Author: David Folami

Nollywood actress, Adunni Ade has issued a warning to fans and followers recently. According to her, a certain person has been using her name to dupe people on Facebook. She took to Instagram today, June 30, 2016 writing, “Plix I need your attention! I’ve been made aware somebody wants to give Yall Samsung deal… it ain’t from me. Check profiles and all b4 chatting this imposters up. It’s not me o! Ehen! I yaf warn you o!” The actress recently came for people criticizing baby mamas. The single mother of two was quick to defend her status via a post…

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Definitely one of the hottest women in the Nigerian entertainment industry, Adunni Ade has set many hearts to racing. The stunning Nollywood actress who just relocated from the state with her two kids, has revealed that she never gave up on love and still hopes to get married. Although never married, Adunni tells Sunday Beats that she is still “a sucker for love”. “I haven’t ruled out marriage. I am a big sucker for love. With the things I have experienced in the past, you may think I would give up on love but I am a big sucker for…

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Jesse Jagz has been walking around with a denture and we didn’t even notice that! The popular rapper in a rapid fire question segment with revealed his front tooth is artificial thanks to brother, MI Abaga. “My front tooth is chipped. It has been chipped for years because me and MI had a fight,” he said. “I was six he was nine. In the middle of the fight, he sucker punched me. Boom! Tooth flew out. So my front tooth is artificial,” he added. That’s not all, apparently, Jagz has been arrested once upon a time but he refused to…

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After the Buckwyld ‘n’ Breathless concert on September 3, 2016, at Eko Hotel & Suites in Victoria Island which was headlined by 2face Idibia and M.I, a few sites claimed that singer Djinee had reconciled with M.I after 3 years of bad blood. It was reported that the pair had a falling out 3 years ago. Djinee has however denied these claims. Speaking exclusively, the singer said that he and M.I have always been on good terms. “That information is false and there isn’t any basis to back that statement. Like no one has stated a reason for the alleged…

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First impressions do matter! M.I Abaga just took on a new signee during his stage performance at the Star Music Trek concert holding in Abuja. The Chocolate City Music CEO, offered the new act, Young Incredible, a one-year internship deal in his label. Young Incredible was introduced to the rapper at the event holding at the Old parade ground, Garki. During M.I’s performance, the upcoming rapper was invited on stage to rap by the MC of the event, Gbenga Adeyinka, and he succeeded in winning the Choc City Boss’ heart. Young Incredible freestyled much to the amazement of the thrilled…

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Chief Letep Daban, the Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Plateau chapter, has described the defection of Sen. Joshua Dariye from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to APC as a welcome development. He made the remark in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Jos. Daban, who said that the party was highly delighted to receive Dariye, added that his defection would make the APC stronger. He noted that defection was the best decision to take as a politician at the moment “because it will be unwise for the distinguished senator to continue to be…

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Benue Governor, Samuel Ortom, has been accused of running a corrupt and deceitful government. Ortom’s predecessor, Gabriel Suswam made the accusations on Tuesday, October 11 while addressing an executive committee of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP,) in Makurdi. He also said that the Governor has militarised democratic governance by arbitrarily arresting members of PDP unjustifiably. Suswam said: “The government has resorted to appointing sole administrators for the 23 local government areas of the state, a development that is not known in a democratic setting. “It is for these reasons that I will continue to raise alarm and not chicken out because…

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The Peoples Democratic Party has said that the government had no case against Bukola Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu. The PDP made the comments following the government’s withdrawal of forgery charges leveled against Saraki, the Senate President, and Ekweremadu, his deputy. The opposition party made the comments via a statement released on Sunday, October 9, by spokesman, Dayo Adeyeye. The statement reads: “We are amused by this sudden realization of the Federal Government that the so-called forgery case was a shadow chase from the beginning. It was complete nothingness!” “More so, the claim through the lead counsel, Aliyu Umar (SAN), that…

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Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari has insinuated that President Muhammadu Buhari doesn’t know many members of his cabinet well enough. In a report by Daily Trust, the First Lady made this known during her interview with the Hausa Service of the BBC, which was partially aired on Tuesday, October 11, 2016. Speaking on the individuals causing problems in her hubby’s administration, she said: “Whether he knows or he doesn’t know, those who voted for him know. There is nothing I will tell him. He can see. Among all the people he selected, if he is asked among 50 people,…

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Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose has said that the government is trying to distract Nigerians with the release of 21 Chibok girls. The girls were released by Boko Haram on Thursday, October 13, and were received in Abuja by Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo. Fayose made the comments on Thursday while commissioning classrooms in the state. “What they came out today to tell Nigerians that 21 abducted Chibok girls have been released by the Boko Haram group is diversionary. Nigerians have never had it so bad. People are very hungry,” he said. “What they did today is just to divert attention…

