This year, the 4th Ake Arts and Book Festival, set out to address the issues that affect us beyond the skin. The art exhibitions by Ayobola Kekere-Ekun and Fati Abubakar; the selection of books on focus this year and importantly the conversations were all curated with a view to exploring as many issues that affect us...
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Former ministers of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to postpone the governorship election in Ondo by three weeks. The ministers made the call on Monday following a meeting they held under the aegis of the PDP Ministers Forum with The National Caretaker Committee. Some of the former...
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The Ahmed Makarfi faction of the Peoples Democratic Party has condemned the attack on the campaign office of its candidate in the forthcoming election, Eyitayo Jegede (SAN). Jegede’s office was allegedly attacked by security men of Barrister Jimoh Ibrahim, candidate of the Senator Ali Modu Sheriff faction of the party. The Makarfi faction is a...
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The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mal. Garba Shehu has dismissed suggestions that the masses will desert President Buhari in 2019 as unfounded and utterly ridiculous. Shehu said this on Monday in a statement while reacting to an allegation by a former CPC member, Alhaji Buba Galadima that President Buhari would be abandoned by...
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The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 26 governorship election in Ondo, Barrister Jimoh Ibrahim says he would increase the minimum wage of workers in the state if elected. Ibrahim who said this on Monday during the Ondo governorship debate stated it was unfair for workers in the state to...
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The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming election, Jimoh Ibrahim says if elected he is going to eliminate completely Personal Income Tax. Ibrahim stated this during the Ondo governorship debate, as he stated that, “In a recession, you don’t drive the economy with taxes”. He said people of the state who have...
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The debate for the governorship election in Ondo is currently ongoing in Akure, the state capital. Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Jimoh Ibrahim, Olusola Oke of the Alliance for Democracy (AD), and Olu Adunloye of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) are slugging out in the debate organised by Channels Television But however the candidate...
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These are the top five stories that drove conversation today. 1. AY’s ‘A Trip to Jaimaca’ breaks Guinness World Record set by ’30 Days in Atlanta’ A Trip to Jamaica, a movie by Nigerian Comedian, Ayo Makun, popularly known as AY has broken the Guinness World Record for movies showing in cinemas in the country. 2....
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Hilarious read. @kwamedracula is explaining how men find themselves in relationships they did not set out to get involved in (tip: women know how to strategically move those chess pieces when they are of a mind to). His story also explains how a side chic – granted, she probably did not know she was that...
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The crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo state just got messier few days to the governorship election, as security men attached to Jimoh Ibrahim, one of the factional candidates were alleged to have opened fire on the campaign office of Eyitayo Jegede (SAN), the other factional candidate, Leadership reports. According to the media...
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The Headies is one of the most respected music awards in Nigeria. Maybe not the best, considering the controversies that trail the event every other year; but it is our safest landing as far as awards in Nigeria are concerned. This year’s edition is the 11th and a few weeks ago, the list of nominees...
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Lagos could experience a stampede anytime soon if the government does not quickly address the issue of the pedestrian bridge located at Ketu bus stop, along Ikorodu road. The bridge which receives a lot of commuters due to the enforcement of the law stopping people from crossing the expressway, is on the brink of collapse....
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by Cheta Nwanze This tweet, a few months ago, brought home to me, just how horrible Nigerian banks, and/or their staff, could be. Bank account details, are pieces of information that are so deeply personal, that in a civilised country, only an order from a Federal court can make those details to be divulged, even...
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A Trip to Jamaica, a movie by Nigerian Comedian, Ayo Makun, popularly known as AY has broken the Guinness World Record for movies showing in cinemas in the country. The movies beat the likes of Hollywood blockbusters, Batman VS. Superman, Captain America, Suicide Squad, Central Intelligence, and a host of others. This feat makes it...
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Recession is not just a word, as the assertions below will reveal. Mrs. Obiageli Ezekwesili, co-founder of Transparency International, has asked Nigerians what they are doing to adjust to the recession. Here’s what they had to say: I wish to curate the best ideas that citizens have adopted in adjusting to the Recession. Do YOU...
