A Nigerian has been arrested in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state over the murder of a 25 year old man, his cousin. The police claimed the arrested suspect killed his cousin, identified as Chukwudalu Omege because he claimed Omege killed him in his dream. According to the police PRO in the state, Sylvester Igbo, the suspect claimed... Read More
Fertility experts have warned that if nothing was done urgently to reverse the trend, more Nigerian men will not be able to impregnate their spouses even as they blamed most cases of childlessness in marriages to male factor infertility. Also, most fertility clinics in Nigeria are recording more successes in In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF)/test tube... Read More
from Omachoko In the light of the above could it be that the Nigerian opposition has not reached its 10,000th hour of practice? Could it be that it needs to practice more on strategy and politicking? 2015 is already upon us. This is clear to see from all the Power plays we see in the... Read More
by Mark Amaza It is about time we came to the realization that the Nigerian government cannot provide free, quality education for all its citizens. The amount of funds needed to do that is not just available, even barring corruption. In the past one year, the tertiary education sector in Nigeria has witnessed a number... Read More
by Cheta Nwanze If you are new to this morning tonic, you can view previous pieces here. But let us not be unfair to #DSPAlams. The facts on the table make it quite plain that he is not the first person in this dear land of ours to get away with murder as it were. The... Read More
by Femke van Zeijl Some of my single Nigerian girlfriends seem obsessed with matrimony. With every new boyfriend, with every date, the main question on their minds is ‘marriage material or not?’ ‘Don’t stay alone o. It’s not good to be on your own,’ said my 80-year-plus Yoruba landlady. She came to talk to me... Read More
A man has been jailed for 14 years for his role in the ‘horrific’ ordeal of two teenage girls being trafficked via London to work as prostitutes in mainland Europe. A court heard Odosa Usiobaifo, 35, from Enfield, north London, was involved in a ‘significant’ organised crime gang trafficking young women for the purposes of... Read More
by Femke van Zeijl Amebos idle their time away doing nothing but gossiping maliciously about other people. Often of the female gender, amebos are most commonly found among clients in hair salons. Continued (but not exhaustive) list of the captivating idiosyncrasies of Nigerian English and its common English words bestowed with a new meaning, as... Read More
By Nwachukwu Egbunike Having drunk from the bowl of power, some have morphed into agenda setters, news framers, experts on all matters, and final social arbiters whose views, judgments and solutions must always prevail. The Nigeria blogosphere is increasingly becoming a political springboard for what I term blogotivisim (blogosphere-activism). With the democratization of the media... Read More
31 illegal Nigerian immigrants in Copenhagen, Denmark were all arrested on prostitution on Thursday morning, rounded up in a police sweep of Istedgage, Vesterbro district of the city. 20 other suspects fled the scene and evaded capture during the raid. Those caught were charged with holding false residency permits,working without a premit and vagrancy. The women will... Read More
Into theatre? Love to act? Write? Produce? Well, 30 Nigeria House, a part of the London 2012 games just might be looking for you. Read the announcement: Theatre Royal Stratford East in collaboration with New World Nigeria today announces 30 Nigeria House, a search for original work from young artists of Nigerian heritage. 30 of the... Read More
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