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October 24, 2018

Entertainment Roundup: XXXTentacion confessed to abuse and violence; Canadian rapper dies in airplane stunt | More stories

Here’s everything you missed in entertainment yesterday and others that unravelled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Stephanie Linus’ “Dry” to be screened at Ray Charles Week Nigerian actress and producer, Stephanie Linus will be a guest at the Ray Charles Week at Dillard University in New Orleans, Lousiana, US, from October 25-26, 2018. During her... Read More
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October 24, 2018

The Big 5: Shonekan is not dead – Ogun government dispels rumours; FG working on policy to limit number of children a mother can have in Nigeria | More stories

These are these stories you should be monitoring today: The Ogun Government late Tuesday, dispelled rumours on social media that the former Head of Interim National Government, Ernest Shonekan, is dead. Describing the report as a “lie from the pit of hell,” Secretary to the State Government, Taiwo Adeoluwa, in confirming that the elder statesman is still... Read More
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October 23, 2018

Banky W, Falz, Ebuka, Bisola join 3,000 young Nigerians in #VoteYourFuture campaign

Banky W, Falz, Ebuka, Bisola and other celebrity guests stormed Abuja for the official launch of the #VoteYourFuture campaign hosted by ONE. The Vote Your Future Campaign which was a One-day Youth Summit aimed at encouraging Nigerian youths to vote in the 2019 elections, held at Edmunds Event Centre, Wuse 2, Abuja on the 20thof... Read More
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October 23, 2018

Just In: Days after dumping the APC, Shehu Sani announces PRP as his new party

The Senator representing Kaduna central, Shehu Sani has joined the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), explaining that the party represents his socialist revolutionary ideology. Sani who had resigned his membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday, announced his new party in a statement by his Special Adviser on Political and Ideology, Suleiman Ahmed, on Tuesday,... Read More
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October 23, 2018

The Late 5: I’ll never succumb – Suspended NHIS boss boasts; Presidency finally reacts to re-apperance of Nnamdi Kanu | More stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: The Presidency has reacted to Saturday’s reappearance of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), one year after the he was rumoured to have been killed or kidnapped by soldiers who attacked his family house during the military exercise. Speaking in an interview... Read More
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October 23, 2018

InterswitchSPAK 1.0 is the biggest national science competition you don’t want to miss

The competition begins! 81 Students, 9 Finalists, 3 winners and N12.5 Million, up for grabs on InterswitchSPAK 1.0, The biggest science TV competition in Nigeria. The SPAK journey started with over 11,000 students from across the nation, writing the National Science Exam in April and 81 students made it to the second stage, the InterswitchSPAK... Read More
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October 23, 2018

NSFDW 2018 Womenswear Designer of the Year is set to showcase her collection at African Fashion Week Houston

Olakanye Modupe is a young designer from Nigeria who despite all odds went all out to showcase her new crochet collection at the Nigerian Student Fashion and Design Week 2018 – Nigeria’s leading fashion event platform for discovering raw fashion talents and industry newcomers. And to her biggest surprise, she won the Womenswear designer award.... Read More
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October 23, 2018

WWE Universal Champion sets aside title to battle Leukemia

On ‘Monday Night Raw’ WWE Wrestler, and WWE Universal champion, Roman Reigns announced that he was relinquishing the universal title because of his battle with Leukaemia. During his five minute live address to the WWE Universe, Reigns apologised for not living up to the promise he made when he vowed that he would be a fighting... Read More
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October 23, 2018

Entertainment Roundup: Rihanna kick-starts celebrity boycott of the Super Bowl; IK Ogbonna and wife give hints on separation | More stories

Here’s everything you missed in entertainment yesterday and others that unravelled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Are IK Ogbonna and wife, Sonia separated? It started about a week ago, when IK IOgbonna‘s wife, Sonia Ogbonna changed her name on Instagram to Sonia Lareinaa (her maiden name) and got everyone talking. Then she posted a... Read More
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October 23, 2018

