PHOTO — Lagos Traffic Law: Policemen brutalise, strip okada rider

Some policemen reportedly took the enforcement of the Lagos Traffic Law to the extreme on Wednesday as they allegedly beat an unidentified okada rider and stripped him in Akoka, Lagos.

An eyewitness, who pleaded anonymity, said the victim was caught while riding

21 Nigerian pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia

The death toll of Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia has risen to 21 from 14, a week before the Hajj rites, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
NAN quotes the National Hajj Commission’s weekly public health bulletin “No one” dated October 29, which showed that the male pilgrims

Hurricane Sandy fallout may affect Lagos –Govt

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday warned residents of the state to prepare for the ripple effect of Hurricane Sandy in the state.
Hurricane Sandy is a 2012 late-season violent tropical storm that has affected Jamaica, Cuba, the Bahamas, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and the eastern seaboard of the United States

Achebe’s civil war book, a propaganda – Gowon

Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, has described Prof. Chinua Achebe’s  Nigerian Civil War memoir  in his latest  book,  There was a Country, as  “a propaganda”.
Achebe in the  book,  accused the Federal Government under Gowon and the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, who was then

Eid-el-kabir: Obasanjo Cinema Livens Up Abeokuta

Fun seekers trooped out on Saturday to the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta to watch movies and enjoy the serene environment in the spirit of Eid el-Kabir celebrations.

Some of the visitors told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the cinema had created a platform for people to

Nigerian Student Breaks World Record, Scores 4.0 / 4.0 In Turkish University

                               

A genius could be referred to as an exceptional child who is academically sound. But, how would you describe an individual who never misses a point in his examinations from first year in the university to the final year?

 If there is any adjective to qualify such a person, that word could best describe Tunji Olu-Taiwo, an Engineering student of Eastern Mediterranean University in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus who obtained 4.0 CGPA out of 4.0 CGPA, the first ever in the department.

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Desmond Elliott, Frank Adekunle Macaulay, Emem Isong, Susan Peters, Stella Damasus, Ini Ikpe, Gugu E Michaels, Belinda Effah & Many Other Talented Stars Emerge Winners At The GIAMA 2012 Awards. (Photos)

The Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards (GIAMA) 2012, recently took place in Houston Texas and below are the names of the

Nigerian stowawy found dead in Arik Air's undercarriage

The dead body of a young Nigerian man was discovered yesterday Friday October 26th in the wheel well, the undercarriage compartment of an Arik Air aircraft, after it returned from a flight to New York, United States.

One of the airline’s officials who spoke to ThisDay said the

Cancer patient Debbie Idiagbonya off to the US for surgery

You guys remember Debbie (#saveDebbie), the young lady with breast cancer that needed N6million for surgery? Well, help came through

Muslim Festival: Lagos suspends Environmental Sanitation

By Olasunkanmi Akoni

The usual monthly environmental sanitation exercise will not be observed today in Lagos due mainly to the on-going celebration of the Ileya, muslim festival.
Commissioner for the Environment, Mr. Tunji Bello who made this declaration, in Lagos, said the suspension of this month’s exercise was mainly to allow for hitch-free movement

How Gov Suntai’s airplane crashed

WHAT began as a rumour, sad and shocking as it was, that Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State had died yesterday in a plane crash turned out to be untrue.
The governor is alive but was involved in a plane crash a few metres to Yola International Airport in Adamawa State.

The four-passenger chopper, which was piloted by the governor himself was said to

Aki And PawPaw Set Up Movie Company Called APEN

Nollywood big shot actors, Chinedu ‘Aki’ Ikedieze and Osita ‘Paw Paw’ Iheme have decided to take a step forward from being mere actors.
They have floated their own movie production company which they have called Aki and Pawpaw Entertainment Nigeria (APEN). According to them, The company was set up to contribute their quota to the Nigerian movie industry  Nollywood. They also want it to be a platform where aspiring acts can use to jump start their careers in Nollywood.
Coincidentally, the launch of their new company coincides with the tenth anniversary career wise of the duo.

New facts about Genevieve Nnaji's Range Rover Evogue endorsement

In June 2012, Nollywood actress Genevieve Nnaji was unveiled as the brand ambassador of Range Rover Evogue and we all heard she got $100, 000 and a brand new Evogue from the deal. But new facts have emerged about the endorsement deal and I got this direct from inside sources.

Genevieve was offered one of two deals by Coscharis Motors; (1) Take $100, 000 and drive a brand new Evoque for only six months after

Cultists Force Female Students To Act Lesbian Film (PHOTO)

The girls that were forced to practice lesbianism

The Nigerian Army in Enugu has paraded 21 Enugu State University of Science and Technology students for allegedly torturing and forcing some female students to have stuff among themselves.
The students, most of who confessed to being cultists, told journalists that they took video shots of the lésbian act because they had been offered money

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