Search Results for: nigerian

by Gloria Ezeh If you live in Nigeria, there is every chance you have come across this delicacy before. Made from ground Bambara nuts, okpa is a traditional Nigerian food …

by Staff writer Nigerian model and creative director, Nelly Mesik, generated some buzz on social media when he stepped out in this purple “dual-purpose” pleated top. Though worn as a …

by Staff writer Disney is developing a live-action African fairy-tale film called “Sadé”. Centered on the life of a Nigerian princess, “Dope” director Rick Famuyiwa is attached to produce the …

by Miz Tee Renowned Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, just covered the July edition of French magazine, M-Lemonde. In the issue which rightly captioned her as Une Femme Puissante (A …

by Staff writer The recently launched 67 Million Youth Infinitive, a program supposedly aimed at promoting youth participation in politics and the leadership of Nigeria, continues to rack up controversy …

by Staff writer Google has rolled out free fast-speed Wi-Fi stations across Lagos. The tech giant plans to extend the roll out to four more cities across Nigeria by 2019 …

by Staff writer As of the end of 2010, more people get their news from the Internet than from newspapers — and this has meant both a drop in newspaper …

by Staff writer Last week the Nigerian online environment was hot with a recent discovery. Biscuit bone is wrong. The correct thing to say is brisket bone. Na so. All of …

by Staff writer Renowned Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is well known for her emotive feminist speeches. Speaking at a recent interview with Vulture, Ms Adichie expressed her pity for …

by Staff writer Getting asked ridiculous questions online about what Africa has and don’t have is nothing new. But this might as well be an all-time high! Posting on the …

by Staff writer Nigeria captain John Obi Mikel faced Argentina on June 26 knowing that his father was being held for ransom, but did not tell anyone about it as …

by Staff writer At least 86 people, according to the police, were murdered by unknown gunmen in Plateau State of Nigeria on Saturday. While police say the number of those …

by Staff writer Despite a disappointing opening with Croatia and subsequent loss to Argentina, Nigeria scored some pretty awesome points at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Here are 4 times the …

by Staff writer Nigeria began their 2018 World Cup campaign on a bad note, losing 2-0 to Croatia on Saturday night. Here are 4 possible reasons the Eagles failed to …

by Zeus Since news of the Russian government turning down request by Nigerian football supporters to bring in live chickens into the Kaliningrad Stadium of Russia, a lot of people …

by Obinwanne Ezeife This story happened right before my naked eyes. My Uber driver had been ambushed by some airport taxi drivers because, according to them, he was stealing their …

by Staff writer News currently making the rounds on social media is that the Supreme Court of Nigeria has ordered the management of Guaranty Trust Bank to pay the chairman …

by Staff writer Chirpy American rapper, Cardi B, who is currently pregnant with her first child has taken to Twitter to reveal that she can no longer see her vagina. …

by Staff writer Award-winning writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie whose work has been translated into over thirty languages and has appeared in various publications is easily one of the most successful …

by Staff writer The Nigerian police has finally caught Tanko Lateef, the man accused of killing his boss and running away with her money, phones and expensive jewelries. Lateef who …

by Staff writer A recent poll conducted by Twitter personality J. J Omojuwa has seen the current president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari emerging the candidate most likely to win the …

by Staff writer Daniel Nkado’s My Smiling Baby Boy was voted “Saddest Short Story Ever Written” in 2014 by DNB readers: Read “My Smiling Baby Boy” by Daniel Nkado below: …

by Staff writer There are only a few pleasures as simple and fun as biting into a crisp, crunchy, sweet apple. Taking A to be Americans, B-Nigerians and C-Ghanaians, how …

by Staff writer A massive crowd of young people assembled at the International wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport to welcome Nigerian presidential aspirant and spearheader of the #TakeItBack campaign, …

by Staff writer Eight employees of top Nigerian bank FCMB have been declared wanted by the police for fraudulently siphoning customers’ money, The Witness reports. The suspects are accused of …

by Miz Tee Following Linda Ikeji’s revelation that she is pregnant, a Nigerian man named Ayofemi has taken to Facebook to inform the popular Nigerian blogger that he is indeed …

by Staff writer From their shoes to handbags, the Balenciaga brand is popular and well sought after. While everyone wants to wear them, they are not cheap. A pair of …

