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Nigeria at 60: Rembering those that Fought for Our Independence On the 1st of October 1960, Nigeria our Fatherland became free from the direct rule of the Great Britain. On this day the Union Jack which is the symbol and flag of the British was brought down and the Green and White flag which was the brain-child of Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi was hoisted. This marked the freedom and Independence of Nigeria. As students of history and Nigerians we are all aware that the road to Nigeria's freedom was not an easy ride. When Chief Anthony Enahoro moved the motion for the Independence of Nigeria there's already some issues of rivalry among the three Regions that made up the country. This event however delayed the Independence of Nigeria from the British rule. Nigeria a young nation with so much dreams, aspirations, hopes on its leaders and heroes that led to the end of the British colonial rule has a foreign Revenue of only £164 million. And the Federal Government's plans was to embark on

On Saturday, 26th of September 2020, Chelsea came from three (3) goals behind by ending the match on a 3:3 draw during their English Premier League encounter with West Brom Albion. You could recall that Chelsea were three goals down during the face-off, they however bounced back after the break with goals from Mason Mount, Callum Hudson Odoi and Tammy Abraham. It was believed that Brazilian defender, Thiago Silva who recently joined Chelsea from PSG of France was responsible for Robinson's goal. However, Thiago Silva who captained the Chelsea side in the draw has at this afternoon on his Instagram account taken responsibility for what happened. He apologized for the blunder through a post on his Instagram account @ thiagosilva  : "There are days when unfortunately hard work doesn't pay off the way we expected." "I am upset, but I take responsibility for the mistake I made, as I always did. As difficult as it may be, we have to get over this and move on. I want to

Today I am here to bring you some unbelievable male body parts that a lot of women find attractive or let me say obsessed with. Most times as humans we do fall in love with people for different reasons. I have met several ladies who said they love a guy due to his physique, his smile, his looks, a particular body part, etc. The most weird of them all are as follows: FINGER NAILS: I have met a lot of ladies who said that one of the features they adore in their partners are their fingers and nails. However, personally I don't know what is attractive in a man's nails and fingers. LIPS : Yes I know that some people have a very beautiful lips of different colours and sizes but I keep on wondering what is so attractive in a man's lips. Though some ladies do fall in love with guys that have some particular complexions of lips; some said they adore guys with a very dark lips and others with reddish lips. No wonder I see many Nigerian youths trying to bleach their lips to red (pink

Kidnappers Demands N500 Million Ransom from a Tailor to Secure his Wife and Children’s Freedom According to a report from Daily Trust Newspaper Nigeria, Kidnappers are demanding N500 million from a road side tailor after kidnapping his wife and his five children. Pictures: Used for illustration purpose only It was reported that, the kidnapper had stormed Barakallahu, Igabi Local Government in Kaduna which is just some few minutes from the City Centre. The kidnapper stormed the community last Friday around 1:30am kidnapping Mal. Haruna Abdulsalam’s children and their mother, Hajara Abdulsalam. Mal. Haruna stated that the kidnappers had contacted him demanding a ransom of N100 million for each one of his four children and their mother which totaled N500 million. Mal. Haruna who is just a road side tailor, stated that, where on earth do they expect him to get that huge amount of money from. Mal. Haruna said that they have been negotiating with them (kidnappers) to reduce the huge amount t

On the early hours of September 20, 2020, the Executive Governor of Kaduna State, Mal. Nasir El-Rufai announced the passing away of his Royal Highness, Alh. Dr. Shehu Idris, the Emir of Zazzau after a brief illness. WHO IS LATE ALHAJI, DR. SHEHU IDRIS? Alh. Dr. Shehu Idris, the late Emir of Zazzau Alh. Dr. Shehu Idris  was born on the 20th of February 1936 – 20 September 2020, he died at the age of 84. He was the 18th Fulani Emir of Zazzau and the Chairman of Zazzau Emirate Council and Kaduna State Emirate Council. He ascended the throne on February 8, 1975 following the demise of Alhaji Muhammadu Aminu, the 17th Emir of Zazzau. Prince Charles of Wales and the late Emir of Zazzau Alhaji, Dr. Shehu Idris in year 2006. (Source: Getty Images) He was born into the family of Malam Idrisu Auta and Hajiya AminatuiIdris in Unguwar Iya when his father was the head of Unguwar Iya. His father Malam Idrisu Auta who was sometimes called Auta Sambo. Idrisu Auta's father was Sarkin Zazzau Muhamma

Pedro is Leaving Chelsea for AS Roma Photo Credit: Getty Image Reports from a Spanish publication, states Chelsea and Spanish winger Pedro has made up his mind in leaving the Stamford Bridge when this season comes to an end. Pedro the pacey, and skillful left footed winger has spent about five years at Stamford Bridge after joining Chelsea from Barcelona in 2015. The Spaniard's contract at Chelsea will be expiring at the end of this footballing season and the left footed winger has reportedly decided to move to the Italian capital to join the Italian giants AS Roma as a free agent. Many clubs like Sevilla, Valencia, Real Betis and Italian giants Juventus indicated their interest but Pedro opted to join Roma instead Photo Credit: Getty Images Pedro has won the Premier League, Europa League and the FA Cup with Chelsea since leaving FC Barcelona in 2015 and has made about 201 appearances as a Chelsea player. So far this season, the winger has contributed two go

See: The First Female Prime Minister and President in the History of Africa Sylvie Kinigi Africa indeed is a blessed continent, blessed with both human and natural resources most especially women who had made us proud in their various field of endeavours and are still making us proud we have seen the likes of late Dora Akunyili, Obi Ezekwesli, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala of Nigeria, Winnie Mandela of South Africa, Ellen Sirleaf Johnson, Joyce Banda of Malawi, Ameenah Gurib of Mauritius, Sahle-Work Zewde of Ethiopia, Aminata Toure of Senegal etc. It is in this light I am presenting to you one of Africa's most exceptional woman,  Sylvie Kinigi of Burundi. WHO IS SYLVIE KINIGI? Sylvie Kinigi was the former Prime Minister and President of Burundi. Sylvie was born on 24th of November, 1953 in a family in the countryside of Burundi. Her father was a trader and her mother was a house and peasant farmer whose farm products was used in keeping the house and the entire family. Sylvie was