A military court in Burkina Faso on Wednesday handed down a life prison term to former President Blaise Compaore over the 1987 assassination of foremost revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara. Applause erupted in the courtroom as the long-awaited verdict was read out, bringing the curtain do…
The House of Representatives is considering a Bill to prohibit and criminalize cross dressing in Nigeria. It’s astonishing that our legislators are majoring in frivolity and dissipating legislative time on the mundane. It’s neither necessary nor expedient. I’m flummoxed by the silliness…
Popular Singer, Angelique Kidjo has traced her roots back to Nigeria. Legendary singer popularly known as Angelique Kidjo has revealed that she is from Iseyin, Oyo State Nigeria. The famously called Mama Africa noted that she has family from Abeokuta, Ibadan and Lagos. The multiple Gram…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has shared his concerns about the insecurity in Nigeria. Pastor Adeboye during his sermon on Sunday questioned why Kaduna State has become a hotbed for terror attacks. He also spoke about oil theft and lam…
I have written several times about the ‘uselessness’ of the Abuja National Stadium (now known as MKO Abiola Stadium). Such a great facility for all-round sports lie fallow all year round, overgrown with weed and smothered in dust. Many ministers of Sports have come and gone, and most of…
According to a report by Daily Mail, actor Will Smith has resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences as a result of the physical assault he inflicted on Chris Rock during last Sunday’s Oscars show. Smith, in a statement first obtained by Variety on Friday, called his …
Keep my wife's name out your f***ing mouth" Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at the Oscars for making a joke about Jada Will Smith stormed the Oscars stage to hit Chris Rock after the presenter made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's haircut. Rock, a comedian, compared J…
I f you hold an office, you’ll never know your true estimation until you leave that office or are relegated. If all Superior officers, Managers, political office holders- elected and appointed- etc understood that the office will outlive the officeholder, maybe they will behave better. …
The Senate on Wednesday March 16, passed a bill to amend the Money Laundering Act 2011. The new bill now makes it mandatory for banks and other financial institutions to report, in writing, to the Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering under the Economic and Financial Crimes Comm…
A young Nigerian man who is a pilot wowed many in America as he came out to the cabin before a flight to announce to the passengers their destination. After introducing himself to them as a Nigerian-born citizen, all of them clapped. He said the day is a special one for him as it would b…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested the General Overseer of Christ Living Hope Church, Rev. Ugochukwu Emmanuel Ekwem at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos while on his way to a three-week crusade in Nairobi, Kenya, with…
