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Singer and actor Tyrese Gibson held a benefit concert to help raise awareness about the school girls kidnapped in the Chibok area of Borno state. The event tagged – For Our Girls in Nigeria, was held in Los Angeles on Friday 30th May 2014. Tyrese says he was inspired by First Lady Michelle Obama "to do something". All proceeds from the event is going to UNICEF who will send the money directly to the families of the girls. Vin Diesel, Terrence Jenkins and Ludacris, were some of celebrities at the event. While speaking at the show, Stevie Wonder called Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau "a weak piece of…"

Nigerian Maimuna Abdullahi, aged 14, who made world headlines this 2014 when she fled her physically abusive marital home after a year of marriage, in order to finish her education.] In its latest report on child marriage, published this July 2014, UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund projects that Nigeria will have the highest number of child brides by 2050. There are currently more than 700 million women alive today were married before their 18th birthday and more than one in three (about 250 million) entered into union before age 15, the report states. Boys are also married as children, but girls are disproportionately affected. In Nigeria Although child marriage has seen a steady decline in Nigeria, UNICEF predicts that due to population growth, the rise in number of child marriages will not be offset. Facts & Figures on Child Marriage in Nigeria " "…girls are often married to considerably older men. In Mauritania and Nigeria, more than ...

Article written by Charly Boy. Read below..... Oh God! Why was I born in this neck of the woods? See how low my country has sank, demeaning our value as human beings, destroying our image as greed and corruption destroys everything we hold sacred. See how it drives the youths crazily into the uncertain life of crime, dispossessing the creative and talented youths of their dreams and discrediting their imagination. Haba, God, why? As Nigerians, what are we really good for? Were we born to be haunted and taunted?" I don't know what drives us but were we created to be a sub. Like you create two versions of something and see which one would thrive more in the habitat it would be placed. It seems the Africans (Nigerians) are failing the test and soon would be wiped out from existence. Why have we remained a consumer nation, can't even produce nothing, even the few who can are not encouraged. We are so backward it troubles me. Even if the western world ...

There was commotion on Monday when a suspected Ebola Virus Disease patient showed up at the General Hospital in Oke-Odo, Agege, Lagos State. According to sunnewsonline.com website, the suspect, a lady, was said to have been instantly chased out of the hospital by nurses on duty. Sources in the hospital told journalists that the frail looking lady had blood oozing from her nostrils and mouth. The discovery led to commotion in the area as the lady was told to go to the Yaba isolation centre created by the Lagos State Government for Ebola virus victims. Owing to the alarm raised by the nurses, there was commotion in the area as traders within the vicinity scampered in different directions. It took several hours before normalcy was restored to the area. This was after the suspected Ebola victim had left the hospital. This act is very unprofessional and unethical. It has the potential to escalate the already difficult to contain Ebola virus. It the suspect is a disgru...

The All Progressives Congress (APC), said on Sunday in Yola that the defection of Mallam Nuhu Ribadu to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would not affect the fortunes of the party in Adamawa. APC Secretary in Adamawa, Alhaji Abdullahi Bakari, who stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said the defection would not affect the party's chances in the Oct.11 governorship bye-election. Ribadu, former chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), was also the presidential candidate of defunct Action Congress of Nigeria for the 2011 Presidential Election. "We are not happy that Ribadu has left us, but one thing that is clear now is that his movement has created more problems for PDP in the state. "The party in Adamawa is healthy and vibrant, what we are working on now is to have a formidable candidate for the Oct. 11 bye-election to recover our mandate," Bakari said. On its part, The PDP in Adamawa said Ribadu...

In this exclusive interview with Sunday Sun, award winning actress, singer & Amnesty International activist Omotola Jalade Ekeinde talks about her fears, being scandal-free and also shares her success story. Find excerpts from the interview below... Can you give us tips on how to be a success­ ful woman? It actually starts with character, personality and what beliefs. Everything wrong today actually started from the content of a character. Are you immoral or are you straight forward enough to actually say something and carry through with it. Is the content of your character strong enough? I believe that for you to be great in anything, you have to be someone anyone can trust.you believe in. It stems from your moral. Continue... Can you define what success means to you? I think success is when God is happy with you. When the closest people around you are happy with you and when your soul is at peace with you. Looking back, what has been your greatest achiev...

The search for Africa's Most Wanted Model would create a platform for youths all over Africa to showcase their talent and a chance to achieve their dreams of being world class models. The platform would be used to showcase Africa's culture and tourism. Models and upcoming models all over Africa would have an equal chance to compete for the title of Africa's Most Wanted Model. It is a search meaningfully created to engage youths in Africa. With a vision to create models that who would become African Ambassadors and be role models to other upcoming models. Now, here is my candidate, Rhodiat Oluwatosin... Pls, help like the page and like the contestant/pix number 115 through here www.facebook.com/africasmostwantedmodel And also like the pix here https://m.facebook.com/703104176404302/photos/a.709539642427422.1073741839.703104176404302/721360734578646/?type=1&source=46&refid=12&_rdr Bless You!