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  • Five things you need to know about new MMIA terminal

    Five things you need to know about new MMIA terminal

    President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the newly built international terminal 2 of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos.

    The inauguration is coming after several dates had been set by the Federal Government for the terminal’s completion and inauguration since 2015.

    But not many know so much about the new facility that gulped multi-million dollars.

    Below is more information about the new project:

    1. The new international terminal is one of the five terminals being built in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kano and Enugu.

    2. The project was included in a bilateral arrangement between the Federal Government and the People’s Republic of China.

    3. The ones in Abuja and Port Harcourt had been completed and inaugurated, while that of Kano has also been completed and billed for inauguration soon.

    4. The new Lagos International terminal has the capacity to process 14 million passengers per annum.

    5. It is built on a landmass of approximately 56,000 square metres with 66 check-in counters, five baggage collection carousels, 16 immigration desks at arrival, 28 immigration desks at departure, eight security screening points and six-passenger boarding bridges, out of which two have already been installed.

  • Five Nigerian skitmakers into music

    Five Nigerian skitmakers into music

    They are well-known skitmakers. But they are also into music. Here are five Nigerian skitmakers who are also musicians:

     

    1. Broda Shaggi

    Multi talented skit maker Broda Shaggi does not only cracks jokes but also develop a keen interest in music. He has featured some credible talented artist in the industry. He has dropped some hit banger which featured Falz (The Bad Guy) and Zlatan Ibile. He is signed into Dvpper Music.

     

    2. Taomaa

    Popular influencer, comedian Taomaa as professionally called by peers and fans do not engage in skit making comedy alone but also do some good music on the line.

     

    3. Ogb_recent

    He is one of the fast growing comedians, content creators who has taken the social media space. He is known as a all round entertainer who will drop your jaw with hillarious skit anytime. His recent single titled “Abi you wan collect” has shows the versatality of the young entertainer

     

    4. Emma OMG

    Emma OhMaGod rose to fame with music comedy and he has been consistent in dishing out music comedy contents to his fans year-in-year-out.
    Emma is musically gifted that he could create a drama dialogue with music delivery. This is evident in his ongoing series titled “EmmaOMG Highlife series”.

     

    5. Twyse Ereme
    Twyse Ereme is a Nigerian comedian popular on YouTube and Instagram for doing funny comedy skits with only him acting different characters.

    In 2019, he went from doing trash versions of blown songs to doing proper songs to the point that he released an EP where he featured Dagrin’s brother Trod on “Trippin”.

  • Five artists that may make history at 64th Grammys

    Five artists that may make history at 64th Grammys

    The Grammy Awards is slated to hold today with a slew of potential historical moments.

    Here are five nominees, some household names, some newcomers on the cusp of making history.

    1. Kanye West

     

    Kanye will earn a place in history if he surpasses Jay-Z’s 23 Grammy wins, the most for a hip-hop artist.

    He has 22 Grammys and is nominated for five more, including album of the year for “Donda.”

     

    2️. Boy band BTS

     

     

    The group band will make history if their album “Butter” wins in the pop duo/group performance category.

    They will be the first K-pop act to win a Grammy.

    3️. Olivia Rodrigo

     

    Rodrigo has been nominated for seven awards for her debut album, “Sour.”

    At 19, she could become the second-youngest artist to sweep the Grammys’ four major categories: best album, song, record and new artist.

    4️. Tony Bennett

    Tony Bennett

    Bennett has five nominations this year for his collaboration with Lady Gaga.

    He won his first Grammy in 1963, and at 95, he’s the oldest person ever to release an album of new material.

    5️. Singer Jon Batiste

    Jon Batiste leads all artists this year with 11 nominations across different genres.

    If he takes home at least nine awards on Sunday he will bypass Michael Jackson and Santana as the artists who have won the most Grammys in one year.

     

  • Three great Brazilian free kick takers

    Three great Brazilian free kick takers

    Brazil has produced many brilliant free-kick takers in history. Some of them are:

    · Juninho

    Juninho Pernambucano is arguably the greatest and most versatile free-kick taker in football history. As he got older, through his early years at Vasco De Gama and his eight-year stint at Lyon, Juninho developed his knuckleball technique, something which the likes of Didier Drogba, Cristiano Ronaldo, and David Luiz, to name just three, have tried to replicate.

    However, none has come anywhere near the Brazilian’s level of mastery. His magnificent ability to make the ball fly through the air, veering in a number of different directions before finding the net, quite simply is the best. Moreover, distance made little difference. Whether 20, 30, or 40 yards from goal, the hits were often so pure, of such quality and ferocity that goalkeepers simply couldn’t do anything about them.

