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A Nigerian man has been confirmed dead while preparing for his wedding today March 21 in Jos, Plateau State capital, Nigeria. Recounting how the incident occurred, an eyewitness said the deceased identified as Samuel Yarling had gone to pick his wedding suit at his sister’s house at about 12am but slumped and sustained a slight bruise […]
Continue ReadingWhen a friend asked me to handle the keynote address for their women’s retreat, I accepted on one condition that I would be allowed to speak from the heart. The theme of that particular retreat was ‘securing your home.’ Not a few women in that gathering expressed bewilderment when I mentioned showing grace to fellow […]
Continue ReadingFootball star, Jude Ighalo’s wife, Sonia who reverted to her maiden name – Adesuwa on March 20, has fired back at her critics. This platform reported on Friday that Sonia ignited rumours of a marital crisis weeks ago after she dropped shades via her Instastory page where she alleged that her husband staged a party barely a […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Ministry of Health in Nigeria has announced ten new cases of Coronavirus confirmation in the country. Three persons tested positive to the virus in Abuja while seven tested positive in Lagos. This brings the total number of persons with the virus in Nigeria to 22. Two patients have been treated and discharged. Nine […]
Continue ReadingCentral Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has made an alteration (technical devaluation) in the exchange rate of the Dollar to the Naira as confirmed in a communique to all banks and Bureau De Change on Friday March 20. Under the new dispensation, the CBN would make the dollar available to the BDCs at N378, which would […]
Continue ReadingFellow Nigerians, as much as I tried to resist the temptation of offering any advice whatsoever to President Muhammadu Buhari, let me apologise, that because of the recent global crisis that the world faces I will have to do a volte face. It is therefore with a heavy heart that I confess that I’m unable […]
Continue ReadingGreat American and country music legend, Kenny Rogers, who dominated the pop and country charts in the 1970s and 1980s has died, aged 81. His family confirmed his death in a statement on Saturday. “The Rogers family is sad to announce that Kenny Rogers passed away last night at 10.25 pm at the age of […]
Continue ReadingThe intervention of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, in the standoff between Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State and some obas under the aegis of the Alademerindinlogun (16 crowned Obas or the 16 Pelupelu Obas) when the matter reached a boiling point last week, is […]
Continue ReadingAs a result of months of allegedly running from the law, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has finally arrested the suspended Chairman of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), Mr. Ekoi Obono-Obla. Obono-Obla’s arrest by operatives of the Commission on Friday, in Abuja, comes […]
Continue ReadingAt the risk of sounding like a broken record and no matter what some persons might think or say, I will continue to say that there is total lack of leadership in all aspects of our national life. The current leadership of our serially forsaken and immeasurably betrayed country is more interested in its own […]
Continue ReadingNational Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has told Nigerians to desist from self-medication over the coronavirus as the World Health Organisation (WHO) has not approved chloroquine for the management of coronavirus. NCDC said Nigerians should desist from taking self-medication for treatment of coronavirus as it may cause harm or lead to death. The NCDC in […]
Continue ReadingManchester United star, Jude Ighalo’s wife, Sonia has reverted to her maiden name “Adesuwa”, weeks after she shaded her husband over his sister’s death. Sonia ignited speculation of a marital crisis after she dropped shades via her Instastory, in which she alleged that her husband staged a party barely a week after he lost his […]
Continue ReadingLagos State government, on Friday, disclosed that following the announcement by President Donald Trump on Thursday that chloroquine can cure coronavirus, hospitals in the state has received patients suffering from chloroquine poisoning. This was just as the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) told Nigerians to desist from self-medication over the coronavirus as the World […]
Continue ReadingTamar Braxton released the music video to her new song “Crazy Kind of Love” and her Nigerian boyfriend, David Adefeso is featured in it. The American singer released the song on March 6 on all digital streaming platforms. It’s the soundtrack for the upcoming film, True to the Game 2, where Braxton acted in a […]
Continue ReadingWorld Health Organisation representative in Russia, Melita Vujnovic, said WHO has received certification requests for 40 coronavirus tests, as 20 vaccines are being developed. Vujnovic made the statement in an interview with Sputnik on Friday. “As of this moment, the WHO has received 40 requests to consider and approve diagnostics tests, 20 vaccines are being […]
Continue ReadingOn October 1, Nigeria will celebrate her 60th year of political independence. Our diamond jubilee is a remarkable milestone worthy of significant documentation even as the country is deeply immersed in the crisis of nationhood. In furtherance of this objective, the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) and partners are launching the Sixty […]
Continue ReadingFormer governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, Nigeria, Soalabo West, has been killed by suspected herdsmen after he was kidnapped at his poultry farm at Aluu back of OPM in Port Harcourt on March 12. It was gathered that two days into his abduction, the suspected herdsmen […]
Continue ReadingIndia has executed the four men who were convicted of the brutal gang rape and murder of a young woman on a bus in Delhi in 2012. The men, Akshay Thakur, Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta, and Mukesh Singh had been found guilty in a 2013 trial and sentenced to death by hanging, but their execution […]
Continue ReadingA Lagos High Court sitting at Ikeja, Nigeria and presided over by Justice Adenike Coker, on Thursday, sentenced the leader of a four-man armed robbery gang, Muritala Salami, to death. Justice Coker found him guilty of two counts charge of conspiracy and robbery. The prosecutor, Jide Martins, had told the court during the trial that […]
Continue ReadingChairman of Silverbird Group, Ben Murray-Bruce, has lost his wife Evelyn Murray-Bruce to cancer. The heartbroken former Senator representing Bayelsa East Senatorial District, described Evelyn as his best friend for 43 years and wife for 41 years. Ben Murray-Bruce who shared photos which captured beautiful memories he created with his wife, stated that she will […]
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