‘As first woman chieftain, I’ll inspire others in my hometown’ – Chimamanda Adichie

‘As first woman chieftain, I’ll inspire others in my hometown’ – Chimamanda Adichie

The celebrated writer, wrote in a Facebook post on Wednesday, “I am so grateful to my people of Abba in Anambra State for their warmth and love, for their enthusiastic support. And to Igwe L.N. Ezeh, who has always valued education, for giving me the title of “Odeluwa” — ‘the one who writes for the world.’ (My father received the title of “Odelora” — ‘the one who writes for the community” and the symbolism means very much to me.)
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Police rescue 15 captives from Zamfara forest

Police rescue 15 captives from Zamfara forest

Zamfara Police Command on Thursday rescued 15 persons kidnapped by bandits along Gusau-Funtua road. The victims were abducted on Tuesday and taken away into the bush. Briefing newsmen in Gusau, the Command Public Relation Officer, Muhammad Shehu said on receiving the news, the command mobilised rescue operation and confidence building patrol team to the area. […]

Benedict XVI: The pope who gave it all up

Benedict XVI: The pope who gave it all up

Ex-pope Benedict XVI was a brilliant theologian and defender of conservative values who made history by becoming the first pontiff to resign since the Middle Ages, after a scandal-dogged papacy. German Joseph Ratzinger stepped down in February 2013 after almost eight years as head of the Catholic Church, blaming his declining physical and mental health. […]

Wizkid’s son, Zion visits orphanage home in Ghana

Wizkid’s son, Zion visits orphanage home in Ghana

By Ada Osadebe Zion Ayo-Balogun, the third child of Grammy Award winner Wizkid, delighted fans on social media when a video of him giving out his possessions at an orphanage home surfaced online. Zion’s mum, on her Instagram story on Wednesday, shared the video of her son visiting the orphanage. In the video that has […]