by Oge Okonkwo Superstar Iyanya is certainly living the good life and has no problem showing it. The ‘Kukere’ singer shared a picture of himself on the picture-sharing site, Instagram lounging in the first class section on a flight to London and later to Las-Vegas, Nevada. The sexy artiste was nominated alongside Psquare, Emeli Sande, Machel... Read More
by Tutu Akinlabi Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh is no stranger to body ink and in the photo below which she posted on her Instagram page, the star shows off what we believe is a new tattoo on her wrist. The lettering on the first layer can’t really be deciphered but the second layer has inscribed... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Errm.. this may sound stupid but are men of the Police Force not supposed to look slim, trim and ready for action? This officer, however, doesn’t look like he can run the distance as short as the one that separates an eye from the other. His pose is quite hilarious as... Read More
by Tutu Akinlabi News on the grapevine has it that Nigerian actress, Mercy Johnson Okojie, has been blacklisted by the Nollywood Movie Marketers Association. According to reports, the Nollywood diva has attracted the wrath of the marketers over the supposedly exorbitant fees she requires before featuring in a movie. Before the ban, Mercy Johnson-Okojie reportedly... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Like Peter Okoye, the queen of Nollywood, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has joined the list of Nigerian celebrities acting as training resource persons. Omosexy was in Doha, Qatar for the World Innovation Summit for Education where she was one of the speakers at the summit to speak on innovative methods to engage and interest youths with... Read More
by Chinedu Okoro Lagos, you are still our pride, courted by others like a bride, you are most munificent, your jagged scenery never recedes to us who behold,they are never evanescent. Lagos, They call you Eko but I know you as Lagos I also know you as Lasgidi habitation to many Alàgidi Nigeria’s nerve centre home to our National Theatre. Lagos,... Read More
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Friday called on the Federal Government to take measures to end the four-month-old strike by Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The call is contained in a statement signed by Mr Musa Lawal, the Secretary General of the union, in Abuja. ASUU had embarked on strike to protest against... Read More
by Musa Achimugu Why is there so much emphasis on the cost of the cars? N255 million is not even enough to feed our president for just 15 days; N255 million is not enough for our Vice President to read his newspapers; N255 million cannot maintain our presidential jets for 10 days; N255 million is... Read More
by Adeola Balogun The popular saying, “The rich also cry” has been found to apply to many residents of popular highbrow areas in Lagos State. According to recent investigations conducted, the inhabitants of posh areas such as Lekki, Ikoyi and Victoria Island might be drinking up their own faeces. This conclusion was arrived at after... Read More
by Wilfred Okiche For years now, the Nigerian attempts at capturing the Broadway cultural experience have mostly been imported recycles from South Africa (Umoja) or the United States (Fela!). Then 2013 birthed ‘Kakadu’, the first indigenous musical. In an entertainment industry currently enjoying a resurgence in movies and music, the local theatre scene has for... Read More
The former headmaster of an elite private school in Wilmington, Del., has surrendered to state police to be charged with dealing in child pornography. Authorities said 53-year-old Christopher Wheeler turned himself in Friday afternoon, one day after authorities said they were searching for him. Wheeler stepped down as headmaster of Tower Hill School last week... Read More
by Alkasim Abdulkadir We wait for government to come and cover festering water holes of maggots and mosquitoes near our homes, our poverty mentality has dulled our senses on the need to clear slimy gutters. When did we get to this point? Even though as a people we are quick to mouth off the cliché “Cleanliness... Read More
by Sola Olawunmi The pathetic tale of this sad phenomenon can be seen in a recent report about a Nigerian undergraduate called Jane Okoro who attempted suicide because of the frustration of ASUU strike, claiming that at her age she should have been done with school if not for the unending strikes and ASUU’s hardline... Read More
Guards stand next to a banner with Chinese text, which translates as “Return my son! Explain to all parents and kids,” displayed on the gate of a primary school by family members after their child committed suicide in Chengdu, China. A 10-year-old Chinese schoolboy plunged 30 floors to his death after his teacher apparently told... Read More
