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Eric (aka Vocal Slender) started out working as a scavenger digging through dump sites to find scraps to sell, so that he could pay for studio time to record his music. He was first discovered by BBC for a documentary called "Welcome to Lagos" and his clip of the documentary was shared on YouTube through which he became known across the world. Since the documentary, Eric has recorded several songs, which he distributes on his YouTube channel opening his music up to a new audience. To give back to the community he comes from, Eric uses Google+ and YouTube to raise awareness of underprivileged youngsters in the slums of Lagos. He started a charity that raises funds for scholarships and encourages kids to stay in school. PLEASE CLICK TO VOTE FOR HIM FOR  THE #AFRICACONNECTED COMPETITION POWERED BY GOOGLE NOTE, Voting closes on Friday March 7th 2014, 1pm Naija time (12pm GMT) PLEASE VOTE AND HELP HIM BE AMONG THE FIVE MOST INSPIRING SUCCESS STORIES THAT ARE RUNNING VENTURE

Rihanna is the Ultimate Diva.She shared these photos on Instagram and fans went hard at  the guys prepping her up especially the one behind ...Well, that's why she is called Bad gal Riri .Besides....they are paid to do that and I know many guys would offer to do it  for free  lol... Another below

Sadiq Sani Abacha is one of the sons of late military dictator Sani Abacha. Below is an open letter he wrote to professor Wole Soyinka days after the Nobel Laureate said it was an insult to share an award with his late father, Sani Abacha. Sadiq says Prof Soyinka attacking his dad is an act of cowardice... If you want to think, speak and act logically then you should know all three. 1. The law of identity  2. The law of excluded middle  3. The law of non contradiction. Now let's look at each one of these and see what they mean in practice. 1.The law of identity The law of identity means that things are what they are, which at first doesn't seem very illuminating, but wait; it implies also the following, that things are what they are, whether you like them or not, it implies that things are what they are whether you know them or not, it implies that things are what they are whether you agree with them or not. Continue...

On Monday March 3rd, Brymo won round one of his court battle with his former record label Chocolate City, who took an injunction against him, 'restraining him from recording, releasing or distributing any musical works pending the determination of the suit against him.' A judge sitting at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi lifted the injunction against Brymo, saying he's free to continue doing music and releasing his materials while the case continues hearing in court. The presiding judge, Justice Buba I.N said Chocolate City can be compensated at a later period. "Since the plaintiff can be compensated at a later date, the defendant is free to carry out his duties as a singer so that none of the parties will be at a disadvantage’. the judge said A 2-day hearing for the case has been slated for 19th and 20th of March.

Nigeria's rich elite are increasingly buying private jets to avoid flying on commercial airlines, reports the BBC's  Tomi Oladipo from Lagos. The full report below... "There's an average of nine aircrafts fixed here in the hangar," says Peter de Waal of ExecuJet Aviation Nigeria, looking across at a line of sleek jets, as a team of engineers works on them. ExecuJet provides a hangar and is authorised by major aviation companies to provide maintenance services for business aircrafts, attesting to the rapid growth of the private aircraft industry in Nigeria. 

The Presidency this morning March 5th announced the sack of the Minister of Sports, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi who has been replaced by Tamuno Danagogo.  President Jonathan also swore-in 11 new ministers and assigned them ministries. The ministers are: Musiliu Obanikoro (Lagos), Minister of State Defence  Mohammed Wakil (Borno), Minister of State Power Abduljelili Adesiyan (Osun), Minister of Police Affairs  Aminu Wali (Kano), Minister of Foreign Affairs Akon Eyakenyi (Akwa Ibom), Minister of Land and Housing Lawrencia Laraba (Kaduna State), Minister of Environment Tamuno Danagogo (Rivers), Minister of Sports Asabe Asmau Ahmed (Niger), Minister of State Agriculture Aliyu Gusau (Zamfara), Minister of Defence Boni Haruna (Adamawa), Minister of Youth Development Khaliru Alhassan (Sokoto State), Minister of State, Health

The member representing Borno Central, at the Senate, Senator Ahmed Zannah, on Tuesday confirmed that the Boko Haram gunmen who attacked Jakana on Tuesday set 11 elderly persons on fire  in  some of the houses  they razed. Zannah, who spoke with journalists in Maiduguri, the state capital,   said   the residents of Jakana got wind of the insurgents, who attacked the village at about 8pm on Monday, and fled leaving the aged who could not flee behind. The Senator said the insurgents  set the houses ablaze and in the process burnt the 11 elderly persons beyond recognition because they could not flee or be taken captive. The senator alleged that the soldiers who had initial fled on sighting the Boko Haram gunmen later summoned courage to fight the insurgents on realisation that the terrorists  were not as many and prepared in their normal traditional. Zannah said when the gunmen  saw the military approaching, they beat a retreat with a warning that they would be coming to

28th February, 2014 Governor Rochas Okorocha Executive Governor of Imo State Government House Owerri Your Excellency, BEFORE THE WHIRLWIND BLOWS This letter is written to you with the best of intentions.   It is important certain issues that touch on you and your administration are brought to your notice. It is three years plus Imolites celebrated your triumphant victory at the governorship election  and I must admit that thereafter the people of Imo State have not had it so bad and so good either. This is because you have done well in some areas while you are yet to come to terms with the fact that there are salient issues which you are yet to address before the polls come in January 2014. First you deserve commendation for the mature manner you handled the visit of  President Goodluck Jonathan to Imo State recently. Despite the grand-standing and the noise put up by the PDP in the State over Mr.President’s visit, you fulfilled a very important obligation by rece

Now his daughter, Gumsu Sani Abacha, is insulting a respected Prof Wole Soyinka for refusing to partake in an award that the federal government wanted to honour a thief they are still recovering stolen wealth from.

