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Sope, who landed a coveted role in the Black Panther movie, wears iconic Nigerian designer on the purple carpet Sope Aluko is definitely a name to watch out for. The actress, who landed a highly coveted role in Marvel's Black Panther movie attended the premiere wearing none other than iconic Nigerian designer, Deola Sagoe. The premiere's theme was 'Black Royalty' and what better way to honour it by wearing one of most respected and talented designers. Sope Aluko sure made a head-turning appearance in a gorgeous green and orange ensemble as she attended the world premiere of Black Panther in Los Angeles. ALSO READ: Nigerian designer talks passion for fashion, more on Aljazeera, Elle SA   Sope wore the green custom-made Chantilly lace floor-length dress with an orange peplum detail from leading fashion brand Deola Sagoe . She accessorised with a bracelet from  HStern,  earrings from  Neil Lane , a pair of  Stuart Weitzman  shoes and a ...

A host of actors including Angela Bassett and Lupita Nyong'o stormed the purple carpet for the long-awaited premiere Lupita Nyong'o commanded attention on the purple carpet of the Black Panther premiere in Los Angeles on Monday night. The Oscar-winning actress lead the charge of stylish celebrities at the star-studded premiere. The 34-year-old beauty wore a deep plum-colored, custom-made Altelier Versace gown complete with an ornate jewel caged harness. Her stylist Micaela Erlanger told The Hollywood Reporter : "We found out there was a purple carpet after we had chosen the dress, but it was kind of a perfect reason to go with the gown; I think it’s a new addition to the Lupita rainbow! There’s definitely a nod to her warrior character Nakia here, without being costumey,' she said. 'It’s a really glamorous take on our vision and it’s very fierce, certainly." ALSO READ: Oscar winner stuns on cover of InStyle magazine April issue Her co-star Angela...

Pastor Tunde Bakare tore into President Buhari in a recent interview. In a recent interview with ChannelsTV, Pastor Tunde Bakare of the Latter Rain Assembly held nothing back as he ripped apart President Muhammadu Buhari and the administration he leads. Here are the major talking points from that interview: 1. Fulani herdsmen Bakare says the president has handled the herdsmen crises poorly. “With all the powers at the disposal of the federal government, to allow Nigerians to be killing each other this way is unfortunate”, Bakare says.   "Some of this could be avoided. You are now preaching peaceful coexistence to farmers to fold their hands and watch the people who are coming to take their lands”, he adds derisively. 2. Cattle colonies One way the federal government proposes to deal with the herdmen/farmer clashes is to establish cattle colonies across the States in order to curtail open grazing. Bakare says ‘colony’ as a word is offensive and repugnant. "I’m hea...

The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Sani Kukasheka, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Maiduguri. Kukasheka said that the army had begun construction of access road to open the forest... The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it had embarked on road construction project in Sambisa Forest as part of ongoing clearance operation to dislodge remnants of Boko Haram insurgents. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Sani Kukasheka, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Maiduguri. Kukasheka said that the army had begun construction of access road to open the forest and link adjourning communities. He listed the projects as Gwoza-Yamtake-Bita-Tokumbere-Sambisa and Gwoza-Yamtake-Bita roads. “In its efforts to make Sambisa forest habitable and also training ground, the Nigerian Army is following up the ongoing clearance operations with road construction into main heartland of the forest and adjoining communities. “Already, work has commenced in earnest o...

Davido has been remixing ‘FIA’, with help from producer Fresh VDM of course. But he isn't releasing them with his chest. “Shuku Shaker, Aya Shoemaker” You would understand the magnitude of that line when you are in a club and the DJ stops the record just at that spot to urge you to participate and scream out your lungs. That’s how much Davido’s ‘FIA’ became a huge record. It isn’t just a personal story mined from the depths of pain and loss, it’s a mega, super hit record which probably dominated the country better than his earlier one ‘ If’ . There’s nowhere in this country where there is a celebration, and you won’t find people telling Caroline to “save your drama” and exclude them from her soap opera. As a follow-up to the record, we had an interview with the producer, Fresh VDM , who has seen his stock rise considerably since scoring that hit record. And he did confirm that prior to the release of ‘FIA’, they had recorded a few other songs, which he thought would bec...

