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When we heard the Abuja-Kaduna rail was completed, we didn’t expect too much. However, these pictures shared by Twitter user, @Jag_bros show just how amazing the coaches are.
On June 2, transport minister, Rotimi Amaechi, announced the rail was open for test-run.
The best part is passengers get to ride the trains for free until President Buhari inaugurates the project in July.
However, Nigerians won’t have to pay through their noses to ride in these coaches because Rotimi Amaechi stated that the fares will be subsidised.
Now, people can travel between Abuja and Kaduna in the coolest coaches we’ve ever seen.
We can’t wait to see more rails like this across the country and hope they are all properly maintained.
Almost everyone can relate to how strict our lecturers and professors can be sometimes. But Twitter user, @Nnenna shared pictures that prove otherwise.
She shared pictures of this professor of a university in Cote D’Ivoire backing a child with a wrapper.
According to her, the thoughtful lecturer decided to help one of his students look after her crying baby so she could concentrate on her exams.
He’s basically the kindest professor we’ve seen because…
When you bring your child to an exam hall, Nigerian lecturers be like…
How they look at you when your child starts crying.
You can’t even beg them to help hold your child when they’ve not finished holding your CGPA for you.
We hope this child’s mother aces her paper after her professor went an extra mile to help her focus.
The mother of internet fights that shook Nigerian twitter by its roots happened and it couldn’t be more shocking. Unfortunately, it wasn’t over pounded yam or paying bills.
The First Lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari, dragged infamous governor, Ayo Fayose, all over the streets of Twitter because he accused her of being involved in the Haliburton scandal.
Mummy Aisha, someone can’t play with you again?
On June 21, the governor’s Zenith account was blocked as part of an EFCC investigation. And instead of licking his wounds, he came on Twitter to throw the first punch.
However, she wasn’t having it and fired back, calling him an ‘unchained mad dog’.
And said she was ready for him and even threw shade at her husband, a whole Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces.
Mama oh! Who knew she had Twitter fingers in her? We never ‘hexperred it’.
Even though haters will say her account was hacked, we now know Aisha Buhari is really Nigerian on the inside.
Durotimi Bolaji-Idowu who works under the name, Duro Arts, is known for his caricature-style designs. He has even worked for artistes like Snoop Dogg, Davido and brands like MTVbaseAfrica. Here are some of the times he trolled us with his Bun and Belly art collection.
1. When he trolled Wizkid’s ‘controversial’ picture.
2. And he basically pulled a Daenerys Targaryen.
3. When he trolled this pre-wedding picture.
4. But really, what does ‘Bahd, Baddo, Baddest’ mean?
5. When he helped Beyonce wash her back.
6. His attempt at wearing a cropped top.
7. When he had something to say about Toolz’s wedding dress.
8. When he played with Lupita’s shuku.
9. When he wanted to use style to get on Davido’s flight.
Mayowa Nicholas, who was the female winner of Elite Model Look Nigeria in 2014 has shown that the only way for her is up.
She became the first Nigerian model to be featured in a Dolce & Gabbana campaign when she appeared in their Fall/Winter 2016 campaign shoot.
Sharing pictures of the campaign which was shot in Italy on her Instagram, Mayowa worked alongside models like Cong He and Sasha Kingina.
After becoming the female winner of the Elite Model Look in 2014, Mayowa went on to be a top finalist in the world finals in China.
Since then, she has walked for international designers like Hermes, Balmain, Calvin Klein and Kenzo. And in 2016, she was named as one of the 15 New Faces That Ruled Fall 2016 alongside Kendall Jenner and Irina Shayk.
Here’s wishing Mayowa many more years of fierce slayage on the runway! We’re proud of her and hope she keeps the good work up.
You can check more pictures from the campaign here.
Featured image credit : Fashion Times
But this same Aunty K. Michelle tried to speak “Nigerian” in the most ridiculous manner.
She shared this video on her Instagram page and claimed she was only speaking Nigerian Pidgin English.
