The Philippines is the only place outside the Vatican where divorce is outlawed Philippine mother-of-three Stella Sibonga is desperate to end a marriage she never wanted. But divorce in the Catholic-majority country is illegal, and a court annulment takes years. The Philippines is the only place outside the Vatican where divorce is outlawed. Pro-divorce advocates…
US actor and filmmaker Al Pacino poses on the red carpet upon arrival at the BAFTA British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London on February 2, 2020. His partner, 29-year-old Noor Alfallah, is eight months pregnant, according to the showbiz and gossip news site TMZ. Actor Al Pacino will soon be…
Folasade, daughter of President Bola Tinubu, has on Tuesday added Iyaloja General of Nigeria to her Twitter bio following her father’s inauguration. Tinubu and Kashim Shettima were sworn in as president and vice president on Monday in Abuja’s Eagle Square. Following the inauguration, Folasade changed her Twitter bio to reflect that she is now the…
National Consultative Coalition has condemned the zoning of the 10th National Assembly Leadership by the All Progressives Congress (APC). Addressing pressmen on Wednesday, the group through its Spokesperson Israel David noted that it defies logic that the leadership of the ruling party which had in 2015 seduced the long-suffering masses with its “change” mantra is…
Nollywood actress, Toyin Abraham has penned an open letter to Bola Tinubu following his inauguration as president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The actress, in an open letter shared on her official Twitter handle on Tuesday, advised President Tinubu to avoid the mistakes of his predecessors and unite the country. She disclosed how she…
The Federal Government has said despite all the interventions by both governments at the national, and sub-national levels and partners’ support, there is still a huge unmet need for family planning especially in the rural communities and hard-to-reach areas. The Director of Family Health Department of the Federal Ministry of Health, Dr Bolade Alonge in…
.Want FG to revoke licences of fuel hoarders.Ask Tinubu to reach out to Atiku, Obi Nigeria’s tribal leaders have asked the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to ensure that there is no extension of the current fuel subsidy regime being June, saying no nation can afford to fritter away over N400 billion in the guise of…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the new pump price of petrol fixed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL). Sahel Standard gathered that the oil firm has directed its outlets nationwide to sell fuel between N480 and N570 per litre. Garba Deen Muhammad, Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd, had said the…
The receptionist on duty at Hilton Hotel, Ile-Ife, Osun State, on the day an ex Masters student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Timothy Adegoke, arrived at the facility, Adedeji Adesola, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment. Adesola’s sentence was pronounced at the sitting of the court on Wednesday by Osun State Chief Judge,…
Award-winning Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage, has lamented the resurfacing fuel scarcity due to the announcement of the removal of subsidy by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The singer, who recently returned to the country from Brazil, where she went on holiday, said she came back home to fuel scarcity and an epileptic power supply. She also…
