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South African born comedian and host of 'The Daily Show', Trevor Noah recently met with Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie and he had sweets words to describe the encounter.He shared a photo of them laughing with the caption: 'An honour and such a joy meeting  @chimamanda_adichie. I've learned so much from this amazing woman's work but I never knew we'd have so much fun debating, arguing and laughing.  #WeShouldAllBeFeminists'.

‘Slow Country’ is hands down the best action movie ever in Nollywood and in fact Africa, if you have seen a better one, show us and get 50 thousand naira. It is one movie everyone is talking about now,  and it is  set to hit the cinemas on May 19 contrary to the May 5 date previously announced.   The movie which is the latest movie by Producer and Director Eric Aghimien, is set in Nigeria and follows the story of Kome, a homeless teenage mother, who in a bid to cater and secure a good life for her son Peter sought refuge in the arms of a drug kingpin Tuvi. The kingpin ushers her into the world of prostitution and drug trafficking. However, when faced with a serious dilemma and the sudden return of her ex-boyfriend Osas who desperately wants to win her heart, having abandoned her for 7 years, she gets fed up and attempts to break free. She pleads with her boss to let her quit the underworld but he is not ready to let go of his most trusted cash cow. The a...

The Trump administration has fired its chief usher, Angella Reid, who was the first woman and second African-American to hold the position. White House residence staff were shocked with the news when they arrived at work Friday morning and were told that Reid had been fired. Speaking to reporters on her dismissal, White House deputy press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that Reid 'left on very good terms and we wish her the very best.' 'It’s not uncommon that you might have a transition of staff when a new administration comes in. And it’s simply nothing more than that,' she added. Angella Reid whose job at the White House was to coordinate all activities at the residence, including handling everything from the large staff of butlers, maids, chefs, florists and electricians to fiscal, administrative and personal duties was employed in 2011 by former President Obama. Reid was said to be very close to the Obamas and very strict with the White H...

With a mandate to equip two million Nigerians with #Techskills by 2022 (Read - http://bit.ly/2luervM ), foremost HR firm  EmployMe Nigeria  are lining up two career changing programmes this May at the E-Learning centre in Lagos. 1.       Video Editing workshop:  Social Videos has exploded in popularity thanks to it visual and creative capabilities. Social networks are investing in Video Features. Video content can rank up millions of views thereby putting business, brands in the spotlight for new clients, patronage and reach. Video Virals have far reaching implication than any other stream. In Video and photo this workshop will teach participants on how to (using their devices) shoot, edit, input voice, branding, logos, watermarks, and publish your 60secs-20 mins videos. Participants will learn how to own an online TV channel and get subscribers; sell your videos to blogs, new sites, etc. If you are an aspiring blogger, media perso...

Argentine footballer, Mauro Icardi who plays for Italian side, Inter Milan loves his body art, he's got quite the collection. His latest addition is a massive lion head inking that leaves his chest looking like an artist's canvass. He revealed his new body art took nearly half a year to complete and hinted there could be more to come.

Two years ago Blac Chyna tattooed Future's name on her hand after starring in his Rich Sex video. Now Amber Rose has also featured in Future's new video for the hit single 'Mask-Off...' Looks like Future is the man!

According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) figures in 2012, the top five killers in Africa were HIV/Aids, lower respiratory tract infections, diarrheal diseases, strokes, and Malaria. In my role as founder and president of Yeloto African Children’s Foundation, a non-profit organization named for my own children, I have made raising awareness of the ills and needs of children in Africa a central aspect of the mission of my efforts.   As I have shared before in both public and private arenas.   When I reflect on what I have seen and continue to see day to day during my vacation’s and annual charity sojourn to Nigeria, it generates great sadness in my heart to see how our country’s most valuable resource, its children, are not all provided for in a manner that ensures their optimum development and success.  What I find even more disheartening is reminiscent of a quote by entrepreneur, author, and motivational speaker ZigZiglar...

According to Tolu Ogunesi, a digital communications officer for the Presidency, the forfeiture hearing for the money found in an apartment i Ikoyi held on Friday May 5, 2017 and no one showed up in court to claim the money. Nyesom Wike, the Rivers State government had earlier laid claim to the funds and it was expected that the state government would at least show up in court to claim the money, but no one came forward.

An article written by Reno Omokri. Please read on. That Lai Mohammed has reduced himself from minister for information to minister for explaining why President Muhammadu Buhari does not attend to official duties is now obvious! Instead of busying himself generating ideas for the betterment of Nigeria, he is more concerned with generating excuses for Buhari's failure! Why has Lai done this to himself? Why has he turned himself into the Southern end of a bull?   And when CNN's Richard Quest gave him an opportunity to redeem himself by asking him the leading question 'which country makes the best jollof rice', Lai Mohammed proved how irredeemable he is by saying, and I quote "I want to say Senegal". Really! Senegal. Is Lai Mohammed now the minister of information for Senegal?   And to make matters worse, Lai tried to spin the storm that came after his disappointing response by claiming that he misunderstood Mr. Quest's question. ...