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July 20, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Usher paid a woman $1.1m after allegedly infecting her with Herpes; Wizkid working on new music with Damian Marley | More stories

Here are the biggest stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are sure to buzz all day this Thursday. Usher pays $1.1 million to a girl he allegedly infected with Herpes Guess it’s the week of celebrity scandals. We had just gone back and forth on allegations of an abusive... Read More
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July 19, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Senate passes Whistleblower Protection Bill – 5 things you should know

The Nigerian Senate has just passed a bill that seeks to protect those who expose corrupt practices in government – otherwise known as whistleblowers. Senate President, Bukola Saraki shared the information via Twitter hours ago stating that the Senate will remain committed in the fight against corruption. He had earlier promised at the event of... Read More
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July 19, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: R.Kelly’s alleged captive slams her father for embarrassing her; Sisqo remade his old hit, Thong Song | More stories

Here are some of the biggest stories that made rounds in entertainment – and the extras that unraveled while you slept and are sure to buzz this Wednesday. R.Kelly’s alleged sex cult: More details emerge R&B legend, R.Kelly was recently accused of holding young ladies against their will in a “sex cult”. Following the allegations,... Read More
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July 19, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Here’s how Senator Shehu Sani is solving power outage problems in his constituency

While another Senator was busy tweeting about other countries providing 24-hour electricity to their citizens, Senator Shehu Sani was taking steps towards providing solutions to power problems in his constituency. The Senator representing Kaduna Central in the upper chamber shared photos from his meeting with the Managing Director of the Transmission Company of Nigeria following... Read More
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July 18, 2017

Insiders: “FG’s ban on shooting music videos outside the country is very stupid”

Recently, Nigeria’s Minister for Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed announced that the Federal Government is taking steps to amend the Broadcasting Code to check the shooting of local video content in countries other than Nigeria. The minister said, “This government has agreed that henceforth, whatever we consume in Nigeria in terms of music and films,... Read More
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July 18, 2017

“Robert is the devil” | All the shocking details of the sexual manipulation allegations against R.Kelly

There’s a damaging allegation making rounds across international news sites involving R&B legend, Robert Sylvester Kelly popularly known as R.Kelly. The world famous singer also known as The Pied Piper has been accused of running “an abusive cult” where he holds young ladies “against their will” and engages in sexual activities with them. That R.Kelly... Read More
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July 18, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: R.Kelly accused of holding young women in an “abusive cult” against their will; Ed Sheeran deletes his Twitter account | More stories

Here are the biggest stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing this cloudy Tuesday morning. R.Kelly has been accused of holding several women in a “sexual cult” against their will Now this may just be the craziest thing you’ll read today. A Buzzfeed News claims that parents... Read More
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July 17, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Senator Dino Melaye is all swagged up in this photo but haters won’t let him be

We’re tempted to say you Nigerians are too mean but when it comes to Dino Melaye, “mean” is not even a word. So the Senator is facing arguably the hardest time in his political career with several assassination attempts on his life and a move to recall him from the Senate, then he shares a... Read More
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July 17, 2017

Who is Jodie Whittaker? | The first ever female to play Doctor Who

Producers of British science-fiction television series, Doctor Who have made a big announcement that has earned fans’ applause and raised hopes for the future of the over 50 year old show. British actress, Jodie Whittaker was named as the 13th Doctor on the show and she will be replacing actor, Peter Capaldi as the Time Lord.... Read More
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July 17, 2017

Arya Stark is on a murder spree! Everything we know about Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 1

You guessed right. This is a spoiler and we’re deeply sorry to have to do this to you but we could not resist. One long year after, HBO’s Game of Thrones returned to television for its seventh season and although we had been exposed to about three trailers from the new season, it turned out... Read More
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July 16, 2017

#TheVoiceNigeria: Watch the winning performances from tonight’s episode

It was the fifth episode of the blind auditions tonight and another crop of hopefuls were on hand to sing their way into the competition. The judges remain the same, the drama is still on check, the viewers at home? We’re not completely sure of their loyalty. The auditions have gone on for five weeks... Read More
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July 16, 2017

Ademola Adeleke dances to victory, Sheriff out in the cold, Trump Jr and Snr | Here are last week’s winners and losers