And when Nigerians started dragging her…
… She went and posted more videos. Oh dear!
As if that first one wasn’t enough torture, she went on to throw shade at African-Americans in her next video.
She said “I am not African-American, I am just African. Because African-Americans too busy getting worried about ‘tea’ and getting no bread. Wetin dey happen? How far?”
And she ended the drama while speaking at the top of her voice with a shout-out to Nigerian-American rapper, Wale.
“Look at me, I’m ‘oh-ga’ at the top. Look at you, mumu, just gossiping, blogging and suffering. Look at you, shine your eyes”.
What exactly was she trying to say in those videos?
Because they were just ridiculous and confusing.
Who told her the only way to speak pidgin English was by speaking so loudly?
Who was she even calling ‘mumu’ in the video?
When African-Americans try to ‘speak in an African accent’ but fail woefully…
Can you not?
If she was trying to win us over with those videos, we’re so not impressed!
Watch the rest of the videos on her Instagram page, @Kmichellemusic.
Nothing can be more shocking than discovering that the management of a Chinese supermarket has allegedly refused entry to Nigerians in groups, except when escorted by a police officer due to their alleged criminal activities.
According to the DailyTrust, this decision was reached after the supermarket was attacked by armed robbers who stole over 2.5 million Naira, leaving the owners injured.
Although the sign above says everyone is welcome to the store, an attendant who spoke with DailyTrust, explained that the alleged decision to bar Nigerians wasn’t discriminatory but a safety procedure to prevent recurrence of such activities.
The attendant however said Nigerians are allowed to enter the supermarket individually and not in groups except accompanied by a policeman.
In a now deleted post, Facebook user, Mohammad Jamu, claimed to have gone to the supermarket and was well-received only that people had to go in one at a time because of the robbery incident.
But wait a minute…
It’s not rocket science to know that there are several ways to improve security in any organisation than making only Nigerians go into the supermarket one at a time.
This development also points out the flaws in the Nigerian security situation and the risks Nigerians and foreigners are regularly exposed to.
However, the Nigerian police has to make efforts to curb criminal activities all over the country immediately.
This post as updated on June 16, 2016, includes the alleged account of the Facebook shopper, Mohammad Jamu, who went to check out the supermarket.
Some of the best movies ever made are the ones that were adapted from novels.
And because Chimamanda’s greatness must never be overlooked, her award-winning novel, Half Of A Yellow Sun, was made into a film produced by Biyi Bandele.
And in seriously awesome news, Chimamanda has signed the film adaptation rights of a short story from her award-winning collection, The Thing Around Your Neck, to Ghanaian director, Adoma Akosua Owusu.
The short story, On Monday Of Last Week, reveals the experience of a Nigerian immigrant, Kamara, and her interest in the mother of the boy she babysits.
Scheduled to play Kamara’s role is Chinasa Ogbuagu, who recently featured in Off-Broadway Nigerian-themed play, Sojourners.
Akosua Owusu who fell in love with the story because it addresses issues like race, self-awareness and liberalism has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund the project.
We’re so excited and can’t wait to see how great this movie will turn out!
To help towards making the production of this film possible, check out the Kickstarter campaign video here.
When people who love to travel return from their journeys, they come with souvenirs and stories of their experiences and the people they met.
Telling the Al-Majiri story with pictures is Kolapo Oladapo, a UI and graphic designer who takes interest in changing the African narrative with code and design.
During his travel across some northern states, he learnt about the Al-Majiri community and how they are invisible realities in their own community.
Although the Al-Majiri system is now a nightmare compared to what it used to be, the number of children in the system keeps growing.
Kolapo decided to tell the story of these children who should be the future of tomorrow.
In his words, “I could show you a thousand photos exhibiting the rare & preserved beauty of Northern Nigeria”.
“I’ve seen the beautiful tall city gates, the horses,the castles…I could tell you about the INVISIBLE PEOPLE, my people, our people who are seen only by outsiders but not the indigenes and I will. They move in troops & their cloaking device is abject poverty, that way you cannot see them because they blend into the general statuesque of Northern Nigeria and indeed the entire nation, poverty”.
