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January 2, 2019

The Big 5: NLC tells workers to mobilise for prolonged strike over minimum wage; Aisha Buhari leads APC women for 2019 elections | Other top stories

Here are the top stories that have grabbed the headlines and are shaping conversations into the start of 2019. NLC tells workers to mobilise for prolonged strike over FG’s failure to implement new minimum wage In yesterday’s New Year message, the president of the National Labour Congress (NLC) Ayuba Wabba appealed to the Federal Government... Read More

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September 22, 2017

From Lagos to Toronto: Zazaii opens its first stand-alone store in Canada

Located on College Street, in the heart of downtown Toronto, award-winning multi-brand retailer, ZAZAII will be fulfilli…

The September Standard

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December 31, 2016

LONG READ: How The Wedding Party became the biggest critical and commercial Nollywood success story

by Wilfred Okiche On Boxing Day, Hafiz, 32, felt like a visit to the movies with his fiancé. They headed to the Silverbird Cinemas at the Ikeja City Mall. They both wanted to see The Wedding Party, the star-studded Nollywood romantic comedy directed by Kemi Adetiba. Apparently so did everybody else. Hafiz and fiancé braved... Read More

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September 20, 2016

The Film Blog: ‘Green White Green’ was the real star of TIFF 2016 – but you didn’t hear about it, because… feferity

In the din of the well made ’93 Days’, the well hyped ‘The Wedding Party’, and the badly-bashed ‘Okafor’s Law’ there was the indie film ‘Green White Green’ with the pensive Ifeanyi Dike Jr as lead. Hear the Screen Daily: “a rousing celebration”. We try to avoid being pedantic at The Film Blog (TFB), but... Read More

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September 13, 2016

TIFF 2016: Rita Dominic’s exquisite outfits at the film festival

Nollywood star actress, Rita Dominic is at the Toronto Film Festival doing what she does best after acting- slaying. We have seen her in some of the best outfits at the festival and we can’t help but show her off to you: For the sold out premiere of the movie ’76 at the Isabel Bader... Read More

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September 12, 2016

TIFF 2016: Omoni Oboli takes Toronto

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is in its 5th day and some of the eight selected Nollywood movies have already been screened to thunderous applause at the shows. Omoni Oboli whose movie, Okafor’s Law would be premiering tonight at the festival cannot hide her excitement and we can see that through all her photos... Read More

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September 11, 2016

TIFF 2016: Here are the Nollywood stars featured at the festival

This year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is playing host to Nigeria’s film industry, Nollywood in its first major debut on a world stage of this sort. Artistic director of TIFF, Cameron Bailey paid a visit to Lagos at the start of the year and was stunned by the growth in the industry, the quality... Read More

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September 10, 2016

TIFF 2016: Genevieve Nnaji’s style will stun us

Star actress, Genevieve Nnaji is one of the Nollywood headliners at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). She arrived Toronto in a casual black dress and we totally cannot wait to see what she has in her wardrobe for the rest of the festival. In a throwback photo she shared on her Instagram two... Read More

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September 10, 2014

“Fck you, piece of sht” – Mike Tyson is very upset over rape-question

by Kolapo Olapoju Mike Tyson is in Toronto for a show, “Undisputed Truth Wednesday night” at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre, and he got really upset at an interviewer, while on Canadian cable channel CP24 on Wednesday, 10 September. Tyson has been pictured hanging out with Toronto’s Mayor, Rob Ford, who is currently running for re-election,... Read More

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August 27, 2014

PDP chieftain, Olabode George’s son shows lots of skin… and more (See photos)

by Akan Ido He’s the son of one of the most flamboyant politicians in the country and his name is Yinka Bode-George. Yinka who is the fifth son of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) bigwig, Olabode George, models in North America and he’s showing the ladies exactly what they want to see. The 27-year-old guy moved... Read More

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Atlanta, Houston, Maryland, Toronto: Nigeria Dialogue to hold gala nights for country

by Kolapo Olapoju The leadership of Nigeria Dialogue has released the time table for a series of Gala Nights to be hosted in North America in September, 2014. The events which will take place in the four cities across North America – Atlanta, Houston, Maryland and Toronto is part of the global campaign led... Read More

