Femi Kuti, alongside Ruby Gyang, Nonso Bassey and Etuk Ubong delivered riveting performances for all who gathered at ”A night with Femi Kuti.” Saturday night, September 22 is one for the record books as Afrobeat legend, Femi Anikulapo Kuti left the Afrikan Shrine for the poolside of the Sheraton hotel in Ikeja, Lagos, as he brought the music to his fans in what was the listening party for his recently released 10th studio album, ”One People, One World.” On Air Personality, Folustorms was the anchor on the night and she wasted no time in welcoming the opening performer in the…
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Chimamanda Adichie says she was close to tears watching her mother read negative comments about her online. The award-winning author made this known during a hangout section with a group of young Nigerians in Lagos over the weekend. According to her, she was surprised by the backlash she got from the now famous question she asked Hilary Clinton during an interview. “I felt close to tears. When I got back to Lagos and there is just all of this noise and apparently it’s just all of ugliness, people said to me: ‘they are writing public letters to you. They said…
Ever since the break up of Psquare, the Okoye brothers have toed individual careers and it seems to be paying off as Peter Okoye receives his first recognition as a solo artist. This was made known by the singer through a post shared on his Instagram page [peterpsquare] on Monday, September 24th, where Mr P shared images of the award with the caption, ”Yes Guys we did it! We won!!! My very first award as a solo act! You guys made this happen. INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT RECOGNITION AWARDS. Slow and Steady but surely! God is great. To iarawards my profound thanks,…
Peter Okoye’s son, Cameron turned 10 over the weekend and photos from the party organised for him shows he had fun with his friends. Among those who showed up at the residence of Peter and Lola Okoye were close friends and family including Anita Okoye. There was a lot to drink as the kids had a lot of fun with different games at their disposal. A very proud Peter Okoye took to his Instagram page where he posted videos of the multi-talented son, Cameron. In one of the videos, he is seen showing his almost perfect dancing prowess while in…
Judge Steven O’Neill of a Pennsylvania courtroom has sent 81-year-old Bill Cosby to prison after denying him bail over sexual assault. According to various reports, Cosby was sentenced to three to 10 years in state prison by the Judge O’Neil on Tuesday, September 25, 2018. It was further reported that the comedian and actor, who was once touted as ‘America’s Dad’ was led out of the courtroom in handcuffs after his sentence. Prosecutors asked for a sentence of five to 10 years in prison for Cosby but his defense attorney asked for a sentence of house arrest, citing advanced age…
Diddy has released his own top 100 influential black people and it has the likes of Fela Kuti, Michelle Obama and Serena Williams on it. The music mogul released his special list on his Twitter page on Saturday, September 22, 2018. Other celebrities who made the list include Will Smith, Jada Pinkett, Swizz Beats, Alicia Keys, Drake. It is not clear what the criteria were that was used in coming up with this list but it’s obvious Diddy has respect for these celebrities and is probably friends with a number of them. Still talking about lists, Diddy Jay-Z and Kendrick…
Snoop Dogg has welcomed his very first granddaughter and he obviously is thrilled over it. The veteran rapper who couldn’t hide his joy took to his Instagram page on Monday, September 24, 2018, where he shared the photo of the adorable baby. “My 1st granddaughter lovely day be blessed Y’all,” he captioned the photo. So let the guessing games begin guys, what do you think she will be named Congratulations Snoop Dogg on the latest addition to your family. Back home in Nigeria, another celebrity for the first time became a grandmother. Just so you know, we are talking about…
Ahneeka is threatening to sleep with the fathers of the social media trolls who won’t let her be. The former BBNaija reality tv show contestant made her threats known on her Instagram stories on Monday, September 24, 2018. According to her, after sleeping with the fathers of these unrepentant trolls, she would determine how their education is been ran. “Until I start sleeping with your fathers to be able to wash my skin and afford nice things…then watch me dictate whether he pays your school fees or send you and your siblings pocket money…mtcheewwwww…leave people to work and earn like…
Davido has displayed doggedness during the Osun elections and Ireti Doyle is apparently on the same page. The actress in a long epistle on her Instagram praised the music star for his loyalty, passion towards his uncle’s (Senator Ademola Adeleke) bid to become the next governor of Osun state. “Who he’s campaigning for and why is immaterial and beside the point. The way i see it, if a quarter of us got involved and pursued our political preferences with as much passion, single-mindedness, loyalty, doggedness and “we die here” fervour that @davidoofficial has displayed and sustained over the last several…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has cautioned leaders of political parties, especially the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, against unguided statements and conduct that could heat up the polity. Mr Yekini Nabena, the APC National Publicity Secretary, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, particularly cautioned Secondus on his political language and conduct. “The national chairman of a political party is expected to exhibit the highest sense of patriotism, decency and decorum in public conduct and discourse. “Regrettably, the national chairman of the PDP, Prince Uche Secondus has not lived up to these basic expectations,“ Nabena…
