Kwara govt shuts state polytechnic

Kwara State Government on Tuesday temporarily closed down the Kwara State Polytechnic, the Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Alhaji Mohammed Lade, has said.
The measure was to stop further students’ protest and to restore normalcy to the campus and some areas in Ilorin, the state capital.
A trigger-happy police corporal who was among the escorts of a bullion van on Monday in an attempt to make for right of way for

54 Pregnant Girls In Lagos Public Schools

Fifty-four pregnant girls and 200 students on drugs have been uncovered in Lagos public secondary schools.

This was part of the statistics released by the Office of Youth and Social Development, an arm of the Lagos State Ministry of Youth, Sports and Social Development.
The statistics revealed that 54 pregnant girls were counselled by the school social services of the office in the

Craziest Wedding Dresses Ever. So Revealing

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Tiwa Savage holds album listening party

The countdown to Tiwa’s album launch ‘Once upon a time’ scheduled to take place next month has begun with an album listening party in Lagos.
Tiwa Savage who is Marvin’s crew only female artist invited a selection of celebrities and media to listen first hand to the 19 tracks of her album.

White Men Are Better Lovers- Fast Rising Actress Cynthia Agholor

What’s your idea of sex generally. How often should it be done?

I think sex is good when someone is married. You know, you do it without fear of committing a sin or committing adultery. Sex is something every married couple should do probably everyday. I don’t know, probably every time they are moved to do it.
Sex has the real pleasure when you are doing it without any form of fear. I’m not saying unmarried people

Nollywood Actress, Patience Ozokwor Son's Wedding

On Saturday, May 25, 2013, the city of London was agog for actress, Patience Ozokwo popularly known as Mama G son's wedding.
The wedding turned out to be a great success. The Aneke twins also stormed London for the occasion. Friends, family members and well-wishers of the actress made her day.
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BBA Update: Nigeria’s Beverly heads Rubies’ House as axe dangles over 5 housemates

                                         *Beverly
The underwear model and video vixen beat her fellow Housemates to the Head Of House title after a stressful day which saw both Houses putting up their fellow Housemates for possible Eviction.

Beverly is sitting pretty at the top and has the stressful, but completely necessary task of making a smart ‘Save’ and ‘Replace’ move during the Nominations Show.

It has been confirmed. The dreaded Eviction chop looms for five Housemates.

Nigerian Girl Emerges 1st PhD Pharmacy Graduate In UK University

The 27-year-old Nigerian, Dr. Bahijja Raimi-Abraham, made history by becoming the first graduate of Pharmacy from the University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom, to be awarded a PhD in Pharmacy. She shares her experience with Olabisi Deji-Folutile in this online interview.

Were you born in the UK?
I was born in Lagos, Nigeria in April 1985 and left Nigeria at the age of six when my family returned to the UK – my parents had lived and studied in the UK previous to that.

How to treat infected wounds

Undoubtedly, typical signs of infected wound include swelling, pain, fever, and the presence of pus. But absence of these signs does not mean the wound is not infected. According to experts, unless a wound is very recent, you should assume that untreated wounds are likely infected or may become infected.

This is why it is important to treat open wounds as soon as possible to prevent further damage to the wound. Open wounds can lead to serious infection, which can in turn lead to other complicated medical problems. Understanding correct wound care treatments is necessary to prevent further damage to the wound or infection to the wounded area.

Buried Baby Dug Out Alive In Lagos

This is nothing short of a miracle. A baby buried alive but luckily, rescued by good samaritans and receiving proper care.

The baby boy whose photos you see was buried by yet to be identified person(s)

FG, Lagos, others collaborate to restore Festac’s lost glory

                                 One of the buildings in Festac town
WHEN FESTAC town was built to host participants at the second Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture in 1977 known as FESTAC 77, it was a model estate and was the first of its kind on the shores of Africa. For those who dwelt in Lagos then, it was a delight to come here and savour the paved streets, the flowers, the modern planning and the decent environment. How this estate degenerated to this parlous state is a subject that should continue to engage our interest as stakeholders’’.

These were the words of Minister

Crash victims’ relatives paid $3.95m compensation —Dana

                                 Dana Air plane crash
             
A total of $3.95m has been paid as compensation to relatives of passengers and crew members, who died in the June 3, 2012 Dana Air crash in Lagos, the airline has said.

Dana Air said on Monday that its insurers had made progress in the payment of compensation.

The Head, Corporate Communications, Dana Air, Mr. Tony Usidamen, said 106 families had received different amounts as compensation.

I’m not a porn star, Uche Ogbodo replies Afrocandy

Uche Ogbodo
Following last week’s offer by American based Nollywood actress, Judith Okpara Mazagwu popularly known as Afrocandy to feature Uche Ogbodo and two other Nollywood actresses in her next soft porn flick, the fast rising actress has replied the former, stating that she ‘s not a porn star.

Unemployed charged with N180,000 theft

Lagos – A 32-year-old unemployed man, Emeka Ezeakonaobi, on Monday appeared before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, over alleged N180,000 theft and assault,

The accused, who has no fixed address, was arraigned on a three-count charge.