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Sexy or trashy? Kendall Jenner bares all in daring high-slit dress (See Photos)

by Tutu Akinlabi It seems like 18-year-old Kendall Jenner is intent on following in her sister, Kim Kardashian’s provocative footsteps. The young “Kardashian” is obviously excited about “becoming legal” and thus decided to take things up several notches. Kendall showed off her slim legs and pelvic bone in this white long sleeved, high-slit dress by... Read More

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Biyi Bandele: Why can’t Nigerians see Half of a Yellow Sun?

by Biyi Bandele I am yet to meet a single Nigerian who has seen the film who came out of the cinema thinking that they had just seen a film that would incite anyone to violence. When I heard last month that the Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board, headquartered in Abuja, had indicated that... Read More

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December 3, 2013

Kanye West stops his Yeezus concert midway, compares himself to Nelson Mandela and Steve Jobs

Kanye West is reported to have stopped a Florida concert midway through to sling a few profanities at his technical crew before storming off the stage. The rapper was performing at the Tampa Forum on Saturday night when he became suddenly displeased with the sound and lighting scheme. The 36-year-old, only a few seconds into... Read More

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September 30, 2013

Opinion: My President must hear this

by Ayodele Kupoluyi Life truly is vanity. Agagu is gone but our President is still alive and can make the necessary change. This 2015 distraction is too much. It looks like a deliberate ploy for him to fail. Obasanjo gave us GSM, Mr. President should give us light. I recently visited Toronto in Canada (not... Read More

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September 13, 2013

Special delivery: Canadian social worker smuggles 2 kilos of cocaine with fake baby bump (PHOTOS)

A Toronto woman who simulated pregnancy to try to smuggle 2 kilograms of cocaine was arrested today at Bogota airport by Colombian police. Col. Esteban Arias says 28-year-old Tabitha Leah Ritchie was stopped while trying to board an Air Canada flight in Bogota after an inspector noted that her belly was unusually cold and hard.... Read More

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August 28, 2013

Did Peter ‘Psquare’ Okoye & his crew hit a strip club on their US/Canada tour? (See Photos)

by Oge Okonkwo Nigeria’s music duo, Psquare, after a performance in Chicago and Texas, moved to Canada yesterday for their ongoing US/Canada tour releasing photos that appear like he hit the strip club. Read Peter Okoye’s tweets below:

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#StoriesWeHear: Meet the man who literally orgasms every time he hears James Bond theme

STMICHAELSHOSPITAL/VIA YOUTUBE The 45-year-old unidentified Canadian, who suffered a stroke and suffers from synesthesia, says he experiences sexual sensations whenever he hears the theme from James Bond movies. James Bond is giving this Canadian a license to be thrilled as he orgasms every time he hears the 007 theme music. The 45-year-old, who does not want... Read More

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Meet the Toronto mayor caught on camera smoking cocaine (PICTURED)

Toronto’s mayor has purportedly been filmed on cellphone video smoking crack cocaine, the Toronto Star reported. The footage appears to show Rob Ford “sitting in a chair, wearing a white shirt, top buttons open, inhaling from what appears to be a glass crack pipe,” the newspaper says. Two of the newspaper’s reporters were shown the... Read More

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Just In: 2 men arrested in Canada over al Qaeda-supported terror plot

Canadian authorities have arrested two men accused of plotting to attack a passenger train in an al Qaeda-supported plot, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Monday. Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, of Montreal, and Raed Jaser, 35, of Toronto, are accused of conspiring to murder people on a VIA Canadian railway train, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police... Read More

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Police declare 4 women wanted for sexually assaulting a man

Toronto police are looking for four female suspects who they say allegedly sexually assaulted a 19-year-old man. The incident happened during the early morning hours of Sunday, March 31, after the man met the four women at a nightclub near King Street and University Avenue. The man left the club with the women who offered... Read More

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September 10, 2012

Wearing a see-through dress? Jackie Chan saves the day with a… (kung-fu) panda (See Photos)

by Isi Esene Jackie Chan took his stunt skills to the red carpet at the Toronto Film Festival helping Chinese star actress, Yao Xingtong, save her modesty by handing her a panda to cover the spectacle under her see-through sheer dress. The dress, which also had puffy sleeves left her chest on show for all to... Read More

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