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01/04/2022

It's a new month Fam. Let's make it the best one yet.

Happy New Month.

05/02/2022

Beyond the headlines....

31/01/2022

Action without thought is empty. Thought without action is blind. ~ Kwame Nkrumah

26/01/2022

Aya Chebbi is a multi award-winning Pan-African feminist. She rose to prominence as a voice for democracy and shot to global fame as a political blogger during 2010/2011 Tunisia's Revolution.

Chebbie served as the first ever African Union Envoy on Youth (2018-2021). She received the Gates Campaign Award and was named in Forbes Africa's 50 Most Powerful Women, New African Magazine list of 100 Most Influential Africans, and top 20 lost of Apolitical the World's Most Influential Young People in Government.

17/01/2022

A man who says "I have learned enough and will learn no further " should be considered as knowing nothing at all.

~ Emperor Haile Selassie I

12/01/2022

Elsie Kanza is a Tanzanian Economist, the Head of Africa and Member of Executive Committee, World Economic Forum .

Recently, she was named one of the Africa’s 50 Most Powerful Women 2020 by Forbes Africa. She has served in different leadership capacities and is very keen on addressing important issues in Africa.

Elsie is well known by her usual quote “My dream is to send a rural African village girl to Mars in a spaceship designed, built, and launched in Africa.”

10/01/2022

Our children may learn about the heroes of the past. Our task is to make ourselves architects of the future. ~ JOMO Kenyata

01/01/2022

It's another new beginning of great things to come.

We wish you a prosperous 2022.

25/12/2021

This Christmas, we wish you happiness unlimited...now and always.

Merry Christmas Fam.

24/12/2021

Do you know?

Igbo Landing is a historic site at Dunbar Creek on St. Simons Island, Glynn County, Georgia. It was the setting of a mass su***de in 1803 by captive Igbo people who had taken control of their slave ship and refused to submit to slavery in the United States. The event's moral value as a story of resistance towards slavery has symbolic importance in African American folklore and literary history.

02/12/2021

Today in History

After gaining Independence in 1960, Nigeria becomes a republic in 1963, with Nnamdi Azikiwe assuming the role of president. Two years later a federal election takes place, but many question the transparency of the vote and suggest fraud. Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (pictured in the center) steps into the power vacuum, starting what would become over three decades of intermittent military rule.

01/12/2021

It’s the last month of the year. Make it the best one yet. 🎅🎄

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25/11/2021

Aba Women’s Riot was a period of unrest in colonial Nigeria over November 1929. The protests broke out when thousands of Igbo women from Bende District, Umuahia and other places traveled to the town of Olokoro to protest against the Warrant Chiefs, whom they accused of restricting the role of women in the government.

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12/11/2021

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Yes She Can is a Movement for young African women between the ages of 18 - 35. Our annual young women empowerment workshop that gathers young women to hear from inspirational speakers, showcase their talents, and gain business and leadership mentorship.

11/11/2021

Have you registered yet?

It’s only a couple of days to this historic event.

The event will feature Keynotes from Industry experts, Workshop, Exhibition, Networking with Policy makers, Etc.

Date: Saturday, 13 November, 2021
Venue: Rockview Hotel (Beside Imo State Government House, Owerri)
Time: 10:00AM

Workshop Fee: N2,500 only

Register at: www.bit.ly/YESSHECAN2021



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01/11/2021

Another new Month is here. Let’s make it the best one yet. ✊🏿

Happy New Month Fam.

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18/10/2021

Dreams are for real.

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Reality is wrong. Dreams are for real.

~ Tupac Amaru Shakur

12/10/2021

Opportunities are everywhere, only waiting to be taken.

You don’t want to miss this great opportunity.

The workshop is open to women from 18-35 years old.

Don’t Miss It.

Do you know that the world as we know it is changing? The old is fast giving way to the new.

Should you be afraid of this evolution? NO!

It’s time to equip and position yourself for greatness in this new world. This is why you can’t miss YES SHE CAN ‘21.

At the maiden edition of the annual YES SHE CAN empowerment workshop for young women, you will LEARN all you need from enterprising women across Politics, Business, Media and Entertainment, in order to LEVERAGE your God-given talents & abilities, and LEAD your generation to greatness.

The event will feature Keynotes from Industry experts, Workshop, Exhibition, Networking with Policy makers, Etc.

