3rd edition of Gidi Fest to hold on March 26, 2016

Africa on one stage! 3rd edition

of Gidi Fest to hold on March 26,

2016 Eclipse Live Africa, organizers of what is best

known as “Africa’s Biggest Beach Festival”,

officially announce the third edition of Gidi Fest

which returns to Eko Atlantic on Saturday, March

26, 2016. The one-day beach festival opens its gates at noon

with day activities ranging from beach sports

headed by celebrity team captains, to tasting the

very best of African dishes at the food court, and

of course live music from some of Africa’s best

artists. Speaking on the 3rd edition of Gidi Fest, Founder Chin Okeke says, “We are really excited to be back this year, having learned a lot from previous

editions. We genuinely feel this one is going to put

us on the global festival map and show the world

that Lagos is the continent’s melting pot for music

and culture. It’s about curating an experience for

our people so there are some exciting upgrades that will surprise our guests!” Gidi Fest is creating a tradition of youth empowerment and celebrating African music, culture and people in every form. In the strength of this, we chose to continue with last year’s theme of Africa on One Stage. The 2nd edition of Gidi Fest, which held in April 2015, saw thousands of people at Eko Atlantic throughout the course of the day. Festival-goers enjoyed the fun daytime activities, beach sports, the Fayrouz art installation, The Melting Pot food court and last year’s hit, the silent disco. As the night went on, the main stage lit up with various artists from across the African continent including Congo’s Awilo, Kenya’s Victoria Kimani, Ghana’s EL and Efya, Rwanda’s Urban Boyz, Tanzania’s Vanessa Mdee, and Nigeria’s finest, such as Burna Boy, M.I, Waje, Falz, CDQ and more. Gidi Fest 2016 is brought to you by Eclipse Live, Eko Atlantic, Lagos State and Heineken with support from Red Bull, Mikano, Eko Hotel and Hyperia. Media Partners include MTV Base, Bella Naija, Silverbird, Beat FM, DSTV, Pulse, Cool FM, Guardian Life,City FM, Linda Ikeji, Top Radio, NotJustOk, okayafrica, Rhythm FM and Style Vitae. Further information such as the artist line up, ticketing information, competitions and giveaways, will be revealed in the weeks to come. For more information please visit www.GIDIFEST.com For further inquires including promotional opportunities, please contact: hello@eclipseliveafrica.com For press inquiries, please contact: pr@eclipseliveafrica.com or +234 (0) 8051683857 About Gidi Culture Festival | gidiculturefestival.com The Gidi Culture Festival was founded by Chin Okeke, Teme Banigo and Bimbo Shittu, with the intention of providing live, affordable and accessible entertainment to African youth. Realizing the demand for quality entertainment is not class specific, Gidi Fest works to break down socioeconomic barriers with an entertainment offering that appeals to all youth-minded individuals. This platform curates and represents African music and culture with the goal of exporting our culture to a global audience.

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Shocking Photos : NIgerian Woman Delivers Frog-Baby

A woman gave birth to this strange looking baby in Ekiti State. The woman, believed to be in her 30’s is also a mother of two. The lady was pregnant

with this baby for 13 months, even the doctors thought she was carrying twins. She finally put to bed through a caesarian section at the general hospital, which caused a pandemonium as doctors

and people trooped into the hospital to behold the sight. Though the baby died at birth, the lady is doing well and has been assured by doctors that she’ll be fine. Her husband witnessed the delivery and gave his consent for the hospital authorities to dispose the body because he wouldn’t want his wife to catch a glimpse of it. Describing the baby, a source at the hospital said, the baby had two bulging eyes and a few strands of hair on the forehead, instead of a brain, the baby had loads of mucus and was very tiny at birth. One

of the doctors suggested that the baby might have been deformed due to excessive drugs and herbs intake, hence the reason pregnant women are advised to abstain from excessive drugs and concoctions.

To me this is really strange, I have never seen anything like this before. What do you all think this, is this another ‘JUJU’ situation or should we rely on the doctor’s medical explanation ?

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LASG warns Lagosians against consuming imported chickens

The Lagos State Government has warned Lagosians against eating exhumed and contaminated chicken that are in circulation within the state as they pose a serious health risk to everyone.

The Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Toyin Suarau, said some imported poultry products that are contaminated were seized by the Nigeria Customs Service in Badagry and buried but were later exhumed by some people who planned to sell them to unsuspecting members of the public.

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Suarau disclosed this on Saturday while receiving officials of the National Orientation Agency who came to inform Lagosians about the dangers of consuming the contaminated food.

