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The senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the 2015 general polls in Ekiti State, Mr Gbenga Olofin, is dead. Olofin died in a motor accident along Owo-Benin road at about 5.30 p.m. on Saturday, while returning to his base in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. He was said to have been  travelling alone […]

Nigerian entertainment blogger Uche Pedro, founder of Bella Najia, won the “Best Blogger – Africa” category at the awards. Uche beat fellow bloggers Sylvia Kamau (“Style by Sylvia” – Kenya), Aisha Baker (“Baked the Blog” – South Africa) and Theodora Lee (“Theodora Lee” – South Africa) to take home a coveted KCA ‘blimp’ trophy. Uche […]

Two pupils of New Vine International School, Mushin, Lagos, were flung out of a moving bus driven by the Proprietor, Mr. Ekezie Augustine, at Costain Roundabout, on their way from the National Theatre, Iganmu. Mr. Ekezie was promptly handed over to the Divisional Traffic Office, Iponri, by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of […]

Reggae legend and ‘Send Down The Rain’ crooner, Majek Fashek on Sunday visited the Christ Living Apostolic Ministries (CLAM), in Omole, Lagos to share testimony of how God delivered him from drugs. Speaking during a testimony session, Fashek said the Senior Pastor, Apostle Wole Oladiyun and his church stood by him during his trying times. He […]

The Federal Government has warned that it will deal ruthlessly with those engaged in pipeline vandalism and the sabotage of power infrastructure that have combined to drastically reduce power generation/transmission as well as fuel supplies in recent times, thus inflicting untold hardship on Nigerians. In a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, the Minister of Information […]

According to Yetundebabajideblogspot, on Saturday in Cameroon, one of the most horrific things anyone can witness or hear about happened. A pregnant woman got to the hospital in a taxi and upon arrival, she was found dead, but the twins in her belly were hitting (crying for air). The family rushed her to the hospital […]

Nollywood actress Ireti Doyle has been married for over 20 years to broadcaster, veteran actor and media personality, Patrick Doyle. The cute couple is seen as a role model in Nollywood marriages where just a small fraction has been able to survive. One thing however seems strangely noticeable about the beautiful pair, Patrick and Ireti. […]

The Alumni of the University of Osun State (UNIOSUN), Osogbo, has rejected the recent renaming of the university by the State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, after late Cicero of Esa-Oke and former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, late Chief Bola Ige. The Alumni declared that the renaming of the university, announced during its 4th and […]

The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, said on Sunday that the budget breakdown of the National Assembly would be published next week. This is contained in a statement signed by Mohammed Isa, Special Assistant on Public Affairs to Saraki, and made available to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. The statement said Saraki made the […]

Doctors under the aegis of Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos, have commenced an indefinite strike to protest poor working conditions. The association’s president, Dr. Akinkumi Afolabi, said yesterday, that the resolution came from an emergency general meeting of members held last Wednesday, at the ARD lounge. […]

US President, Barack Obama has warned White House contenders to avoid raising tensions, a day after a rally by Donald Trump was called off amid clashes. Mr Obama said candidates should not resort to “insults” and “certainly not violence against other Americans”. Mr Trump, who leads the race for the Republican nomination, cancelled his Chicago […]

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) helped 172 Nigerian migrants, including 6 women, to return home to Nigeria from Libya on Friday, March 11. One hundred forty-two had spent months in immigration detention centers. The repatriation done in close cooperation with Libyan authorities, Nigeria’s Embassy in Tripoli and the IOM office in Nigeria – was on […]

Stephanie Linus’ movie ‘Dry’ won Movie of the Year at AMVCA and the win came with a car which she collected yesterday. See another photo of the event below: LIB

Former Presidential Adviser on National Assembly Matters, Florence Ita-Giwa, has disclosed her conversation with ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan, during last year’s presidential election. Jonathan, the candidate of the PDP was defeated by the incumbent President, Muhammadu Buhari of the APC. Speaking with reporters in Lagos a few weeks ago, Ita-Giwa revealed her chat with Jonathan after he […]

Ever heard the saying “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned? Dear men, pay close attention to this new film by 2016 AMVCA Best Writer nominee, Blessing Effiom Egbe who wrote and  produced  Two Brides and a Baby , This Thing Called Marriage, Iquo’s Journal  and Lekki Wives. The movie Titled, ONE ROOM stars […]

Following the five year-jail term she bagged on Saturday as pronounced by Justice Deborah Oluwayemi of a Lagos High Court, Ibinabo Fiberesima of the Actors Guild of Nigeria has pleaded with Nigerians to pray for her. The embattled actress was sentenced for the death of one Dr Giwa Suraj who she killed in an auto […]

On October 2nd 2014, Alhaji Aliyu Gwarzo, a prominent Fulani leader from Kano, said the following words to Pointblanknews Magazine. He said, “when I say that the Presidency must come to the north next year I am referring to the Hausa-Fulani core north and not any northern Christian or Muslim minority tribe. The Christians in […]

Ibinabo Fiberesima’s first fruit, Sean took to his mother’s FB page to plead with Nigerians to pray for his mum and the family of the deceased. TBW

Celebrating the International Women’s Day, the wife of Nigerian president, Aisha Buhari played host to some Nigerian women and wives of diplomats in Abuja. She also disclosed the name of her pet project “Future Assured” which is aimed at tackling gender related issues. The project is presently running in six states, including Cross River State. See more photos […]

The first U.S. woman to get a uterus transplant identified by just her first name, Lindsey, said she “prayed to God” that she would someday be able to get pregnant, because she was told at 16 that she would never be able to bear children. Two weeks after undergoing the first uterus transplant in the U.S., Lindsey, […]