From Trump to The Kaduna Mafia, By Akin Osuntokun

The comparable idea to the myth of the ‘Kaduna Mafia’ is what embattled President Donald Trump frequently harps upon as the Deep State in the United States of America. Characterised by contrived anonymity and elusiveness, they are defined more by myth than reality. The latter characteristic is a derivation from the culture and heritage of […]

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China’s second richest man arrives Nigeria for Digital Economy Summit, visits Osinbajo (Photos)

Jack Ma, China’s second richest man and founder of online e-commerce juggernaut, Alibaba has arrived in Nigeria to attend the first Nigeria Digital Economy Summit, holding in Abuja. His arrival in the country, along with a large delegation of Chinese businessmen has elicited a lot of interest among Nigerians, with the Chinese billionaire, worth close […]

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84-year-old Nigeria’s Ambassador to the US, Sylvanus Nsofor shows off his dancing skill (Video)

A video of Nigeria’s 84-year-old Ambassador to the United States, retired justice of Nigerian Court of Appeal, Justice Sylvanus Nsofor (rtd), showing off his dancing skill, has gone viral. Nsofor was caught on camera dancing to Davido’s music. See the video below: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lindaikejiblog (@lindaikejiblogofficial) Video: LIB, […]

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Nigerian Reps members having no pen and jotter, meet Japanese govt officials, (Photos and how Nigerians on Twitter react)

Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, shared these photos of other lawmakers who accompanied him to a meeting with Prime Minister of Japan, Shinz Abe, at the Government House in Tokyo on Monday November 11. Nigerians are however appalled that the Nigerian delegation at the meeting did not deem it fit to […]

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Nigerian lady pleaded guilty to drug dealings in U.S, faces minimum of 10 years in prison

A Nigerian lady, on Tuesday, pleaded guilty to leading a conspiracy to import more than five kilograms of cocaine, as well as to her role in a separate bank fraud scheme, and to making false statements relating to fraudulent claims submitted to Medicaid for reimbursement. “Tammy Olaiya is a ‘triple threat’ of criminality – drug […]

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Busola Dakolo loses case against COZA pastor, Biodun Fatoyinbo

A High Court sitting in Bwari, Abuja, Nigeria has dismissed a suit filed by Busola Dakolo, photographer and wife of musician, Timi Dakolo against the Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo. In the suit, filed by Busola in September, she had accused Fatoyinbo of rape, adding that the alleged action […]

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Chief Judge freed 27 awaiting trial detainees in Bauchi prisons

Twenty seven awaiting trial detainees regained freedom from the Bauchi Custodial Centre and other correctional service centres across the state, courtesy of the state chief judge, Justice Rabi Talatu Umar. Justice Rabi Umar was the head of the State Administration of Justice Committee constituted by the Kauran Bauchi led administration to undertake a routine quarterly […]

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Fashola and the death of an idol, By Abimbola Adelakun

When the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, said last week Wednesday that Nigerian roads were not as bad as they are often portrayed, he got a lot of flak from longsuffering Nigerians who scored his declaration as insensitivity. To redress the blowback, his defenders circulated the video of his meeting with state house […]

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Court shuts out APC candidate from Bayelsa gov election

The All Progressives Congress has been disqualified from participating in the Bayelsa State governorship on Saturday. The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa ruled in a judgment on Thursday that the APC does not have a candidate for the election. Delivering judgment, Justice Jane Inyang, held that the primaries were conducted arbitrarily outside the rules […]

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Olujimi returns to Nigerian Senate, sworn-in

President of the Nigerian Senate, Mr Ahmad Lawan, on Thursday, administered the oath of office on Senator Biodun Olujimi as Senator representing Ekiti South Senatorial District. Olujimi replaced the former Senate Spokesperson, Adedayo Adeyeye, whose election was nullified by both the Ekiti State Election Petitions Tribunal and the Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna recently. […]

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“If I had a man, at least I’ll Face Time him… show him some cleavage…” Toke Makinwa says (Video)

Toke Makinwa has revealed she’s single and enjoying her single status, though she admits she’s missing some things by not being in a relationship. The media personality took to her Instagram Stories late into the night to speak to her followers. She initially released clips where she talked about praying for peace and advised her followers to seek […]

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PDP condemns hate speech bill, and its prescription of death penalty

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the Hate Speech Prohibition Bill currently receiving attention at the Nigerian Senate and described it as savage, repressive, cruel and murderous especially its prescription of death penalty. This was contained in a statement released on Wednesday by the spokesman of the PDP, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan. He said: “Much as […]

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Beautiful pre-wedding poses, as Fayose’s son is set to wed his love (Photos)

Funsho Fayose, one of the sons of former governor of Ekiti state, Mr Ayodele Fayose, is set to wed. Funsho may be tying the knot with the love of his life, Miss Oluwakemi Owolabi this weekend, that is, Saturday November 16. See more of their pre-wedding photos below: Photo: AWGZ

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Lawyer dragged Nigerian President, Senate & 2 others to court over hate speech bill

One lawyer, Tope Akinyode, has dragged Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, the Nigerian Senate and two others to court over the proposed ‘Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulations Bill 2019.” In the suit he filed at the Federal High Court in Lagos, Akinyode is seeking an order of perpetual injunction prohibiting the respondents from enacting the […]

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Emir Sanusi’s Inconvenient Truth, By Olusegun Adeniyi

Last Saturday, the emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, stirred the hornet’s nest when he advocated punishment for parents who neglect their children by allowing them to roam aimlessly on the streets. Citing as an example the children recently abducted from Kano, the emir wondered whether this could happen in other parts of the country. […]

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BBNaija’s Bisola Aiyeola stuns in white wear, backing the sea (Photos)

The BBNaija runners up, actress and reality star, Bisola Aiyeola shared these beautiful new photos of herself writing; “Bisola you have Beautiful eyes” “These are words I always tell myself when I have had a good nights rest or beautiful makeup done, cos believe me I legit look like a raccoon when I’m stressed out. […]

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