Court sends Nnamdi Kanu’s medical transfer motion to chief judge
Justice Musa Liman of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, referred a motion filed by the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to the Chief Judge for reassignment. Kanu is asking the court to order his transfer to the National Hospital, Abuja, for urgent medical treatment. His counsel, […]
In Nigeria, feminists are sometimes referred to as ‘Chimamanda’s children’ —Gazelle Mba
Nigerian United Kingdom-based scholar, literary critic and writer, Gazelle Mba, has stated that in Nigeria, feminists are sometimes mockingly referred to as ‘Chimamanda’s children’. Mba stated this through her recent essay titled ‘Greased with Complaints’, published in Volume 47, Number 16 of the London Review of Books (LRB), which was a review of Chimamanda Ngozi […]
Nigeria needs new constitution, court last hope of common man if judicial independence is guaranteed
Best-graduating Nigerian Law School graduate, Oluwabusayo Ifonlaja, has stated that Nigeria needs a new constitution to correct many defects in the polity and that the court can truly be the last hope of the common man if independence is guaranteed for the judiciary. Ifonlaja stated this through an interview published on Saturday in the Saturday […]
Resident doctors suspend warning strike, give FG two-week ultimatum
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its five-day nationwide warning strike, giving the Federal Government an additional two weeks to address its outstanding demands. The decision followed a virtual Extraordinary National Executive Council (E-NEC) meeting held on Saturday, where the association resolved that members should return to work from Sunday. In a […]
Lagos governor unblocks human rights lawyer on X after four-year dispute, lawsuit
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has unblocked Nigerian human rights lawyer, Festus Ogun, on X (formerly Twitter), marking the end of a four-year dispute that began in 2021 and culminated in a lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Lagos. The resolution followed a peace meeting at Lagos House, Marina, on Friday. The standoff […]
Ondo governor orders probe into fake teachers’ appointment letters
Ondo State governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has ordered an investigation into the issuance of fake appointment letters to applicants in the recent teacher recruitment exercise. The directive follows a protest by aggrieved applicants at the Governor’s Office in Akure, the state capital, on Friday. The recruitment exercise, aimed at employing 2,000 teachers for primary and secondary […]
“I’m tired of being single,” actress Nkechi Blessing reflects on past relationships
Nigerian actress Nkechi Blessing Sunday has opened up about her current single status, describing it as the longest period she has gone without a partner. Speaking on her talk show, Unfiltered with NBS, the 36-year-old actress revealed that she is growing weary of being single. “This is actually the longest that I have been single. […]
Hilda Baci attempts world’s largest pot of jollof rice in Lagos
Nigeria’s celebrated chef and culinary star, Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, has once again captured the national spotlight with an audacious bid to cook the world’s largest pot of jollof rice. The attempt took place on Friday at the Gino Jollof Festival hosted at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, drawing tens […]
Separated conjoined twins return to Kano after surgery in Saudi Arabia
The Kano State Government has welcomed back conjoined twins, Hassana and Hussaina, following a successful separation surgery carried out in Saudi Arabia. Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, alongside senior state officials and representatives of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, received the twins and their parents on Friday at the Aminu Kano International Airport. The […]
“I no longer fear death,” Dan Brown says about his new thriller novel ‘The Secret of Secrets’
Bestselling thriller author of ‘The Da Vinci Code’ and ‘Angels and Demons’, Dan Brown, has revealed that he no longer fears death after learning some secrets about consciousness in the course of researching and writing his eighth novel, ‘The Secret of Secrets’. Brown said this in an interview recently published in the Manila Times while […]