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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President Buhari’s New Year message to Nigerians (Full text)

President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed Nigerians into the year 2019. Buhari stated that the year 2019 will be significant for the country. Dear compatriots, It is my utmost pleasure to rejoice with all Nigerians as we enter the year 2019, which will be a very significant one for our country. 2. At the turn of […]

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President Buhari’s message to Nigerians at Christmas

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has enjoined Nigerians to show generosity to their neighbours as they get set for tomorrow’s Christmas celebration. Buhari, in the Christmas message he personally signed on Monday, also appealed to Nigerians to demonstrate the diversity of the country in all they do. The message: “I felicitate with all Nigerians, particularly our Christian brothers […]

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Gen. Abdulsalami tells Nigerians to vote out bad leaders, incompetent govts

  Ex-Nigerian military Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar has urged Nigerians to stop criticising failures of government and misrule of bad leaders in the country but should rise up and vote out incompetent government. General Abubakar spoke yesterday evening at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in Kuru, where he delivered […]

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Fani-Kayode hits Buhari, Tinubu as 12 million Nigerians lost their jobs in the last 3 years

Former Nigerian Minister for Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, on Thursday, lambasted President Muhammadu Buhari. He also knocked former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu Fani-Kayode mocked the duo on Twitter, saying both deserved applause for bringing the country to its knees. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain restated that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has failed Nigerians. […]

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Ghanaians don’t bleach their skin like Nigerians -Lepacious Bose (Video)

Lepacious Bose has listed the things she loves about Ghana and Ghanaians and one of the things she mentioned is that she admires the fact that they do not bleach their skin, unlike Nigerians. The comedienne was at an event in Ghana where she granted an interview. During the interview, she talked about the Ghanaian […]

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Nigerians should ignore Buhari’s wrong steps, decisions –Keyamo

Director of Media for the Buhari Campaign Organisation, Mr. Festus Keyamo, in his tweets, Friday, agreed that not all steps and decisions taken by President Muhammadu Buhari’s government were right but that Nigerians should ignore them. Keyamo tweeted: “Let’s be clear that the present government may not have gotten EVERY decision right or taken EVERY […]

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