The Big Brother Naija ‘Pepper Dem’ reunion continues to get hotter by the day. Last night’s episode brought more pepper to our screens as some of the housemates had strong opinions about Ella’s spending habits. Venita, Mercy, Diane, and Kimoprah all agreed that Ella had a habit of reaching out to people only when she needs a favor. While...
Latoya Mwoombola is showing that you can do anything once you put your mind to it. Namibian born Latoya is a doctor in the day and a rapper at night. Popularly called ‘Lioness’, Latoya has been working tirelessly during the Coronavirus pandemic as a doctor intern but spends her free time rapping. In a chat with BBC News, she wants...
A 108-year-old woman, Fatima Negrini, has recovered from COVID-19. She joins the ranks of the very few centenarians who have survived the novel disease. “God forgot about me,” Italian newspaper Corriere Della Sera quoted Negrini as saying in its Saturday edition. Negrini, who hails from northern Italy, turned 108 on Wednesday, June 3. A picture of the wheelchair-bound Negrini in...
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter rendered a powerful speech during Barack and Michelle Obama’s YouTube “Dear Class of 2020” virtual graduation ceremony. She started by congratulating the high school seniors who amidst all the crises and pandemic in the country persevered. Beyonce’s speech was centered on the Black Lives Matter movement (George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmad Arbery) and sexism in the music...
The extradition of Diezani Alison-Madueke has received a major setback following her new appointment in the Dominica Republic. The ex-Nigerian Petroleum Minister has been appointed commissioner of Trade and Commerce for the Commonwealth Dominica. Diezani is awaiting trial over alleged corruption including fraudulent ownership of about 76 properties in Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt, valued at about N23 billion. She...
Yvonne Orji, U.S based Nigerian actress and comedian stops by Vanity Fair’s Slang School and coaches us on Nigerian slang. From “Shine your eye” to “Tufiakwa,” Yvonne takes us through some “Wawu” Nigerian slangs. It’s the weekend and even though the week has been filled with a lot of sad stories we are still grateful for life and laughter....
Female Muslims have taken to the street of Twitter to express their displeasure about being called an”Alhaja”. Although some don’t find an issue with being referred to as an Alhaja, they state that the Alhaja title is supposed to be an emblem of righteousness. The arguments of the ones complaining stem from the fact that they think their identities are...
Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh has taken to Instagram to share before and after photos of her body. She also used the opportunity to shut down body shamers as she addressed people who aren’t comfortable with plastic surgery. Captioning the post made on IG, she wrote: “Where are the aproko’s that said surgery is not good ooo??? May my old body...
Tacha is speaking her truth in the latest episode of her vlog where she talked about insecurities, confidence and The ex-BBNaija star was under fire some days ago by some ex-housemates during their re-union. She spoke about the gang up against her and how she is unbothered about it as she keeps securing the bag. She also said insecurities was a...
Yinka Ibukun is a Nigerian Journalist based in Accra, Ghana where she oversees coverages in 21 states for Bloomberg News. She is an inspiration to young journalists as she has shown that nothing is impossible. Meet Elizabeth Jack-Rich, The Young Nigerian Entrepreneur Putting Nigeria On The World Map Here are some facts about her. 1. Yinka Ibukun is a graduate...