Music legend, D’Banj has revealed why he kept his marital status from the public and fans until recently. The singer who announced one of his companies, Cream Records lately was a guest at BEAT FM 99.9 on Thursday evening and he disclosed that his marital status had been a main issue for years in the media and he decided to keep everything secret until the marriage with girlfriend, Lineo Didi Kilgrow was finalized. He added that the pressure to get married was maximum from parents and thanked God every thing worked according to plans. “I decided to keep my marriage…
Author: David Folami
A brand new standalone store for October’s Very Own, the clothing brand of Drake’s business partner Oliver El-Khatib, opened in Toronto’s Yorkdale Shopping Centre on Saturday. The mall, Canada’s fourth largest, is located about 10 minutes away from where Drake had his memorable childhood in Forest Hill. Long cues began forming Friday 8 a.m. to get first dibs on the OVO gear, Yorkdale publicist Adrienne Simic tells Billboard. “People will be moved outside overnight and then back in at 5:30 a.m.” On Saturday, she reported more than one thousand people had lined up. By early PM, Drake had still not…
If you’ve ever tok time out to listen to Wande Coal then you’ll know that his sound isn’t just okay, its fantastic. His style of music, which embodies a cross between RnB and Afro beats, never gets boring! The first impression of the musician was hilarious; he’s a happy chap who randomly starts dancing and singing at odd times. He walked into the studio, and immediately took himself on a tour round the place with a huge grin on his face. The most captivating part of his character as he walked was his sudden movements accompanied by his boyish nature,…
G Worldwide artiste Kiss Daniel has revelaed how he dedicated his hit song ‘Mama’ to his ex-girlfriend who broke up with him the last year. According to Kiss in his recent interview in Amsterdam, when he was asked about his latest album and his best song so far, he mentioned New Era as his latest album and Mama as his best song ever released. On who he wrote the song about, the Sofa singer said he dedicated the song to his ex-girlfriend who broke up with him last year, 4th of January, 2016, to be precise, during his New Era…
Following a post shared by Moyo Lawal on Saturday, August 5, revealing a bit of her negative issues in recent times, rumours have been going around that she may have attempted tok ill herself. Of course, the Nollywood actress’ words were taken far out of context but since that needs to be pointed out, she has shared another post on Instagram, shuttng down the rumours. In the post she shared on Saturday, Moyo wrote, “Dear Lovers …… Am sorry ,I have been away and silent this past couple of months but you see ,I haven’t been able to explain what…
Kendrick Lamar is a fantastic emcee. His lyrics are razor sharp at a time when popular rappers are known more for the videos that accompany their raps than their actual raps. Sure, it’s antithetical to hip-hop’s ethos, but we do live in a world where societal norms are being stripped away by mumbling, bumbling egomaniacs who don’t care about their words making sense and are unconcerned about backing up what they say. In other words, their words mean nothing. Hip-hop, like the world, is in trouble. Even if he’s not the world’s savior, Lamar is hip-hop’s spiritual leader. He says…
200 out of the 360 members of the House of Representatives, has taken delivery of their utility vehicles. Reports say the vehicles, which costs N17m each, will be given to all the members of the House, and it will put a N6.1b dent on the government’s wealth. Speaking to newsmen, the Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Mr. Abdulrazak Namdas said all Reps will get their cars by the end of the year. He also said “Over 200 have been supplied out of 360 and we are still getting more. “Every member will get a car…
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has said that lack of internal democracy in the All Progressives Party (APC) and other political parties has made them purely undemocratic. He criticised the ruling party, to which he is a member, over failure to organise statutory meetings for the organs of the party. According to reports, the former vice-president specifically bashed the APC Deputy National Chairman (North), Shaibu Lawal, who represented the party’s National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun. He was said to have told Lawal that he was referring to the governing party. He was quoted as saying: “The issue of internal democracy…
The Kwara Government on Saturday began a positive committee for Maternal and Perinatal Deaths Surveillance and Response (MPDSR) on methods to reduce avoidable deaths of mothers and babies in the state. Inaugurating the committee in Ilorin, Dr Atolagbe Alege, the state Commissioner for Health, said that the committee would find accumulated data on notifications of maternal and prenatal deaths in the state. According to him, there are no adequate numbers on maternal and perinatal deaths in Kwara, and Nigeria as a whole, which makes it difficult to end such problems. He said that measures needed to be taken to discuss…
The Secretary, Agency for the Welfare of Persons With Disabilities, in Ondo State, Mrs Olutope Fashuyi, on Friday said the state government will soon begin the distribution of free eye glasses and sun protection cream to albinos. Fashuyi, who stated this during eye tests for albinos in Akure, said Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) has already approved the new positive development. According to her, the distribution will start immediately the on going screening was done. She said that the albino group had been abandoned for too long, hence they deserved to be given the care they deserve. “This kind gesture of…
The Chairman of the Forum of APC States Chairmen, Chief Henry Ajomale, on Wednesday, August 2, said that the health of President Muhammadu Buhari is critical to the vision of the APC. He said this while addressing State House correspondents after the All Progressives Congress state chairmen’s meeting with the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, at Aso Villa. “We are grateful that God in His infinite mercies has made him whole which is very critical and important to the vision that we have for this country as APC government.” “We are very impressed with his explanations and we will go…
Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, on Friday, August 4, visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the Abuja House in London, the Presidency has said. In a Twitter statement, the Presidency said Welby expressed joy in seeing that “Buhari is recovering rapidly.” The cleric was also quoted as promising that he would continue to pray for Buhari and Nigeria. However, according to Presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, Welby had visited Buhari in March when the President first travelled on medical vacation.
