Denrele Edun and Amira Ibrahim Alfa have been announced as red carpet hosts of the 2017 Africa Fashion Week Nigeria 2017. The 2017 Africa Fashion Week Nigeria set to hold at the National Theatre on the 3rd to 4th June will witness over 50 designers showcasing new collections on the runway with a theme ‘Celebrating the Vibrant Pulse of Africa’ in place to celebrate the rich culture of Africa and her style with designers in tune with this presenting their new collection at the 2-day event. Designers including Modella, Kola Kuddus, Maufechi, Regalia, Zizi Cardow, Marobuk, Tash by Tasha, Linda…
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BBN star Gifty has just revealed she’s giving Soma the cold shoulder. According to her, she no longer picks his calls as it was all part of her plan. She said, “Soma was an easy target who fell for my game plan during BBNaija. I no longer pick his calls.” Meanwhile, Gifty had kicked off what can be termed a relationship with fellow housemate Soma, who was evicted from the show on Sunday, February 5, 2017. Four days after Soma’s eviction, Gifty moved on to Bally, describing the Big Brother House as a dormitory during her diary session with Biggie.
Serena Williams has revealed that she’s keeping her baby’s gender a surprise. This comes after her sister Venus Williams’ dropped a bombshell on Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Venus seemed to have accidentally revealed that Serena was expecting a girl during an interview with Eurosport. “She’s going to call me ‘favourite aunt,” she said. “We’re all like, ‘Baby V, baby Lyn, baby Isha.’ We all want the baby to be named after us.” Serena, however, set the record straight in an Instagram post on Thursday, June 1, 2017. “I think the surprise of knowing what you are going to have on…
Internationally recognized music legend, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba has announced the release of the official music video for his latest single, Holy Holy. He made the announcement on social media today. The track ‘Holy Holy’ was released in April 2016. 2Baba did the premiere live performance of the single at the grand finale event of the Big Brother Naija show in South Africa on the 9th of April. The song has received rave reviews for its lyrics, sound and delivery. Against speculations of whether the message of the song was directed at certain individuals, the ‘Holy Holy’ music…
Seems like we’re finally going to have our own DJ Khaled and son Asahd with the way D’banj and his son Daniel the Third are going. The duo is already creating their own Instagram love story and we’re loving it. We knew D’banj had caught the love bug indefinitely when the singer teased fans with a new project involving Harrysong and his son joined excited fans in the comment section yelling love for his father. Recall that all this started when DJ Khaled welcomed his first son, Asahd. DJ Khaled went on to open an Instagram account for his little…
Phyno amidst all the controversy has just dropped new music titled ‘If to say’. This should help bring down the tension surrounding the rapper’s ‘I’m a fan’ song on his “Playmaker” sophomore album. The song is available on major music streaming and download platforms. ‘If to say’ was produced by Iambeatz, and guitar by Soularge.
Dabota Lawson was Miss Nigeria UK 2009/2010 and a recognizable face in the Nigerian society. With lots of experience in high fashion, runway/catwalk, editorial, illustrative, modeling competitions and pageants, Dabota is a beauty entrepreneur. From Rivers State, Dabota Lawson was born June 2 to a family of 10, grew up in Nigeria but had her college and university education in the UK with a BA in financial Economics from the University of Leicester and a CIMA Accounting and Business from the London School of Business and Finance. In 2010, Dabota along with three of her friends, Adenike Margaret Balogun, Karen…
The remains of the late actress Moji Olaiya upon arrival from Canada will be buried at Ebony Vault at Ikoyi Cemetery, Lagos. This bit of information was passed across by actor Yomi Fabiyi. According to him, the immigration procedure for the return of the body and child to Nigeria is at an advanced stage. All documents have been secured and the burial committee would give exact details of her burial as soon as they receive confirmation from Canada. Plans are currently underway to fly in the late actress’ body by former Lagos state governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. As earlier reported,…
Real name, Sodamola Oluseye Desmond, DJ Spinall is a multiple award winning Nigerian DJ. Popularly known as DJ SPINALL a.k.a TheCAP, Spinall is the first Nigerian DJ to be endorsed by any brand in Africa and the first African DJ to tour in the United States. He is also the first African DJ to perform at the SXSW Festival in the United States of America. The acclaimed DJ who studied Electrical Engineering in the University plays all kinds of genre of music, his style of play has been tagged by many as ‘fearless’.
Ajebutter 22, real name Kitoye Balogun, is an Afropop artist who broke out in 2012 with his hit songs, ‘Serenre’ and ‘Omo Pastor’. He is also part of the group Soyinka’s Afro with his sister Teymi B.
