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By May 2023, military generals spawned by the Civil War will have ruled Nigeria in one form or the other for a total of 45 years out of 62 years of independence. Out of this period, 16 years will be accounted for by the two double term presidential tenures under generals Obasanjo and Buhari, both […]
Continue ReadingThe British Royal family has responded to the explosive interview given by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during their interview with Oprah Winfrey. During the interview which aired on March 7, the couple made allegations of racism within the palace and a lack of support from the royal family over mental health issues and media […]
Continue ReadingNollywood actress, Rosaline Ufuoma Meurer aka Rosy Meurer and her husband Olakunle Churchill announced on Tuesday, March 9, that they have welcomed a son named King Churchill Jnr.
Continue ReadingMembers of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) detained by the Oyo State Police Command for arresting notorious Fulani warlord, Iskilu Wakili, have been released on bail. It was gathered that the police released the three detained OPC operatives on health grounds for them to seek medical attention. The Punch reports that the OPC Coordinator in […]
Continue ReadingTwo SUVs went up in flames on the Third mainland bridge this evening March 9. According to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority LASTMA, one of the SUVs was trying to tow another faulty SUV when they both went up in flames. A tweet from LASTMA says the fire has been put out.
Continue ReadingA young Nigerian lady identified simply as Loveth, has been reported dead under unknown situations in Libya. According to Nigerians, who posted the news on a Facebook group for migrants in Libya, Loveth died in Tripoli last week. A Nigerian based in Tripoli, Konnah M Gibson, said that no one knows her family or how […]
Continue ReadingBayelsa State Police Command has arrested a 56-year-old man, Christopher Chiabata, who killed his wife during a fight over money at Onuebum community in Ogbia Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that that the suspect struck his 41-year-old wife with a pestle during a fight. After she died in the hospital he […]
Continue ReadingFor several weeks now, Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has been running a daily front page strip advertisement, in at least four newspapers, which are, on the surface, a campaign for new membership for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in his capacity as Chairman, APC Youths, Women and PLWDS Mobilisation Committee. Looking closely, however, […]
Continue ReadingDelta State government is complaining that since the money seized from its former governor, James Ibori is Delta State money, why should it be used on projects outside the State? It is the height of wickedness to do so, the State said. “Why should Delta State money be used in building Lagos-Ibadan Expressway or Abuja-Kano […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Temporary Passport (NTP) for Nigerians in the diaspora was on Tuesday March 9, launched by the federal government of Nigeria. Minister of interior Rauf Aregbesola who spoke at the launch at headquarters of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) in Abuja, said the NTP is a new genre of passport that will be issued at Nigerian […]
Continue ReadingA violent clash between two factions of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Akure, Ondo State capital, has left two people feared dead. According to Channels Television, the violent clash which started around 8 a.m on Tuesday March 9 was bloody, with some persons macheted and about two persons feared dead. It was […]
Continue ReadingUnited Kingdom (UK) is set to repatriate £4.2m (N2.2bn) seized from convicted former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori, and his associates to Nigeria. Nigeria’s Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, made this known, on Tuesday, at the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding between Nigeria and the government of the UK regarding […]
Continue ReadingSaturday, March 6, 2021 was the birthday of the sage, Chief Obafemi Jeremiah Oyeniyi Awolowo GCFR. Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu famously described him as “the best president Nigeria never had”. Indeed, former military dictator, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, described him as “the main issue in Nigerian politics”. Awolowo’s shadow looms over our political firmament like a […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian man, Conam-Moses Orseer Anyamikegh from Benue state, Nigeria, rocked a Fulani Dashiki shirt over a pair of jeans trouser for his wedding. His wife however went the usual way, wearing a full-length wedding gown.Their wedding took place on Saturday, March 6, 2021 at NKST Church Iortyer in Makurdi, Benue State. Shortly after photos […]
Continue ReadingMeghan Markle’s interview with Oprah Winfrey aired on Sunday, March 7, and she revealed a lot. The Duchess of Sussex disclosed during her interview with Oprah Winfrey that the royal family expressed concerns about Baby Archie’s skin color. Meghan revealed that “concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he’s born” were brought up to […]
Continue Reading26-year-old Precious Teya who was arrested for sleeping with a 13-year-old boy has been freed on $10,000 bail, following a successful bail appeal at the High Court on Friday March 5. Teya who was initially denied bail when she appeared before Harare provincial magistrate Vongai Guwuriro on charges of indecent assault, won her bail application after High Court […]
Continue Reading[I dedicate this article to Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the new Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). We celebrate you, despite the grief of your motherland. May you be an inspiration for every African girl!] Mercifully, the abducted 300 students of the Government Girls Science Secondary School, Jangebe, Zamfara State, have returned home unharmed. […]
Continue ReadingSouth African-based Nigerian model, body positivity activist and the founder of The Boob Movement, has announced that she’s welcomed a baby girl. The Boob Movement founder announced her pregnancy on New Year’s eve. She said she was looking forward to 2021. Her baby has now arrived and she took to Instagram to share a photo […]
Continue ReadingAn Ondo State-based Pastor has called on the Nigerian government to stop the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination exercise because what Nigerians need is Jesus, not the vaccine. He added that the vaccine is “worse than a poison” and asked VP Yemi Osinbajo to intervene to stop the vaccination, Adewale Giwa, the Senior pastor of Awaiting The […]
Continue ReadingYoruba leader and President of Ilana Omo Oodua also known as Yoruba World Congress (YWC), Professor Banji Akintoye, has said only the pursuit and attainment of self-determination will save the Yoruba from being continually dragged down by Nigeria and ultimately from being destroyed by the persistent onslaught of Fulani herdsmen and militia terrorists. Professor Akintoye […]
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