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Afro beat singer, Seun Kuti has shared his thoughts about the Nigerian system, which he said has pushed many professional or specialist graduates into taking up careers they never studied in the university. Seun thinks young Nigerians who graduated as professionals have been turned to do all sorts of jobs different from their specialties in […]
Continue ReadingMaola Shopping Mall in the Ebute Ero Market at Idumota, Lagos State has been gutted by fire. The cause of the fire, which affected shops 35 and 36 in the shopping mall, was unknown as of the time this report was filed. Director General (DG), Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said emergency responders […]
Continue ReadingA Police officer has been arrested for assaulting a ports worker who was picking up his friend who works with a medical equipment company in Lagos. Recall that President Buhari who issued a lockdown order in Lagos, Ogun state and Abuja, stated that seaports in Lagos shall remain operational. Hospitals and all related medical establishments […]
Continue ReadingAmong the many different Nigerian interpretations of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, I have extracted three. First is the Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, who claimed God allowed the disease to afflict the human race “only to redirect our steps back to Him.” He urged us to beg God for forgiveness to end […]
Continue ReadingKogi State governor, Mr. Yahaya Bello, has ordered a fast investigation into the allegation of battering of a beauty queen, Elizabeth Oyeniyi, by the state Commissioner for Water Resources, Mr. Abdumumini Danga. The beauty queen had accused the Commissioner of assaulting and raping her over a Facebook comment she made. Oyeniyi said: “I left Abuja […]
Continue ReadingFormer Formula 1 boss, Bernie Ecclestone is expecting his fourth child with his wife, Fabiana Flosi at the age of 89 and 44 respectively. The billionaire businessman, who is a grandfather-of-five, confirmed to Swiss newspaper Blick that he and his 44-year-old wife are expecting a baby boy in July 2020. ‘Yes, it is due in […]
Continue ReadingGhana-based but Gambian-born actress, Princess Shyngle, took to YouTube to cry out about her current predicament. Princess Shyngle revealed that she’s pregnant, her fiance is in jail and she’s struggling alone without help from her friends or family. The curvy actress said life has been hard for her ever since her Senegalese fiancé, Frederic Badji, […]
Continue ReadingAn Osun High Court on Thursday April 2, sentenced two men to death by hanging after being found guilty of murder. The men identified as Elijah Oyebode, 25, Yusuf Ajibade, 28, and Jelili Raji, 35 were first arraigned on November 14, 2017 on three-count-charge of conspiracy to commit murder, murder and stealing. They were accused of killing one […]
Continue ReadingAfter eight days of isolation and treatment, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Prof. Jesse Otegbayo, has tested negative for COVID-19. According to The Nation, the Head of Public Relations Unit of the hospital, Mr Toye Akinrinlola said that the last test on Otegbayo’s blood sample has come back […]
Continue ReadingAn Italian nurse allegedly strangled his doctor girlfriend to death because “she gave him Coronavirus.” After committing the crime, 28-year-old Antonio De Pace reportedly called cops to tell them he had murdered young medic, Lorena Quaranta, 27. When Police arrived at the scene, they found her dead in their apartment in Italy, while De Pace was […]
Continue ReadingEkiti State government has confirmed the third case of coronavirus at one of its isolation centres. Ekiti state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Mojisola Yaya-Kolade, said a 23-year-old male suspect has been placed on symptomatic treatment and investigation. Dr Yaya-Kolade also said the second person, who fell victim of the disease in the state, as announced […]
Continue ReadingNigerian government has fired back at at the Playwright and Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, over his comments on the 14-day lockdown ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari, saying that he is not an expert in that area. The Presidency told Prof. Soyinka that he lacked professional competence to kick against the decision of the President […]
Continue ReadingA woman said to be a single mother-of-three attempted suicide by jumping into the Osun river in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria over her inability to continue providing for her children due to the lockdown. Kafayat Alake jumped into the river yesterday, April 1, a few hours after the state government imposed a stay-at-home order on residents […]
Continue ReadingBritish Nigerian writer, fashion blogger, and author, feminist blogger and founder of Saggy Boobs Matter, Chidera ‘The Slumflower’ Eggerue took to her Instagram page to put her sexy body on display while posing in a red lingerie. She captioned one of the posts: ‘Perfectly and intentionally made.’ See her photos in bigger form below:
Continue Reading“Social distancing is a privilege. It means you live in a house large enough to practise it. Hand washing is a privilege too. It means you have access to running water. Hand sanitisers are a privilege. It means you have money to buy them. Lockdowns are a privilege. It means you can afford to be […]
Continue ReadingModel, Demi Rose has taken to her Instagram page to share sultry photos as she reveals she is ‘bored at home’. Rose, sharing the photos to her 13.7 million followers said; ‘I wish I was a superhero so I could kick Corona’s ass’ Then in another photo of her wearing a pink bikini as she stood […]
Continue ReadingDrug for the treatment of the dreaded coronavirus may be ready soon if the testing of the vaccine is completed. The assurance was given by the Chairman of the Imo State Taskforce on COVID-19, Prof. Maurice Iwu, in Owerri on Wednesday. Professor of Pharmacognosy from the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), had presented a plant-based […]
Continue ReadingNigeria has recorded 23 new cases of Covid-19. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 174. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced the new cases on Wednesday night. Of the new cases, 9 are in Lagos, 7 in the FCT, 5 in Akwa Ibom, 1 in Kaduna and 1 in Bauchi State […]
Continue ReadingFormer Somali Prime Minister, Mr. Nur Hussein, died on Wednesday in Britain, about a week after being diagnosed with COVID-19. According to reports, Hussein’s family confirmed the death at King’s College Hospital in London. The former Prime Minister served between November 2007 and February 2009 in the transitional government of Somalia. The current Somali Prime […]
Continue ReadingOne of Nigeria’s renowned power-lifters and star at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio De Janeiro, Ndidi Nwosu, is dead. The death of Nwosu was confirmed by Queen Uboh, the former President of the Nigeria Powerlifting Federation. According to Ms Uboh, the husband of the late powerlifter Ikechukwu Nwosu, called her to convey the sad […]
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