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‘Nigerian Rappers Don’t Have Swagger’- Majek Fashek 30 March, 2013 Arts and Entertainment Troubled reggae icon Majek Fashek thinks Nigerian rappers lack the ‘swag’ to go along with their skills. While admitting Nigerians can actually rap, Majek says, in an exclusive interview with Nigerian Entertainment Today, that their American counterparts are light years ahead of them. ‘You know you can’t compare American rap with Nigerian rap. Nigerians can rap but they don’t have the swagger of the Americans’ In recent times, it turns out that one of the most used words in Nigerian music has been the word ‘swagger’; with ‘swag‘ becoming the SI Unit  for measuring images and persona. But the legendary musician, who’s going through some of the most difficult times of his life and career thinks Nigerian rappers hardly have it. Sauce Kid, M.I, Ice Prince, Mode 9, Naeto C are you reading this? Meanwhile Fashek also says his son has been s

PHOTO: Actor, Odunlade Adekola Shows Off His Kids 30 March, 2013 Arts and Entertainment To many lovers of Yoruba movie industry, the name Odunlade Adekola is like what Omotola Jalade Ekeinde or Genevieve Nnaji mean to Nollywood. No wonder he is one of the highest paid actors in that sector of the Nigerian film industry. Apart from being an actor, Odun, as he is well known by fans, is also a Glo ambassador. He has also had his share of romantic scandals since gaining fame some years ago. Not too many people know that the Abeokuta, Ogun State-based actor is married with kids. The actor shared a photo of himself and his kids.

Hip-Hop's Wealthiest Artists 2013 Diddy ranks No. 1 on this year’s list of the richest rappers with an estimated net worth of $580 million, followed by Jay-Z, Dr. Dre, Birdman and 50 Cent. Sean “Diddy” Combs rose to mainstream fame in the late 1990s rapping about his desire for Benjamins, otherwise known as $100 bills. A decade and a half later, he might need to consider some larger denominations—McKinleys, Clevelands and Madisons, perhaps—to express his wealth. Diddy ranks No. 1 on this year’s  list of hip-hop’s wealthiest artists , with an estimated net worth of $580 million. The bulk of the Bad Boy Records founder’s wealth comes from non-musical ventures, namely his deal with  Diageo ’s Ciroc. The agreement entitles him to eight-figure annual payouts and a nine-figure windfall if the brand is ever sold—and Ciroc’s value has never been

Man Kills Mother Over Money To Buy Indian Hemp 31 March, 2013 Local A 48-year-old man, Hassan Usman, has killed his 87-year-old mother for not giving him money to buy a substance suspected to be Indian hemp.The incident occurred in Giron-Masa of Ngaski local government area of Kebbi State. Shocked residents of the community, who narrated the incident to LEADERSHIP Sunday, said Usman stabbed his mother to death for refusing to give him money to buy a stimulant which they identified as Indian hemp. After he stabbed his mother, Hajiya Hauwa popularly known as Mama Yan Biyu, he reportedly left her in the pool of her blood and went to report his act to his late mother’s siblings in another section of the community. According to the residents, the assasin, who is a former employee of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), sells narcotics including marijuana (Indian hemp) in the village. The village Head of Giron Masa, Alhaji Hassan

The God Who Does Not Exist 31 March, 2013 Features I feel very sorry for people like Douglas Anele who maintain God does not exist. At university, I was a student of Philosophy. You had to be, if you studied Political Science. I therefore find it highly amusing that, in a discussion about the existence of God, Douglas Anele tries to dazzle me by dropping the names of philosophers like David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Bertrand Russell. But I need no such shenanigans in order to confound Douglas’ atheism. I will only present here a token of my relationship with the God Douglas foolishly says is non-existent. “Non-existent” meeting I was standing in the parking lot of the building where I lived in Lagos, talking to Bimbo Dada, now Director of Library, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, when a man walked through the gate and came to talk to me. He said he worked for an oil-company but had recently been posted out of town

2015 PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST: Obasanjo Intensifies Plot Against Jonathan 31 March, 2013 Politics Fresh facts emerged, at the weekend, that former President Matthew Okikiolakan Aremu Olusegun Obasanjo is intensifying his opposition to the 2015 re-election aspiration of incumbent President Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan. This is at a time when some hawks in the Presidency are pressing for decisiveness on the part of Mr. President, with a view to clipping Obasanjo’s wings. The latest indication about the former President’s  moves are what sources described as the “series of meetings and consultations between Obasanjo and traditional rulers in the North”. A former state governor familiar with the surreptitious movements of Obasanjo in the last one month told Sunday Vanguard: “The former president has been moving round the North under the guise of being a special guest at functions; but the real reason for his visits to the N

