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September 5, 2014

#MyRoadIsWorseThanYours: Here’s one Lagos road Fashola needs to repair fast (PHOTOS)

by Isi Esene The Lagos State Government has announced its intention take advantage of the lull in the rains to engage in massive road repairs across the state. This plan was announced recently by Gbenga Akintola, the Executive Chairman of Lagos State Public Works Corporation, who reiterated the government’s commitment to carry out maintenance work on... Read More
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September 5, 2014

Gangster! Fans react to Kunle Afolayan’s destruction of pirated DVD’s in traffic (TWEETS)

by Kolapo Olapoju There’s no love lost between Kunle Afolayan and CD pirates and even hawkers. The award-winning Nollywood director was in Lagos traffic on Thursday, 4 September, and he came across a hawker selling pirated copies of ‘Half of a yellow sun’. What did he do? Here’s what he Tweeted, “I seized these pirated... Read More
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September 5, 2014

What did David Mark say at the meeting with Adamawa PDP gubernatorial candidates?

by Laila Ibrahim The Senate President, David Mark, on Thursday night, met behind closed doors with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidates at the Banquet Hall of the State House, Abuja. Although details of the meeting which started at about 9 pm have not been confirmed, it is believed that the aimed is to persuade... Read More
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September 5, 2014

Immanuel James: Lagos International Airport and the audacity of shame (Y! FrontPage)

by Immanuel James About four years ago, President Goodluck Jonathan, during his electioneering in Lagos, had promised to reconstruct the road that leads to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, the MMIA. He is likely going to repeat that promise next year, aware that we are a nation of short memories. In a country where shame... Read More
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September 5, 2014

Battle of Bama: Military gain upper hand with airstrikes

by James Sambo As the Battle for Bama, the second largest town in Borno State, heats up, the Army has gained some grounds, a source has said. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adeshola Amosun, had been deployed to the combat zone to oversee the air strikes. In an intense battle yesterday, our military made use of air strikes as... Read More
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September 5, 2014

Ribadu, seven others step down from Adamawa polls -Marwa, Fintiri, Gulak, Modibbo still in the race

by Laila Ibrahim Eight out of the fourteen aspirants running for the Adamawa State Governorship election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have stepped down. They stepped down from the race in the early hours of Friday, after a marathon closed door meeting with the Senate President, David Mark, at the Presidential.... Read More
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September 5, 2014

Tunde Leye: #BokoHaram-Dear Propagandists, propaganda doesn’t win wars

by Tunde Leye During World War Two, the British Army was very secretive about how things were going at the front. Of course, that was because things were going very badly for them initially and going by the kinds of defeat they encountered at the Battle of Dunkirk where they would have been driven into... Read More
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September 5, 2014

Michael Orodare: How the Ekiti election has changed South-West politics (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare Political differences aside, I have always been a fan of Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos state, whose style of  governance has been a benchmark in the country as has set a new standard of excellent performance in the south-west region, leaving those who came behind him with a choice  to either surpass... Read More
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September 5, 2014

Olanrewaju Odesomi: The chosen one’s dilemma- Episode 7 (Y! Fiction)

by Olanrewaju Odesomi -Read Episode 1 of this enthralling story [HERE] -Read Episode 2 of this enthralling story [HERE] -Read Episode 3 of this enthralling story [HERE] -Read Episode 4 of this enthralling story [HERE] -Read Episode 5 of this enthralling story [HERE] -Read Episode 6 of this enthralling story [HERE]   Shola shuddered, as... Read More
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September 4, 2014

To solve the employment problem, Nigeria will build industrial parks

by Laila Ibrahim The Federal Government has said it will set up Industrial parks for Small and Medium Scale Enterprise (SMEs) to enable ease of running small businesses. This was announced by the Minister of Trade and Investment, Olusegun Aganga, after the inauguration of the National Council on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) chaired by Vice President... Read More
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September 4, 2014

GEJ wants more economic growth…inaugurates national council on MSMEs

by Laila Ibrahim President Goodluck Jonathan has inaugurated a council focused on creating a turning point in the national economic development drive. According to the President, the council which was inaugurated on Thursday is chaired by Vice President Namadi Sambo, and its creation is aimed at building an economy that works for all Nigerians. “The creation... Read More
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September 4, 2014

Shocking revelations: Maitama Sule, Inuwa Wada, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai and Chidi Odinkalu speak in WePictureNigeria series (WATCH)

by Luqman Edu WTN Business and Technology Solutions and Empire Mates Entertainment (EME) presents, the first episode of a new documentary series titled “WePictureNigeria” which features interviews of Founding Fathers, Leaders, and Influencers focusing on Nigeria’s history pre and post-independence. This episode features Alhaji Sule Maitama, Inuwa Wada, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai and Chidi Odinkalu who share... Read More
September 4, 2014

Davido leads the pack as Channel O release nominations for annual awards

by Damilola Jagun Its been a successful year for Davido, and it’s about to get even better. The singer has been nominated four times for the 2014 edition of the Channel O Music Video Awards. The event will take place on Saturday, 29 November at Nasrec Expo Centre in Soweto. Apart from Davido’s four nominations... Read More
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September 4, 2014

