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The federal government appears to be playing games with whistle-blowers. It's messing up a good initiative. There was a time everyone badly wanted to take up a career in whistle-blowing; considering all the stolen monies concealed all over the place. Not anymore. The federal government of Nigeria is messing up a good thing once again. As a result, whistle-blowers are now an endangered specie. The last man who blew a whistle in Ikoyi that led to the recovery of N13B, has been declared a lunatic . You should see him now. He's screaming his lungs out in the press to get paid.   The other day, someone in the president’s anti-corruption advisory committee said the Ikoyi whistle-blower would have the percentage due him reviewed downwards. It will no longer be the 5 percent he was promised, the government says. A tale of 'two' whistle-blowers Now we are being told that they are two whistle-blowers staking claim to the Ikoyi booty. Who cares? "It is a bit...

Conservative street artist Sabo said he altered the billboard in response to Senator Al Franken's "refusing to step down" following misconduct allegations. Conservative street artist Sabo altered a Los Angeles billboard on Thursday to show Senator Al Franken reaching toward a woman. Sabo told Business Insider that he altered the billboard in response to Franken's "refusing to step down" following multiple sexual misconduct allegations. Franken was accused by a fifth and sixth woman of sexual misconduct on Thursday. A large image of Senator Al Franken reaching for a woman appeared on a Los Angeles billboard Thursday, as The Hollywood Reporter first noted . It turns out the billboard is the work of a conservative street artist named Sabo, who told Business Insider in an email that he altered the billboard for the upcoming film "The Greatest Showman" in response to Franken's "refusing to step down" following numerou...

Songwriting in Nigeria has been a very sensitive topic. The Nigerian music industry, with its unstructured copyright laws and lack of publishing, does not encourage it. Davido’s latest single ‘Like dat’ generated some drama about songwriting in Nigeria. A singer Teni , real name Teniola Apata, who is known for her single ‘ Fargin ’, revealed on Twitter that she wrote the song. “A song I wrote for @iam_Davido drops tomorrow!! S/O to OBO for giving young writers like my self a chance!! I can't wait for y'all to hear "Like Dat" Another Monster Hit,” She tweeted.   The reaction to the tweet was instant and polarized. Nigerians were divided on her declaration. Many congratulated her for her efforts in working with Davido and penning a record for him. Others attacked her for jumping the gun, instead of waiting for the singer to make the announcement himself. Elsewhere, a conversation raged among a set of Nigerian fans, who questioned Davido’s skill level in creatin...

In "I Belong", Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde played Imperial/Agbonmah, a local girl who struggles to fit into the elite class. Just because it's Thursday, so we're looking back at this interesting Nollywood movie, "I Belong," and we've picked out five things you don't know about the 2008 movie . In 2008, a Nollywood movie about the pressure to belong to certain class was made. Pulse Movies has shared the full movie and five things you definitely don't know or remember about the movie, here we go; 1. The movie told the story of Agbonma, who, in an attempt to fit into the elite class, changed her name to Imperial. 2. Screenplay was by Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, who also played the lead character.   3. Ekeinde wasn't supposed to play the lead character, but the director Tchidi Chikere insisted after reading the script.  4. According to Ekeinde, the script was inspired by the lifestyle of a Nollywood actress back then. 5. "I Belon...

Watch episode 16 of the classic Nigerian TV series "Checkmate." Pulse Movies has shared the 15th episode of the classic television series, "Checkmate." A series implanted in the hearts of many, "Checkmate" offered lots of memorable characters, a delicious brew of storylines interpreted by a diverse cast such as Ego Boyo, Richard Mofe Damijo, Bob Manuel Udokwu, Nobert Young, Zulu Adiegwe, Mildred Iweka, Kunle Bamtefa, Bimbo Odulaja and the late Francis Agu.   According to the late Amaka Igwe, who created the show, "Checkmate" show was inspired by 'Mirror in the Sun.' Over two decades later, Richard Mofe Damijo and Ego  Boyo have teamed up for a new TV series titled  "Mr X Family." The upcoming TV series which also marks  RMD's debut as a producer,  kicked off filming on Monday, September 11, 2017. A release date hasn't been announced, but it's still a great news for all "Checkmate" fans. W...

Supermoons are a rare type of full moon. They appear up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter than normal. The only supermoon of 2017 is rising on December 3. But what is a supermoon? And why do we only see one or two a year? Following is a transcript of the video. Supermoons are a rare type of full moon. They appear up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter than normal. While the full moon rises about once per month, supermoons can only occur a few times per year — max. That's because the timing has to be just right. The Moon takes about 27.32 days to orbit Earth. During its orbit, the moon passes through two points: Perigee and apogee. Perigee is about 30,000 miles closer to Earth than apogee. A supermoon can only occur at perigee-syzygy, when the moon is full and at perigee simultaneously. This is rare because as the Earth revolves around the sun. the moon's orientation to Earth stays mostly the same. This changes where the Moon is in orbit during each full moon. But supermoons would ...

The year's only visible supermoon comes on December 3, when the moon, which has an elliptical orbit around the Earth, will come as close to us as it gets. Because the moon travels an elliptical path, it sometimes gets a little closer to Earth, and appears larger in the night sky. This "supermoon" moment is called perigee. During that time, up to 30% more moonlight is showered on us. This Sunday is your chance to get up close and personal with the moon. The year's only visible supermoon (or, perigee-syzygy if you prefer the technical term) happens on December 3 — which means the moon, which traces an elliptical orbit around the Earth, will come as close to us as it gets. At that point, it may appear a little bigger and brighter than usual. According to NASA, when the moon is in the perigee position, it can be up to 14% closer to us than it is at apogee — its farthest distance from our planet, also known as the micromoon. The supermoon can also cause s...