The World Bank announced that it has approved an additional $1.57 billion loan to the Nigerian government to fund three projects. The Washington-based bank disclosed this in a statement on Monday. The World Bank noted that new funding will support Nigeria in addressing governance challenges in education and healthcare, improving primary healthcare services, and increasing…
Idris Elba, the British actor, is set to executive produce and star in the TV adaptation of Chinua Achebe’s ‘Things Fall Apart‘. The late Nigerian author first published the book in 1958. ‘Things Fall Apart’ is Achebe’s debut novel and the first book of the iconic literary mind’s African Trilogy, followed by ‘No Longer at…
Famous American singer, Chris Brown has stated that he will never forget Nigerian colleague, Wizkid, for the rest of his life. Chris Brown in a post shared by luthortv tagged Wizkid his ‘brother for life’ as a result of his kind gesture to him in the past. Revealing his reasons, Chris Brown explained that he…
American wholesale corporation, Costco, had denied selling baby oil to disgraced rapper and music executive, Sean Combs, aka Diddy. The federal officers seized supplies that they say were intended for use in orgies known as “freak offs”, including drugs and more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil during the raiding of Diddy’s Beverly Hills mansion…
American country music legend, Dolly Parton has reacted to the reports that she and Miley Cyrus are seventh cousins. A family history website, Ancestry.Com reported that Miley Cyrus is distant cousins with both Dolly Parton and the late Michael Jackson. Reacting to the report in an interview with Access Hollywood, Parton said she wasn’t surprised…
American R&B star, Solána Imani Rowe, popularly known as SZA, has said she’s “tired” of not being a bug. According to the singer, her desire to be a bug inspired her bug prosthetics for her appearance on a recent episode of the ‘Hot Ones’ podcast. “No other reason, I’m just tired of being… not a…
Famous American singer, Stefani Germanotta, aka Lady Gaga, has said her priority for the next 15 years is to start a family. The ‘Poker Face’ crooner, who recently got engaged to her French boyfriend, Michael Polansky, shared that she’s excited about her relationship with her fiancé. I’m so happy to be in love and I’m…
Melania Trump, the wife of former United States President Donald Trump, has described her husband’s escape of dual assassination attempts as “miracles,” Sky News reports Friday. The former First Lady, who said she was in New York after the second assassination attempt on her husband’s life, stated, “The guys that were with him, they were…
Former President Donald Trump was briefed Tuesday about “real and specific threats” from Iran to assassinate him. Trump’s campaign said Iran’s aim to assassinate the Republican presidential candidate is part of the Islamic Republic’s efforts to destabilize and sow chaos in the United States. Steven Cheung, Director, Trump Campaign Communications, made this known in a…
Rapper Nicki Minaj has debunked rumours that she recently threw shade at multiple Grammy-winning singer, Beyoncé. The Trinidadian rapper had, in a now-deleted tweet, referred to an anonymous person as a “Robot on timing”. Although she did not mention anyone in particular, some fans speculated it was a shade at Beyoncé, who Minaj recently fell…