Kanye West uses his wife Kim Kardashian as a muse for the campaign for his latest Yeezy collection. It's no secret that Kim Kardashian is Kanye West's ultimate muse . Kim is always wearing her husband's clothing line 'Yeezy' and now the pair have shut down social media with a viral fashion campaign featuring a selection of their famous friends including Paris Hilton, Jordyn Woods and 'Bad Girl's Club' alumni, The Clermont Twins. Over the last few months, Kim Kardashian has been posting cryptic photos of herself going for late night gas station and McDonald's runs head-to-toe in never before seen Yeezy . Fans suspected that the famous Kardashian sister was up to something and today all was revealed to be part of an elaborate Yeezy Season 6 campaign. ALSO READ: Rapper gives out free Yeezy shoes to paparazzi Kim Kardashian Clones Kim Kardashian look-a-likes popped up all over the time-line clad in tonal spandex crop tops, jogging bottoms and cy...

Head Coach of the Super Eagles Salisu Yusuf has stated that Nigeria are ready for Falcons of Sudan Nigeria's Head Coach Salisu Yusuf has stated that the Super Eagles will be ready for Falcons of Sudan, when both sides meet in a semifinals of the ongoing African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Morocco. The Eagles booked their passage to the semifinal stage with a hard fought victory over Angola in the quarterfinal stage, and will on Wednesday, January 31 take on Sudan in the semifinal fixture. The Falcons of Sudan earned a showdown against Nigeria, when they defeated Zambia 1 - 0 in their quarterfinal fixture. Pre-Match Statements Yusuf at the pre-match conference stated his strikers have done a good job so far, "My attackers have done well in this tournament and their goals have brought us thus far. The most important is not how many goals you score, but the goal that push the team on." He then went on to state that the Eagles respect their Sudanese counterpart...

Kim Kardashian was spotted nude during a photo shoot. Let's just say Kim Kardashian will never ever be tired of showing off her drop dead sexy body as she goes nude yet again. This time around, Kim Kardashian was having a photo shoot at a beach and trust the sexy mother of three as she went unclad with some of the photos where she wore just her panties while in the others, she wore a bra and panties. Trust when the official photos of the shoot come out, it would be a must-see. Barely 24 hours ago, Kim broke the Internet when she released her nudes on her Instagram page . Those photos show that, even after three kids, Kim Kardashian isn't letting motherhood ruin her amazing figure. ALSO READ: 3 female celebrities who have made our January hot already   It just shows that sexiness still runs in the Kardashian family as the Kardashian sisters always look amazing. We can recall when Kim's sister, Kourtney released her own nude photos on her Instagram page , she sure ...

In Marvel's upcoming film "Ant-Man and the Wasp," Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly have the power to shrink and enlarge themselves. Marvel Studios has released the 1st trailer for "Ant-Man and the Wasp," a sequel to 2015's "Ant-Man," and the 20th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The trailer opens with Scott Lang asking van Dyne if she would have helped him and the Avengers crew, if he had asked her. “I guess we’ll never know,” she responds. “But if you had, you’d have never been caught.” "Ant-Man and the Wasp" is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics characters Scott Lang / Ant-Man and Hope van Dyne / Wasp.   Synopsis for "Ant-Man and the Wasp" Set after the events of Captain America: Civil War, Scott Lang tries to balance his home life as a father with his responsibilities as Ant-Man, when Hope van Dyne and Hank Pym present him with a new mission to bring to light secrets fro...

