The Lagos State Government has paid over N4.5 billion to 1,200 retired public servants as Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration promises better times for pensioners. While announcing the development at the 19th batch retirement benefit bond certificate presentation at the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) House, Alausa, the Director-General of Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC), Mrs. Folashade Onanuga, said the government would clear the pension backlog. Onanuga said Ambode has plans in place to ensure that workers live comfortably after retiring from office. “[Pensioners] will enjoy free health care delivery in Lagos State Hospitals as arrangements are on to provide them…
Author: David Folami
The Organised Private Sector, under the umbrella of Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), on Saturday commended the Federal Government for the removal of the fuel subsidy. The Director-General of NECA, Mr Olusegun Oshinowo made the commendation while fielding questions from newsmen in Lagos. Oshinowo said that though the government said that the new dispensation would be predicated on what it called “price modulation’’. He said that hopefully, the issue of fuel subsidy and its financing would not surface again in government’s budget. According to him, it is pertinent for the government to focus on the policy framework as well as…
Chris Breezy suffered a major wardrobe malfunction while performing at his ongoing ‘One Hell of a Nite tour’ in Connecticut recently. Just like legendary rock star, Lenny Kravitz, Breezey’s jeans tore open in between his thighs as he continued to skip all over the stage. While the ‘Loyal’ singer busted some insane dance moves to ‘Hit The Quan’ … his pants got the best of him. Brown’s jeans split right down the crotch, but luckily for him, his penis didn’t jump out too. The crowd could only gawk at his underwear, and only until Chris went backstage to change his…
Miley Cyrus is about to be mom? The 22-year-old is reportedly in the process of adopting a baby and the news comes a shocker to fans who think all she does if drinking, doping and living a reckless life. How and when will she care for a child? According to HollywoodLife.com, a secret source tells them Miley could be so young but then again, lots of celebrities have kids when they are in their early twenties.
Eccentric singer, Miley Cyrus, put on an outrageous act at an auction at the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Vanguard Awards gala this weekend, drawing in a lot of money for charity. Not one to conform, the singer licked a piano being sold at the centre, leading to a spike in the price. The white piano that had been signed all over, became extra significant after the singer publicly licked its side during the auction. Cyrus also suffered wardrobe malfunction in a bid to get down and lick the piano, exposing her underwear, but it was definitely worth it in the…
D’banj has rejected claims by his producer that Olamide stole his song. The DB Records boss had been thrust into the middle of a controversial episode after his in-house producer, DeeVee, in a series of tweets had claimed that Olamide stole the concept of his ‘Don’t stop’ track from an unreleased D’banj song called ‘Shake It’. Speaking with reporters at the private viewing of his visual EP “An Epic Journey,” on Tuesday, December 15, D’banj stated that there is a high traffic of musicians in house, who listen to his recordings and get inspired by them. He said: “I didn’t…
<img src="https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Dbanj-600×450-300×225.jpg" alt="Dbanj-600×450" width="300" height="225" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-95578" /Yesterday (January 7) entertainer D’banj met the Inspector General of Police Solomon Arase in Abuja before his performance at the GLO-CAF awards. D’banj along with his hype man Jimmie met the top brass of the police. “#InspectorGeneralOfPolice #SolomonArase #PoliceIsMyFriend #PoliceIsYourFriend #EmergencyEmergency” D’banj captioned his picture with the IG. He and Jimmie also took a picture with the IG and the PRO of the Nigerian Police Force Solomon Arase. “S/O to @nigeriapoliceforce as @iambangalee and I met with the #InspectorGeneralOfPolice #SolomonArase and #1stPRO-IG #BisiKolawole #PoliceIsYourFriend” Jimmie wrote in the caption of the picture…
Laide Bakare who has been in the movie industry for over 15 years has launched a charity foundation called the Laide Bakare Foundation. The foundation will focus and direct some energy in favour of the girl child. Laide Bakare Foundation is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) set up by the actress in conjunction with her trustees to put focus, emphasis and concentration on the girl child in the fight against the scourge of early marriages that leads to complications in the girl child as a result of getting Vesicovaginal Fistula (VVF). Vesicovaginal Fistula (VVF), is an abnormal fistulous tract extending between…
Nollywood actress Laide Bakare has showed off her two sons on her Instagram account. In the pictures Laide Bakare is in her garage playing with her two boys. Her two sons are from her husband Alhaji Oriowo. Laide Bakare has a daughter from her previous marriage to Mr. Olumide Okufulire. In one of the pictures the Yoruba actress wrote “TGIF. still in d mood. Aliamduliha 2016 first Friday after January 1st. Claim it. It’s our year.” In an recent interview Laide Bakare revealed how she juggles acting and motherhood.
