Peter Okoye is presently in Europe for a tour and he visited the President of Malta at her office. The singer took to his Instagram page on Wednesday, June 27, 2018, where he shared photos from his visit to President. “Before kicking off the #AllEyesOnPEuropeTour We paid a courtesy visit to her excellency Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca PRESIDENT OF MALTA Thank you for receiving us Your Excellency Tour is already a success!!! Cc @dj_ike @donflexx,” he captioned the photos. Nigerian celebrities aren’t just making waves in the country but also getting recognition from other countries and their presidents. Recall a few…
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Looks like the division among actors in Yoruba Nollywood keeps getting worse by the day with the latest being drama between Fathia Balogun and Dayo Amusa. The drama all started when Fathia Balogun took to her Instagram on Wednesday, June 27, 2018, where she posted a photo which talked about friends who backstab and laugh at each other. She went on to caption the photo with a quote. “Friendship is beautiful but when it is not getting the right things done neither is it moving you forward it’s time to check things out. Have a beautiful day my people! I…
Drake has finally put to rest the rumours of him fathering a son as he confirmed his existence on his new album. In his new album ‘Scorpion,’ Drake made reference to his son in a number of songs. Even though he has been able to keep the identity of the child away from the public, he has made him famous already. In one of the songs, ‘March 14th,’ he said: “I had to come to terms with the fact that it’s not a maybe/That sh** is in stone, sealed and signed/ She’s not my lover like Billie Jean, but the…
Big Brother Naija finalist, Lolu has just launched a Vlog – Chronicles of Lolu. Lolu made the announcement via a post on his Twitter timeline. According to the former BBNaija housemate, the Vlog is aimed at sharing his thoughts and opinions on social and personal issues. “#ChroniclesOfLolu was conceived as a result positive feedback on my diary sessions during my time in the BBNaija house. It is directed at sharing my thoughts and opinions on social, personal issues & entertainment to mention a select few. “#ChroniclesOfLolu Those memorable times have given me the platform to birth this. I am truly…
Lolo 1 is neither bothered by comments on her look nor ashamed of her body. Lolo 1, one of the characters in Funke Akindele’s Jenifa’s Diary series, says every bit of her body is carefully crafted and she won’t allow people who have no say in her creation make her feel less of her body. In an Instagram post, Lolo wrote: “Laugh in the midst of trials because none is built to last. The expiry date is on every drug purchased. An overcomer does not sit with naysayers. Every bit of us is carefully crafted. Big boobs, big stomach, big…
Ruth Kadiri has laid curses on politicians and ‘Yahoo Yahoo boys’ who are involved in human rituals for success. The beautiful actress made this known on her Instagram page on Friday, June 29, 2018, where she was very straightforward about her wishes for these alleged politicians and fraudsters. “Dear politicians, native doctors, bloodsucking ritualist, bloodsucking yahoo boys, hear me today. Except there is no God, as many of you that use any human sacrifice for the purpose of winning elections, gaining wealth and power, this period NON of you will occupy that seat or gain that wealth…and the deaths you…
It was expected that Drake’s new album, ‘Scorpion’ would break a number of streaming records, based on his star power and controversy leading to the album, and streaming platforms, Spotify and Apple Music has confirmed that indeed the album has. Scorpion shattered the Spotify record for the biggest opening day with an enormous 132 million streams on June 29, the day it was released. The record which was previously held by rapper, Post Malone for his Beerbongs & Bentley’s album, which had 78.7 million streams worldwide on its first day. However, Post’s album earned 47.9 million U.S. streams, while Drake…
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has further distanced itself from the gruesome killings of over 100 people in Plateau State in attacks allegedly carried out by herdsmen, branding gun-wielding herdsmen as criminals. While speaking during an interview on Channels Television on Thursday, June 28, 2018, the association’s national secretary, Usman Baba-Ngelzarma, said the organisation does not condone its members conducting business with dangerous weapons. He said, “I lead an assocaition who looks after the lives of the legitimate pastoralist. As far as we are concerned, whoever handles a dangerous weapon is never and will not be…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the right machinery should be put in place for solution. According to the former president, human problems need human solutions and Nigeria must find solution to massive killings across the country. “It is saddening in this day and age that this kind of barbaric thing is happening in our own country. “I have suggested and I will still say it again that we need to find out the cause of these mindless killings even among age old neighbours. “There must be a cause or causes, remote and immediate and we must deal with…
Solomon Dalung, Minister of Youth and Sports on Wednesday described Nigeria’s 1-2 loss to Argentina as unfortunate. According to Dalung, the loss was painful to Nigerians who felt it was a game that should have been easily won with everything going for the team until the dying moments of the match. “I wish to apologize for disappointing Nigerians by our early exit from the World Cup, leaving many football loving fans devastated. “We know the passion and football followership of Nigerians, but it is unfortunate that we couldn’t make it even to the next round. “The players did their best…
Prof. Wole Soyinka has called on President Buhari to make the Fulani herdsmen pay for their crimes. Soyinka said that the herdsmen have continued to cause mayhem because they have observed that the President is complacent about bringing any of them to book. This is coming after the cattle rearers allegedly killed many people in Plateau state. He also urged the President to send a firm message to the group so as to let them know that their actions are not acceptable. “The agitating question then is this: since this rampage began, has even one herdsman been brought up before…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has appealed to the Federal Government and security agencies to take necessary precautionary measures over the alleged plan to attack Southern Kaduna. Rev. Samson Ayokunle, CAN President, said this in a statement signed by Pastor Adebayo Oladeji, Special Assistant, Media and Communications to the CAN President, on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that the association`s attention has been drawn to an alleged plan to attack Southern Kaduna and areas dominated by Christians in the middle belt region of Nigeria. “While CAN is prone to dismiss these planned attacks as products of figments of imagination.…
President Muhammadu Buhari at the National Assembly (NASS) Budget Presentation[/caption]Muhammadu Buhari has described the petrol tanker explosion in Lagos on Thursday, June 28, as shocking. Over 54 cars were burnt after a petrol tanker had a brake failure on the Otedola Bridge at Berger, then hit the median and exploded. Buhari said he is very sad to learn of the tragic loss of lives, tens of vehicles, property and other valuables in the petrol tanker fire. “Sadly, this seems to be one of the greatest tragedies we have seen in recent times,” the President said. He condoled with the government…
Akinwunmi Ambode has visited the scene of the petrol tanker explosion at Berger, Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Over 54 cars were said to have been burnt beyond recognition and nine persons confirmed dead so far. Ambode was at the scene to assess the extent of damage the fire caused and also to condole with victims. Eyewitnesses said the accident occurred after a tanker laden with petrol had a brake failure and hit the median of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway; the busiest expressway and gateway into the nation’s commercial capital. What happened next was a bang and a stream of fire that immediately engulfed…
The Presidency has condemned the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for exploiting the recent mass murder of people in Plateau State for political gains. At least 100 people in Plateau State were gruesomely killed in attacks allegedly carried out by herdsmen on Saturday, June 23, 2018. Muslim Fulani herdsmen were reported to have killed dozens of people in several communities in Plateau on Saturday, leading to subsequent retaliation by locals who reportedly targeted Muslims in some communities. Amid criticism of the federal government’s handling of the conflict which has escalated from clashes between herders and farmers, the PDP declared seven…
Yemi Osinbajo has said that the federal government is decentralizing power generation and distribution in the country. Osinbajo said that the decentralization of power sources in Nigeria would give opportunities to organizations and industries to procure power for eventual distribution among consumers. He stated that the exercise would make it much easier to enjoy power supply even to residential houses across the country. “The ongoing solar system electrification project across various markets in the country is part of the measure to decentralize power generation in the country. “We are licensing companies to provide power to companies, markets and several economic…
Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a review of the operation of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) to transform it into a responsible police unit, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. While speaking at a town hall meeting at the launch of National Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, MSMEs, Clinics in Ibadan, Oyo State on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, Osinbajo said the president is concerned with the unit’s conduct and has already ordered its review. He said, “Many people are complaining about the atrocities of SARS, people are saying there should be no more SARS. SARS as you know is anti-robbery squad but…
The dispute between artiste, Kiss Daniel and his former label, G-Worldwide doesn’t seem to be letting up as the case, which is currently in court, will be due for hearing again come June 26. This time, information has it that both parties will attempt to settle out of court. According to information, the label is claiming ownership of songs like ‘4 Dayz’, and ‘For You’, a collaboration with WizKid, both from the artiste’s ‘Evolution’ album. The label is also claiming the artiste’s new name, ‘Kizz Daniel’. A statement released by the management of G-Worldwide reads; “The matter of G-Worldwide Entertainment…
Kylie Jenner is a bonafide social media maven—and she just got Time’s stamp of recognition to prove it. Along with her famous brother-in-law Kanye West and more familiar names, the 20-year-old makeup mogul was included in the magazine’s 2018 unranked list of the 25 Most Influential People on the Internet. With more than 100 million followers on Instagram alone, the reality star is one of the most beloved famous figures online and proved her devoted following one step further this year when she revealed the name of her firstborn, Stormi Webster, with a simple close-up photo of the star holding…
Kendrick Lamar spoke up about the N-word a month after calling a white female fan out for not skipping the word as she sang along to one of his songs on stage at an Alabama music festival. In a Vanity Fair profile published online Thursday, Lamar requested that fans just “let [him] have this one word.” “Let me put it to you in its simplest form,” Lamar told the publication. “I’ve been on this earth for 30 years, and there’s been so many things a Caucasian person said I couldn’t do.” He continued, “Get good credit. Buy a house in…