Every minute of your life is a spiritual experience, If you learn not to confuse what is happening to you with who you are. He gets it, and explains it in this video: [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoRuapZ2rU4[/embedyt]
Patience Ozokwor v Iya Gbonkan, Surviving the Coronavirus – Funny tweets we saw from Nigerians today
Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their funny rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. Here are the ones we saw today: DSTV kindly suspend my subscription till all football leagues Nd... Read More
In celebration of the #InternationalWomensDay2020, the British Deputy High Commissioner, Ms. Harriet Thompson hosted at her residence last Friday, a reception and exhibition featuring works by women in the art space. We took time out to speak to some of these amazons about their work and the celebrations: Tell us a bit about yourself as... Read More
In celebration of the #InternationalWomensDay2020, the British Deputy High Commissioner, Ms. Harriet Thompson hosted at her residence last Friday, a reception and exhibition featuring works by women in the art space. We took time out to speak to some of these amazons about their work and the celebrations: Oluchi C. Zom Tell us a bit... Read More
Sanusi sues IGP, DSS DG over his post-dethronement detention Deposed Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has filed a lawsuit against the Inspector General of Police Adamu Mohammed and the Department of State Security DSS, over his post-dethronement detention in a home in Awe community in Nasarawa. Sanusi through his legal team led by Lateef Fagbemi... Read More
Like I once heard, life starts when the school ends; I’m not entirely sure this saying applies to Ultimate Love, but I’m sure that’s what its producers intended; for love life to truly kick-off after the show ends. The Ultimate Love show was built around the intention to produce the perfect couple(s). So far, the... Read More
All appears not to be well at the African Union Commission as its members of staff have accused Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat of of corruption, cronyism and a total collapse of leadership- a “mafia-style” cartel. According to an exclusive published by Mail & Guardian, a leaked interoffice memorandum dated March 6 and signed... Read More
Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their funny rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. Here are the ones we saw today: A relationship for 4 years that is not leading to... Read More
It’s saddening to see that Ultimate Love, a brilliantly produced reality TV series, has failed to hit the sort of traction and viral trend we are accustomed to seeing from its elder cousin Big brother Naija, and this is as a result of the unrealistic benchmark people have placed for the show. Responses from most... Read More
On March 5, 2020 leading lender First City Monument Bank celebrated the first year anniversary of SheVentures, its exclusive proposition for women in business. The event had in attendance the First Lady of Ogun State, Her Excellency Mrs. Bamidele Abiodun; Managing Director, Rose of Sharon Group and Executive Vice Chairman, Famfa Oil, Dr. (Mrs.) Folorunsho Alakija (who was the Guest Speaker) and former Deputy Governor... Read More
In commemoration of International Women’s Day, Medplus CEO, Joke Bakare joined by First Female Federal Permanent Secretary in Nigeria, Francesca Emmanuel as well as multi-talented singer and songwriter, Omawumi, hosted an exclusive breakfast event for female employees; Pharmacists and Pharma-techs, on Monday, 9 March 2020 at the Medplus Headquarters (24-hour store) at Saka Tinubu, Victoria... Read More
Over the last few years, Nigerians have lived in fear of fluctuating oil prices. Despite the efforts of successive governments to diversify the Nigerian economy and wean citizens and governments at the federal, state and local government levels off their dependency on revenue gained from the sale of Nigeria’s oil, (including drastic measures like the... Read More
Access Bank Plc. has been ranked as the overall best company in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability in Nigeria for the year 2019 as published in Forbes Africa. The ranking was based on a result drawn from impact assessments of 910 organizations operating in Nigeria over the last 13 years. According to the report,... Read More
MTN subscribers gather around. This information is for those who own internet-enabled devices if you don’t own one– I’m sorry but What century are you living in? First of all, if you are yet to download the MyMTN App, you are dulling yourself o. Do you know all the amazing things waiting for you there?... Read More
There was a time when Wale Adenuga’s Papa Ajasco’s was the number one sitcom in the country, dominating weekly conversations in office kitchens and school playgrounds. The show produced a number of now iconic characters including Boy Alinco and Ms. Pepeye. But none are as iconic as the eponymous character himself, Papa Ajasco. The television... Read More
