by Laila Ibrahim President Goodluck Jonathan is currently meeting with traditional rulers from the north led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saad Abubakar III, to discuss ways of ending the spate of killings in the region. The meeting which started at about by 9:25pm, is taking place at the First Lady’s Conference Room and...
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by Jewel Stephen The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said it will help Nigeria in providing technical support for the conduct of a national study on statelessness. Ms Emmanuelle Mitte, the Regional Head of Statelessness Unit of UNHCR in West Africa, while speaking in Hague on Thursday, on the sideline of the...
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by Ayorinsola Obisanya I have always thought of catching a new babe on campus since the ‘stalites’ are getting old and ugly everyday. At least, one new babe, without doing ‘aseju’. Seeing these same old faces makes me feel nauseated. The only interesting thing about these old cargo, is the perfume they spray like morgue...
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by Kolapo Olapoju South African President, Jacob Zuma has stated his government’s determination to do everything within its power to assist the families of 67 South Africans, who were killed in last week’s collapse of a building in T.B Joshua’s Synagogue church of all nations (SCOAN). A multi-storey hotel building collapsed on Friday, 12 September,...
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by Emma Chidiogo Quite a number of politicians have been approved by President Goodluck Jonathan for the award of National Honours. Of the twenty-six politicians who are to receive the awards, 21 will be honoured with the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON); 3 will receive the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR);...
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by Damilola Jagun Talented Direcotr, Kemi Adetiba is the cover personality for ‘Style Mania Magazine’s New Generation Issue. Her larger than life personality and her plethora of visual narratives have entertained many as she serves as an exemplary woman to the younger and older folks. As she begins a new chapter in her life and...
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Chidinma,
Chigul,
Chude Jideonwo,
Ejiro Amos Tafiri,
Kemi Adetiba,
Kola Oshalusi,
Mania Magazine,
Nyemike Onwuka,
Stephanie Coker,
Tope Tedela
by Shaun Eweni The Scottish people who have decided to go for independence are voting now, and each opinion will be counted. But how will these votes affect us the people of Nigeria. Scotland which covers the northern third of Great Britain and a very significant part of the United Kingdom, the countries who colonised...
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by Valentina Chimonez The Mall is a tourist and local entertainment attraction, regardless of which city or country you find yourself in. The Mall is a hub of social interaction no matter your reason for being there; shopping, sight-seeing, movie dates or chilling. It is no wonder retailers, restaurant chains, and entertainment centres snap up the...
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by Kolapo Olapoju Following the popularity and widespread impact of the ALS ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’, Ivorians have followed suit by launching a campaign ‘Lather against Ebola’ challenge to raise awareness about the Ebola virus disease. According to the originators, the campaign is to motivate the African population to adopt better hygienic practices to combat the...
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by Tunji Andrews The stand-off between clearing agents, the management of the Ports & Terminal Multi-services Limited (PTML), Tin Can Island Ports Lagos, and members of the Nigerian Customs have continued to air their views on the implementation of the new duty regime. With the management of PTML calling for a review of the new...
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by Azubuike Azikiwe On Thursday, 19 September, a 25-year-old trader, Mrs Modinat Alade, begged the Customary Court sitting in Isyein, Oyo State, to dissolve her 8-year union with her husband, Gbola Alade over his refusal to pay her dowry. She said the marriage was yet to produce a child, while also citing lack of care...
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by James Sambo Despite the lingering threat of insurgents in Nigeria, Borno state governor, Kashim Shettima, has expressed optimism that the Nigerian military will soon put an end to Boko Haram in the country. Speaking on Thursday, at the launch of the new 64-page e-passport in Maiduguri, Shettima said that the recent victory by the military...
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by Kolapo Olapoju Joshua Okello is the Co-Founder & Biz Development Lead of Cipher256, the makers of WinSenga, a software and hardware app primarily deployed on a Windows Phone that enhances and extends the functionality of a Pinnard horn (primary tool used by midwives for foetal heart rate monitoring) to deliver timely, effective, quality...
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by Kolapo Olapoju Veteran actress, Joke Silva and iconic Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde have been approved by President Gooluck Jonathan to receive the award of National Honours. The pair will receive the award of Member of the Federal Republic (MFR) during an investiture which holds on Monday, 29 September at the International Conference Centre,...
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Joke Silva,
Kenneth Nnebue,
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OON,
President Goodluck Jonathan,
Under-17,
united arab emirates
by Azubuike Azikiwe A Nigerian man was arrested with 2kg of heroin on Wednesday, 17 September in Naxxar, a village in the central north of Malta. The 35-year-old suspect, Kayode Kola Orunleye, was apprehended by Malta’s Police drugs squad, who found 700 gm of heroin in a bag found in his possession. Subsequently, his apartment...
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by Olorunwa Lawal Former Nigerian International, Celestine Babayaro, on Thursday in Abuja, called for the inclusion of Kelechi Iheanacho in the Super Eagles team. The former Super Eagles’ defender said that it was time for Coach Stephen Keshi to give the Manchester City youngster a chance in the Eagles team. “He is a special and...
