One disturbing trend that is undeniably gaining a hold on our society today is the increasing cases of people dying of cancer. It was never like this before. I remember a time in the not-too-distant past when the word, cancer, as far as Nigerians were concerned, existed only in the foreign media or in the dictionary. In fact, it was perceived by many as either a disease of the “oyinbo” or of the very rich and privileged of the society.
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It has now become an aberration in Nigeria to refer to the younger generation as the future of the country, due to the frequent bashing and various forms of abuses the children are now being subjected to on a daily basis. It is now a daily occurrence to read on the pages of newspapers cases of child labour and trafficking, defilement of minors as young as two years old even by their fathers or grandfathers. It is that bad!
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The United States of America is often considered as the theatre of bizarre lawsuits that will shock even the most ardent of litigants. Lawyers in the US are known to engage in outrageous lawsuits in spite of the damage it may cause their legal career or the embarrassment to the litigant. Some of the bizarre cases that have gone to court border on the absurd. The aim of such ridiculous litigation is to fleece their victims of huge legal claims on behalf of their clients.
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Beyonce's The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour is shaping up to be a kind of magical fashion Easter egg hunt, each month or week or day unveiling a new style-centric facet to the international concert behemoth. First, there was the high fashion custom designer performance wardrobe (which BTW just keeps growing, see: the above printed gown which we've never seen before and suspect to be a Pucci [UPDATE: It's Roberto Cavalli!] add for "Standing on the Sun" for the North American leg of the tour).
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Tonto Dikeh performed at Iyanya's Kukere's Concert which took place in London last night and things got a little wild.
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Popular producer and singer, Samklef has released his latest song in which he features fellow producer and long time friend, Terry G.
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Last week was the premiere of America’s Got Talent with the new judges, Mel B and Heidi Klum. It started in San Antonio, Texas which was where we start this week as the auditions continue…will they top last week? The first one to the stage was Travis Pratt from Georgia. If you did not see this audition, you missed a true treat…
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In an apparent response to the heightened competition in the telecoms sector following the introduction of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) system, two telecoms operators -Etisalat and MTN have reduced charges for their Blackberry Internet Service (BIS) by 50 per cent.
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The Super Eagles of Nigeria yesterday maintained their leadership of group F of the World Cup qualifiers after pulling a 1-1 draw against the Brave Warriors of Namibia in Windhoek. The Southern Africans gave the Eagles a stern test with the coach Ricardo Mannetti-tutored side making several dangerous incursions into the vital area of the African Champions, before opening scores through an effort from Tangeni Shipahu down the middle in the second half.
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NNPC tells oil firm to avoid controversy By Adeola...
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