Date: Saturday, 13 November, 2021
Venue: Rockview Hotel (Beside Imo State Government House, Owerri)
Time: 10:00AM

Workshop Fee: N2,500 only

You can register at: www.bit.ly/YESSHECAN2021

Don’t miss it for anything. Your future self will thank you for it.

06/10/2021

55-year old woman arrested for buying twins in Imo after faking pregnancy.

A 55-year-old woman identified as Mrs.Chinyere Ohanyere, popularly known as Madam Chichi has been arrested for allegedly buying a set of twins.

The native of Oguta Local Government Area of the state who allegedly pretended to have given birth to twins on September 3 at Irete in Owerri West LGA of Imo State, was arrested last Tuesday, at Graceland Estate in Owerri, Imo State capital after the police received a tip-off.

The lady was apprehended alongside her relative, Adaeze Ohanyere, who had been arrested before in a child trafficking case.

The children have been taken to an orphanage for proper care while the police are on the trail of the kids’ seller.

A source told Vanguard “The operatives of the command got a tip-off, stormed her house and arrested them. She claimed she gave birth to the twins on September 3 at Irete.

"But when she was subjected to medical examination, it was discovered that she wasn’t delivered of the twins. She bought the kids, a boy and a girl.”

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Michael Abattam who confirmed the incident, said the case has been referred to the Magistrate Court of Imo State where the accused is standing trial for alleged child trafficking.

05/10/2021

Where would we be without our ?

From our first word in school, down to our final examinations, teachers are always there to guide us to success. They are unspoken heroes.

Happy to all the Teachers around the world.

United Nations

04/10/2021

Who are you waiting for?

We must give up the silly idea of folding our hands and waiting on God to do everything for us. Whatever you want in life, you must make up your mind to do it for yourself.

~ Marcus Garvey

03/10/2021

23-Yr-Old Chef Jailed 28 Years For Killing Lawyer Inside Lagos Hotel

An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday sentenced a 23-year-old chef, Joshua Usulor, to 28 years imprisonment for killing a 34-year-old lawyer, Mrs Feyisayo Obot.The chef killed the lawyer on January 26, 2019, at the Citiheights Hotel, Opebi, Lagos State, where both of them lodged in different rooms.

Usulor murdered Obot, an Abuja-based mother of two, by slitting her throat while robbing her in her hotel room.
Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo sentenced Usulor after he approached the Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) for a plea bargain agreement in which he would plead guilty to the crime.

The DPP had in the agreement approved a term of 21 years’ imprisonment which would begin from the date of Usulor’s remand.

However, during Tuesday’s proceedings, the judge rejected the proposed prison term, saying that it was too lenient.

The judge said she would exercise the power conferred on her by Section 75 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law to increase the prison term to 30 years.

She eventually reduced Usulor’s prison sentence to 28 years following plea for leniency by his counsel, Mr Spurgeon Ataene.

In the plea, Ataene told the court to temper justice with mercy.

He submitted that Usulor was remorseful, adding that he was a young man with a promising future.

While sentencing Usulor, Taiwo asked why he killed the lawyer.

“It was a mistake, I didn’t know what got into me,” he responded.

“Your mistake has cost someone her life,” the judge said.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the prosecution, led by Mrs O.A. Bajulaiye-Bishi, had said that Usulor, a resident of Number 30, Fadiya Street, Ketu, Lagos, went into Obot’s hotel room to rob her in order to offset his outstanding hotel bills.

Obot, an employee of an Abuja-based non-governmental organisation – Save the Children – was in Lagos to write a project management examination.

She was killed on the day she was due to leave the hotel.

The prosecution was still presenting witnesses in the case when Usulor proposed a plea bargain agreement.

Prosecution witnesses who testified during the trial were – the hotel receptionist, Ms Lateefat Adebayo; the hotel’s Operations Manager, Mr Olabanji Ibitunde; brother of the deceased, Mr Ige Afolabi; and the Investigating Police Officer, Inspector John Babalola.

Usulor was arraigned on a count charge of murder contrary to Section 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos 2015.



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01/10/2021

To many more years of hope and faith in the dreams of a nation we can truly call our own.

Happy Independence Nigeria.

30/09/2021

: Moment Cross sucks Angel at a ‘sensitive part’

The bond between Angel and Cross seems to be waxing stronger by the day as the duo are always caught in one funny moment or the other.
This time, Angel who seems to be undergoing a mood swing was seen entertaining the company of Cross who tried, by all means, to see that he gets her back to her normal happy state.

