Chimamanda Adichie was a guest at the Esquire Townhouse, United Kingdom where she touched on racism though she feels more comfortable talking about it than when sexism is the topic. The author in a chat with Esquire’s Editor-In-Chief Alex Bilmes explains when her host said, “You say that you are angrier about sexism than you are about racism.” She mentioned that having to give obvious reasons why women are disadvantaged can be a bit of a stress. But she does not get this reaction when talking about racism. “I said that because in my very own personal space, the people…
Author: David Folami
Nigeria’s social media is buzzing with pictures of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who’s been missing for over a year, and widely believed to be held by the Nigerian government. Kanu has not been seen in public since an alleged attack on his father’s compound by soldiers on September 14, 2017, and has missed court appearances since then. His parents, HRH Eze Israel Kanu and Lolo Sally, have also been missing in the same period. However, if pictures that have now surfaced on social media on Friday, October 19, 2018, are to be believed,…
Lai Muhammad has said he reason president Buhari engages more with foreign media is to allow them to see the achievements of his administration which are downplayed. The minister stated this in London on Friday, October 19, while speaking with Royal African Society. Lai Muhammed who arrived London on Sunday, 14, engaged with Commonwealth Official as well as, All parliamentary Groups and was featured on Aljazeera News Hour. “The whole idea of the trip is to engage foreign media organisations, networks, and think tanks to actually explain the activities of government,” he said. He said the platform has given the…
Babatunde Raji Fashola has said only a magician can fix Nigeria’s perennial electricity problem overnight. Fashola made the remarks on Thursday, October 18, 2018 during the inauguration of the 2x100MVA, 132/33kV power transformers at the Ejigbo Transmission Substation, Lagos. Nigeria’s electricity supply to homes hasn’t gone past the 7,000megawatts mark at the best of times. Commending the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) for the ongoing projects across the country, Fashola said: “we have come to hand over this expanded transmission substation, the Ejigbo Transmission Substation, to the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company. “This substation was built in 1970; the capacity was…
Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday night reassured that the brutal activities of the Boko Haram sect would soon become history. The president gave the assurance when he hosted members of the Kannywood entertainment industry to a dinner at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said that the Federal Government would not allow any group hiding under religion to unleash terror on innocent citizens. Buhari, who spoke in local language, said, “It’s totally wrong for any believer in God to kill innocent people either in the Mosque, Church or the market place. “You can’t be shouting Allahu Akbar (Allah is Great), Allahu Akbar,…
Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti on Thursday asked security agencies in the state to fish out killers of the Treasurer of the state chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Moses Adeoye, who was killed by gunmen at his Otun Ekiti residence on Tuesday night. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that late Adeoye, who was until recently chairman of the party in Moba Local Government, was allegedly trailed to his residence by the gunmen and shot dead in the presence of his family members. The governor had upon hearing the sad news, after his return from a trip to Abuja,…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the immediate reconstitution of the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. The party, in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Thursday in Abuja, said that further delay would jeopardise the course of justice in the matter. Ologbondiyan frowned at the disbanding of the panel by the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachwa, saying it was a development which, if not quickly addressed, would send a very bad signal on the integrity of the judiciary. He said that PDP’s submission was predicated on reports that the…
Bukola Saraki is set to seek re-elelection in the National Assembly as his name was submitted by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as the party’s candidate to contest for the seat of Kwara Central senatorial district in the 2019 general elections. Saraki had contested for the PDP’s presidential ticket but came a distant third to second-placed Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, and winner, Atiku Abubakar, a former vice president, at the party’s national convention that concluded on October 7, 2018. Before his loss two weeks ago, there had been a rumour making the rounds that the former Kwara governor was…
Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his everlasting admiration for former president, Goodluck Jonathan, for conceding defeat after losing the 2015 presidential election. Buhari made history in 2015 when he became the first opposition candidate to defeat an incumbent president in a democratic election. Jonathan conceded defeat to the former military Head of State in a phone call before the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officially declared him the winner. His act of conceding defeat was widely hailed for having prevented post-election violence in the country as experienced after the 2011 presidential election. While speaking during a dinner event at the Presidential…
