Pope Francis arrived Kenya for his state visit this afternoon and was received by Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta, his wife, Reverend Fathers and other top government functionaries. See more photos below... (more…)
President Buhari arrived Ikenne, Ogun state for the Funeral ceremony of H.I.D Awolowo, VP Osinbajo, Senate President Bukola Saraki, Oyo state governor Abiola Ajimobi, Osun state governor Rauf Aregbesola, Imo state governor Rochas Okorocha, Shonekan, Daisy Danjuma, Yakubu Gowon, Oladipo Diya, Rotimi Amaechi, Tambuwal, Obasanjo are among the dignitaries attending the funeral of Chief H.I.D Awolowo in Ikenne, Ogun state. See more photos after the cut... (more…)
Nigerian media entrepreneur, Funmi Iyanda, today received an honorary fellowship from the University of Cumbria in recognition of her significant global contribution to human rights and sustainability. She is the first African woman to receive the award. Congrats to her.According to Wiki... Olufunmilola Aduke Iyanda (born 27 July 1971), better known as Funmi Iyanda, is an award-winning broadcaster, journalist, columnist and blogger. She produced and hosted Nigeria's popular and authoritative talk show New Dawn with Funmi, which aired on the national network for over eight
For a country that is naturally blessed with crude oil and many other resources, I still can't understand why we are always talking about #FuelScarcity ! And why a litre of fuel in Nigeria is still above N85 and not N55. Apparently, I am not the only wandering the plains of the heart of Africa, as other Nigerians are now expressing their feeling on twitter and other various social media with the #FuelScarcity. See their tweets below... (more…)
Welcome back home guys, so good to see your faces! Nigeria welcomes you with pride but the latest is that there is #FuelScarcity in town and the Lagos boys are prepared to clean your wallets dry! 500 Nigerians have been deported from the United Kingdom and arrived the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Lagos this morning. Many of them were deported for illegal stay permits. When interviewed, one of them said he was arrested by British police and was not allowed to even take his belongings before being deported. UK government plans to deport 29,000 Nigerians. The Nige
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