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The much expected Dangote Rice is billed to hit the market very soon as the management has commenced the harvest of its first tranche. Sources within the organisation said Aliko Dangote has been very happy with the news of the harvest, especially as it will be launched in the right time to ease the pains of Nigerians, who currently buy rice at N20, 000 per bag. “We are really excited about the progress so far recorded in this our rice projects. Once we commence the sales of our rice, I can authoritatively tell you that the price of rice will crash in the country as we should have enough, in the next few years to make importation of rice non-attractive again into the country” the source said. Earlier in the year, Dangote inaugurated its 8,000-hectare Rice Out-growers’ Scheme in Hadejia, Jigawa State, with the distribution of rice seedlings to farmers. According to a statement by the group, the scheme, which is part of its partnership with government at all

BY Peter Sblendorio Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson's bank account is solid as a rock — offering a crystal-clear view of the gender wage gap in Hollywood. The "Fast & Furious" star wa

This article has the most up-to-date info on the status of Empire Season 3 as we continuously monitor the news to keep you in the know. FOX has scheduled the premiere date for a new season for September 21, 2016. Image: FOX About the series Empire is an American drama TV series that follows the life of a former drug dealer turned hip-hop tycoon. Created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong for Fox, the series stars Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson. The second season premiered on September 23, 2015 and consists of 18 episodes. Lucious Lyon is a former drug dealer who becomes a well-known hip-hop artist and CEO of Empire Entertainment. His three sons – Hakeem, Jamal and Lyon – assist him in running the business. Just when everything seems to be going perfectly, Lucious learns that he has ALS and will be incapacitated in three years. This news prompt him to begin thinking of who will run the business when he himself no longer can, and it is the exact time when Luc

Our favorite celebrity pairing is being #goals again. The world is yours,  Drake . Yesterday a photo of one of the most romantic billboard advertisements in recent years started circulating, with thousands taking to Twitter to hashtag the infamous #RelationshipGoals and comment on the gesture. Drizzy decided to post up a message of congratulations to  Rihanna , in advance of her receiving the coveted  Michael Jackson   Video Vanguard Award at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards. While the billboard itself made history in its own right, something incredible happened: Rihanna decided to show love right back. While the singer’s lack of social media PDA has resulted in people wondering for years if the pair were romantically involved, last night Rihanna took to Instagram to post the reaction we all hoped she would, giving us life in the process. “When he extra,” she captioned her repost of the

Continuous rainfall in Kuchiyakwo community in Kuje area of Abuja have damaged roads connecting the area to other communities.    Minister, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mohammed Bello (guardian) The continuous rainfall in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) that started on Friday to Saturday morning has cut off Kuchiyakwo community from other neighbouring communities in the area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the heavy rainfall has flooded some houses and washed away the road linking Kuchiyakwo Ecwa Church and its extension in the community. Some residents of the community who spoke with the NAN on Saturday described the state of the road as devastating and called on Kuje Area Council authorities for immediate action. Mr Abraham Gado , a resident whose house was flooded, attributed the havoc to lac

Irate youths in Lokoja, Kogi State began pelting stones at Governor Yahaya Bello yesterday during the Jumaat prayers, according to eyewitnesses. The stoning, it was learned by SaharaReporters, is likely connected to corruption allegations rocking Mr. Bello’s administration and from growing resentment against the Kogi government for not paying workers salaries or pensions. Kogi residents have noted that bailout funds were made available to Mr. Bello but they have not been used to pay worker debts by Sahara Reporters, New York Irate youths in Lokoja, Kogi State began pelting stones at Governor Yahaya Bello yesterday during the Jumaat prayers, according to eyewitnesses. The stoning, it was learned by SaharaReporters, is likely connected to corruption allegations rocking Mr. Bello’s administration and from growing resentment against the Kogi government for not paying workers salaries or pensions. Kogi residents have noted that bailout funds were ma

Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Bayelsa State on Wednesday, raided the private residence of the Bayelsa State Government House Accountant, Richard Etonye in a secret operation that lasted for about two hours. The house, located along Brass Road was allegedly raided on the orders of Governor Seriake Dickson after Etonye reportedly absconded with his principal's money said to be $4.6m. The money was handed over to the accountant by the governor for safe keep just a few days before the raid on Tuesday. SaharaReporters contacted a spokesman for Mr. Dickson who said that they were not part of the raid and were not informed as to why SARS raided Mr. Etonye’s home. The spokesman said that “[Mr. Etonye] absolutely did not take any money from the Governor” and “we were told that the team was sent from the IG [Idris] from Police Force HQ but we don’t know why.” According to a security source close to Government House, Yenagoa, Governor Dickson ha

