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by Rachel Ogbu Leading top Nollywood stars, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa and her Seagull band made another entertaining  outing this year at the annual Calabar Carnival in Cross River state. All months tickets and hotel accommodation were being booked for performers and tourists who were travelling from far juts to be part of the colourful event. This... Read More
Handsome singer, Eric Arubayi was photographed earlier today looking content at what is reported to have been his traditional wedding (Below) which took place in Warri, Delta State. Arubayi came 3rd runner-up at the West African Idol talent show in 2007. In 2011, he dropped his first music album  after leaving the show but then went underground... Read More
Actor turned politician and still sexiest man in Nollywood was toasted by Remy Martin recently in Lagos. Richard Mofe-Damijo looked dapper in a grey suite and white shirt as he celebrated the night with Beat FM/Naija FM CEO Chris Ubosi. The premium liquor brand was hosting the first ever Grandmaster edition of its pace setters... Read More
by Oke Efagene Delectable Ghanaian actress, Nadia Buari, is not just a pretty face, but also a bunch of talent with one self-produced movie under her belt. The light-skinned screen diva was recently rumoured to be engaged to her Nigerian BFF, Jim Iyke, after she was photographed some weeks ago sporting a suspicious ring on... Read More
by Oke Efagene A woman who resides at Labiran area in Ibadan, Oyo State, identified as Felicia Olalere, and her 8-year-old son, Gbolahan, both lost their lives in the early hours of Friday, after the room they slept in was engulfed by fire from an unknown source. However, residents of the area have alleged that... Read More
by Akan Ido Calabar, the capital of Cross River is definitely the destination of choice at the moment with the Calabar Carnival hitting its peak. Celebrities like Funke ‘Jenifa’ Akindele, Mr. Ibu, Tonto Dikeh, Uti Nwachukwu and several others are hitting Donald Duke’s city in droves and it doesn’t look like it’s going to stop... Read More
by Isi Esene Governor Adams Oshiomhole earlier on Saturday survived a motor accident while returning to Benin City, the capital of Edo State from Iyamho Village. The accident was said to have occurred at Ewu Village, along the ever busy Benin-Auchi Road around 9:45am today. Ewu is located in Edo Central Senatorial District. Reports say a Peugeot... Read More
by Niran Adedokun However, the reality is that Nigeria cannot feed its citizens. There is suffocating hunger all over the land. Nigeria still imports rice and wheat, we even import beans! In spite of the much advertised cassava bread revolution, the prices for bread have increased by about 20 per cent in the last 12... Read More
by Onyeagolu Tochukwu   Therefore, I challenge Gov. Oshiomhole to go beyond the mere simplism of using palliative measures in tackling the problems of his people and look for more concrete things to do to heal our divided planet. I challenge him to prove to Nigerians that success has not spoiled him and that he... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu The General Overseer of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Lagos, Primate Babatunde Ayodele has emerged with more details on his predictions for 2014. Ayodele who recently said the PDP will rule in 2015 but Nigeria would divide has also released prophesies surrounding the economic, political, sports, aviation, climate sectors in the country. The... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo CEO of EbonyLife TV and popular TV talkshow host; Mo Abudu who has been captioned ‘Africa’s Oprah Winfrey’ has been listed by Ventures Africa as one of the Top 10 Nigerian CEOs of 2013. She makes the list alongside Funke Opeke of MainOne, Michael Arumemi-Ikhide of Arik Air, Olusegun Agbaje of Guarantee... Read More
by Oke Efagene A 21-year-old Ohio woman, Contisha Hayes, is in jail for allegedly stabbing her twin sister, Tamara Delaney, in the chest during a fight over an apple fritter. Investigators said that Hayes and her sister were in the kitchen cooking the fritter, when they ‘started to play fight’ over the treat. The joke,... Read More
by Oke Efagene The leader of the Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau, claimed responsibility for a daring raid carried out on December 20, on a military barracks in the northeast of Nigeria. He made the claims in a new video obtained by AFP on Friday. The barracks located in the town of Bama was attacked... Read More
by Dele Momodu That person may turn out to be Alhaji Sule Lamido, the embattled Governor of Jigawa State. Nothing is ever too strange or stupidly bizarre in this macabre dance. The name of Brigadier-General Mohammed Buba Marwa has also been touted for his nationwide popularity and achievement as Military Governor of Lagos State. Fellow... Read More
  In a massive shake-up on Friday, the Nigeria Army deployed its key senior officers including General Officers Commanding (GOCs), Corps Commanders and other senior officers. The GOCs affected are Major General John Nwaoga of the 3 Division and Major General Junaid Bindawa, 7 Division of the Nigeria Army. The army authorities, in a statement... Read More
by Bisi Lawrence What Obasanjo wrote could hardly have been more inflammatory from the pen of a former President of the country, and it may be indeed, sensible to be wary about one’s reaction. But the stakes are high, and a more robust reaction from the President would only probably have served to put a... Read More
He has been to jail twice. This time, he could end up with the death penalty. The first time he went to prison, he had attempted to kill his mother. When he had served his term in Owerri, he relocated to Maiduguri. In Maiduguri, he killed his friend and he was thrown again into prison.... Read More
by Oke Efagene A manager with Yoppan Printing Company, Kaveh Noine, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command on Friday, for allegedly kicking his pregnant subordinate, Alexandra Ossai, in the stomach. The incident which occurred 2 weeks ago was said to have caused the loss of the victim’s pregnancy. Noine, a Lebanese, reportedly... Read More
by Ayo Olukotun Having said that, it must be reckoned that the Nigerian version of political fumbling and visionless leadership came with more woes for the citizen in 2013 because of the subsisting disarray in infrastructure. This is to say that an inclement social and economic climate for most Nigerians was made worse by political... Read More
by Uche Egboluche Okorocha pretends to be fixing all the ills in Imo State at once. However, it is obvious the state has run out of funds. Yet, in every gathering, he still makes promises, though he seems to get lesser applause as people now see his promises as suspect or what Igbo would call... Read More
by Oke Efagene Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, yesterday appealed to Nigerians to work together to kick out the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP), out of power come 2015. Kwankwaso, said Nigerians are yearning for a change in every facet of life, and the time for it has come. The governor made these remarks when... Read More
by Oke Efagene Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido, will commence his retirement leave as from April 1, 2014, which is 2 months to the end of his tenure. Lamido, was nominated as the CBN governor by the late former Nigeria President, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua on June 1, 2009. His appointment... Read More
by Chido Nwangwu Hence, I believe that Obasanjo’s caustic, open letter was calibrated to belittle the credibility of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria and severely advertise his lack of personal respect for the same Nigerian leader Dr. Jonathan. And, he makes it clear that he does not have to respect the man... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu CCTV videos has captured the shocking moment a six-year-old girl stole items from a jewellery shop in Saudi Arabia as her mother and an accomplice used techniques to distract the sales assistant. As her mother and another person pretended to be pricing goods, the little girl went behind the counter and grabbed about... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu A flood victim in Kent, UK confronted the British Prime Minister, David Cameron that she has been left without electricity for four  days due to bad  weather and storms in the country. For us here in Nigeria, we find that a bit fascinating that  a citizen could walk up to the PM and complain... Read More
by Oke Efagene We know one of the latest trends worldwide is the tattoo craze, and almost everyone considered hip are having their skin inked, including celebrities. Some are cute while others are downright ill-advised. Here is Ukranian, Vladimir Maslovsky, a self-confessed lover of Nigeria, who calls himself ‘Oyinbo FlyBoi Nigerian’. Maslovsky took his love for Nigeria... Read More
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