by Jasmine Allen Who doesn’t litter? Unless you’re an environmentalist or someone who is totally against littering, you’ll most likely occasionally throw something on the ground. I can honestly say that I litter, but it’s really not a good thing. There are many habits that most people have or do, sometimes consciously and... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang Is tiki taka dead? This is a question that many kept asking after the 5-1 mauling. Well, others were quick to find answers – and it was an emphatic YES mostly. I won’t be quick to hop on that train. I think Spain underrated Holland and secondly, even if they did not,... Read More
by S’ola Filani Late Nollywood icon, Amaka Igwe has finally been laid to rest. She was buried in Imo state on Friday in the presence of her family members, friends and colleagues in the movie industry – including actress Ngozi Nwosu who reportedly fainted at the funeral. Reports say Ngozi Nwosu created a scene as she... Read More
by S’ola Filani A 44-year-old man, Saheed Taiwo of Sango area, Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, is set to divorce Azeezat, his wife of six years, for being wayward. Praying before an Ilorin Area Court in the state, Taiwo said his wife was in the habit of making friends with men claiming they were... Read More
by Zara Mustapha Imagine living next to this kind of neighbor. As weird as it sounds, a Chinese woman uses her house as a breeding ground for 100,000 cockroaches. The woman, Yuan Mexia, breeds the cockroaches because they are popular to use in Chinese medicine. Like a joke, the woman claims the foul smelling insects are... Read More
From Jaguda.com Iyanya I mean his body is absolutely defined, and knowing that, any excuse he has to show his abs off he jumps right on it. Promo art, on stage, instagram, pretending to look away, you name it, and Iyanya got an excuse to show off those abs. We aint mad tho. Peter Okoye... Read More
by Zara Mustapha Yeah, you heard right – Jennifer Lopez is smoking hot. The 44-year-old diva is not planning to retire from being hot and sexy anytime soon as she showed off those famous curves a recent photoshoot. Slipping into a a red see-through one-piece and red heels, the mother of two posed on... Read More
by S’ola Filani Aww, Wizkid is such an hopeless romantic. The singer sent a surprise birthday gift to beautiful Tania Omotayo who obviously loved the gesture – and the Starboy who made it happen. The birthday girl shared the photo on her instagram page with the caption: “Woke up to this from my Ayodeji!!! Thank... Read More
by Cheta Nwanze ….people like Gaby feel more at home in Abuja because Abuja has amenities, such as primary schools, that they have pointedly denied their people back in the places where they are ostensibly lord and master. The question Gaby should be asking himself, if he is capable of it, is this: how safe... Read More
by Offor Honest Munachiso She has been called a disgrace to Ndigbo for championing the cause of a tribe that masterminded the mass annihilation of her people and still continues to do so at any slightest provocation. Many people have questioned Aunty Oby’s role in the #bringbackourgirls campaign. Some have gone ahead to accuse her... Read More
by Adewale Maja-Pearce Dismissing the current ‘aberration’ with an ‘interloper’ going by ‘the name of a Jonathan Southern presidency’, they recall the only previous occasion when they were caught ‘unawares’, which was when ‘Aguiyi Ironsi and his Eastern cohorts’ jumped the gun. I was reading with amusement a communiqué from the Northern Elders Forum. Nothing... Read More
by S’ola Filani Now we have a fair knowledge of how much Davido, the Omo Baba Olowo is really worth as his brother and HKN Records boss, Adewale Adeleke makes his performance fees public. David Adeleke, who sang the hit track, Skelewu, Aye and other smash hits reportedly takes home a healthy $50,000 (N8 million)... Read More
by Perry Brimah Why does Boko Haram exterminate and eliminate the farmers it lives near and that are its only source of food and sustenance? 1. Which of the PDP presidential candidate hopefuls is implicated as late NSA Andrew Azazi inferred, that after being deprived in the PDP primaries, went on to upgrade Boko Haram... Read More
by Isi Esene The final countdown to Enough is Enough Nigeria’s (EiE) first fundraising dinner has begun and excitement is at its peak. The event scheduled for Saturday, June 14 2014will hold at The Duchess at Zion Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. The most anticipated event of the event is the Charity Auction; which will offer... Read More
