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- Jaywon- I don’t think I need marriage
- Nigerian comedian, Alibaba tells his story of how he made his first ever million naira as an entertainer
- “Stop harassing Igbos in Lagos, You’re not the only gangster in Naija” – Charly Boy attacks Bola Tinubu
- IK Osakioduwa leaves Rhythm FM after 18 years
- There is nothing wrong with plastic surgery – Motilola Adekunle
- “I lost my virginity at the age of 16” – Ghanaian actress, Efia Odo says
- Singer Teni Apata gets criticized by Nigerians for insulting a foreigner in Yoruba language
- Nollywood actress, Fortune Marshall claims her former husband got married to her using voodoo
- PDP Plans To Hijack Incoming NASS Leadership, As It Adopts Plan B - Nabena
- Almajiri Schools Built By Jonathan Government Decaying Across The Nation
| Jaywon- I don’t think I need marriage Posted: 04 Mar 2019 12:30 AM PST
The singer who welcomed a child in 2016, disclosed that he is still single as he is yet to find the right woman. Jaywon who went on to list some qualities he is looking out for, told Saturday Beats;  "One of the things I look for when it comes to having a relationship is happiness and being able to manage each other (me and my partner). I don't think I need marriage; all I need is a best friend that we can just be together and understand each other for the rest of our lives, have kids and build an empire together. "I feel that when the word marriage comes into the picture, that is when the problem starts. Everybody starts to feel like they have a right and all that. We can just be best friends and be together forever; it is more important than calling it marriage. If it is a partnership, then let it be so, if we can pray, make money and have children together. I don't need any other thing.  "If I can have all that, I am okay; marriage has destroyed a lot of people. I am not married yet because I have yet to find the right woman. I feel if there is no love, we cannot progress. Even in a company, if there is no love, the company won't grow. I have been heartbroken many times in the past; 'Saro' my song, is a true life story. "My son is the most important thing to me right now; everybody knows I travel a lot. Each time I travel out of the country, I get to pay him a visit. The only reason why he has not visited Nigeria is because he needs to grow, he is still growing. I don't care about what the society thinks, the society has killed a lot of people and messed them up because they put the society before themselves." In This Story: #Jaywon #Dont #Marriage Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| Posted: 04 Mar 2019 12:00 AM PST
Alibaba, whose real name is Atunyota Alleluya Akpobome, recently marked his 30th anniversary on stage. In a press briefing recently, the ace comedian reflected on his journey into the entertainment industry, saying he had to convince his family to embrace his craft in the early years of his career.  "Since I discovered my talent, I have worked to see that a lot more could be done with it. My growth in the last 30 years has been in phases. The first phase was when I discovered my talent in Ekpoma (in Edo State) in 1998. Between that time and 1993, I had to convince my family that comedy what was what I wanted to do. "I figured I had to build awareness and embrace opportunities; I had to promote my talent through television stations, night clubs, universities and newspaper houses. After so much promotion, by 1998, I had built some momentum, and the commercialisation of my comedy took place. "In 1996, I joined Guinness to promote a brand and that was when I made my first N1m. It gave me the strength to continue and I realised that there was more to my talent. Between 1998 and 2003, I started commercialising comedy; I had to get an office, register my business, brand and network. "In the fourth phase, I started diversifying by writing and speaking. I used to do stage plays as well, but I figured I wasn't going to make as much money as I wanted (from it), so I devoted my time to stand-up comedy alone. "Between 2008 and 2013, I realised it was time to consolidate my career. We had to build institutions, create structures and also work towards having a media empire. Within that time, I started organising my comedy shows. There was a need to reposition myself as the frontline comedian. In 2016, I performed comedy for six hours because I wanted something that would spread around the social media space," he said.  