17-yr-old man commits suicide over failed marriage proposal to his 12-year-old cousin

A 17 year old man identified as Usman Abdu from Ganja ward in Ganjuwa local government area of Bauchi state has committed suicide over his failed marriage proposal to his 12 year old cousin. According to a statement released by the State Police Public Relation Officer, DSP Haruna Mohammed, Usman carried out the act by […]

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Chidi Mokeme’s funny response to Lai Mohammed’s N13.1m loan request to travel to China

Nollywood star actor, Chidi Mokeme, posted this reply to the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed’s N13.1m loan request from NBC to travel to China to carry out an assignment. The minister had earlier said that dressing masquerades will create a lot of job opportunity for Nigeria. Lailas

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Tiwa Savage steps out in distressed jeans as she celebrates 1 million followers on FB

Tiwa Savage celebrated over 1 million facebook followers on her page and shared it on her IG page, she also stepped out in a nice top and distressed jeans. She wrote: Thank you, we are over a milli on Facebook.com/officialtiwasavage #God #Is #Faithful #SavageSoldiers More photos below LIB

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“Girlfriend donated her kidney to man who is no longer in love with her now” What should the man do?

This has been trending on social media today.. what will you do if you are the girl? One comment stood out. The person said: ‘if you no longer love, you can’t love my kidney too. Give me my kidney and go look for someone else to love…You can’t love someone else with my kidney. Image: […]

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Between her and husband, Mother of 2 records her own killing

Mother of two, 40 year old Wesley Webb was arguing with boyfriend 43 year old Keith Smith in their home in Schuylkill Township, Pennsylvania on May 2 when she decided to start recording the argument and ended up recording her own murder, police say. Webb told Smith that if he kept arguing with her, she would leave with […]

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I first thought my husband was a playboy –Nollywood star, Uche Nnanna

The last couple of years have been eventful for actress turned moviemaker, Uche Nnanna. Within a period of two years she married her dream man, Spain-based Nigeria, Richard Maduka, had her son and recently unveiled her debut movie, Bond of Bondage, to wide acclaim and reviews. In this chat with Entertainer, the light skinned actress […]

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Nigeria can no longer afford $225m to import fuel –Osinbajo

Nigerian Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has joined the race to convince Nigerians why fuel subsidy was removed. Ac­cording to him with oil earnings dip­ping to $550 million in April, the nation could no longer afford $225million re­quired for fuel importation alone. Osinbajo in his letter to Nigerians titled “The Fuel Pricing Debate: Our Story”, he […]

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Petrol Price Hike: Time to Occupy Nigeria Again, By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D.

In 2012 when the Goodluck Jonathan administration arbitrarily hiked the pump price of petrol, I was the first to suggest an“Occupy Nigeria” strategy to force the government to reverse the hike. I didn’t anticipate that my suggestion would fly. But it did. It ignited a massive social convulsion. Four years later, here I am again […]

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Competing parallel Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) boards ban each other from football activities

The two factions of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Thursday banned each other from all football activities for a minimum of five years. The Disciplinary Committees of the Chris Giwa and the Amaju Pinnick led boards took the decision at their respective meeting in Abuja. A communiqué issued by the Giwa-led Disciplinary Committee said that […]

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Labour fine-tunes strategies for nationwide total strike over fuel price hike

Following last Wednesday’s partial deregulation of the downstream sector of Petroleum industry by the Federal Government with an increase in pump price of petrol from N86.50 to N145, the organised labour and their civil society allies have resolved to lead Nigerian workers on strike after Wednesday, May 18. It was gathered that labour leaders will […]

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President Buhari says he will speak on recovered loot on May 29

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, says he will on May 29 speak on the recovered stolen funds from persons that had been indicted in the fight against corruption. The report is expected to be part of his speech on that day recognised as Nigeria’s Democracy Day. In an interview with Channels Television in the UK, where […]

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FIFA appoints Nigeria-based technocrat as first female Secretary General

Senegal’s Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura has been appointed as FIFA’s first female Secretary General. She succeeds former Secretary General Jerome Valcke, who was banned from football-related activity for 12 years. Samoura, 54, spent 21 years working for the United Nations and will start at football’s governing body in June. “It is essential FIFA incorporates fresh […]

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MainOne hosts session on unlocking Africa’s digital potential at International Telecommunications Week

For the fifth year in a row, MainOne continued to raise Africa’s digital profile and highlight its untapped potential at the recently concluded International Telecoms Week held in Chicago from May 8 to May 11, 2016. The Company hosted the Africa Panel Session attended by a mix of Africa’s leading wholesale carriers, mobile network operators […]

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‘Selling for my Mom helped shape the woman I have become’- Genevieve Nnaji

In a revealing interview with Venture Africa, Nollywood screen goddess reveals the vital role her childhood played in shaping the woman she has become. She said selling for her mom taught her to be humble and appreciative of what she has. Talking about her movie Road to Yesterday, she revealed that it was during on […]

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DNA evidence shows man serving life sentence is innocent of the murder of teen in 1998

A Baltimore man named Malcolm Jabbar Bryant has been exonerated and set free after spending 17 years in prison for a murder that new DNA evidence has finally shown he did not commit. Malcom was arrested in 1998 when a ‘single eyewitness’ identified him as the man who stabbed a 16-year-old girl named Toni Bullock […]

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