Senator Danjuma Goje, the chairman Senate committee on appropriation has blamed the delay in the passage of the 2017 budget on the raid of his house by the Police. Speaking during plenary on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, Goje said the Police searched his house for four hours. Senator Goje noted that the Police left with valuable items used by his committee while working on the budget. “The Police searched my house for 4 hours,” Goje said. “They left me, my family members and well-wishers traumatized and frightened. “At the end of the raid, they left with N18 million; $19,000; 4000…
Author: David Folami
A photo of Rihanna and Lupita Nyong’o has sparked a film idea on Twitter and they have both taken to the social media site to say they are up for it. The 2014 fashion show photo was shared by fans with the comment: “Rihanna looks like she scams rich white men and Lupita is the computer smart best friend that helps plan the scams”. It caught the attention of Oscar winner Nyong’o a few days ago and now Rihanna has tweeted she is up for it too. Fans have gone crazy for the idea. Lupita saw the tweet a few…
Last year, Young Thug released an excellent new album called JEFFERY. Tonight, he took to Twitter to reveal that a follow-up, executive produced by Drake, was on the way. “Singing album this week…” he tweeted before revealing what appears to be the album’s title: E.B.B.T.G. or Easy Breezy Beautiful Thugger Girls. Find the tweets below. The reveal follows a string of successful recent features for Thug, among them two credits on Drake’s More Life, Rick Ross’ “Trap Trap Trap,” and the sing-heavy guest spot on Calvin Harris’ “Heatstroke.” Thug has also been sharing new solo songs, including “Safe” and “All…
A series of sell-out concerts by British megastar Adele lifted hotel occupancy rates in the struggling Brisbane market by 12 per cent in March and also boosted the performance of Sydney and Melbourne hotels, new figures show. In Brisbane, hotel occupancy rates surged to almost 79 per cent over the month compared with 70.5 per cent for the same month last year, according to figures compiled by hotel research firm STR. This generated strong 9.4 per cent growth in revenue per available room (RevPAR, the key industry metric) for Brisbane hotel owners and operators. The success came on the back…
After dropping a loosie called “The Heart Pt. 4,” Kendrick Lamar chose to lead his new album DAMN. with “HUMBLE.” Produced by Mike WiLL Made-It. But in a new interview with NPR, the Atlanta producer reveals the beat was originally meant for Gucci Mane. “With ‘HUMBLE.,’ I knew that beat was going to capture a moment,” says Mike in the interview. “It just felt real urgent. I made that beat [last year] when Gucci Mane was getting out of jail; I made it with him in mind. I was just thinking, damn, Gucci’s about to come home; it’s got to…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged Nigerians of voting age to come out en masse to participate in the Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) registration, preparatory to the 2019 general elections. The party made the call in Abuja on Wednesday in a statement signed by Mr Dayo Adeyeye, its National Publicity Secretary, National Caretaker Committee. Adeyeye said the advice became necessary, following the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s announcement of the commencement of a nationwide Continuous Voter Registration from Thursday. “We urge all citizens who did not register in the last exercise to come out en masse and register to…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he’s not harassing the family of his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan. Jonathan is said to have made the allegation in a book titled “Against the Run of Play” which was written by the Chairman of ThisDay’s Editorial Board, Olusegun Adeniyi. Buhari however denied the claims via a statement released by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. The statement reads: “We make bold to state unequivocally that President Buhari harasses nobody; he merely allows the law to take its course.” “For the umpteenth time, we say that anybody without a skeleton in his…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed May 20, for the conduct of bye-election into Mashi/Dutsi Federal Constituency in Katsina State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the election was sequel to the death of the member representing the constituency, Alhaji Sani Bello on Feb.15, 2017. The INEC’s Administrative Officer, Mr Yunusa Kura made this known on Wednesday in Katsina during a stakeholders meeting. Kura said that political parties were expected to conduct their primary elections between May 1st and 4th, 2017. He said that public campaigns by political parties shall commence from May 5th and end…
Jose Mourinho refused to discuss Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s Manchester United future on Wednesday in the wake of the Swedish striker’s season-ending knee ligament injury. Ibrahimovic, 35, suffered a serious knee injury in last week’s Europa League victory over Anderlecht and was due to undergo surgery in the United States this week. United and Ibrahimovic had been in talks over extending his one-year contract, which expires at the end of the season, but Mourinho would not entertain questions on the player’s future. “I don’t know, I don’t want to know. I’m not interested in it, I don’t care about it,” said the…
