Young man commits suicide in Nigeria over indebtedness (Photos)

Tragedy struck at Dilimi area of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria, on Sunday, when a 26-year-old man Sarki Abdul, committed suicide by gulping a bottle of chemical substance. A source close to the family of the deceased told Nigerian Tribune Online that the young man borrowed a sum of N300,000 from […]

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After US regulator warning, Bitcoin tumbles in value

Foremost cryptocurrency, Bitcoin tumbled Tuesday from its record-breaking run after US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned that the “highly speculative” unit could be used for “illicit” purposes. At about 1500 GMT, the digital currency slid 12.57 percent to $47,946, while rival ethereum declined 15 percent to $1,539. Tesla boss Elon Musk who was the world […]

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Rosy Meurer shares new photos of her and husband Olakunle Churchill together on a forest hill (Photos)

Gambian-born Nigerian actress and producer, Rosaline Ufuoma Meurer simply called Rosy Meurer took to Instagram to share photos of herself and her husband, Olakunle Churchill for the first time since they announced they are married. The actress was pictured with Churchill helping her down a hill while they rocked a sort of similar outfits. She […]

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My baldness and old age, I embrace gracefully ―Mofe Damijo

Former State Commissioner and veteran Nigerian actor, Richard Mofe Damijo (RMD) began his acting career in the ’80s with the movie, Ripples. However, Out of Bounds was the first film for which he received a credit as writer/producer. Ever since then, the thespian fondly referred to simply as RMD has become a household name in […]

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What I think of whenever I see a pregnant woman ―Toke Makinwa

Nigerian radio personality, television host, vlogger and author, Toke Makinwa via her Twitter handle revealed what she thinks whenever she sees a pregnant woman. Her tweet reads: “Every time I see a pregnant lady, all I imagine is all the positions that got her here, you’ve been doing the nasty My mind is crazy I […]

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US Supreme Court orders release of Trump tax records

Donald Trump suffered a major setback on Monday in his long quest to conceal details of his finances as the U.S. Supreme Court paved the way for a New York City prosecutor to obtain the former president’s tax returns and other records as part of an accelerating criminal investigation. The justices without comment rebuffed Trump’s […]

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Senate President’s Attack On Yoruba Governors, By Lasisi Olagunju

Northern leaders are an intriguing lot. They are looking for shortcuts to the top of the palm tree by befriending their nemesis, the bandits. They want peace, yet they express open sympathy for killers. They speak volubly for bandits and have no word of empathy for their own people, daily killed, daily abducted by the […]

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Okorocha’s aide, 13 others charged to court

Former Imo State governor, Senator Rochas Okorocha, his sons in-law, Chief Uche Nwosu and Dr. Uzoma Anwuka, as well as his political appointees, Chief Laz Okafor Anyanwu and Ijeoma Igboanuni, Monday, were not in the Magistrate Court, Owerri. It was gathered that Okorocha and about 19 others, were arrested Sunday evening by the police, but […]

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Once a single mom, Elizabeth Jemiseye gives God the glory for finally getting married (Photos)

A Nigerian single mother, Elizabeth Jemiseye, took to a Facebook group on Monday, February 22, to share her testimony a year after she got married. According to the mother of a 6-year-old daughter, she had been looking forward to getting married as it was not easy doing everything on her own. She wrote: “Am here to […]

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PDP accuses Uzodinma, Okorocha of turning Imo into war zone

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday accused the governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, and a former governor of the State, Rochas Okorocha, of turning the state into a war zone. In a statement released on Monday, the PDP spokesperson in the state, Ogubundu Nwadike, said that the clash between the supporters of Okorocha and […]

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Brazilian star footballer, Ronaldinho’s mother dies of COVID-19

Dona Miguelina, the mother of Brazilian football star Ronaldinho, is dead. Miguelina, 71, was hospitalised after testing positive for Covid-19 last year while in their home city of Porto Alegre, Southern Brazil. In December, the Ballon d’Or winner asked fans to pray for his mother, revealing she was fighting for her life at Mae de […]

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See Desmond Elliott, Lilian Afegbai, Laycon, Iyabo Ojo, other celebs at the 14th Headies award (Photos)

The 14th edition of the Headies award took place at Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos today February 21. Desmond Elliott, Laycon, Iyabo Ojo, Lilian Afegbai, Tobi Bakre, Kim Oprah, Wathoni, and others attended the award ceremony. See more photos below: Photos: C3 Pictures, Photo Frank

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Southwest Governors, Obas, maintain their stand of no open grazing in the zone

To curtail open grazing and its attendant consequences, governors of the Southwest geopolitical zone of the country have advanced the need for both state governments and the Federal Government to support cattle breeding. The support, according to the governors, could come in the form of government establishing designated grazing areas, setting up feeding mills among […]

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Toyin Lawani is being accused of husband snatching

CEO of Tiannah’s Empire Place, celebrity fashion stylist and entrepreneur, Toyin Lawani is in the news again. This time, she is being accused of husband snatching. It is no news that the business tycoon and mother of two got engaged to her photographer lover on Valentine’s Day, Feb 14, 2021. In a recent development, reports […]

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Don’t address me using ‘dear’ if we are not buddies, living together, or in the same circle ―Toke Makinwa

Media personality, author and entrepreneur, Toke Makinwa has warned against the use of ‘dear’ while addressing her. The media personality who stated that “sis and bro” are also abused, wondered if calling someone by their name is against the Nigerian culture. Toke Makinwa further insinuated that only her buddies, those in her circle and those […]

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Africa’s year of revolution?, By Adekeye Adebajo

This month marks a decade since the start of the “Afro-Arab Spring.” Led by technology-wielding youths. These revolutions toppled mummified dictatorships in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya. The dry harmattan winds of this North African spring blew across the Sahara desert three years later to topple the 27-year autocracy of Burkina Faso’s Blaise Compaoré in another […]

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