The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Sunday ordered the immediate closure of the damaged Apapa bridge for emergency maintenance work to begin. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 40-year-old bridge links Nigeria’s premier port to both the Lagos Mainland and Island. Addressing a stakeholder’s meeting in Lagos, Fashola said the closure of the bridge was a necessary measure as it would save lives and prevent avoidable mishaps. “In a situation like this, we need to chose between inconvenience and safety. “The first thing to do is to shut down the bridge for…
Author: David Folami
Former President, Goodluck Jonathan has said that militant group, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) is still plotting to assassinate him. Jonathan made the comment on Sunday, August 7, 2016, via a statement released by his media aide, Ikechukwu Eze. The ex-president also denied reports that he was a sponsor of newly formed militant group, Niger Delta Avengers (NDA). The statement reads: “For the avoidance of doubt, we are fully convinced that such an idiotic claim is too cheap a narrative, a facile contrivance so badly concocted that any discerning mind would easily see through its disingenuous…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has denied reports that he’s a sponsor of militant group, Niger Delta Avengers (NDA). The claim was made by a supposed faction of NDA, Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA). Wike made the denial via a statement released by his media aide, Simeon Nwakandu. The statement reads: “Our attention has been drawn to yet another false media propaganda wherein it was claimed that Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike is one of the sponsors of the militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers. We unequivocally deny this false report which was fabricated with the aim of diverting…
The Federal Government will investigate claims that the 2016 budget was padded, Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has said. The allegations were levelled by former Chairman of the House of Representatives Appropriation Committee, Abdulmumin Jibrin. According to Jibrin, about N284 billion was smuggled into the budget by Reps Speaker, Yakubu Dogara and other principal officers of the House. “We will investigate the executive and legislative conspiracy as it relates to constituency projects with a view to measuring the art of execution of the padded projects over the years,” Malami said while speaking to The…
‘There’s alot of people out there with mental problem and the have mobile phones and data. I can tell you that 30% of these people online are not stable. So now you give them twitter and a voice to have access into your life, what do you expect’. These were the words of the comedian Basketmouth as he spoke about social media trolls when he was a guest of The Gist hosted by Emma Ugolee. Basketmouth went on to advise celebrities not to bring personal matters to social media for discussion. In his words, ‘don’t bring your issues on social…
X3M Music acts, Simi and Praiz team up on this song titled ‘Outta My Head’ produced by Oscar. The video directed by Josh Clarke paints a story of a broken relationship and infuses the beautiful scenery of the southern safari.
The city of Port Harcourt witnessed another mind-blowing experience at the second edition of Prince Hezekiah’s Funny King music and comedy concert. The evening started with dance performances from various groups and comedy skits from fast rising comedians. Prince Hezekiah then took the stage to dish some rib cracking jokes for over one hour before introducing the rest of the stars. Other performances of the evening include Seyi Law, Buchi, Seyi Shay, Mr 2kay, Monkals, Faze, Bukwild, Fortune, and others.
I am scared for Reekado Banks. Yes, really scared. It is no longer news the ruckus and controversy the Mavin Records singer’s Next Rated win at the 2015 Headies generated. I was one of the few who defiantly rooted for him from the moment the nominees list was revealed – yes, most were willing to pull their hairs if Lil Kesh didn’t win – but now, I’m skeptical. Since that infamous moment, the singer has polarized opinions with new releases, ‘Oluwa Ni’ and ‘Standard’, while Kiss Daniel‘s grand statement with the release of his impressive debut album, New Era has…
It’s a Sunday, and Nigerian ‘gospel’ rapper, Lynxxx once again has penned one of his spiritual motivational pieces. In this article, he writes on the qualities to look out for before getting married or setting down. ” Being a Wife is not determined by age or by how long you have dated but by how ready your soul is to stay true to a covenant before God and Man through thick and thin. Don’t let society, age, peer pressure, parental pressure or the need to ‘Fit in’ drive you into a wrong decision. Choosing the right life partner is one…
Ghanaian actress, Yvonne Nelson defended herself as she came under attack from a fan for supposedly ignoring Nollywood stars in movies she has produced. Yvonne shared her excitement for an upcoming movie and a fan accused the actress of bias against Nigerian actors despite having benefited from Nollywood. ‘I have never seen any of your productions wherein you featured a Nigerian. Yet Nigerian artists helped you achieve this bloated status of yours. Quite pathetic I must confess,’ the fan wrote. The actress swiftly responded that she has indeed featured several Nollywood actors in her movies. ‘Next time before judging, do…
In October 2015, Nigerian blogger, Linda Ikeji broke the internet with news of her N500m mansion in Banana Island. Now, We can confirm the popular blogger is moving into a massive new office space located in Lekki Phase 1 (exact location withheld). A highly placed said that ‘Linda is going into media big time. She’s doing radio, Tv and music and she has acquired a big office building in Lekki Phase 1. I don’t know if she bought the building or rented it but its her new office and she’s moving in there very soon’. Our reporters investigated further and…
Vector tha viper drops a birthday freestyle serving as a kind of follow-up to his ‘IDGAF’ track where he calls out industry antagonists. As expected, he delivers heavy punchlines.
