Wilbur won after unseating the incumbent, Brynneth Paltrow, a rescued pit bull mix, after winning the election. The Louisville Courier-Journal reveals that this year holds the highest votes ever contested in an election, totalling 22,985 votes. In reality, “The people of Rabbit Hush, Kentucky has never had had an actual person or human as a…
Kanye West has conceded defeat after obtaining 60,000 votes in 12 states. Not discouraged, he vowed to run again in 2024. The Billionaire rapper took to the micro-blogging site, Twitter, to share a picture of himself posing in front of en electoral map, with the caption, WELP 2024. Recall that, in early July, Kanye West…
A mystery British businessperson has bet $5 million—almost 3 billion naira—on Donald Trump winning the US Presidential elections, ahead of Joe Biden. Betting Insiders believe that this is the biggest amount of money ever gambled in politics. The rich former-banker who is based offshore placed his risky gamble with a private bookmaker in Curacao in…
Really puts a new twist to the phrase, “don’t give up until you die.” These five folks did their very best during their lifetimes, but never lived long enough to enjoy the fruits of their labours. For these set of people, life became better for them after they’d gone to the grave. “How?” You may…
One of the most accurate pollsters in US political history has stated that the incumbent US President Donald Trump has a 91% chance of winning the US elections, even though most polls predict that Joe Biden will emerge winner. Pollster Helmut Norpoth correctly predicted Trump’s election win back in 2016 and four years later, his…
The Lagos State government has announced that it will be giving scholarships to children of police officers who had died after the #ENDSARS protests turned violent. The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, revealed this on Wednesday during which he visited the Lagos State Police Command in Ikeja. The meeting focused solely on ways to…
After more than a week of unexpected, bewildering silence, President Buhari has just spoken about how he plans tackle the issue of the Lekki massacre, as well as the continued lootings across the country. His Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity read the statement. Concerning Black Tuesday, the day of the massacre, the President…
For those who do not know, DJ Switch was the person who was giving Nigeria—and the whole world—situation reports during the Lekki Toll Gate massacre. This brave, compassionate, and patriotic Nigerian, together with a handful of people, looked death in the face as she captured the shootings as well as helped the injured. In this…
Just yesterday the 19th, President Buhari has declared that the youth are within their rights to peacefully protest and make demands of their leaders. Buhari, who revealed his intentions through the Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, however warned protesters to be wary of unscrupulous elements who may want to make use…
During a Press Conference held in Abuja on Sunday, the Coalition for Civil Society (CSO) for Good Governance has appealed to the #EndSARS protesters to end the protests now that the “ovation is at its loudest.” The convener of the coalition, Comrade Olayemi Success said he had to make this appeal following reports of violence,…
Trust me—we’ve all been there. That moment that it feels like all the frustration and despair and uselessness of the world is upon you. When you feel as though everything you do is a waste, and you ask yourself “What’s the point?” Why can’t your life be as simple as A’s or as productive as…
Na the startups wey support #ENDSARS we go patronize; no be so? Ever since the #ENDSARS campaign started, numerous celebrities have some online to support the cause of the movement. But Flutterwave took the movement to the next level when they announced that their staff had donated 2 million naira to the cause. Ever since…
There seems to be no end to the tragedies that come with the year 2020. First, we had to go on lockdown because of a deadly and unforgiving virus. Then, we had to protest our right to live, not counting, fair treatment as we stood and fought by the hashtag #blacklivesmatter. Now, the very people…
During a recent interview with popular musician, David Adeleke a.k.a. Davido; the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has revealed that the training of a new unit to take over from the just disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) will begin next week. He noted that disbanding SARS left a hole in the Police Force…
A big shout-out to everybody who has lent one hand or the other in contributing to the EndSARS movement — either through protests, or online. Just today, the President of Nigeria, after a long, unexpected silence, finally dissolved the Special Anti-Robbery Squad during a press conference addressed to Nigerians. While it is wonderful to see…
Nigerian born British actor, John Boyega has gone on Twitter to support Nigerian Youths who have been demanding an end to police brutality #EndSARS. The Star Wars actor took to his page to urge the government to tackle the mounting pressures and take up responsibility, stating that the youth in Nigeria deserve good leadership and…
Donald Trump has been sentenced to death by a court in Yemen, alongside Saudi King, Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, and crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud for alleged war crimes. The case against the defendants was held in their absence at the Houthi-run Specialized Criminal Court. The court accused them of being a…
Fashion trends change today faster than day changes into night. Young people want to prove that they are even faster than the standard, set by their favourite celebrity, by discarding clothes and phones — even when the existing ones are quite in good condition. These days, no one wants to be left out. We want…
In my previous post, we talked about some common mistakes, as well as how to avoid them. (If you’ve not checked it, the link is right here: 10 Blogging Mistakes to Avoid if You Want to be Successful.) Now, we’ll be taking it a step further by highlighting some problems that occur ― especially before…
So many people think blogging for a living is easy. Well, sometimes it is. But most times, it’s not. As a blogger who is relatively new to the trade, it’s easy to mess things up. I certainly did. Chances are, you’re a good writer; but even though blogging is writing, writing is not blogging. Right…
