by Rachel Ogbu// On the 27th of July 2017, Birmingham City University will place host to the African Women In The Media symposium to discuss and debate the issues affecting African women in the media. The symposium aims to bring together African women working in the media, and academics in the field of media and communications concerned with media, diaspora, race,... Read More

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September 2, 2014

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President Jonathan couldn’t save this British fraudster from getting jailed (READ)

by Kolapo Olapoju Mark Ware, a fraudster from Sutton Coldfield, who scammed victims in a £160,000 (N43,025,450) con, couldn’t avoid jail despite hinging his hope solely on the shoulder of Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Jonathan. 50-year-old Ware defrauded his clients when he continued trading, even after his construction empire went belly up. When he was to... Read More

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May 24, 2014

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Gov. Shettima, Saraki, others escape death as plane makes emergency landing

by S’ola Filani Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima, former governor of Kwara State, Senator Bukola Saraki, former Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Victor Ochei and other top Nigerian political leaders escaped death by whiskers on a British Airways flight 082 that was struck by thunder while approaching Heathrow International Airport... Read More

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December 8, 2013

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HILARIOUS: Soldiers dressed as grandmothers for an undercover operation (LOOK)

These soldiers dressed as GRANNIES and had their legs waxed and hands manicured for an undercover training mission. Nobody raised an eyebrow as Riflemen Jordan Bryce and Chris Edwards mingled with shoppers unaware of their secret identities. The deception was part of a training exercise designed to make the soldiers think on their feet. They... Read More

November 5, 2013

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Nollywood’s Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde bags Ebony Vanguard Award, stuns in GORGEOUS dress (PHOTOS)

by Oge Okonkwo Nollywood sweetheart, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has added another feather to her cap by bagging the Ebony Vanguard Award. Omosexy who did not attend the recently held Nollywood at 20 was in Birmingham for the 7th Birmingham International Film Festival’s MVISA Award which held on Saturday, November 2 after she attended the World Innovation Summit... Read More

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November 2, 2013

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Making a change: Nollywood sweetheart, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde speaks at the Innovation Summit in Qatar (PHOTOS)

by Oge Okonkwo Like Peter Okoye, the queen of Nollywood, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has joined the list of Nigerian celebrities acting as training resource persons. Omosexy was in Doha, Qatar for the World Innovation Summit for Education where she was one of the speakers at the summit to speak on innovative methods to engage and interest youths with... Read More

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July 16, 2013

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Gang war: 4 teenagers arrested after boy, 15, was stabbed to death in a street fight

Scene … forensics team hunts for clues after a boy was stabbed in South Yardley Four teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death in the street. The boy was knifed in what cops believe was a fight between two gangs in Birmingham on Monday evening. The... Read More

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June 19, 2013

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Going gaga: Rihanna caught on video hitting a fan in the face with a microphone (WATCH)

Rihanna has been caught on camera purportedly violently hitting an over eager fan in the face with her microphone during a recent concert in Birmingham. The Umbrella hitmaker can be seen in the footage, which was posted on YouTube by a fan at the gig, running along the front of the crowd as she continued... Read More

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March 4, 2013

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Shocking moment man is caught on camera stabbing teenager because he ‘gave him a dodgy look’ (LOOK)

by Rachel Ogbu 22-year-old Valentine Cannings has been jailed for seven years after evidence that he attacked 17-year-old Kevin Linongi with a knife outside Bournville College’s campus in Longbridge Lane, Birmingham was undisputed. The crime which happened in October 2012 shocked people even more when recently a CCTV footage showed the live moment Cannings plunged the knife into his classmate’s... Read More

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African Women In The Media symposium holds in Birmingham UK next month

President Jonathan couldn’t save this British fraudster from getting jailed (READ)

Gov. Shettima, Saraki, others escape death as plane makes emergency landing

HILARIOUS: Soldiers dressed as grandmothers for an undercover operation (LOOK)

Nollywood’s Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde bags Ebony Vanguard Award, stuns in GORGEOUS dress (PHOTOS)

Making a change: Nollywood sweetheart, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde speaks at the Innovation Summit in Qatar (PHOTOS)

Gang war: 4 teenagers arrested after boy, 15, was stabbed to death in a street fight

Going gaga: Rihanna caught on video hitting a fan in the face with a microphone (WATCH)

Shocking moment man is caught on camera stabbing teenager because he ‘gave him a dodgy look’ (LOOK)

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