Commonwealth Day is an annual celebration observed by people all over the Commonwealth in Africa, Asia, The Pacific, Europe, Caribbean, South America and North America. It was celebrated on March 9th, 2020, with events across 5 continents including flag parades, church services, poetry mornings, dance performances and much more. This year’s event was centred around... Read More
Yesterday, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced it was upgrading its classification of the Coronavirus as a pandemic. It has spread to over 60 countries, touching lives in every continent and has infected more than 100,000 people. The disease has had an outsize impact in Europe, especially in Italy where 12,000 people have been infected... Read More
South Africa confirms 6 new cases of Coronavirus The South African government has confirmed 6 new cases of coronavirus, increasing the number of cases in the country to 13. The country’s Minister of Health, Zweli Mkhize confirmed the development in an announcement made on Wednesday morning. The confirmed cases reportedly reside in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape. All of the... Read More
by Mohammed Halwa If your reaction to senselessness has always been to cuddle it till it softens, or until I realize that it is my own brand of senselessness that allows me to expect the senselessness of others to succumb to my own whim. There is only a certain amount of things that one can... Read More
Wednesday was “hellish” for commuters in the ‘centre of excellence’ as they groaned in unexplainable gridlocks across the city. It didn’t take long in the day before news broke out that the Federal Government had closed (since 12 midnight) the Alaka and Costain portion (inwards Apongbon) of the Eko Bridge indefinitely, to enable investigations to... Read More
Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. Here are the ones we saw today: Being single as a man sometimes helps you save money easily?... Read More
Seriously, how long did you think it would take before the claws star coming out in the Love Pad? Last week, I predicted that nominations in the Ultimate Love Pad would yield interesting results and that came to pass. Like its sister show, Big Brother Naija, Ultimate Love uses a nomination and eviction elimination process... Read More
Last week and basically, throughout the entirety of the Ultimate Love show, Obichukwu and Ebiteinye; ObiEbi continue to endure what appears to be an erratic relationship. One minute they seem like two love birds who can’t seem to get enough of each other, and the next minute they are at each other’s throats. It’s almost... Read More
According to McKinsey Africa, if current rates were to be maintained in the future, the overall global gender gap will close in 142 years in Sub-saharan Africa1 as opposed to 61 years in Western Europe. In Africa, Google aims to help close this gap by helping African women strive for equality with the right skills.... Read More
Children all over the world and especially in Nigeria, no matter their social status, socio-economic situation, circumstance or location have the absolute right to be part of a society that provides access to quality education that gives them a chance at being a positive index for developmental growth The challenge according to the United Nations... Read More
For 24 hours, Twitter has been abuzz with #EndHomophobiaInNigeria – a reaction to a gay man murdered in Imo which paints a dark side of queer hook up culture. Trigger warning, but his killers have confessed to the murder in a grainy clip that has gone viral, and LGBTQ Nigerians and allies have come together... Read More
Netflix is continuing its push to get more African content on its platform by partnering with Star Wars actor John Boyega and his company UpperRoom Productions. The indie production house will be responsible for developing non-English language films focused on West and East Africa, based on “stories, cast, characters, crew, literary properties, mythology, screenplays and/or other elements... Read More
by David-salt Ayodele I had just delivered an excelent job to one of our partners, with high reviews and congratulatory messages flowing in. During a post-mortem in the midst of this celebration, I froze. I felt a sensation in my heart. I discovered that I felt fear – of not doing this better another time,... Read More
Before Kiki Mordi’s ground breaking investigative series #SexForGrades was released and she became the face of a movement for safer tertiary institutions, she was devoted to highlighting the challenges of women at the fringes of society, ignored by traditional news media and treated like a statistic. She highlighted the plight of the women who live... Read More
With the current attention around Alhaji Abass Obesere, the original juju provocateur, thanks to his song ‘Egungun Be Careful’ attaining virality, we’ve seen more people make associations between him and our generation’s enfant terrible, Naira Marley. There is of course, the fact that Obesere himself brought it to light that Naira Marley referenced his music... Read More