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• LSFVCB arrests 30 sellers of pirated films

  10-12-2019 22:02
  
  The Lagos State Film and Videos Censors Board (LSFVCB) on Tuesday said that 30 traders had been arrested in clampdown on sellers of pirated films in the state.
  The Executive Secretary of the board, Mr Dele Balogun, said in a statement that the traders were arrested after a week-long raid on pirated films outlets in eight local governments areas across the state.
  He said that between Dec. 3 and Dec. 10, the board, in collaboration with security agencies, raided Kosofe, Alimosho, Mushin, Surulere,
  
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• Do You Know What It’s Like In The Life Of A Kid-CEO?

  10-12-2019 20:59 via thenet.ng
  
  When you are the boss, it’s indisputable. Have you ever heard Teni’s Billionaire song? It’s the perfect analogy for this. Last week, MTN’s first one-day Kid-CEO assumed office and Lagos stopped for him to ‘flex’. Adeola Ademuwa Ifeoluwa, the Kid-CEO, stepped into MTN plaza on Thursday, December 5, 2019, and everything changed!
  L-R: Chief Marketing Officer, MTN Nigeria, Rahul De; First One-day Kid-CEO, MTN Nigeria, Ademuwa Ifeoluwa, and General Manager, O
  
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• Bill Cosby loses appeal after sexual assault conviction

  10-12-2019 19:10
  
  US comedian Bill Cosby, who is serving a three and a half year jail sentence, on Tuesday, lost his appeal against his conviction for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman 15 years ago.
  Cosby had appealed to Pennsylvania’s Superior Court, which issued a 94-page ruling upholding his conviction. He could now take his case to the state’s Supreme Court.
  The 82-year-old, who shattered racial barriers with his role as a dad and doctor on the hit TV series “The Cosby Show,” (1
  
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• “He’s So Hot!”, Excited Fans Screech as Music Star, DJ Spinall, Hosts Pulse House Party

  10-12-2019 16:52 via thenet.ng
  There’s been a growing buzz about a house party that took over Owerri, last week Friday, November 29, 2019. Apparently, music producer, DJ Spinall and music artiste, Zoro, surprised a very stunned resident and all we’ve been hearing since has been “he’s so hot!”. Spinall and Zoro took all the heat and we enjoyed being scorched!
  The party went viral because the ‘host’ didn’t even plan to party at all.  If you had told the excited host, Grace Fa
  
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• Be a trendsetter, not a mere follower of trends by Toks Asher Young

  10-12-2019 15:46
  
  For a new artiste life on the upcoming lane is not beans, you don’t enjoy the privileges most already established acts do. They have a ready and tested fan base in waiting, while you still have to build yours and at the same time convince fans or pundits, like OAPs/DJs/music head/execs that you are worth giving airplay and time, or that your music will resonate. You have to contend with finding the right team, right producer or the one willing to work with you, right song to put out as you
  
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• #NETPicks: 5 Books By Nigerian Authors You Should Read This Week

  10-12-2019 15:21 via thenet.ng
  
  Yes, we are back with another selection of books you should add to your reading list ASAP. If you’re not a fan of foreign authors or you just don’t know what Nigerian authors to check out, you’re in luck. We have curated a list of top-rated books written by Nigerian authors and each of them have come highly recommended by book experts. Check them out: 
  “The Icarus Girl” by Helen Oyeyemi: This book tells the story of an eight-year old who befriends a mysterious
  
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• Cardi B and Offset had priests help save their marriage after he cheated

  10-12-2019 15:00
  
  Cardi B and Offset‘s tumultuous relationship made headlines after the “Bodak Yellow” rapper called him out for cheating on her. But the couple, who are now parents to 17-month-old daughter Kulture, managed to work through all of their issues by talking to each other and getting help.
  “When me and my husband got into our issues you know, he cheated and everything and I decided to stay with him and work together with him, a lot of people were so mad at me; a lot of women fe
  
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• Cuba Gooding Jr. accused of sexual misconduct by 7 more women

  10-12-2019 14:48
  
  Cuba Gooding Jr. once groped and forcibly kissed a woman while they were attending the Sundance Film Festival, ripping her tights and only stopping when she bit him to escape, Manhattan prosecutors allege in court papers Monday.
  She is one of seven new women who have come forward alleging sexual misconduct by the 51-year-old movie star, bringing the number of his accusers to 22.
  He has only been charged in three of the accusers’ alleged incidents, although prosecutors hope to introduce th
  
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• Juice Wrld given opioid antidote Narcan during his fatal seizure on jet

  10-12-2019 14:16
  
  Rapper Juice Wrld was injected with Narcan by agents who assumed he was overdosing on Percocet as it emerged the star was on the FBI’s radar following a raid on his jet last month, according to reports.
  The “Lucid Dreams” star was given two doses of the emergency treatment as he started “convulsing and going into a seizure” and suffering cardiac arrest during a raid on his entourage’s plane in Chicago early Sunday, law enforcement sources told the Chicago Trib
  
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• #NETHealth: 5 Nigerian celebrities that have survived health challenges

  10-12-2019 13:51 via thenet.ng
  
  The celebrity lifestyle usually has us fans thinking all of our favourite celebrities have a million dollars to take care of whatever needs they may have. This is often not the case and, more often than not, we only realise it when celebrities seek public support for health issues. More importantly, fans are oblivious to the fact that their favourite artistes are also regular people who fall sick.
  Fortunately, some of them do make it out of these challenges and they represent the definition of h
  
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• BBNaija: Stop buying fake Instagram followers for me — Mercy Eke

  10-12-2019 10:59
  
  Big Brother Naija 2019 Winner, Mercy Eke has warned her fans to stop buying fake followers for her on her Instagram account, because she is satisfied with the real followers she has.
  Continue reading BBNaija: Stop buying fake Instagram followers for me — Mercy Eke at Vanguard News.
  
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• I go carry the Grammy come back…, Burna Boy declares

  10-12-2019 10:25
  
  Nigerian singer, Burna Boy has declared he would bring back the Grammy award to Nigeria. Recall that Burna’s album African Giant, was nominated in the World Best Music Album, alongside fellow African legendary singer, Angelique Kidjo.
  Continue reading I go carry the Grammy come back…, Burna Boy declares at Vanguard News.
  
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