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A development expert, Ayo Aluko-Oluokun, has adviced Nigerians to vote out of office politicians that do not fulfill their campaign promises. The call was made by Aluko-Oluokun during the public presentation of community development charters for Iyagbe, Abule Ado and Itu Agan communities of Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area, Lagos by the International Press Centre (IPC) in conjunction with UKAID/DFID and ACTIONAID under the project, Strengthening Citizens Engagement In Electoral Process (SCEEP). The presentation held at the Amuwo Odofin LG Hall on Thursday, September 29 th , 2016, and Aluko-Oluokun, the keynote speaker, spoke based on his keynote address titled Grassroots Development And How Citizens Can Engage With Government On Achieving Their Development Aspirations. According to him, Nigerians should keep engaging elected public officials on their campaign promises and should vote out whichever of them refuses to keep his or her promises. He also adviced the thre...

L-R: Timileyin Edwin, founder, Crimson Bow NG; Folasade Anah Shikaiye, Chairman; and Abimbola Edwin, also of CB, during the outreach The Crimson Bow NG, a non-governmental organisation dedicated to advocating on sickle cell issues, has held the Phase 1 of its Project Keep A Warrior Warm medical outreach aimed at educating the underprivileged on sickle cell prevention and management. The Phase 1, which is for the Agege region of Lagos, held at the IHERA Housing Estate football field, Pen Cinema, Agege, Lagos and had a turnout of 230 people out of which about 150 were children that were given sweaters and drugs to help them fare better in this current cold weather period. Speaking at the occasion, CB’s founder, Timileyin Edwin, said she was pleased at the turnout and that they were able to attract so many children through sensitisation in churches, mosques, holding a walk and distributing fliers. She added that CB will hold the medical outreach all over Lagos and that ...

Akinwunmi Ambode, Lagos State Governor The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has described Lagos State government’s establishment of special courts to prosecute individuals it ascribed to as illegal water service providers as a cover for promoting water privatization. ERA/FoEN’s position is coming on the heels of media reports which indicated that Dr. Babatunde Adejare, Lagos’ Commissioner for Environment, announced the introduction of the courts at a two-day retreat organised for officials of the water sector which had as theme: Towards Achieving A Safe And Sustainable Water Sector In Lagos State. Adejare who was represented by Babatunde Hunpe, Special Adviser to the Governor on the Environment, dismissed reports that the state planned to privatize water but surprisingly added that a ‘public-private partnership’ is necessary. He also said the state government is not pleased with giving bailouts to the Lagos State Water Corporation (L...

A conniving aother-in-law, a jealous ex-girlfriend, and a best man missing in action are just samples of some of the hilarious characters over 1400 attendees met at the soldout world premiere of Kemi Adetiba’s The Wedding Party at the Toronto International Film Festival. Set in Lagos, Nigeria, The Wedding Party is the story of Dunni Coker (Adesua Etomi), a 24-year-old art gallery owner and only daughter of her parents about to marry the love of her life, IT entrepreneur Dozie (Banky W). They took a vow of chastity and are looking forward to a ground-breaking first night together as a married couple. Peppered with Nigerian jokes and classic double entendres that had the audience in stitches, The Elfike Film Collective’s The Wedding Party opened the Spotlight City to City programme at the Toronto International Film Festival with a star-studded, soldout premiere that brought Africa’s best known names including Richard Mofe-Damijo, Sola Sobowale, Alibaba, Iretiola Doyle, Bank...

Acclaimed gospel music minister, Samsoft, has encouraged the youths by ministering to them at a one-day youth summit organized by the Samsoft Music Ministry in conjunction with the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria Round-About Unit Youth Wing. The summit held Saturday, September 3rd at Favour Assembly along Effurum Sapele Road, Warri, Delta State, and speaking about it, Samsoft said the summit is in line with his vision of giving back to the state that was a blessing to him by supporting its young men and women of a bright future by standing as a mentor and positive role model to them. Speaking during the summit, he spoke on vision and purpose of existence and encouraged and educated the young people on how to achieve good success by focusing and investing in their vision to say no violence and yes to vision success. And in appreciation, he was given an award of honour as the patron of PFN Round-About Unit Youth Wing.

Bassey The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) founded by Nnimmo Bassey has criticized the Nigerian government’s cooperation agreement with Russia’s ROSATOM to build four nuclear power plants in the country despite the inherent dangers they portend and at a time most civilized nations are exploring safe renewables.

Alexx Ekubo is one of the hot entertainment bachelors that would be a catch for any girl out there. He however has words of warning for girls who are hopeful of him walking them down the aisle. According to him, such girls “must love our Lord Jesus Christ with all sincerity, in deeds and in purpose; must tolerate the fact he’s filled with simple complexities and complex simplicities.” Going on, he added that “I'm not here to pay for your ex's mistake. I was not there when you both were ‘doing’ so please don't punish me. I'm a huge kisser. Key word: HUGE. Please forgive me for all I'll say when I'm hungry. I love food. I really do. “I love play. I don't take myself too serious. You shouldn't too. Nobody cares. There are more important things going on in the world. Hope you love to travel, because I’m Ajala the Traveler. Please be beauty with brains, I take God beg you, because beauty fades, but an intelligent wife is forever. “Please, please, pl...

Tonto Dike is one actress that puts her whole heart into whatever she’s doing, and her latest project is definitely her son, King. Most of her posts now are about him or related to him and on the occasion of his fifth month on earth, she posted a message in which she didn’t hold back as usual. “My son, I speak greatness into you. I speak power into you. You shall grow up to be what God says you will be. You shall grow up to love and worship God. Just like your name, King, you shall rule. You will call ten people and millions shall answer. You shall never lack or know sorrow. You shall be brilliant, intelligent. “No weapon formed against you shall prosper. Every tongue that rises against you shall be condemned. You shall find favour with God, man, angels and animals. Your hands are blessed of the Lord. You shall touch clay and it shall be gold. Where others go and meet a closed door, you shall go and doors shall open for you. “My son, God has set your feet upon rocks that you shall not...

On The Real, a television series, has arrived in a new dimension by operating a unique format of combining pseudo reality-cum-drama and also incorporates running commentary by all cast members. It follows the lives of five young Nigerian reality TV stars brought together by an obnoxious TV executive and they have to balance their new fame with their regular lives as well as maintain their star status. Written by Tamara Aihie, directed by Tosin Coker, Inidinma Okojie, Funto Angel Johnson, David Jones, Akah Nnani and Nancy Isime are some of the cast.

Award-winning TV entertainment programme, Hitlist N Cruzin, which airs on AIT Network, TVC and other stations around the country has added another feather to its cap by bagging more airtime on AIT Network. While it already had 9pm Tuesdays as its usual broadcast time on AIT, it now airs 10.30pm on Saturdays as well. Speaking about the development, HNC’s presenter-producer, Mursty Adinoyi, said: “Good things come at the right time, and our additional airtime on AIT Network is definitely a very, very good thing. And being that we also won our first major award this year as the best entertainment programme on TV at the Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards, we’ll just keep working harder so that those good things will keep coming to us.”