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We were too sure Linda Ikeji was done after LIS. The studio, the online TV platform, the social networking site, wasn’t that everything she promised under the Linda Ikeji Media umbrella? Early this afternoon, Linda Ikeji announced Linda Ikeji Music, a music culture website where users can download music from every genre, get updates on...
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In July this year, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun announced that Nigeria was technically in a recession. Since that time, things have gone from bad to worse, particularly for goods and services. Forex has been scarce, so much so that the Federal Government has tried shutting down unregistered bereau de change operators across the country because it...
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Counsel to the Federal Government, Charles Adeogun-Philips has said the Federal High Court should not grant bail to Justice Sylvester Ngwuta who was arraigned on Monday for alleged money laundering. Ngwuta was one of the judges whose houses were raided by operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS). Adeogun-Philips said N27m was found in...
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The internet never forgets. About 6 weeks ago, Olayinka Fajemite tweeted at Oando asking how many retweets he needs to get an internship. @Oando_PLC How many RTs to get an employment with Oando? 🙂 — The Yinka Faj (@lordfaj) October 5, 2016 He was told 2,000 retweets, and got nearly 3,100. Unfortunately, we don't do...
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Hundreds of youths on Monday besieged the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) demanding that the governorship election of the state scheduled for November 26 be postponed. The youths said all parties should be allowed to conclude their litigation before the election is held. The protesters specifically mentioned the case between Eyitayo Jegede...
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Media mogul, Linda Ikeji has launched a new website for everything music and videos. The blogger who recently started a social media site, Linda Ikeji Social, on Monday announced Linda Ikeji Music. According to her, the website “is Nigeria’s premiere music culture website. What we do at LIM is to bring you fresh, new and...
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As NLC President, Adams Oshiomhole was on the side of the common man, taking government to task on issues of the welfare of workers. It was this credibility he drew on to become the governor of Edo State in 2008 after a protracted court battle, won a second term and eventually installed his successor, Godwin...
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Supreme Court justice, Sylvester Ngwuta on Monday was arraigned for alleged money laundering and charges related to multiple ownership of passports before a Federal High Court in Abuja. Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) during a raid at the justice’s house had discovered two diplomatic passports and two Nigerian passports in the name...
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Starting out her career as a PR and Marketing guru, Beatrice has gone on to launch as string of successful media businesses. Her passion is to empower people, especially the youth, and she is determined to be the best she can be in a that she does. In our interview with her, Beatrice tells us...
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‘According to the statistics by World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF in 2015, approximately 2.4 billion people live in poor sanitation conditions and one in every 10 people have no choice but to defecate in the open. Nigeria ranks 5th in the world among countries where open defecation is still a major problem. Accordingly, a...
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by Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye Enugu State Governor, Mr. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has enjoyed a rather impressive portrayal in the media since he assumed office. I have seen several articles parroting his “marvelous achievements” and some of the articles have even found their way to my email box for publication on my blog – which I published even...
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Ifeoluwa Ogunbufunmi, Co-Founder of Stellar Delicacies, is our lady boss today and we love the fact that she was able to build a thriving business by identifying a gap in the market and merging her passion for businesses with her mum’s love for cooking. What an excellent combination! Read about her journey as she shares...
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Peter Oko, a cleaner at Diamond Bank has been arrested for stealing N5.675 million from the Nyanya branch of the bank in Nasarawa State. Oko confessed that he stole the keys, stole the money and his it in a carton which he took home. He said, “As a cleaner, I knew where all the keys...
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by Ugochukwu Nnamdi Ukamba It is a difficult pill to swallow but one that must be swallowed nonetheless –barring any unforeseen circumstances, Donald Trump would, in January 2017, be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States of America, having won the presidential election against Hillary in an election cycle that was filled...
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The Edo State Police command said t has arrested three suspects connected to the robbery and murder of Grace Omoigui, the mother of a former Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Ifueko Omoigui-Okauru. Omoigui was reportedly shot after withdrawing some money from a new generation bank on Sapele road. The suspects reportedly followed the...
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