by Oge Okonkwo Pregnant women, children, aged people, people with terminal diseases like cancer, stroke and others have been barred from taking part in this year’s pilgrimage (hajj) by the Lagos state government. This announcement was made due to their susceptibility to the deadly Coronavirus ravaging Saudi Arabia and parts of the Middle East and Asia,as they were... Read More
by Chi Ibe Miss G is still enjoying her holiday in China. Genevieve Nnaji uploaded some photos via instagram which she’s been doing since last week when she climbed the Great wall of China and now she’s enjoying the sights and sounds of Shanghai, China’s largest city. [READ: She made it! Actress, Genevieve Nnaji conquers the... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Despite the high level of criticisms, the United Kingdom will go ahead and implement its new scheme that will ask some visitors from the six countries to pay a £3,000 cash bond in return for visitor visas that allow them to stay in the UK for up to six months. The affected... Read More
by Chi Ibe UN Ambassador, Nigerian actress, CEO of Fancy Nancy Collections, Chika Ike seems to be doing alright. She’s been mixed up in a few controversies but nothing major, well until now. Yesterday she drew a lot of attention to herself (negative and sympathetic) after she posted a message on her Facebook wall announcing... Read More
by Chi Ibe Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is making the people of Liberia smile with his new farm which is estimated to create about 30,000 job opportunities for the citizens. On Sunday, Liberia’s Minister of Agriculture, Florence Chenoweth, said that Obasanjo Farms in Liberia would help in addressing one the significant aspects of the government’s... Read More
by Chi Ibe An alleged victim himself, the Leader of the Niger-Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF) Mujahideen Asari-Dokubo has asked to Major Hamzat Al-Mustapha, former Chief Security Officer, CSO, to ex-Head of State, late General Sani Abacha to forgive his opponents including those who wanted him dead. On Sunday the two were said to have... Read More
by Akan Ido Seun Kuti, one of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s children as expressed his contentment with being an atheist. The Afrobeat artiste posted about the seeming complications in the Christian and Muslim doctrines calling them “imported” religions. He ended is Facebook posted with the statement “I am happy I am an atheist’. Check out the post... Read More
by Chi Ibe Police are looking for a retired school principal, Clementina Bakpa, 70, who was abducted by unknown gunmen at Ovwian in Udu council area of Delta State on Sunday July 28. According to reports, she was on her way to church with her husband, Emma Bakpa, an engineer at about 6am when the men... Read More
by Chi Ibe Police in Abia state believe they’ve found a lead on the case of murdered teenage prostitute, Mercy. Recently it was revealed that two suspects were cooperating with the Abia State Police Command on what they knew about the death of a 16-year-old girl. One of the suspects, Levi Nwankwo, an Okada operator,... Read More
by Isi Esene The DayStar Christian Centre will be organising the Let’s Talk Toasting event on Saturday, August 3, 2013, in the church premises at Plot A3C Ikosi Road, Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos. The event which is the first Connect Series aims to bring together youth in an atmosphere of conviviality to talk about etiquette, comportment, building... Read More
by Cheta Nwanze The world will always be full o’people like Yerima who will always attempt to twist conditions for their own benefit regardless of what storm it causes. But when our very laws give them the latitude, then we have a problem. I love the Arabic word for “hypocrite”. It is “munafiq”. It shares... Read More
by Chi Ibe Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Ahmed Gulak has dismissed reports that five northern governors asked President Goodluck Jonathan to sack the Peoples Democratic Party National Chairman, Bamanga Tukur saying that everybody know President Jonathan alone cannot remove Tukur since was a product of an election. The reports had claimed that Governors — Muritala... Read More
by Chi Ibe The legal team of the detained Majority Leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Chidi Lloyd who claimed their client was undergoing torture in police custody have come out to say he is now going blind. The Deputy Speaker of the Assembly, Leyii Kwanee, said yesterday in Port Harcourt on behalf of the... Read More
by Chi Ibe It looks like the international community is not getting off the governments back easily. For what sounds like the umpteenth time, officials have said same-sex marriage ban is here to stay in Nigeria. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru was the latest government official to address the issue insisting that... Read More
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