Wow, Davido is currently under huge fire after and apparent awful concert at Kenya. The highly regarded singer might have lost his entire fan base in Kenya after he flew to Kenya two days ago for a concert scheduled for March 28, 2015. He missed Nigeria’s election yesterday due to this concert, but the end product brought him nothing but shame as fans blasted him for his supposed proud and immature attitude and for getting drunk at the concert. Some fans laughed about how he smoked too much Kenyan weed and he and his crew lost over 10 phones in one night. Kenyan fans…
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Mavins record will be celebrating 2 very big births in a couple of months. Dr Sid’s wife and Tiwa Savage areexpecting Simi Esiri who is wedded to Dr Sid had a baby shower yesterday, March 29th at The Dorchester Hotel in London. Friends and family came out to attend and Tiwa Savage was also present. Simi announced on twitter that she’s expecting a girl. See photos below: –
The report last week was that Dillish Matthews, winner of BBA The Chase has gone flat broke. Just like rumors naturally spread, people claimed that she had spent all of the $300,000 she won at the reality show barely two years after. However, Dillish Matthews addressed the rumor with a video she posted on her Instagram page saying she has spent the whole $300,000 she won as the winner of the Show. “Read about what I did with my money that I got from Big Brother? It’s finished. A couple of Rolexes, kept going to Milan, London, Hong Kong, Shanghai…it’s finished.…
Are we about to witness the end of the family feud between Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa?? Seems the estranged couple are trying to give peace a chance for the sake of their son. After their battles on social media, it seems like they have reconciled. According to TMZ, Wiz even sang a new song for her “See You Again,” which appears on the “Furious 7″.. The lyrics goes thus.. ”How could we not talk about family when family’s all that we got?Everything I went through you were standing there by my side..And now you gonna be with me for…
While the total numbers of elections are still being counted, entertainers elsewhere are battling for their loot gotten from various politicians. The Nollywood stars recently paid a visit to First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan in Enugu and that seems to have caused some wahala. This is because the police in Enugu are currently looking for ways to settle the bitter feud that engulfed the artistes’ community in the state over how an alleged First Lady’s largesse would be shared among top actors who attended her rally. Read how the Sun reports it: – This feud has seemingly put one group…
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken an early in Nigeria’s North, claiming victory in Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Jigawa, Kwara and Kogi, while President Goodluck Jonathan takes the driving seat in Nigeria’s South east. Jonathan won in Abia and Anambra to add to his victory in Ekiti. A 10-minute recess has been taken after which the collation of results would continue. According to the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), not all the results are in. However, he promised that as many results as are gotten before the collation ends today, would be taken. #Abia…
Eight suspected Boko Haram fighters were today killed in Gombe and Bauchi states, northeast Nigeria, police, residents and local hunters said. According to reports, gunmen believed to be Islamist militants have been roaming Bauchi and neighbouring Gombe since the weekend. More than 20 people were reportedly killed in Gombe by the gunmen while about four deaths were recorded in Bauchi. On Monday, Babakarami Sunusi, who lives in Gombe Abba, about 10 kilometres (6.25 miles) from Dukku, in Gombe state said four gunmen were killed by soldiers who intercepted them. “The soldiers killed four of the gunmen and captured one,” he…
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has released the list of broadcasting stations that breached the provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting code from the beginning of electioneering campaign to date, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. According to a statement signed by the commission’s Director/Head, Public Affairs, Alhaji Awwalu Salihu, some media houses in the country failed to follow the rules on the broadcast of sponsored campaign materials. Other breaches include the airing of campaign materials or programmes that promoted political parties or candidates within the 24-hour prohibited period, as well as unauthorised networking by a group of stations. According…
The governments of the United States and United Kingdom have warned against “deliberate political interference” in the collation of the March 28 presidential election results in Nigeria. In a joint statement by the US secretary of state John Kerry and UK foreign secretary Philip Hammond, they warned that this would “contravene the letter and spirit of the Abuja Accord, to which both major parties committed themselves”. The statement, issued on Monday afternoon, commended Nigerians for the “largely peaceful” conduct at the polls. “Our governments welcome the largely peaceful vote on March 28. The Nigerian people have shown a commendable determination…
