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BURNA BOY SAYS HIS CHAIN IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN SOMEONE'S HOUSE RENT

It’s almost customary for musicians all over the world to show off and that exactly is what Nigerian pop star, Burna Boy has just done. The singer shared his expensive gold chain collection on Instagram with the caption:‎ ‘My attitude right now. F..k an award, I got your rent on my neck.’ With this action, Burna Boy is now in the league of other pop stars like Harrysong, Wizkid, Davido and Olamide and Kcee who are all fond of showing off their wealth on social media....

karrueche Tran with Chris Brown. Photo: Instagram

Chris Brown and Karrueche Tran have split up again. The controversial 25-year-old singer confirmed the news of their break-up during his Cali Christmas performance for radio station Power 106 on Friday, December 5, 2014. While preparing to perform his hit single ‘Loyal’, Chris said: ‘How many single ladies we got in here tonight? ‘Well, I’m single, too. F*** that b***h.’ Karrueche also later confirmed the news via her Twitter account.

Bette Midler thinks Beyonce Knowles is ‘beyond human’. The ‘Wind Beneath My Wings’ singer – who recently slammed Ariana Grande for having a ‘silly high voice’ and for wearing scantily clad attire in her music videos - says she is a huge fan of the 33-year-old singer and loves listening to her albums. Asked what kind of music she listens to, she said: ‘I like Taylor Swift, and I adore Beyoncé –

Oritsefemi and D'banj in 'Double Wahala' Part 2

In the last 6 months, musical Taliban, Oritsefemi has grown very fond and close to D’banj. So close are they that it’s generating gists that the ‘Double Wahala’ singer is possibly preparing to join D’banj-led DB records. NET recently caught up with Oritsefemi who recently survived a robbery attack in Lagos and he has disclosed that if D’banj gives him an offer, he will join DB records. ‘You know D’banj

The 2014 edition of Future Awards Africa (TFAA) is currently on-going today, December 7, 2014 at the Intercontinental Hotels, Victoria Island Lagos. Hosted by four of Africa’s leading youth including Tinsel actress, Osas Ighodaro; MMMG lead act, Iyanya; Chocolate City act, Ice Prince and Uganda-born Channel O VJ, Flavia Tumisiime, the awards ceremony is rewarding some

Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, has continued to consolidate its position as a foremost African brand through outstanding financial performance and product/service innovation.

In recognition of the Bank’s efforts in promoting financial inclusion in Nigeria, GTBank emerged winner of the 2014 EFInA award for enhancing access to financial services for Nigerians, especially the low income population and being a leader in facilitating an all-inclusive financial system.

As the global oil prices slid further downward, Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, asked the Federal Government to review downward the pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, from N97 per litre in the country in tandem with the slump in world oil price.The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, had last Friday, on its website pegged the oil price at $66.27 per barrel.

The Nigerian Medical Association has recommended that each of the politicians seeking political offices in the 2015 elections should be made to undergo a psychiatric test to determine their mental state. The NMA, in a communique at the end of the National Executive Council meeting in Jos, said that all psychiatric doctors should register with the Independent National Electoral Commission to supervise such test.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission on Sunday warned airport workers and travellers to desist from illicit transactions, saying the commission had commenced a secret surveillance at the nation’s airports to check corrupt practices.

THE governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has promised to build on the legacies of the state Governor, Babatunde Fashola. Ambode, who recently defeated 12 other governorship aspirants of the party at the primaries, said the state would witness increased economic growth, if he won the 2015 elections.

The Lagos State Government says it will be providing a soft loan of N100m to trainees in the state’s special programmes.

Governor Babatunde Fashola, said this on Saturday during the fifth edition of the Youth Stakeholders Forum, organised by the state’s Ignite Enterprise and Employability Project in partnership with the After School Graduate Development Centre. Fashola said the government, in partnership with the Chair Centre, would provide a soft loan of N110m in total for trainees in the photography, agriculture and beauty enterprises.

Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal

A member of the Sokoto State House of Assembly, Abdussamad Dasuki, on Sunday picked the ticket of the All Progressives Congress for the Kebbe-Tambuwal Federal Constituency. If Dasuki wins the February 2015 election, he will succeed the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, who has been on the seat for the past eight years.

Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, will on Monday (today) open his defence against the petition filed by Senator Iyiola Omisore before the Election Petitions Tribunal hearing matters arising from the August 9 governorship election in the state. The petitioner had closed his case on Wednesday after spending 14 days to call 43 witnesses, including expert witnesses, tendering of loads of evidence to prove the allegation of rigging and violence against his supporters during the poll.

