Category: ARTS & LIFESTYLE

The ongoing nationwide protests are shifting from ending police brutality to institutionalising better governance, reforms, economic equality, equity, jobs and better infrastructure. “We want a new Nigeria where we will have the same opportunity as children of politicians and the rich,” said Ogundele Amos, who joined a horde of protesters at Ilasamaja in Lagos on Tuesday. “I finished my National Youth Service (NYSC) in 2016 after graduating from a federal university the previous year with a second-class upper degree, yet I can’t get a job. When you have a problem…

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Chinedu Okoli, better known by his stage name Flavour N’abania or simply Flavour, has raised the alarm over threat to his life. The singer took to his verified Twitter account to state that if anything happens to him or other #ENDSARS protesters, the Enugu State Government should be held accountable. Nigerian youths including celebrities have been on the street for days now protesting over police brutality in Nigeria. The protest is ongoing across major cities across the country. The singer leads the #ENDSARS protest in Enugu with fellow entertainers including…

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Alhaji Ahmed Nuhu Bamali has emerged as the 19th Emir of Zazzau. He succeeds Shehu Idris, who died on Sunday, September 20, 2020, after reigning for 45 years. This was announced in a press statement by the Kaduna State Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Ja’afaru Sani, on Wednesday. The statement was titled, ‘KDSG appoints Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli as Emir of Zazzau’. The statement read in part, “Following the death of His Highness, Alhaji (Dr) Shehu Idris, the late 18th Emir of Zazzaus, the Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai…

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Musician Cardi B pose in the controversial costume that made people think she has sold herself to the devil Cardi B real name Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, has come out strong to state that she would rather die broke than join the occultic world of Illuminati. Cardi B cleared the air recently after her new photo sparked Illuminati speculations. Her costume pointed in the direction of Illuminati. Illuminati is a name given to several groups, both real and fictitious. Historically according to Wikipedia, the name usually refers to the Bavarian Illuminati,…

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The abductors of Major Jide Ijadare, a retired United States of America Army officer, and one other person at a palm oil factory on Wednesday are demanding N20 million ransom from the former soldier’s family for his release. The gunmen, who invaded the factory belonging to the former army officer along Ijan Ekiti–Ise Ekiti Road in Ijan Ekiti in the Gbonyin Council area of Ekiti State on Tuesday shot dead a man identified as a contractor and whisked away Ijadare and one other person at the factory. A member of…

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Reports reaching us from Lagos State has it that a commercial driver and his passengers collided with a moving train Monday. Luckily according to an eyewitness, they escaped death by the whiskers. The bus rammed into a moving train around the PWD, Ikeja – inward Oshodi. The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed the accident to the media, disclosed that the bus suddenly veered onto the tracks and collided with the train. Dr. Oke-Osayintolu who confirmed the incident said although no life was lost,…

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The Federal Government has may have concluded plans to completely phase out high concentration of alcohol in sachet and small Polyethylene Terephthalate and glass bottles in the country. The moves is contained in a statement by the Director-General of the National Agency for Foods and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye. The statement, which was released at the weekend is titled: ‘NAFDAC Cautions on Alcohol Abuse.’ The statement stated, “NAFDAC under the auspices of the Federal Ministry of Health, once again, wishes to bring to the attention of…

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The diminutive Governor of troubled Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has explained that it costs a minimum of N400 thousand to treat on coronavirus (COVID-19) patient in the state. The governor and former minister of the Federal Capital Territory who spoke with traditional rulers chaired by the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar said the amount is due to the increase in the price of drugs, feeding and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for doctors. He said, “We have a very high success rate in treating COVID-19 patients. Even a 90-year-old person,…

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Following the second wave of the dreaded coronavirus (COVID-19) in Spain, which coincided with the reopening of schools in that country, Spain became the first country in Western Europe to register 500,000 COVID-19 infections on Monday. Data from Health Ministry showed a total of 525,549 cases, up from 498,989 on Friday, and 2,440 infections registered in the last 24 hours. Spain updates its data retroactively, so the latest numbers could be revised. Recent infections have been more common among younger people who often develop no symptoms thanks to their stronger…

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