Rotimi Akinola

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

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PHOTO: Thugs fight each other over money extorted from truck driver who hit car on Ikorodu highway

“Shut up and take the money!” a man who appeared to be the ring leader shouted at another thug.

Nigerian author rejects high paying Germany cooking job, says he’ll rather continue “cooking words”

What would you do if you were offered a job that pays three times as much as your current one…and in Germany? Most people may jump at it.

“Come probe us,” NAFDAC tells rampaging EFCC, vows to investigate “corrupt” Bayelsa coordinator Peter Mayaki

“We will not stand in the way of investigating our activities or these allegations by the relevant anti-graft bodies,” NAFDAC said.

VIDEO: London based Nigerian speechless as he enjoys local egusi soup with “eba to bad”

Whenever London-based Azuka Nzeka misses Nigeria, he doesn’t rush to the nearest airport to board a flight home. See what he does.

PHOTO: VP Osinbajo, the rains welcome Buhari after America trip

After is official four-day visit to the U. S. ended, yesterday, President Muhammadu Buhari is back in Nigeria.

Pregnant Nigerian woman, locked up for rejecting prostitution in Burkina Faso, regains freedom

“She came to me and said that I would make more money as a fashion designer if I traveled outside Nigeria,” Ganiyat, who took the offer without informing her parents, said.

Chelsea “fan” begs Mourinho to convert Mikel into a goalie

A fan of Premier League champs, Chelsea FC, has asked coach Jose Mourinho to convert Nigerian midfielder John Mikel Obi into a goalkeeper.

Girl, 12, dies in swimming accident on school trip to France

The girl was among 24 students and three staff who were on a watersports trip to an adventure centre in the Massif Central.

Buhari attacks American human right law for “aiding Boko Haram”

Activist Jeffrey Smith he is “rather stunned about Buhari’s critical, public attack against Leahy Law – which is designed to protect human rights.”

Estimated $1trillion annual loss propels tougher anti-counterfeiting stance

Counterfeiting globally has ruined businesses financially and sent a large number of people abruptly to the labour market.

Revealed: The “ultimate weapon” that could neutralize Boko Haram

Buhari’s education budget could perhaps the biggest indication of his resolve to stop the terrorists of the future.

Experts discover “oldest” Koran manuscript in British varisty library

The manuscript has been lying unrecognized in the library at the University of Birmingham for almost a century, reports say.

VIDEO: This what happened when Kelechi Iheanacho got one-on-one with Roma’s goalie…cool finish

See what he did to AS Roma after former English left-back, Ashley Cole, slipped up during a pre-season friendly on Tuesday.

#SaveBabyDubem: Month-old Nigerian baby needs N4 million to fix heart hole

One-month-old Elizabeth Chidubem Kezie’s odds at surviving may soon drastically diminish, except we all do something about it…and on time.

Gordon Obua: “I’m alive,” ex-CSO shows up at Abuja press conference

Obua turned up alive at a press conference, Tuesday, effectively killing the rumours of his death.

British comedian “disgraces” FIFA’s Blatter with fake dollar rain at Swiss press conference

“This is for North Korea 2026,” Brodkin was telling Blatter as the “rain” descended.

PHOTO: Protesting UNIBEN students barricade Lagos-Benin expressway after “army vehicle kill two of their mates”

The aggrieved students said they will stage another protest if compensation is not paid to the families of the victims in seven days.