Arsenal winger, Bukayo Saka to play for England, shuns Nigeria’s Super Eagles

Arsenal winger, Bukayo Saka will not be playing for Nigeria’s Super Eagles in the future as he has been invited to play for England. The 19-year-old rejected the chance to represent Nigeria and has made England’s squad ahead of their upcoming fixtures against Wales, Belgium and Denmark. The young Arsenal star, was among the new […]

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American president, Trump, his wife, Melania test positive to coronavirus

The American president, Donald Trump, his wife, Melania Trump have both tested positive to coronavirus. Earlier on, it was one of his close aides, Ms. Hope Hicks who was reported to have tested positive to the virus. Trump has been carrying on his activities as if coronavirus means nothing. It is therefore a stunning announcement […]

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An entirely joyless October 1, By Abimbola Adelakun

Today is the 60th anniversary of Nigeria’s independence. Given the sheer indifference to this date that the people have exuded, it is hard to claim this as a joyful occasion. Nigerians are barely displaying any excitement at having come this far. Why should they? People are hungry and angry, and the gnawing precariousness of their […]

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Woman narrates how her mother took over her husband, married him while she was critically sick in hospital

A woman has narrated how her husband and her mother, who was still married to her father at the time, betrayed her by having an affair when she was on her death bed in a hospital. The woman’s mother had moved in with her son-in-law to help him care for her grandchild since her daughter […]

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Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum not impressed by Buhari’s independence day speech

In a statement signed by Yinka Odumakin (South West), Chief Guy Ikokwu (South East), Senator Bassey Henshaw (South South) and Dr. Isuwa Dogo (Middle Belt), the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBF), on Thursday faulted the nationwide broadcast by the President, Muhammadu Buhari, in commemoration of the 60 years of independence of Nigeria, but […]

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Nigerian mother disgraces daughter out of hotel room with a man (Video)

A video which has gone viral on social media, captured moment a Nigerian mother disgraced her daughter after catching her in a hotel room with a man. The angry mother who spoke Yoruba, was seen dragging her daughter out of the facility while hitting her intermittently. Where the incident occurred is still unclear at the time of […]

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Nigeria in coma and on life support at 60 ―Fayose

Former governor of Ekiti state, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has lamented that Nigeria as a nation is in coma and on life support at 60. He said the only thing that will revive the nation is the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari. The former governor, who said there was nothing to celebrate in a country bedeviled with insecurity, […]

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Nigeria at 60: President Buhari’s Independence Day speech (Full text)

INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF NIGERIA’S SIXTIETH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY, THURSDAY 1ST OCTOBER 2020 Fellow Nigerians I speak to you today as your President and fellow citizen on this epoch occasion of our country’s 60th independence Anniversary. As President, I wish to […]

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The best way to punish your guy –Actress Onyii Alex

Nollywood actress, Onyii Alex has advised ladies on the best way to punish their boyfriends. Per her findings, men feel very bad when their women reject their monies. But this advice may sit down well with very few ladies and very few men too can resonate with her position. She wrote: “The best way to punish your man is to reject his […]

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Aliyu, former VP Atiku’s son, is set to wed ex-EFCC chair, Ribadu’s daughter

Aliyu Atiku Abubakar, one of the sons of a former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, is set to wed Fatima Ribadu, daughter of a former EFCC chairman, Nuhu Ribadu. Atiku Abubakar reportedly returned from his home in Dubai for the ceremony scheduled to take place on Saturday, October 10, after nine months outside […]

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If Nigeria breaks up, I will return to Southeast ―Onyeka Onwenu

Music legend, Onyeka Onwenu, has called for unity and warned against division in the country, saying that “Nigeria’s unity is not negotiable.” The ‘One love’ and ‘Iyogogo’ crooner, however, said if the country breaks up, she would prefer to return to the Southeast. Onyeka said this during a virtual pre-book launch briefing ahead of the […]

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Three Nigerians appear in court in South Africa, accused of keeping sex slaves

Three Nigerians have appeared in the Kuruman Magistrate’s Court, Northern Cape in South Africa on charges of human trafficking. This follows after members of the Hawks, Crime Intelligence, K9, Tactical Response Team, Crime Scene Investigation and Home Affairs raided guest houses that were used as brothels in Kuruman and Rustenburg and rescued 11 victims of […]

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Serena Williams drops out of French open due to injury

International tennis star, Serena Williams withdrew from the French Open on Wednesday ahead of her second round match with an Achilles injury, as the American’s bid for a 24th Grand Slam title suffered another blow. The 39-year-old Williams, a three-time winner at Roland Garros, had arrived in Paris carrying an Achilles injury that prompted her […]

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The (Un)making of Nigeria, By Kayode Komolafe

There is hardly any country in which nation-building is a finished business. To build a nation its people under a leadership with a sense of historic mission must continuously strive for renewal. That’s one organising principle behind the stories of those countries to which Nigerians like to compare their nation. So, tomorrow’s 60th anniversary of […]

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Mother, daughter get 5 consecutive life jail for killing 5 family members

An American mother and daughter have pleaded guilty in the 2019 murders of five of their family members who they killed because “demons told them” the victims “wanted to die.” Shana Decree, 47, and Dominique Decree, 21, will both serve five consecutive life sentences after pleading guilty but mentally ill to five counts of first-degree murder […]

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To escape child marriage, 15-year-old girl flees Plateau to Ekiti

In order to escape a marriage allegedly organised by her father, 15-year-old girl has fled from her home town in Plateau State to Ekiti State The Publicity Secretary of the Federation of Women Lawyers in Ekiti State, Lola Aluko, said the minor fled on Thursday, September 17, 2020, to stay with her brother, identified as […]

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After hacking his parents, wife, sister-in-law to death over land, suspect hands himself to Police (Photos)

28-year-old man who allegedly murdered his parents, wife and sister-in-law in Kisoro district, western Uganda handed himself to the police on Sunday, September 27. The suspect, Gerald Ndikumukiza, a resident of Kageyo village, Busengo parish Nyarubuye sub-county, last Thursday, reportedly hacked to death his 26-year-old wife, Maserina Mujawimana; his father, Deogratious Sebitama aged 80; his […]

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