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International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said Nigeria could lose an estimated $10bn of foreign direct investment and official development assistance inflows to geo-political tensions. The IMF in its country focus on Sub-Saharan Africa, released on Monday, said the figure is about a half per cent of the nation’s annual Gross Domestic Product. IMF said: “The […]
Continue ReadingOfficers of the Oyo State Police Command have paraded 18-year-old man, Taofeek Adeagbo, for allegedly killing his father. Taofeek Adeagbo’s mother, Rashidat Adeagbo, was also arrested for concealing the crime. While parading the suspects alongside 23 others in Ibadan, on Friday, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Adewale Osifeso, said the incident occurred in […]
Continue ReadingAn Italian lady has travelled down from Italy to Nigeria for a reunion with her biological mother after 34 years of separation. In a Youtube video, the lady could be seen in the company of an Italian man who escorted her to where she (her mother) lived. Upon seeing her, the mother appeared shocked before […]
Continue ReadingNigerian president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has arrived Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, on Monday. His flight touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, and was welcomed by a crowd of supporters. Tinubu arrived from France in the company of his wife, Oluremi Tinubu, at the presidential wing of the airport to a rousing […]
Continue ReadingIsraeli ambassador to Nigeria, Michael Freeman, has stated that direct flights from Nigeria to Israel will begin on April 20, 2023. Freeman said before, a Nigerian intending to go to Israel had to go through Ethiopian, Turkish, or British airlines and experience 13 hours of delays but now a direct flight will take 5 hours. […]
Continue ReadingSupplementary Election held by Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on April 15, 2023: Candidates contested in two Governorship polls, 5 Senatorial Districts, 31 House of Representatives Constituencies and 57 State Constituency seats. Below are the Nigerian House of Reps seats results as announced by INEC: (3 Pending) KHANA/GOKANA PDP/incumbent: Dumnamene Robinson Deekor (18641)✓ SDP: […]
Continue ReadingNigeria Police Force has paraded the officer who assaulted a man in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, Nigeria, alongside two of his colleagues. A video showing the officer slapping and flogging the yet-to-be-identified man, went viral a few days ago. The spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Monday, April 10, disclosed that […]
Continue ReadingIn my experience of presidential elections in Nigeria, I must necessarily admit that 2023 is the most dramatic so far — and something tells me I have not seen anything yet. I am not talking about the drama of candidates winning or losing in unexpected places. That is lovely. That is what I live for […]
Continue ReadingFounder, Restoring Isaachers Generation (RIG), United Kingdom, Prophet Tomi Arayomi, has announced the relocation of his family out of the country, until a “better Nigeria.” Arayomi and his wife Tahmar, who are both British citizens, were on Friday arrested alongside their aide, Emmanuel Ezerika, by the Department of State Services (DSS) at the Nnamdi Azikwe […]
Continue ReadingVeteran Nigerian actor, film producer and director, Mr. Yemi Solade, is of the opinion that to live and survive in Nigeria, one must belong to “the cult.” The veteran actor shared this thought on his Instagram page on Saturday morning, April 8. The actor also shared a post disclosing that he is depressed. He however […]
Continue ReadingOnce again, the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission imposed a heavy-handed fine on Channels TV, following a petition by an aide of Bola Tinubu. Ironically, the petition was based on some comment by the Labour Party vice presidential candidate Datti Baba-Ahmed who, during a live interview, said something to the effect that swearing Tinubu into office in May […]
Continue ReadingA final year student of Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba, Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, Nigeria, has been fatally stabbed by an indigene over N1,000 payment misunderstanding. The deceased, simply identified as Temitayo, was stabbed with scissors in the early hours of Thursday, April 6, around Ebenco filling, opposite Akua junction, Akungba, Ondo State. Temitayo was rushed […]
Continue ReadingFormer Emir of Kano and ex-governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Muhammadu Sanusi has said that Nigeria has not been this divided since the end of the civil war. He spoke on Tuesday, April 4, at the third Nigerian Leadership Colloquium in honour of the senior pastor of Trinity House, Lagos, Ituah Ighodalo, who […]
Continue Reading75-year-old grandmother, Iforiti Oloro, who set ablaze her son, daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren in Ondo state is dead. A source was reported as saying: “The old woman (Iforiti) is dead after sustaining some burns in the fire incident. She was taken to the hospital but we got the information that she’s dead.” There were reports […]
Continue ReadingA female Indian social media influencer, Donna, has stated that she wishes to relocate to Nigeria because she adores the West African country so much. Donna stated that she can cook Nigerian delicacies and that it has always been her dream to not only visit but also live in the nation permanently. The woman made […]
Continue ReadingThere are many still in shock about February 25th and March 18 elections. This is understandable. In the week before the 20th of February it appeared the Obidient movement had pulled off a miracle and already made good of the first part of the first promise of the Obi/Datti manifesto: To unite and secure Nigeria. […]
Continue Reading“The ides of March are come,” Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar says in utter derision and dismissal of a life-and-death warning. And the soothsayer replies “Ay, Caesar; but not gone.” And truly, they were not gone. The 2023 elections should be over by now but they are not. There are people everywhere mocking poets and prophets. Clouds […]
Continue ReadingAs the 2023 election cycle comes to a close, the battle for the various political offices will shift to the Tribunals and the courts. Ordinarily this should be a reason for relief. However following some recent decisions of the Supreme Court, what we have is a feeling of trepidation and a fear of the unknown. […]
Continue ReadingBritish High Commission has said the UK Minister of State for Development and Africa, Andrew Mitchell MP, is prepared to take action against those who engaged in or incited electoral violence during the just-concluded general elections in Nigeria. The high commission, which said it deployed observers in six states, said the UK was already collating […]
Continue ReadingNigerians looked forward to their just concluded State elections – Gubernatorial and State Houses of Assembly – held on Saturday March 18, with fervent hope that their expectations would be met. They had managed to survive the Presidential and National Assembly elections of February 25 which resulted in controversy, protests, and two of the major […]
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