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A woman was highly abusive to her boyfriend on a plane and she even went as far as hitting him on the head with a laptop because he looked at other women. In a viral video, the woman can be seen verbally assaulting the man, who she referred to as “Memo”. It soon turned physical […]
Continue ReadingOne of Nigerian leading actresses, Ms Genevieve Nnaji, 40, served the ‘bikini sauce’ today on Instagram, and yes it was quite a hot one that left many drooling for more. (Photo: Genevieve Nnaji, Instagram)
Continue ReadingPresident of Tunisia Beji Caid Essebsi has died at the age of 92 after being taken to a military hospital on Wednesday for the second time in the last one month. Beji Caid Essebsi was a Tunisian politician who was the fifth President of Tunisia from December 2014 until his death. Previously he served as […]
Continue ReadingGrowing up Nigerian has been my greatest pride since childhood. Everywhere I travelled, I never hesitated to reveal my country of origin. Before I became a broadcast journalist and media entrepreneur, I was already a propagator of Nigeria’s immensely rich and beautiful culture and her collectiveness. Our collectiveness as a people was a pride of […]
Continue ReadingRihanna was left in shock after seeing a snap of a child who bore an uncanny resemblance to her. The stunned singer, 31, shared the image of young ‘Honeyy’ real name Ala’a, writing in the caption: “Almost drop my phone. How?’ At first Rihanna didn’t appear to know who the youngster was, but it wasn’t […]
Continue ReadingQueen Wokoma’s estranged husband, Prince Kalada Allison, who shared a suicide note on his Instagram page last night, is currently on admission in an hospital in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, after a failed suicide attempt. According to his close firends, he attempted to take his life but was quickly rescued and rushed to the hospital […]
Continue ReadingBishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, Bishop Catholic Dioceses of Sokoto “If it is Fulani today, yesterday it was the Igbos”- Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah. I have immense respect for Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah but to compare the situation of the Fulani in the south today to the situation of the Igbo in the north in 1966 […]
Continue ReadingSenegalese-born American singer, Akon is currently in Nigeria for the Google For Nigeria event taking place in the country. While at the event, got into a debate with the deputy governor of Lagos state, Dr Obafemi Hamzat. The debate was about who has the best Jollof rice in Africa. Akon defended his country of origin, […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Super Eagles have moved up 12 spots in the July FIFA ranking, to place 33rd in the world after winning bronze at the just-concluded Africa Cup of Nations tournament. In the ranking table released by the world football governing body on Thursday, Nigeria garnered 1, 481 points as against 1, 433 it had in June […]
Continue ReadingPan-Yoruba Socio-political organisation, Afenifere has ordered killer Fulani herdsmen to leave Southwest now or face serious confrontation. The organisation stated that about 30,000 people were killed due to activities of killer herdsmen between 2015 and 2019. At a news conference on Wednesday in Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, one of the leaders of Afenifere, Chief Ayo […]
Continue ReadingQueen Wokoma’s ex-husband, Prince Kalada Allison, dropped a suicidal note on Instagram last night, weeks after confirming their marriage crash barely a year it was contracted. Prince Allison in the suicidal note, alleged that he is the loser while his estranged wife, Queen Wokoma won all. He however told the actress not to pass on […]
Continue ReadingWith mobile phones all but superglued to our palms, us modern folk have grown accustomed to having all the information in the world at our fingertips. Or so we thought. Sometimes, the overwhelming volume of information that comes up in a Google search result can actually prevent us from finding what we need. We haven’t got time to […]
Continue ReadingOn Sunday in Abuja, I attended the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly church and ended up with some sensation. My quest was a purely academic one. I study Pentecostalism and Pentecostal culture, and I traverse different churches everywhere to see if the observations that I make about trends and practices are generalisable across the spectrum. So, […]
Continue ReadingNigerian government has set aside July 25 of every year as the National Diaspora Day (NDD) in recognition of the contributions of Nigerians in diaspora towards national development. This was disclosed in Abuja by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) on Tuesday. The NIDCOM Media Coordinator, Abdul-rahman Balogun, in a statement, explained that the commission […]
Continue ReadingHave you ever heard a sermon in your church about sexual abuse, domestic violence, and child abuse? The answer is probably ‘No!’ Sexual abuse, domestic violence and child abuse are not just mentioned once or twice, there are references to these issues in abundance. Examples can be found in the abuse of the Levite’s concubine, […]
Continue ReadingThe presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general election, Atiku Abubakar, has said that the imposition of travel ban on some categories of Nigerians by the United States has confirmed his claims that the February and March elections were marred by irregularities. A statement signed by Atiku’s media aide, Paul […]
Continue ReadingBritish model/presenter and DJ, Ashley James, who is currently looking for love, having recently joined a dating app, has told other single women to embrace the single life. Sharing this sizzling lingerie snap on Instagram, the TV personality, 32, admitted she posted the photo because it was the ‘hottest she had ever looked’ to encourage […]
Continue ReadingProf. Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) on Wednesday said he is surprised to see the name of Godswill Akpabio, former governor of Akwa Ibom among the list of ministerial nominees sent to the Senate by President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking in a chat with Daily Independent from the United […]
Continue ReadingAbout two weeks after Mrs Funke Fasoranti-Olakunrin, daugher of Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti was killed by armed bandits along Benin-Ore expressway, suspected armed bandits on Tuesday evening July 23rd, abducted the son of the Chief Medical Director of the Lafia Hospital, Apata, Ibadan, Oyo State, Dr. Oladipupo Sule and two others at the Ajebo […]
Continue ReadingVisa restrictions on individuals responsible for undermining the Nigerian democratic process have been imposed by the US Government. Spokesperson of the US Department of State, Ms Morgan Ortagus, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. Ortagus explained that the action applied to those responsible for election-related violence. She said the unidentified individuals had “operated with […]
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