Warning signs: Oil prices falling on the world market

by Tolu Orekoya With America slowly dropping back as Nigeria’s primary market for oil and the global economy showing signs of slowing, which in turn is pushing oil prices downwards, Nigeria has a lot to be worried about. While demand in Asia has helped shield the national economy from downturn, signs that China’s usually bustling economy... Read More

May 30, 2012

“Where are the investors ready to take risks on our own Facebook or Groupon?” – Chude Jideonwo explains the ‘Tear Down These Walls!’ campaign

Motivation & inspiration are not enough Being a speech by Chude Jideonwo, Executive Director of The Future Project, delivered at the launch of The Future Awards Season 7 & the ‘Tear Down These Walls’ Media Campaign, on May 29, 2012. Lagos. By some stroke of fate, all three founders of The Future Awards are not... Read More

May 30, 2012

Big Brother StarGame Daily Di-Gist #23: What a bunch of quitters

by Denike & Ifedayo After the explosive verbal melee between DKB and Zainab which brought the lady to tears, DKB apologised to her for what happened earlier. At Downville, Edith has expressed herself in relation to the way things are which are dissatisfactory. She reprimanded her sister, Eve, about moving with certain groups but Eve defended herself and told her she... Read More

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May 30, 2012

Battle of the cocktail dresses at the Barcardi 150-year-anniversary – See photos

What: Ella Mag Launch and Fashion Show Where: Oriental Hotel Lekki, Lagos When: 26 May, 2012 Photos by Hycinth Iyereosa

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May 30, 2012

#TheEuropeanFilmFestivalReview: 21 movies in 21 days – ‘Andalucia’

by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo The European Film Festival recently berthed in the city of Abuja, Nigeria. Arts and movie critic Oris Aigbokhaevbolo was there and is reviewing all 21 movies screened at the festival. “This F**king French cinema,” says a character in Andalucia, the first of two French films which showed at the European Film Festival. Going by the puzzled silence greeting the... Read More

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May 30, 2012

PHOTOS: UNILAG Protest Day 2 on Third Mainland Bridge

In the second day of their protests, Moshood Abiola University students have blocked the major Lagos thoroughfare, Third Mainland Bridge, a vital economic and commuter connection that links the Lagos Mainland with the Islands. Photos by Hycinth Iyereosa

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May 30, 2012

Monalisa Chinda, Desmond Elliot, Ini Edo, others shine at the premiere of ‘Silver Lining’ – See Photos

by Seyi Lawal The screening of “Silver Lining,” the much anticipated short film on Autism, took place at the Ventures Koral Reef, Ikoyi Lagos on Sunday, May 27, 2012. The well attended event kicked off with a red carpet session and saw some of the brightest Nollywood stars and socialites including Desmond Elliot,... Read More

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May 30, 2012

Idris Bello: From UNILAG to MAULAG – Swag is for boys

by Idris Bello The morning of May 29, 2012 found me making the three hour journey from Mbabane, the capital city of Swaziland to Nhlangano, in the southern part of the country. I was again thinking about the great road network I have seen across this small country of a million people, where for over three... Read More

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May 30, 2012

Charles Taylor gets 50-year sentence for war crimes

by Tolu Orekoya Former Liberian head of state Charles Taylor has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for the 11-count conviction at The Hague in April. Taylor, who lived in exile in Nigeria before he was extradited back to Liberia, was found to be instrumental in the brutal war waged in Sierra Leone fueled by... Read More

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May 30, 2012

Euro zone crisis could hit Nigeria hard, says CBN Deputy Governor

by Tolu Orekoya Things are not looking good for the second largest economy in Africa. “Infrastructural bottlenecks” according to CBN Deputy Governor Kinglsey Moghalu have led to a decrease in the rate of foreign investment, a fall in oil prices have led to a decrease in revenue, and if Euro zone banks creditors to Nigeria scale back and break credit... Read More

