Rotimi Akinola

Nigeria is not a country. It's a mindset.

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Before and After: The sour, and really sweet, things Edwin Clarke said about Buhari, Jonathan

Mr. Clarke used to attack Buhari. Things seem to have changed. But why?

Yes. PR is dead, and buried. Here’s why.

PR lived for 66 years and moved extensively around Nigeria before passing away following a protracted digital illness.

Abuja terror suspect Charles Okah is not dead, NPS says

Reports claim the terror suspect killed himself inside Kuje Prison in Abuja where he is being held.

VIDEO: Police intervene after woman beats up fellow customer inside American bank

You may find the video disturbing. Viewer’s discretion is advised.

Ministerial list: Please don’t ask Buhari these 5 questions

Nigerians should get their reply after four years. No matter how slow Buhari moves, we’ll get to 2019…steadily.

Ministerial nominees: Names of those who made Buhari’s partial list

The Senate will screen the nominees on Tuesday.

Abuja bombings: 15 killed, 41 injured in Kuje, Nyanya blasts

Two bombs wrecked a market and a police station in Kuje; another blasted Nyanya. People died.

Flood affects over 25,000 people in Kebbi State, NEMA says

Flooding “swallowed” some 37,610 hectares of farmland, and 5,495 houses belonging to these people.

“How I escaped Kuje blast” Abuja resident speaks

“The bomb in the Kuje market exploded where I usually watch EPL and La Liga matches. Thank God today isn’t Saturday or Sunday night.”

What?! The guy who predicted Kuje, Abuja blasts says Lagos is next!

The “predictions” were made on Independence Day.

BREAKING: Bomb explosions rock Kuje, Nyanya in Abuja

The explosions rocked Kuje area of Abuja, reports say.

Corruption: Ex-petroleum minister Deizani Alison-Madueke, others arrested in London

Nigeria’s immediate past Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been arrested over corruption charges, reports say.

#NigeriaAt55: Thank God it didn’t happen! By Tomiwa Olajide

“This place has become a heap of rubble, a graveyard for millions of young and old. Men and women cut down in their prime.”

POLL: 1914 or 1960? Which should Nigeria celebrate as her birth year?

Nigeria was amalgamated (or brought together) in 1914 by British colonial lords. Nigeria attained independence on October 1, 1960.

MC Oluomo allegedly vows to “shake Oshodi” after fatal shooting of trusted aide

Oshodi residents have been warning each other via BBM BCs. Take a peek.

Tale Of Two Octobers In Buhari’s Speech, By Azu Ishiekwene

“As we deal with echoes of the ghosts of 1984, we must still find it in our hearts to be thankful for the beginnings of change.”

Fun! How professor, students marked Nigeria’s Independence Day in America’s Indiana University

One of the students told Newsroom: “We discussed Nigeria’s past presidents and many of them were like ‘OMG!'”

#NigeriaAt55: Cool! How Manchester United wished Nigeria a happy Independence Day

Nigerians who support Manchester United must be feeling like they’re the best thing since sliced bread.