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Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde wants you to know that most of the movies she nominated made the Oscars’ nominees list
As the announcement of the 91st Oscars nominations still reverberates through the film world and on social media, with movies like Black Panther dominating headlines for being the first superhero…
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The Big 5: Minimum wage: ULC, TUC, NLC reject N27,000, hold crucial meetings; Major shake up in Nigerian Air Force, 72 senior officers redeployed | Other top stories
Here are the stories you should be monitoring today: Minimum wage: ULC, TUC, NLC reject 27,000, hold crucial meetings Following the approval of the new 27,000 minimum wage by the…
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Today’s Noisemakers: Gov. Okorocha, Dj Cuppy, Lex Ash, others
Every day on the Nigerian Internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues,…
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The Late 5: FG demands resignation of CJN Walter Onnoghen; Border wall: U.S. Senate succumbs to Trump’s demands | Other top stories
Here are the top stories that drove conversation today: FG demands resignation of CJN Walter Onnoghen At the resumed hearing of the trial of CJN Walter Onnoghen on Monday, the…
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Oscars 2019: ‘Black Panther’ becomes first superhero movie ever to be nominated for Best Picture
Well, well, well. What can we say!?!? The Academy Awards rolled out this year's nominations on Tuesday morning and Marvel blockbuster film Black Panther took away seven noms. SEVEN SEVEN…
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M.I. is giving us a movie this year and our hearts are joyful
Rap titian M.I. is coming for Nollywood this year, making an announcement on his Instagram on Tuesday that one of his 2019 goals is to produce a movie. With the…
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The Big 5: ASUU strike continues as meeting with FG ends in deadlock; Obasanjo attacks Osinbajo, calls TraderMoni an “idiotic programme” | Other stories
Here are the top stories you should be monitoring today: ASUU strike continues as meeting with FG ends in deadlock Another meeting between the federal government and the Academic Staff…
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Today’s Noisemakers: Femi Jacobs, Genevieve Nnaji, Elnathan John, others
Every day on the Nigerian Internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues,…
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The Late 5: Buhari sacks TETFund executive secretary Abdullahi Bafa; Fayose received N6.9 bn from Dasuki’s imprest, Obanikoro tells court
Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Buhari sacks TETFund executive secretary Abdullahi Bafa President Buhari has sacked Abdullahi Baffa as Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and…
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How “O jewa ke eng?” infiltrated Nigerian Twitter and crushed our hearts into sad little pieces
"O jewa ke eng?" I texted a friend last week, knowing I sounded a little ridiculous and indecipherable. I had assumed he was Googling what those words meant until he…
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John Boyega is set to produce South African crime thriller ”God is Good” and we are not ready
John Boyega has been linked to a couple of movie projects since last year, some of which will allow the Star Wars actor mature in the capacity of film producer.…
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The Big 5: Buhari behaving like Abacha, planning to rig elections – Obasanjo; Gunmen attack Adamawa community, raze Catholic seminary | Other top stories
Here are the top stories you should be monitoring today: Buhari behaving like Abacha, planning to rig elections On Sunday, former president Olusegun Obasanjo attacked President Buhari, describing his administration as a…
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Entertainment roundup: Lionsgate releases ”John Wick 3: Parabellum” trailer; BB Naija returns to Nigeria for a fourth season | Other stories
Here are the biggest stories you may have missed in entertainment during the week and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Lionsgate releases John…
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The funniest tweets we saw from women this week
In Buhari's Nigeria, laughter has been the fuel that has kept us going - a coping mechanism. And on the internet, women never fail to brighten our day. This week,…
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Nairobi terror attack, Atiku in America and other stories that made the headlines this week
Here are the top ten stories that made the headlines this week: PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar arrives America Atiku Abubakar arrived Washington D.C, capital of the United States of…
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Today’s Noisemakers: Imoh Umoren, Joe Abah, Henry Okelue, others
Every day on the Nigerian Internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues,…
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The Late 5: February polls: FG vows to deport illegal immigrants; Gov. Wike blames Ameachi for CJN Onnoghen’s travails | Other top stories
Here are the top stories that drove conversation today: February polls: FG vows to deport illegal immigrants The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has vowed to deport foreign nationals who intend…
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Atiku storming the U.S. is giving the internet a lot to talk about and here are the best reactions
The PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar stormed the U.S. yesterday and the internet went into a buzz. Quickly, a hashtag was produced: #AtikuInAmerica, and the first photos we saw of…
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The Big 5: FG moves to implement protocol to curb herdsmen killings; Imo APC suspends Okorocha | Other top stories
Here are the stories you should be monitoring today: FG moves to implement protocol to curb herdsmen killings The Federal Government has said it will implement the 1998 protocol on…
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Multichoice, Fox, Dolby to host Nollywood masterclass with Femi Odugbemi
The Multichoice Talent Factory has officially kicked off and there will be a Nollywood masterclass on Friday with ace filmmaker Femi Odugbemi. As you already know, Odugbemi is the Academy…
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We are getting a second season of Kemi Adetiba’s ”King Women” but with a different name
It's official - Kemi Adetiba's woman-focused talk series King Women will return for a second season as shooting as already begun this week. Adetiba said this in an Instagram post…
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Today’s Noisemakers: Reno Omokri, Suga Belly, Cindy, others
Every day on the Nigerian Internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues,…
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The Late 5: APC takes campaign to Jos; I no longer feel safe in my National Assembly Office – Tinubu | Other top stories
Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Court extends suspension of CJN Onnoghen's trial to January 28 Following the controversial arraignment of CJN Onnoghne before the CCT on Monday…
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The Big 5: Boko Haram sponsored by forces outside Nigeria – Buhari; NNPC is a mafia organisation, I’ll privatise it – Atiku | Other top stories
Here are the top stories you should be monitoring today: NNPC is a mafia organisation, I'll privatise it - Atiku The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar,…
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Today’s Noisemakers: Atiku Abubakar, Dami Elebe, DJ Cuppy, others
Every day on the Nigerian Internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues,…
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The Late 5: Buhari, Osinbajo to feature on live TV programme on Wednesday; Death toll rises to 14 in Nairobi hotel terror attack | Other top stories
Here are the top stories that drove conversation today: Death toll rises in Nairobi hotel terror attack The death toll in a terrorist attack by Shabab militants who stormed a luxury…
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Basketmouth has postponed the release of ”The Exorcism of Alu” because of Falz’s new album
Since comic stalwart Basketmouth announced that his first feature film The Exorcism of Alu will hit cinemas on January 15, I have literally been counting the days. A horror movie…
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The Big 5: New IGP to adopt new strategy in tackling security challenges; EFCC denies raiding home of CJN Onnoghen | Other top stories
Here are the stories you should be monitoring today: Following his inauguration as the new acting IGP of the police, Mohammed Adamu has said he will adopt a fresh strategy to…
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Today’s Noisemakers: Ogbeni Dipo, Oby Ezekwesili and reactions to Falz’s hatred for transactional sex
Every day on the Nigerian Internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues,…
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The Late 5: Atiku accuses Buhari’s APC of plotting to rig elections; Okorocha’s party dumps Buhari, adopts Atiku | Other top stories
Here are the top stories that drove conversation today Atiku gives Lamido, Makarfi, Dogara, Ekweremadu appointments The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has appointed the Deputy Senate…
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