Bem Abubakar: Beyond talent hardwork and connections (30 Days, 30 Voices)

by Bem Abubakar It is an undeniable fact that there lies a sea of young people wanting to go into the entertainment industry. With emphasis laid on music and movie industry, this is evident and can be verified when auditions are called for by Organisations. In this auditions, you find those who have the budding... Read More
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September 4, 2014

I dey kampe! Giwa has no intention of leaving office despite FIFA’s looming ban on Nigeria

by Olorunwa Lawal Controversial winner of the August 26 Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) election, Chris Giwa, has insisted that he will not step down as president of the federation, despite sanction threats from FIFA. FIFA has given the NFF the ultimatum of Monday, September 8, to reverse the result of the election, and reinstate Aminu... Read More
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September 4, 2014

Forget Ekiti and Osun, Ghana wins: Stomach infrastructure like never before (LOOK)

by Damilola Jagun Forget bags of rice and odourless fufu, a cooked meal will do. If you thought it was only in Nigeria that ‘stomach infrastructure’ is obtainable, have a swift rethink. Ghanaian politician, Stephen Asamoah Boateng, a presidential aspirant under the New Patriotic Party (NPP), apparently shared packs of cooked ‘Asabee Jollof rice’ for... Read More
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September 4, 2014

Is Nasir El-Rufai running for Governorship of Kaduna state? (TWEETS)

by Kolapo Olapoju Circling through the grapevine are reports which insinuate that former FCT Minister, Nasir el-Rufai, has intentions to contest for the governorship of Kaduna state at the 2015 elections. According to Ada Osakwe, the Senior Advisor to Akinwumi Adesina, Minister of Agriculture, “El-Rufai has announced his intention to run for the governorship of... Read More
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September 4, 2014

“Ice bucket challenge fails” || Woman faints and breaks neck after getting drenched with ice (WATCH)

by Damilola Jagun While doing the ice bucket challenge, a British woman knocked herself unconscious and broke her kneck while trying to flee from the cold water. The 40-year old mother, Amanda Davey employed the service of her mother to pour the iced water on her. But after getting drenched, she jumped up and ran... Read More
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September 4, 2014

It just got worse for Pastor Chris: Christ Embassy being investigated by UK’s Charity commission

by Kolapo Olapoju Christ Embassy founder, Chris Oyakhilome, and his wife, Anita, are presently enmeshed in a divorce proceedings, but all that may become a side show as the United Kingdom’s Charity Commission has started investigating the UK branch of Christ Embassy, over controversial payments. The United Kingdom Charity Commission has launched a probe to look at... Read More
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September 4, 2014

Alert! Fake Ebola test kits and items being sold on Lagos streets

by Azubuike Azikiwe Apparently, some opportunists have begun to take advantage of the Ebola outbreak in Lagos state. The Lagos State Government has warned residents to be wary of some unscrupulous people who are hawking “Ebola Cassettes, Test Kit” and other Ebola-related items to people. On Wednesday, 3 September, a statement was released by Governor... Read More
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September 4, 2014

“The Greatest Lesson Aunty Funmi Taught Me” || Charles O’Tudor, Chris Ogunlowo, Chude Jideonwo, others to speak at Blank white sheet

by Jewel Stephen As the rate of unemployment continues to rise in our uncertain economic climate, Nigerians must find ways to sharpen and hone their God given skills so as to engage themselves meaningfully. They must employ these skills in order to proffer solutions or create objects/products of high standards that meet some recognized and... Read More
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September 4, 2014

A smartphone with curved screen…Samsung unleashes Galaxy Note Edge [LOOK]

Samsung Mobile has introduced a new Phablet into its ecosystem of smartphones. The Galaxy Note Edge, which was announced yesterday in Berlin alongside the Galaxy Note 4, has one significant feature – a screen that is curved on one side. The Phablet’s unique curved touchscreen provides quick access to frequently used apps, alerts and device functionality.... Read More
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September 4, 2014

Bow down: Queen Beyonce celebrates 33-year-old birthday + Her top moments in pictures

by Jewel Stephen Today is a very important day in world history; Queen Bey is a year older. She has had an incredible year, from her highly successful ‘Mrs Carter world tour’ and her joint ‘On the run’ tour with hubby, Jay-Z. Beyonce recently topped her accomplishments with a cherry, at the MTV Video music awards,... Read More
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September 4, 2014

Guess how many BILLIONS they say we need to fight Ebola (READ)

by Mayowa Aboah A report by the World Health organisation (WHO) has revealed that the death toll of Ebola Virus Disease victims has risen to 1,900. WHO executive, Margaret Chan, who revealed this said that there have been 3,500 confirmed or probable cases in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia; and that the outbreaks were racing... Read More
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September 4, 2014

How 6 brothers ‘used machetes’ to attack Police ASP

by Jewel Stephen   Six brothers have been charged with allegedly shooting a police officer. The brothers, Saheed Onilewaji, 38; Lawal Onilewaji, 34; Ramon Onilewaji, 35; Azeez Sanni Onilewaji, 30; Sulaimon Abbas Onilewaji, 31 and Lateef Abbas Onilewaji, 24, were arraigned on Wednesday, 3 September, before an Ebute-Metta Chief magistrate’s court, sitting in Oyingbo, Lagos.... Read More
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