The Ondo gubernatorial election has kicked off peacefully in most polling centres across the state. But according to Premium Times, the failure of card readers appear to be slowing down the voting pace. INEC officials and voters arrived at polling units several minutes before the 8 a.m. start time for accreditation and voting. The card...
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The nominees in all 2016 Soundcity MVP categories have just been announced via SOUNDCITYtv’s social media channels and the voting race is on. Nigeria’s Wizkid is leading the way with a record-breaking eight nominations, including four nods to his continent wide smash hit ‘Baba Nla’ for Best Song, Best Video, Viewers’ Choice and Listeners’ Choice with South Africa’s Emtee and Nigeria’s Olamide at a close...
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by A. S. M. Jimoh I didn’t know how to choose the title of this piece to properly reflect the depth of my anger while equally paying tribute to Lt. Col. Muhammed Abu Ali and his colleagues killed by Boko Haram terrorists. I am always devastated whenever I juxtapose the death of men of the...
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Debates are raging on Twitter over the type of man Fidel Castro was. Words like “revolutionaary”, “despot” “dictator” are bandied about at the mention of Castro’s name. But people also remember him as one who fought imperialism tooth and nail and gave Cuba one of the best health care systems in the world. Do see...
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Troops of the Nigerian Army engaged in the war against terrorist group Boko Haram in North-East on Saturday morning encountered an explosion triggered by an improvised explosive device planted by the sect. According to Premium Times, five soldiers suffered fatal injuries during the explosion which happened at about 9:10am between Banki junction and Bama as they conducted escort patrol from Pulka...
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Is enough not enough? Baba leave small for the boys. The news is that, in preparation for the Econet-powered Kwese TV, DSTV is disrupting itself (though, it’s more in the better-candle rather than the invent-the-lightbulb kind). And that means ramping up its Nigerian content. In which case, Tajudeen Adepetu is the biggest beneficiary. In addition...
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The Ondo state governorship election holds today, 26th November, 2016. The All Progressive Congress (APC) will be represented by Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) who emerged winner at the party primaries amidst controversy as party overlord, Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s preferred candidate, Olusegun Abraham was defeated. Eyitayo Jegede is the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate after the erstwhile...
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Fidel Castro is dead, and the good people of Miami and half of Twitter are overjoyed. Fidel Castro was an icon of the Cuban revolution, who finally succumbed to the cold hands of death at a ripe age of 90.In 2002, Castro said “I have never been afraid of death,I have never been concerned about...
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Ahead of the rerun election in Rivers, Governor of the state Nyesom Wike has accused the Rivers State Police Commissioner, Mr Francis Odesanya of withdrawing the security details attached to him. According to The Vanguard Wike said this on Friday when he flagged the reconstruction of the Igbo-Petche Road. He said, “As I speak with you, the...
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Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo will hold bilateral talks as he heads to the United Arab Emirates. Osinbajo, who is representing President Muhammadu Buhari is accompanied on the weekend trip by his wife, Dolapo Osinbajo and the Honourable Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Khadija Bukar Ibrahim. According to a statement by Laolu Akande, the...
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A former Minister for Aviation, Bagudu Hirse, who was abducted by gunmen around the home of Mamman Daura has regained his freedom. His brother John Hirse confirmed his released to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Jos on Saturday. He said, “Bagudu was released in the early hours of Saturday. He said the former aviation...
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Former Cuban president and leader of the Communist revelation, Fidel Castro has died aged 90, state TV has announced. Cuban revolutionary icon Fidel Castro died late Friday in Havana, his brother, President Raul Castro, announced on national television. “The commander in chief of the Cuban revolution died at 22:29 hours this evening,” the president announced...
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Skinny Girl in Transit is the Queen, King and princess of web-based comedy series all at once. Of course, it is one of the Ndani TV series. Along side Officer Titus, Rumour Has It and (because Frank Donga never gets old), The Interview. To be honest, Ndani TV gets it right. Anyway, we were left heart broken on...
