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see all photos of the metro line in abuja
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more of the train station
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see more pictures here
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Photos Of The $823million Ultra Modern Abuja Metro Line Set To Be Commissioned

Seems like Nigeria is already winning even before the start of the FIFA world cup in Russia. The Nigerian jersey has been voted the best jersey out of the 32 nations participating in this year’s world cup. In a poll conducted by Sky Sports, the Nigerian shirt garnered over 40,000 votes to beat world champions Germany to second place with 21,000 votes. It will be recalled that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and Nike who are their official kits sponsor unveiled the official 2018 World Cup kits for the Super Eagles in London on February 7, 2018 to much fanfare. Speaking on the jersey, Nike said: “With a culture as vibrant as Nigeria’s, the collection had a lot to live up to. “The central design theme is an abstract feather pattern inspired by the team’s “Super Eagles” nickname. Last seen during Nigeria’s 1994 appearance on the world stage, the design has been enlivened to capture the energy of the 2018 team.” The home kit pays subtle homage to Nigeria’s ‘94 shirt, worn by Nigeria’s first team to qualify. It carries a familiar badge modelled after the 1996 gold medal-winning Dream Team while honouring the 1994 shirt won by the national team. Nike’s Football Design Director, Dan Farron said in designing Nigeria’s kit, the goal was to tap into the attitude of the nation while keeping in mind the full identities of players. The American kit maker revealed that demand for the lively jersey had hit over three million worldwide before it officially hit the shelves last week.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NFBE7UWKEM
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amazing creation from a nigerian boy ..If this is nurtured well, we would soon start building planes in the country

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh852JiTYzY

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they took control of the stage and really killed Phynos song...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEb7m79JmiQ

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what's the groom and best man tryna pull off...lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SACFK972fjs

