by Chukwuma Soludo Nigeria needs a new template for Diaspora engagement. So far, the response is at best ad-hoc and pedestrian. Strategically, Nigeria can embark on a programme of building a new black race/African consciousness with a motherland mentality and commitment. Nigeria’s huge Diaspora population can be a portent force for national transformation. But...
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by Okey Ndibe Call me a sucker for conspiracy theories if you wish, but I suspect that Mr. Obasanjo knew exactly what he was doing when he decided on his successors – and underwrote their “landslide” triumph in an election he notoriously declared a do-or-die affair. Nigeria’s crisis of leadership has grown so malignant...
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by Chi Ibe The relationship between Nigerian pop star, Ayo Wizkid Balogun and his record label, Empire Mates Entertainment (E.M.E.) has either gone up in flames or what is left of it is a ticking time bomb. We reported on February 1 disturbing tweets from Wizkid that suggested trouble on the home front and although the...
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by Chi Ibe 27-year-old Karen Igho, 2011 winner of Big Brother Africa’s Amplified Edition, is one of the most controversial but loveable Nigerian celebrity who always has a good story to tell. Recently in an interview, Igho opened up about her lifestyle and the misconceptions that might have followed. She said she was still the same...
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by Chi Ibe 39 beggars in Lagos State were on Monday February 4, brought before the Special Offences Court in Alausa, Ikeja for soliciting alms. The government said the beggars constituted public nuisance and the suit against the beggars was a renewed drive in the war against begging in the state, adding that any beggar...
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by Rachel Ogbu The viewing centre and Ismail In an ironic twist of events as Nigerians celebrated the match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Elephants of Cote, there were cries of anguish heard at the Ismail household. Moshood Ismail, 40, on Sunday February 3 collapsed and died at a viewing center in Abeokuta, Ogun...
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by Rachel Ogbu Police has assured Nigerians especially those in the Federal Capital Territory that there was no bomb explosion in any part of the territory on Monday February 4 and the explosion was the sound from a controlled detonation carried out on the suspected package by men of the anti-bomb squad. The police anti-bomb...
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A bride who feared she would never walk down the aisle after being diagnosed with a brain tumour has finally married her fiance. Stephanie Parr was forced to cancel her wedding to fiance Neil after she suffered a fit last April. She was later diagnosed with a tumour the size of a tennis ball. Doctors...
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The father of this rapt little boy will have been grateful for the sheet of glass separating him from a hungry lioness baring her teeth inches from the child’s face. The enormous lioness engaged in a ten minute ‘staring contest’ with seven-year-old Matthew at a zoo in the U.S, while the boy’s astonished father looked...
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Lama al-Ghamdi’s back was broken and she had been raped and burned She died in October from her injuries after ten months in hospital Her father Fayhan al-Ghamdi, a prominent Islamist preacher, admitted beating her but was freed after agreeing to pay £31,000 compensation Campaign to give women and children better protection gaining momentum A...
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On the first day of Britain’s Got Talent auditions in Manchester, Amanda Holden hit a bum note in an unflattering outfit. But for Sunday’s batch of talented wannabes, she made sure she looked more like her usual groomed self. The TV talent judge played it safe in an optical illusion dress with red and black...
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A 14-month-old baby who cannot cry because of a baffling condition will soon be allowed home after spending her whole life until now in hospital. Maddison Gill, of Trull, Somerset, is unable to suck, swallow, gag or cough and doctors believe that she could be the only person in the world with the bizarre complaint....
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Faking it: Raymonde Miessan, 39, claimed she had given birth in her native country A childless couple who desperately tried to start a family for more than ten years smuggled in a baby from Africa. Raymonde Miessan, 39, pretended she was pregnant and returned to her native Sierra Leone, bringing back a son a few...
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by Akan Ido After a 3 year self-imposed hiatus multiple award winning rapper, MI Abaga will on February 21 drop the first single off his upcoming album which is slated for a June release. On February 10, the rapper is also slated to speak at the prestigious Harvard University alongside Minister of Finance Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala....
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She has just unleashed her inner singer after starring in the musical Les Miserables. So perhaps that was the reason Anne Hathaway decided to channel eccentric pop icon Michael Jackson and wear a handkerchief around her face during a stroll in Los Angeles on Saturday. The 30-year-old actress was joined by her jewellery designer husband...
