By Esho Wemimo The colour block trend is has been around for a while now, and has been a staple on red carpets everywhere. Wearing the trend however, is not as simple as it seems. Color blocking is wearing strategically placed complimentary yet contrasting bold colours in one outfit. It’s also referred to as colour clash... Read More
What: Ella&Gabby Fashion Show. Where: Oriental Hotel Lekki, Lagos. When: 14 April 2012. Photos by Hycinth Iyereosa
This week’s edition of the #YNaijaInterview was with ace musician Naeto C. Radio presenter, singer and songwriter (among many other things) Tosyn Bucknor (@toptosyn) drilled him on a number of topics, from politics to video games. Check it out! @YNaija: @NaetoC, let’s start with the obvious. What’s changed since the wedding #YNaijaInterview @NaetoC:... Read More
by Seyi Lawal A reader sent this in. That b**ch stole my look… What wedding is this, coz I’m loving the Aso-Ebi. Who wore it better?
by Hauwa Gambo The new edition of WOW! is out! And it’s hot, hot, hot with Isio Wanogho leading a posse of the nation’s hottest models including Opeyemi Awoyemi, Marcia Okahai and Chika Emmanuel, winner of the Elite Model Competition. This edition also features an interview with DJ exclusive and two fashion editorials themed The... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju Score one for the girls! Well, almost. Nigeria may be on the verge of getting it’s first female chief justice, come July this year. Current Chief Justice Dahiru Musdapher is set to resign on 14 July, and ahead of that, he has nominated a female judge to succeed him. Musdapher has written the National Judicial Council... Read More
by ‘Seun SALAMI From childhood, you wanted to be an airline pilot, not a priest of the Catholic Church. You felt it when you woke up this morning, that lump in your throat you had first felt as a boy approaching your twelfth birthday, the day you woke up to sounds of an argument between... Read More
Blood! Availability of safe blood means life for countless pregnant women and young children in Nigeria.We collect an estimate of 25,000 pints of blood annually even though we need 2 million pints… Every year Nigerian loses 59,000 women to predictable and easily prevented deaths. Each week, 1,131 women die in childbirth. Since my last column,... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju Former Bayelsa state governor yesterday received a response to his suit filed against the Peoples Democratc Party, PDP, in the form of a dismissal from the Supreme Court. Sylva had filed a suit against the party over the rightful candidate for the concluded 11 February governorship election in the state, but the... Read More
There is a growing realization amongst Nigerians that certain types of modesty – humility, if you like – are counterproductive at best, and injurious at worst. If this is true in private life, it is especially true when trying to confront the huge challenges that come with being Nigeria’s president. Last September, as part of... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, asserted that the 2015 elections will be “the best in the history of the country”. Speaking Thursday in Paris, at a luncheon in his honour by the staff of the Nigerian Embassy, he said that steps were being taken to institutionalise continuous voter registration and... Read More
by Chi Ibe President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the commencement of operation for the Nigeria Police University, Wudil, which is now scheduled to open in September. If its take off is successful, it will become the first police university in Africa. The Minister of Police Affairs, Caleb Olubolade and the acting Inspector-General of Police,... Read More
by Seyi Lawal Jafaar, younger brother of former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, on Thursday told a Public Hearing on Electricity Metering Inquiry Committee for North-West that the Power Holding Company of Nigeria hiked his bill from N22,000 to N1.5m because they were tipped off he had made recently money abroad. “I didn’t... Read More
Chef Monday “Monte” Agho shows off one of his signature dishes: Mississippi Pride Catfish. Monday “Monte” Agho never intended to open a restaurant when he arrived in America in 1975. At that time, the young Nigerian had his sights set on a finance degree from Jackson State University with the ultimate goal of a doctorate... Read More
Part 1: “She hasn’t had kids yet, but she looks like this???” – Kemi Adetiba shares her inspiring weight-loss story: The Journey The tools Fast-forward to 7 months later; I have dropped from a size 12 to a size 6, WITHOUT any special diets. Actually, I really did not alter my eating habits. I... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju It goes without saying that pretty much everyone these days is an entrepeneur in some way (in their heads, at the very least). Okay, that may be an exaggeration, but almost everyone has one big idea or the other, something that’s gonna shake up the world and revolutionise the way we -insert... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju Being a Man of God in Nigeria these days is pretty controversial stuff it would seem. When our religious leaders aren’t spreading the word or running major enterprises, they seem to find themselves riling up the public, what with all the outrage over Pastor Chris Oyakhilome’s statement about the sinful nature, or... Read More
