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One of the Big Brother Naija   2018 finalists,  Nina   has received a surprise gift from fashion entrepreneur,   Toyin Lawani   on her birthday. Toyin presented a car to Nina as a birthday gift and the celebration was attended by her friends and well-wishers. Watch the birthday celebration video below:

President, Muhammadu Buhari has signed the bill of “Not Too Young To Run ” into law. He signed the bill on Thursday inside the Council Chamber of State House Presidential Villa, in the presence of selected invited youth from across the county. Mr Buhari on Tuesday assured Nigerians that the ‘Not too Young to Run Bill’ will be signed into law in a few days’ time. However, in a brief remark after he signed the bill, Mr Buhari told his audience comprising representatives of young persons from the 36 states and Abuja that “You can aspire for President but Please postpone your campaign till after 2019 election.” Mr Buhari revealed this in his Democracy Day speech which was broadcast on Tuesday that “In few days to come, I will be joined by many promising young Nigerians to sign into law the “Not Too Young to Run” Bill.” The new law is aimed at relaxing some of the stringent and discriminatory provisions of the constitution. The bill was passed by the National Assembly last year...

Muritala Muhammed International Airport  The Federal Government had directed that steps should be taken to prevent the Ebola Virus Disease from entering into Nigeria after a fresh outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN has intensified screening of passengers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos with the use of thermal and infrared scanning equipments. Reports said that equipment has been installed at both the arrival and departure halls of the airport. This is to prevent the disease from spreading into the country. Regional Manager, MMIA, Victoria Shinaba told newsmen that all the equipments put in place when Ebola hits Nigerian in 2014, have been installed back in the airport. She said an emergency contingency plan in line with the International Civil Aviation Organisation, ICAO, and World Health Organisation, WHO, requirements, had been activated to ensure that any passenger with traces of an...

The pornography star rapper Pusha T claims is Drake's baby mama has surfaced online. Rappers Pusha T and Drake have been aiming multiple shots at each other, but not until recently, Pusha T in a dissatisfied track "The Story of Adidon," dropped Drake's alleged kid's name, saying, "Adonis is your son and he deserves more than an Adidas press run" and targets the baby mama, who he calls "Sophie" ... "Love that baby, respect that girl. Forget she's a porn star, let her be your world." Sophie Brussaux, a former French porn star is the same woman Drake was pictured with in Amsterdam in January 2017. In the photos released online, Sophie is seen flaunting her baby bump and even a cake from her baby shower with the name Adonisemblazoned on it. Everyone is waiting on Drake's next move following Pusha T's track. See photos of Sophie below...

A public school teacher in Atlanta, Georgia who released a video online of herself twerking caused an uproar thereafter. Reports said that, many parents are threatening to pull their kids out of the school over the video which has now become popular. See video here...

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie  One of the most vital and genuine novelist of her generation, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie who has touched vast topics with her novels that drew extensively on the Biafran war in Nigeria during the late 1960 and non-fiction articles. In a new feature on the NewYorker, Larissa MacFarquhar profiles Chimamanda and takes us on an extensive journey of her life so far, referencing quotes from her books in an article titled: "Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Comes to Terms With Global Fame". One part of the article talks about her rise from being an up and coming writer to established Bestselling author of Half of A Yellow Sun. Since attaining great heights in her career, Chimamanda is very in Nigeria. Her face is on billboards. People crowd around her at the airport. When she enters a restaurant, there is a ripple of recognition. Sometimes she will ask for the bill and discover that someone else has paid for her meal. She is admired as a Nigerian who has beco...

Ibadan is the capital of Oyo State precisely the Political Capital of Western region in Nigeria. a city built on Seven Hills. The Seven Hills are: 1. Oke Padre 2. Oke Ado 3. Oke Bola 4. Oke Mapo 5. Oke Are 6. Oke Sapati 7. Oke Mokola. But Ibadan is not just a City of Hills. It is also a City of 'Bottoms'. Loosely translated, 'idi' means bottom or the backside. Several people have attached sexual innuendoes to the names. However, the actual translation indicates that some of the 'idis' were connected with how the settlers converged at a point, thereby leading to how they arrived at the names given. Go around the city and you can locate the various ‘idis’ 1. Idi-Arere, 2. Idi-Ose, 3. Idi-Ishin, 4. Idi-Ape, 5. Idi-Ayunre, 6. Idi-Obi 7. Idi-Ito 8. Idi Ogungun For instance, Idi-Arere is a location where the early settlers converged and held meetings under an 'Arere' tree. The actual full name is Idi- Igi Arere under the Arere (O...