The Kora Awards, dubbed “Africa’s Grammys”, will now take place Sunday in Abidjan, organisers said, after confusion about when the event would happen and when its star — US rapper Chris Brown — would arrive in Ivory Coast. “Everything will take place Sunday,” Kora spokesman Ernest Adjovi said late Saturday. The award extravaganza, which originated... Read More
A Nigerian state has guaranteed chickens and other poultry birds such as guinea fowl, duck and pigeons a new lease of life, at least a better, gentler handling by man, before they end up in the soup pot or the barbecue stove. Nigeria’s Jigawa State has banned their maltreatment by man and has threatened to... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu 27-year-old Verone Mankou has released what is believed is the first ever African-designed smartphone. The Congolese inventor who designed what was billed as Africa’s first tablet computer launched the smartphone into the market and it went on sale on December 27, in the Republic of Congo. The phone called the Elikia, means “hope” in the local language and... Read More
by Tunde Fagbenle Last week’s column on my visit to Ekiti State and the good job Governor Kayode Fayemi is doing raised a few eyebrows and drew the ire of one professor aburoof mine abroad, who was virulent in his attack. But the good thing is that an overwhelming majority of readers shared my views... Read More
From MagForWomen Make sure you include some whole grains and fruits into your breakfast menu. They’ll keep you healthy and fit. For many people, dieting is harsh. It means not only cutting down the amount of food they eat, but it literally means cutting down the amount of pleasure or joy they get. This is... Read More
Chinese scientific research ship Dayang Yihao, or Ocean One, has returned to east China harbour, almost four months after it completed a nine-day exploration of Nigeria’s waters with Nigerian and Chinese scientists. The research team, with 15 Nigerians and 66 Chinese crew conducted research mainly on the western part of Nigerian waters, Captain Cao Yezheng. Back in... Read More
by Emily Abbate No matter how you put it — knock boots, smush, do the deed, get dirty — everyone has certain things they love during sex. Maybe you’re into girl on top. Maybe you’re a missionary kind of lady. Heck, maybe you get off when your guy wears a monkey suit. To each her... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Omotola Jalade-Ekehinde fondly called Omo Sexy recently spoke on her work and love for fashion and it seems since her launch of the reality show ‘The Real Me’ she’s not holding anything back. The mother of four and wife of the pilot, Captain Matthew Ekeinde, actress, model, musician, fashion icon and NGO executive revealed... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Nollywood actor, Kanayo .O. Kanayo whose real name is Anayo Modestus Onyekwere is believed to have found another calling. A banner spotted this December showed him as one of the minister of the gospel for a deliverance service. He was one of the guest ministers, at a crusade held at the Christ Mission Worldwide (CMW) a.ka.... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo You know the entire blogosphere has been waiting for this news – following the pregnancy and the actress like it’s the Second Coming, and we plead guilty as charged. [Read ‘Mercy Johnson, Tonto Dike, Davido top list of most searched celebrities on Google HERE) Congratulations to one of Nollywood’s biggest, the blogger... Read More
by Esther Eshiet The streets of Calabar witnessed its annual influx of spectators and Carnival lovers as the 2012 edition of the Carnival Calabar was held on the 27th of December 2012. Dubbed Africa’s biggest street party, thousands of costumed revelers stormed the 12 Kilometre Carnival route to entertain its teaming spectators. Also, it was... Read More
by Isi Esene The death of writer and environmental activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa and others who were killed in 1995 under the military regime of General Sani Abacha has continued to arouse interest. Observers and historians have wonders what exactly informed the killing despite the outcry from the international community against execution. A new document might... Read More
by Kikiowo Ileowo In loving memory of those who died during the Occupy Nigeria protest between the 2nd and 13th of January 2012. Unlike many others, the aim of this write-up is not to analyse D’Banj’s singing prowess, neither is it to debate his somewhat nose-diving music career recently resuscitated by the much-hyped Koko Concert... Read More
by Rotimi Fawole On the final weekend of the year 2012, we awoke to the news that Covenant University had expelled roughly 200 students for the gross malfeasance of missing the final church service of the semester (or “term”, some would say). One by one, people trooped into the village square that is Twitter... Read More