Harrysong releases a tune titled ‘Ladder’ featuring fellow label mate Skiibii. The song talks about taking the right steps one at a time to get the lady you desire. Mr Songz is putting work in to drop his second album titled “Spontaneous” which will feature top music acts including Kcee, Patoranking, M.I Abaga, Seyi Shay, Yemi Alade, Duncan Mighty. Listen and share your thoughts on ‘Ladder’.
Skales releases new joint titled ‘Ajaga’ which features Timaya and Davido. This follows his ‘Nobody’s business’ cut featuring Banky W. The singer has been on a string of collaborations such as TR’s ‘Edumare’ and ‘Emma Nyra’s ‘Sakarin’ among others. The singer also recently got new management since the departure of longtime manager Osarenkhoe Osagie. Listen to his new single and let’s have your thoughts on it.
The first set of students from have Mercy Aigbe’s film school have graduated. Aigbe established the Mag School of Drama earlier this year to give back to society and inspire people in pursuit of an acting career. On August 3, 2016, the actress shared images of students of the institution at their graduation ceremony on Instagram. She captioned one of the images: “Big congrats to the maiden set of MAG school of drama graduates @magschoolofdrama May this new chapter of life bring you new passion and inspiration. I’m super proud of you guys!…….Peeps watch out for my students in nollywood!”…
Actress Rita Dominic has joined the campaign to raise funds for Leo Mezie, who is reportedly down with kidney failure. According to several reports, the “Labista” actor who has been on weekly dialysis for a while now, is in need of 10 million Naira financial assistance for an immediate kidney transplant abroad. Dominic and several other film practitioners including popular comic actor Charles Inojie are requesting for donations from the public to save Mezie’s life. The award-winning actress reposted an image from Inojie with pictures and a bio of the sick actor on Instagram calling on people for their assistance.…
Kate Henshaw, Liz Benson and Paul Obazele are set to play roles in a new movie titled “Busted”. Henshaw shared images from the film set on her Instagram account on August 1, 2016. In the first image she posted an image of herself in a black work suit, light blue shirt and dark blue tie with handcuffs attached to the belt holder of her trousers. From the caption used in her image – “#WorkMode#Detective Bimbo #BUSTED #Actor”, it’s safe to assume the actress will be playing the character called Detective Bimbo. The executive producer of the movie is iBelieve Entertainment.…
As the second season of top food doc-series, “Bukas and Joints,” premiered on Sunday, August 7, 2016, more celebrities will be featured on the TV show. Producers of the show, Biola Alabi Media, promised that more Nigerian celebrities will be joining the host, Olisa Adibua at their favourite joints in Lagos. The Nigerian travel food doc-series, which explores African cuisine and African delicacies, will cover Oyo State, Lagos State and London. In an upcoming episode, Olisa joins Mavins Record star, Dr Sid and Olu Maintain at their favorite joints in Surulere and Ikeja. The music stars take Olisa on a…
Veteran Nollywood actress cum evangelist Eucharia Anunobi in an interview with The sun opens up on her Christian life and how it affects the role she plays. She also talked about the discrimination and challenges of being a born-again Christian in the movie industry. She told The Sun she would accept any role given to her including the role of a prostitute. The actress who got born again 19 years ago said, “While you are seeing me as a movie legend, all the years you have been seeing ‘act all the actable’. I am still acting because I have not…
Following reports that Kokomaster, D’banj, has terminated his ambassadorial contract with Globacom and joined MTN, Frank, the manager of the singer has refuted this claim. According to him, it is the singer’s record label that has ties with MTN. Frank stated this in an interview published by Punch News on Saturday, August 6, 2016. He said, “D’banj is not an MTN ambassador; he still has a contract with Globacom. We saw the report on some blogs that he has ‘switched over’ to MTN but it is false. D’banj’s record label, DKN, is doing business with MTN.” “The label is a…