by Oge Okonkwo The vehemence with which ace producer/actor Kunle Afolayan is attacking his fingers is quite humorous. He must really be in deep thought at the time else he’d have noticed when this photo was taken or let’s just say he was bored with the activities going on around him. Oh scrap that, we... Read More
Chisom Okechukwu, a primary five pupil at Nnoche-Uduke Primary School in Ebonyi has committed suicide by hanging herself at her family compound. The young girl reportedly left home yesterday and was earlier today found hanging on a tree behind her compound. The incident took place at Nnoche-Uduke Community in Okpoitumo in the Ikwo Local Government... Read More
by Frederick Nwabufor Arguably, the reason for Igbo sojourning to even the remotest of places in the world has been attributed to their much vaunted entrepreneurial spirit. As a matter of fact, the claim that Igbo sojourning is driven by an atavistic entrepreneurial proclivity is enclosed between pressing, meaty layers of fallacy like the entrails... Read More
by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the sack of his Special Assistant on Social Development, Aisha Umar. This decision was reportedly made public on Sunday by Sam Nwaobasi, the Special Assistant on Media to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim in a letter bearing Ref. No: PPR/OSGF/PR/02. According... Read More
A member of the House of Representatives from Ondo State died in the early hours of yesterday after what security sources said was a sexual affair with a female banker in his private residence located at Gwarinpa Estate in Abuja. Rep. Raphael Oloye Nomiye, who was 50 years old, was until his death representing Ondo,... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Don’t drool too much! She is totally off the market. The supermodel and mother of two is effortlessly fabulous even if she decides to stop trying . Wearing a white skirt and top which showed of some belly and cleavage also sporting some accessories, Oluchi took a photo of herself backstage during... Read More
by AkanIdo Comedian and artiste, Tunde Ednut was the guest today on Rubbin’ Minds anchored by ex-Big Brother Nigeria housemate, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu. The artiste spoke about his switch from comedy to music, his music singles and his widely talked about ‘Buga Won’ video which met with widespread backlash after its release. Many fans reportedly critisized... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Whatever happened between the driver of this truck and the policeman is not really our concern, what really baffles us is the determination of the policeman to stop the truck even at a risk to his life. Could it be the truck driver’s refusal to part with some ‘tip’. Whatever the case... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Talk about a memorable comeback. Brooklyn born 39-year-old rap star, Lil’ Kim after taking an eight year break from entertainment had what could be called a comeback gig in London as she mounted the stage in this one of a kind outfit which is peculiar to the Lil’Kim we know. The rap... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Now that is the gunman pose fit for a boss. The signature pose made popular by rapper, Olamide struck a cord with fans on social media and it appears to have finally hit MAVIN boss, Don Jazzy. He took the photo at the wedding between Tiwa Savage and TeeBillz yesterday. We would... Read More
by Obi Nwakanma The APC calls itself a “progressive” party for instance, but all you need is study their manifesto, and look at Lagos state, its beautiful bride, and you will see the true face of the party: it is party of the oligarchs – mostly those who are not able to fit their fat... Read More
by Akintomiwa Agbaje The debate on the outcome of governorship election that held in Anambra state about a week ago continues to fester. [READ:“Where did they get the results?”: Scores of women protest in Anambra, dare police to shoot (PHOTOS)] The Independent National Electoral Commission had announced November 30 for the supplementary elections in Idemili North so... Read More
by Akintomiwa Agbaje The General Overseer of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Lagos, Primate Babatunde Ayodele, speaks in a compelling interveiw on issues that affect Nigeria: Nigeria and the elections come 2015, the proposed National Conference, the current divide in the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) airplane crashes, politics and politicians and more. See excerpts from the interview below:... Read More
by Denrele Animashaun Name calling is an APC thing so the tone of the article wasn’t a surprise. Just listen to people more. “My father always used to say, “Don’t raise your voice. Improve your argument.” Good sense does not always lie with the loudest shouters, nor can we say that a large, unruly crowd... Read More
