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'Achalugo', 'Sope Purrr', 'Lapo baby', 'Chakam', other pop culture Nigerian slang of 2025

Nigeria, Dec. 26 -- Every year, slang from music, films, social media and street culture emerges and finds its way into the everyday lives of Nigerians. The year 2025 has been no different-proving th... Read More


Christmas message: Joy and hope in a time of tribulation, By Matthew Hassan Kukah

Nigeria, Dec. 26 -- Again, Christmas is here. It is a season of great joy to the whole world. Sadly, Nigeria is stuck in a valley of violence and sorrow. Still trapped in the web of insecurity, we ris... Read More


'I don stop to dey give belle anyhow' - 2Baba claims

Nigeria, Dec. 26 -- Music icon Innocent "2Baba" Idibia has made a public confession during his performance at comedian Gbadamosi "MC Edo Pikin" Jonathan's "Undiluted with StarBoy and Legends" show. I... Read More


US airstrike in Sokoto definitely hit terrorists - Council Chair

Nigeria, Dec. 26 -- One of the areas targeted by a US airstrike in Sokoto State, north-west Nigeria, is a "primary route" for terrorists and is most likely to have led to the death of many of them, a ... Read More


'Retract that blackmail claim, or I'll reveal what we discussed,' Doris Ogala to Pastor Okafor

Nigeria, Dec. 26 -- Actress Doris Ogala has levelled a fresh allegation against the lead pastor and founder of Mountain of Liberation and Miracle Ministry, Chris Okafor, warning him to retract the sta... Read More


'God Changed His Mind': Ghanaian 'Noah' says after flopped flood prophecy

Nigeria, Dec. 26 -- Ghanaian preacher known online as Ebo Jesus, who prophesied that a three-year rainfall would begin on Christmas Day and flood the earth, has explained why the predicted disaster di... Read More


MOVIE REVIEW: 'Oversabi Aunty' is messy, moral and uncomfortably relatable

Nigeria, Dec. 26 -- For many Nigerians raised in deeply religious homes, 'Oversabi Aunty' will feel uncomfortably familiar. Directed by and starring Toyin Abraham, the Nollywood dramedy tells the stor... Read More


Adamu Baikie (1931-2025): Commemorating an architect of Nigerian education studies, By Jibrin Ibrahim

Nigeria, Dec. 26 -- With the passing of Professor Adamu Baikie on Friday, 12 December, Nigeria and indeed Africa lost a great intellectual, institution builder and architect of modern education. He wa... Read More


Tax Reform: Reps order re-gazetting of Acts amid discrepancy claims

Nigeria, Dec. 26 -- The House of Representatives has reaffirmed its commitment to due process and legislative integrity amid growing controversy over alleged discrepancies between tax reform laws pass... Read More


Tinubu approved US airstrikes on terrorists in Sokoto but gave conditions - Foreign Minister

Nigeria, Dec. 26 -- The Nigerian government has confirmed that President Bola Tinubu approved US strikes against terrorist camps in the country's North-western region on Thursday. The Minister of For... Read More