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Obàtálá (Ìwà) Amúyan abìtanná yanranyanran Adia’fun orunmila babá o tanná fórìsà riwa Ebo lawo ni kose Ógbébo órúbo Ógbèrù ótèrù Njé ifá tan sílé, èdú tan sónà Tan ni o mòpé ina ire lope ntan Bàbá arúgbó that: Sleeps in ...

Lots of people feel safe after installing CCTV (Closed Circuit TV) cameras within their homes or businesses thinking it’ll scare criminals away. Some even go so far as placing a notice sign telling everyone the property is under 24 hours ...

Ó yá, Ẹ jẹ́ á sàm̀bátá àwọn jagunjagun wa. Ẹ jẹ́ ká f’orin ọgbọ́n yẹ̀ wọ́n wò, Ká mọ rírì isẹ́ wọn t’ó yakin. Pàtàkì l’àwọn ológun lórílẹ̀-èdè yìí; Ișẹ́ takuntakun ni wọ́n kúkú ń ṣe. Mo kírà f’áwọn sójà ...

John Abebe, the brother-in-law of former president Olusegun Obasanjo was remanded in Ikoyi Prison, Lagos today over an alleged forgery slammed against him by the the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.  Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court ...

Omokùnrin odún méèédógún yí gba máàkì tí ó pò jùlo nínú ìdánwò àti wo ilé-èkó gíga ifáfitì tí ó sì gba púpò jùlo nínú WAEC. Omokùnrin yí gba àmì A nínú gbogbo ìdánwò tí Ó se fún WAEC tí Ó ...

Translated and subtitled by Scott Humor A new pain is brought to the Ukrainian “patriots” by the wind of change in shape of Italian euro-sceptics who support the restoration of normal relations with Russia. Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini ...

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On July 24, the Syrian military faced the expected Israeli military actions resulting from Tel Aviv’s displeasure with the fact that its long-time supported militant-held buffer zone east of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights is crumbling. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) ...

[This article was written for the Unz Review] Now that a little over a week has passed since the much awaited Putin-Trump summit in Helsinki took place, I have had the time to read many of the reactions and comments it ...

I am amused. My Naija pipo na wah. We too get comedians. So, the ‘uproar’ is ‘oh the defections is not in our interests’! ‘oh defections are a slap on our democratic rights’! ‘oh, the PDP is the genesis of ...