Category: ARTS & LIFESTYLE

Gov. Ambode, Jagaban, Others Celebrate Eyo In Lagos Heavy as the early morning rain was in Lagos on Saturday May 20, 2017, thousands of Lagos State residents braced it to witness this year’s Eyo Festival. Those from Yoruba extraction believe the ritual is used to welcome their own “Adamu Orisa’ popularly called Eyo festival. But students of modernism admonished that if Lagos were to actually be a contemporary mega city, festivals or events that promote human rituals should be condemned in its entirety. Coincidentally, this year’s edition of the annual…

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Guests at the star-studded premiere of $50million movie Okja, including stunning model Bella Hadid, Rihanna among other A-list stars, appeared to rise above the drama on Friday night as they stormed the red carpet at the famous Palais de Festivals. Daily Mail reports that the young model who is just 20 years, looked truly sensational in a striking red quilted Dior gown, with sexy backless detailing, as she proved her model prowess by smouldering for the cameras. The catwalk queen, who is not appearing in any of this year’s cinematic…

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Alhaji Auwal Abdullahi, the businessman who married Halimat Babangida in Minna, Niger State, during the week paid a symbolic bride price of N500, 000 and 10 cows to her father and former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida. The groom is the Sarkin Sudan of Gombe, in Gombe State. The media reports that Gen. Garba Wushishi performed the symbolic ceremony of handing over Halimat in marriage to Abdullahi in the presence of IBB. Gov. Ibrahim Dankwanbo of Gombe State received the bride on behalf of the groom, who hails from the…

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Fire outbreak wreaks havoc every year in Nigeria and around the globe and people still seem not to have learnt anything from certain mistakes of the past. Experts believe that the sad incident of fire outbreaks could be well avoided if people could be a little bit careful whether they are at home, in the office or in the market by following or avoiding some of these guidelines as suggested by researchers: Piling Up Dirty Rags A wood stain can bestow the perfect finishing touch on a furniture project. But…

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Open House Lagos celebrates buildings, places and spaces where we live, work and play. It provides an opportunity to see, explore and learn about Lagos’ amazing architecture and design. Open House Lagos announces the second edition of the festival which kickstarts on Saturday, April 29 and ends on Sunday, April 30, 2017. playOjoma Ochai (Pulse) Speaking at the Open House Lagos press conference, on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, the director of Arts, British council, Ojoma Ochai explained that “the economic importance of this project is to create a connection with…

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Dolapo Oni, Betty Irabor, Lanre Da Silva Ajayi and more celebrities attended the launch of Schick Magazine over the weekend as the publication is formally unveiled. The fashion, beauty and lifestyle publication owned by Simi Esiri who doubles as the Editor-In-Chief curated for the “smart, stylish and successful African woman” has Nollywood actress Rita Dominic on the debut cover. For the launch, bloggers and fashion industry powerhouses joined Simi Esiri and Titi Adesanya, Creative Director, SCHICK Magazine to announce the official launch of SCHICK Magazine at an exclusive media briefing…

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She makes it clear that any partner who dares tell her to choose between him and her music career would lose out.  Niniola speaks on being in a relationship and how that affects her career. Speaking with Saturday Beats, the Nigerian Afro pop singer says her career comes before any relationship, as she would not be with any man who dares ask her to choose between her music career or her relationship. Niniola in ‘J’éte’ from video (Youtube) “I am currently in  a relationship and I am dating someone. I…

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Toke Makinwa has become a subject of controversy over her reported invitation as a guest lecturer at the New York University (NYU). The media personality who is expected to give an address on “Building a Successful Brand in the Digital space” was questioned by fans regarding the authenticity of the NYU visit. An Instagram user with the ID ‘mr_so_made_rich’ , also known as Richard Somade asked the book author to indicate the location where she would be giving her lecture on the campus but wasn’t the bit satisfied with her…

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