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British singer, Natalie Okri has stated that some human hairs are sacrifices to deities and unknown gods. The singer made this claim while speaking on why she stopped wearing wigs. According to her, in some parts of Asia, women offer their hair at the temple to purify themselves, to shed bad luck and poverty. Natalie Okri in a video shared on her Instagram page, explained that some of these human hairs are often sold to big vendors. She noted that black women purchasing them might be wearing someone else’s bad luck unknowingly. “There are 3 reasons why I stopped wearing…

Afrobeats singer Michael Adebayo Olayinka, popularly known as Ruger, has announced that he will be getting married this year. The ‘Toma Toma’ crooner said that witnessing other people’s weddings has made him question his promiscuous lifestyle. Ruger expressed his readiness to settle down this year, emphasising that he would soon be 30. On his Snapchat page, he wrote: “Everybody is just getting married. Got me questioning myself—how long will I continue this playboy shiii? I’m settling down this year, period. I’ll soon be 30, tf.” The singer had previously revealed that he could love five women equally at the same…

Veteran Nigerian actor, John Amaefule, has been hospitalised after suffering a stroke. The development was made known by actor Stanley Ontop in a post on his Instagram page. According to Stanley Ontop, Amaefule was hospitalized at the Federal Medical Center, FMC in Owerri, Imo State capital. The actor, who is suffering a stroke on the left side of his brain solicited financial help from the public. Stanley wrote, “Nollywood Veteran Actor John Amaefule was rushed to hospital this morning in Owerri after encountering Stroke. “His family is asking Nigerians to please help. He’s currently in FCM Owerri and they need…

Singer Fabian Blu has stated that Naira Marley’s record label, Marlian Records, introduced him to hard drugs and other dangerous lifestyles. Fabian Blu, who was an ex-signee of the record label, made this known while discussing his experience during an interview. Speaking in his latest interview with popular media personality Chude Jideonwo, the singer accused Naira Marley of discrimination, as well as physical and verbal abuse. Platform Times recalls that Fabian was signed to Marlian Records in 2020 and left in 2022 after his contract expired. He released four singles under the label before his contract expired. However, reflecting on…

The Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has arrested 432 illegal migrants in a major operation aimed at clamping down on illegal immigration and human trafficking. The operation, which was carried out in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force, took place across the Ajuwon, Lambe, and Alagbole Akute areas of Ogun State on Monday. According to the NIS, the arrested individuals, predominantly from Cameroon, Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire), and Benin Republic, were found to be working for Qnet, an internet-based networking company with questionable business practices. The operation, led by Ogun State Comptroller Aliu Muhammad Akadri, said…

A major player in the nation’s real estate sector, Ambassador (Dr) Babatunde Adeyemo, has appealed to members of the National Assembly to ensure that the Peace Corps Bill which has resurfaced before the 10th Assembly to give it an accelerated hearing and speedy passage into law. Adeyemo also passionately appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to give the Bill his assent whenever a clean copy of it is eventually presented to him by the federal legislative arm. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) made the appeal on Friday, February 14, when a six – man delegation of the Ogun State Command…

Recently, the Director of Operations at Geofocus, Mutiu Idris, gave Nigerians a reason to be hopeful again of better days ahead. Idris, an engineer reawakened us to what we have probably not been paying sufficient attention to and its potentials to rewrite the nation’s socio-economic trajectory for good. It is the Federal Government twin – project, the Lagos-Abuja Super Highway and High-Speed Train initiative. Idris expressed the strong confidence in the initiatives and their capacity to transform Nigeria’s economy. He agreed that with the two, Nigeria is poised to unlock her unprecedented economic potentials in alignment with President Bola Tinubu’s…

…… Slams NCS PR Unit Over Carefree Disposition To Image Matter Real estate entrepreneur and Chief Executive Officer of Pelican Valley Nigeria Limited, Ambassador (Dr) Babatunde Adeyemo, says he has forgiven the trigger-happy operative of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), who recently shot at his vehicle. Adeyemo, who is also the founder of Okó Opó Foundation, disclosed on Thursday evening in his Estate office in Abeokuta, shortly after a meeting with senior officials of NCS over the shooting incident. He disclosed that he had asked the erring operative “to go and sin no more,” even as he also pleaded with…

The Chief Executive Officer of Pelican Valley Nigeria Limited, Dr. Babatunde Adeyemo, has emphasized the importance of diaspora investment in driving Nigeria’s economic growth and development. Speaking at a sensitization and advocacy program for promoting diaspora investment potentials in Southwest Nigeria, Dr. Adeyemo noted that Nigerians in the diaspora have a critical role to play in promoting Nigeria’s investment potentials and facilitating investments in the country. He cited the Detty December phenomenon, where Nigerians in the diaspora return home for the festive season, as an example of the immense resources at the disposal of Nigerians abroad. According to him, diaspora…

A leading light in the nation’s real estate sector, Ambassador (Dr) Babatunde Adeyemo, will on Tuesday share his wealth of experience on sensitization and advocacy programme for promoting diaspora investment potentials in Ogun State and the rest of Southwest geopolitical zone. The event being organised by Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) in collaboration with Gconsulting International is slated for January 21 at NECA House, Alausa Ikeja as a key note speaker, Ambassador Adeyemo will speak on the topic, ‘Success stories and Best Practices from Diaspora Investments in Real Estate.’ A formal invite dated January 15, personally signed by Hon. Abike…