Amidst a frightening case of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease spread in Nigeria, the Presidency has reached out to the United State government to give it some Zmapp, the experimental drug for Ebola. It is shame that we can't seem to do anything in Nigeria without foreign help, in spite of the Billions we make daily.
Rather than...
‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ has set a new first weekend box office record in Nigeria. The record came from showing the movie in 15 cinemas across Nigeria in its first 3 days, with Lagos cinemas topping the charts.
‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ is expected to also break the record of the highest grossing movie in Nigeria, being the...
Thelma Idahosa, a 29-year-old Nigerian mother of 2, who used six cloned cards to pay for cosmetic surgery, had a lucky day in court.
The graduate from Bromley, South East London, spent £8,500 on a number of cosmetic procedures at Harley Street Clinics and even requested for a refund when she complained that not enough fat had...
One of the Nigerian doctors who treated Liberian Patrick Sawyer (pictured right) who died last week in Lagos of Ebola virus, has tested positive to the virus.
The Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu, revealed this today Monday August 4th and also said that eight people who had first degree contact with the Liberian have been...
Pictured above is a proud Nigerian prostitute named Patoo Abraham who led a protest for sex workers' rights in Lagos recently. Found the report on Al Jazeera. Read and be amazed...:-)
Patoo Abraham has become famous for fighting for the rights of prostitutes, but what she - and those she is trying to help - do to make a living is...
A few Nigerian celebs including D'banj, Omawumi, Femi Kuti, Cobham Asuquo, his wife, Victoria Kimani and other African celebs are currently in the US to attend the 2014 Young African Leadership Initiative summit in Washington D.C. See more photos after the cut...
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The guy pictured on the left is Jeffrey Okafor, the UK police is searching for him over the 2009 murder of Carl Beatson Asiedu (pictured right - who is also Nigerian). He was stabbed to death in the early hours of August 1 2009 outside a night club after an argument with Jeffery and his friends. Jeffery then fled to Nigeria after the...
The spread of Ebola across West Africa has prompted the Ghanaian government to ban flights from 4 countries.
The countries blacklisted are Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.
Charles Asare, Managing Director of the Ghana Airport Company, said the measure was part of a set of emergency management plans officials are...
The Commonwealth Games Federation this morning July 29th said Nigerian female weightlifting gold medalist Chika Amalaha has failed a doping test.CGF chief executive Mike Hooper said Amalaha, 17, tested positive for diuretics and masking agents after winning gold in the 53-kilogram (117-pound) division last Friday July 25th.The backup...
Congrats to Isah.
At the 18th session of the Dubai International Holy Quran Award (DIHQA) held on Friday 18th July 2014, a Nigerian male contestant Sulaiman Abdulkarim Isahwon the top honour in the international Quran completion category of the award.
The award comes with a prize money of AED250,000 – which is equivalent...
According to a statement released by the representative of the National Security and Defence Council Information Centre Andriy Lysenko, 9 Nigerian students have reportedly been kidnapped in the city of Luhask, Ukraine.
The statement read that the students are being held in a seized building of the SBU (Security Service of...
A Nigerian Air Force Officer named Umar Abubakar was extensively interrogated before being gruesomely killed by members of Islamist militant sect Boko Haram.
In the clip released by Sahara TV, Umar revealed to the sect that he is a member of Section 9 of the Nigerian armed forces engaged in counter-insurgency measures against...
A Nigeria Air Force Helicopter crashed this afternoon in Bama, Borno State.
Director of Defence Information, Chris Olukolade revealed the news via a press statement:
A Nigerian Air Force Mi-35 Helicopter on a training mission this afternoon, crashed due to technical fault at a location South of Bama. Investigation has...
An 18 year old Nigerian teen has been arrested after his doctor mum was found seriously injured and his younger brother found dead beside her at their home in Dix Hill, Long Island, New York.
Their dad returned home on Saturday night July 19th to discover 15 year old Bradley Okonkwo (pictured centre) dead in their apartment, and...
Samuel Kayode, a 57-year-old accountant and part-time pastor of Christ Apostolic Church, South London, is at the centre of a fraud investigation after £4million ended up in his personal accounts.
Daily Mail UK reports that Kayode is said to have spent a lot of the money on an extravagant lifestyle, buying a number...
Scores of Nigerians are seeking solace in gambling as a way of enduring the harsh economic climate that has overtaken the country. Punch's Gbenga Adeniji writes on this trend.
The time was barely 6: 30am. The location was Ikeja and several kiosks belonging to agents of gaming outfits were already open for business. Their customers...
The witches and wizards in Nigeria are not happy with Islamist militant sect Boko Haram.
The Sun reports that an emergency meeting was held at Afuze, Edo over the challenges facing the country, especially the nation’s security.
In an interview with the publication, the leader and spokesman for Witches and...
Nigerian forward Brown Ideye has hit it big.
West Brom has signed the striker from Dynamo Kiev for a club record £10million fee.
25-year-old Idele joins the team on a three-year deal.
The elated footballer who was not picked to play at the world cup tournament by Stephen Keshi, will wear the No. 9 shirt.
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“Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born of water and of the spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, ye must be born again” (John 3:1-7).
Pastors are supposed to be the conscience...
Late Kefee's husband Teddy Don-Momoh is not happy with the Nigerian press and has made his feelings known. He accused the press of reporting lies about the cause of his wife's death and events leading up to her burial.
Speaking about his displeasure, Teddy told reporters;
"Are you guys satisfied now? I really hope you are. You...
West Bromwich Albion have splashed the cash on Dinamo Kiev‘s Nigerian striker Brown Ideye.
The 25-year-old has put pen to paper on a three-year contract, plus a further year’s option in the club’s favour, after agreeing personal terms and passing a Hawthorns medical.Ideye will wear the No.9 shirt and becomes the...
FIFA has lifted the ban it placed on Nigeria on July 9th after a high court sitting in Jos sacked the President of the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, Aminu Maigari and other board members. FIFA had frowned at the court ruling, stating that the move was a government interference in football activities which is against its...
The countdown is on to the 2014 edition of the Nigerian Corner at the Notting Hill Carnival. Billed as the largest annual gathering of Nigerians in Europe, this years’ edition will feature musicians, comedians, fashion and the very best of Nigerian food and drinks. The Nigerian Corner has been a permanent feature of the Notting...
Nigerians bussinessmen in Ghana have pleaded with the Federal Government to step in and do something about the attempt by the Ghanaian authorities to expel them from Ghana.
In the Kumasi area of Ghana alone where over 200 businesses operate was reportedly shut down on Monday, shut down by Ghanaian authorities. It is said that...
Officials of the Los Angeles International Airport have seized and destroyed a consignment of 67 African snails sent from Nigeria to a resident in the US, saying the snails are poisonous and highly destructive. The snail consignment arrived in the States from Nigeria on July 1st in a blue basket pictured above.
The snails according...
ABUJA (NAN)―The Nigerian Navy on Monday said it arrested one Simon Musa for posing as an admiral of the Navy.
Parading the suspect in Abuja, the Director of Naval Information, Commodore Kabir Aliyu, said the suspect was a deputy manager in ASO Savings and Loans Ltd., Victoria Island branch, Lagos.
Aliyu said he was...
UK based Nigerian Ayadi Moniaye is claiming that his church's hierarchy in Nigeria and the UK took advantage of him, wrecked his marriage and are ignoring him. He claims his Nigerian wife used him to obtain visa /stay, then stitched him up, took his children, and took his possessions/house. He also claimed that the church and his...