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Internet services, SpaceX’s Starlink is now live in Nigeria, according to the company. The Elon Musk-owned firm confirmed this in a tweet on Monday, stating that Nigeria was the first African country to enjoy its services. The billionaire business tweeted, “Starlink is now available in Nigeria – the first African country to receive service.” Nigeria […]
Continue ReadingMay I seize this opportunity to send my deepest sympathies in advance to whoever succeeds President Muhammadu Buhari in May 2023. The next president is going to inherit an agelong and entrenched misconception in Nigeria: that the progress of the country rests solely on his shoulders. That is what I have observed since we transited […]
Continue ReadingThe youth wing of the pan Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere and the Coalition for a Better and Brighter Nigeria group, on Wednesday intensified grassroots mobilisation to rally support for the victory of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi. President of Afenifere National Youth Council, Eniola Ojajuni, disclosed that the target of […]
Continue ReadingU.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized more than $200,000 in unreported currency from a New Jersey passenger traveling to Nigeria at Philadelphia International Airport Sunday night. A total of $200,319.54 was found in the luggage of the Nigeria-bound New Jersey man. “This is CBP’s third largest unreported currency seizure in the Area Port […]
Continue ReadingNigeria first voted in presidential elections just over 43 years ago in October 1979. The introduction to this form of government was not very auspicious. Four years into the experience, in December 1983, Muhammadu Buhari, then a Major-General in the Nigerian Army, overthrew the system. Soldiers thereafter ran the barn for another 14 and a […]
Continue ReadingA man is currently on the run after he allegedly killed his brother-in-law for allegedly cheating on his sister identified as Mrs. Oshebini Hausa, in Delta State, Nigeria. The incident happened in Ileje community in Umunede, Ika North East Local Government Area of the state. According to a report by Ika Weekly Newspaper, the ugly […]
Continue ReadingChris Ohizu, the kidnapped Sole Administrator of the Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria, has been beheaded. The council boss was reportedly butchered on Sunday after his abductors allegedly received N6 million as ransom. Video of his beheading surfaced online on Sunday, where his killers insisted that there would be no election […]
Continue ReadingNigeria is a rich country. You have heard this a million times, haven’t you? What exactly do people mean by “Nigeria is rich”? They believe we have enough money to build all the roads in every nook and cranny of the federation, provide piped water to every house, build world-class hospitals in every village, and […]
Continue ReadingNigerian star actress, film director and producer, Alice Iyabo Ojo simply called Iyabo Ojo is of the opinion that Nigeria will bleed if citizens don’t get it right with the upcoming 2023 general elections. In a tweet shared on her handle this morning, Ms. Ojo said Nigerians are really suffering as she receives depressing messages from many […]
Continue ReadingA speeding driver has killed a female student of the Nasarawa State University (NSUK), Keffi, Nasarawa State, Nigeria, Miss Adama Abdulrahman. The accident occurred on Wednesday morning, January 18, 2023, at Angwan Lambu area of Keffi, a students’ community. Eyewitness report indicates that the driver of the vehicle, who was on top speed, rammed into […]
Continue ReadingA BBC investigation has discovered that political parties in Nigeria are secretly paying social media influencers to spread disinformation about their opponents ahead of general elections in February. The BBC’s Global Disinformation Team has spoken to whistle-blowers working for two of Nigeria’s political parties, and prominent influencers who have described it as “an industry”. The […]
Continue ReadingReports coming in say bandits attacked Kafin Koro Community in Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State, Nigeria in the early hours of Sunday have burnt a Reverend Father, Isaac Achi of Saint Peter and Paul Catholic Church, to death. According to a family source, Rev. Father Achi was first abducted in Madalla and spent […]
Continue ReadingGunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), in Pankshin Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria. It was gathered that the police officer whose real name is yet to be known, but popularly called SP Lareee, was abducted on Thursday, January 12, 2023, at Woktori Hotel in Pankshin. A policeman […]
Continue ReadingA couple, Mba Ifeoma Gloria and Eremezie Tochukwu Martin, whose wedding was slated for January 18, 2023, have been killed by yet-to-be-identified gunmen at Arondizuogu in the Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo state. People of the community say the intending couple was taking a ride in the groom’s brother’s tricycle when they were […]
Continue ReadingSenior Nigerian lawyer, founder and Chancellor of Afe Babalola University (ABUA), Ado Ekiti, Nigeria, Chief Afe Babalola SAN has said that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi is the most qualified person to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari. Chief Babalola said the only people opposed to Obi are those who participated […]
Continue Reading2022 has been an eventful year for the entertainment industry in Nigeria, as the deaths of some renowned celebrities left the industry in pain and fans in rude shock. From actors to singers and reality TV stars, the entertainment industry witnessed several deaths, which brought grief to the bereaved families and fans. In no particular […]
Continue ReadingNigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday afternoon departed Katsina State for Washington DC to attend US-Africa Leader’s Summit scheduled to hold on December 13 and 15. The summit which is at the instance of US President Joe Biden seeks to work with “African governments, civil society, diaspora communities across the United States, and the private sector […]
Continue ReadingThe value of naira to dollar fell from N196.92 in June 2015 to N414.72 in June 2022, worsening Nigeria’s foreign debt burden. Within the seven years under review, the naira depreciated by 52.52 per cent against the US dollar. The Monthly Average Exchange Rates of the Naira (Naira Per Unit of Foreign Currency) for 2015 […]
Continue Reading27-year-old suspected Yahoo boy, Obeta John, was on Tuesday, November 29, arrested by men of Ogun state Police Command for allegedly killing his girlfriend, one Idowu Buhari, an HND1 Mass Communication student of Gateway polytechnic Saapade. The spokesperson of the state police command, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the arrest, said the suspect was picked […]
Continue ReadingNigerian singer and songwriter, Slami Ifeanyi has been shot dead in Anambra state. It was gathered that the Anambra-based singer was shot dead by yet-to-identified gunmen. The 31-year-old former Mr Anambra Universe was said to be driving his newly acquired Lexus 330, when he was attacked and shot dead at Umubere, Awka area of Anambra […]
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