Sometimes, campus experience can be stressful but these five productive habits can get you going. Yo, do you know how many of us are struggling to cope in higher institutions, just because we don't have certain habits? People say school life is the best, but trust me, your campus experience will be super dope if you keep some habits. Tell me, how do you eat healthy when all you live on is a sachet of noodle? Or how you address financial issues on campus when you don't even know how to save?   See, you'll soon realize that your campus experience will get a lot better when you begin to keep these five behaviours. 1. Going to bed early Sleeping and waking up early is perhaps one of the best things you can do to yourself. You know why, going to bed early will help you to wake up strong and start your day better.   You can have a night out whenever you want but hey, make sure you don't get carried away. Know when to call it a night and return to your hostel to pr...

JAMB has registered over 1.2m candidates for 2018 UTME following the controversy trailing the 2018 admission processes. Over 1.2 million candidates have reportedly registered for the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination in less than two months. The registration for the 2018 UTME scheduled to hold from March 9 to 17 was announced on Thursday December 7 by Prof Is-haq Oloyede , the Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board. Confirming the figure of the registered candidates, Fabian Benjamin, JAMB's Head of Media, while speaking with journalists in Abuja on Monday, January 29, said that JAMB has registered over 1.2 million candidates for the 2018 UTME.   ''We have over 1.2 million candidates now registered for the examination. Last Friday, it was around 1.1 million. The figure is updated daily.” He said. Confusion as 2018 admission stalls Meanwhile, controversy has started trailing the  2018 admission processes as over 600,000 candidates are yet ...

Sometimes, campus experience can be stressful but these five productive habits can get you going. Yo, do you know how many of us are struggling to cope in higher institutions, just because we don't have certain habits? People say school life is the best, but trust me, your campus experience will be super dope if you keep some habits. Tell me, how do you eat healthy when all you live on is a sachet of noodle? Or how you address financial issues on campus when you don't even know how to save?   See, you'll soon realize that your campus experience will get a lot better when you begin to keep these five behaviours. 1. Going to bed early Sleeping and waking up early is perhaps one of the best things you can do to yourself. You know why, going to bed early will help you to wake up strong and start your day better.   You can have a night out whenever you want but hey, make sure you don't get carried away. Know when to call it a night and return to your hostel to pr...

The oil workers were said to be working a pipeline in Benue when the suspected killer herdsmen struck, leaving several others injured. Suspected killer herdsmen reportedly attacked officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday, January 30, 2018. The assailants killed one of the NNPC officials while others were wounded. The incident reportedly occurred at Tse Torkula which is a border community between Nasarawa and Benue state in Guma local government area of the state. The oil workers were said to have come under heavy fire while working on a pipeline. According to Vanguard, the state commissioner of police, Fatai Owoseni confirmed the attack but said the killers could have been bandits operating in the area. ALSO READ : On killer herdsmen, Buhari failed the good people of Benue Meanwhile, the Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it has uncovered the base of the militias carrying the killings in Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba states in the past weeks. Tr...

Wikie, a 16-year-old female orca in Antibes, France, can also blow raspberries. Wikie has become the first killer whale to mimic human speech. The 16-year-old female orca uses her blowhole to say words. Researchers say she might even be able to hold basic conversations with humans in the future. A killer whale in France has become the first of its kind to mimic human speech. Wikie, a 16-year-old female orca at a marine park in Antibes, has learned how to say "hello," "bye bye," and "Amy," count to three, shriek, and blow raspberries, the BBC reported . She made these sounds while partially submerged, with her blowhole — the human equivalent of a nose — exposed to the air. Dr Jose Abramson, who led a scientific study on Wikie , said according to The Independent : "Killer whales use their blowhole to make noises, almost like speaking out of your nose, so we were not expecting it to be perfect." Have a listen in the clip below, via The ...

Romantic comedy movie, RHH, set for release on February 9, 2018, will teach couples how to show love on Valentine's Day. What screams love louder than the table and platter laid out by @ifys.kitchen and @matsecooks respectively? We have searched and we have found nothing trumps food when it comes to showing love. No wonder restaurants and eateries are always abuzz during the season of love.  This Valentine get yourself a partner that spoils you silly with food just like ‘ Ope ’ (played by Zainab Balogun ) and ‘ Deji ’ (played by Kenneth Okolie ) in Ebonylife Films ’ latest production, ‘ The Royal Hibiscus Hotel ’. This relationship is absolute #goals, fam. As Ope was literally bringing the sauce with her dishes, Deji returned the favour with a truly special rooftop dinner. He even went as far as making her a ‘lavish’ homemade delicacy.   Guys, if you do not know how to spoil your woman silly this Val’s Day, you need to see ‘The Royal Hibiscus Hotel’ which comes ...

