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The countdown to the 2017 Oscars is on. Several women stepped out at the  Women in Film Pre-Oscar Cocktail Party  on Friday night (February 23) at Nightingale Plaza in Los Angeles. The event was attended by  Jaime King, Gabrielle Union, Camilla Belle Angela Sarafyan, Nicola Peltz, Jenny Slate, Keegan-Michael Key, Alysia Reiner, Brie Larson, Kiersey Clemons, Zoe Kravitz, Michelle Dockery, Janet Montgomery, Gaby Hoffmann, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Rowan Blanchard,  Ellie Bamber, Meryl Streep, Viola Davis, Viggo Mortensen, Ava DuVernay, Annalise Basso, Anika Noni Rose, Freida Pinto and more. See the photos after the cut:

The Federal High Court in Lagos has granted Nollywood producer, Seun Egbegbe and one Oyekan Ayomide N5 million bail. Both men have been in police custody since February 2nd for defrauding some Bureau De Change operatives at Gbagada in Lagos. Ruling on their bail application today, the presiding judge, Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo said they should be remanded in prison until they fulfill their bail conditions.

From 2015 until late last year, Tonto Dikeh took to instagram to show off a lot of expensive gifts she claimed her husband gave to her, praising him to high waters. Among the gifts was a bold canary yellow ring, a Toyota Prado SUV, a diamond studded chopard necklace and wristwatch which was her push gift, iPhone 7 rose gold, and a Lexus LX 570 SUV... Now that they have spilt, Tonto Dikeh is letting loose on social media,

Over the past few days, superstar Nollywood actress  Omotola Jalade Ekeinde  has been celebrating her 39th birthday in South Africa with a few of her friends, including fellow Nollywood actress,  Rukky Sanda  and stylist,  Swanky Jerry . Part of the celebration included a dinner hosted at the Esama Chief Gabriel Igbinedion Residence, Johannesburg. See the photos after the cut:

A lecturer,  Ibrahim Oseni  says students have become lazy due to their over-reliance on Google search for their academic works. Oseni, who lectures at the Mechanical Engineering Department,  Kwara State University , Malete made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Friday. According to him, the use of Google search has turned students to lazy researchers. He said students now relied mainly on their phone and computer set to solve simple questions as they do not want to stress their brain thinking.

Worship leader, soul singer and songwriter  Eric Arubayi  lives on in our hearts and through his music. To celebrate his life and legacy, his much-anticipated music video for “ The Sound ” has been released. The video was directed by  Frizzle’n’bizzle Films  and conceptualized by Eric Arubayi. “The Sound” was co-written by  PITA . It is a song that totally shows an attitude of gratitude for all God has done for us. It was produced by ‘ E-Kelly ”. Watch below.

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Toke Makinwa  is out and about in London promoting her memoir “On Becoming” two night ago she stepped out for a meet and greet looking like a golden girl in a gorgeous Virgos Lounge dress styled by Harvella Styles. She accessorised with a pair of silver chanderlier earrings and a cute pair of blakc and gold strap sandals.

The Federal Government has appointed three new Directors and a General Manager for the  Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). A statement signed by FAAN’s Acting General Manager,  Henrietta Yakubu , disclosed this on Friday in Abuja. Yakubu said the newly appointed directors are  Group Captain U.S.A. Sadiq , Director of Security Services (DSS);  Rabiu Yadudu , Director of Airport Operations (DAO) and  Salisu Daura , Director of Maintenance and Engineering.

About 4 months ago,  Elizabeth Ayodele w as just another aspiring 18 year old model that signed up for  FEW Model ‘s Model Academy here in Lagos when she was immediately scouted by  Bolajo Fawenhimi  the founder and director of Few Models. Since then, through Few Models Nigeria, she got signed to  IMG Models Worldwide  – one of the leading modeling agencies globally – making her the very first Nigerian model to be signed to their global division. Today marks Elizabeth’s first catwalk on the runway and it was exclusively for the  Karl Lagerfeld  helmed, storied fashion house –  FENDI!