What: The Future Awards Africa red carpet moments. Where: Aztech Arcum, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. When: December 20, 2013. Photos by Hycinth Iyereosa
by Adeola Balogun The Future Awards Africa 2013 took place yesterday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State with Governor Rotimi Amaechi serving as the chief host. The event had honourees from all over the country and Africa’s youngest billionaire, Ashish Thakkar as one of the winners of the prestigious awards. In his usual no-holds-barred manner, Amaechi... Read More
by Akintomiwa Agbaje The All Progressives Congress (APC) is set to woo the amiable former Head of State today to canvass for support. According to investigations, the planned template for the current steamy campaign includes a visit to former President Olusegun Obasanjo today. The Vanguard reports: According to a report earlier published by a national newspaper... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Made Kuti is the teenage son of Afrobeat king and Grammy Award nominee, Femi Kuti and ex-wife Funke Kuti. The first child of Femi Kuti apart from the other five children he has, Made sports a cool smile on his face as he poses with his mum, Funke Kuti during an outing.... Read More
by Oke Efagene The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), has resolved to continue with its ongoing nationwide strike action, until more concrete efforts are made by the Federal Government to meet the association’s minimum demands. This was disclosed in a communique made available to newsmen in Abuja on Friday, signed by the NMA president, Osahon Enabulele.... Read More
by Oke Efagene The bedridden former Golden Eaglets coach, Willy Bazuaye, who has been suffering from stroke for over 10 years, has received the sum of N500,000 from the National Sports Commission (NSC). The money was handed to the ailing coach today in Benin by the NSC representatives. According to the NSC Director-General, Gbenga Elegbeleye,... Read More
by Oke Efagene A top PR person, Justine Sacco, who works for InterActiveCorp, a New York conglomerate run by Barry Diller, has landed herself in trouble after she put up a racist tweet yesterday, as she made her way to an African country on an official trip. Sacco, referred to herself as a ‘troublemaker on... Read More
by Adeola Balogun A street protest organised by some physically challenged persons in Imo state interrupted traffic recently. The road block led to a disruption of movement within Owerri, the state capital and has caused a lot of discomfort to motorists. The protesters are said to have embarked on the demonstrations to demand payment of... Read More
by Ismaeel Ahmed The CBN must openly give account of the deposits of the commonwealth on quarterly rounds and the source of the funds as well. Bottom line; there must be full transparency on actuality of the commonwealth not speculative parameters hidden in technical languages to further confuse a very suspicious citizenry. In writing this month’s... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo The Future Awards Africa 2013, held yesterday at the Arztech Arcum Hall in Port Harcourt, Rivers State with On-Air personality Toke Makinwa and rapper Vector tha Viper as hosts of the event. Musical performances were from Timi Dakolo with a rendition of ‘Redemption’ by Bob Marley, Jesse Jagz,, with the governor of Rivers State,Rotimi... Read More
by Adeola Balogun A woman in Lagos has been accused of murder after reports that she killed her own child. Titilayo Odedele, a trader, appeared before a Magistrate court sitting in the Ebute-Meta area of the state and had the charges preferred against her. Odedele was said to have been found in the act of... Read More
by Akintomiwa Agbaje The cause of Pastor Zachery Tims’ death in a New York City hotel room has been confirmed with new reports stating: a lethal combination of cocaine and heroin. The Medical Examiner’s Office in New York released the cause of his death after a protracted legal battle by the preacher’s mother, Madeline Tims, to keep the... Read More
by Oke Efagene Wonders indeed shall never end. We stumbled across these ridiculous photos on Linda Ikeji Blog, and one can’t help but wonder if this is real or just a wicked joke. These photos are supposedly images from the Ibadan airport in Oyo State. Passengers sit outside to wait for their flights, unlike what... Read More
by Tutu Akinlabi Actress Foluke Daramola-Salako has never been one to shy away from controversy. In fact it would be more than apt to say that her personality is just as big as she is. Despite facing criticism for her marriage and many other things, the star has remained open and she recently revealed more... Read More
by Akan Ido Beautiful vlogger, Toke Makinwa was the co-host of The Future Awards Africa which took place on Friday at the Aztech Arcum Hall Event Centre, Port Harcourt, Rivers and she was looking every bit a diva. The media personality who co-hosted the event with rapper, Vector, wore a black gown with shimmering detailing in front.... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo The bid to win more political stakeholders over to the All Progressives Congress (APC) continues today as leaders of the APC are set to meet with former President, Olusegun Obasanjo today. According to reports, this trend of event has caused panic and anxiety at the Presidential Villa. The move is coming after... Read More
