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Funmi Iyanda becomes first African Woman to receive honorary fellowship from University of Cumbria

This month, Funmi Iyanda will receive what is for her, the latest in a long line of awards, but this time from an English university that has recognised her significant global contribution to human rights and sustainability. At a University of Cumbria graduation ceremony in the historic Carlisle Cathedral on Wednesday 25 November, Funmi will receive an honorary fellowship from the institution in acknowledgment of her outstanding and high profile work. Funmi is the first African woman to receive this award. An award winning Nigerian media entrepreneur, producer, talk sh

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Zimbabwe’s Mr Ugly pageant turns ugly As Runner Up Disagrees With The Judges (Photo)

Tried of seeing beautiful men?  A 42-year-old unemployed man was crowned Zimbabwe's ugliest man at a pub pageant in Harare -- but the contest turned ugly when the runner-up accused judges of bias. lol LWKMD (can you imagine!) Maison Sere, (above) who was missing several teeth and dressed in torn overalls,  beat off five other contestants for the $500 Mr Ugly prize -- a large sum in a country facing massive unemployment. (more…)

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Photos from Silverbird 35th Anniversary

Why is it looking like Sen.Ben Bruce have a chiseled face like a model or is it just me? Ex and present MBGN queens including Agani Darego, Munachi Abii, Omowunmi Akinnifesi were at the event. Also present was Lai Mohammed representing president Buhari; Senate president, Sen. Bukola Saraki; Sen. Ita Giwa, Cross River State governor, Prof. Ben Ayade and many more. The event was anchored by IK Osakioduwa and Yvonne 'Vixen' Ekwerre. More pics below (more…)

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Police arrest 21 homosexual students in Asaba, Delta State

Police men in Asaba, Delta State, have arrested 21 students who are allegedly homosexuals. According to Punch, a reliable source said that two state-owned polytechnics (names withheld) where the suspects were arrested, were popular with homosexual activities for financial gains. Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mrs. Celestina Kalu, confirmed the arrest of the suspects. She said: “We had it on good authority that the male students allegedly engaged in anal sex. The suspects, upon interrogation, made useful statements to the police while investigations are ong

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Three New Confirmed Cases In Previously Ebola-free Liberia -WHO

Three new cases of the deadly Ebola virus have been confirmed in Liberia, the country’s health ministry and World Health Organization said Friday, after the nation was declared Ebola free in September. An official in the West Africa country that has been devastated by the worst ever outbreak of the virus urged calm, insisting that health workers had the means to contain the latest outbreak. “We are calling on the population not to panic because we have people capable of putting the situation under control,” health ministry spokesman Sorbor George told reporters. (more&he