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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 ret...