Nigerian Idol 12 Finalists Are Not True Reflection Of Talents—Nneka Opens Up

Nigerian international music act, Nneka Egbuna, who is currently one of the judges at the ongoing Nigerian Idol season 4, has expressed her dissatisfaction over the contestants that made the top 12.

According to the conscious artiste, she stated that the current top 12 finalists

I Like My Skin The Way God Made It—Actress Accused Of Bleaching, Thelma O’khaz Speaks

Some months ago, the blogosphere was boiling with the news reports that Nollywood actress-cum-singer, Thelma O'Khaz bleached her skin. This rumour came after her supposedly 'before and after' picture hit the internet, which showed a sharp contrast of her skin colour.
She was lambasted for that and many thought she may have used a bleaching skin to change her skin colour from chocolate to 'white'.
In a chat with Nigeriafilms.com, Thelma explained to us that

I was Rejected Because of My Highlife Style……Flavour

Nigeria's popular highlife star Chinedu Okoli better known as Flavour, might not have made mistake of running away from home after all; because what he had passion for is actually putting food on his table and enabling him to show care to others.
Flavour speaking about his

Who Should Pay For The Date, The Man Or Woman?

We all know that it's usually the guy who pays whenever he takes his companion out. But the question is, who really should pay for the date?
Recall that some girls get

Vice President Sambo's Brother Killed In Auto Crash

SAN FRANCISCO, April 27, (THEWILL) â€' Captain Yusuf Sambo, Vice President Namadi Sambo’s immediate younger brother was killed in a fatal car crash along the Abuja Airport Road on Sunday.

Half of a Yellow Sun film delayed by Nigeria censors

 
Director Biyi Bandele (l) and author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie recently attended the premiere in Lagos
  
Nigeria's film board has delayed the release of Half of a Yellow Sun, a film about the Biafran war.


The film, by Nigerian-born British director Biyi Bandele, was set to open in Nigerian cinemas on Friday.
A film board spokesman told AFP there were "regulatory issues" with the film but that it wasn't "officially banned".
The film is based on a novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie about the

LUPITA NYONG NAMED THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN THE WORLD.

People magazine has placed the award winning. 12years A slave actor at the top of it anual poll continuing a remarkable year for the star. Having starred in a miu miu campaign and been signed up as the face of lancome within the past 3month. Her Fashion ascent has been dizzying and keeps going on and on, thanks for many offers from designers and now has been declare the MOST BEAUTIFUL in the world.

  This award has only been given to women of color three times since it was launched in

THE TROJAN WAR

A generation before the Trojan War, two brothers, Atreus and Thyestes, contended for the throne of Argos. Thyestes seduced his brother's wife and was driven out of Argos by Atreus, who then established himself as sole king. Eventually Thyestes returned and asked to be forgiven. Atreus pretended to be reconciled with his

The Future Of The Nigerian Makeup Industry

The makeup industry in Nigeria has evolved over the past few years. We know the likes of Banke Meshida-Lawal (BMPro), Tara Fela Durotoye (HOTI), Ewar, LISE, etc. However, there are a few

SIMPLE BUT ITS THE SECRET! WHY NOT BUILD UP IN IT?

'Stop Answering Governors & Concentrate' - National Conference Delegate To Jonathan

President of the Court of Appeal and a delegate representing Katsina State at the National conference, Justice Mamman Nasir has called on President Jonathan to desist from exchanging words with state governors. Speaking on Wednesday at the confab while raising a motion of national interest, Justice Nasir said Jonathan should see himself as a leader and be able to swallow insults from opposition, while also advising him to focus

Abuja bomb blast: PDP accuses APC of culpability

The Peoples Democratic Party on Monday accused the opposition All Progressives Party of culpability in the bomb blast which killed over 70 people in Nyanya, Abuja,

Akpabio: Why Jonathan Must Re-contest in 2015

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio Akwa Ibom State Governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio, has re-echoed the call on President Goodluck Jonathan by the South-east governors to re-contest the 2015 general election. Akpabio said the call was anchored on the need for Jonathan to complete and inaugurate the second Niger Bridge. Akp

Redeemed Church Ends 100 Days Fasting

The 100 days of fasting and prayer programme embarked upon by the members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, comes to an end Friday with three hours of praises and worship in all the Provincial Headquarters of the church worldwide. The praises and worship is expected to start at 6.00 p.m. and ends at 9.00 p.m

The General Overseer of the church, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye declared a 100-day fasting and prayer for all the members of the church at the beginning of this year. The fasting and prayer commenced on 2 January, 2014. At the beginning of the fasting, Pastor Adeboye told the congregation that if any member could fast for 14

‘Why I Killed My Husband, 3 Others With Rat Poison’

A child bride in Kano State, northwest Nigeria, has told the police why she killed her husband and three of his friends by lacing their meal with rat poison. She said it was because she was forced to marry the man she did not love. According to the Daily Mail, Wasila Umaru, 14, was married last week to 35-year-old Umaru Sani, according to assistant superintendent Musa Magaji Majia.

Lagos Polytecnic Scraps Satellite Campuses

The Lagos State Polytechnic, LASPOTECH, would be closing all its satellite campuses across the country by 2015. This was disclosed by the Rector of the polytechnic, Dr. Abdulazeez Abioye Lawal, at the 22nd convocation ceremony of the institution held at its permanent site in Ikorodu, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria. A record 14,920 students, the highest since the inception of the school in 1977, graduated Thursday.

According to the Rector, this became necessary owing to the directive of National Board for Technical Education(NBTE) that the Polytechnic should close all its annexes by 2015. “This had necessiated the mopping up of all outstanding results, so that students with outstanding courses could retake them within the grace period given by the NBTE,” he said.

21 distinct facial expressions we make

facial expressions depicting various emotions U.S. researchers said they have identified 21 distinct facial expressions that could be used to track the origins of emotions in the human brain. Aleix Martinez, a Cognitive Scientist and Computer Engineering at Ohio State University said

UEFA clears Courtois to play against Chelsea in Champions League tie against Atletico

UEFA clears on-loan Thibaut Courtois to play against parent club, Chelsea

Thibaut Courtois has been given the all clear to face Chelsea after UEFA warned the Blues that their demand of £5million from Atletico Madrid

2face Acquires Customized Mic

Music superstar, 2face Idibia recently acquired the customized microphone that was specially designed for him by luxury designer, Malivelihood. The pimped up mic, as referred to by 2face, has the inscription ‘2 Baba’.

After years of working

Chiwetel Ejiofor: ‘I’m proud to be a Nigerian’

A London-born Nigerian Hollywood star, Chiwetel Ejiofor, on Friday said he was proud to be identified as a Nigerian. Ejiofor said this in Lagos at the premiere of a movie “Half of a Yellow Sun’’ based on a novel written by a Nigerian novelist, Chimamanda Adichie. He said