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  • Children’s Day Bar Beach closed to fun seekers

    Lagos – The Management of Lagos Bar Beach has said that children and other fun seekers will not be able to use the sandy area of the beach during the Children's Day celebration. Mr Effiong Ekanem, the Chairman, Tourism Committee of Lagos Bar Beach, made the fact known to reporters in Lagos on Saturday, saying the area was restricted. Ekanem said the restriction was in compliance ...

  • The Parable Of The Cockroach And Nigeria By Prince Charles Dickson

    By Prince Charles Dickson The Edos say "Ehemwen wÿÿ iren te gua so ihuan, ren te vbe gua ku, sokpan ukpÿ iye-ÿkhÿkhÿ ÿre ÿ ma gie iren ku iku iren vbe avan". A cockroach knows how to sing and dance, but it is the hen who prevents it from performing its art during the day. (English) When my son was a baby one of his scary moments was seeing a ...

  • Nigerian army blockades Boko Haram base

    Nigerian soldiers have blocked roads out of a key northeastern city to deprive Boko Haram fighters of supplies in remote towns they control, the army has said. The military said on Sunday that its offensive against the group, which followed a declaration of a state of emergency in three northeastern states, was aimed at re-establishing Nigeria's "territorial integrity". The ...

  • Lagos State Govt. executes N1trn projects says Fashola

    Lagos -The Lagos State Government says it is currently executing capital projects worth N1 trillion across the state. The projects include the blue line intra-city rail system, roads, houses, jetties, water works, dredging of river and water channels, courts and classrooms. Gov. Babatunde Fashola, told newsmen on Saturday in Lagos that the state needed more funds to complete them before May ...

  • Wizkid beat PSquare Flavour others to win African Artist of the Year

    In the just concluded Ghana Music Awards, Wizkid fell giants; beating super hot artists P-Square, Iyanya, Davido, Flavour and D-Banj to win the African Artist of the Year ...

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The Island

The Island

(This review contains what I would call spoilers about the movies premise, except that Im not giving away anything that isnt in the films trailers. Thus, if you dont know a single thing about the plot, it might be better to see it without reading about it first. If, like most others, you ha ... ...

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  • Jang backs emergency rule in 3 states

    Jos- Plateau's Gov. Jonah Jang on Saturday in Jos described President Goodluck Jonathan's declaration of emergency rule in three states as the best decision for the country. Jang made the declaration while speaking to newsmen on arrival at the Jos Airport after a three-week trip abroad. ';Our president knows better as the chief security officer of this country, and he has acted ...

  • Hypertension commonest cardiovascular disorder says Cardiologist

    Lagos – A medical practitioner, Dr Anthony Adimekwe, on Friday described hypertension as the commonest cardiovascular disorder, as well as the number one cause of life-long drug treatment. Adimekwe, a Resident Cardiologist in the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in ...

  • Nigerian military ‘kills 10 rebels’

    This picture taken on April 30, 2013 shows a Nigerian soldier, part of the "Operation Flush" patrolling in the remote north-east town of Baga, Borno ...

  • NAMA workers cancel planned closure of airspace

    Ikeja – The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) staff has suspended the industrial action slated to start on Monday to press home their demand for additional welfare package. The workers decided to suspend the planned strike after a meeting between the management and union leaders. Mr Supo Atobatele. General Manager, Public Affairs, NAMA, disclosed this in a statement he issued in ...

  • 65 suspected terrorists arrested in Maiduguri

    Abuja – The Defence Headquarters said on Saturday in Abuja that 65 persons suspected to be terrorists had been apprehended by its Special Task Force (STF). A statement signed by Brig.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, Director of Defence Information, said the terrorists were caught while attempting to infiltrate Maiduguri as they fled their various camps now under attack. The statement said the ...

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