Author: David Folami

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has threatened to release a video showing alleged atrocities committed by the military during the senatorial rerun election which took place on Saturday, March 19. Wike, who made threat on Monday, March 21, accused the military of staging violence in the state, as a scheme to declare a state of emergency in the state. “We have videos of the atrocities committed by the military across Rivers State. We shall release them at the appropriate time,” the Governor was quoted as saying. “There is an attempt to cause violence to declare a state of emergency in…

The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has called on Nigerians to be patient with President Muhammadu Buhari. Tinubu said “We were handed a way of governance in which anything goes and too much went – as if gone with the wind. Our present was squandered and future mortgaged.” The APC leader also said his party has brought cure for the Nigerian economy, adding that change process is not easy. The APC leader also said “Nigeria has the greatest opportunity to get it right with a leader like Mr. Muhammad Buhari. “There is much to…

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has said that it will be difficult for the elections in the state to be rigged by the All Progressives Congress (APC) despite the fact that the ruling party has the country’s security agencies at its beck and call. Wike made the comment on Sunday, March 20, 2016, during a press conference in Port Harcourt, the state capital, The Cable reports. “Remember I warned that today’s Nigeria is not yesterday’s Nigeria. Things that were done wrongly before cannot be done wrongly now. I warned that the people will resist any attempt to rig,” he said.…

All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Rivers State, Dakuku Peterside has alleged that gunmen hired by Governor Nyesom Wike attempted to kill him on Sunday, March 20, 2016. Peterside made the allegation via a statement released by his media aide, Sylvester Asoya, The Cable reports. The statement reads in part: “Our car however did a detour to first Aba road then old GRA with the two jeeps still trailing us. We drove to the DSS office to seek refuge and on getting to the gate the unknown gunmen opened fire again at the SSS men on guard.” “The exchange…

Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo has said that he does not regret helping his successor, Goodluck Jonathan become Nigeria’s number one citizen. Obasanjo said further that he supported Jonathan in order to grant the minority a chance to rule the country. The former president made the comments during a recent interview, according to Vanguard. “I believe that Nigeria politics will be strengthened even more if we have the opportunity to allow the minority in its own right to emerge as President, and I do not have any apology for anybody because the purpose I wanted Nigeria to achieve had been achieved,”…

Since coming into office on May 29, 2015, the state government under Elrufai appointed Interim Management Committee (IMC) who manned the local councils for a period of six months. Upon the expiration of the six month tenure, Elrufai dissolved the earlier appointees and sent another set of names to the Kaduna State House of Assembly for confirmation as IMC. The IMC have already been screened by members of the Kaduna State House of Assembly and now waiting for swearing in by the governor. Speaking on Saturday, March 19, 2016, during a programme in Birnin Gwari LGA of Kaduna State, the…

This was disclosed by INEC’s Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi via a statement released on Sunday, March 20. The statement reads: “The elections witnessed the disruption of the process, including the barricading of some of the INEC Local Government offices and Registration Area Centres(RACs) used for the distribution of Electoral materials which led to the late commencement of the exercise in some places and consequently, its smooth take off.” “Of more serious concern was the level of threats, violence and intimidation of election officials and voters by well-armed thugs and miscreants allegedly acting on behalf of some…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has said that Governor Ayo Fayose once shot at his own car and then blamed the act on armed robbers. The Ekiti APC also gave other examples of antics supposedly carried out by the governor as “blackmail stunts”. The claims were contained in a statement released by Ekiti APC Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatunbosun. It reads: “In 2005 when Fayose was facing impeachment over alleged N1.3b poultry fraud, he accused Chief Afe Babalola of the brain behind the impeachment, alleging that the eminent lawyer wanted to be governor. He blackmailed the senior lawyer…

The Rivers State Government has accused All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the 2015 elections, Dakuku Peterside of ordering his men to kill an aide of Governor Nyesom Wike. The Rivers government also vowed that Peterside would be tried for murder. This was contained in a statement released by Wike’s media aide, Simeon Nwakaudu. It reads: “Peterside directed his security details to murder an aide to the Chief of Staff to Governor Wike while fleeing with some result sheets from Ikwerre Local Government Area.” “The incident took place at the UTC junction in GRA after Dakuku Peterside instead of…

Ekiti State House of Assembly members have called on the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and Amnesty International to intervene in the continued detention of one of its members, Hon. Afolabi Akanni, by the Department of State Services (DSS). The lawmakers said the DSS failed to release Akanni, representing Efon Constituency, despite a court order directing his immediate release. They accused the security agency of wanting the lawmaker and others in its custody to die so that their positions can be occupied members of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The DSS had presented a sick-looking Akanni to the press on Thursday,…

Adele has announced she won’t be attending Rihanna’s big show at Wembley this June because she will be too busy saving her voice for her 2016 Glastonbury gig. The 27-year-old singer explained that the reason why she won’t want to go support RiRi is because she is concerned that attending the show would passively get her accidentally stoned and damage her vocal chords ahead of her own show the next day. “I love her. I’m thinking of going to Coventry to watch Rihanna because she’s playing Wembley the day before I play Glastonbury, and if I go to that, I’ll…

Rob Kardashian went solo for his birthday dinner with his family on Saturday, March 19 at Nobu in Malibu. The star’s girlfriend, Blac Chyna was a no show. Rob was joined by his sisters, Kim, Kourtney, Kendall and Kylie Jenner with the exception of Khloe Kardashian who reportedly threw him out of her house after finding out he was dating Chyna. Also wishing him a happy 29th were Kanye West, Tyga, Scott Disisck and nieces North West and Penelope Disick and mother Kris Jenner. As we earlier reported, Kardashian spent his actual birthday alone with girlfriend Chyna and her son,…

Embittered Ebony Films boss, Seun Egbegbe in a recent interview reveals Nollywood actress, Toyin Aimakhu repaid his love and kindness with ‘defamation of character and destruction of his name.’ Speaking with The Best of Nollywood’s website, Seun disclosed he did seize her phones but only because she was crying over another man. According to him, the actress who disassociated herself from him in a statement released on her Instagram page was making a fool of herself on social media and was being unfair to their relationship. He said, “On the fateful day I left TOYIN at home where we both…

Mavin Records singer, Di’ja is celebrating reaching 600,000 followers on Instagram. The light skinned sexy singer shared a picture of herself thanking fans for following. She wrote, “600K followers #dijanation #dijarians #mavins #reekaddicts, #bellovers, #rednation #alphas thank u all for following, liking and supporting. Too much love.” Di’ja acquired prominence in the music industry after releasing her first single “Rock Steady” which was nominated for Best Urban/R&B Single at the 2009 Canadian Radio Music Awards. On February 14, 2014, Don Jazzy announced the addition of Di’Ja to Mavin Records, making her the second female in the group, after famous songstress,…

Blac Chyna is trying to share the spotlight with sister-in-law Kim Kardashian by stripping for her Instagram followers. The model shared a picture of herself completely naked with her 5.3 million followers on Saturday, March 19. Chyna showed off her dangerous curves as well as her numerous tattoos. She captioned the image with an eye emorji. This is not the first time Chyna is showing her naked curves on social media but this is her first time she’s going nude for the world after dating Rob Kardashian. Chyna may have aslo used the opportunity to debunk the ongoing pregnancy rumours…

Kanye West has reportedly filed legal papers asking a judge to wipe out his misdemeanor battery convictions from his record. The father of two’s decision comes after completing a 24-month probation for beating up a paparazzi in June 2013. Kanye was charged with two misdemeanors in September over the altercation with Daniel Ramos at the Los Angeles International Airport. As we earlier reported, the ‘Power’ rapper pleaded no contest in court to the criminal battery and attempted grand theft charges. But was sentenced to 24-months’ probation and asked to complete 240 hours of community service and 24 anger management sessions.…

Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber could be on their way of giving love another chance as both have shown signs of getting back together after almost two years since splitting. Bieber’s fans went crazy after he posted a sentimental picture of him and Selena kissing while on holidays back in 2011. But Selena joined in the barrage of comments posted underneath the image which led to fans believing the pair have a chance at love again. The Instagram, captioned “Feels” by 22-year-old Justin on Saturday, has garnered a staggering 2.7million likes. But taking to the site to let her thoughts…

Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh who recently just had a baby with husband, Oladunni Churchill is currently in Paris. The singer and her husband visited the love lock bridge in Paris where they sealed their love with a padlock. Tonto took to Instagram yesterday 20, March 2016, to share a photo of their padlock with the caption, “#MR&MRSX #BABYX #FAMILY.” Tonto recently revealed what has calmed her wild wild ways. According to her it is all down to her husband Oladunni Churchill, and prayers also. Tonto who left for America last month to birth her baby welcomed her first child few…

Thank God for Khloe Kardashian! The reality star has continued to stand by her ex, Lamar Odom’s side since his drug overdose episode in October and without her, he may not have been alive today neither would his recovery be this smooth. Close sources claim, the ex NBA champ is been motivated to fight to get better for his ex-wife! “Khloe has been his inspiration,” an insider exclusively tells Hollywood Life. “He still has caregivers to keep an eye on him, but he’s been practicing basketball and hitting the gym and weight room. His dreams of returning to the NBA…

Looks like Farrah Abraham is not done keeping up with neither Kim Kardashian nor her entire family, even though she says otherwise. The ‘Teen Mom’ star, who recently revealed she’s more than the Kardashians, tells People magazine, “I don’t really like to compare. I don’t think that’s fair because our journeys are so different. I do feel that I am happy, and I kind of feel like her family tries too much.” Saying that the ways she’s one-upped Kardashian West are “not so much about money,” Abraham continued, “I mean, I’m not here to talk about all the top lists…