Air France, KLM, Lufthansa, others barred, as International flights resume in Nigeria

As international flights resume on September 5, the Federal Government says only approved airlines will be allowed into the country’s airspace. Nigerian Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, while speaking on Thursday during a briefing of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, said only the NAIA and the Murtala Muhammed […]

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Man invited by a father to help discipline his son, stabs the son to death in Nigeria

Officers of the Lagos state police command have arrested one Felix Ezike, 27, for allegedly stabbing a 19-year-old boy, Deji Animashaun, to death in the Egbe area of Ikotun, Lagos State on August 28. According to police report, Deji’s father, Dada Animashaun, had invited Felix to his house to help him discipline his son who […]

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Akpabio ‘Killed’ the Bill, It’s Alive Again!, By Olusegun Adeniyi

In a badly divided polity, it is no surprise that a number of stakeholders have expressed opposition to the recently re-introduced National Water Resources bill in the House of Representatives. But in describing it as “another version of Ruga which objective is to create grazing areas in the 36 states of the federation for herders […]

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Nigerian lady and her son look like boyfriend and girlfriend (Photos)

A Nigerian mum’s physical look has gone viral after she shared photos she took with her son to Facebook. The mother and her son are dressed for the gym in the now-viral photo. “Mama and her first son,” the mum captioned the photos. Facebook users were awestruck and reacted to the photos by pointing out […]

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Pregnant woman allegedly stabs boyfriend to death in Nigeria

The police in Anambra state have arrested a 25-year-old pregnant woman, Oyinye Chime, for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend, Eleyi Azubuike, to death at his home in Ochiagha street in Nkpor, an area in the state on Wednesday, September 2. The spokesperson of the state police command, Muhammed Haruna, who disclosed this to newsmen, said the […]

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Four Nigerian Universities in THE top 1,000 World Universities 2021

University of Ibadan, Lagos State University, University of Lagos, and Covenant University (all in Nigeria) have ranked among the top 1,000 universities in the world. This was contained in the 2021 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Ranking released on Wednesday. Ranking is based on 13 calibrated performance indicators that measure an institution’s performance across […]

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The New Era of Balkanisation, By Zainab Suleiman Okino

Those who refer to the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern protectorates by Lord Lugard in 1914 as a mistake are, once in a while, proved right by the mutual suspicions among us, even though the Nigerian nation is still standing. Not even the apocalyptic prediction of a doomed Nigeria by 2015 by the West […]

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Vera Sidika strips, flaunts spotless body for Instagram (Photo 18+)

Popular Kenyan television and social media personality, celebrity, video vixen entrepreneur and socialite, Vera Sidika Mung’asia who is simply called Vera Sidika has teased her fans with a tiny bikini photo she shared on Instagram. The photo which has garnered over 50k likes came with the caption: Comment using a movie title ….I’m actually dressed […]

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I warned Nigerians –Fayose laments as petrol price increases to N151.56 per litre in Nigeria

Former Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose has reacted to the increment of fuel price in Nigeria which has been confirmed in an internal memo issued by the Pipelines and Product Marketing Company. It was reported earlier that the pump price of premium motor spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol has been increased to N151.56 […]

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Mali: Lessons on Elections in Nigeria and West Africa, By Abubakar Bukola Saraki

The events in Mali, one of our neighbours in the West African sub-region should be of great concern to all Nigerians. In that country, democracy suffered a huge setback when on August 18, the military seized power. Since then, we have seen frenetic efforts by leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) […]

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Lira Galore goes completely nude to mark her birthday (Photo 18+)

Video vixen, former exotic dancer, hip-hop model, social media star and Instagram model, popularly known as Lira Galore turned 27-year-old on Monday August 31, and she took to her page to share these explicit photos of herself posing completely naked. See full photo below: Photos: Lira Galore, Listal, Instagram, LIB

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Nigeria’s DSS denies quizzing Don Jazzy, Waje, Yemi Alade, others

Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) and the Lagos State Police Command have denied reports of inviting some entertainers for questioning. Earlier today, some media outlets reported that Don Jazzy, Waje, Yemi Alade, and others were invited to the DSS office in Lagos state as well as the state police command where they were allegedly warned to be mindful […]

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Of Igbos, 2023 and ‘Politics of Moral Consequence’, By Matthew Hassan Kukah

Empowered citizens voted for politicians they knew would make them poorer, for liars to clean up politics…Tom Fletcher, The Naked Diplomat. Dr Chidi Amuta takes the cake for both elegant turn of phrase and sheer depth of thoughtful analysis. I read his recent piece in THISDAY, ‘2023: Igbos and the Politics of Moral Consequence’ on […]

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Burna Boy’s parents celebrate 30th wedding anniversary (Photos)

Nigerian star singer and songwriter, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu known professionally as Burna Boy is in the news at the moment. His parents, Samuel and Bose Ogulu have taken to social media to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their marriage. Burna Boy’s mother who is also his manager, shared beautiful photos of herself and her husband […]

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Married woman glued to lover while doing it in Nigeria (Video 18+)

A video making rounds online captured moment an unidentified married woman got glued to her lover while having s*x. Eyewitnesses linked the incident to “Magun” and it was gathered that the incident occurred in Ogun state, Nigeria. The two lovers were seen in the viral video crying and begging to regain their freedom from the […]

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Man who stole items from supermarket, hid them around his waist, was caught (Photos)

A young man who went shopping at a supermarket was caught with ‘stolen’ items around his waist. Facebook user, Segun Availeth Oyedele, who shared the story, said the young man was pretending to be shopping before the attendant noticed something very unusual around the man’s waist. When he was confronted to lift up his shirt, they […]

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Chef turned Playboy model shares nude poses to encourage fans to cook at home (Photos 18+)

A chef who has become a Playboy model has been going naked in the kitchen to encourage others to cook at home and stay safe. Though she works as a model, Cândida Batista is also a Michelin starred chef. Since the coronavirus pandemic began, the mum has been urging others to stay at home rather […]

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Aṣeni Within: The Lesson of Yoruba Tragedy, By Bamidele Ademola-Olateju

Perception! What we do and how we do it contribute immensely to the image others have of us. For long, our elders have put those of us who respect culture, cherish traditions, who are neither elders nor youths, in a difficult situation. We are torn between respecting hierarchy and risk being seen as tolerating closed-mindedness […]

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