Mary Remmy Njoku is a Nollywood actress and producer, popular for “Blackberry Babes,” “Bloodline,” “Brave,” “Husbands of Lagos” among others. Born on March 20, 1985, the actress grew up in Mile 2 Estate, Amuwo Odofin, Lagos, and attended Amuwo Odofin High School and Navy Town Secondary School, Lagos. Mary Remmy made her acting debut in the movie “Home Sickness,” which featured her alongside Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha. She became a household name after starring in the movie “Blackberry Babes.” The actress married Jason Njoku (iRoko TV CEO) in Festac, Lagos on 18 August 2012. In May 2013, Mary Remmy-Njoku, her husband…
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The Special Assistant on New Media to President Muhammadu Buhari, Lauretta Onochie recently posted a tweet mocking Senator Dino Melaye. Onochie said “So the claim that Sen. Dino Melaye graduated from Ahmadu Bello University {ABU}, is not true? No wonder!” Sahara Reporters earlier reported that lecturers at Department of Geography in Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) said that Melaye did not graduate from the school. They also claim that the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Lawal Daura is aware of the situation but chose to cover it up. Meanwhile, Senator Dino Melaye has dared Sahara Reporters to indict…
Former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will return to the dugout in Michael Carrick’s testimonial. After 11 years at Manchester United, Carrick has gotten his testimonial which will happen in the summer. For the testimonial, Ferguson who retired in 2013 will return to the dugout for the fixture between his United’s 2008 Champions League-winning side against an All-Star XI. “I think the best bit will be seeing the players, to be honest with you,” Ferguson who is Manchester United’s most successful manager ever told MUTV. “No [I don’t miss managing]. I miss the big games of course but I…
Bayern Munich’s domination threatens the Bundesliga’s reputation and their rivals must show more ambition in order to close the gap, the German Football League (DFL) boss has warned. Bayern’s 1-0 win at Borussia Moenchengladbach on Sunday left the reigning German champions 13 points clear of second-placed RB Leipzig with just nine games left. Barring an unlikely collapse it is just a matter of time before a fifth consecutive league title caps coach Carlo Ancelotti’s first season in charge. “We are addicted to the feeling of winning, we are greedy and want to continue on our path,” Thomas Mueller said after…
Ahead of England’s friendly games against Germany on Wednesday, March 22, striker Marcus Rashford has unveiled the new strip they will use for the game. Rashford is one of the strikers along with Jamie Vardy and Jermain Defoe in England squad for the friendly. The young Manchester United striker models the new Nike away kit which will replace the current red version. England will use the blue jersey for the first time in the friendly game against Germany in Dortmund. Ahead of the friendly game, Rashford is looking forward to being part of England squad. “I’ve already gone through obstacles…
Manchester City face a charge of failing to control their players by the Football Association for their surrounding the referee Michael Oliver when he awarded a penalty in the 1-1 draw with Liverpool on Sunday. Oliver, the same referee who was surrounded by Manchester United players in the fractious FA Cup quarter-final with Chelsea last week and resulted in the club being fined £20,000 (23,000 euros, $24,700), awarded a penalty to Liverpool when he judged Gael Clichy to have fouled Roberto Firmino in the 50th minute. “It is alleged that in or around the 50th minute of the fixture, the…
Media Personality and author Toke Makinwa has a few words of advice for fans this week. The “On Becoming” writer took to Twitter on Monday, March 20, 2017, to share words of advice to employers who make people work for them for free with the promise of exposure. Makinwa while talking about her experience of being made to work for free, disclosed she would never let any one work for her without adequate renumeration. Toke just got back from hosting a meet and greet and book signing in London.
