NEWS

Al Jazeera America Is Shutting Down

The Al Jazeera America cable news channel will shut down at the end of April, the network announced Wednesday, capping a two-and-a-half-year struggle to find an audience amid extremely low ratings. “The economic landscape of the media environment has driven [Al Jazeera America’s] strategic decision to wind down its operations and conclude its service,” the network said in a statement. The move to shutter the cable news network was announced in a memo to staff by Al Jazeera America CEO Al Anstey that was obtained by the New York Times. (more…)

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NEWS

RECORD-BREAKING POWERBALL IS Now $1.5 Billion Too Much To Resist Pride Before The Ball

Powerball is just a clear example that if over 10 million greedy human beings (mostly Americans) come together, they can make one person $1.5 billion rich instantly, with hard core painless cool American dollars! With the Powerball jackpot at an all-time record $1.5 billion, even those who hardly gamble found the shot at instant wealth too alluring to resist as they got their tickets hours before the drawing on Wednesday. (more…)

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NEWS

Read all the charges brought against Tompolo and others

Read all the charges brought against Tompolo...sent in by Festus Keyamo Chambers... 1.0 Count One: That you, Government Ekpemupolo (alias Tompolo), Patrick Akpobolokemi, Global West Vessel Specialist Ltd, in 2012, in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did conspire amongst yourselves to commit an offence, to wit: Conversion of the sums of N601,516.13 and $1,766,428.62, property of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, knowing that the said sums were proceeds of stealing, and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18(a)

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NEWS

FG approves $200 million loan for Lagos

The Federal Executive Council, FEC, today approved a $200 million loan for Lagos state government. Announcing this to state house correspondents after the FEC meeting, Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed and Minister of Works, road and Power Babatunde Fashola, said the loan was part of a $600 million loan granted by World Bank to finance the construction of roads and other infrastructural development projects in the state. (more…)

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FASHION, NEWS

Ajak Deng & Maria Borges Orange Culture, Ré & More African Designs in Models.com’s Fashion Editorial

This Model is seriously giving me an alien inspired look!  Please is she from Mars?  #Love According to Bella Naija To celebrate the potential that is so evident in our designers, model directory website – Models.com – recruited photographer – Ed Singleton – to shoot amazing models, Ajak Deng & Maria Borges in some fashionable pieces from African fashion labels’ recent collections. The amazing editorial features some of Africa’s best talents – Almasika, Bridget Awosika, Brother Vellies, Grey, Kenneth Ize, Loza Maleombho, Meena, Needle & Thræd, Nkwo, Nom

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