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Flora Nwapa: Nigeria’s first female novelist every feminist adores

At a time advancing the course of women wasn’t so popular, Nwapa blazed a trail many now trod with ease.

Lagos: Court arraigns woman who allegedly stabbed husband to death over “Christmas food”

The 37-year-old woman accused of stabbing her husband to death over money for food was on Friday arraigned before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos.

MMM Return: Only “poor” members to receive payment, huge investors will take cuts

MMM members who have invested huge sums of money will have to wait till the scheme can “afford” to pay them, or they might eventually be asked to take pay cuts.

MMM Nigeria returns but with 3 major changes

The scheme may have successfully robbed wealthy Peter to pay pauper Peter.

Adamawa: Many feared dead in fresh suicide bombing attack

Many people are feared dead in a suicide bombing attack that rocked Madagali town in Adamawa early Friday morning.

Lagos: Police arrests two for stoning LASTMA commander to death, suspects deny involvement

Police says it has arrested two suspects, Ibrahim and Ahmad in connection to Olatunji Bakare’s lynching at Apapa, the suspects however said they were framed.

BREAKING: Suspected ponzi scheme, MMM reopens!

The suspected ponzi scheme which announced the freeze of participants’ accounts in December announced its return on Friday, January 13.

Re: The Sole Administrator, by Abiodun Komolafe

“That Aregbesola ‘squandered his goodwill’ is an old, worn-out tale that has taken – and will always take – its promoters nowhere.”

Wole Soyinka calls for taming of religion before it kills Nigeria

Several killings across the country have been committed in the name of religion and the Nobel laureate has called for rational reasoning above extremism in religious practices.

Abia: Blind orphan in joyful tears as senator, governor offer scholarships

The young man’s mother died trying to find a cure for her son’s blindness.

Comedians arrested for making jokes about overzealous Lord Chosen members, general overseer

Not everyone can stomach critical humour, apparently.

Gambia Crisis: House of Reps seeks asylum for Yahya Jammeh in Nigeria

The House of Representatives has proposed a motion that, in the eventuality Yahya Jammeh accepts to vacate his seat of power, he would be offered asylum in Nigeria.

“I will rescue remaining Chibok girls” – Buhari writes Malala

Scroll down to see a scanned copy of the original letter. Press release FG working…

Kebbi: Gang allegedly kidnaps 17-year-old girl, rapes and strangles her to death

The men, numbering four and armed with some dangerous weapons, allegedly kidnapped Zara’u, before raping her severally and finally strangling her to death.

Penthouse magazine will pay you $1m for Donald Trump’s sextape

If you know where Donald’s nudes are, there is a lot of money waiting for you.

Susanne Wenger “Adunni Olorisa”: Austrian woman who traded marriage for love of Nigerian culture

She visited Europe after spending almost three decades in Nigeria but admitted to friends “I didn’t’ fit in”.

Lagos: Woman delivered of a baby boy in BRT bus

Passengers of a BRT bus in Lagos graciously turned emergency doctors in helping a woman deliver a baby on her way to the hospital early Wednesday morning.

Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore arrested for “blackmailing” longtime friend

They’ve been friends for 20 years.