Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2023 Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has expressed appreciation to popular Nigerian skit maker, Brain Jotter, following the demise of veteran highlife musician Mike Ejeagha. Atiku and Mike Naija News recalls that Mike Ejeagha became a viral sensation online in 2024 after Brian Jotter started a dance challenge using Ejeagha’s song, a development that...

A student from Benue State, Ojaja Joseph, has shared a chilling account of how he escaped after being kidnapped along the Osokoko–Obajana Road in Kogi State. Joseph, who was travelling to Abuja for his SIWES programme, said he was abducted alongside other passengers on Thursday. In a video shared by Egbe Mekun Parrot, he narrated how the gunmen marched them deep into the forest, forcing...

Mrs. Sholape lived three houses away from mine, in a narrow yellow bungalow that always seemed darker than the others, even in the afternoon sun. In our neighborhood, people whispered her name the way they spoke about bad dreams quickly, and with a glance over the shoulder. To us children, she was simply “the woman who saw ghosts.” My mother met her first. One evening, while...

Tems    Tems, whose full name is Temilade Openiyi, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer known for her soulful voice, emotional depth, and global impact on contemporary music. Born on June 11, 1995, in Lagos State, Nigeria, Tems has become one of the most influential African artists of her generation.   Tems was born in Lagos to a Nigerian mother and British...

The Child They Threw Away Five years ago, my life changed before the sun had fully risen. My name is Grace Adebayo, and I used to believe that shame only visits those who deserve it. That morning taught me that shame can be forced on the innocent. My son Daniel was just seventeen then. Quiet, gentle, and too afraid of disappointing me. He carried a secret heavy in his chest. A secret that...