My reasons for taking a break from Nollywood –Veteran actress, Hilda Dokubo

A few years ago, veteran actress, Hilda Dokubo stepped aside from Nollywood. Her departure had created a vacuum, as many of her fans sorely missed her. Now, she is back fully in the industry with a cameo in the wave making movie, The CEO produced by Kunle Afolayan. In this exclusive chat with Entertainer, Dokubo […]

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BREAKING: There is an explosion at Manhattan area of New York City, multiple injuries

According to CNN, there is an explosion at Manhattan area of New York City. There appears to be multiple injuries recorded. The cause of the explosion is not known yet. Reports say that there are Ambulances and other emergency vehicles at the scene. Details later.

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Gunmen kidnap 4 persons while in exercise session near Lagos

Four men have been reportedly kidnapped in Isheri North, a border town between Lagos and Ogun states. The men are said to have been kidnapped during an aerobic session in the early hours of Saturday. An eyewitness said the kidnappers, three in number came from the water side fully armed and masked. The police have […]

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Boko Haram alleged spokesman arrested in senator’s house in Maiduguri

The self-confessed spokesman of the Boko Haram Islamist sect, Ali Sanda Umar Konduga (a.k.a Al-Zawahiri), who was sentenced to three years imprisonment without option of fine and released last week, was rearrested at the residence of Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, by some residents and policemen attached to the Government […]

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Group seeks UN sanctions for Buhari over alleged murder, other human rights abuses

Ahead President Muhammadu Buhari’s address to the United Nations General Assembly on September 21, an Igbo irredentist group, Igbo Ekunie Initiative (IEI) has drawn the attention of the United Nations Human Rights Council to what it described as the growing spate of human rights violations since the inception of the Buhari administration. The scale and […]

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As they make case for restructuring, Catholic Bishops in Nigeria lament state of the nation

Catholic Church Bishops in Nigeria have warned President Muhammadu Buhari not to fritter away the high hopes Nigerians had in him before his assumption of office. The Bishops position was made in a statement issued at the end of their conference in Akure, Ondo State, on Thursday, September 15. They also urged the president not […]

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Nigerian govt is set to inject N350 billion to boost Nigerian economy

The Federal Government is set to inject an additional 350 billion naira (1.1 billion dollars) into the economy and raise 1 billion dollars from Eurobonds by mid-December to ease the recession. The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, told journalists in Abuja that the additional funding, on top of the initial 420 billion naira released […]

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Nigerian business tycoon floats airline in Swaziland

A Nigerian tycoon, Chief Benjamin Aghalieku Arinze, has floated an airline in Swaziland, southern Africa. Known as Aghalieaku Airways, the airline commenced operations last month. It has its base at the Manzini King Mswati III International Airport, Swaziland. A statement on the airline’s website said: “Aghalieaku Airways is an aviation company that has a business […]

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Ekiti govt compensates owners of structures demolished for flyover construction

The Ekiti State Government on Thursday paid compensation to owners of properties affected by the ongoing construction of the flyover project in Ado Ekiti, the state capital. Governor Ayodele Fayose while handing over the cheques to some of the beneficiaries urged the people of the state to bear with government any inconveniences the construction of […]

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See the value of the Naira against major currencies in the black market today

The value of the Nigerian currency has remained stagnant at both the interbank market and the unstable parallel market for a couple of days now. These are the currency exchange rates for today, September 15, 2016, powered by Zenith Bank. There are expectations of an improvement in the value of the naira at both ends […]

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King Sunny Ade, 2Face, Asa, Dbanj, etc gear up for Supremacy Concert

The Nigerian Entertainment history books is about to be re-written as organisers of the much-talked-about Made-in-Nigeria(MaIN) Festival have lined up an impressive list of performers for the maiden edition of the Supremacy Concert to hold on October 1 at the Eko Atlantic, Lagos. The Supremacy Concert will be the climax of a seven-day event which […]

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Catholic Bishops tell President Buhari to take responsibility for the poor economy and stop blaming Goodluck Jonathan

Roman Catholic Mission (RCM) Bishops in Nigeria have called on President Buhari to take full responsibility for the poor state of the economy and stop blaming his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan. Speaking through the Arch-Bishop of Sokoto Dioceses, Mathew Kukah at a dinner organised on the occasion of the Catholic Bishop Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) 2016 […]

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A Danish man who rode bicycle from Denmark to Nigeria received in Calabar (Photos)

26 year old Danish man, Sunnel Thuesem, a bicyclist, was warmly received by some Cross Rivers state government officials yesterday after he rode a bicycle from Denmark to Nigeria (Lagos-Benin-Calabar) and enroute Cameroon to South Africa. Among the appointees who received the young Danish bicyclist were Prince Godswill Edward (ex president Jonathan’s son in-law) who […]

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Former Nigerian First Lady, Patience Jonathan to sue EFCC over seized $15million

Former First lady, Patience Jonathan is said to be planning a lawsuit against EFCC following the seizure of $15 million found in the accounts of four companies that are currently under investigation for fraud. According to BBC, the antigraft agency has confirmed to them that Mrs Jonathan will be taking them to court for seizing […]

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Winnie Mandela looks captivating at almost 80 years old (Photos)

Wife of former South African President, Winnie Madikizela Mandela looked amazing as she celebrated her upcoming 80th birthday (Sept 26) with a dinner at the renowned Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town on Wednesday night September 14. Winnie was married to late Mandela from 1958 to 1996 when they divorced after he came out […]

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#Changebeginswithme and the limits of sloganeering, By Julius Ogunro

Nigerians distrust their government. It is reason why all the past image or re-orientation campaigns launched by previous governments failed and why the latest #Changebeginswithme project may not fly. I should know. I was part of the Rebranding Nigeria Campaign launched by the former Minister of Information and Communication Dora Akunyili in 2009 and the […]

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Man jailed 100 years for abusing 3 girls inside a church premises

A young Kenyan man who followed three young girls from a funeral to a church and locked them inside to sexually abuse them, was sentenced to 100 years in jail Wednesday. Harrison Kinyua, aged 20, was handed the sentence by a court in the central town of Embu after pleading guilty to “defiling” two 13-year-olds […]

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