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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is an organization set up by the Nigerian government to involve the country’s graduates in the development of the country. Every year, graduates from Nigerian universities are posted to various establishments to serve their country in various regards. One of the most popular places where graduates are posted to is schools where they’re expected to either work in administrative positions or teach students. This Nigerian journalist, Imam Imam met up with a corper who helped him back and he took to Facebook to share a picture.

Read more: https://omgvoice.com/news/man-meets-ex-corper

What would the owners of this shoe say or do?

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If you grew up listening to 'Joromi' and 'Guitar Boy', then you should know Sir Victor Uwaifo

Sir Uwaifo is known to be the inventor of many unique sounds including Akwete and Ekassa, amidst others. In 1996, he made history when he won the first Golden record in Nigeria, West Africa and Africa for his song ‘Joromi’


Read more: http://omgvoice.com/entertainment/victor-uwaifo-unesco-treasure-2?country=NG

Dino Melaye is one of the most popular Senators in the National Assembly.

He is well known for his interesting captions on his Instagram profile and recently his saga with Sahara Reporters.

However, he seems to be in another problem, one that may or may not affect his job as a Senator.


Find out why: http://omgvoice.com/news/dino-melaye-sacked-senate-2?country=NG

Sometime in 2016, we told you there was going to be a movie based on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s book ‘The Thing Around Your Neck‘
The Thing Around Your Neck is a short story collection by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and she had granted Ghanaian filmmaker, Akosua Adoma Owusu exclusive rights to adapt her short story On Monday of Last Week from her 2009 published collection.


Watch and read more: http://omgvoice.com/entertainment/chimamanda-adichie-movie-trailer?country=NG

Wizkid is a global sensation right now.

Just when you think he’s outdone himself with the work he’s doing, something else happens and you’re convinced that he really is a force to be reckoned with.

Fresh off from releasing a single with Chris Brown and winning the highly sought after BET Best International Act: Africa award, Wizkid has a lot more waiting for us.

And for now, we’ll delight ourselves with the good news that he is the opening act for Future’s ‘The Future Hndrxx Tour’

Read more: http://omgvoice.com/entertainment/wizkid-future-tour?country=NG

Olajumoke Orisaguna’s story is one that almost everyone knows about seeing as she rose from grass to grace courtesy of one picture.

And now, baby girl is jumping into reality TV

Read more: http://omgvoice.com/entertainment/olajumoke-reality-show/?geoip&country=NG

The Nigerian movie industry is doing incredibly well (pretty sure we all knew that by now).

Anyway, we may have just found a movie that would make a lot of money in Nigeria and equally looks way too good that we can’t wait to see it ourselves.
Isoken tells the story of the lead character who goes by the same name and has to choose from a pair of men with unique attractive attributes. It also takes a look at the societal pressure faced by unmarried African women despite their career success.

Read more: http://omgvoice.com/entertainment/isoken-movie-trailer/?geoip&country=NG

Last week, the internet was buzzing with reactions from a twitter user now known as #KeepTheChangeBae.
The user, Ore had sent back the money a guy spent on a date with her because he called her ‘hungry’.


Her very savage response earned her a lot of commendation from celebrities and other twitter users, got her gifts from different brands hoping to jump on the trend.

She recently spoke to the people at The Cable and here’s all we got from the interview.

Read more: http://omgvoice.com/lifestyle/keep-the-change-bae-interview/?geoip&country=NG

This is the last week on reality TV show, Big Brother Naija.
Last week saw the eviction of Bally leaving Tboss, Efe, Debie-Rise, Marvis and Bisola as the last 5 standing housemates in the house.
And while you are voting for your favourite housemate to win the grand prize of 25 million Naira, the housemates had some open discussions about what they intend to do with the prize money. They spoke to Davido who was the celebrity guest in the house.

Read more: http://omgvoice.com/entertainment/bbnaija-last-5-prize-money/?geoip&country=NG

So Beyonce is pregnant.

She took to her Instagram to announce the good news

But that’s not even the point here. People think Beyonce may actually be Nigerian. But that’s not even the point here. People think Beyonce may actually be Nigerian.

Read more: http://omgvoice.com/entertainment/beyonce-inigerian/?geoip&country=NG

Big Brother Naija is going on now and we’re catching up with it.
But after watching for a while, we’ve noticed that a couple of housemates look like some popular celebrities and people on social media have even confirmed these things.

Here are seven of the fourteen housemates who have celebrity look alike:


Read more: http://omgvoice.com/entertainment/bbnaija-housemates-celebrity-look-alikes/?geoip&country=NG

There is a popular proverb that says “Necessity is the mother of invention” and it is true on all levels.

Basically what this means is that the driving force for a new invention is the need and that’s what this 13-year-old boy noticed and went on to try to solve.

Read more: http://omgvoice.com/news/ukoma-michael-bluewind-fan/?geoip&country=NG

Eid-al- Kabir is a Muslim holiday. Animals are usually slaughtered to commemorate the favour God bestowed upon Ibrahim (Abraham) Abraham by offering him a Ram to slaughter instead of his son Ishaq (Isaac).
Eid-al-Kabir celebrations are usually a big deal. Animals are slaughtered and there is a lot of festivities and fanfare. Here are 12 things that happen during the celebrations that you can probably relate to.

