Day: 16 April 2012

April 16, 2012

Hard battle fought, Fair Lady – A timeline of Okonjo-Iweala’s World Bank bid

by Lekan Olanrewaju In what will come as no shock to most, and will probably be heartbreaking news to the few who had gotten their hopes up about some Obama…

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April 16, 2012

Uti Nwachukwu, Adebola Williams, Jimmy Jatt, Basket Mouth & others hang out with Google+ – See Photos

  What: Google+ experience in Lagos Where:  The GET Arena in Lagos When: Thursday, April 12 Uti Nwachukwu            

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April 16, 2012

Something New: Mike Okri’s Twins “TFO”– ‘I Like It’

Step aside PSuare, the TFO twins are in town. Tega and Fejiro Okri, the TFO duo recently released a new single: ‘I Like it’ The afropop/dancehall singers are the sons…

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April 16, 2012

“He lived and behaved like a millionaire” – Day 1 of James Ibori’s final sentencing

by Lekan Olanrewaju Former Delta State governor today commenced the sentencing phase of his trial at the Southwark Crown Court in London. The suspect was brought into court at 11:15am…

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April 16, 2012

Exclusive: Remember how young people came together for Oke? Watch his Survival Story

by Lekan Olanrewaju Many will be familiar with the story of Oke, a young man who suffered from diabetes and diabetic foot. For any who missed it, Okeoghene John Igwhiwotho…

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April 16, 2012

Oludare Afolabi: “Me and My Oga” in the two-man business

Anyway, I plan to do well at SKS Consulting today, so the boss won't ask me those heart-breaking questions when he sees my expenses list for the day... Hi, I…

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April 16, 2012

This “desperate” Saudi woman is looking for a husband – and she’ll pay you $1.33m

by Hauwa Gambo Not the actual woman A Saudi woman is offering A Saudi woman is offering to pay SAR5m (about $1.33m) to find a husband of her taste, local…

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April 16, 2012

Atilola’s Diary: The love affair of Kiki the Wazobian child

Photo credit: casting pearls Introducing a new Monday ‘diary’ column by writer, Atilola Moronfolu. It covers the life of an average young and single working-class lady highlighting the challenges, highs and…

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April 16, 2012

“Preview of an overcrowded planet” – The New York Times takes on Nigeria’s population growth

by Lekan Olanrewaju Photo Credit: NY Times You know all that talk about Lagos supposedly being the largest African city in the world and Nigeria the 6th most populous nation on…

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April 16, 2012

70 and going strong: South Africa’s Jacob Zuma is set to marry Wife Number 6

by Hauwa Gambo Jacob Zuma's wives (first left is Ngema) Jacob Zuma hasn’t been shy of doing what he wants, even if the world sees it as primitive – so…

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April 16, 2012

Let’s break it down for you – 9 takeaways from the launch of 4 new AfricaMagic channels

by Hauwa Gambo The new logo So today, Mnet officially launched new AfricaMagic channels – including AfricaMagic Entertainment, AfricaMagic Family, AfricaMagic World and AfricaMagic Movies. The major AfricaMagic channel will be…

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April 16, 2012

Enough is Enough: 7 fake ‘Tinsel’ accents that need to go

by Hauwa Gambo For those of us who watch Tinsel religiously every week, sometimes it can be so frustrating to see if our favourite cast frustrate with all kinds of…

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April 16, 2012

Be Clever, Be Funny, Don’t Cuss: Y!’s guide to good commenting

Hello Y! community, Welcome to our commenting guide! Part of Y!’s ethos is being all about conversation and debate; we strongly encourage all our readers to contribute their thoughts. We…

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April 16, 2012

Tolu Ogunlesi: That awkward moment when… (YNaija Frontpage)

Those words got me thinking; in a sense insider confirmation of a massively altered reality. You’re a newly elected Governor, or newly appointed Minister, Governor of the Central Bank, or…

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April 16, 2012

You Heard The Man: “This is my first term,” says President Jonathan

by Hauwa Gambo President Goodluck Jonathan has asked an Abuja High Court to dismiss a suit which seeks to stop him from contesting the 2015 presidential elections based on the…

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April 16, 2012

Score! Meet the 27-year-old American footballer with 10 kids from 8 women in 6 states

by Hauwa Gambo New York Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie, 27, recently had his second child with wife Terricka, making 10 — one short of a football squad. The baby boy…

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April 16, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Fashola moves to increase power supply in Lagos

by Lekan Olanrewaju The Lagos state government has disclosed plans to increase power generation in the state. The state government announced that the state aims to meet a target of 150…

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April 16, 2012

“We haven’t saved a thing!” – Sanusi says it’s time to remove fuel subsidy totally

by Lekan Olanrewaju The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, professor Lamido Sanusi has advocated for the full removal of subsidy on petroleum products, saying that the current system is…

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