Be it as it may, the lovebirds were sighted in a questionable position although what they did still remains unclear.

Cross could be seen fixing his face towards Angel’s stomach and cleavage area and some sucking sounds could be heard. Angel on her part, felt irritated by this which made her tell him to stop.

27/09/2021

Are you prepared?

Luck is just bein' prepared at all times, so when the door opens you're ready. ~ Nipsey Hussle

26/09/2021

Heavyweight Boxing: Joshua heads to hospital to fix broken eye

Joshua suffered a devastating defeat Saturday night to challenger Oleksandr Usyk, sustaining a suspected broken eye socket aside from losing his world titles.

Anthony Joshua, fresh from being dethroned as world boxing heavyweight champion, is set to go to hospital to check a suspected broken eye socket.

Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn, who announced this moments after the loss to Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine on Saturday in London, said also that his fighter was “devastated” by the defeat.

He however acknowledged that the Joshua camp had no reservations about the result, and the better fighter won the bout.

“Congratulations to Oleksandr Usyk. What a fighter. He put in a great performance and the better man won,” Hearn said.

“I had it reasonably close in the eighth and then Usyk ran away with it.”

Usyk dethroned Joshua in his own backyard with a stunning display to earn a unanimous points decision in front of a sell-out crowd at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The 34-year-old former undisputed cruiserweight world champion put on a masterclass to silence the vast majority of the 67,000 fans who packed into the huge arena.

Usyk, giving away height, weight and reach to the champion, proved too elusive for Joshua throughout an enthralling contest and landed the much cleaner shots.

He finished with a flurry in round 12 as he went in search of a knockout.

Joshua stayed upright but the decision was a formality as Usyk seized the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts with the three judges scoring it 117-112, 116-112, 115-113.

Joshua gave the crowd little to cheer and ran out of ideas against his southpaw opponent who was ahead throughout.

Former Olympic champion Usyk, contesting only his third professional heavyweight fight, follows in the footsteps of compatriots Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko.

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20/09/2021

What are you waiting for?

He who has begun is half done. ~ Nas

15/09/2021

Moment of Truth. 😊

08/09/2021

: “I’ll now put my energy on Angel” – Cross withdraws from Saskay.

Big Brother Naija; shine ya eye housemate, Cross seem to have given up on his feelings for fellow housemate, Saskay.

Cross in a recent conversation with Jackie B revealed he’s removing himself in the love triangle involving him, JayPaul and Saskay.

According to him, he feels his love interest, Saskay has made her decision to be with Jaypaul, so he’ll make a U-turn and divert his feelings and energy to Angel.

Jacki B in response asked if Angel likes him, he noted that he likes Angel’s vibe although he’s not sure if she likes him in return.

“I’m definitely going to put more energy in Angel, Angel is so cool…I like Angel, she’s super cool, she entertains me”. He said.

This is coming after the show host, Ebuka during the Sunday live eviction revealed Jaypaul and Saskay shared a passionate in the course of the week.

07/09/2021

‘Don’t leave me’ — Teary Tonto Dikeh begs estranged lover in leaked audio

Tonto Dikeh, the Nollywood actress, has been heard in a leaked audio recording begging Prince Kpokpogri, her estranged lover, not to quit their relationship.

The pair has been in the public eye in the past few days amid speculations that they have parted ways — less than three months after they made their affair public.

They also unfollowed each other on Instagram recently, further strengthening claims of their rumoured split.

But in the less nine-minute clip obtained by TheCable Lifestyle on Tuesday, Kpokpogri was heard saying he could no longer put up with the actress in the relationship.


“Why do you think walking away will not give more peace? No, you can’t give me peace. See let me tell you ehn, from day one, it was not even up to two weeks when we started having crises,” he said.

“Can’t you see it yourself, a relationship that is not up to three months, yet you see the crisis…It’s like you don’t know me, I am a very peaceful person, anything that will threaten my peace, I will just run away…

“I told you that right from day one that babe please oh, I’m a very peaceful person. Even as it is my now, my aunty will say we don’t have anybody here in Abuja. I’m the only family they have in Abuja.


“I cannot even bring my cousin to come and stay with me, because the next thing is they will come and tell you she is my girlfriend and the next thing, everywhere will be on fire.

“Please, I just want that peace so everyone around me can be happy. Where is Captain Nosa today with all the money? I don’t want to die young, anything that will break or destroy my peace, I don’t want it.”