by Victor Oladapo-Ariyo Imagine the title winner winning 18 of its possible 19 home matches and drawing one, this same club now wins only 2 of its away matches, drawing 2 and losing an outrageous 15!!! What kind of a league champion is this?? In writing this piece, I have fulfilled my promise to... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo The biggest most colourful concert this year is finally here, it’s the Colourfulworldofmore Concert! With artistes like Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Olamide, Phyno, Burna Boy and others billed to perform at the mega-concert it is without a doubt an event to attend. We caught up with some of our very mega-acts billed to perform... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo A Benue State man accused of raping his younger sister, while she was on her sick bed, has been taken before a Magistrate court in Makurdi, the state capital. Jacob Jume was arraigned yesterday as the court heard that he had forcefully had incestual intercourse with his sister while she was... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo The tenures of some legislators in Katsina State have been forcefully terminated after the Court of Appeal in Abuja declared that they had held the positions wrongfully. The sack order affected two Senators and eight House of Representatives members from the state, who filled the legislative positions after the Independent National Electoral... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo It is finally here! The colourful world of more concerts which promises to be the biggest of its kind in the country will start this Sunday, November 3 at the Eko Convention Centre. The mega event will feature frontline Nigerian artistes, Wizkid, Ice Prince, Olamide, Phyno, Davido, Burna-Boy, D’banj, Psquare, Waje, Chidinma, Tiwa... Read More
Julius Adegun had on Saturday, September 21, 2013, boarded a commercial bus from Abule-Egba, on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expresssway, around 10.30pm. He was heading to Iyana-Ipaja but had no idea he had boarded the bus with a three-man gang of robbers. The events that unfolded later were to confound him because it was one he... Read More
by Pius Adesanmi It is this lack of a lived experience of the real thing, of the real deal, that sometimes transforms the Nigerian regular Joe into the most vociferous defender of his own oppression. If you know better and you hit the airwaves and the public sphere with tales of alternatives, the wrongly... Read More
by Akan Ido Artiste, Olamide Adedeji keeps pushing the boundaries in the Yoruba rap genre in the Nigerian music industry using a style of delivery made popular by late music superstar, Da Grin. In this Sun Newspapers interview, the talented rapper who is also a final year student of the Tai Solarin University speaks on... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo The Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, has revealed that criticisms levelled against him do nothing to faze him. The President, while speaking during the funeral of his mother-in-law, Madam Charity Oba, said that he does not allow his critics to constitute distractions to him. The Sun reports: The President, said: “No matter the... Read More
by Dele Momodu You promised last year to reduce how you used to travel before the fuel subsidy crisis but your trips have actually increased as if with a vengeance. No leader is ever respected when he hardly sits at home to mind the business for which he was elected. It is a sign of... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo The residents of Usar community in Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State were left in shock yesterday after a woman, who preparing to get married, allegedly took her own life. Joy Ngufan Iorzaa was preparing to marry her fiance, Aondover Auva Shande and preparations were underway until they were cut short... Read More
by Akin Osuntokun And it is with this reluctance that I presume to judge the stewardship of Miss Oduah as Minister of Aviation; and even at that, I’m enlisting her not in her own right but as a variable whose misconduct conspicuously lends itself to the applicability of one of the most original and insightful... Read More
As a rising music star she has become known for her increasingly extravagant tastes in fashion. And now Rita Ora has used her passion for shopping as her inspiration for Halloween as the singer stepped out in a highly original outfit on Thursday. The 22-year-old RIP singer attended several New York nightclubs a pink frock... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu More than 90 migrants have been confirmed dead as they tried to cross the Sahara Desert from Niger. Rescuers recovered the bodies of 52 children, 33 women and seven men who were heading towards the Algerian border. “It’s the first time I’ve seen anything like it. It is hard to understand what... Read More