These children are found everywhere in the north and are usually treated like outcasts. In this photo story, Kolapo explains the story of the average Al-Majiri child.
“They are everywhere, everywhere”.
These children who ought to be in school usually work as refuse collectors.
“Refuse collectors in Kano. Lots of children ages 5-15 are engaged in menial jobs around Nigeria but a little more than usual in Northern Nigeria”.
Their parents place them in the care of Mallams who are expected to teach them Arabic and Islamic education.
“The Al-Majiri kids usually between age 5-15 can be found everywhere in Northern Nigeria even in the eyebrow places like malls, parks, the zoo, etc. It’s almost like they are INVISIBLE”.
In return for their education, their parents send funds and farm produce for their upkeep and also in appreciation of the Mallam’s efforts.
“The Mallams like pimps use the wards as beggars who file returns to them at the end of the day. If they don’t meet the target, the sleep in the many abandoned infrastructures around. Places like old theaters houses, behind public toilets, market stalls & so on”.
One can only imagine the harsh conditions they have to go through.
“An Alimajiri eating his morning ration (breakfast) from a polythene bag”.
Most times, the few who meet their daily target get to sleep in a crowded room of 20-30 people.
“Most times in pursuit of the Mallam’s happiness they get beaten, injured, whipped for either trying to steal or behaving like one who lacks home training. These are the times where the indigenes see the INVISIBLE PEOPLE. But I wonder how a child can have home training, when they have no home”.
Some of these children resort to menial jobs.
These harsh conditions of survival drive some into petty crime.
Even though their children will have to beg for a living, some parents still continue to send their children to these Mallams.
“I told my friend Abdul that in Lagos the government through its task force picks up children who hawk during school hours…He laughed and told me that if the government tried that here, they’ll be chaos because most parents don’t want their wards in “western styled” schools. They prefer them learning from the Mallams”.
Check out more stories from Kolapo on his Instagram page @Kp.e.
Two years after going through a kidney transplant, Nigerian producer and singer, OJB Jezreel, has died at 49.
Babatunde J. Okungbowa who was popular for producing Tuface Idibia’s African Queen died after suffering from a kidney failure relapse on June 14.
In 2013, he was diagnosed with kidney failure and only survived after one of his wives, Mabel, donated a kidney to him. Several Nigerian celebrities also helped in funding his operation in India.
He will be remembered for his amazing songs and here are some of them:
PS: Baby boy here means he’s winning at life a.k.a ‘chopping life’.
Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, who is on a visit to the U.S, will be hosting the Odunde festival which celebrates the Yoruba race in the U.S annually.
Here are 10 reasons why he’s an awesome Nigerian monarch:
1. He is an established accountant and a member of professional bodies such as the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and an Associate Accounting Technician.
2. He is forty and still living the royal baby-boy lifestyle.
3. He runs a chain of successful businesses including Inagbe Cocowood Factory, a home furniture brand which makes use of local raw materials for production.
4. He made efforts to squash the notorious Ife/Modakeke beef and even started a fund to develop both towns and their environs.
5. Celebrities like Olamide aren’t shy to sit with him.
6. He even paid Super Eagles player, Obafemi Martins a visit.
7. He and his wife, Olori Wuraola, only know how to slay.
8. To add to his feathers, he was recently appointed as the Chancellor of University of Nigeria, Nsukka
9. During his visit to the U.S, he will be visiting President Obama at the White House and is set to receive a honorary award.
10. In his honor, New York senator, Kevin Parker and Brooklyn Borough President, Eric Adams, secured permission and declared June 13 as Yoruba day.
In record breaking and women-empowering news, Bauchi state got its first female judge when Justice Rabi Talatu Umar was appointed in June 2016.
She was appointed 2 years after the former Chief Judge, Justice Ibrahim Zango, retired in 2014.
