Arts & Entertainment

For Africans and lovers of African foods, the answer to their hearts’ desires has come. A one-storm shop for all African foods has come to the United States of America, USA. Located in New Jersey, the AFOR African Market is opening for business at 1100 Clinton Avenue, Irvington, New Jersey …

Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has praised Nigerian-born Ms Pearlena Igbokwe who was recently promoted to Chairman, Universal Studio Group, a division of NBCUniversal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies. In a congratulatory message made available …

turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 You may have heard the story of the very unfortunate encounter between Alaafin Adeniran Adeyemi 11 (the father of the present Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi 111) and prominent politician and Action Group deputy leader, Chief Bode Thomas. According to Wikipedia, Chief Bode Thomas (October …

When I received the news from my colleague Dr. Anselm Chidi Odinkalu that Mallam Adamu Maikori had passed on, I was downcast and I shed a tear. I know that Anselm and Audu are in close contact for many common and shared experiences, but I paused and recalled that Anselm …

Nigeria’s Apostle Ausbeth Ajagu made history in Canada recently when his Pentium Ministries, Canada launched a One Billion Souls For Jesus Project. The event, held on 5 September 2020, was a Holy Spirit communion service which witnessed prayers from numerous anointed men and women of God from various countries praying …

Vice Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has rejoiced with Professor Florence Obi, who just broke a 45-year jinx by emerging the first female Vice-Chancellor-elect of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Cross River State, while expressing hopes that her tenure …

Minister of Transportation, Rt.Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has paid glowing tributes to his late older brother Dede Charles Amaechi (Oha) amidst funeral rites for the deceased as he was laid to rest, Saturday, in his country home, Ubima. Amaechi said his late elder brother was like a father to him …

Lagos Zoho Corporation has announced major updates to Zoho Workplace — a single software platform that brings together collaboration, productivity, and communications tools and integrates them into other business processes. Created around a business mail and cloud office suite, Zoho Workplace comprises nine integrated applications, built on a common data …

Spokesman of Nigeria’s Central Bank, CBN, the Director, Corporate Communications, Mr. Isaac Okorafor and his family will, on Saturday, September 12, 2020 give their daughter, Cecilia Kelechi Okorafor, out in marriage. Cecilia will be joined to Kingsley Kenechukwu Ugochukwu, the son of late Chief Benson and Mrs. Nneka Ugochukwu of …

I should have been a comedian. Poetry is poverty. Comedy is cash. I have been around long enough to know the gnashing of teeth that goes with bearing the toga of Poor Poet. Along the line I have seen with my very old eyes some erstwhile hungry boys come to …

Celebrated Gospel music artist, Tope Alabi, is marking her 50th birthday with “A 50-Day GOLDEN PRAISE” concert. The celebration of “God’s faithfulness,” which will feature Tope Alabi and other Anointed Music Ministers will be online live at 8:00 pm daily (Nigerian time) from today, September 7, 2020 to October 26, …

The Azubuine family of Umuopara, Umueleagwa, Onicha in Ezinihitte Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria, has announced the exit to Glory of their mother, grandmother, great grandmother and jewel, Ezinne Martha Adaku Azubuine (nee Iroakazi). The Matriarch of the family, fondly called Ada Bekee, Ezinne Azubuine passed on at …

The death has been officially announced of Mr. Livinus C. Okpukpara of Mbano in Imo State, Nigeria. Aged 70 years, Mr. Okpukpara was residing in the commercial city of Aba in Abia State, Nigeria before his passage on July 7, 2020. He died as a result of an unfortunate work-related …

…approves appointment of Babaloja by royal father Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, visited the Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Saliu Adetunji, Aje Ogungunniso I, declaring that his government would continue to accord the traditional institution in the state its due respect. The governor, who stated …

By Ifeanyi Olannye Asaba, Aug. 30, 2020 Veteran Nigerian filmmaker and entertainment executive, Peace Anyiam-Osigwe has emerged the new National President of the Association of Movie Producers of Nigeria (AMP) at an election held in Asaba, Delta. The election which ended late on Saturday saw members of AMP from various …

United States of America, US, based business man, Kenny Adebayo, will be honored with an Award on Sunday, August 30, 2020. Adebayo, who is the Chief Executive Officer, CEO of Global Ultra Logistics, is receiving the Bustline Media Award for Philanthropy and Business Excellence. The program, which will be Bustline …

The former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba has been unanimously appointed as the new Council Chairman of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ), Lagos, thirty years after he left the position. The appointment was announced on Tuesday after a meeting by the governing council of the Institute held …

By Salisu Sani-Idris Abuja, Aug. 27, 2020 Malam Gambo Haruna, Chairman, Joint Union of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing Mr Buki Ponle as the Managing Director of the agency. Haruna, who made the commendation in a statement made available to newsmen on …

ABUJA On the prompting of the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, the Bankers’ Committee unanimously agreed to extend special facilities to Nigerian-registered airlines and the media industry in Nigeria, to enable them adequately address the negative impact of the corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic. Addressing the Bank …

24th August, 2020. Facebook Monday announced a ₦500m grant to support 781 small businesses in Nigeria, as part its $100m Global Grants Programme announced earlier this year, which aims to support 30,000 SMBs in over 30 countries. Aimed at stimulating economic recovery following the effects of COVID-19, this will help …

General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), Dr. Daniel Kolawole Olukoya, has denied involvement in any fraudulent activities as being portrayed in some sections of the media, which he accused of being bent on churning out malicious stories against him and the church. Defending Dr. Olukoya, in …

There has been an outpouring of grief from all over the world following the announcement of the demise of Barrister Nwachukwu Ike, which sad incident occurred on May 3, 2020. Nwachukwu studied English at the University of Ife, Ile-Ife, Nigeria (now Obafemi Awolowo University) and later read Law at the …

Any idea, no matter how small or banal, can lead to great wealth. Ordinarily, the word “ass” or “buttock” or “bottom” would be scoffed at. But one inspired man took that word in its Yoruba version known as “Ikebe” and made great and enduring wealth out of it. Wale Adenuga, …

Tell Magazine on Monday surprised Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum with a special award as Nigeria’s governor of the year, 2020, for courage in leadership. President and editor-in-chief, Tell Communications, Mr Nosa Igiebor, led a delegation to Maiduguri to present both a letter of the nomination and the award …