Author: Rashaad Harris

Veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie, has marked his 53rd wedding anniversary with his wife, Bar. Josephine. The actor made this known in a post he made on his Instagram account on Sunday. He said, “53 years of marital bliss with my queen, Chief Barrister Mrs Josephine Edochie. Thanks to my children for hosting us to the biggest party of our lifetime, yes our life because we are one. “In celebration of our 53 years of marriage and Life in goodness and in good health.”These past 53 years, God blessed us with six biological children (among all the inherited ones and…

Manchester City laid down the gauntlet on Sunday when they played host to cross-town rivals, Manchester United in what was the 188th Manchester Derby. Erling Haaland continued his fine form in front of goal, scoring his third hatrick on the trot, as a benched Cristiano Ronaldo watched the former Borussia Dortmund man match his Premier League record after just 8 games. Haaland and Phil Foden scored two apiece in the first half to hand Pep Guardiola’s men a 4:0 first half lead, before both scored two more to make it 6. Erik ten Hag brought in Antony and Martial who…

English side, Wolverhampton Wanderers have sacked their head coach, Bruno Miguel Silva do Nascimento, known as Bruno Lage. Wolves have struggled to score goals this season, despite heavy squad investment. The club is yet to make an official announcement. Fulham have also sacked Scott Parker, so have Chelsea, who sacked Thomas Tuchel. There are rumours that a replacement will be made from within the coaching staff.

The increased rains this year coupled with the release of water from Cameroon’s Lagdo Dam, have caused alot of damage to areas along the Benue River. This is Fiidi, along Gboko-Makurdi Road, Makurdi. [wpvideo tqPCHjdR]

The Romans believed in titanic gods, but learned to balance it with man’s responsibility. That is why they conquered kingdoms, built civilations at the rate they did. Most western nation states today are shaped by this worldview, even though Christianity has come to take centre stage. Indeed, Philip II of Macedon, his son Alexander the Great and his successors conquered the world in their day, from the British Isles to the cusp of Hindustan. However, none of these men ventured into the Sahara and the lands south of it. Neither did they go far into India. As bad as their…

Labour Party has launched a website for the campaign of Peter Obi ahead of the 2023 elections. This was made known in a tweet posted on Peter Obi’s official Twitter handle. He gave the site’s name as obidatticampaign.com The statement read, “This is to express my sincere gratitude to all the OBIdients. On Friday, we launched our campaign website and the response has been amazing. I request you kindly visit our website obidatticampaign.com to join the OBIdient Movement, volunteer, and donate towards our quest for a New Nigeria. Thank you again, and God bless you all.”

The Mwila or Mumuhuila tribe is a semi-nomadic tribe based in the southern Angola community of Huila. The Mumuhuila people, like the Tiv people of Benue State, Nigeria, are of the Bantu extraction and are one of the earliest Bantu people to migrate to their current location. They are known for their distinctive haircuts worn by their women. In Mumuhuila culture, these hairstyles are of incredible value and significance. Women apply a red paste consisting of red stone dust to their hair. On their hair, they use a mixture of oil, dried cow dung, and herbs. As a show of…

The police in Lagos have reported the alleged murder of two men who robbed a POS operative on Saturday. According to the PRO of the Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the murder was carried out by an angry mob. He said the two thieves were burnt beyond recognition. “Yesterday, at Igando, two men allegedly robbed a POS attendant. A mob descended on them and set them ablaze; burnt beyond recognition. Police arrived but the mob had fled. Investigation has commenced. Again, how do we put a stop to this archaic and criminal practice?” Hundeyin asked in a tweet. Switch Nigeria will…

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State says he has nothing personal against President Muhammadu Buhari. He disclosed that he only criticizes the president for not being able to end the killings in the state and in Nigeria. The governor was reacting to a statement credited to President Muhammadu Buhari by the Chairman on Tertiary Education in the House of Representatives, Aminu Suleiman Goro during the commissioning of some projects at the Federal University of Agriculture in Makurdi. Buhari was quoted to have asked Governor Ortom to endeavour to acknowledge his administration’s capital projects in Benue State rather than cast aspersions…

Akwa Ibom Government under the leadership of Udom Emmanuel has built another stadium. The Governor announced this on Facebook on Saturday. Udom said, “I love sports and I know that sports development can give our teeming youthful population an opportunity to achieve their dreams and stay healthy.” “That is why I built this 18,000 capacity Stadium in Eket and it is ready for inauguration on Friday with a friendly between Akwa United and Katsina United. Akwa Ibom is arguably the home of sports in Nigeria.”