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A Naval officer has reportedly shot and killed a bus conductor this morning at Warehouse Bus Stop, in Oshodi-Apapa area of Lagos. All the eyewitness said that the conductor was killed because he and the bus driver refused to give the Naval team N500. Read the report below:The incident was reported by a Facebook user, who also shared a photo of the victim who has been identified as Lekan.

A Public Affairs Analyst, Mahmood Othman, believes that the National Security Council meeting held in Abuja on Thursday was long overdue, considering the security situation in Nigeria. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise daily on Friday, he said that he did not expect that the leadership of the country would have waited to be put under such pressure before taking drastic steps to address the situation. He, however, noted that one of the issues he had with the resolution was what he saw as a stifling of Freedom of Expression, as he believed that Governor Nyako of Adamawa State’s condemnation was overdone. He shared the view that as a former Chief of Naval Staff, and Governor who is on the ground, Nyako must have cogent justification for what he was saying about the terrorist activities in the Northeast and he expected that those information would be taken seriously rather than being treated as being political. On the use of the word “Genocide” which has been seen as a ...

Dangote was classified in the Titans category, which boasts of eminent world personalities such as the former United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton; Jeff Bezoz, Tony Fadell and Janet Yellen. Those in the Pioneers category are Jason Collins, Natalie Massenet, Mary Jo White and Edward Snowden, among others. Barbara Brown Taylor, Robin Wright, John Green and Kerry Washington were in the Artists category; while Jerry Brown, Okonjo-Iweala, John Kerry and Angela Merkel were listed in the Leaders category. In the Icons category were Pope Francis, Alice Waters, Marina Abramovic, Cristiano Ronaldo and Carl Icahn, among others. The Time 100 is an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world assembled by the American news magazine. First published in 1999 as the result of a debate among American academics, politicians and journalists, the list is now an annual event. [Punch]

This weekend, join Ice-Prince Zamani at the first eviction party of the Nigerian Idol Season IV as he parties hard and hangs out with his fans. That’s not all; the Nigerian Idol Season 4 Judges Dare, Dede and Nneka will also be there to party. To win a free ticket, all you need to do it visit the Etisalat Facebook page at www.facebook.com/etisalatng , answer a question and stand a chance to party all night with your favourite stars The eviction party will hold at Ember Creek, no. 32, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi every Saturday from 26th April to 7th of June 2014. So get ready to take pictures, #instavideos and interact with your favourite stars and Nigerian Idol Season IV Contestants!!!  So who will be leaving Nigerian Idol this weekend? Find out on these channels:

  Is being confirmed that the Nigeria head coach Stephen Keshi is the new face of national team sponsors Peak Milk's media campaign. The 52-year-old can be seen in a new television commercial coaching a young football team and endorsing the brand. His face also beams down on Lagos traffic in key spots around the metropolis where he is seen holding a can of milk with the payoff "It's In You". Keshi is the recent high profile sports figure to headline a Peak Milk campaign following the hugely popular TVC done by Nwankwo Kanu some years ago. It carried some of the most memorable sentences in TVC history: "Papilo, I know say one day you go make us proud" and "I was determined to never give up" which explored Kanu's widely publiscised victory over heart defect in the 1990s. Peak Milk presents a man-of-the-match award at the end of every game played by the Super Eagles worth $5000.

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2face Idibia According to him, in an environment ‘where everyone is busy looking out for their own interests, approving several collective management organizations in Nigeria will simply open the door for people to use the opportunity to feather their own nests at the expense of right owners. Mr. Idibia made the call while presenting a paper titled, Slaying the Collective Rights Monster at the Nigerian Entertainment Conference held recently at Eko Hotel & Suites, Lagos. In the words of 2Face Idibia, “A world class collective management system will not fall on our laps. All stakeholders will need to roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty in a bid to grow, nurture and sustain it. Is this possible? Obviously, yes! We have started the journey and I'm optimistic we shall succeed.” The singer who acknowledged COSON as “the single collecting society recognized by the law of the land”, called on all music industry stakeholders to join hands with COSON and ensure the emer...

Genevieve Nnaji Actress, Genevieve Nnaji who has done hundreds of movies said Half of a Yellow Sun is one of the biggest movies she has done. In an interactive session with journalists she said; “Half of a Yellow Sun is one of the biggest films I have done so far, but definitely not the most challenging role I have played in movies. I have done a lot more challenging roles in Nollywood” Genevieve Nnaji played the role of Miss. Adebayo in the movie. She said it was safer for her because she didn’t have to experience the horrors of the war but hopes that in future if a different story is told about the civil war she will love play to the role of an Igbo woman where she would express what it meant to be an Igbo woman at that era. Half of a Yellow Sun is an adaptation of Chimamanda Adiche’s bestselling and award-winning novel with the same title. The movie was produced with over 10 million Dollars (1.7 Billion Naira) and has a superb cast of stars, starring OSCAR nominee and BAF...

She looks cool on the outfit....... See more pics below.

They tweeted solidarity messages at the same time, Good to see the two brothers back again. Paul Okoye's wife Anita Isama also tweeted...See their tweets below.