In the heart of Nigeria’s ‘Food Basket,’ horror has become a recurring visitor, and the tales are written in blood and tears. But the latest attack in Benue State stands as one of the deadliest in recent memory, both in scale and brutality. In the early hours of Saturday, 14th June 2025, gunmen descended on…
I am naturally homophobic; I run from blood. But I had to encourage myself to watch the videos of the killings in Yelwata town in Benue State on Friday night. The killings, which the locals said started around 10.45pm on Friday, lasted till 2.00 am on Saturday without any help coming the way of the…
It was a terrible day, a day no one wants to remember. Even if it is remembered at all, it is for the miracle of God showing up to save and preserve the life of Dr. Mike Adenuga—who survived a gunshot in the thigh and subsequently rose from the ashes of near-death to become one…
He was one of Nigeria’s greatest musicians. Read what he said about his story in an interview published by Modern Ghana in 2025 below: I started first with Igbo music called Ekpili at the age of 17. That was in 1965. We were only two, Alexander Emelumonye and myself. In 1970, after the civil war,…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO Professor ( Senator) Banji Akintoye @90 Professor (Senator )Stephen Adebanji Akintoye, also known as Professor Banji Akintoye was born on February 18th 1935 in Ado-Ekiti,the capital of the present Ekiti State of Nigeria. He is a Nigerian-born academic, historian and writer. He attended Christ’s School Ado Ekiti, Nigeria from 1951–1955, and studied…
Ladi Jadesimi is one of the richest Nigerians alive. Chief Ladi Jadesimi is a Nigerian oil businessman and founder of the Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base, where he serves as the executive chairman. Oladipo Jadesimi completed his secondary school education at King’s College, Lagos. He graduated from Oxford University in 1966 with M.A. and L.L.B….
Oyo State governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has officially presented the certificate of office to the 46th Alaafin, Oba Akeem Abimbola Owoade, marking the formal ascension of the new monarch to the revered throne. The brief but symbolic ceremony took place on Monday at the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Ibadan, and was attended by dignitaries, traditional rulers,…
“I started out cleaning toilets. Today, I am the manager of my five-star boutique hotel with 60 employees,” Souadou Niang, a serial entrepreneur and the owner of Palms Luxury Boutique Hotel in Dakar, Senegal, told BBC Africa. She worked as a housekeeper at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in the United States. Born and raised in Dakar,…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state has applauded the appointment of Hon. Justice Moshud Adekunle Adeigbe RTD. as the new Asiwaju of Osogboland, describing the retired jurist as “a responsible and committed development actor” Governor Adeleke who said he had known and worked with the new Aswaju for several decades noted that the Hon. Commissioner…
The easiest way to introduce Joke Muyiwa is to say she is a Nigerian actress, but she is a university lecturer and honorary chief. She teaches in the department of Performing Arts at Olabisi Onabanjo University. In 2018, Joke Muyiwa was honored with the Yeye Asa of Ago Iwoye chieftaincy title by HRM Oba Ebumawe…