Dikeh, however, appealed to the politician to rescind his decision amid tears. She also promised to “give him peace” if given a second chance.

“Please, how much more do I need to keep begging you to be with me. I am so exhausted, please. I can give you peace,” she pleaded.

But Kpokpogri insisted on quitting the relationship, saying the film star’s tears cannot reverse his decision.

“You don’t need to cry because you caused all these things, I told you right from day one. If I had not told you, that would have been a different thing, I told you,” he said.

'Don't leave me' -- Teary Tonto Dikeh begs estranged lover in leaked audio

CHEATING ALLEGATION AGAINST DIKEH

During the conversation, Kpokpogri had alleged that a man slept in the same room with the actress, citing a chat on Dikeh’s phone.

“A man came to you 2:30 am in the morning, he told you I’m at your door, there was no communication again till past 8 in the morning and you are asking me to think otherwise,” he said.

But Dikeh countered his claim, saying the unidentified man did not sleep in his room.

“If he slept in my room, will I be saying good morning by 8 o’clock. Would he be saying that if he slept in my room? I have told you the truth, I have told you my truth, nothing happened but if you want to do this your way…,” she said.

Not convinced, Kpokpogri had queried why the actress deleted the messages from her phone if she knew nothing transpired between her and the man.

“If you told me your truth, why did you delete your messages?” he had asked.

Responding, Dikeh said she cleared the messages due to fear that he could come across such a message.

“Because I was scared; I was so scared, I didn’t know how to explain it to you. Someday, you will get to know the truth, maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, maybe you will never get to find out the truth but someday, you are going to know the truth and I pray that God is going to keep you alive to know the truth because,” she added.

‘I CAN’T WITHSTAND LOSING YOU — PLEASE DON’T LEAVE MY SON’

Sensing that Kpokpogri was unmoved by her plea, the actress again broke down in tears, pleading with the politician not to leave King Andre, her son.

“I know you have heard this before but I cannot stand to lose you, and if you cannot take me back, I swear I don’t know how to convince you but please, I’m going to beg you to take care of my son for me,” she said.

“Just take care of my son for me. Just do this one thing for me, don’t let his father come back to him, just take him like your own, please do everything you can to please, raise him like your own. That’s all I’m going to say to you.

“I’m tired, my heart is tired, my whole being is tired since I walked into your door, I have been made to feel like I’m nobody, I am somebody, I’m a human being and because I love you so much doesn’t make me less a human being.”

Kpokpogri, however, tackled her for attempting to end the discussion, saying “you said we should talk so why are you walking away from the conversation?”

In her response, Dikeh said she decided to bring the conversation to a close because “I can’t convince you”.

She also told the politician, “you’re going to hear about me!”

Her response further ignited a mild drama between the pair as Kpokpogri accused the film star of attempting to blackmail him with su***de.

“Let me tell you something, this thing you’re trying to do is what they call blackmail. If I wanted to give you a second chance, because of what you have done now, I won’t do that because I can see you are blackmailing me with su***de,” he said.

“What is the essence of telling me to go closer to King, I should not allow his father go close to him? So, you want to go and kill yourself? Go and kill yourself na.”

But replying, Dikeh said her comment was not to blackmail him but as a result of the uncertainties surrounding her condition.

“I’m not blackmailing you, I’m tired of life already, it’s not about me, I can’t blackmail you. I just said you should take care of him (King). I don’t know what the statement means myself,” she added.

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07/09/2021

: “I and Tega saw that the house was boring, so we decided to give the viewers a show” – Boma speaks

Ex-housemate, Boma Akpore disclosed his reasons for having amorous moments with the married housemate, Tega while he was in the house.

Speaking with the show host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Boma noted that he never planned to sn**ch Tega away from her husband nor did he have negative intentions as regards her marriage.
He held that he and Tega just noticed the house was boring, so they decided to light it up with their romantic moments, but unfortunately, it seems the audience was against it.

“Tega was the boys’ favourite. She will make daring jokes, we felt she was better than most girls because we felt girls were lying that they were single.

“I and Tega saw that the house was boring, people were always sleeping, so we decided to give the viewers a show. We felt we could be a standard performer.

“I did not feel I should step back because she was married but now I see. It is late, I am human but my intention was not to take a married woman away from her husband.” Boma said.

