Stylist Yana Kamps goes tribal for a recent beauty story in the July issue of Vogue Ukraine, pairing the painterly make…
Here are the top stories from yesterday and some stories that unraveled while you slept – and are now buzzing this morning.‘Something Good is Happening’ in Brymo’s life (WATCH). Wizkid hooks up with super fan, Swizz Beatz for a collaboration. Seyi Sodimu features US singer, K. Michelle on remix of ‘Love me Jeje’ (WATCH). Olamide... Read More
Terry G has been forgiven by the DJs Association of Nigeria (DJAN), for slapping DJ Phreez during a performance which held two weeks ago. Following his violent conduct, DJAN instructed all its members to stop playing Terry G’s songs. The association has now lifted the nationwide ban placed on Terry G‘s music following his remorseful public apology and... Read More
In the early days of his reign as Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi has made headlines as perhaps the most accessible Ooni of all time, attending one function after another, and some are of the view that this accessibility is reducing the status of the office. His second wife Zainab, also made headlines at the... Read More
Former Governor of Niger State, Aliyu Babangida, is unperturbed by the decision of his successor, Sani Bello, to investigate his tenure in government. Speaking with journalists in Abuja on Monday, Babangida said it is absolutely necessary for Bello to probe him while stressing that it is far from a witch hunt. “I am under investigation.... Read More
Seven officials of the Federal Ministry of Health have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly diverting over $4 million intended for the fight against AIDS. The stolen money was donated to Nigeria by an international financing organization, Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. Global Fund had in May sent a... Read More
A 33-year-old man, Emmanuel Imole has been arrested for the most ridiculous crime – bathing a police corporal, Kayode Akingbade, with a hot pot of soup. An Ado-Ekiti Magistrate’s Court on Monday remanded Emmanuel in prison custody on charges of assault and conduct likely to cause a breach of the public peace. According to reports, some policemen, on... Read More
In spite of the Niger Delta Avengers’ warning against the repair of any destroyed oil installation in the oil rich region while dialogue is on, the Nigerian government has began work on a blown up pipeline. According to Vanguard, repair work has started on the Nigeria Gas Company (NGC) pipeline at Ubefan Creek in Gbaramatu Kingdom,... Read More
Runtown and his record label, Ericmany may have learnt a thing or two from Skales‘ resolution with Baseline music. According to the NET, Runtown and Ericmany have now settled out of court following their June 14 hearing in New York. The website’s source claims that the artiste will remain with the record label for one more year and... Read More
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said it has the liberty to freeze the accounts of any individual, including that of a state governor. The anti-graft agency made the submission to Vanguard Newspapers, while attempting to justify the freezing of the personal account of Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose. The governor had described the... Read More
Former militants operating under the aegis of the National Coalition of Niger Delta Ex-Agitators (NCNDE-A), on Monday, called on the federal government not to dialogue with the Niger Delta Avengers, saying that such a move will increase crisis in the region. The group made this known in a communique released after its meeting in Ughelli,... Read More
The Osun state hijab crisis has further deepened as Muslim clerics on Monday, stormed public schools to ensure that hijab wearing female students are allowed into school premises, the Punch reports. The clerics are said to have gone to St. Charles’ High School and Ife Oluwa Middle School early on Monday morning but were barred... Read More
Assets belonging to businessman, Jimoh Ibrahim will be taken over by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria as a federal high court sitting in Lagos has granted an interim injunction to that effect. Ibrahim is alleged to owe AMCON over N50 billion. The order will affect the following companies: NICON Investment Limited, Global Fleet Oil... Read More
On Sunday night, while Wizkid was working on ‘bangers’ with Swizz Beatz in New York, Davido was in Atlanta partying with R&B superstar Trey Songz at a nightclub. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP6_YwLc2-8 Trey Songz on his visit to Lagos in December, confirmed that he had a collaboration in the works with Davido. The song is reportedly titled Won Le... Read More
Civil servants working at the Ministry of Finance, on Monday, embarked on a protest action over the non payment of allowances and entitlements while also calling for the removal of the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun. The protest which took place at the ministry’s secretariat in Abuja, resulted in the workers shutting down the secretariat.... Read More
