Former Senator and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Edo State, Roland Owie has urged his party members to stop criticizing Governor Adams Oshiomhole but instead focus on selling their popularity to voters. Owie, who was in office from 1999 to 2003, disclosed this during an interview with Punch on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. “Criticising another political party or candidates has no place in this game, especially when you see that whoever you are criticising has done better than you. Let’s face it. The Oserheimen Osunbor administration of one year and eight months was better than our first eight years…
Author: David Folami
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the shutting down of its official and verified Twitter account, @PdpNigeria, saying it has been compromised. Head of PDP Publicity Division, Chinwe Nnorom, made the announcement on Tuesday, April 19, in a statement via the PDP’s Facebook page. She said a new twitter account would be communicated to the public soon. “The general public may wish to recall that the official twitter handle of our great Party, the Peoples Democratic Party, @PDPNigeria was compromised sometime last year and a statement was issued to that regard to alert unsuspecting members of the public,” the…
Kiss Daniel debuts “New Era” album release date as well as the artwork for the upcoming concert and performing artistes. G-Worldwide Entertainment presents the most anticipated album concert of 2016 “NEW ERA” by Kiss Daniel on the 15th of May at Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. The performing artistes include: 2Baba, Banky W, Patoranking, Yemi Alade, Iyanya, Burna boy, Tekno, Reekado banks, Cynthia Morgan, Wande Coal, Vector Da Viper, Sugarboy, Ycee, Yung6ix, Ketchup and many more. The comedy part of the concert will feature the likes of Ay, Akpororo, Ushbebe, Sheyi Law, Pencil, with music by Dj Shabsy.…
Nollywood actress, who has been a victim of threats following her relationship gone sour with Seun Egbegbe has taken to Instagram to clear the air surrounding her kidnapping tales. Toyin in an Instagram post yesterday, April 18, 2016 addressed her affair with the movie producer. Recall that Aimakhu’s relationship with Egbegbe turned sour following a dispute they had at a movie location over her Instagram post which saw her crying emotionally while pleading with her comedian friend not to commit suicide. The ‘Alakada’ actress, whose whereabouts was unknown subsequent to the fight she had with Egbegbe was alleged to have…
After few weeks of controversy, popular blogger, Linda Ikeji, has put the beef between her and pop singer, Wizkid to rest. According to Linda Ikeji’s Blog, this happened at the office of the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni. “So Wizkid and I met with the Commissioner of Police today and when the Commissioner asked me what I wanted them to do with the case…I told him that I wanted peace.” The fans have aired their views on Twitter concerning the drama, most commenting about Ikeji’s role in the matter. The beef between the two started when Linda Ikeji’s…
Just recently, Nollywood actress, Mide Funmi Martins was in the news following rumours her marriage to actor, Afeez Abiodun aka Afeez Owo had hit the rocks. And then yesterday, Monday, April 18, 2016 it was reported that Mide Martins suffered a health emergency and had to be rushed to the hospital on Saturday, April 16, 2016. All this came after Martins revealed how her husband abandoned her and their children for months. Now, according to PHCity Traffic, sources close to both artistes said the actress feigned a heart attack and asked a friend to call Abiodun. They claim that the…
Popular South African rapper, yesterday, Monday, April 19 has revealed he is set to launch his own phone line with top cellphone brand, AG Mobile. The act surprised fans when he took to Instagram to share a photo of his soon to be cellphone. “I used to dream about days like these,” the rapper said, before revealing the details. He wrote, “Today I launch my cellphone with AG Mobile, then later on I fly out to Headline my first show in America. Just a lil African kid tryna get it.” Fans of the star are still reeling from his recent…
Rihanna is totally fine with Chris Brown discussing the tragic night he assaulted her in February 2009 in his new documentary, ‘Welcome To My Life: The Official Chris Brown Documentary’. Fans were a little worried how RiRi would feel or react when Brown announced that his new film would revisit their violent night together but it seems the 28-year-old ‘Stay’ singer is on board. “She knew about the documentary. Chris told her he was considering doing a documentary and that he would be talking about that nightmare night,” an insider tells HollywoodLife.com. “At first, she was surprised he wanted to…
Kim Kardashian has admitted that she was forced to stop breastfeeding her son, Saint West because of her daughter. While chatting with sister Khloe Kardashian in a newly released teaser of her show, ‘Kocktails With Khloe’, the 35-year-old star revealed North West was often times so jealous she fed Saint, so she stopped it. “North West stopped that for me. She would cry so much and try to pull him off me. She was so jealous she took her little milk box and put it in my bra with the straw sticking out and she wanted to drink while he…
Ini Edo hails from Akwa Ibom and has acted since she was a child in church and at school. She studied theatre arts at the University of Uyo but didn’t see herself becoming an actress back then. She was thinking of going into law or television. Ini Edo’s acting career started in year 2000. Her breakout role came when she acted in the film, ‘World Apart’(2004) and since then she has not looked back, going on to act in more than 100 films such as ‘Games women Play’ ,’Games Men Play’ and the sequel ‘Reloaded’.
