The Deputy National Chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Uchenna Okogbuo, has said that the party is not scared by the “grandstanding” of the opposition parties ahead of the governorship poll. Okogbuo made this known in his Uzuakoli country home in Bende Local Government Area of Abia. “We know that Anambra is the stronghold of APGA. The people of the state are solidly behind the party and the hardworking governor, Chief Willie Obiano. “Ask them anytime, any day, they will tell you that Obiano is the man they know,” he said. He dismissed the speculation in some…
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On a new episode of Music 360 reviews 9ice’s “ID Cabasa” album. On the review, he shares his top five tracks, flops, and ratings. Watch and share your views as well.
Antonio Conte believes the Football Association have shown “great respect” to Manchester United by arranging their FA Cup quarterfinal against Chelsea for Monday evening, and has hinted that he will pick his strongest team for the match. Chelsea have enjoyed a full week to prepare for Monday’s game at Stamford Bridge while United endured a 16-hour round trip to Rostov, where they secured a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their Europa League round-of-16 tie on Thursday. But Conte insists the Monday date ensures that fatigue from the trip and the match will not be an issue for United,…
Nowadays, it has become all but impossible to tell the history of acoustic pop or the emergence of folk music as a global sound without writing Ed Sheeran’s name in almost every sentence. In the last seven years, the 23-year-old ginger-haired lad has taken his mix of emotive ballads, folk and hip-hop from his native Yorkshire, by way of cosigns from Jamie Foxx to Elton John, to the global stage. His new album is the latest chapter in that journey. In December 2015, Ed Sheeran announced that he was taking a break from social media to work on new music…
ThinTallTony’s current profile in the ongoing Big Brother Naija reality TV show has continued to rise as he retains the mandate as the head of house (HoH) after his brilliant showing in this week’s HoH contest. This makes it the second time in a row that he will be leading the BBN house. Last week, he won the HoH task after beating other contenders in a series of contests. His triumphant emergence as HoH came after winning in the ‘golden egg’ contest that made all the housemates search for a golden egg that was hidden among other eggs. In what…
African Magic films in collaborations with Golden Effects Pictures are currently shooting a new movie titled, “Tribunal.” Directed by Kunle Afolayan, the movie stars Bimbo Manuel, Nobert Young, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Carol King, Funsho Adeolu, Ade Laoye, and Damilola Ogunsi. In “Tribunal”, “Jimi Disu, a man in his fifties, is one of the bright- minded lawyers who co-establish a leading law firm in Lagos many years ago. However, he lost his sense of direction and strength after being hit by a series of personal challenges that question his resolve as a man. He becomes a ‘charge and bail’ lawyer with…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said it had accepted the recommendations in the report of the party’s Reconciliation Committee. The National Chairman of the party, Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, said this at a news conference on Thursday in Abuja. Sheriff said the NWC believed that the recommendations of the committee headed Bayelsa governor, Mr Sariake Dickson, met the requirements for the conduct of national convention and reconciliation procedures. “We accept the recommendations in totality and we will start working on the implementation,’’ he said. He added that the recommendation was, however, subject to further approval…
Some founding members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are reportedly in Minna, Niger State for a meeting with former military head of state, Ibrahim Babangida. According to Leadership newspaper, the PDP members are led by Jerry Gana. The agenda of the meeting is believed to be the leadership crisis rocking the party.
A former Governor of Zamfara State, Mamuda Shinkafi, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Shinkafi announced his defection to the ruling party at a ceremony in Gusau, the state capital, on Sunday, March 12, NAN reports. He became Zamfara governor in 2007 on the platform of the All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP) but defected to the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) in 2008. He lost to the APC in 2011 and has since then remained in the PDP. The former governor said his defection is the outcome of a “long negotiation between me and stakeholders who have faith in…
Headline writers will have a field day alluding to a Shakespearean-style betrayal of Claudio Ranieri, as well as the fact that getting rid of the Italian was harsh and now, to maintain a theme, may be tempted to say “All’s Well That Ends Well.” But the truth is that, despite a recent upturn in form, Leicester aren’t safe from the threat of relegation and will be underdogs against Sevilla on Tuesday in the Champions League, despite having scored an away goal in Spain. Therefore, Shakespeare’s first task will be to remind his squad of underperforming Premier League champions that they…
Since winning at Chelsea in October 2012, on the way to a 20th league title, Manchester United’s record at Stamford Bridge is abysmal: no wins and only one draw in six subsequent games. Their most recent visit was the worst of all, a 4-0 hammering last October that was the low point of Jose Mourinho’s time in charge so far. As if history doesn’t make Monday’s FA Cup quarterfinal daunting enough, Mourinho and his men head to London following a 4,500-mile round trip to Russia for last Thursday’s Europa League round-of-32 first leg vs. Rostov. Chelsea, by contrast, haven’t had…
Barcelona feared a Champions League hangover after Wednesday’s comeback against Paris Saint-Germain and that is exactly what they were served at Deportivo La Coruna on Sunday. Goals from Joselu and Alex Bergantinos sandwiched a Luis Suarez strike as Depor took the three points, denting Barca’s title hopes and bumping them back down to earth with a bang. The Blaugrana were always likely to receive a wake-up call after their Champions League heroics at some point — best to get it out the way as soon as possible? Luis Enrique’s new system had so far produced four wins — three of…
Sensational songster, Simi, is out with the premiere of her hit single, ‘Smile for me’. The X3M Music artiste, who is set to drop her first album in the year 2017 aptly portrayed her affection for a love interest played by actor, Ayoola Ayobami. Video director, Clarence Peters, brought on his magic once again on this one. Enjoy!
