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                                                                 Toyin Lawani was on the cover of Allure Vanguard today sunday 21 August,2016 edition.She is a stylist,fashion designer,beautician and hair stylist,who has diversified into so many different fields and excelling in all.The owner of Tiannah's Place Empire,who found success before age 30,is a hard worker and a hustler.Unlike some entrepreneurs and successful business people,she doesn't give off an air of entitlement,but rather one of gratitude for all that she has accomplished.For Toyin,life could only mean one thing; ''Keep pushing until you hit your goal''.The mother of two,who is also the face of Nigeria' Bext Top Designer,tells her journey into business world,her success tricks,family and more,according to the magazine.Three questions of her interview caught m...

                            The Comtroller-General of Prisons.Ja'afaru Ahmed has confirmed that no prisoner escaped during the attempted jailbreak in the early hours of thursday 18th August,2016.He made this disclosure while addressing the press during a courtesy visit to the Governor of Ebonyi State,David Umahi on friday 19th August,2016.The Controller General,who had earlier inspected Abakaliki prison stated that trouble started when prison officials were about to carry out routne cell-search in the morning but the inmates in a particular cell resisted the exercise.They suddenly became riotous,broke other cells and released the inmates.They eventually broke into the workshop to arm themselves with dangerous weapons and severely attacked some staff trapped in the yard while others made for the main gate and pulled it down.Meanwhile,the prisons Armed Squad and men from other security agencies on guard outside the peri...

             According to BBC,a suicide bombing which killed 51 people in the Turkish city of Gaziantep was carried put by a 12 to 14 year old,said the President ''Recep Tayyip Edogan.Mr Erdogan said the so called Islamic State {IS} was behind the attack,which targeted a Kurdish wedding party.Gaziantep,near the Syrian border,is known t have several IS cells.The bomb wounded 69 people,Mr Erdogan added,17 of them seriously.The bomber targeted the wedding guests as they danced in the street.According to a report {in Turkish} by Turkey's Dogan news agency,the couple had moved to Gaziantep from the Kurdish town of Siirt further east to escape fighting between Kurdish rebels and security forces.Today sunday morning,smashed garage doors  and windows could be seen at the site of the blast.''The celebrations were coming to an end there was a big explosion among people dancing.There was blood and body parts everywhere''. said Veli Can,25..The United States ...

                                   Senate President,Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki,today sunday expressed sadness over the demise of a former Chief Judge of Delta State,Justice James Omo-Agege and described him as a reputable jurist whose seminal judgements would continue to serve as precedents in the legal profession.Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity,Yusuph Olaniyonu,in Abuja,said the late Chief Judg,who is the father of the Senator representing Delta Central,Senator Ovie Omo-Agege,departed at a time his services were most needed.He commiserated with the Omo-Agege's Dynasty of Orhomurun Orogun,Senator Ovie,the Government and people of Delta State over death of the patriarch.Saraki said ''My heart goes out to the Omo-Agege's family and the entire people of Edo and Delta States,whom the late Justice served so diligently during his active years.A cursory look at Justice O...

                                The EFCC,Ibrahim Magu,has stated that Nigerians will no longer be held hostage by the twin evils of corruption and impunity.He assured that the Commission under his watch would challenge anyone,including certain senior lawyers,judges and other judicial officers,against whom concrete evidence for perverting the course of justice had been established.He stated this while presenting a paper titled ''This is Our Chance;; at the Symposiun organized by members of the National Association of Democratic Lawyers,NADL,in Lagos.One more photo below.

                 Congratulations to my country Nigeria dream team who defeated Honduras 3-2 to win the 2016 Rio men's Olympics football at the Estadio Mineiro in Belo Horizonte yesterday Saturday evening wining the our country's first medal of the Ro games,The Dream Team VI was brought to victory under Coach Samson Siasia,who also coached the ''Dream Team '' that won the silver in China,Beijing Olympics in 2008.Nigeria scooped gold in 1996 to become the first African team to win the gold medal.Congratulations Nigeria i am proud of our team.{Standing ovation}.More photos below.