Kano State Governor and presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Sunday said President Goodluck Jonathan lacked the moral right to seek a second term. He said the president’s poor handling of Nigeria’s security, rising corruption and impunity nullified the President’s demand to be given a second term.

Kwankwaso said this during a fund raising dinner held in his honour in Abuja. The aspirant raised N1.5bn as donations to his campaign.

The Comptroller General of Prisons, Dr. Peter Ekpendu, on Sunday said 211 of the 270 inmates freed by gunmen that invaded the Medium Prison, Minna, Niger State, have yet to be found while 64 of them have been rearrested. Ekpendu stated this while briefing newsmen on the situation of the prison following the weekend attack by the gunmen during which prison guards were overpowered.

Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw, has begun counting her losses following her inability to win at the just-concluded Peoples Democratic Party primary election held in Cross River State. She had applied to represent the Akpabuyo/Bakassi/Calabar South Federal Constituency at the forthcoming National Assembly elections in the state. The 2008 Africa Movie Academy Award winner stated on Twitter that she was saddened by her loss, but cautioned her fans against blaming the Cross River State Governor, Liyel Imoke, for her woes.

There are fundamental issues that should take precedence over others. Without sorting out these issues, the right and enabling environment to engage in other tasks would not be available. Governance to a great extent deals with doing these first things first. For instance, you need a constitution, enabling laws, policies, a political culture, elections and budgets to run the paraphernalia of government. Can anyone imagine that the bill to amend the 2010 Electoral Act is still pending before the National Assembly at a time political parties are organising primaries and less than two months to the general election? We are entering the

A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Wuse Zone II, Abuja, has granted an order restraining former President Olusegun Obasanjo from going on with plans to publish or have someone publish on his behalf, his new autobiography titled, ‘My Watch.’ Request for the order was made by a member of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, Buruji Kashamu, in an ex parte application.

Forget the LBD, there's a new tool in your flirting arsenal: your voice. Research shows that women can manipulate their speech to sound even more attractive, according to a new study published in the Journal of Nonverbal Behavior.

Researchers at Albright College asked 40 college students (20 men and 20 women) to say numbers one through 10 in their normal speaking voice, then repeat them while manipulating their voice to sound more

Quick poll: Have you ever walked into a party, realized that you basically knew no one, and felt totally awkward? We're guessing you answered in the affirmative (we've all been there). Get-togethers—whether it's a business-networking event or your friend's birthday party—can be intimidating. So we asked Susan RoAne—author of the recently released 25th anniversary edition of

Differences in appearance and sensation aren't the only things you should know about hooking up with an uncircumcised dude. The CDC announced this week that they're proposing new recommendations about elective circumcisions, suggesting that doctors counsel parents and male patients on the health benefits of circumcision, noting that research shows it reduces the risk of HIV, herpes, and HPV. "For many years, we told people the only health benefit of circumcision was a decreased risk of urinary tract infection," says Mary Jane Minkin, M.D., clinical

Keke Palmer, who is the first African-American to play the role on Broadway, graces the January cover of Essence and looks absolutely fierce! The actress-singer has admitted in the past that she didn't celebrate the coup at first, but she's opening up now about her time as the beloved Disney character who has been renamed "Ella." In an interview with Essence, the 21-year-old Just Keke host reveals the hardships she had to overcome in order to be "seen."

Scarlett Johansson gave birth to her daughter Rose just three months ago, and the blond beauty is already flaunting her fabulous post-baby bod around town. The newly married actress recently attended the Gotham Independent Film Awards in NYC and looked downright divine in a super-short LBD. So what does ScarJo do to stay fit? And just

After initially calling it quits back in September, the duo tried rekindling their romance. However, a source tells E! News that the 30-year-old Keeping Up With the Kardashiansstar and the 30-year-old rapper are no longer dating. "The rekindling has smoked out and they've moved on," the insider revealed.

Taylor Swift strikes a stunning, alluring pose on the cover of music magazine Billboard, which had named her Woman of the Year for 2014. The 24-year-old Grammy-winning singer was given the title in October, marking her second such honor, more than two weeks before the release of her new album 1989, which broke sales records. It also debuted in the No.

