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A new auction record was set for the Nigerian-born artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby in New York last week when “Drown” soared to sell for $1,092,500, over three times the high-estimate ($200,000-$300,000), in Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale.No fewer than 11 bidders competed for the work that was eventually sold to an anonymous buyer on the telephone. This was the second time in less than two months that the auction record for Njideka Akunyili Crosby had been broken at Sotheby’s. The previous auction record for the artist was $93,750, set by her “Untitled” work from 2011 at Sotheby’sNew York in September 2016.

The government of Cameroon has launched a campaign to highlight the ills of social media and need for social regulation in other to preserve the imageof Cameroon. It comes after the several citizens has been taking to social mediaplatforms to misinterprets and deform facts among others over certain issues revolving in Cameroon. Last month after a deadly train derailed at Yaounde living at least 80 people dead with 600 injured, social media users in Cameroon criticized President Paul Biya for what they presumed as his unconcerned attitude towards the tragicaccident after he didn’t return immediately from Switzerland where he had gone for a meeting. After a parliament meeting was held on Monday, the Cameroon government in a statement confirmed that the country is committed to combat social media.‘The State of Cameroon is resolutely committed to the fight against social media so as to preserve the image of the country. Social media is increasingly becoming a rallying point fo...

Popular DJ Humility, dropped the beautiful attribute in his name when he joined other passengers to hold staffs of Arik Air hostage over their delayed flight. The disc jockey was left strandedafter booking for a 2pm flight through Arik Air from Kaduna to Lagos on Sunday.He shared a footage of the staffs that were all forced behind their counter by passengers and wrote; “Arik air is seriously messed up!! We have been in the airport since 1pm, our flight was meant to takeoff by 2pm from Kaduna to Lagos…. This is almost 9pm we are still here and this crazy officials ain’t showing any concern leaving everyone stranded here.. They do this because they always get away with it but tonightthat shitss gonna stop!!!!! WE ARE HUMANS!!!”,The flight eventually left by 12:52am and the Dj shared another video where he vent his anger for missing out on business due to his delayed trip. He ended the video by raining curses in his local dialect on the popular airline.

You will trip after seeing this gold customized Mercedes Benz car spotted in Kaduna that was delivered to the rector of Kaduna Business School.A classic 1982 Mercedes Benz has been totally transformed as it has now become the centre of attraction in Kaduna state.The old car was transformed byArewa Customz Autoswho customized it in GOLD.According to information gathered from its Instagram page, the car was designed for Kaduna Business school and was personally delivered to the Rector, Dr Sani Dahiru.

President of Republic of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama has commissioned an outstanding interchange, a beautiful piece of road infrastructure to replace the old Circle Roundabout in Accra on Monday, 14th November, 2016.According to President Mahama, the interchange becomes the longest and the highest flyover in West Africa.“It is the longest, highest fly over in West Africa,” the president declared to an ecstatic crowd of government officials, party supporters, political leaders and the general public.The facility, which has three flyovers, also has a recreational facility, library, bus terminal, restaurant, fire, police and ambulance stations.The site also has an imposing statue of Ghana’s first president, Dr Kwame Nkrumah which is “a fitting memorial in honour of the greatest Pan Africanist.”“Nkrumah’s statue will remind people about the man who led the way to our nation’s birth,” the President said.The project is “not just a modern interchange but a convenient place for tourism. The...

Members of Occupy National Assembly on Tuesday blocked the main gate of the National Assembly, demanding a corruption free society. See Photos:

Ghana election will be held 7th December, 2016. The Ghana election will be held 7th December, 2016 and the Main political candidates are  [NDC]National Democratic Congress(John Dramani Mahama), [NPP]New Patriotic Party(Nana Akufo Addo). Lets see how far Ghanaians can also go to achieve change.

BudgIT , a data-simplifying civic organisation has said 33, out of the 36states of the Federation, are unable to fulfill recurrent obligations. In 2015, BudgIT said only 19 states were in that situation. Before President Muhammad Buhari’s administration officially declared Nigeria in a recession, few months ago, 17 states were reportedly able to meet up with recurrent needs, but, according to BudgIT’s report, only three states can now meet recurrent obligations. A report released by the organisation titled ‘State of States’ showed that only Lagos, Rivers and Enugu are the states that can fulfill obligations to its workers. Akwa Ibom reportedly placed last on the table of ability to meet monthly recurrent expenditure commitments followed by Bayelsa, Oyo and Osun, said BudgIT. Other weak states, according to BudgIT are Ogun, Plateau, Delta, Kwara, Adamawa, Abia, Benue, Bauchi,Jigawa, Kano, Cross River, Kogi, Imo, Ondo, Nassarawa, Yobe, Kaduna, Ekiti,Sokoto Borno and Taraba.Zamfara, G...

