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Monthly Archives: March 2012

Asa Not Having Any New Album Selling In Nigeria

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Asa and Question Mark Entertainment are in some sort of legal right now, but in the mean time, Asa has publicly announced via her twitter page that her fans should not support the sale of any album in her name …

Foreign hostages killed In Kebbi State

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A British and Italian hostage have been killed after a botched rescue attempt to free them from Al Qaeda kidnappers. Chris McManus, from the North West of England, and his colleague Franco Lamolinara were working for an Italian construction firm, …

Akpobome Ogude Survives Ghastly Car Accident

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A Nigerian comedian by name Akpobome Ogude, popularly known as  Ogusbaba was last week Sunday involved in a ghastly motor accident which almost claimed his life on his way to Port Harcourt from Warri. A black Prado Jeep which was …

Armed Robbers Attack Femi Adebayo

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Popular Yoruba actor, Femi Adebayo was attacked by armed robbers last night around the Ogba area of Lagos while returning from a movie location.   he was not harmed but the robbers collected his car. The car was later found abandoned …

Ce’Cile, A Jamaican Singer Launches ‘Make A Change’ Campaign In Africa

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A new music and multimedia campaign designed to ‘assist, inspire and motivate African citizens and people of African descent’ is set to make its debut on the African continent soon. The ‘Make a Change’ campaign, put together by a multi-talented …

JULIUS AGWU WINS AFRICAN ACHIEVERS AWARDS.

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Julius ‘D’ Genius Agwu one of Nigeria’s most popular entertainers won an award at the African Achievers Awards held in London on Wednesday February 22 for his contributions to the development of entertainment industry in Africa. Speaking on the awards, …

Annual Ranking of the African richest people 2012

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  The annual ranking of the World’s richest people this year,  record 1,226 billionaires (Carlos Slim Helu is still No.1). African billionaires occupied a little over 1% of the positions on the list. Here are the 16 Africans who made …

Female Banker Kidnapped.

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Yesterday, at the Tinubu Estate Road, Isheri North in Lagos , a female banker  was kidnapped by gunmen. The female banker, Jumoke Oyegbola, wife of the business director, Verdant Zeal Marketing Communications Ltd was abducted at about 9.00pm when she …

Husband Butchered His 18year Old Wife In Niger State

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Tragedy struck the people of Iri village, in Rijau Local Government area of Niger State, as a 20-year–old man, by name Usman Bege, butchered his 18-year-old wife, Hauwa, after having a little misunderstanding, the case is being remanded in the …

Mancini Confirms Van Persie interest

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Manchester City boss  Roberto Mancini says he is interested in signingRobin Van Persie this summer, but admits the Arsenal skipper is likely to remain with the Gunners. Van Persie has netted 32 goals in all competitions for the north London …

Battle Of The Sexes:Stella Damasus

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If there is a battle that has never been won, ended or understood, it is the battle of the sexes. I was sitting with a group of friends at Soul Lounge and one of my male friends made a statement …

Five-star Messi shines brightest as Barca dazzle

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Lionel Messi scored five goals as Champions League holders Barcelona destroyed unfortunate Bayer Leverkusen to confirm their place in the Champions League quarter-finals. Barca had been understated but superior in the first leg in Germany, winning 3-1, and were expected …

Bobby Brown arrives Lagos

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One of America’s most talented and controversial entertainer Bobby Brown,  arrived Nigeria for the Friday concert The singer came alongside with  notable singers  Bell, Biv and Devoe  that made up the NEW EDITION group also arrived Nigeria for the same show

Nigerian Government Deports More South Africans.

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Is been 24 hours after the second batch of 56 South African deportees were sent home, the Nigerian government has uncovered a prostitution ring ran by a high profile South African businessman with 67 prostitutes in his employment both in …

Jimmy Jean-Louis To Host AMAA Awards.

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The main host of the 2012 edition of the African Movie Academy Awards, will be the Haitian actor, Jimmy Jean-Louis. He was born in Pétion-Ville, a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He left Haiti for Paris at the age of 12. …

Lagos Fashion Week Kicks Off Today.

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Nigeria’s biggest city from Wednesday hosts the second Lagos Fashion Week, which organisers say will showcase local design talent and add a splash of colour, the event, which is to go on till March 11, would see participation of 77 …

Abortion Causes 50% Maternal Mortality

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A Chief Consultant Gynaecologist, Dr. Francis Alu, says abortion contributes to almost half of maternal mortality in Nigeria. Alu, who works with the Maitama District Hospital, Abuja, stated this in Abuja at a training workshop on Women’s Sexual Reproductive Needs, …

The New Cashless Policy.

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Ever since the Central Bank of Nigeria announced its plan to reduce the amount of physical cash in circulation through its cashless policy, banks and the apex bank have engaged in a lot of publicity to make the public accept …

Nollywood Actress Shola Shobowale Loses Dad

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Pa Olagookun, the father of yoruba actress Shola Shobowale passed away on Monday morning in UCH Ibadan after suffering from a prolonged bout of illness. Shola Shobowale is currently in Nigeria making burial arrangement for her late father. May his …

Man Dies Attempting To Set World Record For Longest Time Being Buried Alive

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  A Sri Lankan man has died while trying to set a record for the longest time spent buried alive. Police said Janaka Basnayake, 24, buried himself over the weekend with the help of family and friends in a trench …