by Feyi Fawehinmi Perhaps I should be cheeky and start with a well known if not often quoted Bible verse. In rounding up his 1st letter to the Thessalonians, the Apostle Paul in the 21st verse of the 5th Chapter told his readers to ‘test and prove all things [until you can recognize] what is... Read More
by Akan Ido Osemeke Kingsley who has been on the police wanted list in Delta State for the past two years has finally been arrested. According to reports, the suspect specializes in using several phone numbers to send threat messages and making phone calls to victims urging them to pay varying amounts of money into... Read More
by Isi Esene Reuben Abati, the special adviser to the president on media and publicity has described 2013 as the year of consolidation. He said next year will be the year to consolidate on the achievements made by the Goodluck Jonathan administration in critical sectors like power, agriculture, aviation, transport, integrity of election, among others.... Read More
Nigerian striker, Obafemi Martins is brimming with new life. Following a turbulent stint in the Russian League with Rubin Kazhan, the 28-year-old forward has since rediscovered his prowess in front of goal at Levante. His new lease of life could also be adduced to the fact that he has found love in the form of... Read More
by Simon Kolawole I have argued on this page a million times that our problem is not so much our ethno-religious differences but how we manage the negative symptoms of these differences. How do you preach love when blood-thirsty men are lurking around, looking for their next victim – in the name of God? But... Read More
Violence continued in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, as gunmen, suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect, attacked the military post attached to telecom masts and a primary school in Bolori ward, killing a soldier and injuring another in an exchange of gunfire that lasted for half an hour on Friday. According to an... Read More
Daniel Okoro is 15 years old now. He had lived on Iyara Street, Warri in Delta State with his parents for about 13 years without the ability to walk on his own feet. If you call him a cripple or a lame you may not be wrong though he was not born so. When he... Read More
The proposed merger of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, and two other political parties is brewing tension in the camp of the former and is threatening to stall activities pursuant to accomplishing the merger objective – the two other parties in the merger talks are the All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP, and the Action... Read More
At least four people were killed and 10 others injured when two vehicles collided along the Benin-Ore Expressway, the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has said. The dead include two men and two women while the 10 injured were four men, four women, and two children. The FRSC said the accident involved a truck with... Read More
by Femi Aribisala The kingdom of God that Jesus proclaims is only for the poor and the needy. Which is better: to be rich or to be poor? Jesus’ answer is without ambiguity; according to the dynamics of the kingdom of God, it is better to be poor. Jesus says: “Woe to you who are... Read More
Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, Saturday stood still as President Goodluck Jonathan led other prominent Nigerians to pay their last respects to the late former National Security Adviser (NSA), Gen Owoye Andrew Azazi, at the Heroes Park. Azazi, who died penultimate Saturday in a helicopter crash at Tombi, some distance away from Okoroba in Nembe... Read More
by Isi Esene Dr. Felix Ogedegbe of the CedarCrest Hospital, Abuja, who is treating the governor of Kogi State, Idris Wada, for injuries sustained in an autocrash on Friday has confirmed that he is in a stable condition after a successful surgery on his broken thigh bone. According to the doctor, “When the governor was... Read More
by Isi Esene The recent helicopter crash which happened in Nembe, Bayelsa State, killing six people including the governor of Kaduna State, Patrick Yakowa and former National Security Adviser, Andrew Azazi, has again brought the issue of aviation safety to the front burner. There are indications that the aviation ministry is planning on imposing stringent... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola Reports from Aso Rock reveal that its occupants are so pleased with the remarkable job Doyin Okupe is doing as a presidential spokesmen that it is not uncommon these days to hear the president chastising his other spokesman Reuben Abati by saying, “Can’t you emulate smart Okupe for once?” GEJ’s bible... Read More
by Isi Esene A group, the Niger Delta Youth Initiative for Positive Change has expressed its displeasure over the insults hauled at president Goodluck Jonathan by his ‘friends’ on Facebook. In a statement released in Port Harcourt on Friday by its National Coordinator, David Ato, the group advised Nigerians to desist from using abusive language... Read More