Good news GOGetters, now you have one more bouquet to choose from. GOtv has launched a new bouquet called the GOtv Lite aka Small Pepper. The new GOtv Lite bouquet will provide subscribers with 20 channels, which include the GOchannel, FAITH, Islam channel, Afro Music Pop, AIT, LTV, MITV, ONTV Max, TVC Entertainment, TVC News Nigeria, Trybe TV, STV, Wazobia TV, Galaxy TV and NTAi. It also offers Jim Jam for children, SuperSport Blitz for round-the-clock sports news and two audio channels namely; Naija FM and Wazobia FM. GOtv Lite is flexible, giving subscribers three payment options, that is, N400 monthly, N,1050 quarterly and N3,100 annually. GOtv Lite aka Small Pepper….

An angry dad allegedly crushed his daughter's beautiful £10,000 Audi with a mechanical digger after 'catching her in it with a boy'. Mike Card reportedly got behind the controls of a massive digger and smashed it into the roof of the red sports car. Although the exact details of what his daughter Ashlyn is alleged to have done are not clear, her brother Kaylor posted the video to Facebook with the caption:  "Yep! When a dad has to prove a point! #DADDYNOTHAPPY " All I can say is Brandon Anderson won't be in this car anymore!  Daily Record

Hard Rock Cafe in Lagos in collaboration with Industry Nite and Trace TV welcome "The Classic Man" JIDENNA the man with Ankara to perform on 1st of September 2016alongside Reekado Banks SPOTLIGHT ALBUM listening

The  beautiful city of Abuja is no doubt blessed with a plethora of entertainment activi­ties and a good number of entertainment personalities that make them happen. The activities of this industry cannot be complete in whatever form without music and mu­sicians and in this regard, Abuja is richly blessed. Ranging from the old to the younger generation of musicians, Abuja stands out in abundant talents. In the last 15 years, the music industry in the fledging capital city, steadily grew from one stage to the other, making Abuja a major force in the industry. This has not come without the contributions and sacrifices of some talented individuals. Showbeats, brings you a list of some of these talents: FUNKIEST MALAM Ibrahim Baba Ahmed, is one of the earliest hip-hop singers in the Hausa dialect. Funkiest Malam, as he is popularly known, is a celebrated artiste from Adamawa State, but based in Abuja. He started out as a theatre art

 Acting Chairman of EFCC, Ibrahim Magu takes journalists on a tour of EFCC detention facilities at its head offices in Abuja. The main cells located at the basement of the Idiagbon House, four storey building at the Wuse II, Abuja headquarters of the EFCC. He also showed journalists the interrogation room of the EFCC, and an in house clinic where detainees are first treated in case of emergency. A detainee who spoke to journalists said the facilities were conducive, adding that he has not been tortured By Ronald Mutum Watch Video

By Temitayo   /   The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi has commended the Pesident Buhari-led Federal Government for checking the menace of oil thieves and militants in Ikorodu and Arepo areas of Lagos state. Adeyemi made the commendation on Thursday while fielding questions from State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. “We have offered some suggestions. We are losing huge resources to the activities of the Niger Delta Avengers. “Coming close to that is the infiltration of the militants in Lagos and Ikorodu where in the last three weeks, 10 landlords were massacred. “The Federal Government has since sent forces there to wipe them out. Normalcy has since returned to Ikorodu and Arepo area. “If they had successfully spread their activ

The faculty members of the  #ProjectFame9.0  academy ensure that the contestants not only learn about music and how to improve their stagecraft but also have as much fun as possible while doing so. Mummy J’s class of academy day 33 in #ProjectFame9.0 was not only a wonderful learning experience for the contestants but was also one that required the contestants to answer thought provoking question of what life has taught them. All the speeches made by the contestants was inspirational as they shared their life experiences on an array of topics including appreciating one’s uniqueness, managing emotions, resisting negative peer pressure, and a lot more. There was an array of speeches which included Steve talked about being yourself and not allowing peer pressure determine your actions.  Mummy J told him that he needed to be better with his articulation as he tends to fade off towards the end of his speech. Gabriel on his part takes about the “two dark lines b

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