How Nigerians are being tactically de-Nigerianised, By Azuka Onwuka

It 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 […]

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Boko Haram commanders surrender, beg Nigerians for forgiveness

Top 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 […]

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In 2015, I warned Nigerians about this ‘evil’ government ―Oyedepo

Founder 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 […]

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Days after their salon fight, Seyi Shay dances to Tiwa Savage’s song, Nigerians react (Video)

Social 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 […]

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Despite FG’s ban, Nigerians massively bombard Buhari, Malami on Twitter

Not 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 […]

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How Nigerians within Nigeria can circumvent Twitter ban in Nigeria ―Kperogi

Nigerian 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 […]

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Chelsea wins 2020/2021 UEFA Champions League, beats Man. City 1-0, Nigerians celebrate (Video)

Chelsea 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 […]

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Nigerians mourn woman crushed to death with a car by her angry husband (Photos)

Nigerians 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 […]

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Former beauty queen accuses billionaire Ned Nwoko of putting her father in jail for resisting land grabbing, sends SOS to Nigerians

Billionaire, 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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Anglican Bishop of Ijesha North Diocese Calls on Nigerians to Unite Against Insurgency, Banditry

The Diocese of Ijesa North (Anglican Communion) has bemoaned the current security challenges being faced in parts of Nigeria, calling on the Federal Government to find a lasting solution before it’s too late. In an address, read by its Bishop, Rt. Revd. Dr. Isaac Oluyamo, at Ijebu-Jesa, on Tuesday; in preparation for its 2021 Synod, […]

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Malami says high profile Nigerians will face prosecution for financing terrorism

Nigeria’s federal Attorney-General and Minister of Justice has disclosed that some high profile Nigerians will be facing prosecution for financing terrorism. This is coming after over 400 businessmen were arrested in an operation coordinated by the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA), and in collaboration with the Department of State Services (DSS), Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) and the […]

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Why Nigerians Should Apologise To Somalians, By Reno Omokri

The most foolish thing I have read this year is the utterly ridiculous defence of the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, by the Buhari Presidency. That statement, by Garba Shehu, the ‘Any Government In Power’ former spokesman to a Peoples Democratic Party government, is only bested in its stupidity, by the […]

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CSOs, Nigerians can use court to compel Malami to prosecute Pantami for terrorism ―Ozekhome

Senior lawyer and human rights activist, Mike Ozekhome SAN, has called on civil society organisations and Nigerians to approach the court to compel the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami SAN, to prosecute Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, for acts of terrorism. Ozekhome also lambasted the Nigerian Presidency for exonerating Pantami’s past […]

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Nigerians blast the Police for giving 4 armed officers to guard one ex-BBNaija housemate (Photo)

Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has been rebuked seriously by Nigerians after a viral picture of Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) former housemate, Terseer Waya, popularly known as Kiddwaya, with their officers surfaced online. BBNaija’s Kiddwaya on Wednesday shared pictures on his Instagram page where he had about four police officers with guns as his escorts in […]

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Nigerians, other gang members, jailed for £358k phone and email fraud in UK

Some Nigerians and their gang members have been convicted and jailed after they were arraigned in court by Hampshire Constabulary’s Economic Crime Unit. The convicts who gained access to as much as 2,000 BT customers’ accounts in an elaborate phone and email divert scam between May 2014 and July 2016, were busted after a complex investigation which […]

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Nigerian Minister warns Nigerians with dual citizenship against applying for e-passport

Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has warned Nigerians with dual citizenship against applying for the e-passport. Addressing Nigerians at the Nigerian High Commission in Tokyo on Friday during the roll out of the e-passport, the minister told Nigerian-Japanese who have accepted Japanese citizenship that a new visa regime that would grant them multiple entries […]

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Fani-Kayode wonders why Nigerians more concerned about BBNaija’s Tacha than Nigeria’s sorry state under Buhari

Former Nigerian Minister, Mr Femi Fani-Kayode wonders why Nigerians are more concerned about the fate of Tacha after her disqualification from the Big Brother house than they are about the sorry plight President Buhari has put them in.

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US Government imposes Visa restrictions on Nigerian politicians who engage in 2019 election violence

Visa restrictions on individuals responsible for undermining the Nigerian democratic process have been imposed by the US Government. Spokesperson of the US Department of State, Ms Morgan Ortagus, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. Ortagus explained that the action applied to those responsible for election-related violence. She said the unidentified individuals had “operated with […]

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2019 Election: Nigerians – Torn Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, By Fisayo Soyombo

There is something baffling about the fascination of Nigerians with the lesser of two figurative evils. In fact, the twin-devil concept is popular in Nigeria beyond politics, as exemplified by the widely-applied saying: “The devil you know is better than the angel you don’t.” In 2015, Nigerians went to the polls torn between the devil […]

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