From Miracle and Nina's steamy kiss to hilarious social media reactions, check out everything you probably missed on day 2 of Big Brother Naija. It's not easy to keep up with a reality show like "Big Brother Naija," so here are some important things you probably missed on day 2 of the new season. Check out a recap of day two, including social media reactions. 1. The first kiss of the season   A barely dressed Miracle and Nina shared the first kiss of the season while in the shower. The kiss also came two days after Nina publicly said she wasn't interested in finding in love in the house, as she is already in a relationship. Of course, Nigerians had quite a lot to say about the unexpected kiss. 2. The 2nd Diary Session   During the diary sessions, the housemates praised their rapid bonding skills, communal efforts and individual talents amongst them. Teddy A also revealed that he wants Nina out at the first chance. K.Brule says colourism is w...

Always remember: the money is fleeting, fame is unsteady, and the adoration of fans never endures forever. The concept of success in Nigerian music is a very ambiguous subject, and often, when it is discussed, we find its meaning aligning with what the survivalist Nigerian society offers us as the ideal. Nigeria is a hugely consumerist and materialistic nation which depends heavily on the possession of material wealth and money. In this country, a man is referred to as successful if he has money, and wears it proudly on his body. The simple CEO who runs a very profitable business, lives in a bungalow, and drives a moderate car will never be seen as successful. But his employee who talks a big game, and drives an expensive car bought from his salary will most likely have the ‘successful’ tag bestowed upon him. In Nigerian music, success is pretty much judged with the same yardstick. The artistes with the flashiest of lifestyles, which are generously documented on social media are re...

The government is threatening to close markets that fail to abide by the instruction to keep their surroundings tidy. Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has expressed displeasure with the present state of various markets across the state, and issued a 20-day clean-up exercise to rectify the situation. The governor instructed leaders of the various markets to prevail on their members to clean up their dirty surroundings or risk closure of their markets. The directive was issued in Alausa during a stakeholders' forum with market leaders in the 57 local governments and local council development areas of the state.   Governor Ambode, who was represented at the event by Commissioner for the Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs, Muslim Folami , said the present administration abhors the dumping of refuse on roadsides, medians, bus stops as well as markets, urging market leaders to promptly rid their environment of waste. He said dumping of refuse within the mar...

Rahama Sadau's success story makes her our woman crush for this beautiful Wednesday. Woman Crush Wednesday is that day of the week when we get to appreciate that amazing woman and for this week, we've got the beautiful actress, Rahama Sadau. Rahama Sadau was born in Kaduna state on 17th of December 1993. She later attended the Kaduna Polytechnic where she studied Business Administration . Rahama joined Kannywood in 2013 where she played minor roles until she got her big break in the movie " Gani ga Wane " in which she co-starred with Nollywood star, Nuhu Ali . From that point, Rahama began to gain a lot of prominence in the entertainment industry.   However, in 2016, Rahama was hit with a band from the Hausa film industry Kannywood, by the Motion Picture Practitioners Association of Nigeria ( MOPPAN ). Her crime was for a perceived offensive hug in her appearance in a Hausa music video alongside a Jos base popular pop star Classiq . This decision was m...

The army said it recovered pistols, 11 rounds of 9mm ammunition, three motorcycles and assorted charms from the militias' base. The Nigerian Army has discovered the base of armed militias terrorising Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba states at Tor-Dunga Town in the Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State, Director of Army Public Relations, Brig Gen Sani Usman said. Usman said the army also arrested a native doctor, Tordue Gber a.k.a Tiv Swem , who allegedly supplied charms to the militias. The army spokesman disclosed this in statement issued on Wednesday, January 31, 2018. He said  the native doctor was arrested along with one of his accomplices, Atoo Francis . ALSO READ : Gunmen kill 73 cows belonging to Fulani herdsmen According to him, Francis was later shot dead by the troops. He said, "Troops raided the shrine and arrested Gber, who acted as a spiritual adviser to the criminal militias. Gber is also an ally of the wanted notorious criminal, Akwazar Terw...