Following Kemen’s disqualification from Big Brother Naija for sexual misconduct, the housemates had a seminar on sexual consent. To celebrate International Women’s day, Housemates receive special guest to discuss boundaries around sexuality. The housemates who had not seen the viral video of Kemen touching Tboss while she slept, also watched the controversial video. On Sunday, March 5, 2017, after Kemen was disqualified, other housemates who were unaware of the incident said some harsh words to Tboss. However, Biggie had a conversation with Bisola and explained the events that led to Kemen’s disqualification. She in turn explained to other housemates who…
Since June 2016, fans of “Game of Thrones” have been anticipating a premiere date, poster or trailer for the seventh season of the show. Finally, something official from “Game of Thrones” season 7 has surfaced online – a teaser poster which can be viewed above. The poster teases an upcoming battle between fire and ice. While fans anticipate an official release date for the movie, Liam Cunningham who plays Davos Seaworth on the show mistakenly shared a release date during an interview with The Independent. According to him, the seventh season of “Game of Thrones” will premiere in July. The…
A member of the embattled Shiite sect fainted after hearing that President Muhammadu Buhari has returned. Buhari returned on Friday, March 10, 2017, after spending over 40 days in London reportedly because of a medical issue. According to Punch the sect member, a 58-year-old potato seller, Mallam Ibrahim collapsed in Mararraban market, Jos when he heard the news of Buhari’s return. As at press time, the reason Ibrahim collapsed has not been confirmed, reports say. You will recall that the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lalwal had accused Christians of spreading rumours of Buhari’s death on…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday slammed a six-count charge on a former Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Mr Andrew Yakubu. The charge was contained in court papers filed on March 9 at the Federal High Court Abuja. According to the charge sheet, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Yakubu was accused of failing to make full disclosure in his Assets Declaration form of the sums of 9,772 800 dollars and 74,000 pounds contrary to Section 27 (3a) of the EFCC act 2004. He was also accused of receiving a cash payment of…
The Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (retd) seems to have drawn the battle line with the Senate. You will recall that the Nigerian Senate passed a unanimous resolution summoning Ali over the planned seizure of vehicles that have not paid duty. Senator Dino Melaye also raised a motion that the Customs boss should appear before the Senate with his uniform. In his response, Ali said “No! I was not appointed Comptroller General of Customs to wear uniform. “Does uniform work or the person behind the uniform?” Also speaking on the alleged raid which his men carried out in…
Security operatives in Borno State have intercepted a pregnant suicide bomber. The woman, and another female were reportedly killed as they attempted to attack a security post and refused to surrender. The incident was said to have occurred in Ummarari village along mulai axis of Maiduguri Damboa road at the outskirts of Maiduguri. The spokesperson of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in North-East, Abdulkadir Ibrahim said that rescue workers have evacuated the bodies of the suicide bombers. “When we got the alert on the incident, the NEMA emergency workers in collaboration with other stakeholders moved to the scene and…
Lagos State government has earmarked N30 billion to fund the proposed Bus Reform Initiative aimed at discontinuing the use of the yellow commercial buses, popularly called Danfo. Governor Akinwuni Ambode disclosed this while speaking to journalists over the weekend. He said the initiative will phase out Danfo buses as means of transportation in the state within the next two years. Ambode said his government has identified the daily challenges of Lagosians while commuting via public transportation, adding that the new plan would provide a viable alternative. He stated that the Bus Reform Initiative is a three-year plan aimed at introducing…