Did former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, tell a bare-faced lie when he told the nation that he has no other house outside of his property in Onitsha? This question has dominated social media chatter for days on end. Recall that PDP presidential flagbearer, Atiku Abubakar, recently named Peter Obi his running mate for the 2019 general elections. Soon after the announcement was made, a lot of folks on social media embarked on a digging spree of some sort and came up with the following allegations: a) That Obi has been exaggerating a lot of his prudence and frugal…
Ben Murray-Bruce has urged Nigerians to vote for former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, as Nigeria’s next president to arrest the nation’s current slide into chaos under President Muhammadu Buhari. The lawmaker took to his Twitter account (@benmurraybruce) on Friday, October 19, 2018, to preach restructuring as being pushed by Atiku, the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 presidential election. Senator Murray-Bruce said Nigeria is on life support due to all the borrowings being made by the Federal Government and urged Nigerians to make a wise decision at the polls next year. He posted, “Nigeria needs restructuring.…
Rihanna turned down an offer to perform as the main act at the 2019 Super Bowl halftime show, according to reports. Grammy-winning singer Rihanna turned down an offer to perform as the main act at the 2019 Super Bowl halftime show, according to reports from Entertainment Tonight and US Weekly. It’s unclear what type of offer was in place. CBS owns the rights to the Super Bowl performance and did not immediately return messages left by USA TODAY Sports on Friday morning. Pepsi is the official sponsor of the performance and could not be reached for comment. A representative of…
Elle magazine sent “Kimye” fans into a tizzy with a false tweet on Thursday, claiming the couple was splitting. The tweet redirected followers to a voter registration page in partnership with Rock The Vote. Journalist Yashar Ali slammed the magazine for using click bait. “When a random tweeter did this it was clever but now you’re just stealing their tweet and also spreading fake news,” Ali wrote in response. One Twitter user wrote, “This is trash nonsense’! Elle Magazine TORCHED for this ‘sick’ voter registration stunt.” Another user called the campaign sexist, “Hot tip: Women are fully capable of being…
Last week Ciara and her son Future Zahir attended the American Music Awards and baby Future had all eyes on him when he broke down his best Michael Jackson moves on the red carpet. The four-year-old was not shy as his mom championed him on, doing the legwork and arm work that he so perfectly memorized. Unsurprisingly, little Future is still practicing his craft as we can see in Ciara’s latest Instagram upload. The “Level Up” singer posted a photo of Future Zahir on the football field doing one of MJ’s iconic poses – the toe balance and head down.…
Members of rapper Machine Gun Kelly’s entourage are reportedly wanted in connection to a brutal attack on an actor in Atlanta, US last month. According to local media, police said that battery warrants were obtained for 28-year-old Brandon Allen, 24-year-old John Cappellety, and 42-year-old Lamar Reed. The men are accused of beating up Gabriel ‘G-Rod’ Rodriguez on 13 September in a hotel lobby. Surveillance footage released by police appears to show the attack on Rodriguez, who was in the city filming a television show at the time. It is currently not known whether Allen, Cappellety and Reed still work for…
Drake knows the two keys to his fans’ hearts: music and food. After his show at The Forum (Oct. 17), for his Aubrey & The Three Migos Tour, Drizzy stopped by Poppy nightclub in Los Angeles, and provided plates of McDonald’s for all in attendance. According to TMZ, the rapper served up cheeseburgers and fries where celebrities such as Pia Mia, Jeff Wittek and EJ Johnson were seen enjoying the free food. The “March 14” rapper didn’t stop there. He also surprised his fans by performing a couple of his singles. This isn’t the first time Champagne Papi has surprised…
When you work so hard and make so much money, then it ok to spoil yourself with all the goodies and that’s exact;y what Davido has done by acquiring a wristwatch worth N90.2M. Believe it guys, Davido has a thing for luxury items and when he decides to buy an item, be sure that it is going to be pretty expensive. Davido shared a photo of his pretty expensive diamond encrusted Franc Vila wristwatch on his Instagram page on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. In his usual manner, he captioned the photo of the watch with the quote “Nu nu.” Davido’s…
When it comes to being comfortable going nude for business reasons or just for the fun, Kim Kardashian is one celebrity you can bet on as she gives a perfect pose for her new makeup brand. The beautiful reality TV star and mother of three took to her Instagram page on Thursday, October 18, 2018, where she shared some nudes photos to promote her new makeup line. She went on to caption the photos with the name of the new makeup line and its release date. Just so you know, the guys weren’t left out as she also shared a…
May D is a proud father again as he has welcomed a son with his Swedish fiancee. The singer took to his Instagram stories on Friday, October 19, 2018, where he posted a photo of his son. May D already has a cute name for his son which is Ethan. From the photo posted on his Instagram page, we can say that he is already bonding with his son. Just maybe May D will turn out to be one of those doting celebrity dads. May D also posted a photo of his fiancee on his Instagram page where he also…
Wonders they say will never end as a mysterious man has professed his undying love for Mercy Aigbe on Instagram. Apparently disturbed by the message, Mercy Aigbe took to her Instagram page on Friday, October 19, 2018, where she posted a screenshot of the message she received from the mysterious man simply identified as “Mr Paul.” “Guys so as I sit waiting patiently for more @mag_divas customers at my store, I decided to quickly check my DM and lo and behold I came across this message …….. pls I need your advise what reply should I give this person #funnydms,”…