by Abdullahi Aborode Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo (D’banj) former Mo Hits records co-owner has been signed on Mercury Records one of the top UK record label. He now has a profile on their website which can be seen here that confirms the deal. Mercury Records is member of the Island Def Jam music group a unit... Read More
Continuing from last week’s story found HERE……. A shot rang out in the corridor at the exact same time the bullet hit my chest, knocking me into the wall. The guards spilled out at once, rushing towards the sound of the blast, leaving me spread-eagled on the marble floor. Seconds later came the distant spitting... Read More
We all know the story. Some big shot turns up in a big city without any prior notice and their overly-officious personnel close down some of the busiest streets in the name of ‘safety’, ‘security’ or, even worse, ‘convenience’… Traffic jams are a fact of life around the world –... Read More
by Chi Ibe Nigerians in Malaysia have complained that they are no longer feeling the hospitality of Malaysians; the society, the authorities, and even the schools have turned against them. Recently, AllAfrica.com reported that a Nigerian PhD student had a meeting with his university’s registry and was told that the university would no longer admit... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju Just last month, an Italian citizen who was held hostage by the Boko Haram sect was murdered in captivity. However, the Italian government seems to bear no grudges over the unfortunate incident, as they have announced their readiness to help Nigeria deal with the security threat. Italian special envoy on humanitarian emergencies,... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju President Goodluck Jonathan, currently on a visit to Germany, said on Thursday that the state of security in the country wasn’t as bad as it had been made to seem, and his administration was on top of the situation. Speaking to journalists after talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel, he said that the... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju 5 civil servants are to be charged to court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in connection to the recent pension fund investigations. The officers are Atiku Abubakar Tigo, Ahmed Inuwa Wada (Director), John Yakubu Yusuf (Assistant Director), Veronica Onyegbula (Cashier), and Sani Habila Zira (ICT officer). The EFCC had previously... Read More
; by Seyi Lawal 19-year-old Nigerian, Kazeem Kolawole has been sentenced to life in prison after a gang shooting in South London last year left a five-year-old girl, Thusha Kamaleswaran paralysed. According to reports, the shooting which took place on March 29, 2011 was captured on the store’s CCTV camera and showed the emotional moments... Read More
by Chi Ibe This year’s August visitor is Bassey Ikpi, a Nigerian born poet/writer who featured in the National Touring Company of the Tony Award winning Broadway show, Russell Simmon’s Def Poetry Jam. Ikpi who has cultivated a successful career in the States has always dreamt of performing her poetry in her homeland. In August,... Read More
by Seyi Lawal Byge Collections is proud to present: The official launch of BYGE, and the unveiling of the brand new collection Regeneration. Regeneration will be showcased at the launch on Tuesday, 1 May 2012 in a glamorous and unique catwalk show. The venue is the Coral Hall, Idowu Martins; opposite Mega Plaza, Victoria Island,... Read More
V14 Ventures, a corporate shopping and events services company in partnership with De Marquee presented; The Break Free Party, a party with the aim of taking a stance against Abuse in relationships. The Party featured: *Live Band Music *Performances by music artistes like David Jones, Dj Lu and others. * Music themed on R.E.S.P.E.C.T. like... Read More
by Abimbola Adelakun I caught the ‘Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for World Bank Presidency’ bug late because, initially, I thought it was a passing fancy. In an interview with the Economist in March, she said, “I came because I believe in standing up for something and putting my money where my mouth is. Who is willing to... Read More
These distinguished guys have really tried for us, think of all those (ehrm) crunch-time moments that okadas have been lifesavers. There is a league of special (not necessarily) “gentlemen” that are typically known on Nigerian streets. After the Nigerian Police Force, they are most probably the most insulted. Oh wait I think PHCN should take... Read More