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Life Of Ekene Episode 1 By Ahmed Abdulkabir As soon as he alighted from the 'keke napep', he looked left and right and then looked at the photograph he was holding. A hawker approached him and asked "Oga, you want pure water? Na three twenty naira". With contempt, he hissed and looked at the photograph again, as if he was hoping to find a million naira in it. The hawker went about her business and kept murmuring to herself. I believe she was cursing Ekene though. With the way Ekene was hissing, if one didn't look properly, one would think q giant snake was in the neighborhood. " What's taking this girl so long na? " he said to himself. "Hello", came the lovely voice from across the road. Ekene quickly looked at the photograph for the third, raised his head and smiled. As he was crossing the road, he kept checking himself out.  He was putting on a vintage shirt, tucked into his slim fitted jeans, his #3500 shoe was shining and o...

32 Year Old Lagos Banker Allegedly Tortures, Kills 28 Year Old  Wife With Insecticide The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old bank worker, Olaoluwa Adejo, following the death of his 28-year-old wife, Maureen. The incident happened at their home on Peluola Street, Oworonshoki, in the Bariga area of the state. Adejo, a Lagos indigene was alleged to have tortured his wife of five years with a belt, as well as cutting her with a machete. Their five-year- old son, Richard, in whose presence the incident reportedly happened, told Punch that his father also forced a local insecticide, otapiapia, down the throat of his mother. “I am Richard Adejo . I am five years old. My daddy beat my mummy with a belt; machete her here (shows arms ), machete her here (shows legs ). “He used the belt on her here (points at face); forced my mummy to drink otapiapia (insecticide). My daddy took my mummy away. Also speaking with the newspaper, the victim’s mother, Mrs....

Super Eagles Striker Score In Four Goal Thriller Super Eagles striker Anthony Nwakaeme is yet to find his bearing with the national team but he is getting the job done for his Israeli club Hapoel Beer-Sheva. Nwakaeme was one of the goal scorers in the four-goal thriller played out between Hapoel Beer-Sheva and Beitar Jerusalem in the Israeli top flight on Monday night. The encounter ended 2-2 but Nwakeme and his teammates will take consolation in the vital away point they secured. Nwakaeme’s goal on Monday was his fourth after nine league games in the Israeli league this season. Also in action for Hapoel Beer-Sheva was John Ogu who played for 90 minutes. The solitary point earned from Monday’s outing  left Hapoel second on 24 points on the league table, same points as leaders Hapoel Haifa who are ahead on superior goals scored.

Davido and Olamide Win Big At 2017 NEA Awards( See Full List Of Winners) The 12th edition of the Nigerian Entertainment Awards (NEA) was held on Saturday at the Symphony Space Center in New York. It was indeed a night of entertainment and reward for the big achievers in the Nigerian entertainment industry including music, film, TV, Radio and so many other categories. High-flying Davido took home two awards for Hottest Single of the Year (“IF“) and Afropop Male Act of the Year. His protege, Mayorkun also took home an award for Best New Act. Street king Olamide took home the award for Album of The Year (“The Glory“). In the Film/TV category, Ramsey Noauh took home the Best Actor for his role in “’76” while Funke Akindele took home the award for Best Actress for her role in “A Trip to Jamaica” Present at the event were top industry acts like Davido, Olamide, Seyi Shay, DJ Self, Young Paris, Barbee, Gbenro Ajibade, Dremo, Korto Davies, Sheyman, ID Cabasa, DJ Enimoney, Danagog,...

Wizkid's Passport Brings Him Sadness? If Wizkid's passport was a human being, it could have been beaten up for falling the hand of the Starboy Boss. The Ojuelegba singer alleged that he missed the wedding of his former boss because he was waiting for his passport to be returned from a certain embassy. The white wedding, which took place in South Africa, has left Nigerians wondering if Wizkid deliberately chose to stay away from the couple's bliss. He shared a photo of Banky W and Adesua and wrote; "God bless my big bro @bankywellington and our new wife @adesuaetomi ?? God will bless you with happiness and abundance of Joy as u start your new life together! Missing this day is something that will forever make me sad, But this is not about me, its abt you! Enjoy ! Happiness and love forever ! ???? #Stillwaitingonmypassport ??" He missed both the traditional wedding held in Lagos and the white wedding in Cape Town. Do you believe his claim? ...

Jayson Replies Victor Uwaifo: I Didn't Remix Or Steal Your Joromi  Over the years, intellectual thefts, copyright infringements have been a recurring decimal bedevilling the Nigerian entertainment industry.There have been cases of accusations and counter accusations, some of which have been laid to rest amicably while some are still lingering. The latest of such is Victor Uwaifo’s recent declaration that Odun Yi crooner, Jaywon, and velvety voiced singer, Simi, remixed his erstwhile hit song, Joromi, without seeking permission from him. Reacting to the allegation, Jaywon told Potpourri in an exclusive chat that his song titled ‘Joromi’ is not in any way a remix or re-rendition of the highlife maestro’s song also titled ‘Joromi’. “First of all, I would like to say my song is not a remix, a remake, a re-rendition or a refix of Sir Victor Uwaifo’s song. If I wanted to do a remix to his song, my management would have gotten in touch with him”, he said. He expressed dissa...

See The List Of The Top Ten Most Handsome Male Celebrities In Nigeria(No.6 Is Super Super Hot) In the world of entertainment, there are criteria that lead to success and not just being talented and consistent. These have to go with looks and swag, hence handsome blokes like Bryant Okwara, Blossom Chukwujekwu, Micheal Godson etc This list is compiled from the selection of both musicians and actors. So, let’s just forget about whether they’re single, married, in a relationship or whatever mischief they must have indulged in and focus on their fairy tale handsomeness, shall we? 1. Bryan Okwara Bryan Ikenna Akwara came into limelight after he won the title of MrMrigeria in 2007 and reached the semi-finals in the Mister World 2007 competition. The 31-year old has continued to push forth with his career as an entertainer – so far so good. 2. 2Face Am not sure what’s your definition of handsome, but I know Tuface, officially known as Innocent Ujah Idibia, is one ...