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Monday, 14 April 2014

Abuja bus station bombed in rush hour,death toll 35

At least 35 believed killed in bus station bombing during rush
hour in the capital Abuja, with toll expected to rise.
A blast at a bus depot on the outskirts of the Nigerian
capital Abuja has killed dozens of people during the morning
rush hour .
The blast , around 7 am at the Nyanya Motor Park , destroyed
more than 30 vehicles and caused secondary explosions as
their fuel tanks exploded and burned.
Reporters saw rescue workers and police gathering body
parts.
"We have been able to bring some of the dead to the
morgue and some injured have been taken to the hospital ,"
said Charles Otegbade, head of search and rescue at the
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) .
He said his team had not yet been able to provide precise
figures on casualties .
A Reuters camerman reported seeing 20 bodies at the depot
at Nyanyan bridge, around 8 km south of Abuja, and two
witnesses said another 15 had already been removed by the
emergency services.
"I was waiting to get on a bus when I heard a deafening
explosion then smoke . People were running around in
panic ," said Mimi Daniels, who works in Abuja. Another blast
followed , she said , according to Reuters news agency.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility but
suspicion is likely to fall on armed group Boko Haram . The
group has been involved in increasing levels of violence in
the northeast .
Suspected Boko Haram members killed at least 60 people in
an attack on a village in northeast Nigeria late last week.
Eight people were killed in a separate attack at a teacher
training college, witnesses said .

Saturday, 5 April 2014

African men are violent and harsh – Eniola Badmus

Actress, Eniola Badmus has opined that African men are “too harsh” – she stated this in a quick chat with Yes Magazine.While speaking on ‘violence against women’, the single Actress said, “African men are too harsh! They are too harsh. African men are harsh and violent. An English man would never beat his wife because their law forbids it. Then, I must say that if there is a penalty for it, stating that whoever beats his wife would be jailed, I’m sure this will reduce. “But since there is no law and no one is preaching against it, everybody feels it is a normal thing. Even if we say there is a law, it is not being implemented as it should, because if it had, all these won’t happen. I think there should be a capital punishment for it because, to me, it is a terrible act.” she concluded. Eniola is known for her usual advocacy against domestic violence.She once said she’s still single because she is still searching for a soft hearted man.

Watch Trailer For New Drama, Tunnel Featuring Nse Ikpe Etim, Waje & Others

Femi Jacobs,Nse Ikpe-Etim, Waje, Patrick Doyle and Lepacious Bose are the stars of a brand new drama titled Tunnel. It tells the story of a young pastor and his journey to self discovery. In a tunnel were just one decision determines your fate, your Faith remains the only saving grace. Tunnel is produced by Adejumoke Olatunde, Nike Erinle and Grace Edwin-Okon and is directed by Stanlee Ohikhuare.

Late Zara Gretti’s family releases funeral arrangements

Zara Gretti will be buried tomorrow Friday, April 4th 2014, at the Ikoyi Cemetery, Lagos. The Nigerian-American singer passed away on Friday, 28th March 2014 after a two-year battle with Multiple Sclerosis. A rep for her family has released an official statement on the funeral arrangements. The statement reads below: “The Clarus Babajide Joseph Family of Igbosere Lagos Island has announced the demise of their daughter, Margaret-Mary Oluwatoyin Ejiroghene Joseph, popularly known as Zara Gretti. “Known for her soothing lyrics, Zara lit up the Nigerian music scene a few years back before she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Born in Lagos, to Eugene Kolawole Joseph and Abimbola Akindele, on July 30, 1985, Zara passed away on Friday 28 March, 2014 after a two-year battle with Multiple Sclerosis. “Zara will be buried at Ikoyi Cemetery on Friday 4th April after a Funeral Mass at 10am at Holy Cross Cathedral, Catholic Mission Street, Lagos. Anne-Marie Palmer-Ikuku (Mrs.) For the Clarus Babajide Joseph Family