Nigerian comedian and actor, Julius Agwu is set to give back to a community in the State of Georgia, through his charity and Gospel comedy brand known as “LAFF 4 CHRIST’S SAKE”. The comedian took to his official Instagram page to announce an Evening of gospel rhythms and jokes, which will also feature other musical and comedic arts. His foundation, Julius Agwu Foundation, will give back to the community by donating 250 turkeys to families living in the City of Riverdale. Also, Men and Women in uniform who keep the community safe, especially during the holiday season, will also receive…
After a successful ‘Laff 4 Christ Sake Comedy Tour’ two months ago, comedian Julius Agwu is set to thrill fans to a more fun and star studded concert tagged ‘Julius Agwu Life I See it The Rebirth.’ Julius Agwu keeps sharing the testimony of his successful brain surgery in every single way possible, he has dropped a track for it, he is giving back to his community, he is on the verge of opening a Christian night club, he has donated hefty sum of money to help others in the entertainment industry. Now, the comedian is set to host yet…
Ice Prince who is in Kenya for Coke Studio is presently hanging out with international R&B superstar NeYo. The ‘So Sick’ singer/songwriter/producer is the international music guest on this week’s Coke Studio. In one of the pictures, NeYo rocks a ’24’ snapback fronted by the Chocolate City rapper. Ice Prince has announced that he will be dropping a new single on September 1, 2015. The title of the song is ‘Boss’ and it was produced by Triple MG singer and producer Tekno. Before heading out to Kenya, Ice Prince attended the D’usse Lifestyle event on August 15, 2015. Ice Prince…
After touring about 10 cities in Nigeria, Sammie Okposo Praise Party will move to London today, January 9, 2016. This marks the first edition of the Sammie Okposo Praise Party(SOPP) this year and it is kicking off with a bang considering other notable entertainers that will be performing alongside Sammie Okoposo tonight. Billed to hold at Lighthouse, Camberwell road, London, the event will see the likes of Nikki Laoye, Tim Godfrey, Enkay, Henrisoul, Dayo Bello, Noel Robinson, Diana Hamilton, Nicky Brown, Andrew Bello, Akpororo among others perform.
Wiz Khalifa, while discussing his forthcoming project titled ‘KHALIFA’ on Twitter, said that, ‘I got soul and no one knows it.’ In his tweets posted on Friday, January 8, the Pittsburgh rapper also referred to his personal input on the project. ‘I sing all my own hooks,’ he tweeted. ‘I got soul and no one knows it. KHALIFA is gonna change that.’
The highly anticipated remix for the smash hit single, ‘Osinachi‘ from Humblesmith featuring Davido has finally dropped! On the song, Davido plays in his current Babymama drama with his lyrics, as he calls out Dele Momodu and his family, singing ‘…no be by force to go Dubai… abi na wetin cause the fight..’
The Governor’s Ball line up was announced on Friday January 8. Kanye West is booked to be the headlining act at the 2016 festival. The three-day, multi-stage music festival is slated for June 3-5 at Randall’s Island Park in New York City. Other acts announced include De La Soul, Mac Miller, Vince Staples and Vic Mensa.
British singer, Adele, shared an hilarious photo of herself at the gym and its got everyone jumbled up with as many as over 600,000 views in 24hours. The photo showed the mother-of-one at the gym looking so frustrated as she struggled to work out, and we can all relate to that. The singer-songwriter tweeted a picture of herself looking just as miserable as the average adult while working out on Wednesday, with over 14,000 retweets of the picture. Adele shared the photo, along with the caption: “Getting ready…” Adele was captured tugging a cable crossover machine, while bearing the most…
One of your favourite Nigerian artistes seems to be setting up his career for big things this 2016. 2face Idibia has announced that he has officially changed his name to ‘2 Baba’ The Nigerian Pop music icon announced the news on micro-blogging platform Twitter in the early hours of Saturday, January 9, 2016. With this development, the legendary singer effected changes on all his social media platforms including Instagram and Twitter, losing the blue verification badge (something Nigerian artistes would kill to have) Hey, we guess 2face 2baba is that committed to his rebranding. Will he be dropping new music…
Music star 9ice says he has not forgiven veteran rapper Ruggedman. The two former collaborators clashed in 2010 after 9ice recorded a song on his third album titled ‘Once Bitten’. The song is a story about how 9ice caught his lover having an affair. Many people at that time thought the song was referring to his then wife Toni Payne and Ruggedman having an affair. Both parties have denied this rumour several times in the past. In a recent interview with ‘Entertainment Splash’ on TVC, 9ice said he is still not on good terms with Ruggedman, and that the rapper…
Popular singer, Alexander Abolore Adigun Akande aka 9ice has disclosed that he remains a close friend to his ex-wife, Toni Payne despite their scandalous separation several years back. Responding to his wife, who forgave him for hurting her, 9ice said that he was happy to see his wife let go off the hate she had for him. He also noted that contrary to what the public thinks of their relationship, they both remain good friends and would remain so for life. In his words, “I saw the write-up my ex-wife posted on the internet where she wrote that she has…