    Such was his quality with a dead ball that Juninho netted 44 of his 100 goals for Lyon from free-kicks and has notched many, many more during his career in football before he retired.

    · Zico: Once upon a time, the gifted Brazilian attacking midfielder Zico was the benchmark for set pieces, the man who set the standard and showed just how vital they could be to a quickly evolving game in the 1970s and ’80s.

    A wonderful striker of the ball, Zico matched tremendous technique with lovely control and placement, which so often left the ball beyond the reach of opposing goalkeepers. Close to the penalty area, the Brazilian would embark on a mere two-step run-up, yet he could still generate as much or as little power as he felt the situation needed.

    Perhaps the first to turn set-piece taking into an art form, he netted more than 500 goals, including 48 for the Selecao during his football career.

    · Roberto Carlos: The 48-year-old former Real Madrid left full-back scored 27 direct free kicks for the Spanish giants in 527 appearances with 43 other goals. He was renowned for his ferocious shots from any angle of the pitch, leaving many goalkeepers stranded.

  • Five ‘demonised’ beauty accessories

    Five ‘demonised’ beauty accessories

    A lot of people have come to par with the recent northern aphrodisiac made famous by some contemporary online sensationalists and charm entrepreneurs.

    With the rise of some aphrodisiac sellers, a lot of people have attributed the stuff to some spiritual powers or divination thereby demonising it. Here are five harmless beauty accessories ‘demonised’ in recent times:

     

    · Waist beads (Jigida). The history and use of waist beads or jigida as called by the Hausas and ola uku by the Igbos precedes this time. It has been in use since inception. It is basically a beauty accessory embraced by different cultures around the globe. Funnily enough, some men have begun to adopt the wearing of waist beads in recent times, some people have described it as “un-manly” and some say it is cute.

     

    · Henna (lale). The Indians are very well known with this adornment, especially for wedding occasions. It involves drawing beautiful patterns across the body just like tattoos but henna is temporary. It depends on what occasion and how good the artist is, the henna on the skin can be very beautiful and can last for months on the skin. The henna of the contemporary days however has had some side effects on some people. In the not so distant past, the henna used to be natural leaves prepared and left on the body but we now have varying chemical substances used in making the herbs which has now become a substance. Most people have had various side effects ranging from itching, to swelling of the skin and so it is advised to use the appropriate materials for henna. A lot of people do not resist to voice out their reservations on this especially the older generations because according to them it is similar to drawing tattoos.

    · Leg chains. A s3x worker in Lagos is imagined with long hair, skimpy revealing gowns, long high heel, a big ” I might spend the night” bag, the mouth moving with the cracks of a bubble gum, do not forget the bubble gum, very necessary and of cause the leg chain. It doesn’t matter if she was just leaving her parent’s house to school or if she’s returning from a legal work, she’d be named “olosho”.

    · Nose rings. The perception of the nose rings and leg chains are similar. While the leg chain is much more frowned upon especially by southerners, the nose ring is a little more bearable because it is understood that it is a little more cultural than it is fashionable.

    · Eye liner. Eye liner can be accepted by all and sundry except for those whose religious beliefs are totally against any form of make-up. Some diabolical actions have however been attributed to the eyeliner. For example, it is said that people have been robbed of their cash just by fraudsters who consult with traditionalists and they were hence deceived into applying traditional eyeliner called “tiro” in Yoruba. An overall makeover however requires the use of eyeliner in the eye section for the makeup to come out well.

     

  • Popular young Instagram skit makers working with family members

    Popular young Instagram skit makers working with family members

    They are young but already huge in skit making. Their uniqueness is in working with family members.

    Here, are skit makers making waves working with family members:

    1 Oluwadolarz

    Oluwadolarz
    Oluwadolarz

     

    Ogunleye Olamide Babatunde also known as Oluwadolarz is a comedian, actor and brand influencer. He often uses his mom, sister and brother in his entertaining skits.

    Recently he started featuring his child whom he got from Ifeluv his girlfriend. He also works with several co-workers in the industry.

    2 Realadeherself

    Realadeherself
    Realadeherself

    Adedamola Adewale popularly known as Adeherself is a comedian, MC, model and brand influencer who makes skits on Instagram.

    She is fond of working with her sister, mom, dad and other colleagues in the game like Cute Abiola, Mr Macaroni and so on.