Global leader in Computing & Printing products and technology, Hewlett-Packard would be rewarding all its customers with Easter treats from 20th March to 30th April 2015. Various Instant gifts would be given on every purchase of eligible HP Computing or Printing products from participating retailers. Further to that, customers who make purchase of mid-range to high end products also stand a chance to have their Easter wish granted. Lucky winners will be contacted and prizes delivered right at their doorsteps. Hewlett Packard’s PPS Marketing Manager, West Africa, Tolulope Lawani explained the objective of the Easter treats that work for you…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced the results for presidential elections in eight states and the Federal Capital Territory. At the International Conference Centre venue of the national collation centre, Abuja on Monday, collating officers for Ekiti, Ondo, Osun, Ogun, Enugu, Nasarawa, Oyo, Kogi and FCT, announced the results polled by each party – 14 in number – that participated in the presidential polls. Out of the eight states and FCT announced by the collating officers before the INEC officials, led by Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega went on recess, the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced a former Aviation Minister, Princess Stella Oduah, as winner of the election for Anambra North Senatorial District. Ms Oduah contested the senatorial seat on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party. She defeated her major opponent, Chief Dubem Obaze of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA. A breakdown of results as announced by the INEC Returning Officer, Dr. Celestine Okaro, shows that the former minister won in four out of the seven local government areas that make up the senatorial district. In Onitsha North LGA PDP- 42,239 APGA- 8,868; Onitsha South LGA PDP-…
President Goodluck Jonathan has called on Nigerians particularly social media users to exercise patience as they await the official declaration of results for Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The call by Jonathan, who is the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the election, came on the heels of speculations in the social media that his main challenger, Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress, APC, is about to cause a major upset in the history of elections in the country. The All Progressives Congress had also issued a statement on…
The Minister of National Planning, Dr. Abubakar Suleiman, on Sunday picked holes with the conduct of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections in Kwara State. Suleiman, who spoke to reporters in Ilorin, the state capital, alleged electoral irregularities in the state, saying it was “an electoral tragedy”. According to the Peoples Democratic Party leader in the state, the accreditation process was faulty, adding that the card readers did not function in many wards. The minister added that the Independent National Electoral Commission’s decision to adopt manual methods in accrediting voters after the card readers failed created room for irregularities in the elections.…
Minister of State II, Foreign Affairs, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, has taken to Twitter to congratulate President Goodluck Jonathan on what he termed “his expectant victory”. According to the junior minister, his congratulations stemmed from “real”, not “virtual” feelers he has received nationwide from the presidential elections which took place on Saturday and in some places on Sunday. See his tweet below: Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is yet to announce the official results.
A coalition of human rights, non-governmental and civil society organizations, Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) has said it will provide independent verification of the official results as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). “If official results fall within TMG’s estimated range, stakeholders should have confidence that the results announced are accurate,” the group said. TMG has been monitoring Nigeria’s ongoing elections through 4,000 citizen observers deployed across the country. The group says its observers witnessed the entire Election Day process on March 28, from setup of the polling unit through the announcement and posting of the official results. They…
The actress is among the celebrities who voted. She took to her instagram page to encourage people to vote, insisting a vote should not be for sale. Also see a photo of comedian princess
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, said on Sunday that the commission was not under pressure to declare the results of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections inconclusive. He also assured that collation and release of the results of the elections will begin by noon today. According to the INEC chairman, results from two states were received last night, although reports indicated that the collation had reached 80 per cent and 90 per cent in some states. Jega, at a press briefing in Abuja on the elections, said contrary to insinuations, the Smart Card Readers worked in most…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared Philip Gyunka of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), winner of Saturday’s National Assembly Election for Nasarawa North Senatorial District. The electoral body also declared the PDP candidate, Emmanuel Umbugadu, winner of the Akwanga/Nasarawa-Eggon/Wamba Federal Constituency election. Umbugadu is the incumbent member representing the area. The INEC Returning Officer, Awal Ibrahim, who declared the winners at Akwanga on Sunday, said they scored the highest number of votes cast. According to Ibrahim, Gyunka polled 32, 761 votes to defeat APC and APGA candidates who got 26, 340 and 32, 310 votes respectively. Umbugadu garnered…
Resident Electoral Commissioner in Yobe, Habu Zarma, on Sunday said the electoral commission, INEC, had postponed elections indefinitely in 18 polling units in Geidam Local Government Area of the state due to security challenges. He told journalists in Damaturu, the state capital that security challenges in the council area had scared adhoc staff from going to conduct election in the affected units on Saturday and Sunday. “Elections could not hold in those areas on Saturday and Sunday due to security challenges. “The commission will meet to consider the position of the affected units”, the INEC official said. The News Agency…