Author and son of former coordinating minister of the economy, Uzodinma Iweala went down memory lane to dig up fond memories about his childhood. He was inspired by a recent picture sent to his siblings by his parents, Dr. And Dr. Okonjo-Iweala, of them goofing around at their home. Take a look below. https://www.instagram.com/p/BFZotAjlvUb/ Tell... Read More
About a month ago some of my single friends and members of the young wives association were having our usual gist sessions and we discussed every thing from career, fashion, music, fellowship and finally we hit on marriage. I was teasing one of them, who is a couple of years older than l am about... Read More
It’s the stuff of fairy tales, the stuff of wild dreams, the stuff of children storybooks, the stuff of bedtime tales, the stuff of fictional works at best but it has really happened. In our day and age, in this generation we have witnessed it. Leicester City Football Club have been crowned the champions of... Read More
It’s 24 hours away from the New Era album launch concert of G-Worldwide act, Kiss Daniel at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. Here are 5 things to expect from the show. A star-studded lineup of music performers Over 19 music acts have been lined for up for the august occasion so far. They... Read More
Gianni Infantino– the new FIFA president will be visiting Nigeria soon, Goal reports. According to the football website, the new development is as a result of the meeting between the NFF president- Amaju Pinnick and Infantino at the ongoing FIFA congress in Mexico on Friday where the latter revealed his intentions to visit the country soon to know how... Read More
We reported earlier in the week that George Zimmerman put the gun he used in killing 17 year old unarmed black teenager, Trayvon Martin up for an auction on Gunbrokers.com. The website however pulled the gun down from its page but the 32 year old Zimmerman decided to take it to another webiste called Unitedgungroup.com... Read More
The Queen’s College Lagos teacher, Olaseni Oshifala, who was accused of sexually molesting female students will walk free, because the panel set up by the ministry of education to investigate the sordid affair couldn’t find any evidence to indict him. Oshifala was accused by the mother of JSS2 student of attempting to forcefully kiss and... Read More
I had gone to the records department to obtain my patient’s card as instructed by the doctor. On getting to the desk, I noticed the two ladies on duty were immersed in a discussion about the country and most precisely the nation’s president. From the snippet I got while openly eavesdropping, I was in no... Read More
Following the sharp increase in fuel price and the removal of fuel subsidy, the Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has called on Nigerians to remain calm, saying the supply of petroleum products will improve. According to a statement released by the Kaduna state government house, the Governor stated that: “The Kaduna State Government wishes to... Read More
Nigeria captain John Obi Mikel and his deputy, Ahmed Musa will not play in the team’s international friendly matches against Mali and Luxembourg on May 27 and June 1. This is after they have been allowed to attend Joseph Yobo‘s Testimonial at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo which holds on the same day as the match against Mali... Read More
After being 6 months away from an official dug-out, the seasoned Portuguese football manager has said he will back in one by July. Jose Mourinho disclosed this to AP while in Mexico for a friendly game between FIFA legends and a Mexican all-star side “In July I will be back,” he said. “So we are in... Read More
The ever busy Musa Usman Secretariate main Gate in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, has been hit by a bomb explosion, leaving two dead and dozens wounded. The sad incident occurred on Thursday, at about 11:40 am. This comes barely a day after a suicide attack was prevented at the Sulimanti ward of Maiduguri in... Read More
“His voice was an omnipresent cry in our electronic world. His sharp features, majestic looks, and prancing style a vivid etching on the landscape of our minds. Bob Marley was never seen. He was an experience which left an indelible imprint with each encounter. Such a man cannot be erased from the mind. He is... Read More
YBNL rapper, Olamide could pass off for being successful at what he does. In a recent interview with TVC Connect, the artiste/entrepreneur shared some wise nuggets on attaining success. He said: “Success shouldn’t be a do or die affair. Success is something that you can feel, you can tell and you can smell it. You can... Read More
Nicki Minaj has hit out at her former-boyfriend, Safaree Samuels in a twitter rant. It all started when Safaree sent the tweet below If your down its just temporary… God has a plan ‼️ — @IAMSAFAREE (@IAMSAFAREE) May 10, 2016 A furious Nicki might have taken this as a sub as she has been dragging... Read More
Since the rebirth of ‘Funke Says’, the chief executive officer of Zapphaire Events; Funke Bucknor-Obruthe has been able to take us on a journey from choosing wedding colours to looking fabulous and planning destination weddings. This week – can you ever have an intimate wedding? Intimate weddings seem difficult in this part of the world where... Read More
On Monday night, TV personality – Ebuka Uchendu and his wife, Cynthia shared a little secret with their fans on snapchat. Ebuka displayed his hair-styling skills as he braided his Cynthia’s hair and jokingly said that the economic recession had brought back his talent. So instead of his wife spending lump sums of money at the... Read More
A speech in St. Louis, USA went downhill when a popular motivational speaker – Eric Thomas aka Hip Hop Preacher attacked students for being rude to him. Things got awry while he was sharing his story and a group of students interrupted him. He then went off on the students by bragging of how much he rakes... Read More
A civil rights group, Concerned Citizens for Educational Development (CCED), has sent a letter to the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, accusing the minister of ‘killing’ the education sector through his policies. According to the petitioners, the recently appointed 13 Vice Chancellors – who he appointed – are running their universities in an autocratic... Read More
Last year, U.S. rapper Drake posted on Instagram that getting the number 1 spot as a lead artiste on the Billboard 100 would be the biggest moment of his career. Well it seems Wizkid alongside Britain’s Kyla have helped the Canadian rap star achieve this feat after Billboard announced on Monday night that he had now... Read More
Despite resolving their widely-publicized fall-out, Linda Ikeji doesn’t appear to be yet be on the same page with Wizkid. The popular blogger admitted to putting a halt to posting stories about the starboy for a while as she felt offended by the comments he made about her – including a threat of violence. “I spoke with Wizkid through... Read More
This is a real story – it happened today, at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court, Abuja. Justice Ishaq Bello was forced to adjourn the trial of Olisa Metuh, spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), owing to the impairment of his vision. Metuh, who is being tried for destruction of evidence, is also... Read More
Actress and TV host, Dolapo Oni is back with the second season of her hit TV show – The Marcy Project. The second season of The Marcy Project which officially launched in 2015 will see the host carry out the most bizarre projects from a lady mechanic to jet skiing in just 30-minutes. The new season will feature exciting... Read More
Recently, the premier community for young career and business women – She Leads Africa – held its innovative (travelling) bootcamp, the SheHive, in Abuja! SheHive Abuja, which provided young and ambitious women with new skills in climbing the corporate ladder, negotiating, developing a pitch deck, identifying job opportunities, speaking with investors and more, was a... Read More
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode around 9:45am on Monday, May 9 arrived the premises of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) headquarters in Abuja. The EFCC had earlier on Friday, May 6 issued a letter of invitation to the former minister asking him to come in and explain his involvement in a fraud... Read More
Despite Leicester City lifting the trophy yesterday, there was still all to play for on Sunday with Tottenham looking to seal second position on the league log while 3rd-placed Arsenal headed to Manchester City to put pressure on their north London rivals and secure their top 4 status. The Sunday edition of the 37th match-day... Read More
A senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dino Melaye – known for his boisterous and raucous character in and out of the National Assembly as well as his famous House of Representative brawl in 2014 which left his clothes torn – has now turned into a motivational speaker. Same man who dubbed the embattled... Read More
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