Nigerian pop star, D’banj‘s highly publicised tour of the United Kingdom, earlier scheduled for Manchester on November 11, Birmingham on November 12 and London on November 13, 2016, has failed to hold. The tour was to be his first performance in UK in almost four years and was meant to be hosted by Capital Xtra’s DJ Abrantee with support performance from Tekno. In an exclusive chat with Thenetng, D’banj confirmed and explained why the tour didn’t hold. In his words, ‘The promoters promised to secure the work permit and apparently didn’t and wanted me to perform without one and I…
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Veteran Yoruba actress, Kudirat Ajimati, is dead. She reportedly passed on Tuesday morning, November 15, 2016, in Ogun State. Ajimati has since been buried according to the Islamic rites and customs. She is survived by an aged mother. Naij reports that the news of her death was shared on social media by the Theatre Arts and Movie Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN),Ogun State chapter of which she was a member. The post read: “It saddens our association, Theatre Arts and Movie Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN),Ogun State Chapter, to announce the untimely death of our beloved sister/colleague Kudirat…
Nollywood actor, producer and singer, Saint Obi, is also today’s birthday boy. Well loved by many, he was once tagged the ‘James Bond’ of Nollywood for his macho man roles and stunts. He stepped into the film scene in the 90s and graced our screens from then up until the early 2000s. The actor created a lot of buzz when he starred in Zeb Ejiro’s “Sakobi – The Snake Girl”. He has starred in over 60 Nollywood films including “Take Me to Maama”, “Festival Of Fire”, “Just A Mission”, “State Of Emergency” and “Final Whistle”.
“Pulp Fiction” star Samuel L. Jackson is to join the cast of Oscar-winning actress Brie Larson’s directorial debut “Unicorn Store,” producer Rhea Films announced on Monday. Jackson, nominated for an Academy Award and four Golden Globes over a 44-year acting career, will play opposite Joan Cusack (“Working Girl,” “School of Rock”) and Bradley Whitford, star of Amazon’s “Transparent.” Based on an original script by Samantha McIntyre, “Unicorn Store” centers on a woman who moves back in with her parents and receives an invitation to a store that will test her ideas of what it really means to grow up. The…
Oge Okoye turns 36-years-old today, November 16, 2016. Okoye is from Nnewi in Anambra State. The actress landed her first acting role in “One Dollar”, where she played a supporting role. Since then, she has stared in over 100 Nigerian films including “Blackberry Babes”, “Forbidden Choice”, “Black Bra” and “Blood Sister”. She is also a titled chief – Igolo Nwanyi 1 of Amoli kingdom in Awgu local government area of Enugu State. Okoye is a graduate of Theatre Arts from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.
Duncan Mighty’s crime mate and sister, Vivien, is a year older today, November 16, 2016. And in celebration of her day, he penned an amazing tribute to her. “My world’ my wife’ my joy’ my mumu button’ my crime mate’ my Tata’ my mama’ my sister’ my friend’ the mother of my adorable ICON MIGHTY’ thank u for making me a husband’ if I know say Na so marriage dey sweet I for don marry u so many years ago.. I kept on thanking God I found u’ my staffs’ my friends ‘ my relatives and those around me always…
Adokiye Kyrian might be rethinking her decision to remain a virgin. The singer, real name Adokiye Ngozi Kyrian Yvonne, often talks about how she was able to keep her virginity till adulthood and is determined on remaining a virgin until marriage. Now it seems like she just might reconsider that if Davido offers his services. In a recent interview with New Telegraph, the Jombolo crooner says she’s ready to auction it. When asked if she would consider auctioning her virginity, “My brother, I no fit lie to you oh, if this economy situation continues, well, I would be left with…
Popular Nigerian singer, D’banj, has been sued by technology company, MindHub for owing over N100, 000, 000 naira. In a document exclusively released to Pulse on November 16, 2016, it appears that the Kokomaster signed a memorandum of understanding with the technology company on October 19, 2012, for the promotion of a concert organised by his media house, D’Kings Men Media LTD. MindHub invested the sum of the sum of $500,000 and N20 Million for the organisation of concerts. Apparently, the contract states that the 35-year-old would be personally liable for the payment of the sums of money in the…
Seems like Denrele Edun has finally carrried out his threat and has taken the feared plunge. The controversial TV star shared some wedding shots of himself with fellow actress, Onyii Alex, on Instagram on November 16, 2016. “A good WIFE is one who serves her husband in the morning like a mother does, loves him in the day like a sister does and pleases him like a prostitute in the night. About time I got married… My Heartbeat @onyiialex01 #HowToPlayAPlayer,” he captioned the photos. And those shots have got fans talking.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, is driven by a burning desire to become Nigeria’s President. It’s an ambition that dictates every course of action the man has taken since Nigeria’s return to democracy. Atiku wants to be President so bad, he’ll give an arm and leg to make that dream become reality. It’s also one ambition that may ultimately consume the man who harbours them. And it hasn’t been for want of trying. Atiku was barely a year into his job as Governor of Adamawa State in 1998 when he was drafted into the PDP presidential campaign as Olusegun Obasanjo’s…