Sunderland manager David Moyes has been charged after suggesting to a female reporter she might “get a slap”, England’s Football Association announced on Wednesday. Moyes, 54, made the remark, for which he has apologised, to BBC reporter Vicki Sparks following Sunderland’s 0-0 draw with Burnley in the Premier League on March 18. “David Moyes has been charged in relation to comments made after the game against Burnley on 18 March 2017,” the FA said in a statement. “It is alleged the Sunderland manager’s remarks were improper and/or threatening and/or brought the game into disrepute.” Moyes, the former Manchester United manager,…
Mauricio Pochettino claimed Tottenham’s gritty 1-0 win at Crystal Palace showed they were ready to pounce if Chelsea stumble in the title race. Pochettino’s side closed the gap on leaders Chelsea to four points with five games left after Christian Eriksen’s late strike clinched a victory that looked unlikely for long periods at Selhurst Park on Wednesday. Well below their best as they struggled to shake off the frustration of last weekend’s FA Cup semi-final loss to Chelsea, it seemed Tottenham were about to squander a chance to keep pace with Chelsea before finally recovering their composure. It was exactly…
The Godfather of Nigerian comedy, Ali Baba has spoken about if and when he will delve into Nigerian politics. Ali Baba, is one of Nigeria’s greatest stand-up comedians whose professional career spans over 22 years. The veteran comedian is also known for constantly voicing out his opinion on societal, economic and religious issues. He was spoken to at Generally Speaking 2.0 and he discussed politics and his stance on Big Brother Nigeria. It’s obvious you are well-versed in politics, are you considering contesting for a political position anytime soon? No, not with the political dynamics as it is. The political…
Residents of Garden City of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, relished a laughter-filled Easter Sunday as some of the continent’s funniest comedians treated inhabitants of the oil-rich city to sublime funtainment at the Glo Laffta Fest comedy show held in Port Harcourt. The Glo Laffta Fest, rated as Nigeria’s most popular comedy tour brand, organised by the data grandmasters, Globacom, was held at the Aztech Arcum, Stadium Road, Port Harcourt Port Harcourt. The star attraction of the night was the home-grown talent, Arinze Baba, who tore the hall apart with imaginative stories and incredible punch lines, finishing his routine to an…
Teebillz is looking back at how far he has come since he made allegations that almost destroyed his marriage to Tiwa Savage, and the talent manager is thankful. Yesterday, the husband of Tiwa Savage took to his Instagram page to reveal that it’s already one year since he dragged the singer on social media, and added that he never knew he would ever have the reason to smile again. “About a year ago I never thought I will have a reason to laugh again. But God’s Mercies and Grace are beyond human COMPREHENSION,” said Teebillz, adding, “When you are in…
The Mabala Noise DJ duo Major League finally released their highly anticipated single ‘Do Better’. The track connects the South of the continent to the west. Furthermore there’s versatility of genres, KLY for RnB, Riky Rick for hip-hop and for dancehall/reggae. The song cuts across with a mellow hook from KLY that says it all and makes it easy to sing along. Enjoy.
Nollywood actress Uche Elendu in a note talks about her struggle with endometriosis. She took to Instagram today, April 26, 2017, to write about the amazing miracle surrounding the birth of her daughter, Osinachi. Elendu in an emotional post wrote, “Once upon a time, 1-year ago my life was lit up with a light so bright and my story changed to the glory of the Almighty God… Osinachi is your name because u r truly from God. My miracle baby, a child that defied all medical results and was conceived, a child that beat “Endometriosis” and saved her mother from…
There’s a new comedy movie on the block and we hope it delivers. Produced by IK Ogbonna and shot by Damijo Efe Young, the comedy film is titled “Excess Luggage”. It stars Mike Ezuruonye, IK Ogbonna, Denrele Edun and joined by Lisa Omorodion, and others.
Former governor of Jigawa, Sule Lamido, has challenged the transfer of his criminal suit at Federal High Court, Abuja, from Justice Adeniyi Ademola to Justice B. O. Quadri for determination. The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta, transferred the case to Quadri following Ademola’s arraignment and trial in an Abuja High Court. Lamido and his two sons, Aminu and Mustapha, and two others, were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in September 2015. They were arraigned before Justice Ademola on a 27-count charge bordering on alleged abuse of office and money laundering. Following…
Ibrahim Magu, the Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says the commission will soon launch its anti-corruption programme in universities across the country. Magu disclosed this to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday on the sideline of the opening ceremony of a capacity building workshop on the use of beneficial ownership information and the recovery of assets in Africa. He said that the anti-corruption programme would be similar to that of “Women Against Corruption”. “We are already talking with the universities; we are looking at starting with University of Lagos and Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) where we will launch…
Lagos State had a local debt stock of N311.7 billion as at Dec. 31, 2016, according to the Debt Management Office. The state, referred to as the commercial hub of Nigeria, had the highest local debt stock in the country during the period. A document posted on the Website of DMO disclosed that total local debts of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was N2.958 trillion as at December 31, 2016. Delta followed Lagos with N241.3 billion in local debts, while Akwa Ibom came third with N155.4 billion in local debts. The three states were followed by…