Smoking and other tobacco use kills more than seven million people each year, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, also warning of the dire environmental impact of tobacco production, distribution and waste. The UN agency said tougher measures were needed to rein in tobacco use, urging countries to ban smoking in the workplace and indoor public spaces, outlaw marketing of tobacco products and hike cigarette prices. “Tobacco threatens us all,” WHO chief Margaret Chan said in a statement. “Tobacco exacerbates poverty, reduces economic productivity, contributes to poor household food choices, and pollutes indoor air,” she said. In a report released…
Author: David Folami
Given everything he has accomplished in his career, you would think people might grow tired of debating LeBron James’ legacy and place amongst the league’s best players. But after another loss in the NBA Finals, the old discussions are back, and the naysayers are out to prove a point. Leave it to a Lakers fan to not just lead the pack, but have to make things up to do so. TMZ caught up with The Game in Los Angeles on Monday night, and he was asked about the G.O.A.T. discussion, which led to him getting into it with a friend…
Premier House DJ Cuppy is out with a new mixtape tagged “Cactus On The Roof”. Cuppy will be hosting a series of rooftop parties which she hopes to take across different continents. Nigerian-born DJ, Cuppy, a pioneer of ‘Neo-Afrobeats’ has created this mix bringing out a fusion sound. Download, listen and share the vibe!
Nollywood actor Kunle Afod has welcomed a baby boy. Afod who mainly stars in Yoruba Nollywood flicks announced this good news on his Instagram today, Thursday, June 8, 2017. Kunle Afod shared a photo of his son and wrote “A baby is God’s opinion that life should go on and with each one comes a limitless ability to love…Welcome to my world Prince…” In another caption, he revealed that his wife wanted a girl this time around. ” I thank you, lord …..you gave me another bouncing baby boy …am grateful and I will forever be…she wanted a girl but…
Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt will run the 100m at the Golden Spike on June 28, his first European start before August’s world championships, organisers said Tuesday. “Last weekend, he confirmed he was ready to race,” Miroslav Cernosek, head of the TK Plus agency, said in a statement. This will be Bolt’s ninth — and last — appearance at the event in the eastern Czech steel hub of Ostrava. The 30-year-old nine-time Olympic gold medallist has said he will retire from international competition after the world championships in London. Other big names at the Golden Spike include reigning 800m Olympic…
Rafael Nadal will resume his bittersweet relationship with Wimbledon buoyed by his record-breaking French Open but wary of the traps which have ensnared him at the All England Club. The 31-year-old Spaniard routed Stan Wawrinka at Roland Garros on Sunday 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 to become the first man in history to win the same major 10 times. That took him to 15 Grand Slam titles, one ahead of Pete Sampras and just three behind the 18 of old rival Roger Federer. Next up on the Slam list in three weeks’ time is Wimbledon where Nadal was champion in 2008 and…
Retired boxing champion Floyd Mayweather is expected to arrive Nigeria today, Monday June 12, 2017. This was made known by the chairman of inni Media Group, in a recent chat. Okonkwo noted that Mayweather, who quit boxing in 2015, will be touring few states in Nigeria between June 12, 2017 and June 15, 2017 before moving out to few other African countries. Mayweather’s scheduled visit was confirmed by the 40-year-old boxer in a video shared on the Instagram page of Rumours Night Club. “It’s your one and your man only Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather, Nigeria June 12, June 13 and June…
When Kendrick Lamar dropped “Humble” as the first single from his album DAMN., everyone stopped and paid attention. Especially these dogs, who felt like the greatest rapper of all time was speaking directly to them: Bitch, be humble. Sit down. These two videos were posted a day apart, leading some commenters to wonder whether Kendrick-loving dogs are becoming a new meme. Others accused the owners of faking the videos by giving their dogs hand commands offscreen. Jennifer Kruse, the owner of the little dog in the cone, says all she did was hold up a treat. The humble doggo did…
img src=”https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2faze-hosts-fazes-38th-birthday-party-3-600×601-300×300.png” alt=”” width=”300″ height=”300″ class=”alignleft size-medium wp-image-74815″ />Nigerian musician Faze who was a member of the defunct Nigerian hip hop group Plantashun Boyz has released a new music video ‘Perfect Woman’ to kick start his new project and come back into Music. The track which got impressive critical reviews is believed to be the first single off his yet to be titled next album. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Entertainment News on Channels Television the singer who has been away from the limelight explained that he hopes to feature his old bandmate 2face Idibia and Blackface on the…
Rihanna stans for LeBron James. She was court side during Game 1 of the NBA Finals when James’s Cleveland Cavaliers lost to Golden State Warriors and even began a friendly rivalry with the Warriors’ Kevin Durant. Unfortunately she couldn’t spur the Cavs on to victory that night nor in the series, which ended on Monday night with the Warriors finishing championship winners by 4 games to 1. Responding to the loss on Instagram, Rihanna shared the video above. The Disney classic Lion King is the setting for the elaborate analogy with LeBron as Mufasa, as Simba, and Durant as the…
Ahead of the release of All Eyez On Me, the highly anticipated Tupac Shakur biopic, Tupac has been a topic of many conversations. Including the ongoing comparison of Kendrick Lamar to the legendary rapper. But is over it, and thinks we should let them both be individuals. The N.W.A rapper stopped by The Cruz Show at Power 106 in Los Angeles and declared that “everybody’s an individual”. Especially, the ones that ascend and become a part of our hearts, in a way. These dudes got their own lane and Kendrick, he’s off to a great start. I believe he’ll be…
Jagz Nation Emperor, Jesse Jagz has announced that his much awaited album “Odysseus” is set to drop in a few days even as he unveiled the album art on his Instagram page. The album was supposed to drops last year but was shelved due to some reasons. He wrote on his Instagram page: “The Album Odysseus, will be in stores soon, in a few more days. Let’s make history.”
