Agbani Darego becomes the face of Nigeria’s N50 Postal Stamp

Former Miss World, Agbani Darego is now officially the new face of Nigeria N50 Postal Stamp. The new stamps will be on sale at all Nigerian Post office very soon.

Nigeria’s Oldest Twins Celebrate 100th Birthday Together

Nigeria’s oldest twin sisters, Mrs Esther Taiwo Olukoya and Emily Kehinde Ogunde celebrated their 100th birthday together in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State on Wednesday the 13th of March.

The twin sisters who hailed from a wealthy family in Ijebu Ode were born on the 13th of March 1913. 

US “Disappointed” by Nigeria’s Pardon of Alamieyeseigha, a “Corrupt Official”

Lagos, Nigeria – The United States has criticized Nigeria for issuing a pardon to a former governor convicted of corruption who is a political confidant of the nation’s president.

Friday, in messages on Twitter, the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria said it was “deeply disappointed” over the pardon issued this week of former Bayelsa state Gov. Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, who was impeached and later convicted in…

Nigeria’s Centenary City will not experience power outages – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan made this statement on Thursday night at an investors dinner he organised to seek for the support of top CEOs of companies in the country as part of activities lined up for the country’s centenary celebrations.

“Nigeria with our size and population, with the size of our economy, we should have a city where somebody will not need…

Onazi Ogenyi shouts “T.B.Joshua, I love you” after Nigeria’s victory over Cote d’Ivoire

As soon as the final whistle went off after the Nigeria vs Cote D’Ivoire game, both players and officials ran onto the pitch in sheer delight, screaming and hugging each other with big smiles.

Against every expectation, the Super Eagles had triumphed over the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire and were heading to face Mali i the semi-finals.

However, one interesting celebration caught the…

Jonathan does not have what it takes to solve Nigeria’s problems – Fashola

Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola (SAN) has declared that President Goodluck Jonathan-led federal government lacks the requisite knowledge and capacity to tackle Nigeria’s problems, saying that there is the need to effect a change at the centre in 2015 for the country to achieve positive development.

Fashola, who stated this during an exclusive interview with a team of…

Epic Photo of Nigeria’s Goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama ‘Chilling’ During The Match

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I nearly lost my manhood during Nigeria’s Civil War – Obasanjo

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that he almost lost his manhood during the nation’s three-year civil war.

Obasanjo while speaking on Friday at a reception organized in his honour by the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, revealed that shrapnel (metal fragment of a bullet or bomb) hit him around pelvic region at the war…

Perform in a manner that reflects Nigeria’s status as Africa’s giant – Jonathan charges Eagles

Members of the senior national soccer team, the Super Eagles have been charged to improve on their performance during the 2013 African Cup of Nations which kicks off in South Africa this weekend.

President Goodluck Jonathan handed down the charge Wednesday at the Federal Executive Council (FEC), urging the team to ensure that it makes the country proud.

Minister of Sports and Chairman…

Nigeria’s oil has become a curse – Maitama Sule

Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule

Elder statesman and Nigeria’s former permanent representative to the United Nations (UN), Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule, has said in Kaduna that for the country to move forward, it needs “a revolution, a cultural revolution, a change revolution, a non-violent revolution and a change of attitude of our leaders,”

He noted that oil has become a curse instead…