by Staff writer Regina Askia-Williams, a Nigerian former beauty queen and actress on Friday, May 11 bagged a family nurse practitioner degree from Wagner College in New York, United States. …

by Maduabuchi Ejiofor Frankly speaking, ‘Nigerians think less of Buhari as a leader and more as a power drunk politician who crave to cling to power at all cost and …

by Staff writer Codeine addiction and abuse is quickly becoming a growing problem in Nigeria. It has been estimated that over 35 million Nigerians (mostly youths between the ages of …

by Ahmad Salkida Ahmad Salkida, a Nigerian investigative journalist and close ally of the Boko Haram sect, has recently shared what he called “a rare insight” into the Chibok Girls …

by Kiara Bay I am breaking up with my boyfriend. He is pretty damn close to be the perfect guy. He is kind, sweet, funny, a real charmer—essentially, everything that …

by Staff writer The New York Times yesterday posted a frank headline about President Buhari’s announcement of his re-election bid. Reacting to the headline, son of Kaduna State Governor, Bashir …

by Staff writer Internet fraud has a special name in Nigeria: “Yahoo-Yahoo”. It is a special form of the advance-fee fraud (called 419) that takes place over the Internet. Thus, …

by Staff writer Before DSTV and GOTV came out and Nigerian women became obsessed with Zee World and Telemundo, we bought Indian movies that came in 3 plates! At that …

by Staff writer A Nigerian budding artiste known as Alizee and her four-year-old daughter, Petra, have been reportedly murdered by her Danish husband, Peter Nielsen, in Lagos State, Nigeria. Alizee …

by Zeus British girls: “Oh wow!” American girls: “Daayuum! That’s some lit body mehn!” Ghanaian girls: “Oh! Kofi, why did you leave me?” Indian girls: #Slow tune starts playing… Nigerian …

by Staff writer The woman who shot three people at YouTube’s headquarters in California has been identified by police as vegan blogger Nasim Najafi Aghdam who accused the video-sharing site …

by Ezeh Michael Ogonna Living in Lagos will teach you two very important life ethics: First is to never put all your eggs in one basket – the eggs I …

by Gloria Ezeh Just call this guy whenever you want to prepare your vegetable soup; he will do justice to your ugu leaves! Fresh ugu leaves.

by Gloria Ezeh At a time when pregnant African women have started taking drugs so that they could have fair-skinned babies, it has become necessary to celebrate those few dark-skinned …

by Miz Tee Of course we are expecting it! They did it to Spider Man, Wonder Woman, Game of Thrones, even Desperate Housewives. The Nigerian movie industry has become that …

by Staff writer Beside schooling us all on feminism, seems another thing top feminist Nigerian writer can do really well is look gorgeous. Now as a well-known outspoken feminist we …

by Staff writer Black Panther! What a movie. When I got the ticket to go see it (yes, writers at DNB Stories are often given tickets to go see a …

by Miz Tee American RnB singer and songwriter Ne-Yo is one artist whose success in the entertainment industry cannot be denied. Here are 3 things you probably don’t know about …

by Miz Tee There are reports of a lesbian romance that didn’t make it to the final version of Black Panther movie. When the film was announced, fans were excited …

by Paul Ategie Being successful is a highly relative term. I don’t know if I can call myself successful or not, but I will share with you a couple of …

by Miz Tee Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o covered the March 2018 issue of Allure magazine. Speaking to Allure Magazine’s editor in chief Michelle Lee, the Kenyan-Mexican actress opened up about …

by Uche Metuh I was still a young girl in Nigeria when the Anambra State Government refused to pay the workers at the Anambra State Water Board. It was the …

by Staff writer Excitement for the new Black Panther movie has taken over social media in recent weeks, but not everyone seems equally thrilled. Over the last few days, a …

by Asa Justus If you don’t like horror stories, you shouldn’t continue reading. Even worse, this is based on a real-life experience. It was the last day of the semester …

by Daniel Nkado During the 17th century, a French mathematician and Catholic theologian known as Blaise Pascal presented an argument in religious philosophy known as the Pascal’s Wager. In his …

by Staff writer According to UK government’s advice on foreign travel for the year 2018, UK citizens are warned not to visit the following places in Nigeria: 1. Borno State …