Popular Channel O VJ, Denrele Edun might jut have revealed that he is gay. In a Twitter interview with Kimani Off air on February 22, 2015, Denrele who is popular for his crazy looks was asked if he was gay and he replied: “Being gay is a tough job, but someone’s gotta do it!” Sometime last week there were allegations that he was in a romantic relationship with artiste May Shuabut he shut them down. Does the tweet mean that has finally spilled the beans about his s*xual orientation, after saying in an interview not long ago that he can…
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President Goodluck Jonathan has extolled the virtues of former President Alhaji Shehu Shagari, describing him as a committed patriot and outstanding leader. The president, who stated this in a letter he personally wrote to congratulate the former leader on his 90th birthday, said the present administration will continue to count on Shagari’s support and solidarity. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, noted in a statement yesterday that Jonathan wrote to felicitate with Shagari on the occasion of his 90th birthday, which is today (Tuesday). According to Abati, President Jonathan prayed that Almighty Allah will continue…
Omotola shared tweets about a scary event that happened to her yesterday when her son passed out at the US embassy and also thanked staff and other people who helped her get appropriate help as her son is now doing fine. Read her tweets below.
Denrele Edun has being accused too many times of being gay but he has always denied it. However in a recent interview with Punch , Denrele responded to the rumour of being gay in a way that kept us thinking. Is he kicking the closet door open? Read excerpts from the interview below. People still argue that you are homosexual? Denrele: Over time, they have labeled me as a homosexual, heterosexual, bi-s*xual, I have been called all sorts of names. When people see that you are successful in the entertainment industry, they try to peddle some negative stories about you. Maybe they call me names…
Just when many had thought that the dust raised by the ‘fight’ between Stella Damasus and Toyin Aimakhu, which raised its ugly head again over the weekend had settled, another female celebrity has come for Stella, the Delta State born mother of two. Helen Paul, better known as Tatafo, registered her voice on the way the ace actress has ‘changed’ her life partner over the years. Over the weekend, GistmyNaija.com was at the comedy show organised by budding comedian, Accapella, tagged Comedy Goes to Church’ and the petite ‘Jara’ co-host was one of the comedians that thrilled the audience in…
Yetunde Bakare, without doubts, is one of the actresses to watch out for in the Yoruba movie industry. With movies like Ajobi, Alani Baba Labake, Omo Olodo, Awa Okunrin, Awolu Goes to School, Amisu to name a few, the voluptuous ebony signed her way into the big league and she has since remained the screen darling of many Yoruba film lovers . She is a versatile actress and movie producer who also stars in English movies thus making herself a well known star in the industry. She spoke with us. How has your career been so far? It has…
Three Abuja-based ladies who are friends have done something totally surprising when they noticed they are pregnant at same time. The three friends who obviously are fond of each other and are ready to make headlines shut down Abuja yesterday when they decided to do the unheard. The three friends decided to have a triple baby shower! It has been a common occurrence to see women celebrate their pregnancy and the new baby that is about to come. However, these three women did the unexpected by having a big, three-in-one baby shower. It was a superb get together which dazzled…
The Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 6, Mr. Tunde Ogunsakin, has accused political leaders in Rivers State of breaking the peace accord facilitated by the police. Speaking with journalists in Port Harcourt on Monday, Mr. Ogunsakin said that politicians in the state, who were part of the peace accord, deliberately flouted the terms binding the accord. He also disclosed that he had relocated temporarily to the state, apparently as a result of the upsurge in politically-motivated violence. Ogunsakin, who is the immediate past commissioner of police, Rivers State, had on February 12, 2015, facilitated a peace accord among politicians from…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has declared a couple (picture inset) in Abuja wanted in connection with a case of criminal breach of trust, obtaining by false pretence and issuance of dud cheque to the tune of over one billion naira. The EFCC gave the names of the couple as Harry Agbenu Austin, MD/CEO of Megarice Co-operative Society Nigeria Limited located at Glass Plaza, Block B1, FCDA Quarters, Kubwa, Abuja and his wife Mary Agbenu Austin, a director of Megarice. According to a statement by the EFCC, the couple allegedly used their company, Megarice, in operating a Cooperative…
The Nigerian Army on Monday warned politicians and political parties in Borno State against parking their campaign vehicles outside their party offices. In a statement by the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, politicians were warned that any such vehicles seen parked outside the designated places, would be treated as constituting security risks. The statement, which was issued by the spokesman for the Division, Col. Tukur Gusau, read: “The headquarters 7 Division of the Nigerian Army wishes to appeal to politicians in the state to please park their marked campaign vehicles in their respective…
