The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike. The court on Wednesday, January, 27, said Wike won the April 11, 2015 governorship election in the State, overriding the judgement of the state’s Election Petition Tribunal and the Appeal court, which declared that he should vacate his seat. Wike, who was the People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidate in the poll, headed to the apex court after the Appeal Court on December 16, 2015, upheld the decision of the tribunal which nullified his victory. A seven-man panel led by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun unanimous arrived at the decision.…
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A former Inspector-General of Police, Sunday Adewusi on Tuesday, January 26, died at the National Hospital, Abuja. Adewusi, who was the youngest police officer to become the IG in 1981 at 45 years, was said to have passed at about 9pm on Tuesday. He was aged 80. His cause of death was not ascertained as at press time. Before his appointment as IG, the Asiwaju of Ogbomosholand, was promoted as Assistant Superintendent of Police in 1959; Deputy Superintendent of Police in 1962; Superintendent of Police in 1963; Chief Superintendent of Police in 1967; Assistant Commissioner of Police in 1969 and…
A male nurse at Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, Lafia, Mr Oshafu Ibrahim, who treated the index case of Lassa fever outbreak in Nasarawa state, has died of the disease. The Chairman of the state’s Rapid Response Task Force from the Ministry of Health, Dr Ibrahim Adamu, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lafia. Adamu said that the nurse died on Tuesday, having contracted the disease through the index case in December 2015. He described the death of the nurse as a colossal loss at a time when all efforts were being made to curtail…
he leadership crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday took a new dimension as Alhaji Ahmed Gulak, the former Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on Political Matters declared himself as PDP National Chairman. Gulak, who arrived at the PDP national headquarters, Abuja, at about 1.45 p.m. immediately addressed a news conference and announced that he had assumed the position of the party’s national Chairman. He said that his assumption of office was to complete the tenure of Dr Adamu Muazu, from the North East, who resigned his position as the national Chairman of the party on May…
Just when every celebrity, African and Western alike, seems to creating their own emoji’s, American rapper, The Game, has released his own, winning the hearts of every gangsta hearted male. The new ‘interesting’ emojis have everything from the representation of home and hearth, to gang signs. The father-of-3 went as far as to make an emoji of rapper, Stitches, begging him, after their fight on instagram which had led The Game’s manager, to punch him in the face. He shared the photo of the emojis via instagram, commenting: “They don’t want me to have my own emOGi’s CLICK THE LINK…
Singer Solidstar yesterday (January 26) shared a photo of his son Instagram. The photo is totally adorable as his son lies on the bed. Solidstar’s son whose name is Josh looks so cute. The ‘My Body’ singer simply captioned the photo “reel nigga.” Solidstar welcomed Josh in October. The mother of his child is his UK lover. After his birth Solidstar travelled to the United Kingdom to spend some time with his new born. On January 20 Solidstar released a new single ‘Wait’ featuring Davido. Watch video below for more scoop.
<img src="https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Uche-Ogbodo-October-2013-BellaNaija-600×337-300×169.jpg" alt="Uche-Ogbodo-October-2013-BellaNaija-600×337" width="300" height="169" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-90680" /Nollywood actress, Uche Ogbodo, has been receiving a lot of animosity from her fans and haters alike in recent times for various reasons and they are at it again. Ogbodo shared a cute selfie of herself in a cleavage baring number via her Instagram page, but barely had time to enjoy it before her fans descended on her. The actress went on to make it clear that she was on the set of a new movie and that her looks could be attributed to the movie called 'Street girls', but that did…
Nigerian rap star Ice Prince, 29, was spotted aboard a flight with his girlfriend Maima Nkewa. The picture was taken and shared by singer YQ who was in the same flight with him yesterday (January 26). YQ captioned the picture “Maximum respect to those who respect and value their loved ones irrespective of what they hear about them. We are all human, with flaws,pasts only God is perfect. “Only the Angel of God is white”. Majek Fashek. “Nobody Holy pass” 2Baba . #RespectTheLadies #NoToMolestation #motivation.” Since the alleged report of Maima Nkewa cheating came out, Ice Prince and his girlfriend…
Shakira stepped out braless as she she supported partner, Gerard Pique at the Festa De Esport Catala awards in Barcelona on Sunday, January 24. The 38-year-old singer flashed some serious amount of sideboob in a silver sparkle mini dress at the glitz sports bash as the couple mingled with other very important personalities. The mother-of-two made sure to show off her toned legs in the short frock and a pair of black ankle boots gave her striking outfit a more casual vibe. A draped arm hole ensured she bared plenty of flesh and she appeared to leave her bra at…
The mother of popular Nigerian comedian Bovi Ugboma popularly known as Bovi has passed away. His close friend Basketmouth sent a condolence message to him on Instagram yesterday (January 26). Basketmouth who often does comedy sketches with Bovi shared a picture of his late mum and wrote “It takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, and a day to love them, but it takes an entire lifetime to forget them. @officialbovi your mum is in a better place. Stay strong. I love you bro.” The 36-year-old actor has not made a statement about the…