The Prosecutor, ASP Godwin Eze, told the court that the accused committed the offences on May 15, at the Alaba Rago Market, Okomaiko in Lagos.

“The accused, and others now at large, within

Wicked boy Two Teenagers Rapé 15-Year-Old Girl and Recorded It

A video has gone viral at the Awodi-Ora Estate area of Ajegunle, Lagos State.
It is the video of two known teenage boys ráping a girl also known in the area.
Residents of Awodi-Ora Estate and its environs woke up to the mysterious circulation of the porn like film, showing the séxual escapade of the boys in the area with the teenage girl.
The film is the rapé of 15-year-old Hannah. The boys, whose names are yet unknown, are also said to be secondary school boys.
Hannah

‘We don’t have time for celebration’

                                         Odelaja and Atoyebi

While a lot of children celebrated their day on Monday, some were on the road trying to make ends meet. They were not in any position to celebrate.

One of them, Sunday Atoyebi, 17, who was hawking bread on Ogudu Road, told that he had to make money for his family and as such had no time for any celebration.

He said, “I took these loaves from a Good Samaritan. I must pay him his money in the evening after deducting my profit.

Jonathan, govs, others celebrate Nigerian children

                                        Pupils celebrating Children’s Day in Lagos

In spite of the socio-economic problems confronting the nation, Nigerian children in primary and secondary schools, filed out to celebrate the Children’s Day on Monday.

At various state capitals, local government secretariats and strategic places, schoolchildren, security forces, para-military agencies took part in march pasts.

In some states, the children took part in calisthenics to entertain the audience.


How children were celebrated in the states

Save your unborn baby from mental disorder

                                             Pregnancy

We’ve always known that eating well in pregnancy and maintaining healthy lifestyle will lead to safe delivery — barring all odds. However, little did we know that certain little oversights during pregnancy can determine the future economic fortune of the child in the womb, or his mental health for that matter later in life.

Experts are warning that except the mom-to-be maintains perfect health throughout the nine-month pregnancy period, her baby might develop mental disorder. For one, scientists warn that maternal vitamin C

Marca report that José Mourinho will be announced as the official new manager of Chelsea on June 2nd

I spend half a million on my hair every month – Ghanaian actress, Mumuni

                                 Mumuni: Before and After!
In the entire Africa, Ghana and Nigeria especially, entertainment has grown wider than we envisaged. This growth is very fast , making it possible to almost compete side by side with Hollywood.

So, there’ll be no need to doubt the same growth in proportion to its fashion sense, ranking our actresses and actors among best world dressers.

But even as fashion conscious as we are,

Change of Name and Address

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Big Brother ‘The Chase’ begins: meet Nigeria’s reps

Tribute was paid to late Susan Goldie Harvey (1983- 2013) in the 8th season of Big Brother Africa ‘The Chase’ which kicked off on Sunday, May 26, 2013 with a live screening launch show in South Africa.

Regular show host IK Osakioduwa came tearing in on a power bike! He was soon joined by SA actress and comedian Tumi Morake and Kenya’s comedian Churchill.

Video vixen and model

How Laide Bakare Used Ex-Hubby To Obtain American Green Card

Some days ago, fans of Nigerian actress, Laide Bakare, were surprised to learn that her marriage has crashed. The news came to them as a rude shock because such was never envisaged.
We can authoritatively inform you that Laide's marriage to US-based Olumide Okufulire crashed over nine months before she made the issue public days ago. The actress had successfully kept the secret of her troubled marriage from the press, save for few people, who were aware of the ugly development.

Man, 60, allegedly kills wife over N500

LAGOS — Oronna Street in Abule-Egba area of Lagos was, yesterday, thrown into confusion after a 60-year-old man who allegedly killed his wife over his missing N500, locked himself up with the corpse.

Reports said fight broke out after the man identified as Gbadebo Elegbede, accused his 17-year-old son of stealing his N500 at about 7am. His wife, Maria, was said to have defended his son, an action that reportedly led to a verbal confrontation with her husband,which degenerated into a scuffle.

In the process, Gbadebo was said to have hit his wife with a hard object on the face, causing her to slump.

SSS arrests, threatens PUNCHman over story

The State Security Service on Monday detained the Ogun State Correspondent of The Punch, Mr. Segun Olatunji.

Olatunji had gone to the SSS Command office on the invitation of its state Director, Mr. Joseph Okpo.

Okpo, through the Chairman, Correspondent Chapel of the state Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Mr. Kehinde Akinyemi, invited Olatunji to the SSS office in Abeokuta.

My life in danger, Amaechi cries out

                                         RIVERS State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi

THE political whirlwind blowing the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, became more ferocious on Monday with the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party suspending him from the party.

The PDP said Amaechi would remain suspended until an 11-man panel set up to probe his “sins” submited its report. Chief Joe Gadzama (SAN), an Adamawa State indigene like the National Chairman of the party, Bamangar Tukur, chairs the investigative panel.