Today is Nollywood actress, Ini Edo, singer Simi and actor, Deyemi Okanlawon’s birthday! Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Simi, a Mass Communications graduate, is no stranger to the Nigerian music industry. She wrote her very first song at the age of 10 and started out singing and dancing in her early teens as a member of the teenage church choir. She went on to launch her debut album in 2008, which was produced by Samklef. The album spawned hits such as ‘Ara Ile’, ‘Ogaju’, ‘Iya Temi’, to name a few. She started off as gospel with the songs in her debut…
Nollywood actress, took to Instagram today, April 19, 2016 to throw shade at someone she calls a bully. She wrote, “They never know what it feels like to be bullied and called a liar till it is done to them. Then they run around screaming,” the actress captioned a meme which read ‘We can only make big impact from collective small efforts.’ Although, it is unclear who Danjuma is referring to but all this follows in the wake of Linda Ikeji’s issue with Wizkid. The blogger was recently called out by the ‘Final (Baba N La)’ singer for reporting falsely…
Rob Kardashian has revealed that his forthcoming wedding with Blac Chyna will not be televised for an episode of ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ despite him returning to his family reality TV show. While waiting for an Uber – since his driving license was suspended for driving to Texas to rescue Chyna from jail – Kardashian said his priority is to be happy not be popular. “I’m not televising anything…I’m really just trying to be happy, that’s all,” Rob told TMZ, before adding that his famous family approves… “Everybody’s happy.” We earlier reported that Rob has been looking happier than…
Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has admitted former manager Jose Mourinho paid with his job for trusting the players “too much.” The Portuguese left the club in December with the Blues struggling at the wrong end of the Premier League after losing nine out of 16 games. The 2015 champions are now 10th — 16 points outside the Champions League places — and Fabregas said he and his Chelsea team-mates “let him down.” “I have huge respect for him — we still keep in touch right now,” the former Arsenal and Barcelona player said on Sky Sports. “The biggest problem was…
Former Germany and Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann is disappointed that it is London rivals Tottenham Hotspur who are chasing the Premier League title and not Arsenal. Lehmann, who was part of the 2003-04 team that went through the entire league season unbeaten reckons his former club have flattered to deceive again, as Arsene Wenger’s men sit 13 points behind leaders Leicester City in fourth place. Arsenal started the year at the top of the table, but have failed to get maximum points against Stoke City, Chelsea, Southampton, Swansea and Crystal Palace since. “Have they thrown it away? Yes, it’s a…
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has warned that his fast improving team have won nothing yet, while also revealing that winger Gareth Bale is now a doubt for next Tuesday’s Champions League semifinal at Manchester City. Saturday’s 5-1 stroll at Getafe was Madrid’s seventh straight La Liga win, which has helped the club move to within a point of stumbling Barcelona at the top of the table, and they will hope to continue that run when they host Villarreal on Wednesday. With just five games remaining, it is shaping up to be a pivotal week in the title race, with…
Vincent Kompany is not suffering any mental scars after almost continuous injury setbacks, according to Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini. The Chilean said the City captain was doing everything in his power to prove his fitness as the season draws to a close. City remain in the hunt for the Champions League after seeing off Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals but face a tricky tie against Real Madrid in the semis, while on the domestic front they are not assured of a top-four finish with Manchester United four points behind them. Kompany has not played since March 15 when he…
Former Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello believes Barcelona’s recent struggles are partially down to the absence of a charismatic leader like Carles Puyol, who hung up his boots in 2014. The Catalans are on a four-game winless streak in La Liga following Sunday’s 2-1 defeat against Valencia and are in serious danger of missing out on the domestic title following their poor run, while they also crashed out of the Champions League at the hands of Atletico Madrid. And Capello – who was coach of the Madrid team that pipped Barcelona to the title in 2006-07 after an impressive comeback…
Former Barcelona winger Luis Figo has called on Luis Enrique’s side to prove their mettle after Sunday’s loss to Valencia. The Liga leaders’ 2-1 defeat at Camp Nou means they are level on points with Atletico Madrid and one ahead of Real Madrid with five matches of the campaign to play. With three defeats in a row in La Liga and having lost to Atleti in the Champions League quarter-finals, pressure is mounting on the Catalans to recapture the form which saw them go 39 games unbeaten this season. Figo says that their slump is “not normal” and has challenged…
Valencia winger Santi Mina has acknowledged that an object was thrown in the tunnel following his side’s 2-1 win over Barcelona at Camp Nou. The 20-year-old scored Valencia’s second in a win which has blown the title race wide open in La Liga, with Barca now level on points with Atletico at the top of the table following three successive defeats. With tensions running high, Neymar appeared to slap Antonio Barragan on the head after the final whistle, and there are some reports that he thew a water bottle which struck the defender on the back in the tunnel shortly…