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- Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh has been conferred with a traditional chietaincy title - She wears her traditional marriage outfit for the title conferment ceremony - The actress and her estranged husband Oladunni Olakunle Churchill have gone their separate ways after irreconcilable differences It is no longer news that controversial Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh has been conferred with a traditional title. The beautiful mother of King Andre was conferred with the Adadioranmma 1 of Nollywood chieftaincy on Thursday, October 26, during the Nollywood New Yam Festival and Awards. The gist is that pretty Tonto don the clothes she worn on her traditional wedding day to her estranged husband Oladunni Olakunle Churchill in Port Harcourt in August 2015. Tonto Dikeh wears her traditional marriage outfit for her chieftaincy ceremony LYONSWORDnoticed that Tonto showed up at her chieftaincy conferment ceremony in the full traditional marriage outfit but rather than tie the gold c...

- A Nigerian man has allegedly bought a G-Wagon for a South African man - The expensive SUV was bought to apologise for impregnating the South African man's wife - Meanwhile, the pregnant woman's husband says she has forgiven his wife after accepting the gift A Nigerian man based in South Africa has allegedly bought a G-Wagon for a South African man as a token to apologise for impregnating his wife. A South-African news website, quoted John as saying that the husband of his pregnant girlfriend immediately forgave him on receiving the car. “I know what I did is wrong but I feel better he has accepted my gift. He accepted that his wife, my girlfriend, is pregnant and will soon give birth to my son. He was angry at first but when I presented the car to him his anger vanished,” John was quoted to have said. A source close to the family who claimed knowledge of the relationship says she was disappointed the husband accepted the Mercedes-Benz from the Nigerian national...

TECNO Mobile, Africa’s leading mobile phone maker, today unveiled its latest device, the PHANTOM 8 at Four Points by Sheraton, Victoria Island, Lagos in the presence of several notable dignitaries, key opinion leaders and stakeholders in the mobile technology industry. This followed the Global launch of the brand’s flagship at the Jumeira Beach Hotel in Dubai over the weekend. The Mobile tech giant has also partnered with SLOT Systems to deliver extra value to all its customers. Since the inception of the PHANTOM, the series has increasingly transformed in all ramifications and the PHANTOM 8 is not excluded in this innovation and technological advancement. Poles apart from its forerunners, the PHANTOM 8 debuts with high-end features which includes an amazing camera and a beautiful design that offers a swift and an unrivaled mobile experience. L-R: Eric Wang, Marketing Manager - Tecno Mobile Nigeria; Jesse Oguntimehin, Deputy Marketing Manager, Digital - Tecno Mobile Nigeria; ...

- Former military head of state, Yakubu Gowon, speaks on what caused the Biafran civil war in 1967 - According to him, the lies told by Ojukwu after the Aburi accord led to Biafra civil war - The former head of state said secession was never part of the resolutions that was agreed on Nigeria's former military Head of State, Yakubu Gowon (rtd) has revealed that the lies told by the late warlord, Odumegu Ojukwu after the Aburi accord led to Biafra civil war, between 1967 and 1970. LYONSWORD gathered that Gowon while speaking on AIT’s programme “People, Politics and Power,” on Tuesday, October 24, said the federal government went to Aburi unprepared, following a disagreement which broke out between the Supreme Military Council (SMC) and the eastern region, led by Ojukwu. The former military head of state said the decision to go to Aburi was borne out of the desire to win back the trust and confidence of Nigerians, adding that secession was never part of the resolutions they...

- Singapore, though small, now has the most powerful passport in the world - The report just released shows that Nigeria is seriously lagging behind on the list - The United States of America dropped and the report links it to the emergence of Donald Trump as its president Among countries of the world, Nigeria has one of the poorest passports and can only visit 44 countries either without visa as they can have such issued to the traveller upon arrival. This is however not so for other countries in Africa as reported in a Passport Index study revealed on Wednesday, October 25, 2017, by the Canada-based global consultancy Arton Capital. The report showed that Djibouti and Congo can visit 45 countries visa-free. The report showed other countries as follows: Algeria (46); Liberia, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, and Burundi and Cameroon (47) are African countries with a stronger passport than Nigeria. Some African countries and the power of their passports. Also, Central Af...

- Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi met at the FIFA The Best awards gala - The two players were up for the 2017 FIFA footballer of the year award - Ronaldo attended the ceremony with his partner Georgina Rodriguez and son Eternal rivals Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi met each other before the start of the FIFA The Best awards ceremony and they both looked like best friends. The Real Madrid was the man of the night as he was awarded the footballer of the year award and made the FIFPro World XI alongside the Barcelona man. Ronaldo and Messi met before the awards ceremony started proper. Photo: LeoMessistats/Twitter Just before the ceremony at the London Palladium started, the two players met and looked fond of each other. Ronaldo Jr attended the ceremony with his father. Photo: LeoMessistats/Twitter However Ronaldo Jr did not look too excited to meet his father's greatest rival and possibly the only footballer better than his 32-year-old man. Ronaldo...

- Austin Jay Jay Okocha was seen together with Barcelona's Lionel Messi - The two legends were in attendance at the FIFA award night in London - Lionel Messi got the runner up spot behind Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo Former Super Eagles' skipper Austin Okocha was in London yesterday, Monday 23, 2017 for the second edition of The Best FIFA football awards. Okocha was part of the 17 man panel that decided the 36 man list of 24 players and 12 men’s coaches that were in contention for awards at the Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony last night in London. Super Eagles former captain Jay Jay Okocha at the Fifa awards night in London. The former Bolton man was seen taking a picture with five times FIFA best player and last night's runner up Lionel Messi. Messi lost last night's award to Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, The Real Madrid man capped off an impressive 2017 with the ultimate individual award in men's football. Last night's a...