The Nigeria music industry has evolved into a global phenomenon with the emergence of young, vibrant, talented entertainers, songwriters and producers who churn out amazing tunes at an amazing frequency to keep the attention of their growing global fan base while gaining international recognition and success. There seems to be no end in sight to this revolution with a drive by young and talented prospects aspiring to make a name for themselves in the entertainment industry. Many uber-talented singer-songwriters however do not make it to the big stage, playing for the equivalent of beer money in restaurants, make shift…
Author: Wale Adebayo
Ahead of the governorship election in Osun State this weekend, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress and former Lagos State governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has urged the people not to be deterred, admonishing them that “you cannot eat omelet without breaking an egg”. Tinubu, who addressed a huge crowd of supporters that turned out for the party’s mega rally for the re-election of Governor Rauf Aregbesola at the Township Stadium, Osogbo, also accused President Goodluck Jonathan of ineptitude. On Saturday’s gubernatorial poll and the president’s directive for Osun to be heavily policed, Tinubu said: “Don’t be intimidated…
A 63-year-old man, Izora Michael, Tuesday slumped and died shortly before drinking a bottle of beer at a beer parlour in Odeogun Quarters, Idi Iroko, Ogun State. Michael had barely bought the unnamed beer when he suddenly slumped, according to reports. The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi confirmed the incident. He said that Police detectives had visited the scene of the incident. The PPRO said the police did not suspect any foul play and Michael’s corpse had been released to his family who also rejected any post mortem on their relation for burial.
Panic over the spread of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Nigeria has travelled as far as the National Assembly as the lawmakers refused handshakes today and hand sanitizers was seen used by many of them. This happened as a public hearing on the disease held in a session chaired by Chairman, House Committee on Health Hon. Ndidi Elumelu. Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, the Health Minister was in attendance. Onyebuchi had today disclosed that a nurse who was among the medical personnel that attended to the late Liberian-American, Patrick Sawyer, who died of Ebola virus in Lagos on July 25, has died…
Traditional rulers in Bayelsa State have urged members of Islamist sect group, Boko Haram to sheathe their swords and embrace amnesty like the former militants of the Niger Delta region did. Speaking under the aegis of EA/EJA Oil Field Traditional Rulers Leadership Forum, the royal fathers made the call in Yenagoa after a meeting with management of Shell Petroleum Development Company. The group is made up of traditional rulers from Bassan, Mein and Iduwini kingdoms in Ekeremor and Southern Ijaw Local Government areas of Bayelsa State. Spokesman of the forum and paramount ruler of Amatu 1 community in Ekeremor council,…
Leader of the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, has again warned Ndigbo residents in any part of northern Nigeria to relocate to Igboland with immediate effect to avoid falling victim to the raging Boko Haram insurgency in the region. Uwazuruike said he was so worried about the constant killing of innocent Igbo sons and daughters doing legitimate businesses in the north, to the extent that he decided to warn them for the last time to return home. He added that although it was painful for them to abandon their life-time investments in…
A Wuse Zone 2 Senior Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday sentenced a student, Mariam Nuhu, 26, to two months imprisonment for stealing iPad at a night club in Garki, Abuja. The presiding officer, Mrs Ramatu Gulma, sentenced Nuhu after she pleaded guilty to the one count of theft, contrary to Section 288 of the Penal Code. “The accused has no cause to show why she should not be convicted; I, therefore, convict her for the offence of theft”, Gulma said. Gulma, however, gave her an option to pay a fine of N5,000. The convict, a resident of Durumi Village, Abuja, is accused…
President Goodluck Jonathan and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden have agreed that Nigeria and the United States would work together to urgently curtail the outbreak of Ebola virus. Messrs. Jonathan and Biden met in Washington D.C on Tuesday on the side-line of the on- going US-Africa African leader’s summit, according to a ‘readout’ issued by the White House, Office of the Vice President. Eight persons in Nigeria have come down with symptoms of Ebola since a 40-year-old Liberian-American, Patrick Sawyer, died of the disease in Lagos. The identity of a second victim of the deadly virus has been withheld by government who revealed the mentioned the victim as…
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra has revoked the Certificates of Occupancy of four buildings, including a church in Awkuzu, Oyi Local Government Area, due to their alleged links to kidnappers. The buildings have subsequently been demolished. The demolition followed the parade of 15 suspected armed robbers and kidnappers at the Special Anti-Robbery Squad headquarters, Awkuzu on Tuesday. The Deputy Commissioner of Police in-charge of Operations, Olafimiham Adeoye, said the demolition was in compliance with the state’s law. According to him, one of the suspects, Ifeanyi Nwaezeagu, the General -Overseer of Unchangeable God Ministries, Awkuzu, was allegedly involved in kidnapping of…
The Federal Ministry of Health has announced that a nurse, who treated Patrick Sawyer, the late Liberian infected with Ebola, has also died of the virus. It was also disclosed that six more people have tested positive to Ebola infection. All six, who tested positive, were confirmed to have been in primary contact with the late Sawyer who died in a Lagos hospital late July and has since been cremated. The nurse, who worked in a private hospital, is the first Nigerian to die from Ebola. The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, did not provide further details about her…
The acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Suleiman Abba on Tuesday visited the Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Staff to strengthen inter-agency collaboration in the fight against terrorism, A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Frank Mba, said the Abba visited the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh as well as the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Kenneth Minimah at their offices in Abuja. Mba said the IGP held crucial discussions with the Service Chiefs, promising to strengthen the age-long cooperation between the military and the Police…
Gawd damn, Don Jazzy really went all out this time. The head boss of Mavin Records — Don Jazzy, is among the top 3 richest entertainers in Africa and he has shown us some of that money working. Don Jazzy just got himself a new ride, and it’s not just gorgeous and expensive, it’s also shinny. The Mavin record boss posted a picture on his Instagram of a gold Bentley with a custom plate-number that read ‘Mavin’.
