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A young couple in Burundi’s northern city of Kirundo, Burundi have surprised many by proceeding with their wedding plans despite the groom being involved in a serious accident three days earlier. Charlotte Mukantwari married Gabin Ndayizigiye at the hospital where he was being treated following a motorcycle accident on 30 June. She has been at […]
Continue ReadingSuspected Nigerian fraudster Ramon Abbas a.k.a Hushpuppi has been denied bail in the United States in spite of his lawyer, Gal Pissetzky insisting that his job as an Instagram celebrity paid for the $10,000 monthly rent on his luxury Dubai flat. His lawyers had applied for him to leave jail with an electronic tag and live with the uncle […]
Continue ReadingWho is afraid of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s nominee for the soon-to-be-vacant post of Director General of the World Trade Organization? I ask this question because over the weekend, her media adviser, my long-time colleague, Paul Nwabuikwu issued a statement in which he alleged that some “powerful and well-connected forces” in Nigeria were working hard, manufacturing […]
Continue ReadingFormer Managing Director, Interim Management Committee (IMC), Niger Delta Developnent Commission (NDDC), Dr. Joi Nunieh, Monday claimed she slapped the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, in his Abuja home for sexually harassing her. Earlier, at the weekend, Akpabio had during an interview on ARISE TV, accused Nunieh, who was removed about six […]
Continue ReadingAttorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami SAN has threatened to sue Sahara Reporters over alleged libelous and defamatory publications against him. In a statement released by his spokesperson, Umar Gwandu on Monday July 13, Malami threatened to sue the news platform if they fail to retract stories published about him on […]
Continue ReadingThe corpse of an unknown man has been found in a bush around C to C junction, Agbo Ngrinze at Okigwe express road, Amichi, Anambra State, Nigeria. It is speculated that the deceased whose hands and legs were found tied, struggled with those who murdered him. Facebook user, Onwuka Udonsi Kalu wrote: “Unknown Man’s Hands […]
Continue Reading“The more leeches there are affixed to a host, the less resources there are to siphon from said hosts, per parasite. The ability to only absorb energy, without the ability or desire to reproduce it in a productive manner, is a dangerous, unsustainable, albeit attractive long term method of collapse and decline.” Justin K. McFarlane […]
Continue ReadingA United States of America woman who was allegedly held in a hotel for 15 months against her wish by a Nigerian man she reportedly met on social media has been rescued by the police. Nigerian police spokesperson, DCP Frank Mba said the retired civil servant arrived Nigeria on 13th February, 2019. The lady who […]
Continue ReadingA section of the World Trade Center, Abuja, Nigeria was gutted by fire on Monday. The fire outbreak started from the top of the skyscraper which is located at the Central Business District in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The cause of the fire outbreak was not yet known. Men of the Federal Fire […]
Continue ReadingVeteran Nollywood actress, Joke Silva (ajokesilva) took to Instagram to share a lovely throwback photo of herself and her husband, Olu Jacobs. She captioned it: “Hello younger selves” The actors have been married for 31 years and are now grandparents to a baby girl.
Continue ReadingAgain, the system felled Ibrahim Magu, Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) last week. It had always done that. Olusegun Obasanjo, the maiden president at inception of Nigeria’s fourth republic, first erected the crucifixion upon which a crime-fighting czar was hung. While employing the old Yoruba verbal denunciation of thieves by […]
Continue ReadingAre you a Nigerian voter? Did you vote during the 2015 and 2019 elections? Were you mesmerised by President Muhammadu Buhari’s sugarcoated promises of CHANGE and NEXT LEVEL? Well, I have got news for you! Do you want to know what Buhari thinks of you, the Nigerian voter? I mean, what he really thinks, not […]
Continue ReadingZindzi Mandela, the eldest daughter of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is dead. She died at the age of 59. She died in a Johannesburg hospital in the early hours of Monday, July 13. News of Zindzi’s death has been confirmed by the Nelson Mandela Foundation. Zindzi Mandela’s son, Bambatha also shared a photo of his mother with the caption “Rest in […]
Continue ReadingEleventh Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange (WSICE) started on a good note on Sunday with the playwright, essayist, and social critic reciting poetry to participants online. The WSICE 2020, billed for between July 12 and 14, was packaged to annually celebrate the lofty ideals and birthday of the Nobel laureate who clocks 86 today. Many […]
Continue ReadingNollywood actress, Rita Dominic clocked 45 today, July 12, and she took to her Instagram page to share these stylish new photos to celebrate her birthday. For her birthday shoot, Rita Dominic rocked a stylish white suit that complimented her blonde locks. See more photos below:
Continue ReadingEmbattled and suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, could not give a proper account of missing 332 out of the 836 recovered properties in March, 2018, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported. NAN reported on Sunday that the latest allegation against the suspended EFCC boss […]
Continue ReadingA Ghanaian man, Emmanuel Opoku, has been arrested by men of the Enugu state police command for allegedly pouring hot water on the breasts of his nursing wife. A women-based non-profit organization, WomenAids Collective WACOL who shared the sad story online, said the nursing mother with a three-month-old baby, was allegedly assaulted by Opoku after […]
Continue ReadingNigerian UFC champion, Kamaru Usman has retained his Welterweight title after defeating his American opponent, Jorge Masvidal at the UFC 251 which took place last night on ‘Fight Island’ in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The Nigerian Nightmare, 33, dominated the fight as he defeated Masvidal, 35, via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46), equalling former […]
Continue ReadingLagos lawyer and rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana SAN, has denied receiving the sum of N28m from the suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, who is being investigated for corruption allegations by a special presidential panel. Falana, in a pre-action letter signed by his lawyer, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika […]
Continue ReadingOn Friday, President Muhammadu Buhari discharged the ritual of signing the revised budget into law. That, we know, is the easiest part of the job. The projected expenditure for 2020 is now N10.8 trillion — curiously more than the N10.5 trillion that Buhari originally signed in December 2019 when the world was still a better […]
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