Okonjo-Iweala moves to final stage on WTO race

Ex-Nigerian Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has reportedly advanced to the final round in the selection to lead the World Trade Organization (WTO). Only two of them remain standing on the contest, as members of the Geneva-based trade body also selected South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee. The initial pool of eight candidates to replace Roberto Azevedo, […]

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Fani Kayode’s estranged wife, Precious Chikwendu confirms end of marriage

Precious Chikwendu has finally confirmed that her marriage to former Nigerian Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has ended. The mother of 4 confirmed the end of her marriage in an exchange with an Instagram follower after she shared photos with her sons. The follower had written: “These enablers are faceless, ur marriage is collapsing n […]

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Nigerian rapper, Olawale Hassan, jailed in the UK for rape

Nigerian rapper based in the United Kingdom, Olawale Hassan popularly known as Goldie 1, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping a woman. BBC.com reports that the 33-year-old, who lives at Falcon Avenue, Grays, Essex, attacked the victim in Southend in 2017 after claiming he was a music producer, officers said. Olawale […]

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How to Achieve Your Goals By Creating an Enemy, By Nir Eyal

DJ Khaled, the one-man internet meme, is known for warning his tens of millions of social media followers about a group of villains he calls “they.” “They don’t want you motivated. They don’t want you inspired,” he blares on camera. “They don’t want you to win,” he warns. On Ellen DeGeneres’s talk show, Khaled urged […]

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Buhari endorses special salary scale for teachers

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has granted approval for a special salary scale for teachers across the country. The Nation reports that the approval coincided with commemoration of the World Teachers Day on October 5. Buhari also increased the number of years of service from 35 to 40. The president stated these in Abuja on Monday during […]

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#EndSARS protest rocks Lagos city

Nigerian youths in Lagos State, on Wednesday, protested against the alleged brutality and extra-judicial killings being perpetrated by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The youths marched to the Force Headquarters, Ikeja, Lagos, through the Computer Village, Under Bridge, carrying placards with various inscriptions. They vowed that the protest will hold for three days […]

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Nuhu Ribadu’s daughter, Fatima, apologises for her wedding dress (Photos)

Fatima, daughter of former Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chairman, Nubu Ribadu, has begged those offended by her wedding dress for forgiveness. She got married to Aliyu, son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar at the weekend in Abuja, Nigeria. Her dress generated a stir among Muslims on social media who lambasted her for […]

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Young woman killed by lightning strike, two weeks after her wedding

24-year-old woman was struck dead by lightning two weeks after her wedding in Namukanaga village, Namungalwe sub-county, Iganga district, Uganda. The deceased, Kamuya Nabirye, died on the spot after she was hit by lightning as she sat on a bench inside her house, while carrying her three-month-old daughter during a heavy downpour on Monday, October […]

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Scientists discover 24 planets, conditions may be more habitable than earth

Scientists have discovered 24 planets outside our solar system that they believe may have conditions even more suitable for life than Earth. In a new study, led by Washington State University, the researchers detail the characteristics for these potential ‘superhabitable’ planets. The planets are more than 100 light years away, but could be our best […]

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Akeredolu, Jegede, Ajayi, others sign peace accord for guber election

To forestall violence and bloodletting, candidates of political parties participating in the coming Ondo State Governorship election have signed a peace accord. During the Peace Accord signing ceremony which held in Akure, Ondo State capital on Tuesday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said the pact was to ensure a violence-free election. Among those who […]

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Nigeria must be restructured ―Northern Elders Forum insists

Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has advised Nigerians not to be tired of demanding the restructuring of the country from the present government. Speaking on Tuesday morning, NEF spokesperson, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, while featuring on Channels Television programme, Sunrise Daily, insisted that the country must be restructured to address fundamental issues that ought to have been […]

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Pastor, 5 others sentenced to life imprisonment over missing child

Founder and Senior Pastor of Sotitobire Praising Chapel, Prophet Babatunde Alfa and five others have been sentenced to life imprisonment by a High Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria, for last year’s disappearance of a one-year-old child, Gold Kolawole from the church. The little boy was abducted by an unknown person during the church […]

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Baby choke me, scream my name shouldn’t be guys first thing if marriages are to work ―Etinosa, actress

Actress and Comedienne, Etinosa, is of the opinion that marriages are harder today because couples now skip the talking stage which affords them the opportunity to know each other better. Etinosa said this in a post shared on her Instagram page. She opined that instead of intending couples to spend more time to discuss and […]

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American coach, Randy Waldrum is new Head Coach of Nigerian Super Falcons

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has named American, Randy Waldrum, as the new Head Coach of the Senior Women National Team, Super Falcons. Waldrum replaces Swedish Coach, Thomas Dennerby, who left his role in 2019 to take up a U17 coaching job with India. The 64-year-old who played as a midfielder during his playing days was […]

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Abby Zeus poses completely naked again (Photo 18+)

South African based Nigerian model, body positivity activist and the founder of The Boob Movement, Abby Chioma Zeus has once again revealed her reasons for always going naked on Instagram. The Body positivity activist and founder of The Boob Movement explain in a post that she used to hate her big boobs because she believed they […]

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