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NIGERIAN POLICE CONFIRM AT LEAST 71 DEAD, 124 INJURED IN ABUJA BOMB BLAST

April 15, 2014 by Culture Custodian

Spokesperson of the Nigerian Police, Frank Mba, while speaking to journalists on Monday afternoon, confirmed that at least 71 people died in the bomb explosion at a motor park in Nyanya,

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EXPLOSION ROCKS ABUJA, OVER 200 DEAD

April 14, 2014 by Culture Custodian

Early this morning as people queued and gathered to find transportation to different destinations at the Nyanya park, an explosion happened taking lives of about 200 people. No clear details

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BOKO HARAM KILL 38 IN BORNO VILLAGE

April 14, 2014 by Culture Custodian

Gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect have again invaded the Borno villages of Ngoshe and Kaigamari, in Gwoza and Konduga Local Government Areas, respectively, killing 38

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Everything you should know about Mad Men Season 7

April 13, 2014 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

Mad Men returns for its seventh and final season on the 13th of April. Last season ended with protagonist, Don Draper (Jon Hamm) finally proving fallible and his former protege

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FREE @CIAXON: SSS DETAINEE FINALLY FREED

April 13, 2014 by Culture Custodian

Yusuf Isiaka, the 32 year old engineer held by the State Security Service for posting pictures of the attempted SSS Headquarters jailbreak on twiiter, has regained his freedom. According to

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FAYEMI, AREGBESOLA SECURE APC TICKET FOR SECOND TERM

April 13, 2014 by Culture Custodian

Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. John Kayode Fayemi, and his Osun state counterpart, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Saturday were endorsed as the gubernatorial candidates of the All Progressive’s Congress, APC,

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210 KILLED IN BORNO

April 12, 2014 by Culture Custodian

Senator Zannah Ahmed, representing Borno Central, on Friday accused the military of complicity in Thursday attack on part of troubled Borno State where he claimed that 210 people were killed in

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FREE @CIAXON: ENGINEER WHO TWEETED PICTURES FROM ABUJA JAIL BREAK DETAINED BY SSS

April 12, 2014 by Culture Custodian

Yusuf Isiaka, a 32 year old Engineer, has been detained for the past couple of days by the State Security Service, for tweeting pictures from the attempted jail break. Yusuf,

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VLOG: DAVIDO U.S.A TOUR 2014 RECAP

April 11, 2014 by Culture Custodian

Here is a recap of the HKN Gang USA 2014 tour filmed by Damie Reel. Watch below.

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THROWBACK THURSDAY: KEN SARO-WIWA

April 10, 2014 by Culture Custodian

Ken Saro-Wiwa, born Kenule Benson Tsaro-Wiwa on the 10th of October 1941, the eldest son of a prominent family in Ogoni, which is today Bori, Rivers State, Nigeria. Saro-Wiwa was educated at

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EBOLA VIRUS OUTBREAK IN NIGERIA

April 10, 2014 by Culture Custodian

The Federal Government has stated that the Ebola Virus, which has caused the death of scores of people in Central and West Africa, may be heading towards Nigeria. Cases of

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PRESIDENT JONATHAN, FANI-KAYODE IN CLOSED-DOOR MEETING

April 9, 2014 by Culture Custodian

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, on Tuesday met behind closed doors with President Goodluck Jonathan, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Fani-Kayode, an APC member and major critic of the

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HO– USE OF REPS SUMMON GUSAU, IGP, NSA OVER ZAMFARA KILLINGS

April 9, 2014 by Culture Custodian

The House of Representatives on Tuesday summoned Gen. Aliyu Gusau (retd.), the Minister of Defence, to explain the circumstances leading to the massacre of over 200 villagers by suspected Fulani herdsmen

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ELECTIONS WILL HOLD IN BORNO, ADAMAWA, YOBE IN 2015 – INEC

April 8, 2014 by Culture Custodian

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has stated that elections will hold in all parts of the country, including the 3 North East states under emergency rule. There had been

Fashion News & Politics

KANYE WEST SPEAKS AT ADIDAS CONFERENCE

April 7, 2014 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

It’s no longer news that Kanye West is collaborating with Adidas. Today, he was presented at the Adidas conference in Germany. He performed ‘Black Skinhead’ and ‘Power’ and gave a