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The democratic experience in Nigeria has definitely been a continuing learning curve, and the more lessons we learn at various active centres: people, platforms and processes, the richer our democracy, the stronger the society evolves to deliver a brighter future for the sovereign. The greatest residue of our democracy in the last 19 years (1999–2018), I think, is the manner in which our community has been enriched by lessons that have practically changed our lives. The democratic deficit is less than the gain; for us, democracy is essentially liberative and should endure. It is partly the reason why no matter the observed shortcomings of the five- month old Buhari administration, the Nigerian people remain optimistic about their belief in the viability of the democratic option. They know that they have been empowered in such a manner that succeeding governments will always be held accountable to the electorate. Thus, democracy has reframed the national dialogue and the people’s expectations. In 1999, with the return to civilian rule, the Nigerian people secured victory against a military establishment, which had exercised political authority, formally and informally, for about 33 years. They fought for six years to insist on democracy and the people’s right to choose. 19 years later, after many seasons of trial, we have reached a point in our romance with democracy, whereby no other form of government appeals to us. It is clear to every discerning person that only democratic rule is now acceptable to Nigerians. For it has shown us, how powerful we can possibly be. No other event has proven this to be true, more concretely than the last general elections. It should not be lost on Nigerians, the significance of the removal from office of an incumbent President. In 2015, the power of the vote turned the Nigerian voter into the ultimate political authority, resulting in a greater sense of public ownership of the democratic enterprise. He or she knows that elected representatives can be held accountable through the ballot box. Democracy, building on the increased access to information and social interactions, has thus given Nigerians of voting age a voice and power that they never imagined possible. Military figures still show up and occupy high positions, but they do so only through the democratic process and it is only a matter of time before the myth of the military strong man being fit for public office will be completely exploded and laid to rest. In reality, the military’s political authority is diminished as old soldiers seek legitimation through the people. It is a great achievement for Nigeria.
Secondly, in 2005, an attempt was made to bypass the Nigerian Constitution and extend to a third term, the tenure of the then incumbent President. This alleged plan against the people was to have been hatched with the imprimatur of the national legislature, but again the people rose against the planned subterfuge. Pierre Nkurunziza may have succeeded in executing the same anti-people ploy in Burundi, and Paul Kagame may be toying with it in Rwanda, but it is not the kind of folly that anyone will ever try again in Nigeria and hope to succeed. The people have learnt that those in positions of power at the highest level may not be trusted to respect the laws of the land or the oath of office they took. Having stopped one former President from transforming into a monarch, the phrase – third term remains in our political lexicon, a reminder of what is constitutionally unacceptable. And for Nigerians, “stayism”, sit- tightism” or the Biya disease is definitely risqué. When people are elected to high office, they will not be allowed to change the rules of the game to suit their own purposes.
Third lesson: Nigerians have become very conscious of the implications of the health of their leaders for the stability of the polity. They were taught that lesson during the three-year rule of late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. At the time, the key subject was the mortality of the President. From that point onwards, any sign that a potential President could be nursing a terminal disease became a major campaign issue. President Yar’Adua’s death threw up other sub-lessons about the supremacy of the Constitution and the right of other Nigerians to aspire to the highest office in the land, but the people would have preferred to have him healthily alive and not to have a Presidency dominated by morbidity and remembered, and excused, largely on that score. It is therefore not surprising that in the last elections, physical fitness and mortality became key issues of campaign.
Fourth lesson: that any Nigerian child regardless of the manner of extraction can aspire to the highest office in the land. With his emergence as Nigerian President in 2010, Goodluck Jonathan laid to rest the myth that to occupy that office, the candidate must be a person of privilege. His parents were ordinary folk. He was himself like the guy next door; his life a replica of the life of any struggling Nigerian of his age who had attended university, gone through national service, hustled for employment and was like the rest of us. Hitherto, Nigerian leaders had elite connections or bearings and they wielded authority as if it was their birthright to do so. This claim to leadership birthright is now a subject of inquiry. It explains why in the last general elections, it became clear to all and sundry that there are now certain minimum standards being set nationwide in terms of personal attributes, experience and exposure with regard to public office. That is precisely the way our democracy has turned out: it has built confidence at all levels, and every Nigerian imagines himself to be a potential President. This is good, for as many people as imagine themselves to be national problem-solvers, the better for our community. However, President Jonathan was the first to prove the point that any citizen whoever he or she may be, can aspire to the highest office in the land and receive popular support.
Fifth lesson: when President Goodluck Jonathan conceded victory to President Buhari after the 2015 elections, he raised the moral bar of our democratic process. Nigerians have taken to heart the fact that the people have the power to change a sitting government at all levels and that the power of incumbency even at the centre is at the mercy of the electorate. These days, it is not unusual to find an average Nigerian of voting age holding an elected person accountable and swearing that any form of misconduct will be questioned. Good news! What prevails in Nigeria today therefore is not merely voter confidence; it is best described as voter arrogance or voter dictatorship. In Ekiti, they voted out a well educated, cerebral Governor and replaced him with someone with a popular touch, and they have stubbornly defended their choice. In Abuja, they replaced a young Ph.D holder with a retired old man, called back to serve and “restore.” With the way the Nigerian voter has seized power in the public sphere, only his or her wishes can prevail. And so in the future, with the Jonathan example and experience, no incumbent can hold on to power once the people have spoken. The Nigerian voter is further empowered by digital revolution. He votes on election day with his card, but he votes everyday with his phone, with his access to internet platforms, and he speaks loud and clear, honestly or mischievously depending on his or her constitution. The Nigerian people can no longer be ignored. Positive development? Certainly. But all of what we describe has been made possible by the strengthening of the electoral institutions and processes. It is hoped that successive administrations will see the need to protect and preserve the integrity of electoral bodies, and thereby deepen emergent confidence in their capacity to deliver free, fair and credible elections.
Sixth lesson, and this is probably the most important. Nigerians have learnt after 19 years of democratic rule not to place implicit trust in politicians without asking for accountability. They know that professional politicians are capable of lies, they deceive, they over-promise in order to secure their mandate, and also, that there are no true saints in power-ville. They are also learning that election campaign is different from governance, that governance is complex, politics is treacherous, and that politicians will say anything to win the votes and get into power. A corollary lesson: to resolve the cleavages that trouble Nigeria and render institutions ineffectual, government must be effective and our democracy must become more liberal and less of a mechanism for class formation and ethnic competition. Five months of reverse ratiocination by the Buhari administration should make that clear even to the most naive. The people should also know that politicians have no differences on matters of self- interest; and they choose to exploit our many fault lines to achieve their objectives. They can be in this party today and move to the other party tomorrow – which we may see again in 2019. Nigerian politics is therefore not about ideology or principles; it is about power and who gets into the arena. But the people have also learnt one more thing: that change is possible, no matter the shape. And the power to effect change lies in their hands, for we have in 19 years managed to create a citizenry that is both deliberative and participative, whose notion of the state is that it must be affirmative, competent and constructive. This is a major victory for Nigeria and for democracy.