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May 30, 2012

Premium Times Report: UNILAG shut down, students sent packing from campus

Premium Times reports that the Federal Government has ordered the suspension of academic activities at UNILAG as students poured into the streets to protest the renaming of the institution. UNILAG FM announced, a while ago, that all academic activities have been suspended for two weeks. Our reporter says students have already being sent home.... Read More

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May 30, 2012

Tear down these walls! Start nominating young leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators for The Future Awards 2012

by Seyi Lawal Yesterday, May 29, Nigeria’s biggest youth event ‘The Future Awards’ organised an elaborate media and VIP launch for its seventh season. The event, which coincided with the country’s Democracy Day celebrations, took place at the Koral Reef in Ikoyi, Lagos. In attendance were past winners and judges of the awards including Tara Fela Durotoye (Entrepreneur of... Read More

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May 30, 2012

Unilag protests day 2: Pregnant woman goes into labour at 3rd Mainland Bridge

by Stanley Azuakola Not even the Lagos rains have been able to quench the resolve of the Unilag protesters who are still protesting government’s decision to change the name of their university to Moshood Abiola University. There was no shortage of drama today as the students occupied the Lagos 3rd Mainland Bridge. In the absence of headline entertainers... Read More

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May 30, 2012

BREAKING NEWS: Ex-Liberian leader, Charles Taylor sentenced to 50 years in jail

The International Criminal court (ICC) sitting at Leidschendam, near The Hague, The Netherlands, has sentenced former Liberian leader Charles Taylor to 50 years in prison following his landmark conviction for supporting rebels in Sierra Leone in return for blood diamonds. According to The Wall Street Journal, “The Special Court for Sierra Leone found Mr. Taylor... Read More

May 30, 2012

Breaking: WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden – British Supreme Court

by Tolu Orekoya Britain’s Supreme Court today ruled that WikiLeak’s Julian Assange can be extradited back to Sweden to face questioning by Swedish authorities over sex crimes allegedly committed by Assange. The WikiLeaks founder had argued against extradition, and over a series of legal back-and-forths, had been fighting to stay in Britain. He has just lost his latest appeal, leaving him... Read More

May 30, 2012

Can there ever be enough? – 6 more states for Nigeria says House of Rep member

by Tolu Orekoya There may be moves by the legislative arm of the government to add six additional states to equalise each geo-political zone to 7 states each, according to, Uche Ekwunife, member of the House of Representatives representing Anambra State. She revealed the decision to newsmen in Awka on Tuesday to say that 36 states was not enough to... Read More

May 30, 2012

Japheth Omojuwa: Democracy Day? But whose democracy? (YNaija FrontPage)

This democracy is closer to kleptocracy than it is to any genuine democracy I have seen elsewhere. To say otherwise would be to lie to you and to do that would be to do exactly what the president did in his “Kleptocracy Day” address yesterday. Yesterday, was officially Nigeria’s Democracy Day. It is a democracy... Read More

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May 30, 2012

PHOTOS: Police identify man whose face was chewed off (NSFW)

PLEASE BE WARNED, PHOTO IS EXTREMELY GRAPHIC by Tolu Orekoya On May 26, 2012 the Miami (Florida) police were called to what was supposed to be a fight – where they were greeted with a grisly scene. A naked man (now identified as Rudy Eugene, 31) was seen chewing off the face of another human male, the... Read More

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May 30, 2012

PHOTOS: Chaos as Unilag students take over 3rd Mainland Bridge

by Hauwa Gambo These guys mean business. Photos by Unilag Campus Correspondent, Odia Akhibi

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May 30, 2012

Nnamdi Anekwe-Chive: The murder at UNIPORT (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Like Boko Haram and The Nigerian Police, cult groups and anti-cult groups across various Nigerian campuses have always engaged themselves in some sort of war of attrition. And it took three bullets to snuff the life out of Chuks by cultists. I was one of three political science students at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, chilling... Read More

