It is no longer news that 34 year old Center back Nigerian International footballer, Joseph Yobo has an adorable family. But the news here is how adorable, cute and handsome, their only boy and child is. Joey Yobo is amazingly handsome with many likable features he obviously got from his mother – who is an ex-beauty queen – and his good looking father. The young man is amazingly cool and the truth is, he’s got swags! Here are some of the photos of the little boy: It would be recalled that just recently, Adaeze Yobo made many things known in an…
Author: Wale Adebayo
In what appears to be a genuine effort at making peace with former Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Wednesday tendered an unreserved apology to the former president, with a passionate appeal to him to come and lead the party. Obasanjo, a former Chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees, in a widely publicized letter to the former chairman of the party, Dr. Bamanga Tukur, withdrew his participation in all activities of the ruling party over a series of disagreements. The former president, even as the PDP BoT chairman, did not attend meetings…
Popular Yoruba actress, Ronke Odusanya, popularly known as Flakky Ididowo, who was rumored to have married few days ago to her US-based lover is in the news. Kemi Filani reports that the movie star reportedly got married secretly over the weekend to her US based lover, Femi Anibaba. The Olabisi Onabanjo University graduate who was once romantically involved with Fuji act, Wasiu Alabi Pasuma met her husband who she just got married to, through a mutual friend who is also an actress, not not ago. The traditional engagement ceremony which held in Lagos was however said to be quiet and low-keyed one. However, a woman claiming she…
Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo on Wednesday, expressed concern over the lack of interest among Igbo politicians in aspiring for the position of President of Nigeria come 2015. Okorocha said this when he received the Enugu Zonal Director and Management team of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Enugu zone at the Government House, Owerri. He said that Nigeria as a nation belonged to all and wondered why Ohaneze Ndi-Igbo should discourage any Igbo man from aspiring to the highest position in the country. He called on the Igbo people to brace up and support any of their own…
Founder of the disbanded Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujaheed Dokubo-Asari, on Wednesday distanced himself from the $9.3 million botched arms purchase in South Africa, saying he had not been to the country in over 12 years. Asari was reacting to a statement by the All Progressives Congress, APC, in which the opposition party urged the Federal Government to come clean on the ex-militant leader’s involvement in the botched deal. Speaking in a telephone interview with journalists from Saudi Arabia where he is presently performing the 2014 Hajj, Asari said the last time he visited South Africa was in 2002…
The sacking yesterday of Adamawa State Acting Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri and the swearing-in of the former deputy to impeached Governor Murtala Nyako, Barr. Bala Ngilari as governor, will not be challenged in court, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said. A federal high court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday had declared the inauguration of Mr. Fintiri as acting governor, illegal, unconstitutional and as such, null and void. The court also ordered the immediate inauguration of Ngilari as the authentic governor of the state since his purported resignation did not stand in the face of law. Reacting to the development, the…
A presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr. Sam Nda-Isaiah, will formally declare his intention to contest for the party’s presidential ticket on Tuesday, October 28. The declaration, according to a statement issued by his campaign group, Sam4Nigeria, has been slated to take place at the Idris Legbo Kutigi Conference Centre, Minna, Niger State, at 11am. The Executive Director, Public Affairs of Sam4Nigeria, Ibrahim Tukur, said after over one year of consultations with family and friends, critical stakeholders, different groups, communities and leaders across the country, the time was right for Mr. Nda-Isaiah to formally…
The Nigeria Labour Congress has condemned in strong terms the detention of a senior reporter and presenter with the Africa Independent Television (AIT), Mr. Amaechi Anakwe, on the orders of Assistant Inspector General of Police in Abuja, Mr. Jospeph Mbu. The labour union alled on the Federal Government to tame Mr. Mbu, who only recently described himself as a Lion, warning “that we shall resist any attempt to gag the press or harass any one going about their lawful duty in a peaceful and lawful manner”. In a statement signed by its general secretary, Dr. Peter Ozo- Eson, NLC noted…
Governor KAYODE Fayemi (LEFT); GEN. ABDULSALAM Abubakar (RTD) AND EX-GOVERNOR, NIYI ADEBAYO DURING THE COMMISSIONING OF PROJECTS AT Ekiti State University TEACHING hospital IN ADO-EKITI A former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd.), has reiterated the need for dialogue between the Federal Government and Boko Haram insurgents, saying it was the only panacea to the raging insurgency. Abubakar said dialogue was imperative in the current situation to put an end to the wanton destruction of lives and property in the North-Eastern part of the country. Abdusalami also advised politicians irrespective of political affiliations, to imbibe the culture of peace…
Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, said on Wednesday there were “fifth columnists’’ in the armed forces leading to conflicting information emanating from the military. Badeh made the allegation in Abuja, while reacting to some presentations at the start of a three-day workshop on “Security/Media Relations in Crisis Management”. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the retreat was organised by the Office of National Security Adviser in conjunction with Trim Communications Nig. Ltd. “If your people are misleading you, what do you do? There are too many fifth columnists. “There was a report which says…
