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The General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has hailed the matriarch of the Awolowo family, Chief (Mrs) Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo, saying he is confident that she  is resting with the Lord. Adeboye, who spoke while holding a private prayer session with the family inside their Ikenne country home, said: “By the special grace of God and because of my interaction with Mama, I have no doubt at all that she is in heaven now.” The prayer session which held at the Efunyela Hall and had in attendance family members, relations, friends and other well wishers. Pastor Adeboye, who shared his experience with the audience on how he was privileged to confirm that Mama was resting in heaven, explained that he had a personal encounter with her two weeks before her death. He said: “Before Mama passed on, she was making a request and I was contacted. I won’t go into details about the request but I was abroad and when I c...

Despite the release of Spectre, the latest installment from the 007 James Bond Franchise, a locally produced film, Taxi Driver (Oko Ashewo), is competing favorable in cinemas across the country following its recent unveiling. Figures available at the end last weekend indicate a very close head to head with the much publicized and highly popular James Bond Brand. Taxi driver (Oko Ashewo) is a hilarious comedy drama about working in Lagos at night, as a taxi Driver. It tells the story of how Adigun (Femi Jacobs) copes with dealing with the multitude of odd characters he comes across from Delia (Ijeoma Grace Agu) the queen prostitute, to Kakanfo (Hafiz Oyetoro) the unseen vigilante, the notorious assassins ‘three wise men’, to the Godfather, Baba Mistura and many more interesting characters that ply their trade in Lagos at night. The movie taps into the premise of a movie centred on the hustle and bustle of Lagos. It also delves into the action movie territory...

Weeks after being crown as a queen, Pamela Peter-Vigboro Leesi has released her queenly photos. Pamela, 22, won the Miss Nigeria 2015 beauty pageant on Saturday, November 7. The computer science graduate of University of Port Harcourt is the 39th queen to be crowned by the organizers of the pageant, Daily Times reports. Pamela has officially released her portraits which were taken at Studio 24. Aside from the crown, Pamela won the grand prize of N3 million cash,  a brand new Kia Rio car, a six months’ skill acquisition programme in any institution of her choice, a year serviced apartment, and an all-expenses paid trip abroad as Miss Nigeria 2015. TAGS: Beauty queen Miss Nigeria Pamela Peter-Vigboro Leesi

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