TheEnforcer: In US immigration terms ,alien means a foreigner ,ie someone that wasn't born in the country .Another world for alien is foreign,alien doesn't only mean from extra terrestrial space which many might associate that term with
I understand, but they already mentioned his name & country, that was enough. Why the long story of indirect insult.
Earlier this week, we made Nairaland look more modern and fresh by switching to a more beautiful font that we discovered on a gorgeous website that many techies visit every day.
If you have any complaint about the new font, please post a screenshot of what the font looks like on your device. Also, name your device and the browser you used. Well figure it out.
Regards, Seun of Nairaland. 😃
Well done, Nairaland is big and need more innovations, kindly look into it.
Why on earth are they referring to a human being as an "Alien" yoi already called his name & country, why then call him illegal alien, counter sue them for Libel & Slander
Are you sure most people wont avoid such employment due to what happened to the man that was killed less than a month on the post in another state last week ?
givedemwotowoto: Meanwhile, Peter Obi has visited multiple states in Nigeria, and 3 countries in 2 continents, within 24 hours
Can JigiBola do this?
Maybe it's just easier to instruct aides to mount thugs on the road to Yelwata
Mr. Peter Obi the presidential candidate of NDC energy is truly unmatched!
This man left Benue to Jos and landed in Frankfurt, Germany, for a high-profile meeting, and by the afternoon, he was already in the UK for another high-level engagement.
HacheNoire: Can you share a list of those northern leaders?
They are all mischief makers! I dont believe anything most of them say! Blatant liar, deceptive set of people. I mean all of them, both Wike & his so called accusers. Useless bunch
I pity the new fiancee! But looks like someone who wants the marriage for personal reasons or may be papers or anything else. The lady is obviously naive. This guy is purposely pleasing her becos of what he wants. Babe look like proper ajebutter oyibo. That said. Na small mke person put mouth for this kind matter
What type of shabby report is this ? Is Obi still in LP ? What an unprofessional report. Anyway Tinubu will always win. Both in shadow or real elections. Others are wasting their time
Sir James Louis Okoye, the former Catholic Knight of St. John International who attracted attention in January this year after publicly renouncing Christianity over the alleged failure of the Catholic Church to recognise the contribution of late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah to the construction of the Our Lady of Assumption Cathedral in Nnewi, has again stirred controversy after being arrested by local vigilante operatives in the town.
Okoye, now popularly known as “Akachaam” or “Ebube Anaedo” was reportedly apprehended after he was seen moving through parts of Nnewi on Saturday in a red outfit, with a fresh palm frond between his lips and a bell in his hand, while carrying out.
How is it now a crime to practise your religion as far as you didnt commit any criminal offence with it or disturb other's peace. The man was simply walking on his own practising what he now believes in! How is that an offence ? All this ill mannered and illiterate vigilantes should be checked and enlightened
Rapmoney: A woman has confronted her husband and his side chick on the road in broad daylight. The husband lied to the wife that he was attending a meeting, but the wife drove her car and trailed him only to see him picking up a girl who had been waiting for him on the way. This happened at IMSU gate, Owerri, Imo State.
If financially stable men in Nigeria decide to stay faithful to their wives, many young girls will eat stones and bottles as food, because they would lose their livelihood. Relationship with married men is now an occupation among many Nigerian girls.
Hmm. Barely a month on the job, which has to do with university's finance. May be someone in the past misappropriated funds and he was trying to expose the rot. Unfortunately they didn't allow him speak. Something is definitely fishy
Olofofo247ng: Here are 7 Nigerians who became Professors in their 30s
1. Damilola Sunday Olawuyi; He became a Professor of Law (International / Energy, Environmental Law) at 32. He is one of the youngest full professors of law and the youngest Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in academic track.
2. Aisha Sani Maikudi: She became a Professor of Law (International Law) at 38. She is the youngest female law professor in Nigeria and first female professor of law from the Northwest region.
3. Ahmad Ibrahim Doko: He became a Professor of Quantity Surveying at 37. He also became the youngest professor at ABU, Zaria in his discipline.
4. Evans Osabuohien: He became a Professor of Economics at 38.
5. Francis Oisaghaede Egbokhare : He became a Professor of Linguistics at 37.
6. Ayodele Awojobi: He became a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at 37. He is said to be very highly regarded; part of earlier generations but featured because of how young he was when promoted.
7. Michael Umale Adikwu: He became a Professor of Pharmacy at 35. He was known for being the youngest Pharmacy professor in Nigeria.
How about the pics of Awojobi ? Incomplete journalism. Unprofessional
Lovelink1991: A drama played out between a man and her girlfriend after he saw his girlfriend came on a date with a local wrapper tied on her neck just because he refuse to send her money to buy new dress.
