United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, has appointed Mrs Amina Az-Zubair a former Senior Special Assistant to President Jonathan on MDGs, as his Special Adviser on Post-2015 Development Planning, and Parfait Onanga-Anyanga of Gabon as his S...
She was once rated among the top 10 most beautiful and sexy actresses in the early days of Nollywood. Also rated side the likes of Liz Benson, Regina Askia, Sandra Achums, Eucharia Anunobi, among others, Ayo Adesanya dazzled the movie industry in...
Last Sunday when the entire nation was thrown into severe mourning mood with the news of the ill-fated Dana Airline that killed over 180 people, I became more saddened when I saw a link to my BB Phone stating, ‘Breaking News: D’banj Shot De...
With what could be described as the tradition of most musical artistes in mainstream entertainment across the world, many Nigerian artistes also started their singing career from the church choir. While some of these artistes still maintain the genre o...
Dijatou (Khadijah) Aliyu, also known as Hadiza Gabon, was born on 1st June, 1989 at Libreville, the capital city of Gabon. She attended Ecol; de Francaise Gabonnaise in Gabon, where she bagged a diploma in French in 2006. Gabon as she is popularly call...
Born on May 20, 1970, in Streatham, London, England. Naomi Campbell grew up with her mother Valerie Campbell, a Jamaican who grew up in London. A modern ballet dancer, Valerie spent much time traveling throughout Europe with her dance troupe, so ...
Dreadlocks which were seen by many to be a dirty, unkempt hairstyle have now gained popularity over the years. The increasing acceptance of the style today has revealed just how healthy, versatile and attractive it can be. It can be neat and attractive...
Every woman desires the appearance of a beautiful healthy skin and a stunning look, so as to stand out in the crowd. No doubt, teenage girls are not left behind in this desire. There are lots of teenage girls who spend a lot of money buying beauty prod...
Osun State governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, has declared Tuesday, June 12 as public holiday in the state, adding that the state will henceforth recognise June 12 as its Democracy Day. Making this declaration on behalf of the governor in Osogbo yeste...
Professor Julius Ihonvbere, a stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and two-time gubernatorial candidate in Edo State, has defected to the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN). In an address to his teaming supporters who gathered in his country ho...
As activities of the dreaded islamic sect, Boko Haram continue unabated, the Prelate, Methodist Church of Nigeria, His Eminence, Ola Makinde, yesterday said that neither the sect nor anybody could islamise Nigeria. This was just as he called for ...
The Supreme Court yesterday upheld the victory of the Benue State governor, Gabriel Suswam in the April 2011 governorship poll. In a unanimous decision, the seven-man panel of the apex court dismissed the appeal brought by the governorship candidate of...
On 29 May, Nigeria celebrated the 13th anniversary of democracy. The country never had it for this long since the military misadventure to power on January 15, 1966. President Goodluck Jonathan applauded the military for this landmark achievement. BAYO...
The statistics of the state of the Nigerian women and adolescent girls are appalling. Significantly, they are worrisome all over the country, North, South, East or West. Women everywhere in Nigeria have worse life chances than men. Global statistic has...
President Goodluck Jonathan said, yesterday, peace, political stability and socio-economic development in Africa remained central to Nigeria’s foreign policy. Speaking at an audience with the new Mauritanian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. B.A. Abderr...