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Twitter to enrol Nigeria in Partner Support Portal. Here’s what it means and how it affects you

After more than 200 days of banning the operations of Twitter in Nigeria, the government…

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How the Redeemed Christian Church of God became one of the most influential churches in modern history

When the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye…

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Shina Rambo – The robbery kingpin who vanished in 1992 and resurfaced as a preacher years after

Olusegun Adeshina Adisa Kuye popularly known as Shina Rambo was one of the last robbery…

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Lawrence Anini – the cab driver who became Nigeria’s most notorious robbery kingpin

“Anini will forever be remembered in the history of crime in this country, but it…

Isiaka ‘Mighty Joe’ Busari – the ‘Strongman of Idi Oro’ whose execution still generates controversy

On the morning of June 6, 1973, armed policemen arrived at Kirikiri prisons, in Apapa,…

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Ishola Oyenusi: The robbery kingpin and serial jail breaker who boasted to police he would escape before execution

“Many rich men who ride in cars are thieves,” Ishola Oyenusi told a fellow inmate…

How Nigerian lending Apps went Rogue on Customers
How Nigerian Lending Apps Went Rogue On Customers

Neusroom’s Yusuf Omotayo writes about how Nigerian lending apps deploy intimidation, harassment and impersonation of…

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Babatunde ‘Baba Oni Lace’ Folorunso – the bandit getaway driver who made Nigerians stop wearing lace

Legendary Nigerian juju musician Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi is not only famous for using his music for…

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Abiodun ‘Godogodo’ Egunjobi – the one-eyed monstrous bandit who terrorised Southwest Nigeria for over a decade

When the history of crime is told in Nigeria, names like Lawrence Anini and Ishola…

Victor Banjo
He’s Yoruba. He Fought On Biafra’s Side In The Civil War. Then Ojukwu Executed Him. The Story Of Victor Banjo

He’s been dead for over 50 years now. Victor Banjo, the widely-admired military charmer who…

Iwuchukwu Amara Tochi
Guilty, or Not Guilty? Neusroom revisits the story of Iwuchukwu Amara Tochi, the 21-year-old Nigerian footballer executed in Singapore

On the evening of January 26, 2007, anti-death sentence activists gathered outside Changi prison with…

The story of the Benin Bronzes and how they ended up in Germany

On January 4, 1897, a British party led by vice Consular general James Philip entered…

Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu – the visionary rich kid who wrote the blueprint for the Igbo nation

In the past two decades, the Nigerian government has battled the resurgence of a pocket…

Ladi Kwali
Ladi Kwali: The talented potter who made it to the back of ₦20 note

During Nigeria’s independence celebration in 1960, her potteries were displayed.

Olabisi Ajala: The 26-year-old Nigerian globe-trotter who toured the world on a motorcycle

You may be familiar with the evergreen 1972 album – ‘Board Members’ by the legendary…

Olajumoke Obasa
Remembering Olajumoke Obasa – The selfless social worker who established first public bus service in Lagos

One of the major challenges of living in metropolitan Lagos State over the years has…

Oba Adesoji Aderemi
Remembering Sir Adesoji Aderemi – The Ooni of Ife who was first African to be appointed governor in Commonwealth

The agitation for Nigeria’s independence from the British Colonial government took many dramatic turns and…

Fola Adeola and Tayo Aderinokun: How unfettered friendship gave birth to one of Africa’s biggest banks

A Yoruba adage, ‘ogún omodé ò lè seré fún ogún odún’, popularly, and quite factually,…