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HRH Oba Saheed Ademola Elegushi, Kusenla III celebrates his 10th year on the throne of his forefathers on Monday. His second wife, Olori Hadiza Yakasai Elegushi took to her Instagram page to celebrate him. Olori Hadiza, is from the prominent Tanko Yakasai family in Kano. She is a stunner par excellence who has been the heartthrob of the young […]
Continue ReadingA newly appointed Commissioner 1 in the Kwara State Local Government Service Commission, Olatunji Abel, has died in his sleep 48 hours to resumption. Abel, who hails from Igbaja in Ifelodun area of Kwara state, died on Saturday of suspected heart attack at his home town. The deceased was a Lagos-based businessman and politician. Gov. […]
Continue ReadingBelow is the full text of President Buhari’s address to Nigerians on Monday evening: ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE CUMULATIVE LOCKDOWN ORDER OF LAGOS AND OGUN STATES AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY ON COVID- 19 PANDEMIC AT THE STATE HOUSE, ABUJA, MONDAY, 27th APRIL, […]
Continue ReadingAisha, one of the children of Abba Kyari, the late Chief of Staff of Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has asked her father’s critics to allow him to rest in peace. Aisha stated this on her Instagram status update on Monday. Aisha, who wrote with the user name, crackeddiamond, also slammed some users whom she claimed […]
Continue ReadingOver 200 medical doctors from Cuba have arrived South Africa to help fight the Coronavirus pandemic in the country. The doctors, including community health and infectious disease specialists, arrived early Monday morning, April 27, and were welcomed by military and health authorities. Overwhelmed with the increasing cases of Coronavirus, South Africa requested assistance from the […]
Continue ReadingFriends have gone on Twitter to mourn a COVID-19 victim who died in Lagos, Nigeria, a day before his 60th birthday. The man, whose name was given as Jide Arije, aka Pio, died on Sunday, April 26, in Lagos, Nigeria. He would have turned 60 on Monday, April 27. Friends who mourned him online shared […]
Continue ReadingPopular relationship counselor and blogger, Blessing Okoro revealed why she stopped sleeping with men for money in an Instalive conversation with Denrele. Recounting what happened during an outing which made her take the decision while still in the university, Blessing Okoro stated that men who pay for sex, talk to women in a demeaning way. According […]
Continue ReadingGunmen believed to be herdsmen struck on Sunday evening along Isan Ekiti-Iludun Ekiti Road, killed a councillor with Ilejemeje council area and kidnapped the Ekiti State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Folorunso Olabode, and another person. The commissioner and two others were traveling in the same car along the road when the incident happened. A source […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem to President Muhammadu Buhari for confirmation as President of the Court of Appeal. The NJC at its 91st meeting held online last week also recommended 69 other judges for various appointments. It urged the president and their respective state governors to approve the appointments into […]
Continue ReadingCoronavirus is definitely not a pun. I agree that there should be a degree of lockdown to tackle this evil. However, I don’t agree with the total lockdown imposed by the federal government in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja. There is also a total lockdown forced on some states by their governors. Complete lockdown can’t end […]
Continue ReadingThe shallow and dry reflection of the foreign exchange market made the dollar to sell for the high of N450 in the parallel market on Friday. Impact of the crude oil prices which had been fluctuating, and fell to as low as $21, had also been taking its toll on the strength of the naira. […]
Continue ReadingThe twin sister of a nurse who died of Coronavirus has also died, just three days after her twin sister died. Emma Davis, 37, also a former nurse, died at Southampton General Hospital on Friday, just three days after the death of identical twin Katy, who worked as a paediatric nurse at the same hospital. […]
Continue ReadingAt least 620 people have been arrested in Lagos state for violating the lockdown order issued by the federal government following the outbreak of Coronavirus in the state. Among the 620 alleged lockdown violators are 39 people who were arrested at a strip club in the state. Lagos police spokesperson, Bala Elkana said the suspects were […]
Continue ReadingA Professor of mass communication at Bayero University in Kano, Balarabe Maikaba is dead. The Professor is the sixth academic to have died in one week in the state. Recall LIB reported that there’s been increased mysterious deaths in the state in the last few days. Burial prayer for the deceased was held by 4pm at his family house, near […]
Continue ReadingThe Coronavirus pandemic has claimed the life of a 55-year-old Nigeria nurse and mother of two, Esther Akinsanya (above left), while her older sister, 61-year-old Mary Idowu (right), is currently on a ventilator in an Intensive care unit. London Evening Standard reports that the sisters, who both work at the Queen Elizabeth hospital in Woolwich, United […]
Continue ReadingPerhaps the biggest COVID-19 debate in Nigeria today is: should the lockdown be lifted? Residents of Lagos state and the federal capital territory (FCT) have been under a lockdown since March 30. The aim is to slow the spread of the virus by limiting public interactions. It was also to allow those who had contracted […]
Continue ReadingNollywood actress, Sharon Ooja has advised Nigerians who have become famous for giveaways in recent times due to coronavirus to start from their families. “You see that aunty that always calls, send her money. That cousin, send him or her money. Help all your extended family!!! Times are hard, do not be a hero in […]
Continue ReadingWe are aware of the fact that some people already knew the history of how the 36 states of Nigeria were created and names given to them but what we are trying to do here is to show some people who have no idea of how these states’ names were formed. There’s rich history behind […]
Continue ReadingIn a fashion with the United States lawyers who sued China for trillions of dollars in damages, a coalition of Nigerian legal experts have also filed a class action suit against the Peoples Republic of China over the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic effect on Nigerians. They are demanding $200 billion as damages for the […]
Continue ReadingI want to start this essay by quoting Barr Akin Ajose-Adeogun, a lawyer and a historian in a short piece he titled, “AKINYEMI’S FOLLY: The Politics of Bitterness and Hatred.” Barr Akin wrote: “The author (Bolaji Akinyemi) reminds me of Mr Femi Aribisala who similarly took the opportunity of an article by Chief Femi Fani-Kayode to trash […]
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