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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, today, crowned and presented the staff of office and instrument of appointment to new Oba Abdulwasiu Omogbolahan Lawal, Abisogun II, as the 15th Oniru of Iruland, Eti-Osa Local Government Area of the state. Also in attendance were traditional leaders led by Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwanu Akiolu I and also […]
Continue ReadingCanadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau took a knee during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Ottawa on Friday, June 5. Trudeau showed up unannounced to the anti-racism protest on Parliament Hill to hear speeches from activists demanding fairer treatment from police for minorities. Trudeau joined the large crowd in kneeling in silence for eight minutes and 46 […]
Continue ReadingAn imminent UNO State of Cameroon is fiction, both Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations Office in Nigeria said on Friday. A Nigerian newspaper had reported the imminent birth of a new African nation, sandwiched between Nigeria and Cameroon. According to the false report, the new country whose name is UNO State […]
Continue ReadingWorld football governing body, FIFA, has confirmed it has paid Nigerian Football Federation the outstanding $700,000 owed to the Super Falcons for participation in the 2019 Women’s World Cup. Nigeria’s women’s team, the Super Falcons participated in the Women’s World cup in June 2019 and as at February 2020 had not received payment of $1m […]
Continue ReadingNigerian actress, Olayinka Lawal has revealed she married a popular transport union boss, Kunle Poly, because of his good personality and not because of money. The actress made this known in an interview with ADENIYI ADEWOYIN. of The Nation Read below what Olayinka said when asked why she married Kunle Poly: “That’s an ongoing question […]
Continue ReadingHow time flies. When Major Abubakar Umar was appointed military governor of Kaduna state by Gen Ibrahim Babangida in 1985, he was just approaching his 36th birthday. He was fresh-faced and handsome, with the trademark well-arranged moustache — the trend at the time. Beyond his looks, Umar came across as a progressive, one who cared […]
Continue ReadingNigerian government has seized a private jet believed to be owned by former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Dan Etete, over his alleged involvement in the $1.1 billion Malabu oil deal. The Bombardier 6000 jet with tail number M-MYNA which touched down at Montréal-Trudeau International Airport in Canada on Friday evening, was seized on Saturday morning after a Quebec judge granted […]
Continue ReadingMrs Queen Igbinevbo, the pregnant wife of Comrade Promise Igbinevbo has died after she was raped and murdered at home. Mrs Igbinevbo was alone at her home in Benin when her attackers gained entrance into the home through the ceiling. A source who spoke to LIB said the intruders had come in search of her husband, […]
Continue ReadingThe family of Late Majek Fashek has made a public plea for financial assistance to fly home the deceased reggae legend who died on June 1, 2020 in New York City, United States of America. Former member of the House of Representatives, representing Egor/Ikpoba Okha Federal Constituency and music enthusiast and owner of U&I Records, […]
Continue ReadingBeautiful Nollywood actress and founder of Passion Against Rape and Abuse Africa (PARAA), Foluke Daramola-Salako has said that 75 percent of the rape cases her organization has handle were perpetrated by religious leaders. Daramola disclosed this during an interview with media personality, Funmi Iyanda. The actress who was raped by her tenant when she was […]
Continue ReadingFellow citizens of the world, the above title is not original to me. It is the headline of a very profound and inspired article written on June 3, 2020, by one of the greatest novelists of the last century, Salman Rushdie, in the Washington Post. I know many of today’s readers may not know who […]
Continue ReadingBritish-Nigerian boxer, Anthony Joshua delivered an impassioned speech during a Black Lives Matter rally in his native town of Watford. The unified world heavyweight champion was attending the march in the wake of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The 30-year-old was wearing a jumper with the words ‘Black Lives Matter’ and was […]
Continue ReadingUnited States former Vice President Joe Biden has secured the delegates needed to win the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination on the first ballot at the August convention, crossing the threshold of 1,991 delegates. Associated Press reported that Biden who took a commanding delegate lead in mid-March and after Vermont’s Senator Bernie Sanders dropped out of the […]
Continue ReadingInfertility has traditionally been thought of as a woman’s problem, but this is far from the truth. Men are just as involved with infertility as women. About one out of every three cases of infertility is due to the man alone, and a man shares infertility problems with the woman about half the time. A […]
Continue ReadingThe Director of Online media of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Ambrose Nwogwugwu has been arraigned before a Magistrate court sitting in Owerri on charges bordering on terrorism and defamation following some of his Facebook posts “targeted” at Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo state. In the charge sheet marked 0W/217c/2020, it was alleged that the […]
Continue ReadingA Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Sir Jadegoke Adebonajo Badejo, slumped as he was walking out of his home and died. Badejo, 61, the Principal Partner of Bonajo Badejo & Co, died on Friday, June 5. A source who spoke to The Nation narrated how he died, saying: “He was fully dressed about to step out […]
Continue ReadingFormer BBNaija housemates, Khafi and Gedoni’s love story started at the Big Brother Naija show. They started as friends and after they left the house, their love blossomed, at least, to the point that they are engaged. Khafi Kareem hails from Ekiti State, Nigeria but lives in London, United Kingdom. She is an ex-housemate of […]
Continue ReadingA 17-year-old girl has been arrested for faking her own kidnap in Ogun State. The girl identified as Seun Adekunle was arrested alongside her 25-year-old boyfriend, Basit Olasunkanmi, after her mom, Bukky Adekunle, reported at Enugada police division on the 4th of June 2020 that she sent her daughter to Lafenwa market on the 1st […]
Continue ReadingA Mexican senator, Martha Lucia Micher, 66, went topless during Government Zoom call after mistakenly thinking she’d turned her camera off but left it on. The incident occurred during a recent meeting with members of the National Regeneration Movement political party, the Bank of Mexico, and journalists to discuss the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. […]
Continue ReadingOndo State Department of Public Prosecution (DPP) has given advice that the suspected killers of the daughter of Chief Reuben Fasoranti, Mrs Funke Olakunrin, have a case to answer. Mrs Olakunrin was killed on Benin-Owo Expressway, Ore in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo in July 2019. The men of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad […]
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