OPINION: Transgender as Perceived by the Trans Community

ColumnsHuman SexualityLifestyleOpinionOPINION: Transgender as Perceived by the Trans Community

Favour Ebubechukwu (Staff Writer)August 26, 2022

It is interesting to discover a perspective (different from the norm) that a person’s gender does not always determine their sexual orientation. This appears to be the foundation of transgender. For most people who are cisgender, there abide a lot of confusion about the whole point of transgender. Many still believe that it is a sickening or mentally-ill indication for a person to decide their gender outside of conventional genderism(gender based on sex). However, whatever...

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Don Jazzy Signs New Artiste, Bayanni, To Mavins Records

BusinessEntertainmentMusicNewsDon Jazzy Signs New Artiste, Bayanni, To Mavins Records

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 24, 2022

..artiste drops an eponymous four-track EP Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Mavins Records, Don Jazzy, has announced the signing of a new artiste to the record label. Michael Ajereh, known professionally as Don Jazzy, unveiled Bayanni, the latest artiste of the music label, via a video shared on his social media pages on Tuesday. The lab-themed video, which features popular skit makers, Chukwuemeka Ejekwu, known as Sabinus and Chukwuebuka Amuzie, alias Brain Jotter, shows...

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BBNaija: Housemates Merged As Kess, Pharmsavi Leaves Show

EntertainmentNewsBBNaija: Housemates Merged As Kess, Pharmsavi Leaves Show

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 23, 2022

Level 1 and Level 2 housemates of the ‘Level Up’ edition of the Big Brother Nigeria (BBNaija) reality TV show have been merged, bringing an end to the separate levels. The show host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, made the announcement during the live eviction show on Sunday, which featured a thrilling performance by the Kukere crooner, Iyanya Mbuk, known by his stage name, Iyanya. The merger followed the eviction of Kess and Pharmsavi from the show. The...

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Spotify Names Magixx ‘Fresh Finds Africa’ Artiste for August

Award & RecognitionEntertainmentMusicSpotify Names Magixx ‘Fresh Finds Africa’ Artiste for August

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 20, 2022

Nigerian artiste, Adelabu Alexander, popularly known as Magixx, has been announced as Spotify’s “Fresh Finds Africa artiste” for August. Spotify is an online music streaming platform. Founded on 23 April 2006, it is one of the largest music streaming service providers, with over 433 million monthly active users, including 188 million paying subscribers, as of June 2022. In a statement on Friday, Phiona Okumu, head of music, Spotify for sub-Saharan Africa, described the 24-year-old signee...

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Young Women Committed Suicide More Than Men In Nigeria-Prof Aishatu Armiya’u

HealthNewsWellnessYoung Women Committed Suicide More Than Men In Nigeria-Prof Aishatu Armiya’u

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 20, 2022

With the upsurge of suicide in Nigeria, Prof Aishatu Yusha’u Armiya’u of the Psychiatry department, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University and Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi said young women were on the high side of those who committed suicide in Nigeria. Prof Aishatu Armiya’u who stated this in an interview said recent studies in Nigeria said 80 percent of suicide reports were by men. However when age was used younger women committed suicide more than men....

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Don Jazzy’s Mavin Records Wins ‘Fastest Growing Entertainment Brand’ Award

EntertainmentMusicNewsDon Jazzy’s Mavin Records Wins ‘Fastest Growing Entertainment Brand’ Award

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 20, 2022

Mavin Records won the ‘Fastest Growing Entertainment Brand’ in the 2022 edition of the Global Brands Award organised by Global Brand Magazine. Global Brands Awards is an annual event held by Global Brands Magazine (GBM), an international publication headquartered in the United Kingdom. The Brands Awards aim to recognise and reward companies that have performed remarkably well in finance, education, hospitality, automotive, lifestyle, education, real estate, technology and several more. Mavin Records, a Nigerian record label founded...

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BBNaija: Ilebaye, Khalid Evicted

Arts & CultureEntertainmentNewsBBNaija: Ilebaye, Khalid Evicted

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 15, 2022

Ilebaye and Khalid of the ongoing Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality TV show have been evicted. Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, the host of the show, announced the eviction of the housemates during the live eviction show on Sunday. Adekunle, the week’s head of house, had nominated the two housemates for eviction alongside three other housemates, Phyna, Bryann, and Groovy last Monday. Ilebaye and Khalid are the third and fourth housemates to be evicted from the ‘Level Up’...

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Enugu State 2nd Highest Performing State in Primary Healthcare Service Delivery-ONE Campaign

Award & RecognitionHealthNewsEnugu State 2nd Highest Performing State in Primary Healthcare Service Delivery-ONE Campaign

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)August 9, 2022

ENUGU — Enugu State has been recognized as the second highest performing state in Primary Healthcare Service Delivery in Nigeria for the years 2019-2021. Presenting the plaque award of recognition to the Executive Secretary, Enugu State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (ENSPHCDA), Dr. George Ugwu, on behalf of the state, Stanley Achonu, Country Director of One Campaign in Nigeria, commended the present administration for her excellent status of the primary healthcare system, especially in the rural...

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Kidney Care: Transplant to Begin Soon in Anambra State, Specialist Says

HealthSpecial ReportKidney Care: Transplant to Begin Soon in Anambra State, Specialist Says

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)August 8, 2022

Special Report by Ebuka Onyekwelu The United States trained Anambra-born renal care specialist, Dr. Felicia Nene Chidolue, over the weekend hinted that she is working towards ensuring that in Anambra state, kidney transplants among other specialized renal care services will be available to those seeking them soonest. Dr. Chidolue has over two decades of experience and expertise in renal care in the US, where she has reached the pinnacle of her professional career in chronic...

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Nigeria Records 24 New Cases Of Monkeypox

HealthNewsNigeria Records 24 New Cases Of Monkeypox

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 8, 2022

In its latest report, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that the country has recorded 24 new cases of Monkeypox. Out of the 24 cases, Ondo State has five; Lagos and Kano, three each;  Abia, Adamawa,   Bayelsa, and Kwara, two each and Delta,   Anambra,  Gombe, Rivers, and Nasarawa., one each. The new positive cases bring to 157 persons that have contracted the disease between January 1 and July 31. Part of the report reads:  “From 1st January to 31st July 2022,...

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