Beyoncé and Jay Z may favor warm weather vacations, but they switched things up for the rapper's 45th birthday celebration. The music power couple was spotted taking in the sights in Iceland and traveling via helicopter to visit multiple tourist sites. source has learned that Bey and Jay have visited the Blue Lagoon, a geothermal spa, for romantic swims and some much-needed R&R. But their time in Iceland hasn't only been spent in the spa, the two were spotted

The outstanding Nollywood actress, mother, wife and movie producer Mercy Aigbe has covered the 5th session of Abbyke Domina’s ‘The Celebrity Shoot’. The Celebrity Shoot is an initiative of Nigerian design label Abbyke Domina. The smoking hot photos are a product of the project which is aimed at celebrating successful and popular African women and the African culture. The likes of Beverly Osu of the Big Brother fame covered the first issue of the celebrity shoot, the spectacular Toke Makinwa rocked the

Falz A.K.A Bahd Guy premieres the official video for his hit track “Marry Me”. The socially conscious song which features superstar songstress Yemi Alade as well as Poe has generated a lot of buzz on social media recently and has climbed it’s way to the top on several radio charts already.This very funny and engaging video was directed by Mex and shot in Lagos.

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9ice has come out to deny the claims put out by The Sun newspaper that he lost out on the APC primaries yesterday. 9ice is contesting for a House of Assembly seat in Oyo State in the Ogbomoso constituency. Here is his statement as released to us.

NEW MUSIC VIDEO: 2FACE IDIBIA - GO FT. MACHEL MONTANO

Hypertek Digital/960 Music Group is proud to release the much awaited official video of 2Face Idibia’s “Go”, featuring Trinidadian Soca singer, producer and song writer, Machel Montano. “Go”, one of the singles released off 2Face Idibia’s “The Ascension” album has been steadily gaining momentum across Nigeria, Africa and the Caribbean’s. The video was shot in Trinidad and Tobago and features appearances from two of Nigeria’s biggest female artistes; Seyi Shay and Niyola

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Versatile rapper from the East, Zoro, A.K.A SwagBag premieres the video to his monster hit, “Usain Bolt”. Zoro, who delivers his rap in mainstream Igbo language, has been carving himself a niche in the Nigerian music industry, and “Usain Bolt” takes nothing away from that. The video, short of nothing you’d expect from a conventional hiphop flick, is a couple of studio shots with distinct colour combinations. The video, directed by Mex also features appearances from mentor, Mr Raw, and producer, Jay Stuntz. Enjoy it.

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On the 15 of November, 2014, the lifestyle station beat 26 other radio stations in the same category at the Nigeria Broadcasters Merit Awards, (NBMA), to win the “Best Radio Station In Lagos” as recognition to service delivery and strong listenership. Some of their On-Air personalities also got nominations as Nigeria Broadcaster of The Year (Male and Female category), Sexiest on Air Personality as well as the Outstanding Radio Program Presenters of The Year.

All things come to an end, even for a criminal like Anthony Agidi.

A kidnap kingpin in the net of the Lagos Police Command has now come to the realisation that money made from crime does not give one any peace of mind and is regretting his reign in the underworld. That is the lot of Anthony Agidi, from Ughelli in Delta State, who became an instant millionaire from the proceeds of his kidnap business which he used to buy landed properties in choice locations, cars and opened a supermarket for his unsuspecting wife.

This teenager's life has been destroyed by a father she trusted.

A 14-year-old girl identified as Uzor, has narrated to a non-governmental agency, Project Alert, dedicated to promoting and protecting the rights of women and young girls as well as advocating for zero tolerance for all forms of violence against women and young girls, how her father repeatedly raped her until she almost lost her life. The man who lives at 4, Akintunde Street, in Oyingbo area of Lagos State, allegedly pounced on his teenage daughter and raped her so hard that she could no longer walk upright.

Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau pictured with some of his fighters

According to security officials, Boko Haram is now using cows as weapons of mass destruction.The terrorists reportedly strap explosives on the cows and then send them into populated communities before detonating the bombs.

A former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has promised the people of Kaduna State that there would be free education from primary school to junior secondary school if he is elected as the governor of the state. The Vanguard newspaper reports online that El-Rufai made the promise in his acceptance speech shortly after he emerged the winner of the gubernatorial primary election of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in Kaduna State. The former minister said:

There comes a time in a woman’s life when she has to decide who to settle with and make a go for him. Laila had once briefly engaged to her childhood sweetheart who took off with one of her close friends. Now approaching 30, she’s been involved with Joseph, a photographer who runs his own studio. “He specialises in society events and sells photographs to most of these society magazines”, explained Laila. “She’d taken so much time and money setting up his business that he didn’t give marriage a thought until he was convinced he could look after a prospective family.

My boyfriend and I have been sexually active for about three months. I enjoy making love to him very much, but intercourse doesn’t give me any pleasure. He can easily bring me to orgasm through oral sex, but I don’t feel any pleasure from regular sex. Sometimes, I can’t even tell if he’s inside of me or not. I feel so bad about it, and we’ve been trying to find some information that might help us, but there isn’t any. Why is this happening? It isn’t like I don’t know how to have an orgasm; I do but nothing works during intercourse. Can you help me?

