By OKECHUKWU PEACE Former President Goodluck Jonathan is set to be honoured again by the Circle of Diplomats (Circle Diplomatique), Geneva at the Intercontinental Hotel, Geneva. According to organizers, the event will be concluded with a dinner same day with the presence of eminent personalities from the diplomatic corps. This latest honour comes few days apart from when he …
By OKECHUKWU PEACE The omission of Major General Tukur Buratai, Chief Of Army Staff in the ongoing arms deal probe has been faulted by a group known as Save The Nation Movement (STNM). STNM is wondering why Buratai, who was said to be the director of procurement between 2012 and 2015, was excluded from the list of 20 serving …
By FEMI SALAWU What is left of the popular Artiste Village located at the National Arts Theatre, Iganmu in Lagos is now the ruins of a large mass of land after bulldozers pulled down structures early on Saturday morning. The artiste village was a large complex that housed structures such as art and exhibition studios, dance workshops and offices among others. …
By OKECHUKWU PEACE About 10 new public schools in Enugu State have benefited from the corporate social responsibility of MultiChoice Nigeria, leading provider of video entertainment services/ To once again reiterate its commitment to enhancing education in the country, the organization donated additional digital learning aids to 10 schools in Enugu State, bringing the number of the resource centres …
By FEMI SALAWU Wazobia FM OAP and comedienne, Omotunde also known as Lolo1 of Wazobia FM has taken her female colleague, comedienne Princess to the cleaners. An irritated Lolo 1 described her colleague as an embarrassment to female comedians in Nigeria. The post which she posted on instagram has since been pulled down. “Good morning guys! I have some things …
By OKECHUKWU PEACE In yet another surprising move, Tanzanian president John Magufuli has reportedly banned miniskirts. Following his sweeping victory last October, Magufuli has become an international hero due to cost-cutting measures that he introduced across the country. Now Kenya’s Standard Media is reporting he’s surprised the public once again, by banning miniskirts across the country saying he believes …
BY TEMILADE ENIOLA The Abuja big boy who Maima Nkewa allegedly cheated on Iceprince with shared revealing photos of himself with the Ghanaian beauty enjoying a recent vacation in Paris. The photos does not have Iceprince anywhere in sight. Akin posted the pics on his Instagram and after he was sure a media blog had picked it up, he deleted the pics …
By SULAIMAN IBRAHIM Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the leadership of the national assembly to recall the year 2016 budget amidst confusion that has trailed the controversial document. “Mr president has written to the Senate and the House of Representatives to withdraw the 2016 budget to enable him to affect some amendments following the further dwindling price …
By SULAIMAN IBRAHIM Wayne Rooney scored the winner as Manchester United defeated Liverpool 1-0 and in doing so broke the record for the most Premier League goals scored for one club. The England captain has now netted 176 times for the Red Devils, one more than Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry. In total, Rooney has scored 243 goals for the …
By TEMILADE ENIOLA An innovative child prodigy architect from Anambra state, identified only as Chinecherem, has already impressed thousands of Nigerians by single-handedly constructing a mini duplex house. The junior secondary school student was spotted by a Facebook user, Ugochinyere Doreen Obi who shared the photos of the architect-to-be on January 8. “Ran into this boy this evening at Ozubulu, …
