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Lagos is not only the economic hub Nigeria, it is also the creative centre of many artistes experimenting with new tunes, and forms of music. from via EDUPEDIA24/7

Nigeria is home to many stars that keep making the nation proud. Hugo Wallace Weaving is one of such people whose root by birth is traced to Ibadan. from via EDUPEDIA24/7

Hadiza Balarabe, the deputy governor of Kaduna state, has officially received the 14-year old genius, Joshua Beckford from the UK, who is also the youngest to get into Oxford University at 6 years old. from via EDUPEDIA24/7

President Muhammdu Buhari on Saturday, August 31, arrived Abuja after Participating at the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7) in Yokohama, Japan. from via EDUPEDIA24/7

Foreign media celebrates Nigerian fashion designer Patience Torlowei for telling Niger-Delta story through fashion in her hand-painted dress named Esther after her late mum. from via EDUPEDIA24/7

The Mummy Returns . The Mummy is a 1999 American action horror film written and directed by Stephen Sommers and starring Brendan Fraser (pictured), Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Kevin J. O'Connor, and Arnold Vosloo. In this film, a loose remake of a film of the same name from 1932, adventurers accidentally awaken Imhotep, a high priest from Pharaoh Seti I's reign who has been cursed for eternity. Filming began in Marrakesh, Morocco, in May 1998; the crew had to endure dehydration, sandstorms, and snakes while filming in the Sahara. The visual effects were provided by Industrial Light & Magic, who blended film and computer-generated imagery to create the mummy. The film opened on May 7, 1999, and went on to gross $416 million worldwide. The box-office success led to two sequels, The Mummy Returns (2001) and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008), as well as an animated series, and a prequel, The Scorpion King. The film also inspired a roller coaster, Revenge of the Mummy...

The Mummy Returns . The Mummy is a 1999 American action horror film written and directed by Stephen Sommers and starring Brendan Fraser (pictured), Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Kevin J. O'Connor, and Arnold Vosloo. In this film, a loose remake of a film of the same name from 1932, adventurers accidentally awaken Imhotep, a high priest from Pharaoh Seti I's reign who has been cursed for eternity. Filming began in Marrakesh, Morocco, in May 1998; the crew had to endure dehydration, sandstorms, and snakes while filming in the Sahara. The visual effects were provided by Industrial Light & Magic, who blended film and computer-generated imagery to create the mummy. The film opened on May 7, 1999, and went on to gross $416 million worldwide. The box-office success led to two sequels, The Mummy Returns (2001) and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008), as well as an animated series, and a prequel, The Scorpion King. The film also inspired a roller coaster, Revenge of the Mummy...

  Suspected members of Boko Haram have taken siege of Yimirmigza Village in Kautikari ward under Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State. According to TheCable, residents are running away from the community. A resident of Chibok revealed that they started hearing strange gunshots around 6:00 pm. The resident said they fled when they noticed that the gunshots were not from the military. Boko Haram Insurgency Terrorism News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content via

  The Nigerian Air Force has said that it has completed the airlifting of relief materials to Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that this was to further assist victims of the massive flooding that affected some communities in the two countries in April. Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He said the airlift missions were conducted for the National Emergency Management Agency. He said, “The airlift missions, which were conducted for the National Emergency Management Agency, conveyed critical relief materials such as drugs, medical supplies and treated mosquito nets donated by Nigeria to alleviate the sufferings of the flood victims. “The airlift missions were executed in furtherance of the NAF’s constitutional roles of projecting air power beyond the shores of the country as well as providing military aid to civil authority.” Speaking furt...

  Governors of Nigeria’s South-East states have said that they know nothing about the Army’s Operation Python Dance in the region. The military campaign, which was used to clampdown on the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra and eventually led to its proscription by the government, led to the deaths of many members of the group headed by Nnamdi Kanu. As a result of the incident, IPOB vowed to attack all top ranking government officials including South-East politicians suspected to have supported the military exercise that stifled their activities in the region. Speaking with journalist after a meeting of stakeholders from the South-East, Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi, explained that he and his colleagues never invited the military to the region for Operation Python Dance. He said, “South-East governors never invited the Army nor were South-East governors informed of any of their operations on Python Dance until the operations started in the states. “Sou...