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4 Nigerians Who Were Elected Into The 2017 Class Of American Academy Of Arts And Sciences

Franklin Ugobude By Franklin Ugobude Apr 13 2017 Image: Pinterest The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is one of the oldest and most prestigious honorary societies and a leading center for policy research in the United States. Four Nigerians were recently elected into the academy of some of the world’s most accomplished people all as Foreign Honorary Members. 1. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was elected into the class of Social Sciences. She joins as a foreign honorary member— Literature (Fiction, Poetry, Short Stories, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting, and Translation) Image: Getty Images 2. Attahiru Jega Former INEC boss, Attahiru Jega joins the Academy as a foreign honorary member – Public Affairs and Public Policy in the class of Public Affairs, Business and Administration. Attahiru Jega Image: Daily Post 3. Akin Mabogunje Akin Mabogunje is the first African president of the International Geographical Union. He was elected to

Anybody that says Biafra will not come, will die - Nnamdi Kanu

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LATEST POLITICS SPORTS GOSSIP WEDDINGS HAUSA NEWS FEEDBACK PHOTO NEWS BOKO HARAM FOOTBALL BUZZ ENTERTAINMENT NAIJ.COM TV 365 USD/NGN BREAKING: Nigerians react as popular media alleges that Buhari is suffering speech impairment in London Anybody that says Biafra will not come, will die - Nnamdi Kanu Author: Nnenna Ibeh UPDATED: 2 HOURS AGO VIEWS: 43313 SHARE ON FACEBOOK SEND VIA EMAIL SEND ON WHATSAPP SHARE ON FACEBOOK SEND VIA EMAIL SEND ON WHATSAPP - The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu has said that he will continue with his agitation for Biafra - Kanu also prophesied death for anyone who says Biafra is dead - He said there will be no election in the South-East region starting with Anambra until a date for referendum is announced A huge crowd on Tuesday, June 20, flooded the palace of His Royal Majesty Eze I.O Kanu in Isiama Afara Ukwu, Umuahia. The crowd mainly members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) were at the palace following a call made by i

Di’ja’s Ankara Braids Are The Cutest And The Internet Can’t Get Enough Of Her

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Di’ja  is one of the princesses in the Supreme Mavin Dynasty. Image: Sounds NG She’s quite edgy and fashionable. Di’ja recently posted a picture of her rocking Ankara braids Yes, Ankara braids. Image: Giphy We know people incorporate Ankara into different things, but we never imagined Ankara braids were possible. And we’re honestly mind blown by her creativity Photo: Twitter She looks so fabulous! Would you rock these? So dope! You might also want to  see where Ankara originated from.

One Year After, R Kelly Approves Cornel’s Rendition Of His Song On The Voice Naija

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This is Cornel Ogar. Cornel is a musician, singer, songwriter and producer who we met when he auditioned for the  Voice Nigeria  in 2016. And he was absolutely good! Image: 9juPumpin His performance of ‘When A Woman Loves’ by  R Kelly  got all four judges wondering who had the powerful voice. And he ended up with  2Face  as his coach and came out tops in the competition. Image: iTunes And it turns out that R Kelly saw the audition and took to Instagram to show his seal of approval in very few words. This week’s  #FANFEATUREMONDAY highlights singer,  @CornelSings  , from  @thevoicenaija  version of “When A Woman Loves” And of course, that’s epic stuff. VERY EPIC! I mean. Photo: Twitter You can watch the full audition video here: This comes right in time for the new season of the show which is scheduled to start this Sunday, June 16th. Here are  some other amazing auditions from the premier season you may have missed out  as well

16 Pictures Of Colourful Graffiti And New Monuments In Lagos You Need To See

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The city of Lagos is wearing a new look! As part of the  Lagos  at 50 celebrations, Lagos has been going through a transformation.  The transformation is centred around art, and it is quite dope to see graffiti on the walls of Lagos. Here are some of the dope artwork and their locations. 1.  Graffiti at Ojodu Berger Image- Gidiguide 2. Another angle Image- Gidiguide 3. More dope art at Ojodu Berger Image- Gidiguide 4. More graffiti at Ozumba Mbadiwe Image- Gidiguide 6. Can you spot the ‘Aro Meta’ Image- Gidiguide 7. The Keke Napep is just too dope Image- Gidiguide 8. ‘Love’, ‘Faith’ , ‘Humility’, ‘Courage’, ‘Hope’ at Second Roundabout, Lekki Image- Gidiguide 9. Beautiful monuments at Maryland Image- gidiguide 10. Faces under Falomo Bridge Image- gidiguide 11. “Drummer”, at the Ikorodu Ferry Terminal Image- Akinwunmi Ambode 13. ‘From Ebute’ at Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way 14. ‘The Fishe

Efe Ejeba Has Been Appointed As Youth Ambassador For Nigeria

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This is Efe Ejeba. Image: Africa Magic Efe Ejeba beat over ten other housemates  to win the second edition of Big Brother Nigeria earlier in the year making him 25 million naira richer amongst others . Image: Africa Magic Shortly after his win, he was also announced as  the Ambassador for Culture and Entertainment in Plateau State . Recently, he paid a visit to Minister of Youth and Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung who took to Facebook to share highlights of his visit. Which ended up in Efe being decorated as “Nigeria Youth Ambassador” Way to go! Here are  some of the housemates from the Big Brother House and their celebrity look-alikes.

Here Are The Schools Your Favorite Ghanaian Celebrities Attended

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Here are the schools (primary, secondary and university) your favorite Ghanaian celebrities attended. 1. Efya Yaa Asantewaa Girls Senior High School Itz Tiffany Yaa Asantewaa Girls Senior High School Itz Tiffany/Facebook Lydia Forson Wilmore Elementary School (USA), Akosombo International School, St. Louis Girls Senior High School and University Of Ghana Lydia Forson/Instagram Deborah Vanessa Wesley Girls High School, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), University Of Arts (London, UK) SisterDeborah/Instagram D-Black Pope John’s Senior High School, University Of Ghana DBlackgh/Instagram Nana Boroo Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science and Technology Nana Boroo/Instagram Sarkodie Methodist Day Senior High School (Medass) Stonebwoy Methodist Day Senior High School (Medass) Photo: Caleb D. Photography Becca Wesley Girls, Croydon College (UK) and Ghana Institute Of Management and Pu