Today is Mercy Aigbe’s daughter, Michelle’s, birthday. Michelle is her first child she had with her first husband before marrying Lanre Gentry. Lanre who has been at war with Mercy Aigbe over domestic violence claims won’t let their feud ruin Michelle’s birthday. The businessman took to Instagram to send her a special birthday message, making her understand she will remain his daughter forever. He wrote, “If I should have to wish you a pleasant day, I’m going to start by giving thanks to God for creating a wonderful daughter like you. I believe today is your perfect day, your special…
Author: David Folami
Veteran Nollywood actor, Olu Jacobs is a year older today, July 11, 2017. In celebration of his day, his dear wife, Joke Silva took to Instagram sharing a lovely photo with the words, “Happy Birthday gorgeous….75 is not beans !!!Thank you for all you do for me and the kids…the sacrifices. With you, we are always first. Thank you for all you have done for the industry…theatre …film…television. Here is to many more years of impact. Happy Birthday.” The Nollywood couple were recently honoured with the AMAA Lifetime Achievement Award on Saturday, June 11, 2016. He told the NetNg two…
Music mogul and rapper JAY-Z has released another mini-documentary for his new album, 4:44. The short video called “Footnotes for ‘4:44” is confessional about his rumoured infidelity his wife Beyoncé first talked about on her album “Lemonade”. The 11-minute video features deep conversations about relationships with women and interviews with Chris Rock, Will Smith, Kendrick Lamar, Chris Paul, Jesse Williams, Aziz Ansari, Mahershala Ali and Meek Mill. “This is my real life. I just ran into this place and we built this big, beautiful mansion of a relationship that wasn’t totally built on the 100 percent truth and it starts…
The Bill for an Act to amend Police Act, 2014, to provide for enlistment requirement and welfare, align punishments with realities, 2017 scaled second reading at the Senate on Tuesday. The Bill, sponsored by Sen. Remi Tinubu (APC-Lagos) scaled first reading on June 15. Leading debate on the bill, Tinubu said the Nigeria Police Force was the agency of government tasked with the maintenance of peace, law and order within the country’s border. She said that the Nigeria Police Act empowered the agency to preserve law and order among others, adding that the importance of its role could not be…
Gov Rochas Okorocha of Imo has banned traditional rulers in the State from speaking in English at official functions and while conducting affairs at their palaces. Okorocha gave the directive while handing over letters of recognition and staffs of office to 19 newly recognized traditional rulers in the State in Owerri on Tuesday. He directed that every monarch must only speak in Igbo at functions and in their palaces, adding that interpreters could be employed if the need arises. The governor said this was in a bid to ensure that the Igbo language did not die as predicted in some…
No fewer than 11 persons have been reported dead in Maiduguri after two Boko Haram suicide bombers attacked the Borno capital. It was learnt that three persons sustained injuries in the bombing which was said to have occurred around Molai Kalamari at exactly 10 pm on Tuesday, July 11. The two bombers detonated their explosives around Molai Kalamari – the second explosion took place at Sabongari Polo area of the state capital, The Cable reports, citing a security source. “I cannot specifically tell you whether the suicide bombers were male or female. But we have deployed emergency response team to…
There was no shortage of influential figures at the wedding of Ayomide, Governor Ibikunle Amosun’s daughter, who tied the knot yesterday in Abeokuta. The union happened between her and Oladipo, the son of Abike Dabiri-Erewa, a Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora. The bride and groom can be seen in their native attires – the groom in a elegantly-tailored white agbada and the bride in a lilac dress detailed with petals on the sleeves. There was also time for change of costume with the groom slipping into a black tailored-to-fit tux, contrasted perfectly with a…
Romelu Lukaku revealed that his record move to Manchester United was inspired by Paul Pogba’s arrival at Old Trafford as he began training with the Premier League giants in Los Angeles on Monday. A relaxed-looking Lukaku signed autographs for fans and posed for photos at UCLA’s Drake Stadium, where United are training this week as their five-match pre-season US tour gets under way. The 24-year-old Lukaku joined up with the United squad just hours after his reported 75 million pound ($97 million, 85.5m euro) transfer from Everton was officially completed. The five-year deal — which will see Lukaku pocket more…
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has asked the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to declare President Muhammadu Buhari incapable of performing his duties, according to section 144 of the 1999 constitution. He said since Buhari assumed office, he has spent more days treating his ill health than governing the nation, adding that the President has even become a “bad business for the cabal that imposed him” on the country. A statement issued on Monday, July 10, by Fayose’s spokesman, Lere Olayinka, quoted the Governor as saying that the presidency is confused about whether to bring Buhari back to the country or…
Sen. Ali Ndume (APC/Borno South) on Sunday expressed deep concern over the resurgence of Boko Haram attacks in Borno, and described the situation as “worrisome”. Ndume, currently serving a six-month suspension, told newsmen in Maiduguri that he would have invited security chiefs to explain what was happening, if he was in the Senate Chambers. “In Borno, we were already getting relaxed; we were sleeping with our two eyes closed. Now we are faced with a new challenge.” “If I were at the Senate Chambers, I would have moved a motion to invite those concerned to explain the recent events to…
