The death of Oluchi Anekwe, the student of University of Lagos who was electrocuted to death a few days ago has sent shivers to the bones of sympathizers who turned out in large numbers to sympathize with the family. Long faces, broken spirits and an atmosphere filled with grief welcome you to the home. Tucked in a reserved part of Okota, a sprawling suburb in the heart of Lagos, the neighbourhood has perhaps seen more visitors over the last few days than at any previous time in its history. Since the tragic demise of Oluchi Anekwe, a 300 level accounting…
Author: Pride Team
HOLY HUMOUR BRA DENOMINATION A man walked into the ladies department of a large departmental store, and walked up to the woman behind the counter and said, “I’d like to buy a bra for my wife.” “What type of bra?” asked the clerk. “Type?” inquires the man. “There is more than one type?” “Look around,” said the saleslady, as she showed a sea of bras in every shape, size, color and material. “Actually, even with all of this variety, there are really only three types of bras,” replied the salesclerk. Confused, the man asked what the types were. The saleslady…
Keep another date with LOVE MOMENTS WITH AKUDO, the show that rekindles, rebuilds and remoulds your love lives and also helps to make your relationships’, homes and lives one everlasting experience. Do you have any love issues, questions or concerns, then Love Moments With Akudo, is your go-to programme that will throw more light as well as give you the ideal solution for your concern. Hosted by Akudo Abengowe-Adebayo, a writer, broadcaster, editor and consultant, you can be sure to get the best spices for your love lives on this programme. Akudo has a background as the editor of Hints…
All is now set as Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON in collaboration with Growth & Employment Projects (GEM) Nigeria supported by the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade & Investment and funded by the World Bank and the United Kingdom’s Department of International Development (DFID) hosts the Nigerian Digital Music Summit. The summit which will take place at Eko Convention Center, Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, on September 28 and 29 has the theme “Establishing the Basic Rules of Engagement in the Digital Environment.” The two-day event provides an opportunity for key players in the production and distribution of music in the digital…
Dateline September 9, 2015, Lagos, Nigeria, St. Ives Communications, owners of WFM 91.7, Nigeria’s 1st Radio station for WOMEN and their families presented the voices and faces that will be its core on-air-personalities to a select cream of media practitioners. In what’s akin to a scene from an episode of ShowTime, the quartet of ABISOLA GRACE AIYEOLA, Nigerian British born currently studying Business management at National Open University of Nigeria and Nigeria’s budding actress and singer, FUNMI JINADU, who cut her teeth in radio broadcasting at BBC Bristol, UK and an active member of the National Union of Journalists, United Kingdom, BOLATITO BEZ…
If you were an ardent follower of happenings on Twitter, then this might not come as a surprise. The whole drama began when Peter Okoye of P-Square replied a fan’s tweet where he accused Soundcity of purposely refusing to play their videos. Although Soundcity replied immediately with a response which was aimed at balancing the whole thing, but ended up sparking harsher comments from the twin brothers’ older brother, Jude, who in turn accused Soundcity of airing videos without paying royalties and eventually ask artistes for free performance. Well, Pride magazine obtained another response from Soundcity which was released this…
The wife of Chris Kehinde Nwandu, jailed Nigeria’s popular blogger and online journalist, yesterday appealed to the Federal High Court Judge, Muhammed Yunusa to grant her husband bail. Chris has been jailed since last week, awaiting arraignment for Nigeria’s cyber-crime and defamation charges. Mr. Nwandu was denied bail, third time yesterday morning by the High Court Judge. The judge, without any reasons, postponed Nwandu’s bail hearing till September 15th. Nwandu remains in jail at the Ikoyi Prisons in Lagos. Mrs. Oghogho Nwandu is appealing to the Judge to order the immediate release of her husband by granting him bail. “My husband’s…
LAUGH QUOTE Moment of disappointment – when you can’t find the answers to your homework on Google. REAL COURT RECORD QUESTION: Now then, Mrs. Johnson, how was your first marriage terminated? ANSWER: By death. QUESTION: And by whose death was it terminated? WISE GUY’S ANSWER TO STUPID QUESTION QUESTION: What sound do porcupines make when they kiss? ANSWER: Ouch THE FUTURE In about 20 years, the hardest thing our kids will have to do is find a username that isn’t taken. DRUNK DRIVER A man and his wife are driving down the road when a cop pulls them over. The…
Really scary! Youths with eye cancer increased by 3%! When lights are off at night, one must not keep using the handset! Habitually using handsets before bedtime in the dark can lead to serious problems. Recently, an increasing number of 30-40 year-old patients are seeking medical attention due to using handsets in the dark. Professor Li Li, director of the Hospital of Ophthalmology said direct glare of greater 30 minutes would cause irreversible eye macular degeneration that leads to rapid deterioration of vision. Contracting maculopathy (eye cancer) means waiting for loss of sight because modern medicine cannot treat, let alone…
Telling someone you had been left at the altar, going into the intricacies of the event, is never easy. It wasn’t for me. Abel was the first person I was narrating the episode to, since it happened. Every other person was too polite to ask for details. They alternated between pathetic apologies or awkward silences. No one bothered to ask how it happened and I was grateful for that. I was tired of the pity, the subtle suggestions that I needed help. With Abel, there was no subtlety. No pity, just rapt attention. As I spoke, I realized it was…