Author: TheLagosianMagazine

Nollywood veteran actor, Funsho Adeolu, is over the moon as his son graduates from Secondary School. The King of the screen proudly took to his social media page to share the good news with the world with the caption: Congratulations my son and my proud wife. A thankful heart to God. The news was well received by his teeming 388,000 Instagram followers as well as colleagues such as Adediwura Blark, Akin Olaiya, Ronke Oshodi Oke, Agbor Rykardo, Jigan Babaoja, Benita Okojie, Jumoke Salami, and Bukola Arugba all felicitated with the star actor. The multi-talented act is married to Victoria, his…

Nigerian Female wrestler and representative at the Tokyo Olympics, Blessing Oborududu made headlines days ago after she scored a high point to qualify for the final rounds of the female wrestling games. Source: Getty Images At the final rounds in which she was up to USA’s Tamyra Marianna, the Nigerian resilient fighter pulled up her last strength to ensure that she brought the gold medal home. After a hard-fought contest against Marianna of the US, Blessing of Nigeria lost by 4-1 in the finals of the 68kg category rounds. However, the 32-year-old is a recipient of the Silver Medals.

The Team Nigeria contingents to the Tokyo Olympics games 2020 made another impressive marks as one of the team players, Chukwuebuka Enekwechi representing the country in the shot put track and field event reaches the finals. According to experts, it is envisaged that the 28-year-old Nigerian has bright hopes of clenching the much coveted medal at the global event. Chukwuebuka made a mark of 21.16m on Tuesday afternoon to secure a place in the finals of the shot put event at the Olympic shot put finals.

Popular comic actor and video vixen, Emeka Okoye, has announced finally he would be tying the knot with the love of his life. He made this gladdening announcement via his Instagram page after sharing a pre-wedding photo of himself and his bride-to-be. The actor came into limelight when he featured in fame series Jenifa’s Diary where he actor the role of Papa Pepe. He has since then featured in other feature-length movies, series, advert campaigns and videos respectively. Since he made the post, the actor has been showered with congratulatory messages from near and far.

In a video that has gone viral on the internet, the first daughter of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti (Afrobeat legend), Yeni Kuti, was seen practically showing young dancers what it means to move their bodies on the stage. Yeni, 60, who is a grandmother and hubby to celebrity Architect, Theo Lawson is both a veteran dancer and an on-air personality. A retired dancer, Yeni Kuti,perhaps in the spirit of her father’s 24th year remembrance took to the stage at the New Afrikan Shrine, where she showed the young dancers who watched her closely as she digged it down frantically but professionally.

A 17-Year-Old Student of the Government Technical College, Bukuru, Plateau State has stabbed Stabs Teacher, Dashe, to death. The unfortunate incidence in Bukuru area of Plateau State took place during the penultimate week. The slain teacher teaches Physics at the school where he met his untimely death. Dashe is a graduate of the University of Jos and got married last year November. Left to mourn him are members of his immediate family and his pregnant wife.

BY BOLAJI AKINYEMI The word saviour as it is commonly been used today is the English equivalent of the word of Hebrew; Messiah, which denote the person in context of the promise of God to the Jews’ nation of Israel, of a coming savior who will deliver his people from oppression. Christians generally believe that this promise was fulfilled by the birth, life, ministry and the finished work of Christ on the Cross, His resurrection from the dead and accession to heaven. I have no intention to bore you with messianic theology in this piece, but this prelude is of…

Sunday Adeyemi popularly known as Sunday Igboho, a frontline activist and estranged Yoruba nation, on August 4, 2021 be seeking a court order restraining the Federal Government from further blocking his bank accounts. The legal request follows an order of interim injunction proposed by his legal team at an Oyo State High Court. This injunction prevents the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and the Department of State Security Service (DSS) from further breach of his fundamental human rights. It would be recalled that Sunday Igboho had filed an earlier motion which sought to declare the invasion of his Ibadan…

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State is currently in a mournful state. The helmsman of the gateway state lost his father, Dr. Emmanuel Adesanya Abiodun. The sad occurrence of the Governor’s father took place as the Octogenarian peacefully passed on after a brief illness at the ripe age of 89. In a statement released by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Kunle Somorin, reads in part: “Dr. Abiodun, a devout Christian, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Victoria Abiodun, many children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and other family members, amongst them the Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, MFR. “A…

After 27 years of a successful marital journey together as Bill and Melinda Gates, the celebrity couples have finally come out to declare the legal termination of their once envied marriage. According to a case filed at the King County Superior Court in Washington, the Gates completed all paper works that accent their decision to be separated after 3 months since they first came out to announce their decision. While their nearly three decades’ union lasted, both Bill and Melinda Gates worked together, seen at different joint media interviews. The estranged wife of the Billionaire Bill Gates first raised concerns…