Senator Ali Ndume, on Sunday said that he had forgivien those who molested his supporters in Maiduguri. It would be recalled that political thugs had on May 14, attacked Ndume’s supporters who gathered to welcome him at Bulunkutu and other areas of Maiduguri. The attackers also defaced mT S fICR Ndume, representing Borno South, told newsmen in Maiduguri that he had resolved the issue with key politicians in the state and forgave those who attacked his supporters. “My supporters were harrassed and molested by thugs in the metropolis despite the presence of police deployed to various locations at the time…
Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped the auditor of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Zakari Mohammed Sada. Sada was said to be travelling from Abuja to Kaduna when his car was intercepted by the kidnappers on the highway around Katari. The hoodlums whisked him into a bush and contacted his family to demand a ransom, reports said. The sum demanded by the kidnappers was not ascertained as at the time of filing this report. The could not immediately confirm the incident. In the same vein, it was gathered that gunmen suspected to be kidnappers attacked travellers around the same area of the…
Adekunle Gold is the perfect poster boy in prints for Bold Magazine Africa cover. The singer showed off different cool prints inspired tailored jacket pieces. Serving playful poses, he chose Ankara and Batik prints on jackets showing off his bold eclectic take on the different looks. The singer who hinted at launching his first ‘Adire’ inspired collection soon dished on his style as “Afrocentric. It’s pure African. I love to represent so I wear Adire. And I think everybody knows that already. I wear 100% Adire. And I feel like it’s beautiful, it makes me unique and that’s why I…
What has been your best movie performance of 2017 so far? We have seen them all this year; the good, bad, outstanding and the cringeworthy performances. There are still many great performances expected to come in the second half of the year, but, for now, we are taking a look at striking performances from Nollywood movies that were released before July 1, 2017. Enyinna Nwigwe As Gbolahan pastor, a married pastor who is forced to confront his sexuality, Nwigwe represent hundreds of Nigerian homosexuals, who live with the fear of becoming second-class citizens because of their sexuality. There’s a lot…
Fuse ODG is out with video for song titled ‘Window seat’. The visual shot in Accra, showcases the colour and vibrancy of Ghana’s capital cit& Fuse ODG’s Multi platinum collaboration hit “Light It Up”) and Canadian Duo Banx & Ranx. “It’s like my own rags to riches story! I grew up on an estate in Mitcham and now I’m travelling the world. I’m sitting on a plane, looking out of the window and thinking, ‘Wow, how did we get here?’, and feeling thankful for it.” Fuse explained.
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, on Monday said that only three million out of 180 million Nigerians possessed insurance policies to protect themselves from uncertainties. Adeosun, who made the disclosure at the ongoing 2017 National Insurance Conference (NIC) in Abuja, noted that insurance was playing critical roles in the economy. The theme of the three-day conference is: “Nigeria Open for Business.” Represented by Alhaji Mammud Dutse, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, Adeosun said that insurance was facilitating investments by reducing the amount of capital and savings needed by individuals, corporations and agencies to fight unforeseen losses.…
First Lady, Aisha Buhari, hinted at President Muhammadu Buhari’s possible imminent return when she reacted to a post on her Facebook page on Monday, July 10, 2017. The First Lady posted her cryptic message in response to another cryptic post made by Senator Shehu Sani on his own Facebook page. The senator’s message read, “Prayer for the absent Lion King has waned; Until he’s back then they will fall over each other to be on the front row of the palace temple. Now the hyenas and the jackals are scheming and talking to each other in whispers; still doubting whether…
The Federal Government has reiterated its determination to bring down the inflation rate to a single digit by 2020, the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen. Udoma Udu Udoma, has disclosed. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) May 2017 report, released in Abuja on June 14, indicated that the country’s inflation dropped to 16.25 per cent in May from 17.24 per cent in April. According to the report, this is the fourth consecutive decline in the rate of inflation since January. The bureau stated that the headline index increased by 1.88 per cent…
In recent years Chelsea have taken particular pleasure in sabotaging their Premier League rivals in the transfer market, moving with speed and devastating efficiency to acquire players who appeared destined for moves elsewhere: Cesc Fabregas to Arsenal, Mohamed Salah to Liverpool (the first time around), Pedro Rodriguez to Manchester United and, most memorably of all, Willian to Tottenham Hotspur. You can imagine, then, the bitter taste lingering in Roman Abramovich’s mouth as he swallows the medicine he so gleefully dispensed to others in the past. Romelu Lukaku was Chelsea’s top striker target this summer. Chelsea manager Antonio Conte wanted him,…
Romelu Lukaku has revealed he asked Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s permission before requesting to wear Manchester United’s No. 9 shirt next season. Lukaku, 24, sealed his move to Old Trafford on Monday after United reached a £75 million agreement with Everton last week. He wore No. 10 at Goodison Park, where he scored 71 goals in 133 games after signing permanently from Chelsea in 2014. The Belgium international will take No. 9 at United — but only after Ibrahimovic, who will undergo his rehabilitation from a knee injury at Carrington despite not having a contract, said he could. Lukaku said: “I always…