Wow, this is some deep stuff……….I advice you don’t read this if certain s*xual details disgust you. Michael Jackson’s child molestation accuser and famous dance choreographer — Wade Robson, is back again. And this time, Wade has filed new court documents detailing the star’s allegedly sordid acts. You recall that Robson and his family had testified in Michael Jackson’s defense at the People v. Jackson trial in 2005 adamantly defending Michael Jackson. Only for 4 years after MJ’s death, in 2013, Robson alleged Jackson had sexually abused him as a child, and that he is suing the Jackson estate. Now,…
Youths under the aegis of Peoples Democratic Party Young Democrats, have called on President Goodluck Jonathan to, without further delay, declare his intention to seek re-election in 2015. The group’s South-East Zonal Coordinator, Mr. Obi Mbadiwe, who addressed journalists in Enugu, said the call on Jonathan to seek re-election was based on his performance in office. He said, “Look at the various achievements of President Goodluck Jonathan in such areas as the economy, which is the number one in Africa today in terms of Gross Domestic Product; the massive infrastructural development in the six geo-political zones of the country; the…
Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola yesterday gave tips to prospective voters on how to safeguard their ballot during Saturday’s governorship election. Aregbesola, who is seeking a second term on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC), told the teeming supporters at the party’s mega rally in Osogbo Township Stadium on Tuesday that the tips were necessary because “what they did in Ekiti State has been discovered”. He gave the tips as follows: ·Voters should ensure that the ink on their thumb is not excessive. If excessive, it should be allowed to dry a little before it is placed on…
The former Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Alhaji Abubakar Tsav, has urged the federal government to recruit more personnel into the Nigeria Police so that soldiers can return to the barracks. With the rising wave of terrorism and other violent crimes, soldiers have been deployed across the country to assist the police in internal security operations. Tsav, who spoke yesterday in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, said “the police force is heavily understaffed and as a result, the soldiers have taken over their jobs and are allegedly killing innocent citizens even without provocation”. “The involvement of soldiers in duties constitutionally…
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, yesterday met with district heads from the 23 local government areas of Sokoto State, to review the security situation and discuss other pressing matters. The Sultan said the meeting was convened to discuss how to tackle the security challenges. “The meeting is to ensure that what is happening in other places does not occur in this state”, he said. He urged district heads not to rest on their oars in ensuring lasting peace in their domains. The Sultan added that as Muslims, they should show concern for one another within and…
Ice Prince has been recently criticized for sounding the same in all his songs, also weeks ago, the rapper was caught up in a s*x scandal; Ice Prince is determined to fight off all these negatives as he is soon to drop this video. On the 6th of August – Choc City rapper, Ice Prince will be releasing the video for the remix to his Don Jazzy/Chopstix produced single “N-Word” featuring South African Rap-heavyweight, AKA. Directed by Mr Moe Musa Here’s are behind-the-scenes pictures from the video shoot: –
Human rights activist and Lagos lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), has said the leadership of the Nasarawa House of Assembly lacks the power to reject the report of the panel set up by the state Chief Judge to investigate Governor Tanko Al-Makura of alleged gross misconduct. The seven-man panel on Tuesday exonerated the governor of all the allegations; thereby invalidating the impeachment notice signed by 20 out of the 24 member state House of Assembly. In a statement last night in Lagos, Falana noted that the statement credited to the leadership of the Assembly that it would reject the panel’s…
Governor of Rivers State and Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, has described Nigeria as a nation passing through a turbulent phase. He also described the abduction of over 200 schoolgirls from Chibok, in Borno State and the government’s inability to rescue them as a huge and massive assault on the image of the country. Amaechi decried the country’s leaders’ disregard for the rule of law and reckless disposition to the mandate and calling of their offices. The NGF chairman spoke in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, Tuesday, while declaring open the 44th/9th Biennial Conference of Methodist…