TechHer is a community hinged on support, collaboration and learning for women working in /around technology. TechHer will debut at Social Media Week Lagos on Friday, February 26 with two events. The first, holding at the Hangout Suite of Landmark Centre from 12.30pm, discusses the challenges, experiences, and retention of women in technology. Chioma Agwuegbo,... Read More
Information from reliable sources craving anonymity, whose tips are always credible , have indicated that Warri High Chief General Ekpemupolo aka General Tompolo may order his boys to blow up more pipelines and plunge the nation into oil crisis if soldiers who have invaded Gbaramutu Kingdom in search of him, and ransacking the whole creeks,... Read More
I am quite taken aback by the linear, Naira centric thinking, patriotic blackmail attempts led by the ‘Buy Nigeria save the Naira’ crusaders and I have no love reserved for the don’t Buy Nigeria just because it’s made in Nigeria bullies. Both are parallel extremes whose common ground is in the arrogance and ignorance of... Read More
Nollywood actress Monalisa Chinda is currently in in her hometown for her traditional betrothal to her fiance; Tonye Victor. Some of her movie star friends such as Oge Okoye Ebube Nwagbo amongst others are present to support the Ikwere bride and mother of one on her day. Below are pictures from the event
Mavin starlet, Reekado Banks, says he wishes the infamous Headies Awards controversy over the ‘Next Rated’ category- happens on a regular basis. Rapper, Olamide and producer, Don Jazzy got involved in a war of words after the latter’s artiste- Reekado won the ‘Next Rated’ category ahead of the former’s artiste- Lil Kesh. The subsequent social... Read More
I mentioned earlier that my friends used to call me Genny Textbook, right? You see, Genny was so fine and laiskeen sh…
American civil rights activist Martin Luther King writes that: “The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy, instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it. Through violence you may murder the liar, but you cannot murder the lie, nor establish the truth. Through violence... Read More
Former Senate President, David Mark, has defeated David Onjeh of the All Progressives Congress, in his polling unit, at the ongoing Benue South Senatorial district re-run election. Mark polled 150 votes against 37 votes of Daniel Onjeh, in- VIP 1, Otukpo Club, Township ward while in polling unit- VIP II, Mark also won by 97... Read More
It was a befitting ceremony for a man who has contributed a lot to the entertainment and media industry- Senator Ben Murray-Bruce as as he celebrated his 60th birthday in style. The event, which took place at the Eko convention center, Eko Hotel and Suites, was well attended by captains of industries, celebrities amongst other... Read More
President Buhari has once again reiterated his earlier resolve not to devalue the Nigerian currency. The presidency asserted this in a statement issued on Saturday by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. Buhari was quoted to have said this while speaking at a Presidential Panel Roundtable on Investment and Growth Opportunities... Read More
South Africa, on Saturday, confirmed its first case of the dreaded Zika virus that has devastated much of Southern America. The virus, according to Reuters, was brought into South Africa by a Columbian businessman. He was found to have the viral disease during a visit to Johannesburg, says the Health minister. “The businessman presented with... Read More
Natural hair is so in! And even more these days- as it should be. It is so heartwarming to see celebrities we love ro…
Our eyes are still very much peeled on the runways from New York Fashion Week. They’ve been great shows and eve…
Things are still unresolved between the Psquare brothers and the Okoye clan. An indication of this is Peter Okoye’s recent Twitter post, where he noted that his apologies were only for fans of Psquare and not his siblings- Jude and Paul Okoye. Peter, who started a social media war of words between himself and his... Read More
World–acclaimed Broadway musical, Sister Act is coming to Nigeria later this year and will feature all-Nigerian cast. One of the most successful musical theatre productions of all time would be hitting the Nigerian theatre courtesy Nigerian manufacturer and ‘serial entrepreneur,’ Dr. Soji Akinkugbe in collaboration with top executives of the prestigious Waterfront Theatre Company, Cape... Read More
The Grill at the Pent Valentine’s Edition was taken a notch higher as lovers in 3 major cities of the country (Abuja,…
New Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ali Modu Sheriff, says its unfathomable for him to be the founder of Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram. Sheriff, a former governor of Borno state, has for the past few years, been linked with Boko Haram, yet no allegation has stuck. Following his midweek appointment as PDP Chairman,... Read More
The National Bureau of Statistics recently released the inflation data for January 2016, and contrary to expectations from analysts, it stayed flat at 9.6%. The 9.6% recorded is well above the maximum threshold of 9.0% set by the Central Bank of Nigeria, and it represents the country’s highest inflation figure in 36 months. The Increasing... Read More
Despite ruling the country for more than 30 years, Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni, is set to extend his three decade rule after taking a lead in the presidential election. With about 83 percent of the votes already counted, Museveni is leading with a solid 61 percent while his closest rival, Kizza Besigye, trails behind with... Read More
If you check history or even around you, you’ll find that girls who had rough and unpleasant pasts get married on time, choose better husbands, and they seem to live more happily than women who were holier and more chaste in their single-hood. This situation looks very unfair. Especially if you are to look at... Read More
Today, Peace Hyde is a globally recognized media personality and showbiz impresario; deeply involved in social impact activities and creating sustainable structures for children’s education in Africa. But for this beautiful, intelligent, and grounded woman, the road to success hasn’t always been smooth and easy; it has come with its own peculiar challenges of striving... Read More
4 kidnapped girls rescued in Kaduna. Leadership Gani Adams claims he didn’t collect money from GEJ, Gandaffi. Vanguard Rickey Tarfa to know fate on February 29. Leadership Delta deputy Gov, Otuaro denies hiding Tompolo. Vanguard Court freezes Tompolo’s properties. Leadership PDP governors beg Jonathan’s ex-ministers to accept Sheriff as chairman. Nation PDP not saying anything... Read More
Earlier in the week, the ex-wife of the Gongo Aso singer, Toni Payne blasted his former publicist, Ayeni Adekunle, the CEO of Black House Media, for being the responsible for their bitter split in 2010. In a recent chat with Punch Newspapers, 9ice defended Ayeni, stating he wasn’t in any way responsible for their separation,... Read More
Following her recent loss to the incumbent governor of Taraba state, Darius Ishaku, the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Senator Aisha Jumai Alhassan, has come out to state that she won’t congratulate the governor. Alhassan, who contested the election on the platform of the ruling All Progressive Congress, had high hopes of being... Read More
Fellow Nigerians, let us start today’s epistle with a real life story. Some years ago, a woman named Dr Kema Chikwe was appointed Minister of Aviation. Her mandate was to bring sanity to our insane airports across the country. It was as if we were a jinxed nation and nothing good could ever come out... Read More
The Lagos state government has confirmed the death of 25 children, whose agse range from 8 months to 6 years old, in Otodo-Gbame community, Ikate Lekki area. The children are said to have died after an outbreak of a ‘strange’ disease. According to the Lagos state commissioner for health, Jide Idris, 34 persons are currently... Read More
Governor of Ondo state, Olusegun Mimiko, on Friday, made desperate attempts to save Senator Ali Modu Sheriff from being disgraced and removed as National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party. Purportedly acting on behalf of PDP governors, Mimiko, who’s also the chairman of the opposition party’s Governors Forum, invited to a meeting, some former ministers... Read More
Owing to the persistent depreciation of the value of the Nigerian currency- Naira- the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria, on Friday, called for the review of the country’s foreign exchange policy. According to the two professional bodies, if Nigeria doesn’t review the current exchange policy, the... Read More
No less than 105 lawyers from Aguata bar in Anambra State, on Thursday, swooped on a Federal High Court sitting in Awka, the state capital, over the police’s intimidation of their colleague, Ndubuisi Onyeakpa. The legal counselors appeared before Justice I. N. Oweido to demand for the fundamental human rights of their colleague to carry... Read More
Ace producer and founder of The Supreme Mavin Dynasty, Don Jazzy, real names- Michael Collins, has denied reports that he deliberately shunned Senator Ben Murray-Bruce’s appeal to join D’banj on stage, on Friday night. The event was the 60th birthday of the Senator representing Bayelsa East constituency, and his birthday wish was for the former... Read More