After a tussle to win the 85 million naira grand prize, Laycon- Olamilekan Agbeleshe, the show’s most loved participant has emerged the winner of the 2020 Big Brother Naija ‘LOCKDOWN’ Season 5 that started on July 19 and ended today, September 17. He led by 60 per cent votes followed by Dorathy with 21.85 per cent votes. However, Nengi had …

Temitayo Bolade, alias BigJoo has been producing music since 2007. His career has grown immensely with innumerable newspaper and radio interviews across the country. BigJoo explains that the reason he dumped circular music for Gospel music is that ” there is great gain to serve God with everything we have including our talents and gift. Talking about #IRE and it’s …

Authorities of the Saudi Arabia Interior Ministry have announced that the Umrah (Lesser Hajj) pilgrimage will resume for intending pilgrims qqwithin the Kingdom from October 4 (Saffar 17, 1442AH). This was made known by official sources to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the official news agency of the Saudi Arabia government. In the first stage, “6,000 citizens and residents within …

A loud explosion rocked a Hezbollah stronghold in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, sending up a billowing cloud of black smoke and recalling the deadly August 3 explosion that devastated the port of Beirut. There was no immediate word by officials as to the cause of the explosion in the small town of Ain Qana. An unnamed source told Reuters the …

A TRIBUTE BY Tunde KELANI It took me a few days to finally come to terms with the passing of ChiefJimoh Aliu, whose real name is Mr Drama and without doubt, one of the heroes of the Yoruba Travelling Theatre. At first, my mind went blank, gradually over a few hours, the memories started to flood in. His life and …

The preliminary report of the accident involving a Bell 206B Helicopter operated by Quorum Aviation Limited which crashed into residential buildings in Opebi area of Lagos on August 28, 2020 has been released by the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) on Monday. According to the investigation, report the helicopter had no fuel left in the fuel tanks after the crash. Though …

Eight lives were lost on Saturday night in a lone accident involving a Mazda bus on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Mr Ahmed Umar, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) disclosed this in a statement this morning. He explained that the accident, which occurred at about 8:45 p.m. near Saapade bridge, was caused by tyre burst. This, he …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 131 new  cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 56,735.  This was made known to the public by NCDC on its official twitter handle on Thursday. It said the new cases were confirmed in 18 states. The health agency said Lagos state recorded the highest number …

For the September ranking by FIFA Nigeria’s Super Eagles have moved up by two spots in FIFA’s ranking placing her 29th after more than six months of disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the ranking placed on the world football governing body’s website on Thursday, Nigeria garnered 1493 points during the period under review without playing any match. The …

Nollywood Actress, BUKUNMI OLUWASINA recently released the picture of her wedding that took place without the knowledge of the public and her other colleagues in the industry. She posted on her Instagram page that they have been together since 2010 when they parted ways and later reconnected to get married. She has however, apologized for not making the union a …