by Collins Uma Even though he was the Anointed One, the Akpokue Dike 1 of Aguleri still ran a very good campaign, commendable by any standard. From the collated results he is clearly the winner of the election, leading his closest rival, the Defrenchised One, by about 80,000 votes. And he is assured of more... Read More
by Dapo Thomas He blasted him, hollered at him and gave him a thorough dressing down in the presence of Tinubu and the rest of us. That action rattled Tinubu who reconsidered his choice of Hakeem (if he ever had a plan like that) as his possible successor without further hesitation. How and why Tinubu... Read More
A Niger State magistrate court sitting in Minna, the state capital, has sentenced one Isah Aliyu to five years imprisonment for intending to sell his 9-year-old child for N10m. The 30-year-old man attributed his action to poverty. The incident occurred on November 15 when the buyer, one Mallam Magaji, agreed to buy the child for... Read More
A middle aged man, Joseph Emeka Okoro, who was arrested for murder by the police in Isu, Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State has blamed the crime on evil spirits. Okoro, who was arrested for allegedly killing two of his kinsmen at Umuniko in Isu area of the state told the police that he was... Read More
All is set for today’s meeting between President Goodluck Jonathan and the G-7 governors at the presidential villa, Abuja. The president who travelled to London for the international investors’ conference is expected to return to Nigeria by 8pm today to meet with the governors after a one-hour rest. Ahead of the parley, some of the... Read More
by Tunde Fagbenle This year’s Countdown, expected to attract about a million people over the three-week period, is starting on December 7 when governor Fashola officially “switches on” the Lagos Festival of Lights, and runs all the way to 1st January 2014, climaxing in a magical display of fireworks and laser beam. That’s three weeks... Read More
Members of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) yesterday ended their two-day meeting in Kano with a resolve to meet President Goodluck Jonathan today or tomorrow on the outcome of their parley. It was learnt that the union could, after the meeting, call off the five-month-old strike, but... Read More
by Simon Kolawole Senator Abdul Ningi recently raised the alarm that N500 billion was missing from the SURE-P funds. Was it mischief? Was it ignorance? With N834 billion having accrued to the programme between January 2012 and September 2013, the chairman of the SURE-P committee, Mr. Christopher Kolade, said he received N300 billion only during... Read More
by Dele Sobowale Let me start with Ogun State, APC, where massive demolition is underway. The last time the Southwest experienced such inhuman demolition was when Colonel Raji Rasaki (rtd) descended like a Typhoon on the people of Maroko in Victoria Island and now Lekki and mindlessly rendered hundreds of thousands homeless without compensations or... Read More
by Femi Aribisala On the cross of Calvary, the greatest heavyweight boxing fight in the history of the world was over practically before it started. Jesus was knocked out in the very first round. Read: Femi Aribisala- David did not kill Goliath (Part 1) Christians love to win. We sing praise songs declaring we are... Read More
Mr. Folorunso Egbedokun,a policeman, told an Agege Grade ‘A’ Customary Court that he saw a bag full of fetish substances in the wardrobe of his wife, Mrs. Risikat Egbedokun, who did not give him peace of mind. ”One day, I went into her wardrobe and I saw a bag full of fetish substances. When I... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Its the battle of the gentlemen this time. Artistes, Banky W, Davido, Iyanya and Rubbin’ Minds anchor, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu rocked these outfits to the wedding ceremony ofMAVIN first lady, Tiwa Savage and Tunji ‘TeeBillz’ Balogun looking awesome. They all look good in their traditional attire, but the question is: Who who takes... Read More
by Ifeanyi Afuba The opposition politicians and their supporters have denounced the exercise as seriously flawed and demanded a rerun. But election monitors who observed the conduct of the polls upheld it as substantially free and fair. Anambra’s opposition politicians are working very hard to obscure the facts on the November 16, 2013 governorship election... Read More
by Akan Ido On-Air-Personality, Tolu ‘Toolz’ Oniru is a certified showstopper. The beautiful lady killed the ‘native’ look at the traditional wedding of MAVIN first lady, Tiwa Savage and Tunji ‘TeeBillz’ Balogun which took place today at the Ark Event Centre, Lagos. Toolz who appeared to be having the time of her life at the... Read More
Nigeria’s Bi-national tie with the United States of America has come to the fore on the background of the recent labelling of insurgents Boko Haram as a terrorist organisation by the United States. Although, the development was quickly embraced by the Nigerian Government, some Nigerians are said to believe that the US might be having... Read More