Today is Nollywood actresses, Genevieve Nnaji, Ireti Doyle and Ronke Odusanya’s birthday! Genevieve Nnaji is a Nigerian actress and singer who won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2005. In 2011, she was honoured as a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic by the Nigerian government for her contribution to Nollywood. Born in Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria, Nnaji started her acting career as a child actress in the then popular television soap opera ‘Ripples’ at the age of 8. In 1998 at the age of 19 she was introduced into the…
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Nollywood legend, Kate Henshaw is not happy with Sterling Bank and she wants them to know it! The actress today, Tuesday, May 3, 2016 took to Twitter to rant about the terrible state of Sterling Banks ATM’s. She tweeted, “You just made it easy for me to stop using your services… @Sterlingbank_IR @SterlingBank. Your ATM card is not worth having.” “You just made it easy for me to stop using your services… @Sterlingbank_IR @SterlingBank. Your ATM card is not worth having,” she complained, adding, “Smh….there are banks and there ARE banks.” Henshaw is certainly not one to shy away from…
Tupac Shakur’s mother, Afeni Shakur has died at the age of 69. The Marin County Sheriff’s Department in California confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that Shakur died late Monday night. Afeni, opened the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation and the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts in Stone Mountain in 1997 and resided in the area. A Tupac Shakur biopic, called “All Eyez On Me” was being filmed in Atlanta earlier this year. The cause of death is yet to be announced.
Yesterday (Monday, May 3, 2016) pop singer Lady Gaga, 30, made an appearance at the MET Gala dressed in a silver corset-style leotard that can best be described as bizarre. The silver corset helped Gaga reveal her bum on the red carpet. If this was six years ago Lady Gaga would have dominated the headlines a day after the MET Gala. Unfortunately times have moved on and hardly any fuss was made about Lady Gaga’s outfit. Her brand of shock appeal is no longer shocking or appealing. Many pop culture enthusiasts have wondered about what led to the downfall of…
President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Sunday urged Nigerian workers to be more committed in their service to the nation, especially at this time of economic strain. This is contained in a statement signed by Yusuph Olaniyonu, Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the President of the Senate. According to the statement, Saraki says that the growth and development of Nigeria depends on how much support workers give to government’s policies, programmes and projects. He commended Nigerian workers and the organised labour movement in the country for their contributions to the nation’s economic growth and overall development. He…
The Edo state government has faulted claims by the deputy Governor of the state, Pius Odubu, that there was an assassination attempt on his life. Odubu is seeking to run for Governor on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on the expiration of Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s tenure. Premium Times reports that the alleged attack occurred when the deputy Governor was meeting with some APC delegates in Auchi, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo state. A statement issued by the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Kassim Afegbua reads: “While we condemn in very strong terms the ugly…
Ayo Fayose has been sued by the state government for allegedly imposing levies on pupils in the state. This is following the shutting down of seven schools belonging to the Catholic church, by the state government, for refusing to pay the education levy. Reports have it that the Ekiti state government asked students in pupils in primary schools to pay N500 and those in secondary schools, N1,000. You will recall that the National Association of Proprietors and Proprietress of Private Schools (NAPPPS) in Ekiti state, rejected the education levy imposed on them, by Governor Ayo Fayose, saying the levy is…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently address the problems being faced by citizens. The NLC also said that it is yet to see how Buhari intends to create three million jobs in the country. The comment was made by NLC leader, Ayuba Wabba on May 1, 2016, during a May Day rally in Abuja, Vanguard reports. “At the beginning of the year, we had cause to assert that on the security front, our armed forces within the year, redeemed their reputation as a resilient fighting force and fought the Boko Haram insurgents, inflicting heavy…
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that his government is aware of the hardships they are going through and is working on a remedy. Buhari made the comment on May 1, 2016, in his May Day speech which was read by Labour Minister, Dr Chris Ngige, according to Vanguard. “I make no excuses as this government of the APC is determined to tackle, headlong, all socio– economic ills that have troubled our nation and we shall evolve solutions to emerging threats to our well-being and the realization of sustainable development as well as growth anchored on equity and social justice,”…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has revealed the plan of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to generate 7,000 megawatts of electricity within the next 18 months. Osinbajo stated this at the presentation of a book titled ‘Nigeria: The Challenges of Growth and Development, an In-Depth Analysis by Experts’, at the Trenchard Hall, University of Ibadan. He said that the Federal Government is determined to solve the problem of power as it remains a major challenge confronting the present administration. According to him, the most important part of the budget will focus on ensuring that the weak aspect of the power value…
