Author: Wale Adebayo

Famous Ghollywood actress and model, Yvonne Nelson has been rumored countless times to be dating John Dumelo. The busy actress aired her feeling son Twitter as she tweeted on April 28, 2015: – “I miss falling in love ❤️❤️…….. With that person who makes your heart skip…… Seriously don’t remember the last time I was truly in love” she wrote on the micro blogging site. Ghanaian actor John Dumelo who said he cannot date the star actress because they are good friends and colleagues during an interview with Tribune. Yvonne Nelson has dated Chocolate City rapper Ice Prince and pop…

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Nigerian comedian Bovi, always has a funny way of driving his message through. Bovi flaunted his supposed side chick on Instagram today and captioned the photo: – “My side chick @krisasimonye. Coz she always on my side” In case you were wondering, that’s his wife!

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It’s no longer news the drama that transpired between Tonto Dikeh and a certain international businesswoman. Swanky Jerry, Tonto Dikeh’s stylist who took shots at Toyin Lawani, and her lover Lord Trigg has apologized to the duo over his comments concerning them. On April 27, 2015 he made disparaging remarks about their relationship which led to Lord Trigg response. Early this morning, April 29, 2015 Swanky Jerry turned a new leaf and waved an olive branch to the two of them. In his lengthy post on Instagram he asked for forgiveness and preached love. You can read his post below: –…

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Daughter of oil billionaire is currently doing what she loves best as she’s also having fun. Last month, the celebrity disc jockey, DJ Cuppy played at The Oil Barons Charity held under the patronage of H.E Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan in Dubai. That made the female DJ the first African act to have ever performed at the event, which is the largest gala dinner for the Oil and Gas Industry in the Middle East. Cuppy shares parts of her trip to Dubai as she juggles work with fun.

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The presidency today warned the President-elect Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) against forming a parallel government and overheating the polity. Minister of National Planning, Abubakar Sulaiman who briefed state house correspondents at the end of weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, said through its actions and utterances, the incoming government was overheating the polity and carrying out actions that may undermine the powers of President Goodluck Jonathan. Sulauman, who is also the sub-committee Chairman of the federal government’s transition committee, said the federal executive council (FEC) rejected the term of reference brought before it by the transition committee of Buhari.…

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The President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari says the incoming government of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will not become a tool to persecute its predecessors. Buhari, who said this while inaugurating a 19-member transition committee headed by Mallam Ahmed Joda in Abuja noted that there is a need for the committee to be meticulous and not to overlook the essentials in their engagement with the transition panel representing the outgoing administration. “It is a simple matter but you must have the right information if you are to shape appropriate policy decisions. Needless to repeat that your committee and our government are…

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The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has vowed to end corruption in the police force. In view of this, he has directed the IGP Monitoring Unit (X-Squad), and the Force Provost Marshall, to start enforcing anti-corruption directives across all police formations in the country. Speaking briefly before his maiden closed-door meeting with senior officers in Abuja on Wednesday, Arase said the measure became necessary to restore the image of the police. “Any officer caught either through whistle-blowing framework or direct operations of the enforcement units of the force will be appropriately dealt with in line with established disciplinary procedure,”…

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A 31-year-old man, Samson Ndubuisi, who allegedly had carnal knowledge of an 11-year-old boy, was on Wednesday arraigned before an Apapa Magistrates’ Court, Lagos. Ndubuisi, a resident of No. 3/4, Umuaka Close, Ilufe Junction, Alaba Market, Lagos, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and s*xual assault by penetration. The Prosecutor, ASP Soji Ojaokomo told the court that the accused committed the offences on April 12 at his apartment. Ojaokomo said the accused had carnal knowledge of boy without his consent. “The complainant said that on that fateful day, he went to fetch water at one Mrs Doris Ezenwa’s company.…

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The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has directed the IGP Monitoring Unit (X-Squad), and the Force Provost Marshall, to start enforcing anti-corruption directives in order to check corrupt practices among police personnel. Arase gave the directive shortly before his maiden closed-door meeting with senior officers in Abuja on Wednesday. He said the measure became necessary to restore the image of the police. “Any officer caught either through whistle-blowing framework or direct operations of the enforcement units of the force will be appropriately dealt with in line with established disciplinary procedure”, he said. Arase added that such an officer…

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The President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday in Abuja inaugurated a 19-member Transition Committee to liaise with its Federal Government counterpart to ensure a smooth transfer of power. A statement issued in Abuja by the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Lai Mohammed, said the terms of reference of the committee includes to develop a clear framework for liaison with the out-going Administration for the purposes of a smooth hand-over/take-over and to receive hand-over documents from Ministries, Departments and Agencies and itemise the most important or most urgent issues confronting the in-coming government It said the committee is…