However, her appointment didn’t come so easy. In March 2016, her recommendation as the most qualified and suitable candidate for the position of the Chief Judge of Bauchi State was met with protests and petitions.
One of them claimed Justice Umar wasn’t qualified enough because she wasn’t the most senior judicial officer nor an indigene of the state.
However, Bauchi state governor, Mohammed Abubakar, on the swearing-in ceremony argued that her appointment was legal and based on her long-standing record of being upright and professional in her official assignments.
Although haters tried to stop her, Justice Rabi has made history in Bauchi. We wish her all the best at her new job!
Popular Nigerian fashion magazine, FAB magazine, released the first online edition of their monthly publications featuring Wizkid.
Of course, they had to put him on the cover with a brilliant cover theme showing The Milky Way which contains billions of stars, just because Wizkid is also StarBoy.
But that’s not why we’re here.
Let’s talk about this really ‘interesting’ picture from the magazine shoot.
Wow! So Wizkid wants us to believe he actually uses Pound Sterling notes as tissue paper.
Or what exactly was he trying to achieve with this picture?
When Olamide sang about using Pound Sterling as tissue paper, we never imagined it this vividly, thanks Wizkid.
We totally get it, he has so much money and wears designer clothes to the toilet.
But next time he wants to ‘break the internet’ like this, he should kindly send us a warning notice.
Will embarass you in public
You can’t take her out
Her boyfriend is probably named Sege
2. The Lowkey Most Wanted Girlfriend
Nobody knows who she is dating
But everybody still wants her
She has different boyfriends she doesn’t even know about
3. The Fortunate Girlfriend
Everybody likes her and pities her
Can give you 40% of her salary if she loves you
Once you break up with her good things start happening to her
4. The Role Model Girlfriend
Is dating a rich guy
Has the best and perfect relationship
She is your boyfriend’s WCW
5. The Talkative Girlfriend
Wants to talk all the time
Is always making grammar mistakes
Can still steal your boyfriend
6. The “our wife” Girlfriend
Is very pretty and liked by everyone
Will cook for her boyfriend and his friends
Cries a lot when she is maltreated
7. The Patient Girlfriend
Treats her boyfriend right all the time
Will forgive you if you cheat
Only if you sing “African Queen” three times
8. The Greedy Girlfriend
Cannot keep her eyes somewhere
Always looking for some special type of boyfriend called Johnny
She will use all your money for funny hairstyles
9. The Family’s Favorite Girlfriend
Is the best girlfriend
Her boyfriend’s mother and her are best friends
Her boyfriend likes to call her “my wife”
10. The Gist Bank Girlfriend
Has every human beings gist
Will tell you who your boyfriend is cheating on you with
Will show you her expensive bag when you ask “where is your boyfriend?”
11. The Relationship Advisor Girlfriend
Will tell you what to do to have the best relationship
Always has relationship problems
Can dress well and steal your man at your own wedding
12. The Secret Girlfriend
Will dress better than the host at any party
Can help you date your boyfriend
Knows how to run a catering business
13. The Angry Girlfriend
She probably pressured her boyfriend into a relationship
Can beat you up and cause trouble if you don’t propose quickly
Will break up with you and block you on instagram if you smile to another girl
14. The Sure Girlfriend
Comes from a rich family
Spoils her boyfriend whenever she can
Your boyfriend is probably in her inbox
It looks like Donald Trump isn’t the only politician calling for the ban of a group of migrants entering his country.
Indian politician and former minister, Ravi Naik, is calling for a ban on Nigerians coming into India.
According to him, Nigerians have a rough attitude, are ill-mannered and the cause of riots in major parts of India.
Describing Nigerians with an alleged racial slur, he added that Nigerians who do ‘dadagiri’, should be probed and moved out of the country.
In his words, “They create problems everywhere, we do not want Nigerian tourists. The Central government should ban Nigerians”.
Na wa o!
Isn’t it unfair to blame the crimes of a group of Nigerians on the entire nationality?
Criminals of any nationality will commit crimes whether they’re at home or abroad. Why should seeking bans be the first solution racist politicians resort to?
