#BBNaijaLockdown…. Big Brother Naija housemate, Erica Nlewedim, has been disqualified from the Big Brother Naija reality tv show. She was disqualified on Sunday for breaking several house rules which included… Read More »BBNaija2020: Erica disqualified from BBNaija Over Gross Misconduct
The strife is o’er, the battle done. But it was by no means easy. It took so much: tact, diplomacy, guts, deft footworks, prayers, yes, prayers, and so many other… Read More »Buhari’s applause for Akinwumi Adesina
Two persons, including a 14-year- old boy, have reportedly died in a rival cult clash in Warri, Delta state. According to the report, the incident occurred at about 7am, between… Read More »Two feared dead in Delta cult
“Portland is a city where young people go to retire.” Fred Armisen declared this – in song form – in the opening scene of the sketch comedy show Portlandia in… Read More »Portland: How a ‘Hyper-Liberal’ city’s racist Past is Resurfacing
The Nigerian Oscar Selection Committee (NOSC) has announced a call for feature film entries by Nollywood filmmakers ahead of the 93rd Academy Awards, Oscars. The Academy Awards recently opened entries… Read More »Nigerian Oscar Selection Committee calls for entries ahead of 93rd Oscars
Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade has inaugurated a school and staff quarters for headteachers as well as youth corps members in Abijang, a riverine community in Etung Local Government.… Read More »Ayade opens School, others
For more than 200 days, a young, jailed Indian doctor faced charges under a national security law that allows the authorities to detain people if they feel they are a… Read More »Kafeel Khan: National threat or symbol of repression?
Britney Spears has described the conservatorship that has controlled various aspects of her life since 2008 as a “voluntary” arrangement. The star’s statement came in a court filing in which… Read More »Britney Spears calls conservatorship ‘voluntary’
Comedian Bill Bailey and Invictus Games medallist JJ Chalmers have been added to the Strictly Come Dancing line-up. They’ve been joined by reality TV star Jamie Laing and EastEnders actress… Read More »Strictly Come Dancing: Bill Bailey and EastEnders’ Maisie Smith join line-up
The Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC) will hold primary today at the East Senatorial District to elect a flagbearer for the senatorial by-election. The election holds on October 31,… Read More »Abiru, Obafemi for Lagos APC Primaries
The Nigerian Union in South Africa (NUSA) has announced that 11 Nigerians have so far died of COVID-19 in that country. Its President, Mr. Adetola Olubajo, said in a statement… Read More »11 Nigerians die in South Africa
“King T’Challa, the way he carried himself, he was the embodiment of a King.” The character played by Chadwick Boseman in Marvel’s 2018 film Black Panther has left a lasting… Read More »Chadwick Boseman ‘was a real-life black superhero’
Nigeria and Ghana are on the part of a smooth relationship again as speakers met on Wednesday in Accra on the frosty relationship between the two countries. Speaker of House… Read More »Ghana Speaker raises hope of truce with Nigeria
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has rejected the 100 percent hike in electricity tariffs, dismissing it as “ill-timed and ill-advised”. He said Nigerians need stimulus after the lockdown and not… Read More »Atiku rejects Electricity Tariff increase
Three years before Rosa Parks’ bus boycott, Nigerian drummer Babatunde Olatunji protested against racial segregation in the southern states of America. He was part of a generation of Africans who… Read More »The Nigerian drummer who set the beat for US civil rights
Laycon, Nengi, and Vee have emerged winners of N1 million cash prizes each and an all-expense-paid trip to the Johnnie Walker House in Edinburgh Scotland. The Housemates who were named… Read More »Laycon, Nengi, Vee win N1m, all-expense-paid trip to Scotland
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has been telling friends he and President Donald Trump have been communicating with one another in recent months, a source close to the… Read More »Bannon has been telling friends he and Trump occasionally speak, source says
A federal appeals court this week neutered the Democratic-led House of Representatives’ ability to enforce its subpoenas of witnesses. Giving the Trump administration an upper hand over congressional investigations in… Read More »What Trump’s big win over the House of Representatives means
Chioma Akpotha has joined the set of Funke Akindele-Bello’s much-anticipated film, ‘Omo Ghetto’ the saga. Chioma Akpotha was spotted filming with Akindele-Bello’s collaborator on the forthcoming episode of the Omo… Read More »Chioma Akpotha joins Funke Akindele’s Omo Ghetto set
Nollywood super actor, Richard Mofe Damijo, has revealed the major motivations for accepting a movie role. In an interview, Richard Mofe Damijo revealed that a good story determines his decision… Read More »Good story, fat wallet get me on a Film set, says Richard Mofe Damijo
Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade has promised to build youths capacity in agribusiness. He spoke at the Agricultural Training and Business Farms in Abuja where indigenes would be trained… Read More »Youths get Agripreneurship Training
Pierre Gasly’s stirring recovery drive to eighth place at the Belgian Grand Prix was confirmation of the Frenchman’s renaissance in Formula 1. In the past year, Gasly has gone from… Read More »Jolyon Palmer Column: ‘Pierre Gasly revival giving Red Bull headaches’
Sitting on the hard shoulder on a searing hot day in California, Justin Williams was broken. Through a wobbly heat haze along the Pacific Coast Highway, he watched as passing… Read More »Justin and Cory Williams: The Los Angeles brothers ‘creating cycling superstars’
The recent introduction of Chi Exotic and Chivita Ice Tea in 330ml cans to the market is gaining positive consumer reviews as its popularity soars. The innovative Cans are resonating… Read More »Consumers laud new Chi Exotic, others