Nigerian rap artiste, Vector will be exhibiting just another side of him when he co-hosts the Ghana-Naija Showbiz Awards alongside Ghanaian Ex-Big Brother Africa housemate, Selorm Galley in Lagos this Sunday. Vector will not only host the event alongside Selly, he will also give a live performance alongside other music stars from Ghana and Nigeria on the night. Organisers say the Ghana-Naija Showbiz Awards is set up to build a strong bridge to link the vast opportunities that lie in the collaboration between entertainment industries in Nigeria and Ghana. It is to further cement the existing relationship between the entertainment…
Akon, the platinum-selling rapper, is lighting up Africa with solar lighting and other products thanks to a reported $1 billion credit line with Chinese manufacturers and a skill for celebrity networking. During the past week, Akon — born Aliaune Badara Thiam in St. Louis, and raised in Senegal until he was seven — has suggested to local media that he may try to launch an IPO for his New York-based Solektra International solar company. The company is said to have structured some $400 million worth of solar deals to date. His office did not respond to a request for additional…
As you may have heard, Drake has a little bit of a thing for R&B legend Sade. Sure, we know the Toronto artist has a thing for plenty of female superstars, but usually, not enough to get their likenesses tatted on his body, let alone twice. Recently, Drizzy, who uploaded a touching Instagram post dedicated to Sade and his mother this past March, linked with Belgian tattoo artist Inal Bersekov to get a second tattoo of the UK-based icon inscribed onto his body. He got his first Sade tatt on his ribs a few months ago around the time he…
While Nicki Minaj has been busy sparring with Remy Ma in a beef that never seems to end, the superstar has also been focusing on what propelled her into the spotlight in the first place – music. Minaj has been hard at work on her fourth studio album, the follow-up to 2014’s The Pinkprint. In the newly released full interview with Whoo Kid, Minaj talks about the album’s direction, which appears to be a return to her roots. Minaj states she aims to make a “classic hip-hop album that people will never forget.” When pressed about features, Whoo Kid easily…
The Federal Government has condemned the breach of regulations by a foreign airline carrier on the repatriation of the remains of a Nigerian from Kinshasha, Democratic Republic of Congo. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole and the Lagos State Commissioner of Health, Dr Jide Idris, condemned the development in a joint statement on Thursday in Lagos. According to the statement, the airline brought the remains without all necessary documentations that are required to process its clearance by the Department of Port Health Services, Federal Ministry of Health. It said that in line with industry practice, a report had been…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said that Nigeria generated the sum of N204.77 billion as Value Added Tax (VAT) in the first quarter of 2017. VAT is a consumption tax that is placed on a product whenever value is added at a stage of production and at final sale. The NBS stated this in a Sectoral Distribution of VAT Data for first quarter of 2017, published by the bureau on Tuesday in Abuja. The report showed that the N204.77 billion generated in the quarter was lower than N207.35 billion generated in the fourth quarter of 2016. According to the…
The President, Well being Foundation Africa, Mrs Toyin Saraki, has called on the Federal Government to collaborate with relevant stakeholders to ensure appropriate frameworks for sustainable vaccination trends in the country. Saraki, wife of the President of the Senate, made the call during healthcare innovation award, roundtable and media briefing organised by GlaxoSmithKline and Save the Children in Abuja. Alma Sana Nigeria, one of the winners in Africa, won 100,000 dollars award for stimulating uptake and demand for immunisation, by wearing a bracelet. The innovation uses the simple bracelet to empower mothers by presenting them with a constant reminder of…
A member of the National Assembly, Sen. Dino Melaye, has called for the declaration of a state-of-emergency in Kogi, saying there was insecurity and anarchy in the state. Melaye, who came under Order 43 of Senate Standing Rule, prayed the senate to order the Inspector-General of Police to immediately undertake an audit of the police armoury in Kogi command. He said he would move a motion for the upper chamber to prevail on the Federal Government to impose emergency rule in the state. He claimed that before the Gov. Yahaya Bello assumed office, Kogi never experienced the high number of…