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Ghanaian actress, Juliet Ibrahim has personally confirmed her relationship with Nigerian rapper, Iceberg Slim is over. Speaking at an event in Ghana, she said: “I made it clear I was single. I am single.”   When asked if he should be questioned for going back on his promise (to be with her forever), she insinuated, she left the relationship herself. You don’t need to go for anybody. I carried myself.(laughs) When you are in love,you do crazy things and things happen. When asked if cheating was the reason for their split, she declined to give a direct response but maintained that people close to her know what actually transpired between the duo before their eventual breakup. I don’t know because they say and I hear all sorts of things but people close to me know what happened. I wouldn’t say because no matter what I respect the people that I have been with. We broke up on a mutual term.” On her regrets, she retorted on seeing it as a lesson . In her word;...

The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udoma, stated this Wednesday at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja. Mr Udoma said the council has pegged the price of crude oil per barrel at $60, as well as exchange rate at $305, while daily crude oil production is put at 2.3m barrels per day. He said Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) for 2019 to 2021 has been approved by the council and that it would soon be submitted to National Assembly for further consideration.

The great thing about  Lagos Fashion Week  is that it extends its reach right across Africa in its quest for innovative design talent. The official schedule was released earlier and here is a list of the the pan-African designers  you can look forward to seeing at Lagos Fashion Week. Lagos Fashion Week, as the name suggests, could be forgiven for sticking to supporting and uplifting the Nigerian design industry. However, the beauty of the platform is that it searches throughout Africa for talent that represents the continent as a whole. From the corners of West Africa right across to SA, designers will descend on Lagos to show their collections over the next few days. Here are profiles of the pan-African designers you can look forward to seeing at LFW this year. check out for my next post

There was massive celebration at the University of Liberia as  President George Weah   declared that the university and all other public universities in the country tuition-free. The 52-year-old made the announcement today during his visit to the University of Liberia and also took to his Facebook page to announce the news to the world.  After making the joyful announcement, the president also promised that he would make University education free in the country and make Liberia an example to other African nations. In a statement made on his official Facebook page, the president wrote: "Today, I am excited to announce that I have declared the University of Liberia and all other public universities in Liberia Tuition-free for all undergraduates."

A four-member gang of Africans, who robbed a jewellery shop after holding its staff at knife-point, has been arrested by the Ajman Police.   The police received a complaint that some men had carried out a heist at a jewellery shop while intimidating the owner and staff with knives, said Lt Col Ahmed Saeed Al Nuiami, director of CID at Ajman Police.   A team of CID officers was immediately set up. During interrogation, the shop's owner told the cops that four Africans barged in, threatened him, stole jewellery and fled the spot.   The police team combed the area but couldn't find the gang members. The search to track down the culprits was stepped up.   As the probe intensified, it was found that the suspects were holing up in an old, abandoned house in a populated area in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.   The Ajman Police team, in coordination with their Ras Al Khaimah counterparts, raided the house and nabbed all the culprits.   T...

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie spoke to BBC's Focus on Africa about her family, Africa, and the upcoming movie adaptation of her novel Americanah, with black Panther stars Danai Gurira and Lupita Nyong'o playing key roles. Speaking on family, the author of Purple Hibiscus said: I have a wonderful family. And that's actually why I can be who I am.  I was raised by the most wonderful parents who allowed me space to be who I am.  My siblings, I have a very close-knit circle of friends, and then I have a wonderful family. I have a wonderful daughter and her father is a wonderful man. So, I have that support system and they keep me, you know, sort of normal.  I don't really remember that I'm "famous" when I'm at home. Because, also my brothers just laugh. They're like, 'people actually pay money to hear you talk? Why?' So, hearing that often, or when I wear clothes that I think are very lovely, my brother will look at me and be like...

The Cross Rivers state government in partnership with the Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar, have begun the rehabilitation of the inseparable mentally deranged family whose story went viral early this month. Recall that a female youth corps member, Progress Oberiko, who is serving in the Ogoja area in the state, shared their story online after a heartwarming encounter with them. Read the  story .  A statement from the Ministry of Health says the family of Mr. & Mrs. Ben Ogar popularly known as the Ogoja mentally deranged couple has been rescued following weeks of intense search by a team from the Cross River State Government and Federal Neuro Psychiatric hospital, Calabar, Cross River State Mr. Ben and his wife lost their means of livelihood about the same time six years ago while still resident in Abuja with their two kids, and what followed was a mental disorder leading to the Mr. Ben relocating himself and his wife to his country ho...