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Di Police for Abuja don arrest 47-year-old vulcaniser, Saheed Ganiyu, for allegedly burning him lover. Di woman wey dem say na Esther, 32, dey fight for her life for National Hospital after di incident wey happen for Jabi Motor Park on December 29, last year.

Report talk say Saheed pour petrol on Esther before him set fire on top her because of wahala wey dem get. Di suspect dey for Utako Division of di FCT police.

Saheed, wey don divorce and get three children from him former marriage, don deny say him burn am on purpose. Di Police Commissioner for FCT, Olatunji Disu, confirm di incident and talk say him men rescue Saheed from di mob wey wan lynch am.

Di two of dem bin dey fight when Saheed pour petrol from a bottle on Esther, then use lighter set her ablaze. Saheed talk say di petrol spill by mistake when dem dey fight.

Saheed wey come from Ibadan, Oyo State, say di matter no be intentional. He beg to still marry Esther. He explain say on December 29, he give Esther money for church offering and to buy food, but when he later find am, she dey drink ogogoro. Dem quarrel and di petrol spill, which lead to di fire.

Di police still dey investigate and Saheed go face court after dem finish di investigation.
https://www.pidginlanguage.com.ng/2025/01/di-police-for-abuja-don-arrest-47-year.html

Washington, D.C. — Transgender people for America dey face plenty wahala as new laws dey try cut their rights. From military to sports and healthcare, e don turn big matter wey dey cause talk for everywhere.

Military Service
Dem talk say government fit bring back law wey no go allow transgender people serve for military again. If dem do am, e go stop plenty people wey wan serve di country from doing so. People wey dey fight for transgender rights don vex say this one na serious backslide for equality.

School and Sports Matter
Di U.S. House of Representatives don pass one bill wey dem dey call "Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act." This law wan make transgender girls no fit play for female sports team for schools wey dey collect federal money.

Di law dey try change Title IX, di law wey dey stop gender discrimination for schools, by saying na only "reproductive biology at birth" go determine pesin gender. People wey dey support di law talk say e go help keep fairness for women sports, but LGBTQ+ groups dey para, say di law na discrimination.

Healthcare Palava
Many states don ban or wan ban healthcare for transgender children. Dem talk say children no go fit get puberty blockers or hormone therapy again. Di law go affect children under 18 wey need gender-affirming care.

Doctors and activists talk say di care dey save lives and dey help transgender children mental health. But people wey support di ban talk say dem wan protect children from decisions wey dem fit regret later. Di matter go soon reach di Supreme Court.

Bathroom Wahala
Even for public toilet, transgender people dey face new wahala. Some lawmakers dey try bring law wey go stop dem from using toilet wey match their gender identity. For example, dem wan do law for U.S. Capitol wey go make transgender people use toilet of di gender dem born with.

How Di Community Dey React
LGBTQ+ people and groups no dey happy at all. Dem dey organize protests and legal action to fight di new laws. Human Rights Campaign don talk say all dis law na attempt to erase transgender people from public life.

"We dey see wetin no suppose dey happen," HRC president Sarah Ellis talk. "E no make sense to dey attack people because of who dem be."

As di matter dey hot, America dey face big questions about fairness, human rights, and how government fit enter personal matter. For transgender people, di fight na about di right to live di life wey dem choose without fear.

https://www.pidginlanguage.com.ng/2025/01/transgender-wahala-for-uswetin-dey.html

This is the video of a boy who was recently caught in Abuja with a human head in a sack bag.

According to the source, the community people around saw flies following the sack bag, due to the terrible incident currently grabbing attention in the community; the boy became suspicious and they forced him to check the content of the bag.

Here's the video https://www.pidginlanguage.com.ng/2025/01/video-boy-in-abuja-caught-with-his.html

Brainjotter's movie summary

Movie scene: Birthday Surprise

Di video Tori start wit Bella family and friends dey plan birthday surprise for am. Dem wan reveal one big gift wey dem don prepare. When di surprise time reach, dem count down, and Bella see di new car wey dem buy for her. She no fit hide her joy, she dey happy well-well, dey thank everybody for di love wey dem show her.

Gratitude Talk
Bella take small time thank her padi, Andre. She tell am say na him dey stand by her side anytime wey she need support, especially during di tough times. She appreciate him friendship and talk say she no go ever forget how him dey always dey there for her. Di moment sweet die, show how friendship fit matter well for person life.

Wahala About di Gift

As di party dey go, wahala start. Bella begin talk say she no sure if she fit accept di car because e big pass her. Andre dey try convince her say di gift na because him care for her, but Bella dey feel somehow say di gift too much for her. Dis scene show di kind struggle wey dey happen when person no dey feel say dem deserve love or generosity.

