Chiwetel Ejiofor set to visit Nigeria

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Get ready people, Oscar nominated & BAFTA winning actor Chiwetel Ejiofor is set to storm Nigeria for Half Of A Yellow Sun. Naija chicks, you ready? *wink* .ting’, ‘The Assignment’ and ‘Last Flight to Abuja’).

Famous Actress & Mother Of One, Jackie Appiah Set To Marry Nigerian Actor

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Popular Ghanaian actress, Jackie Appiah who once revealed in an interview that Nigeria is like her second home will likely be spending more of her time in the country.
The mother of one who got divorced from her husband, Peter Agyeman some years ago is set to marry to her Nigerian lover.

Kay Switch together with his Liberian girlfriend, set to welcome a baby.

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 DB Records artist and D'banj's younger brother Kay Switch is expecting a baby with his Liberian girlfriend Meenakshi Monica Subramani.The former miss Liberia 2011, who celebrated her one year anniversary with the music star recently, is reported to be about five/six months pregnant.  They're yet to announce it but well, now you all know...:-). Congrats to both of them.

Nigeria Set To Adopt South Africa’s Road Tolling System

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Included in the initiatives to ensure the successful implementation of street administration plan in Nigeria, the Federal Government is defined to conform the South African type of tolled street management.

Mr. Abdulrasaq Oyinloye, Handling Director of the Infrastructure Bank, said this in Abuja at the starting ceremony of an exercise process on tolled streets and street management.

GagaThings: Lady Gaga set To Sing In Outer Space

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Nobody actually claimed she was down-to-earth! In early 2015, Lady gaga will end up being the first artist to play in outer space, Us Weekly solely reveal.

The “Dope” artist, 27, is placed to boost off in a Virgin Galactic ship and strip out an individual monitor through the Zero Gary Colony high-tech musical festival in New Mexico. “She's to do monthly of vocal training due to the environment,” claims a source, who brings that the diva's glam squad may join her in the shuttle.

Nigerians Set To Experience 7 days Of Blackout

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Nigerians will experience a week-long electricity rationing which will put the country into darkness for the period. This could be the longest period lately that the country could be confronted with blackout.

The development is coming couple of days following the Federal Government declared that its hand-over of the assets and facilities of PHCN including generation and distribution plants to private firms was successful.

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Photo Update: Great Nigeria House, Martins Street Lagos Island on Fire.

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According to reports, the Great Nigeria House was engulf in fire.
The 15-storey building , along Martins Street, off Balogun, on the Marina, Lagos Island went up in flames at around 6:30 a.m and right after, the fire fighters from Onikan Fire Station responded. The firemen are reportedly still trying to put out the fire. It has already been reported that no life was lost as the building housing many offices hadn't opened for business when the fire started.

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Photo: Great Nigeria House, Martins Street Lagos Island Set Ablaze.

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Great Nigeria House, Martins street at Lagos Island is currently on fire. Fire fighters are battling to put out the fire.

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Na*ked Demonstration Set To Hit Ghana Over Spate Of Corruption,utility tariff hikes and others.

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Group calling it self Citizens Alert Awake Community claims it'll stage a bare demonstration over what they say may be the spate of corruption in the country and the recent utility tariff hikes. The group claims it cannot get what they identify as apathy towards corruption by the country's leadership.

The demonstration is expected to draw about 10,000 persons from all 10 regions of the nation, Ernest Kojo Johnson, chief of the group informed Delight News.

'UN Set to Honour Late Achebe This Month'

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The United Nations has devoted Friday, November 15, 2013 to late Professor Chinua Achebe who died last march in Boston, US.Achebe was once a UN Goodwill ambassador from 1999 to 2005. The function holds at Dag Hammarskjold Library Auditorium, UN Headquarters, New York.In an invite sent to Vanguard by the United Nations SRC Society of Writers and United Nations SRC Film Society, the global body said the event featuring music, film, readings and recollections by family and friends, is part of Achebe's 83rd post-humous birthday celebrations.On its website, the United Nations Population Fund, through its Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin said, “Mr. Achebe will forever be credited for his leading role in shaping the span of Africa's literary traditions and for conveying its authentic voice to the world at large.”

