Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade, the Olubadan of Ibadan, is dead. The Olubadan was said to have passed away at about 7.30pm on Tuesday in his palace in the Monatan area of Ibadan. After the death of the monarch, who became the Olubadan in July 2007, Punch Newspapers reports that palace guards immediately summoned a son of the deceased, Prof. Femi... Read More
While many may feel Chocolate city rapper, Ice Prince shouldn’t have defended his girlfriend –Maima Nkewa over the cheating allegations levelled against her despite the barrage of evidences- his label boss, Jude ‘MI’ Abaga seems to think otherwise. The Chocolate City president took to Twitter to stand by his friend and colleague after ‘understanding the depth... Read More
9ice‘s ex-wife Toni Payne has spoken in defence of Chocolate City rapper, Ice Prince for standing with his boo, Maima Nkewa who has been accused of cheating on him. However, it seems Nigerian Twitter Netizens aren’t on the same page with her as they bashed her for interfering in the matter- bearing in mind that... Read More
Chief of Army Staff, Major General Tukur Buratai, has shared his side of the December 12 clash between soldiers in his convoy and members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, in Zaria, Kaduna. Buratai said the army did not deliberately set out to ‘violate the rights’ of Nigerians they have sworn to defend and protect. The... Read More
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Monday, dropped a bombshell that 55 Nigerians stole a total of N1.34 trillion between 2006 and 2013. Nigerians reacted with disbelief, with many calling on Lai Mohammed to put out evidence to substantiate the claims. In response to the widespread clamour by Nigerians, the Minister has said... Read More
by Emeka Nwankwo According to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Mallam Garba Shehu, the President has vowed to deal decisively with oil pipeline vandalism, oil theft and insecurity arising in the Niger Delta The statement noted that the President made these known during an interactive session... Read More
by Emeka Nwankwo The former ruling party, now the main opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Tuesday condemned the handcuffing of her National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, at his appearance before a High Court for hearing on his bail application. While describing the anti-corruption war of the FG as lopsided, the PDP warned the... Read More
Viber, one of the leading messaging and calling apps with more than 664 million unique users worldwide, announced today that it has opened its latest social channel ‘Public Chats’ to partners in Africa and the Middle East. Brands, organizations, celebrities, public figures and social influencers from these countries can now join Viber’s global platform to... Read More
by Emeka Nwankwo Abubakar Malami, the attorney general and minister for justice, on Tuesday promised that there will be no sacred cows in the Buhari administration’s fight against corruption. The Attorney General made the declaration at the presentation of the report titled: “Go Home and Sin No More: Corrupt Judges Escaping from Justice in Nigeria.”... Read More
Apart from institutional leakages where deliberate non-implementation of policies has continued to lead to porosity of public funds; braze greed of unpatriotic public servants and sheer lust to climb the ladder of societal superiority are elements that have continued to rekindle the flames of corruption in Africa. Beyond these elements however, one behavioral attitude which... Read More
In Nigeria, giant advertising hoardings are commonplace, with billboard images on a vast cinematic scale. On these structures three artists will explore the relationship between advertising and daily life in the city of Lagos, locating new works of art on billboards. Commissioned by Create London and A Whitespace Creative Agency in Nigeria and funded by... Read More
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) intends to head to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague to file a complaint against President Muhammadu Buhari and other government agencies. The group’s lawyers, who disclosed this on Tuesday, stated that the complaint would be filed by Göran Sluiter of Prakken d’Oliveira Human Rights Lawyers, a... Read More
Kombowei Benson, Speaker of the Bayelsa state House of Assembly has finally stepped down from his position. The April 2015 election of the Speaker was on December 9, nullified by the Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. After failing to heed the court’s ruling for 40 days, Benson on Tuesday, vacated his seat... Read More
Nigerians have taken to Twitter to react to the unfortunate news of Nigeria’s much-loved rapper, Ice Prince Panshak Zamani’s heartbreak. Ice Prince’s lover, named Maima has been alleged to be frolicking with a married man named Akinbode, who has been posting pictures on his Instagram account to substantiate his claim. Nigerians wasted no time to hop... Read More
Nigeria has signed six agreements with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Abu Dhabi to enhance bilateral relations between them. President Muhammadu Buhari and the Crown Prince of the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan was present at the signing of the agreements on trade, finance and judicial matters on Tuesday. Nigeria’s Minister... Read More
Olisa Metuh, the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, has been granted bail by a Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja. Metuh, who arrived in court on Tuesday, January 19, for his bail hearing, is under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The PDP spokesperson was granted bail on the condition that he pays N400... Read More
We reported this morning that Ice Prince may be nursing a heartbreak after his outburst on Twitter. However, the Chocolate City second-in-command has quashed rumours of a break-up between him and Maima Nkewa. He took to Twitter to defend the Ghanaian bombshell again over the cheating allegations levelled against her by a random fan on... Read More
Two years ago, Tunji ‘Tee Billz’ Balogun and Mavin first lady, Tiwa Savage almost parted ways over a fight. Unconfirmed reports would later suggest that Tee Billz might have hit her during a minor disagreement. Two years on, Tee Billz, who welcomed a son with Tiwa Savage in June 2014, has become an advocate against domestic violence.... Read More
Captain Sagir Koli is a Nigerian hero. For Captain Sagir Koli the battlefield may be the crucible to survive. He must be agile, decisive, quick thinking, and above all courageous. Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines courage as “mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty.” But courage manifests itself not just in... Read More
Transparency International (TI) says there’s a relationship between the rise of insurgency in and the level of corruption in Nigeria. A report by TI stated that while African leaders are using their defence budgets to buy loyalty and build ‘patronage networks’ while inadvertently driving recruits to terrorist groups such as Boko Haram. The report where this... Read More
The publisher of female lifestyle magazine and founder of Genevieve Magazine, Betty Irabor and her husband, veteran N…
The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, arrived an Abuja court on Tuesday, January 19, for his bail hearing. Metuh, who is under investigations by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, was handcuffed as he was led to thecourt room by warders of the Kuje Prisons, Abuja. The PDP spokesperson is being tried on... Read More
The Presidency has finally laid claim to the second copy of the 2016 budget proposal following the ruckus that ensued when reports of the loss of the initial budget document submitted to the Senate, surfaced. President Buhari has on Tuesday, January 19 requested the National Assembly to throw out the window the initial copy of the... Read More
At the time of writing this essay, Nigeria has lost 44 of her citizens to the dreaded Lassa Fever which like the equally dreaded Ebola Virus Disease is a haemorrhagic fever that spreads easily from one person to another even at the slightest of contacts. The two diseases need a comprehensive action plan involving the... Read More
2016 is turning to be a very interesting and controversial year as everyone seems to be taking shots at each other. Former member of the once famous Plantashun Boiz, Blackface has joined the bandwagon after taking shots at Wizkid in a new song and video titled Killah. In the song, Blackface called out wizkid saying:... Read More
The month of January is synonymous with fitness and a lot of sinners trying to repent, the newly sinned looking for s…
Doyin Okupe, former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, has lambasted the people who are out to soil his name. He took to social media to react to a story published by Premium Times, in which the news platform reported that Okupe collected money from Jonathan, using some companies as payment to hack... Read More
It could be quite devastating when one gets let down by love. Things may have gone sour between Chocolate City Vice President/rapper Panshak ‘Ice Prince’ Zamani and his now ex-girlfriend Maima Nkewa (if we are to go by his latest tweets) after she was alleged to have been cheating on him with a certain Akinbode, an ‘Abuja... Read More
One way to begin to see how vastly indulgent we usually are is to fast. It is a long day that is not broken by the us…