Multi-talented Nollywood actor, movie director and producer, Desmond Elliot has shared a new photo of his beautiful family. Desmond, the recently turned politician who will represent the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Lagos State House of Assembly election in 2015 took to his official Instagram account to share a cute photo of his family. He captioned it: “Because am happy.. # wife of life babamai #myjoy, my pride Denzel, Desmond, Dawn, Donald #Elliott Fam abt to chill out.” Desmond has been married to his wife, Vicky, for several years and they have four lovely children, three boys (Desmond, Denzel,…
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No one knew she craved marriage so eagerly till now, days after her marriage. The very excited Nollywo0d actress, Ibinabo Fiberesima, now Mrs Ibinabo Egbuka shared how the man – a long-time university friend – she’s thrilled to get married to, came into her life in a new interview with ThisDay. She also narrates the roles played by their kids to make the marriage a dream come true. Read excerpts below: – What’s the secret behind your beauty? Wow. I know am blossoming but that is what happens when you are in love. I have found my soul mate, my…
The House of Representatives on Sunday gave the indication that it would appeal the judgment of an Abuja Federal High Court, which barred it from summoning the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke. In a judgment last week Wednesday, the presiding judge, Justice Ahmed Mohammed, also halted the House’s probe of the N10billion the minister reportedly spent on maintaining a private jet for her foreign travels. The judge held that the summons of the House to the minister to answer questions on the jet was “invalid” on the grounds that the House resolution was neither published in the journal…
The world’s richest man and philanthropist, Bill Gates, has commended the Goodluck Jonathan administration for recording significant success in its fight against the endemic polio virus disease. The co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, took to his official twitter handle, @BillGates, to celebrate the success, noting that the success story recorded by Nigeria in the fight against polio is one of his favourite stories of the year. His tweet, which was accompanied with an infogram and a short link to his personal blog, reads, “One of my favourite stories of 2014: In just one year, Nigeria went…
The Joint Military Task Force in the Niger Delta codenamed “Operation Pulo Shield”, says its special squad on anti-illegal oil bunkering and oil theft has arrested an illegal oil bunkering barge in the region. The JTF said the barge containing an unquantified volume of Automated Gas Oil (diesel) suspected to be illegally refined, was intercepted by the squad during a routine patrol along Alakiri waterways of Okirika Local Government Area of Rivers State. In a statement on Sunday, the Coordinator, Joint Media Campaign Centre, Col. Mustapha Anka, said the barge, which had four compartments, was fully loaded with the suspected…
The break-up drama between Nicki Minaj and her ex boyfriend just got more interesting. It’s really sad though, when you see couples that have been together for years, break-up only to take all the drama and insults to social media. For the past few weeks Nicki Minaj has been very vocal about how heartbroken she is over her split from her boyfriend of 14 years, Safaree Samuels. She has however always tried to keep their relationship out of the spotlight but it looks like that has changed. With revealing song lyrics and now a Twitter rant, people are getting a…
The Buhari 2015 Support Group Centre on Sunday condemned the N21.27bn donated to President Goodluck Jonathan by businessmen, multinationals and the Peoples Democratic Party governors during a fund raising dinner for the president’s re-election in 2015. The oil and gas sector donated N5bn; road and construction, N560m; power, N500m, Chairman of Skye Bank, Chief Tunde Ayeni, who chaired the fund raising dinner, donated N2bn on behalf of himself and his associates; former Minister of Information and chairman of the fund raising committee, Prof. Jerry Gana and his friends doled out N5bn while Hajiya Bola Shagaya and her friends too donated N5bn at…
Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has declared that no emperor will govern the state as the people will not vote for any governorship candidate that presents himself as a highhanded leader. Amaechi, who spoke at the freestyle parade of the Rivers State Cultural Festival also known as CARNIRIV in Port Harcourt on Saturday, said, Rivers people would only vote for a statesman and an effective leader that understood their problems. He also expressed the confidence that the All Progressives Congress would win the forthcoming governorship election, adding that an APC governor in the state would not allow the…
Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State has promised workers in the state of prompt payment of their salaries. Speaking with labour union executives at the inauguration of a secretariat complex constructed by the state chapter of the Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria at Rumuagholu, Obio-Akpor Local Government Area, on Saturday, the governor also pledged to pay workers their December salaries without delay. Amaechi explained that such a step would be taken in order to allow workers go home and celebrate Christmas, pointing out that his administration had been labour-friendly. He expressed sadness that federal allocations to states had depleted to…
Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State has named his son, Yakubu, as the state Commissioner for Lands and Urban Planning. Prior to his latest appointment, Yakubu was his father’s Special Adviser on Special Duties. A statement by the Commissioner for Information. Mr. Mohammed Abubakar announcing Yakubu’s appointment, said he will take over from Mr. Yilji Gomwalk, who has been chosen as the running mate to the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate for the 2015 governorship election in the state, Mr. Gyang Pwajok. Abubakar, who briefed newsmen in Jos on Sunday, said the appointment was to allow for continuity in governance.
