by Adaobi Okwy Learning and increasing your knowledge is very important and there are so many things to learn in life. Learn something about something everyday. For the longest time, my confidence took all sorts of beatings daily. If not for my lack of confidence, I believe that I wouldn’t have given two years of... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju A 10-year-old boy was arrested by Rivers police for witchcraft activities alongside an accomplice, a 48-year old man, in Iwofe, Rumuolumeni in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state on Monday, 28 July. The boy was arrested after reportedly turning into a cat to attack a family in the community. The reports say... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang Former Manchester United defender Mikael Silvestre, has said that Arsene Wenger did not need to sign Alexis Sanchez from Barcelona. as the club already have similar players. Sanchez became the second most expensive signing for the Gunners, after they paid about £31.8million to the La Liga club for his services after the... Read More
by Mayowa Aboah Anambra state has been hit by an Ebola scare after a man who allegedly died of the disease in Liberia, was brought into the South-East state. According to the State’s Commissioner for Health, Jehoshaphat Akabuike, who confirmed that death of a suspected Ebola victim, the mortuary, where the body was taken... Read More
by Adedayo Ademuwagun In July 2012, the Nigerian Olympic team arrived in London for the Olympic Games. It was Nigeria’s 15th appearance at the Games since Helsinki 1952, and Chioma Ajunwa was currently the only Nigerian to ever win an individual gold medal. This set of athletes thought they could change that in London.... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju He keeps raising the bar for Nigerian music – and, quietly, he has done it again. American music magazine, Billboard has listed 2face Idibia’s 6th album, ‘The Ascension’ number 12 on its World album chart. The album which was launched in Nigeria on 19 July, makes an impressive debut on the ‘World... Read More
by Mayowa Aboah The National Youth Service Corps has announced the redeployment of corps members from seven northern states. The affected states are Adamawa,Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kano and Yobe states. This was made known on Thursday, 31 July, in Abuja by the Director of Public Relations in NYSC, Bose Aderibigbe. The corps members are... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju She might not be dating Flavour but, forgive the cliche, she knows where the flavour is. Dillish Mathews, 2013 winner of Big Brother Africa has released a bikini photo-shoot that oozes sexy. See more photos.
by Kolapo Olapoju When you have a chequered past, your future will always be in jeopardy. God forgives. Humans? not so much. R Kelly was billed to headline ‘Fashion meets music festival, Ohio on 29 August, but that is no more happening after several protests by locals and other artists performing at the festival. Fellow... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju Lagos Police have arrested 28-year-old Raphael Effiong, for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend to death on Tuesday, 29 July, during the course of a fight in a hotel in Alapere, Ketu, Lagos state. Effiong and his girlfriend, Gift Sunday reportedly checked into a room in the hotel on Tuesday evening, but sometime later,... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju Why Cocoa Butter? Why are you making Yvonne Nelson look lighter? The Ghanaian actress says her much lighter skin tone is not by her making, that she’s nothing but a pencil in the hand of ‘Face of Queen Elizabeth’ cocoa butter. On an interview with Joselyn Dumas, she said, “I would never... Read More
by Emmanuel Chidiogo Oil and gas Company, Afren PLC has temporarily suspended its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Osman Shahenshah, and Chief Operating Officer (COO), Shahid Ullah. According to the company, these men have been suspended based on investigation into unauthorised payments potentially for their personal benefits. “These payments were not made by the company.... Read More
by Olorunwa Lawal The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has announced that it has started temperature screening passengers arriving from places at risk from Ebola and has suspended Asky Airline because it brought the first case to Lagos. “Screening and monitoring is being done at all major international airports. It entails checking passengers’ temperatures with... Read More
by Godwin Akanfe Nigeria’s ambassador to Thailand, Mr. Chudi Okafor, has revealed that over 500 Nigerians are in Thai prisons for drug trafficking. This came to the fore when the diplomat paid a private courtesy visit to Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, at the Governor’s lodge, in Amawbia. Issues concerning agriculture and the challenges... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju The Committee For Relevant Art (CORA), will be hosting its sixth annual Book Party for the authors longlisted for the 2014 Nigeria LNG Prize for Literature at the Federal Palace Hotel on Victoria Island on Sunday, 3 August, 2014. Jahman Anikulapo, CORA’s Programme Chair says, “We find ourselves in the vanguard of... Read More
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by Mark Bassey Herve Renard has been appointed as the new head coach of the Cote d’Ivoire national team. The 45-year-old Frenchman emerged as the top favourite to replace Sabri Lamouchi, who quit his position after the Ivorians were dumped out of the 2014 World Cup in the group stages. Renard, who has had two... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju So the present buzz is about the gun shots being fired from the camps of Davido and Wizkid – no names mentioned of course. So while we wait for them to come out and call of this ‘media manufactured’, let’s remind ourselves of that time from long, long ago when Africa’s biggest act... Read More
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