The Big 5: Nnamdi Kanu is nowhere in Israel – Israeli Government; Disregard for the rule of law is great corruption as much as looting – US Ambassador | More stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today: The Israeli government, on Monday said there is no evidence of the appearance of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Nnamdi Kanu in Jerusalem, Israel, despite his claims in a broadcast on Sunday. Speaking during an interaction with some African journalists in Jerusalem,... Read More
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October 22, 2018

Today’s Noisemakers: Zaynab-Otiti Obanor, Mazi Ibe, Deji Adeyanju, 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, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here’s our list from today:... Read More
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October 22, 2018

The Late 5: Suspended NHIS boss, Yusuf resumes amid protest; Fayose remanded in EFCC custody | More stories

These are the stories that drove conversation today. The suspended Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Usman Yusuf Monday, forcefully gained entrance into the Abuja head office with the help of men of the Police Force. Yusuf was suspended last weekend by the governing council who also set up a panel to probe... Read More
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October 22, 2018

How Ambode’s cabinet member batters wife, lives his promiscuous lifestyle in hotels

An unconfirmed report has it that a Special Adviser to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Overseas Affairs and Investment, Professor Ademola Abass is enmeshed in a wife battery and philandering allegation. Professor Abass is alleged to have abandoned his home occasionally to spend time with women and his lifestyle has affected his work in such a... Read More
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Bling Lagosians
October 22, 2018

We don’t know what ‘The Bling Lagosians’ is about, but we have a feeling the movie is going to be big

Have you heard about the movie The Bling Lagosians? This question, in fact, is a meme on the movie’s official Instagram page, featuring Gbenga Titiloye on set. Early in the month, major news outlets announced the upcoming Bolanle Austen-Peters movie, which she’s helming as a director for the first time after being a producer on... Read More
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October 22, 2018

Entertainment Roundup: ‘He is not doing well at the moment’, promoter replies Lil Kesh | More stories

Here’s everything you missed in entertainment over the weekend and others that unravelled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Between Lilkesh and Kogbagidi… The singer, Keshinro Ololade, known as Lil Kesh, had reacted when a show promoter, Kogbagidi, said he was no longer an A-list artist. Stay true to yourself, stay happy always,... Read More
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October 22, 2018

#PadGate: This is how Karo Omu was erased from a movement she helped pioneer

It all started with a resolute 2017 tweet from social media and brand specialist Karo Omu, after she learned that the prices of sanitary products were becoming increasingly unaffordable and could hinder underprivileged girls from accessing the essential commodity. Also, the tweet proved that crowd-funding on social media was effective, at least for a humanitarian... Read More
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October 22, 2018

The Big 5: Labour to embark on nationwide strike November 6; Amid fear of being ousted as chairman, Oshiomhole speaks | More stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today: Organised labour has scheduled Tuesday, October 30, for a nationwide mass protest against what it described as the government’s unwillingness to implement a new minimum wage for workers and has equally threatened to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike on November 6. In a statement jointly signed... Read More
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October 22, 2018

“I am coming back to Biafra” “I will bring hell with me” | Here’s what Nnamdi Kanu said on his ‘return’

Following his first public appearance in Jerusalem on Friday since September 14, 2017, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Sunday delivered a world press conference, from Jerusalem, Israel. In his first public statement, aired live on the ‘Radio Biafra’ Facebook page, Kanu who is facing charges of treasonable felony at the Federal... Read More
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October 21, 2018

The Late 5: El-Rufai imposes 24-hour curfew on Kaduna metropolis; Atiku will give SGF slot to South West – Gbenga Daniel | More stories

These are the stories that drove conversation today. Following security breaches in some part of Kaduna, a statement has been issued by the Senior Special Assistant to governor Nasir El-Rufai on Media and Publicity, Samuel Aruwan Sunday, declaring a 24-hour curfew in the state capital and its environs. The statement stated that the state government took the... Read More
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