The commissioner said the imported poultry produce was preserved with chemicals like formalin which was poisonous, adding that it could lead to slow death.

Suarau said the poisonous products were not as nutritious as freshly processed poultry meat because imported poultry meat had been preserved for months and years with dangerous chemicals.


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Photos: Motorcycle rider killed by suspected ritual killers in Lagos, eyes plucked out

A motorcycle rider simply identified as Ibrahim was this morning killed by suspected ritual killers, with his eyes plucked out and his lifeless body dumped at Alaba Suru along the Badagry

expressway Lagos this morning. See more exclusive

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Ambode issues last warning to okada riders, danfo drivers, street hawkers and tanker drivers

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has read the riot act to commercial motorcycle operators popularly called Okada riders, commercial buses, street hawkers, and petroleum tanker drivers in the state, saying that the state government will no longer tolerate their nefarious activities on the streets and highways which has caused untold hardship for the people of the state in recent times.

Addressing Government House Correspondents shortly after an emergency Security Council Meeting which he chaired yesterday November 6th, Ambode said that it had become evident that traffic crimes and robbery are mostly as a result of the menace of Okada riders and street hawkers, while commercial buses have become lawless and reckless on the road. He said the Council made far reaching decisions at the meeting in line with the commitment of his administration to ensure security of lives and property as well as the enforcing of the Rule of Law.

To this end, he said he has directed the full enforcement of the Lagos Road Traffic Laws, especially as it concerns the restriction of okada and tricycle operations. He reminded that Schedule II of the Lagos State Road Traffic Law 2012 restricts Okada, tricycle (Keke Marwa), carts and wheel barrows on some routes including Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, Oworonshoki-Oshodi Expressway, Lagos-Ikorodu Expressway, Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Third Mainland Bridge, Eti-Osa/Lekki –Epe Expressway, Lagos –Badagry Expressway, Funsho Williams Avenue, Agege Motor Road and Eti-Osa/Lekki Coastal Road.

“Any person who fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Section commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction as stipulated in the law. Henceforth, all commercial vehicles, except Bus Rapid Transport buses, must use only the service lanes in accordance with existing traffic laws. All conductors of Commercial buses must sit down in their buses and keep the doors closed at all times while in motion. It is against the Law for conductors to hang on the bus doors and leave the doors open. Any bus contravention will be met with severe punitive measures. Commercial buses can only drop and pick passengers at officially designated bus stops henceforth. Any illegal and indiscriminate picking and dropping of passengers is against the law. Other road users who break traffic laws will pay a compulsory traffic fine in accordance with the law. Mobile Traffic courts are being introduced to prosecute offenders promptly”.

Regarding the recurring Apapa gridlock, Ambode said the lawless activities of tank farm owners and their tanker drivers in the area will no longer be tolerated. He frowned at the fact that three months after meeting with tank farm and petrol tanker owners, they have been unable to come up with a solution to the gridlock caused by the tankers queuing up on roads and bridges to load petroleum products.

He however said that the state of affairs that has accentuated traffic gridlock in Apapa area and its environs is no longer tolerable to the State Government saying that necessary arrangements have been made with the relevant Regulatory Institutions to sanction defaulting port users - importers, tank farm owners, terminal operators and shipping companies. Governor Ambode said the Security Council decided that all tank farms be given a 90-day grace period to build loading bays for their tank farms, with a caveat that any tank farm that fails to provide a loading bay after the grace period, would be shut down by the state government.

“In addition, tank farms owners must desist from allocating pick-up papers to trucks beyond and above their daily capacity as is the case presently,” he said.

Ambode called on residents in the state to be extra vigilante duringthe remaining two months of the year

“The next hawker could be a robber or terrorist. You are now well-advised. If we all cooperate and decide not to buy, gradually and collectively, the hawkers will not come to the highways and streets anymore. Our roads will definitely become safer. Our security agencies have been directed to increase their presence on the roads and highways to ensure greater safety. Once again, I am committed to a safer, cleaner and more prosperous Lagos; a Lagos that works for all”, he said.

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This happened today. The fall has caused serious traffic gridlock, stretching from Toyota bus stop down to Ilasa. More photos after the cut...

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Graphic photo: Man dies in motorcycle, commercial bus accident

An unidentified man lost his life today after a motorcycle and a commercial bus popularly known as Danfo collided in Apapa, Lagos. So sad! See the full pic after the cut..

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Attend Spanfest 2015, the biggest performing arts festival in Lagos..

