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In July 2005, I was aboard an Egypt Air flight from Cairo to Lagos on my way from Saudi Arabia. As we approached the Nigerian air space, the pilot announced that we would be landing in Kano because the Lagos airport had been closed. An airplane had crash-landed and blocked the only runway at the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian gospel artiste, and radio talk show personality, Olanrewaju Bolaji, popularly known as Big B, has passed away. A statement released by his family says he died on April 19, after a brief illness. The singer is said to have slumped at an event where he was performing on Friday night, April 18, but sadly […]
Continue ReadingBeautiful and veteran Nigerian actress, and filmmaker, Stephanie Okereke-Linus and hubby Idahosa are celebrating their 14th wedding anniversary on Monday. Taking to her Instagram page to celebrate their special day, Stephanie shared a throwback video of their pre-wedding boat cruise, captioning the video, the actress wrote; “14 Years Ago… On a Boat in Paris. Never-before-seen footage from […]
Continue ReadingAfter spending more than two weeks in France and London, President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja, Nigeria. The aircraft 001 conveying the President landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja at 9:50 pm on Monday, the State House media office disclosed. Tinubu departed Nigeria on Wednesday, April 2, spending some time in […]
Continue ReadingOn Page 28 of his very provocative book, The Present Darkness: A history of Nigerian organized crime, (2016) Stephen Ellis, British historian and Africanist, compared Nigerian politics to con artistry. Their practices, he said, were not different from acts of fabulists and fraudsters. Ellis’ take on Nigerian leaders synchronizes with a Henry Louis Gate’s The […]
Continue ReadingA man identified as Otunba Kunle Akinyele, tragically slumped and died on Saturday during his wife’s 60th birthday celebration at an event centre in the Egbeda area of Lagos State, Nigeria. The tragic incident occurred at Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Oke-Iyanu, Odemuyiwa District Headquarters, in Egbeda, Lagos State. In a now-viral video shared on Facebook by Ayoade […]
Continue ReadingTEXT OF SPEECH BY PASTOR ‘TUNDE BAKARE AT THE STATE OF THE NATION BROADCAST ON EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 2025. VENUE: THE CITADEL GLOBAL COMMUNITY CHURCH (CGCC), 30 KUDIRAT ABIOLA WAY, OREGUN, IKEJA, LAGOS, NIGERIA. THEME: “LET THE PEOPLE KNOW THE TRUTH AND THE COUNTRY IS SAFE.” ― ABRAHAM LINCOLN Protocols. Introduction Fellow citizens, It […]
Continue ReadingI found myself inventing that verse as today’s headline. The verse came sounding like “The Lord is my shepherd/ I Shall not want…” The twenty-third Psalm. Yesterday was Easter Sunday; today is Easter Monday. All Judases are shamed. Life here is bitter as brine. The green pastures are withered. The still waters are poisoned. More […]
Continue ReadingMR. PRESIDENT: PLEASE BRING US DOWN FROM THIS CROSSBishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, Catholic Diocese of SokotoEaster Message 20251: A very happy Easter to you and millions of our countrymen and women. For us Christians, this is the most important event in the history of our faith. It is the season of the Cross, the season […]
Continue ReadingNigerian star actress Iyabo Ojo’s daughter, Priscilla Ojo, has tied the knot with Tanzanian music star, Juma Mkambala, popularly known as Juma Jux, in a lavish white wedding ceremony held on Saturday, April 19. The seaside wedding was attended by their family members, close friends, colleagues, and well-wishers. This marks the turning of the second […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian political opposition is scoring desired attention from the Tinubu’s disappearing antics. In apparent response to the growing outcry of opposition voices and the enlightened citizenry about the president’s prolonged absence in a bad time, the Presidency has just issued a second statement explaining and justifying Tinubu’s mysterious vacation in Europe. The new statement […]
Continue ReadingHis Holiness, Pope Francis who had his original name as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, has passed away. He died at the age of 88. The Vatican confirmed that the pontiff passed away on Easter Monday at his residence in the Casa Santa Marta within Vatican City. Camerlengo of the Apostolic Chamber, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, announced the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian star actress Iyabo Ojo’s dsughter, Priscilla Ojo and her groom, Tanzanian singer Juma Jux, looked like royalty as they stepped out in elegant outfits for their traditional wedding. The couple got married traditionally in Nigeria on Thursday, April 17, after having their traditional and customary wedding in Tanzania back in February. The pair stepped […]
Continue ReadingRestless and controversial Nigerian singer, and songwriter, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has knocked out his rival, Darlington Okoye, aka Speed Darlington, in the bout tagged ‘Chaos in the Rings’. It was a fight to the finish at the Balmoral Events Centre in Lagos as Portable displayed incredible boxing skills and defeated his opponent […]
Continue ReadingDaughter of billionaire business mogul, Femi Otedola, and Nigerian disc jockey (DJ), Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola, better known as DJ Cuppy, has responded after a man who is not financially stable indicated interest in her. The DJ received a message from an admirer that reads: “I’m not financially stable but I’ll love to be your boyfriend and treat […]
Continue ReadingLast week, in response to mounting, difficult-to-controvert, empirically impregnable accusations that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu disproportionately favors his Yoruba ethnic group in consequential federal appointments, the presidency circulated a list of Tinubu’s appointments to countermine the firmly fixed national narrative of Tinubu’s unexampled ethnocentrism but was compelled to withdraw it because it was embarrassingly error-ridden and […]
Continue ReadingEkiti State Police Command has arrested a 65-year-old man identified as Olugbenga Akinola, for allegedly issuing fake university certificates to students in the state. The Commissioner of Police, Joseph Eribo, who disclosed this while addressing journalists at the command’s headquarters in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, on Thursday, April 17, 2025, said the suspect and one […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian nurse was filmed coaching expectant couples who visited a Nigerian hospital for antenatal care and the video has gone viral. In the video, the nurse who spoke in both English and Yoruba and by gesturing, is seen showing couples the best ways to get intimate during pregnancy. She warned them to totally avoid […]
Continue ReadingI heartily felicitate Christians in Nigeria and worldwide as they commemorate Easter, the celebration of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection—the cornerstone of the Christian faith. The Holy Week, which spans Palm Sunday through Holy Thursday and Good Friday and culminates in Easter Sunday, calls us to reflect deeply on the enduring values of sacrifice, redemption, […]
Continue ReadingIt is a privilege to have been asked by the University of the Free State to give a Keynote Address on Thursday, April 10, 2025. This major event was part of the Faculty of Law Recognition of Achievement Ceremony, preceding the Convocation ceremony. Our first conceptual analysis of the rule of Law’ is driven by […]
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