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We have all heard stories about Makoko, the popular community under 3rd mainland bridge in Lagos, Nigeria. This short film by budding Film maker, Olajuwon Williams, shows us a side of Makoko that has never been explored before. After watching this video, you may begin to re-think your definition of happiness. Its good to want more, but more won’t necessarily make you happier.  l For Production, Photography and to view some of Juwon’s works check out: INSTAGRAM: @oh__shoot {two underscores} EMAIL:  ohshoot.enquiries@gmail.com To see the full video please click here: 

A suicide bomber around 7.35pm this evening blew himself up at the Arawa area in Gombe state near the Gombe state University, killing at least 15 people. The area attacked is a mini market where buyers and sellers converge...

Yesterday, the Nigerian Military referred to an interview of purported Nigerian Soldiers by CNN as satanic ...The soldiers alleged they were living under horrible conditions .. Some soldiers engaged in the war against terror in the North have told CNN that they are not being properly funded and equipped by the Federal Government.In an interview with CNN, the soldiers, whose faces were not shown, said they were not well equipped and even had to buy their own uniforms. One of the soldiers, who is currently serving in Jos, Plateau State, said many of his colleagues were forced to flee when they were overpowered by terrorists due to the (terrorists) superior firing power. “The troop’s morale is very low because we are not issued with kits (uniforms and boots); we buy the kits ourselves.Yes, we buy them.. I bought mine,” When asked why the military authorities had not looked into the problem, the soldier said, “Whatever is allocated for these things, corruption cons...

  An armed man who earlier took several hostages at a post office northwest of Paris on Friday has surrendered with no one hurt, a French police official told Reuters. The man equipped with a military weapon took an unconfirmed number of hostages at the post office in the town of Colombes, just outside the capital. "I cannot confirm or deny whether it is linked to terrorism," an official at the city prosecutor's office told Reuters earlier, declining to give further details. BFM TV, citing an unidentified source, said the hostage drama was not related to last week's attacks in Paris. French police arrested 12 people earlier on Friday suspected of helping militant Islamist gunmen in last week's killings in Paris. There have been numerous false alerts across the city since the attacks.

We are in a generation where most ladies want things to happen just the way they want it and you are a man who can't satisfy your women then you are in some serious trouble, whether you know it or not. So, here are the stuffs that can help men live up their women's expectations in the bedroom: 1. Bananas –  Men who successfully gain inches usually have healthy hearts. It has also shown that the potassium found in bananas aids in the health of the heart health and also helps one with proper blood circulation. With this good circulation of blood and a healthy heart, it makes p*nis growth achievable. Eating bananas will also help keep men body’s sodium level low which aids in the prevention of heart diseases and other related heart problems. 2. Salmon –  This fish is rich in essential fatty oils such as omega and helps in developing the p*nis fast. These healthy fatty oils helps in the thinning of the blood (lower viscosity), which in turn aids in the ci...

According to  Sahara Reporters Islamist militant group, Boko Haram has intensified their attacks in Borno state less than 24 hours after President Goodluck Jonathan paid an unscheduled visit to the state. Villagers invade told SaharaReporters that the militants killed several villagers and burnt down many homes as well as shops. The attack that was initially resisted by vigilantes known as “Civilian Joint Task Force” affected Kayamula, a village some 15km to the Giwa Barracks in Maiduguri. Kayamula is in Konduga local government area of the state. Some resident, that fled the scene of the attack, said they received advance notice that Boko Haram militants were headed to the village and passed the information to the army but nothing was done to protect the village.

Angry youth stoned to death an unidentified man in Kano State on allegation he belonged to the Islamist militant Boko Haram sect. The man was lynched by hundreds young men who grouped near Kano Central Mosque just before the beginning of Friday prayers. The attackers said the man came to the area with an explosive substantial and a gun. When a group of youth saw him, they chased man from Karkasara to the Central Mosque where he was rounded up and stoned to death. The Kano Police spokesman, Musa Majiya, confirmed the episode. Meanwhile he said security personnel arrived at the scene immediately but could not hint any of the supposed weapons the man was accused of carrying. Magaji, an Assistance Superintendent of Police, said because the unproved suspicion, police had started investigation into what really occurred. He cautioned the public against taking laws into their hands at any time they supposed anything untoward, saying it could lea...

