Famous American singer, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has said fame can sometimes feel like a prison and that was the reason why she disappeared from public glare. The 43-year-old singer, who made this disclosure while speaking in a GQ interview, said she now makes music at her own pace and she isn’t focused on perfectionism but innovation Knowles-Carter explained that she disappears from the public eye when she isn’t sharing her art because fame is sometimes a burden. “I create at my own pace, on things that I hope will touch other people. I hope my work encourages people to look within themselves…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has finally addressed rumours making the rounds that she was pregnant for American rapper, Future. Recall that Tems sparked pregnancy rumours after she was spotted at Burberry’s Spring/Summer 2024 London Fashion Week show in December last year, putting on a black dress with a purple fluffy coat and matching heels, and many thought that the way the dress was clinging to her body suggested that she was pregnant. Appearing on a recent episode of ‘The Breakfast Club’, Tems questioned the choice of Future, who was allegedly responsible for her supposed pregnancy. She…
Famous American singer-songwriter, Taylor Swift,has disclosed why she formally endorsed Vice President, Kamala Harris She made this known in a post on her Instagram page on Wednesday, 10 September, 2024 following the presidential debate. The endorsement comes shortly after the Tuesday night’s presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. The singer, who said she will be casting her vote for Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election, said she’s voting for the Vice President because she fights for the rights and causes that she (Taylor Swift) believes need a warrior to champion them. The…
Tragedy occurred in Zaranda village, Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State on Tuesday, 10 September, 2024 as two charcoal sellers were allegedly killed following a violent clash with local hunters, Daily Posts reports The medium gathered that the incident led to protests among residents of the village who barricaded the Bauchi – Jos Federal highway disrupting free flow of movement. The medium also gathered that the two people who were said to be engaged in charcoal business were killed by the hunters because they refused to ‘settle’ them as they tried to ferry their charcoal from the bush to…
Residents of Birnin Kudu Local Government Area of Jigawa State are presently in a mourning mood as three teenage boys of the same parent died in a building collapse in the council area. The Jigawa State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Shiisu, who confirmed the sad incident to newsmen on Tuesday, 10 September, 2024 in Dutse, said three others survived the incident. According to Shiisu, the incident was reported at Birnikudu division by the father of the children, Ahmad Isah of Kafar Bai quarters, on Tuesday, 10 September, 2024. “Today, at about 12:05 p.m., one Ahmad Isah of…
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a 19-year-old woman, Fatimo Agboke, for allegedly stabbing a 20-year-old man to death. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the arrest Agboke News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) on Wednesday, 11 September, 2024 in Lagos, said that the incident happened on Monday, 9 September, 2024 at about 9:20pm in the Ijegun area of the state. Hundeyin said the suspect was apprehended after the victim’s father lodged a complaint at the Isheri-Osun Division. “The suspect and the victim, Faruk Azeez, had an argument which resulted in a fight. “In the course of the fight,…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has disclosed that the recent fuel price hike was necessary to free up resources for infrastructure investments. Tinubu, represented by Vice President Kasim Shettima, made this disclosure on Tuesday, 10 September, 2024 at the ongoing 17th Annual Banking and Finance Conference organized by the Chartered Institute of Bankers in Abuja. In a statement by Shettima’s spokesperson, Stanley Nkwocha, Tinubu noted that the economic reforms of this administration such as fuel subsidy removal were designed to free up budgetary resources. He added that the country’s frequent adjustment of interest rate which stood at 26.75 percent was aimed at…
Mr. President, Members of the Executive Committee, Members of Eko Club, Invited Guests, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen. It is only fitting and proper that I commence this address with hearty words of congratulations. I offer congratulations to the Eko Club—my club—and to all who have served her in one capacity or another, contributing to the building of a brand that has endured for five decades and has transcended the shores of Nigeria. As current members, our debt of gratitude to the founders is unquantifiable and irredeemable. Their farsighted vision 50 years ago laid enduring foundations upon which we proudly stand…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has earned the commendation of the World Bank for the transformation recorded in the State over the last five years. The multilateral institution said the State had not only been implementing programmes targeted at improving the quality of life for residents, but had also progressed in upgrading infrastructure to improve the socio-economic situation in the State. The commendation came from the Bank’s Country Director in Nigeria, Mr. Ndiama Diop, who led the institution’s top executive team on a courtesy visit to Governor Sanwo-Olu at the State House in Marina, on Tuesday. Diop particularly acknowledged the…
Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) sends its condolences to the government and people of Niger State on the death of 48 people and several livestock in a petrol tanker explosion along Bida-Agaie-Lapai Highway in the state. The NGF specifically commiserates with the families of the victims, prays for the repose of their souls, and wishes safe recovery for those injured in the accident. The Forum says the incident again underscores the need for all road users to prioritise safety at all times. The NGF similarly expresses its firm solidarity with the governments and people of Borno and Yobe States as flooding…