Bonang Matheba is that girl from the block who just loves to have fun. The best part is she is doing just that and winning as well. The style star …
Former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says she cannot be held accountable for the misappropriation of the funds released for the procurement of arms for the nation’s armed forces. Former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki is at the center of an investigation into the diversion of about $2billion meant for the purchase of arms during the... Read More
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB has declared that their only agenda is the release of Nnamdi Kanu and the actualization of Biafra. The pro-Biafra group said it’s not interested in being allowed to clinch the presidential seat in 2019 as being advocated by some Northern elements. Spokesperson of the IPOB, Emma Powerful, said the group... Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that people displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency will begin to return to their homes in 2016. The President said on Monday in Abuja that the federal government will rebuild the homes of the displaced people of the North East. While meeting with the delegation from the International Rescue Committee... Read More
Wizkid may have silenced some critics after his hit song Ojuelegba was ranked 12th best song in the world in the last calendar year, by New York based magazine, The Fader. The fan favourite, Ojuelegba which got a remix from international rapper, Drake, was ranked above chart topping singles from American superstars such as Future, Fetty Wap, Rich Homie Quan... Read More
A keynote address by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, at the inauguration of the public hearing on the ‘abuse and mismanagement of Treasury Single Account Regime’, by the Senate Joint Committee on Finance, Banking, Insurance and other financial institutions and public accounts. The commitment and resolve of the 8th Senate of the Federal Republic of... Read More
The British High Commission in Nigeria hosted winners and nominees of The Future Awards Africa 2015 to a reception at his residence on Monday 7 December, 2015. The reception which was anchored at the residence of the British Deputy High Commission, Ray Kyles was a follow up to the awards event which held on Sunday December... Read More
allam Nasir el-Rufai; GMD of Access Bank Herbert Wigwe, Bonang Matheba, CEO of EbonyLife TV Mo Abudu, CEO of Terra Kulture Bolanle Austen-Peters, dare art alade, ED of Sahara Group Tonye Cole, MD of Bank of Industry Rasheed Olaoluwa, The British High Commission in Nigeria, The Future Awards Africa 2015, West Africa Rep for the Ford Foundation Innocent Chukwuma
Nigeria’s U-23 team, the Dream Team VI, has qualified for the 2016 Olympics Games, holding in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. The U-23 team coached by Samson Siasia, earned the qualification ticket, on Wednesday, in Dakar. The Dream Team VI, defeated Senegal 1-0 to qualify for the final of the U-23 AFCON, which also guaranteed Olympics... Read More
Kogi state governor-elect, Yahaya Bello has received his certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Bello, candidate of the All Progressives Congress defeated incumbent governor, Idris Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party in Saturday’s supplementary election. See below, photos of Bello being presented his return certificate.
A new sexually transmitted disease called mycoplasma genitalium has been confirmed to exist by scientists in the United Kingdom. The STD which was first discovered over 20 years ago, is a bacterial disease that causes painful urination among other things. The scientists, a team of 14 researchers arrived at their confirmation after carrying out a... Read More
The 9th edition of Corporate Elite 2015 was a show to remind people across board of why the 90’s was the era of love songs. It was held at Eko Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos on Sunday. Nigerian artiste, Saeon kicked off the show with other acts such as Falz, Shaydee, Sammy, Project Fame’s alumni Immaculate... Read More
An obvious choice if we must say. Empire‘s ‘no-nonsense’ female lead character, Cookie Lyon played by Hollywood star, Taraji P. Henson has been crowned as the most influential fictional character of 2015 by Time Magazine. Christian Grey of ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’, Jon Snow of ‘Game of Thrones’ were both included in The magazine’s 16 fictional... Read More
It usually surprise many people that, on their arrival at the Obafemi Awolowo University Campus, one of the first structures out of all the beautiful buildings on the campus, one come across is the Great Ife Students’ Union Building, also known as Ken Saro-Wiwa Building. The location of this monument itself is deliberate to remind the... Read More
Chairman-Emeritus of DAAR Communications Plc, Raymond Dokpesi, was earlier today, arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission before a Federal High Court in Abuja. Dokpesi, alongside his company, Daar Investment and Holdings Ltd, were arraigned on Wednesday, on six counts of money laundering and procurement fraud related charges. He’s accused of receiving N2.1bn from the office of the National Security... Read More