Friends Vex
Bella friends no gree for how she take react. Dem tell her say she suppose happy and appreciate di gift. Lola, one of her friends, no hold mouth. She tell Bella say many people go like dey her position, and say Andre love na real. Di matter come show di pressure wey society dey put for women to always accept love and respond well.

Family Pressure
Bella parents dey worried about her future. Dem dey hala her say make she think about Andre as husband material because him go bring stability for her life. Dem dey push her to marry quick-quick, but Bella no dey comfortable with di idea. Dis one show how di way parents dey see love and marriage fit dey different from wetin their pikin want.

Bella Love Kelvin
Bella talk say she love Kelvin, one guy wey don dey her life for long. But di problem be say Kelvin no dey around lately, and di family dey question her love for him. Dem dey try make she reason Andre instead. Di story show how e dey hard when love no balance or when family dey expect something different.

Society Wahala
Bella dey feel serious pressure from her family to find man marry because she dey reach one age. Her parents dey worry about di kind man wey go fit provide for her future. Bella dey try balance wetin she feel for Andre and Kelvin with wetin her family dey expect. Dis one show di cultural expectation wey dey for di matter of marriage.

Kelvin Show Face
Di story twist when Kelvin land Naija. Everybody dey excited, but Bella dey feel tension because she no sabi how to handle di feelings she get for both Kelvin and Williams. Di kain wahala come increase as Kelvin arrival scatter di matter wey dey ground before.
Bella and di Taxi Driver
Bella dey under pressure to impress her parents, so she go hire one taxi driver, Brain Jotter, make e act as her American fiancé, Kelvin. Di real Kelvin don cancel him trip to Nigeria, and Bella no wan disappoint her parents again.

Brain Jotter gree do di job, fake him name as "Williams from Dallas," and charge Bella one million naira. For some days, e play di role well-well, dey charm Bella parents and dey form like say him be di real Kelvin.
Love Wey Dem No Expect
As time dey go, Bella begin catch feelings for Williams. Di guy dey make her laugh, e dey simple, and e dey show care wey touch Bella heart. She begin question di feelings.

Andre and Bella get serious argument about Williams. Andre dey worry say Williams no good for Bella and say di people around Williams fit dey risky. Him protective nature come cause wahala between dem. Dis part show how love fit make person over-protective
Kelvin Land Naija
One day, Kelvin just show for Nigeria him no inform Bella. E call Bella, dey ask for her address. Fear catch Bella, she run go confess to her parents say Williams no be her real fiancé, say na she pay am make e pretend. Di confession vex Bella parents, and dem chase Williams comot for di house sharp-sharp.
Di Real Kelvin Show Him True Color
When Kelvin come meet Bella parents, e dey do anyhow. Him dey rude and dey form boss anyhow. Bella papa no like di guy at all, but e pretend like say everything dey okay because e no wan spoil Bella matter.

Di next day, Bella notice say di Kelvin wey she know for school don change. Him arrogance dey too much, and she no fit manage am again.
Bella Make Her Decision
Bella go meet her papa talk say she no wan marry Kelvin again. She tell am say na Williams she love and na him she wan marry. Di papa reason di matter and gree for her decision.
Happily Ever After
Bella go find Williams, beg am say she dey sorry for everything wey happen. Williams touch by her talk, and e accept her love.
Dem two later marry, Di story show say love fit happen for anywhere, even for taxi driver!

Watch full movies

https://www.pidginlanguage.com.ng/2025/01/found-love-latest-brainjotter-nollywood.html

The second baba for the kontri, Kashim Shettima, talk say 8k go make the naija youths blow!

Our Vice President don yarn say ₦8,000 no be just money if pesin get focus and direction. E talk say di money fit be foundation wey go help youths build wealth, influence, and beta future.

E still point out say wit di right tools and guidance, youths fit turn dat ₦8,000 into big success wey go shock everybody. E fit be say na one program wey some group of pipo don launch online, dem call PHENOM, na it wey our VP been dey talk about but we no too dey sure sef.

But di mata don cause wahala for social media. Many Nigerians dey laugh say, “Wetin ₦8,000 fit do for dis kain hardship? E no fit even reach buy food or pay transport sef!” Some people dey use di yarns do meme and joke, while others dey para say di government no sabi wetin ordinary people dey face.

Still, some people dey talk say na motivation di VP wan give, make youths no dey wait for big money before dem start hustle.

How you see am? You feel say ₦8,000 fit really be “gateway to opportunity,” or di VP no just understand wetin dey happen for street?

👍 https://www.pidginlanguage.com.ng/2025/01/naija-news.html

For dis new year so, people wey dem suspect say na Boko Haram militants waka enter Dumba, one remote farming area for Borno State, Nigeria. Dem attack farmers wey dey work for their rice farm. At least 40 people don kpai for the attack, and some dem even cut their head.

