Why Does God Pour His Blessings On Bad People? (2), By Femi Aribisala

Jeremiah has probing questions for God: “Why are the wicked so prosperous? Why are evil people so happy?” (Jeremiah 12:1). Habakkuk also interrogates God: “Why do you fold your hands and do nothing while the wicked oppress the righteous?” Indeed, why are some people blessed while others are troubled? The common assumption is that we […]

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Teenage girl allegedly stabs brother to death in Nigeria

It was a calamity in the commercial city of Kano, Nigeria on Saturday night, when a teenage mother, simply identified as Umi, of Nassarawa Local Government Area of the state, allegedly stabbed her elder brother to death. The Police Division in Badawa, shortly after the incident, arrested Umi for allegedly stabbing her 30-year-old brother, Sani […]

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“You know PENKELEMESI! But do you know EBULLITION?”, By Onigegewura

I was holding a copy of Wole Soyinka’s IBADAN – The Penkelemesi Years. I didn’t notice that the elderly man beside me was looking at the book. Suddenly he nudged me slightly and asked in an unmistakable Ibadan accent: “You know Penkelemesi?” I nodded. Of course, like most young people who grew up in the […]

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At last, Buhari signs AfCFTA agreement

Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari has eventually signed the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA). The signing took place at the 12th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union on AfCFTA and the First Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union and the Regional Economic Communities in Niamey, Niger Republic. Buhari appended his signature […]

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104-year-old Nigerian World War II veteran asks FG to pay his pension

104-year-old World War ll veteran of the Nigerian Army, Adama Aduku, on Saturday, urged the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government to pay his pension. The centenarian was one of those conferred with the Chief of Army Staff World War II Veteran Award at the 2019 Army Day Celebration in Lagos. While speaking to journalists at the […]

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Nigeria knocks out Cameroon from AFCON 2019 to qualify for quarter-finals

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have knocked out Cameroon, the defending champions from the ongoing African Cup of Nations tournament in Egypt after thrashing them 3 -2 to qualify for quarter-finals. Nigeria first took the lead in the 28th minutes after Odion Ighalo found the net. But Cameroon later replied with two goals from Stephane Bahoken and Clinton N’Jie in the 41 and […]

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Pastor evicted from residence over N2.7m arrears of rent

A Senior Magistrate Court in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has ordered a pastor of Christ Embassy, Uduak Effiong, to be ejected from his apartment and pay the indebted sum of N2.7m. The court also ordered him to pay 10 per cent interest from the date of judgment till liquidation. The four-bedroomed semi-detached duplex is […]

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The Peace of the Graveyard: RUGA and Nigeria’s Future, By Kingsley Moghalu

Fulanis and other Nigerian nationalities deserve SENSIBLE solutions to their problems. The victims of criminal herdsmen deserve JUSTICE. They have not received it. Any “solution” to the herdsmen invasions, appropriations of farmlands and other crimes in communities across the country that is forced on the victims, whether directly or by stealth, is a needless provocation […]

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Beautiful Angela Okorie flaunts a semi-nude body (Photo)

Beautiful and the light complexioned girl, Angela Okorie came through for her fans with a semi-nude photo, which she shared on her Instagram page. The veteran Nollywood actress, who carefully covered her boobs and front view with a cloth in the photo she shared, captioned the photo ‘Mirror can be defined as …………’  

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Nigerian Bottling Company to recall batches of Eva Water

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has ordered the Nigerian Bottling Company Limited to recall batches of Eva Premium Table Water due to public complaints. Making the announcement on Twitter on Friday, NAFDAC said the company had voluntarily reported that the colour of the product changes from colourless to light green […]

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Police arrest Nigerian woman who was sleeping with the man she paid to kill her husband (Photos)

A female Nigerian health worker, 41, who allegedly paid two men to kill her husband and started sleeping with one of them afterwards, has been arrested by operatives of the Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team. Douglas Ajemine who works with the Rivers State Primary Healthcare Board in Asari-Toru Local Government Area, was […]

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Southwest security and our governors’ dilemma, By abiodun KOMOLAFE

Osun Economic and Investment Summit is reportedly  put on hold! Earlier scheduled to take place between 25th and 27th, June 2019, reports had it that the postponement was not unconnected with the security situation  across the country from which Osun State is not isolated. If this is the true position, then, the decision was a […]

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Kogi University lecturer owed 5 months salary collapses, dies

A Kogi University lecturer identified as Dr Jamiu Abdullahi, has been confirmed dead after he slumped at a hospital while awaiting his test result. The  Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies’ lecturer who last collected his salary in February 2019, was reportedly unable to seek medical treatment for the High Blood Pressure (HBP) which led to his death. “The […]

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Supreme Court’s majority, minority judgments on Osun guber election

Nigerian Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the four appeals filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last governorship election in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke. The appeals by Adeleke and his party were against the May 9, 2019 judgments of the Court of Appeal, Abuja, which voided the majority judgment […]

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The 2-page statement of foremost lawyer, Ben Nwabueze, to the presidential election tribunal

Foremost Nigerian lawyer, Ben Nwabueze SAN, was among the lawyers who appeared in court for the main hearing of the presidential election petition at the Court of Appeal on Thursday. Nwabueze, 87, arrived the court in a wheelchair. He spoke briefly to the tribunal leadership before leaving the Court of Appeal, venue of the petition. […]

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30 days ultimatum too long, Fani-Kayode replies northern youths on eviction of southerners

Former Nigerian Aviation Minister, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode has reacted to the purported threat by Coalition of Northern Youths to evict all southerners in the North, if the federal government doesn’t rescind its decision to suspend the Ruga settlements for Fulani herders within 30 days. The Federal Government suspended the Ruga initiative earlier planned to curb […]

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