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I n a move that is likely to surprise a lot of people in the West, Nigeria has elected for the presidency a man who truncated a democratic government three decades ago. Former General Muhammadu Buhari won on Tuesday a keenly contested election, by a very slim margin, to become the first man in my country’s fifty-five years as a postcolonial state to unseat an incumbent government via the ballot box. This is a change. Nigeria returned to democratic rule in 1999, after thirty-three years of primarily military rule. For four years, between 1979 and 1983, democracy surfaced briefly, until Buhari led a military coup to end it. He proceeded to run one of the most brutal regimes that Nigeria has ever seen. His Decrees 2 and 4 were aimed directly at press freedom and the right to free assembly, and a lot of people were imprisoned and killed under those laws. But Buhari says he is a “changed” man. Since 1999, the People’s Democratic Party has governed the country. Buhari has competed against PDP opponents in three previous elections, and lost each time. His first two losses, in 2003 and 2007, were marred with controversy because of irregularities, vote rigging, ballot box snatching and voter intimidation. Following the fiasco of the 2007 elections, reforms forced greater transparency. And the 2015 vote has to many Nigerians been a welcome indicator that we do know how to organize elections. Buhari says his role in that development—as the three-time losing candidate who continued to marshal votes rather than guns—is proof of his commitment to democracy. Still, why did Nigerians opt for a former dictator, with such a brutal past? One reason is security. Just before he became dictator, in 1983, Buhari put down the Maisatsine insurgency. Maisatsine was the forbear of today’s Boko Haram movement and many Nigerians long for that kind of decisive action now. But another reason is impatience with the “transformation” that was the mantra of outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan’s government. In the last half a decade, Nigerians really have witnessed a transformation of the country. But the truth is that for the vast majority of my people, this transformation has not been for the better. Our lives have gotten a lot worse. Yes, there was growth. In 2014, Nigeria became Africa’s largest economy. But that growth, which made our economy larger than South Africa’s, was in reality a statistical change that did nothing to improve the quality of life of the Nigerian. There is an example that I use to illustrate the difference. My son turned 1 year old last month, and I like to tell people that he’s been growing since he was born. My wife and I have tried to provide for him as best as we can, so he can grow. However, if in the past year we had fed him on just bread and water, he would still have grown —but he would not have developed . This is Nigeria’s story over the past odd decade of Jonathan’s leadership. Nigeria has grown, there is no doubt about it. But what the statistics never say is this: Our growth has come because every other African country with similar indices has grown as well. In 2001, it took fifteen African banks to put together a deal worth $50 million. Now, to get a deal worth $1 billion, you do not need more than four banks on this continent. Development, on the other hand, should be an effect of growth, if managed properly. The Jonathan government did not manage our growth into development that benefits all Nigerians, and nowhere is this more evident than in the power sector. Nigeria’s power grid is notoriously inefficient, and has become worse in the last decade, despite billions of dollars spent in nominally fixing the problem. Almost all Nigerian families have a power generating set. Some have more than one, and the more affluent Nigerians have power inverters, a battery bank which stores power and is less noisy. The need for all of these generators and inventers pushes up the cost of living, and the cost of doing business in Nigeria. I spend, on average, 2,000 naira—or, roughly $10 —each day buying gas to power my generating set. That’s $300 per month, in a country where the national minimum wage is about $90 per month.

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With realities like these, people have simply stopped believing in the president’s “transformation” agenda. Heck, the fact that our national budget includes millions of naira for servicing the generators at our Presidential Villa tells us that no development is taking place in the power sector, despite the touted claims to the contrary. Most Nigerians believe the money that was to be spent on infrastructure projects to fix the power problem was simply pocketed by friends of the government—and what is worse, that nothing happened to those people who were caught stealing. In 2013, the governor of the central bank, also a man with a reputation for doing things right, blew the whistle on $20 billion of missing government funds. He got fired. His successor, who is a friend of a friend of the government, has presided over the collapse of Nigeria’s currency, and a higher rate of inflation. I recently found out that a police inspector earns N52,000 ($260) a month as his basic salary, and this is a person charged with our security. How would such a person cope in Nigeria? Has there been “growth” in the salaries of public workers? Yes, but has there been development? Thoughts such as these drove the thinking of so many Nigerians as we went to the ballot box last Saturday. It is true that the outgoing president got a lot of votes from his region of origin. But, and this is important, the voter turnout in those regions was very poor as compared to the rest of the country. As a friend who lives in Awka, the capital of the southeastern Anambra state, told me, “We can’t vote for Buhari because we do not like Northerners, but Jonathan has not performed, so we will rather stay away from the elections.” Nigeria’s southeastern region has a historical animosity with the North, where the president- elect comes from, because of our civil war, in which Buhari participated five decades ago. The hatred has not dissipated. Despite that, a fair number of people from the Southeast are willing to give the aged statesman a shot. This is simply because the decisions of the outgoing government hit them where it hurts the most: in their pockets.
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:The most talked about and controversial housemate in the
just-concluded Big Brother Naija 2018 reality show, Cee-C
has revealed why she always blamed other housemates a lot
while the show lasted.
Cee-C, who emerge the first runner-up, said she blamed
others while having “issues ” with them because “I’m me ”.
She said this while responding to a question from the host of
the show, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, shortly before the grand finale
on Sunday.
In Cee-C’s words,
“I’m me and I have to blame others when having issues
with people.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9y8h0dS0tw

