Bigger and better things! Efe Ejeba has been announced as the “Youth Ambassador of Nigeria” by Youths and Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung. The announcement was made during a courtesy visit by the Big Brother Naija winner to the minister on Tuesday, May 30. In a Facebook post shared by Dalung, he wrote: “‘Who I be?’ the popular saying of the Big Brother Naija Winner Efe Ejegba is today a voice that reminds every young person that no matter your humble beginning, your dreams are valid! “On this note, Efe Ejeba the winner of Big Brother Naija is today pronounced &…
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US pop star Ariana Grande will return to Manchester on Sunday to headline a star-studded concert in memory of the victims of the attack on her show, her publicist said Tuesday. Justin Bieber, Coldplay, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Pharrell Williams, Usher and Take That will join the “One Love Manchester” concert at the Old Trafford cricket ground to raise money for those affected by last week’s bombing, which left 22 people dead. “We will not quit or operate in fear. We won’t let this divide us. We won’t let hate win,” Grande said in a statement. “Our response to this…
After a few rounds of the guessing game, actress Anita Joseph says her friend is expecting twins and not her. In an Instagram post today, Wednesday, May 31, 2017, Anita Joseph wrote a miraculous story of how her friend who has been married for 19 years is expecting her first child- a set of twins. “I feel I owe you all this Testimony. My friend has been married for 19yrs going to 20. She has never been pregnant. And one faithful Day,i slept and saw her carrying Twins” wrote Anita Joseph, “I woke up told her,she said how? I said…
Top Nollywood actress Mercy Johnson has defended Ghanaian actress Juliet Ibrahim from an Instagram troll. The two actresses who have been close in the last few weeks were complimenting each other Instagram when a troll barged into their friendly conversation. The troll told Juliet Ibrahim to focus on getting married. Mercy Johnson was having none of it and slammed the troll. “You look foolish and you just showed everyone that you truly are foolish…May Gold help u to learn how powerful words are and how to mind your business.” Mercy Johnson surely gave him a piece of her mind. Yesterday,…
Babaeko is a writer, consumer behaviour analyst, brand development expert and motivational speaker. As a motivational speaker, the husband of acclaimed photographer, Yetunde Babaeko nurtures youths to be self-reliant. He was formerly the Business and Creative Director of an advertising agency called 141 Worldwide, one of the biggest advertising agencies in Nigeria with branches in many countries. While at 141, his team worked on several campaigns for brands including Etisalat, Tom Tom, First Bank and Multichoice. Before he joined 141, he worked with Prima Garnet Ogilvy for five years and close to 20 years at MC&A Saatchi & Saatchi. He…
Nollywood actor Yul Edochie has a few words for women in marriages. The actor took to Instagram on May 31, 2017, telling women to watch their mouth while talking to their husbands. He said, “Women have a very big role to play in making sure that these things won’t happen. And that’s respect. Respect your husband no matter what. We are Africans even if you don’t support him respect him.” “My father never hit my mum for one day. Not just because my father is a gentleman, my mum always knew when to zip up. They had a lot of…
Area Father Charly Boy has finally opened up about those feminine traits he possesses. The media personality was a guest on Adesuwa Onyenokwe’s talk show, “Seriously Speaking”. He also spoke about his tumultuous relationship with his late father and how he finally came around. When asked about reasons why he cross-dresses, Charly Boy refuted that claim saying, “I do have my feminine side. Like I asked you before this interview that “who do you want to interview? Charly Boy, Linda or the Odudu Bariba?” I don’t think you would like the Odudu Bariba because a lot of things can go…
Kate Henshaw has called out Femi Fani-Kayode for confusing her with a Biafra statement made by a ‘Ken Henshaw’ on Facebook. The actress took to her Twitter account asking Fani Kayode to take his post down. Fani Kayode has now taken down the tweets he made about her and apologised.
