A 22-year-old man, Eji Emmanuel, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for the alleged murder of a 39-year-old trader, Sylvanus Okoye. According to the police, the suspect stabbed the deceased to death at his home on Ezemegbu Drive, Okota in August. The suspect, however, explained that he killed the deceased in self-defence. He alleged that on the day of the incident, Okoye had attempted to rape him.
President Goodluck Jonathan and members of ASUU According to a faction of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in the University of Lagos (UNILAG), the academic body plans to continue the ongoing strike till next year. The faction reportedly said yesterday that ASUU had no plans to end the strike before January 2014. The group, however went on to say that the plans of ASUU must not succeed as the four-month-old industrial action must be brought to an end this week. The Tribune reports:
Actress Tonto Dikeh is certainly not taking things kindly with what she considers "fake news". She took a swipe at blogger Linda Ikeji after Linda posted a Facebook comment on her blog that was reportedly from Dikeh. Tonto Dikeh has now revealed that the Facebook account is fake. She also lashes out at the blogger..See her posts to Linda below:
Some ladies are crazy tho..MI's reply was dope"Like that was an actual tweet" lol.. I know some other celebs who would have fired back..but Gentlemen don't do that..
Shola Ameobi scored one goal and set up another as Nigeria held Italy to a surprise 2-2 draw on Monday. Stephen Keshi's men headed into the game having clinched their place at next year's World Cup with a play-off win over Ethiopia on Saturday. And the African nation carried that momentum into the friendly clash at Craven Cottage, producing a determined performance against the four-time World Cup winners. Italy were on top for much of the encounter and took the lead early on thanks to Giuseppe Rossi.
Five gunmen, suspected to be ritualists on Sunday invaded the government hospital in Ado-Ekiti, demanding for new born babies. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the gunmen who were said to be numbering about five, arrived at the hospital at about 1:00 a.m. demanding for a day old babies, and beating up staff who could not give satisfactory answer. A senior health officer, who pleaded anonymity, said that the armed men invaded the hospital located along Irona area at about 1:00 a.m. and suddenly began molesting medical officials on night duty.
Activities at night clubs and bars in some parts of Lagos State have positive and negative influences. Lagos does not lag behind when it comes to grandiose shows. Some people would even prefer to drum home this fact by using the slogan, ‘Eko for show’, a catchphrase for Lagos’ high-flying status.
So Jude Okoye ,elder brother to Peter & Paul Okoye shared an instagram photo with the caption " StarBoy @wizkidayo #mavinStudios" Fans bombarded him with questions ,querying his decision to be in the studio while his brother was getting married..While he was with Donjazzy, Dr Sid and others earlier, Donjazzy left the studio and was at the wedding but looking through the photos today, you would notice he was absent and so was Wizkid.
Dr. Chris Ngige proved to be the cat with many lives when as governor of the state between 2003 and 2006 he fought within the PDP against the establishment as dictated by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. As governor, Ngige was humiliated and hounded out of the PDP, but there was no other party that took him in and he remained like a political orphan until he was finally removed from office by the courts in March 2006. Though Ngige came into the contest with the perception of a strong presence on the ground, he was, however, to be underemined by serious factors, some of his making and some external to him.
The year 2013 marks the 20th year of MultiChoice in Nigeria. The event which took place yesterday at the Eko Convention Center, Victoria Island Lagos, had Nollywood stars Jide Kosoko, Kate Henshaw and Funke Akindele in attendance. See more photos inside...
Will bring official wedding photos later cos my photog is at the wedding but for now let's enjoy instagram pics from those who attended. What a diva bride! Lola Omotayo wore 3 different outfits at her wedding. I heard Aliko Dangote is at the wedding. See more photos after the cut...
Uche Jombo Rodriguez has been awarded the Best Actress at the just concluded African International Film Festival that took place in Tinapa, Calabar, Nigeria. The elated Lies Men Tell star couldn’t contain her joy as the reward was enough reason for returning home after her vacation in the United States of America with hubby. I also gathered that the actress would be getting a monetary reward for her role in the flick, Lies Men Tell, which won her the award for the night. See another photo inside...