National Assembly holds public hearing for National Tobacco Control Bill

by Kolapo Olapoju With 10 million Nigerians presently at risk of tobacco epidemic, billions of tobacco sticks are still being produced…..in Nigeria at the moment. The Public hearing for the passage of the National Tobacco Control Bill (NTCB) into law held on Wednesday 16 July, 2014 at the National Assembly, Abuja. The meeting started... Read More

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Meet the man who injected ACID into his face to look like Michael Jackson (PHOTOS)

by Kolapo Olapoju Oh, lawd. A 32-year-old Michael Jackson impersonator, Antonio Gleidson Rodrigues, has injected ‘hyaluronic acid’ into his face to whiten his face to bear a close resemblace to the late King of pop. The Brazilian man, Rodrigues has spent £2,000 on a series of cosmetic procedures and has even had rhinoplasty to... Read More

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Umari Ayim: An angel and a reflection- Episode 14 (Y! Fiction)

by Umari Ayim The sound of the door opening cuts me short and I turn towards it. I feel the familiar flutter of my heart at the sight of Richard at the door. I give him a smile but he does not see it. His eyes are on Jude and he is regarding him coolly.... Read More

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Debo Adejugbe: This is a broken generation (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe If the President could put politics aside and commiserate with the ElRufai family on their painful loss, but as an unknown foot-soldier you make fun of someone who just lost a son; you should hang your head in shame. When you consider yourself pretty good at writing nonsenses, like many of us do, there... Read More

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BlackMagic & Patoranking thrill guests at the launch of McDowell’s No.1 Platinum Whiskey (PHOTOS)

by Isi Esene Oriental Hotel was abuzz with music, celebrities and lights on Friday 25th of July as McDowell’s No. 1, the world largest selling whisky franchise, launched its premium variant McDowell’s No.1 Platinum Whisky in Nigeria. At this elegant and festive event to celebrate the new spirit and a milestone moment, guests were treated to the... Read More

SMEs just found a friend! Enterprise54.com launches for Africa

by Kolapo Olapoju GO Media has launched an entrepreneur-based news and magazine platform, Enterprise54.com. The multimedia platform, which was launched on 1 July 2014, reports ideas, tools and resources that empower entrepreneurs across Africa, with a focus on small business. Goke Oyeniyi, the Editor-in-chief said, “With small business being the engine of emerging economies... Read More

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“The Financial Reporting Council is not through with Sanusi” | The Executive Secretary is not backing down

by Chi Ibe Mr Obazee replied that if Sanusi sued as the CBN governor, the CBN would act on his behalf but if an individual sues in his own name then he cannot be suing on behalf of the organization and further iterated that the issue was for the court to decide. If you thought... Read More

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Kelvin Erhonsele: Workplace Discrimination and the Law (Y! Legal)

by Kevin Erhonsele Discrimination often occurs when a person is treated less favourably than other people because of a protected characteristic defined by the law. Such characteristics may be disability, gender, race, religion, age or marital status. Prior to ‘Nigeria’s’ encounter with the western world, paid employment in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was virtually... Read More

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Bunmi Olaniyan: The citizen activism we saw in Nasarawa (Y! FrontPage)

by Bunmi Olaniyan I realised that rather than celebrate and revel in that much touted political revival ushered in by social media as a new platform for political participation, we seem more invested even pathologically enmeshed in the malevolent side of social media. For those who have followed my consistent Political stance and train... Read More

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National Assembly holds Public Hearing for National Tobacco Control Bill

by Isi Esene The National Assembly on Wednesday, 16 July, held a public hearing for the National Tobacco Control Bill in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. “Legislators are concerned and are willing to use their legislative authority to pass the bill,” said the chairman of the House Committee on Justice, Honourable Ali Ahmed, adding that... Read More

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Ismaeel Ahmed: PDP to APC- “You poach. We impeach” (Y! PolicyHub)

by Ismaeel Ahmed Bottom Line: there is a clear unconstitutionality and immorality in many ways adopted by the parties to gain political and structural advantages, but then the drafters of the constitution presumed that the operators will be “honorable and reasonable” people, how wrong they were. In 2013 when the newly formed All Progressives Congress... Read More

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How Nigerian refugees are fleeing Borno to deserted Island in Chad because of Boko Haram

by David Cyril Majority of the people who fled Kolikolia, Borno State, after being attacked by the dreaded terrorist group Boko Haram, are presently at an uninhabited island of Choua in Lake Chad, Republic of Chad. According to a report on Reuters, the fleeing refugees reportedly arrived the island, – which lies in Chadian waters... Read More

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SAD: Nigerian nurse dies from Ebola

by Kolapo Olapoju A Nigerian nurse who was infected with the Ebola virus reportedly died on Tuesday, 5 August. The female nurse, who is yet unnamed, worked at a hospital at Obalende, Lagos. The minister of health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, confirmed this at a media briefing in Abuja, while also stating that seven other... Read More

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President Jonathan meets the man who called Africa a country yesterday (PHOTOS)

by Kolapo Olapoju Sigh. What can we do? Yesterday, President Jonathan, who is in Washington DC for the much talked about for the US-Africa Leadership Summit, had several meetings, one of them a private chat in the Roosevelt room of the White House with the American Vice President, Joe Biden, yesterday, 5 August. Of... Read More

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“So CNN doesn’t know where Nigeria is…” | Social media reacts

by S’ola Filani You goofed here, dear friends at CNN. The news channels got it all wrong last night while running a story concerning the spread of Ebola in Western Africa including Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia,. In the report, CNN claimed there are 1,603 cases, 887 deaths and 55% fatality rate – however, while... Read More

