by Zara Mustapha Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh is loved by her fans and one of them just decided to show her how much by painting her image. The actress shared a painted image of Maleficent, the villain in the popular sleeping beauty story, wearing her full costume – only that Tonto’s face replaced that of...
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by Zara Mustapha In the no retreat no surrender protest by LASU students yestersay, June 5, the students marched to the office of the Lagos state Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola, practically making a camp in from with mats, cooking pots and other things to make their protest more bearable. They are protesting the increment of...
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by Zara Mustapha A middle aged man was reported to have slumped after having sexual relations with his girlfriend in Iwaro-Oka, Akoko local government area of the Ondo state. The deceased, identified as Dare Adefola was said to have taken his girlfriend to a hotel in Ibaka quarters, Oka where they had sex on...
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by Zara Mustapha Brother of the Sudanese woman facing the death penalty for ‘abandoning her Islamic faith’ has said she ‘should be executed’ if she continues to be a Christian. 27-year-old Meriam Ibrahim, who gave birth to a daughter in her prison cell last week, has been sentenced to 100 lashes and death by hanging after a...
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by Cheta Nwanze Nigeria does not have nearly enough people with technical skills. I daresay it as gotten worse in the last year, being that those who get the vocational training have been on enforced holiday. Meanwhile, on another hand, some of their age-mates yesterday chose to go and set firewood in front of the...
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by Gimba Kakanda It is this same activism you consider as “elitist” that inspired Michelle Obama to hold up a placard in solidarity with rattled Nigerians. It’s the same activism you consider as “political” that earned Nigeria offers of military support by real States who love their citizens. I promise I’ll be brief. This is...
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by Tutu Akinlabi Sultry singer, Jennifer Lopez is unlucky in love again as she has parted ways with her younger lover, Casper Smart. The mother-of-two hooked up with the dancer after divorcing her husband, Marc Anthony and they were together for over 2 years. Casper was accused of texting a transsexual but the couple has...
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by Tutu Akinlabi An American man has departed from the norm of liking younger women and instead dates women who are far older than him, and even his mother. 31-year-old Kyle Jones has a 91-year-old girlfriend, Marjorie McCool, with whom he reportedly still has an active sex life. Not only does Kyle have a thing...
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by Akan Ido The University of Lagos has been shut down by the school authorities following student protests over the payment of N20,000 levied on students over late editing or registration of course forms. Several students gathered at the University Senate building singing in protest and demanding a stop to what they referred to as...
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by Japheth Omojuwa Oby Ezekwesili said that one needs character, competence and capacity to deliver value in today’s world. Have you got the right character to build your life on? The foundation we need to set that future aright is you, the individual. We can say all we want about the future but the most...
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by Tunde Leye When the pension bill for a governor is within the range of 1.5 to 2 billion annually and that of the deputies are also in Lagos and the Akwa Ibom governor follows suit albeit with a lower figure, we see immediately that it is not a partisan thing, but a mindset that...
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by Isi Esene Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote has expressed his sadness over the news of the death of the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero who died this morning. The Emir who died at the age of 83 took over rulership of the Emirate in 1963. In his reaction, Dangote said he was saddened by...
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by ‘Jola Sotubo As the world is still reeling from the gruesome death of a Pakistani woman who was stoned to death and had her head smashed by her family because she married for love, the trend of “honour killing’ has affected yet another victim. 18-year-old Saba Maqsood was attacked by her her father, uncle,...
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by Zara Mustapha Reports from the newspaper have it that men dressed in military uniforms on Friday intercepted and destroyed copies of Leadership Newspaper meant for the North-west region at the Kaduna toll-gate. The seizure was confirmed by the paper’s managing director, Azubuike Ishiekwene. It was gathered that vans transporting the Friday June 6 edition of the...
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by ‘Jola Sotubo Three people are said to have died and 2 others have been left severely injured after an attack by Fulani herdsmen on 2 villages in Kaduna. One of the deceased is a 70-year-old man said to be the father of a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Emmanuel Maisango. The...
