Area Father Charly Boy has finally opened up about those feminine traits he possesses. The media personality was a guest on Adesuwa Onyenokwe’s talk show, “Seriously Speaking”. He also spoke about his tumultuous relationship with his late father and how he finally came around. When asked about reasons why he cross-dresses, Charly Boy refuted that claim saying, “I do have my feminine side. Like I asked you before this interview that “who do you want to interview? Charly Boy, Linda or the Odudu Bariba?” I don’t think you would like the Odudu Bariba because a lot of things can go…
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Kate Henshaw has called out Femi Fani-Kayode for confusing her with a Biafra statement made by a ‘Ken Henshaw’ on Facebook. The actress took to her Twitter account asking Fani Kayode to take his post down. Fani Kayode has now taken down the tweets he made about her and apologised.
Nollywood filmmaker Kunle Afolayan has recovered his piece of luggage. This comes a day after sending out a distress call stating that he is stranded in Paris after he forgot his bag containing his passport, laptop and other belongings in an Uber taxi. Kunle who is currently in France for the recently concluded Cannes Film Festival took to Instagram to reveal that his bag containing his personal belongings has been found while thanking fans for their efforts. “Thanks guys for all the outburst and reaching out. @uber@uberparis brought my bag today. I really appreciate everyone who showed concern. Ire,” he…
Nigerian creative studio Insecta is suing Burna Boy for copyright infringement. According to them, the music star used a creative work of theirs without compensation. They wrote, “Towards the end of last year, we made it public that Burna Boy and Aristokrat had taken our artistic work and used it in South Africa for Burna’s performance at Essence Concert without paying or giving us any form of credit. The silence we keep and our high level of tolerance for … (Fill in the blank space) gives a lot of power to these people who take our work as creatives for…
Movie producer, Seun Egbegbe’s daughter was christened on May 31, 2017. Her mum shared some photos of her daughter who was born few weeks ago on Instagram. She wrote, “It’s double blessing in our household bless God 4 life has we christen my baby girl, n ma hubby bday God bless dem both (Amen).” Recall that Seun Egbegbe is currently in prison following his inability to meet his bail condition after he was arrested for defrauding some Bureau De Change operatives at Gbagada in Lagos on February 24, 2017. Egbegbe for the third time was re-arraigned alongside his accomplice, Oyekan…
Senate President Bukola Saraki says he did not run against Muhammadu Buhari in the 2014 Presidential primaries because he did not want to create problems for the All Progressives Congress (APC). After Saraki and some of his colleagues defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC in January 2014, there were speculations that he would vie in the party’s presidential primary election. But he later announced that he would not run against Buhari. An article by African Confidential had claimed that Saraki was one of those who stood against Buhari’s nomination as APC candidate in 2014. The publication…
Mr Ohida Muhammed, APC Youth Leader in Kogi Central, has accused the party’s leaders of “distracting the governor with petty issues”. “The APC leaders are making it difficult for the governor to do his work; they keep distracting him with very petty issues,” Muhammed told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lokoja. He said that such distractions were unnecessary because the governor had not deviated from his resolve to serve the people. According to him, “people, who are not relevant to the system, are the ones distracting Bello from focusing on the concerns of the poor”. He…
Mr Kayode Okunoren, President of Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB), has urged Nigerians to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to revitalise the economy. Okunoren made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Thursday. According to him, Nigeria is getting out of hardship but needs patience and full cooperation of Nigerians for full recovery. The NCRIB boss said that the Economic Growth Recovery Plan (EGRP) blueprint initiated by the Buhari administration was laudable and realisable, with understanding and full support of stakeholders. He said: “Obviously, this is not the best time…
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of 15 Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) out of the 27 names sent to it by the Presidency. The confirmation followed consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on INEC presented by its acting Chairman, Sen. Suleiman Nazif during Thursday’s plenary. The Senate resolved to confirm the remaining 12 nominees at a later date. Those confirmed include Prof. Godswill Obioma, Abia; James, Apam, Benue; Dr Nwachukwu Orji, Ebonyi; Dr Iloh Chuks, Enugu; Dr Nentawe Yilwatda, Plateau; Umar Ibrahim, Taraba; Mr Emeka Joseph, Imo and Obo Effanga, Cross River. Others are, Prof. Francis Ezeonu, Anambra;…
Nigerians on the platform of Global Centre for Conscious Living Against Corruption have demanded the immediate removal of Ibrahim Magu as acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The group lead by its president Gabriel Nwamba stormed the national headquarters of the EFCC early hours of Thursday, June 1, 2017. “Magu must go,” “All we are saying, Magu must go,” they chanted in loud tone. Addressing journalists, Nwamba who commended the anti-corruption crusade of the federal government however condemned Magu’s style of leadership. “The mode of operation of the EFCC under Magu has shown several cases of…