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Morality in Media is calling for a nationwide protest of Oprah Winfrey’s OWN Network citing the reckless glorification of s*xual violence and torture depicted on the network. The season premiere of Lisa Ling’s Our America on OWN portrayed the graphic depiction of “BDSM,” a form of “love making” that involves torture, whips and all kinds of things...
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by DFTM While it’s easy to say all the right things in the bedroom, there are also some utterances that will bring the action to a serious halt make a woman put her pants back on–fast. While it’s easy to say all the right things in the bedroom, there are also some utterances that will bring...
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by Akan Ido A Lagos-based marketer, Mr. Anyanwu Collins, yesterday, 3rd February, emerged as the winner in the first ever Ikeja City Mall Scavenger Hunt and went home with N100, 000 and other gifts. Mr. Anyanwu beat nine other contestants – which included a corp member based in Oshogbo, Osun State, and a grandfather from...
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It is believed that furious Paul also sent the pictures to some of Luke’s New York friends. The source added, “Luke then confessed to Paul about the affair and said, ‘It’s over.’ ” We’re told the photos so upset Janklow & Nesbit agents including Tina Bennett, who reps Malcolm Gladwell and Eric Schlosser, that she...
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She announced that she is pregnant with her first child at the end of December. And in the last week or so Kim Kardashian’s baby bump has well and truly blossomed. The reality star showed off her new curves as she ran errands in comfortable maternity wear on Sunday. Blossoming: Kim Kardashian showed off her...
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It could simply have been the late hour, but Chris Brown looked distinctly watery eyed as he left a Hollywood club early on Monday morning. The downcast singer and his entourage departed Greystone Manor in West Hollywood minutes after his on-off again girlfriend Rihanna, who walked out on her own. Also partying at the hotspot...
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She performed to the cheers of millions around the world, but there’s was one only man on Beyonce’s mind following her incredible on-stage turn. After singing a series of her biggest hits during the Super Bowl half-time show on Sunday, Beyonce was spotted running into her husband Jay-Z’s arms backstage at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The...
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Image of Ali enjoying the Super Bowl appeared on Twitter Daughter says the 71-year-old former heavyweight champion is ‘fine’ Rumours the boxing star was close to death emerged after his brother claimed he may not ‘survive the summer’ Boxing legend Muhammad Ali was pictured enjoying the Super Bowl this morning after his daughter knocked down...
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A 17-year old boy is in serious trouble after playing his role in the tragic death of a 9-year old. The younger boy was thrown from the roof of a five-story building, leading to serious injury. Carmine Aska was arraigned on Sunday on suspicion of attempted murder, assault, and other charges. A 9-year-old Bronx boy...
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Fans of the attractive and talented actor Denzel Washington know that he is a devout Christian. He is not shy about talking about his love and faith in God. He even speaks candidly about the day when the Holy Spirit consumed him and he gave his life to Christ. In a recent interview with Guardian, the actor...
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Fifty-six-year-old Paul Edward Holmes was a former deacon at a Baptist church, but was immediately removed from the position when he pleaded guilty to video voyeurism for installing hidden cameras in the bathroom for a church event he volunteered to host at his home. He installed shoe cameras that he used to look up the...
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President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday swore in Chinedu Osita Nebo (Enugu) and Kabiru Tanimu Turaki (Kebbi) as ministers into the Federal Executive Council to replace Barth Nnaji (Power) and Haliru Bello Mohammed (Defence) respectively. Nnaji and Mohammed had earlier exited the cabinet last year. President Jonathan told the new ministers that Nigerians would judge his...
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by Chijioke Kaduru While raising more money for health is crucial for lower-income countries striving to move closer to universal coverage, it is just as important to get the most out of the resources available. People-centered and integrated health services are critical for reaching universal health coverage. People-centered care is care that is focused and...
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Kim and Kourtney Kardashian are proud of their sister Kylie Jenner for standing up for herself. The Kourtney & Kim Take Miami stars praised the teen after she posted a furious rant on Twitter on Friday, hitting back at her cyber-bullies and rumours Bruce Jenner isn’t her real father. The 15-year-old reality TV star started...
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by Isi Esene Nollywood’s Rita Dominic is looking great on the cover of Wow Magazine’s February 2013 edition. See more photos from this latest edition, they are wonderful. CREDITS COVER SHOOT Photography by Kelechi Amadi Obi & Gbenga Akindele Nelly for Kelech Amadi Obi Studios Hair by Ugo Igbokwe of Make-Me Beauty...
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