I met him three months ago on Facebook—a Nigerian who comes to Ghana and goes back. When we met, he was in Nigeria. We talked every day. He was a gentleman and also looked like he was well-to-do. He proposed even though we hadn’t met. I liked him, but I wanted to see him physically…
The Nigerian Consulate in Johannesburg has confirmed the deaths of two Nigerians, Amaramiro Emmanuel and Ekpenyong Andrew, in South Africa amid rising xenophobic tensions. Ninikanwa Okey-Uche, the consul-general, said in a statement on Monday that Emmanuel died after sustaining injuries from an alleged assault involving members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) on…
The family of Abdulsamad Jamiu, a serving National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member k!lled by soldiers of the Guards Brigade Quick Response Force in Dei-Dei, Shagari Estate, Abuja, has rejected the military’s account of the incident. On Sunday, April 26, the Nigerian Army released a statement claiming late Jamiu was caught in a crossfire…
Religiously, my mother-in-law and I don’t align. She believes in unusual things and always wants to push her faith on others. When we were about to get married, she gave my husband a bottle of perfume and asked him to tell me to pour it into my bathing water and bathe with it for seven…
Omoyele Sowore, an activist and ex-presidential candidate, has mocked former attorney-general of the federation, Abubakar Malami over his current legal troubles. Sowore reminded Malami of his role in prosecuting him during the administration of ex-president Muhammadu Buhari. Malami served as attorney-general and minister of justice between 2015 and 2023 under Buhari. He is now facing…
A video circulating on social media has sparked debate after it allegedly shows a meeting where foreign shop owners in South Africa were urged to dismiss employees from other African countries. The footage appears to involve some business operators of Asian origin discussing staffing decisions in local communities, though the exact context and authenticity…
My wedding is supposed to happen three weeks from now, but at this moment, I am bailing out quietly. My boyfriend’s sister is fully on my side. She even suggested that I go through with the wedding and reject him at the altar as a way to get back at him. I won’t lie, the…
The family of Abdulsamad Jamiu, a serving National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has accused the Nigerian Army of killing him in Dei-Dei, Shagari Estate, Abuja. KanyiDaily recalls that the Guards Brigade had claimed that Jamiu was hit by a stray bullet during a gunfight on April 25. According to the military, troops had responded to…
A Nigerian lawyer and BBC Hausa presenter, Fatima Zahra Umar, has advised men to stop chasing women who are above their level. “Focus on your life and stop chasing women above your level,” she wrote in a Facebook post on Monday. The post sparked reactions, with some men saying that no woman is…
We have been talking for two years now. By all accounts, we should have moved past the “talking stage” and into a defined relationship long ago. But, we are stuck. There are a thousand reasons for this, and if I am being honest, one of them is me. When you have been shattered the way…