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By Chimezie UcheAgbo Photo Credit: Funke Akindele/Instagram Nigerians woke to a shocking post by Abdul Bello, aka JJC Skillz, husband to Nollywood actor and producer Funke Akindele, announcing their separation after 7years of marriage. This news left a very sour taste in the mouth of Nollywood fans because yet again, another Nollywood marriage crashes. Funke is a Nollywood darling and her marriage was one of the many things she was admired for. See post on instagram  However, no matter how loved she is, some of her colleagues and former colleagues have come for her following the announcement of her separation by her husband. The couple has a set of twins and just last week, on father's day, Funke posted a very endearing message celebrating her husband, 'baba ibeji' as she calls him for being a great father. What could have happened within one week? Well, according to JJC SKillz, trouble did not just enter their paradise, in his post: "t he last two years have been extr...

  By Chiagozie Nwonwu A story that social media users in Nigeria have been sharing that purports that the country's  electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) is registering people for voters cards in the neighbouring Niger Republic has been proven to be false.     The false story claimed Inec has over 20 voter registration units in the Niger Republic. The story appears to have emanated from a user  comment under a post by online newspaper Sahara Reporters, it was then screen grabbed and shared across social media, especially WhatsApp.  The claims were then amplified by other social media users.  A Facebook user, Mazi IK Ijezie did this by adding a picture of people queuing and suggesting that they are in one of the centres in Niger.   The picture however is old and has been circulating on social media since July 2018. Further checks show it was taken during the governorship election in Ekiti State, in southwest Nig...

 By ilesanmi mojisola Photo credit: Google A dismiss police sergeat name James Imanilu has been sentence  to death by hanging for the murder of   David Legbara over N100 check point bribe. James imanilu got arrested for firing gun  shot at a commercial driver at wimpy junction in port Harcourt. The commercial driver who was  identify as David Legbara refused to pay N100 bribe at the checking point  which brings argument and was shot dead by James imanilu,  the Nigerian police since then as dismissed  him from the Nigeria police force . A Rivers State High court sitting in Port Harcourt has sentenced a dismissed police Sergeant, James Imanilu, to death by hanging for the murder of a commercial driver identified as David Legbara. Justice Elsie Thompson, while delivering her judgment found Sergeant Imanilu guilty of the murder of Late Legbara who was shot dead at Wimpy junction in Port Harcourt in 2015. Justice Thompson said evidence before the ...

By Akinyemi Esther Photo credit: Transport Day The Lagos State Government has officially inaugurated a 600-man Anti-Okoda enforcement squad to enforce order on the menace and activities of commercial motor-cyclist to enforce the ban of Okada across six Local Government Areas and nine Local Council Development Areas of the state. The inauguration was held at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa, Ikeja, organized by the State Minister of Transportation, the certificate was presented by the Commissioner for Housing, Mr Fatai Akinderu during the ceremony. The members of the squad had earlier undergone orientation and certification. The squad is expected to join. The police force in enforcing the motorcyclist ban on all highways, major roads, bridges and across the six LGA where the ban affects the state. At the inauguration ceremony, the Permanent Secretary, Minister of Transport, Mr Kamar Olowoshogo urged the Anti-Okada Personnel to be diligent and honest in the discharge of their duties. ...

By Chimezie UcheAgbo Photo credit: Everyman Eleanya Nigerian Human Rights lawyer, Malcolm Omirhobo shocked onlookers and showed up to attend a proceeding at the Supreme Court in Abuja dressed as a traditionalist in a court robe. He wore two layers of clothes: his white shirt with a red wrapper as that of a traditional witch doctor and then a court robe with white chalk around his eyes. He also adorned his wig with some feathers. This left people in shock as they wondered what the legal luminary was up to as he walked barefooted with  yellow bell anklets around his two ankles.  In an interview with newsmen, Omirhobo described himself as a traditionalist, saying he was motivated to show up in court in the regalia by the ruling of the Supreme Court last week that gives the right to female Muslim pupils to attend school in hijab in public schools in Lagos. According to him:  “I have been missing all along until the Supreme Court gave the judgment on Friday. I interpreted the ...

  Photo Credit: Daily Trust Grace N Okonkwo Ajagus According to Daily Trust Abdullateef Aliyu the Lagos chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has shortlisted five people as the search for the running mate of the party's governorship candidate, Alhaji Abdulaziz Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, continues. Nollywood actress Olufunke Akindele, popularly known as Jenifa, is among the people shortlisted. A picture of Jandor and Akindele had gone viral on Friday, suggesting that the Nollywood actress had been chosen as the deputy governorship candidate. However, checks by the correspondent indicated that the actress was only nominated as a potential running mate while the decision on who will run with the governorship candidate is yet to be taken. According to the source, a committee has been set up to screen the aspirants and come up with the suitable candidate to be the running mate to Jandor. The stakeholders of the party are deliberating on the best nominee to sele...

