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Saturday, April 18

Xenophobic Attacks: Nigeria To Start Evacuating Citizens From South Africa On Monday

The Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria has stated that evacuation of Nigerians in South Africa will begin on Monday, 20th April. A press statement from the office of the Commission in Pretoria said that Nigerians who feel endangered, and do not have the fare back home should quickly make themselves available for evacuation.The statement read in parts: "as from Monday 20th of April 2015,...

Waje who was a guest on Miele Nigeria Celebrity Cooking class show says all it takes for a man to propose is for him to give her a beautiful kitchen like the one below. She doesn't need cars or airplanes. "Dear future husband, don't bother about a car or airplane to propose, this kitchen will do just fine" *Every man's dream woman*...

Funke Akindele is one star who is the definition of a true success story. She is not just a celebrity, she created a brand 'Jenifa' and continues to expand and build on it.. The actress and producer shared some words of wisdom with her fans ..According to her, leave all ideas alone and concentrate on one. Make it your life and success would come. Take up one idea. Make that...

A reminder to ignorant South Africans who feel the need to attack those who helped them in ways that can never be repai...

While this is the first time it's been rumoured that Azealia and Jesse are dating, the 'My Sassy Girl' star hinted he had a crush on the singer back in September. Azealia Banks was seen 'hooking up' with 35-year-old actor, Jesse Bradford at Nylon's Midnight Garden Party on Friday, April 10, 2015, where they arrived and left together. Speaking to US Weekly, an...

Why I Usually Wear Palm Slippers, Sen. Obanikoro Explains

Minister of State II for Foreign Affairs, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro has explained why he usually wears Palm-slippers following harsh criticisms he received on social media last week from people who felt he dresses 'too informal for so a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria."Speaking to Breaking Times today, Senator Obanikoro explained; "I have serious problems with...

The Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ughelli chapter in Delta state has been assassinated. Austin Icheghe was killed yesterday April 16th in front of his home. According to his niece, Egunor Uviesa, who spoke with NAN, unknown gunmen shot the deceased as he was coming down from his car in front of his home at about 9pm yesterday. "As soon as he came down from his vehicle,...

Bottom Belle crooner Omawumi Megbele had her court wedding in Lagos with Lagos big boy Tosin Yussuf who is her daughter's father. Their traditional wedding will hold tomorrow Saturday, 18th April 2015 at Warri in Delta State. Congratulation...

Nollywood actress, Beverly Naya is a year older as she hits 27 in style today, April 17, 2015. Beverly, an award winning actress, budding entrepreneur and a Dark and Lovely brand ambassador, a graduate of Psychology and Sociology from Brunel University. Born in England, she also studied script-writing and film-making at Roehampton University before relocating...

The Lagos state government says restriction of Movement during the monthly sanitation exercise is still in force. According to a post on their Facebook page, a federal high court today granted a stay of execution on the March 16th High court verdict nullifying the restriction of movement during environmental sanitation exercise in the state. This implies that until the appeal...

A cholera outbreak in Ebonyi has claimed the lives of 20 people. The state Director of Public Health and Disease control, Chris Achi, revealed the news, stating that the deaths occurred across seven local government areas including Abakaliki, Izzi, Ebonyi, Ohaukwu, Ishielu, Ezza North and Ohaozara, The Nation reports. Achi stated that the individuals who died resorted to self...

Despite the global outcry over the recent Xenophobic attacks in South Africa on African migrants, Eastern Johannesburg yesterday night into the early hours of this morning recorded fresh attacks on shops owned by foreigners while a car and a building believed to be owned by a foreigner was set ablaze.200 foreigners had to run to the Gauteng province Police station where they are...

Meek Mill plans to give Nicki Minaj a fairytale wedding. According to E!an insider privy to the details said for the actual wedding ,these two aren't going to waste any time and notes that Meek wants to make sure he offers a memorable day for his bride-to-be. "The wedding will likely happen sooner rather then later, it's just how their relationship has been going, Nicki has been...