President Muhammadu Buhari joins other Heads of Govt at the Opening Plenary of the High Level Segment of#COP22 in Marrakech, Morocco

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpL6a_7pFzE Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) was first diagnosed in an NFL player in 2002, and it has since been confirmed by postmortem examination in dozens of American athletes.  The physician who made the initial discovery, forensic neuropathologist Bennet I. Omalu, MD,MBA, MPH, overcame massive efforts to discredit him and his research, and today CTE is widely recognized as a health risk in millions of patients with histories of repetitive brain trauma, including military veterans.  The AMA on Saturday honored Dr. Omalu with its Distinguished Service Award during the opening session of the 2016 AMA Interim Meeting, in Orlando,Fla. Dr. Omalu was working as a forensic neuropathologist in Pittsburgh when he conducted postmortem examinations of former NFL offensive lineman Mike Webster’s brain and spotted what would become the hallmarks of CTE.“[W]hen I looked at his brain and he had diffuse amyloid plaques everywhere and there were no...

It was a double Wahala weekend for singer Oritsefemi who suffered at the hands of Quilox Bouncers, his management drop a press statement that claimed the 'Double Wahala' crooner started the fight with the bouncers because he was trying to defend another colleague, Sound Sultan who was also at the same period getting bounced out of the club, VIP section.In a move that has rubbished the press release where Oritsefemi also claimed he lost jewelries worth, N8.5 million, Sound Sultan has denied playing any role in the Oritsefemi beating saga at Quilox night club, Lagos.he took to his Instagram to share a photo of himself and Shina Pellar and captioned it;"Misinformation I was chilling in the VIP as every other time in my Cousins club."

The Unclad picture of Edo state PeoplesDemocratic Party (PDP) chairman, Dan Orbih, has hit the internet.According to a Facebook page, Corruption Concern, which posted the unbelievable picture, the highly respectable politician got entangled with a prostitute who decided to retaliate by publishing his Unclad picture while snoring. The picture was captioned:See what our so called leaders become in the hands of prostitutes. This is a lesson to all of us.This is the PDP Chairman in Edo State They said he refused to pay the lady andshe waited for him to snore and took this picture in the hotel and ran away Good for the fool. All the money they’ve stolen makes them feel they can get away with anything.

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari might increase the minimum wage of Nigerian workers as the Federal Government delegation will meet with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) over deliberation on the issue. According to a report by Daily Times, the meeting which will initiate modalities that will guide negotiations for the new N56,000 minimum wage, proposed by the Worker Union.The NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, confirming the proposed talks scheduled for today, described the renewed negotiation, as a step in the right direction. “We have submitted that demand. As I speak with you, the negotiation committee has not even taken off, but what I was informed two days ago, is that the process has been ongoing at different levels, because there are various people driving the process.”“Based on his submission, ‎the Labour leaders met on Monday, October 31st, tofinalize their position, preparatory to their meeting with t...

A cook who served Esther Nnamdi-Ogbue, a Managing Director at the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in Abuja, has absconded with cash and pieces of jewelry worth $6million, a source told SaharaReporters on Wednesday. It was gathered that the man, identified as Gabel Segbedji, a national of Benin Republic, took off with the loot in a Toyota Camry car which also belonged to her boss, last Wednesday.It was gathered that the man, identified as Gabel Segbedji, a national of Benin Republic, took off with the loot in a Toyota Camry car which also belonged to her boss, last Wednesday.Although reportedly devastated by thedevelopment, Mrs. Nnamdi-Ogbue did not report the burglary to the police, inthe hope of avoiding further attention, as she is already under investigation by the Economic and Financial CrimesCommission (EFCC).Mrs. Nnamdi Ogbue was the Managing Director of the cash-spinning Petroleum Products and Marketing Company (PPMC) before she was moved to Products Retail by ...