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Mrs. Jane Nnamani, wife of former Nigerian Senate President, Chief Ken Nnamani, has passed away. Jane, said to be in her 60s, died after a minor surgery in Enugu, according to reports. News of her demise spread in the State on Monday, a development that has thrown her entire Amaechi country home into mourning. The […]
Continue ReadingAs the hearings of presidential election petitions started on Monday, DEBORAH TOLU-KOLAWOLE examines the profiles of five justices who are members of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal The Presidential Election Petition Court on Monday began hearing the election petitions filed by five candidates in the last presidential poll. The candidates are challenging the victory of the President-elect, […]
Continue ReadingGE DE GBE L’EKO WA. Let us go back to Memory Lane. WHO ARE THE LAGOSIANS? The Aworis were the original settlers in Eko, called “Lagos” by Portugese adventurers. The “Idejo ” class of chiefs – Olumegbon, Oluwa, Oniru, Onisemo, Oloto, Aromire, Elegushi, Ojomu, Onikoyi, Onisiwo, Ojora, Onitolo, Onitana – were the landowning chiefs who […]
Continue ReadingNigerian businessman from Imo State, Nigeria, Mr Ikechukwu Ebelebe, has been found dead two weeks after he was reportedly kidnapped by gunmen in his hometown in Owerre-Akokwa in Ideato-North Local Government Area of Imo State. It was gathered that his corpse was found by villagers where it was dumped in a locality in Orumba South […]
Continue ReadingAction Alliance (AA) and its Presidential candidate, Solomon David Okanigbuan, on Monday, withdrew their Petition challenging the declaration of Bola Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election. At the commencement of the pre-hearing session of the Presidential Election Petition Court sitting in Abuja, counsel to the petitioners, Oba Maduabuchi SAN moved a […]
Continue ReadingIn Port Harcourt, Rivers State last week, as guest of Governor Nyesom Wike, President-elect Bola Tinubu promised to fight corruption. To delink judicial officers’ minds from corruption, Tinubu’s blueprint of fighting this goblin, he said, would be to further incentivise judicial officers. “You don’t expect your judges to live in squalor, to operate in squalor and […]
Continue ReadingNigerian film, television, theatre and voice actor, Deyemi Okanlawon and his wife, Damilola Okanlawon celebrated their 10th year wedding anniversary a few months ago. We missed the lovely occasion when it took place and thought we should still bring it to our readers. Deyemi expressed his love and appreciation for his wife, stating that their […]
Continue ReadingThe one who hasn’t been hit by war calls himself a man (Eni ija o ba nii pe ‘ra e l’okunrin). The word for ‘fight’ in Yoruba is ‘ija’; but ‘ija’ is much more than ‘fight’. It means battle; it is also war. If you’ve never been caught up in or overtaken by war, it […]
Continue ReadingThe beautiful Nigerian star actress, screenwriter and film producer, Ruth Kadiri-Ezerika, the proud mother of two, has shared beautiful photos of her first daughter, Reign, representing a clothing brand on her Instagram page. So cute! Kadiri’s post: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ruth Kadiri Ezerika (@ruthkadiri)
Continue ReadingA 13-year-old boy has committed suicide after he was accused of stealing a mobile phone in Ntantalla, Cameroon. According to a Cameroonian journalist, Tata Benard Gibip, the boy had earlier attempted to stab himself over the false accusation but was cautioned. The boy sneaked out of the house on Sunday morning, May 7, 2023, and […]
Continue ReadingFive political parties and their candidates are respectively challenging the outcome of Nigeria’s February 25 presidential election on grounds of non-compliance with the electoral laws as well as the guidelines of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Names of the Justices who will be presiding over the various presidential election petitions that will arise are: […]
Continue ReadingEveryone who observes Nigeria knows there is a large body of religious people and self-confessed prophets who hear, or claim to hear, the voice of God in political affairs. The Nigerian who fascinates me in this regard is Moshood Ademola Fayemiwo, the Spiritual Head & Founder of The Jesus Christ Solution Centre in Texas, United […]
Continue ReadingPresidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, visited the Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Sunday. Sharing photos of the visit on his Twitter page on Sunday, Obi said he visited Soyinka to clear the air concerning the relationship between the literary icon and the OBIdient Movement. Obi wrote: “Today, I visited […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Afropop singer, songwriter and actress, Tiwatope Savage, popularly known as Tiwa Savage, yesterday evening performed at the coronation concert of King Charles III at the Windsor Castle. As usual, the beautiful music diva delivered. The coronation of King Charles was held on Saturday at the Westminster Abbey, England, United Kingdom. Watch her performance below: View this […]
Continue ReadingDear Ma, I just want to appreciate you for your encouraging posts on sexual purity! May God bless you abundantly momma. I pray death doesn’t take you away. You’d be alive to witness my testimony of getting married as a virgin. I’m going to share my testimony with you soon! You’d live long in Jesus […]
Continue ReadingAspiration of Senator Godswill Akpabio, the annointed candidate for the office of the Senate President in the incoming National Assembly, has suffered a setback as the major opposition caucus in the Senate has rejected his choice. The much-awaited zoning arrangement for the leadership of the 10th Assembly was made public at the end of an […]
Continue ReadingOne of Nigerian singer 2Face’s (2Baba) babymamas, Pero Adeniyi (Perosaiyemi), who has three kids with him has unveiled her husband, the new man in her life. Without mentioning his name, she unveiled him on Saturday on social media, as the man turns a year older on Saturday, May 6. Pero, while sharing loved up photos […]
Continue ReadingTori Bowie, the sprinter who won three Olympic medals at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, has died. She was 32. Bowie’s death was announced Wednesday by her management company and USA Track and Field. No cause of death was given. “USATF is deeply saddened by the passing of Tori Bowie, a three-time Olympic medalist and two-time […]
Continue ReadingPretty and Nigerian veteran actress and producer, Iniobong Edo Ekim simply known by her stage name, Ini Edo, has shared the first look of her daughter on her 2nd birthday. According to the star actress, her daughter, Light, was welcomed to the world on March 15, 2021, but the actress only shared her birthday photo […]
Continue ReadingOne of the most enduring jokes on social media is centred on “agbado” — the Yoruba word for maize, which is equally known as corn. Many Nigerians might have forgotten the source. Speaking at his 69th birthday colloquium in March 2021, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, then addressed as national leader of the All Progressives Congress […]
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