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Not wanting to rest with his portrayal of Hercules, Dwayne Johnson recently ‘pitched to play’ the role of the world’s strongest man of another era, Samson who pulled down the gates of Gaza, and carried them on his shoulders. Below are five takeaways from Dwayne’s ‘pitch’ as he ripped apart the gate to his own residence. With CGI, he would certainly place the ripped gate…
My chest, my chest, hey, what is this? Your chest, what happened to your chest? This man you have started again o. School just resumed and you haven’t paid the children’s school fees. This is not the time for expensive jokes Woman, get away. God will provide. Ewho! Jay Jay is reborn. Mba! But wait o, Jay Jay is 47years and Thiago is 29years. Hian! Don’t…
The original Glover Memorial Hall in Lagos built in honour of the First Governor of Lagos, Sir John Howley Glover (1863 – 1872) commenced its hosting of operas and other great events in 1887. Sir John Glover extended the Marina, built Broad Street and created Glover settlements in Ebute Metta to house refugees from Egbaland during the wars with Dahomey (today’s Benin Republic).
It feels like Kike and Kiki. Two former friends who lived in different parts of the same estate. One lived close to the main entrance into the estate while the other lived at the extreme side of the estate, his residence bordering the huge fence that separated the estate from the other parts of the city. They were both of similar socio-economic status. The one…
What is the electoral value of that status? What do you mean by that? We are in crunch time. This is no time for frivolous postulations, every consideration worth our time must carry its weight in gold And being a prophet carries no weight in your books? The last time some people asked if someone was also among the prophets, it was a thing of…
Recently, South China Morning Post published the video of this fascinating story, which primarily is a huge tribute to motherhood, even though the feat of the medical team and the man at the center of it all, Li Hua, deservedly receive considerable attention. 71-year-old Tang Dongchen was in her forties when misfortune struck her son, Li Hua and he began the painful journey to wearing…
The fascinating and intriguing life of the late Justice Ruth Ginsburg of the United States Supreme Court, who passed away last Friday at the age of 87years, has received elaborate tributes from various individuals and groups around the world. In their remarks on the passing of Justice Ginsburg who died of pancreatic cancer, United States President Donald Trump called her ‘a titan of the law,”…
1. It is a pointer that another era has dawned 2. It is a pointer that another performer has been offered his chance 3. It is a pointer that potential stars have been extended the invite to get ready 4. It is a pointer that a big opportunity to express graciousness is on the table 5. It is a pointer to that a huge moment…
‘One warrior knows another,’ as one chi the other Chinyere is agitating because her twin sister from the East has showcased her chi legend Legendary storyteller, Prof Chinua Achebe, who popularized the concept of chi in his novels, and is yet to have any of his famous novels made into an international production of the caliber of Mulan, would have gladly endorsed Chinyere as Mulan…
My neighbour’s daughter sent me a memo recently about what she would do every quarter about our out of school children if her father was governor of the state. Below are the highlights of her idea: Convert every unused accommodation in the Government House into makeshift classrooms for the children Convert every considerable space into temporary hostels, the kind that late Mrs. Ibidun Ighodalo built…