights activists community in the country, Nigerians have taken to the social media to lament the dearth of conscientious, people-focused and selfless activists like the late lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Gani Fawehinmi. According to them, present day activists are after grants, appointments and other fringe benefits […]

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BBNaija’s Mercy Eke gets herself a new G-Wagon Mercedes Benz (Photos)

Nigerian media personality, actress, video vixen, entrepreneur and BBNaija reality show Season 4 Winner, Mercy Eke, has bought herself a Mercedes Benz G-Wagon. The reality star took to her Snapchat account to show off the luxury whip. The car’s plate number was customised with her nick name ‘M Lambo’ – Mercy Lambo

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So, Where are the Tribes?, By Kayode Komolafe

The simple answer to the above question is that there is no tribe anywhere in Nigeria. In reality, there are instead communities, ethnic groups and nationalities making up the country. Yet in official documents and public discussions ethnic groups comprising tens of millions of people are incorrectly referred to as “tribes.” Hence, from the professor […]

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Bullied 15-year-old schoolgirl commits suicide

A 15-year-old South African schoolgirl has reportedly committed suicide after she was bullied by fellow pupil at school. Lufuno Mavhungu Tshirenzheni from the Thulamela Municipality, Limpopo, allegedly committed suicide by overdosing on pills on Monday, April 12, Limpopo provincial police said. In the video which went viral on social media on Tuesday April 13, the grade 10 […]

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Young Nigerian man sentenced to death in Vietnam

The People’s Court of the southwestern province of Tay Ninh, Vietnam on Tuesday, April 13, sentenced a 25-year-old Nigerian man to death for illegally transporting narcotic substances into the country from Cambodia. Unachukwu Chiluba Paulinus was arrested on February 19, 2020, in the Ta Pheng area of Thuan Tay hamlet in Loi Thuan commune, Ben Cau […]

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Cheers as disabled man crawl-dances to the altar with his wife to dedicate their new baby (Video)

A heartwarming video showing as a differently-abled man danced while crawling to the altar with his wife to dedicate their newborn baby in a church in Delta state, Nigeria, has surfaced online. The video shows the couple dancing joyfully to the altar. Despite his physical features, the man danced heartily along with his wife as they […]

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Nigeria is a scam, there mustn’t be new govt without a brand new constitution –Pastor Adefarasin (Video)

Pastor Paul Adefarasin, founder of House on the Rock has said Nigeria is a scam and that the next administration must not be allowed to access power without a brand new constitution. Adefarasin, in a trending video said the faulty nature of the Nigerian constitution had made the whole thing a scam as the 1999 […]

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Former Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha arrested by EFCC

Former governor of Imo state and now a Nigerian Senator, Rochas Okorocha, has reportedly been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Officials of the Commission laid siege on the former Governor’s private office at Nkwerre Street in Garki area of Abuja and picked him up shortly after he returned from […]

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Is Nigeria Sealing Her Fate As a Pariah Nation?, By Tope Fasua

In December 2019, I wrote an article about Thomas Cook, arguably the first ever travel agency and how that firm accidentally established tourism as we know it today. The company collapsed earlier that year, sending shockwaves across the world. The travelers’ cheques part of the business had since been sold to Travelex and that is still thriving […]

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Nigerian ex-SARS operative denied asylum in Canada

A former member of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Olushola Popoola has reportedly been denied asylum in Canada over some activities he engaged in as a member of the controversial disbanded Nigerian police unit. It was gathered that Popoola completed his training and became a member of the Nigerian Police Force in 2002. From 2002 to 2005, […]

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Ship from Nigeria trying to smuggle in 7,200 penises impounded in China ―Fani Kayode

Former Nigerian Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode says a ship from Nigeria has been impounded in China while it was trying to smuggle 7, 200 penises into the Asian country. Fani-Kayode made the claim on his Twitter handle on Tuesday,  April 12. It reads: “A ship from Nigeria has been impounded in China whilst trying […]

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All pastors are fraudsters in my book ―Iheme Nancy, actress

Nollywood Actress, Nancy Iheme has said that all pastors are ‘fraudsters’. She called them ‘miracle merchants’ and said they only perform miracles like healing of ’20 years of waist pain’ that no one can verify. Nancy asked why they can’t perform visible miracles like regrowing a lost limb or separating conjoined twins. Read her post […]

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Remains of five Nigerian friends burnt to death in car accident, laid to rest (Photos)

Remains of the five Nigerian friends who were burnt to death in a ghastly car accident were laid to rest on Sunday, April 11 in Adamawa State. Reports say that the tragic accident occurred on Friday, April 9, while the five men were reportedly heading to Kaduna state for their friend’s engagement ceremony. The men […]

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Twitter chooses Ghana as its African Headquarters

Microblogging and social networking service, Twitter is establishing a presence in Africa, with its Headquarters to be located in Ghana. Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey made the announcement in a tweet on Monday, April 12. He wrote: “Twitter is now present on the continent. Thank you Ghana and Nana Akufo-Addo” His tweet: 🇬🇭 Twitter is now […]

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Southeast governors create Ebube Agu as their own security network

After some pussyfooting, the governors of the five Southeast states of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo yesterday decided to take their destinies in their hands and address the fast-deteriorating security situation in the region with the unveiling of a new security outfit codenamed Ebube Agu. Ebube Agu, meaning fear of a lion in Ibo, […]

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