From Nigeria’s looters gang to the rise and fall of political juggernauts and to America’s first family, here are the news makers from last week who made it to our winners and losers list: WINNERS Ahmed Makarfi The factional crisis that has threatened the strength and unity of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) since... Read More
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July 15, 2017

#AMAA2017: Because keeping to time is a myth in Nigeria, we bring you tonight’s latecomers

If Nigerians got paid to arrive at events on time, they’d still be late… just because punctuality is that one characteristic most of us do not (and may never) possess. For factors including “traffic was mad”, “my make-up artist didn’t arrive on time”, “I tried on 8 dresses before I settled for this”, “na my guy... Read More
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July 15, 2017

5 times the Osinbajos served us couple goals

It’s safe to say we were the least surprised when Nigeria’s Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo presented a birthday cake to his wife, Dolapo at midnight on today’s occasion of her 50th birthday. Since they became Nigeria’s second family in 2015, the Osinbajos have presented us a fresh perspective to life and living in the corridors... Read More
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July 15, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: If these three conditions are met, Senate will end its rift with the presidency

That there’s friction between the legislative and executive arms of the government is no longer news. The bulk of the disagreement between the Senate and the presidency has been over the nomination of Ibrahim Magu as Chairman of anti-graft agency, EFCC. Since Acting President Yemi Osinbajo called the Senate’s bluff on Magu stating that the... Read More
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July 15, 2017

N1.6bn relief for flooded states, 240 Borno children die of malnutrition | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N1.6 billion – Acting President Yemi Osinbajo ordered on Wednesday that this amount be released to states affected by flooding. 240 – The number of internally displaced children that have died of malnutrition in Borno state, according to Doctors Without Borders. N1.13 trillion – The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris said the Nigeria Police... Read More
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July 15, 2017

Your favourite Nollywood stars will not be attending | 5 things to expect at the AMAAs tonight

It’s hard to say that this year’s edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards is highly anticipated, because to be honest, it’s not. And to say that it’s the biggest night in the African movie industry is equally very very debatable. So we’ll leave out all that designing and cut right to it. Today, the... Read More
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July 14, 2017

Who is Liu Xiaobo? | Nobel Laureate who died in Chinese custody

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Liu Xiaobo has died in Chinese custody at the age of 61. His death has earned China worldwide criticism and the country has chosen silence on the matter, something the BBC describes as “a virtual media blackout”. “I hate this government. How can a regime treat a person like Liu Xiaobo like... Read More
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July 14, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Beyoncé shares first official photos of her twins, Sir and Rumi; DMX may be going to prison for 44 years | More stories

Here are yesterday’s top picks from happenings across the world of entertainment – and others that unraveled while you slept and are still buzzing this morning. The best thing you’ll see today is… This photo of Beyonce as she cuddles her beautiful twins. It’s the first to be released and it’s because the babies are... Read More
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July 14, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Your MCM, Bukola Saraki donated one bus to disabled people and he’s not ashamed to flaunt it

One bus! One 15-seater Toyota bus to the Foundation of People Living with Disabilities in Niger Delta. While we can think of a million other ways these people can be empowered, our dear Senate President took to all his social media pages to cheer himself and his eighth Senate for providing one bus. One f__king... Read More
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July 13, 2017

Fayose knows everything about Buhari’s health status. We should listen to him

Whose report shall we believe? Governor Ayodele Fayose‘s gloom-ridden assertions or Acting President Yemi Osinbajo‘s good news. President Muhammadu Buhari has been out of the country for health-based reasons for 66 days and counting and Nigerians have been largely kept in the dark on the state of his health. Up until Osinbajo‘s recent feedback, the... Read More
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July 13, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Nollywood actress allegedly arrested in the US for credit card fraud; Wale features Olamide and Davido in new visuals | More stories

Here are the biggest stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing on Entertainment Roundup this Thursday morning. Nollywood actress, Lola Margaret allegedly arrested for credit card fraud Reports have it that Nollywood Yoruba actress, Lola Margaret Oladipupo has been picked up by police in Atlanta for credit card... Read More
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July 12, 2017

Wilfred Okiche selected to participate in Talents Durban for 2017 Durban International Film Festival

Film critic and prolific writer, Wilfred Okiche has been announced as one of the 30 participants of the Talents Durban and Talents Press programme for the 2017 Durban International Film Festival (DIFF). Wilfred will be joining other film critics in the Talent Press programme to cover films and events featured at the Durban Festival for... Read More
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