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Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette enjoyed a memorable
afternoon on Sunday. The France international scored twice
as the Gunners overcame West Ham 4-1 at the Emirates in
Arsene Wenger’s penultimate home Premier League game.
And it appears that Lacazette was inspired by a huge fan of
his. After the match, he revealed that he invited an Arsenal
supporter to the game, who had a tattoo of the player’s face
on his bum.
And it appears that Lacazette was inspired by a huge fan of
his. After the match, he revealed that he invited an Arsenal
supporter to the game, who had a tattoo of the player’s face
on his bum.
Lacazette took to Instagram moments after the final whistle
to post a picture of him standing next to the fan and his
bizarre tattoo.
He captioned it alongside three laughing emojis:
‘When you invite the fan who tatooed your face on his…
body #CrazyFan #Coyg’.


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The 21 weeks long reality TV show, Big Brother Naija: Double
Wahala met its end earlier tonight as it announced handsome
pilot and suave personality, Miracle as the winner.
In light of his win, there actually were some things he did
right which worked for him and got him massive votes.
Newsguru examines three peculiar things that fetched Miracle
his win.
‘Fine boy’ factor
Researchers have found that physical attractiveness greatly
influence investor backings, where good-looking men are more
persuasive and 36% more likely to be successful than
unattractive men. How does this relate to Miracle you may
ask, Miracle is the dude most ardent female fans of BBNaija
have a crush on. From our findings, most of his fans are
mostly females who are more attracted to his charm than to
his intelligence.
The Celebrity influence
Why are you bothered about Don Jazzy’s favourite BBNaija
housemate?
Why are you bothered about Liz Anjorin’s favourite BBNaija
housemate? This is as a result of the influence celebrities
have on pop culture.
The likes of DJ Xclusive, Desmond Elliot, Don Jazzy, Inem
Peter and others supported Miracle. This celeb endorsement
and influence gave Miracle more edge and leverage compared
to the other housemates. Even some of the evicted
housemates like Ifu Ennada and Rico predicted that Miracle
will emerge as the winner.
Miracle’s successive wins
Everyone loves to associate with a win. Amazingly, Miracle
holds the record for most wins in the Payport arena games
with three wins, therefore guaranteeing him another N1 million
at the end of the current edition of the reality TV show.
He was also rewarded with N1 million and a year supply of
Pepsi products, an all-expense paid trip to Dubai for winning
the Pepsi ‘Refresh The Mix’ challenge.
Everyone loves a winner. People gravitate towards successful
people. This must have contributed to Miracle’s victory.

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The naming ceremony of comedian Akpororo's twins, a boy
and girl, took place yesterday April 22nd. The babies were
named Favor and Faith. Congrats to them. See more photos
below

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According to a statement by the White House, Donald Trump will discuss issues such as promoting economic growth and fighting terrorism with Buhari. “The relationship of the United States with Nigeria is deep and strong, and Nigeria’s economic growth, security, and leadership in Africa will advance our mutual prosperity,” the statement said.

Nigeria has been combating the terrorist organization Boko Haram since 2009. The State Department under Trump approved the sale of 12 high-technology attack planes and equipment worth $600 million to Nigeria last year after the Obama administration halted the sale because of accusations that Nigeria’s air force was bombing civilians.





The scheduled meeting will be the second between the two leaders. Last year September, the two leaders met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, during a luncheon Trump held for a select group of African leaders.

The Nigerian leader who left Abuja for the U.K. On Monday, will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit which begins in London on 18 April and ends on 20 April.

