Veteran Nollywood star who has shifted into politics — Richard Mofe Damijo, is still one of the most handsome looking gentlemen, forgetting his age. Over the years, RMD has managed to look exactly the same as he did a decade ago. The 52-year-old veteran actor and commissioner for culture and tourism will be 53 on July 6th. In an recent interview with the Sun Newspaper, RMD shares the secret to his ever youthful look. He also speaks on fashion, celebrity marriages, life in Delta, his family, his philosophy about life and having no regrets. Read excerpts below: – On how…
Author: Wale Adebayo
So after I have dissed her constantly about sharing pictures instead of acting, Halima Abubakar has has starred in a movie that gives her more bad publicity. Even though it is just a scene from a movie, the actress has come under a lot of fire by fans and critics. What do you think? See reactions below: –
G-Unit head man in-charge — 50 cent has attacked billionaire rap mogul, Jay Z. On an episode with Andy Cohen’s Watch What Happens Live, he spoke about Jay Z being overrated, Beyoncé‘s breath, and if he was ever intimate with Kim Kardashian. Read below: – On New Year’s Eve, 50 Cent said Queen Bey got her Sasha Fierce on by yelling at him at a party in Las Vegas. On the confrontation, he said “It’s not really bad, like her breath doesn’t smell. But it’s one of those things, like the paparazzi were taking pictures of us at the same…
Following moves by the Adamawa State House of Assembly yesterday to commence impeachment proceedings against him and his deputy, Barr. Bala James Ngilari, Governor Murtala Nyako has declared that he is not bothered by the development. 19 out of 25 lawmakers had signed the impeachment notice served on the governor. Information Nigeria reports that this is the first time in this present political dispensation that a state assembly will serve an impeachment notice on a governor and his deputy in accordance with section 188 of the 1999 Constitution (amended). The recent turn of events came on the heels of intense…
Gov. ADAMS OSHIOMHOLE OF Edo (R), PRESENTING THE 2014 BUDGET ESTIMATES TO THE SPEAKER OF THE State House OF ASSEMBLY, MR UYI IGBE IN BENIN Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has said that he will not be distracted by “the impunity and disregard for the rule of law by some lawmakers in the state House of Assembly in the onerous task of bringing development to every part of the state”. He was speaking during the inspection of the Storm Water Master plan project in Benin City, the state capital, Tuesday. According to him, “Like they (contractors) have told me,…
Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, has promised that his ministry would be actively involved in the funeral rites for late Prof. Dora Akunyili. Maku said this when he led top officials of the ministry on a condolence visit to the Akunyili family in Abuja, a statement by the minister’s spokesman Joseph Mutah said. Maku, who commiserated with the family of the deceased, said they should take solace in the fact that Mrs. Akunyili lived a life that impacted positively on Nigerians, “though her demise was painful”. Maku, who succeeded the late Akunyili as minister of information, described her as a…
Eldest son of the late Emir of Kano, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Ado Bayero, yesterday broke his silence on why he left the state after the selection of the former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as successor to the late Alhaji Ado Bayero. Sanusi, whose name was among the three final contenders for the then vacant stool of Emir of Kano submitted by kingmakers to the Kano State governor, Engr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, spoke in an interview with Daily Trust yesterday. According to the prince, he left the state not because of illness as widely…
The Presidency has said that the Amnesty it proclaimed in 2009 was not meant to be enjoyed by all Nigerian youths but to benefit repentant Niger Delta militants. The clarification was contained in a statement released to the media by the Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs in reaction to a reference by the National Conference to the effect that the programme only benefited a few select persons. While making a presentation during plenary on Monday on behalf of the committee, which recommended that ten percent equity be given to oil producing (host) communities in the…
I came across this days ago but didn’t really read meaning into it, well at least till Don Jazzy replied. Here’s the full write-up about what someone accuses Don Jazzy and his Mavins of doing, the individual tells us what they think Dorobucci means. Read below and also see Don Jazzy’s response: – WHAT IS DORO? For ur information, DOROBUCCI is a freaking occult song >=). Let me explain, Oluwa means God in Yoruba, Chineke Or Chi means God in Igbo. Doro is also a name of a god… Doro is a godmavins formula, DOROBUCCI is just to praise their god. They…
Remember I alerted you all days ago that OAP — Toke Makinwa, got herself an endorsement deal with Maggi Chicken cube. The deal was in the “double digit” million range. Now we can all get to see the campaign come to life. Two promo images of the media personality has made its way online, and Mrs Maje Ayida is beaming in both shots. We can see Toke holding a pack of the seasoning cube in one photo and smiling to the camera, while in another she is seen crushing a cube into a pot.
