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Africa’s rich cultural heritage can no longer be overlooked or viewed remotely from discriminatory and narrow foreign perspectives. We as a continent have been able to not only preserve our art but, express our originality through various means and channels such as entertainment, fashion and interior design, extending our creative expressiveness to other cultures. The […]

46-year-old policeman in Delta State, identified as, Corporal Barau Garba, who allegedly abducted a 14-year-old girl and turned her to a s*x slave over a six-day period, has now been dismissed from the force. It was learnt that Garba was handed a summary dismissal after an orderly room trial on Monday, October 30 in Anambra […]

Former Nigerian model, Dr. Emeka Okorocha, who’s a  junior doctor with the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK is attracting millions of females fans all over the world after a video of him sharing hangover cures went viral on social media. The 24-year-old from River State who studied medicine at the University of East […]

Some men and women from northern Nigeria staged a protest on Friday. The protesters who spoke only in Hausa language, demanded the removal of President Buhari’s chief of staff, Mr. Abba Kyari. They also asked President Buhari to ban his cousin, Mamman Daura from coming to see him in the presidential villa. Watch video of the […]

Nigerian star singer, Tiwa Savage has revealed how she overcame the crisis with her husband Tunji Balogun aka Teebillz The ‘Mavin Queen’ says she relied on God for help despite accusations of her sleeping around with men. According to her, the crisis made her stronger “My mother has always told me that, in this life, […]

Femi Adesina, media adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari has claimed that his principal personally rejected the motion to endorse him for 2019 during the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC). This is contained in an article he release on Friday titled, ‘PMB: Just like the mills of the gods’. Adesina […]

Expectedly, beauty queens are not permitted to be in a relationship during their reign. Most of them claim they abide by that rule, including the current Miss Nigeria, Chioma Obiadi. When Saturday Beats asked the young beauty queen how she has been able to cope with that, she said it was just a protective measure put in […]

Since her stellar performance in the movie, ‘Arugba,’ which was directed by the film maker icon, Tunde Kilani some ten years ago, actress Bukky Awoyemi, popularly known as Bukky Arugba, has remained Nigerians’ sweetheart on the silver screen until 2014 when she encountered her first scandal as an actress. The story then was that Bukky snatched her […]

The ongoing Local Government election in Enugu State has been condemned by the All Progressives Congress (APC). National Vice Chairman of the party in the South East, Emmanuel Eneukwu, told journalists in his country home at Obinagu in Udi Local Government Area of the state that the election was a `sham’. Mr. Eneukwu said that election […]

‘One child too many. A history of death, tragedy and sorrow and the terrible curse of power in Nigeria’ In the early 1960′s Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the first Premier of the Western Region, lost his first son and years later his second son and second daughter were cut short in the prime of their lives. Chief […]

The Press Release: “We want to express our thanks and deep appreciation to all who have demonstrated their sympathy and expressed their condolences over the loss of our eldest son, Jide. I want to especially thank President Muhammadu Buhari, VP Yemi Osinbajo, the state Governors, distinguished Senators particularly Senate President Bukola Saraki, members of the […]

21-year-old woman tried to slip poison into her new husband’s milk and inadvertently killed 17 of his family members in the process. Aasia Bibi, who is charged with murder, appeared in court Tuesday in the northeastern city of Muzaffargarh, where she told reporters that her parents had forced her in September to marry a relative, […]

Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said on Thursday that there were about 500 Nigerians in Chinese prisons detained for various offences. Dabiri-Erewa made this known on the side line of an international seminar on Nigeria-China relations in Abuja. She also refuted claims that there were thousands of […]

Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), Mr. Antonio Guterres, on Thursday stated that the world body was worried by the recent agitations for self determination by a section of the South East geo-political zone of Nigeria and expressed UN’s preference for a united and peaceful Nigeria. The Special Representative of the Secretary General of […]

Ever felt jealousy or discontentment due to the seemingly higher standards or jet-set lifestyle of other people on social media? You are probably suffering from Social Media Anxiety Disorder (SMAD), a condition described by the Research and Development Unit of Yudala – Nigeria’s pioneer online and offline e-commerce outfit – as one afflicting a growing number of young […]

Nigerian lady, Dunamis Bibiana Beryl, took to Facebook to reveal that she is contemplating taking her own life as nothing seems to be going right for her. She shared a video of her crying and talking about how things always go wrong whenever they seem to be going right, she captioned the video ‘Suicide on my mind’ […]

A Nigerian NYSC lady and Mathematician, Adannaya Chikito, got a surprised marriage proposal from her boyfriend during her passing out parade on Thursday in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. And she answered ‘Yes’. Congratulations to her and her fine boyfriend. Photos below: Photo: Lailas

The birth of a ‘wonder boy’, simply referred to as ‘Daddy Samuel’, in Akure, the Ondo State capital, Nigeria, has turned the residence of his parents into a sort of miracle healing centre. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that people from far and near have been besieging the house daily to seek spiritual assistance from […]

President of Nigerian Senate, Bukola Saraki, has advised the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to appear before an ad-hoc committee of the Senate set up to investigate various allegations of official impropriety and corruption levelled against the police boss by Senator Isa Misau. Chairman of the committee, Senator Francis Alimikhena, had informed the Senate that […]

Sixteen members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) serving in Anambra are to repeat their service year while three others will serve various terms of disciplinary measures. The Anambra NYSC Coordinator, Mr Ebenezer Olawale, who made the disclosure on Thursday in Awka, said no formal passing out ceremony was held in the state. Olawale […]