by Akintomiwa Agbaje The police discovered a house in Umuahia, Abia state that housed a total of 19 pregnant women. Their discovery revealed a baby factory with the women planning to sell their newborns. Geoffrey Ogbonna, a police spokesman, said that the prime suspect who’ location is currently unknown is the owner of the property and suspected... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo A week after The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) was launched by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan at an event at the State House, Abuja, the event finale holds in Aztech Arcum Hall, Port Harcourt, on December 20, 2013. Toke Makinwa who was nominated for On-Air Personality... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo How big a mistake can this be? Well, if its concerning the late legend, Nelson Mandela, your guess is a s good as ours. The billboard was put up in the city of Coimbatore by the side of the road in India, with a large photo of Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman, clearly mistaken... Read More
by Akintomiwa Agbaje The gavel has fallen and the verdict of life imprisonment has been given to the brain behind the ‘Christmas bombing’ that claimed hundreds of lives and valuable property. Kabiru Sokoto (real name Kabir Umar) was sentenced a life in prison at a High court in Abuja for the crimes of Terrorism and... Read More
A month after the Ghana Police Service interdicted 10 police officers, with 13 others facing Service Inquiry for misconducting themselves, DAILY GUIDE has uncovered another police brutality which led to the damage of the eye of one Simon Deffour. The victim, Simon Deffour, 39, cannot discharge his responsibilities as the evangelist of the Theocracy Seven Day Church at Aflao as a result of the... Read More
by Akintomiwa Agbaje A large number of terrorist gunmen have again stormed a military parastatal located in the northeast Nigeria. This comes right after a barracks was attacked by the radical and violent islamic, Boko Haram, last two weeks ago. [READ: BREAKING: Several people killed as Boko Haram attacks Air Force Base in Maiduguri] This... Read More
by Oke Efegene According to police, a new ‘baby factory’ was uncovered in Abia State, after a home where 19 pregnant girls waiting to sell their newborn babies, was raided. [READ: Police uncover ‘baby factory’ with pregnant teenagers in Imo (See Photos)] Police spokesman, Geoffrey Ogbonna, said the owner of the property, who is suspected to... Read More
by Akintomiwa Agbaje The Kano State Hisbah Board disqualified 35 women from participating in the mass wedding organised and sponsored by the state government for testing positive to HIV or being pregnant. They include 19 divorcees who tested positive to HIV and 16 others said to be pregnant. The Vanguard reports: Altogether, at least 1,... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo United Bank for Africa (UBA), the pan-African financial services group in which investment company Heirs Holdings has a strategic interest, has announced the appointment of a new board chairman, Ambassador Joe Keshi. The appointment of Ambassador Keshi, who brings significant foreign service experience, signals the increasing importance of UBA’s pan-African and global network.... Read More
by Akintomiwa Agbaje Payment for visa and other consular charges in foreign currencies as introduced by some diplomatic and consular missions in the country has been rejected by the Federal Government of Nigeria. Prof. Viola A. Adaku, speaking during a meeting, yesterday, with the members of the diplomatic corps on the planned one day summit-level conference to... Read More
by Akintomiwa Agbaje The widow of the Legend has fired a bombshell just days after the deceased South African president, Nelson Mandela, was laid to rest in Qunu. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has stepped into a family feud which propagated that that the oldest child will head the clan – not his oldest living male relative. The... Read More
by Oke Efagene The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), has decided to continue with the ongoing nationwide strike by its members. The resolution was made after several hours of deliberation in a meeting that began yesterday evening in Abuja, and ended at 4 am today. The NMA began its nationwide... Read More
by Akintomiwa Agbaje The removal of the aviation minster by the the House of Representatives has been recommended to the aviation committee over her decision to order the purchase of two armoured cars at an inflated price of N255 million. The House committee had investigated Mrs. Stella Oduah after she directed the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority... Read More
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