Wetin Happen

For January, people wey dem suspect say na Boko Haram militants waka enter Dumba, one remote farming area for Borno State, Nigeria. Dem attack farmers wey dey work for their rice farm. At least 40 people don kpai for the attack, and some dem even cut their head.

How Di Attack Take Happen

Dem strike for early morning, when the farmers no dey expect am. People wey see wetin happen talk say the militants use cutlass and gun take attack, scatter everywhere, and make sure say dem cause plenty wahala. Survivors run go other nearby villages go shout for help.

See Wetin Government talk about the matter. https://www.pidginlanguage.com.ng/2025/01/boko-haram-attack-farmers-for-borno.html[/b]

15 top trending pidgins and slangs in Nigeria 2025
Source: https://www.pidginlanguage.com.ng/2025/01/15-top-trending-pidgins-and-slangs-in.html


Welcome to Nigerian Pidgin blog, where you learn top trending pidgins and slangs.
In our last post we dived into the meaning of ogbonge or og-bon-ke but today we driving into the realm of trending pidgins and slangs In 2025. Here, we will pick fifteen (15) trending Nigerian Pidgin slangs with their meanings and examples of how they’re used in real life. Let's dive into it.

Trending pidgins in Nigeria 2025



15 trending pidgins slangs in 2025 with their meaning
1. No gree for anybody

This phrase means not allowing anyone to take advantage of you or shortchange you. (As some would say 'make nobody use your head') a kind of advice for someone not to accept what he or she thinks it not proper or true.

Example 1: If dem try collect dat money, no gree for anybody ooh, abeg.

Example 2: When dem dey talk nonsense for meeting, no gree for anybody, but steeze.

2. Japa

A Yoruba word integrated into Pidgin that means to escape or run and hid. It has to do with fleeing.

Example 1: Guy, things hard for here. I go japa go Canada go stay dia.

Example 2: "If those Agbero cause wahala too much, just japa comot.
3. Sapa
Sapa means to be broke, poor, or in economy .

Example 1: After I pay rent, sapa catch me for two weeks.

Example 2: Since this government enter office for 2023, na so sapa begin catch pipo anyhow.
4. Dey play

Meaning- telling someone to stop wasting time or being unserious, stop joking.

Example 1: You wan write WAEC tomorrow, but you still dey play?

Example 2: "Abeg, no dey play with your future o.

5. Steeze
Steez is formed from the two words: "style" and "ease," used to describe someone with charisma and flair. That is someone with influence.

Example 1: See how Tobi dey dress, him get steeze die!

Example 2: "The way she carry herself, na pure steeze."


6. On colos

On colors meaning - someone who’s not in their right frame of mind, often due to intoxication. Someone believe to be drunk.

Example 1: You see the way that guy dey behave? Him don on colos.

Example 2: Person wey dey on colos no fit make sense talk.


7. E choke

The slang e choke, was popularised by one of the Nigerian musician Davido. Thus, this phrase means shock or surprise.

Example 1: When dem show me the price of the bag, e choke!

Example 2: E choke when I hear say Bola win jackpot.

8. Abeg

A polite or humble way of saying please, asking for help or excuse me.

Example 1: Abeg, you fit borrow me your charger make I powa my phone?

Example 2: I no sabi where the road dey, Abeg show me.

9. No wahala
No wahala simply Means: no problem, it's fine or it’s okay.

Example 1: You no go fit come today again abi? No wahala, we go talk later for phone.

Example 2: Dem delay me for work well well, but no wahala, I go take okada.


10. Shey you dey whine me ni?

A playful phrase or slang or sarcastic question meaning,- Are you joking with me? It's often used when something is unbelievable.

Example 1: You talk say food na free for Lagos? Shey you dey whine me ni?

Example 2: How you go say you no sabi him name? Shey you dey whine me?

11. Wetin dey sup?

This means - What’s happening? or What’s going on? Or what is the problem.

Example 1: Wetin dey sup for this area wey everyone just dey vex?

Example 2: I see you dey happy. Wetin dey sup?


12. Carry go

carry go, meaning an, approval, encouragement to proceed or move forward.

Example 1: You sabi the work well, carry go!

Example 2: No let anybody discourage you. Carry go, my guy.
13. How far?
A fun greeting that means How are you? or What’s up?

Example 1: How far, bros? Long time no see.

Example 2: How far with the project wey you be dey do?


14. Omo

An exclamatory slang/word meaning Wow! or expressing excitement, amazement, or frustration.

Example 1: Omo, this your shoe fine die!"

Example 2: Omo, the queue for bank today no be here.

15. Las Las

A phrase meaning -At the end of the day" or Eventually or finally.

Example 1: Las las, we go still make am in life.

Example 2: No worry, las las everything go dey okay.

These are the 15 top trending pidgins and slangs Nigeria for the year 2025. We are on the lookout for new ones.

Do know any trending pidgins for 2025? Drop it below in the comment section

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