    3 iamdikeh

    Kiriku
    Kiriku
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    Success

    Chukwudike D. Akuwudike is a skit maker on Instagram who acts as a mother to his younger brother, specialNedu.

    Iamdikeh finds joy in giving the young boy a slap as a means of correcting his acts followed by gibberish talks just to make comedy for his fans.

    4 Twinzlove

    Twinzlove
    Twinzlove

    Twinzlove is a set of twins Doyin and Moyin Oladimeji who also makes Instagram skits as comic reliefs to their loved ones.

    Their skit-making is characterised by playing pranks on their single mom who brought them up. They end up getting beaten after the pranks.

    5 Kiriku

    Kiriku
    Kiriku

    Enorense Victor is a fast-rising talent in comedy known as Kirikuofficial. He is an actor, comedian and Instagram sensation who is very good at his job.

    He has a brother called De Umbrella Boy who is his partner in the business but he works with several other comedians too.

    6 Success

    Success
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    Success Madubuike (aka aunty Success) was born in PortHarcourt, Rivers where she resides with her parents. She appears in Mark Angel’s owned skit on Youtube. She hails from Imo state.

     

  • Nine things to know about Anambra First Lady Nonye

    Nine things to know about Anambra First Lady Nonye

    Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo was last Thursday sworn in as the fifth Governor of Anambra State.

    His wife, Nonye Chukwuma, is naturally the First Lady.

    Here are nine things to know about Nonye Chukwuma

    1. Nonye hails from lsuofia, Aguata LGA of Anambra State.

    2. She was born on July 31, 1970.

    3. She is 51 years old.

    4. Nonye is believed to be a niece of the former Minister of Information Dora Akunyili.

    5. She attended the University of Nigeria, Nsukka between 1991 and 1995 bagging a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science.

    6. Nonye later proceeded to do her Master of Science in Accounting and Finance at the University of Westminster, UK in 2006

    7. She is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of the food company, Healthy Living Foods Ltd, based in the UK.

    8. She is also the Managing Director of a real estate company, Charles Frances Properties in London Family.

    9. She has six children with Professor Charles Soludo.

  • 10 prominent siblings in sports

    10 prominent siblings in sports

    The world of sports has seen athletes who are siblings emerge prominent after setting or breaking records.

    From football to basketball, lovers of sports are sure to find sportsmen who are siblings.

    Here are 10 prominent siblings in sports:

    · Seth and Stephen Curry

    Steph and Seth are brothers. Steph is the big brother at age 33, but Seth is only two years behind at 31.

    Incidentally, their father, Dell Curry, was a first-round draft pick in 1986 and had a 16-year NBA career.

    As the older of the two, Steph entered the league first after playing three seasons at Davidson College.

     

    · Me’Lisa and Mikele Barber

    Me’Lisa and Mikele Barber are twin sisters, sprinters and gold medal winners.

    Me’Lisa burst onto the international scene in 2001 when she competed with Team USA at the World University Games.

    At the 2003 World Outdoor Championship in Paris, she won a gold medal by running the lead leg of the relay race for Team USA.

    However, all the accolades were old hat. Me’Lisa had been winning relays since high school that had won All-American honors, and she appeared in Track and Field News before she had even graduated.

    Mikele Barber is also a notable sprinter.

    She won the gold medal for a relay race at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan, and she has competed on a relay team with her sister Me’Lisa at the University of South Carolina.

     

    · Antetokounmpo brothers

    There are five Antetokounmpo brothers who play for the National Basketball Association (NBA).

    Two of them, Giannis and Thanasis, often play together, but recently they asked their brother Kostas to join them for a game. The others are Alex and Francis.

    They all played for Milwaukee Bucks and it’s not often that three of the brothers are under the same roof.

    Their team won with an impressive score of 111-104 against the Los Angeles Lakers.

     

    · Becky and Ellie Downie

    Becky and Ellie Downie are sisters who are both amazing gymnasts.

    They’ve won loads of medals between them.

     

    · Venus and Serena Williams

    Two of the most successful tennis players of all time. Serena has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles.

    Her older sister Venus holds seven Grand Slam titles. And playing alongside one another they have won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles too.

    They’re famous for being big rivals on court but supporting each other when not competing against one another.

     

    · Gary and Phil Neville

    Gary was England’s most capped right back and captained Manchester United for five years. He is now a well-respected football pundit.

    Phil followed in his brother’s footsteps winning six Premier League titles, three FA Cups and the Champions League with the Red Devils, before moving on to play for Everton in 2005.