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The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused the Governor-elect, Akinwunmi Ambode, of planning to delay the yet-to-be conducted local council elections in the state. The Lagos PDP, it would be recalled, few weeks ago claimed that the All Progressives Congress-led government in Lagos was not interested in conducting elections into the local government councils. A statement issued on Wednesday by the PDP spokesperson in the state, Mr. Taofik Gani, also accused the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission of conniving with the APC to delay the polls. The statement said, “The Lagos State chapter of the…

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An Abeokuta Customary Court sitting in Ake Wednesday, dissolved a three-year-old marriage between Mr Femi Olayiwole and wife, Kemi, due to the absence of v**ina, deceit and frequent fighting. Olayiwole told the court that his wife deceived him into marrying her knowing that she could not bear him a child. He further accused his wife, who had failed to appear in court after being summoned several times, of living a false life, frequent fighting and threatening his life. “My wife had been deceiving me since we got married I have never seen her pass through menstruation. My wife does not…

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University of Lagos (UNILAG) will tomorrow confer honorary degrees on Lt. General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma (rtd), Deacon Gamaliel Oforitsenere Onosode and Pastor Enoch Adeboye for their immense contributions to humanity. This was disclosed yesterday by the Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, Professor Rahamon Bello during the ongoing convocation ceremony of the school. “The eminent Nigerians will be conferred with honorary degrees of the University of Lagos for their noticeable and immense contribution to education and quality of life in Nigeria,” he said. In its first phase of graduation ceremony, the school churned out a total of 3,104 graduates out of a…

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Two Senior Advocates of Nigeria have disagreed with President-elect Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to ban the Africa Independent Television (AIT) network from covering his activities until they sort out “issues of standard and ethics”. The decision to ban the private TV station generated mixed reactions among Nigerians with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), describing the move as dangerous for Democracy while Buhari’s party, All Progressives Congress, APC, has reversed the decision, saying all accredited media organizations, including AIT, are free to cover the president-elect’s activities. Lending their voice to the debate in separate interviews, Constitutional lawyer, Professor Itse Sagay (SAN) and…

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The relative industrial peace presently being enjoyed in the nation’s health sector may be short lived if the Joint Health Sector Unions goes ahead with its nationwide strike scheduled for May 8. The Union based its threat on the refusal of the Federal Government to accede to its 15-point demands, while several efforts to have a one-on-one meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan have yielded no positive response. The health workers, therefore, offered a last reminder to meet the president before his tenure winds down on May 29, warning that everything should be done by stakeholders to avert the looming strike.…

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The Niger Delta Salvation Group, on Tuesday, advised President-elect Muhammadu Buhari, to resist the temptation of scrapping any of the interventionist programmes including the amnesty programme, initiated by the late President Umaru Yar’Adua. National coordinator of the group, Victor Tamarapreye, gave the counsel in reaction to the outcome of the March 28 presidential election, which President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party lost. Tamarapreye explained that members of the group, which is a new coalition of ex-agitators, have been closely monitoring events before, during and after the last general elections. The NDSG coordinator said while members had reservations about…

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Incoming Governor of Benue State, Chief Samuel Ortom, has said that he will “look into” the outgoing administration of Governor Gabriel Suswam, with a view to correct its ills and make government accountable. The governor-elect stated this on Tuesday at a press briefing in Makurdi, the state capital. Ortom, who last week received eight brand new SUVs from Suswam as part of a “smooth transition” process, accused the governor of “perpetrating last minute frauds”. Speaking through the deputy governor-elect, Benson Abounu, Mr. Ortom noted that Suswam should comply with democratic best practices of consulting with those who would take over…

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Embattled Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has expressed commitment to the peace move initiated by elders in the state, led by legal luminary, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), to find a lasting political solution to the leadership crisis in the State House of Assembly. You may recall that a seven-member caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Assembly backed by Gov. Fayose, had last November impeached the Speaker, Dr. Adewale Omirin and his deputy, Tunji Orisalade, for belonging to the All Progressives Congress. Mr. Dele Olugbemi, an ally of the governor was subsequently installed as the Speaker by the faction and has…

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Governor-elect of Abia State, Dr. Okezier Ikpeazu, has described the decision of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, governorship candidate, Dr. Alex Otti, to challenge his victory at the elections petition tribunal as trait of a sore loser. He, therefore, urged Otti and his party – APGA, to emulate President Goodluck Jonathan and concede defeat. Meanwhile, the governor-elect has promised to run an open door government where anybody from the state with “positive ideas” would be given opportunity to contribute to the development of the state. Ikpeazu, who made this known while speaking to journalists at his Umuobiakwa country home…

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