When Nigerians say “truth is stranger than fiction,” this might be exactly what they mean. A young soldier, trained to defend his nation, has now been condemned to death by hanging — not for desertion, not for mutiny, but for the cold-blooded murder of a tricycle rider in Bauchi. This is the story of Private […]

By Story No Clear (SNC) The Scandal That Stops Nigeria in Its Tracks Imagine waking up to discover that while you’re hustling to pay rent in Lugbe, someone’s children just “secured” enough land in Abuja to build ten Banana Islands. Imagine the scale of it: 3,822 hectares of Abuja land — that’s bigger than many

In a recent televised interview, Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike accused his longtime rival, former Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi, of ordering an assassination attempt against him during the 2019 general elections. The alleged instrument of the plot, according to Wike, was a senior Nigerian Army officer he called “General Saham.” Archival records show that

For centuries, the Nile has been a lifeline — a river that births civilizations, feeds nations, and fuels legends. But today, the Nile is also the stage of one of the boldest human projects on Earth: the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). After years of construction, delays, and global debate, Ethiopia has announced that the

They lifted the pot with a crane and the whole island held its breath. For nine hours, flame and pride burned across Lagos as Hilda Baci and her team cooked the world’s largest serving of jollof rice. The applause was thunder. Guinness World Records confirmed it: 8,780kg — history made. But walk two miles from

🌍 In the beginning, he was just a doctor. On Twitter, he became a legend. Dr. Olufunmilayo Ogunsanya — known to millions as OurFavOnlineDoc — wasn’t just another Nigerian in the diaspora. He was the witty doctor breaking down medical myths, calming fears during COVID, dropping hot takes on politics, mentoring young Nigerians, and mixing

LONDON — From New York cafés to Paris boardrooms, a new word is being whispered about Nigerians abroad: MODEN — Members Of the Debt Nation. The label, coined by foreign commentators, reflects Nigeria’s mounting debt crisis but lands hardest on the diaspora, who already shoulder billions in remittances every year. In Toronto, a banker joked

Lagos, Nigeria – January 3, 2008, 5:30 AM The first light of dawn barely cut through the smog over Lagos Island. Emeka Okoye tightened his helmet strap, revving his battered Bajaj okada. The city was alive—the blaring horns, the chaos of traffic, the occasional shout from a frustrated driver. At 20, Emeka navigated this storm