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Redeemers University student who murdered his father arraigned

by David Cyril Tolani Ajayi, the 21-year-old Redeemer University student who murdered his father, Charles Ajayi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, – has been arraigned in magistrate court at Owode Egba, Obafemi Owode local government area. Tolani was arraigned yesterday 5 August, by 9am, before the chief magistrate Bolaji Ojikutu, on a one count charge... Read More

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How ritualists hacked out the eyes of 9-year-old boy (Viewer Discretion)

by Kolapo Olapoju In terrible news, ritualists have removed the eyes of a nine-year-old boy, Haruna Dahiru, in Toro Local Government Area of the Bauchi state. The Bauchi Police Command spokesperson, DSP Haruna Mohammed, confirmed the incident yesterday, 5 August. He said that the victim was rearing cattle at Babujaye in Gumau village when... Read More

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The ladies, they are loving GEJ in America (LOOK)

by Kolapo Olapoju You keep abusing your president on social media, at the US-Africa summit in Washington DC this week though, he is the star of the occassion, decked in his suits and the array of ties. Even the ladies are enamoured. Judge for yourself!

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Adekoya Boladale: How the spread of Ebola was caused by African countries

by Adekoya Boladale The successful outbreak and spread of Ebola today is a result of the nonchalant, selfish and aloof behavior of African countries to one another. Today I write in fear, like every other residents of the only black continent in the world. Our world is ravaged by a dreadful holocaust and our existence... Read More

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Vitafoam shows you how to leave your ordinary life – for an extra-ordinary one!

by Kolapo Olapoju In today’s world there are two kinds of people: extra ordinary people and well, just ordinary ones. The new Vitafoam advertising campaign, “Leave ordinary and live Extraordinary” shows customers how to go from ordinary and boring to an exciting and extraordinary living experience when surrounded by extremely comfortable and uniquely designed home... Read More

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Are you ready for ‘The Wives’? Joke Silva, Kate Henshaw, Jide Kosoko, Iretiola Doyle & Lala Akindoju are ready to shine this October

by Isi Esene The Wives, a play written by Professor Ahmed Yerima, will be showing at the Muson Centre in Onikan, Lagos in October. It will show on 9, 1o and 11 October, 2014. The play is presented by The Make it Happen Productions, the same company that produces Open Mic Theatre every other month and V-Monologues in... Read More

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Fani Kayode reveals the “Haramites” behind Boko Haram (TWEET)

by S’ola Filani But you saw the name on the headline before you clicked: Femi Fani-Kayode. What did you expect? Nigeria’s former aviation minister has (once again) accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of being behind deadly sect, Boko Haram. “The APC is the political wing of Boko Haram and Boko Haram is the military... Read More

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Who rocked it better? Flavour vs Jude Okoye (LOOK)

by S’ola Filani Who’s in for an early morning ‘debate’. Check out Psquare manager, Jude Okoye and music star, Flavour both rocking white native attires. Newly married Jude rocked his with the cap and a staff on his wedding day while Flavour wore his today. Over to you!

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Myne Whitman: How to tighten the vagina and keep away any bad smells (Y! Superblogger)

by Myne Whitman About how to keep away the bad vagina smells, bear in mind that all vaginas have their own natural smell, maybe I should say scent. That unique scent can be an aphrodisiac for your partner, but when your vagina starts smelling too fishy, there’s something fishy. Have you ever wondered once or twice... Read More

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Because of Ebola, it’s now hard to find bitterkola in Abuja

by S’ola Filani In combating the deadly Ebola disease, residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have resorted to eating of bitter kola (believed to be the cure for the Ebola virus). Although Kola has not been scientifically certified to be the cure for the deadly virus, new reports claim the African fruit has become... Read More

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FINALLY, Davido tells us when the ‘beef’ with Wizkid started

by S’ola Filani Music star, Davido has finally cleared the air on the recent ‘social media war’ he had with fellow artiste Wizkid. The ‘online beef’ started weeks ago, following a not-so-pleasant tweet from Wizkid which threw shades at Davido’s concerts in the US – several other tweets from both artistes followed suit. In an... Read More

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An Ebola drug has saved the lives of two infected aid workers in America (READ)

by Kolapo Olapoju Mapp Biopharmaceutical Inc, a company in San Diego, has come up with an experimental Ebola treatment which appears to be working on two Americans who were infected with the deadly Ebola virus in Liberia. The biotechnology drug is ZMapp, and it is produced with tobacco plants. Up until recently, the drug... Read More

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What do women want most? Attention or money? (READ)

By Adedayo Ademuwagun A lot of people sometimes talk about whether money or time-together is more important in a relationship. One TV host says he travels a lot because of his job, and his fiancée complains he is not spending time with her. But he wonders why it is such a problem since he often... Read More

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Goodluck Jonathan will run in 2015 – Anenih confirms

by S’ola Filani Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Part (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT), Mr. Tony Anenih, has confirmed that in 2015, President Goodluck Jonathan will run for presidency for the second term. Speaking during the tour to the South-South held in Calabar yesterday, Anenih said he was happy that the party was growing stronger by the... Read More

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All you need to know about the ‘fake bomb’ on Qatar Airways yesterday (READ, PHOTOS)

by Kolapo Olapoju A man suspected of making a bomb hoax aboard a Qatar Airways plane has been arrested by the British police. The incidence prompted the need for a military fighter jet to be dispatched to escort the plane down. The jet, a British Royal Air Force Typhoon was called in to follow the... Read More

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