Members of the Nigerian Association of Manitoba have mourned the passing of a 19-year-old Nigerian, Afolabi Stephen, who was killed by policemen on December 31, 2023. Though the details of his death are still sketchy, the Winnipeg, Manitoba Police Department,…
“Nigeria has lost a rare gem”, Dogara pays tribute to late Speaker Na’aba
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara has paid tribute to late Ghali Na,’aba, a former Speaker, who died in the early hours of Wednesday, December 27, at an Abuja hospital after a brief illness He was 65…
1 dies in Ogun lone crash, FRSC blames speeding
One person died on Tuesday in an accident along the Abeokuta-Sagamu highway, Ogun State. PUNCH Online reports that the lone accident occurred around Nestle Roundabout at about 9pm. The Federal Road Safety Corps confirmed the incident, saying it involved six…
Ex-Speaker Ghali Na’Abba is dead
A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Ghalli Na’abba, is dead. The former speaker died at the age of 65 at a hospital in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). According to reports, Na’abba passed away around 3 a.m.…
Nollywood actor, Dejumo Lewis of ‘Village headmaster’ series, Dies at 80
A Nollywood actor, Dejumo Lewis, is dead. The veteran actor died at the age of 80. Actor, Saidi Balogun, confirmed his passing in a post shared on his Instagram account on Saturday. Sharing the photo of the late veteran, Saidi…
Man stabs his 109 year old wife over refusal of conjugal right
Ugandan police are currently holding a 110-year-old man, Dominic Babiiha, who is accused of stabbing his 109-year-old wife, Costansio Bakasisa, to death. The alleged motive behind the tragic act was the wife’s refusal to grant him conjugal rights. The incident…
I don’t know what hurts most; the beating my in-law gave me or my husband’s death?
I still hurt from being beating. But let me tell you my story. met my husband at the Model College when we were in secondary school. I am from the East and he was a Yorba boy. We started out…
Why aren’t we telling the civil war story? — Gbubemi Atimomo
Reflecting on the absence of a unified perspective on the Nigerian Civil War I must have been in either Primary 4 or 5 when I first heard about the Nigerian Civil War. I’m not exactly sure how I found out,…
A telegenic revolution is not yet born — Isidore Emeka Uzoatu.
Ever since we achieved independence on a platter of gold, many Nigerians have been waiting on end for another bloodless revolution. Mostly on account of the many abortive ones of the sanguine kind that have come and gone to no…