Category: Celebrity

Celebrated Nigerian entrepreneur and a Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 honoree, Mr Obiwanne Okeke, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of wire and computer fraud of about $11million fraud at his first hearing on Monday. United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had alleged that Okeke and at least six other persons were involved […]

Second chamber of Nigeria’s National Assembly, the House of Representatives, is making moves to recommend the Chairman of Air Peace, Mr Allen Onyema for a national award. This is in view of his contribution towards transporting Nigerians from South Africa in the aftermath of xenophobic attacks. However, the Speaker, Mr  Femi Gbajabiamila, slammed the Minister […]

President of Women Arise and Centre for Change, Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin has said that the space left by the late legal luminary, Gani Fawehinmi, remained largely vacant 10 years after his demise. Odumakin, in a statement in Lagos, on Wednesday, said that the human rights crusader left an indelible mark on the sands of time […]

She is undoubtedly one of the best journalists ever. She has had a stellar career as one of the foremost journalists of her generation, whose trophy cabinet contains 11 Emmys and four Peabody Awards. Her reporting on the wars in the Persian Gulf and the Balkans in the 1990s shot her into the international spotlight […]

By Nike Sotade In every edition, we address this same question, who or what is a guardian angel? There are many situations where a guardian angel may appear to play their role, but fundamentally it is someone who comes to a person’s rescue; a hero who saves a life; or a person who delivers a miracle […]

Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande who clocked 90 recently deserves all the accolades he has received from just about every quarter, by just about every one – high and low – in just about every phrase worthy of the diligent man in every role he found himself – be it journalism, politics, or administration. He has […]

Nigerian actress, Kemi Afolabi has been rushed to a hospital in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The incident occurred last Thursday. The actress, who came to perform hajj, fell ill probably due to the stress associated with the hajj exercise. Kemi had been showing symptoms of illness while in Medina. She was seen sleeping in the bus […]

United States has conferred Religious Freedom Award on Imam Abdullahi Abubakar, who saved over 200 Christians during an attack from suspected herdsmen in Plateau State. The first-ever International Religious Freedom Awards ceremony was hosted by Secretary Pompeo on Wednesday in the United States. The award honours extraordinary advocates of religious freedom from around the world. […]

British-born Nigerian writer, Tade Thompson, Wednesday won the Arthur C Clarke award, the UK’s most prestigious prize for science fiction novels at a ceremony in Foyles bookshop in London. His novel, Rosewater, an alien invasion novel set in a future Africa, was submitted alongside 124 other novels, the highest number ever submitted for the prize, […]