A bash meant to celebrate the birthday of an unnamed member of Eiye Confraternity was suddenly halted on Saturday after policemen stormed the venue and arrested no fewer than 13 people present at the event. The Lagos State Police Command said on Tuesday that the arrested persons were also members of the Eiye Confraternity cult. The police insisted that the suspects and others at large were at the 50-50 hotel, Igbokosun, Lagos, the venue of the supposed bash, to celebrate new members who had just been initiated into the cult. The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Umar Manko, while parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters, said, “The Divisional Police Officer,  Ilasan, Lekki Lagos, CSP Gbenga Olurunfemi, got a distress call around 3.55am that a group of cultists were about to perpetrate their evil act.

President Goodluck Jonathan has told state governors who cast aspersion on him and the Federal Government that such action will not help the development of their states. He said on Tuesday that the best thing for state governors to do was to take their  cue from Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State by ensuring cordial relationship with him and the Federal Government. Jonathan gave the advice while receiving a delegation of Anambra State indigenes who were at the Presidential Villa, Abuja to thank him for the support he gave to Obi, the outgoing governor of the state. Obi will hand over to the governor-elect, Chief Willie Obiano, on March 17. He said unlike some unnamed politicians who preferred to fight him, the outgoing Anambra State governor cooperated with his government and played active role in the Economic Management Team.

As tensions continue to escalate along the Ukraine-Russia border with the threat of war looming large and international concern rising, it has been revealed that Prophet TB Joshua of the Synagogue Church in Lagos had actually predicted the crisis several months ago. “Pray for the nation, Russia, because I am seeing war coming against them,” Nigerian Pastor T.B. Joshua told his congregation at The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) on Sunday 29th December 2013. "Their leader will face opposition. Pray for them," he continued in a ‘prophetic’ message that was broadcast live via his religious television station Emmanuel TV, viewed by millions across the world.

The pix was taken at the Silverbird Man of the Year Award ceremony held on Sunday in Lagos where the two governors were both crowned 2013 Man of the Year. Governor Peter Obi don't have swagger at all, he is dancing Owigri like Bayelsa people,

Despite getting married on April 28, 2012 , Chidi Mokeme and his US based doctor wife haven't been spotted together..Here is what he told Yes magazine "Well, when I met my wife, this was our default setting. Let me put it like that. Our default setting was that I live in Nigeria and my wife lives in America and then we started a relationship and decided to take the relationship further and decided we were gonna be man and wife. So, having taken that decision and having crossed that level, the next thing is to find a way to ease into a location. Everybody knows that you don’t just pack your bag and move in one day. There are things that need to be sorted, relocation needs to be sorted. So, we are taking our time with it. But then again, by virtue of my job, I have a pretty much very flexible timing. I own my time, I decide when to work, when not to work. So, really, I can be with my wife anytime, every time I so desire and it makes it easy. If I work 9-5, then we will alway

The similarities between Indonesian  photographer IIham Anas and President Obama has made  the 36 year old a Tv star in his country . Anas has appeared in several TV ads.He said "I see my resemblance to Obama as a blessing," he says. "I used to look at the mirror and I had a negative perception of myself." He regularly gets stopped in airports by Obama admirers. He has taken to wearing a hat and sunglasses on the street to avoid the inevitable questions. He is a huge fan of Obama, and is careful with the work he chooses, refusing jobs he feels might be controversial or reflect badly on Obama.Now he travels the world, lending his likeness to various charities and causes. More below

ABEOKUTA — The Ogun State Police Command said yesterday, that it had arrested a pastor identified as  Adekunle Kayode, 34, for conducting virginity test on  a 20-year-old female member of his church in Abeokuta, the state capital, using his finger. Vanguardng r reported that, Kayode, a pastor in charge of Jesus Is The Way Evangelistic Ministry, Olorunsogo, Abeokuta, was reportedly arrested by detectives attached to Kemta Division  in his house, 3, Okeyidi Street, Abeokuta. The Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement said the pastor’s arrest was carried out when the victim narrated her ordeal to her father who then informed the police of the incident. The pastor was reported to have been engaging in the act in the church weekly in a bid to confirm the girl’s virginity status. According to the PPRO, “there was also a drama when the victim received ‘holy spirit’ which propelled her to reveal the misdeeds of the pastor who has indulged in this ungodly act fo

Popular Fuji musician, Alhaji Abass Akande, popularly known as Obesere, has been arrested by the Police in Lagos State for allegedly raping a 29-year-old businesswoman, Olanike Olaiya in his Okota residence. The sad woman, who reported the matter to Police, also narrated her ordeal in the hands of the musician who is known for large-crowd shows that fascinate society women. Ms Olanike said: “I got to know Obesere through one of my friends, Mrs Bola Okoro. She told me that Obesere would assist me in my business. I deal in office equipment and when I contacted Obesere, he asked me to meet him in his family house at Okota. When I met him, I introduced my business to him and he promised to connect me to some of his friends in Dubai who would sell goods to me on credit.  “After the discussion, he started demanding for sex and I refused and when I wanted to leave, he insisted I should sleep over in his house because it was late and he claimed that it was dangerous to go out late in th