Fast rising Nollywood star, Ruth Kadiri is 27 years old, but she still remains very single. The thickly shaped actress has now revealed she’s going to get a kid when she’s 30, even if she isn’t married by that time. She went on her Instagram to inform her fans, “And so I’ve decided. Once I clock 30 and am not married, am having a BABY. #wisdom is the principal thing” she wrote in the caption of the selfie she shared today, June 3, 2015. Last month, the actress rocked the cover of Waves Magazine.
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Popular Yoruba actress, Omotunde Ogundimu has been ill for about 5 years now. The ailing Ogun state based actress whose husband died 3 years ago has recounted her ordeal in a new interview with PlaygroundTv. The actress who was rumored to have been hit by HIV/AIDS however said the ailment that slowed her down for the past 5 years was Fibroid and not any thing else. The mother of 3 explained how she needed money to undergo the surgery and lots more. Read excerpts from the interview below: What is happening to you in recent time? I thank God for…
It is not strange for ex-senators to become governors in Nigeria but Senate President, David Mark says it’s a step backward. Speaking on Tuesday, Mark said senators who were sworn in on May 29 as governors did not deserve to be congratulated because they did not take any step forward but backward. Mark made the remark during plenary after a motion by the Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba, to congratulate President Muhammadu Buhari. Ndoma-Egba had urged his colleagues to congratulate their fellow senators who contested and won governorship elections on April 11 and were simultaneously sworn in on Friday. He congratulates…
The Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday denied speculations that it was plotting to upstage the governing All Progressives Congress by presenting David Mark as a candidate for the Senate Presidency in the 8th National Assembly. The opposition party said rather than field a candidate for the position, it would allow the APC, which won majority seats in the senate, to produce a suitable candidate for the coveted office. The party said this remains the norm that in every assembly, the party with the majority members presents leadership at the National Assembly. National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Mr. Olisa Metuh, who made…
Today, Wednesday, 3rd June, 2015 will go down in history as the day with the most bills passed in ten minutes by the National Assembly. The Senate passed 46 bills into law in less than ten minutes, with passage coming as soon as the bills were presented by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Rules and Business, Senator Ita Enang. However, the passage of the bills caused an uproar in the Senate even after the voice vote by the presiding officer and Senate President, David Mark who announced the vote was in favour of the ‘ayes’, while he asked those who…
Major General Tukur Yusuf Buratai has been appointed the force commander of the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) tasked among other things, with fighting Boko Haram insurgency which has threatened to become a regional malaise. The appointment was made public today by Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters via a post on its official website. “The reorganised MNJTF arrangement is in line with the decisions of member countries of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC), which include Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon, with Benin Republic as a honorary member. The arrangement has the backing of partners in the fight against Boko Haram namely;…
The Senate today approved President Muhammadu Buhari‘s request to appoint 15 special advisers for his administration. The Senate took the decision after the President’s letter was read out to the lawmakers on Wednesday. While Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba, requested that Senate should debate the request at a Committee of the Whole, Senate President, David Mark said it was unnecessary. A voice vote to either approve or reject the request followed and the lawmakers voted in favour. In a letter, addressed to Mark, Tuesday, Buhari said his request was in accordance with the Section 151 (1) of the Constitution of the…
Islamist sect Boko Haram seemed determined to decimate Maiduguri, the Borno state capital as it struck again on Wednesday, killing at least six people as an explosion rocked the north eastern city. “We have so far recovered six dead bodies. We are still working at the scene, so the casualties may rise,” Danlami Ajaokuta, a civilian vigilante assisting the military against Boko Haram told AFP. The blast which occurred on Baga Road, was said to have happened around 5:30 pm. Boko Haram insurgency is high up the list of issues President Muhammadu Buhari intends to tackle, but before he even…
The Federal High Court in Ibadan on Wednesday ordered the remand of eight bank officials over alleged currency scam. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had arraigned three Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) staff and five employees of First Bank Plc over the alleged scam. The CBN employees are Kolawole Babalola, Olaniran Adeola and Togun Phillips while their alleged accomplices included Isiaq Akao, Ayodele Adeyemi, Oyebamiji Hakeem, Ayodeji Alase and Ajiwe Adegoke. The commission arraigned the bank officials on a 28-count charge bordering on forgery, misrepresentation and self-enrichment before Justice A.O. Faji. The EFCC, in the charge, said the CBN…
A loud explosion has been heard around a crowded commercial area in Maiduguri, Borno state capital. PREMIUM TIMES reports suggest the loud explosion was as a result of a bomb blast along the popular Baga Road area of Maiduguri. A source who was at the area said, “It occurred very close to one Maikore Oil filling station here in Baga Road. I can’t give any detail because we are all running as soldiers near the area are busy shooting in the air. But the spot at which it occurred was usually very crowded”. There was no comment on casualties. The…