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been announced as TIME magazine’s Person of the Year for 2015. It’s been 29 years since a woman has been awarded this title, the last being Philippines president Corazon Aquino in 1986. The German chancellor beat US presidential aspirant, Donald Trump, transgender celebrity, Caitlyn Jenner and other influential personalities to be awarded the honour which was announced yesterday. Coming behind... Read More
The more I reflect on the lessons my parents taught me, the more stories I remember. The more stories I remember, the clearer their actions become. The clearer their actions become, the more aware I become of my indebtedness to the people I have fought my whole life. When I was sixteen, my mum decided... Read More
The proposed plan of Federal Government of Nigeria led by President Muhammadu Buhari to commence payment of N5, 000 Social welfare to about 25 million Nigerians is a plan one must critically and objectively look into before jumping into praises of government. It was widely reported in most Nigerian dailies on Tuesday 8th of December... Read More
Chairman-Emeritus of DAAR Communications Plc, Raymond Dokpesi, has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission before a Federal High Court in Abuja. Dokpesi, alongside his company, Daar Investment and Holdings Ltd, were arraigned on Wednesday, on six counts of money laundering and procurement fraud related charges. He’s accused of receiving N2.1bn from the office of the National Security... Read More
Commercial sex workers have been asked to leave the streets of Uyo. The Akwa Ibom State government through the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Glory Edet, gave this directive in Uyo on Tuesday during a Town Hall Meeting with representatives of female students in tertiary institutions in Akwa Ibom. Edet stated that the prostitutes are constituting a nuisance... Read More
Members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Yenagoa are protesting against the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the results of Southern Ijaw LGA in the state governorship election. The ruling party members are demanding for the announcement of the result of Southern Ijaw council election. The protest-march by the APC members... Read More
The inspiring story of Bayo Omoboriowo, the official photographer of President Muhammadu Buhari, has been told countless times. The rise of the 28-year-old Mushin bred photographer from impoverished circumstances to the flashing lights of fame and success is nothing short of inspiring. Bayo, who discovered his passion, tuned into it and turned it into a profitable... Read More
Head coach of the Super Eagles, Sunday Oliseh is upset with Nigerians over their lack of patience in waiting for results to materialise in the national football team. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, in Abuja, the ex soccer player explained how difficult it is to coach the national team. He said: “Coaching Nigeria is difficult not because of the... Read More
In reaction to the lingering fuel scarcity in the country, former governor of Anambra State, Chukwuemeka Ezeife called on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign as Petroleum Minister. Ezeife said that the tasks of a petroleum minister are many and quite challenging, hence it would be difficult to combine with the duties of a President. “The works of a... Read More
“Hopefully, someday we will get tired of this attitude of voting people out and start focusing on voting people in” –Ayodele Sogunro One of the identified problems militating against our development as a country is not just the absence of qualitative leadership but lack of intelligent electorates. For a nation far behind its peers in... Read More
Ara, a volunteer initiative to combat blood cancers and sickle cell anemia in Africa, in collaboration with the Bone Marrow Registry in (DKMS); is launching a program to recruit the first 2,000. The drive takes place on December 21 at the NBA Building, 1261 Adeola Hopwell, Victoria Island, Lagos. Here’s what to expect from the bone marrow... Read More
Why Bayelsa election killings must be probed. Premium Times Saraki says he’s not the owner of N310 million stolen by DSS agents. This Day World Bank advises Buhari to remove oil subsidy. Leadership Top Floor of 35-storey NECOM house in Lagos razed by fire in Lagos. This Day Dasuki trial adjourned till 2016. Leadership NCC explains... Read More
Having earned a reputation as one of the biggest television and radio personalities in South Africa, the ambitious Bonang Matheba, like every other human, is insatiable and wants more. Bonang, who can’t be talked-about without mentioning D’banj in the same breath, aspires to expand her frontiers into the continental stage as she continues to take advantage... Read More
Being an R & B/soul singer is one thing. Being a lover boy in real life is another. You don’t need to be to…
The bible in Ps 103 says;…Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits… I remember, this time last year on a cold evening downtown Chicago, I was meeting with my coach at the Hilton for my 2015 plans and she asked me “what do you want to achieve at the end... Read More
The Federal Government, has revealed to a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, the reason behind its reluctance to release the detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu who has been detained since his October 17 arrest, had filed an application before the high court, seeking to enforcing his fundamental right to freedom.... Read More
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