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Wole Soyinka Should Tear His Green Card Quickly-Femi Kuti Says Femi Kuti, son of music Legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, has reacted to the statement made by Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka about tearing his green card if Donald Trump’s emerge president of the United States of America (USA). It will be recalled that the literary icon, Wole Soyinka, pledged to keep the promise, which he made few days before the November 8 election, when he told students at Oxford University that he will cut his green card and start packing up if Trump wins the polls. Femi Kuti speaking concerning Soyinka’s ‘Green Card tearing ceremony’ said: “He should quickly tear it. My question is why does he have a green card in the first place? Africa is so beautiful, look at our landscape; there is so much to see in Africa.” The music legend added that he wonders why most Nigerians took the American elections so personal, as he felt the outcome doesn’t really affect him or any average Nigerian.

Ditch Brazilian Hair! Ms Kedike, Chidinma’s Local Hairstyle Now Trending (Photos) Popular Nigerian musician Chidinma a.k.a Ms. Kedike appears to have have set a new trend for her fans to follow by re-introducing an old hairstyle. Instead of the popular trend of using synthetic and Brazilian weaves, wigs, and braids favored by women in this age, Ms. Kedike chose to go the throwback route by using thread to make her hair just like our grandmothers did in times past. It appears that this new hairstyle has become generally accepted, judging by the number of girls who have chosen to adopt it. Photos of the local and trending hairstyle:

Police destroy Indian hemp farms in Osun, arrest 4 suspects (Photo) Osun State Police Command has destroyed a large expanse of Indian hemp farms at Agbongbon village in Irewole LGA of Osun state and arrested four suspects. According to a report made available to press men Friday, the Commissioner of Police Osun, CP Fimihan Adeoye, said that the operation of the officers was aimed at discontinuing the supply of Indian hemp in the area so as to prevent youths from smoking weeds and possibly curtail crime situations as a result. The state’s Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Aminu K Koji, led the operation in which the Indian hemp farms were destroyed. The officers destroyed the hemps with herbicides while the dried ones that were ready for sale were burnt. He said: “We have declared a total war against Indian hemp cultivation and supply in Osun State. This is necessary to prevent youths from getting the weeds to smoke and this strategy was designed to nip the crime in the bud

Nkem Owoh: Actor Hails Ghanaian President, Says ‘Real Change Is Here’ Veteran Nollywood comic actor, Nkem Owoh, popularly known as Osuofia has expressed amazement at the pace of visible change that neighbouring country, Ghana, is enjoying. The ‘Osuofia in London‘ actor who recently paid a visit to the Ghanaian president, John Mahama, said that he could not believe his eyes when he saw the rate at which the capital city has been transformed since his last visit. The actor in a chat with journalists in Accra noted in particular, the newly expanded and modernized arrival at the Kotoka International Airport, the Greater Accra Regional Hospital and the Kwame Nkrumah Circle Interchange which was commissioned last week by President Mahama as unbelievably world class. “As I landed at the airport, the fresh air that welcomed me and the beauty of the entire ambience showed clearly that things had changed. This is not the Ghana I used to know. As you can see, the Greater Accra Regional Hospita

Headies 2016: Organisers Unveil Falz, Adesua Etomi As Hosts Versatile rapper, Folarin Falana, a.k.a Falz The Bahd Guy, and Nollywood actress, Adesua Etomi have been unveiled as the hosts of the forthcoming Headies Awards. Explaining the choice of hosts for this year, the organisers in a statement said, ‘The pair, chosen for their prowess and rare creativity, embody the theme of this year’s event ‘create, think, recreate.’ The choice of the two star performers as host keeps the tradition of the Headies in pairing top celebs with others that have hosted in the past including Basketmouth and Toke Makinwa in 2014, Tiwa Savage and Dr Sid in 2013, M.I Abaga and Omawumi in 2012, Rita Dominic and Eldee in 2011, Banky W and Kemi Adetiba in 2009, Basketmouth and Dakore Egbuson in 2008 and D’banj and Tana Adelana in 2007.

Reno Omokri's Daughter Gets Inducted to Honor Society Reno Omokri's daughter got inducted into the Honor Society at her school for achieving a CGPA of 3.7. Congrats to the daughter and the family!

Tekno declares his undying love for Genevieve, fans come for him Singer, Tekno took to his IG page to declare his undying love for actress Genevieve but her fans weren't here for Tekno, lol. Read some of comments after the cut...

Olamide set to rock Lagos with the 3rd Edition of 'Olamide Live in Concert' (OLIC 3) It has been an amazing year for indigenous rapper, Olamide. To crown the many successes of 2016 and give back to his loyal fans, Olamide has announced the 3rd edition of Olamide Live In Concert. This December, Achievas Entertainment , YBNL Nation Entertainment and Right Entertainment  team up to bring to fans of Olamide, the Beast Mode III. Plans are also in full gear for the concert and like previous editions, Olamide is set to once again, to 'unleash the beast' at the Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos on the  26th of December, 2016 . Fans are definitely in for a huge surprise as the organising team of  OLIC III have assured that this edition is going to be absolutely different from preceding editions. There will be surprising changes from the norm of OLIC concerts from props and promotions strategies to never seen before set designs. From  setting a sta

Exclusive pics: Lady dies after rescuers cut off her legs trapped under a trailer following horrific accident This extremely sad incident happened this morning at Mile 2 junction Lagos. A lady's legs were crushed when a container fell on her as she was about boarding a bike on the road. According to a LIB eye witness, the bike man managed to escape but the lady tripped while trying to run, and the container fell on her legs. People came to her rescue and when they couldn't figure out how to take the very heavy container off her, they decided to cut off her legs with a cutlass. The lady died as she was being rushed to the hospital. Up close of the horrific scene of incident after the cut...

Experts say newborn babies should not use car seats for more than 30mins Found this old but very important, lifesaving piece of information. Read below... Scientists have advised that parents should not put their babies in car seats for more than 30mins to avoid the risk of suffocation. Doctors warn that very young babies whose neck muscles are not strong enough to stop their heads flopping forward could stop breathing. Manufactures say babies should not be left in the seats for more than two hours... but doctors are calling for that information to be updated to reflect expert medical findings with regards to very young babies. Dr Peter Fleming, a paediatrician at Bristol University, carried out research that shows newborn babies may be at risk in car seats. He said: 'If you can avoid a journey, it's probably better to do so, restricted to no more than half an hour or so. 'But try to avoid unnecessary car journeys with young babies.' The research authors warn: &