The comedian also spoke about the memorable lessons life had taught him in the last 30 years. He also explained why many people refer to him as the father of stand-up comedy. "It taught me that whatever I do to be successful, there was a need for me to also make others successful by opening doors for people. When I started doing stand-up comedy, there were no one doing it at the time; however, there were masters of ceremonies who dabbled into comedy like Bisi Olatilo, and Tunji Shotimirin. These people were plying the trade a bit but they were not fully into stand-up comedy. "When I came on the scene, I devoted my time fully to stand-up comedy. I continued to struggle in the career path because I knew I would make it a commercial success. And because of this, I had a head start. This could justify why people call me the father of stand-up comedy," he said. When asked about his jokes about former President Olusegun Obasanjo and how the ex-President used to laugh over them; he noted that he had been hosting events for bigwigs in the Nigerian military before making jokes about him. "The ex-President, Obasanjo, wasn't just promoting me; he recognised stand-up comedy and gave it a boost. After a while, he got used to me and started recommending me for events he attended. A lot of state governors, who used to attend those presidential dinners, used to invite me to their events. For him to have the thick skin to accommodate my jokes about him made them feel comfortable with me. "I felt comfortable performing in front of military men because I had done events for military chiefs like Sani Abacha, Ibrahim Babangida and Tunde Idiagbon. When I performed at military barracks, I could get away with some things because I knew the ropes. I studied the origin of stand-up comedy and I knew it started with the blacks. I knew how to tell jokes without offending anybody. I knew there was a thin line between being funny and being offensive," he said. In This Story: #NigerianComedian #Alibaba #Story #MillionNaira #Entertainer Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| Posted: 03 Mar 2019 11:30 PM PST
 The foremost television presenter, publisher and producer took to Twitter on Friday to remind the All Progressives Congress, APC, National Leader that it was not about him but about the people. Charly Boy, the cordinator of 'our mumu don do' and one of Nigeria's most controversial entertainers in the land, said Tinubu was free to continue enslaving Lagosians if they so wish, but must leave Igbos out of it.  He wrote, Tinubu please park well, you must stop dis break dancing 🕺🏿 It is not about You, it's about Nigeria. If Lagosians have allowed you to enslave them, that's their buisness. Stop harassing Igbo's in lagos. You're not the only gangster in Naija.  In This Story: #Igbos #Lagos #Gangster #Naija #CharlyBoy #BolaTinubu Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| IK Osakioduwa leaves Rhythm FM after 18 years Posted: 03 Mar 2019 11:00 PM PST
According to the media personality, he made the decision because he wants to try out something different. He further disclosed that he has no beef with the Silverbird group, as he has a good relationship with the CEO of the company, Ben Bruce.  He further disclosed that it was quite nice working with the Silverbird group, who allowed him to venture into different media sections including TV without feeling threatened by the move. According to IK Osakioduwa, he has 15 days more with the media brand, and he will be giving away N18,000 on each day of the show he features in.  Ikponwonsa Osakioduwa was born on May 21, 1979, to the family of Brigade General Samuel Oviawe and Sandra Oviawe in Lagos, Nigeria. IK started acting as a child in school dramas and by the time he graduated from Kings College in Lagos, it was certain he was going to be in the entertainment industry. IK Osakioduwa gained admission to University of Lagos where he studied Economics. While in the university, he took part in many stage plays and concerts, where he discovered and groomed his talent as a Master of Ceremonies/Host. After graduating from University in 2001, Osakioduwa worked for Rhythm 93.7 FM, as a presenter popularly known as 'The Wild Child' (thanks to his humorous and unpredictable personality). However, in compliance with the National Youth Service Corps, which is a one-year mandatory service of all graduate Nigerians, he had to leave the radio station to serve in a neighbouring state. He also worked in an advertising firm as a Client Service Executive, and in 2005 he returned to the radio station, Rhythm 93.7, and retained the name The Wild Child. His biggest break was when he became the host of Africa's biggest reality television show 'Big Brother Africa.' He took over the show and made it his own, showing his media prowess. In This Story: #IKOsakioduwa #RhythmFM #18Years Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| There is nothing wrong with plastic surgery – Motilola Adekunle Posted: 03 Mar 2019 10:30 PM PST
