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One 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 […]
Continue ReadingConstitutional lawyers and our elected representatives should kindly step into this and educate us, mere lay minds. The worst development I can conceive is to have a situation where rational measures for the containment of the coronavirus pandemic are rejected on account of their questionable genesis. This is a time for Unity of Purpose, not […]
Continue ReadingAs the dreaded coronavirus continues to ravage the world and with schools closed down following lockdowns, parents around the country, Africa and the world over, may be wondering how they’re going to keep their children and wards busy during the necessary break. The list below should help to keep them entertained and learning and (hopefully) […]
Continue ReadingNigerian judge, Justice M.S Sifawa of the Sokoto State High Court, Tuesday sentenced one Freedom Inah to 10 years imprisonment over N1.8 million fraud. Inah, who works as a travel agent of the Gulf Centre International Travel and Tourism, United Arab Emirate (UAE) and Top Valley Speciality Hospital, UAE, was arraigned by the Economic and […]
Continue ReadingSome of the Coronavirus patients receiving treatment at the Infectious Disease Hospital in Lagos have appealed to Nigerians to stay at home. In a video they shot inside the hospital, the patients, comprising of Nigerians and foreigners, carried placards with messages appealing to everyone to stay at home. One of the placards had the inscription […]
Continue ReadingIn his play, Madmen and Specialists, Wole Soyinka acknowledges evil as a potent force of history. At the climactic moment, the deranged professor protagonist admits the role of his own evil essence with a caveat: ‘Poison has its uses. You can either use it to kill or to cure’. This could be a fitting summation […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Tuesday suspended the planned increase in the electricity tariffs paid by Nigerians, earlier scheduled to commence Wednesday, April 1. In the directive tagged /198/2020, the regulatory agency noted that following the global effects of the coronavirus and the negative effect it is having on Nigerians and the industry, the right […]
Continue ReadingThe driver who drove the truck that contained explosives which wrecked havoc at Eleyewo community in Akure North local government area on Saturday March 28, has disclosed that he didn’t know what he was transporting. Isiaka Yunusa has already undergone a surgery to remove a shrapnel from his stomach as he was rushed to the hospital […]
Continue ReadingThe World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo says there are now 5,406 confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the African continent. This is as a 37-year-old man tested positive at the end of his 14 days quarantine in Sierra Leone. The UN’s health agency gave the update in its regional […]
Continue Reading12 new cases of Coronavirus have been detected in Nigeria. According to the NCDC, nine new cases were detected in Osun, two in Edo state and one in Ekiti. The total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria have risen to 151. See breakdown below:
Continue ReadingNigerian government has commenced the disbursement of N20,000 Conditional Cash Transfer to poor Nigerians at the Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday March 29, announced that some palliative measures will be put in place to help cushion the economic effect of the sit-at-home order which began […]
Continue ReadingMedia personality, author and businesswoman, Toke Makinwa, has said that any man who is intimidated by a hardwoking woman isn’t meant for such a woman. She said this during an Instagram live chat with music executive, Ubi Franklin, on Tuesday afternoon. Ubi during the chat asked for her take on men who might be scared […]
Continue ReadingLagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said that an American who tested positive for coronavirus has been evacuated to the United States. Abayomi made this known while giving an update on his Twitter handle on Wednesday. The commissioner said the last confirmed coronavirus case recorded in the state was on Tuesday. Hear […]
Continue ReadingNational Coordinator of Nigerian Sex Workers Association (NSWA), Amaka Enemo, said sex workers in the country have been forced to suspend activities, especially in Lagos and Abuja due to the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Enemo told The Punch on Tuesday that although sex workers offer “essential services” they will remain indoors because their […]
Continue ReadingSaturday March 28 was a memorable day for Ibrahim Oboshi, councillor for Iwogu ward in Keana council area of Nasarawa state as he got married to the love of his life, Nazira Ozegya and Rabi Akose, on the same day. According to reports, Oboshi was all excited as he married Ozegya at 10am in Keana, a […]
Continue ReadingAs Lagos and Abuja begin total lockdown today, March 31 to contain the spread of coronavirus in those places and Nigeria in general, Senator Dino Melaye has shared his own definition of Isolation, Quarantine and Total lockdown. See his hilarious post below:
Continue ReadingAmerican model, Chrissy Teigen marked 10th anniversary of her breast implants on Monday night, by sharing throwback photos of her showing off her curves on the runway while modeling a white bikini. The mother of two wrote: ‘happy 10 year anniversary to these titties and RIP to these teeth.’ Her post: Her comment regarding her […]
Continue ReadingThe only patient with positive case of coronavirus in Ekiti State was on Tuesday discharged. The patient, who has been receiving treatment since March 18, 2020 at the Ekiti State Infection Disease Control Centre in Oba Adejuyigbe General Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, has been discharged, having been treated of the deadly disease. The patient, according to the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian-born medical doctor, Dr. Alfa Sa’adu, has died of coronavirus in the United Kingdom. Dr. Sa’adu died in London on Tuesday at the age of 68 and was until his death a physician at the Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust. “Today at approx.. 7.30am, Dr. Alfa Saadu (my dad) died of the Coronavirus. He had […]
Continue ReadingChart-topping musician, Barbadian singer and businesswoman, Rihanna has made history by becoming the first person to grace the cover of British Magazine, Vogue, in a durag for a high-fashion shoot. Speaking with the magazine, the 32-year-old opened up on her plans to start her family as well as her upcoming projects. Sharing her personal aspirations, […]
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