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Writing an article on happiness and my problems cloud my thoughts. It’s good we don’t look like what we go through. In as much as I try to express myself to the next man; there’s just this fear of being judged. Everyday we are judged by someone. Some people can pen point everything wrong about...
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by Bayo Oluwasanmi Corruption is synonymous with Nigeria, a genre that has been mined to death. I know you’re tired of reading about corruption. But forgive me to bore you once more because corruption is one of the things we can’t stop talking about because it provides the perfect overview of Nigeria as a haul...
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Emir of Kano Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi has told Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Fashola that Nigerians are eagerly waiting on him to proffer solutions in the power sectors. The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria said this on Friday at the 42nd convocation lecture of the University of Benin. According to him,...
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by Jude Ndukwe The recent defection of Orji Uzor Kalu, former governor of Abia State, from the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has kept tongues wagging on the motive(s), appropriateness or otherwise of it and the timing of such a move. While a lot of people have naturally believed...
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Governor of Kaduna, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, says the Maikanti Baru led Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has not defaulted in its remittances to the Federation Account, The Vanguard reports. According to a statement by the corporation, El-Rufai made this known when the Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru paid him a courtesy visit in...
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The story of Yourba film maker, Seun Egbegbe, who was accused of stealing nine iPhones at Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos earlier this week was received with shock by many. According to the owner of the shop, Kaaltech Innovations, where the incident occured and some eyetwitnesses who spoke with The Punch, Egbegbe had no intention of paying for...
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by Wilfred Okiche At the just concluded Africa International Film Festival, I was privileged to have caught a screening of ’76, the much postponed, long awaited film by director Izu Ojukwu. Here are a few things that struck me during and after. Budget is important Many of the films that have made a splash this...
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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Owo, Ondo, Mr. Afolabi Olaposi was killed by unknown gunmen on Thursday night in Owo. In a statement issued by its Publicity Secretary, Mr Abayomi Adesanya on Friday in Akure, the party said Olaposi was shot dead on his way home after attending a meeting of the...
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Tired of going round the motions in her 9-5 job, Ola Morin Muhammed decided to take the leap into entrepreneurship when she discovered there was a demand for the invitation cards she designed. That decision led to the birth of IJORERE which has become known worldwide for bespoke wedding invitations. In our interview with her,...
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CNN viewers were served a 30 minutes dose of hardcore porn owing to a mistake by cable provider RCN, which provides CNN’s broadcasting down the East Coast. Viewers were expecting to watch “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown” when the obscene visuals came up at 11pm EST. “I can’t wait until [RCN] wakes up [tomorrow] & realizes...
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Political analyst and strategist, Demola Olarewaju has some words for INEC, PDP and anyone else who cares to listen about how elections work. He does this by drawing from history. He explains that regardless of the incumbent’s party bias, if INEC is impartial, then results can be accurately predicted, because there will no hand in...
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Former spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh did not pay media houses money to launder the image of former President Goodluck Jonathan, his counsel, Ben Nwosu has claimed. Nwosu in a statement on Friday said there have been reports in the media that Metuh paid N400m to the media to launder the...
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by Hamzat Lawal “Our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.” – M. Scott Peck ...
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To ordinary Nigerians hustling on the street who hardly have access to the internet, Black Friday is not a thing. Why it’s a thing to the rest of us is what beats us! To begin with, Black Friday is the day which follows Thanksgiving Day, a celebration peculiar to the United States. For the past...
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First, we like Korede Bello. What’s there not to like? Then this new song – which is why we are here, Do Like That is actually a good song. Shock, when you think about the lyrics – they are actually funny. They make sense. SHOCK. “Bend like you want to greet mummy” is a good...
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These are the top five stories that made headlines today. Ondo election: INEC already prepared the results – Fayose Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has planned with the All Progressives Congress (APC) to rig the Ondo governorship election. 2. How Presidential aircraft handed over to us crashed...
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Black Friday is here again, and for the past few days, different e-commerce outlets have had the #BlackFriday trending on Twitter continuously. Black Friday is one of those many things that Nigerians took from the oyibos (who started it 84 years ago) and ran with, but it is yet to be seen whether it has...
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