Two newly nominated board members of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, will be undergoing intense scrutiny by the Presidency after reports spread out that the nominees were currently being investigated by the commission. In a report, the Senior Special Assistant to the Acting President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, has said the allegation would be thoroughly investigated. Speaking further Akande said: “These claims would be promptly investigated. The Presidency will surely do only what is right, proper and seen to be so.” The two new members of the board of ICPC, were named by the…
The Nigerian Army has said some parents in the North East region are donating their female children for suicide bombing. This was made known by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Sani Usman, in a statement released on Saturday, August 5, 2017. The Army spokesman also said the appeal to religious, traditional and community leaders was made known to the public upon some “revelations” made by some arrested suicide bombers. He said, “The Nigerian Army wishes to appeal to religious, traditional and community leaders, as well as all well-meaning Nigerians, especially in the North-East of our country, to help…
Former Minister of Aviation, Sen. Stella Oduah, says she is not aware of any probe by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on any matter allegedly that relates to her. She was reacting to media report that she had been invited by the anti-graft agency for raising concerns over a N225 million bullet-proof BMW allegedly purchased by her when she was a minister. Oduah said that there was no grounds upon which she could be probed, saying that the vehicle was not hers. “To start with, I do not know where any letter on the probe is because nobody…
Gov Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom has refuted the allegation that he plans to spend a whopping N9.1 billion to build a new governor’s lodge in Lagos. Emmanuel denied the allegation in Uyo on Saturday while answering reporters’ questions on the controversy surrounding the lodge. He said that the allegation was the plan of some persons who continually come up with spurious and terrible stories against his administration. He explained that only N1.2 billion and not N9.1 billion was allocated to the governor’s lodge in the budget wondered why people go about with mischief to tarnish his administration. “Let me…
Manchester United have launched a €40million (£36m) bid for Barcelona star Sergi Roberto, according to reports. United are set to battle Chelsea for the Spaniard’s signature as they look to add the finishing touches to their squad ahead of the crucial Premier League season. However, Barcelona appear unready to sell Roberto after already losing Neymar in the past week. Reports have it that Barca have turned down the initial offer from United. The report also claims that Chelsea are considering a move for Roberto with manager Antonio Conte increasingly keen to bring in more additions before the start of the…
Neymar’s father and agent, Neymar Sr, has said to Spanish radio that Barcelona lost his support to keep his son when they refused to pay a bonus for signing a new contract last year. The Brazilian joined Paris Saint-Germain on Thursday after the French side paid his 222 million euro ($264 million) buyout clause to smash the world transfer record, saying in an Instagram video he had rejected the advice of his father. However, Neymar Sr claimed the Barcelona board lost his support when they failed to pay the 26 million euro bonus due earlier this week unless Neymar remained…
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp will keep an open mind on the Reds’ participation in the transfer market, after signing off on an unbeaten pre-season with a 3-1 win over Athletic Bilbao. The Reds boss saw 19-year-old summer signing Dominic Solanke net another goal, along with 17-year-old Ben Woodburn, while Alberto Moreno impressed at full back. “We’ve always said that until August 31 we’ll run through the world with open eyes, that’s clear, but it’s not us alone who decides about these things. It’s all about other clubs [too],” said Klopp. “I thought today and this pre-season brought us new players,…
Manchester United attacking midfielder Juan Mata vowed on Friday to donate one percent of his salary to charity and urged other professional footballers to do the same. The Spain international, 29, has signed up to a scheme called Common Goal created by streetfootballworld, a group of 120 charities from 80 countries. “What we’re trying to do is define a shared social agenda for football. Common Goal goes beyond individual brands and egos to deliver a greater impact,” Mata said. “By making the pledge, we can form a lasting connection between football as a business and football as a tool for…