There are however still reports that Oliseh has fallen out with Sittard management. Dutch Eerste Divisie club Fortuna Sittard have denied reports that they have sacked Nigerian coach Sunday Oliseh . Reports emerged on Tuesday, January 30 that Sittard have fired Oliseh just three weeks after he led them to their first title in 21 years. They have however denied the reports with a statement on the club’s website which reads;   “ Today, various media reports appeared about the position of head coach, Sunday Oliseh. Fortuna Sittard, however, denies the news about the dismissal of the head coach .” Oliseh's impressive stint   Oliseh was appointed as coach of Fortuna Sittard in December 2016 with the club on the verge of relegation from the Eerste Divisie, the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. This season, Fortuna Sittard have impressed under the former Super Eagles boss and were on Friday, January 12 named Second-period champion of Eerste Divisie afte...

Super Eagles forward Sunday Faleye has been ruled out of the ongoing African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Morocco, due to an Injury. Faleye has been impressive for the Super Eagles team B side at the CHAN, but suffered an injury to his arm in Nigeria's quarterfinal victory against Angola. The forward came into the field after attention from the medical team, but he was clearly in pain and could not continue with  the match. The 19-year-old has been a potent attacking threat down the Eagles wing, and has been responsible for tormenting opposition defenses. Faleye scored the lone goal that turned out to be the match winner in the Super Eagles second group game against Libya.   Salisu Yusuf confirms more injuries Super Eagles head coach Salisu Yusuf has confirmed that up to five players are doubts for the Semi-final game against Sudan. Speaking at the pre-match conference Salisu said Emeka Atuloma has joined Kalu Orji , Peter Eneji and Ifeanyi Ifeanyi who are dou...

Does this mean something is clearly wrong with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies? Facebook has announced the ban on all advertisements for cryptocurrency exchanges on its platform with immediate effect. The social media company disclosed on Tuesday, January 30, 2018, that is effectively banning all "misleading financial products” on its platform. “Two of our core advertising principles outline our belief that ads should be safe, and that we build for people first. Misleading or deceptive ads have no place on Facebook,” Facebook said. “We also understand that we may not catch every ad that should be removed under this new policy, and encourage our community to report content that violates our Advertising Policies. People can report any ad on Facebook by clicking on the upper right-hand corner of the ad.” According to Facebook, this move is to protect consumers from potential fraudsters and scams. Since 2016, the interest in cryptocurrency and price have skyrocketed. How...

Mark Salling, the former star of Glee who recently pled guilty to a charge of possession of child pornography, is dead. "Glee" actor, Mark Salling, has died at the age of 35 from suicide. Sailing's body was found near his home in Sunland, California on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 "I can confirm that Mark Salling passed away early this morning," his lawyer Michael Proctor said in a statement to CNN. "Mark was a gentle and loving person, a person of great creativity, who was doing his best to atone for some serious mistakes and errors of judgment."   Salling, who was best known for playing Puck on the hit series "Glee," was facing up to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography involving a pre-pubescent minor. According to reports,  Salling had attempted suicide last August before entering the plea. He was scheduled for sentencing on March 7, 2018. Salling played footballer Noah "Puck" Pu...

Senator Biodun Olujimi has denied instructing an aide to dish out hot slaps to a national assembly staff. Senator Biodun Olujimi who represents Ekiti South in the upper legislative chamber, has denied instructing an aide to slap a staff of the national assembly . She also said she was not at the receiving end of any dirty slaps. According to sundry reports, the senator couldn’t understand why a staff of NASS had to ride in an elevator reserved for ‘distinguished senators’. A fight would break out in the elevator, reports say, before slaps rained like pellets. No slaps Olujimi says the stories of what transpired in the elevator were untrue “I went for a public hearing and I understood that there was another meeting upstairs so I got into a lift, yes it was a staff lift and I thought that everyone should be allowed in it and my security stood in front of me”, Olujimi explained to journalists. She added that even though there was a scuffle in the elevator, it had nothing to do ...