This will not be the first time the two leaders will be meeting, as they crossed path during a U.N General Assembly in September 2017.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIwURYyyLe4


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Having spent 11 weeks on the number one spot of the highly rated Billboard Hot 100 Chart, Drake‘s latest single God’s Plan has become his longest to stay on top of the chart.

His last single which topped the chart for a lengthy period was the 2016 release One Dance featuring Wizkid & Kyla which lasted for 10 weeks on the number one spot.

The Weeknd‘s Call Out My Name off his My Dear Melancholy project debuts at No. 4 on the chart while Migos‘ Walk It Talk It moved from No. 15 to No. 10


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz2oEyvKGV8
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BamBam has managed to remain relevant in the media since her eviction from the Big Brother Naija house.

The ex housemate has recently shared new photos of herself appearing in a flowing green dress, flaunting her long legs in a front slit and we absolutely love it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENpgNlBe29c

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unbelievable that this is happening!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lekc7mUWx6g

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As the live eviction is being held currently, Big Brother housemate, Tobi was close to being disqualified from the house moments ago but was issued a strike instead.

This comes after his misdemeanor in the house in the previous week – the banker had ignored Biggie’s call to the diary room and as if that wasn’t misbehaviour enough, he was linked to a conspiracy in the house when he told fellow housemates, Anto and Lolu to vote out his drama queen housemate, Cee-C.

Before the live show, Biggie had played a footage of Tobi talking with Anto and Lolu where he supposedly told the pair to put Cee-C up for eviction – Biggie gave him a chance to explain himself and he did saying he was not referring to Cee-C but Ahneeka.



This caused Big Brother, following Tobi’s misdemeanor to issue him a strike making it a total of two strikes… Should he misbehave one more time, he sure would be living the big brother house.

The live show is still on and in few moments, one of these housemates will be evicted from the Big Brother house – Alex, Anto, Bam Bam, Cee-C, Teddy A, Lolu, Teddy-A, Tobi.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-r7cA8cWRA

Police Order Wife To Flog Her Husband 21strokes of the
Cane For Beating Her Up Kicking Her 21times and Bruising
Her Ribs In Ecuador

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74lIIRUEOL0


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Humility at its peak! Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola prostrates to greet Emir of Kano. (Watch)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsM-FUWmW-Q

The wedding Breastrance sorry i meant Entrance...LOL


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwSIa_b9fuM


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Thief Forced To Eat One Full Bowl Of Pepper After Been
Caught Red Handed Stealing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaxbCjvgGZQ



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Tell Olamide and Reminisce to watch their Back this Little Girl is coming for their Rap Throne

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3fziOwEXkY


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Big Brother Naija housemate Alex’s mother, has released a video pleading with Nigerians to forgive Alex for her behavior on Sunday evening, when her fellow housemate Leo was evicted.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHlwTMxrA5Y


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Wait for it, wait for it....bam!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTMSv4FNTQQ



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British physicist Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76, but he's left a lasting legacy behind.

From his book A Brief History of Time to appearing on television shows, the scientist has made science accessible - and interesting - for the masses.


But what do we know of his life? We take a look at the man, his marriage, how he talked with his synthesizer and his views on black holes, religion and what he wanted on his tombstone.

While Hawking tried to solve the mysteries of the universe, the man himself was quite happy to share his life.



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''Most Men Are Very Weak, It Is A Must To Make Your
Woman Cum, Make Sure You Have Sex With Her For Atleast
4 Hours Till She Cums'' - Linda Uju Ken Advises
See video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fdIHZIFzS8


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There is a video currently making rounds on the social media where Nigerian self acclaimed male barbie, Idris Okuneye, who is popularly know as Bobrisky, was seen in a male public toilet. We all know Bobrisky for his consistent disturbance on social media, behaving like a female, but a man found him in a male toilet and asked him what he was doing there and he replied “I want to see your man-hood


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTPMhpOEzbw



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Discover the most famous people who died on March 14. The list includes people like Karl Marx, Tony Benn, Susan Hayward, George Eastman, Juan Manuel de Rosas. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, military leaders, artists and soldiers and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & France and many more countries.

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Evicted housemates, Leo and Ifu Ennada have arrived Nigeria already, after their eviction from the Big Brother Naija house, yesterday, Sunday 11th of March 2018.

They were welcomed by fans, and followers of the show at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, lagos.

see video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoJAH2qHC2I

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This 9year Old Boy Akachukwu Francis Eze, Jumped into a well and saved his 3-year-old baby brother from drowning

see video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gVs_r8yXeE