BBC Report: One of the London ‘beheaders’ might be a Nigerian [DETAILS]

by Akan Ido In a twist that might shock many, there are indications that one of the two attackers of the Woolwich, South London killing may be of Nigerian origin. According to BBC News 24 report: “The BBC understands that one of the attackers may be of Nigerian origin.” [Breaking: ‘Soldier beheaded’ in suspected act... Read More

beheading, Michaekl Adeboloja, Nigerian, police, Terror, uk

May 17, 2013

SHOCKING: How British construction worker was executed in a toilet by Boko Haram [DETAILS]

The family of a British construction worker murdered by his Islamist kidnappers just minutes after a joint UK and Nigerian rescue operation stormed their compound today praised the soldiers who tried to save him and said the Government had been right to send them. Quantity surveyor Chris McManus from Oldham was shot six times in... Read More

boko haram, Chris McManus, DSokoto, Nigerian, Oldham, Special Forces

May 10, 2013

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: It is not enough to be proudly Nigerian

by Iyinoluwa Aboyeji These days it is not enough to be “Proudly Nigerian” when we can build global companies that are “proudly from Nigeria”. I used to be very worried that even if we assume Nigeria finally gets its act together, and gets on the economic path to greatness, the world would have moved so... Read More

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April 30, 2013

Man stabs his cousin to death because the cousin ‘killed him in a dream’

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

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April 26, 2013

Naija no dey carry last: Nigerian, 22, breaks GPA record at John Hopkins, graduates in Neurosciences (PHOTO)

Emmanuel Ohuabunwa Reported by Malcolm Morrow A 22-year-old Nigerian student named Emmanuel Ohuabunwa has broke the record for highest GPA in the history of John Hopkins University after graduating from the prestigious school with a 3.98 GPA on a 4.0 scale. He received a degree in Neurosciences and he plans to continue his studies at... Read More

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April 16, 2013

Firing blank, eh? More and more Nigerian men are going infertile – Experts warn

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

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April 16, 2013

Opinion: The Nigerian opposition and the 10,000 hour principle

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

Nigerian, Omachoko, opposition, principle

April 10, 2013

Analysis: Why our schools might not get better anytime soon

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

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March 23, 2013

Naija no dey carry last: 15-year-old outsmarts robbers who attacked her home in the US (PICTURED)

A 15 year old California girl is being called courageous for quickly hiding in a closet and calling police when burglars arrived at her home, giving police time to arrive. Doyin Oladipupo was home alone when she first heard the doorbell ring, followed by the security alarm, indicating that an intruder had made their way inside the... Read More

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March 15, 2013

“Alamieyeseigha is crucial to the Nigerian economy” – and more, in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

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

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March 15, 2013

Femke becomes Funke: The big question on everyone’s mind

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

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March 14, 2013

Nigerian, 35, jailed in the UK for trafficking teenage girls in Europe for prostitution (PHOTOS)

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

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March 4, 2013

Revealed: Nigerian among the richest property owners in the UK, guess who SHE is (PICTURED)

It is a central London apartment block with a price tag that only the world’s richest can afford to pay. But owners of the lavish apartments at the Candy & Candy development One Hyde Park are notoriously shy about revealing their identities. Now a six-month investigation has revealed that oil baronesses, Kazakh singers and Arab... Read More

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February 24, 2013

Nigerian girl may have poured acid on herself – UK Police (VIEWER DISCRETION)

Police are believed to have seized a computer belonging to a young woman who was badly scarred in an acid attack amid suspicions that she may have caused the injuries herself. But her family fear that detectives are not doing enough to catch the perpetrator of the attack and are focusing on a ‘crazy’ line... Read More

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February 10, 2013

3 steps Nigerian youth ought to take to save a sinking nation

by Emeke Ossai In 1985, IBB was the President of Nigeria, and students then were told that they were the leaders of tomorrow. Twenty-five years later, the same man said unequivocally in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service that the youths are not prepared to take political leadership in the country. “To overthrow oppression... Read More

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January 11, 2013

“You smelly Nigerian”: Racist confrontation escalates into teen punching woman in London’s Tube(WATCH)

