Musician and songwriter, Jaywon visited the students of Modupe Cole Memorial Child Care recently in celebration of his birthday. As part of his yearly activity, the star, full name Oluwajuwonlo Iledare, threw the students of Modupe Cole a party. On why he chose the home, Jaywon disclosed that he was further inspired by the chat of one of the students of the home who once told him “rather than throw a lavish party, why not come yearly in your own little way to celebrate with us” and ever since it has become a yearly tradition he goes there. According to…
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Nollywood actress Ibinabo Fiberesima is elated with news of her son’s graduation. The actress took to Facebook on Thursday, July 13, 2017, to share the news with fans. Meanwhile, the former Actors Guild of Nigeria president is on the single’s market again. The actress and her former partner parted ways early last year but kept it off social media. Ibinabo herself while celebrating her new age made the revelation. In a message shared on Facebook to thank her fans for standing by her all through the years, Ibinabo talked about the pain of a “dissolution of a bond” she had…
The ederal Government headed by Mrs. Kemi Adeosun has contradicted the Minister’s comment that Nigeria cannot borrow anymore due to its rising debt profile. Adeosun had on Monday, July 10, said that the Federal Government cannot afford to any longer to fund its budget, adding that it should instead raise money internally. “We cannot borrow anymore, we just have to generate funds domestically to fund our budget, and mobilise revenue to fund the necessary budget increase,” Adeosun had said. But in a statement issued on Thursday, July 13, by the ministry’s Director of Information, Mr. Salisu Dambatta, the Minister’s comment…
The Nigerian military has denied claims of plotting a coup against Acting President Yemi Osinbajo amid allegations that it is trying to overthrow President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. The Director of Defence Information, Major General John Enenche, made the military position’s clear in a statement released on Thursday, July 14, 2017. The statement said the military is not planning to disrupt the country’s democracy, saying it was committed to the “best global practices of governance”. The statement read, “It is necessary to make clarifications on an ill motivated article published by the media by a group of ‘unnamed concerned military and…
The Cross River State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), in collaboration with the state Food Bank Commission, has distributed relief materials to more than 1,000 Bakassi returnees evicted from Cameroon. Mr John Inaku, the Director-General of SEMA, who distributed the relief materials to the beneficiaries on Friday at the Bakassi Council Secretariat, said that the items were provided for the returnees to ameliorate their suffering. Inaku said that the State Government was touched by their plight. “Gov. Benedict Ayade in his magnanimity, has provided for the victims all these food and non-food items and also urge them to remain calm.” “We…
Tiemoue Bakayoko will undergo a medical on Friday after travelling to London to finalise a £40 million move from Monaco to Chelsea, sources have told ESPN FC. The 22-year-old’s move to Stamford Bridge has been delayed for several weeks by the protracted nature of the talks between the two clubs, coupled with a lingering knee injury that has delayed his medical, but he is now set to be confirmed as Chelsea’s third signing of the summer. Antonio Conte had identified Bakayoko as a top target after watching him play a key role in Monaco’s spectacular Ligue 1 triumph and run…
Real Madrid have agreed a deal to sign Spain under-21 midfielder Dani Ceballos from Real Betis, the European champions have announced. A club statement read: “Real Madrid and Real Betis Balompie have agreed the transfer of the player Dani Ceballos, who will be connected to the [Bernabeu] club for the next six seasons. The player will be presented next Thursday July 20, at 13:00, in the VIP suite at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. The next day, Friday 21, he will join up with the squad’s pre-season in the United States.” Ceballos, 20, burst to prominence after winning the Player of…
Leonardo Bonucci is on the brink of leaving Juventus to join AC Milan, with the defender’s agent saying that he is “working on” an exit for his client after widespread reports in Italy had said a deal was on the cards. Bonucci reported for preseason training with Juve on Thursday, while his representative Alessandro Lucci was spotted in Milan, where he told Sportitalia that he was “working on it” in reply to a question on whether the Italy international is set to leave Turin. Juve’s general manager Beppe Marotta was also in Milan on Thursday and it is reported he…
Guess who isn’t too thrilled about Uche Jumbo’s divorce rumours? Her husband, Kenney Rodriguez and he is having none of it. The Nollywood actress’s husband took to social media to apologise to his wife for the rumours which began recently, hinting that her marriage might be at an end. Rodriguez described the rumours as “negative inaccurate press,” while revealing that he has taken legal action against those peddling the speculations. He wrote, “I would like to publicly apologise to my wonderful wife Uche Jombo for the foolishness that has been speculating the internet. “I’ve already taken legal action, however, I…
D’banj is celebrating his dad on his new milestone of turning 70-years-old. The Koko master took to Instagram to share a few words, marking his dad’s birthday. He captioned a photo of himself and his dad, writing, “And to the Real Koko master, my perfect Role Model, my father Celebrating 70years of Grace. I Love you, Dad!Wow! that Bible big O!!” The music star has a lot going on for him this year, what with the birth of his son, Daniel The Third and the berth of his entertainment outfit, D Cream Records. Big congrats to him papa Daniel.
