The comedienne shared the photo on the left and wrote “Chilling with my baby, isn’t he cute”. I’m sure they are just friends, but in case anything happens later, make we know o..:-). And yeah, he’s cute! Source: LIB
Author: Wale Adebayo
Nigeria’s senior men’s basketball national team, D’Tigers, suffered a 70-59 defeat at the hands of hosts and defending champions, Tunisia, in their third match of the 2015 Afrobasket on Sunday. Playing in front of a partisan crowd in Rades, Nigeria could not repeat their historic win over the same opponent at the 2012 London Olympic Games, but did not just chicken out on the big stage as they fought hard throughout the encounter. Ben Uzoh was D’Tigers’ star man with 13 point but Michael Gbinije came up with the highlight of the day, ending the game with ten points –…
Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, weekend condemned President Muhammadu Buhari’s style of administration saying he is behaving like a dictator. In his assessment of Buhari’s government, the group’s Chairman, Pa Reuben Fasoranti said this in Akure. “President Buhari is running a one-man show. Let him appoint his cabinet and start serious business,” he said. Fasoranti also added that it will be a disaster if the report of the National Confab organised by the immediate past administration is dumped by the president. “I think the President should sit down and have a package. What people are saying is very correct that he is…
Immediate past governor of Rivers State, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has again explained why he wants to stop the Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up by Governor Nyesom Wike, to probe some selected government transactions during his tenure. In a statement by the former governor’s media office yesterday, Amaechi insisted that he was not afraid of a probe or investigation or inquiry of his administration, as long as it is fair. “However, what Wike has set out to do is anything but a fair probe. The commission will not be fair to Amaechi because it was set up to indict him.…
The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon arrived Nigeria for a two-day official visit. He arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at 4.15p.m. on 23rd August and was received by Amb. Bulus Lolo, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The UN Resident Coordinator, Daouda Toure, UNFPA Executive Director, Babatunde Oshotimehin and Special Representative of UN Secretary-General to Nigeria and West Africa, Ibn Chambas were among those who received Mr Ban Ki-Moon. The Secretary-General was driven to Transcorp Hilton, where he is expected to hold talks with state governors under the aegis of Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF). Ban Ki-Moon’s dialogue with…
Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole has explained what he plans to use the $75 million World Bank loan he recently secured for. In an interview with Vanguard, Oshiomole highlighted the state’s plans for the money but reminded Nigerians that $75 million was not “a big money”. “We are working in all the sectors; we are not limiting the funds to a particular sector. You see the hospitals we are building in Benin and other areas, we are building a university, we are building schools, we are sustaining our investment in education, we are refocusing on technical education because we realised…
Reports say that from Thursday, August 20 to Friday, August 21, Nigerian billionaire and African Richest Man, Aliko Dangote, made a profit of $79.2m (N15.6bn). He was one of six billionaires who saw their fortunes increase in 24 hours to Friday. The other three Africans on the Index are South Africans: Nicky Oppenheimer formerly of the De Beers diamond company (net worth $6.7bn) suffered a $27.9m loss between Thursday and Friday; luxury goods magnate Johann Rupert (net worth $7bn) saw his money shrink by $87m, and retailing baron Christo Wiese (net worth $7bn), lost $220m over the same period. The…
American singer, Rita Ora, in a recent recent interview with Sun revealed that she’s scared of dying and her biggest phobia is death. Rita said “Death is my biggest phobia. I used to have panic attacks when I was little, saying, ‘Mum, I don’t want to die.” She also said “I’ve been to therapy and still try to go every week.” Rita Ora who recently released the visuals for her song ‘Body On Me’ featuring Chris Brown was asked if she’s dating the singer, she said “It was all about passion and feeling that intensity and s*xual attraction without giving…
Popular Nigerian dance-hall singer, Orezi has spoken on the publicity stunt pulled by Skiibii and his team. On Skiibii’s failed PR stunt, Orezi said “So whatever it is, if it was a PR stunt, they did get everybody. People got to know who Skiibii is. People started searching for him on Google, follows on Instagram. They started downloading his song to hear how he sounds. If it was a publicity stunt it worked. “A lot of people are angry because they felt it was too extreme, but if he uses it to his advantage and blows up with a great song all…
Since Chris Brown let the world know about his daughter, she has become the only thing he talks about and thinks about. The American superstar singer who’s currently working on his next album took to Twitter to reveal the name of his album. Breezy wrote “MY NEW ALBUM WILL BE NAMED ‘ROYALTY’”.