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Elected Governor of Lagos State in 2007 soon after a Bola Tinubu era that was more political consolidation than actual governance, Babatunde Raji Fashola transformed into a man on fire: The streets became pristine overnight, Oshodi was sanitised, the filth beneath flyovers turned into lush green parks, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) buses were all air-conditioned and cosy with their lanes marked as no-go areas for anyone (including army officers), law enforcement agencies were up to their responsibilities and the abandoned lamp posts on the streets began glowing again. It was break-neck stuff and we just couldn’t keep up with the…

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First Lady, Aisha Buhari has vindicated Senate President, Bukola Saraki with her revelation that the Muhammadu Buhari government has been hijacked, Saraki’s aide says. According to the senate president’s media aide, Bamikole Omisore, Mrs Buhari comments are a confirmation of a similar alarm raised by Saraki in June. ‘Aisha Buhari and Bukola Saraki both have the best interest of President Buhari at heart,’ Omisore said via Twitter on Friday, October 14. “Folks who campaigned for Buhari and APC & because they believe in him & manifestation of APC are being sidelined for those who don’t,” he added. Omisore also confirmed…

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is planning to rig the upcoming governorship election in Ondo state. The Ondo PDP also accused the APC of making army uniforms for thugs who will perfect the rigging plans. The opposition party made the claim via a statement released by Director of Publicity, Ayo Fadaka. “Members of one of the parties participating in the November 26 governorship election have stockpiled arms in a location within the state,” he said according to The Nation. The Ondo governorship elections will expectedly hold on November 26.

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A member of the National Assembly, Mr Ehiozuwa Agbonayinma, on Thursday called on Nigeria to support President Muhammadu Buhari and anti-graft agencies in the fight against corruption. Agbonayinma, a member of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), representing Egor/Ikpoba-Okha Constituency of Edo in the House of Representatives, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. He said that the wish of every patriotic Nigerian should be for the fight against corruption in the country to succeed. “Anybody that does not want to support the fight against corruption does not mean well for the country. “People…

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In a shocking revelation, the President’s wife, Mrs Aisha Buhari has said she may not support her husband’s re-election in 2019 unless he retakes control of his government. According to her, the President’s government has been hijacked by a “few people.” Speaking in a BBC interview, she revealed that her husband “does not know” most of the top officials in his government, suggesting that a ‘powerful caucus’ is behind the presidential appointments. “The president does not know 45 out of 50, for example, of the people he appointed and I don’t know them either, despite being his wife of 27…

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President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed optimism on the release of more of the kidnapped Chibok girls, after 21 of them were freed by Boko Haram, following more than two years of captivity. Buhari spoke at a joint press conference with the German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday in Berlin. He said negotiations would continue until all the girls secure their freedom. “On the Chibok girls, we have been able to secure the release of 21 of them, so over 100 more are still in the hands of the terrorists somewhere in the Lake Chad Basin area which include Cameroon, Niger…

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Former Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, says Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers represents Nigeria’s new generation of leaders, driving the country toward prosperity and development. A statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, by Mr Simeon Nwakaudu, Special Assistant to Wike on Electronic Media, said Maku made the remark at the inspection of some projects in the state on Saturday. The statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, said that the projects were located in Port Harcourt City, Obio/Akpor and Ikwerre Local Government Areas, respectively. Maku, who is ‪National…

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Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Sunday suspended Alhaji Sadiq Rabiu, the Chairman of the state Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, over an allegation of fraud during the just concluded Hajj. The Director-General, Media and Publicity to the Governor, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, who disclosed this in a statement in Lokoja, said Rabiu had been handed over to the Department of State Services (DSS) for investigation and possible prosecution. Fanwo said that the governor was also not happy with the dehumanising treatment of pilgrims from the state during the 2016 Hajj. “The travails of the chairman stemmed from allegations of corruption, nepotism…

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A 24-hour curfew has been imposed in Kafanchan, Kaduna State after youths set up road blocks and burnt vehicles on Kafanchan-Kagoro road, in retaliation of an attack on Saturday in which 20 people died in Godogodo Chiefdom. Saturday’s attack was believed to have been carried out by herdsmen who for two months had engaged the locals in series of attacks and counter attacks. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that several people had been killed during the period and properties worth millions of naira destroyed on both sides. Dr Bege Katuka, Interim Chairman of Jema’a Local Government told NAN…

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The operatives of the Lagos State Taskforce on Sunday dislodged oil bunkers and destroyed over two million litres of adulterated diesel around Coker in Orile area of the state. SP Olayinka Egbeyemi, Chairman of the Taskforce, said the operations were carried out based on series of petitions by residents submitted to his office. Egbeyemi said the petitions detailed that due to the high cost of diesel, some people were buying tankers of diesel and mixing them with kerosene around Orile area. “The Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Wilson Alaba, led the operations where 25 containers with 5,000 litres of mixed…

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