Finance Minister, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun has constituted a committee to recover N450 billion operating surpluses, which 31 agencies of government failed to remit. The Special Media Adviser to the Minister, Mr Festus Akanbi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday, November 15. The Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2007 stipulates that any Federal Government funded agency that generates revenue must remit 80 per cent of its profit as operating surplus into the Consolidated Revenue Funds accounts. The Fiscal Responsibility Commission that is in charge of executing this, has always called attention to the fact that many of the Federal Government MDAs…
Femi Fani-Kayode, a former minister of aviation has reacted to the election of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States of America. Fani-Kayode who regained freedom on Monday, November 14, 2016, described Trump’s victory as a blessing to America. The former minister of aviation said Trump’s victory is a fulfilment of prophecy. “The election of Donald Trump as President of the United States of America is a blessing,” he wrote on his Facebook wall. “I said it would happen and it did. His election is a fulfilment of prophecy. He is unstoppable and he will do wonders,”…
The Kaduna state Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has described as false, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s claim that he is not corrupt. He alleged that Atiku was implicated in the $40m Halliburton scandal involving American congressman, William Jefferson. Governor El-Rufai also dared the former VP to travel to the United States if he has no skeleton in his cupboard. According to Daily Post, El-Rufai said Atiku is trying to polish his image so he can vie for President in 2019. The outspoken Kaduna Governor also denied offering Transcorp shares to the former Vice President. El-Rufai said “This statement is issued in response…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is investigating the Mavrodi Mondial Movement (MMM) investment scheme, its spokesperson has said. EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, also spoke on the House of Representatives order to shut down the scheme. “We can only arrest people based on the evidence that we have. The House made a resolution but the resolution is a public announcement,” Uwujaren told Daily Post. “We have always been advising people not to patronize wonder banks because experience over time has shown that their activities are not sustainable. “If you get involved in it, you will eventually get hurt. What…
Militant group, Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) has blown up another pipeline in Bayelsa State. The latest attack occurred at the Nembe 1, 2 and 3 trunk line which is jointly operated by Agip, Oando and Shell Petroleum Development Company. NDA spokesperson, Mudoch Agbinibo made the disclosure via a statement released on Tuesday, November 15. “At about 11.45pmNovember 15, 2016, our elite Strike Team 03 struck Nembe 1, 2 and 3 truck line operated by Agip, Oando and Shell with supply capacity of 300,000 barrel per day to Bonny export terminal in Bayelsa State,” Agbinigbo wrote. “This is in response to…
The United Nations warned Tuesday that 75,000 Nigerian children risk dying in “a few months” as hunger grips the country’s ravaged northeast in the wake of the Boko Haram insurgency. Boko Haram jihadists have laid waste to the impoverished region since taking up arms against the government in 2009, displacing millions and disrupting farming and trade. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has reclaimed territory from the Islamists but the insurgency has taken a brutal toll, with over 20,000 people dead, 2.6 million displaced from their homes, and famine taking root. UN humanitarian coordinator Peter Lundberg said the crisis was unfolding at…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Federal High Court doesn’t have the power to stop the prosecution of judges accused of corruption. Buhari made the argument through his lawyer, Chiesonu Okpoko, in objection to a suit filed by one Olukoya Ogungbeje to stop the government from trying the judges. Ogungbeje is urging the court to terminate the trials due to a “sting operation” carried out by the officers of the Department of State Services (DSS) on the judges. Buhari’s lawyer however argued that the court lacks the jurisdiction to entertain the suit and that the plaintiff has not disclosed…
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has warned the Federal Government not to scrap the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). NUPENG also told the FG not to go ahead with plans to scrap the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and the Petroleum Products Pricing and Regulatory Agency (PPPRA). The agency gave the warning via a statement released by its President, Igwe Achese. The statement reads: “The current back door policy to retrench workers in the Federal Government Corporations will not augur well for the industrial peace and harmony in the oil and gas sector under the…
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has said that the Boko Haram insurgency would have been properly handled if he was president at the time it broke out. Atiku made the comment on Tuesday, November 15, while speaking at the American University of Nigeria (AUN) in Yola, Adamawa state. “If I were the President of Nigeria when Boko Haram erupted, I could have used all means at my disposal to avert it,” he said according to Vanguard. “When we were in government in 2002, a similar incident which should have been more deadly erupted in Yobe state and we immediately contained…
Popular comedian, Seyi Law, is taking the bull by the horns come 2019. The jester has revealed plans to run for the Nigerian presidency in the next three years. “I am ALETILE OLUWASEYITAN LAWRENCE aka SEYILAW and I am running for the highest office in the land in 2019,” he wrote on Instagram November 15, 2016. “It is time to take the bull by the horns. Youthful and working. A new Nigeria,” he wrote on Twitter. “Why aim LOW when you can aim HIGH? I believe that the status quo must change for Nigeria to regain its place as a…