He should just come out and say he’s prejudiced against Nigerians instead of pretending to love his country so much. The Indian government should find better ways to combat crime in their country.
But on the other hand, money is everything to the Nigerian whose immediate needs can only be solved by lots of cash. So that tweet coming from someone who can’t relate to the average Nigerian problems left a lot of people like…
Like seriously?
And as if the fake-deep tweet about money was just DJ Cuppy’s attempt at famzing regular Nigerians like the rest of us…
…She was featured in a show documenting the lavish lifestyle of rich Nigerians living in Britain.
In the documentary, she said she hasn’t opened a bottle of champagne by herself in ages ….
Going on about London her sister, Temi, said ‘We have done Dubai and Paris but always come back to London. You have the luxury shops, luxury cars, luxury houses, you can spend the money you have worked hard making.’
She has 15 pairs of £1000 Swarovski crystal-covered Beats headphones and even threw a graduation party worth at least a few expensive cars …
She said “Some could say it’s a wedding budget, to be honest” and her sister added “It would probably estimate to the same cost as a couple of nice cars”.
Cuppy thinks she’s paved the way for female DJs in Nigeria even though she’s gotten access to events because of her privilege.
She also said ‘We are setting the pace for young women who are trying to get out of a generational trend of just going to school, be good, get a job, get married and sit there looking pretty.’
Oops! What about DJ Soupamodel, DJ Lambo and the rest who have been in the game all this while?
Maybe she hasn’t heard of the successful Nigerian women who have made the news for their ground-breaking achievements.
After flaunting so much wealth on this show, we believe you DJ Cuppy. Money really isn’t “everything”.
The fact that the educational system in Nigeria needs a complete overhaul isn’t news.
And since it looks like it could take the Nigerian government a while to get to that point, a group of Nigerian youth have decided to make a change, one step at a time.
In the past 4 years, Slum2school Africa has reached out and provided educational scholarships and support to 650 disadvantaged children in slums and remote communities such as Okuagbo, Saga Islands and Makoko.
The award-winning NGO, founded by Orondaam Otto in 2012, has engaged over 5000 volunteers across 12 different countries who have actively participated in realising the vision of the organisation.
2016 seems to be an unstoppable year for Slum2school Africa. In February, the first Early Childhood Development Centre was launched in Makoko to celebrate the 4th anniversary of the organisation.
The center was furnished with adequate educational materials and 4 learning spaces to conveniently service 600-1000 children weekly.
And in June, they commissioned the first fully-equipped children health care center in Makoko.
The health center was designed to serve about 2,000 children and will at least reduce the spread of diseases among the school children. The center will also provide first aid services to children in the community.
Thanks to these guys, there will be fewer Nigerian children out of school. Even with these accomplishments, the government needs to play its part and provide necessary amenities to children living in remote parts of the country.
Tiwa Savage is going international in her new deal with Roc Nation. The rumors started flying in May about her possible record deal with Jay Z’s Roc Nation.
The hype got bigger when popular entertainment consultant and A&R, Bizzle Osikoya, shared a post about Jay Z’s interest in Tiwa’s music catalogue.
And guess what, Tiwa Savage and Mavin Records Boss, Don Jazzy, are currently in New York and even shared pictures of their meeting with Jay Z.
She’s set to finalise her deal with Roc Nation and that means she’ll be rubbing shoulders with artistes like Rihanna and DJ Khaled.
It’s surprising to note Don Jazzy’s participation in this deal despite his discomfort with D’banj’s deal with G.O.O.D Music in 2012. It’s hard to forget how that drama led to the split-up of the great Mo’Hits records.
This deal is major and shows that the only way for Nigerian music is up. Congratulations to Tiwa and we anticipate even more awesome music from here!
Not every time bash Nollywood, sometimes give them props.
Because for every not-so-great movie and confusing translation…
People like Tunde Kelani, Stephanie Linus, Emem Isong and Kunle Afolayan come through with awesome movies that make us fall in love with Nollywood all over again.
