HOW FEMI ADEBAYO’S ACTING CAREER BEGAN

Femi Adebayo, an award-winning film actor, began acting as a hobby, not expecting to make much money from it. Today, he's not just an actor but also a film producer. His father, Adebayo Salami, a renowned actor himself, wanted him to be a lawyer, and he went to law school and practiced as a lawyer.   But according to him, the producer of Jagunjagun and Seven Doors found satisfaction in what he's doing as a hobby rather than his job as a practicing lawyer.   Until it got to a stage he could no longer practice professionally as a lawyer, and he went into full-time acting. Adebayo has acted and produced many award-winning movies. And he's smiling at the banks with every production.

SYD IWUNDU’S RISE AS A CONTENT CREATOR

Syd started as a student at the University of Benin and was doing it for the fun of it and was not particularly desiring to make money from it, but now has generated over a million followers.  And he has been inspired by a lot of other content creators like brother Shaggy and Tunde Ednut, to mention a few.   A notable challenge is getting the right cast for a particular character, which can sometimes be difficult 

THREE THINGS TO DO IF YOU WANT TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF YOUR HEART

We constantly need to improve the health of our hearts regularly because a healthy heart is a healthy body. We can't afford to wait until there's a problem before we start running up and down. If we make it a habit to pay attention to our hearts, we will lessen the burden of heart issues.   The first thing is to exercise at least 20 minutes a day. It shouldn't be too difficult to walk briskly around our house for 20 minutes. This will help to free our veins and help the heart to work more freely with fewer burdens. The second thing is to eat a healthy diet.   To keep our hearts healthy, the second thing we need to do is we must eat fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, plus healthy fats like fatty fish. We need a well-balanced and nutritious diet.   These will go a long way to keep our hearts healthy. The third step is to do regular check ups on our blood pressure and our cholesterol levels.   When they are high, they affect the…

SOYINKA CLEARS AIR ON BIAFRA

Between 1967 and 1970, the Nigerian entity engaged in military conflict with the Republic of Biafra, a separatist entity that proclaimed independence from Nigeria. Biafra, led by Lieutenant Colonel Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, represented the nationalist ambitions of the Igbo ethnic group in the country's southeast. The area sought independence from Nigeria, claiming that the federal government was controlled by the interests of Northern Nigeria's Muslim Hausa-Fulanis. The chronicle of the Nigerian-Biafran War would be incomplete without including the terrible event in which the revered Nobel Laureate was imprisoned for his covert meeting with Ojukwu in Enugu State shortly before the…

MINISTER OF POWER RETURNS TO APC

Bayo Adelabu, Nigeria's Minister of Power, Rejoins the APC Nigeria's Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu, has declared his decision to rejoin the All Progressives Congress (APC), marking a momentous political move. Having previously run for Oyo State governor under the banner of the Accord Party, his move represents a significant change in the political climate in Nigeria. Going Back to the Fold Adelabu declared his formal return to the APC in a letter dated December 6, 2023, which was written to the APC state chairman and party leaders in Oyo State. On December 15, 2023, the APC Secretariat in Oke…

UKRAINE TO USE AMERICAN F-16 FIGHTER JETS

The US has agreed that its allies help Ukraine with advanced fighter jets, including F-16s.

TRUDEAU RESIGNS

On Monday, Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada, announced his resignation. After months of declining polls and internal strife, he declared that he would step down as soon as the ruling Liberal Party selected a new leader. After the party chooses its next leader, I plan to step down as prime minister and party leader," Trudeau, who has held the position since 2015, told reporters in Ottawa. This comes after a lengthy political crisis during which prominent Liberal supporters urged him to resign. The duration of Trudeau's tenure as a caretaker premier was not immediately apparent.   How I…

PRESIDENT ELECT PROMISED NOT TO DISAPPOINT NIGERIANS

President-elect Bola Tinubu has promised not to disappoint Nigerians,

MINISTERIAL NOMINEES AND THEIR STATE OF ORIGIN

WE WANT TO CONTINUE WAR WITH ISRAEL SAYS HAMAS

According to media sources, top Hamas figures acknowledged the organization's intention to wage an ongoing war in Israel to support the Palestinian cause, but they had no interest in controlling the Gaza Strip or enhancing the lives of its two million citizens, the bulk of whom are impoverished. Member of Hamas' senior leadership body Khalil al-Hayya praised the terror group's unexpected multi-pronged attack on Israeli civilians on October 7 in interviews with the New York Times, which led Israel to retaliate militarily. He told the Qatari publication, "We managed to bring the Palestinian issue back to the table, and as…