If its for the outfit, it is quite unique. But for her reason for wearing it. Then I conclude she is the most dumb lady I have seen her actions recently. Not trained and has entitlement mentality...I was very irritated at the speech coming out from her
SportblitsNews: Thirty years after Nigeria’s historic Atlanta 1996 Olympic gold medal triumph, Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has approved a special reward for Kaduna indigenes who were part of the legendary Dream Team.
The former players are set to receive land allocations and street names as recognition for their contribution to one of the greatest achievements in Nigerian football history.
Nigeria’s Dream Team made history in Atlanta by becoming the first African team to win Olympic football gold, defeating some of the world’s biggest footballing nations along the way.
The gesture is a long-awaited recognition of the heroes who brought immense pride to Kaduna State and Nigeria on the global stage.
VeronExtra: The attention of the Cubana Group has been drawn to a recent media report revisiting a 2021 trade and investment visit to Liberia by a delegation of Nigerian business leaders, including the Chairman of Cubana Group, Chief (Dr.) Obinna Iyiegbu (Obi Cubana), and attempting, through its timing and presentation, to associate that legitimate business engagement with recent allegations involving former Liberian Vice-President Jewel Howard-Taylor.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Cubana Group wishes to state categorically that the 2021 visit to Liberia was a legitimate and openly conducted trade and investment mission, focused on exploring business opportunities, strengthening trade relations and discussing possible investments in sectors including tourism, hospitality, real estate, agriculture, youth development and other areas of economic cooperation.
Indeed, the report itself acknowledges that the Nigerian delegation visited Monrovia in October 2021 as part of a trade mission exploring investment opportunities in Liberia. It further acknowledges that contemporary reports described the visit as a broader Nigerian trade mission and that meetings were arranged with members of Liberia's business community to discuss possible investments.
It is therefore misleading and unfair to retrospectively place an entirely legitimate business engagement under a cloud of suspicion simply because an individual who held public office and received the delegation has, approximately five years later, become the subject of allegations entirely unrelated to that visit.
*A NORMAL BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT ENGAGEMENT*
As a diversified African business organisation with interests spanning hospitality, entertainment, real estate, tourism, lifestyle, entrepreneurship and youth development, the Cubana Group and its Chairman routinely engage government officials, investors, business leaders, development partners and private-sector stakeholders across Nigeria, Africa and other international markets.
Such engagements are an ordinary and necessary part of doing business across borders.
At the time of the 2021 visit, Jewel Howard-Taylor was the duly serving Vice-President of the Republic of Liberia. Meeting a sitting Vice-President during an official trade and investment visit was neither unusual nor clandestine.
The meeting was not hidden. Photographs from the engagement were publicly circulated, the purpose of the visit was publicly discussed, and the business and investment objectives of the delegation were reported in the media.
Significantly, the recent report itself recalls Howard-Taylor's subsequent explanation that Chief Obinna Iyiegbu had travelled to Liberia as part of a trade mission seeking business opportunities, particularly within the tourism sector. She described her role as showcasing Liberia's investment opportunities and facilitating legitimate partnerships that could contribute to the country's economy.
This contemporaneous and subsequent public record speaks clearly to the purpose and nature of the visit.
*BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT CANNOT BE RETROSPECTIVELY CRIMINALISED BY ASSOCIATION*
The Cubana Group considers it important to distinguish between legitimate institutional engagement with a public officeholder and allegations subsequently made against that individual years after such engagement.
Chief (Dr.) Obinna Iyiegbu and the Cubana Group cannot reasonably be expected to have anticipated in 2021 allegations that would arise against a former public official in 2026.
More importantly, nothing in the media report establishes any connection whatsoever between the Cubana Group, its Chairman, the 2021 trade mission and the allegations currently involving the former Liberian Vice-President.
The fact that two individuals met in the course of legitimate business or official engagements cannot, by itself, constitute evidence of involvement in each other's subsequent activities.
Attempting to create such an impression through photographs of a publicly acknowledged business meeting risks replacing facts with insinuation and guilt by association.
*CUBANA GROUP'S INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ENGAGEMENTS ARE NOT SECRET*
The Liberia engagement was neither the first nor the last international business and investment mission undertaken by Chief (Dr.) Obinna Iyiegbu and his associates.
Over the years, the Chairman has participated in business meetings, investment missions and economic engagements involving political leaders, government representatives, private-sector executives and investors in several countries.
He has similarly engaged leaders and stakeholders in other African countries, including the Republic of Benin, as part of efforts to identify opportunities, strengthen cross-border business relationships and promote African enterprise.
More recently, the Chairman returned from business and trade engagements in Canada and the United Kingdom, where he participated in business-related meetings and continued discussions with government representatives, investors and private-sector leaders across sectors relevant to the Cubana Group's interests.
These engagements reflect a consistent philosophy: African businesses must build relationships across borders, seek investment opportunities, attract capital and partnerships into Nigeria, and explore responsible expansion into other markets.