Continue reading: http://omgvoice.com/news/eid-celebration-kids/?geoip&country=NG

No doubt Jenifa’s Diary is one of the biggest local TV shows in the country.

If you have binge watched the show, you probably know all these scenarios we’re going to describe below

Continue reading: http://omgvoice.com/lifestyle/jenifas-diary-watch/?geoip&country=NG

Except you’re living under a tree, you should have heard that Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg is currently in Lagos, Nigeria!
yesss


And we are totally happy about it. Such amazing time for the Nigerian tech industry.

But the urgent question is "where will he have his first jollof rice meal?" and we have suggestions for him!

Continue reading: http://omgvoice.com/lifestyle/mark-zuckerberg-jollof-rice/?geoip&country=NG

Back in the days when children were still young and innocent, parents tried to teach them to save by buying or making a saving box popularly known as ‘kolo’ in Nigeria and “Susu Adaka” in Ghana, for them.


Read full post: http://omgvoice.com/lifestyle/saving-box-struggles/?geoip&country=NG

Ric Hassani is a Nigerian pop singer who has convinced us that he’s all that and we completely agree.



He has a number of songs to his credit, with ‘Dance Baby’ and ‘Gentleman’ being our favorites. However, his style is what we’re here to talk about today. He has his way of stepping out in amazing ankara prints that make him look cool and endear him to everyone.

We’re actually here for his ankara movement and hope he plays around with it a lot more because he looks so damn good in it. Here are a few pictures to support our claim

Read more: http://omgvoice.com/entertainment/ric-hassani-ankara/?geoip&country=NG

Over the years, the mandatory Service Year which an average youth gives to Naija has times without number being begged to be scrapped.
With a lot of cons outweighing its pro, I’m strongly opinionated that the scheme be converted to a skill acquisition program.

There’s a common saying in Nigeria that goes, ‘One man’s meat is another man’s poison.’ Just because it doesn’t serve me doesn’t mean others haven’t been favored by the scheme.

Meet Corps Dupe and Ojo. Both persons enrolled in camp on the 28th of October, 2015 at Ebonyi State, belonged to the same platoon, developed a bond of friendship, fell in love and have decided to take the big leap. Yeah they are getting married.

How cute can that be, plus it’s rare to see something like this happen. Indeed love is a beautifu thing. You never know when Cupid might strike you.

As we all know these ones na Governemt Pikins. Oya Baba Buhari sponsor the wedding o!

Congratulations to these love birds and check out their pre-wedding photos.

Read full post! http://omgvoice.com/news/two-corp-members-love-story/?geoip&country=NG

Nigerian celebrities are clearly not having any of that trolling nonsense and honestly, we’re here for all of it.


Gone are the days when you say something to a Nigerian celebrity and he/she tries to ignore it, hell no, they’re reading and posting their clap backs. Talk about “do me I do you, man, no go vex”.

Here are a few times Nigerian celebrities lost all their chill and went all out on fans on social media http://omgvoice.com/entertainment/nigerian-celebrities-social-media/?geoip&country=NG

The popular British newspaper, The Guardian has a new series called Gateways which explores the spreading strands of Nigerian music.
And for one of the posts on the series, afrobeat musician, Davido got to pick the biggest five tracks to come out of Africa.

Wanna guess what songs he picked? Read all here: http://omgvoice.com/entertainment/davido-playlist-nigerian-songs/?geoip&country=NG

Nigerians are bound by common experiences.
Growing up wasn’t easy. There were certain experiences we all had. Like the 4pm TV station resumption time.

Just based on a few experiences, one can tell who a Nigerian is in a crowd. You’re definitely an “omo Naija” if you have any of the following things in your home:


Read more: http://omgvoice.com/lifestyle/things-find-every-nigerian-home/?geoip&country=NG

The best of African music stars were at the Barclays Center, New York last weekend for the One Music Africa Festival and it was turnt.

See pictures here! http://omgvoice.com/entertainment/one-music-africa-festival/?geoip&country=NG

Have you ever imagined what your favorite foreign celebrities would have been called if they were Nigerians?
Mind if we help you?



Continue reading: http://omgvoice.com/lifestyle/nigerian-names-foreign-celebrities/?geoip&country=NG

Have you ever imagined what your favorite foreign celebrities would have been called if they were Nigerians?


Check out the full list and let us know whose name fits the most --> http://omgvoice.com/lifestyle/nigerian-names-foreign-celebrities/?geoip&country=NG

Political campaign songs have been a thing since the early 90s.
According to Cary Reich, a jingle writer, and producer,

Music makes a friendly connection with the audience. Good musical imaging contributes to the advertiser’s brand, image and reputation.
And what this all implies is that these political jingles are here to stay because they speak volume to their target audience, which reciprocates in the polls.


Read more! http://omgvoice.com/lifestyle/best-political-jingles/?geoip&country=NG

And while we cannot wait to hear what Davido and Tinashe cooked up, they’ve decided to water our appetite by releasing behind the scene photos from the video shoot. Look at it and tell us what you see!


Read more: http://omgvoice.com/entertainment/davidos-video-tinashe/?geoip&country=NG

Have you ever thought of how secondary school was for these Nigerian celebrities?



Can you think of what they did in school? What were they known for? We do not know obviously but we can try to guess yeah?

Well read through and know what we think! http://omgvoice.com/lifestyle/nigerian-celebrities-secondary-school/?geoip&country=NG