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‘Yvonne Orji: Momma, I Made It!’ Watch Promo for ‘Insecure’ Star’s 1st HBO...
*Comedian and actress Yvonne Orji celebrates her Nigerian-American upbringing in her first hour-long HBO comedy special, ‘Yvonne Orji: Momma, I Made It!’ premiering Saturday, June 5 (10:00-11:00 p.m....
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Mom of Boy Who Begged Her to ‘Calm Down’ Amid Threats of a ‘Beating’ Says...
*Toluige Olokoobi Babalola, the Nigerian mother who filmed her bawling son begging her to “calm down” and “rest a little” as he was about to get a spanking, is speaking out amid accusations that she’s...
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Gabrielle Union Says Terry Crews Will ‘Regret’ Not Supporting Her During AGT...
*Gabrielle Union is speaking out about Terry Crews’ ‘disappointing’ response to her beef with NBC, “America’s Got Talent” producers and Simon Cowell. Union is suing NBC for firing her from the hit...
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Nigeria’s Education Gap Worsens Amid COVID-19 Crisis
*Schools in Nigeria have been shut for months amid the global coronavirus pandemic, raising concerns over the future of millions of underprivileged children. Education systems around the world have had...
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Viral Video Earns Nigerian Boy, 11, Scholarship to American Ballet Theatre...
*An 11-year-old boy from Nigerian went viral last month over a video showing his ballet skills as he dances barefoot in the rain. The clip has earned the kid multiple scholarship opportunities, PEOPLE...
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Nigerian Mom Praying Over Her Daughter’s Pen Before Important Exams Goes...
*Video of a Nigerian mother offering prayers on the pen of her daughter who begins her WAEC (West African Examinations Council) examinations today (Aug. 17) has gone viral. The mom speaks in Yoruba as...
View Article60 Years Since Independence – OUR ROOTS Reflects on Nigeria
*Two years after independence, Muhammadu Buhari in 1962 would emerge as future leader of Nigeria, rising through the military ranks and serving eventually as military head of state of Africa’s most...
View ArticleNIGERIA – Police Brutality at 60
*Hard to believe that this month that Nigeria marks 60 years of her independence is when demonstrators against police brutality were killed in Lagos after security forces opened fire with live rounds...
View ArticleMore Than 300 Boys Missing After Gunmen Raid Nigerian School [VIDEO]
*More than 300 students are missing after gunmen raided the Government Science Secondary School for boys in Nigeria on Friday. The school is located in Kankara, in the northwestern part of the...
View ArticleTerrorist Group Boko Haram Release 300 Nigerian Boys After Raid on Nigerian...
*More than 300 Nigerian school boys have been released after being kidnapped last week by the terrorist group Boko Haram, officials said. Aminu Bello Masari, governor of Katsina state in northern...
View ArticleNigeria Dumps Twitter and Joins Indian Microblogging Site Koo
*CHENNAI, India — Indian microblogging site Koo made inroads in Nigeria days after US tech giant Twitter was indefinitely suspended in the African country. The Nigerian government opened an account on...
View ArticleNigerian Players Slam Stephen A. Smith After He Mocks Team [VIDEO]
*Stephen A. Smith is under fire for comments he made on ESPN about the Nigerian men’s basketball team. On Monday’s edition of “First Take,” Smith appeared to mock the players as he called out Team USA...
View ArticleNigerian Student Recalls Dissecting Late Friend’s Body in Anatomy Class
*A medical student in Nigeria is speaking out about the day he was horrified to see his friend’s body on the dissection table during anatomy class. The incident occurred seven years ago at the...
View ArticleNigerian Woman Gives Birth to White Baby, Medical Experts Baffled [VIDEO]
*In 2010, a Nigerian couple made global headlines after welcoming their newborn daughter who was born with blonde hair and blue eyes. “The first thing I said was, ‘What the flip?’ ” said the father,...
View ArticleInfluencer Hushpuppi Has Sentencing Hearing Postponed Until July
*Social media influencer Ramon Abbas (known online as Hushpuppi) has had his sentencing hearing in the U.S. postponed from Valentine’s Day to July 11. Abbas has been labeled a “Nigerian Scammer” online...
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