Luise Rainer, a German-born Hollywood actress and a two-time best actress winner of the Academy Award also known as the Oscars, died on Tuesday in London, aged 104. She was the first female actress to win the Oscar award for best actress two years in a roll. She won the first in 1936 for her…
AirAsia: Indonesia Chief Confirms Retrieval Of Three Bodies
Bambang Soelistyo, Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency Chief has confirmed that the debris found by the agency, belonged to the Air Asia plane that crashed in the Java sea and that only three bodies have so far been retrieved. “Today we evacuated three bodies and they are now in the warship Bung Tomo”, he…
2015: Nigerians Squabble Over Buhari, Jonathan On Social Media
As the nation prepares for the 2015 general elections, many Nigerians especially the youths, have been using the social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and blogs to drum-up support for their preferred presidential candidate. Few weeks to the election, supporters of former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, the flag bearer of the All…
Faces and Stars at AFRIMA 2014
The Grand Ballroom of the Oriental Hotels, Lagos, shone brightly on the night of Saturday, December 27. The brightness did not necessarily come from the beautiful light bulbs that elegantly adorned the hall. No, far from it, the brightness came from the array of stars that had gathered in the hall for the 2014 All…
Ebola: First case confirmed in Scotland
Scottish authorities have revealed that a health care worker who just returned from Sierra Leone has been diagnosed with Ebola and is being treated in a Glasgow hospital. Nicola Sturgeon, Scottish First Minister called it the first case of Ebola ever diagnosed inside the United Kingdom. The patient flew to Glasgow via Casablanca and London’s…
Nigeria Will Be Better In Five Years – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday said his administration is doing a lot to reposition the country. While admitting that results of such efforts might not be immediate, Jonathan said if Nigeria continues to progress as it is currently doing under his administration, the country would become a better place in the next five years. Jonathan…
Olamide holds first Concert in Lagos
Olamide Adedeji, a rap artist popularly called Baddo, will hold his first ever concert live in Lagos at the Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotel & Suites today. Two companies; Right Entertainment, a record label and events management company founded in 2010 and Achievas Entertainment, a fast growing entertainment company with its core interests in music and sports…
Davido wins AFRIMA Best Male Artist 2014
Just at the end of 2014, Davido has won again the best male Artist in West Africa, beating 2face Idibia, Darey, Sakordie, DJ Arafat and Flavor. He won the award at the AFRIMA, All Africa Music Awards, held on Saturday at the Grand Ballroom, Oriental hotels, Lagos. The award was hosted by Madinga Sona Maria,…
Jonathan visits Babangida
As part of moves to galvanise the support of some influential Nigerians for his re-election in 2015, President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday paid a visit to Ibrahim Babangida, former Head of State in Minna, Niger State capital. The duo met behind closed-door at Babangida’s hiltop mansion in Minna. Whereas there were rumours that the President…
NSCDC Deploys 55,000 Men, Sniffer Dogs for Yuletide Security
As part of efforts to ensure adequate security during the Christmas and New Year celebrations, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, on Monday, announced that it has deployed no fewer than 55,000 personnel nationwide. In addition to this the corps says it has also deployed about 15,500 specially-trained sniffer dogs, especially to places…
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