The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has said that militants in the Niger Delta are not ready for dialogue. Shehu said militant groups in the oil rich region have continued to blow up crude oil facilities despite the Federal Government’s effort to dialogue. The presidential aide said this in Kano on Wednesday, November 16, 2016, during an interview on Express Radio. According to Punch, Shehu said “Despite the government’s demonstration of goodwill by bringing stakeholders to the roundtable, militant groups have continued to blow up national economic assets.” He also called on elders…
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar recently suggested that primary and secondary According to Punch, he stated this at the 2016 Zik lecture series which held at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State. Atiku said “The importance of education to modern societies and their people cannot be overemphasised. Education is too important to be left in the hands of government alone. Education should not depend solely on the ebbs and flows of government revenues. “It is education that took me from a small village in Adamawa State to the position that I attained today and helped me to make the…
The Senate has intervened in the crisis between the Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Senator Jibril Barau (APC-Kano) disclosed this when he was briefing Senate correspondents after a closed-door meeting with leadership of ASUU, Minister of State for Education and other stakeholders in Abuja on Wednesday, November 16. “After the deliberation, we set up a sub-committee that will meet with the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Budget and Planning to resolve the issues,” Barau said. The Senator, who is the chairman of the sub-committee, assured Nigerians that the parties involved have found a way…
According to him, “For one decade, my father was speaking about injustice, corruption and dictatorship but he was a lone voice. But today, Nigerians on social media speak freely especially on social media and they don’t even know why,” he said. He didn’t stop there, adding, “It’s because one man paid the price for them to be able to speak at a time when their fathers and mothers were too scared to speak when my father was speaking and this is the fact of our history that is not even taught in our schools”. “Before likes of Femi Falana, Gani…
Prince’s estate has sued the Tidal streaming service of rap mogul Jay Z, demanding it take down most of the catalog of the late pop icon. Prince, who had a famously fraught relationship with the music industry, last year announced a deal through which Tidal would exclusively release the prolific star’s album “HITnRUN Phase One.” In a lawsuit, Prince’s estate said that Tidal only had exclusive rights to the album for 90 days and that the deal did not cover the rest of Prince’s catalog. Tidal and Jay Z’s Roc Nation company “did not communicate” with the estate “to expand…
Nollywood actress and producer, Empress Njamah is a year older today, Tuesday, November 16, 2016. An English graduate from the Olabisi Onabanjo Unversity, Ago-Iwoye in Ogun State, the actress was born to a Nigerian father and a Cameroonian mother. The actress made her debut in 1995, she is popular for movies like “Missing Angel,” “The Pastor and the Harlot,” “You Broke my Heart,” “She-Devil,” “Last Girl Standing,” among others. Empress is the sister of talented filmmakers Aquila and John Njamah. The actress is also popular for her charity foundation “House of Empress,” and her contributions to society. Happy Birthday, Empress!
Khloe Kardashian is not shy about talking about her weight struggles and how insecure she felt being overweight as a child. However, she has taken it up a notch by deciding to help a set of people also achieve their revenge body. Her new show, Revenge Body, will comprise 16 participants that will be helped in their dream to lose weight, get healthy and gain confidence by working through the pain with her guidance and support. The 32-year-old reality star intends to achieve that goal by enlisting the help of celebrity trainers and fitness gurus. She unveiled the Biggest Loser-style…
Legendary musician, Femi Kuti, the son of Afrobeat pioneer and political activist Fela Kuti, inherited his father’s zeal for both music and activism. At over 56, Femi remains politically opinionated and shares his strong views on the national issues as it affects the masses. In this exclusive chat, he explains why Africans need to understand and appreciate history. In his words, ‘Africa is the cradle of civilization, writing started here. The first university was in Africa, these are facts, so Africans need to understand what we have been through in our history. First we take the 500 years of the…
Peter Okoye and wife, Lola Omotayo, are celebrating their third wedding anniversary today, November 16, 2016. The singer’s wife took to Instagram sharing old photos of the couple as she revealed they’ve come a long way. According to her, their journey of 11 years has been filled with lessons and experiences. She wrote, “To my dearest husband @peterpsquare, happy anniversary. Ours has been a long journey filled with lessons and unique experiences that have shaped who we have become today. I am happy to say that we are now best friends besides everything else. I have learned to listen and…
Iggy Azalea never looked any sexier when she stepped out for the 2016 GQ Men of the Year Awards in Australia last night. She went completely braless in her blazer and put her toned tummy and her insane cleavage on full display. While we’re used to seeing Iggy in racy looks, this just may be the sexiest outfit we’ve ever seen her in.
