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Sorry, I digress. Gradually, the Nigerian presidency is putting finishing touches to the sculpture of a village liar, Ìbídùn, that it has been busy carving. Or writing itself into the pathetic biblical story of an early Christian community in Jerusalem, which witnessed a lying couple by the name, Ananias and Sapphira. Ìbídùn was the proverbial woman […]
Continue ReadingA United States court has sentenced a 47-year-old Nigerian, Imafedia Adevokhai, to 46 months in prison over his involvement in a multi-year stolen identity tax refund fraud amounting to $4,945,886. This was disclosed in a statement by the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, Abe McGlothin Jr., according to reports by Punch […]
Continue ReadingAs he settled in to deliver the judgment of the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on 2 April, presiding judge, Wilfred Kpochi, felt obliged to get one ritual out of the way. Glancing left and right, he asked each of his two colleagues on the three-person tribunal to confirm that the judgment he was […]
Continue ReadingThe 46th Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade has been crowned. Owoade succeeds the 45th Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Atanda Adeyemi, who died on April 22, 2022, at the age of 83. The coronation event took place on Saturday at Oliveth Baptist High School in Oyo, where Governor Seyi Makinde led a […]
Continue ReadingNigerian media personality, popular actress, Omotunde Adebowale-David, also known as Lolo 1, has alleged that a colleague once raped her. She shared her traumatic experience of being raped by a male colleague in the broadcasting industry on her podcast “Say My Piece”, which was posted on YouTube on Friday. The actress said she was raped […]
Continue ReadingDivorced Nigerian woman, Na’ima Hudu, has said she would never advise anyone to leave their abusive marriage no matter the maltreatment they get from their spouses. She said the decision should come solely from whoever is fed up with her marriage. Hudu said: “I’m a young divorced lady. However, no matter the complains, maltreatment you […]
Continue ReadingToday, democracy has become the practice or an aspiration in many countries across the world. To speak briefly about its origin, it was in the ancient Greek city state of Athens in 508 BC that the statesman, Cleisthenes, reformed the constitution of the city state by transferring power from the hitherto ruling oligarchic aristocracy to […]
Continue ReadingVeteran Nigerian actress and winner of 2008 Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress, Kate Amaka Henshaw, simply called Kate Henshaw, has lamented that she doesn’t find it funny when people call her a prostitute. She took to her X handle to slam trolls for always calling her olosho, prostitute and the like because she […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Supreme Court has on Friday removed Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party. A five-member panel of the Supreme Court, in a unanimous judgment, set aside the decision of the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which had recognised Abure as the party’s national chairman. In its decision, Nigeria’s final court held […]
Continue ReadingIn 1979, the outgoing military administration of General Olusegun Obasanjo established the Nigerian National Merit Award (NNMA) to identify our country men and women (whether at home or in the Diaspora) who have made outstanding contributions to knowledge and creativity and grant them special recognition. The award is categorised under four fields of human endeavour: […]
Continue ReadingNigerian lady, Jenny Jones, has spoken about her decision to return to Nigeria after spending years living and working in the United States. She revealed that the main reason for her move is the burnout she feels in America, where she says she lacks a sense of fulfilment. “I’m going to Nigeria because I feel […]
Continue ReadingNollywood star actresses, Regina Daniels and Annie Macaulay recently treated themselves to a fun-filled night out at a club. This outing marks Annie’s return to the social scene after taking a break following her highly publicized split from singer 2baba. The mother of two Regina Daniels took to social media to share snippets of their […]
Continue ReadingYears ago, I had an unforgettable experience of nearly witnessing a lynching at Iwo Road in Ibadan. It was a typical day, and while standing at a bus stop, a woman two paces away suddenly shouted that her purse had been snatched. She held the clothes of the man standing beside her. Before you knew […]
Continue ReadingThe petition seeking the recall of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing the Kogi Central Senatorial District, has failed to meet the constitutional requirements outlined in Section 69(a) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended). Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yet again, made this announcement on Thursday via its official X […]
Continue ReadingQuincy Ayodele, a female elder in the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), City of David Parish, has revealed the circumstances surrounding the expulsion of the former Pastor-in-charge of the parish, Idowu Iluyomade, stating that he was barred from returning to the church. In an interview with Daddy Freeze on his YouTube channel on Monday, […]
Continue ReadingEdo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja Nigeria on Wednesday, has affirmed Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the valid winner of the September 21 governorship election. The three-member panel led by Justice Wilfred Kpochi, in a unanimous judgment, dismissed the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its […]
Continue ReadingIn a released statement, President Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday depart for Paris, France, on a two-week working visit where he will review his administration’s mid-term performance and assess key economic and governance milestones. The statement is titled: ‘President Tinubu to embark on working visit to Paris’. “During the visit, the President will appraise his […]
Continue ReadingDefying restrictions on vehicle convoys, public gatherings ban, and imposed curfew, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan arrived at her Sallah rally by helicopter and addressed a large crowd of supporters. From the podium, she delivered a bold declaration: “Nobody and nothing can stop me from coming home. I’m an Ebira woman; this is my land. I’m the […]
Continue ReadingNuman, the town that lends its name to one of the 21 Local Government Areas in Adamawa State in north-east Nigeria, is home to the Bwatiye (Bachama), a transnational identity group stretching into parts of Cameroon. Located in the basin of Benue River and one of its tributaries, River Taraba, Numan’s fecund lands play host […]
Continue ReadingEkiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, has sentenced a 41-year-old defendant, one Olasunkanmi Kareem, to life imprisonment for attempting to murder his former boss by setting him ablaze. Kareem was arraigned on November 18, 2024, on a one-count charge of attempted murder, contrary to Section 241 of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, […]
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