Tag: Nigerians
1000 Nigerians flee after Boko Haram killings
More than 1,000 Nigerians have fled to neighbouring Niger after six people were killed in an attack on their village…
Pathetic story of migrants rushing to South Africa
Fewer than 5% of African migrants now want to reach Europe or America. They’re looking instead to neighbouring countries, or…
Busted: Nigerians, Dutch fake weddings
Dutch police have busted a wedding scam involving Dutch citizens being paid to go to Britain to marry illegal Nigerian…
AWC: Nigeria’s Falcons beat Cameroon
Sunday Akintoye Defending champions of the African Women Championship, AWC, the Super Falcons of Nigeria Monday evening at Nkoantoma Stadium…
When Patience Is Not A Virtue
By Chido Onumah If you want to appreciate the integrity deficit of the Jonathan administration, look no further than the…
Another Ajudua docked for fraud in US
There used to be a Fred Ajudua in Nigeria in the 90s that was notoriously linked with a variety of…
Nigerians 4th biggest spenders in UK, says Guardian
On her twice-yearly visits to London from Nigeria, Victoria Appiah stocks up on everything she needs for the next six…
5 Nigerians die in auto crash in New York
Five Nigerians, including two children, were killed at the early hours of Sunday in a car crash near the Van…
Libyan returnees urge FG to rescue others
Nigerian returnees from Libya have called on the Federal Government to urgently rescue others who are still trapped in prisons,…
‘Don’t Divide Nigeria’
With the security and other social problems facing the country, Nigerians have been urged not to think of dividing the…
Who Is Afraid Of Declaration Of Assets?
By Isaac Asabor It is no more news to say that President Goodluck Jonathan’s uncouth response to a question on…
Be Security Conscious, SSS Boss Tells Nigerians
The Lagos State Director of the State Security Service, Mr. Achu Ben Olayi, has warned Nigerians to be sensitive to…
Harbingers Of Death On Our Highways
In the last few years our highways have become highways of death as accidents have become a daily occurrence, often…
June 12: Torrents Of Tributes For Abiola
As Nigerians in the diaspora mark the 19th anniversary of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election, there have been…
A Nation In Distress
By Peter Claver Oparah The smouldering smoke from the ill-fated Dana Airline crash in Iju Ishaga, a suburb of Lagos,…
20 Nigerians Deported From UK
At least 20 Nigerians were this morning deported from the United Kingdom and were dropped off at the Murtala Muhammed…
Aerobic Fitness
The 29th day of May, 2012 remains a memorable day in the lives of Nigerians. It feels good to know…
Dana Air Crash: Need To Sanitise Aviation Sector
Once again, the nation has been thrown into mourning following the death of more than 150 passengers of a domestic…
Senator Ojudu Blames Corruption For Nigeria’s Problems
Senator Babafemi Ojudu has identified corruption as the cause of Nigeria’s problems. He stated this while reacting to the crash…
How Best To Immortalise Kudirat Abiola
The Executive Director of Kudirat Initiative for Democracy, KIND, Amy Oyekunle, has said that that the best way Nigerians could…
Let Normalcy Return Now
By now we expect normalcy to return to public hospitals in Lagos State following last Thursday’s recall of sacked doctors.…
For Jonathan, So Far, Not So Good
President Jonathan rode to office on the back of two heart-winning campaign slogans: ‘a breath of fresh air’ and ‘a…
NOC Honours Okoya-Thomas, Galadima
As the days draw closer to its Annual General Meeting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, the Nigeria Olympic Committee, NOC,…
Facebook Scammers On The Prowl —Isaac Asabor
There is no denying the fact that many computer-literate Nigerians have seen horrible advances in cyber-crime. Since the use of…
Buhari’s Revolution, The People’s Revolution —Dominic Ehimare
Those who make peaceful change impossible, consciously or unconsciously did give a nod to a violent (Revolutionary) change. When President…
Nigerians React To Doctors’ Sack By LASG
Reactions were mixed as some Nigerians reacted to Monday’s sack of 788 striking doctors by the Lagos State Government. Founder,…
Rescuing Family Values
As early as 7 a.m. yesterday, residents of Lagos Island were already seated at the Cathedral Church Primary School, Lagos…
FG Awards N90b Gas Pipeline Contract
In a move to boost electricity supply to Nigerians, government has awarded a contract of N90.4 billion for gas supply…
52 Nigerians In London Face Deportation
Fifty-two Nigerians on Tuesday lost their legal rights to remain in the UK, the Europe Correspondent of the News Agency…
ACN To President Jonathan: Apologise To Nigerians Over Fuel Subsidy Mess
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to apologise to Nigerians for his government’s ill-advised removal…