The veteran musician, while thrilling the crowd at the recent edition of gidifest held at the Landmark beach-front, Victoria Island, Lagos, switched to classic tunes. ‘Omoge loke loke, loke loke,’ he started chorusing at a stage in his performance. Not…
Ooni asks historians to research on Yoruba-Igbo family ties
The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has charged researchers to study the age-long relationship between the Yoruba natives and the Igbo people of South-east Nigeria so as to deepen their knowledge of African history. He made this call on Thursday…
Yoruba group raises alarm as herdsmen allegedly take over South West
A pan Yoruba socio-cultural group, Yoruba Koya Leadership and Training Foundation, has raised the alarm over alleged taking over of states in the South West region by some people suspected to be herdsmen. The group made this known via a…
Yoruba Diaspora monarchs fault Gani Adams
The Council of Yoruba Obas in Diaspora on Saturday queried the rationale behind the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Aare Gani Adams’ criticism of the Olugbo of Ugboland, Oba Obateru Akinruntan, over the installation of some Yoruba monarchs in the Diaspora.…
Ciara drops 7th Album ”Beauty Marks”
”Beauty Marks” by American singer and dancer Ciara, has officially dropped on May 10, 2019, through Beauty Entertainment. The 7th studio album contains singles like “Level Up”, “Freak Me”, “Dose”, “Greatest Love” and “Thinkin Bout You”. This is her first…
Kim Kardashian, Kanye West help ex-convict remove face tattoo
American celebrity couple, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian has helped Paul Algarin, a North Carolina man recently released from prison remove his face tattoo. This gesture came after it was revealed Kim Kardashian had reportedly helped free as many as…
FirstBank Hits N1 Trillion in Transactions Processed through its Firstmonie Network; spearheads the Financial Inclusion drive by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Press Release 8 May 2019 Nigeria’s premier financial services provider and Bank of first choice, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced that its Firstmonie network has processed a cumulative transaction value of N1 trillion from its relaunch in January…
Access Bank agrees to pay off $200m bond issued by Diamond
Access Bank has agreed that it would pay off a $200 million Eurobond issued by Diamond Bank in 2014. Diamond Bank had attempted to raise between $300 million and $350 million at the time to meet its funding requirements. However,…
This amazing sculpture is made from thousands of recycled straws
Canadian artist Von Wong has created a huge plastic sculpture made from reclaimed plastic, including 168,037 straws. The sculpture was used to raise awareness about single-use plastic pollution and the impact it’s having on the world’s oceans, with scientists predicting…
Rice and obesity: Is there a link?
A study that used data from more than 130 countries concludes that eating more rice might protect against obesity. After controlling for a wide range of factors, the team found that the results remained significant. Despite this, big questions remain.…