The FBI’s dramatic arrest and indictment of 80 mostly Nigerian cybercriminals in California last week made headlines globally. Closer to home, it has prompted concerns among Nigerians who are worried about the impact the busts will have on how the…
Why Nigeria cannot afford a stand-off with South Africa
Since the images and videos of the maiming and killing of black foreigners in South Africa began to emerge on various social media platforms last week, Nigeria has been an emotionally frayed place. Tens of thousands of Nigerians live in South African cities and in…
7 Steps to Six-Pack Abs
Let’s be real: Six-pack abs are a pretty dumb fitness goal. First and foremost, having a stomach that has ridges is not a barometer of health. In fact, in many ways it is quite the opposite. To have six-pack abs you need to…
Robert Mugabe to be buried next week in his village: Family
Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe will be buried in his village early next week and not at a national monument for liberation heroes in the capital, Harare, his family said. Mugabe’s family and Zimbabwe‘s government have been at odds over whether he should be buried…
187 Nigerians return, South Africa employs rules to stop others
The number of Nigerians that made it back to Nigeria drastically reduced following moves by the South African government to frustrate the evacuation efforts. Only about 187 adults and children were successfully evacuated on Wednesday as against the 320 Nigerians…
INVESTIGATION: How Nigerian Breweries protected its Dutch CEO suspected of corruption
Heineken suddenly transferred the Managing Director of Nigerian Breweries, Nico Vervelde, to Singapore shortly after Nigerian police interrogated him for alleged corruption. This case would have been buried if journalists Olivier van Beemen and Femke van Zeijl had not picked it…
Siblings Give Tapas A Nigerian Twist With Pop-Up Restaurant
TWO SIBLINGS have opened a pop-up restaurant which blends Nigerian cuisine with Spanish tapas. This innovative pairing of traditional Nigerian foods and a Spanish style is the brainchild of entrepreneurs Ifeyinwa and Emeka Frederick. Ifeyinwa, a classics graduate at Cambridge…
British Airways Flights Grounded For 48 Hours As 4,000 Pilots Walk Out Over Pay
Almost all British Airways flights have been grounded for 48 hours as 4,000 pilots stage their first ever strike over a pay dispute and cost-cutting at the U.K.’s flag carrier. Some 1,700 flights have been cancelled amid the disruption, while…
FBI list: EFCC arrests female fraudster, 112 others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Benin Zonal Office, on Monday announced the arrest of 113 internet fraudsters in Edo, Delta and Ondo states. One of the suspects arrested in Edo, a female, is said to be on the Federal…
South African businesses reeling after xenophobic onslaught
Paul Dihi treads cautiously through the charred carcass of his two-story shop building, taking a heartbreaking tally of the destruction wrought by xenophobic violence that raged through parts of South Africa in recent days. Dihi, who rented space to shopkeepers…