“Annie is the jealous type” – 2face Idibia talks marriage and women

“She loves me. So she must be jealous. If I am laughing with a particular girl too much or I am going the way that I am not supposed to go, or if one girl is following me too much, she will be there to caution me. She definitely has to be protective of her man. At that point, she can tell such a girl, ‘hold your side!’ And if it is I that is doing it, she could tell me, ‘cool down, I dey here o.’ He said this while granting an interview to the Nation’s newspaper, where he bared his mind on life as a married man, the alleged scandals that have trailed his career for years and his relationship with his babies’ mothers. Addressing the recent rumor where he allegedly impregnated a banker, he said “of course it is not true. Initially, nobody said whether it was true or not. So what I did was to correct whatever impression from my twitter page. But the story still went on. It is a serious matter because now I am married. So it is unfair for anyone to put out such story about me, perhaps because they want to sell their medium or sell their blog. It is really totally unfair to me, especially now that I am married. If I wasn’t married, we would have laughed over the matter. But now, I am. So I do not expect that people will play over such issues of emotion at this time of my life. On how he’s been coping with fame “It feels good, but it is a lot of challenges, a lot of non-privacy. So many things are being flung your way, temptations, and if you are not careful, you get swept off by the evil tide. There are so many hazards in being famous and if you can’t control yourself, you get carried away within a short time. It is not all smooth- sailing. I can tell you that it is not all glamour. For instance, I enter into an event, a place and I walk straight to go and find a seat for myself to sit. But before I know it, some people will take it personal. Meanwhile, if someone else does it, it is seen as normal and accepted. So when I enter a place, I have to move around first and greet people. That is why you see me say ‘I hail o’ each time I enter a place. But you know, it is not all the time that you are in a good mood to be so friendly. But because you are famous, whether you are in a good mood or not, you have to put on a smile and greet people. Else, if you do not do that as a celebrity, such things will make you to easily make enemies. You actually make enemies without even realizing it. That is the crazy part of being a celebrity and a famous person.” Speaking on the joy of his marriage, he said “So far so good, married life is cool. We don dey do wetin married people dey do. We don dey sidon together, we go laugh, we go quarrel small (laughs), we go come hold each other again as if no be us quarrel some moments ago. Life has been kind to us since we got married. We have been living happily ever after. We try to live our lives our own way. We have never had cause to introduce a third party in our home. When we have a problem, we sort it out between ourselves. We don’t call anybody in to come and solve our problems for us. We sit down and talk about it. Like I said earlier, sometimes, we quarrel when both of us are stubborn over a matter. But we do not involve a third party!” Re-affirming why he chose Annie and left the other baby mamas, he said,“I have been fortunate enough to have met a couple of nice ladies in life and two of them even have children for me. But I think that Annie and I understand each other more. As with matters of the heart, it is very difficult sometimes to find the right words to explain it. Somehow, you just know that this is the particular person that you want to stay with. Ads not by this site On how he relates with his children and their mother “If you see me and my children together, you will think we are mates. That is how I relate with them. I relate well with their mums too. We are good. We are peaceful, everybody is mature. We have a cordial relationship. One love always…”

Fans blast Flavour for posting shirtless photo of himself and another guy in a pool


Highlife Musician, Flavour Nabania has been accused of being ‘gay’ by his fans for posting a controversial photo of him and a friend in a pool For weeks now, the ‘kworikwo’ crooner has been posting photos of his bare body, showing off his abs on his Instagram page, but this time, some of his fans said he went too far.Many of his fans described the photo as ‘disturbing’. A certain handle, Dantezdee said “Flavour, you two are too close to each other, in a disturbing way. What is his hand doing there?” Ignoring their criticisms however, Flavour threw out a shout out to his once rumoured girlfriend, Dillish Mathew. See snapshots below:

Davido to make acting debut in new Nollywood movie [PHOTOS]

Popular singer, David Adeleke, widely referred to as Davido has gotten his debut movie role.Movie moment reports that the “Skelewu” crooner got the movie role courtesy his cousin, Ikechukwu Ojeogwu, an actor cum producer. The OBO star would be working with popular Director, Teco Benson. “Davido is delighted over his Nollywood debut and he can’t wait for the project to kick off,”
Nollywood Actor, Ikechukwu Francis Ojeogwu disclosed. “This is Davido’s first movie appearance, I, as the producer, have been able to work out things in such a manner that it would be beneficial to us all. I’ve crafted out a role that I know would put him in a comfortable position and won’t make him either excessive or otherwise,”Speaking further, “Davido is quite delighted and very supportive on this project like he has always been and he’s so big that if he puts his hand in anything that doesn’t worth it, it would tarnish his image and what he has built for himself. He has a lot at stake, aside from the financial stake, his image is also at stake and he’s taking this as serious as any other business. “I know how big Davido is and I don’t want to put a lot of pressure on him because of his busy schedule and it is his first appearance. Furthermore, the script is in such a way that he doesn’t over shadow the beauty of the script but to add his weight to the success of the project,’ Ike told the online magazine.

Solidstar to perform Brazil 2014’s theme song

Fast-rising hip hop singer, Solidstar has been endorsed as Super Eagles Ambassador.The deal was signed with the Nigerian Football Supporters Club recently. The deal will have Solidstar record and perform the official Super Eagles theme song for the Brazil 2014 world cup. Explaining the choice of Solidstar, Dr. Rafiu Oladipo, president of the supporters club said “We needed someone who was passionate about Nigerian football and who had that gyration in his voice and who the new and old generation can relate to and it was just Solidstar that came to mind.” Solidstar won the best new artiste at the Nigeria Music Video Award(NMVA) in 2010 for his hit single “One in a Million”.