Chief Ike Ekweremadu, has said that Enugu State will remain a stronghold of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) despite the travails that has faced the the party in recent months. Ekweremadu made the declaration in Enugu on Saturday during a stakeholders meeting of the party in preparation for the PDP congresses in the state. According to him, the PDP has passed through a lot of challenges for some time but we will overcome these problems. “Enugu has always been a PDP state and will remain a PDP stronghold in the country,’’ he said. The deputy senate president, however, urged members…
Politics guru, Atiku Abubakar has said that President Muhammadu Buhari cannot turn around Nigeria’s fortunes on his own. Atiku made the remark in his May Day message to Nigerians, which was released by his media office on Sunday, May 1, 2016. It reads: President Buhari alone cannot turn around the fortunes of the country. It requires everyone – elected and appointed officials, the legislature and the judiciary, the public and private sectors and ordinary Nigerians – working together in faith and commitment to bring about the desired change. With dwindling revenue from oil, it has become imperative for us to…
Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose has said that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Bode George wants to become the party’s chairman. Fayose however said that he would not support George’s ambition because the members of the PDP are tired of old men running the party. The governor is said to have made the comments while speaking on Channels TV’s Sunday Politics on May 1, 2016. “I have a lot of respected for Chief Bode George, he is our leader, we will continue to respect him but when it comes to the nitty gritty, where is the interest? You must find…
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is completely committed to his administration’s promise to bring change to Nigeria. Osinbajo made the comment on Saturday, April 30, 2016, while speaking at The Platform, a conference organized by the Covenant Christian Centre in Abuja. “Permit me to begin (the speech) with a story about myself. All my adult life, I have always believed that our country was performing far below its potentialities, in practically every aspect of life,” Osinbajo said according to The Vanguard. “In governance, corruption was always so outrageous that it made the majority poor and…
Former Abia State Governor and current senator representing Abia Central, Chief Theodore Orji, has showed his allegiance to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying he is not leaving the party. Orji made the statement to his supporters and delegates at Urban Primary School venue of Ward 1 Congress for the Ward Congress of the Party, which held across the country last weekend. While hailing the party members for the manner the Congress was held, he urged them to ignore all the antics of the All Progressives Congress (APC). “When I came into this venue everywhere was peaceful; we are not…
Eccentric personality, Charley Boy, has expressed his disappointment over the marital crisis involving celebrity couple, Tiwa Savage and husband, Tee Billz. Charley Boy, whose real name is Charles Oputa, expected the couple to have kept their marriage problems private. instead of airing it out in the public. The former TV show host penned a note on his Instagram, which expressed his disappointment over the ongoing drama. “TeeBillz and Tiwa Savage una fall my hand no be small”, Charley Boy began. “I must confess that my heart breaks a little each time I hear/read about celebrities who self distruct because they…
Ghanaian actress, Juliet Ibrahim in a recent interview addresses her relationship status and also talks about finding the right person. She told Doreen Avio on Let’s Talk Entertainment on Joy TV that due to her experience with the men who have come her way, she has opted to remain single until she finds the right person. According to her, “I am not dating, I am very single, I don’t know, people are expecting me to be dating but I have a lot to do in terms of work and that is where my focus is. The men I have dated…
Nollywood actress Genevieve Nnaji has finally revealed her Man Crush and it’s none other than Dwayne Johnson, also known as The Rock. The screen goddess in a very rare move shared his photo on Instagram today May 2, 2016. With the caption, “My MCM ROCKS. Happy Birthday @therock. God bless your generous heart #merchandisingonfleek#proudbulls.” Genevieve is known to be a very private person and can be said to be an enigma on social media. Meanwhile, the actress took to Snapchat recently sharing several photos of a block of flats. She simply captioned the photos as, “Back to site. #stick&stones”. Recall…
Nicki Minaj has reportedly refused to communicate with Drake because she has to put her lover, Meek Mill first! Even though the ‘Anaconda’ rapper loves Drake’s new album ‘The Views’, sources say she can’t even tell him because they are not talking. Drake recently revealed that he and Nicki don’t talk anymore and it’s because of his beef with her boyfriend, Meek. A source tells Hollywood Life that even though it’s hard for Nicki, she had to “pick a side” and obviously she chose her man. “[Nicki] is aware that [Drake] still has love for her but she had to…
Ramsey Noah is one of Africa’s sexiest men alive but when he showed up at the opening ceremony for the Cameroon International Film Festival (CAMIFF) in Buea, on April 25, fans were not pleased! The Nollywood legend arrived the red carpet event in a pair of short blue jeans, a rumple t-shirt and a face cap while others showed up in ball gowns and tuxedos. Fans immediately jumped on twitter slamming the Nigerian hunk for “disrespecting” the dress code for the event. One fan wrote, “Is it me or is Ramsey Noah’s outfit totally out of place?”. Another followed with,…