“We need good leaders, we’re suffering” – 12-year-old pupil laments (WATCH)

A pupil of Army Children Junior High School at Ikeja Cantonment, decried the poor state of the nation during a protest on Monday. Speaking to newsmen during the #OurMumuDonDo protest organized by Charles Oputa, a.k.a Charly Boy, Sunday Christopher, 12, told the story of how him and his parents struggle to survive. “Sometimes we don’t... Read More

The News Blog

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February 8, 2017

Today’s Noisemakers: Donald Trump, Chydee, Jayseen and others

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters, etc. Sometimes, they are even just downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here’s our list from... Read More

Opinion

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January 27, 2017

Charly Boy: This illusion called Biafra

by Charly Boy I guess it’s about time I break my silence on this matter. From 1967 to 1970 my youth was scandalised with the horrors of the Nigerian civil war. I was never on the front line as a fighting soldier, but I was in the boys’ brigade transmitting from the naval headquarters then... Read More

Opinion

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July 13, 2016

‘We need a leader who can fix things, not the one with excuses’ | Charly Boy pens letter to President Buhari

Late Tuesday night, Nigerian musician CharlyBoy penned down an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, lamenting about the state of the nation- which is not so encouraging from his letter. Here is what he wrote on his Instagram page. “Mr. President Sir, Once again I am compelled to voice out my bewilderment at the stumbling and wobbly... Read More

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August 6, 2012

“There’s a woman in me called Linda” – Charly Boy introduces his alter ego in church

by Doyin Jaiyesimi Where were you yesterday? We know where Charly Boy. He was in church and boy did he preach it, or should we say, reveal it. The entertainer was invited to attend the Sunday service at ThisRanch by the General Overseer, Pastor Gbenga Adenuga, who felt... Read More

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