Is that Kerry's Baby Bump? ***Kerry Washington set to welcome first Child With Naija – American Hubby Nnamdi

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Several hours ago, US Weekly said that actor Kerry Washington is four months pregnant, she is waiting patiently for her first child with Nigerian – American man, Nnamdi Asomugha who plays professional baseball with the San Francisco 49ers.

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American Baptist Church To Set Bibles ablaze

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A Baptist church in the USA has concluding plans to burn Bibles on Thursday, October 31. Justifying the planned action, Pastor Marc Grizzard, of Amazing Grace Baptist Church in Canton, North Carolina, said that the initial King James translation of the Bible is the sole true declaration of God's word, and that all others are “satanic".

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Photos: Seun Kuti set to Pop Pregnant, spotted with Girlfriend In Paris

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 Seun Kuti's girlfriend, Yetunde George, who was his dancer before getting pregnant for the singer, has been in Paris for couple of months now. She left Nigeria when her pregnancy became more obvious. Yetunde who could't attend the 2013 Felabration in Nigeria, was spotted at the on-going one in Paris looking heavily pregnant. We wish her a safe delivery.
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Kim & Kanye set to have a prenuptial agreement

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Kim and Kanye will have a prenuptial agreement before they marry.

From TMZ

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have agreed ... they'll keep their assets separate by drawing up a prenup before they tie the knot ... TMZ has learned.

Multiple sources connected with the couple reveal ... both Kanye and Kim are devoted to the marriage and they're not signing a prenup because they're worried the relationship might fall apart. But they're both business people and know given their vast wealth it's just the smart move to make to have a prenup. 

Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick set to rest in Prison for 28 years

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 DETROIT, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- A federal judge gave former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick the sentence requested by prosecutors Thursday -- 28 years behind bars.

U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds said the evidence was overwhelming that Kilpatrick and his longtime friend, Bobby Ferguson, a contractor for the city, defrauded Detroit in a bid-rigging and kickback scheme, the Detroit Free Press reported. Ferguson is usually to be sentenced Friday.

"One thing is certain," Edmunds said. "It was the citizens of Detroit who suffered."

Testimony showed that Kilpatrick and Ferguson put pressure on city officials to keep their scheme running, Edmunds said. She also said Kilpatrick lived well while presiding over what has become one of the poorest cities in the United States. Detroit filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy in July.

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Weird Photos of Mercy Johnson & Funke Akindele On movie Set

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Funke just shared these hilarious pictures of herself and Mercy Johnson Okojie on set.

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Recently divorced Nollywood Actress, Funke Akindele Set To Marry Again?

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Recently divorced Nollywood star actress, Funke Akindele, (Jenifa), may soon be heading for the altar, to make another attempt at marriage. That is, if what we gathered from insiders can be relied on.
The Glo Brand Ambassador, who endured a tumultuous marriage that barely lasted a year before walking out, is said to be head over heels in love with a young man who is called Bode. The chap, who was at one time an aide to former Ogun State Governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniels, is reported to have sent the prolific producer reeling in love and as a reward, he got a brand new Honda car last week and if all goes well, he may pop the question soon. We are yet to hear from Funke but if it turns out to be true, we wish her all the best.

congrats: Nollywood Actor Ime Bishop Umoh & Idara Saviour Set To Wed In October

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Ime Bishop Umoh and Idara Saviour are set to tie the knot in Uyo, Akwa Ibom on Thursday 17th October 2013 and Saturday 19th October 2013.

See Wizkid On Set For His 'Jaiye Jaiye' Music Video

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 Starboy Wizzy is currently on set with director Sesan Ogunro, to shoot the new video for his popular hit song featuring Femi Kuti ‘Jaiye Jaiye’.

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$-exy Gospel singer Maheeda set to be a certified pilot (Photos)

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Gospel singer/preacher, shared some pictures of her’s getting some pilot lessons, she quoted that soon she will be a qualified pilot soon..see more photos after the break.