Seems like Ubi Franklin and Lilian Esoro are officially done with their marriage. The actress who used to bear Lilian Esoro Franklin on Instagram has changed it to just Lilian Esoro. This comes after the couple wished fans a merry Christmas separately. Lilian shared a photo of herself and her little boy, Jason, with the words, “MERRY CHRISTMAS from my Lil #Munchkin and I. Don’t forget to show and spread love. Have d best one yet#JESUSISTHEREASONFORTHESEASON #EYEZONTHEPRIZE #STAYFOCUSED #PROTECTYOURHAPPINESS #PRAYWITHOUTCEASING #BESTILLANDKNOWHEISGOD #LINESWILLFALLINPLEASANTPLACES #BECOMEMORE.” Ubi, on the other hand, shared a photo of Jason with a love emoji. Meanwhile, Lilian Esoro…
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Bishop Simeon Okah, the principal patriarch of the Flock of Christ Mission, Enerhen-Effurun, Delta State, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to forget about contesting in 2019. Bishop Okah claimed that the president is already too old to pilot the affairs of the country. He also denounced President Buhari as the most unfavourable Nigerian President to the people of Niger Delta region. “The man is an old man, old man is old, I am quite younger than he is. I am 64 years old, do you know that without the younger ones around me, there are some things about this generation…
The Federal Government has begun the payment of the N30, 000 monthly stipends for participants of the N-Power scheme, a programme aimed at job creation by the FG. The N-Power programme is a scheme by the federal government aimed at employing the teeming and massive numbers of unemployed Nigerian graduates from tertiary institutions across the country. Mr Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, revealed this to news men on Friday, commenting that “all successfully verified beneficiaries who have provided bank accounts are being processed for payment. `some beneficiaries will receive their first…
The Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Godwin Erhahon, has been suspended by the state leadership of the party for allegedly causing embarrassment to the party. The suspension, as reported by Today, was sequel to his recent interview with Tell magazine, in which he reportedly disparaged the immediate past governor, Adams Oshiomhole. The state leadership felt his comments in the said interview were his personal views, rather than the party. In the said interview, Erhahon had urged President Muhammadu Buhari to beware of Oshiomhole. Reacting to his suspension, Erhahon said he has no ill feelings…
Singer Chidinma releases the video to her Christmas single, ‘For You’. The video was directed by Rasean and shot in Lagos.
While Adekunle Gold and his music keeps growing on Nigerians and as the YBNL artiste builds his fan base from Lagos to Abuja and other parts of the world, performing during the One Lagos Fiesta for the Agege audience where he grew up in seems to be the most special for him yet. Apart from the emotional reaction from the artiste himself, positive reviews from thousands of his fans who witnessed his performance is proof enough that Adekunle Gold is indeed an Agege boy through and through – and the whole city of Lagos loves him. Can we then say…
Nollywood fan favourite Odunlade Adekola is a year older today and the actor is thankful to God and his fans. And the 38-year-old captioned a post on his Instagram: ‘Ose baba!!! Thank you God for giving me another year of LIFE. Oh lord i am very very grateful…….’ The Jenifa, Taxi Driver: Oko Ashewo and Mufu Olosha star also got a pleasant surprise from his crew. Many happy returns Odunlade! And thank you for the many memes this year.
