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In his interview with ThisDay newspaper published last Sunday February 22nd, President Jonathan accused former CBN Governor Charles Soludo of being political with his claims that N30 trillion had gone missing under the watch of the Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. What President Jonathan said about Soludo's claims below and Soludo's response after the cut... "So you’ll see that there is a lot of politicking about some of the serious issues. Not too long ago I read in one of the papers, I think Vanguard, that former chief economic adviser to President Obasanjo who also went to become a CBN governor… Soludo is a professor and first class material. Yes, making a first class in economics, he is a brilliant person. His secondary school records are fantastic. So by all standards he is a brilliant person. So the Vanguard wrote that he accused Ngozi; that N30 trillion was stolen under the watch of Ngozi in four years. Ngozi became a finance minister, le...

Lioness Oyinbo is a blogger, journalist, fiction writer and singer whose blind from birth due to a detached optic nerve, she uses her blog to talk about various issues related to blindness and some other aspects of her life and whatever she feel like discussing with her audience. Lynn is a Norwegian but find her way into Nigerian music industry because of her love for Afrobeat, she recently duet Nigerian born singer Lace on ‘Let Go Party’ which has been enjoying massive listening across the music channel. The beautiful white afrobeat singer; is widely known as Lioness Oyinbo in the Nigeria music scene said that the Pop singer Oristefemi was the genesis of her stage name; according to her ‘My name is Lynn and I got the Lioness from my hair, golden colour and curly like a lioness. I don't know exactly how but somehow, few of my friends call me lioness in London, but for the oyinbo part, that was Oritsefemi when we did a recording session, he was to do the introduction and he was mes...

The Gidi Culture Festival is back and better than ever. Festival organisers, Eclipse Live Africa, announce the first lineup of artists, hosts and DJs for the event, which will be taking place on Saturday, April 4th, 2015 at Eko Atlantic, Lagos, Nigeria. Camera, Lights, Action! This year, the GCFest stage will be lit up with the biggest acts from across the continent. The Gidi Culture Festival’s first line up includes; Mr. Incredible himself, M.I., SDC, Waje, Yemi Alade, Falz, Ghana’s EL, Kenya’s Victoria Kimani, Rwanda’s Urban Boyz (Rwandair ambassadors) and the Congo’s Awilo who will entertain festivalgoers killer music on the main stage. Temi Dollface, Ebisan and Kenya’s Sauti Sol will be lighting up the live stage. DJ Neptune, DJ Lambo and South Africa’s DJ Gino Brown will bring the beats while hosts N6 and Taymi B joined by UK Comedian Eddie Kadi, keep the show moving along smoothly. This is just the beginning, as the GCFest’s second lineup of hosts, DJ’S and artists will be announ...

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A US missionary worker has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Kogi state. According to the spokesperson of the Kogi state Police command, Mr Sola Colins, the kidnapped woman who's an American citizen was kidnapped inside her school premises at about 10am yesterday February 23rd. "She was whisked away at around 10:00 am (0900 GMT) Monday. The kidnappers were "unknown gunmen...(who) came into the school premises shooting sporadically to scare away people before taking (the hostage) away into the bush" he said.

It's real for some people. Very real...:-)

The Footballer showed off his Shoki skills as he danced to Kiss Daniels hit song, Woju, at his home before the Champions League Game today. He really danced well. See more photos after the cut...

Is she even old enough to own a home, let alone live by herself?  TMZ reports exclusively below... Sources tell TMZ, Kylie has inked a deal to buy this 4,900 square foot house in The Oaks, an exclusive gated community in Calabasas. The house - which is a block from Kourtney and Khloe -- has a sick home theater, a pool, 5 bedrooms, an awesome kitchen, and on and on. Kylie has made a lot of money on KUWTK. To give you an idea, we're told Scott Disick banks $4 million a season, so she's got the cash. We're told Kris Jenner is "helping her" with the purchase, but we're told it's Kylie loot." See the pics after the cut...

The number of people who died after a male suicide bomber attacked Tashar Dan-Borno motorpark in Potiskum, Yobe state this morning has been put at 22 while as many as 200 others sustained serious injuries. After the cut are some graphic photos from the scene of the Kano blast today...

One of Britain's most flamboyant businesswomen and Ultimo bra tycoon Michelle Mone wrote in her book 'My Fight to the Top' about how her marriage became a battle more bitter than any she'd faced in a  boardroom, how she exposed his affair, and plotted her revenge. Very interesting. Read below....  As a kid growing up in one of the most working class parts of Glasgow, I vowed that one day I’d have a house like the ones I saw on my favourite TV programme, Dynasty. Sure enough, the six-bedroom mansion which my husband Michael and I bought in 2008 had a sweeping staircase, just like the one featured in the home of the fabulously wealthy Carrington family. There was also a huge walk-in wardrobe containing 100 pairs of Louboutin shoes and racks of dresses costing £4,000 a pop. Downstairs we had a bar, a cinema with reclining leather chairs and even a nightclub out the back, not to mention five flashy cars on the driveway including Michael’s £100,000 Porsche. To...