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Many were first introduced to the life and style of Dr Sign Fireman by UK TV station, Channel 4’s Unreported World, last year. Below are some pictures of him: Visit his Facebook page to know more about him.

Nollywood star actress Akindele Olufunke Ayotunde, popularly known as Funke Akindele will be getting married soon. Best of Nollywood, reports that the actress has picked May 26 for her wedding, however the arrangements are being kept as top secret. Funke Akindele, 35, is a Nigerian actress. In 2009 she won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a ...

The Patriarch of the Ige family of Esa Oke, Sir Dele Ige, is dead. Ige, 79, was the immediate younger brother of the nation’s erstwhile Justice Minister and Attorney General of the Federation, Chief Bola Ige. The late Ige was said to have passed on yesterday afternoon while attending the birthday of his nephew, Akin Ige. He was about making ...

By SaharaReporters, New York Credible sources in Minna, Niger State, say there are indications that the former military dictator, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida and his cronies are grooming Babangida’s son, Mohammed, to succeed Governor Mua’azu Babangida Aliyu in 2015. One of the sources said that political structures are being erected for the realization of the younger Babangida’s gubernatorial ambition. A top ...

Anti-HIV drug that prevents contracting the HIV virus has been approved for the first time by a U.S panel. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration held a marathon 12-hour hearing Thursday to evaluate evidence that Truvada, a once-daily pill currently being used to treat AIDS patients, also could be used to prevent HIV infection in healthy individuals. The panel recommended ...