RECIPE FOR AILING NAIRA

Adewole Adebayo, the 2023 SDP presidential candidate, has said that when people lament a rise in the dollar's value, it indicates that the policy's goal is to make it high to deter people from using it for certain purposes, like going overseas for medical treatment, religious pilgrimages, or other costs.   In an interview with AIT, Adebayo said that the goal of the government's strategy is to incentivize people to look for alternatives within Nigeria, hence decreasing the need for foreign money. In addition, he recommended that instead of depending solely on overseas purchases, individuals think about their local possibilities.…

GOVERNORSHIP CANDIDATES SET FOR PRIMARIES IN ONDO STATE

The governing All Progressives Congress (APC) will use a direct primary to hold the shadow gubernatorial election in Ondo State on April 20. Before the primary, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) received a letter to this effect signed by Sen. Ajibola Basiru, the National Secretary, and Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the National Chairman.   Over the phone yesterday night in Abuja, our reporter was informed by Nze Chidi Duru, the Deputy National Organising Secretary, of the election's mode of conduct. When asked what kind of voting process the party will adopt for its Ondo State primary on April 20, the…

WHY THE COUP IN NIGER CAN LEAD TO WAR?

The time frame set by a group of West African countries for Niger to revert to democracy; however, neighboring military-led Burkina Faso and Mali have rejected this demand and jointly warned that any involvement would equal a declaration of war. Although war is far from inevitable, the circumstances for a significant escalation are rapidly developing on a continent that has seen some of the worst conflicts of the previous century. Such a conflict may potentially include major nations like the United States, France, and Russia in addition to having significant effects well beyond the peoples of the Sahel area. The…

NATO OFFICIALS BEGINS LARGEST MILITARY EXERCISES

Leading NATO officials said on Thursday that the organization would begin its largest military exercises in decades next week. Approximately 90,000 soldiers will participate in months of training meant to demonstrate the alliance's ability to defend all of its territory up to its border with Russia. The drills take place as Russia's conflict with Ukraine drags on. NATO does not directly participate in the war; its role is limited to providing non-lethal assistance to Kyiv. However, many member nations have sent arms and ammunition, either individually or in bulk, as well as military expertise. NATO started bolstering security on its…

WHY NORTHERNERS BELIEVE NIGERIA BELONGS TO THEM

  Britain colonized the area known as Nigeria and united the three regions of North, West, and East in 1914, a process referred to as amalgamation.  Colonization introduced Christianity, formal education, and, of course, Western civilization.   Civilization triggered agitation for independence on the basis of the new composition and not as the Old African kingdoms. This specific strategy engineered disharmony, disunity, and distrust among African states from which they never recovered, even more than sixty years after independence.   The British are particularly notorious in this regard. Not only have they planted disharmony, distrust, and disunity, but they fostered it…

PALESTINIANS FLEEING NORTHERN GAZA ON FOOT

The United Nations said on Wednesday that thousands more Palestinians have left northern Gaza on foot as a result of increasing despair over the diminishing food and water supplies, increased bombardment, and the impending arrival of Israeli troops and tanks. Over 70% of Gaza's 2.3 million residents have already fled their homes, but as the conflict that Hamas' Oct. 7 attack inside Israel began to enter its second month has seen an increase in the number of Palestinians heading south. There is no sign of an end to the war, and within the beleaguered Palestinian enclave, the humanitarian situation is…

WHY TINUBU VISITS (IBB) BADAMOSI BABANGIDA IN NIGER STATE?

The meeting between President Bola Tinubu and former Head of State Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida highlights unity, development, and a common vision for the future of Nigeria while illuminating important national challenges. The talks between President Bola Tinubu and former military Head of State Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB) have illuminated important national concerns. The meeting was held in Babangida's home in Minna, Niger State after the present administration launched several initiatives. Pay Attention to National Issues Tinubu and Babangida spoke for an hour on important issues facing the country, including the economy, reforms, and security concerns. The talks emphasized how serious…

TRUMP SUE CO-FOUNDERS OF TRUTH SOCIAL NETWORK

Trump attempts to take away the co-founders of Truth Social, his social media platform, by suing them. The lawsuit, filed on March 24 in a Florida state court, claimed that two of Trump's "The Apprentice" competitors, Andy Litinsky and Wes Moss, had neglected to promptly find a merger partner and establish an appropriate governance structure for Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. Donald Trump, the former president of the United States, is suing the co-founders of Truth Social, his social networking platform, claiming that their early mismanagement should have resulted in the loss of their shares in the now-public firm.…