Motilola Adekunle who was asked if she has a problem with plastic surgery said;  "There is nothing wrong in wanting a little enhancement; I don't think there is anything wrong in it. What I am not comfortable with is how some people try to change their gender. I think I might give it a thought if I could afford plastic surgery, though it is not like there is any part of my body that I would like to alter or change.  "With my experience with the caesarean section I had when I was having a baby, I don't think I would want to go under the knife again in my entire life. If I didn't have that experience, I probably would give plastic surgery a thought."'  In This Story: #PlasticSurgery #MotilolaAdekunle Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| “I lost my virginity at the age of 16” – Ghanaian actress, Efia Odo says Posted: 03 Mar 2019 10:00 PM PST
 Efia Odo who grew up in London, disclosed that she was in a relationship with a Jamaican and he was the one who deflowered her.  The Ghanaian actress and Kwese TV host further disclosed that it happened in her house in London where they were talking and kissing only to end up in bed banging each other.  Here is the released video in which Efia Odo revealed that she lost her virginity at the age of 16 below; In This Story: #Virginity #Age16 #GhanaianActress #EfiaOdo Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| Singer Teni Apata gets criticized by Nigerians for insulting a foreigner in Yoruba language Posted: 03 Mar 2019 09:30 PM PST
Recently, the renowned musician took to filming a video in California which spurred a lot of laughter but also earned her the rebuke of many of her fans.  In the video, Teni who was all dressed up in a funny costume took to questioning a random man on the street about where she could find Chris Brown's house. According to her, she wanted to pay her a visit. The oyinbo man who was not quite explicit in his answer directed her all the way to Hollywood. Teni then went on to ask where she could find the Kardashians and Kanye West himself. At this, the man said he had no idea.  This caused the 25-year-old singer to insult him playfully in Yoruba. She then gave him a hug even as the video came to a close. though Nigerians particularly enjoyed Teni's funny act in the video, they also could not condone the fact that she had abused the man in her dialect Yoruba. Due to this, their reactions were mixed and colored with rebuke. In This Story: #Singer #TeniApata #Criticized #Nigerians #InsultingForeigner #YorubaLanguage Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| Nollywood actress, Fortune Marshall claims her former husband got married to her using voodoo Posted: 03 Mar 2019 09:00 PM PST
For this reason, the divorced mother of two is not considering giving marriage a second chance. In a chat with DailySun, Marshall revealed that he ex husband used voodoo to marry her.  Hear her: "I started acting since 2008 in Ghana. I came to Nigeria in 2009 and joined the industry in 2010. I was a product of domestic violence. I dropped out of the university in my second year due to financial difficulties. It was also the year I got pregnant for the man who got me through voodoo (charms). Life wasn't easy for me then. I had to do odd jobs to cater for myself because the man wasn't helping but rather abusing me physically and emotionally. "I was under his spell until God saved me from him. We had two kids; he took them from me; for many years I didn't see them until two years ago. I went and took the younger one in his absence. I have one son with me presently. For now, I don't want to think about re-marriage, I just want to focus on my career, myself and my son, because we need a lot of catching up to do. Maybe after that, I will give my heart another chance to love."  "Most times I tell ladies, there is nothing like Mr. Right, when you share the same value and vision with a man, then you are compatible," she stated. In This Story: #NollywoodActress #FortuneMarshall #FormerHusband #Married #Voodoo Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| PDP Plans To Hijack Incoming NASS Leadership, As It Adopts Plan B - Nabena Posted: 03 Mar 2019 09:12 AM PST  The opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP, has been accused by a national officer of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Yekini Nabena of alleged plans to retain the leadership of the National Assembly in the next dispensation, cautioning the leadership of the APC not to sit idly by and watch a repeat of its mistake in 2015. Nabena who is the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the APC said in order to avoid a repeat of the political crisis that followed the election of the National Assembly leadership in 2015, the Party leadership must urgently put in place an inclusive and fair internal zoning/selection arrangement to enable the APC caucus produce all its preferred principal officers for the incoming Senate