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s hopes of a second term ticket will be formally dashed on Saturday, September 29, 2018, a top ranking aide of godfather Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, told Pulse in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. Tinubu’s rift with Ambode has been well documented. “It is finished for Ambode. He is gone. He is a bad man”, this aide said without mincing words, even though he asked that his name be left out of this story because he hadn’t been authorized to speak on the record. The phrase ‘AmboGone’ has been coined by Tinubu’s loyalists working behind the scenes to…
Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa on Tuesday said his re-election for second term would end “the politics of godfatherism in the state”. The governor recalled that the same delegates he was addressing, voted for him during the 2014 primaries “without the influence of money bags’’. He said that he was optimistic that the delegates would repeat the same gesture in the forthcoming primary elections in the state. Bindow said that his administration would continue to empower the people whom he alleged, had been neglected by the political elite in the state. According to him, “the masses made me governor and the…
Donald Duke has once again slammed the zoning policy of major political parties in Nigeria, noting that it has only given room for mediocre leaders to helm the country’s affairs. While addressing the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum in Abuja on Monday, September 24, 2018, Duke, now an aspirant on the platform of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), said zoning is not in the interest of the country. He said, “The economy is not growing because by virtue of our population growth, the economy should be growing at 4%, we must exceed our population growth and Nigeria should by…
Bukola Saraki has met with Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in Osun state, Senator Iyiola Omisore. This was made known in a statement issued on Twitter by the Senate President. The move is aimed at getting Omisore to align forces with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Osun governorship election, Ademola Adeleke. Following INEC’s declaration that the election which held in Osun on Saturday, September 22, 2018, there will be a re-run on Thursday, September 27, 2018. According to Saraki, the SDP candidate has agreed to work with the PDP to ensure victory during the re-run elections.…
The Atiku Presidential Campaign Organisation has assured delegates to the forthcoming convention of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) that the former Vice President will not let them down if chosen as the Presidential candidate of the party. The letter was signed by Mr Segun Showunmi, the Director of Media and Publicity of the Atiku Presidential Campaign Organisation. Showunmi urged the delegates to support Atiku Abubakar in his bid for the nation’s highest office by voting for him in the presidential primaries. He also charged the delegates to stand by what they believe in as the party undertakes the processes to…
Dr Kayode Fayemi on Tuesday visited Sen Iyiola Omisore, the Social Democratic Party (SDP), governorship aspirant in Ile-Ife, Osun State. Fayemi paid the visit to Omisore in his house at Oduduwa Estate, Ibadan Road, Ile-Ife. Fayemi, however, told newsmen that his visit was not on political issue, but personal. “Don’t you know that I am Omisore’s in-law and I am free to visit him anytime I wish? “Therefore my purpose of coming to Omisore is neither on political issue nor rerun election coming up on Thursday. “But I came to visit him to show my concern and care for his…
Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State has said all presidential aspirants on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) possess better leadership qualities than President Muhammadu Buhari. “Anyone who emerges PDP candidate would perform far better than President Buhari,” Dankwambo announced. He pledged his support for whoever would emerge as the party’s flagbearer to wrestle power with President Buhari at the polls in 2019. “We are about 13 aspirants jostling for PDP presidential ticket and every one of us is better than Buhari because our great party PDP has trained us so much so that we can rescue this…
The APC Campaign Council for the Osun Governorship Election has urged voters in the areas where the state’s election rerun will hold on Thursday to ignore the “ ranting’’ of the PDP and turn out en masse to vote for the ruling party.” A statement issued in Abuja by the Chairman of the Council’s Media Committee, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the threat by the PDP to challenge in court INEC’s declaration of Saturday’s election as inconclusive was “ nothing but sheer bravado.’’ ”The PDP knows that the so-called court challenge which it has threatened to mount will not fly, especially…
Bukola Saraki has solicited for the support of delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra state ahead of the party’s presidential primaries. “I came to seek your support for the presidential primary election, so I can emerge as your presidential candidate. “Nigeria is at a crossroad today, and we must redirect our country. People are asking if Nigeria is still one, many are not sure if they are still part of the Nigerian project. “We need a president who is digital, a president who knows where he hopes to move the country to, one who can represent Nigerians,…
He may have sat out PSG’s Ligue 1 clash with Rennes due to suspension, but the weekend wasn’t a total bust for Kylian Mbappe. Indeed, the PSG striker took delivery of a very special gift from none other than Pele — a man who undeniably qualifies as royalty in football circles. The 19-year-old striker displayed his present on social media, proudly holding the signed Santos jersey aloft with the Eiffel Tower in the background. The hand-written message on the shirt reads: “For Mbappe, from your friend, Pele.” “Thanks for this amazing gift, King,” the PSG prodigy said in return. Mbappe…