 By  Ilesanmi mojisola BAY LEAVES Photo credit: Google search Many Ladies  add bay leaves to their foods, especially in the cooking of red meat and poultry. Many don't know why bay leaves are added to food It's is commonly found in humid countries such as  India, Spain, Thailand , etc. It has been used throughout the history of mankind for its medicinal properties. When a woman was asked why, she said, "to flavour the food". If you boil the bay leaves in a glass of water and taste it, it will have no flavour.  So why do you put bay leaves in the meat or other food? The addition of bay leaves to meat converts triglycerides to monounsaturated fats and, for experimentation and confirmation: Cut a chicken into two halves, cook each half in a separate pan and place one a bay leaf, and cook the other without a bay leaf. Observe the amount of fat in both pans after cooking! If you have bay leaves, there is no need for a pharmacy, as recent scientific studies have shown...

Abortion opponents celebrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on June 24, 2022. Olivier Douliery | AFP | Getty Images By Chiagozie Nwonwu Democratic Party politicians and liberals in the United States reacted with horror as the country’s Supreme Court voted 6-3 to overturna landmark 1973 judgement that ushered in abortion rights across the North American country known as Roe vs Wade. Roe vs Wade refers to a decision of the US Supreme Court that the country’s constitution protects the liberty of a pregnant woman to choose to have an abortion. Liberal politicians and women’s rights groups have long hailed Roe Vs Wade as the arbiter for access to safe, legal and effective abortions. However, fears that the law will be upturned, as eventually happened today, became palpable as three conservative judges were appointed by former President Donald Trump. The three judges; Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barret, all voted to overturn Roe Vs Wade. Former P...

Caption: Ekweremadu was the deputy senate president of the 7th senate. Photo credit: Ike Ekweremadu Instagram By: Chimezie UcheAgbo There has been an uproar in Nigeria following the arrest of Nigeria’s former deputy senate president, senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Nwanneka Ekweremadu by the police in the United Kingdom. Senator Ekweremadu and his wife, Nwanneka were arrested by the metropolitan police of the UK on allegations of conspiracy to arrange/facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation, namely organ harvest. The Ekweremadus have been remanded in police custody following the denial of their bail application by a judge in Uxbridge magistrate court. According to the prosecuting attorney, the court lacked jurisdiction to try the case and hence needs the consent of the attorney general and the consent will take 14days. To this end, the case was adjourned to 7th of July. Meanwhile, mixed reactions trailed the news of the arrest with divided opinion from Niger...

By Chimezie UcheAgbo Long queues have returned across petrol stations in Lagos state and other parts of Nigeria for the second time in the year, 2022 due to fuel scarcity. Motorists are having to spend up to 3 hours in queues in order to purchase the premium motor spirit PMS also known as fuel, while stations with shorter queues are selling at a pump price of  N180 to N220, away from the official price of N165. The scarcity is said to be caused by the   Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) who say they can no longer sustain selling fuel at the official price of N165. The Chairman, IPMAN, Lagos Satellite Depot, Mr Akin Akinrinade in a media briefing in Lagos said, members of the association have been operating at a loss since December 2021 following the present realities of inflation in Nigeria. Mr Akinrinade stated that the current scarcity is a result of their members not being able to restock their products having operated at a loss for a long time....

    HOME IS A SHELTER FROM STORMS   By Comfort Joseph, Lagos. Source:Google Lagos is a premier metropolitan city in Nigeria, due to the water bodies surrounding it,it has been divided into two parts; the mainland and the island. the island consists of major places like Victoria island (VI), Ikoyi, Lekki, Banana island,while the mainland consists of many other local government,including Ikeja, Surulere,Alimosho,Festac. the third mainland bridge been the boundary.  Getting an apartment in Lagos can be a daunting task. for some category of people, it is one thing they rather not face in the city. Lagos is considered one of the toughest places in the the world to live in; it is ,however, also one of the fast growing cities in the world. little wonder the city is referred to as the economic and commercial capital of Nigeria. it is where the country's money is; more reason people  want to live here. what this means is people come into Lagos in their thousands on a dai...

By Grace N Okonkwo Ajagus Picture Credit: Google  Lagos is the biggest metropolitan area in Africa and has made a name for itself as a tech hub rapidly advancing towards a 24-hour economy, generating 10% of Nigeria's total GDP of $432.3 billion according to weforum data. A look at the colonial roots of Lagos, Nigeria shows Lagos was bombarded by the British in 1852, annexed on 6th August 1861 and declared a colony on 5th March 1862. By 1872 Lagos was a cosmopolitan trading centre with a population over 60,000. The colony and protectorate was incorporated into Southern Nigeria in February 1906, and Lagos became the capital in January 1914. Since then Lagos has grown to become the largest city in West Africa and second largest in Africa. Lagos has better job opportunities than other cities in Nigeria and as the city is rapidly growing there are more jobs in the construction sector and businesses are booming. Lagos is the home of many of the country's Banks. Most of the energy sec...