and House of Representatives. Speaking with journalists Saturday in Abuja, Nabena also urged President Muhammadu Buhari to play a pivotal role in the APC's internal selection arrangement for the incoming 9th National Assembly. "The Peoples Democratic Party PDP has lost the presidential election and they have now adopted a Plan B from their infamous Dubai Strategy Meeting to hijack the incoming National Assembly leadership by repeating their heinous coup in the previous Assembly, Vanguard reports. "The All Progressives Congress APC must prevent a repeat of a situation where despite our overwhelming majority in the outgoing 8th Senate and House of Representatives, the National Assembly leadership was hijacked by saboteurs and their opposition PDP collaborators. "Nigerians will recall how the outgoing 8th National Assembly under Bukola Saraki sabotaged the present administration in pursuit of selfish political interests of the PDP. But for the principled, focused and dogged governance of President Muhammadu Buhari, many of the unprecedented developmental achievements recorded would have been completely sabotaged. "The National Assembly is a strategic arm of government to achieve the Change Agenda for the country. I call on the Party's leadership to urgently set out mechanisms for the zoning/selection of our preferred principal officers who will join the President Buhari administration in implementing our Change Agenda. "Aside being President, Muhammadu Buhari is a respected father figure among party members and supporters. His direct involvement and views will be very important as the Party works around the zoning/selection arrangements", Nabena said. In This Story: #PDP #Senate #APC Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| Almajiri Schools Built By Jonathan Government Decaying Across The Nation Posted: 03 Mar 2019 09:00 AM PST
 Visits to a cross-section of the schools showed that the facilities are in various degrees of decay. Some functional facilities have also been abandoned to rot away.  Behind the pupils' hostel block at the Almajiri Model Boarding School, Gagi, in Sokoto State, is an uncompleted staff quarter. A teacher told EduCeleb.com that the building had remained abandoned since the opening of the school.  Another one like it currently accommodates three members of staff and their families. Had it been completed, more members of staff would have been resident in the school compound as planned by the federal government.  The "Integrated Science Laboratory" at the Tsangaya Model Boarding Girls Primary School, Tsakuwa, in Kano State, has remained without facilities other than laboratory tables dumped there since inception. As a result, practical science classes are yet to start holding there.  Abandoned at the entrance of the administrative block are an uninstalled Techno Diesel Engine generator and a Frajend motorcycle. Both items have the Education Trust Fund (ETF) Special Project 2010 labels on them. They have apparently been left unused for eight years!  Headmistress, Hadiza Hassan, said the motorcycle had to be abandoned because there was no need for it while the school uses another generator donated by the Sarkin of Dawakin Kudu, Alhaji Ismail Tsantali. A visitor to the Almajiri Integrated Model School, Tambuwal, located on Kebbe Road in Sokoto State would notice only a front fence with a gate. Contractors who handled the project left the three other sides of the fencing undone. The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), however, handed over the school to the Sokoto State government in that state. Beyond the one-quarter-fenced gate is an uncompleted gatehouse. Its builders failed to roof or ceil the building. Close to the gatehouse is an electric transformer with two electric poles abandoned and yet to generate any power since it was delivered to the school. A security guard had earlier hinted that the cables to connect it had long been stolen, a claim the school's headmaster, Abubakar Aliyu, corroborated.  "We don't have electricity here. So, we make use of torchlight. The transformer was never connected to power by those who put them there. We have a generator we are using for the pumping of water alone," Mr Aliyu said. Toilets in the school are also without connecting channels to the sewer, forcing students to engage in open defecation there. Some toilets at Almajiri Model Boarding School, Gagi, were also uncompleted. Its surroundings were littered with faeces when this reporter visited.  