Tokini Peterside is notable for handling the Media and Public Relations, Sponsorship and events for Hennessy, Moet and Chandon, Veuve Clicquot, Dom Perignon and Belvedere. She was born in 1985, and holds a Law degree from the London School of Economics, in addition to a Solicitors Legal Practice Course Certificate from the College of Law... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo A small community in Edo State was thrown into confusion early yesterday morning after the sudden death of one of its Catholic priests. Rev. Father Peter Ayala of the St. Thomas Moore Catholic Church, Sobe, in Owan West Local council area of Edo State was found dead in his apartment within the... Read More
by Sobiya N. Moghul They can be removed easily by a dermatologist 1.Keratosis pilaris is identified as skin-coloured or slightly red bumps on the skin. It starts during adolescence and affects the outer arms, back and thighs and rarely the face. It occurs because the unshed skin forms hard plugs in the opening of the... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Information Nigeria, an Information portal focused on providing interesting Nigerian content has become the first media website in Nigeria to attain 1 million fans on Facebook and by achieving this milestone has been acknowledged as the fastest growing page ever in Africa by Socialbakers.com (A social media analytics website). The Information Nigeria... Read More
by Tope Adesipo Abio Great Nigerian students, when the strike first began we thought that this ASUU members have started again, for once we were all tired of the incessant strike over wages and allowances the question that kept coming to our mind is what do they want again? after-all,school fees has been kept reasonably constant in... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Popular actress and singer, Tonto Dikeh gave us an insight into the significance of her much talked about tattoos on yesterday’s episode of Rubbin’ Minds where she was the guest on the Entertainment Segment on Channels TV with host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu. [READ: “I’ll die for Yvonne Nelson, dine with Genevieve Nnaji & dust off Tonto... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo Saturday was a dark day for Emmanuel Ajala, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun State, as he was severely beaten and subsequently stripped naked by suspected political thugs. Mr. Ajala was on the way home to his Gbonagun residence at about 6:30pm on Saturday when he was waylaid by... Read More
by Olaitan Ladipo It is also clear that essentially only our Igbo brethren exhibit this discourteous habit. Other ethnics usually show appreciation for generosity and show respect for host traditions and ancestry. It is even more important to note that the Igbo do this usually, only in matters pertaining to the Yoruba. The striking resemblance... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo A 21-year-old fashion designer, simply identified as Kemi, committed suicide after an alleged derogatory comment from her mother, identified as Mummy Kemi, in Isale Asa Ilorin, Kwara State. According to sources, Kemi lived with her parents till the time of her death and was said to have committed suicide with locally-made rat poison... Read More
A 14-year-old boy has been left with the body of a 110-year-old in India because he has a rare disease which makes him age eight times faster than normal. Ali Hussain has seen five of his siblings die from the same condition called Progeria which is known to affect just 80 people worldwide. Two of... Read More
by Denise Schipani Infidelity is an enormous hurdle for a marriage to overcome, but just ending the affair is not enough. For a marriage to fully get past one spouse’s adultery, the unfaithful half of the couple cannot maintain a “friendship” with the former lover. While healing an ailing relationship is usually what we all... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo A 36-year-old architect, Eniola Kiyesola, was allegedly beaten to death by land grabbers, on August 18, at Omo Ebi Bagidan Village, after he refused to give them the sum of N5,000 they were demanding for. According to sources, it was gathered that Kiyesola left the house after he bade his wife and kids goodbye,... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo In a bid to curb electoral malpractice in the state, the Anambra State Police Command has apprehended more than a 100 people suspected to be “imported voters” The suspects, according to the police, were brought in from Lagos, Plateau and other parts of the country to register as voters in Anambra State... Read More