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has assured that the Fertilizer Blending Plant in the state would become functional before the end of June, this year. The governor gave the assurance after he inspected facilities and progress of work at the Plant at Auchi, Etsako-West Local Government Area of the state on Thursday. Obaseki said that with the progress of work and facilities on ground, the plant could be test run on June 10, after which full production would begin. He said that about 100 to 120 direct and indirect workers would be employed by the plant when it became fully…
A group known as the South-South Progressive Coalition (SSPC) has dissociated itself from the struggle for a Biafra nation. It also warned the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) to desist from including the people of Niger Delta in their struggle. According to Daily Post, the group also described the call for a Biafra nation is worthless and comical. The President of the SSPC, Amuna Success alleged that some those involved in the Biafra struggle are politicians and businessmen. He said “Much as we were alarmed that this avenue…
There are indications that road users may face multiple taxes as Senate moves to pass the National Roads Fund (Establishment, etc) Bill 2017. The bill, which was sponsored by Chairman of the Committee on Works, Sen. Kabiru Gaya, has scaled first and second readings and has gone for public hearing. It was listed on the Order Paper of Thursday for third reading and passage but was not considered before plenary was adjourned till Tuesday. The bill, according to report of a 16-member committee that looked into it, seeks to finance the maintenance and rehabilitation of national roads. The report stated…
The Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in charge of Southwest Zone, Mr Foluso Adebanjo, has rated Ekiti as having the lowest crime rate in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the DIG spoke in Ado Ekiti on Thursday during a working visit. “The crime rate in Ekiti is very low, in fact, the lowest in the country. The police anywhere in the world can’t do it alone without the cooperation and consent of the people. “ You need to work with critical stakeholders to achieve a crime-free society. “The Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, on Thursday faulted calls by some politicians on President Mohammed Buhari to resign over his ill-health. George faulted the calls while speaking with some journalists in Lagos, describing them as wrong and inflammatory. He said it was inhumane of anyone to pressure the president to step down from office just because he was having some health challenges. George pointed out that it was only the president and his managers who could decide when he was incapacitated, adding those making the calls are taking politics too far. He said though…
The Joint Task Force (JTF) deployed to the Niger Delta says it has destroyed a hideout used by kidnappers in Bayelsa and killed four suspected sea robbers in crossfire. Maj. Abubakar Abdullahi, Spokesman of the JTF, christened Operation Delta Safe, confirmed the development in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Yenegoa. Abdullahi said that the JTF also recovered two AK-47 rifles during the two operations. “Troops of Operation DELTA SAFE on Tuesday ambushed a gang of sea robbers along KM-45 AWOBA Waterways in Rivers State. “During the ambush operation, four robbers met…
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday called for an upward review of salaries of traditional rulers in the state. The House made the call in its resolution after adopting a motion for “the Upward Review of Traditional Rulers’ Remuneration and the Use of Yoruba Language as a Medium of Communication at Palace and t other Public Functions.“ Mr Lanre Ogunyemi, the Chairman, House Committee on Education, had moved the motion at the day’s sitting. The House called on Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode and the Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs to actualise the increase of salaries of Obas…
Orphans from across the country on Thursday offered special prayers for the quick recovery and good health of President Muhammadu Buhari. The orphans, who were drawn from the 36 states and the FCT, prayed for God’s intervention for the quick recovery of the president in Abuja. The prayers, which were offered in the Muslim and Christian faiths, saw the children praying fervently for the quick recovery of Buhari and the nation. Chief Samuel Pukat, the initiator of the programme, said the programme was to pray for God’s mercies on the president and give him quick recovery. “Base on what the…
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has advised communities to protect public assets and infrastructures within their domain. The governor made the call at Ihevbe community, Owan-East Local Government Area of the state, on Thursday during the inspection of a failed portion of the Ilhevbe-Afuze road. Obaseki attributed the collapse of the road to the blockage of the drainage system around the Ihevbe axis of the road. He, therefore, directed the council officials at Afuze, headquarters of the local government to put up a barricade on the failed road portion, to avoid accidents. He said that the cost of fixing the…
The House of Representatives on Thursday rejected a bill seeking the establishment of South East Development Commission. The House rejected the second reading of the bill after it was put to a voice vote by the Speaker of the House, Mr Yakubu Dogara. Leading the debate during plenary, Rep. Chukwuka Onyema (Anambra-PDP) said that the bill sought to tackle the menace of poverty and ecological problems confronting the South East part of the country. He said that the bill also sought to receive and manage fund from allocation of the federation account for the development, restructure and rehabilitation of roads,…