Last week, social media was awash with comments from different people with diverse perspectives following Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie‘s conversation with former U.S presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Adichie had questioned why Clinton had “Wife” as the first thing on her Twitter bio. “In your Twitter account, the
The Women of Colour of Time’s Up has called on organisations working with RnB star R.Kelly to severe ties with him, amidst sexual misconduct allegations leveled against him. The WOC Time’s Up, in a statement released on The Root, announced that it is joining a #MuteRKelly online campaign and also asked Live Nation and Sony
President Muhammadu Buhari is, at the time of this report, currently meeting with U.S president Donald Trump. Buhari was invited by Trump and the two leaders will be having bilateral talks as well as a working lunch. According to an earlier statement by the White House: President
This year, Facebook’s annual event for developers comes on the heels of Zuckerberg’s two-day Congressional testimony, in which he answered a series of questions about Facebook’s data-sharing policies and what some perceive to be the social network’s tattering of the fabric of society. And while those
Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State was a guest on Channels Television‘s Politics Today and he discussed Nigeria’s economy, the President Muhammadu Buhari-administration, the upcoming Ekiti guber election, and the recently approved $1bn for arms. “Nigerians are grossly disappointed” in Buhari, Fayose said, adding that the federal government is stealing
Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie had a chat with The Guardian UK’sLisa Allardice recently and she opened up about her fight against sexism, the need to reject likability, how she feels impacting young women all over the world and more. Read excerpts below. On the #MeToo movement: I feel optimistic.
Big Brother Naija 2018 winner, Miracle Igbokwe, has reportedly been named an Education Ambassador for Imo State. A couple of days ago Rochas Okorocha’s son-in-law, Chief of Staff, and choice as next governor of Imo State, Ugwumba Uche Nwosu stated that he wants the state to honour Big Brother Naija’s Miracle
One piece of news that has been trending this weekend, is the fact that 22-year-old linebacker Shaquem Griffin made NFL history. Shaquem has become the first one-handed player to be drafted into the NFL on Saturday (April 28) at the 2018 NFL Draft at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Just a few days after premiering, Avengers: Infinity War is already breaking box office records. According to reports from Variety, the move has made $245 million in its first weekend at the box office and has now become the second highest debut at the box office of all time.
Dino Melaye Only 5.34% of the registered voters in Kogi West Senatorial District (351,146) where Senator Dino Melaye represents, were verified, hence attempt
Last night, as is customary to Big Brother Naija, the top 5 finalists Alex, Cee C, Miracle, Nina and Tobi had their homecoming party to wrap up what can be described as a successful season. They were joined by the host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu as well as former housemates Angel, Ifu Ennada, Anto, Leo, Khloe,
Zimbabwe has become the second African country to legalize marijuana for medical and scientific purposes, The Herald reports. Dr David Parirenyatwa, the country’s health minister, said in a government notice that individuals and businesses would be able to apply for licences to cultivate cannabis for medicinal or
The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, May 1st, public holiday to celebrate the 2018 Workers’ Day. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Dr M. B. Umar, signed and issued the statement on Friday in Abuja. According to the statement obtained from Vanguard, The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman
Controversial reggae act, Cynthia Morgan who has been off the scene lately is reportedly broke and facing financial difficulties at the moment. Accoridng to a report by Punch, who obtained court documents showing that Cynthia Morgan has been charged to the Ikeja High Court for failure
Yesterday, the man pictured who is said to be a homosexual was beaten up and paraded naked alongside his lover in Isiala Mbano, Imo State. Bisi who is a known gayrights activist, says the news broke his heart. He also sent words of encouragement