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by Akan Ido In a situation reminiscent of the Sani Abacha days when journalists were hounded and newspaper houses shut, reports coming in from the South-south offices of The Nation newspapers indicate that soldiers have impounded vehicles and seized newspapers belonging to the media company. Reports say soldiers attached to the 3 Battalion of the...
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by ‘Jola Sotubo It is no retreat, no surrender for the students of the Lagos State University (LASU) who are protesting the increase in their school fees, as some demonstrating students have invaded the office of the Governor of the state, Babatunde Fashola. Hundreds of the aggrieved students have camped at the governor’s office in...
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by Adeola Balogun Three suspected members of the Biafran Zionist Movement (BZM) have been arrested in connection with their attack on the Enugu State Broadcasting Service (ESBC) on Thursday. The BZM attempted to take over the radio station to announce the Biafran Republic. This led to the death of 2 people – a police officer...
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by ‘Jola Sotubo According to reports, the Emir of Kano, Ado Abdullahi Bayero is dead. The prominent ruler is said to have died early this morning in Kano. The news was confirmed by family sources. He was the 13th Fulani Emir of Kano and he reigned from 1963 till his death. He was 83 years old. We...
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by Akintomiwa Agbaje Unilever Nigeria Plc., in conjunction with Children of Africa, gave Nigerian Children a day to remember during the 16th annual Children of Africa Children’s day event with Blue Band margarine. The theme for the fun fair was tagged ‘“Every Child Has Got Potential” and held in four cities, Ibadan, Port-Harcourt, Lagos and...
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by Demola Rewaju We have institutions and Nigerian will do well to just leave Goodluck Jonathan alone and focus on the heads of those institutions. While the mainstream campaigns on television went on with the ‘Breath of Fresh Air’ tagline, there was a more subtle undertone in the rural and suburban areas, as well...
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by Tope Olofin Inject your personality, whether its cocky, sweet or nasty. Your humanness get people So around Christmas last year, I had a quick lesson with Madam Elsie of elsieisy.com We both wanted to benefit from each other. She wanted a blog, or should I say a well established blog and I wanted to increase...
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by ‘Jola Sotubo The Governor of Yobe, Ibrahim Gaidam has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to caution First Republic Information Minister, Edwin Clark on his penchant for making controversial statements. The Governor described Chief Clark as “ill-informed, malicious and vindictive” and urged him to “respect his very old age and either speak with decorum and facts...
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by Kazeem Popoola If Mr. Sam Onwuemeodo is not well read, he should make Google his friend in order to track the amazing records of Charly Boy when in organization and events planning. Someone should please ask Governor Rochas’s SSA on media to present his version of a programme of events befitting a Justice Oputa. ...
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by Akin Osuntokun Out of office and in futility, they aspire to shield themselves with the power of raw cash and aim to install their successors and other successive governors thereafter. The former chairperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mrs. Farida Waziri, is not somebody I like to call upon as a...
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by ‘Jola Sotubo The Yoruba community in Kano has been thrown into grief after the murder of one of its prominent members yesterday. Alhaji Ganiyu Akanbi Bello is said to have been killed in his home around the Nasarawa GRA area of the state. He was killed by yet unidentified assailants who were said to...
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by Joe Igbokwe My take in all this is that Chief MKO Abiola, his wife Kudirat Abiola and other heroes of democracy stand tall today and are better in heroic death than all the millions of their enemies in PDP who are alive today but dead inside. In the early morning of June 14 1996,...
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by Godswill Akpabio I am deeply saddened by the vilification of the Honourable Members of the House of Assembly for undertaking a course of action, which we as a state, we should applaud. In the last few weeks, truth has come under siege by agents of falsehood in Akwa Ibom State. The good people of...
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by Maryam Uwais So I have committed to the #BringBackOurGirls campaign, and we, as a coalition, have tried to engage our elected and appointed leaders who swore on the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to protect and secure our lives and our welfare. On the morning of 15 April 2014, a very...
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by Zara Mustapha 26-year-old mega superstar, Rihanna switched her risque crystal gown which she wore to receive her fashion icon award to a black leather ensemble in Paris for the promotion of her new fragrance. The relentless songstress embarked on a furious promotional missive for her new fragrance, but took time to visit the Hard Rock Café...
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