Ademola Lookman, Super Eagles winger, has said that his success as the 2024 CAF men’s player of the year came after he “failed in front of the world” four years prior. Lookman spoke after receiving the award as the best African male footballer of 2024 in Marrakech, Morocco, on Monday. The 27-year-old finished ahead of…
I was quite ecstatic about Kemi Badenoch’s miraculous slaying of the Goliath of the British establishment and emerging as the head of the Conservative Party and is now leader of the Opposition. I felt disappointed by the rather lukewarm reception of this great news especially in Nigeria and Africa. I drafted this opinion piece and…
Veteran Nollywood actor, Yemi Solade, has applauded the performances of Chioma Akpotha, Kolawole Ajeyemi and Muyiwa Ademola in Femi Adebayo’s new netflix series, Seven Doors. On Sunday, Yemi shared a clip of Chioma Akpotha’s scene from the series on Instagram, describing her interpretation as exceptional. He wrote, “Chioma Chukwuka-Akpotha… Hmmmmmm! What can I type to…
Nigerian juju musician, Shina Peters has revealed why he was ordained a bishop in the Cherubim and Seraphim Church. The 66-year-old singer disclosed that God instructed the church leaders to ordain him as “the first bishop of the church”. In a recent interview with NAN, he stated that “the Almighty God told the leaders of…
Yoruba nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known Igboho, has asked President Bola Tinubu to caution the Vice President Kashim Shettima over his alleged attacks on the leader of the British Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch. Igboho made this appeal in a statement obtained in Osogbo on Sunday, responding to Shettima’s remarks about Badenoch following her…
UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation says for the second consecutive year, conflict zones have proven dangerous for journalists and media workers, with 2024 seeing at least 68 deaths in the line of duty. More than 60 per cent of these killings occurred in countries experiencing conflict – the highest percentage in over a decade,…
Popular Nollywood actress, Abiola Adebayo popularly known as Biola eyin oka has penned a heartfelt note to her colleague, Ibrahim Chatta. In a lengthy post on her Instagram page, she revealed that getting guests on her show, Talk to B, is one of the most difficult experiences she has had, and the constant rejection from…
Famous Nollywood actress, Aisha Lawal, has said that she tried as much as possible to avoid anything her children would be embarrassed to read about in the future. The actress who is undoubtedly doing well in her career unlike some of her colleagues does not share much of her social life on social media. In…
It started with the indefatigable Areoye Oyebola, author, philosopher, activist and ace columnist and unrivalled investigative journalist of the golden era of the Daily Times. Or we may roll the tape back a little and call wordsmith Tony Momoh to confirm whether he cried at birth before Omo Oye or not, since these pen gurus…
Veteran Nollywood actress, Rita Edochie, has expressed frustration over the recurring death rumors surrounding her colleague, Osita Iheme, popularly known as Pawpaw. The actress lamented that she had recently encountered rumors of Pawpaw’s death twice. She noted that some fans, surprisingly, believed the fake news and mourned in the comment section. In a lengthy Instagram…