Wow! She looks gorgeous! Her dress is so on point. Lovely shoes to...

Wow! Meek Mill wants to lock Nicki down for life and she seems pretty excited about it. After speculations, she posted a close up shot of her stunning diamond engagement ring. And Meek posted a photo with caption. Almost. I presume he's trying to say "Almost married ".Poor Safaree (Nicki's ex of 13 years). He introduced Meek to Nicki and they were all friends....

'I Swear On My Child, No One Tries To Get With Me', Amber Rose Reveals Men Are Intimidated

Amber Rose has opened up on her stripper past, saying it was the best time of her life. In a sneak peek trailer of her soon to be aired interview on Kandi Koated Nights, she said about Stripping. 'Best time of my life. It was so much fun.' 'Listen, I don't have any sob stories about me dancing - I had the time of my life.' Though with the body of a goddess and men drooling...

Sierra Leone has now re-opened all her educational institutes of learning across the country. The schools were shut down about nine months ago when the deadly Ebola virus hit the country and has killed over 10,000 Africans. Some students were however glad that the schools are now opened, while some said, they felt the government should have waited for WHO to declare...

Former Minister of Petroleum resources, Prof Tam David-West says anyone caught involving in election rigging deserves to be sentenced to death. Speaking in Port Harcourt, Rivers state to Punch over the contentious Saturday governorship election in the state, David-West said election riggers are worse than armed robbers and that sentencing them to death when apprehended is...

President Goodluck Jonathan has rejected amendments to the 1999 Constitution by National Assembly. A top government official who pleaded anonymity revealed that Jonathan has vetoed all the amendment. The official said the decision of the President not to sign the document was because the amendment did not meet the provisions of Section 9 (3) of the 1999 Constitution."The President...

With the way some Igbo people are going, one day they will ask for the throne of Sultan of Sokoto. Igbo investors in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have called on the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari to consider them when appointing a minister for the FCT, saying they control over 70 per cent of investment in the territory.Speaking on behalf of the investors during a ...

Vice President Namadi Sambo has called Kaduna state governor-elect and former FCT Minister Nasir El-Rufai on his victory at the polls last Saturday. According to a statement by Mallam El-Rufai's spokesperson, Samuel Aruwan, VP Sambo wished El-Rufai a successful tenure in office and urged him to use his wealth of experience for the peace and development of Kaduna state &...

They might have been kidnapped for over a year but according to BBC Africa, a journalist who claims to have links to jihadist group, Boko Haram, says the abducted Chibok girls are alive and wel...

Lagos state Governor-elect, Akinwunmi Ambode paid a courtesy visit to the Oba of Lagos, HRH Oba Rilwan Akiolu yesterday April 13th. Another photo below;...

This is trending on Instagram. And Yes, we BELIEVE it. It can happen. If you don't believe the story you are about to read, then you have not felt the touch of God. You need to feel him first and know he is the God of impossibilities. Read the post below: ...

Edo State Chief of Staff, Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon, in an interview with Punch, speaks on the general elections.What would you say was responsible for the low turnout of voters last Saturday? "I'm sure the low voter turnout could be attributable to a vaudeville of ratiocinations. The presidential election attracted more voters ostensibly because that was the political elephant...

Kanye And Kim's Daughter, North West Baptised In Jerusalem

North West has been baptised in Jerusalem. North West was welcomed into the Christian faith at the St. James Cathedral in the Armenian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem yesterday, Monday, April 13, 2015, with her parents, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West by her side. Her aunt, Khloe Kardashian was named North's godmother at the event and in keeping with common practice when there...

The 68-year old star admits his daughters haven't listened to his warning and he ended up in a 'battle' with Sophia's current boyfriend. Sylvester Stallone has banned his daughters from dating until they are in their 40s. The 'Expendables' actor – who has 18-year old Sophia, 16-year old Sistine, and 13-year old Scarlet with wife, Jennifer Flavin - realised he wasn't going to be...