After blessing us with The Figurine and the award winning October 1, Kunle Afolayan has made a new movie, titled The CEO, and it first premiered on a flight from Lagos to Paris.
One of the actors, Haitian Jimmy Jean Louise, (aka the hot guy from Phat Girls) who was in Nigeria for the official premiere of the movie couldn’t stop gushing about Nollywood and Nigeria.
According to him, Nigeria is one of Africa’s leading countries with the most potential and power. He even added that Nollywood has a better representation of African cinema. Nice!
The CEO movie should be a mind-blowing movie, anyway, we expect nothing short of perfection from Kunle Afolayan.
The movie which also features Angelique Kidjo, is about a group of top executives of a multi-national company who begin to die mysteriously during a short business trip. Watch the movie trailer here.
In case you didn’t know, The Nigerian Police recruitment short-list was released on June 2. A total of 338,227 candidates were selected for the final screening which started on June 6 as announced by the Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Mr Mike Okiro.
What makes this screening more interesting is that about 911,000 candidates initially applied for positions available for only 10,000 people.
On top of that, as reported by The News Agency of Nigeria, the spokesman of the Enugu state command of the Nigerian Police Force stated that over-aged people, those with some physical impediments and people with tattoos will be disqualified.
Although this screening shows how serious the unemployment rate has gotten, we have some questions.
Will those tattoos prevent them from keeping the law and order in the country?
Should officers be judged based on their appearances or how well they can do the job?
Or was this rule passed on the moral stereotype Nigerians have on tattoos?
Is it necessary to screen out people with disabilities even if they have useful skills necessary for the job?
What do you think about this rule? Share your thoughts in the comments section.
This post isn’t here to bore you about how Nigeria has the highest rate of twins in the world. No, seriously, it’s not news.
It’s about a video that will definitely leave you in shock.
According to these British twin vloggers, there’s a “little place called Yoruba” which has the highest birth rate of twins in the world. Wait what?
After trying to explain how/why the Yoruba people name twins and pronouncing the twin names, Taiye and Kehinde, in the most ridiculous manner…
They ended the video with some “Yorubian folk music”.
What’s all this yama yama?
When foreigners try to explain African culture but fail at it.
In all honesty, they almost had it sha. But their reference to Yoruba as a place and description of Orlando Owoh’s music as “Yorubian folk music” is just unbearable.
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, on June 2 announced that the Post-UTME screening which is usually organised by tertiary institutions for candidates who passed the JAMB cut-off will now be scrapped.
He also added that the the new JAMB cut-off mark will be fixed at 180 for all tertiary institutions except Unilag, UI and OAU whose scores will remain at 200.
According to him, it is not necessary for universities to organise additional entrance exams and the JAMB exam is a sufficient screening process.
Nigerians reacted to this new development and some thought JAMB itself should be scrapped.
If there is anything that should be scrapped it is Jamb itself. Let universities be able to set their exams and admit the students they want
They’re even saying his gas cooker is not messy enough to have cooked a pot of Jollof, even if it’s possible he cleaned the gas cooker before taking the pictures.
And while all that drama was going on, some people claimed that Ghana has become the Jollof super power, the kings of Jollof because of the tomato scarcity.
We have three words, this isn’t over!
Although Mr Osi has been accused of telling a few lies on Twitter every now and then, that pot of Jollof looks amazing and those that are hating should go and cook their own.
After the recent increase in fuel price, Nigerians have been really uncomfortable because the cost of goods have become more expensive as expected.
However, the most annoying part is that this new fuel price doesn’t come with an increase in minimum wage. This means that the masses are expected to bear the consequences while top government officials continue to earn fat salaries.
Twitter user, Timigod, got inspired by this particular tweet and created an app that directs tweets to the Nigerian senate, demanding reduction of their salaries.
Nigerian senators currently earn roughly 40 times the standard minimum wage. If the government has to take strict economic measures, all Nigerians including politicians should be involved.
