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The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, says he wonders how white people were able to convince Africans that polygamy is a sin while homosexuality is a human right. In a post shared on his Instagram page, the monarch described this thought process as a big joke to the world. Read his post below:
Continue ReadingMedia personality, dancer, singer and descendant of the Ransome-Kuti family, Omoyeni ‘Yeni’ Anikulapo-Kuti, has opined that cheating is not a deal breaker in a relationship or marriage. Speaking on Television Continental (TVC) in Lagos, the 61-year-old daughter of Afrobeat legend, late Fela Anikulapo Kuti, said the only deal breaker for her will be if her […]
Continue ReadingThe Friday verdict of the Osun State governorship election petition tribunal is generating outsized ripples. This is not surprising. Coming less than a month to the landmark presidential election, the decision of the tribunal sure will affect electoral permutations for the state and beyond. More critically, the split judgement has pushed to the fore certain […]
Continue ReadingCanadian police have arrested two Nigerians, Gbemisola Akinrinade and Adebowale Adiatu, for allegedly enriching themselves with the proceeds from the sales of valid flight tickets to unsuspecting customers. Canada Today reports that the suspects fraudulently sold more than 250 airline tickets at a value of more than $500,000 in the racket scheme. Majority of the customers […]
Continue ReadingA container has fallen on a fully loaded bus in Ojuelegba, Lagos state, Nigeria this afternoon, January 29. Confirming the incident, the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency LASTMA says efforts were made toward rescue and evacuation. The Director-General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu who also confirmed the incident in […]
Continue ReadingNigerian woman, Rahama Asma’u, has died less than one month after her wedding. Asmau and her husband, Umar Maigari Dingyadi, got married on Saturday, December 31, 2022. She died on Thursday morning, January 26, 2023, in Sokoto State, Nigeria. She has been laid to rest according to Islamic rites.
Continue ReadingEnglish pop star and Roc Nation singer, Rita Ora finally confirmed longstanding rumors that she and director Taika Waititi are married. “Yes … I am officially off the market,” the “How We Do (Party)” singer announced during an interview on the UK’s “Heart Breakfast” Friday. “Putting out a new single and it really being inspired […]
Continue ReadingIn a release on Sunday, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has extended the deadline for the swapping of old naira notes with the redesigned ones till February 10, 2023. Nigeria’s apex bank said it added “a 10-day extension of the deadline from January 31, 2023, to February 10, 2023, to allow for the collection […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced a further extension of the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards PVCs by one week. The commission had earlier extended the deadline for the collection of PVCs to Sunday January 29, however, the new deadline is February 5. In a statement released today, the National […]
Continue ReadingNigerian singer, Chukwudi Ken Agali popularly known as Chuddy K, is bereaved as he just lost his wife, Racheal. Chuddy K shared the sad news on his Instagram page this evening. He disclosed that she had been battling cancer for a while. “My queen is gone. I can’t believe am typing this. Never imagined a […]
Continue ReadingNigerian singing diva, Teniola Apata popularly known by her stage name, Teni, took to her Instagram page to show off her much slimmer physique. The beautiful singer bared her midriff and thighs while rocking a two-piece swimwear. In fact, this is the first time that Teni will be pictured in revealing clothes even after shedding […]
Continue ReadingIt was always obvious to keen, disinterested observers that Bola Tinubu’s gamble in helping Buhari to ascend to power won’t pay off in the end; that his opportunistic political love affair with Buhari won’t be requited; and that the brittle, delicately thin thread that held their relational dynamic would snap sooner or later. I wrote […]
Continue ReadingNigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday, reiterated his earlier position that there was no going back on the naira redesign project and ruled out the extension of the January 31 deadline for the old N1,000, N500 and N200 to cease from being legal tender. The President’s position was supported by the Central Bank of Nigeria, […]
Continue ReadingTinubu pays, most people will tell you. I do not know whether, and to what extent, this is true; but it is a popularly held view. “We shall walk out of this electoral engagement with something substantial”, has been attributed to some of his supporters. In sum, it would seem that there is a larger […]
Continue ReadingA High Court of Ekiti State on Wednesday morning asked the Ekiti State House of Assembly, the Clerk and Hon Olubunmi Adelugba, the defendant /respondents in the suit challenging the impeachment of Rt Hon. Olugboyega Aribisogan as Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly to file their defense in the matter and stop waisting the […]
Continue ReadingA shocking video of a South African policewoman forcing her 12-year-old son to have s*x with her has sparked outrage online. On Thursday, January 26, the South African Police force started trending online after a video of a police woman recording herself forcing her son to have sex with her. In the video, the policewoman […]
Continue ReadingNigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that he joined the Nigerian army where he retired as a Major General, to escape the pressure of getting married. The President revealed this during a visit to the Emir of Daura, Faruk Faruk, after inaugurating two roads in Katsina state. Presidential aide, Femi Adesina, further revealed that Buhari […]
Continue ReadingStreet wisdom dictates that those in glass houses don’t walk naked. This seems lost on Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate and the flagbearer of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have allowed their media managers to trade damaging allegations that question their own character and […]
Continue ReadingNigerian actress and film producer, Mary Remmy Njoku has advised people to lower their expectations of men of God as they are human beings as well. In a post she shared on her page on Friday morning, the mother of three pointed out that people should learn to cut clergymen some slack. Read her post below:
Continue ReadingIn an address to the people of Osun State on Friday, the Governor of the State, Ademola Adeleke, has restated his rejection of the tribunal judgment which nullified his election and affirmed that he was going on appeal to the higher court. Adeleke stated that the discrepancies mentioned in the judgement of the tribunal chairman, […]
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