Certain habits affect students academic performances, if you have any of his five habits, you need to get rid of it. A lot of students have the desire to graduate with first class degree. Many want to improve on their academic performance and start getting good grades in both tests and exams. But they aren't giving proper attention to those delightful actions that affect their academic output. Perhaps, you don't realize that, that moment you play away take a toll on your grades... in a way.   But I am sure you care about your grades and this is why this piece is put together to remind you of the habits that slowly eat up your grades. 1. Procrastination So many students are guilty of this habit (you are guilty too). Do you remember how many times you've delayed an assignment you could have finished in one hour? Hesitating to complete a task on a time is a very bad academic habits students need to avoid. You can get rid of this by organizing and scheduling your sc...

Obasanjo and Buhari recently met in Ethiopia. Here are three things their meeting taught us. Maybe we shouldn’t read too much into the meeting between Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and President Muhammadu Buhari in Addis Ababa, recently. That meeting and the photo-op that followed, provided enough material for social and mainstream media chatter because it was their first after Obasanjo’s stinker of a letter. There were enough broad smiles and hearty laughter to go around as present and former leaders posed for the cameras and cracked jokes.   Here are three things we picked from the images: 1. The old guard has really held Nigeria hostage In that picture were Obasanjo, Abdulsalami Abubakar and Buhari; who between them have been running Nigeria, dispensing patronage and deciding who governs where, since 1960. Ibrahim Babangida was perhaps the one noticeable absentee from the images. These guys haven’t been able to fix Africa’s most populous country since the colonialists fled....

President Buhari said he is worried about the heinous killings in the country, especially in Benue State. Amid heightened criticism of the Federal Government on the security  shortfall in the country, especially the Fulani herdsmen crisis,  President Muhammadu Buhari has sounded a note of warning to those behind the killings. He said government will no longer tolerate senseless killings and kidnapping by hoodlums in any part of the country. Buhari stated this when he declared open the 9th General Assembly of the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria, holding in Port Harcourt, Rivers state.   He was represented at the event by the Minister of Interior, Abduraham Dambazau . He said , "I am very worried and saddened about the persistent killings and kidnappings happening in our country, especially the wastage of innocent lives in different parts of the country by whatever means it is done, particularly in Benue State. "I have therefore directed that no...

INEC also urged telecom service providers to assist the commission in sensitising the public on the collection of Permanent Voter Cards. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the 2019 elections will be announced electronically after party agents have been given physical copies at polling units. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu , said the same mechanism will be used in the Ekiti and Osun governorship elections in July and September 2018, respectively. Yakubu disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday, January 30, 2018,  when he visited the Executive Vice-Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta . Yakubu said, "We are planning for full deployment (of electronic and manual transmission) this year in governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun. Thereafter we intend to deploy the system in the 2019 general elections. "INEC has developed the hardware and software. However, we rely on the operators for the trans...

Getting a voter's card is one thing, making a well-informed decision with it is an entirely different cup of tea. In Nigeria, currently, a Permanent Voter's Card (PVC) is the holy grail. From religious leaders across the country to business owners (especially on the internet), to so-called social media influencers, and opposition leaders, the clamour for Nigerians to get their PVC is unprecedented. At the root of this clamour is an ugly reality that has chipped away at the Nigerian consciousness for the past three years (or longer, depending on who you ask). Many of the leading advocates for citizens to be more involved in the country's politics have relentlessly pointed fingers at the arguably disastrous tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari . It is this gnawing exasperation with the status quo that has led to former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili 's Red Card movement and former President Olusegun Obasanjo 's deliberately vague Coalition for Nig...