Megastar turned pariah Bill Cosby, who goes on trial Monday for allegedly drugging and assaulting a woman in 2004, joins a growing list of famous men charged with a sex crime. Here are five other prominent men whose careers have been shattered or tainted by charges of sexual assault. Former French finance minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn, once a Socialist frontrunner for the presidency, was forced to resign as IMF chief in 2011 after a hotel chambermaid accused him of sexual assault in New York. The charges were ultimately dropped and the affair ended with a confidential financial accord with his accuser.…
World Health Organisation (WHO) says up to half of all tobacco users die prematurely from tobacco-related diseases. Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, said this in a statement in Abuja to commemorate the 2017 “World No Tobacco Day” held annually on May 31. The event is held to raise awareness on the dangers associated with tobacco use and exposure to tobacco smoke. The theme for this year’s event is “Tobacco – a threat to development.” According to Moeti, globally, tobacco kills more than seven million people every year; with over 80 per cent from low and middle income…
Ms Amina Mohammed, Deputy UN Secretary-General, has warned that the AIDS pandemic was still far from over, saying more than 36.7 million people are living with HIV globally. Mohammed told delegations at the General Assembly’s annual review of the Secretary-General’s report, this year calling for a reinvigorated global response to HIV/AIDS, that tackling it required a life-cycle approach based on community-level solutions. According to her, global optimism has fuelled a major push to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030, the highest ambition within the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. “I am happy to report that, today, more babies than ever…
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Thursday inaugurated the ultra-modern trauma centre at the Sokoto State Specialist Hospital, Sokoto. The Sultan commended the state government for constructing the centre which would “radically change the face of healthcare delivery in the state for good”. Ahubakar III further called on people of the state to take full advantage of the facilities. “As leaders, we will continue to support government policies aimed at improving the lives of the people,” he said. Gov. Aminu Tambuwal said the emergency operations complex was designed to provide 24-hour emergency services to patients free of…
A former governor of Cross River State, Mr Donald Duke, on Tuesday said he would still take a shot at the presidency, if the opportunity presented itself. Duke spoke at a programme, “The Nigerian Symposium for Emerging Leaders ‘’, held in Lagos. He said though he once aspired to the position but did not emerge the candidate of the (PDP), he would still contest for the highest office in the country at the appropriate time. Duke explained that it was because of his preference for the presidential seat that he did not vie for any federal legislative seat after serving…
Kolawole Babatunde, the lawmaker representing Atakumosa East and West Constituency of Ondo State in the House of Representatives has urged Nigerian youths to equip themselves with the necessary leadership skills. Babatunde gave the advice in Abuja at a colloquium on youths and the future of democracy in Nigeria on Friday, 26 May 2017. Organised by the Forum for Young Parliamentarians (YPF), Youth Initiative for Advocay, Growth and Advancement (YIAGA), the event created an avenue for youths to discuss the state of Nigeria’s democracy, democratic patterns priorities, problems and prospects for the future. Speaking on the place of money in Nigerian…
The Lagos State Chapter of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) on Thursday condemned cases of violence during primaries conducted by some political parties ahead of the July 22 council polls in the state. The Chairman, Mr Kola Ajayi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the recorded violence was an embarrassment to IPAC and a threat to grassroots democracy. Ajayi said the deaths and destruction that characterised some of the primaries meant that some politicians still believe in do-or-die politics. “We are worried about cases of violence which resulted to deaths and destruction in the primaries of…
The Governor of Akwa-Ibom state, Udom Emmanuel has asked the opposition parties to sheath their swords and work for the development of the state. According to Punch, the Governor said this on Tuesday, May 30, 2017, while celebrating the second anniversary of his administration. Emmanuel also said the false reports that are being spread by the opposition against him will not help the state grow. According to him, “Instead of being professionals in the profitless business of pulling others down, let us all be experts in the lucrative business of forgiveness. “This is not the time for anger, resentment, bitterness…
The Plateau chapter of the PDP on Tuesday accused the APC-led state government of “reckless spending”. The Plateau PDP Chairman, Damishi Sango, at a press briefing on Tuesday in Jos, alleged that the government was “plunging the state into indebtedness, severe hardship, hunger and penury by deploying limited resources into fictitious projects”. “Instead of rescuing Plateau as it promised, state actors are busy rescuing their personal pockets and those of their friends and families by pushing outrageous sums into non-existent contracts,” he said. Sango alleged that government had spent N216 million to remodel an already well-constructed and furnished Governor’s lodge…
The Buhari Campaign Organisation (BCO) says President Muhammadu Buhari will seek for a second term in office in 2019. The BCO stated this on Monday, May 29, 2017 when it assembled 14 Imams and six pastors to offer prayers for Buhari’s quick recovery. Acting national coordinator of the organisation, Danladi Pasali expressed optimism that the remaining two years in the first phase of the administration would be better. The BCO said the Buhari-led government had impacted positively on Nigerians than the 16-years of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Pasali said Buhari had within the last two years laid the foundation…