Dbanj to sue DailyMail for calling him a womaniser

Music superstar, Dbanj has concluded plans to sue a UK based tabloid, Daily Mail for describing him as a ‘legendary womanizer’ in an article written about his “alleged” affair with American Actress Kenya Moore. The entertainer not only rubbished the report, but stressed that his legal team has completed plans to sue the tabloid for defamation. “It is a rumor. The story has no substance. I’m even about going to sue UK daily mail for the defamation of character. I’m discussing with my legal team. They didn’t hear from me. Everything they wrote is totally wrong. They defined Koko master wrongly. I think they wanted to talk about Kenya Moore, who was a former Miss America, but they didn’t get their facts right. Everything they wrote was false. They are going to hear from my legal team, soon.” He told Encomium magazine.

Friday, 4 April 2014

Rivers Police arrest suspected oil bunkers

The Rivers State Police command has arrested 3 suspects specialized in pipeline vandalism and crude oil theft. The police also said it recovered 3 trucks already loaded with stolen crude. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Johnson Ogunshakin stated this while parading the suspects in Port Harcourt. Ogunshakin maintained his stance that the Police under his Command would leave no stone unturned in its resolve to combat all sorts of crime in the state. Ogunshakin said also police strategies against oil bunkerers in the state were beginning to yield positive results. “Since my assumption of office, I have intimated you of my strong resolve to fight saboteurs of our nation’s economic growth. You and I know that the Federal Government of Nigeria is leaving no stone unturned in its fight against crude oil theft and vandalization of oil pipelines. “Our strategies against bunkerers in many parts of the state are beginning to yield positive results and we will constantly re-assess our operational strategies in tune with the sophistication of the oil thieves”, he said. He said 3 suspects were recently arrested around the Eleme-Akpajo area where they were trying to steal crude oil, adding that the suspects were now under police detention and would be made to face the law. Ads not by this site He said: “On Friday, March 28th, 2014, information was received by the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Police Command that groups of people, who specialize on pipeline vandalization are parading within Elelenwo Express way/Akpajo Eleme road, Port Harocurt. “Upon the information, the Commissioner of Police’s monitoring team was immediately drafted to the scene of the oil bunkering and the perpetrators were caught in the act. They had already filled two specially-built 55, 000 litres trucks with crude oil and were about to load the third one when police team arrived at the scene. “As expected, the arrested suspects tried to evade arrest with tactics and antics, but our men, who were very determined to end oil bunkering, especially in Rivers State, overpowered them and impounded their trucks”, the Commissioner explained.

Jim Iyke’s mother passes away

Nollywood Actor, Jim Iyke Esomugha is currently grieving over the loss of his mum, Mrs. Esomugha, who passed away on Monday, 30th of March, 2014.“Yes, Jim Iyke’s mother is dead, but she didn’t die on April 1 as it is being widely reported. The old woman died last Monday in Abuja,” a close family told Dailypost. Also speaking with DailyPost, United Nations’ Youth Ambassador, David James Egwu said it’s true that Jim’s mum has passed on, but we are yet to establish contact with Jim.” Egwu is one of Jim’s closest friends in Abuja. Dailypost gathered that the late Mrs. Esomugha had been having serious health challenges for some time, before she passed away at Garki Hospital, Abuja. “She died of stroke. The woman has been sick for some time now and has been staying with Jim Iyke in Abuja,” the source disclosed. The sad news is coming weeks after Jim proposed to his BFF and ‘lover’ Nadia Buari in London. Ads not by this site Until her death, Jim’s late mother lived in Abuja with other members of her family.

Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Friday morning

Good morning! Here are 10 things you need to know this morning: 1. It was a sad moment for Fulani militia yesterday when the Army invaded one of their illegal settlements in Nasarawa state, killing 20 of them while several others sustained injuries. Report says the army also recovered several sophisticated weapons. 2. There was a heavy disagreement yesterday at the National Conference when delegates disagreed over matters relating to their individual feeding. While some of the delegates were of the opinion that their feeding be monitized so they could source for food outside the conference, others kicked against the idea. 3. A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the Federal Government, the State Security Service and the police to release without delays the passport seized from the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Lamido Sanusi. The court also directed that the police should Sanusi N50m exemplary damages for unlawfully detaining him and seizing his passport. 4. Report has it this morning that religious sentiment may tear the APC apart as members continue to disagree over its candidates for the 2015 general elections. The disagreement is said to be closely linked to religion as some are of the opinion that Muslim candidate will not augur well with the party. 5. The Director General of Kayode Fayemi Campaign Organisation, Mr. Bimbo Daramola, had on Thursday alleged that some suspected political thugs, who were in company of Governor Ayo Fayose during his returned to Ado Ekiti on Wednesday, shot a member of the All Progressives Congress. The PDP has since denied the allegation. 6. Former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu has said that the ongoing national conference was made up of old sleepy men who have nothing to contribute towards the development of the country. Kalu said for the country to attain its most desired transformation, the old geration of leaders must relinquish power to the next generation. Kalu was speaking at the Centenary Lecture organised by the Oyo State branch of the Nigeria Union of Journalists. 7. Lagos based Lawyer and Activist, Mr. Femi Falana has asked the Minister of Interior, Comrade Aba Moro to refund the the N1000 each that was collected from applicants in the last failed NIS aptitude test. Falana has argued that the money was an extortion since there was never any plan to recruit majority of them. 8. The General Officer Commanding, 81 division of Nigerian Army, Lagos, Major-General Tamunomieibi Dibi, yesterday, in Abeokuta said that an attack on Ogun state by Islamist Boko Haram was possible, hence the military should be battle ready to forestall a possible attack. 9. A 30-year-old Nwode Chukwudi Awam was paraded by the Ebonyi state police Command yesterday for beheading his father, Michael Awam, and eating the victim’s neck. The incident happened at Egwudinagu Obegu village in Ebonyi Local Government Area of the state. 10. The Chief Judge of the Rivers State, Justice Peter Agumagu, has filled a suit against the National Judicial Council, NJC, at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. The CJ is challenging his suspension by the NJC. Agumagu is asking the court to restrain members of an investigation panel set up to investigate allegations against him, until after the determination of his suit.

Monday, 25 November 2013

2015: Don’t over-stretch your ‘good luck’ by trying to remain in power – Tsav tells Jonathan

Elder statesman and a former Lagos State Police
Commissioner, Abubakar Tsav, has advised President
Goodluck Jonathan not to over-stretch his “good luck” by
remaining in power beyond 2015.
Tsav, who spoke with newsmen in Makurdi, the Benue
State capital on Sunday noted that the nation would
continue to retrogress as long as greed and corruption
remain in control, adding that 2015 would determine
whether Nigeria will still remain as one indivisible
country or not.
While he attributed this to the intention of Jonathan to
contest the 2015 presidential election, he urged the
president to burry his ambition in the interest of the
nation.
He said, “President Jonathan’s followers are saying there
would be war if he does not win in 2015. He should save
us that trouble by relinquishing his ambition in the
interest of the old and young people in this country.”
Tsav reminded Jonathan of how God made him to rise
from the position of deputy governor to president, even
as he urged him not to run for second term in office.
Adding his voice to the ongoing debate over the
inconclusive Anambra governorship election, Tsav
described the Attahiru Jega-led INEC as a shame to the
nation.
The former police boss asserted that the Independent
National Electoral Commission, INEC, was not capable of
conducting credible elections in the country.
According to him, judging from the Anambra election,
the hope of conducting free, fair and credible elections
in the country has been dashed.