Lovers of Dance, Music and Drama this is your moment! The Society for the Performing Arts in Nigeria, SPAN presents its performing arts Festival called Spanfest 2015! Spanfest will host workshops and events using various tools of the performing arts including Dance, Music, Spoken Word, Visual art, Theatre and Comedy. The festival theme is titled: Voice of the Voiceless. 
SPANFEST 2015 will be filled with memorable breathtaking Music, Dance and Drama events, as our Community’s voice is revealed through the voices of its dancers, musicians, actors, poets and visual artists.The four performance nights showcasing the diversity and richness of our culture and heritage. The grande finale will be a family community experience starting with our SPAN academy graduation ceremony and closing with "Voice of the Voiceless"; a final performing art production gathering 200 dancers,musicians, and actors on one stage. 

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Photos: Ambode swears in new Head of Service

Lagos state governor Akinwunmi Ambode swore in the newly appointed Head of Service, Mrs Olabowale Ademola at the Lagos House Ikeja today November 4th. She was appointed on Sunday November 1st. More photos after the cut...

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Lagos & Ibadan dancers, here’s your chance to win N2m and a trip to Abu Dhabi

The Rémy Martin monthly signature dance competition tagged #RemyMartinDanceoff is in its last month this 2015 and the excitement heads to Ibadan and Lagos. Dancers in these zones who believe they have what it takes to walk away with a N100,000 cash prize on the night, and also join past winners in 2015 for the grand finale come December 2015, here’s all you need to do: 

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Missing Person: Segun Giwa...

Age - 26, Height 1.77m, Dark in Complexion, Brown eyes. Left home - 21 Bolarinwa Street Abaranje - Ikotun, Alimosho LGA Lagos for Alaba International at about 12noon Nov. 3rd 2015 wearing a white short sleeve native top with black poka dots on a brown trouser and haven't returned home since then. Please join his family in prayers for his safe return. Kindly contact 07037248819, 08051536422 and the Nigeria Police with any useful information.

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Hello Lagos! Are you ready to go Direct?

Have you ever been parked while driving to copy the number of a Carpenter from the wall? Have you ever paused while working to take a picture of an Electrician’s number written on a PHCN pole because it will come in handy later?? Have you had to call 3 friends back to back because you needed a Generator repairer urgently?

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Photo: 2 suspceted female drug traffickers arrested in Lagos

Two suspected female drug traffickers identified as Abdulrasaq Modinat Alake and Mbonu Chizoba have been arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos in connection with the exportation of 4.450kg of cocaine to India and 7kg of cannabis to China.

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Learn more about study opportunities in Nottingham’s two world-renowned universities, sign up for sessions in Lagos & Enugu

Located in the heart of England, Nottingham is a vibrant and versatile city, home to the Nottingham Trent University (NTU) and the University of Nottingham (UoN) which together have around 60,000 students living and studying in Nottingham.

The universities are pleased to invite you to a joint information session to learn more about the universities, courses available and entry requirements, as well as to tell you about what you can look forward to as a student in the city of Nottingham.

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Photos: Ebute Metta water settlement also on fire

This is ongoing. The Ebute Metta water settlement on 3rd Mainland bridge is currently on fire and residents are helpless. No fire service there yet. Another pic after the cut..

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Magic Mike storms Lagos to make you a 'Hollywood' ready video editor in 5 days

Michael Brennan is the owner and co founder of Labspace cc, an Apple and Adobe authorized training center located in Melbourne, Sydney, Johannesburg and Cape Town. He is the first Final Cut Studio Master trainer in Africa and the first Apple Mentor for Final Cut Pro X on the continent. As an Apple Mentor, Michael conducts Train the Trainer courses on behalf of Apple in this Region. 

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A different kind of experience this Christmas in Lagos! Join in the buzz & win $1000

Think ‘Christmas’. And then think ‘Lagos’. Two words that mean fun and excitement! Put those two words together in a 5-day event during the peak of the festive season and you bet there’s no other place you should be this Christmas than in Lagos. Buzz Media changes the landscape of what we are used to with a new type of experience that takes you to where you haven’t been with a first of its kind event tagged ‘Christmas In Lagos’.

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Photos: UNILAG honors Osinbajo, Ambode, Obiano

The management of the University of Lagos, yesterday honored some of its eminent alumni including Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Lagos and Anambra state governors Akinwunmi Ambode and Willie Obiano at the University. The men were recognized for their leadership qualities. More pics after the cut

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Four fake soldiers identified as John Izunwanne, 25, John Otu, 23, Richard Acha, 22, and Simon Anthony, 39, who were arrested at various times along Mile 2 road, Idi-Araba and Agege area in Lagos state, were paraded by the state Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni at the force headquarters in Ikeja yesterday October 29th.

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