Chinny Love Eze is accusing Ubi Franklin of copyright theft and she says she if ready to fight him with all she has got. The filmmaker took to her Instagram page on Monday, March 20, 2017, to call out the MMMG boss over a script titled, “Bruised”, which she claims is her intellectual property. She made it clear that she only took to social media to reveal the issues because Franklin had blocked her on Whatsapp, alleging that he was trying to cut her out of the deal they had where they agreed to work on the script together. Lets…
Nollywood diva Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde is currently in Morocco with hubby, Captain Ekeinde. The mum of four was invited to the Crans Montana Forum 2017, in Dakhla, Morocco as a guest speaker. Gushing about her experience at the forum, she wrote on Instagram, “Speaking on the same platform as #Revjessejackson has been one of the many highpoints at #cransmontanaforum17 what?! He was fighting for human rights before I was even born. What an Honour. Second was a presenter who was so moved by our interview she prayed for me… Never experienced this. So thankful. #cmf human rights,” alongside a photo of…
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has reaffirmed that Continuous Voter Registration would begin across the country, in April. Yakubu gave the assurance on Monday in Abuja at the commission’s quarterly meeting with the media. He said that during the exercise, efforts would be made to ascertain dead persons on the voter register and eliminate them, adding that cases of transfers of voting points would also be handled. He said that the commission was approaching the update of the register with all cautiousness because of its sensitivity and importance in the electoral process. “Election is essential…
The Minority Leader and Deputy Minority Whip of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Ibrahim Alkali (PDP-Lafia North) and Mohammed Muluku (PDP-Nassarawa Eggon East), have defected to All Progressives Congress (APC). Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi, the Speaker of the House, who read the duo’s defection letters on Monday, congratulated them “for taking the right decision. “We will continue to partner each other in order to move the party, the state and the country forward for the benefit of our people”, he said. Speaker Balarabe-Abdullahi assured of the assembly’s readiness to continue to enact laws that have direct bearing on the lives…
A group, Concerned Nigerian Youth Development Organisation (CYNDO), has said that no intimidation can stop former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar from contesting the 2019 presidential elections. The comment was made on the group’s behalf by its National Coordinator, Comrade Joel Edegba. “We in Concerned Nigerian Youth Development Organisation, CNYDO, commends the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for the first time to promptly release an election time table ahead of 2019. It is an indication that the electoral body is very prepared and ready to conduct elections. We commend their move and early preparation,” Edegba said. “We have it on record…
Rapper, Vector, bids for more success in a spiritual angle in the video of his song, ‘Adurah’. With a fervent belief in prayer, he mused about some of his life goals while attributing his current achievement to God. The new comedy sensation, Woli Arole was on hand to give his motivational prophesies in the video.
Tekno is out with the release of his ‘Rara’ video creatively illustrated by Director Q. The singer properly brought to the screen his concerns regarding the sorry plight of his compatriots dealing various difficulties. A combined show of activism and musical dexterity, Tekno brings on his skills in a song he co-produced with Selebobo. Enjoy!
Zara Larsson features Nigerian pop singer, Wizkid in an electrifying song titled ‘Sundown’. This is off the 2016 MTV Europe Music Awards winner’s “So Good” album released on Friday, March 17, 2017. Wizkid continues his exploration of his new sound of dancehall on the track, a new skill acquisition that has seen him excel internationally.
Eddie Murphy tweeted a photo of Vanessa Bell Calloway as Imani Izzi in her dress with the caption “Coming to America sequel? As the tweet generated excitement on the social media, it was immediately deleted alongside Eddie’s account. There has been speculations that the tweet was deleted because it wasn’t time for the information to be made public. Directed by John Landis, the 1988 classic “Coming to America” tells the story of a prince from an African kingdom who embarks on a journey to America to find a wife. The original film was based on a story originally created by…
Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh will not be slowed down by her marital issues. The mum of one who recently separated from her husband is busy with her charity work. Tonto who has been empowering school students across the nation took to Instagram on March 16, 2017, to share this photo. “Impacting the lives of the younger generation is a worthy course. Education is Power!!” she wrote alongside it. Keep it up Tonto Dikeh!
On Sunday, March 19, 2017, TTT became the sixth housemate to officially leave the Big Brother Naija house. TTT, Debbie Tboss and Efe were up for possible eviction this weekend. Many predicted who would get evicted this weekend. And they were right. 6’7 and proudly ‘made in Naija,’ he is a choreographer and performed at the opening of Big Brother Nigeria first edition in 2006. TTT is married with two kids. He was romantically involved with Bisola.
General Overseer of the INRI Evangelical and Spiritual Church, Primate Ayodele Elijah, in his second quarter prophesy, has said President Muhammadu Buhari would resign. He said some Governors will gang up against Buhari as he would also face serious political challenges. The cleric stated that the President would resign on health grounds unless prayers are intensified for him. Ayodele, who lamented that his prophecies have not been given needed attention, said he had predicted the rejection of the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Magu, the death of General Samuel Ogbemudia and that of General…
Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose on Sunday night announced his government’s interest in the case of a woman beaten by some policemen in Ado Ekiti on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that the state governor, Mr Ayo Fayose made this known while speaking on a monthly public enlightenment programme, “The Governor Explains”. He disclosed that an investigation panel has been set up to probe what actually transpired between the woman and the police. He said the investigation will unravel the policemen that beat the woman. The governor said he was particularly disturbed by media reports linking policemen…