Rotimi Akinola

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

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JAMB cut-off marks: 180 for universities, polytechnics; 150 for the others

JAMB registrar Dibu Ojerinde made the announcement, Tuesday.

Nigerian army arrests man for reporting Boko Haram suicide bomber who blew self up at Borno blockade

Rabiu Usman tipped Nigerian soldiers off on a possible Boko Haram suicide bomber, and his apprehension proved true…and then he got into trouble.

PHOTO: What is Goodluck Jonathan doing in Abuja?

Former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan was not in Otueke yesterday. He was here….

Returnee mothers displaced by Boko Haram birth four adoring babies as they tried to reenter Nigeria from Chad

Pregnant Nigerian women who fled into Chad to escape Boko Haram’s terrorism put to bed as they were trying to reenter the country.

PHOTO: Adeboye, thousands of Facebook followers, celebrate wife, Folu, as she clocks 67 today

Pastor Mrs Folu Adeboye, wife of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), just clocked 67. See how her husband celebrated it with Facebook fans.

Synagogue church building collapsed because “govt officials are corrupt, incompetent,” expert lashes out; says 40% of Lagos buildings erected without approval

“There is a bigger issue here and it is the case of corruption by government officials.”

PHOTO: How Malala, world’s youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize winner, celebrated 18th birthday

She inaugurated a school that will provide education for more than 200 Syrian refugees ages 14 to 18.

Buhari unveils Nigeria’s new service chiefs

Following the Monday sacking of Nigeria’s service chiefs, Muhammadu Buhari has appointed the necessary replacements, presidential media aide Femi Adeshina said.

Buhari sacks service chiefs after surge in Boko Haram attacks, BBOG pressure

The sacking trails increased pressure mounted on Buhari for his slowness at overpowering Boko Haram.

These photos prove 2015 Wimbledon winners Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic can survive outside the tennis court

The 2015 Wimbledon winners for the female and male categories took to the dance floor at the Wimbledon Champions’ Dinner, Sunday.

Boko Haram employs 5,000 Nigerian Christians to bomb churches; pays them over four times the N18,000 minimum wage – report claims

“There are plenty of Christians who are part of Boko Haram because it’s a job,” Radio France quoted the unnamed researchers as saying.

PHOTO: The expressions on the faces of Ezekwesili and Buhari as she goes tough on the president over delay in rescuing Chibok Girls

Ezekwesili said the government is too slow in finding the missing girls.

Beggar rebellion alert! Why there could be chaos on the streets of Kaduna on Tuesday, or next Saturday

The state government will have to reverse its embargo on street hawking and begging, or risk being dragged to court by the affected persons.

The day I met a goddess

She had a perfectly chiselled face and a wonderfully even, chocolate complexion. Her brilliant white teeth provided a delightful contrast to the sultry colour of her lipstick.

PHOTO: Heroic driver injures self, passengers while trying to avoid killing pedestrian

In a bid to avoid ramming into a man who alighted from a bus “without looking around,” a tricycle driver got himself injured, even as all his passengers ended up inside a gutter.

How TB Joshua commissioned petroleum engineer to upgrade collapsed Synagogue building

One of the engineers who oversaw the upgrading of a Synagogue guest house which collapsed last year had no business telling bricklayers what to do with sand and cement.

UPDATE: 12 oil workers burnt to death, 3 injured in inferno as Bayelsa pipeline explodes

The victims of the Agip pipeline blast were on a visit to the site of an oil spill along the Tebidaba-Azuzuama trunk line when the accident occurred, reports say.

“Nigerian who committed suicide with wrapper was never our student,” authorities at UNIBEN say they have to clarify

While his sister dived into her books in another room; his mother was outdoor; Daniel Iyoha took a wrapper, worked it around the ceiling fan in his room, and round his own neck.