Everything looks good for Nigerian pop star Davido except his recent relationship with his fans. The singer posted a comment on his Instagram page about the negativity on social media, but this angered his followers as they replied angrily to his post. On his Instagram page, he wrote, davidoofficial “IM getting too much money to be worried about social media !! SHIT AINT REAL ON HERE !! ” The angry fans attributed his comment to an act of arrogance. See their responses below: youngahmed03Just got in here and saw d comment box @davidoofficial u really fucked up by bull shiiting…
Wizkid’s alleged baby mama Blue Diamond whose real names is Binta Diamond Diallo has said that the pop singer is a dead beat dad. According to The Shade Room, Binta Diamond Diallo gave birth to a baby boy last week Friday, January 22, 2015 and named him Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, Jr. The ‘Final (Baba Nla)’ singer started dating Binta of two years ago off and on. Last year she found out that she was pregnant and told Wizkid. The pop star reportedly said he will accept the child, be a better father this time around, and care for him. In…
Yesterday (January 26) the Eritrean government enacted a law forcing all men to embrace polygamy or face life imprisonment due to a shortage of men in the country. The bizarre law quickly went viral with Nigerians on social media reacting to it. There were funny memes and tweets about the polygamy law. Even Mavin boss Don Jazzy got in on the action. Today (January 27) Don Jazzy shared a photo of him entering a plane with the caption “#Eritrea offffff”. We don’t know if this law applies to Nigerian men but hey Don Jazzy should try his luck.
A member of the sensational hip-hop group, Peter Okoye has just renewed his endorsement deal with beverage brand, Olympic Milk. The endorsement deal was initiated in 2014, when the star was announced as the brand ambassador for the product. It is now a common thing for Nigerian brands to use celebrities with a huge fan following in their aim to make their company and products look attractive. The selection of the singer confirms that he is considered to be a reckonable brand promoter as far as being a celebrity goes.
Beyonce is very close to five months pregnant, a source confirms to Radar Online. A music industry insider tells the site that the 34-year-old singer tried to cover up her baby bump in a bulky hoodie at a music video shoot in Los Angles on Saturday, January 23. But it was so obvious she was pregnant. “Although she didn’t announce it or anything, it was pretty apparent from the way she was acting,” that pregnancy rumors seemed to be true, said the source. “She was probably close to five months pregnant,” the source told Radar. Indeed, she used a stunt…
US rapper, Jay Z is currently facing litigation concerning a business deal gone sore. He is being sued for over $20 million by Parlux Fragrances, the company who created his scent Gold Jay Z. According to the company, the rapper had failed to live up to the agreement concerning the deal, which has led to a loss. The perfume company was expected to earn a sum of $50 million over a period of two years if the rapper had honoured agreement. According to the Daily News, was meant to make at least six promotional appearances including an appearance on Good…
Veteran Nollywood actor Richard Mofe Damijo, 54, has sent out a lovely birthday message to his wife of 16 years. The actor wrote the message today (January 27), and said “Love of my life. My Quarterback. My Rock. My wife. I am everything I am cos u love me. Warts’n All. Ur d one God gave me to love me as I am. 16 years later see where we are. See how I am. U make it all look beautiful. Mother of my children. My Adumaradan. I know u’ll rather I don’t bring u out here but I will love…
Nollywood actress Eniola Badmus has revealed she is in a romantic relationship. In an exclusive interview with Encomium Weekly, the ‘Jenifa’ actress said she is dating someone but her love life shouldn’t be in the public. “Even if I will settle down, it is not for the public to know because I am a very private person when it comes to my life” Eniola Badmus told Encomium Weekly. “Even though I have people I have dated in the past, I have someone I’m dating right now, but I do not want the public to be part of my private life”…
Five days after being robbed on the set of a movie in Abeokuta, Adeniyi Johnson is fully back. Toyin Aimakhu’s estranged husband today (January 27) announced that he is back via his Instagram page. “I sincerely appreciate all the calls, Dms,and messages after the robbery attack some days back. God bless and keep us all. I’m back here now. #Godownsmylife #Godblessourhustle #GODOVERALL……” he wrote. On January 22, armed robbers stormed the movie location where Adeniyi Johnson was shooting a movie. The crew and cast were robbed of their valuables by the robbers. According to a source who spoke to Naij…
On January 26, 2016 there were several reports that Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti, 32, had fathered a child. Apparently Seun Kuti allegedly impregnated a lady named Adaeze the same time his girlfriend and mother of his daughter Yetunde Ademiluyi was pregnant. Adaeze gave birth to a girl named Zuna that is over a year old. Seun Kuti hasn’t seen his daughter according to Adaeze. She confirmed that Seun Kuti is indeed the father of her daughter in a Direct Message chat on Instagram. Popular blogger Linda Ikeji reached out to Seun Kuti and he said “I have no comment on…