Mike Ezuruonye’s comedy, ‘Lagos Real Fake Life’ has been making an impression at the box office 10 days after it was released. The wholly comedy film with appearances from Odunlade Adekola, Emmanuella, Josh 2 funny, Nedu Wazobia, Mercy Aigbe, Nonso Diobi, Annie Idibia, IK Ogbonna, MC Lively and Efe Irele, has been enjoying notable viewing from audience. Sources disclosed that the movie, which features several comic acts, is doing commendably well at the cinema since its release on Friday, November 16, 2018. “We also have to celebrate another Nigerian film making an impression at the box office called Lagos Real…
Author: David Folami
K1 De Ultimate’s lead vocalist, Dipo Odebode Aderibigbe has reportedly passed away. It has been reported that the long time band member of the Fuji legend died on Sunday night, November 25, 2018. According to The Lagos Times, sources revealed that some members of the band had called Aderibigbe to inform him of a show slated for Sunday evening at Oduduwa Street at GRA, Ikeja. He was reported to have complained that he had been unable to sleep for some days. “We called to tell him about the show at Oduduwa GRA but he said he was sick and had…
Timi Dakolo is out with his new single, ‘I Never Know Say.’ The top Nigerian vocalist is gearing up for his second studio effort with the release of his latest effort titled “I Never Know Say” produced by his frequent collaborator, Cobhams Asuquo. The song is a highlife tune and a love rendition dedicated to his wife, Busola Dakolo, like a number of his past records and this one is set to become another addition to wedding playlists around the country.
Ice Prince has shared the visuals to his latest single, ‘Yawa’ with Peruzzi. Following the release of his EP, COLD, released earlier in the year, Ice Prince followed it up with a collaboration with DMW artist, Peruzzi, which is enjoying fair airplay success and has now released the video to the hit single. The crispy video was directed by Paul Gambit.
Flavour has reportedly welcomed a second child with rumoured wife, Sandra Okagbue. According to report, the couple welcomed their son a few months ago in Texas, United States of America. Photos released by the blog shows that the son is already grown. The press reached out to Flavour’s manager, Benjamin Omesiete to confirm the authenticity of the gist but he refused to confirm or debunk the news. According to him, it is not in his place to reveal such information. Flavour already has a daughter with former beauty queen, Anna Banner. It would be recalled that back in 2016, there…
Nina has recovered her Instagram page a day after it was hacked by some guy who was up to no good. The reality TV star announced that she had recovered the account on her Instagram page on Monday, November 26, 2018 while maintaining that she won’t be bullied. “This account has been recovered by #TeamNina. Nina will be back with you shortly. Nobody can bully or beautiful Nina. We’ve got her back,” she wrote. It would be recalled that Nina’s Instagram account was hacked over the weekend by a man who simply identified himself as Yusuf. The alleged hacker went…
Olubankole Wellington, the Nigerian Musician, Actor, Writer, and Director known for his advocacy and passion for voter education, has announced his intention to run for office. He made the declaration today, Saturday November 10, 2018, during the debut convention of the Modern Democratic Party, a political party founded in 2017 by a consortium of youth associations which pushed for the Not Too Young To Vote bill. Wellington, 37, will run for a seat in the Federal House of representatives, Eti-Osa LGA, Lagos where he says ‘there’s need for renewed hope and results, just like the rest of Nigeria’. ‘‘Our generation…
Monday, November 26, 2018, is Don Jazzy’s birthday and his former label partner, D’banj sent him one of the coolest birthday messages ever! The music star took to his Instagram page where he posted a compilation of some of their best music videos together. He went on to caption the video with the quote; “Happy Birthday To The First And Last Don, my Brother @donjazzy we Indeed saw the future and Believed in ourselves and our people too. You’re A Legend Happy Birthday To You Don Baba J ,” he wrote. Happy birthday to Don Jazzy from all of us…
Rita Dominic has revealed that she is now a member of over a thousand groups on Whatsapp since her phone number got leaked. The movie star made this known via her Twitter page on Monday, November 26, 2018. Rita in her tweets made fun of the situation as fans wanted to find out how she was handling it. “I told my Mum these morning that I have Rita Dominic number, she hissed and said she as it also, that a friend of hers added Rita Dominic to one of there Group Chat @ritaUdominic,” a fan had tweeted. Rita went on…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied receiving N10m from the Governor of Kano state, Abdullahi Ganduje. Daily Trust reported that the Governor announced the donation of N10m to the organisers of the National Anti-Corruption Marathon. According to the report, the marathon was put together to celebrate President Buhari’s anti-corruption fight. In a swift reaction, the EFCC issued a statement on Facebook denying the report. The anti-graft agency also described the story as a deliberate attempt to malign the efforts of the Commission in the fight against corruption. The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,…
Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the passing of a Nigerian poet, writer and journalist, Ikeogu Oke. The president’s condolence message was contained in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina in Abuja on Monday. President Buhari also extended heartfelt condolences to Oke’s family, the literary and creative community on the painful demise of the award-winning poet. He affirmed that as an author, journalist and poet, Oke exuded vibrancy, intelligence and innovation in his works. According to him, Oke as a social commentator, was constantly in search of plausible answers and solutions to…
