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Popular  Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele is enlarging her coast beyond Africa as she is set to spend quality time with her United Kingdom fans. As part of celebrations for her 39th birthday, Funke will be visiting four cities across the United Kingdom. The award winning actress, who became popular off her movie series, Jenifa, made the announcement via her Instagram page. She posted a photo disclosing her plans to celebrate with her fans in the UK later this month. She wrote:  “I’m super excited to “parry” with my Wonderful fans! LONDON!MANCHESTER! BIRMINGHAM! ABERDEEN! Are you ready! Let’s #turnup!! OnAug 28th,29th,30th and 4th of sept!” I’m super excited to “parry” with my Wonderful fans! LONDON!MANCHESTER! BIRMINGHAM! ABERDEEN! Are you ready! Let’s #turnup !! OnAug 28th,29th,30th and 4th of sept!  The actress, whose movie, Jenifa’s Dairy is currently showing on TV, will be in Birmingham on August 28, Manchester on August 29, then she will move the...

Two weeks after the death of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, some details have surfaced suggesting that the late monarch probably had a premonition of his death. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Whatsapp Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, The late king was said to have intimated a pastor that  God had shown him how he will die and how he will be absent at the wedding ceremony of one of his children in the month of August. He was said to have also visited the Hour of Mercy Prayer Ministry, at Ojedeji Two, Moniya near Ibadan, to surrender his life to Jesus Christ where he gave his life to Christ. These claims were revealed by the General Overseer of the Church, Prophet Muhideen Kasali, while ministering during the August monthly night service, held at Ori-Oke Alaseyori, Moniya, over the weekend. Kasali, who is blind, had earlier sang glowingly for over two hours in honour of the late Oba, recalling how Ob...

Former spokesperson to President Muhammadu Buhari and Human rights activist, Yinka Odumakin, has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alleging financial recklessness and corruption against Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Whatsapp Yinka Odumakin In a petitioned published in Punch newspaper, Odumakin said Aregbesola has put the state in abject poverty and called for a forensic audit of the Osun State government accounts. “In addition, the state is littered with abandoned projects even though loans were secured by this administration to execute them. Today, our dear state has become the embodiment of lack, poverty, purposelessness, wickedness and insensitivity of political leaders of the highest order in the country”  the petition noted. Odunmakin also said Osun has become the poorest state in Nigeria and urged the EFCC to uncover the states funds. Reacting to the petition, Mr....

A man who was born and raised in Nigeria and then moved to the United States has taken the unusual step of sending his two sons to spend their seventh grade in Nigeria for them to learn the essence of gratitude. According to a WCPO report, the 14-year-old twins Noble and Evan Nwankwo spent nearly a year at Mea Mater Elizabeth High School in Enugu, starting their day with 5am exercise and prayer. Used to the comforts of living in a country club with the family, the boys were placed in different conditions, where there was no help from mom on homework or washing clothes. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Whatsapp Noble and Evan Nwankwo Evans Nwankwo, the father of the twins, explained the reasons behind his decision: “Adversity is important in somebody’s development in life, as far as I’m concerned, because there comes a time when the storm is going to hit you, and if you never had that to fall back on you’re just going to fall apart. I stron...