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    Sunday, 28 January 2018

    YAWA.........Man kills 5 days old son due to insufficient funds for naming ceremony

    January 28, 2018 0
    YAWA.........Man kills 5 days old son due to insufficient funds for naming ceremony

    The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested one Habibu Bala for the alleged murder of his five-day-old son.

    The suspect who is of Ningi Local Government Area of the state is alleged to have killed his sonusing insecticide because he could not afford to organise naming ceremony for him.
    Daily Post reports that the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the state, Kamal Abubakar, made the disclosure while briefing journalists on the successful operations carried out within the week.Man poisons son over funds for naming ceremony
    On January 21, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Abubakar, said that the suspect’s brother, one Musa Bala, reported the case at the Ningi Police Station.
    He revealed that on the same date at about 2:30 p.m., his younger brother poisoned his newborn son by feeding him insecticide.
    “As a result, the baby became unconscious and was later taken to Ningi General Hospital, where a medical doctor certified him dead.” 
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    Friday, 26 January 2018

    Adekunle Gold has a word for those shaming Dorcas Shola Fapson

    January 26, 2018 0
    Adekunle Gold has a word for those shaming Dorcas Shola Fapson

    Adekunle Gold has taken a stance on those who have been shaming Dorcas Shola-Fapson since revealed her alleged attempted rape by a Taxify driver.

    The music star who said he was surprised at the way people were calling out Shola-Fapson over the sad incident stating that comments like this cause people not to speak out when they are in trouble. Adekunle Gold made this known via his Twitter page on Friday, January 26, 2018.
    "When someone narrates their ordeal these days, they get bashed and judged and you wonder why people don’t speak up when they are in trouble? I am reading comments on a blog; people abusing Dorcas for making the story up, other animals saying she’s proly dressed indecently. SMH," he tweeted.

    The alleged attack

    This is coming barely 24 hours after Dorcas Shola-Fapson had called out a Taxify driver, Henry Nnaemeka for allegedly trying to rape her.
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    Adekunle Gold
     (Instagram/AdekunleGold)

    According to the actress, the driver of the cab, reportedly locked her in the car and drove her to a random house and tried to force her out of the car. Luckily for her, she had pepper spray with her which she emptied on his eyes.
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    Taxify's press statement

    In the light of the crisis, Taxify released a press statement where they said they had petitioned the Special Investigation Bureau and the Nigeria Police Force to prosecute the driver.
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    Dorcas Shola Fapson
     (Instagram/DorcasSholaFapson)

    The accused driver's side of the story

    Well, the driver in the eyes of the storm, Henry Nnaemeka has come to defend himself, stating his own side of the story. He said Dorcas Shola Fapson had refused to tell him her destination after he picked her up prompting his refusal to take her further and trying to get her off his car.
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    Tuesday, 18 July 2017

    nigerian-racist or racial

    July 18, 2017 0
    nigerian-racist or racial

    I was recently sent a link to a story written by a Dutch woman who lives in Surulere.

    Written by Femke van Zeijl, the article opened my eyes to how most Nigerians are racists or at least race insensitive. Femke van Zeijl wrote about her experience living in Lagos and how Nigerians yell "oyinbo" at her in public.
    This got me thinking about how we Nigerians use the word 'oyinbo'. Originally a Yoruba term to describe white people, the word itself is as Nigerian as eating rice on Sundays. On the literal level, the oyinbo has no bad meaning but contextually it could come off as racist.
    Marc Rhys in "Isoken" played the role of an "oyinbo" living in Lagosplay
    Marc Rhys in "Isoken" played the role of an "oyinbo" living in Lagos

    The word most times is used to make fun of white people who we see as odd, funny and weak in these parts. It could be deemed as a racial slur these days. You might raise your eyebrows at this claim but picture this, a white policeman yells at an African-American and calls him a "negro" six times before slamming his body on the pavement.
    The word "negro" here is used as a racial slur. This applies to the word oyinbo too. Nine out of 10 times it is used to mock white people here who we think we are physically superior to. It doesn't just stop with this word.
    Oyinbo is not the only word that grates my ears these days. We have different terms. The most annoying term has to be half-caste. This term is what Nigerians use to describe a person who has a bi-racial background. For example, media personality Eku Edewor is bi-racial because her father is British while her mum is Nigerian. In these parts, we call people like Edewor half-caste.
    Eku Edewor for Bold magazineplay
    Eku Edewor for Bold magazine
     (Bold magazine)

    The problem with the term half-caste is that it is insensitive and derogatory in some parts of the world. No one is half of anything because he or she has a bi-racial background. The same goes with mulatto which some of us use to describe bi-racial people. Mulatto originates from the world mula (mule) used for the offspring of a donkey or horse.
    Other racially insensitive words that we Nigerians love to throw around are chinko and akata. Chinko is meant to describe anyone from Asia while akata is for African-Americans.
    Jackie ChanplayIn Nigeria, Jackie Chan would be referred to as chinko (Hype)

    While both have innocent origins the words have morphed into mostly derogatory words. These words are outdated, politically incorrect and racially insensitive.
    There was a time when the word coloured was acceptable but today it is not. The world is moving towards a racially sensitive future, Nigerians should follow the trend.
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    Wednesday, 12 July 2017

    Etisalat Nigeria to get new name, as parent company ends management agreement

    July 12, 2017 0
    Etisalat Nigeria to get new name, as parent company ends management agreement

    United Arab Emirate-based Telecom company, Etisalat International has announced the termination of its management agreement with its Nigeria arm, Etisalat Nigeria.