Dr Ibe Kachikwu has said there are strong indications that three out of the 40 planned modular refineries would come on stream by end of 2019. Kachikwu disclosed this at the three-day Biennial International Conference for Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) organised by Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Lagos on Monday. “Out of the 40 licenses issued, only 10 have shown progress by submitting their programmes and putting something on the ground. “ By end of 2019, we are assured that three private modular refineries would come on stream,’’ he said. The minister said that the conference was a…
Sen. Ita Enang, Senior Special Assistant to President Mohammadu Buhari on National Assembly Matters, said that the presidency had directed All Progressives Congress (APC), candidates should base their campaigns on issues in the 2019 elections. Enang said this during a church service at Presbyterian Church of Nigeria, Ibiaku Parish in Ibiono, Ibom Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom on Sunday. He said that the APC-led government would do real campaign without rancour or politics of bitterness during its campaign in the country. “Let us go and do real campaign, speaking clean words, marketing what we have done, saying what we…
Yemi Osinbajo on Monday said that the presidency was closely working with the National Assembly for the quick passage of the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB). Osinbajo said this during his keynote address at the 18th international HSE Biennial conference, organised by the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Lagos. According to him, “ we are working closely with the National Assembly to ensure its timely passage.’’ He said that the reforms proposed in the PIGB “reflects our collective desire to entrench transparency and sustainability of oil and gas operations in Nigeria to enable the country finally to realise the…
Abdullahi Ganduje has again promised President Muhammadu Buhari that he’ll get at least 5 million votes from the state in the 2019 presidential election. The governor had first made this promise in Febraury 2018 and restated his commitment towards making it happen at a rally in Kano on Sunday, November 25, 2018. The governor said the state is progressive and will only vote for a progressive government that’ll help the Nigerian people. He said, “APC is the only party in Kano. We have the highest number of party members. Our effort is not only to win Governorship, Presidential, National Assembly…
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo applauded the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on his cultural responsibility during his turbaning ceremony as the 7th ‘Wazirin Adamawa’ on Sunday, November 25. Obasanjo, who attended the ceremony, stated that Atiku has always been “cultured and a cultural person”. He added that his former deputy will carry out any responsibility he is given with dignity. He said, “When we were in Abuja and dealing with the affairs of governance, you did not take lightly cultural affairs back home. By every standard, you are a cultured and a cultural person. Whatever…
Dr Oby Ezekwesili has condemned President Muhammadu Buhari for cheapening Nigerian lives with his incompetence. The former Minister of Education said this during an interview with The Guardian Life, published on Sunday, November 25, 2018. The presidential candidate decried the spate of violence that has rocked the country and claimed thousands of lives in 2018 alone, noting that it has become worse under the current president. She said, “This is a Nigeria under President Muhammadu Buhari where the primacy of the human life has been completely devalued…life is cheapened. “The lives of Nigerians today are not any better because President…
President Buhari has urged aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to seek legal redress. The President made this known in a statement which was posted on Twitter on Monday, November 26, 2018. Buhari said “I disagree with the position of our party forbidding aggrieved members from taking the party to court, and threatening to penalize those who do. We cannot deliberately deny people of their rights. We agreed that party primaries should be conducted either through direct, indirect or consensus methods, and if anyone feels unjustly treated in the process, such a person can go to court.” The…
Donald Duke, the Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), promised free tuition in primary, secondary and tertiary educational in the country, if elected president in 2019. Duke, represented by Mr Precious Elekima, the Governorship candidate of the party in Rivers, made the promise on Monday in Port Harcourt, at the flag-off of the party’s campaign for 2019 polls in Rivers. “Today I am representing our presidential candidate to pass his message to Nigerians and to the people of Rivers State in particular. “His Excellency, Donald Duke, says that everyone matters. You deserve the best in this country. He…
UEFA says the Europa League game between Arsenal and Vorskla Poltava in Ukraine on Thursday will go ahead as planned even as the country’s President, Petro Poroshenko, calls for martial law. Ukraine’s navy said six of its sailors were wounded when Russian coastguards opened fire on three ships in waters off Crimea and then seized them late on Sunday. Parliament is set to consider Poroshenko’s request for martial law later on Monday. UEFA said it could “confirm that the match will be played as scheduled,” adding that “as is the case for all UEFA competition matches, all the necessary security…