by Hauwa Gambo Some are ambassadors for telecoms companies, some are ambassadors for seasoning cubes, some step up to insecticides, and yet others take a few steps down and get their milk on. D’banj however – Kanye signee, Idris Elba’s friend and chief executive of DB Records? He fronts banks, people. The singer announced today... Read More
by Isi Esene International music superstar, Asa, was earlier today involved in an accident. The soul singer who sang chart-topping songs like ‘Jailer’ and ‘Fire on the Mountain’, had the accident in Nashville, Tennessee, US. According to the artiste, she was taking a walk around an intersection when she got hit by a car driven... Read More
by Chi Ibe Aw, that smile can melt anyone’s heart, check out singer Waje without makeup and she still looks gorgeous. She posted the picture on her Instagram page, captioning it: “Still on my grind with no make up hehe (work hard, play hard. ..erm no! Play small) time na money. …track 6” [READ: CLICK:... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Big hair, false eyelashes, studs, heels, bling, no it’s not an episode of Real Housewives of Atlanta, its only media personality, Denrele Edun on set for his new Channel O show in South Africa. Photos: [H/T Olorisupergal]
by Isi Esene He dares not. Social networks will boil over against his government if he does (like that changes anything). But you’ll agree there is no better way for these construction workmen to politely tell impatient agitators to take the bitter chill pill. Innovative stuff! – This photo was sent in by a... Read More
by Angelina Jolie My chances of developing breast cancer have dropped from 87 percent to under 5 percent. I can tell my children that they don’t need to fear they will lose me to breast cancer. My mother fought cancer for almost a decade and died at 56. She held out long enough to meet the first... Read More
by Isi Esene The Commissioner of Police in Edo State, Foluso Adebanjo has said that everything is being done to locate the kidnapped family members of the Supreme Court Judge, Bode Rhodes-Vivour and return them home safely. Adebanjo told newsmen on Monday that several police officers, consisting of anti-kidnapping, mobile units and Special Anti-Robbery Squad have... Read More
by Isi Esene The embattled governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi has vowed to recontest the chairmanship of the Nigerian Governor’s Forum (NGF) whether he emerges victorious or not. Amaechi, who has complained of victimisation over the manner he heads the NGF disclosed this on Monday at a special church service organised by the Bishop of... Read More
by Osundolire Oladapo Ifelanwa First and of primary concern to me is the Jonathan’s administration’s ‘overglorification’ of Nollywood – our evolving film industry. When I was young my mother used to sing a song for my baby brother to keep him quiet whenever he cried – it was one of my mother’s numerous compositions that... Read More
by Isi Esene The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bamanga Tukur has described calls by the opposition for president Goodluck Jonathan’s resignation as “ignorance.” Tukur said this on Monday after returning from Canada where he had gone on official assignment for three weeks. He also reacted to the merger of opposition parties to form... Read More
by Isi Esene The Lagos government has gone hard on the state Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) relieving 157 officers of their duty over alleged gross misconduct. The officers were reportedly dismissed due to various offenses committed ranging from bribery, certificate forgery, and dereliction of duty. The government made this decision public in a government newsletter obtained... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Islamic sect, Boko Haram, has announced in a video that it had kidnapped some women, young girls and children in revenge for the arrest of their own wives and relatives, reports have said. The group made the announcement on Monday with a footage reportedly showing women and children being held. The BBC... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Reports say pipeline vandals, operators of illegal refineries and oil thieves have insisted that only amnesty from the Federal Government would stop them from scooping oil from pipelines. It was believed that after a private meeting on Monday in President Goodluck Jonathan’s state, Bayelsa, they addressed the issues affecting their illegal business... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Popular televangelist, Pat Robertson has said that security camera surveillance signals the End Times. According to reports, during an episode of his daily “700 Club” program on the Christian Broadcasting Network, Robertson said that more cameras will mean an end to American privacy freedoms, ushering in a 1984-like scenario where “there is... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu A 12-year-old boy has been arrested and will be charged with homicide for the stabbing to death of his 8-year-old sister. Residents of Valley Springs, southeast of Sacramento, who have been in shock since Leila Fowler’s death on April 27 (in the house she lived in with her father, stepmother and siblings),... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Singer Lauryn Hill, 37, is to begin her three months jail sentence for tax evasion but just before she was placed behing bars, she took time out to write a letter on her blog showing gratitude to her supporters including Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder and France Bunmi Olukoya, who wrote letters to the... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu After three years, rapper M.I is back with a new video for his track; “Chairman.” “The Chairman” which is the first single off his next album was produced by E.Kelly, Chopstix and M.I Abaga himself. Watch the hot music video here:
by Hauwa Gambo The Nigerian Governors Forum has officially rejected the declaration of a state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and other violence-prone states in Northern Nigeria. This was stated by the chairman of the forum, Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers, today. It follows reports that President Goodluck Jonathan might declare emergency in 5 such states.... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu Security agents have arrested 162 people in Lagos Island during a joint aimed at curbing activities of cultists and hoodlums in the area. policemen from divisions under the Area ‘A’ command, Lion Building, those from the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Ikeja, Police Mobile Squad 20, Directorate of State Security, DSS, the Military and... Read More
by Isi Esene Ndubuisi Okafor, a businessman living in Awka, Anambra state has been accused of killing his mother over the ownership and control of a building. Okafor, who is the first son of the family was said to have been in a running battle against his mother over the land since their father died years... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu A pastor and his wife have been accused of faking deliverance on a victim which he paid for. Chidiebere and Amaka Okafor from Anambra State, were charged before Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, and are now facing trial for allegedly obtaining $13,000 from Patrick Okoro, a trader under false pretense to cast... Read More
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