Mauricio Pochettino is adamant Tottenham must focus solely on Sunday’s trip to Watford rather than the higher-profile meeting with Premier League leaders Chelsea that follows soon after. Wednesday’s London derby showdown with Chelsea at White Hart Lane is one of the most anticipated fixtures of the season for both sets of fans. Spurs beat Chelsea 5-3 in January 2015 when the latter were on the way to the Premier League title and Tottenham’s hopes of lifting the trophy last season were ended by a bad-tempered 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge in May. But Tottenham boss Pochettino insists victory over Chelsea…
Arsene Wenger admits a reunion with old rival Sam Allardyce could pose serious danger to Arsenal’s hopes of rekindling their title challenge when Crystal Palace visit the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. Wenger has traded barbs with Allardyce numerous times in the past and the sight of the Palace boss glowering down the other end of the touchline might give the Arsenal manager a pang or two of concern this weekend. With fourth placed Arsenal battling to avoid being cast adrift in the Premier League title race, the last thing Wenger needs is to see his side roughed up by the…
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola preached patience and said he was not looking too far ahead after his side fell 10 points off the top of the Premier League table on Saturday. While leaders Chelsea won their 13th straight league game, Guardiola’s City showed few signs of life in a 1-0 defeat at Liverpool on New Year’s Eve. And while Guardiola believes the 10-point deficit is not insurmountable, he insisted they must try to close the gap one game at a time. “When you are 10 points behind you have to be focused just on the next game,” he said.…
The fearless Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose has once again reiterated his opinion that the President of Nigeria, Muhammad Buhari is not fighting corruption as a menace. Rather, the President was fighting his political foes. Speaking on the African Independent Television (AIT) Kaakai program, Mr. Lere Olayinka, the Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media to Governor Fayose was quoted to have said that for Nigeria to move forward, “the president must create opportunities beyond political consideration. As it is, the body language of the president speaks volume and must change.” The media aide made it known that Governor…
The Taraba Chapter of the All Progressive Peoples Congress (APC) has challenged the composition of the members of the State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC). According to reports by The Guardian, members of the All Progressive Peoples Congress (APC) challenged the composition on grounds of bias, stating that the leaders of the State independent Electoral Commission are card-carrying members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mr. Hassan Ardo Jika who is the APC chairman in the state, while speaking with newsmen yesterday was quoted to have said that “the composition of members of the SIEC is questionable because of their antecedents.…
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has said in a statement issued by his media office yesterday, in Abuja that Nigeria would become stronger in 2017. Atiku in the statement described 2016 as “a year in which the nation faced a multitude of challenges, but which ended on a high note, giving us hope and confidence in what we as a nation can achieve when we stand to work together.” He spoke further on the great feat achieved by the Nigerian Army in fighting the terrorist group, book Haram, describing it as an important victory and urging Nigerians…
President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly ordered the redeployment of the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, back to the Police Force. According to The Guardian, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Friday, December 30, issued a letter to Magu, directing him to hand over to the EFCC Director of Operations. It was gathered that Buhari would present another nominee to the Senate for approval. Multiple reports also saythe Federal Government has directed the Police authority to re-deploy some senior officers to make Magu’s re-deployment back to…
President Muhammadu Buhari has admitted that the Federal Government handled the issues of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the northeast poorly, and assured to make amends. Speaking in his New Year message to Nigerians, the President said following the success of the Nigerian military in Sambisa Forest, the anti-Boko Haram war has entered a new phase. He assured Nigerians that “our defence and security forces are more than ever re rady t oo perform their constitutional role of protecting lives and property in the country.” He also urged the Niger Delta militants and members of the shiite group to…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has denied launching media attacks against Pastor Enoch Adeboye. The Ekiti APC was alleged to have said that Adeboye praised Governor Ayo Fayose because he had collected a bribe. The party further blamed the media attacks on Fayose who it said wanted to turn Christians against it with the false claims. Publicity Secretary of the Ekiti APC, Taiwo Olatunbosun made the comments via a statement. The statement reads: “We want to make it plain with all sense of responsibility that APC is not the author of the two press statements as we…
Kiss Daniel performed in front of the crowd at the Bar Beach venue of the One Lagos Fiesta days after his falsely and widely circulated Calabar robbery. The singer who was dressed casually with a bandana on his head thrilled his fans with back-to-back hits from ‘Mama’ to ‘Jombo’ and ‘Good Time’. On December 27, Nigerians panicked over the safety of Kiss Daniel, who was alleged to have narrowly escaped death during his performance at Calabar Carnival on Christmas Day. We reported that Kiss Daniel wasn’t robbed, nor attacked while performing at the carnival after an exclusive chat with his…
Ubi Franklin is struggling with so much pertaining to the issues he might be facing in his marriage to Lilian Esoro, but he wants his son to know he will always be there for him. Although the pair are yet to come forward to reveal any issues between them, the silence is virtually deafening considering the fact that they were once inseperable. The manager took to his Instagram page on Saturday, December 31, 2016 to share some heartfelt words for his son, Jayden Ubi Franklin. Sharing a photocollage of himself and Jayden, Franklin wrote: “Letter To My Son @jaydenubifranklin. Son,…
2016 was entertaining with numerous controversial moments. ‘This 2016 wey we dey pass tough,’ rapper M.I Abaga said in pidgin English before performing his hit, ‘Number One’ at One Lagos Fiesta on New Year’s Eve. Thousands of music lovers went crazy when the Choc City rapper did ‘Bullion Van’ off The Chairman album.
After trending on Twitter for all the wrong reasons, Yemi Alade has come with a message for those criticising her music. Twitter was abuzz yesterday, Friday, December 30, as many called Alade’s music trash, made worse for her non-existent lyrics. Some even compared her music to Tekno’s adding that they were both trash but at least, he did a better job of making his fans dance. Seeing as we were still in 2016, the year for clapbacks, Alade did not mince words in her reply video. She insisted that she was being targeted simply because she was female and asked…