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A widow identified as Mrs Aondozungwe, was allegedly burnt alive in her home by suspected thugs in Mbagen community, Buruku Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. Benue activist, Ukan Kurugh, who reported the incident on Monday March 8, alleged that the deceased, a nurse with Buruku LGA, was said to have been killed few […]
Continue ReadingThe big, bold and beautiful American singer, rapper, songwriter, flutist and Grammy Award winner, Lizzo, whose real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, shared these new photos of herself posing in a black two-piece. See more photos below: Photos: Lizzobeeating, Instagram
Continue ReadingIn June 1948, Sir Adeyemo Alakija, President of Egbe Omo Oduduwa, was in Ile Ife with other leaders to inaugurate the Egbe. At that event with the organisation’s founder, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Alakija spoke strongly to the imperative of a ‘big tomorrow’ for the Yoruba race. “This big tomorrow,” he said, “is the future of […]
Continue ReadingMahamadou Issoufou, who is stepping down as president of coup-prone Niger after two terms in office, on Monday won Africa’s top prize for leadership. He was awarded the 2020 Mo Ibrahim Prize for facing “seemingly insurmountable challenges”, ranging from deep poverty to jihadism and desertification. Despite these enduring problems, “Issoufou has led his people on […]
Continue ReadingSouth African social media influencer, Sarah Langa, has revealed that she made her first million cash by getting a divorce from her ex-husband, Jehan Mackay. Mackay and Sarah got married in 2017. After two years and ten months of marriage, Mackay filed for divorce in September 2019. He reportedly became irritated with Langa’s obsession with […]
Continue ReadingYouth leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Garki Ward, Abuja, Nigeria, Hon. Babangida Sadiq Adamu, on Saturday, married two women same day in Abuja. Adamu, a Real Estate Broker, married Malama Maimuna Mahmud and Malama Maryam Muhammad Na’ibi on Saturday, March 6. The first wedding fatiha took place at Kado Bmiko Juma’at Mosque, beside […]
Continue ReadingThe news last week that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had begun a probe into the finances of former governor of Lagos State and All Progressives Congress (EFCC) strongman, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, literally shattered the Nigerian political airwaves. In the news, the EFCC reportedly wrote a letter to the Code of Conduct Bureau […]
Continue ReadingSenior citizens and leaders of thoughts from a broad spectrum of the Nigerian society, on Saturday, expressed grave concerns over the future of the country, putting forward a roadmap to rescue Nigeria from the brink of total collapse. The elder statesmen were unanimous in separate submissions at the 2021 edition of the Obafemi Awolowo Foundation […]
Continue ReadingIt is by now evident that although President Joe Biden appreciates and identifies with Nigerians (certainly in more ways than Donald Trump did), he has nothing but stone-cold disdain for the inert, isolated mannequin in Aso Rock that pretends to be Nigeria’s “president.” Biden’s first call to an African president (on March 3) after his […]
Continue ReadingThe Registry wedding of the media personality, Debola Williams to his partner, Kenny, daughter of former Ogun state governor, Gbenga Daniels, took place in Lagos on Saturday, March 6. The wedding had in attendance family and close friends of the couple. Debola and Kenny got engaged in November, 2020. We wish them happy married life. […]
Continue ReadingRecord label boss, Babatunde Oyerinde Abidoun aka Kashy Godson is dead. Kashy who is the owner of Cash Nation died in the early hours of Sunday, March 7, in Ghana. While the cause of his death is yet to be ascertained, unconfirmed reports claim he committed suicide. While some allege he jumped from his house balcony after battling depression […]
Continue ReadingIsrael Adesanya has suffered his first career loss after he was defeated by Jan Blachowicz at UFC 259 in Las Vegas on Saturday night, March 6. The New Zealand-Nigerian middleweight champion was bidding to become the fifth fighter to hold two UFC titles simultaneously after a 20 – 0 record. In the fight, Adesanya showed […]
Continue ReadingHis Eminence, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese in Nigeria was the guest of Toyin Falola Interviews on Sunday. As usual, prominent interviewers were on hand to post questions to the very restless Bishop. Interviewers today include Prof Toyin Falola himself who teaches History at the University of Texas, Austin; Ayisha […]
Continue ReadingLast week, a video surfaced in which a repentant herdsman, of Fulani origin, alleged that he and other bandits were given AK-47s by the present administration, so that they could kill Nigerian citizens. The man swore to this, and said his years of training as an almajiri led him to reject the bandit lifestyle, hence […]
Continue ReadingIbarapa joint security operatives which include Oodua Peoples Congress, Vigilante, and other local groups have arrested an alleged notorious Fulani warlord terrorising Oyo communities, Iskilu Wakili. It was gathered that Wakili was arrested after several attempts resulting in a gun battle. There had been reports that Wakili and his gang were allegedly involved in the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Supreme Court Justice, Sylvester Ngwuta is dead. Sources at the apex court confirmed that Ngwuta died in the early morning of Sunday in his sleep at his official residence in Abuja at almost the age of seventy. Ngwuta was said to be getting set for his retirement from the Supreme Court on March 30, […]
Continue ReadingSadly, this story makes me laugh. A human rights activist shared with me an experience she had during a governorship election in one of the south-west states many years ago. She said she was in the state capital on election eve when she learnt that a renowned political thug (who is now being branded by […]
Continue ReadingThe first runner-up of the 2020 Big Brother Naija, Lockdown Edition, Dorathy Bachor, has stated that the reality television show was the thing that made her come out of her shell. The entrepreneur stated this during an Instagram Live chat with showbiz personality, Ubi Franklin, during the week. Dorathy said: “I am a private person. […]
Continue ReadingNollywood actress, Sotayo Sobola has shared photos from her wedding day. The married actress who has kept her family away from social media shared the photos on her Instagram page on Saturday morning. Her colleagues and fans flooded her timeline with congratulatory messages thinking it was today that she tied the knot. But she quickly […]
Continue Reading33 year-old Nigerian, Michael Nzube, has died in a hospital in India, while under police custody. He died on Saturday, while undergoing treatment at a private hospital. Anjuna police in Goa, have registered an unnatural death case against the Nigerian. According to Navhind Times the Police suspected drug overdose as the cause of death. Anjuna police […]
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