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The American Grammy-winning soul singer and songwriter, Betty Wright, whose influential 1970s hits included “Clean Up Woman” and “Where is the Love,” has died at age 66. The singer died at her home in Miami on Sunday, many media outlets reported. Steve Greenberg of S-Curve Records told the New York Times, Wright had been diagnosed […]
Continue ReadingNigerians have taken to Twitter to mourn a popular punter known simply as Otunba. #RIPOtunba is currently the number 1 trending topic on the platform after Otunba’s death was announced by his followers only 5 days after he revealed that his doctors had told him to take a long rest after he was rushed to […]
Continue ReadingTwo police officers and wife of a popular business mogul were killed by daredevil armed robbers, who ambushed them at Okuokoko area of Okpe local government area of the state. The policemen, an Inspector, and a Sergeant, were said to have been escorting the couple who were conveying an undisclosed amount of money to their […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili has spoken on the demolition of two hotels for flouting government lockdown order in Rivers State. The two hotels, Prodest Hotel in Alode and Etemeteh Hotel in Onne, in Eleme Local Government Area of the State were demolished on Sunday, on the order of governor Wike. Condemning the […]
Continue ReadingPastor Tunde Bakare, Senior pastor of Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC) – formerly known as The Latter Rain Assembly, has called on Nigerian church leaders to offer their church halls to governments as Isolation centers as the nation continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic. Bakare’s advice comes days after Bishop David Oyedepo and Chris Oyakhilome kicked against the federal government’s […]
Continue ReadingFormer Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has welcomed a baby girl with his 4th wife Saadatu. Sanusi’s son, Ashraf who confirmed the birth of his step-sister on Instagram said the former Emir’s second wife’s plea made Sanusi name the baby girl after his first wife, who took care of Saadatu while she was pregnant. […]
Continue ReadingSurajo Gatawa, the Commissioner for Land and Housing in Sokoto state, has died. According to Family sources, Gatawa died today Sunday May 10 and has been buried at his residence at Sama Road, opposite “Babban Tanki” Sokoto according to Islamic rites. The late Sokoto Commissioner was among the 26 commissioners Aminu Tambuwal, the governor, appointed […]
Continue ReadingI have had reasons to re-think ‘happiness’ as most of us understand it. A French philosopher (Charles de Montesquieu) once said, “If we only wanted to be happy, it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, and that is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are.’’ […]
Continue ReadingPolice in Lagos state have arrested four persons for allegedly killing a househelp in the Bariga area of the state. A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, Bala Elkana, says: “Men of the Bariga Police station received a tipoff on May 9 that one Shade Moke, 41, conspired with three others on […]
Continue ReadingThe first batch of stranded Nigerians in the United States due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is on their way back home. It is the third batch of Nigerians to have been evacuated as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The second batch of 253 Nigerians evacuated from the United Kingdom arrived the Murtala Muhammed […]
Continue ReadingThe Muhammadu Buhari government is demonstrating an admixture of bravado and nervousness. I offer three pieces of evidence from last week. One: Abubakar Malami, Attorney General and allegedly Minister of Justice, who appeared on Twitter to announce the repatriation of the $311 million to Nigeria in Abacha loot by the US and the Bailiwick of […]
Continue ReadingFor decades African hospitals had been operating entirely manually, from taking notes on paper on how many patients entered the hospital on any given day, to what type of care those patients needed, or where they were supposed to be directed to. The result was a major lack in efficiency, accuracy, or often even data […]
Continue ReadingDavido has shared an old photo of his late mother carrying him when he was a baby as he wished her a happy Mother’s Day. “Happy Mother’s day Mama. Keep resting in perfect peace,” he wrote, adding “Wish you were here.” David Adedeji Adeleke, who is better known as Davido, is an American-born accomplished Nigerian […]
Continue ReadingA 30-year-old man identified as James Samuel, hanged himself in a classroom at Government Secondary School Gurku, Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa. The body of the deceased was discovered on Friday, by one of the residents in the area, who is also a police officer serving in Abuja, who quickly reported the matter to […]
Continue ReadingYour Excellency, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, you would recall that when the coronavirus pandemic began to take its toll on the Nigerian economy, President Muhammadu Buhari set up the Economic Sustainability Committee (ESC) and made you the chairman. Your brief, according to media reports, is to help work out […]
Continue ReadingNollywood actress, Anne Njemanze, is celebrating her daughter, Morenike (Renny), who is a year older today, May 10. Morenike Njemanze is the product of the short-lived marriage between Anne and actor Segun Arinze. The proud mum who is very famous for her roles in movies such as Domitila, Nigerian soap opera ‘Tinsel’ that began airing […]
Continue ReadingRe: Open Letter To Fayemi – How Negligence, Lack of PPE and Oxygen killed my Mum at EKSUTH Dear John, Your open letter on the above stated was brought to my attention. First, I commiserate with the entire Oluwadero family on the demise of your mum, Mrs. Oluwadero Deborah Bolanle at the Ekiti State University […]
Continue ReadingDear Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Exactly 12:31pm on Tuesday 21st April, my Mum went to be with the Lord at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) Ado-Ekiti accident and emergency department. For us as a family, we have found strength in the assurance of her eternal rest, and so we rather rejoice for a life […]
Continue ReadingA safari ranger had a lucky escape when the tent he was camping in was surrounded by a pride of hungry lions, who decided they fancied his boots for breakfast. Norman Chauke, 28, from Makuleke Limpopo, South Africa, works as a tracking instructor at an eco-training reserve. He was left stunned when the lions decided […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian nurse has died from coronavirus in the United Kingdom (UK) after spending five weeks fighting for her life on a ventilator in the intensive care unit (ICU). 51-year-old Onyenachi Obasi, who worked as a health visitor and nurse reportedly died on May 6 at the Queen’s Hospital in Romford. Ms. Obasi who had […]
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