If you look closely, that is not a Chameleon, they are people, it's amazing. At first look, it appears to be a chameleon balancing carefully on a branch, waiting calmly for its prey... except that if you look closely, you will see that this picture is not all that it seems. For the 'creature' poised to pounce is not a colourful species of lizard but something altogether more human. This is the...

Nigeria's President-Elect, Buhari pictured visiting his farm in Daura, Katsina. More pictures below; Photo credit: Bayo Omoborio...

Tonto Dikeh said she didn't vote for APC but Buhari because of his personality. Controversial Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh has expressed her views about the recently concluded presidential election in the country. According to the aspiring singer, who said she became N7m richer due to her support for Muhammadu Buhari, she was not interested in the All Progressives Congress but...

One Direction Release Their First Official Photo As A Foursome

This is the first official photo of One Direction since their band-mate, Zayn Malik, announced he was quitting the band in March due to stress. Pictured from left; Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinso...

Lagos: The value of the Naira yesterday depreciated against the dollar by N3, to close at N208 at the Bureau De Change (BDC) from the N205 it sold for on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the development was an appreciation following the N224 it sold for before the March 28 presidential election. The Naira, however, at the parallel market, otherwise known as...

Beyonce's mother, Tina Knowles pictured with her actor husband, Richard Lawson at their wedding on Sunday. Tina wore Romona Keveza bridal couture. Congrats to the...

Mavins crew missing at Ghana Music Awards. When asked by a fan on Twitter why the Mavins were absent at the awards, Don Jazzy was blunt and straight to the point - he said the organisers couldn't fly his entire team of 10 members to Ghan...

The parents of the three Orekoya children, who were kidnapped last Wednesday by their new maid, have said it seems nothing is happening and there has been no help from every corner. According to their father, they have been trying to raise the requested N13m, but he is yet to get all the money. He said the kidnappers at first demanded for N15m and after so much pleading, they...

FORMER Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Prof. Tamunoemi David-West, said that Nigerians should expect sharp drop in petrol price from the current N87 to about N40 per litre, saying, "the president-elect, Gen. Mohammed Buhari, will reduce the fuel pump price to N40 per litre."In a telephone interview with Vanguard, the former minister argued that Nigeria produces millions of barrels of...

The Presidents of Argentina, Brazil and Chile in the 70s above and what we have today below. They have come a long way- from dictators to female presidents...

Kiss Daniel no doubt remains the rave of the moment. With his smash hit tune, 'Woju' still topping charts nationwide, the singer is getting quite some buzz outside the shores of the land. Over the weekend, Saturday April 11, 2015, he was the lead act at Seyi Law's comedy gig in Dublin tagged 'Dublin Must Laugh' and he's just returned to Lagos but will, in a couple of days, be off...

The entertainment world was taken by storm when TripleMG CEO / Iyanya's manager, Ubi Franklin proposed to Nollywood actress, Lilian Esoro. They recently took a trip to London and also attended an event about a week ago.Well, a few days back, I noticed Lilian deleted all pictures of Ubi from her page. While there could be a reason for that, just found out she deleted her whole instagram...

A middle-aged woman had a heart attack and was taken to the hospital. While on the operating table she had a near death experience. Seeing God she asked, "Is my time up?" God said, "No you have another 43 years, 2 months and 8 days to live." Upon hearing this, the woman decided to stay in the hospital and have a face lift, liposuction and a tummy tuck. She even had someone change...

AY's comedy show on Easter Sunday has gone but its ripples continue to this day. One trending topic from the show is fast-rising comedian Akpororo's joke which many termed very inappropriate and offensive.The comedian said: "I was travelling in a bus and saw a girl in the same bus. I was trying to ask her out but she didn't agree. Soon, armed robbers stopped...

Twitter yesterday Monday April 13th announced that they have suspended the accounts of about 10,000 users using their accounts to tweet violent threats. Many of the users are suspected to be sympathizers of ISIS. Some of them are even using their accounts to recruit.This is by far the biggest anti-ISIS action by Twitter. And it's coming after the social networking site was heavily...

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