I’m playing for Falcons Because of My Yorùbá Origin, Says England-born Ashleigh Plumptre Falcon Superstar, Ashleigh Plumptre, has said she dumped the English team to play for Nigeria because of her Yorùbá origin. She said she wanted to relive her rich heritage and link up with her roots. It is however unfortunate that, none of…
Veteran Nollywood actor, Kanayo O. Kanayo has revealed a record-setting milestone in his acting career that had previously gone unnoticed. In a post shared on his Instagram page, Kanayo 0. Kanayo revealed that he was the first actor in the Nigerian movie industry to be hired as a performer for a helicopter scene in a movie. The actor,…
Four Nigerian men have been rescued by Brazilian police after undertaking a dangerous journey to flee their country on a cargo ship crossing the Atlantic Ocean. The four Nigerians had hidden in a small space above the ship’s rudder and endured a death-defying 14-day trip, covering a distance of 5,600 kilometers (3,500 miles) across the ocean….
She asked, “If celebrities are doing it, then how is it wrong?” Why is what’s wrong was the answer she got as opposed to what she was expecting? I was calm enough to allow her fully express herself in other to have a clear understanding of what was running through her mind. Okay, she goes,…
The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, says following the situation in Niger Republic, it has deployed personnel to check all the unorthodox roads through which foreigners may likely infiltrate. Mr. Mustapha Sani, the NIS Comptroller in charge of Jibia command, in Katsina State, disclosed this at a joint celebration with the state’s command to commemorate the…
Nigeria’s D’Tigress have qualified for the semi-final of the AfroBasket women championship after a remarkable comeback win against Mozambique in the quarter-finals. The Nigerian team defeated their Mozambican counterparts 59-52 on Wednesday night to go through. Nigeria are the defending champions of the women AfroBasket championship The first two quarters were particularly cagey for the…
Tiktoker who accused Eniola Badmus of prostitution sentenced to prison Popular Tiktoker, Okoye Blessing Nwakego, better known as Ego, who accused actress Eniola Badmus of connecting girls to top politicians in Nigeria, has been sentenced to prison. A Federal High Court in Lagos sentenced Ego to three years imprisonment with the option of a fine…
With the heavy presence of security operatives on the protest ground, the State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat and the popular Human Right lawyer, Femi Falana joined the Organised Labour in solidarity to protest the high cost of governance. Obafemi Hamzat was seen addressing the members of the Organised Labour as he calls for calm. Operatives…
NLC protesters have forced their way into the National Assembly complex, breaking down the gate. The protest by the Organised Labour against the “anti-people” policies of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration is getting intense as protesters, on Wednesday morning, broke down the first gate of the National Assembly complex and forced their way into…
There are five Nigerian states commonly mistaken to be Hausa but they have their own languages. Although these states speak Hausa as a form of regular pidgin, they have their languages. Nigeria has 400 ethnic groups and 450 languages, many people are grouped under three broad groups, Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba, even though they aren’t…
