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During this past New Year’s celebration, l did something that has been on my bucket-list for ages – I took a long six-hour drive from Atlanta, to St. Simons Island in the State of Georgia, in the USA. The ardous task of the long drive was made bearable and pleasant, because I was accompanied by […]
Continue ReadingSenator John Azuta-Mbata has been elected as the new and 13th President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, a prominent Igbo socio-cultural organisation. Mbata, a former Senator representing Rivers East at the National Assembly from 1999 to 2007, was elected at the Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly meeting held at the old government lodge Enugu, the Enugu State […]
Continue ReadingPRESS RELEASE Makinde approves new Alaafin A new Alaafin of Oyo has been formally approved by Governor Seyi Makinde. A statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, said that Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade after thorough consultations and divinations, has been recommended by the Oyomesi and approved by the Governor of […]
Continue ReadingA former Catholic Rev. Father of 17 years, Dr. Echezona Obiagbaosogu, said he has resigned from his position as a Catholic priest to embrace African traditional religion. Obiagbaosogu, who teaches African Traditional Religion at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, in Anambra State, said he was fascinated by the traditional African spirituality and the art of […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced one Chima Nkwocha also known as Young Billionaire to two years imprisonment for defrauding a United States citizen of $345,000. It was gathered from a statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday that the convict was arrested in August 2024, arraigned before […]
Continue ReadingUnderlying the definitions of bullying in dictionaries is power imbalance. To bully someone is to direct aggressive behaviour at them, to intimidate or threaten them, to act cruelly towards someone, or to coerce them. For one to do these, there must be a power dynamic that makes the person at the receiving end vulnerable. Such […]
Continue ReadingA newspaper, Mansfield News-Journal, in 1963, published a bold prediction: someday, people would carry their phones in their pockets. At the time, the idea seemed absurd—phones were bulky, wired devices limited to homes and offices. As one can see today, we carry not just mobile phones but powerful smartphones capable of video calls, internet access, […]
Continue Reading57 years ago almost to the month, celebrated Kenya political scientist, Ali Mazrui, observed that “for some reason a disproportionate number of the historic acts of violence in Africa since independence have tended to happen in the months of January and February.” He had good reason for this. In January 1961, the Belgians and the Americans […]
Continue ReadingNew Commissioner of Police (CP) in Ekiti State, Joseph Eribo has assumed office, to take over from Adeniran Akinwale, who was recently promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG). A statement released on Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Ekiti State police command, Sunday Abutu, described Eribo […]
Continue ReadingDear esteemed readers, I wish you a year filled with happiness, success, and good health. May your dreams come true, and may your heart remain joyful this New Year and always. Following the publication of my article on hidden sugar in our food, I received a text message from a reader. He claimed that sugar […]
Continue ReadingIn its latest update, the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has expanded its lexicon with 20 Nigerian words and expressions. The newly added entries include popular terms like “japa,” “agbero,” “eba,” “419,” and “abi,” among others. These words, deeply rooted in the everyday lives of Nigerians, highlight the influence of Pidgin English, street slang, and cultural […]
Continue ReadingSpecial Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, has dismissed the objection filed by the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, challenging its jurisdiction to hear the $4.5 billion and N2.8 billion fraud case brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Delivering the ruling on Wednesday, Justice Rahman Oshodi held […]
Continue ReadingNigerian singer and songwriter, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, known professionally as Wizkid, has gifted a new Benz SUV worth over N200 million to personal assistant (PA), described as his right-hand man, Femmy. Femmy shared a clip of the luxury ride’s machine on his Snapchat platform, expressing heartfelt gratitude with the caption: “Whoooppp thank you Big Wiz, […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr. Solomon Dalung, has described the power brokers in President Bola Tinubu’s administration as very educated, more experienced, sophisticated and dangerous than those in the government of former President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today program, Dalung claimed that the cabals in Buhari’s administration lacked education […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Super Falcons goalkeeper, Yewande Balogun, has officially announced her retirement from professional football playing. Balogun, who was part of Nigeria’s squad for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, made one appearance for the nine-time African champions during her career. The goalkeeper shared the news of her retirement in a […]
Continue ReadingA high court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, has ruled that Siminalayi Fubara, Rivers state governor, can conduct official business with three lawmakers at the state house of assembly who have not vacated their seats. The suit had sought to compel Governor Fubara to re-submit the 2024 budget to the faction of the […]
Continue ReadingIt has now become something of a yearly tradition that someone would share a video of hundreds, or perhaps even thousands, of beggars lined up on one of the priciest real estates in Nigeria—Bourdillon Road, Ikoyi, Lagos. Already always striking in Nigeria, the paradox of poverty and prosperity jars your eyes. These people queue up […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement released on Monday evening, two Nigerians, Olutayo Sunday Ogunlaja, 39, and Abel Adeyi Daramola, 37, face up to 20 years each in a United States prison after they were convicted by a federal jury for orchestrating a $560,000 romance scam. The US Attorney, Alexander Uballez and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge […]
Continue ReadingIt is a new day and a new beginning in Ghana today, January 7, as the country today celebrates the inauguration of President John Dramani Mahama on his second return to the country’s helm of affairs. Mahama was President of Ghana, 2012-2016. He lost the 2016 election to President Nana Addo Akuffo Addo. He lost […]
Continue ReadingNollywood actress, and executive producer, Judy Austin pens a heartfelt birthday message to her husband, Yul Edochie as he turns a new age on Tuesday. She took to her Instagram page to celebrate him on his special day. See her post below: View this post on Instagram A post shared by JUDY AUSTIN YUL-EDOCHIE (@judyaustin1)
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