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Jonathan, Shekau and the Lie Detector

Unhappy with the state of insecurity in the country, the president summons the Boko Haram leader and subjects him to a lie Detector. Then this happens… OGAS AT THE TOP takes an unflinching and...

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I will shake Nigeria after general elections – Oba of Lagos

The Oba of Lagos, Rilwanu Akiolu, on Monday stated that Nigerians should wait for head-shaking revelations after the 2015 general elections. The traditional ruler made this statement at the public...

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APC – PDP Demonstration outside Chatham House UK

I personally have remained silent until the General spoke this morning at Chatham House on Prospects for Democratic Consolidation in Africa: Nigeria’s Transition, but I knew more about the other party...

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US missionary Reverend Phyllis Sortor freed after kidnapping in Nigeria

Reverend Phyllis Sortor, of the Free Methodist Church, was abducted by gunmen on 23 February and her kidnappers demanded a ransom of $300,000. According to the Kogi State Police Commissioner the...

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Clapham South delays: Woman ‘pushed under train’ on Northern line after coat...

Commuters expressed their shock on Twitter over the incident, which caused huge delays and completely shut down services on the London Underground Northern Line between Kennington and Morden. One user,...

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NEDG Presidential Debate 2nd Session 22-03-2015

What are your thoughts. Are these candidates what you see when you picture a modern Nigeria?

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Buhari Wins: Goodluck Johnathan Concession Speech

After his declaration as the Nigeria’s president elect, Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress delivered his acceptance speech at the party’s National Headquarters, Abuja on Wednesday, April...

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David Cameron spoke with General Buhari, President elect of Nigeria

A Downing Street spokesperson said: Prime Minister David Cameron spoke to General Buhari to congratulate him on his historic election win in Nigeria. General Buhari said that the UK had been a very...

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Ololade Sowemimo, A Wonderful Princess of Lagos

IN every situation of life it is good to give thanks to God who is the ultimate authority over everything. Omo Oba Ololade Sowemimo (nee Akitoye) quietly slipped away from this mortal world on Friday...

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President Muhammadu Buhari: Full Inaugural speech

Inaugural speech by His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari following his swearing-in as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on 29th May, 2015 I am immensely grateful to God Who Has...

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UK pupil appears in court for stabbing Nigerian teacher

A 14-year old pupil who stabbed a Nigerian-born British science teacher, Vincent Uzomah, in the stomach at the beginning of a science class at Dixons Kings Academy, Bradford, on June 11, will today...

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Ibiyemi Fakande: ONE REMARKABLE NIGERIAN WOMEN’S FIGHT AGAINST HIV

For twenty years Ibiyemi Fakande has eaten just one meal a day. She does so not out of her own poverty but out of solidarity with the hardships and deprivation she sees in her South West Nigerian...

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Obasanjo warns: Methamphetamine will destroy Nigeria

Former Nigerian leader, Olusegun Obasanjo has handed over a timely warning to the authorities: growing methamphetamine drug production, smuggling and export ‘business’, will destroy the country and its...

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The Ooni of Ife, Alayeluwa Oba Okunade Sijuwade, dies at the age of 85

The Ooni of Ife, Alayeluwa Oba Okunade Sijuwade,  has died at the age of 85 in a London hospital. The monarch was said to have died around 5pm on Tuesday (today). Relevant officials, who spoke to our...

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UK court jails student who stabbed Nigerian teacher 11 years

A 14-year-old pupil who stabbed his 50-year-old Nigerian teacher, Vincent Uzomah, early in June, was on Monday sentenced to 11 years imprisonment by a Bradford Crown Court in the United Kingdom. The...

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Nigerians mourn monarch Oba Sijuwade, the Ooni of Ife

A revered monarch in south-west Nigeria, the Ooni of Ife, has been buried after thousands attended his funeral. Traditional rites to honour Oba Okunade Sijuwade – a king of the Yoruba, Nigeria’s second...

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Billionaire Antonio Dehinde Fernandez Laid to Rest

Chief Fernandez was born in Lagos, August 12, 1929, Nigeria to the Fernandez family that originated from Cuba. Fernandez was one of Nigeria’s most reclusive and mysterious Billionaires. The intensely...

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Nigeria rejects ‘world’s worst airport’

Unhelpful staff, demands for bribes, lack of seating, broken air-conditioning and a tent for an arrivals hall. Nigeria’s Port Harcourt International Airport was recently voted the worst in the world....

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Meet Nigeria’s New Ministers

Complete List Of Ministers And Their Portfolios President Muhammadu Buhari – Minister of Petroleum Resources Ibe Kachiukwu – State Minister Petroleum resources Abubakar Malami (SAN) – Minister of...

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Hard Times To hit Nigerian Illegal Immigrants In The UK

From February 2016, Landlords in the UK will need to check the immigration status of all new tenants over 18 years old before they move into their properties or they could face a £3,000 fine. People...

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