Author: Rashaad Harris

Mimisen Iyorhe is a Benue born referee under the Benue State Referees council and a graduate of the Tafawa Balewa University. She’s one of the few Nigerian referees, both genders combined, that has international recognition. Iyorhe, who has a FIFA Badge, is also on the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) list of referees. Iyorhe who is now 38 years, is one of the 8 African match officials that will officiate at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup that will hold in Costa Rica in August, 2022. Mimisen, who was formerly a business woman, also officiated in the just concluded WAFCON…

The organisers of Headies Awards have announced that controversial Nigerian hip hop singer, Mr Habeeb Okikiola popularly known as Portable, will be excluded from the award show this year. The organisers released a statement on Tuesday to that regard, citing the singer’s penchant for inciting comments as the reason for his disqualification. Recall that the Zazuu Zeh crooner has not only been reported to have beaten up someone, but he was also seen in a clip claiming to be the founder of the 1 Million Boys cult. The Inspector General of Police has since ordered his probe. According to Headies,…

Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker of the House of Representatives has started a leadership program at Harvard. The Head of Nigeria’s lower chamber shared photos of himself online on the same day the Nigerian Labour Congress embarked on a nationwide protest to ask for the ASUU strike that has been on since February to be called off. He wrote, “Back to class. In a leadership course at #Harvard #Kennedy_School. Forget the number of grey hairs one is never too old to learn, broaden or sharpen your skills.” The academic staff union of universities have been on strike for over five…

A yet-to-identified Nigeria police officer has been captured on camera boasting that even the Inspector General of Police and his former commander know he takes bribe. The 2:35 video showed the unknown officer talking with some motorists at a checkpoint on a highway, clearly bargaining the amount the motorists are to bribe him before he allows them pass. But while the motorists were also bargaining the amount to give him, the officer confidently said to them in pidgin that even the Inspector General of Police and his former commander know he takes bribe. He particularly said his ex commander told…

The Nigerian Labour Congress on Tuesday went ahead with their planned protests. Their members could be seen carrying placards around Nigerian major cities like Oyo, Lagos and other places. The protest is about the lingering ASUU strike, bad governance, fuel hike, amongst others.

A female facebook user, Lazarus Everista, says many single ladies living alone do not pay their house rents by themselves, but by married men. Everista was responding to a post made on a facebook page, Abingo SLAY KING. In the post, which has been generating divergent comments or views, the admin wrote that through his research, 99% of single ladies living alone do not pay their house rents with their own money. The post added that rather, their rent is paid by peoples’ husbands. Abingo SLAY KING wrote, “through my research,99% of single ladies living alone don’t pay their house…

Nigerians are calling for the resignation of the Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele. Majority of the masses are growing weary of the continuous rise of the Naira, in relation to the US Dollar. The call for his resignation is coming after the Naira fell further in the parallel market to trade for N670 against the U.S. dollar on Monday. Reacting to the free fall, many called on Emefiele who has been Governor of the apex Bank since 2014 for tender his resignation. Henry Shield asked on Twitter: https://twitter.com/henryshield/status/1551808574359207941?t=en3mnvIUBvOYqnW0L-mEzA&s=19 Doctor Cruise pointed out that by printing new Naira notes,…

One of the Nigerian soldiers fighting Islamic terrorists, Boko Haram in the North have lamented their ordeal. The officer who pleaded anonymity said when they capture terrorists, they prefer killing them, because if they turn them over, they eventually get released. He was speaking on the recent attack on Kuje Prison, where over 300 inmates were released, including Boko Haram terrorists. He said in an exclusive interview with SaharaReporters, “Now there’s confusion in Maiduguri due to the recent jail break at Kuje prison. It will take the live of 6 – 8 soldiers to capture a single Boko-Haram alive face…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has been discharged from the hospital where he underwent surgery. The Professor of Law was admitted at Duchess International Hospital on July 16, after he complained of a pain in his leg. According to information on his Facebook page, the injury may have come about from his playing of squash. “My deep gratitude to everyone for your get-well wishes and prayers following my surgery,” the VP said on Sunday. He added, “And special appreciation to the amazing team of surgeons, doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, and the management of the Duchess International Hospital Lagos @duchesshospital , for providing…

A court sitting in Lagos State has remanded a man and his wife in prison for assaulting police officers and resisting arrest. The incident was made known to the Spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin on Twitter. He said the couple who were commuting in a Mercedes-Benz C Class were stopped around the Ipaja area of Lagos, for not having a plate number, when the woman pounced on the police officer and started slapping him. [wpvideo gV9tPWvC] “Yesterday, July 24, 2022 at about 2:30pm, police officers of Ipaja Division flagged down a Mercedes Benz car for…