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Lagos House Speaker Adeyemi Ikuforiji By Saharareporters ,         Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, who is currently being tried on serious corruption charges at the hands of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is billed in New York today to receive an award from the World Federation of UNESCO Clubs, Centers and Associations (WFUCA). The award event, which listed Mr. Ikuforiji as the retired Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, also features the Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, as another recipient, among others. But the event was held last month, March 2014, according to the organizers. At its gala and award night, Mr. Ikuforiji received the "Builder of the Universe” award - Entrepreneur category” The website of WFUCA states that the award ceremony took place between March 7 and 12.  However, an undated document obtained by Saharareporters approving funds for members of the ...

Music star Mr.Flavour has released the video of his singles Black is Beautiful off his album the video is directed by Trademark Pictures and shows Flavour taking pictures of posing black woman from different walks of life. See the video below.

Jim Iyke and mum Nollywood actor Jim Iyke's mother passed away on Tuesday evening after she was rushed to the hospital for her illness check up "Stroke".  His Mum had been ill for a while, Jim Iyke who began his acting career in 2001  is one of the highest paid actors in the Nigerian movie industry today and has appeared in over 150 films  so far. May her soul rest in perfect peace!.    

A suspected cross-border gun runner, Abdulazeez Amao, 47, has allegedly confessed to the police how he supplies guns and ammunition to armed robbers. Amao was arrested in his house at Ayegun Adasun in Ibadan, Oyo State, western Nigeria, after he was implicated by a suspected armed robber, Olatunbosun Olatunji, 48, who alleged that Amao supplies him guns for operations. Items recovered in Amao’s house include 10 AK47 rifles and 19 magazines all loaded with 30 rounds of ammunition. The two suspects were paraded on Tuesday by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Umar Manko at the command headquarters in Ikeja, Lagos. While making his confession, Amao denied that he was involved in armed robbery, admitting that he was only a businessman that deals in arms which he buys from his customer known as Zakari Watara in Burkina Faso. He revealed that their network cuts across three countries- Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic, while Nigeria is the destination for the weapon...

Award Nite Members of the Yoruba film industry gathered at the Ibadan Civic Centre in Agodi for the third edition of the annual Yoruba Movies Academy Awards (YMAA) on Sunday. The YMAA is annually put together to celebrate all the success stories of the Yoruba movie industry.Actor Odunlade Adekola beat Actors Muyiwa Ademola, Femi Adebayo and Yomi Fash Lanso, carting away the best Actor award while Fathia Balogun won the best Actress award as against star Actresses Funke Akindele, Iyabo Ojo and Ayo Adesanyo. See the full list below.

50 Cent 50 Cent has hit out at Puff Daddy, claiming he is the "destination for anybody going nowhere", but praised pals Eminem and Jay Z. 50 Cent thinks Puff Daddy is the "destination for anybody going nowhere". The 38-year-old rapper has slammed the star, who recently changed his name back from P. Diddy, and admitted he doesn't understand why any artist would want to collaborate with him. 50 told radio station Power 105.1: "Puffy might be the destination for anybody going nowhere. Nobody surviving." He also talked about his disapproval of rappers wearing tight clothing and hinted he didn't like Kanye West's fashion sense, after he wore a leather kilt last year at a Hurricane Sandy benefit gig. 50 explained: "I ain't with it. I asked it on a mix tape. N***as wear skinny jeans. I can't fit in. "If you Google, 'rapper in a dress', do you know how many will pop? Young Thug is the one that actually said, ...