“I buried four of my children. I’m still searching for the other three.” Those were the words of Farida Auwalu, the only surviving member of a 16-person household in Mokwa, Niger State. The flood came before dawn, but it didn’t creep in like a thief, it stormed in like a war. And by the time...
Category: Trending
Post
Post
We Counted 200 Bodies. The Government Counted None.
If this had happened in Paris, it would be front-page news with special reports, emergency meetings even candlelight vigils. But it happened in Benue, and Nigeria treated it like a local scuffle. Except it wasn’t. It was a massacre. On the night of June 13, 2025, Yelewata, a quiet farming village in Benue State, was...
Post
Israel and Iran Are at War And Nigeria Won’t Be Spared
It might seem unsettlingly ironic that a country that’s never signed the global nuclear peace pact, decides to bomb another country that did because it fears that one might build a bomb someday. Sounds like a Netflix war drama, right? Except it’s real as Israel just launched a full-scale military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities....
Post
Nigerian The Tech Queen Who Scammed America and Documented It Online
If your passport had more stamps than your resume, and every post screamed “tech girlie winning,” would anyone dare question how you got there? For years, Sapphire Egemasi was the it girl of Nigerian tech Twitter. A global baddie with brains, beauty, and an alleged backdoor to success. From champagne brunches in Dubai to moody...
Post
WAEC Nightmare: Parents Armed with Cutlasses as Students Wrote Exam in Darkness
It was 9:45pm in Delta State. Teenagers hunched over desks, squinting at question papers under flickering phone flashlights. In Osogbo, a father stood guard outside an exam hall with a cutlass. Other parents, equally tense, clutched sticks and waited for their children to finish. What was supposed to be a national exam became a survival...
Post
Taking Stock of Tinubu’s Nigeria: Progress or Regression in Disguise?
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu marks his second year in office today, a milestone that has become one of the most controversial presidential anniversaries in Nigeria’s recent democratic history. From the outset, Tinubu’s administration was clouded by allegations of electoral irregularities and ethical questions, setting the tone for a presidency marked as much by spectacle as...
Post
Why Do Men Like Speed Darlington Get Away With It?
Nigerian musician Speed Darlington, known more for drama than music, leaned into his camera, smirking as he casually described sleeping with a 15-year-old girl. His fans watched, some laughing, others enraged. But when the backlash reached him, he didn’t apologize he escalated this morning:“I’m an artist. I need controversy to eat.” In any functional society,...
Post
Impact of Trump’s 50% EU Tariff on Youth’s Growth and Innovation
In a dramatic escalation of economic events, U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed a 50 per cent tariff on imports, alongside a 25 per cent tariff on Apple products, unless iPhones are manufactured in the United States. The Significance of the Issue “Their powerful Trade Barriers, VAT taxes, ridiculous Corporate Penalties, Non-Monetary Trade Barriers, Monetary...
Post
How To Avoid Traffic Gridlock During The Ongoing ECOWAS Summit in Lagos
The Lagos State Government has released a travel advisory for motorists ahead of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Summit, scheduled to hold from May 27 to 29 at NIIA House and Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island. This high-level regional gathering will bring together Heads of State, government officials, diplomats, and policy...
Post
Nigerian Police Strike Again: WAEC Student Shot Dead
If you’ve ever sat in the front seat of your dad’s car, on your way to school, headphones in, maybe a little nervous about exams, you’ll feel this one in your bones. On Tuesday morning, in Ibadan, a 17-year-old student on his way to write his WAEC examinations was gunned down by the police. Not...
