Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe has said that his colleagues rejected the Gender Equality Bill out of fear that it would turn women into prostitutes and lesbians. The bill, which was sponsored by Senator Biodun Olujimi, was debated and rejected on March 15, 2016. Abaribe also said that many senators were concerned that the bill would make women ignore their immediate responsibilities. The senator made the comments on Wednesday, April 13, in Abuja during a forum on the political rights of women in Nigeria, Premium Times reports. “The bill was defeated at the second reading when its details were highlighted to the…
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Former Kogi State Governor, Idris Wada, has insisted that he won the 2015 governorship election in the state. Wada stated this through one of his witnesses, Mr Joe Agada, while opening his defence at the State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Wednesday, April 13. The witness was led in evidence by Mr Chris Uche (SAN), counsel to Wada. Agada, who is the PDP Chief Agent at INEC collation centre in Lokoja, said that Wada won the election with 204, 877 votes against 6,885 scored by Governor Yahaya Bello of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He said Bello could…
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has traveled to China, three days after the President Muhammadu Buhari also embarked on an official visit to the country. In a statement issued by the Governor’s spokesman, Lere Olayinka, on Wednesday, April 13, Fayose’s trip to the Asian nation is to attend the 119th China Import and Export Fair, otherwise known as the Canton Fair holding between April 14 and 19. In trying to justice the trip, Olayinka said the Governor had only travelled out of the country twice since he assumed office in October 2014 and this trip to China makes it the…
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ali Modu Sheriff has expressed optimism that the party will produce 30 governors in 2019. Sheriff said further that the mass victory would be the result of the strategic repositioning currently taking place in the party, according to ThisDay. The Chairman is said to have made the comments while addressing members of the party in Bauchi. “With the present efforts at reconciling ourselves and rebuilding process taking place in the PDP, the party stands a good chance of reclaiming our lost glory,” he said. “I like to see us emerge from the…
Jay Z and Beyonce’s marriage is reportedly heading to the rocks as sources claim the rapper stormed out of their home to have some private time amid the break up rumors. According to Mirror, Jay Z has left their house in order to focus on himself while Bey prepares for her world tour. “Jay Z recently told his entire staff that he will not be needing them for another month!” A source tells Radar Online. “He said that he has to take care of business and has a lot of traveling to do. As Beyonce prepares for her upcoming tour,…
Media personality, Ebuka-Obi Uchendu and his lovely wife, Cynthia Obi-Uchendu, nee Obianodo, are reportedly expecting their patter of tiny feets! The duo who recently got married on February, 6th 2016 in a lavish ceremony seem to have begun their 9-month journey to bliss. The new couple recently returned from their roller coaster of a honeymoon where they went on what we can safely refer to as a ‘world honeymoon’ going from Dubai, to Sentosa Island and Marina Bay in Singapore. Congrats to the happy couple once again.
Veteran comedian, Ali Baba in article written today April 14, 2016 talks about why celebrities sometimes don’t pick up their calls. According to him, most people call celebrities at odd hours expecting them to be at their beck and call. “Some will call a number as late as 2am and still tell people you don’t pick calls. My phone Na call Centre?”, he asked. Read his full article below: “I have often sat down to review the stress that goes with being open. And every time I find myself coming to the conclusion that ONE BAD APPLE DON’T SPOIL THE…
Seems like its the season of online trolling! First it started with Caroline Danjuma and slowly moved to Uche Jombo and now Internet trolls have shifted their focus to Niyiola. The sultry singer was called out by a fan on Instagram over her single status and her reply has got us reeling! The lovely songstress shared a photo from a wedding and a fan wrote, “Many Saturdays don pass n u never marry Oluwa provide You a Groom.” The singer was quick to fire back as she wrote, “Many years don pass you never get sense, Oluwa provide you with…
Cool FM presenter, Freeze, who is fast turning into a social critic has come in the defence of Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde. This is coming after Jalade-Ekeinde revealed that her husband goes to the market because of her status, causing a serious online backlash from fans. Freeze said, “I read some negative comments in response to what my good friend and sister @realomosexy said about her husband going to the market for her.” “I love helping out with market chores and a month ago while buying live guinea fowl and chicken in the market, I made an amazing discovery. I…
Justin Bieber is in the heart of his ‘Purpose World Tour’ but he managed to create some time to treat his millions of fans to his own version of Rihanna’s ‘Work’. While preparing for his concert in Atlanta on Tuesday, April 12, the 22-year-old singer took to his piano in a hotel lobby to play his own renditions on RiRi’s number one hit song and Drake’s ‘Hotline Bling.’ The ‘Baby’ singer jammed out to an empty lobby and posted video clips of his performances on Instagram that same day. Bieber isn’t the only singer who has lent his voice on…
