2face Idibia’s wife, Annie, went on her Instagram page today September 1, 2015 to share an epic throwback photo of herself and her family. Annie captioned the photo with “Memories… flashes…. joy…. when we were actually complete! I was the 3rd born n only girl,until my Lil brother Emmanuel passed away n made me d last… #familyOverEverything #themacaulays #myMomStrongWoman #wemissyou Emmanuel i know u in heaven protecting us…i feel it …always … RIP kiddo. …till we meet again..” Here is the epic photo:
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Afrobeat legacy, Seun Kuti has stated that he feels marijuana should be legalized in the country. Seun Kuti who is a famous marijuana user spoke for the legalization of ‘weed’ in an interview with The Nation newspaper. “There are doctors and scientists who believe that marijuana should be legalised. There are also lawyers, judges, and politicians who believe that the war on drugs is a false war. That is actually a war on the poor people all over the world, because poor people and rich people use drugs to be sane. But you will find that here, people are in…
Pretty Nigerian singer, Omawumi, who recently had her second child went on a hookah smoking date with her hubby Tosin Yusuf. The couple were spotted together at Mirza Hookah Lounge in Atlanta. Omawumi was pictured holding a hookah pipe she smoked at the lounge last night. See the picture below: –
David De Gea’s Move to Real Madrid Collapsed Because the Spanish Club Didn’t Upload David Documents Onto TMS/ to the Spanish League in Time, Says the English Club. The war of words between Manchester United and Real Madrid have taken another dimension after the Old Trafford club issued a statement saying the Santiago Bernebeu outfit should take the blame for the collapse of David De Gea’s proposed move. The Madrid club have, in an earlier release, pointed accusing fingers at United over their failure to land the Spanish goalkeeper before Monday’s midnight transfer deadline in Spain. But United have responded…
An Instagram user who goes by the name Nkechi has now confronted Freda Francis over her relationship with Iyanya. The Nkechi lady claims Iyanya is a serial cheat and was dating her at the same time as Freda and sleeps with so many girls too. The exchange happened about 15 weeks ago before Iyanya shared Freda’s picture last week. After months of speculation, Iyanya and Freda just confirmed their relationship last week. See their conversation below:
Former Most Beautiful Girl In Nigeria, Anna Banner, shared the first picture of her baby daughter she had for singer Flavour. Anna Banner shared the picture today (September 1) on her Instagram account. “For God Almighty has blessed me with not just a beautiful child, but with an everlasting happiness!! I call her my one true love! She’s my everything. I thank you Father for blessing us with this beautiful sunshine! My tiny lil angel is one month today… #proudmother #Godisawesome #thankful” she wrote in the caption of the picture. Anna Banner gave birth to Flavour’s second child on August…
President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) has vowed to strengthen his anti-corruption campaign in the country, stressing that no one found guilty would be spared. Buhari said this at the opening session of the 45th Annual Accountants Conference and 50th Anniversary celebration of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria tagged “ICAN:Building on a legacy of service”. President Buhari was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance, Mrs Anastasia Nwaobia. He vowed to step up his anti-corruption campaign through the re-invigoration of all anti-graft agencies in the country. He said that institutions such as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
The aspiration by some chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to vie for the position of national chairman of the party has suffered a setback with a declaration by the leadership of the party that the seat is not vacant. Following the forced resignation of the substantive national chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu in May, 2015 the party’s Deputy National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, was appointed in acting capacity. On Tuesday, however, a mild drama played out at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja when former Political Adviser to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Alhaji Ahmed Gulak,…
The Nigerian Army says troops under Operation Lafiya Dole have retaken Gamboru Ngala in Borno State from Boko Haram terrorists, who had recaptured the town from the military after the community was initially liberated by troops. In a statement on Tuesday by Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, the army described Gamboru Ngala as “economic and strategic”. The statement added that “the triumphant troops are now busy with clearing and mopping up patrols”.