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has kicked against the 2016 sexual harassment bill before the senate. ASUU is opposing the bill on the basis that it will undermine the autonomy of universities. The disapproval of the Union was made known by Biodun Ogunyemi, ASUU president at the public hearing of the bill which... Read More
Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti state governor, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of placing a restriction on his Zenith Bank account in a bid to intimidate and silence him. He described the actions of the anti-graft agency as ‘executive rascality taken too far.’ Fayose, in a statement issued by Idowu Adelusi, his chief... Read More
Itse Sagay, Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to ignore any bill on life pension and immunity for the principal officers of the National Assembly. Life pension and immunity for principal officers of the Assembly were suggested by some lawmakers at a recent retreat on constitution review organised by... Read More
The clamor for the state of Biafra by certain young Nigerians from the south east is a reflection of the amount of dirt that has been swept underneath the carpet for many years. The agitators may be different, their approaches may also differ but their struggle is triggered by an economy that shut the gates... Read More
Perhaps a controversial question to ask is: how cool is/was Jesus? If he was in a man’s form today, would Jesus be the kind of man that would play video games with you whilst listening to you talk about your problems and sins? Or would he be a puritanical holier-than-thou kind of man? Christian conservatives,... Read More
By Mike Ogundele Look at the newspapers on the newsstands on Wednesday June 15, 2016, reveals a depressing descent to sheer madness. There cannot be any other word to describe it. Virtually all the papers published in Lagos with the exception of The Guardian and The Nation used as front page with banner headlines the... Read More
The grand launch of the original TV documentary show, Inspaya held yesterday at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. Inspaya is a flagship documentary with the theme ‘Real People, Real Testimonies’. It is a documentary that records and delivers the stories and testimonies of everyday people in their own words. Inspaya is founded by Evangelist Banji... Read More
Osun state governor, Rauf Aregbesola has denied ordering the use of Hijab by female Muslim students in the state public schools. Following the court order giving permission to Muslim students to wear Hijab to school, the Osun state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria reacted by directing Christian students to also wear church garments... Read More
These are the top five stories that drove the conversation today. 1. Saraki, Ekweremadu to appear in court tomorrow Senate President Bukola Saraki and his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, will on Tuesday appear before an Abuja federal court to answer allegation of forgery. 2. Investors lose ‘N46bn in a few hours’ in Stock Market Following... Read More
A few weeks ago, Annie Idibia got into a nasty fight with the sister of 2face‘s baby-mama, Pero Adeniyi – who accused her of being jealous that the singer visited his children with Pero in the United States. The African Queen singer who has been quiet on the incident, has now spoken up in a video posted on Annie’s Snapchat. In the video,... Read More
The President of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Mohammed Askira, on Monday, disclosed that the association will embark on a nationwide strike from midnight. Askira, who said this in a statement signed by him in Abuja, noted that the Association had done all it could to ensure that Nigerians do not suffer from... Read More
Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose has alleged that his personal account in Zenith Bank has been frozen by the Federal Government. Fayose took to his Twitter account on Monday evening to blame the government of President Muhammadu Buhari for the purported embargo placed on his personal account. My personal Account of at Zenith Bank has been... Read More
Governor Adams Oshiomhole has declared ahead of the September 10, 2016 governorship election in Edo state, that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is not an issue to be worried about. The Governor noted that the APC will focus its attention on other political parties and ignore the PDP as the former ruling party is currently... Read More
On Saturday, the Swiss Education Group hosted its first African Hospitality Workshop at the Eko Hotel Lagos. The six hour event was targeted at presenting the opportunities in the hospitality industry to young Nigerians interested in the Tourism and hospitality industry. The participants were introduced to business opportunities in the tourism industry, likely problems to... Read More
The illiterate governors in Nigeria have made the governors’ office a jabbering tool of all sorts. The charmingly idiotic debate on the wearing of hijab by students in public schools in Osun State decreed by the Moslem Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, aka Ogbeni, and sanctioned by a judge of a corrupt judicial system has consumed the... Read More