The newly elected National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has alleged that the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has set machinery in motion to rig Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State. Chief Oyegun made the allegation yesterday at the inauguration of the new executives of the party, which held at the Ladi Kwali Hall, Sheraton Hotels, Abuja. According to him, less than 72 hours to the governorship elections in Ekiti, there are ominous signs that the PDP led government is bent on influencing the outcome of the elections come Saturday June 21st. “In the last several…
A group working for the actualization of the presidential ambition of Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State, the National Concerned Professionals, has said it would soon commence a nation-wide consultation. The group, made up of intellectuals rooting for the Bauchi governor, noted that Yuguda’s presidential bid had received ‘enormous support’. Coordinator of the group, Dr Muhammad Chindo, disclosed this when associations of market men and women from all parts of the country paid him a solidarity visit, a statement by the group stated. According to Chindo, Yuguda has achieved a lot in the areas of education, grassroots empowerments and developments…
The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja has upheld the appeal brought by Chief Victor Umeh and Alhaji Sani Shinkafi challenging the decision of a Federal High Court in Abuja, which removed them as the national chairman and national secretary of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) respectively earlier this year. The Federal High Court presided over by Justice Abdul Kafarati had on January 15, 2014, delivered a judgment sacking the Umeh-led exco of APGA and recognizing the faction led by Chief Maxi Okwu as the authentic excos of the party. However, in a judgment that lasted about one hour, Justice…
A group known as the Save Adamawa State Movement (SASM) has described the impeachment notice served on Governor Murtala Nyako and his deputy, James Bala Ngilari by the State House of Assembly, as a welcome development. In a press statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, SASM noted that all the facts adduced by the legislators are key issues its members have been raising on the governor for about two years now. Acting national coordinator of the group, Dr. Pally Poga, said his group had resorted to court action to let the whole world know of Nyako’s misrule. “We had called…
The Bishop of the Diocese of Kubwa Anglican Communion, Abuja, Rt. Rev. Duke Akamisoko has said state governors must be held responsible for security in their respective states. He said Nigerian leaders must learn to be disciplined and to resign from their positions when it becomes clear they cannot solve the problem of the people they preside over. Addressing a pre-Synod press conference in Abuja yesterday, Rev Akamisoko explained that leadership comes with huge responsibilities and anyone who could not discharge such duties has no reasons to remain in power. “If you cannot fulfill the responsibility that goes with the…
The head coach of the Nigerian Super Eagles — Stephen Keshi has again attacked Osaze Odemwingie’s performance against Iran, despite him being one of few bright sparks in an otherwise dull team.A journalist had complained about the blunt attack of the Eagles but singled out Osaze for bringing fire to the attack when Keshi bared his fangs on the Stoke City player.‘’No. No, No. Osaze didn’t play well. What he played was not the role I asked him to play,” he said leaving many journalists bewildered.On a night that Emmanuel Emenike was a shadow of himself and instead of being…
The two stars who featured in the famous African soap — Tinsel, have welcomed their first child into the world. Alex and Florence Okechukwu have welcomed a baby girl. The awkward incident is that the couple actually play the role of lovers on the MNet series, Tinsel got married in real life last year in April. See Alex below with his first child: –
It is no longer news that the P-Square twins are one of the richest entertainers in Africa. Peter Okoye has reaffirmed this point again by showing us what they got. He took to Instagram page to show off his family’s crazy Sqaureville garage. They just received some news cars and some 2014 Bentley, 2014 Wrangler are involved!
President Goodluck Jonathan has mourned the death of the renowned Nigerian businessman and Aare Musulimi of Yorubaland, Alhaji Abdul-Azeez Arisekola-Alao. Arisekola-Alao passed away in London yesterday at the age of 69. In a condolence message issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr Reuben Abati, the president urged the late Alhaji Arisekola-Alao’s family, relatives, friends, associates and dependants to be comforted by the fact that the deceased lived a very fulfilled life. In passing on, President Jonathan said Alhaji Arisekola-Alao leaves behind a legacy of significant and commendable achievements. The president noted that Alhaji Arisekola-Alao will always be…
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, on Wednesday poured cold water on rumors that a coup d’etat was imminent in the country. He said that the military was committed to the defence of the nation’s democracy because it is an arm of the system of government. According to the CDS, the military, as a professional group, “has no option but to love Nigeria” and contribute to the nation’s security and protection of lives and property. Badeh spoke in Abuja when he hosted the Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mr. Mike Omeri, who was…