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LASG gives owners of illegal structures, street hawkers 14 days to vacate the Island

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THE Lagos State Government, yesterday, issued a 14-day ultimatum to owners of illegal structures, shanties, street hawkers and those who have converted walkways into trading points and food courts in Ikoyi, Victoria Island and the Lagoon Front of Lekki to vacate or face demolition and prosecution. Continue...

Beyonce, Kim Kardashian and Nicki Minaj put their dramatic curves on show as they dominate the MTV VMAs red carpet

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                          All hail the queens of killer curves: Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian and Nicki Minaj. The trio stole the show in their bootylicious looks as they made their entrance at the MTV VMAs on Sunday wearing dramatic figure-hugging dresses. Continue...

Rohr Deposits Eagles Contract with FIFA, German Embassy

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Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has lodged copies of his contract agreement with the International governing body, FIFA and the German Embassy in Abuja, THISDAY understood last night. The 63-year-old coach, a former development officer with German Football Association (DFB), was early this month, offered a two-year deal by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to steer the Super Eagles to the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Continue...

Economy Gone Out of Buhari’s Control, Says Lai Mohammed

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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Saturday lamented that the economic situation in the country has gone completely out of the control of government as the global economic meltdown is having a negative spiral effect on it. He explained that this was so because Nigeria cannot determine the price of crude or gas. Berating critics of the administration as mischief makers, he said President Muhamadu Buhari’s frequent trips abroad, especially to the oil-producing nations, became imperative because of the urgent need to rally support for the stability of the global oil prices and also to attract Foreign Direct Investment FDI into the country. Lai Mohammed, who made these statements while fielding questions from a radio station at the weekend in Abuja, said the fact that the present administration led by Buhari is still managing to drive the economy is a credit on its side.

Nigeria is No. 1 Scrabble Nation in the World, Yet Team Denied French Visas

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                  Nigeria is the English-speaking world’s Scrabble superpower. Africa’s most populous nation is home not only to the global Scrabble champion, but team Nigeria ranks as the world’s top Scrabble playing nation — ahead of the U.S. in second place. Continue...

Beyoncé dedicates Video of the Year VMA to New Orleans

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Beyoncé took home the top prize at Sunday night’s VMAs, winning Video of the Year for “Formation.”The powerful and political visual beat out a trove of heavyweight contenders: Adele’s gorgeous, sepia-toned “ Hello ,” Drake’s meme-spawning “ Hotline Bling ,” Justin Bieber’s dance-driven “ Sorry ,” and Kanye West’s controversially artful “ Famous .” Continue...

Drake says he's been 'in love' with Rihanna since he was 22

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                      Drake ran into some traffic on the way to the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night, but he made it to the ceremony in time to give Rihanna the VMAs Video Vanguard Award. Walking on stage after Rihanna performed for the final time of the night, Drake – dressed in a tuxedo – praised the singer for never changing, and said he had been “in love” with her since he was 22 years old.'She's someone I've been in love with since I was 22 years old, she's one of my best friends in the world. All my adult life I have looked up to her even though she is younger than me. 'She is a living and breathing legend of our Industry... Continue....