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​ Sometimes things don’t work out how you expect them to and no one knows this more than artistes. From break ups to grammatical blunders, the challenges come but the true test of character is in their ability to make the best of the situation. Here are five artistes who succeeded in turning their blooper moments into rounds of applause. 1. Seyi Shay – Starting off the list is none other than the  Electric Package  herself. After infamously saying that an “EP” means electric package in an interview on HipTV, Seyi became the troll target of Nigerian social media. Although she took hit after hit, the musician did not allow the jesting to get to her. What did she do? She came out with a remarkable extended play and guess what she called it? Yep!  Electric Package . I can’t think of many better ways to turn around misfortune than that. 2. Burna Boy – Oluwaburna is no stranger to controversy but what he seems to be more familiar with, however, is thriving from them. Following his alle

​ e Do long prison sentences deter crime? Does spending ‘100 years’ behind bars actually help deter crime? BBC Future explores the impact of long prison sentences, and looks at how Norway is taking an opposite approach. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share on Google+ Share by Ema In December 2017, a Thai man named Phudit Kittitradilok  was convicted of swindling 2,400 people  out of 574 million baht (£13 million) in a Ponzi scheme that promised high return investments. He was sentenced to a staggering 13,275 years in jail – an amount of time longer than the entire Neolithic era. But in actuality, thanks to Thailand’s penal code that limits prison sentences,  Kittitradilok will only end up serving 20 years . Still, there’s something about the idea of a long prison term that gives the impression that justice is being served. And while Kittitradilok’s case was mostly optics, plenty of people around the world rea

“Hello dear, You have done your part. Nice investigation. Now, its (sic) my turn to do my thing. Mind people you step into (sic)… you are in Nigeria, not USA. Expect us. Thank you.” That was the message sent to our correspondent around 1pm on Wednesday after a report on exam malpractice being perpetrated in the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination was published. The sender’s identity number was encrypted as ‘CRACK MIND.’ PUNCH Metro had reported about how some pupils sitting the WASSCE being administered by the West African Examination Council  cheated by subscribing to answer-peddling websites. The websites, which boasted of getting questions prior to the time of the exams, advertised various rates for different subjects and urged pupils to subscribe in bulk to get discounts. Testimonials of candidates who got excellent results after using the services of the operators were displayed on the sites. Our correspondent had subscribed to five different website

While some youths sweat and rack their brains for answers to questions at the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination, others have perfected the art of getting cheap grades through some websites which obtain questions before the start of exams. An investigation by PUNCH Metro revealed this on Tuesday. Our correspondent had pretended to be a candidate sitting for the WASSCE being administered by the West African Examination Council. He subscribed for answers to Commerce (Objective and Theory) from five of the result-peddling websites – naijaclass.com, examcrown.com, examsort.com, waecexpo.com and guruslodge.com. While naijaclass, examcrown, examsort and waecexpo demanded N400 MTN recharge cards to send a link to the answers of the exam and N800 for direct answers to phones, guruslodge demanded N800 to send the answers directly to candidates’ phones. Candidates were, however, urged on the websites to make subscriptions for all the papers and pay into certain acco

​ Jay Z Weighs In On Meek Mill’s Release From Prison Meek Mill was released from prison earlier today, everyone from Kevin Hart & T.I. to G Herbo & Trey Songz have all taken to social media throughout the day to celebrate Meek’s release, and now his Roc Nation boss, Jay Z, has chimed in as well. Jay Z took to Facebook a little while ago, and left the following message, saying Meek was incarcerated unjustly and should be celebrated now. “Today, Meek Mill, a son of Philadelphia, is a free man.” Jay Z said in a statement. “He was incarcerated unjustly and caught in a probation trap for years by a broken system. Now we can celebrate his release.  We thank every individual that has supported and fought alongside Meek every step of the way.” In addition to Jay Z himself, Roc Nation the company also sent out a statement as well. “We are pleased with the Supreme Court’s decision to grant Meek Mill bail and allow him to return home to his loved ones. We are grateful for all the s

​ It was earlier reported that Mavin Records singer, Korede Bello graduated from the Nigerian Institute of Journalism with a distinction and an award. This story was attacked by his critics who said he bought the result. The singer has now responded to his critics, saying his result was earned not bought. Korede Bello  was said to have completed his course at  NIJ  with a distinction and an award as the best student in Editorial Writing for the 2017 graduating class. This story evoked reactions from people who doubted the possibility of a pop star excelling as a scholar. It was said that Korede Bello must have fed the right mouths to get such result. However, the singer has reacted to his critics via an Instagram post. In his post, he stated that he worked hard to prove that  “impossible is a myth’;  you can be Talented and Distinguished; Famous and Dignified; Celebrated and Educated ; that you can be a MEGA SUPER STAR with a MEGA SUPER VISION.” See his post below. https://www.i

​   The Senate has confirmed the appointments of Mr. Anthony Okechukwu Ojukwu as Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, and Prof. James Momoh as Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission.   The appointments were confirmed at the plenary on Tuesday.   President Muhammadu Buhari had nominated Ojukwu and Momoh for the positions and sought the approval of the Senate for the appointments.   The Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters recommended Ojukwu for confirmation, while the Committee on Power, Steel Development and Metallurgy okayed Momoh’s appointment.   The Senate had on February 28, 2018, resolved to investigate Ojukwu’s resumption without legislative approval.   Senator Dino Melaye had alleged that the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), had “affronted and confronted” the powers of the Senate by asking the nominee to resume duties.   Melaye had said, “If

​ – School fees payable by students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo state have been astronomically increased – The fees have been increased from N25,000 to N120,000 for some students while some departments have been billed to pay N150,000 above – Pro- chancellor of the institution, Dr Tunji Abayomi, however, appealed to students of the institution to take the increment in good faith Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo state, has increased students’ school fees for 2017/2018 session by over 500 percent according to some students of the institution. This, according to observers, is a way of fashioning the fees in the mold of Ondo State University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, where students are made to pay an average of N180, 000 per session. The sharp increment in the institutions’ school fees affects both freshers and returning students, eagleee.com can authoritatively report. The fees was increased from N25,000 to N120,000 for some studen