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Picture: Domestic violence: Mercy Aigbe’s battered face causes stir

Posted by admin Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Headlines, Nollywood (Film Industry) Monday, May 1st, 2017

Nigerian blogosphere is buzzing right now and the trending word is ‘Mercy.’ Ever since news poured in on Friday that popular actress, Mercy Aigbe, was beaten silly by her husband, Lanre Gentry and she, in response, returned to allegedly break down his gate and carted away all her belongings, social media has been wild with […]

Pictures: Bread hawker turned model, Olajumoke jets out of Nigeria for the first time

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, May 1st, 2017

Photos of bread-seller-turned-model, Olajumoke Orisaguna in South Africa has emerged online. It is the first time the model would travel out of the country. Olajumoke became popular last year after she photobombed the photo shoot of rapper Tiny Tempah by TY Bello. Hers has since then been a typical modern day Cinderella story. It is […]

VIDEO: How Joshua defeated Klitschko in UK’s most watched boxing fight in 78 years

Posted by admin Headlines, Sports Monday, May 1st, 2017

TOPHADL Anthony Joshua defeated Wladimir Klitschko in a thrilling heavyweight contest on Saturday, April 29, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS. British-Nigerian Anthony Joshua delivered one of the great nights in British boxing history when hestopped Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko in the 11th round of world heavyweight fight. The champion, Joshua, after this historical defeat was crowned IBF, […]

Ahmed Musa slams critics

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, April 29th, 2017

Nigerian international and Leicester City Striker, Ahmed Musa, has slammed his critics, saying they should first make sure their “hands are clean before pointing accusing fingers” at him. He did not state what the accusation was. However, the 24-year-old has been in the media for the wrong reason in recent times, getting arrested and […]

China bans Islamic names

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Saturday, April 29th, 2017

Chinese President Xi Jinping uthorities in western China are prohibiting parents from naming their children Islamic names in the latest effort to dilute the influence of religion on life in the ethnic Uighur minority heartland. “Muhammad,” ”Jihad” and “Islam” are among at least 29 names now banned in the heavily Muslim region, according to a […]

Enyeama, Mikel out

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, April 29th, 2017

Former Super Eagles goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama will miss the last four games of the season with a knee injury, his Lille coach Franck Passi said on Thursday, AFP reports. Enyeama, who represented Nigeria at the 2002, 2010 and 2014 World Cups, is his country’s most capped player with more than 100 appearances for the Super […]

USA set to deport 7,000 Ghanaians

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Headlines Saturday, April 29th, 2017

The United States ambassador to Ghana, Robert Jackson said about 7,000 Ghanaian immigrants in the country face deportation for visa-related offences including staying illegally, over staying their permits. Jackson disclosed this during a meeting with Ghanaian media men, africanews.com reported. “In fact about 7000 of them are currently at different stages of the deportation process. […]

I warned Jonathan about northern conspiracy -David Mark

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Top Stories Saturday, April 29th, 2017

By Iheanacho Nwosu, Abuja The last has certainly not be heard on the behind the scene forces, intrigues, conspiracy and betrayals that characterised the 2015 presidential election and cost then incumbent president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan his second term bid. Former Senate president David Mark alleged that a northern conspiracy worked against Jonathan. Mark, a retired […]

Triple suicide blasts hit Maiduguri

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News Wednesday, April 26th, 2017

Three suicide bombings rocked the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Wednesday, killing one civilian militia member and injuring several others, security personnel told AFP. The bombings came two days after multiple suicide attacks near the strategic city that killed four members of the civilian joint taskforce (JTF) and injured two others. “There have been […]

Picture: First made-in-Nigeria phone debuts

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, April 26th, 2017

AfriOne Limited, on Friday, inaugurated its manufacturing and assembly plant for made-in-Nigeria phones and other technological devices. PHOTO: FEMI ADEBESION-KUTI More than 15 years after Nigeria joined the global system for mobile (GSM), the first made-in-Nigeria phone has finally debut, thus throwing the country into the growing league of communication gadgets manufacturers. The phone, which […]