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“Nkan ti a ba ni gba l’olowo, talika ni a ti nko”. (You had better reject as a poor man what you would find unacceptable as a rich man.) – A Yoruba saying. Former Senegalese Foreign Minister Cheikh Gadio threw a challenge two days ago at a webinar that should interest Nigerians as they ponder […]
Continue Reading40-yr-old Philippino lady identified as Irene Torento Panashas, has been rescued by operatives of the Enugu State Police Command at Neke-Uno Village, Enugu East LGA, Enugu State six (6) months after she arrived Nigeria from the Philippines in an apparent but unsuccessful search for love. A statement released by the spokesperson of the Nigeria Police […]
Continue ReadingA woman has died by alleged suicide in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, Nigeria, after taking to Facebook to post a cry for help that no one took seriously. Princess Folashade Eloho Bello, a single mum-of-one, took to Facebook on June 19 to pour out her heart. She spoke about giving up hope but ended the […]
Continue ReadingThis year, there was some feeling of nostalgia about May 29 as Nigeria’s Democracy Day. When a few persons called me to ask if there were special plans for Democracy Day on May 29, I had to remind them that Democracy Day was now June 12. On June 6, 2018, President Buhari proclaimed June 12 […]
Continue Reading22- year-old man, Ayokunbi Olaniyi, on Tuesday appeared before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria for allegedly having sex with a pig. The police charged Mr Olaniyi, who resides in Eleti–Odo area, Iwo Road, Ibadan, with one count of unnatural offence. The Prosecution Counsel, Opeyemi Olagunju, told the court that on […]
Continue ReadingA High Court sitting in Ekpoma, Edo state, Nigeria has restrained the Peoples Democratic Party PDP and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from removing, excluding, preventing or purporting to exclude Governor Godwin Obaseki and any of the cleared aspirants from participating in the PDP governorship primary slated for Thursday, June 25. The court ordered […]
Continue ReadingA 17-year-old girl, simply identified as Ayisat, has gone missing after she was allegedly swept away by a flood in Lagos. The flood, resulting from the heavy downpour in Lagos on Monday, June 22, swept the teenager away in Surulere. A statement by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), said the unfortunate incident occurred at […]
Continue ReadingA five-year-old boy simply identified as Mujeeb was hacked to death by yet-to-be-identified persons in his compound in the Tose area of Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State on Monday, June 22. This incident comes weeks after three females, Grace Oshiagwu, Barakat Bello, and Azeezat Shomuyiwa, were killed by unidentified persons in the same local government area. Mother of […]
Continue ReadingThe All Progressives Congress (APC) National Secretariat has been sealed by armed Police personnel on the orders of the Inspector General of Police, (IGP) Mohammed Adamu, on Tuesday. According to Punch, the IGP had scheduled a meeting with some of the feuding members of the ruling party later on Tuesday afternoon. The Appellate Court sitting […]
Continue ReadingAfter sacking Allen Sowore, the Special Assistant on New Media to the embattled Deputy Governor of Ondo State, the Chief Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor, Babatope Okeowo has also been sacked by the state Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu. Okeowo was sacked alongside five other aides of the Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi and his wife, two […]
Continue ReadingWhen the Nigeria Police Force recently published numbers for citizens to call to report cases of rape and sexual violence, many women responded asking what the mobilisation fee will be for reports to be taken seriously. Nigeria’s rape culture has existed for decades, with no end in sight to the deep rooted oppression women face […]
Continue ReadingA woman and her son have been arrested after the son allegedly raped his two young cousins living with them, leading to the death of one of the girls. 5-year-old Kadijah M. Saccoh and her sister were living with their aunt and her son in her home in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Kadijah’s parents were living apart. The […]
Continue ReadingA Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria has granted an injunction restraining Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State from participating in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary slated for Thursday, June 25, 2020. One of the party’s aspirants, Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihiama had approached the court, asking on several grounds, for the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian radio personality, television host, vlogger, lifestyle entrepreneur, popular social media sensation and author, Toke Makinwa on Monday afternoon spoke to women via a letter about how financial freedom is key and why they need to seek it. In her letter, Toke pointed out that it is nice to have help and even come from […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian man simply identified as Chris, allegedly stabbed his fiance to death, and thereafter committed suicide in their home in Victory Park estate in Lagos state on Sunday, June 21. According to residents of the estate, the couple moved into the estate three weeks ago with their two young children. Not much was known […]
Continue ReadingEx-Nigerian Minister of Education and co-convener of BBOG group, Oby Ezekwesili, has lost her mother, Mrs. Cecilia Nwayiaka Ujubuonu. The former presidential candidate, Ezekwesili made the announcement on Monday, in a statement through her spokesman, Ozioma Ubabukoh. Ujubuonu, born April 18, 1942, died in the late hours of Sunday, June 21, 2020. She was aged […]
Continue ReadingCourt-suspended All Progressives Party (APC) chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, a few days before his ouster, subtly flexed his power muscles and demonstrated a commendable grasp of African proverbs and aphorisms. Taking to his Twitter handle to do this, Oshiomhole had announced that, “You don’t run after a snail. When you’re ready (to make it a cuisine), you pick it up and […]
Continue ReadingPastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has been declared the winner of the direct governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) reportedly conducted in the 18 local governments of Edo state. Pastor Ize-Iyamu, who enjoys the support of the embattled national chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole, defeated two other aspirants – Pius Odubu and Osaze Obazee […]
Continue ReadingFormer Miss Minna, Niger state, Nigeria, Sandra Benede turns a year older today June, 22. To celebrate her day, the ex-beauty queen took to Instagram to share this raunchy photo of herself in a very high cut backless bodysuit which showcased her hourglass figure. She especially bared and show cased her bumpy, round and sensual […]
Continue ReadingFor allegedly killing his stepmother, Mrs Augustina Odio, an Ebonyi State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Abakaliki, on Friday, remanded one Elom Maduka, 38, in a correctional facility. The suspect, it was gathered, was said to have complained that the victim was appearing in his dreams and telling him that she was responsible for his lack […]
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