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The marital crisis between Tonto Dikeh and Olakunle Churchill entered a whole new level this past weekend when Churchill went back to Tonto Dikeh’s family house to have her bride price refunded. Churchill’s uncle, Bishop Dare led a delegation to meet with Tonto Dikeh’s father, Chief Sunny Dikeh in Portharcourt to collect the bride price […]

The Yoruba Assembly, an umbrella platform for sociopolitical groups in the South-west, has asked the federal government to conduct referendum to enable nationalities constituting Nigeria decide if they still want to remain together or separate. The group led by Gen. Alani Akinrinade (rtd), comprises leading groups including Afenifere Renewal Group, O’dua Liberation Movement, Yoruba Council […]

The 35-year-old Tennis star, Serena Williams, who is also pregnant with her first baby stri*ped down for Vanity Fair  in a very risque shoot by longtime collaborator Annie Leibovitz, who first shot Williams, alongside her sister Venus, when she was 16 years old. Serena also talked about how surprised she was to find out that she’s pregnant, […]

As the controversy over the 2017 budget of the ministry of power, works and housing continues, Mr Babatunde Fashola, the minister, insists that the legislature slashed allocations for key infrastructure to little projects. Fashola insisted on the allegation he made and expressed concern over the reaction of the National Assembly to his observations on the […]

Medical Director of the National Ear Care Center, Kaduna, Dr. Aminu Bakari, is dead. Family sources said he died on Monday at a private hospital in Kaduna around 7:27 p.m. after a brief illness. “He slumped while performing ablution for magrib prayers around 6:47pm this night and was immediately rushed to Giwa Hospital where he died,” […]

More than 100 million Nigerians would suffer from asthma by the year 2025, the Chairman, Board of Trustees, Amaka Chiwuike-Uba Foundation, ACUF, Dr Chiwuike Uba, has said. He made the disclosure while briefing newsmen on the maiden annual asthma conference and launch of Amaka Chiwuike-Uba Foundation (ACUF) in Enugu. He said estimates by international health […]

The son of a Nigerian farm labourer who rose out of poverty to earn graduate degrees in agricultural economics and spent his career improving the availability of seed, fertilizer and financing for African farmers is the winner of the 2017 World Food Prize announced Monday. Akinwumi Adesina, president of African Development Bank, says the future of […]

A Pastor, Fred Ochieng, has allegedly killed his neighbour, Tobias Oyoo, who allegedly caught him red-handed having sex with his wife in the bush. 32-year-old Oyoo, while acting on a tip-off, trailed his wife to the scene of the incident around Osiri gold mines, Migori County in Kenya. Oyoo reportedly confronted the pastor and started […]

Having regular s*x has been linked to the reduction in men’s homocysteine levels, a harmful chemical found in the blood which can trigger life-threatening cardiac problems. Research found that having s*x several times a week can slash the levels of homocysteine in men, whereas women benefit far less from regular s*x. It is thought that […]

The former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida (retd), on Monday said the time has come for Nigeria to be restructured. IBB made the remark while appealing to Nigerians to refrain from making hate speeches which, according to him led to a 20-month civil war in the 60s. Speaking during the prayer to mark his 75th birthday […]

Former Aviation Minister and critic of Buhari government, Femi Fani-Kayode, has commended the former Military President, General Ibrahim Gbadamosi Babangida (retd) for calling for a restructured Nigeria. Writing on his Twitter page, Fani-Kayode stated that IBB has “shown immense courage” by lending his support. “I commend General Ibrahim Babangida for expressing his support for the restructuring […]

Relationship adviser and blogger, Joro Olumofin has opened his platform on Instagram for Nigerian ladies to share their fantasies about their wedding night. This has caused a storm on his page with several males and females dropping interesting imaginations of their perfect night with their different marital partners. Below is a list of some of […]

Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) said yesterday that 23 states of the Federation currently owe local government workers’ arrears of salary ranging from one to 16 months. NULGE National President, Ibrahim Khaleel, stated this in a statement, in Abuja, yesterday. Khaleed was, however, full of praises for Lagos, Ogun, Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, Sokoto, […]

Sacked whistleblower at the Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Ntia Thompson, has been reinstated following public pressure championed by the Africa Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), a civil society organisation working on building support for the whistle-blower policy of the Federal Government of Nigeria. Thompson, an Assistant Director in the Servicom Unit […]

Photos of female strippers entertaining inmates at Johannesburg Medium B Prison, also known as Sun City, surfaced on social media over the weekend. In the images, the prisoners can be seen being entertained by the half-clad ladies. Informationng reports that the Department of Correctional Services has confirmed the authenticity of explicit images. See more after […]

In a bid to debunk the rumors making rounds yesterday claiming that the President has speech impairment, an audio tape purported to be President Buhari’s Sallah message to Nigerians was released yesterday, but it was recorded in Hausa. Listen to the 1 minute 2 seconds tape through: http://youtu.be/b9nj2HwjVvE?a or through the URL below:  YouTube ‎@YouTube  Follow Umar Abba مصطفى @mustaphaumar […]

Secretary General of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Anthony Sani, has explained why the report of the 2014 national conference organized by the then President Goodluck Jonathan, cannot be implemented by the Buhari’s administration. He said, nobody could compel the sitting government to implement reforms outside its mandate; adding that the report of the conference might […]

“All of us who do not speak the Hausa language in which Buhari allegedly addressed Nigerians are being told one thing: you do not belong here. Can anyone ever come up with a more powerful rationale for secession?”- Kayode Samuel. Can anyone fault Samuel’s thinking and rationale? Two days ago I wrote an essay titled […]

The daughter of a Couple who got married 3 days after they met in 1980 and are now celebrating their 37th wedding anniversary, shared details about how her parents made their marriage work. According to her; “My parents got married 3 days after they met. They just celebrated 37 years. Love knows no timeline. This […]

An eighteen year old Nigerian, Uwade Helen Akhere, has made history to becoming the cynosure of all eyes in far away United State of America, as she won 11 Scholarships to American Universities to study after emerging tops in her academic pursuit at the Charlotte Catholic High School. Uwade, who hails from Edo State, was […]