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by Laila Ibrahim The President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, has approved the award of National Honours to Nigerians in different categories. This was disclosed in a statement from the office the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) stating that the award is being given to Nigerians and friends of Nigeria. According...
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by Alkasim Abdulkadir In July this year, I undertook a field trip to one of the dry season farming paddies in Garun Mallam LGA in Kano State, aside the fact that farmers were hard at work and looking towards a good harvest. One very poignant thing that caught my attention was the water supply infrastructure...
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by Azubuike Azikiwe A South African football coach, Steven Darlugar, has been arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for drug trafficking. 38-year-old Darlugar was apprehended at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, during the screening of Arik Air passengers on board to South Africa. Darlugar, who coaches a football team...
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by Saath Nubari I came across this quote from the Pope himself!—Pope John Paul II: “Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn’t misuse it”. It doesn’t have anything to do with the issues I’m about to discuss, but I just had to share—if you understand what I mean. Social media is on...
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by Azubuike Azikiwe A 25-year-old man has been arrested by the police in Ogun state for defiling a 3-year-old girl. The suspect, Kayode Akanni, of Pedepo Village in Ayetoro, is alleged to have lured the toddler into his room, after which he defiled her, damaging her private parts in the process. Spokesperson for the police,...
Read MoreAbeokuta,
Ayetoro,
defiling,
Ikemefuna Okoye,
Kayode Akanni,
molestation,
Muyiwa Adejobi,
Ogun State,
Pedepo village,
police,
rapist
by Kolapo Olapoju After recently telling Olisa Adibua that he thinks ‘Wizkid does not like him, Davido seems to have moved on from the whole beef drama, as he tweeted words of congratulations to the ‘Jaiye Jaiye’ singer, following the release of his sophomore album. The pair, Wizkid and Davido have been at loggerheads for a...
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album,
AYO,
beef,
birthday,
controversy,
Davido,
double trouble,
Olisa Adibua,
P-square,
wizkid
by Olorunwa Lawal The Godswill Akpabio International Scrabble Classics pays the highest prize money in the world, the President of the Nigeria Scrabble Federation, Suleiman Gora, said on Wednesday in Abuja. Despite a review of the Prize money for this year’s competition, the total prize money stood at N18,000,000, a prize which was described by...
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by Ugo Okeke Minister of Power Chinedu Nebo has announced that the government would not be able to deliver 10,000 megawatts of electricity by December this year as targeted, and that the new deadline has been set to the first quarter of 2015. This raises fear that Nigeria is still far away from becoming self-sufficient...
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by Kolapo Olapoju After filing an order of mandamus (motion for dismissal) on 18 August to dismiss the indictment instituted against him by a US court, for allegedly attempting to import heroin into the country 16 years ago, Prince Buruji Kashamu, Chairman of Mobilisation and Organisation Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has...
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drug case,
Fuji,
Illinois,
kingpin,
Mobilisation and Organisation Committee,
order of mandamus,
Peoples Democratic Party,
Prince Buruj Kashamu,
Prince Buruji Kashamu,
Rafiu Akanbi Elele,
US court,
Wasiu Ayinde Marshal
by Godwin Akanfe In response to an allegation leveled against him by the former governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniels, the present governor of the state, Ibikunle Amosun, has described Daniel as “a prodigal son, who sold off all the patrimonies of the state under a fake concession agreement”. The former Governor had earlier...
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by Olorunwa Lawal The Super Eagles have dropped in the current FIFA ranking released on Thursday morning. The African champions moved down four places; from 34th in last month’s ranking to 37th, and from 3rd to 6th in Africa, behind Algeria, Ivory Coast, Tunisia, Ghana and Senegal. In recent times, Nigerian football has been troubled...
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by Azubuike Azikiwe A Sierra Leonean, Koffi Hassan, has been arrested by the Nigeria Immigration Service, Enugu State Command, over the trafficking women out of Nigeria for prostitution. This information was disemminated by Bashir Ismail, the immigration Comptroller, to the press on Wednesday, 17 September. Ismail said Hassan, a human traffic kingpin who had been on...
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enugu,
human trafficking,
Immigration Service,
Koffi Hassan,
mali,
nigeri,
police,
Repatriation,
sierra leone,
togo
by Damilola Jagun After enjoying immense success across the country and starting a dance-move, Lil Kesh’s hit single, ‘Shoki’ has been banned by the National Broadcasting Commission. The ban was announced on Twitter by Beat FM OAP, Toolz, who wrote, “No way! NBC just banned Shoki!!! Ahhhh shoki!”, and added “Apparently Shoki means Quickie in...
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by Jewel Stephen The Make It Happen production presents THE WIVES starring Joke Silva, Kate Henshaw, Iretiola Doyle, Jide Kosoko and Kemi Lala Akindoju. The play is written by Ahmed Yerima, produced by Kemi Lala Akindoju and directed by Seke Somolu. The venue for this 3 days stage play is Agip Recital Hall, Muson Centre...
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Jide Kosoko,
Joke Silva,
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Kemi Lala Akindoju,
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