06/09/2021

BBNaija: Avoid Angel, stick with Liquorose – Whitemoney tells Emmanuel how to evade eviction
Big o avoid Angel and stick with Liquorose if he doesn’t want to get evicted from the reality show.

Whitemoney made this known during a conversation with Emmanuel after the eviction show on Sunday night.

He told him to avoid Angel or at least make sure Liquorose doesn’t see them.

Whitemoney who nicknamed Liquorose “2Sure” further advised Emmanuel to continue making her happy in other to avoid evictions.

“You see this way you want to thread, I mean going after Angel? Stop it. Road de am o but it’s not for you.

“Even if you decide to go after her, make sure Liquorose doesn’t notice or get to see you both it won’t make sense.

“Just maintain the pace you have now, you started with her just stick with her. Keep it real with 2Sure because what you need is 2sure.

“2sure is where you should want to be. If you get outside you can do whatever you want but in here you have to stick to her. Work on making her happy always,” he said.

01/09/2021

New Month. New Energy. Never Give up.

Happy New Month Fam.

31/08/2021

A Soviet soldier's face before and after the war: 1941 vs. 1945.

These two pictures are shown side by side in the Andrei Pozdeev museum. The museum caption reads: “(Left) The artist Eugen Stepanovich Kobytev the day he went to the front in 1941. (Right) In 1945 when he returned”.

This the human face after four years of war. The first picture looks at you, the second one looks through you.

© Maria Ude Nwachi

29/08/2021

Do you know?

In Igbo land, it is an abomination to bless Kolanut in English. Consecration of kolanut is done only in Igbo language.

Hence the popular Igbo saying: Ọjị adịghị anụ asụsụ mba ọzọ, (kolanut hears not a foreign language.)

Kolanut (Ọjị), is highly revered in Igbo land.

Any Igbo gathering or function without kolanut is considered Sacrilegious.

27/08/2021

TOP 23 RICHEST CITIES IN AFRICA 🌍

1. 🇿🇦Johannesburg ($276 Billion)
2. 🇿🇦Cape Town ($155 Billion)
3. 🇪🇬Cairo ($140 Billion)
4. 🇳🇬 Lagos ($108 Billion)
5. 🇿🇦Durban ($55 Billion)
6. 🇰🇪Nairobi ($54 Billion)
7. 🇦🇴Luanda ($49 Billion)
8. 🇿🇦Pretoria ($48 Billion)
9. 🇲🇦Casablanca ($42 Billion)
10. 🇬🇭Accra ($38 Billion)
11. 🇨🇮Abidjan ($27 Billion)
12. 🇹🇿Dar es Salaam ($25 Billion)
13. 🇪🇬Alexandria ($25 Billion)
14. 🇺🇬Kampala ($16 Billion)
15. 🇳🇦Windhoek ($13 Billion)
16. 🇳🇬Abuja ($13 Billion)
17. 🇪🇹Addis Ababa ($13 Billion)
18. 🇲🇦Marrakesh ($11 Billion)
19. 🇲🇦Tangier ($11 Billion)
20. 🇿🇲Lusaka ($10 Billion)
21. 🇲🇿Maputo ($10 Billion)
22. 🇧🇼Gaborone ($9 Billion)
23. 🇰🇪Mombasa ($8 Billion)

Countries which featured more than twice:
🇿🇦 South Africa: 4 times
🇲🇦 Morocco: 3 times
🇪🇬 Egypt: 2 times
🇳🇬 Nigeria: 2 times
🇰🇪 Kenya: 2 times

25/08/2021

Cross: when I heard Liquorose call my name yesterday, for the first time I wasn't sure my name was Cross.
Since Liquorose decided to play me like that, then she should have made me her deputy not Saga. At least that would have made me sleep in the HOH room on Sunday before going home.
Biggie: would you like to discuss any other thing
Cross: for my mental health I need that executive lounge, I need to eat, drink and relax.

25/08/2021

Miriam Makeba was an artist, activist and major participant in both the anti-Apartheid and Pan-African movement.

Makeba was among the first African musicians to receive worldwide recognition. She brought African music to a Western audience, and popularized the world music and Afropop genres.

Miriam Makeba was named a UN goodwill ambassador in 1999, and campaigned for humanitarian causes. She died of a heart attack during a 2008 concert in Italy.

Miriam Makeba was affectionately known as Mama Africa. 🛖🌍💚

23/08/2021

You must also remember that to lead, one must first learn to follow. ~ Emperor Haile Selassie I

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