Taofik Bankole

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“Go back to school, your problem is ignorance” – Wole Soyinka refuses to be pressured into tearing green card

Wole Soyinka has described online commentators who want to pressure him into tearing his green card as “noisome creatures” whose ignorance resonates largely on whatever they comment on.

Heartbreaking moment mother sends young son packing for voting Donald Trump

An almost heartbreaking clip that has since gone viral showed an angry mother sending her young son out of her house for ‘voting’ newly elected United States President, Donald Trump in a mock election at school.

Oshiomole’s tenure officially over as Obaseki gets sworn in as Edo State governor

Former Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomole’s tenure officially came to an end today, as his APC successor, Godwin Obaseki gets sworn at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin.

“Electricity has improved in Nigeria in the past year” – Babatunde Fashola

For the ‘super’ minister, the race to bring electricity into every household is however still a long one, with the government’s battle against agitators to put an end to the destruction of power generation outlets still ongoing.

Chimamanda Adichie squares off against American analyst over Donald Trump’s racist tendencies

Chimamanda recently appeared as a guest on BBC’s Newsnight to discuss Trump’s racist tendencies and she almost left editor-in-chief of the American Spectator, R Emmett Tyrrell embarrassed.

Nigerian soldiers rue giving Boko Haram ransom for Chibok girls, fear for safety

Some top military men are dissatisfied with the government’s tactics, attributing the increase in attacks and kidnaps of soldiers to the recent ransom received by Boko Haram for Chibok girls.

Facebook error leaves many people, including Zuckerberg, dead

An unprecedented Facebook error, the world’s leading social network platform, briefly pronounced many of its subscribers dead, including its founder, Mark Zuckerberg.

Panic as Nigerian soldier is kidnapped in Calabar

The soldier, Private Lawal Musa, who took permission from his Commanding Officer to go to a First Bank on Calabar Way was reportedly taken away by his abductors at about 9a.m on Thursday.

Buhari, Saraki meet for third time in a week over $30 billion foreign loan

The most recent meeting between two of the country’s most powerful men happened on Friday, November 11, following Wednesday’s similarly “private” meeting.

Nigerian Military thwarts suspected attack, kills three female suicide bombers in Maiduguri

The military patrol team killed the three women in Umulari village, along Maiduguri/Damboa road after it was evident they had Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) strapped to their bodies.

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NYSC member feared dead in Bayelsa boat mishap

The corps member who was reportedly serving at Okpotuwari Community, Bayelsa boarded the ill-fated boat with two of his friends on their way back from Ondewari on Friday.

Agriculture provides alternative way out of bad economy as Lagosians consume N3b worth of foodstuff daily

Many unemployed Nigerian youths can explore the opportunities of an economy that hasn’t fully tapped into the agricultural sector’s prospects, with the government’s heavy reliance on oil already having devastating effects.

Again, notorious man with bad limp caught on camera in alleged phone theft

A notorious, seemingly middle-aged man with a bad limp on his left leg has AGAIN been caught on camera stealing two mobile phones from a yet-to-be-identified Lagos office on Friday, November 4th.

Woman defrauds bank customers with fake prophecies

The middle-aged woman, Biola Simon, who has now been nabbed by the police, reportedly belonged to a 4-man syndicate that went about swindling their victims through fake prophecies.

House of Reps calls for MMM ban before people “commit suicide”

As part of its ‘duties’ to ‘prevent’ Nigerians from committing suicidal acts, the House of Representatives has called for the ban of Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox, popularly referred to as MMM.

Inside Barack Obama and Donald Trump’s “very friendly” 90-minutes meeting

None of them (Barack Obama and Donald Trump) – well, except for the Republican candidate, probably – would have thought they would later meet to share “visions” as White House leaders

Barely 48hours after election, Donald Trump takes down planned Muslims’ ban from website

If the content on Trump’s website is anything to go by, the new President-elect must have realised how unrealistic his intention to “ban all Muslims from America” could be by taking down the statement.