Album Review | Ice Prince – Fire Of Zamani

FIRE OF ZAMANI
ICE PRINCE
RECORD LABEL: CHOCOLATE CITY
YEAR: 2013
IcePrince is the most sellable Nigerian rapper at the
moment. The only person that can wear an Agbada with
sneakers and still look super dapper. The best rapper in
Africa considering the recent BET Awards as the Best
International Act: Africa. After the success of his first
Album Everybody Loves IcePrince, he has consistently
dropped hit singles and collaborated with other
musicians. At a time when fellow Chocolate City artistes
are dropping off the record label, he has maintained a
good relationship with his label and has focused on his
music career.
IcePrince is an outstanding artiste but this review is not
about his life, past or awards but about the collection of
songs titled FIRE OF ZAMANI. Enter the Fire of Zamani,
Ice Prince’ sophomore Album:
Stars & Lights: A soulful and inspirational way to start
the album is Ice talking about the journey so far, his
struggles and hustle. He gives props to his crew and
most importantly MI. Ruby did very well to make the
hook and the song enjoyable. /if there has ever been a
rap this fly, it had to be done by an M.I’s guy/
Aboki is one of the most important tracks on this Album
and yet it is clear that iceprince sang all through without
necessarily dropping rap bars. The beat is groovy and it’s
a heavy party track. With repetitive lyrics, he mentions
many rich Hausas as his ‘guys’.
My Life sounds more like a live performance by a band
in a local joint. Iceprince delivers the chorus cold and it
has more singing than rapping. He talks about his life in
bits and pieces without any particular direction.
Mercy has a lot of repetitive keys and it starts to get
boring till Chip a British rapper resuscitates the song
with his rap verse. The chorus is a stereotype dancehall
hook
Another Sammy Gyang production, a story based song
but the big question mark on this song is: Why feature
Sunny Neji on a song if he won’t sing the chorus for you?
Maybe to achieve a surprise effect, I guess its different
strokes for different folks. On the overall, Whiskey is a
good song.
The N-Word song sounds like a Rick-Ross song though it
was produced by Ace producer Don-Jazzy. Considering
it’s a hardcore rap song, this track comes off as an irony
from a producer who thinks that the Rap Genre still has
a long way to go. Ice Prince came hard on this one. To
appreciate the rhymes in this song, one should omit the
N-word at the end of each line . Pretty Impressive. /We
don dey gather all the Cheese N****, Big Shots chilling
Overseas N****. Fast Whips automatic keys N****, So
when we drive by e dey be like breeze N****/
Jambo is a spirit lifting song, a bit groovy and fun. A
Chopstix production with a catch word: Jambo. Jambo is
not well defined and it leaves inquisitive minds
wondering what the true meaning of Jambo is, but when
you think of it, the mystery is a positive. Enjoyable song.
No die Tomorrow has a reggae beat with political
activism content in the lyrics. This song shows political
side of Ice Prince. It’s a bit awkward coming from a
commercial African rapper, but that doesn’t mean he
cant speak his mind right? Just doesn’t sound believable
for some reason. /2015 na him be the question, my
people dey anticipate who go be the next one, afterall we
no say dem go rig election/
Gimme dat is a dancehall hit enjoying play on most
radio stations across the continent , it features some of
the best new acts. Burnaboy serenades the song with his
signature voice, Young L comes through with Jamaica
styled lyrics and Olamide delivers his verses in his local
Yoruba tongue.
Komotion is yet another Dancehall Reggae fusion this
time featuring Wizkid. If you love dancehall then this will
be your favorite track. IcePrince and Wizkid prove they
can do music that is not the stereotype naija styled
music.
I Swear is the most anticipated song on this album
having featured French Montana an A-list international
act on Maybach Music Group and Badboy records. Ice
Prince did a good job on this dance-hall track,
unfortunately we cant say the same for French Montana.
Person wey sabi is a harmonic tune and a typical African
song with drums and trumpets. A groovy and celebratory
song, it will pass for a highlife song that puts you in a
happy mood. The kind of song that you don’t even want
to know what the lyrics are about.
Kpako is one of the strongest songs on this album
featuring his old time friends M.I. and Jesse Jagz. Even
though they were not all present in the studio and
recorded the songs independently because of busy
schedules and logistics it wasn’t clear that there was no
chemistry or bonding between the artistes. Jesse jagz
came out tops on this one.
Pray initially starts up like filler on the album. If not for
the fact that Sound Sultan was featured and he added a
little spice on the track then it would have been another
boring song on this album.
More is a reggae infused melodic tune that gets everyone
singing along. Here Ice Prince raps excellently like he
was in a battle when actually it is supposed to be a love
song. Rhymes, punch lines and metaphors characterize
his rap. The newer fine-tuned version makes it an
excellent song. / It’s too much bomb and hate that kinda
complicates. Its too much dropping around and now u
talking out of state/
On my Knees is a Gospel like song featuring Jeremiah
Gyang with African drums. The Plateau state citizens
ended the Fire of Zamani Project by thanking God. The
song does well to take those who grew up in Plateau
state down memory ran.
Fire of Zamani is an anti-climax coming from a Nigerian
artiste like Ice Prince who has an outstanding debut
album. On some tracks he comes out exceptional on his
vocals but on other tracks his voice comes out flat like he
is not putting in enough effort. One would be tempted
say this was a rushed project. Sometimes he strays off
from the theme of a song in pursuit of Punch lines.
However, for an album with about 5 hit singles it is safe
to say it is a good project, but falls below the hype With
international collaborations and recognition, Fire of
Zamani marks the beginning of a new era for Ice Prince.
He is saddled with the responsibility of representing
Nigeria and Africa in general. We can only wait for the
future to unfold what comes next for him.