Nigerian singer and 2010 project fame winner, Chidinma has just dropped a smashing new music video for her latest song titled ‘Fallen In Love’. Now here’s the catch. Back in February, she parted ways with her former label, Capital Hill records led by ace cinematographer, Clarence Peters. For several years, dating rumours have trailed Chidinma and Flavour, a trail that burned even brighter when she released the video’s single just over a week ago. With this new synergy it’ll be interesting to see how things turns out.
The Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ list has been announced, and most of the celebs you would have guessed made the cut this year. Despite being put on blast by Kim Kardashian earlier this year, Taylor Swift has cashed in on a number of well paying gigs, nabbing her the title as the highest paid celeb under the age of 30. Tay-Tay made $170m last year. She made a full $60m more than second placed One Direction – comprising four people. Her closest individual rival was Barcelona striker Lionel Messi, who’s in the third spot with $81.5m earned in the period…
Dammy Krane releases a new jam titled ‘Girlfriend’. The singer was one of the acts that turned up for the Beat of Lagos concert, and was nothing short of his energetic best. He revealed in an interview with Urban96 radio that he would be releasing a record with 2Baba and Stonebwoy.
Oritsefemi is repentant following his fracas at club Quilox on Saturday, November 12, 2016. This time he’s asking for forgiveness from Quilox owner, Shina Peller. He took to Instagram today, November 16, 2016, asking Peller for forgiveness. He wrote, “@shinapeller remain my boss my friend and a brother for life….I know you will never ask anyone to mob me. It’s never your fault neither your management team.. v chilled with you home and abroad, you are a cool hearted person…you’ve been good to every one you v came across… I don’t know were this is coming from, but v accepted…
May D is raving mad! And he’s mad at people trying to destroy his career. The crooner was recently paraded as a camera thief on social media and he has voiced his frustration. He took to Instagram on November 16, 2016, writing, “It has come to my notice that I am now a camera thief and 70k is placed on my head… #awonoloshi they just don’t want me to be great!! So I decided to post this myself cuz I’m tired of their bullshit.. cuz it’s not funny tho.. is that what u guys wish for me? Thunder fire anybody…
Janet Jackson’s ex-husband, James DeBarge, earlier made claims that they share a secret daughter, and he insists it is true. De Barge who made an appearance at his daughter, Kristinia’s show, “Growing Up Hip Hop,” was confronted with hard questions from her and the 53-year-old held fast to his claims, Daily Mail reports. In response to his daughter’s questions about who could be her half-sister, De Barge said: “I’m tired of the secrecy. I’m tired of the truth not coming forward, and people being a coward when it comes to it. And I thought it was wise for me to…
Bovi has taken time out to remember his late mum on her birthday, November 16, 2016, when she would have turned 59. Sharing two separate posts via his Instagram page, the ace comedian penned two touching tributes to his first love, as he calls her. On one of the posts, he wrote: “Nov 16, 1957, to jan 25, 2016. You were supposed to be 59 today. But now you’re forever!” The second post he captioned, “My first love, My deepest cut! My greatest supporter, my greatest loss. You’ll always be remembered; on your birthday and your last day.” Going by…
It comes as no shock at all that Kim Kardashian West is the highest earning reality star on Forbes in 2016. The model reportedly earned an estimate of $51 million between June 2015-June 2016 before taxes and fees and has about 165.6 million social followers across all her platforms. Forbes reports that Kim’s mobile game makes up about 40% of her earnings and it won’t be stopping anytime soon. Meanwhile, as a digital entrepreneur, Kim makes a whole lot more money from her Instagram endorsements, subscription app and Kimoji than anything else. Speaking with Forbes back in June, Kim said,…
Thomas Muller admits having been surprised by accusations of arrogance and disrespect for saying Germany’s 8-0 rout of minnows San Marino had “nothing to do with professional sport”. On Sunday, Alan Gasperoni, the San Marino National Olympic Commitee’s press officer, posted an open letter to Mueller on Facebook, listing 10 reasons Germany’s trip to the minnows for a 2018 World Cup qualifier was useful. Mueller said he was taken aback by Gasperoni’s angry rant, which poked fun at the cliched German habit of wearing white socks with sandals and accused the Germans of thinking they could win by “bullying” San…
Manchester United have not given up on their Premier League title hopes yet despite dropping eight points behind leaders Liverpool, midfielder Michael Carrick has said. United have made a mixed start under manager Jose Mourinho and have drawn criticism for their lack of killer-instinct in front of goal, having scored 16 times in 11 league games. “We want to be at the top challenging. We’ve had some ups and downs along the way, it’s not to say that we’ve given up on winning things just yet,” Carrick told Sky Sports. “It’s too early for that and we’ve got too much…