Rotimi Akinola

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

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Victor Ikpeba trolled for saying Alex Iwobi plays for “Arsenal City”

Note to Ikpeba: Nigerian starlet Alex Iwobi plays for English Premier League’s Arsenal Football Club,…

Russia 2018: Iheanacho, Iwobi score as Nigeria beat host Zambia

It’s three points in the bag for the Super Eagles of Nigeria.

Photos purportedly show Governor El-Rufai begging Shiites leader El-Zakzaky for votes

While running for office, El-Rufai is also reported to have worshiped at a Shiite temple.

Lagos flood: Iyana-Ejigbo this morning

It’s been raining all morning.

“Stack naira notes in water-filled bottles to escape recession” – pastor-prophet instructs members

He said the hard times will last for two years but those who follow his instructions will enjoy abundance.

Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie is not happy that Igbos don’t speak their language

In this short video, Nollywood legend, Pete Edochie shares his candid opinion about the spate of Fulani herdsmen attacks and what it means for the Ndigbo.

#U17WWC: North Korea demolish Nigeria’s Flamingoes

It’s our worst performance at the Under-17 FIFA Women World Cup.

Corruption, $2 million, unholy estates, other reasons DSS raided Nigerian judges

“Credible intelligence revealed that one Judge had Two Million United States Dollars ($2,000,000 USD) stashed in his house.”

Raid on judges “full blown dictatorship” – Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa

“I believe that the hidden motive of all these is traceable to the power tussle between leaders of the ruling party.”

Nigerians react: So Governor Wike is the “corrupt” judge’s gate man?

Governor Wike may have been manhandled but not everyone is impressed.

Wike: DSS “manhandle” Rivers governor during nationwide raid on “corrupt” judges

“They cocked their guns and threatened to shoot me. I have never seen that before.”

Black Lives Matter in Naija Too! By Tony Ogunlowo

In other countries extra-judiciary killings by the police are taken very seriously but not in Nigeria.

Hurricane Matthew kills more than 500 people in Haiti

“Devastation is everywhere,” said Pilus Enor, mayor of Camp Perrin, a town near the port city of Les Cayes on the peninsula’s south shore. “Every house has lost its roof. All the plantations have been destroyed.

Colombian President awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Santos and the FARC leader known as Timochenko had signed the peace deal on September 26 with much fanfare, flanked by officials from around the world, as well as members of the rebel group.

Banker jailed for two and a half years for stealing old naira notes

The judge also ruled that the former WEMA Bank staff forfeits all his properties and cash in various banks as proceeds of the crime.

Woman, 22, sets pregnant housewife ablaze in Bauchi

According to the suspect she had a relationship with the husband of the victim, a Mustapha Ayodele, for three years, but he jilted her and married the victim.

Calm down Lagosians, you guys are not that special

Not believing that however, yesterday, the senator representing Lagos Central senatorial district, Remi Tinubu presented a bill seeking to grant Lagos State special grants from the federal government. The bill would ensure that the state would get one per cent of the revenue generated by the federal government.

Kidnapped former minister regains freedom two days after

The spokesman of the command, ASP Aliyu Usman, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Kaduna that the former minister and her husband were released on Wednesday evening.