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On Monday, there was another massive attack in Plateau State that ended in the death of dozens of people. The perpetrators of that massacre were unsparingly cruel and the gory images of old and young victims, which surfaced online afterward, say quite a lot about the kind of maniacs that hunted those villages and killed […]

Here are the photos of former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and his Vice, Atiku Abubakar when they met in Abuja on Wednesday. Paul Ibe, media aide to Atiku shared the photos on his Twitter handle, which revealed the former VP was in the company of former president of Benin Republic, Boni Yayi, former Niger […]

Reports coming in from Ibadan, Nigeria, have it that the popular Bodija market has been engulfed by crisis. The whole area is reported to have been very chaotic. It was gathered that butchers and policemen as well as other security agents battle over the demolition of the abattoirs and the relocation of butchers to Amosun […]

Former Nigerian Minister, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, Wednesday, said the time was right for the Yoruba to demand the breakup of Nigeria and creation of Oduduwa Republic. In a series of tweets, the former Minister stressed that people of the South West could no longer be part of Nigeria due to the current killings allegedly being […]

Dehydrated patients don’t have enough fluid (water) in their blood to get nutrition and oxygen to their tissues. You can become dehydrated by sweating too much, by urinating too much, or by not absorbing water through illness. All of these must also be accompanied by not replenishing the lost fluid. In many cases, patients can […]

The moment we entered the premises of the International Office of Migration (IOM) safe house in Bamako and the girls saw Mrs Abimbola Wonosikou, the Minister (Consul) at the Nigerian embassy in Mali, they were very excited. Some rushed to embrace her shouting ‘welcome mommy’. But it also did not escape my attention, as I […]

Nigeria has been ranked as the 9th most dangerous country for women according to a new poll by Thomson Reuters Foundation. The foundation contacted 548 experts focused on women’s issues to conduct a global perception poll to highlight the most dangerous countries for women and ranked India as the worst in number 1. Other countries ahead of Nigeria in […]

….and so a thought of Evita Peron flashed in my thoughts just after the final whistle!  I guess my thoughts were being poetic. The expected had just happened anyway, another thought flashed! Then again I remembered the trials and tribulations the former late Argentina First Lady turned strong woman went through to get to where […]

The Chief Medical Director (CMD), Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (FETHA), Dr Emeka Ogah, has confirmed the death of one of his medical consultants, Dr Canice Ebirim, Tuesday, during the Super Eagles of Nigeria match with Argentina. Ogah told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Wednesday, that reports reaching him suggested that Ebirim died during the world […]

Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, Nigeria’s finance minister, was quite pleased to inform the public last week that the federal government had released a total of N1.6 trillion for capital spending tied to the 2017 budget. According to her, the amount was the highest spent by any administration on capital projects. Of the N1.6 trillion, the Ministry […]

Youths in their thousands have shut down the streets of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria protesting the killings of over 200 people in three Local Government Areas of the state The protester who went round the major streets of Jos took their protest to the government house to present their grievances to the governor. Reports coming […]

  A College of Medicine lecturer at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Anambra State, Nigeria, Dr. Anthony Ugwu, has blamed politicians for the medical radiography quackery in Nigeria. Dr. Ugwu, currently at the University of Zimbabwe for external examination of final year radiography students is billed to also audit radiology examinations within this period. The lecturer […]

The fans felt that both the BBC and world feed commentators were biased and more leaned towards Argentina whose star player, Lionel Messi, was backed to inspire the team to a much-needed victory. At some point, the world feed commentator said it would be unthinkable for Argentina to crash out of the world cup at […]

Former Nigerian Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, earlier today embarked on a sole protest in Abuja over killing of innocent citizens in Plateau State by suspected Fulani herdsmen. Above and below are photos of security agents allegedly harassing the ex-Minister, Oby Ezekwesili. An unconfirmed report has it that she also appeared in court in solidarity […]

A television commentator died of a heart attack soon after Egypt’s last-minute defeat to Saudi Arabia in its final World Cup game on Monday. Egyptian, Abdel Rahim Mohamed, a well-known and respected figure after a long career as broadcast analyst and formerly coach of a top club team, “felt emotional” during Egypt’s nail-biting clash in […]

This is very sad. Amidst tears, heavy heart and sorrow, mass burial of the victims of the renewed massacre across 11 villages of Barikin Ladi, Jos, Plateau state, Nigeria has begun. How sordid it can be, as hundreds of corpses have been recovered across the affected villages of Barikin Ladi and Riyom LGAs of Plateau […]

It has been ten years since the self-styled “strong man of Ibadan politics”, Chief Lamidi Ariyibi Akanji Adedibu, died. He died on June 11, 2008. I do not recall seeing many tributes or advertisements in the newspapers or other media commemorating his life and legacy. There was no public lecture or any important statements from […]

Bella Hadid was surrounded by a host of A-list celebs at the Dior Show in Paris on Saturday. She left little to the imagination following her appearance at the glitzy fashion presentation during Paris Men’s Fashion Week later that day. The supermodel, 21, turned heads as her perky cleavage spilled out of her perilously low-cut […]

Zayyan Gwandu, son of Haliru Gwandu Abubakar, the Commissioner of Police in charge of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), has died. Zayyan was one of the victims of reprisal attacks following the killings in three local government areas of Plateau State by suspected herdsmen. Popular social commentator Gimba Kakanda shared the news of Zayyans death […]

Nigerian football fans are scrambling to secure tickets for the last group D match between Nigeria and Argentina at the ongoing 2018 World Cup in Russia. An official of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on condition of anonymity said more fans may not be able to […]