Nigeria's Rotimi Babatunde wins Prestigious Literary Award.

Nigeria's Rotimi Babatunde has won the 13th Caine Prize for African Writing 2012. This is Africa’s leading literary award. He received a £10,000 prize for his story Bombay's Republic, which is about Nigerian soldiers who fought in the Burma campaign during World War II.

The Chair of Judges Bernardine Evaristo MBE, announced Rotimi Babatunde as the winner of the prize at a dinner held Monday, 2 July at the Bodleian Library in Oxford. Bernardine Evaristo said: “Bombay's Republic vividly describes the story of a Nigerian soldier fighting in the Burma campaign of World War Two. It is ambitious, darkly humorous and in soaring, scorching prose exposes the exploitative nature of the colonial project and the psychology of Independence.”

Mr. Babatunde, who currently lives in Ibadan in Nigeria, will now be given the opportunity to go to Georgetown University in the US, as a writer-in-residence for a month at the Lannan Center for Poetics and Social Practice.

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Prezzo nominates Goldie for eviction.

It seems all really isn't fair in Love and War afterall,Prezzo(Kenya) just nominated Goldie(Nigeria) for possible eviction in the on-going reality show BigBrother Stargame in South Africa. The Knight in not so shining armour was saved by Goldie just last week when she was Head of House. The two lovers ended their relationship last week after series of fights and arguments.

Lagos residents advised to flee from wetlands...

The commissioner of Environment,Mr.Tunji Bello over the weekend advised those residing in the low-line areas of Lagos such as Eti-Osa, Badiya, Amukoko, Makoko, Iwaya, Ajegunle, Owode and Agiliti to quit their homes temporarily.This is expedient in view of the predicted violent rainstorms which the state is likely to experience in the next two weeks.

He added that the period of two weeks “is envisaged to be the peak period of the 2012 rainy season. The notice of alert therefore becomes necessary in order to make adequate preparation for the coming rains and thunderstorms.”

He reteirated that the kind of rain witnessed 20 years ago is not the same now. The population has increased,the climate has changed and rains have become heavier.

In his words “We now need to expand the channel to cater for the population also the volume of water coming is so much that the drainage could not contain it. It was designed in 1989”.

He promised that the state government would commence rehabilitation of the canal and increase its capacity in order to effectively address the challenge of flooding.

To be forewarned is to be forearmed.

Sunday Church Bombings in Kenya.

Officials in northeastern Kenya have confirmed that at least 16 people were killed following explosions targeting two churches this sunday.

About 40 people were also wounded in the simultaneous attacks on a Roman Catholic church and an African Inland church in Garissa, near the Somali Border.

There have been numerous bombings and kidnappings in Kenya since October, when Kenyan forces crossed into Somalia to help that country battle al-Shabab Islamic militants.

Al-Shabaab is linked to al Qaeda and has been designated a t errorist organization by the United States.

Adele is expecting..

Powerful vocalist Adele has announced that she’s expecting her first child with her boyfriend Simon Konecki, she posted a message on her blog sayin “I’m delighted to announce that Simon and I are expecting our first child together,” also adding, “I wanted you to hear the news direct from me.”So no rumour mongering guess.

Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise Split.

This is unbelieveable. The actor and actress are ending their marriage.Seven years ago this same Tom Cruise guy jumped on a couch during an interview with a surprised Oprah, he was openly displaying how crazy he was about Katie.So much for the happily ever after.

Their marriage was Holmes' first and the third for Cruise, who'd earlier been married to actresses Mimi Rogers and Nicole Kidman. He had two children from his marriage with the Academy Award-winning Kidman before their divorce in 2001.He also has a daughter with Katie.