The renowned Nollywood actor, Ibrahim Abiodun Chatta has described his past as turbulent saying he was a bus conductor among many menial jobs he undertook. He mentioned this on a podcast where he narrated his ordeal as a young man struggling to survive. He said for him, life was a huge struggle before he surpassed the ordeal which included hemp smoking. He said, ” I told God to run me mad if I take another drag of hemp.’
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Oyo/Osun Area Command, has lost one of their dedicated officers, Superintendent of Customs (SC) Kabiru Tijani, his wife, and their four children to a fire inferno. According to a statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Customs, Kayode Wey on Tuesday 3 December 2024 on behalf of the Customs Area Controller of the command Comptroller, Ben Oramalugo, noted that thet incident occurred in the early hours of Monday, 2nd December 2024, at approximately 3:00 am when a fire engulfed their residence in…
Senator Jimoh Ibrahim representing Ondo South Senatorial District had called for the need to distribute food vouchers to the members of the public in order to ease the current economic hardship. Senator Ibrahim made this call on the floor of the Senate during a plenary session. He said there is need to distribute such voucher in the various districts. He added the need to also back the gesture up with data. He said, “If we can do “vouchers for food” then ask senators to distribute these vouchers in their various…
Some men of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC) have recently lost their lives in a fatal accident which occured in Keffi town Nasarawa State. The Female squad vehicle which conveyed officers and men of the CINAI and armsquad unit for an official assignment at Keffi was involved in a fatal accident which claimed the lives of two officers, the driver and one DSC of armsquad unit. The two officers have both been buried according to Islamic rites.
Most people detest the locust beans because of the unpleasant smell but unknown to them, locust bean is beneficial to its consumers. The plant commonly referred to as ‘iru’ by the Yoruba speaking part of Nigeria. It is also known as ‘ogiri’ by the Igbo people of the country and ‘daddawa’ by the Hausa people in Nigeria. Locust beans is also a local ingredient for soup and stew such as Vegetable, ‘egusi’, ‘ewedu,’ and so on. There are various health benefits that can be derived from locust beans, one of…
A herbalist identified as Ismail Usman has sustained a life-threatening injury while testing a self-made ‘bulletproof’ charm. The incident occurred at the Kuchibuyi village in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on November 23. Usman was said to have picked a locally fabricated gun after he had fortified himself with the charm he had prepared and shot himself in the stomach. Unfortunately, the charm failed to protect him, leaving him severely injured.
Veteran Nollywood actress Joke Muyiwa has added another feather to her scarf by earning a PhD in Theatre Arts from the University of Ibadan. In addition, she has been promoted to the position of Chief Arts Fellow, a professorial cadre in the same University. Joke, expressing her gratitude said, “Lord, I thank you for my promotion to the position of Chief Arts Fellow, a Professorial cadre from the University of Ibadan.”
The veteran journalist and daughter of former governor of Oyo state Dr Kemi Olunloyo has announced her intention to quit active journalism come 2025 while attaching the decision to loss of interest. Kemi made this known on her social media page ‘kemi talks’. She said, “Good Morning 🌞 to you all. The truth of it all is that I’ve LOST interest in journalism. I’ve retired at 25 yrs-2019, came back after 3 months, retired at 30 yrs-2024, came back after 8 months.” According to the veteran, she will be having…
Nigerian actor Damola Olatunji has responded to speculation surrounding the paternity of Dayo Amusa’s newborn son. As copied from Babalola Sunday Emmanuel’s wall, Olatunji attended the newborn’s naming ceremony, where he prayed for the baby and posed with Amusa and her son. This act, according to the post, sparked rumors that he was the father. A fan asked Olatunji: “Hmm. So are you the father of the baby? This is very serious o.” Olatunji responded with a witty reply: “Abi ooo, seriously serious.”
Come Friday, 27th December 2024, the ancient town of Offa, the second largest city in Kwara state will be agog with music from popular Nigerian artistes including a fuji music maestro to celebratea yearly event, ‘Ijakadi’ festival. According to a notification made available by Chief Musbau Olalekan Olaniyi, Aare Bobajiro of Offa, the musical artistes inlude Teniola Apata, Qdot Alagbe, Small Doctor, other hip hop artistes and a fuji legend. The notification read, “You can’t afford to miss the all night fun #OffaTuntun.” The festival which commenced few years into…