by Mercy Abang Bankole Eniola is our feature for the week and he is a Nigerian policy advocate based in London- He is passionate about developing economies and most especially the nation of his birth, Nigeria. Bankole’s ideas about policy advocacy and communal participation in nation building led him to initiate Nigeria Dialogue in 2011.... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo “Shekau’s ‘death’ will not stop Boko Haram”. This was the opinion stated by a Northern based civil rights activist and President of the Civil Rights Congress , Mallam Shehu Sani, after the purported killing of the Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau in Maiduguri by the operatives of the Joint Task Force. Sani, further... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo In apparent disregard for the posterity of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its 2015 aspirations, 8 of the party’s 23 governors have decided to register a new party, the Voice of the People (VOP). This action further highlights the cracks within the party and this may yet jeopardize the party’s chances... Read More
by Gbemi Abayomi Let’s play the tape back from the very start till now. If not for their revolution as the Remedies coming to our TV screen then on the then AIT JAMZ show with “Shakomo” ; no TV or Radio stations give a dawn about Nigerian hip hop music. A revolution which I believe... Read More
by Ochereome Nnanna Bearing in mind that until a couple of years ago Nigeria was totally railway immobile, the resumption of aggressive railway transportation and the very promising master plan the Federal Minister of Transport, Alhaji Idris Umar unveiled during the Ministerial Platform, Nigeria is, indeed, on the march again. There is an old, simple... Read More
A disgruntled man went on a stabbing spree in a southwestern Chinese city, killing four people and wounding 11, police said Monday, in the latest in a string of apparently random attacks across the country. The public security bureau in Chengdu said Monday on its microblog that the 41-year-old suspect began attacking fellow passengers on... Read More
by Stephanie Obi Okay, but seriously now, the people who can charge N10M for their services, and actually get paid for it, how did they do it? Have you thought about it too? When Dbanj sang “I make 10 Million in a week, are you with me”, I thought he was just bragging. How nau! 10... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo A resolution might be in sight for the ongoing strike which has crippled the medical sector in the country. According to reports, the Ministry of Health is meeting with stakeholders in the industry to resolve the disagreements which have led to the ongoing health workers strike According to reports, the heads of... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo Two of three robbers who engaged in a shoot out with policemen in Ogun State last Wednesday have been confirmed dead. The Ogun State Police Command has issued a statement saying that it had recovered the corpses of two of the three robbers who were involved in a gun battle with policemen... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo The son of a former senator has been arrested following alleged robbery charges. The young man, identified simply as Ola Kila, has been remanded in prison following his alleged involvement in an Abuja robbery. According to reports, the former senator’s son, who hails from Ekiti State, led a gang of armed robbers... Read More
by Titiladunayo, Daniel ‘Damilola I rest my pen by giving credence to the Yoruba adage that says “ebe lanbe osika” which roughly means “na beg we dey beg the wicked” meaning we raise the alter of pleas to appease the wicked Uproar in the middle-east, crisis in Egypt, political instability in Nigeria, economic catastrophe in... Read More
A Canadian woman’s attempt to expose her hometown mayor to the complexities of a gender equality issue caused some buzz after she took her top off mid-interview. Lori Welbourne, a syndicated columnist with The Province newspaper, sat down with Kelowna Mayor Walter Gray to talk about double standards and whether a woman would land in... Read More
by Ijeoma Nwogwugwu That Interstate has gotten this far in the process should be blamed on Vice-President Namadi Sambo who has chairman of NCP kept bending the rules for his friend Mr. Offor. During the technical evaluation of the bids, Interstate was allowed to sail through even though it failed to pass the evaluation criteria.... Read More
by Akan Ido The Governor of Taraba state, Dambaba Suntai has returned to the the country after spending ten months in the United States of America recuperating from injuries he sustained in a plane crash. Suntai, who was aided out of the down to the tarmac was visibly in some sort of pain wincing as... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo An Ilorin secret cult has suffered a huge blow as three of its members are alleged to have been killed and 18 more arrested. The victims who were allegedly members of the Eiye Confraternity died after a raid of their hideout by police officers and vigilante members while the initiation ceremony of... Read More