The beautiful wife of Peter Okoye, Lola Omotayo Okoye, who is a mother of two cute children has taken time-out to celebrate her own mother whose birthday is today. With sweetest words with no doubt coming from the depth of her heart, Lola praised her Russian-born mother, saying: Mrs. Alevtina Aliona Omotayo! The one and only first lady, our super mum, our beauty queen and iron lady. Mama without you there would be no me. Where did you find the strength to do all the things you did when I was a kid? You worked, you were my chauffeur to…
From all indications, Kim Kardashian might be expecting twins after allegedly undergoing a vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments to get pregnant again. Medical experts say IVF is known to increase the chances of having two babies. Celebrity infertility doctor, Dr. Sam Najmabaditells HollywoodLife, ”In IVF we can put in 1 embryo ‘Single Embryo Transfer’ back into the uterus, which will reduce the chance of multiple pregnancies. By doing a SET there is still a small chance of the embryo splitting, or not getting pregnant at all. The standard of care says on day 5 you can transfer up to 3 embryos into the uterus of anyone…
He has been totally off the grid for some time now, the R&B singer, Femi Adeyinka popularly known as Capital F.E.M.I is apparently still in the music business. The unfortunate thing tho is that his recording deal with Kennis Music has expired. Capital F.E.M.I’s contractual agreement with the Kennis Music expired few months ago and the singer is not signing a renewal. F.E.M.I, who joined Kennis Music upon his return into the country from America in 2011 earlier hinted his departure from the label in a chat with E-Rave at COSON 5th anniversary that he has been working on putting…
Out of favour Nigerian defender, Taiye Taiwo has showed off his beautiful wife and kids. The Nigerian left back who had some controversy with his age is definitely living well. His wife’s name is Nimot and she’s had 2 kids for him. More photos below: –
Former BBA contestant and actress, Beverly Osu just shared a no make-up photo of herself today, June 3, 2015, on her Instagram account. Beverly who was formerly a video vixen is seen lying on her bed when she took the picture. “Looking great doesn’t mean makeup and clothes, it means feeling good about yourself and staying healthy. Good morning my beautiful continent AFRICA ❤❤❤❤ BE BLESSED #blackdiamond #morningface ..P:S= I’m not a morning person..im grumpy. Have a beautiful day ahead #wcw #wcw #beverlyosu I LOVE TO BE FREE #naturalhair #naturalbrownbeauty” she wrote in the caption. For a little bonus, the actress…
Veteran actress, Idowu Philips, popularly known as ‘Iya Rainbow’ has an inspiring story to tell. The actress and wife of the late Nigerian playwright, Hubert Ogunde in a recent interview with Punch has revealed some of her travails as a young widow, single mother and the only daughter of a prophet. Excerpts from the interview below: How did you get the stage name Iya Rainbow? The name of my late husband’s group is Osumare Theatre and I was always referred to as Mama Osumare but there was a day I did a movie for the English-speaking section of the industry…
Service Chiefs on Tuesday spent over three hours briefing President Muhammadu Buhari on the security situation in the country. The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin, made this known to newsmen in Abuja. Jibrin told State House Correspondents after the closed door meeting, which held at the Defence House in Maitama that the meeting, the first with the president since his inauguration on May 29, was successful. The service chiefs who attended the meeting are the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh; Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Kenneth Minimah; Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal…
Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade, has scrapped the weekly Executive Council meetings where the governor and his deputy meets with commissioners, special advisers and permanent secretaries to review the activities of government in the state. The governor, who made the decision to scrap the State EXCO meeting during a closed door parley with permanent secretaries in the state public and civil service Tuesday, directed that a monthly interactive session in the executive council chambers will take the place of the weekly meeting. Mr. Ayade in the meeting with the permanent secretaries, also disbanded the anti-deforestation taskforce put in…
The Jigawa Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has upgraded its outpost in Gandun-Sarki community in Malammadori Local Government Area to a Division. This is part of its efforts at combating crime in the state. The Corps Commandant, Mr Muhammad Gidado, disclosed this on Tuesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse. He said the initiative was imperative because of the rate of crime being recorded in the area. “The area habours all kinds of criminals; in fact, we record the highest number of crimes in the area. “I mean, out…
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has debunked some news reports that over 70 people died in the petrol tanker tragedy that occurred in Upper Iweka, Onitsha, Anambra. The Corp Marshal of the FRSC, Boboye Oyeyemi, who made the clarification on Tuesday in his Abuja office while speaking with reporters, said contrary to reports in the media, only 46 casualties were recorded from the incident that occurred on Sunday. He said five people were also injured at the crash. “It is unfortunate, first of all, let me commiserate with the families of the deceased. As at today, the record of…