     

    · Anton and Rio Ferdinand

    Rio played centre-back for Manchester United for 12 years. He also played for England, playing in three World Cups.

    Younger brother Anton has played for QPR, Sunderland, and West Ham, as well as England Under 21s.

     

    · Jamie and Andy Murray

    Andy Murray won the Wimbledon men’s title twice but has struggled since having hip surgery.

    His older brother Jamie is a doubles specialist and won the Wimbledon mixed doubles in 2007.

     

    · Yaya and Kolo Touré

    Yaya Touré played midfield for both Manchester City and national team Ivory Coast alongside his elder brother Kolo.

    Kolo played as a defender for Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool, Celtic and the Ivory Coast national team. He is currently a first team coach at Leicester City.

    Yaya currently plays for China League One club Qingdao Huanghai.

     

    · Nikita Parris and Natasha Jonas

    Nikita and Natasha are arguably Liverpool’s most famous sporting sisters. At the London 2012 Games, Natasha became the first British female boxer ever to fight in an Olympics.

    Her sister Nikita Parris signed for Everton when she was just 14. She plays as a forward for Olympique Lyonnais and the England national team.

  • World Water Day: Six side effects of not drinking enough water

    World Water Day: Six side effects of not drinking enough water

    Drinking water often helps to maintain a healthy balance. Mild dehydration can decrease one’s energy level and mental functioning and increase stress on the body while severe dehydration can have far more damaging effects.

    To avoid dehydration drink at least eight glasses of water every day as an adult.

    The importance of water to the mechanics of the human body cannot be overemphasized. It serves as a lubricant to the digestive system and all other body processes.

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    The water in our saliva helps facilitate swallowing, ensuring that food slides easily down the esophagus. It also lubricates and allows edibles to move more freely.

    The body cells and organs depend on water for their functioning. Without water, living things, including humans will die in a few days.

    So, when you don’t drink enough water, the underlisted side effects happen.

    · Low Energy

    When dehydrated, your energy levels drop, and you might feel too tired to continue on with work.

    · Higher Risk of Stroke

    According to study in BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, not drinking enough water and being dehydrated can raise the risk of strokes and prolong recovery time.

    · Slower Metabolism

    Your metabolism naturally slows down when you’re thirsty and dehydrated.

    · Headaches

    Since your brain needs water, when it’s lacking it can lead to headaches and fatigue.

    · Poor Skin

    Skin needs to stay hydrated from water to look dewy and young. Not drinking enough can increase the effects of aging and make the skin look dry. With insufficient water, collagen can crack, leading to fine lines and wrinkles.

    · Weight Gain

    Drinking water can even help you lose weight and lower water retention. So not drinking water can make you add a little weight.

  • 2022 WCQ: Seven things to know about Ndidi’s replacement, Innocent Bonke

    2022 WCQ: Seven things to know about Ndidi’s replacement, Innocent Bonke

    FC Lorient midfielder, Innocent Bonke, has been drafted as a late replacement for injured Wilfred Ndidi on the Super Eagles squad to face Ghana in crucial World Cup playoffs.

    After suffering a knee injury in action for Premier League club Leicester City, Ndidi was ruled out of the playoffs by officials.

    Ndidi, 25, who was in Leicester’s starting eleven against Rennes, had to go off in the 60th minute after sustaining the injury.

    Below are 7 things to know about Bonke, Ndidi’s replacement for the 2022 World Cup qualifying playoffs between Nigeria and Ghana:

    Ø On 2 August 2017, Malmö FF announced the signing of Innocent on a contract until 2021 for a fee of €800,000.

    Ø Bonke was released by Malmö FF at the end of 2021 and he then signed a 3.5-year contract for Ligue 1 side FC Lorient.

    Ø Since his move from Malmo FF, Bonke has featured in seven Ligue 1 matches for Christophe Pelissier’s men.

    Ø He was in action from start to finish as the Merlucciidaes played out a 0-0 home draw with Strasbourg in Sunday’s league outing at the Stade du Moustoir.

    Ø Super Eagles head coach, Austin Eguavoen, on Sunday, March 20 via the Super Eagles Twitter handle, announced the Lorient midfielder as the man to replace the Leicester player.

    Ø Bonke, 26, made his debut for the Super Eagles on September 7, 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Cape Verde, which ended a 2–1 in favour of the Eagles.

    Ø He also featured in the reversed fixture played at the Teslim Balogun Stadium.