Nollywood filmmaker Kunle Afolayan has recovered his piece of luggage. This comes a day after sending out a distress call stating that he is stranded in Paris after he forgot his bag containing his passport, laptop and other belongings in an Uber taxi. Kunle who is currently in France for the recently concluded Cannes Film Festival took to Instagram to reveal that his bag containing his personal belongings has been found while thanking fans for their efforts. “Thanks guys for all the outburst and reaching out. @uber@uberparis brought my bag today. I really appreciate everyone who showed concern. Ire,” he…
Nigerian creative studio Insecta is suing Burna Boy for copyright infringement. According to them, the music star used a creative work of theirs without compensation. They wrote, “Towards the end of last year, we made it public that Burna Boy and Aristokrat had taken our artistic work and used it in South Africa for Burna’s performance at Essence Concert without paying or giving us any form of credit. The silence we keep and our high level of tolerance for … (Fill in the blank space) gives a lot of power to these people who take our work as creatives for…
Movie producer, Seun Egbegbe’s daughter was christened on May 31, 2017. Her mum shared some photos of her daughter who was born few weeks ago on Instagram. She wrote, “It’s double blessing in our household bless God 4 life has we christen my baby girl, n ma hubby bday God bless dem both (Amen).” Recall that Seun Egbegbe is currently in prison following his inability to meet his bail condition after he was arrested for defrauding some Bureau De Change operatives at Gbagada in Lagos on February 24, 2017. Egbegbe for the third time was re-arraigned alongside his accomplice, Oyekan…
Senate President Bukola Saraki says he did not run against Muhammadu Buhari in the 2014 Presidential primaries because he did not want to create problems for the All Progressives Congress (APC). After Saraki and some of his colleagues defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC in January 2014, there were speculations that he would vie in the party’s presidential primary election. But he later announced that he would not run against Buhari. An article by African Confidential had claimed that Saraki was one of those who stood against Buhari’s nomination as APC candidate in 2014. The publication…
Mr Ohida Muhammed, APC Youth Leader in Kogi Central, has accused the party’s leaders of “distracting the governor with petty issues”. “The APC leaders are making it difficult for the governor to do his work; they keep distracting him with very petty issues,” Muhammed told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lokoja. He said that such distractions were unnecessary because the governor had not deviated from his resolve to serve the people. According to him, “people, who are not relevant to the system, are the ones distracting Bello from focusing on the concerns of the poor”. He…
Mr Kayode Okunoren, President of Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB), has urged Nigerians to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to revitalise the economy. Okunoren made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Thursday. According to him, Nigeria is getting out of hardship but needs patience and full cooperation of Nigerians for full recovery. The NCRIB boss said that the Economic Growth Recovery Plan (EGRP) blueprint initiated by the Buhari administration was laudable and realisable, with understanding and full support of stakeholders. He said: “Obviously, this is not the best time…
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of 15 Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) out of the 27 names sent to it by the Presidency. The confirmation followed consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on INEC presented by its acting Chairman, Sen. Suleiman Nazif during Thursday’s plenary. The Senate resolved to confirm the remaining 12 nominees at a later date. Those confirmed include Prof. Godswill Obioma, Abia; James, Apam, Benue; Dr Nwachukwu Orji, Ebonyi; Dr Iloh Chuks, Enugu; Dr Nentawe Yilwatda, Plateau; Umar Ibrahim, Taraba; Mr Emeka Joseph, Imo and Obo Effanga, Cross River. Others are, Prof. Francis Ezeonu, Anambra;…
Nigerians on the platform of Global Centre for Conscious Living Against Corruption have demanded the immediate removal of Ibrahim Magu as acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The group lead by its president Gabriel Nwamba stormed the national headquarters of the EFCC early hours of Thursday, June 1, 2017. “Magu must go,” “All we are saying, Magu must go,” they chanted in loud tone. Addressing journalists, Nwamba who commended the anti-corruption crusade of the federal government however condemned Magu’s style of leadership. “The mode of operation of the EFCC under Magu has shown several cases of…
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has assured that the Fertilizer Blending Plant in the state would become functional before the end of June, this year. The governor gave the assurance after he inspected facilities and progress of work at the Plant at Auchi, Etsako-West Local Government Area of the state on Thursday. Obaseki said that with the progress of work and facilities on ground, the plant could be test run on June 10, after which full production would begin. He said that about 100 to 120 direct and indirect workers would be employed by the plant when it became fully…
A group known as the South-South Progressive Coalition (SSPC) has dissociated itself from the struggle for a Biafra nation. It also warned the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) to desist from including the people of Niger Delta in their struggle. According to Daily Post, the group also described the call for a Biafra nation is worthless and comical. The President of the SSPC, Amuna Success alleged that some those involved in the Biafra struggle are politicians and businessmen. He said “Much as we were alarmed that this avenue…
There are indications that road users may face multiple taxes as Senate moves to pass the National Roads Fund (Establishment, etc) Bill 2017. The bill, which was sponsored by Chairman of the Committee on Works, Sen. Kabiru Gaya, has scaled first and second readings and has gone for public hearing. It was listed on the Order Paper of Thursday for third reading and passage but was not considered before plenary was adjourned till Tuesday. The bill, according to report of a 16-member committee that looked into it, seeks to finance the maintenance and rehabilitation of national roads. The report stated…
The Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in charge of Southwest Zone, Mr Foluso Adebanjo, has rated Ekiti as having the lowest crime rate in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the DIG spoke in Ado Ekiti on Thursday during a working visit. “The crime rate in Ekiti is very low, in fact, the lowest in the country. The police anywhere in the world can’t do it alone without the cooperation and consent of the people. “ You need to work with critical stakeholders to achieve a crime-free society. “The Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim…