Tag: books
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Oyedeji elected first African Secretary General of World Olympians Association
By Editor Nigeria’s Olumide Oyedeji has been elected Secretary General of the World Olympians Association after polling 55 votes out of the 106 valid votes cast. He secured 51.89 per cent of the votes to defeat Salvador Salguero of El Salvador and Liston Bochette of Puerto Rico to emerge as the first-ever African to…
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How Fencing shaped Thomas’ education and global dreams
By Editor Adebodunrin Thomas was part of the Nigerian team at the 2025 African Fencing Championships held in Lagos. For the teenager, making the national team was a dream come true. Just a few years after embracing fencing, Thomas has already reaped remarkable rewards. Through the sport, she secured a scholarship to continue her education…
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He asks for sex 8 times every night – Tired wife cries out in court
By Editor It’s a bedroom cry out as a Harare woman, Melocia Gwata, has sought legal protection from her husband, George Kusotera, citing his excessive demands for intimacy and abusive behaviour as her reasons. Melocia revealed her ordeal to the Harare Civil Court, Zimbabwe, describing how her husband coerced her into having intercourse up to…
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Akwa Ibom, Ondo intensify preparations for 2nd Niger Delta Games
By Editor Preparations for the 2nd Niger Delta Games are intensifying in most states as they count down to their respective final selection processes at the state finals. From Cross River to Akwa Ibom, Imo, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, and Ondo, the registration process has moved to uploading completed forms to the Games registration portal. Some…
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Camouflage co-Editors condole with Adichie, call for justice
By Editor Nduka Otiono and Odoh Diego Okenyodo, co-editors of the anthology Camouflage: Best of Contemporary Writing from Nigeria (which features award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s short story, “Half of a Yellow Sun”), express their profound sorrow at the tragic loss of Adichie’s 21-month-old son, Nnamdi. The press statement signed by Otiono and Okenyodo and…
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Woman returns N330 million credited to her bank account by error
By Editor A Nigerian woman identified as Aisha Isah Yelwa has returned N330 million credited to her bank account by error. Yelwa, a petty trader based in Lapai, Niger State, revealed that she discovered the unusual balance in her First Bank account at about 3:49pm on Monday, December 29, 2025. She explained that the discovery…
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Tinubu writes off $1.42bn, N5.57tn NNPC debt
By Editor President Bola Tinubu has approved the cancellation of a substantial portion of the debts owed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to the Federation Account, wiping off about $1.42bn and N5.57tn after a reconciliation of records between both parties. This is contained in a document prepared by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory…
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SGF George Akume marries Ooni of Ife’s ex-Queen
By Editor The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, has officially married Queen Zaynab Ngohemba, the former wife of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi. This development was revealed on Friday by a Facebook user and member of the Dajoh family, Abraham Double-d Dajoh, via a celebratory social media…
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Osimhen, Lookman square up for Nigeria Pitch Awards
●MTN, BET9JA, and GTI Financials shortlisted The Super Eagles trio of Victor Osimhen of Galatasaray FC, Ademola Lookman of Atalanta BC, and Calvin Bassey of Fulham lead nominations for the 12th edition of the Nigeria Pitch Awards. The organizers of the awards announced this at a media gathering in Abuja on Tuesday, 16 December. Speaking…
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Buhari believed I planned to kill him in Aso Rock – Aisha
Former First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has narrated how her husband, the late President Muhammadu Buhari, “began locking his room” following gossip in Aso Rock that she (Aisha) planned to kill him. The ex-First Lady also said the health crisis that forced Buhari to take 154 days of medical leave in 2017 began with a broken…
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