'It' Very Difficult To Find A Wife' - Mikel Obi Opens Up 31 March, 2013 Sports On his marriage dilemma, the Chelsea midfielder told sports journalist, Kayode Tijani that finding a wife is so so difficult that he's leaving it to God. Mikel said: I know, normal people don’t go through what I am going through now when it concerns finding a Wife to marry, normal people don’t at all. Believe me it’s so so difficult, very difficult, it’s so so difficult you just have to leave it to God. To find someone who truly loves you, there might be someone who really loves me truly for who I am but I may not be aware but maybe you don’t know but you may think she’s one of them people that loves you for who you are or what you have, because of your money, but maybe she’s there for you, you never know, you get so confused, now I have decided I will just leave it to God to decide who I get married to. On his rumoured five Bentley

Why Tonto Dikeh Must Be Stopped 31 March, 2013 Arts and Entertainment I have watched with patient annoyance, I have listen with patient distress, to the sights and sounds of our dear actress turn singer Tonto Dikeh. Like many others, I chose not to talk about her but I was forced to know how wrong I was for keeping silent by the words of Alibaba and OJB, two eminent personalities that means a lot to the entertainment industry. Alibaba once tweeted “Playing a song of an artiste that you know is not good enough is no encouragement you are spoiling the market”, I don’t know what he had in mind. In an online interview with OJB by the crew of Information Nigeria, he said. Foremost, I must say I admire Tonto Dikeh’s confidence and doggedness, but to what avail is it when used in a wrong way. A cutlass is a good tool in the hand of a farmer, without which we cannot get food to it, but that same cutlass can kill! Despite her confid

Grammatically Inclined Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon's Easter Message 31 March, 2013 Local Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon took to his facebook page to wish Nigerians happy easter. As we join Christians in the celebration of Easter,may we truly reflect on the quintessential modus vivendi of Master Jesus The Christ who peregrinated this incarnation as an exempli gratia of self abnegation,puritanical excrescence,spartan discipline,mental magnitude,hierophantic candour and altruistic effusions,qualities which have become a desiderata for national resurgimento.

Nigeria, 9th Most Visited Country In Africa 31 March, 2013 Features Despite threats of terrorism in Northern Nigeria and kidnapping of locals and foreigners, Nigeria is the ninth most visited country by foreigners in Africa. With 1.4 million arrivals, according to findmehotels.com, Nigeria is also the leading destination of foreigners in West Africa and is more favoured by usual tourist destinations such as Kenya and Namibia. According to the available statistics, Kenya is the 10th most visited country in Africa, with 1.39 million visitors. Namibia is the 11th with 980,000 people. Egypt in North Africa tops the list with 14 million visitors. It is followed by Morocco with 9.29 million. South Africa is third with 8.07 million, while Tunisia is fourth with 6.9 million visitors. Zimbabwe and Mozamique follow in that order with 2.24million and 2.22 million visitors yearly. Algeria with 1.91 million visitors and Botswana with

"I Am Criticised Because I Am Not Hausa, Yoruba Or Igbo" — Vincent Enyeama 31 March, 2013 Sports Vincent Enyeama believes the criticism he has received in his international career have been largely fuelled by tribal sentiments not because of his performance in-between the sticks. The former Enyimba keeper came under the spotlight severally in 2012 after making a series of costly errors in high profile matches for the national team and he believes his critics have been vocal because he is not from one of the three major tribes in Nigeria. The 30-year old Super Eagles safe hands is from Akwa Ibom state, South-South Nigeria. “My critics will remain as long I am still with the national team. I am criticised because I am not Hausa, Yoruba or Igbo but I am not worried,” Enyeama said in a recent interview. The Maccabi Tel Aviv shot-stopper however holds no grudge against those who have slammed him in the past insisting

Boko Haram Are Not Muslims – Jonathan 31 March, 2013 Local President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said that members of the Boko Haram sect were not Muslims because no true adherents of Islam would subject the country to killings, bombings and other gory attacks the way they had done. From their modus operandi, Jonathan stated that the sect members were products of international terrorism and “not members of Islam or any other religion in Nigeria. “Those who mindlessly and indiscriminately attack worship places, schools, health workers, motor-parks, banks and ordinary road users must be seen as they truly are: the brainwashed pawns of international terrorism. They do not represent any true religion or section of the country and we must never play into their hands by succumbing to their nefarious ploys to incite religious, ethnic hatred and division among us,” the president stated. In his Easter message to Nigerians yesterday, Jona