Femi Brainard, a renowned Nigerian actor, recently shared his personal experiences of living abroad as a celebrity from Nigeria. In an interview with Teju Oyelakin, popularly known as Teju Babyface, on his podcast, Brainard shed light on the pros and cons of relocating to a foreign country. He emphasized that being esteemed and respected in Nigeria holds more value than being anonymous in a foreign land. During the conversation with the comedian, Brainard mentioned an interesting observation he had made while driving. He noticed that his Nigerian passengers, in particular, would often stare at him in disbelief, trying to confirm…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) and Image Merchants Promotion Limited (IMPR), Publishers of PRNigeria and Economic Confidential, have agreed to partner on fact-checking as part of efforts to stem the tide of fake news, misinformation, and disinformation in the digital age. The partnership deal was discussed when the CEO of IMPR, Mallam Yushau Shuaib, paid a courtesy visit to the Managing Director of NAN, Mallam Ali Muhammad Ali, in his office on Wednesday. Regarding the collaboration on tackling fake news, Mallam Ali said: “So, a partnership between NAN and IMPR is a welcome proposal because I think we have…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A 16-year-old boy identified as Meshack Agaba died of electrocution inside premises of Government Science Secondary School in the Maitama area of the Federal Capital Territory Abuja on Wednesday, 28 February, 2024. One of the parents who witnessed the sad incident but preferred anonymity, on Monday, 3 March, 2024 disclosed The Punch Online that the deceased student was on his way to fetch water from a tap when he unknowingly stepped on an electric cable that had tripped off an electric pole inside the school compound. “The electric pole and the cable had been lying in the…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday inaugurated a Diabetes Screening and Treatment Center donated by the Lions International District 404 B2 Nigeria for Offa community and its environs, calling for more partnerships with the administration for improved living standards of the people. Commissioning the facility which is located inside General Hospital in Offa, the Governor said the donation represents community service and support at its best and commended the donor for the investments to tackle diabetes — a major public health threat in Nigeria and across the world. “This unique humanitarian gesture will be remembered for years to come…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike At least five fighters of the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB) died during a gun battle between the personnel of the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Navy at Ejemekuru in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State. This latest development with IPOB’s fighters is coming a few days after a fierce gun duel between the troops and IPOB fighters occurred in the Orsu LG of the state. The troops killed an IPOB fighter in the operation and recovered three Improvised Explosive Devices, one Toyota Highlander SUV, one Hilux vehicle, eight rounds of 7.62mm (Special) ammunition, among others from their hideouts. The Director,…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Chidimma Susan Ezenyili, known as Suzy,a Nigerian woman working as a caregiver in the United Kingdom, has collapsed and died while on duty on Thursday, 22 February, 2024. It was gathered that the 37-year-old had struggled to work because she was resolved not to abandon her elderly client, Ian Hale in Scott Road, but slumped at her duty in the street of Bishop’s Stortford and gave up the ghost two days later. It was also said that Suzy was a Nigerian lawyer before she migrated to the UK and had been caring for the 86-year-old Hale for the past…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Famous award-winning artiste, Innocent Idibia, popularly addressed as 2face or 2baba, and his management company, Now Muzik, both announced on Wednesday, 6 March 2024 an immediate parting of ways of their partnership after more than 20 years. According to co-founder and CEO of Now Muzik, Efe Omorogbe, said :“Working with Idibia was “beyond work,” adding that the mutual disengagement is with immediate effect. Omorogbe added that 2face is one of the greatest Nigerian musicians of all time, and it was really an honour to have had the opportunity to walk side by side with him in the last…
By Dupe Olaoye-Osinkolu The hall of the Osun State Council for Arts and Culture was filled to the brim with excited thespians in May 1996. It was the monthly general meeting for practitioners under the aegis of ANTP, Osun State Chapter. The weather was friendly; sunny and pleasant with no cloud in the early noon sky. A few cars parked close to the hall, witnessed the impromptu visits of owners dashing in and out of the meeting to pick up forgotten items. ANTP stands for Association of Nigeria Theatre-Arts Practitioners. The group was founded by the pioneer Yoruba theatre-arts geniuses…
BBNaija All Stars Housemate, Terseer Waya, popularly known as Kiddwaya, says he will not be celebrating his birthday this year. He stated that he would use the occasion to honour his friend, Chizzy Wigwe, son of former CEO of Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe, who died in a helicopter crash in the United States last month. He made this known in a post on his Instagram handle on Tuesday, 5 March, 2024. He wrote, “Today is my birthday, but today is also the day a good friend of mine is getting buried, so out of respect, I will not be celebrating.”
By Abimbola Ogunnaike with agency report Police authoriti es in Kenya on Tuesday, 5 March, 2024, confirmed that a student pilot and instructor died when their aircraft collided with a passenger plane over the country’s capital, Nairobi. According to Kenyan authorities, the mid-air incident between local carrier Safarilink and the 99 Flying training school occurred Tuesday morning,. Nairobi police Adamson Bungei confirmed the deaths to AFP via text message without providing further details. An earlier police report seen by AFP said the passenger plane “requested to turn back for landing” after the collision. Safarilink said in a statement that the plane,…