Michael Orodare

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Hushpuppi
Exclusive: Hushpuppi to be sentenced on Valentine’s Day

Exactly 3 years after pulling $14m cyber-heist on Maltese bank After almost two years in…

AFCON 2021: Super Eagles cruise into Round of 16 as the only team with maximum points

In their final group match on Wednesday night, the Super Eagles of Nigeria showed class…

Captain Hadizah Lantana Odoh: How Nigerian Airways’ first female pilot was tragically murdered by her domestic staff

This latest cases of violence against women and unprosecuted killings across the country brings back…

Super Eagles
Nigeria vs Guinea Bissau: What to expect as underdogs spring surprises at AFCON 2021

The knockout stage of AFCON 2021 is staring at us already, with Nigeria joining host…

AFCON 2021: Super Eagles face Sudan in crucial group game

 While the football world is yet to get over the Super Eagles’ historic win against…

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Twitter to enrol Nigeria in Partner Support Portal. Here’s what it means and how it affects you

After more than 200 days of banning the operations of Twitter in Nigeria, the government…

RCCG Adeboye
How the Redeemed Christian Church of God became one of the most influential churches in modern history

When the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye…

Oba Saliu Adetunji
Oba Saliu Adetunji – The record label boss who waited for 40 years to become Olubadan

No day could have been more honouring for Oba Saliu Adetunji like March 4, 2016,…

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Shina Rambo – The robbery kingpin who vanished in 1992 and resurfaced as a preacher years after

Olusegun Adeshina Adisa Kuye popularly known as Shina Rambo was one of the last robbery…

Adebayo Alao-Akala
Adebayo Alao-Akala – ex-police officer and former Oyo governor, dies a month after Soun of Ogbomoso

Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala, the former police chief who governed Oyo State in Southwest Nigeria between…

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Lawrence Anini – the cab driver who became Nigeria’s most notorious robbery kingpin

“Anini will forever be remembered in the history of crime in this country, but it…

Isiaka ‘Mighty Joe’ Busari – the ‘Strongman of Idi Oro’ whose execution still generates controversy

On the morning of June 6, 1973, armed policemen arrived at Kirikiri prisons, in Apapa,…

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Ishola Oyenusi: The robbery kingpin and serial jail breaker who boasted to police he would escape before execution

“Many rich men who ride in cars are thieves,” Ishola Oyenusi told a fellow inmate…

Richard ‘Dick Tiger’ Ihetu: The Nigerian world boxing champion who trained Biafran soldiers

The 30-month Biafran War (July 1967 – January 1970) to some was more than a…

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Babatunde ‘Baba Oni Lace’ Folorunso – the bandit getaway driver who made Nigerians stop wearing lace

Legendary Nigerian juju musician Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi is not only famous for using his music for…

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Abiodun ‘Godogodo’ Egunjobi – the one-eyed monstrous bandit who terrorised Southwest Nigeria for over a decade

When the history of crime is told in Nigeria, names like Lawrence Anini and Ishola…

Victor Banjo
He’s Yoruba. He Fought On Biafra’s Side In The Civil War. Then Ojukwu Executed Him. The Story Of Victor Banjo

He’s been dead for over 50 years now. Victor Banjo, the widely-admired military charmer who…

Nigerian Naira
The Story Of How Naira Replaced The Pound As Nigerian Currency

January 2022, makes it 49 years since the Naira became Nigeria’s official currency. Although it…