Veteran Nollywood actress — Shan George, was famous for playing promiscuous roles back in the day and she has something to say about cheating. Shan George earlier today caused a buzz on social media when she seemed to suggest she is in support of infidelity in marriage with what she wrote on a social media platform. According to the actress, who has hardly been freed from controversies in her long career, other factors apart from lack of love can warrant a situation where a man cheats on his wife. ‘Cheating on a wife doesn’t mean the man loves his wife…
We all know that footballers are one of the richest set of athletes in the world today and they all seem to know exactly how to spend their millions. Ghana’s Black Stars star, Sulley Muntari has a love affair with cars and loves to show them off. The star who plies his trade in the Italian Seria A after spending years in England, is not just a footballer but also an entrepreneur who owns an Italy-based car pimping business called 4fkmotosport. However, the uniqueness of his business model is that it is exclusive to footballers alone and it is obvious it would take nothing…
I reported weeks ago how controversial Ex BBA housemate Beverly Ada Osu lost her father on September 13, 2014 after a brief illness. Beverly’s father has since been buried in his home town in Agbor, Delta state. The burial held between September 19 and 20, and Beverly enjoyed the company of her fellow BBA housemate and alleged lover, Ethiopia-born Beamlak Tsefaye Haille otherwise called Bimp, all through the burial. She might have had intimate encounters with South Africa’s Angelo during her time in the BBA ediiton tagged The Chase but Bimp is the man Beverly knows right now who stayed with her in her time…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) Thursday approved a N1.1 billion for the design, manufacture and commissioning of 2 new diesel locomotive for the standard gauge Nigerian railway corporation line from Kaduna to Abuja. “Government is fully committed to the revival of the Nigerian railway corporation. We are working assiduously to see the completion of the Abuja-Kaduna standard gauge line,” said Senator Idris Umar, Minister of Transport. Addressing state House correspondents at the end of the meeting on Wednesday, Umar said that the two locomotives to be manufactured are to be used for mass transport services on the Abuja-Kaduna standard gauge…
Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has urged the federal government to establish a Pipeline Protection Agency (PPA) to ensure the nation’s pipelines are kept safe from vandals. NUPENG President, Comrade Achese Igwe, who spoke at the union’s National Education Seminar in Enugu, said the body should be provided with new technologies and sophisticated weaponry to guard the pipeline. Igwe also decried the increasing cases of unfair labour practices in the country’s petroleum sector. “The oil and gas industry is passing through turbulent times now as the multinationals are devising all kinds of unhealthy industrial relations methods…
Ok, I just received report that superstar Nigerian blogger — Linda Ikeji, has just had her blog shutdown by Google. Although I can’t categorically tell you that it was Google, it’s very possible that Linda decided to switch over to some other platform. However, the site is currently not accessible. We all know that site with worth well over 100 million naira currently. Stay tuned for more details!!!!
A few days back, popular on air personality, Osikhena Dirisu otherwise called Osi, shared a picture of himself and a totally unclad female model on his Instagram page. The picture went viral and Osi got a lot of negative comments and reactions as a result of the picture and the broadcaster has officially issued an apology via his Twitter handle today, writing: ‘To everyone that found that picture offensive I apologize. Pictures are a form of art and everyone has a different perception.’ Osi, a graduate of Sociology and Anthropology from the University of Benin, started his radio career at Rhythm93.7…
Nigeria’s Award Winning Actress Genevieve Nnaji and Jumia Nigeria have partnered to launch the new collection of St Genevieve, exclusive to Jumia in Nigeria. The new collection launching today showcases the fashion sense and ‘Red Carpet’ style. The collection is themed around pieces from chic to formal to casual with pieces that look like they came right straight out of Genevieve’s wardrobe. “By recreating my personal style into my Fashion Label, I am creating this collection that brings to life strong and sexy pieces for every woman to look good” Stated Genevieve Nnaji about Philomena collection “The collection is to all the women out there who want to look fabulous every time of the…
Just few hours into this year’s Big Brother Africa’s show, the drama unveiling has assured viewers of more to come. The drama and craziness has begun as Nigerian housemate, Lilian receives bum massage from Namibian housemate Linus. Just like previous shows, the housemates are beginning to interact. However, its surprising that just a night into the show, the housemates are beginning to interestingly entertain viewers. The 90 days reality show started on October, 5, 2014, with 26 housemates.Nigerian house mate Lilian Afegbai is set for a house romance with Namibian housemate Linus. The sexy and beautiful Lilian received a bum massage from…
The pan-northern socio-political group, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), yesterday said it would continue to resist extra-judicial killings and injustices perpetrated against northerners. A member of the forum’s Board of Trustees, Ambassador Adamu Mohammed, gave this hint in Zaria, Kaduna State, while leading a delegation of members of the forum on a condolence visit to leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, over the recent killing of his three sons and some followers allegedly by soldiers. Ambassador Mohammed said the ACF would continue to stand firm on all issues that affect the North, especially issues of injustice. He…