Michael Orodare

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Olugbenga Owolabi
Olugbenga Owolabi – He Left Nigeria In His 20s, Abducted And Killed On His Return In His 50s. The Horrific Story Of Ogbomoso Hotelier

It was evening on Thursday, July 28, 2022. The fury of the day’s sun had…

Idowu Ajagbe: How Killing Of Okada Rider Who Volunteered To Deliver Ransom To Ogbomoso Kidnappers Threw His Family In Despair

“I will be back shortly. Alabaa sent me on an errand.” With those words, Idowu…

Isaac Adaka Boro
Isaac Adaka Boro – The Ijaw soldier who declared secession of Niger Delta Republic

The January 15, 1966 coup led by an Igbo military officer – Kaduna Nzeogwu, altered…

Ikoli Harcourt
Ikoli Harcourt Whyte – The Nigerian music genius who disgraced disability to become the father of Igbo church music 

Before his tragic death in an auto crash in 1977, Ikoli Harcourt Whyte was one…

King Gezo
King Gezo of Dahomey: West Africa’s most notorious slave-trading monarch who had an all-female army

Historians perceived him as a notorious slave-trader who terrorised several communities in Nigeria and Benin…

Nigerian Marketing Awards
Entries open for maiden Nigerian Marketing Awards as prize aims to become rallying point for industry professionals

The Nigerian marketing communication industry has been inspiring creativity and delivering top-notch marketing campaigns for…

Tafa Balogun
Obituary: Tafa Balogun – the Police Chief who became first high-profile convict of Obasanjo’s anti-corruption war

Mustapha ‘Tafa’ Balogun, Nigeria’s 11th indigenous Inspector General of Police, who died on Thursday, August…

Akin Mabogunje
Prof Akin Mabogunje – Africa’s sole recipient of world’s highest prize in geography, dies at 90

Professor Akin Ladipo Mabogunje, the Nigerian Geographer who put Nigeria on the global map in…

2023 Elections: How to drive youth involvement through BBNaija

Since the announcement of the return of Big Brother Naija for the seventh season in…

Ademola Adeleke
Ademola Adeleke wins Osun guber poll, 30 years after elder brother was elected first civilian governor

Senator Ademola Adeleke, the father of music stars Adebayo ‘B-Red’ Adeleke and Sina ‘Sina Rambo’…

How MTN MIP made my lifelong dream of going to Pan-Atlantic University come true – By Michael Orodare

“The School of Media and Communication of Pan-Atlantic University (PAU) is the best place to…

Hushpuppi
Hushpuppi’s case delayed for the fifth time as he marks two years in detention

After spending two years behind bars in the United States, Nigeria’s Ramon ‘Hushpuppi’ Abbas may…

5 children, 2 teenagers, 31 adults – Ondo Catholic Diocese gives update on #OwoMassacre death toll 

The Ondo Catholic Diocese has announced that 38 people have so far been confirmed dead…

Ondo attack
Multiple casualties from attack on Ondo church, 5 days after Methodist Prelate claimed bandits are camped in southern Nigeria

An attack on the St Francis Catholic Church, in Owaluwa, Owo local government area of…

Zenab ‘Eba’ Diallo: Here’s what we know about the Woman Who Became A Recurring Figure in Kunle Adeyanju’s London To Lagos Story

Nigerian humanitarian and adventurer Kunle Adeyanju completed his London to Lagos charity ride on Sunday,…

Atiku Abubakar
Atiku Abubakar emerges PDP presidential candidate, 30 years after first bid for presidency

Nigeria’s former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who has been making attempts to rule the country…

‘Japa’ or get on BBNaija: How reality show is transforming the fortune of ordinary Nigerians – By Michael Orodare

Nigeria’s unemployment rate is scary. The data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)…

Abacha loot
The Abacha Loot: What you need to know about the recovered funds and how they’ve been spent

Nigerians were not too surprised when the National Crime Agency (NCA), a United Kingdom law enforcement…