Joan, Lagos

A couple of years ago at a friend’s house in Surulere area of Lagos, a ritual took place every weekend in one of the apartments. The occupant, a guy, would bring home a lady every Friday or Saturday to spend the night. Most of them never return after one or two visits. This is because you are bound to hear the lady either weeping profusely, shouting abuses and curses at him, or simply pleading and trying to negotiate her release all through the night.

There are indications that reprieve may come the way of the Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal with regards to providing him Police security following his triumph as the All Progressive Congress governorship candidate in Sokoto State. Sources disclosed that the provision of Police security for Tambuwal, is however borne out of the duty by the Police High Command to ensure that all such successful candidates of all the political parties, are given security protection because of their status before and during the 2015 elections.

GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state and his counterpart from Osun state, Governor Rauf Aregbesola, yesterday declared that Nigerians will enforce free and fair election in 2015, saying that the developmental strides of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in its controlled states will sack President Goodluck Jonathan from Aso Rock come 2015.

DISCOMFORTING news for President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election bid broke out from former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s Hilltop Mansion, Abeokuta, yesterday evening, indicating that the outcome of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governors who had gone there to plead for the President’s support was initially played down.

We can authoritatively disclose today that Obasanjo flatly refused to support Jonathan although Obasanjo had publicly said that he only explained to the governors his position on national issues.

Cynthia Morgan is a singer who is surefooted when it comes to her musical abilities. The light-skinned musician who recently released a new single titled Popori , has told Showtime that nobody does her kind of music. “At this point people don’t really compare me with the female artistes because I am on my own lane .They compare me with the male artistes. When you listen to my lyrics, you know I am not like the soft kind of female artiste.

Fast rising Afro pop sensation, Lamboginny known for his humanitarian works in recent times said, in an interview that he doesn’t know who his wife is, adding that if she is a prostitute and she falls in love with him, they would get married. Lamboginny ,whose song was recently made the theme song for COPA Lagos Beach soccer

Despite majoring in Political Science and African American studies in the university, Offiong Bassey still feels she has a strong passion for music. In this interview, the Cross River State born songstress who dropped her debut album last year, talks about her upcoming album as well as her plans to break into the Nigerian entertainment industry among other issues.

Shirley Igwe doesn’t belong to the category of women who have to be padded, made-up and wear different masks to be beautiful. She has beauty bequeathed on her by nature, so much so that, before she left school she was already the beautiful face of Delta Soap. From modelling, she naturally metamorphosed into acting and now the Principal Protocol Officer to Governor of Imo State not to mention her prominence as a blogger.

Nyanya bomb blast suspect Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche sits in the courtroom in Abuja on November 24, 2014. A Nigerian court on November 24 struck out terrorism related charges against Ogwuche, the alleged mastermind of an April 14, 2014 bus station bomb blast in Nyanya, an outskirt of the capital city of Abuja, which was claimed by Boko Haram islamists, that killed 71 people and wounded 124. AFP PHOTO

The Federal Government, yesterday, described the N100million demand by Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche, the alleged mastermind of the April 14 bomb blast that killed over 75 persons and wounded 100 others at a crowded motor park in Nyanya Abuja, as a big joke. Consequently, the government sought an outright dismissal of the fundamental right enforcement proceeding that was initiated before the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court by Ogwuche.

Nigerian business man, Aliko Dangote has emerged as the Forbes Africa Person of the Year 2014. Other finalists of the most coveted award were Thuli Madonsela, South Africa’s Public Protector, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Nigerian author, Arunma Oteh, Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Nigeria and Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank.

Jim Nwobodo's son ,Jim, Ifeanyi Nwobodo Jnr

There was pandemonium yesterday at Amechi, Nkanu-West Local Government Area of Enugu State as the community could not come to terms with former governor of old Anambra State, Senator Jim Nwobodo over where his,son,Jim, Ifeanyi Nwobodo Jnr would be buried. It was a show of shame at Amechi Awkunanaw in Enugu State as the burial ceremony of Dr. Ifeanyichukwu Nwobodo,

Macaulay Olumese Iyayi Jnr. is a British trained technology professional. His 10 years stint as media and technology expert with the Frost & Sullivan, global growth consultancy firm engaged in selling research on new technologies to emerging market globally. In this interview, he speaks on how best to tackle career development among universities graduates and youths generally. Excerpts:What actually is the focus of this partnership? We partner with the Lagos Business School, Lagos State University,

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