Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, has done a turnaround on his statement that there will be no more shooting of movies/music videos outside Nigeria. During a visit to the Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON), the minister was quoted by NAN as saying, “government has agreed that henceforth, whatever we consume in Nigeria in…
Lagos partners Ford Foundation on transformation of Onikan to Africa’s tourism hub
The Lagos State Government has sealed a major partnership with world’s second largest private foundation, Ford Foundation on the total regeneration of Lagos Island and transformation of Onikan axis to a major tourism hub in Africa. Briefing Government House Correspondents after a strategic meeting held at Lagos House in Ikeja with an high-powered delegation from…
Sahara Group partners Afolayan to spread hope with ‘Hanatu’
Buoyed by its passion to spread hope and provide platforms for dreams to blossom, Sahara Group is set to premiere a short film – Hanatu – which was produced and directed by ace film maker, Kunle Afolayan. Hanatu is a Sahara Foundation inspired short film which tells the story of how a young corps member…
Manchester Arena explosion beverly Hills Doctors offer victims free Surgeries
The surviving victims of the Manchester Arena explosion have a new ally … 5,000 miles from the UK. Face Forward — a Beverly Hills-based non-profit that helps survivors of violent and disfiguring crimes — has sprung into action after the nail bomb killed 22 and injured 59. Face Forward is offering victims free facial reconstructive…
Pregnant Lagos beautician beats maid to death
A beautician, identified only as Oby, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly beating her maid, Miracle, to death on Lateef Aregbe Street, Ago Palace Way, Okota, in the Isolo area of the state. PUNCH Metro learnt that the mother of two had descended on the eight-year-old on Saturday and beaten…
Sex scandal: lecturer denies impregnating his female student, says he used a condom
There is a sex scandal currently rocking the Ogun State College of Health Technology in Ilese Ijebu involving a lecturer of the school, Dr Oluseyi Adu and a Dental student of the school identified as Mosunmola. Acording to reports, Dr Oluseyi who is the Oral Health Coordinator for the college, had sexual relations with Mosunmola…
Video: Horrifying moment, a sea lion GRABS a young girl from a pier with its mouth and drags her into the water
The animal was swimming in the harbour at Steveston Fisherman’s Wharf in Richmond, B.C., Canada Tourists had been feeding the animal bread crumbs from the pier as it approached them Footage shows the sea lion grab a young girl sitting at the side of the pier before pulling her into the water A man, believed…
Illegal migration: 10,000 Nigerians die in Mediterranean Sea, deserts – NIS
No fewer than 10,000 Nigerians have died between January and May 2017 while trying to illegally migrate through the Mediterranean Sea and the deserts, the Nigeria Immigration Service has said. NIS Assistant Comptroller-General, in charge of training, manpower and development, Mr. Maroof Giwa, said that 4,900 Nigerians died in the Mediterranean Sea while the rest…
British man who lives with TWO girlfriends in Texas becomes a dad with BOTH women
British man who lives with TWO girlfriends in Texas becomes a dad with BOTH women: ‘Luckiest man alive’ insists raising a child in a ‘throuple’ is the future of parenting Adam Lyons, 36, from London is in a relationship with Jane and Brooke Threesome share king size bed and are co-parenting Brooke’s and Adam’s son…
Drama teacher, 33, accused of having sex with a 15-year-old boy in her car
A Florida drama teacher is accused of raping a 15-year-old boy in the back of her car in the middle of the night. Pamela Stigger, 33, was arrested on Thursday just moments after she allegedly had sex with her former student in the car near an intersection in Tamarac. A police officer caught Stigger at…
Wife wants 14-year-old marriage dissolved over excessive sex
A woman, Foluke Ojo, has approached a magistrates’ court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, seeking the dissolution of her marriage with her husband, Busuyi Ojo. Foluke told the court that she was tired of the union due to her husband’s excessive demand for sex. The couple, who have been married for 14 years,…
BOOK REVIEW: ANEEJ expands the oil subsidy debate with new book
Title: Fatality of Nigerian Oil Subsidy Politics. ISBN 978-978-959-255-8 Authors: The Rev David Ugolor & Comrade Leo Atakpu. Publisher: The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) Number of Pages: 76. Reviewer: Erhisohwode Assurance Ovie. A book is a work of art requiring a lot of discipline and painstaking dedication and commitment in all…
Ex-President Jonathan mourns Adeleke, describes him as a great philanthropist
Former President Goodluck Dr.Jonathan has extended his condolences to the family of late Senator Isiaka Adeleke as well as the government and people of Osun State over the death of the lawmaker and former Governor of the State.The ex-president’s condolence message was communicated in a statement by his spokesperson, Ikechukwu Eze. Dr. Jonathan described the…
Senator Adeleke buried amidst wailing
The first civilian governor of Osun State and serving senator, Isiaka Adeleke, who died in the early hours of Sunday, April 23, 2017, at a private hospital in Osogbo. Adeleke was 62.
Female Nigerian marries lesbian partner in US
A Nigerian lesbian woman, 53-year-old Moji Solar-Percy, walked down the aisle with her American ‘wife’ on Tuesday in the US, celebrating the freedom that she would not have had in Nigeria. Solar-Percy, a real estate mogul, runs a company, Solar Worldwide Realty Inc. in Staten Island, New York. She gushed about her love for the…