Lifestyle

Dec
18
2022
By Amos Oge Kalu
Nigerian mother of two dies after sustaining injuries at Asake’s concert stampede

Nigerian mother of two dies after sustaining injuries at Asake’s concert stampede

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Rebecca Ikumelo, a 33-year-old Nigerian mother of two, has been pronounced dead after sustaining severe injuries during the stampede that occurred at singer Asake’s concert at Brixton O2 Academy in London. Late Ikumelo, who was very popular on Tiktok with videos she shared about her journey in taking care of her autistic son, died on Saturday in a hospital after being critically injured in the stampede. Confirming the death of the concertgoer on his Instagram on Saturday, Asake said, “I am devastated by the news that Rebecca Ikumelo, who was in a critical condition since Thursday, has sadly passed away.…
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Dec
07
2022
By Amos Oge Kalu
BBNaija star, JMK called to Nigerian Bar

BBNaija star, JMK called to Nigerian Bar

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Big Brother Naija reality show star, Jumoke Zainab Adedoyin, popularly known as JMK, has been called to the Nigerian Bar one year after graduation. The BBNaija season 6 ‘Shine Ya Eye’ housemate, On Tuesday, shared the good news in a post on her Instagram page. Posting photos of herself in a black robe and wig, the reality show star described the latest achievement as a testimony that she can become anything she wants to be in life. She wrote, “Being called to the Bar has just proven to me that I can become anything; I can be JMK the reality…
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Dec
07
2022
By Amos Oge Kalu
133 million poverty index: Twists, turns as FG, States trade blame

133 million poverty index: Twists, turns as FG, States trade blame

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The recent report by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) that about 133 million Nigerians live in poverty is generating serious controversy, with the Federal and State governors now trading words. Recall that in the early month of November, NBS disclosed that 133 million Nigerians were multi-dimensionally poor, saying that the figure represents 63 percent of the country’s population. The report blamed the country’s rising poverty on poor access to education, living standards, health, employment, and security. It further indicated that 65% of the country’s poor people (86 million) live in the North, whereas 35% (nearly 47 million) live in…
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Dec
04
2022
By Amos Oge Kalu
Statistics: Buhari spends 225 days on medical trips, visits 40 countries

Statistics: Buhari spends 225 days on medical trips, visits 40 countries

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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has spent at least 225 days away from the country on medical trips since assuming office in 2015, a Sunday PUNCH investigation has uncovered. On February 5, 2016, eight months after assuming office, the President took his first medical trip to London, the United Kingdom, spending six days. Buhari’s second medical trip would follow four months later on June 6, 2016. He spent 10 days treating an undisclosed ear infection after which he rested for three extra days before returning to Abuja on June 19, 2016. On January 19, 2017, the President embarked on his second-longest…
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Dec
03
2022
By Amos Oge Kalu
More trouble for Kanye West as Elon Musk suspends him from Twitter

More trouble for Kanye West as Elon Musk suspends him from Twitter

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The United States rapper, Kanye West has been suspended from Twitter, after being accused of “inciting violence” over harsh tweets, barely two months after his last ban. West, also known as Ye on Elon Musk-owned microblogging site, posted a sequence of erratic tweets, one of which seemed to display a symbol combining a swastika and a Jewish star. CNN reports that Twitter’s chief executive officer (CEO), Musk was asked by one user to “fix Kanye.” West had “violated our rule against incitement to violence”, Musk tweeted. “Account will be suspended,” Musk wrote in a Twitter post. West, during an interview…
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