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Alkali Prof. Rufai Alkali, Special Adviser (SA) to the President on Political Matters, has urged politicians not to campaign along religious line in order to get voters’ support. He said this in Abuja on Tuesday, at a Political Summit organised by Southern and Northern Amalgamated Support for Predsident Goodluck Jonathan. According to Alkali, ethnic and religious differences should not be seen as basis for voting a candidate into office and nobody should see them as tools for campaigning for vote. “Politicians should campaign based on candidates’ integrity and achievements so that the nation would continue to develop. “Nigeria is a secular state and for that reason, it will not be fair for anyone to campaign along religious or ethnic line for elective offices”, Alkali said. He, therefore, commended President Jonathan for creating atmosphere conducive for opposition to thrive in the political landscape of the country. He also urged the group members and the electorate in general t...

Can we meet you ma? I am Gbemisola Oke Ogunsola. Am from Osun State but raised in Ogun State. Married to my producer and has Two kids, am a Christian and a gospel music artist. What kind of Gospel do you sing? Contemporary Since when did you start doing that? Its all started right from church choir 20 years ago, but professionally its been 10 years now. Can you tell us your experience over 10 years of your ministry? Its been wonderful, a lot of ups and downs though but thank God for grace so far. Well I have come across so many people, some who believe in me and what God has placed in my hands, and these people have been very active spiritually, physically, materially, and in diverse ways which had kept me going. But not everyone can see what you carry so I don't bother myself about some opinions, I just focus on God and my assignment. Some Gospel artists we say that God called them to before they start. Were you called by God to do gospel? God speaks to us in different ...

Ibinabo and Fred Amata The embattled President of the Actors’ Guild of Nigeria, AGN, Ibinabo Fiberesima says she has found love and will settle down with her ‘Mr. Right’ in Port Harcourt, Rivers state before the end of the year. She updated her Facebook relationship status on July 10, 2014 to ‘engaged’, leading to rumour that the 43 years old will walk down the aisle very soon. She confirmed the relationship in an interview with Movie Moments, “It’s my first wedding ooo! We are soulmates and I am totally convinced that he’s the one. God has answered my prayers again, I’m blessed, that is all I can say. I can’t reveal the identity but yes, he’s my University days love. We would be tying the knot in Port Harcout, Nigeria,” she said. Although, It will be the first time the ex-beauty queen will be getting married, She however has three children from previous relationships, including her youngest daughter for Fred Amata. Follow us on Twitter:  CLICK Like us on Facebook:...

FUNMIBOI MIC OJUROYE Special moments in life are made even more memorable with the warm birthday wishes of friends, family and colleagues. Birthdays hold a special prominence in our lives as we multiply our joy with all those who remembered our birthday and brought a smile to our face with their wishes. Here’s how you can spread positive energy by sending these thank you messages for Birthday wishes. Thank you, friends, for your wonderful birthday wishes, for your irreplaceable gifts and for your unforgettable smiles. Thank you so much for your wishes. You made my birthday all the more special. Thank you so much for making my birthday even more special with all your wonderful wishes! Trust me, it definitely means a lot! No matter how old we get, we’ll always need the support of our friends. Thank you once again, my friends, for being with me on my birthday. It was realy a great pleasure to see you on my birthday party. Thanks for making my birthday a special one. Than...

In 1965, he seized the Western Nigeria Broadcasting Service (WNBS) studio and broadcast a demand for the cancellation of the Western Nigeria regional elections. In 1967 during the Nigerian Civil War, he was arrested by the federal government of General Yakubu Gowon and put in solitary confinement for two years. During the regime of General Sani Abacha (1993-98), W.S. escaped from Nigeria via the “NADECO Route” on a motorbike. Abacha proclaimed a death sentence against him in absentia. Eightieth birthday is a special occasion and ideal opportunity to tell Wole Soyinka the first African to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, how much he means to us. When people think of Wole Soyinka, it’s probably as the author of the powerful autobiographical work, The Man Died (1971), a collection of notes from prison. But more than that, W.S. as fondly known in literary circles, is identified around the world as the recusant specialist who refused to submit to madmen that run and ruin Nigeria ...

Ray Whelan Ray Whelan, head of Fifa partner Match Hospitality, has fled to escape arrest in Rio over alleged illegal World Cup ticket sales, Brazilian police say. Police chief Fabio Barucke said Mr Whelan was officially considered a fugitive from justice. Earlier on Thursday, a judge accepted an indictment for Mr Whelan – who is British – and 11 others. An international gang is said to have earned some $90m (£52m) per tournament and may have acted at four World Cups. The gang is believed to have been making money by acquiring and illegally selling on VIP tickets and hospitality passes. Mr Whelan, 64, was first detained on Monday at the exclusive Copacabana Palace hotel in Rio de Janeiro and released after questioning. The other 11 suspects were arrested last week. In a statement after his arrest, Match Hospitality denied any wrongdoing by Mr Whelan, and said he would co-operate with any investigation. However, police in Rio said they went to Mr Whelan’s room in the Copacaban...

Prof. Wole Soyinka Language, the source of Wole Soyinka’s fame; the reason also for his alienation by the average reader. The Nobel Laureate is a man of complex locution. Besides his political forays, the density and immensity of his literature is perhaps the major thing that trademarks him. The fact is, there can be no indolent or perfunctory reading of Wole Soyinka; his literary rampart is impregnable. You peruse him; then the fortress can give way. However, the language employed by the playwright in his prison memoir is in a class of its own. Set in the Civil War Nigeria, The Man Died is a riveting account of the atrocities perpetrated by the military regime against the civil populace, in which the author was also a major victim - of solitary confinement without trial for fifteen gruelling months. The abuses fill you with horrors: the flogging syndrome, detention and imprisonment without trial, killing, torture as pastime; sadism and crushing of the civic will; the climate of...