Policemen attached to the Trade Fair police station in Lagos State are in shock over a mysterious fire that gutted a commercial bus detained in the station. It was gathered that the driver of the bus ran away after he was stopped by the police to present his driver’s license. The policemen drove the abandoned bus conveying children diapers to the station but a strange fire was discovered about midnight inside the bus parked at the station. The fire burnt some of the diapers and almost caused an inferno at the station but the policemen on duty were able to put out the fire. A police source said  “This is something that we cannot explain. We were sleeping about 2am that day when we saw a fire inside the bus. The fire was raging seriously and we ran to look for water and extinguishers to put it out. Though we were able to quench the fire but some of the pampers (diapers) in the bus were destroyed. We were able to save some. We have been asking ...

With less than a month before Nigerians go to the polls to decide who will lead the country for the next four years, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has said only God knows who Nigeria’s next president will be. According to a Tribune newspaper report online, Pastor Adeboye made the statement on Thursday, at the just-concluded two-day Bible study programme organised by the University of Ibadan, U.I, Christian Family Fellowship, at the International Conference Centre, UI. It was disclosed that Adeboye informed those at the program that people waiting for his opinion concerning where the presidential pendulum would swing in February 14 didn’t need to bother themselves, as his opinion did not matter, only that of God. “Do you know that if we talk more about Jesus than we do about politics, God will take care of politics? “One great ambassador asked what my opinion is about what is going on, I said my opinion do...

From left: Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, late Ibrahim Bako, late Umaru Salihu at the Nigerian Military Training College (NMTC) in 1962.

It's getting interesting! :-)

President Jonathan says he aspires to see a female Nigerian President in his lifetime. He said this at his campaign rally in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state today. More of what he said & pics from the rally below The things he said..

At least that's how his twitter handle captioned the pic above...

These are Nigerian women and children waiting to be registered at a refugee camp in Chad. The refugees arrived Chad by boat after sailing through Lake chad. These set of refugees are from the recent attacks in Baga, Borno. So sad. Photo credit: UN. 

One Mrs Oluwatoyin Olafare, 45, who is married to a clergy man, has asked to divorce her husband of 18 years, for lack of care. For this reason, she has denied him sex for months! *Wowza* She told the court that her husband “had failed in his matrimonial responsibilities as a husband. “He gives me blow whenever I ask for the children school fees and our feeding allowance.’’ Oluwatoyin, who told the court that her husband has failed as a father and husband, also added that “he abuses my family whenever we have disagreements. “He also demands for s ex when he does not care if I have eaten or not. “So, I do not allow him to touch me anymore “. The mother of four, whose ages are between eight and eighteen, also accused Olafare of deserting his children where they reside at 56, Surulere Street, Lagos. Olafare, who lives at 160/162 Ijegun Road, Alimosho, a suburb of Lagos, while responding to his wife’s accusation,stated that he did not oppose...

The pics are sad and adorable at the same time. The photos show young kidss scary first day at Manzi school in SA. See this little boy running for 'dear life'.  Photo credit: SA Daily Sun

 The heartwarming moment 19 year old twin brothers decided to reveal their gay status to their dad has been recorded on  camera..The twin brothers decided that the new year was a time for a new start when they used their YouTube channel to come out to their father. L.A.-based models Aaron and Austin Rhodes known on YouTube as The Rhodes Bros - posted a video to their channel in which they discussed the decision to come out. They then called their father, who lives in Ohio. In the video which has now been viewed more than 5 million times.Aaron explained that there is something they want to tell him that is going to be on YouTube soon, and with his voice cracking he said:  'I'm gay and... Austin is too.' A tearful Austin said:  'I just didn't want you to find out through YouTube and I just wanted to be able to have that conversation, because I feel like we're close enough, and I finally feel like I'm at that point now where I'm able to tell ...

Mrs Oby Ezekwesili comes for the president in a series of tweets this morning.