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday called for more international support against terrorism in Africa. He made the call when President Denis Sassou N’Guesso of the Republic of Congo and President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea paid a one-day working visit to Nigeria. The leaders met behind closed-doors for about three hours at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Their visit came on the heels of the decision reached by the Heads of State and government of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) during their summit in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on…
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has dismissed a media report claiming that the Obasanjo Farms has been attacked by bird flu. A newspaper had reported that residents living around the farm had raised alarm on the outbreak of the bird flu, expressing fears that their lives were in danger since no effort was made to quarantine the area and cull infected birds. But the ministry in its response, described the write-up as “a false alarm, a misleading assertion and an attempt to exaggerate the bird flu outbreaks within the nation beyond proportion so as to set off undue…
Last year, it was reported that Cool FM presenter, Freeze, separated from his partner of over 15 years. Since their infamous split, there have been speculations about what might have triggered such move by the once respectable couple. But a while ago, Freeze, a proud father of two, for the first time, addressed the issue online, mentioning the real reasons behind their decision to opt out of the union. “I am a separated father of two, who has been separated for a long time, seeking dissolution of my marriage citing irreconcilable differences. I have realized that silence breeds…
As part of the making of his latest video, The Sound, Davido filmed a particular scene in the video while mid-air. The HKN chief released the video for The Sound on January 30th. The director of the Dubai shot music video shared the photo of Davido taking a selfie way above ground level on his Instagram and warned his followers not to try it at home. my bro @davidoofficial taking mid air selfies on the set of his latest video the sound! jeeeez! don’t try this out home folks Seen
Yinka Davies Nigeria’s veteran singer, Yinka Davies, has disclosed that though she is virtually good at everything she does from music to theatre and writing but what she is sad about is that she has not been able to do what her heart has been yearning for which is fine art. According to the singer, her fine art skills have suffered a major setback because she has not been able to create time to display her skills in it. She stated that the major problem faced in the country is that there are no schools where one can go…
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has challenged President Goodluck Jonathan to order the release of the full report of the audit of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, accused of unremitting $20 billion oil money to the federation account. Buhari, who threw the challenge, in a statement issued by the APC Presidential Campaign Organisation, said Mr. Jonathan should live up to his flaunted belief in the rule of law and public probity, by acceding to the request of the National Assembly to release the forensic audit by PriceWaterHouseCoopers. Mr. Buhari said the president should…
The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation has raised the alarm about reports of a fake Abubakar Shekau (Boko Haram leader) allegedly being paraded by the Federal Government, which it alleges the government intends to use to create an impression that it is winning the war on terrorism. The party said it had been alerted by credible sources that the fake Shekau might become a tool to blackmail members of the opposition “by coaching the phantom terror chief” to say he was working for the opposition party’s flag bearer, Maj. Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), in order to link him to…
The Buhari Support Organisation has said the Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, needs medical help to cure him of his negative obsession with the All Progressives Congress Presidential candidate, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The BSO spokesperson, Dr. Chidia Maduekwe, said this in response to Fayose’s claim that the APC presidential candidate has a terminal illness. According to Maduekwe, ordinarily the BSO would have ignored Fayose’s claims as the ranting of a threatened species of a drowning politician, but because the governor was a leader of the Peoples Democratic Party in the South-West geo-political zone, it would be difficult to…
President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed strong belief that the leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, will be apprehended by government forces before the commencement of general elections next month. The president made the disclosure in an interview with Thisday newspaper last Friday. Responding to a question on what his government is doing about the terrorist leader’s recent threat to disrupt elections, Jonathan said, “God willing we will catch Shekau before the elections”. Mr. Shekau, whose group has been responsible for the gruesome killing of over 15,000 Nigerians, has become a sort of mystic figure since claims of his death in…
The Southwest zonal chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday confronted President Goodluck Jonathan with stark analysis of his last minute moves to court Yoruba monarchs ahead of the general elections, saying it will not secure him victory in the March 28 presidential election. In a statement issued by the Director of Media and Publicity in the zone, Mr. Ayo Afolabi, the party explained why Jonathan will lose in the Southwest. According to the APC, Yorubas voted massively for President Jonathan in 2011 based on their conviction that he was a better candidate but that they have been disappointed…