Former Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, yesterday, in Enugu rated governments at various levels low in the area of psychiatric and mental health care. According to him, some medical scholars have revealed that in a population of 160 million or thereabout, “64 million Nigerians suffer from one form of mental illness or the other deserving attention”. Nebo spoke as a guest lecturer at the 2nd Public Lecture organized by the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu in collaboration with the West African College of Nursing, on the theme ‘Psychiatric and Mental Health in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects’. “I will confess that…
Senator representing Kaduna Central senatorial district, Comrade Shehu Sani, has described Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose as a glorified tout deficient in morals, character and courteousness. The senator, who was reacting to a statement by Fayose in which he described President Muhammadu Buhari as “President of Northern Nigeria” in reference to his recent appointments, said the Ekiti governor is still suffering from the aftermath of his patriarch – Dr. Goodluck Jonathan’s defeat at the presidential polls. His statement read: “I recognise the fundamental rights of Ekiti state governor to freedom of expression. I unreservedly condemn his divisive, inciting, provocative and…
Manchester United have confirmed the signing of French forward Anthony Martial from Monaco. Martial started his career at Lyon before joining Monaco in the summer of 2013 for a reported £3.5m fee. He scored 11 goals for the principality club in 42 appearances last season. He recently agreed a one-year extension to his previous deal, which was expected to take his contract up to 2019. Anthony Martial said: “I am so excited to be joining Manchester United. I have enjoyed my time at AS Monaco and I would like to thank them and the fans for everything they have done…
Bournemouth had signed striker Glenn Murray from Crystal Palace on a three-year deal, the Premier League club have confirmed. The 31-year-old scored 47 goals in 125 matches for the Eagles, 31 of which came in the 2012-13 season ad Palace won promotion back to the English top-flight. Murray spent part of last season on loan with Championship side Reading, where he scored eight goals in 18 league appearances. The deal for Murray – the tenth player to join Premier League debutants Bournemouth this summer – is reportedly said to be in the region of five million pounds.
Southampton has just completed the signing of defender Virgil van Dijk from Celtic on a five-year contract, the Premier League club have confirmed. The 24-year-old Netherlands international over two years with Scottish Premier League champions Celtic, making over 100 appearances and scoring 15 goals. The fee involved in the transfer has not been disclosed but has been reported to be in the region of £11.5m. Van Dijk told the club’s website: “This is a very ambitious club, who have been doing very well in the last couple of years. It’s a great place to be and it’s the right step for…
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose on Tuesday gave directors of finance and revenue officers in Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the state government six months ultimatum to block all leakages and double the state’s internally-generated revenue. He also warned that any government official involved in fraudulent acts would be dealt with. Fayose gave the charge in Ado-Ekiti during an interactive session he held with the officials at the Governor’s Office. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, quoted him as saying that a new tax order was in the offing and warned tax and levy assessors against…
Ondo State Worker have rejected the government’s move to conduct competency test for staff of the state Board of Internal Revenue. This was one of the resolutions of the workers’ leadership under the aegis of the Joint Public Service Negotiating Council on Monday, where issues on their welfare were deliberated upon. Prior to the resolution, JNC leaders, led by the Chairman, Sunday Adeleye, and Secretary, Wole Akinlolu, stormed the BIR premises at Alagbaka on Monday and directed all workers in the office not to show up for the test scheduled to start on Monday. Consequently, the JNC sent a letter…
Former Chairman of the Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), Magnus Abe, has accused the Peoples Democratic Party of making a malicious attempt to misinform President Muhammadu Buhari on the activities of the Nigerian Army and the Department of State Services at the Rivers State National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal. Abe, who was the All Progressives Congress candidate for Rivers South-East Senatorial District in the last general elections, in a letter addressed to President Buhari, debunked the allegation by the PDP that he and other members of the APC in Rivers State were colluding with the Army and DSS to compromise…
Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole has said President Muhammadu Buhari deserves commendation for having the uncommon courage to take plausible decisions in the appointments he has so far made, rather than condemnation. He said the appointments were based on merits and not political sentiments or ethnic consideration as some tribal jingoists would want Nigerians to believe. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Peter Okhiria, the Edo governor said it was time to use the best hands to confront the peculiarity of the country’s problems and not descend to the level of geopolitical balancing. He was reacting…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) disclosed yesterday that the end of insurgency in Nigeria is in sight and that all known camps of insurgents on Nigerian territory have been dislodged. The Acting Director, Defence Information, Col. Rabe Abubakar, spoke yesterday in Abuja when he visited Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Mr. Ima Niboro. Abubakar said the military will continue to dominate the insurgents’ hideouts in the North East so that the Boko Haram menace would end soon. “We, for the past weeks, have been in the North East to ensure that we do all what we can as…
Chelsea FC had completed the signing of Papy Djilobodji from Nantes on a four-year deal for a reported fee of £4m. The Senegal international centre-back was in the last year of his contract at the French club, where he had made more than 160 appearances. Djilobodji told Chelsea’s website: “I’m very happy to sign for a big club like Chelsea and I want to do my best to help the team win titles. I want to thank the club for giving me this opportunity.” The 26-year-old, who can also play as a midfielder, was a key member of Nantes team…