There has never been any attempt to conceal these engagements because there is nothing improper about them.
*THE PUBLIC RECORD SHOULD SPEAK FOR ITSELF*
We therefore urge media organisations and members of the public to evaluate the 2021 Liberia visit on the basis of the facts available at the time rather than through the prism of allegations arising five years later.
The SaharaReporters publication of August 23, 2026 itself acknowledges that:
- the October 2021 visit was a trade mission; - the delegation explored investment opportunities in real estate, tourism and other sectors; - contemporary reports described it as a broader Nigerian trade mission involving sectors such as energy, education, youth development and real estate; - meetings were held with members of Liberia's business community to discuss investment opportunities; and - Howard-Taylor subsequently publicly described Chief Obinna Iyiegbu as part of a delegation seeking business opportunities in Liberia.
These facts are entirely consistent with the Cubana Group's position and leave no reasonable basis for insinuating that the visit had any connection with allegations made against the former Vice-President several years later.
*OUR POSITION*
The Cubana Group respects the responsibility of the media to report matters of legitimate public interest. That responsibility, however, should equally demand fairness, context and a clear distinction between established facts and speculative association.
We therefore reject any attempt, whether explicit or implied, to associate Chief (Dr.) Obinna Iyiegbu, the Cubana Group or the 2021 Nigerian trade delegation with the allegations currently involving former Vice-President Jewel Howard-Taylor merely because members of the delegation met her while she occupied one of the highest public offices in Liberia.
If competent authorities establish wrongdoing against any individual, such matters should be determined on the basis of evidence and due process. They should not become a basis for casting suspicion on businesspeople, investors, diplomats or other persons who legitimately interacted with that individual in an official capacity years earlier.
The Cubana Group remains committed to legitimate enterprise, responsible investment, job creation, youth development and the expansion of African businesses across international markets.
Our Chairman will continue to engage governments, investors, business leaders and institutions wherever legitimate opportunities exist to promote investment, expand enterprise, create jobs and advance African economic development.
Signed
Management Cubana Group
August 23, 2026
This explanation is too much! Which will make people even be more suspicious! You should have just said you were in Liberia for a trade visit in less than 50 words. Psychology comes to play now! Lolz
This confirms that some Sycophants' malignancy against this administration and taking decisions without the president's knowledge, are the real problem of this country. Not the president. I am sure he will flush a lot of them out in his 2nd term. The president has good intentions. But as always, the average Nigerian are Sycophants, wherever is good, you find them there like a swam of bees
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested five suspected members of a criminal gang in another major raid on a suspected criminal hideout in Nawfia, Njikoka Local Government Area of the State, during which the operatives recovered many sachets of suspected illicit drugs valued at ₦1.45 million, a fake United States $100 note, vandalised electrical wires and cash.
The Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a press statement issued on Friday, August 21, 2026, noting that the operation was carried out on Thursday by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, Awkuzu.
According to the statement, the operatives stormed the suspected hideout at about 12:48 p.m. on August 20, following intelligence on criminal activities in the area, leading to the arrest of the five male suspects identified as Omogo Obinna, 29; Okechukwu Nwagba, 28; Echezona Okonkwo, 29; Awal Umar, 23; and Ogadinma Boniface, 33.
SP Ikenga said the raid also yielded substantial quantities of substances suspected to be Cannabis Sativa, Indian Hemp, Canadian Loud, Black Mamba, Colorado and Loud, alongside the vandalised electrical wires, ₦72,550 cash and the suspected counterfeit $100 note.
The Police spokesman further stated that preliminary investigation had indicated that the suspects were allegedly members of a criminal network operating within the area.
He added that the suspects had made useful statements to the Police during interrogation and were said to have mentioned the names of other alleged members of the gang, prompting further efforts to track down those still at large.
According to the PPRO's statement, while reacting to the development, the State's Commissioner of Police, CP Nnanna Oji Ama, commended the operatives for the successful raid and directed that the investigation be conducted thoroughly and professionally.
The Police Spokesman said the Commissioner also ordered intensified efforts to apprehend the fleeing suspects and ensure that anyone found to have participated in the alleged criminal activities is brought to justice.
The Command further reaffirmed its commitment to tackling drug-related offences, vandalism and other forms of criminality across the State, while urging residents to continue providing credible and timely information that could assist security agencies in identifying criminal activities and disrupting criminal networks.
Unfortunately and according to study, 70% of youths from Age 16 - 35 are mostly on this different synthetic drugs. 80% of Age 35 - 55 are worse off. What does the future hold ? Well, like its said, the future will take care of itself..... I am grateful it doesn't fascinate me, If not, i would have been amongst the 80%.
[quote author=LegendHero post=140382466]Today Tompolo’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu door-to-door movement launch solidarity walk in Bayelsa to flag off presidential campaign
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