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Senator Ben Murray-Bruce  Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, representing Bayelsa East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, says Nigeria should ban “bad governance instead of codeine”. The Bayelsa East lawmaker who made this comment on Twitter on Wednesday, noted that “bad governance makes young people so desperate that they have nothing to look forward to in life”. Senator Bruce’s statement is coming two days after the Federal Ministry of Health directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)  to ban with immediate effect further issuance of permits for the importation of Codeine as an active pharmaceutical ingredient for cough preparations. The Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole made this known in his office in Abuja on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Professor Adewole said the directive became necessary due to the great abuse of Codeine usage has been subjected to in the country. In its stead, Professor Adewole said Codeine-con...

English Premier League side, Liverpool will face Real Madrid in the 2018 Champions League final on Saturday, May 26. The two sides’ semi-final victories over AS Roma and Bayern Munich respectively have set up a repeat of the 1981 European showpiece, when the Reds defeated the Spanish giants 1-0 in Paris. Despite a 4-2 defeat against AS Roma on Wednesday night, May 2, which confirmed a 7-6 collectively, the Jürgen Klopp’s tutored side sealed their place in the final for the eighth time. Real Madrid, winners of the Champions League in the previous two seasons and three of the last four, qualified after a 2-2 draw at home to Bayern was enough for a 4-3 victory over two legs. Speaking after the match, Liverpool manager, Jürgen Klopp said: “The game was wild. They took all the risks and we punished it with the counter-attack but then we gave away a goal. “It was the first semi-final for most of the boys so normal to have to keep nerves in. It was a little bit exciting – more ex...

African American fashion model, Tomiko Fraser Hines turned 50 yesterday.  The Bronx-born mother of twin boys started her modeling career at the age of 25, the age when most fashion models are slowing their careers down. At age 31, she was the first African-American model to get a contract with Maybelline Cosmetics. After being told constantly that she could have a successful career as a model, Tomiko eventually quit her job as a secretary in favor of a more flexible gig as a waitress, and began pursuing modelling. Eventually, she signed with renowned FORD agency and began booking commercial and runway work here and abroad, in addition to features in a plethora of magazines and catalogs, as well as campaigns such as: Tommy Hilfiger and Old Navy. See more of her photos...