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I have no case to answer –Stella Damasus

Sequel to wide speculations that Emeka Nzeribe, the erstwhile husband of actress and singer, Stella Damasus, is set to drag her to court, the actress through her publicist, Square Image Associates...

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Why I chose gospel music –Monique

Fast rising artiste, Monique, real name Temitope Lawal, has been doing well since she joined the league of Nigerian gospel musicians in 1996. A graduate of business management from Yaba College of...

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Mixed feelings as Leonard, Oluchi are evicted from Project Fame

It was mixed feelings on Saturday, august 10 on music reality show, Project Fame West Africa. While some contestants in the academy walked the dreaded road of elimination, which is now very synonymous...

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Beverly, Melvin have not disappointed Nigeria –Feza

Tanzania representative in the ongoing Big Brother Africa, Feza Kessy, is a singer and dancer. Her chase for the $200,000 prize money came to an end last Sunday when she was voted out. The eviction,...

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All you need to know about facial treatment

Having a facial treatment is taking care of the skin on the face in a special way. It is usually performed by a licensed aesthetician. It involves a process of cleansing, exfoliating and nourishing the...

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I won’t get married until I understand marriage –Portia Yamahan

Portia Yamahan’s break in Nollywood came in 2006 when she won the Next Movie Star reality show. In this interview with REPOTER, Lukmon Akintola, she speaks about her career and her perception of...

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I started buying expensive clothes and shoes at 13 –Yomi Casuals

Omoniyi Olorunyomi  Makun is the real name of the A-list fashion designer known as Yomi Casuals. In this interview with Lukmon Akintola  and Ifeoma Ononye, he tells the intriguing story of how he...

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My parents disowned me for my activism –Afolabi-Akiyode

Executive Director, Women Advocates, Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC), Abiola Afolabi-Akiyode, is a law graduate from the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ife. She also has a Master’s degree...

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Don’t dissipate your energy in idleness –Gbadamosi

By Nkasiobi Oluikpe/Lagos Many have come to wonder why this economists/financial expert and literary icon, passionately dissipates his time and resources on the visual arts. But not many would...

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Why are in-laws always difficult?

Dear Agatha,   Please how do I handle my in-laws? Why are in-laws always problematic? My in-laws don’t have human feelings for me; were not there when I needed them most in my marriage? Rather than...

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Benue artistes plan “Bennywood”

By Tor Vande-Acka/Makurdi A concept is in the offing where all Benue artistes, film producers, directors and other major players in the state’s film industry would form a parallel movie industry called...

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Media rattles on 2013 Man Booker list

By Yemi Adebisi Acting Head, Literary/Arts The world media has been reacting on the modalities behind the selection of this year’s Man Booker longlist. On July 23, the five-member judging panel,...

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Tuface squares up Femi Kuti in 2 Kings Concert

On SUNDAY, August 25, two of Nigeria’s greatest musicians of this generation, Afrobeat maestro, Femi Kuti and hip hop super star, Tuface Idibia, will square up in a live concert tagged The 2 Kings...

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Rotary’s Optimism to end Polio in Nigeria

It could not have been any bigger blow to Nigeria when the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced that India has finally succeeded in leaving the PAIN group it previously belonged because it has...

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After Ramadan, what next?

By Aramide Oikelome and Rukayat Atanda Lagos Still on the subject of how Muslims should comport themselves after observing the month-long Ramadan fast, which requires abstinence from food and water,...

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Are Lagos hospitals falling under patients’ pressure?

By Yinka Shokunbi Assistant Life Editor Several of the patients wore long faces and many others who had arrived to keep their clinic appointments had become exasperated and could be heard complaining...

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I explore poetry, financial news – Folarin

By Ekaete Usoro Special Correspondent, Lagos Nigerian writer, born and raised in the United States of America (USA), Tope Folarin, won the 2013 Caine Prize for African Writing. Folarin received the...

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Umaru-Sokoto: I encourage women to define success

Full of smiles with a look of contentment  but in total appreciation to the benevolence of Almighty God, whom she said enabled her to erect her 80-unit shopping plaza, Mrs. Maryam Umaru-Sokoto the...

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Branded Fugitives

Author:                      Aire Oboh Reviewer:        Adedayo Odulaja No of pages:               215 Reading Branded Fugitives, a recently-published novel by Aire Oboh, a journalist and writer, does...

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The needless extravagance of wedding ceremonies

Living one’s life to the fullest and living extravagantly are two different things. With the emergence of wedding vendors, wedding hypes, the average cost of a wedding ceremony in Nigeria has become...

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