by S’ola Filani At least two people are feared dead, while 20 others are hospitalized in various hospitals in Plateau State after consuming excessive quantity of salt and bitter kola to prevent Ebola Virus Disease . The two who were rushed to the hospital by family members, collapsed in the morning after consuming too much... Read More
by S’ola Filani Pictured above is President Goodluck Jonathan holding a strategic meeting with his staff prior to the US-Africa Summit in Washing DC. He allegedly took off his shoes when the meeting got intense. The president, of course, will always be remembered for his declaration speech in 2014 where he disclosed that he had... Read More
A teenage houseboy, Hounvenou Yavine, a national of Republic of Benin, has been arrested by the Police for the gruesome murder of his boss’ mother, Mrs. Mariam Abiola at Ijaiye Low Cost Housing Estate, Pen Cinema, Lagos. Hounvenou whose daily duties include the house chores, selling alcoholic drinks at his boss’ shop and tending to... Read More
by S’ola Filani Lagos State University students had a party at LH ground at the university campus on Thursday evening in celebration of the school fees reversal by Lagos State governor. The students spent the evening dancing to music from rented loud speakers and jubilating at the LH ground and other centers in the University... Read More
by S’ola Filani She’s hawt and she knows it! The former Miss World turned fashion entrepreneur had jaws dropping when she posted this photo of toned body in a sexy cut out swimsuit. Agbani showed-off her decolletage, abs and long legs. Agbani Darego sure knows how to rock a swimsuit.
by S’ola Filani The Federal government has declared the Ebola outbreak in Nigeria a matter of national Emergency as everyone is now at risk of being infected. Addressing the House of Representatives Committee on Health, Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, said the outbreak had taken a dimension of a national emergency and urged Nigerians... Read More
by S’ola Filani Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Part (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT), Mr. Tony Anenih, has confirmed that in 2015, President Goodluck Jonathan will run for presidency for the second term. Speaking during the tour to the South-South held in Calabar yesterday, Anenih said he was happy that the party was growing stronger by the... Read More
by S’ola Filani Nollywood actor Jim Iyke, made headlines across the world last week when he posted a photo of himself wearing a mask and exiting Monrovia, Liberia amid the Ebola outbreak. His “that shit scares me” post sparked both outrage and fear, some deemed it insensitive. Reacting to the report however, Iyke’s PR team... Read More
by S’ola Filani The World Bank Group has pledged the sum of $200m to help contain the spread of Ebola, which now has a death toll of 887 in West Africa – Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Liberia. According to a statement signed by the President of the bank, Dr. Jim Yong Kim, the bank would also... Read More
by S’ola Filani In three days, about a million voters who have collected their Permanent Voter Card in Osun State will be filing out to choose their governor for the next four years – this exercise hopefully will bring to an end the ongoing uncivil electoral war – between the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) and... Read More
By Adedayo Ademuwagun Language is an important part of any society and a principal component of a people’s culture. It is not only a means by which people communicate, it is also a distinct part of their identity. In Nigeria, there are more than 200 indigenous languages. There are concerns though that fewer and... Read More
by Tunji Andrews Battling with mounting budget deficit and currency freefall, Ghana’s government disclosed on Saturday that it will seek an International Monetary Fund programme as part of efforts to stabilise the economy and halt a slide in the cedi. Desperate for urgent measures to boost the cedi, Ghana’s president John Mahama had requested his... Read More
by Tunji Andrews Emirates has joined airlines such as Nigeria’s Arik in suspending flights to West African countries heavily hit by the Ebola epidemic as the Dubai carrier announced that it was from Saturday suspending flights to Guinea until further notice. Nigeria’s Arik Air, which flies to a number of international destinations including London, last... Read More
by Tunji Andrews Africa’s richest man and king capitalist, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has pledged to invest $1 billion (N165 billion) in Nigeria’s commercial rice farming; making it the largest single investment ever made in rice production on the continent. The investment will see the establishment of two modern integrated rice mills. They will both... Read More
by Emmanuel Chidiogo The first ever Osun state gubernatorial election debate took place yesterday at the Leisure Spring Hotel, Iwo-Ibadan expressway, Osogbo. The debate, organized by the Osun Pro-Democracy Youth (OPDY), LYNX Nigeria, and Enough is Enough Nigeria (EiE Nigeria), was aimed at bringing on the same platform aspiring governors of Osun state, making... Read More
by Mayowa Aboah The District Head of Soro, Abdulraham Baba, has been killed by gunmen in Bauchi State. The incident occurred on Saturday at about 7:45pm. Confirming the incident, The state’s police spokesperson, Haruna Mohammed, said that the gunmen, suspected to be armed robbers, who also injured two other persons, were about six in... Read More
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