    This sign was given by the CEO of Etisalat International, Hatem Dowidar during an interview with the Reuters this morning.
    The Etisalat chief noted that all shareholders of Etisalat International and Mubadala Development company have pulled out of the company, and not part of the recently constituted board.
    "There is a new board and we are not part of that company. We have sent our termination letter for the management agreement," he told Reuters.
    Dowidar said parent Etisalat had written down the value of the Nigerian business on its books and that transferring its 45 percent stake to the lenders after loan renegotiation talks collapsed had no impact on the group.
    He also informed that the company has begun a three-week brand name phasing period, which would finally mark the exit of Etisalat from Nigeria.
    "The brand agreement in either of these two scenarios won't be a long-term thing, so we take out the brand; in the long term Etisalat won't be in Nigeria."
    It would be recalled that the Teleco company had challenges converting its $1.2 billion debts to local Nigerian currency. A move the lender banks refused stating that they would accept the loan repayment in its given currency.
    Though, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have taken moves to save the company from been taking under receivership by constituting another board and management team for the company.
    It is hoped that the company would be restored to stability, where scouting for potential buyers. This fact was also disclosed by Dowidar.
    Etisalat Group, Dubai"(Nigerian) lenders may try to continue to operate the company until they find a buyer (or) they may merge the company with the existing players in Nigeria, he said, adding that it was tough to say what lenders would do,” he confirmed during this interview.
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    Onome Aberare>Rapper goes sensual in new photos

    July 12, 2017 0
    Onome Aberare>Rapper goes sensual in new photos
    The Nigerian rapper shows off major skin in bold looks for the photoshoot revving up the images in fierce looks.
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    She chose an embellished bralet paired with sash with double slit details working her bronzey hair in a knot updo as she piles on bold accessories. In another set, the fast rising rapper chose a slinky black dress paired with cream stole as shrug wearing hair in a knot updo complete with soft glowing makeup look.
    She went cool urban in a sheer sports vest over skinny denim paired with high top boots layering on accessories as to push the look super cool while showing off the different looks.
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    Check out her styles in the gallery.
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    Friday, 2 June 2017

    relationship talk

    June 02, 2017 0
    relationship talk

    It is indisputable; marriages deserve 100% ofyour effort and absolute commitment.You are supposed to be all in or far awayfrom it - such is the ideal standard ofmarriages. The privileges your partner getsfrom you is total... you belong to each otherbody, spirit and soul now, right?So there shouldn't be a limit to the thingsyou can do for him, the extent you can go forhim... and he should be able to do the samefor you.But before a marriage comes a relationshipwhich is more like a preparatory class for thereal deal.ALSO READ: 5 mistakes young couples makewith social media »So how dedicated to that relationship shouldyou be, and how much benefits should yourboyfriend enjoy from that relationship eventhough there is a chance that he could endup as your husband?Should he even be entitled to any of thesebenefits at all; and if he is, where do youdraw the line on them?Eniola Abumere digs into this matter andgives his opinion in the video below:
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    Thursday, 25 May 2017

    Jean-Michel Basquiat Artist's painting sells for over ₦34 billion, setting World record of highest paid price for fine art

    May 25, 2017 0
    Jean-Michel Basquiat Artist's painting sells for over ₦34 billion, setting World record of highest paid price for fine art
    A Japanese billionaire has just bought a Jean-
    Michel Basquiat painting at the Sotheby’s
    auction of contemporary art for $110.5 million
    (₦34.7billion), the highest price ever paid at
    auction for a work by an American artist.
    The painting, titled "Untitled" was unknown
    before it was unveiled at Sotheby’s weeks
    ago. The auction house said it remained in
    the same private collection since it was
    bought at auction in 1984 for $19,000.
    Sotheby’s said the sale of “Untitled” was an
    auction record for the artist. It also set a
    record price for an American artist at auction.
    The painting’s graffiti-like typography depicts
    a face in the shape of a skull.
    The Japanese buyer, e-commerce tycoon
    Yusaku Maezawa , said he plans to loan the
    painting out around the world before making
    it the centrepiece of his museum in his
    hometown of Chiba.
    "I hope it brings as much joy to others as it
    does to me, and that this masterpiece by the
    21-year-old Basquiat inspires our future
    generations," he said in a statement.
    The sale of the picture at Sotheby's in New
    York puts it in an elite club: only 10 other
    works have sold for more than $100 million.
    Painted by Basquiat in 1982, "Untitled" has
    now fetched the sixth highest price ever for a
    work of fine art. The Sotheby's catalogue
    describes it as a "raw, uncensored, and
    fiercely magnificent."
    Raised in Brooklyn, Basquiat was a maverick
    of the New York art scene in the 1980s. Of
    Puerto Rican and Haitian descent, he initially
    gained attention for his graffiti before
    eventually becoming one of the most
    celebrated artists of the time.
    Basquiat died of a drug overdose in 1988 at
    age 27.
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