Rotimi Akinola, Author at Neusroom

Newsroom Exclusive: “How I became a victim, suffered government neglect” scribe to Bomb Victims Association of Nigeria (BVAN), Musa Audu, opens up

Audu: “The government abandoned me, but my family and friends did not. I wouldn’t have made it without them.”

PHOTO: A billboard with picture of Buhari, and five other things Cameroon did to welcome Nigeria’s president

A billboard with Buhari’s picture, and five other things Cameroon did to welcome the Nigerian president. Enjoy.

Borno Governor Shettima sponsoring recruitment of child soldiers, America says

Boys who should be busy schooling are handed rifles and deployed to fight Boko Haram in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno, the American government is alleging.

“Sorry, Ooni of Ife is NOT dead,” royal council debunk reported passing of Oba Sijuwade

”I hereby dispel the rumour that our baba, the Olubuse is dead.”

OPINION – Idris Wada: Governor “Zero” Propaganda

Political campaigns, no matter how bruising, should not rob us of our essential humanity.

How palace workers wept before Ooni of Ife died

A source said some palace workers had been shedding tears since the monarch was flown to the UK for medical treatment.

Boko Haram suicide bombers now carry explosives in women’s handbags – Police

Will Nigerians call for government ban on handbags like they did for the Muslim hijab worn by suicide bombers?

Libya militia “shielding” Gadaffi’s son from facing death sentence

A Libyan court has sentenced Saif al-Islam Gaddafi to death over war crimes linked to the 2011 revolution in which is late father Col Muammar Gaddafi was deposed.

Nigerian Army vows to discipline cadets pictured “punishing” civilians

Pictures of the cadets of the Nigerian Defence Academy “punishing” the civilians went viral on social media, Tuesday morning.

“Anglican reverend” abandon bleeding church guard in hospital over “high cost of treatment”

A security guard got the shocker of a lifetime after an official of the church he was paid to protect abandoned him in hospital over the cost of treatment.

Okorocha Quiz: What will you do with a photo of you shaking Obama’s hands?

We all know what Nigerian governor Rochas Okorocha did with the picture of him having a handshake with America’s President Barack Obama. He put the image on a gigantic billboard on a busy highway!

There’s a Bomb Victims Association of Nigeria (BVAN), and these are their demands

BVAN: “The bomb blasts in Northern Nigeria have not stopped, and so more and more victims who need care, attention and support are birthed with every blast.”

Twitter pokes fun at Rochas “the clown” Okorocha for putting picture with Obama on billboard

Twitter seems to be entertained by Okorocha’s seeming inability to contain “the Obama effect.”

Drama: Nigerian police gives Enugu car robbers Hollywood-movie-like chase, recovers stolen vehicle

At a point the hoodlums jumped out of the vehicle abandoning same and ran inside the bush. Police continued the chase on foot.

Reuben Abati: The phones no longer ring

Abati: “On one occasion, after a whole day of silence, I had to check if the phones were damaged!”

Nigerian blogger scolds angry parents over JAMB cut-off marks

JAMB chief Dibu Ojerinde is under fire for the new policy he said was done to help unpopular tertiary institutions get more candidates.

“When did varsity admission become NYSC, military deployment?” Parent asks JAMB

Many Nigerians are still wondering when university admission became youth-corps-service-like deployment.

Benin Monarch offers bus as ransom for abducted brother

The monarch brother of a kidnapped Nigerian has offered a bus as ransom to the abductors.