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Playwright and Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has said that religion is the number one problem hindering Nigerians from being liberated as “rational beings.” Soyinka said this while speaking with a professor of African Literature, Dr. Louisa Egbunike. He stated that “if religion becomes an excuse for flouting the law, then that religion has got to […]
Continue ReadingWhat I find highly frustrating in discussions of certain killings in Nigeria is the assumption that the deaths were about “money rituals.” In instances of violent murders where the motive remains unclear, people allege ritual killings. The tendency to immediately conclude that certain instances of homicides are ritual killing could, unfortunately, be providing an alibi […]
Continue ReadingOne of the members of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and other matters, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa SAN, has raised the alarm over the alleged plan to take his life following the report by the panel that protesters were killed at the Lekki toll gate on October […]
Continue ReadingCentral Bank of Nigeria has warned Nigerians to beware of fake social media handles of the newly launched digital currency, the eNaira. Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, launched the central bank digital currency, called eNaira, on Monday. To access the eNaira, users have to download the ‘speed wallet’, which allows users to conduct transactions with speed […]
Continue ReadingNigerian actress, Ruth Kadiri has decried the attitude of Nigerians when some public figures decide to use their platforms to speak on their behalf. In a post shared on her Instagram page, the actress mentioned that some Nigerians attack public figures who decide to speak on some national issues. She mentioned that what many Nigerians […]
Continue ReadingThe ultimate question we need to ask ourselves is whether we believe we are worthy enough as a people and as a nation, to have and to manage a currency, or if we feel too worthless to have one. One-track-minded philistinism leaves us all wretched, one way or another. I have been struggling to write […]
Continue ReadingINDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF NIGERIA’S SIXTY FIRST INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY, FRIDAY 1ST OCTOBER, 2021. Citizens of Nigeria. It is with full gratitude to God that today, we celebrate Nigeria’s sixty first Independence Anniversary. 2. For 1st of October 1960 to happen, […]
Continue ReadingNothing less than 3,964 Nigerians are currently on the watch list of the Nigeria Immigration Service. According to reports, the names of the affected individuals have been placed with security agencies at the nation’s international airports where they will be arrested on sight. Going by the 2020 NIS annual report suspect index, 308 persons were […]
Continue ReadingFounder and General Superintendent of Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor W.F. Kumuyi was spotted arriving for an event (Divine Solution Crusade) in Abuja in an expensive car that got social media buzzing. In the photos shared on his official Facebook page, Kumuyi was seen alighting from a platinum limousine car while being received by church […]
Continue ReadingFellow Nigerians, I’m back again with my epistle this week. As we inch closer to another monumental and hopefully defining election, I need to sound this note of warning in earnest. This admonition is addressed in particular to most of our young ones who love to grumble and lament like the Biblical Jeremiah about bad […]
Continue ReadingIt is doubtful if there is any country that had more of its nationals competing for other countries than Nigeria at the just concluded Olympic Games tagged Tokyo 2020, which held in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. From European countries to North American countries and to Asian countries and Oceania, Nigerians were busy helping […]
Continue ReadingTop Boko Haram commanders have reportedly surrendered to troops in Operation Hadin Kai. Army Spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu said Chief Bomb Expert of the terrorists group known as Musa Adamu a.k.a Mala Musa Abuja and his second in command Usman Adamu a.k.a Abu Darda were among those that surrendered. They were received by Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 […]
Continue ReadingFounder and Senior Pastor of the Living Faith Church Worldwide popularly known as Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, has recalled how he seriously warned Nigerians about the current administration in 2015. In a sermon at the church’s headquarters, Canaanland, Ota in Ogun State on Sunday July 18, Oyedepo said what he saw in 2015 was “wickedness of […]
Continue ReadingSocial media users have reacted to a video of Seyi Shay dancing to Tiwa Savage’s track “Koroba” a few days after their clash. Recall that Seyi Shay had clashed with the songstress in a Lagos salon a few days ago. Seyi Shay has now been spotted dancing to Tiwa Savage’s Koroba. Social media users have […]
Continue ReadingOnly those who love self-deceit still say or think that things are alright in Nigeria. For those who are realistic, it is scary to move around, as nobody knows where danger lurks. Then, there is the fear for the future of Nigeria. In addition to the widespread insecurity in all zones of the country, there […]
Continue ReadingNot deterred by the Nigerian government’s ban of Twitter operations in Nigeria, Nigerians logged on to the microblogging site in large numbers on Saturday to lambast the President, Muhammadu Buhari, and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami SAN. Amid the palpable panic that trailed the announcement of the ban […]
Continue ReadingNigerian academic, media scholar, public speaker and newspaper columnist, Farooq Adamu Kperogi, has reacted to the suspension that Nigerian government placed on the use of Twitter in Nigeria. Kperogi in a tweet, has been able to show the alternative way Nigerians living in Nigeria can continue to use Twitter inside Nigeria. He wrote: “Does Lai […]
Continue ReadingChelsea football club of England have won its second Champions League title on Saturday, May 29, 2021, beating Manchester City, 1-0, in in Porto, Portugal. In a totally dominating display by the Blues, Chelsea showed more quality on and off the ball, showed more pace, panache and perseverance as they inflicted a third straight win […]
Continue ReadingNigerians are mourning a woman who was allegedly crushed to death by her angry husband as she tried to stop him from driving out of the compound with her phone. According to SaharaReporters, the husband named Makanjuola Ayedun from Isanlu community, Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi State, crushed his wife, Mrs Nike Ayedun […]
Continue ReadingBillionaire, lawyer and politician Ned Nwoko is the number one trending topic on Twitter after former beauty queen, Pamela Ifejoku, accused him of putting her father in jail and causing her mother to spend her birthday in prison because their community resisted Nwoko’s attempt at land grabbing. Pamela, who was bestowed MBGN Miss Tourism after she […]
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