Nigeria at risk of Ebola Virus - FG

The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, has said that Nigeria is now at risk of contacting the deadly Ebola virus which has been spreading across neighboring West African countries in recent times. The virus which first broke out in Guinea in January this year, is said to have no vaccine at the moment and has killed a total of 87 people with 137 cases reported since the outbreak.

Ghana only recently reported a case of Ebola Virus Disease. Continue...

Security officials prevent jobless graduate from committing suicide

Sunday Omotayo, an unemployed graduate of Mechanical Engineering from Ekiti State University attempted to kill himself yesterday in Akwa Ibom Staate due to frustration, Punch Reports.

Boko Haram bomb police station, bank, court in Jigawa state

Boko Haram members yesterday April 9th bombed a police station, a bank and a Sharia Court in Gwaram Sabuwa, Gwaram LGA of Jigawa State killing at least 4 policemen, one civilian, with quite a number of others sustaining various degrees of injury.

Hilarious Photos-Toke Makinwa,Ebuka ,Noble Igwe, watch Kcee Limpopo

This was at the Juice season 2 launch..Apparently, Kcee was teaching them how to limpopo.. Lmaooo the expressions are priceless..
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Checkout Tchidi Chikere & Nuella Njubigbo's official wedding photos

Tchidi shared official photos from his traditional wedding with Nuella which he tagged "The Quintessential Collection"...They look so inlove

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Wizkid fires back at fan on twitter over comment...

A fan tweeted that 'all Wizkid has done this year is take instagram pictures'. The comment made the entertainer feel some type of way and he fired back at the fan, saying 'he's probably made more money than the fan has ever made in life!' Ouch!

Within a few minutes, Wizkid & the fan @Mr_Feye were trending on Twitter. See some more tweets after the cut...

13 Kinds Of Women You Should NEVER, Ever Date

Control freak: This woman is dominant and wants to show that she’s the supreme being. From choosing a place to eat and movies to choosing who you should hangout with, she takes a call. Sometimes you wonder if you exist at all.

BREAKING: Sanusi floors Nigerian govt; court awards him N50million damages

A Federal High Court in Lagos has restrained the Nigeria Police and the Department of State Services from arresting or harrassing the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido.

The court also ordered the DSS to release Mr. Sanusi’s passport to him immediately while also awarding the embattled CBN boss N50 million in exemplary damages.

Mr. Sanusi’s passport was seized on February 20, as he arrived the Lagos international airport, hours after he was suspended as CBN Governor by President Goodluck Jonathan.

He was briefly detained as well.

UPDATE: Japheth Omojuwa back in police station to make statement over #NISExamProtest [SEE TWEETS]

So Japheth Omojuwa, Uche Briggs and Azeernah Mohammed, star political bloggers and rights activists are now free.

[READ: DEVELOPING: Prominent political bloggers Japheth Omojuwa, Uche Briggs, others arrested in Abuja over #NISExam protest]

[READ: #NISexamprotest: The full debrief and the release of Omojuwa, Azeenarh and other protesters]

We can report now that within the last ten minutes, Omojuwa and Mohammed are back at a police station in Abuja to make a routine statement according to Omojuwa’s twitter feed. Here are some of his tweets from the last few hours.

SAD! Nollwood Actor Jim Iyke Loses Mother To Illness [Photos] -

Jim Iyke lost his mother, Mrs Esomugha on 1st of April, 2014.

According to reports:

Mrs Esomugha is said to have been sick for a while and even visited India for treatment before finally passing away.

- See more at: http://akpraise.com/2014/04/03/sad-nollwood-actor-jim-iyke-loses-mother-to-illness-photos/#sthash.zfiHVE4O.dpuf

National Conference: Delegates advocate death penalty for corrupt public officers

Public officials found guilty of corruption should be hanged to death, some delegates at the ongoing national conference have proposed.

In his speech, a retired general in the Nigerian Army, Geoffery Ejiga, lamented that the country was deteriorating and urged his colleagues to rise up and salvage the situation.

