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Kane Tanaka, the world’s oldest person, turned 119 on Sunday. Photograph: KYODO/Reuters Kane Tanaka has set her sights on becoming 120 next year, as figures show the number of young adults in Japan in steep decline by Justin McCurry The world’s oldest person has celebrated her 119th birthday in Japan, saying she is determined to extend the record by another year. Kane Tanaka, who has a weakness for fizzy drinks and chocolate, marked the milestone on Sunday with staff at the nursing home where she lives in Fukuoka prefecture, south-west Japan, according to media reports. The Guinness Book of Records recognized Tanaka’s status in March 2019, when she was 116; she went on to achieve an all-time Japanese age record when she reached 117 years and 261 days in September 2020. Born in 1903 – the year the Wright brothers made their first powered flight and the first Tour de France was held – Tanaka has lived through five Japanese imperial reigns and has set her sights on reaching her 120th birt...

Six classrooms has been completed and delivered to Satellite Town Junior Secondary School, Lagos. The project started on the 19th of November, 2021 where Hon. Oghene Emma Egoh layed the first blocks. Two months later, on the 14th of January 2022, the project has been completed. The member representing Amuwo Odofin Constituency in the Federal House of Representative, Hon. Egoh through his faceboook page said as he expressed his joy after the project has been completed: "I layed the blocks for a new block of 6 classrooms at satellite town junior secondary school. Today I am very glad to inform you that the block of 6 classrooms have been finished and it glades my heart. Thank you for reading. Kindly share also.

Kiladejo, Osemawe of Ondo The Osemawe of Ondo Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oba Victor Kiladejo, in this interview with TUNDE AJAJA speaks about his life before and after ascension to the throne and interesting things about the custom and tradition in his kingdom.

  Written and composed by O.U. Daniel Episode 5 then peeped once again to confirm of he was still sitting there. “Oh! Now is the time” she said as she took the first seductive step towards the fair skinned gut. When she got to where he sat she slowed down. It was indeed obvious that her marketing move was noticed by everyone around that shop area. Ducy wasn’t actually going anywhere but she had to device a destination before she gets busted. “This girl must be up to something mischievous” the fair skinned guy smiled within himself then he lit up a stick cigarette. Few minutes later, Ducy passed by again but this time she stopped then pointed at the tin beside him and asked; “What is in that tin that you are eating?” “It is grasshopper” he replied. “Grasshopper!!!!! That thing that jumps on top of grass? Oh my god! That’s gross! Like euuuuuuw! She responded as she dipped her fingers into the tin, picked up a piece, looked at it with that kind of l...

Written by U.D. Okechukwu   Another Wednesday has come! Follow up our exciting story series episode 1,2&3 on our facebook page. Continued from last week...watch the live movie scene. The owner of the shop Mr. Kalu and the market woman made a move to plead on behalf of Punto and Checheskey.

A 28-year-old nursing mother, Tina Promise, who allegedly cut her lover’s girlfriend in the breast with a razor blade was, yesterday, arraigned before an Igbosere magistrate’s court, Lagos. 

Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad attached to the Abia State Police Command have uncovered a suspected baby factory at Ogbor Hill, in the Aba area of the state.

Nigerians living in the U.S. have converged on New Jersey to celebrate the 12th Annual Nigerian Sports and Cultural Carnival organized by the Nigerian Sports and Cultural Organization. The carnival featured the Yoruba board game ‘ayo’, football, table tennis, chess, draft, dancing and musical performance, awards presentation, etc. Nigeria’s consul general in New York, Lot Egopija, who led the staff of the consulate general to the carnival, pledged to use cultural and sports carnivals to unite Nigerians living in the U.S. Mr Egopija explained that the consulate general would participate and partner the organizers to strengthen the bond of friendship among Nigerians in the diaspora. “We will continue to elaborate on our efforts to support our nationals in New Jersey and other states within the jurisdiction of the consulate general,” the envoy noted. “This is a mandate that we have, and we will continue to provide consular services to our nationals. We will continue to make sure that ever...

“He cannot answer the phone,” the lady said. “The news is true. ‘No More Loss’ passed on this morning. I can’t disclose what happened right now.