This is the shocking moment a furious mixed-race teenager tried to hit a woman on the Tube after she made a racist remark. The mobile phone footage posted on YouTube yesterday is entitled ‘Racist Woman On London Train Gets What She Deserves!’ It begins a short way into their argument – after the 19-year-old aspiring... Read More

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January 9, 2013

Femke becomes Funke: Oyinbo’s dictionary to Nigerian English (Part 2)

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

femke, funke, Nigerian, Oyinbo

January 9, 2013

Opinion: A note of warning to the so-called blogtivists

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

Blogosphere, Blogotivist, Nigerian

November 24, 2012

#WhatIsAllThis! ‘Thug’ who knocked a teenager unconscious in London is Nigerian, Michael Ayoade (WATCH)

A thug has admitted knocking a 16-year-old girl unconscious in an unprovoked street attack that left her with broken teeth and a split lip. A court heard Michael Ayoade, 34, who smacked petite teenager Tasneem Kabir around the head as she was walking to college in east London, told police: ‘She started it’. He was... Read More

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October 27, 2012

TICKER: Nigerian stowaway found dead in Arik Air flight

The dead body of a young Nigerian man was discovered yesterday Friday October 26th in the wheel well, the undercarriage compartment of an Arik Air aircraft, after it returned from a flight to New York, United States. One of the airline’s officials who spoke to ThisDay said the deceased might have hidden himself in the... Read More

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July 16, 2012

Nigerian women are the world’s most unfaithful – Durex

By Isi Esene We hate to burst your bubble people, but a recently released survey report has revealed that Nigerian women are the most unfaithful in the world. The survey interviewed 29,000 people in 36 countries. Also contained in the report is that; Thailand men are the most unfaithful in the world, with 54 percent... Read More

Condom, Durex, Nigerian, relationship, women

July 9, 2012

Photos: Nigerian gay and lesbian activists campaign against anti-same sex laws in London

by Rachel Ogbu Nigerian “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender” LGBTIs in Diaspora against anti-same sex laws made its debut at the World Pride, London. See photos from the event here courtesy Davis Mac-Iyalla.

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June 29, 2012

15 Conscious security tips for every Nigerian

by Toni Eghosa-Kruz Ewone As Nigeria’s security situation increasingly becomes a dilemma, One begins to ponder where to run to. Is it a crime to be born here?, Recently adjudged as the 6th worst Nation to live in Africa, Nigeria over the years due to crass decay in Leadership and increased corruption has become a danger... Read More

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June 23, 2012

Red light: Nigerian prostitutes in Denmark get arrested

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

coppenhagen, denmark, Nigerian, prostitutes, red light

May 20, 2012

#ThisShouldConcernYou: 30 Nigerian theatre artists could win £3,000

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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April 29, 2012

Dele Momodu: Waiting for that Good Nigerian

Terrorism survives on propaganda and its main propeller is the media. The attack on the Nigerian media two days ago was therefore a tactical error. Fellow Nigerians, it is with ultimate sadness that I write to you barely 48 hours after the Thisday offices were mercilessly shattered by bombs in Abuja and Kaduna. Only last... Read More

boko haram, Bomb, Dele Momodu, Media, Nigerian, ThisDay

March 9, 2012

752 bank accounts: Nigerian pair convicted of ‘bewildering’ fraud in the UK

by Lekan Olanrewaju Two Nigerians living in the UK have been convicted of fraud, involving the operation of a mammoth 752 bank accounts. The men, Chibuike Uzoma-Ubani, and his partner, Leonard Nwanneh were Monday convicted and sentenced. Uzoma-Ubani, 29, persuaded several lovers to help him launder the profits from the swindle that targeted tax credits and Sure... Read More

Fraud, Nigerian, uk

June 22, 2011

Young & Nigerian – For the love of stage, Kenneth Uphopho unveils PAWS

by Ifreke Inyang Others might stay locked on to Nollywood, but Kenneth Uphopho has built a solid career for himself as an actor, an acting teacher and an all round stage guru. ‘Ifreke Inyang shares his life and his work. What exactly are you into? I run a Production Company called PAWS (Performing Arts Workshop... Read More

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