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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J ACTING President Yemi Osinbajo  and the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, might not have known that their statements on which country produces the best jollof rice in West Africa will generate a  debate that has dominated the traditional and social media space. As the argument rages, Brand Television Network, BTV, has decided to join the fray as it launched the African Jollof Rice Challenge last Friday in Lagos. According to Felix King, an Executive Producer of BTV, African Jollof Rice Challenge is a continental lifestyle and entertainment  taste, tour and cooking contest that seeks to discover the country that has the best Jollof Rice in Africa in a contest where representatives of different African countries will slug it out and aim at the $5000 Grand Prize money. King said there is no official position yet on which country has the best jollof rice in Africa as none of the perspectives ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By: Kingsley Omonobi Abuja – Operatives of the Nigerian Police Force on Monday in Abuja tear gassed scores of Shiittes protesters demanding the release of the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria IMN, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky. The protesters who converged at the office of the National Human Rights Commission, had marched through streets, displaying placards, calling for the release of Sheikh Zakzaky. However, police personnel armed to the teeth, including support of armoured personnel carriers, mobilized to the scene and dispersed the protesters with use of tear gas and water cannons. Before Mondays protest to the National Human Rights Commission, the unrelenting followers of El-Zakzaky had carried out similar protests to the National Assembly but were also stopped by the police. There has been pro-El-Zakzaky protests across the country since his arrest with his wife and detention by the DSS December 2016 following a bloody clash with the military in 20...