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Loneliness In The UK When I moved to the UK a few years back, the ‘relationship market’ appeared confusing. Many people presented as available, but at the same time, they were very unavailable. It was the feeling of being lonely in a densely populated space. The single African men were eager to mingle and date […]
Continue ReadingA businessman, Mallam Umar Tasiu, was allegedly flogged to death by his former in-laws in Minna, Niger State, Nigeria. Daily Trust reports that a neighbour told City & Crime on condition of anonymity that the Al Azhar University, Egypt graduate had gone to see his children who live with his ex-wife at her father’s house. “He […]
Continue ReadingBusiness and Property Court in London on Monday halted the enforcement of the $11bn arbitration award in favour of P&ID against Nigeria in a case marked CL-2019-000752, according to Punch. In a judgment delivered by Justice Robert Knowles, it was held that the process through which P&ID secured a 2010 contract to build a gas […]
Continue ReadingCanadian-based Nigerian woman, Toni @olutoni444, has taken to X (Twitter) to say that Nigerian men abroad are the worst when it comes to relationship. “Nigerian men abroad are the fucking worst. If you want a good Nigerian man, find one in Nigeria. Thanks for coming to my Ted talk,” she said on Sunday, October […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement on Saturday, Nigeria Police Force has revealed that two suspects were killed during a chase of armed robbers who robbed a bank, attacked a police station and killed some police officers in Benue State on Friday. Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Otukpo, Chief Superintendent John Adikwu, three other police officers, […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji Ojo, has said that the Federal Government plans to ensure that several passport offices are opened around the country, as well as abroad, so that there will be easy collection of passports for Nigerians at home and in diaspora. Tunji Ojo said that the creation of multiple offices […]
Continue ReadingThere is a growing trend of people intentionally releasing false news to the public and later withdrawing, deleting it or keeping quiet when it is proven to be false. This is rampant on social media. Those who are most guilty of this are those who work for politicians directly or indirectly and those who want […]
Continue ReadingNigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Zamfara State Command has arrested an impostor who parades himself as a gynecologist working with the Yarima Bakura Specialist Hospital in Gusau. The corps public Relations Officer, SC Ikor Oche, on Thursday, October 12, 2023, paraded the suspect identified as Muhammad Naziru Mode, on the charge of impersonation […]
Continue ReadingNigerian singer, Azeez Fashola popularly known as Naira Marley has arrived Nigeria, and was arrested by Police over singer Mohbad. Naira Marley was taken into custody for interrogation and other investigation activities over the death of his former singee, Mohabd. This was confirmed by Lagos State Police Command PRO, SP Benjamin Hundeyin via his X (Twitter) […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian Man, Peter Andrew Adagadzu, has died 20 days after his wedding, according to reports. He died in the early hours of Friday, September 29, 2023, after a brief illness. Adagadzu and his wife, Blessing Christopher, got married on September 9, 2023, at the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Akwanga, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. According to […]
Continue ReadingA youth leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hyde Kalu has asked the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar to drop his case pursuing the validity of President Bola Tinubu’s educational qualifications in the United States. The APC youth leader in Abia State said […]
Continue ReadingMale ‘private part thieves’ have allegedly snatched the genital of a naval officer in Calabar, Cross River state’s capital. Vanguard reported that the naval officer was manning the entry point into the barracks when a young man who gave his name as Samuel walked into the barracks, and was directed to the sentry point for […]
Continue ReadingI confess that last Wednesday, I feared I may be a masochist. I do not know what else one diagnoses after he spent most of 10 hours listening to the Presidential Election Petitions Court. I mean, I had other things to do, and I should have moved on to them the moment I learned that […]
Continue ReadingGunmen suspected to be cultists terrorizing parts of Rivers State have killed a Divisional Police Officer (DPO), identified as Bako Amgbanshin. Daily Post reports that the unfortunate incident occurred on Friday night in Ahoada East Local Government Area of the State. The assailants were said to have ambushed the DPO and his men while on […]
Continue ReadingOperatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, on Thursday night, quelled a violent protest that erupted following the alleged killing of a fashion designer by an official of the Department of State Services (DSS) who shot intermittently and injured several people. It was gathered that a customer brought the DSS official to the victim’s […]
Continue Reading100-level course 9 police cadet, Suleiman Jika, has collapsed and died at the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State, Nigeria. Jika, 19, who hailed from Adamawa State, and was in the Department of Computer Science, reportedly collapsed inside the toilet in the early hours of Saturday, September 2, 2023. Punch reports that some of the […]
Continue ReadingIn the dying days of his administration in 2007, President Olusegun Obasanjo sold 51 percent of federal government’s stakes in two of Nigeria’s four ailing refineries to Bluestar Oil Services Ltd — a consortium floated by Dangote Oil, Zenon Oil and Transcorp Plc — for $761 million. Shortly after the inauguration of a new administration, […]
Continue ReadingImmediate past Chairman of the Nigerian Body of Benchers (NBOB), Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, on Friday, called for the renaming of the country noting that the current appellation is demeaning and hypocritical. Olanipekun spoke at a colloquium that was held in Abuja to mark the 25th anniversary of Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama as a SAN. In […]
Continue ReadingJollof rice fans worldwide have taken to social media to share their thoughts about The Gambia emerging winners of the 2023 Jollof competition at the West Africa Food Festival held in Lagos, Nigeria. The competition, which ran from August 9-14, saw the winning team, led by the award-winning Chef Saikou Bojang beat 15 other countries […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s oil marketers, on Sunday, indicated that the cost of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, would rise to between N680/litre and N720 per litre in the coming weeks should the dollar continue to trade from N910 to N950 at the parallel market. They also hinted that dealers seeking to import PMS were being forced […]
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