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May 30, 2012

Iyanya’s new photos: Too hot or too … errr?

by Hauwa Gambo You know how it is – artistes’ve got to keep the buzz going. But considering Iyanya’s image as steady, cool, non-dramatic – are these new public photos ‘werking’? Yay or nay – we think Iyanya is hugely talented (no, that wasn’t a pun). (Watch his Kukere video HERE)

May 30, 2012

FOR THE RECORDS: Full text of Democracy Day 2012 broadcast by President Goodluck Jonathan

NATIONAL ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN, GCFR, ON DEMOCRACY DAY, MAY 29, 2012 Fellow Nigerians, One year ago, I was privileged to stand before you, to take the oath of office as President of our dear country, the third to serve you as President since the return to democratic rule in 1999. Today, I... Read More

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May 30, 2012

Facebook set to release its smartphone in 2013

by Chi Ibe The New York Times recently reported that “more than half a dozen former Apple software and hardware engineers who worked on the iPhone, and one who worked on the iPad,” have been hired by Mark Zuckerberg to work on a Facebook phone codenamed “Buffy”. Zuckerberg does not want Fcebook to exisit just as... Read More

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May 30, 2012

#UNILAGProtests: ASUU set for confrontation with FG over school’s name change

by Chi Ibe For the students, alumni, and stakeholders of Moshood Abiola University, formerly University of Lagos, yesterday, Democracy Day, May 29, was akin to January 1 when the nation awoke to the shocking news of the fuel subsidy removal. Only this time, it was the name of their school – University of Lagos –... Read More

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May 30, 2012

Tweets & Pics: Rihanna causing tweet fight between Chris Brown and Meek Mill, hooking up with Drake again?

by Tolu Orekoya It seems Ri-Ri can’t seem to stay out of the headlines. If people aren’t discussing her videos, her behaving like every other man in the industry by choosing who she dates, or being defended by Russell Simmons, it has to be an off day. Well yesterday, rapper Meek Mill (who, you say?... Read More

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May 30, 2012

SNAPSHOT: Oh dear, is that the new Unilag logo?

by Hauwa Gambo Seriously, the MAUL (Moshood Abiola University, Lagos) saga just seems to be the (c0mic) gift that keeps on giving. This is just as the protests against the name change continue this morning. Credit: Afolabi Legunsen

May 30, 2012

#Day2: Unilag students block entire University Road, march to Third Mainland Bridge

by Stanley AzuakolaThe protest at the University of Lagos over its renaming to Moshood Abiola University on Democracy day by President Goodluck Jonathan is showing no signs of abating. The students have mobilised once again this morning and have blocked the entire University Road. No cars or bikes are being allowed to pass through the... Read More

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May 30, 2012

The first pedestrian bridge in Abeokuta to be fitted with air-conditioners – Ogun State government says

by Seyi Lawal To mark the president’s first year in office a press release titled Major Achievements of the Jonathan Administration listed over 100 accomplishments by his administration in various sectors of the economy. Probably in a bid to outdo the president’s list, the Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun announced his plan to construct the first pedestrian bridge... Read More

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May 29, 2012

Why are they protesting? Abiola’s family wonders

by Stanley Azuakola The family of the late M.K.O Abiola is shocked by the negative reactions that have trailed the announcement by President Jonathan that the University of Lagos is henceforth to be named Moshood Abiola University. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria, son of the late politician, Mr. Abdul Abiola said there was nothing wrong with... Read More

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May 29, 2012

RIP: Newsline’s relentless Sele Eradiri passes on

by Hauwa Gambo If you’ve worked with the Nigeria Television Authority, or you’re a keen watcher of NTA’s iconic Newsline, then you know the reporter Sele Eradiri. In terms of global comparisons, she brings to mind America’s tough-as-nails Andrea Mitchel – Eradiri always followed a story to the end; no question too tough to ask,... Read More

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