Famous Kenyan socialite, Vera Sidika, commonly referred to as the African Nicki Minaj is here again. After a brief break away from media attention, Vera Sidika has kicked off another tongue-wagging campaign for her fans. She released two new videos of herself twerking and has kept her fans talking about her bum and her ability to twerk better than many of the twerk queens including Amber Rose. While she twerked on the floor of her home in one video, she took to the bathroom sink to display her massive bum in the second video. Watch and enjoy her newly released twerking videos…
Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole says President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration plundered the nation’s economy despite the defence being put forward by the former Minister of Finance, and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. “If Nigerians know what these people did, they will stone them to death, jungle justice. 700 million dollars gone on second Niger bridge without any bridge to show,” the governor, who chairs a special committee set up by the National Economic Council (NEC), told Vanguard in an interview. Commenting on the $75 million dollar World Bank loan to Edo State, which the People’s Democratic Party…
The Ekiti State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed Governor Ayodele Fayose for reportedly mocking the legacies of former Governor Kayode Fayemi. According to the party, the governor could not point to any project he had initiated except conducting road shows, including buying pepper and tomatoes in open markets to pose as a friend of the poor. In a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatunbosun, the party said that all the governor had done so far had tended towards taking sufferings to the doorsteps of Ekiti people. Olatunbosun affirmed that Fayemi’s legacies presented the best opportunities for…
Reuben Abati, former spokesperson to former President Goodluck Jonathan has clarified that against the widely held belief that the former leader was a drunk, he actually does not drink. Abati, who made the defence of his former boss during a recent interview with Rockcity 101.9 FM, Abeokuta, Ogun State, said he only saw Jonathan drink a glass of wine during special occasions, explaining that the former President was never drunk during his time in office. “President Jonathan does not drink. You see, that’s one of the myths about that administration and you must understand how this thing is, it’s all…
President of Ekklisiyar Yan’uwa A Nigeria, EYN (Church of the Brethren in Nigeria), Rev. Samuel Dali, has said that despite the harm insurgency has done to members of his congregation in the North East zone, there is still hope that the war against Boko Haram will be won. According to him, over 8,000 members of his church have lost their lives and 70 percent of church facilities in Adamawa, Yobe and Borno States have been destroyed. However, he expressed confidence that President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) would end the activities of Boko Haram. Speaking with journalists in his office in Jos, Dali,…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has pledged to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to succeed. According to him, there is no alternative to democracy. Speaking on Friday at his Hilltop residence in Abeokuta when officials of the National Association of Nigerians Students (NANS) paid him a visit, the former president, while narrating his near-death experience under the late Abacha administration, recalled that he and some retired military officers and civilians were jailed in 1995 for allegedly plotting to overthrow the administration. He was released after Abacha’s death in 1998. “The alternative to democracy is worse than democracy. I experienced that. Abacha put me in…
Kano Pillars’ 12-year record of unbeaten matches in the Glo Premier League was hatched on Sunday after a 1-2 loss to Nasarawa United. In his first game against the Solid Miners since his departure from the side in the middle of the ongoing campaign, coach Mohammed Baba Ganaru failed to inspire the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) champions to success in front on their home crowd. The defeat was the second in quick succession for Pillars, who moved down to sixth position with 37 points from 25 games- nine points shy of table-topping Sunshine Stars. Ex-Pillars forward Mannir Ubale opened scoring…
The Senate Leader, Sen. Ali Ndume, said on Sunday that the senate would introduce e-legislation to engender “robust and effective debates” at the National Assembly. Ndume told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri that electronic legislation was part of the initiative of the new leadership to make the National Assembly more vibrant. “We are trying to make this National Assembly different from the previous assemblies by introducing reforms and accountable leadership”. He said that the present senate had unfolded some legislative agenda at the beginning to set out its goals and objectives. “We started by unfolding a legislative…
The Pan Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere has asked President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) to appoint ministers that will assist him in the day-to-day administration of the country instead of running a one-man show. The leader of the group, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, who disclosed this in an interview with reporters at the weekend, said the general perception is that the president is slow into taking action and decisions because of a lack of policy direction from the government. The Afenifere leader, therefore, called on Buhari to settle down and come up with a comprehensive package that will take Nigeria to the Promised…
The South-East zonal chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday accused Igbo leaders who are opposing the probe of former President Goodluck Jonathan of desecrating the traditions of the Igbos. The party said the Igbo leaders who are supporting the former president, have flouted the traditional admonition, which forbade Igbos from identifying with thieves or alleged thieves. Several Igbo leaders, including Prof. Ben Nwabueze, Chairman of the Igbo Leaders of Thought, and the Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Joe Nwaorgu, had in recent times faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s planned probe of the Jonathan administration. They stressed that limiting the…