VIDEO: Veteran Rapper, Modenine, Olamide And Phyno Joined Ice Prince To Light Up FOZ With Gimme Dat

Veteran rapper, Modenine, Olamide, Phyno and Yung L
joined Ice Prince to deliver a show stopping performance
of the track Gimme Dat at the Fire Of Zamani concert. Ice
Prince started with a solo performance and even invited
Dele Momodu’s son, Enikorewafunmi to join him on
stage when he noticed the young boy singing excitedly.
They were later joined on stage by Phyno who delivered
some sick flows in Igbo, Yung L made a grand entrance
with his reggae style rap while Olamide added a touch of
fuji to the performance.
Ice Prince introduced Modenine as an inspiration to
Nigerian rappers and he finished the song with some
freestyle rap.
Enikorewafunmi, who is quite popular on his father’s
Instagram page, had his 15 minutes of fame performing
with Nigerian superstars.
Watch the explosive performance here

Popular Nigerian DJ, DJ Humility, Calls Out US rapper Wale on Twitter; Says Wale Doesn’t Respect Nigerian Artists

Wale not coming to Nigeria for the Fire Of Zamani
concert has definitely rubbed DJ Humility the wrong way,
especially after the reasons Wale gave for not coming
through.
The DJ took to twitter to call Wale out, and went a step
further by saying Wale doesn’t respect Nigerian Artistes.
DJ Humility definitely wasn’t twisting his words around.

Wale is Bastard Who has no regard for Nigerian
Artist or Nigerian Djs.
— Dj Humility (@djhumility) November 24, 2013

WALE IS A BASTARD!!!
— Dj Humility (@djhumility) November 24, 2013

I wonder why our peeps takes Nig Based Stars for
granted, Dis same Wale did the same thing to M.I
Abaga just 2yrs ago at the BET Awards.
— Dj Humility (@djhumility) November 25, 2013

A quick? To my Friends & Fans on Tweet er, If you
See me in a club then come to me introduce your
self & appreciate my work,
— Dj Humility (@djhumility) November 25, 2013

I then turned you down because you introduced your
self as a Nigerian how will you feel?
— Dj Humility (@djhumility) November 25, 2013

Insecurity: Butchers Union denies allegation of breeding Boko Haram in Borno

Alhaji Abubakar Gula, Chairman of the Borno State
butchers association has denied the allegation by the
Gwoza Christian Community Association (GCCA), that they
were using the Maiduguri abatoir as a breeding ground
for the Islamic sect, Boko Haram.
He described the allegation as reckless, false and a
misrepresentation, under the guise of religion,
advertently to disrupt the relative peace being enjoyed by
the citizens of Borno State.
The Christian Community in Gwoza Local Government
Council of Borno State had in the recent past suffered
numbers of attacks, which they claimed was caused by
some politicians, who allegedly use the butchers of
Gwoza community in Borno to slaughter Christians.
The butchers’ association in a statement made available
to DailyPost in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on
Monday, also stated that the sum of N25, 000,000
(twenty-five million naira) given to the butchers by Borno
State Governor, Kashim Shettima, was a grant to the
National Butchers’ Union of Nigeria, Maiduguri Branch.
“It is a common knowledge that such a gigantic
commercial site cannot be said to have consist of only
people from Gwoza, but it comprises of people from
different states of the federation irrespective of their
religion or tribes as well as people from the neigbouring
countries of Niger, Chad and Cameroon republic”, the
statement signed by Alhaji Gula stressed.
They condemned the allegation that the abattoir was a
breeding ground for insurgency in the state, describing it
as malicious, baseless and devilish, intended only to
instigate hatred and disaffection among the peace loving
people of the state.
Also, Alhaji Mala Modu, the Chief Butcher at the Borno
Abattoir, said the allegation by GCCA was a deliberate
attempt to paint the group black and also tarnish the
image of its operators.

Jonathan fires another aide, gives no reason

President Goodluck Jonathan had on Sunday sacked Mrs.
Aisha Umar as his Special Assistant on Social
Development.
The sack notice was contained in a brief statement issued
on Sunday in Abuja by Mr. Sam Nwaobasi, the Special
Assistant (Media) to the Secretary of the Government of
the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim with Ref. No:
PPR/OSGF/PR/02. However, the statement did not give
details on why the aide was relieved of her job.
The statement further stated that, the termination takes ”
effect from the November 25, 2013.”
Recall that the President had in few months back sacked
three of his aides. The first was the Minister of Youth
Development, Inuwa Abdulkadir, followed by the Special
Adviser on National Assembly Matters, Mrs. Joy Emordi
as well as his Special Adviser on the New Partnership for
Africa’s Development, Dr. Tunji Olagunju.

ASUU agrees to suspend strike, states three conditions

According to reports from the Nigerian Eye, Nigerian
university lecturers have agreed to end the five-month
old strike, if the federal government says yes to three of
it conditions.
These conditions will be made known to President
Goodluck Jonathan today and if all parties come to
agreement, the strike will be called off.
ASUU has forbidden its local chapters and zonal
chairman from talking to the media, until the end of the
session. But a source, who was part of the ASUU session,
which was held at Mambayya House in Kano, revealed
the conditions as:
•Commitment from the President that any review or
reconsideration or renegotiation of the 2009 Agreement
will not substantially affect the pact which is the cause of
the ongoing strike;
•Immediate payment of all outstanding salary arrears
and allowances of varsity teachers without victimization;
and
•A written commitment from the President that the
Federal Government will commit N225billion annually to
the funding of universities for the next four years.
There is a fourth condition, which is said to be “personal”
to ASUU.
The source said: “Our leaders are meeting with the
President on Monday to table these conditions. Once the
President accepts these three terms, the strike will be
called off.
“In principle, members voted about 60-40 per cent to call
off the strike, but they added a caveat – that ASUU
leaders should extract a commitment (signed and sealed)
from the President.”
It became imperative for ASUU to makes these demands,
as it became obvious that the FG wanted the 2009
Agreement to be renegotiated.
“If ASUU had accepted to renegotiate the entire
Agreement , it means there will be no basis for the
ongoing strike. The worst that can happen is either
having the abridged version of the 2009 Agreement or a
phased implementation of the document,” the source
added.

Monday, 4 November 2013

Photo: Chika Ike As An Okada Driver

Chika Ike and Bob-Manuel Udokwu are shooting this movie where Chika Ike is an Okada driver. These movies sef. All kinds of characters. But it makes for good entertainment.

Rivers crisis: Opposition politicians condemn visit of APC leaders to the state

Ahead of the high powered delegation of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to Rivers State, Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state, Felix Obuah has accused Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi of hiring a crowd of supporters to cheer the General Mohammadu Buhari and Bola Tinubu-led APC team at the Port Harcourt International Airport. Obuah made the accusation at the Grassroot Development Initiative rally held in Eleme, Rivers State. He alleged that the whooping sum of over N500 million has been budget for the purported propaganda. “Only yesterday, he (Amaechi) has given out N500 million of our state money to a nearby state to mobilize people to the airport to receive the leadership of APC. Is that what our money is meant for? “If for any reason Amaechi is not comfortable with the peace we are witnessing in the state and he’s going about giving out our money to other people from Edo and nearby states to come and support him here, we say no”, Obuah alleged. He also said Amaechi should be held responsible for any breakdown of law and order in the state. “As a mark of sign and warning, I want to say that if there is any breakdown of law and order in this state, Governor Rotimi Amaechi should be held responsible”, he said. DailyPost reports that other speakers at the rally includes Supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, National Deputy National Chairman of the PDP, Uche Secondus and Nigerian Ambassador to South-Korea, Desmond Akawoh also criticized the impending visit of APC officials According to Secondus, “days from now, you will see that those that are not in GDI and those of them that are in government will be declaring for APC and they will leave us alone in PDP. I announce to you that there will be thanksgiving. Let them go. We shall meet at the polls”. The APC members are expected in Rivers State and other members of the G-7 states as part of their nationwide membership drive for the newly formed party.

Brown Shuga - Have Mercy + In My feat Tekno

Brown Shuga [real name - Aliu Oshiomale] who was born on the 23rd of December [late 80s] hails from Edo state; he is an undergraduate of Mechanical Engineering at Auchi Polytechnic. He currently has shot the video [directed by Patrick Elis] to one of his offerings titled “In My” which features Tekno; he currently is signed on to Blaque Ox County Records, with 3 massive singles currently rocking the airwaves and over 50 recorded and unreleased materials. Addicted to good beats and dropping freestyles, his debut album titled “Stories Untold” is currently in the works and hopefully to be released, come next year. He bagged an award for Peace in Kaduna by NF Nollywood, based on his reality song titled “Gang War [One Love]” and the record company has plans to do a video premiere in Abuja and Lagos before the video will officially hit the screens. For now, check out these 2 offerings coming from Brown Shuga – “In My” which features Tekno, and “Have Mercy”; both tracks were produced by Tekno. Listen up and share your thoughts.

ASUU strike: Union rejects FG’s N200bn offer

The end to the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union Of Universities, ASUU, might not be in view yet, as the union has rejected the offer of N200 billion by the Federal Government. The government had earlier offered N130 to the protesting lecturers in order to resolve the impasse; the offer was also increased to N150 billion, all of which ASUU rejected, insisting that government must implement the 2009 agreement. The union asserted that going by the 2009 agreement, government is supposed to have injected N500 billion by the end of 2013, with another N500 billion by 2014. Nassarawa State University Keffi (NSUK) branch chairman of the Union, Dr. Thephilus Lagithe stated that the actual amount in the 2009 agreement was N1.3 trillion to be paid over a period of four years. He said, “Recently, they called us and said instead of the 100 billion, we are giving you N150 and recently they said from that 150 billion, they are going to make it 200 billion. But these are just promises. Speaking further, he said, “last year, they were supposed to inject N100 billion and this year N400 billion. Then next year, N500 billion. But from all indication, the government is not even serious about injecting money into the education sector. It said the N100 billion which the government had earlier promised to give the union was supposed to have been paid in 2012. It said if the strike continues to 2014, the money will then rise to N900 billion.

Boko Haram attacks wedding convoy, kills groom, 30 others

Gunmen in north-eastern Nigeria city of Borno state have reportedly killed 30 people in an attack on a wedding convoy. The incident occurred on a notoriously dangerous road between Bama and Banki in Borno State. The groom was one of those said to have been killed in the attack. Despite the state of emergency declared by the Nigerian government, the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram has continued to attack Borno residents and the special security forces mobilized to the state. A commercial driver who ran into the scene of the attack had told AFP news agency that many of the victims appeared to have died out of bullet wounds. “All the victims were brutally murdered by the attackers,” said the driver, who had pleaded that his identity be concealed. “My passengers and I were shocked when we met the dead bodies lying by the highway.” It is not clear whether the bride and his family members survived the attack.

N255m cars scandal: Stakeholders call for EFCC, ICPC probe of aviation sector

Stakeholders in the aviation sector have urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, to as a matter of urgency intervene in the ongoing aviation crisis, by probing its officials. The stakeholders had made this call, after having reviewed the N255 million armoured car scam involving the Aviation Minister, Princess Stella Oduah, and Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA. Speaking to newsmen on the stakeholder’s position, former National Secretary of the Airlines Operators of Nigeria, AON, Alhaji Mohammed Tukur, said that it was imperative the anti-graft agency come into the matter now that the sector is enmeshed in corruption. “It is a sad situation because we have never had this level of corruption in this industry. The corruption in the Aviation Ministry is huge. It is not only NCAA that bought such vehicles. I can tell you on good authority that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, and Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, also bought some vehicles. “That is why we are asking the anti-graft agencies to investigate these aviation parastatals. It is not only the Minister that is involved. If somebody asked you to do something illegal, why not resign, instead of doing it?” Tukur asked. Tukur, who reiterated his trust in the ability of President Goodluck Jonathan to tackle the issue vehemently, said that his position in the matter was crucial to the popularity of his government, hence shielding those involved in the matter will tarnish his government’s image. In a similar assertion, the National Cabin Crew Association, NACCA, expressed surprise over the purchase of the armoured cars. He had argued that, addressing security in the sector does not justify price inflation, affirming that the cost of the two vehicles was indefensible.

Thursday, 10 October 2013

Kanye West Interview With Jimmy Kimmel

Kanye discusses his past life in Chicago, his constant run-ins with the paparazzi, Kim Kardashian and North West, his experience in the fashion industry and much more.

Lady Gaga Enlists T.I., Twista, Too $hort & R. Kelly On ‘ARTPOP’ (Track List)

Lady Gaga has today unveiled the official track list for her upcoming new album ARTPOP and has plenty of firepower from the world of Hip-Hop and R&B. Track #5 ‘Jewels N’ Drugs’ features T.I., Too Short and Twista which she previewed during a performance in London last month. Track #7 has vocal contribution from R. Kelly. The album is due to hit stores on November 11th. Peep the full track list below.
 01. Aura
 02. Venus
03. G.U.Y. (Girl Under You)
04. Sexxx Dreams
05. Jewels N’ Drugs (Feat. T.I., Too Short, and Twista)
06. Manicure
07. Do What U Want (Feat. R. Kelly)
08. Artpop
09. Swine
10. Donatella
11. Fashion!
12. Mary Jane Holland
13. Dope
 14. Gypsy
15. Applause

Photos: Back When Banky W Was A Toddler

It’s throw back Thursday and guess what RnB star decided to do? Share his childhood pictures. Check him out as a toddler with his sister…and with all that hair if I might add. And check out that smirk… Too cute.

Video: Eva Alordiah – Lights Out

Eva revs things up with Exquisite Visuals for her new single ‘Lights Out’. The Video features Abuja based Model, “Andrew Omo” -@Dresomes, and impressive Dance moves by Eva and the AMBF Crew – @ambf_ent Artsy, Effortless and Original, you are sure to love this Patrick Elis directed flick. This has got to be the most entertaining video from a female artist this year!

John Legend Performs ‘All Of Me’ On The Wendy Williams Show

John Legend delivered a solid as ever performance of his great new single ‘All Of Me’ on The Wendy Williams Show. The song appears on his latest album Love In The Future which is in stores now