He recalled that at the 2005 National Political Reform Conference, he suggested capital punishment for corrupt officials but his views were unpopular as he was said to be speaking as a military man.

Keyshia Cole & Asa confirmed for Calabar Jazz Festival this Easter

Organisers of the Calabar International Jazz Festival have announced today that Grammy-nominated R&B singer Keyshia Cole and the multi-talented songstress Asa have joined the already star-studded lineup scheduled for 18-21 April 2014. Continue...

Cole is well-known in Nigeria for her hits 'I Should Have Cheated' and 'Heaven Sent', and her two BET reality TV series 'Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is' and 'Keyshia and Daniel: Family First'. Asa returns after a triumphant performance at last year's Festival, where she wowed the crowd, switching effortlessly between vocals, guitar, trumpet and some fancy footwork.

Conoisseurs of smooth jazz, R 'n' B and African dance music can look forward to fabulous performances by Hugh Masekela, Liquideep, Jimmy Dludlu and Micasa Music (South Africa), Timotha Lanae (USA), Gwyn Jay Allen (UK) and local superstars Dare Art Alade, Yinka Davies and Kunle Ayo. Dludlu was invited to return after a spell-binding show in 2013, while living legend Masekela is a frequent visitor who considers Calabar his 'home away from home'. He will anchor a special Peace Concert, a private event hosted by His Excellency, Sen. Liyel Imoke, to highlight the futile and senseless killings around Nigeria.

According to the Governor of Cross River, the invitation-only concert is an important one: "Having endured the horrors of Apartheid, we feel it is fitting to have Hugh Masekela help us to highlight this disturbing new trend in parts of our beloved country, even as we search for solutions. We must never forget the victims."

Calabar Jazz Festival is the backbone of a great Easter weekend break for Nigerians, looking forward to escaping hectic city life in Lagos, Aubuja and Port Harcourt. Calabar beckons with its reputation for being the cleanest, greenest and safest state capital in Nigeria. In addition to the concerts, there will be fun day-time activities and tours for all the family, fabulous VIP after-parties, and, of course, an opportunity to sample some of the local delicacies which have made Calabar famous with food lovers.

While the concerts will light up the night at Calabar's Cultural Centre, with a glittering array of music stars, the venue will play host to an intriguing range of daytime activities. Music Meets Photography brings together some of Nigeria's most promising creative photographers with an audience seemingly addicted to being 'snapped', against a backdrop of live jazz and local music. Art lovers will be able to visit a gallery of beautiful paintings and sculpture, curated by Terra Kulture, in the large and imposing lobby.
The confirmed line-up of artistes for the Calabar International Jazz Festival from 18th - 20th April is as follows:

Friday 18th
· Jimmy Dludlu
· Salvadore Sango'


Saturday 19th
· Asa
· Micasa Music
· Kunle Ayo


Sunday 20th
· Keyshia Cole
· Darey
· Liquideep
· Gwyn Jay Allen


Monday 21st (private event, by invitation only)
· Hugh Masekela
· Yinka Davies

Tickets start from just N15,000 per night and are available at Jumia.com. All-inclusive travel packages to Calabar (flights, hotel, concert tickets, after-parties and ground transfers) are available from Leadway Travel & Tours (07042631730, info@leadwaytours.com). Sponsors include Bouygues Construction, General Electric, NAIRDA, Hennessy and NetConstruct; while media partners include MTV Base, EbonyLife TV, Beat FM and Classic FM.

Update: Japheth Omojuwa, Uche Briggs, others released

Security officials have released popular blogger and youths activist Japheth Omojuwa, Uche Briggs and four others hours after they were arrested in Abuja for leading a protest over the deaths of 17 youths during the nationwide recruitment tests by the Nigeria Immigration Service.

They were released around 8pm tonight, with their phones handed back to them. The police asked them to report back this morning

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar also weighed in on the unlawful arrest...