by Tutu Akinlabi A Mexican woman who looks like American reality star, Kim Kardashian has allegedly become the new leader of an elite kill squad known as “Los Antrax”. Claudia Ochoa Felix, aka “The Empress of Antrax” is fond of posing in suggestive attire and displaying her stupendous wealth along with her pink custom-made AK47.... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo Running a successful PR Consultancy for over 12 years, takes a lot more than luck or serendipity. Alima Atta, Managing Director of Sesema Public Relations, shares how she has successfully run a thriving business in a male-dominated industry. You’ve successfully run a PR Consultancy for 12 years; describe the journey? Sometimes even... Read More
by Bola Tinubu I ask you all to join me today to sweep away those that have made this country a laughing stock and pushed our people below the poverty line. When the wind of change blows, it sweeps clean. And that is what we are about. We know no other country than Nigeria. And... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo Reports have it that the convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which held yesterday, was marred by an outbreak of violence. Party delegates from Abia and Ebonyi were said to have accosted two other party members and beaten them up, even stripping one naked, while the police looked on. The incident... Read More
by Ahmad Bala Kabo Finally, The Emir is at His Palace: Gidan Rumfa. Today Friday 13th June 2014 mark the seventh day of mourning the death of HRH Alh. Dr. Ado Bayero may his soul rest in peace, amin and five days after the selection of HRH Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the 14th Emir... Read More
by Tutu Akinlabi Does Wizkid have a collaboration with American musicians in the offing? It sure seems that way. The Nigerian musician was yesterday pictured with American colleagues, Chris Brown and Tyga and now he has also taken a pose with controversial singer, Justin Bieber. Wizkid’s gone international on us.
by ‘Jola Sotubo A former Governor of Edo, John Oyegun, has been named the new Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He takes over from former Interim Chairman Bisi Akande and this was decided upon at the APC Convention which held yesterday in Abuja. Mr. Oyegun was said to have been nominated and supported... Read More
by Dele Momodu I had also witnessed the way he promptly jumped up to pick a call from the President while we lunched at the Oriental Hotel years back Fellow Nigerians, the story you are about to read is out of the script of the latest melodrama in our dear beloved country. The setting is... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo According to reports, the extradition of suspected Nyanya bombing mastermind, Aminu-Sadiq Ogwuche from Sudan might take longer than expected. This was attributed to the fact that the Sudanese government has refused to co-operate as they do not have any extradition agreement with any nation in the world. Ogwuche is believed to have... Read More
by Matthew Hassan Kukah Against the background that Ngozi occupies a strategic, enviable, but also naturally controversial position in the architecture of power in Nigeria, it is no surprise that she is an easy target for vilification. “African educational systems have surprising outcomes. The smartest students pass with first class and get admissions to Medical... Read More
by Cheta Nwanze The Amis sadly, have a long history of failing to take into consideration the cultural nuances of places that they interact with, and Nigeria’s West has a proud history of games played with firewood and matches. Think Operation Wetee, and you’ll catch my drift…. On a Saturday morning, exactly twenty one years... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo US posts $18m bounty for Nigeria’s Boko Haram The United States posted $18 million in rewards Friday for the capture of four African militants involved in the kidnapping of foreigners and attacks on Western targets. Some $5 million each was offered for a former member of Nigeria’s Boko Haram and two founding... Read More
by Tutu Akinlabi A woman who started a petition on Change.org to get celebrity couple, Beyonce and Jay Z to comb their daughter’s hair seems to have gotten her wish. Jasmine Toliver started the petition, which got 3000 signatures, criticizing the apparent lack of care for Blue Ivy’s locks. Bey and Jay seem to have... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos has visited the family of the late former Director General of NAFDAC, Dora Akunyili. Mrs. Akunyili, also a former Minister of Information, died in an Indian hospital last week after a 2 year battle with cancer. See photos below: