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The Billionaire  and founder of facebook has been in Lagos since on Monday the 29th of August,  he seems to be having fun.

                                                                                Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kemi Olunloyo is unarguably the most controversial lady yet, daughter of one time governor of Oyo state wrote on her twitter handle that Nigerian men are |Impotent

Gene Wilder, who regularly stole the show in such comedic gems as “The Producers,” “Blazing Saddles,” “Young Frankenstein,” “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” and “Stir Crazy,” died Monday at his home in Stamford, Conn. His nephew Jordan Walker-Pearlman said he died of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He was 83.

In my last article, I wrote about the cooking issue that occurs in marriages and how some use it as an excuse to be unfaithful, citing the fact that while it is still mostly women who take on the role of cooking, it would not be a bad idea for men to be considerate in doing it at times. I also wrote that it was wrong for men to task women in terms of when she should cook and what she should cook every day. Such an act is tedious and unrealistic as it is unwise. There is nothing wrong for a man to warm soup to eat or is there? If he did, will the man die or be disgraced in his village? Perhaps, his ancestors will rise from their graves and remove him among his kinsmen.

Happy looking couple!

Beautiful Nollywood actress  Yvonne Jegede  celebrated her birthday yesterday, August 25 th , and she got the perfect gift from her man of many years, actor/musician and late veteran actress  Bukky Ajayi ‘s son  Olakunle, popularly known as  Abounce. He proposed to her and she said yes! Congrats to them. 

She is beautiful, talented and above all Intelligent. Happy birthday to Nollywood sweet heart. 

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential candidate in the July 30 and 31, 2016 general elections, Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama (SAN) has made good his threat to sue the association over alleged electoral infractions. He has filed a suit at the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, challenging the outcome of the elections and assembled 11 senior advocates to prosecute his case. Among the senior advocates lined up for the case are Chief Nnaemeka Ngige (SAN); Chief Mobolaji Ayorinde (SAN) Kabiru Tanimu Turaki (SAN); Chief Pius Akubo (SAN); Mr. Sebastine Tar. Hon (SAN); Prof. Andrew Chukwuemerie (SAN); Mr. Olakunle Ogunba (SAN); Garba Pwul (SAN); Aliyu Umar (SAN); Prof. Maxwell Gidado (SAN) and Dr. Akin Onigbinde (SAN).

Demi Lovato has being hit with a lawsuit claiming she ripped off another band’s music. As you may recall, indie-pop duo Sleigh Bells caused a stir last year when they accused Lovato of sampling their songs “Riot Rhythm” and “Infinity Guitars” on her Confident bonus track “Stars” without proper credit. Lovato’s producers Carl Falk and Rami Yacoub quickly denied the allegations, telling Rolling Stone , “We did not use any samples in Demi Lovato’s song,” and adding, “Demi was also not involved with the production.”

Leading Sports and Entertainment Company in Africa, African Basketball League, has been featured on BBC African Business Report, a program that shines the spotlight on striving African Businesses in Africa. This is a milestone for African Basketball League, a league barely 8 months in existence to be featured on a prestigious platform such as BBC. In the interview with BBC’s Correspondent, Ijeoma Ndukwe, the CEO of ABL , Ugo Udezue ,stated that he returned to Nigeria  with the vision of developing Sports in Africa. Building the Basketball brand in Nigeria and Africa is ABL’s number one focus, they will continue to roll out sports across West Africa and hopes within few years make the game of Basketball more popular across the continent. The second season of the African Basketball League will tip off in October 2016 with more countries and more teams competing to be the Champion in Africa. It will be recalled that the Abidjan Ramblers clinched victory in their Cote d ...

Hundreds of returnees in communities liberated from Boko Haram in Yobe state have resorted to eating a wild plant, coffee pod known locally as ‘Tafasa’ for survival. Daily Trust gathered that the situation has affected returnee communities of Gujba, Goniri, Katarko, Ngirbua Kasaisa, Buni yadi, Gulani and part of Damaturu that largely depend on interventions from government and other donor agencies.

Mayowa Ahmed, the beneficiary of the controversial #SaveMayowa fundraising campaign, died on Sunday morning. e news was broken by her cousin Habeeb Odufuye through his twitter account, @Asiwaju_Foye. “By Allah, in who’s hands our lives is, Mayowa Ahmed has left us in this world. We pray that Jannat becomes her home. She tried, we tried but God’s will prevailed,” Foye tweeted.

I saw this photo on facebook, i dont know how true the story is,  but the information gathered says that the man was evicted by his Landlord from his house, since he didnt have anywhere to go, he decided to move out and decided to live infront of the house,  he claims he cannot afford a new place. 

This dress is everything! 

Usain Bolt has brought a lot of money to Jamaica on many weekends. If any international company is thinking of shooting Usain Bolt for an ad campaign, you best start location scouting in Jamaica. Bolt stipulates that all photo shoots with him must be done right here in Jamaica. This is one of the many ways in which he’s giving back. “When we started out people always wanted to do the shoots in Miami, Los Angeles and all over the world,” Bolt revealed during his unprecedented third consecutive appearance on personality programme, Profile aired on Television Jamaica on Sunday, January 21. “They used to say, ‘Oh, thanks for bringing the shoots here,’” he recalled. “We decided that you know what, we will be doing a lot more shoots. So any contract we sign, the shoot has to be in Jamaica. So we can give people jobs and help people. Over the weekends, we’ll have like over one hundred, two hundred people [working] depending on how big the shoot is.”

          This is really serious!

  A 42-year-old man has spent the last three weeks imprisoned a police station in Dubai after posting a link on his Facebook page to a fundraising campaign run by a US charity. Scott Richards, an economic development adviser from Adelaide who holds both British and Australian citizenship, was arrested on 28 July and charged with fundraising without permission after 22 days in custody at Al Murraqabat Police Station. The post he shared was a link to a campaign by the Zwan Family Charity to raise funds for tarpaulins, blankets, warm clothes and sleeping bags for the inhabitants of a refugee camp in Afghanistan. U nder laws introduced in 2015 it is illegal to advertise fundraising campaigns in Dubai without written approval from the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department. Mr Richards’ mother, Penelope Haberfield, told the BBC that his wife is under extreme stress: "She can only take the clothes to him once a week. She takes him money so that he ...

Nollywood actress/Producer, Rukky Sanda  shows off a cross-section of her living room.

Governor Ayo Fayose has lamented the alleged restriction of his movement in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Wednesday, warning that Nigeria is descending dangerously into a dictatorship. Fayose noted that the democratic tenets that have been enthroned in Nigeria for 15 years by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are fast being eroded by the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration in less than two years. He called on all lovers of democracy to act fast before the situation gets out of hand. The Ekiti State governor who spoke through his Special Adviser on Social Media, Lere Olayinka, said the restriction of his movement by a democratically elected government was “barbaric to say the least.” “The position of the governor was that in a democracy, we should not be experiencing this. The last time we had this kind of thing was during the military. The thing that we have long overcome with 15 years of democracy, one year of APC should not take us back to that dark age.

Dear Ladies can you wear this?

Recently, there is this controversy on social media that a man shouldn’t marry a woman who doesn’t know how to cook or a woman who doesn’t pray for an hour. So, I deem it necessary to clarify the issue. As the apostle of marriage, it’s my responsibility to clarify the issue to avoid causing more delayed marriage, separation and divorce in the world. This is the will of God concerning the issue: You must not use cooking as a criterion for choosing your spouse. Though food is important in life, cooking must not be used as a criterion for choosing a spouse. Why? I tell you three reasons.

  El-Rufai holds Security Council meeting in Southern Kaduna, says cycle of killings unjustifiable, senseless In a bid to address the recent killings in Southern Kaduna, Governor Nasir El-Rufai on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the State Security Council in Kafanchan, headquarters of Jema’a local government area. The meeting followed an assessment tour of the affected locations in Jema’a and Sanga councils. The Security Council consists of the Deputy Governor, GOC 1 Division Nigerian Army, Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, State Director of DSS, Air Officer Commanding, Nigerian Air Force Training Command Kaduna, Commander of Nigerian Navy School of Armament Technology, and heads of Civil Defence Corps, NDLEA, Customs, Immigration, FRSC and chairman of Kaduna State Council of Emirs and Chiefs, HRH Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Shehu Idris. The Governor and the security chiefsvisited Ninte in Jema'a local government and Angwan Mada in Sanga local government, and presi...

 The Caitlyn Jenner-centered docuseries will not be returning for a third season, Jenner announced Tuesday on Twitter. Jenner’s announcement comes two weeks after RadarOnline.com reported that the series had been canceled. An E! spokesperson issued the following statement: “We are incredibly proud of the two seasons of I Am Cait, a groundbreaking docu-series that sparked an important and unprecedented global conversation about transgender people, their struggles and triumphs. Caitlyn and E! have mutually decided not to move forward with another season at this time. She will always remain a part of the E! family, and we look forward to continue following her journey as she appears on Keeping Up with the Kardashians.”

According to europe.newsweek.com The Nigerian government has announced it is in the process of recovering more than $10 billion in cash and assets, a year after President Muhammadu Buhari came to power and launched an anti-corruption drive. In figures released Saturday, the country’s information ministry said that, in terms of cash recoveries, 78 billion naira ($391 million) had been accounted for, as well as US$185 million, £3.5 million ($5 million) and 11,250 euros ($13,000). The government also included in its figures recoveries under interim forfeiture—assets and cash that have been temporarily frozen or held by the government while a trial is ongoing. These total 127 billion naira ($640 million) in the Nigerian currency, in addition to US$9.1 billion, £2.5 million ($3.6 million) and 303,000 euros ($340,000).

Pop star Taylor Swift is to donate $1m (£770,000) to help the victims of the latest floods to devastate the United States. Torrential rains have lashed parts of the southern state of Louisiana, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes. At least 11 people are feared to have died in the disaster, described by the National Weather Service as a once in 1,000-year event.  PHOTO after the cut

Divine Ejowvokoghene Oduduru, Nigerian sprinter, has qualified for the semi-final of the Men’s 200m heat of the Rio 2016 Olympics, finishing second behind Usain Bolt.

This is so cute, the both families are having fun in canada, Omoni Oboli shared this photo on her IG page. 

Buy Naija to grow Naija,  lovely way to rock tha ankara fabric right here. 

  A trailer carrying a container ran into three commercial buses at Fagbems bus stop on Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, Lagos. According to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), the accident which occurred around 6:46am on Tuesday , was as a result of illegal stopping of the commercial bus drivers to pick passengers on the express way. Three people sustained serious injuries, one person was taken to the hospital by a passer-by before the arrival of the ERT, while the other two were given first aid treatment before being taken to the Trauma centre for further treatment, by the Lagos State Ambulance Services. The LASEMA General Manager Mr. Michael Akindele advised motorists to avoid reckless driving, over speeding and also adhere to all traffic rules and regulation to avoid incident such as this.  Graphic Photos after the cut..............

The Cross River state governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, has suspended the Commissioner for Water Resources, Ntufam Gabe Odu Ojie, and the Managing Director of the state water board, Dr. Oju Igile for not reporting to work as at 9am, noting that the suspension would be a strong warning to errant government employees and appointees. yade handed this penalty on the duo when he carried out his usual unscheduled tour of Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, in the state to ensure that civil and public servants comply strictly with basic work ethics.

Welcome to the  4th   Edition  of one of the most anticipated Women Conference in Nigeria, DABIRA WOMEN CONFERENCE 2016. Our past conferences held in Lagos since 2013 were successful conferences hosting women from all groups, and states within Nigeria, graced with renowned speakers both internationally and locally. WHAT   TO EXPECT AT DABIRA WOMEN CONFERENCE 2016 Dabira Women conference 2016 is billed to host over 1000 women in an Inspired and Impacting Conference Meeting. This year’s conference will feature three main speakers, focusing on the Theme for Dabira Women Conference 2016  FINDING YOUR INNER GENIUS  Everyone has an inner genius, an area where they are brilliant and can exhibit strength and an outstanding ability. We must learn to find strength from within, do ordinary things in EXTRAordinary ways, relating to our business, career, relationship, ministry, and life in general. Add a little EXTRA to that creativity, that big idea, in...

 Following recent incidences of jailbreaks across the country, the Federal Governemnt has dismissed 23 prison officers and suspended 11 others. The announcement was contained in a statement released last night by the  Head of Media of the Nigerian Prison Service, Mr. Francis Enobore in Abuja. The decision, according to him was taken following the meeting of the Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Services Board, which took place on Thursday last week in Abuja. According to him, “The Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Services Board (CDFIPB), at its emergency meeting held on Thursday 11th August, 2016, approved the dismissal of three senior Prisons officers serving in Kuje Medium Security prison and three other senior officers serving in Koton Karfe prison for their complicity in the escape of prisoners from the respective prisons.”He said the dismissal letters dated 12th August, 2016 were signed by the Secretary to the Board Alhaji A A Ib...

Last week, I  had the honor of interacting with some fathers and their daughters at the US Consulate Lagos. This event was organized by the The Girls Aide initiative, founded by Dr. Abosede Lewu. The objectives for the event as communicated by the organizers were: Setting a tone for conversations between fathers and daughters. Educate them on the bigger role and responsibilities they have to their Daughters. Enlighten them on the role of men in gender parity. As we all know, parenting in the digital age is way different from parenting in our parents’ time. It’s become even more imperative that there needs to be a change in certain areas of parenting in this present times. For this change to happen, parents need to first understand the pros and the cons of the 21st century and how it affects our children.

  The Lagos state police command recently arrested a certain Fatima Williams, and her neighbour, Waliu Yusuf for allegedly brutalising a 16-year-old housemaid with a hot iron and electric cables. According to PUNCH, the victim identified as Kemi was brought from Cotonou to work with Fatima Williams as a housemaid. She was allegedly tortured last week Thursday by the suspect for not sweeping her compound located on Allen avenue, Lagos. The suspect and mother of four admitted that she told Yusuf to beat the victim, adding that the housemaid’s stubbornness had increased her blood pressure. She also accused the girl of stealing from her and stated that she couldn’t handle her rudeness and behaviour anymore. Meanwhile, Waliu Yusuf stated that he only wanted to scare the victim with the iron when it injured her. The suspects were arrested and paraded at the Ikeja Police Division. Meanwhile the victim was taken to the Police Cottage Hospital, Ikeja, for treatment. The state C...

He shared a photo of them and wrote.... Happy birthday, Melinda. Here’s to many more years of dancing together!

Just a few hours after touching down in Japan together – where Bieber is performing as part of his Purpose World Tour – the rumored couple began posting pics of each other to their social media accounts. Bieber shared a selfie of the two sitting in the back of a car. The 22-year-old pop star was sporting some scruff, his nose ring and a black T-shirt, while Richie rocked a chic cheetah-print jacket and red bandana, keeping her hair pulled back in a trendy top knot. A few hours earlier, he shared a black-and-white snapshot of the two. Bieber was shirtless in the background, while Richie hit the Dab, a dance move made popular by the likes of NFL pro Cam Newton, rapper Rich the Kid and Jason Derulo. “Dab on em,” Biebs captioned it.

I totally agree!!!!

Nollywood actress turned producer, Chioma Okoye, was attacked at her home at the weekend by four ladies led by a woman who alleged that she made a movie out of her true life marital issues. The women allegedly threatened Chioma's life and promised to be back if she did delete or not take down contents from her popular drama series about Lagos Men that is showing on her platform.  A source close to her revealed everything: "The woman and Chioma Okoye met three years ago through a mutual friend. The woman had been invited to Chioma Okoye's house for drinks and after a couple of shots opened up about the chaos in her marriage. Exposing how her husband constantly s*xually harasses her under-aged daughter to the point of getting her pregnant at some point.  The woman sought Chioma's help as an entertainer to expose her unrepentant husband's evil deeds as she was tired of fighting him over it. 

The Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has released a video showing some of the school girls they abducted from the northern town of Chibok. Some 50 girls are shown with a gunman who demands the release of fighters in return for the girls, and says some girls died in air strikes. The government says it is in touch with the militants behind the video. A journalist who had contact with Boko Haram has been declared a wanted man by the Nigerian army. The group is said to be holding more than 200 of the 276 final-year girls it seized from a school in April 2014. Non-Muslims were forcibly converted to Islam, and it is feared that many of the schoolgirls have been sexually abused and forced into "marriage" by their captors. Parents of the missing girls have described their anguish at seeing their daughters in captivity. ...

The Abuja urban mass transport company drivers and other staff have been on strike for the pass one month over unpaid salary for the five months still counting. The FCT minster whose ministry over sees the affairs of providing effective and subsidized transport service for the large population of civil servants who live within and outside the city centre have totally turn a deaf ears to the strike owing to the inability of the management to pay the staff salary.

Kevin Hart and Eniko Parrish had the most lavish wedding ceremony! Hart, 37, and Parrish, 31, officially tied tge knot in front of family and friends in Santa Barbara, California on Saturday. Parrish wore a custom Vera Wang silk crepe mermaid gown boasting a soft white sheer plunging V neck lace. The gorgeous dress featured hand embroidered French Chantilly lace appliqués, a French tulle skirt, and silk covered bridal button accents.

Usain Bolt wins gold in the ongoing Olympics in Rio,The Jamaican had promised the world he would create history in Rio and he proved good to his word, brushing past his great American rival Justin Gatlin with 25m to go to coast to become the first man to win three Olympic 100m titles. This was Bolt’s slowest championship winning time, a far cry when he raced away from the field to set an Olympic record of 9.63 sec in London four years ago. It is part of a gradual slowing down and he winds towards retirement next year. At the world championships in Moscow in 2013 he had run 9.77, in Beijing last year 9.79. Simultaneously he appears increasingly mortal yet still far beyond the reach of his contemporaries. “I’m really happy but I expected to go faster,” Bolt admitted. “With the turnaround time between the semi-final and final we normally have two hours, but we had one hour 20 minutes, it was challenging. But I’m just happy that I won and that’s the key thing.”

Mrs. Josephine Effah- Chukwuma , founder, Project Alert  has been tenacious about  her passion to protect the rights of abused women since her teenage years. Her zeal defend women who are violently abused began during her days in the university. She was pissed off by rampant cases of guys who mistreated their girlfriends on campus. According to the activist, the experience hardened her feelings and vowed, she must get it right in love relationship. Her NGO, Project Alert is one of the highly respected and sought after NGOs devoted to humanitarian services. Talking with Effects, Effah recalls her journey into activism, her challenges lots more. She also speaks about what has made her tick over the years. What has kept you going? It is the fact that one is touching lives and trying to make a difference. My policy has been one person at a time. I can’t see the entire world, not even Project Alert from the confine of our small office.  To say that I can see...

More than 70 Republicans have signed a letter to the party's National Committee head urging him to stop helping Donald Trump's campaign. They said Mr Trump's "divisiveness" and "incompetence" risked drowning the party in November's election. The letter said that the party should instead focus on protecting vulnerable candidates in elections to the Senate and the House of Representatives.

A lecturer at the Department of Languages and Linguistics of the Osun State University, Ikire Campus, Dr Wale Ojoniyi is currently in trouble following the release of a video tape of his alleged sex escapade with a 400 level English student of the institution, Mercy Ikwue. The student, who released the over 30-minute video clip, recorded it in a hotel room. Although some claimed the lecturer raped the student, real sexual intercourse was not captured in the video.

Tv girl and comedienne  popularly called Lepacious Bose is looking really amazing, she has lost a lot of weight and is slaying like never before,  she shares a photo of what she used to look like and a current photo.

This is absolutely unacceptable, no one is allowed to go through such, talk less of a four year old child,  just because she misplaced her slippers, this is what her own blood, her father who is meant to protect her did to her,  very sad. 

This was the list presented to the groom to provide as bride price for his intending wife, somewhere in Abia state.