The Nigeria Labour Congress, Kogi State chapter, has advised the state government against the planned retrenchment of over 6,000 workers from the state civil service. The advice was contained in a communique signed by the state Chairman of the NLC, Mr James Odaudu, and Secretary of the Trade Union Congress, Mr J.O. Kolawole, at the end of a meeting of the organised labour in Lokoja on Sunday. The communique said the State Executive Council of labour in the state had resolved that rather than embarking on mass retrenchment, government should allow the Implementation Committee of 2014 Ogunmola Screening report to…
He’s an R&B singer so all the romance and mushy mushy stuff is expected. Timi Dakolo and his wife Busola are one happy couple with their 3 adorable children. Timi took their romance to another level when he featured his wife as the lead in his song “Iyawo Mi” and the result was simply lovely. The couple granted an interview with Punch on how they met, how they settle differences and the finance of the family. Read excerpts below: – On how they met: Timi: We met at the House on the Rock church. I was not searching then, but…
If this is true, it’s bound to send ratings shooting through the roof again. Reports emerging say that conversations going round for years now might come true; that the iconic James Bond should be portrayed by a black actor. Sony Pictures, one of the largest entertainment companies in America, suffered an unfortunate incident as all their private information was made public. From salaries they paid actors to who they find untalented like Angelina Jolie. According to a new e-mail that was leaked gotten by The Daily Beast, Idris Elba who has portrayed Nelson Mandelaon the big screen, is the next…
A group of masked men robbed a church in St.Petersburg, russia on the 9th of December and led police on a high speed chase. The pursuit was cut short however, when a bolt of lightning suddenly appeared and destroyed the car, killing all the passengers inside. According to police reports, another car was also damaged after hitting the ruined getaway vehicle.
Civil servants in Ogun State may celebrate Christmas without pay as the state government is yet to pay December salaries to all and November salaries to many. It would be recalled that a cross-section of workers under the banner of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, SCSN, had objected to what they described as selective salary payment introduced by the state government. The association, an affiliate of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, stated its objection to the development in a statement by its secretary, Adebiyi Olusegun. “The now familiar selective payment system embraced by the state government where public workers…
The stars have a very busy schedule as the end of the year is just around the corner. One of such shows was the annual Rhythm Unplugged in held in Lagos. Our celebrities turned up en mass and the female superstars dressed in their best. Waje, Toke Makinwa,Funke Akindele, Toyin Lawani looked really faboulous in their outfits. More photos below: –
The life of a celebrity!!! The photo you see above was taken 2 days ago as Davido, Patoranking and Runtown performed at a gig in Enugu. The 3 superstars hopped on the same flight and flew back into Lagos yesterday. Davido recorded the moment as he took a memorable selfie on the flight. The 4th man in the SELFIE is Davido’s hypeman, SpecialEd
The governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, on Sunday said he will choose his running mate this week in compliance with the directive of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. INEC had shifted the deadline for the submission of political candidates’ list for governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections from December 25, to December 26, 2014. Addressing APC candidates in Kafanchan, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State, El-Rufai said “the process of choosing running mate is ongoing and with direct involvement of all members of our party and stakeholders. We…
The Department of State Services, DSS, has said it is creating the right and conducive environment for the successful conduct of the 2015 general elections. The service said it will not allow divisive politicians and terrorists to derail the nation’s democracy or undermine national security during the exercise. The Director-General of the service, Ekpeyong Ita, who stated this during the graduation ceremony of Executive Intelligence Management Course, on Saturday in Abuja, pointed out that the DSS has trained its personnel and senior executives of other government agencies and equipped them with requisite knowledge, exposure and expertise to ensure a safe…
PRESS RELEASE A civil society group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the All Progressives Congress (APC) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to court over “failure to disclose their sources of spending on their respective electoral campaigns and other operations linked to the February 2015 general elections.” The suits filed last week at the Federal High Court Ikoyi followed Freedom of Information requests to PDP National Chairman, Adamu Mu’azu, and APC National Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun, dated 18 November 2014. The originating summons against the PDP with suit number FHC/CS/1969/2014 and against the APC with suit number FHC/CS/1968/2014 were…