Serena Williams may have been taken unawares by her pregnancy but looking at her, she seems to be handling it like a pro. The tennis champion shared a photo of herself and her baby bump wrapped into a mini navy blue dress and she was a total looker. She mistakenly announced her pregnancy in April but has quickly gotten over the initial shock and is looking forward to welcoming her little champ.
Nigerian singer Jodie has penned an emotional note about special children. In her note she wrote about her ‘special child’, Chinua, while also encouraging parents who have special children. She wrote, “Lately I’ve been pondering on how my life turned around since God “shocked” me into *Godsciousness* through events in my life – especially by giving me a special son. My boy is special – not because of what the medical system thinks, but because he actually IS special indeed. Dear special parent, sometimes, God wraps gifts in cases we may not understand at first, but as the gift unfolds,…
‘Pana’ singer Tekno gave another fan half a million naira yesterday July 12, 2017. The ‘Pana’ crooner fulfilled his promise by awarding a Twitter fan with the sum of 500 thousand Naira. He had made the announcement on Wednesday that he would be giving half a million Naira to a lucky person which he would pick at random. Meanwhile, Tekno has finally confirmed his relationship with Lola Rae by sharing a photo of both of them together with a love struck emoji accompanying it. We have reached out to both parties for more gist. Meanwhile, Tekno has been hinting us…
Comedian Bovi has spoken on why Nigerian couples hide pregnancy news. The actor weighed in on the ongoing conversation via Twitter on why Nigerians feel the need to hide their pregnancy and delivery date due to spiritual reasons. This comes after Media personality, Bolanle Olukanni tweeted about her American friends who announce the due date of their pregnancy and wondered why Africans feel the need to hide their delivery date and baby bump. Bovi in response to Olukanni tweeted that only God protects a child and fighting a spiritual battle with physical means is a foolhardy course. Bovi is happily…
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has threatened to arrest a top official of the state Ministry of Power for executing a street-light project with sub-standard materials. Umahi issued the threat in Abakaliki on Thursday when he inaugurated two fire-fighting engines and six street-lighting sky-lifts purchased by the state government. He said that the official used sub-standard materials to execute the street lighting project at Nwafor forest on the Abakaliki-Enugu federal highway which cost the government huge sums of money. “He used fake cables for the installations. I am giving him and the ministry up till Monday to remove the fake…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended its verification process in the recall petition involving Kogi state lawmaker, Dino Melaye. The disclosure was made in a statement issued by Prince Solomon Soyebi, INEC’s National Commissioner on Voter Education and Publicity, today, July 13, 2017. The statement read, “INEC held its regular weekly meeting today and considered the order given by the Federal High Court, Abuja dated 6th July 2017 directing the parties to maintain the status quo till the determination of the plaintiff’s motion on notice, in respect of the suit filed by Senator Dino Melaye, seeking orders of…
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Mr Segun Adewale, on Thursday congratulated Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, National Caretaker Committee Chairman of the party, on the Supreme Court’s verdict giving him leadership of the party. Addressing party supporters who thronged the party secretariat following the judgement that sacked Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff as Acting National Chairman, he said the judgment was victory for all members of the party. Adewale, who had aligned with the Sheriff camp while the leadership tussle lasted, pledged his unalloyed support and that of his followers to Makarfi, who he said is now…
Ex-Deputy Governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore has ignored political affiliations to commiserate with the ex-governor of Osun state, Chief Adebisi Akande on the death of his wife, Omowunmi. In a recent statement, Omisore described the late Omowunmi as an epitome and pride to womanhood and pillar of support to Chief Akande who at every point in time stood by her husband like a strong pillar. Omisore, who was the former deputy to Akande said the death of the ex-first lady of Osun State came to him as a rude shock. “The news of the death of our Mama,…
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday called on Nigerians to be united, saying this was the only way the nation could attain greatness. Osinbajo made the call in Ila-Orangun at the fidau held for the late Mrs Omowunmi Akande, the wife of a former Osun governor and elder statesman, Chief Bisi Akande. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the deceased, aged 73, died on Tuesday evening at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, following a brief illness. Osinbajo was in the Ila-Orangun country home of the Akandes to commiserate with the former Interim Chairman of the All Progressives…
The minister of information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said there is no difference or division between the acting president or President of Nigeria. Mohammed made this known on Thursday while addressing journalists at an event in Abuja. The minister stressed that there is no truth in reports suggesting that there’s acrimony between Osinbajo and the cabinet members. He said: “There is no division between the acting president and the cabinet, there is no division between the acting president and the president.” He further said: “All these talks about division, I think they are just fictions of the imagination but they…