Awww…. Peter Okoye is in love all over again! The singer shared photos on his Instagram page, calling his wife and mum of two, Lola Omotayo his woman crush Wednesday. He wrote, “My Woman Crush Wednesday anytime #WCW #lollipop #womancrushwedensday @lolaomotayo #SomeBodyCallThePolice.” Peter Okoye going by the solo stage name Mr P has signed on to a new management after dumping elder brother Jude Okoye, with Olatunde Michael as Peter’s new manager. All this follows the singers feud with older brother, Jude Okoye’s management leading to the group Psquare’s split. As Psquare the singers recently performed together and gave a…
Wendy Williams is weighing in on the latest Ciara vs Future beef and says the singer is “too big” for shade and should take all her feeling towards her ex fiance into some new music! After explaining how Ciara refused to call out Future’s name while announcing the Best Rap Artist category with Ludacris for the 2016 Billboard Music Awards on ‘Good Morning America’, the controversial talk show host told her audience: “Ciara you win so stop with the shade, you’ve got baby Future, you’ve got Russell, (who has gotten better and better since you’ve been with him)…But you haven’t…
Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde is currently trending on Twitter following her revelation that her husband, Captain Matthew Ekeinde goes to the market for her. The actress in a recent interview described her husband as a ‘strong man for understanding my status.’ According to her, “Let me tell you something more, my husband is actually the one who goes to the market. I don’t go to the market because I can’t. Because of my status, I can’t. But my husband didn’t say you know traditionally, a man is not supposed to go to the market, ‘I’m not gonna go, no’ my…
Tyga has been slapped with a fresh lawsuit for owing a car loan company in Arizona. Kylie Jenner’s boyfriend is being sued by Choice Motor Credit (CMC) for $450,000 and claims the rapper owes them in back payments. Now they are threatening to repossess his Lamborghini. In documents filed in Maricopa County Court in Phoenix, Choice Motor Credit is going after Tyga, claiming he owes $357,250 for a Lamborghini Aventador the lender helped him buy, as well as $91,150 for a 2014 Bentley Mulsanne the company has already repossessed. Tyga has not commented on his latest lawsuit. According to its…
Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowski was involved in a car accident just days before his team’s Champions League quarter-final second leg against Benfica. Lewandowski, 27, started on the bench as Bayern played out a 2-2 draw in Lisbon on Wednesday to complete a 3-2 aggregate victory and reach the semi-finals. However, Bayern say his car accident, which reportedly happened on Sunday, had nothing to do with that decision. Bayern sporting director Matthias Sammer confirmed the incident, telling Sky: “I did not know Lewandowski would start from the bench. “Accidents happen to a lot of people, but you only rarely see…
Manager Juergen Klopp has urged his players to come out fighting and impose their never-say-die attitude in Thursday’s Europa League second-leg quarter-final against Borussia Dortmund as they look to end their four-year trophy drought. Having led Dortmund to two Bundesliga titles and a Champions League final, Klopp will now hope to end the German side’s Europa League hopes and heads into the clash with a slight advantage after drawing the first leg 1-1 at Westfalenstadion last week. “It’s always about being brave but especially with a high-quality team. If they get their confidence up you get smaller. You have to…
Karim Benzema will not be part of the France squad at Euro 2016, the French Football Federation has confirmed. Benzema, 28, was suspended indefinitely from the national team after being charged with conspiracy to blackmail as part of an alleged attempt to extort funds from his international teammate Mathieu Valbuena. He is accused of accepting a request from a childhood friend to act as an intermediary between the blackmailers and Valbuena, but he denies any wrongdoing. France coach Didier Deschamps and FFF President Noel Le Graet met to discuss the future of the Real Madrid striker on Wednesday. Last month,…
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal said sealing a place in the FA Cup semifinals was not important for him personally — but was for the club as a whole. Van Gaal’s United went into the quarterfinal replay against West Ham on the back of a 3-0 defeat at Tottenham on Sunday, but responded with a 2-1 win at Upton Park to secure a semifinal against Everton at Wembley on April 23. The manager told BBC Sport: “It is not important for me, it is important for the club, for the players and for the team. I said I wanted…
Pep Guardiola said he feels sorry for Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo after guiding Bayern Munich into the Champions League semifinals on Wednesday. Ronaldo scored a hat trick on Tuesday night to help overturn the 2-0 first leg deficit against Wolfsburg, to take Zinedine Zidane’s team into the semifinals. Bayern booked a spot in the final four with a 3-2 aggregate win over Benfica, despite being given a run for their money in the second leg in Lisbon, where the Portuguese giants held them to a 2-2 draw. Guardiola’s team will now await their semifinal opponents, with the draw to…
Scarves will be held aloft and the words of the 1945 show tune belted out again at Anfield on Thursday, while there will also be a pre-match minute’s silence to mark the 27th anniversary of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 Liverpool fans lost their lives. In addition, supporters of both clubs will hold up coloured mosaics forming ’96’. On the pitch, Klopp’s most pressing selection dilemma concerns whether to keep faith with Daniel Sturridge up front or turn back to Origi, who followed up his goal in Dortmund with a brace in Sunday’s 4-1 defeat of Stoke City…