Retro: Life of 82-year-old Taiwo Akinkunmi who designed the Nigerian flag (photos) The history of Nigeria will never be complete if the flag is not mentioned, talkless of the person who took his time to design the country’s logo. History records that the Nigerian flag was designed in 1958 by one Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi who was just 23-year-old at that time. After his design was accepted by the government, it was officially launched on October 1, 1960. Looking at the flag from then till now, the country’s logo has maintained its official colors green and white for many decades. The two green stripes represent Nigeria's natural wealth, while the white in the middle represents peace. 82-year-old Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi. Source: Al Jazeera It could be recalled that Akinkunmi who is now 82-year-old, was a 23-year-old student studying at Norwich Technical College in London, England. The young man came across an advertisement in a newspaper that submissions were being accepted fo...

Former yahoo boy reveals modus operandi, says eating poo and going mad on random days is true - An unidentified self-proclaimed former yahoo boys recently confessed to being an internet fraudster - He also reveals methods in which people do scams as well as money rituals in Nigeria - According to him, eating poo and wiping off a girl's private after intercourse is a way of making juju-infused money The internet has been buzzing after an unidentified "yahoo boy" confessed to making N1.8 billion before retiring from cyber fraud business. The billionaire also exposed methods in which various scams and money rituals are carried out in Nigeria. For years, certain rumours on just how some internet fraudsters and money ritualists carry out their operations has been shared on various social media platforms. Just to clear the air, mystery billionaire helps suspicious public in separating the "truth" from the "lies" in juju-infused money making. His post r...

Floyd Mayweather allegedly gifts daughter N1.8bn diamond ring for her 18th birthday World famous and retired boxing champion Floyd Mayweather is in the news again has he just allegedly gifted his beautiful daughter a very expensive birthday present. Mayweather who is popularly known for making jewelry statements, allegedly gifted his daughter a diamond ring reportedly worth about $5 million (N1.8 billion). He celebrated her on his Instagram account then encouraged his followers to go follow her. It was later revealed that he gave her an 18 carat rock from Pristine Jewelers. He shared his daughter’s pictures on Instagram with the caption: “ Follow and wish my daughter @moneyyaya. A HAPPY 18th BIRTHDAY!!! " Aside from gifting her one expensive piece of jewelry, Mayweather also staged a birthday party for his little girl. The party was themed masquerade dinner. The young lady also shared pictures from her party on Instagram with the caption: “#50ShadesOfMay Masquerade Dinne...

Royal couple: Duke and Duchess of Sussex finally release their official wedding photos It could be recalled that the world stood still to witness the wedding of Queen Elizabeth grandson’s wedding in the United Kingdom (UK). Prince Harry and Meghan Markle got married on Saturday, May 19. On their wedding day, the royal couple was named the Duke and Duchess of Sussex by Queen Elizabeth. Sussex is a historic county on the southeast English coast, with a population of around 1.6 million. For the royal wedding, the couple chose a popular fashion designer Alexi Lubomirski to take their pictures for the big day. However, these pictures were released on Twitter by Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) on Monday, May 21. The first picture was shared on Twitter had the couple and the other members of the royal family in it. These includes Queen Elizabeth, Prince Williams and Kate Middleton, Prince Harry and Megan Markle, Meghan’s mother, Prince Charles among others. It was posted with the ca...

16-year-old girl reportedly gets pregnant in Lagos A young teenager named Sofiatou has been forced to discontinue her education after she reportedly got pregnant for a man in her neighborhood. Sofiatou aged 16 years, recently formed the habit of sleeping in class and it was later discovered that she is pregnant. She was made to move in with the man reportedly responsible for it. According to the Olorunfunmi Adebajo, director of the Kindle Africa Empowerment Initiative were Sofiatou was enrolled, the teenage girl helps in translating Yoruba to Egun language in their tailoring class. See a screenshot of Adebajo's post below. The director also took to her Facebook page to address the issue of teenage girls not getting basic formal education. She wrote on how the main objective of the program was focused on helping women, but currently the school has more of teenagers who got married at an early age and in need of empowerment. "When we started the Center for Women’s Integ...

Nigerian singer Mr May D sends out love to his pregnant Swedish wife - He has posted a picture of his pregnant Swedish wife, sending her love - He wrote on his post, reminding his wife the love he has for her Nigerian music artiste Mr MayD is gradually warming up to his daddy duties as his Swedish wife Carolina is expecting very soon. The love struck musician took to his Instagram page to show love and commend his wife's on her pregnancy journey, reminding her of his undying love. Sharing an adorable picture of his wife he captioned it "Looking se*y AF!! #iyabeji ...SEE THE LOVE WEY I GET FOR YOU NA!!! .......... .... finish it for me abeg!!" https://instagram.com/p/BjAPEg_jVkV/?utm_source=ig_embed Akinmayokun Awodumila, better known as May D, is no doubt one of the most naturally talented singers in the Nigeria music sector. May D’s vocal prowess, distinguished voiced and simple but interesting dancing skills are his selling points. The Ekiti State-born entertai...

BBNaija's Nina unveils new project as she plans 22nd birthday - The beautiful lady also revealed she will be launching her hair line on the same day - The Imo state indigene announced she will be picking five die-hard fans to join her party Former Big Brother Naija finalist Nina has disclosed her plans for her forthcoming 22nd birthday celebration. The beautiful ex-housemate who is known for her love of fashion, hair and makeup back when she was in the house, is now following her passion by creating her own hair brand. She revealed this via her Instagram page that her hair line will be launched the same day as her birthday. And she will be picking 5 die-hard fans who will join her at her party on a yacht. She wrote: "It’s now official,@nina_empire_ Stay tuned,we will be officially opened on the 31st of may.. And I will be playing a game tomorrow by 8pm..I’m going to pick 5 die hard fans who will join me on my all white yatch bday party and the grand opening of nina_emp...

- Lawmakers have promised to transmit the approved budget to President Muhammadu Buhari - The members of the House of Representatives said the president will receive the budget on Wednesday, May 23 - According to the chairman of the House committee on media and public affairs, the upper and lower chambers would meet to harmonise the difference in the budget The House of Representatives has assured that the approved 2018 budget will be transmitted to President Muhammadu Buhari next week. The lawmakers said the budget will be on the president's table one week from the date it was passed. Punch reports that the chairman of the House committee on media and public affairs, Abdulrazak Namdas, said that by Wednesday, May 23, the budget would have been sent to the president. Namdas while noting that there was only little work to be done on the budget by the House said the upper and lower chambers would meet to harmonise the difference in the budget. He said: “The areas of differenc...