Also, despite the claim by UBEC that laboratories were part of the facilities provided in Model I schools, most of those visited had none. At the Tsangaya Model Primary School, Harbau, in Kano, laboratory equipment for another model school was simply dumped there, according to the headmaster of the school, Shuaibu Harisu. In schools where libraries are available, they are not being put to use. Furniture and books there were dusty. At the Almajiri Integrated Primary School, Tureta, there were no reading tables that could have even made pupils use the library conveniently. Dilapidated facilities An initial report in this series described the abandoned and dilapidated nature of facilities at the Almajiri Model School, Dutsin-Ma, in Katsina State. Over a hundred kilometres away from Dutsin-Ma is Madrasatul Hadikatul Qur'anil Kareem, Funtua. It was completed in 2012 but the state of facilities there would give it away as one constructed several decades ago. When EduCeleb.com visited the school in September 2018, the neglect of the facilities was apparent. This is apart from it being restricted to the traditional Almajiri education rather than the integration of Quranic and Western education as conceived.  From the entrance, a visitor could see open ceilings apparently giving way to pressure from continuous rainfall, and a rusty water tank. A teacher at the school, Kamal Hassan, who conducted our correspondent around the facility revealed that the water tank did not work beyond two months after it was constructed. It simply broke down. Close to the dormant water tank is the space meant for the hand pump that was not eventually installed, according to Hassan. The broken doors to some of the bathrooms in the school lead straight to the broken floors therein. Any bath taken there would only make the place waterlogged.  A toilet block adjourning the classroom block was said to have been uprooted after a heavy thunderstorm in July. Dried faeces that spilt out of there were still visible during this reporter's visit. Due to overpopulation at the Tsangaya Model Boarding Primary School, Ganduje in Kano State, the state government built an improvised pit latrine in addition to the existing toilet facilities which are functional but sometimes get flooded. Meanwhile, a satellite dish meant for the computer room at the Almajiri Model Boarding School, Gagi, has fallen. It was then dumped at a secluded corner inside the science laboratory. Also, the roof of a classroom block in the school got blown off since last May and has remained open to air ever since. Within the same school are classrooms with damaged furniture yet to be repaired. The Assistant Headmaster of the school, Ibrahim Shehu, said authorities there were waiting for government's directive for repairs. At Umar Musa Yar'Adua Almajirai Bilingual Model Boarding Primary School in Maraban Gwanda, Kaduna State, torn ceilings and broken windows were seen at a store near the school kitchen and staff quarters. There were cases of leaky roofs at Almajiri Model Primary School, Hunkuyi. But the situation of the Almajiri Integrated Model Primary School, Tureta, in Sokoto State is worse as almost every part of the compound has varying degrees of dilapidation. The gates, flung open on the three occasions this reporter visited, make the property susceptible to vandalism. That is obvious from the broken louvres at the gatehouse to those partially missing at the Administrative Block of the school. A supposed three bedroom apartment labelled "Amir's Block" has severely deteriorated that this reporter initially thought it was no longer in use. Its sitting room was filled with poultry faeces. A man who simply identified himself as a non-teaching staff told this reporter that the room fell into disuse when its roof and ceiling began leaking. The broken windows of the same room could be sighted from afar. To the left of that rundown apartment is the cracked wall of part of the school's kitchen. Part of its roof too had got damaged too. Damaged roofs were also seen in some classrooms and hostels. Behind the administrative block are empty classrooms with damaged furniture. Damaged ceilings and roofs had rendered some classroom blocks and other facilities unusable. Even in some of the occupied classes, pupils were found sitting on tables instead of benches or chairs because of the largely dilapidated classroom furniture. Not even the staff room was spared the rot the school had become. Aside from its broken windows, chairs and tables for teachers have broken down. A broken wall within the hostel block is also noticeable. That part makes the school vulnerable to attacks even if all doors and gates are locked. The Headmaster of the school, Shehu Muhammad, would later explain that the school was waiting on the state government to renovate the facility. Across the schools, pupils were seen sleeping on springs and thorn mattresses. Others were seen sleeping on mats. The situation is however different at Tsangaya Model Boarding Girls Primary School, Tsakuwa, where beddings are still in good shape. On the poor conditions at Kano State Almajiri/Tsangaya Schools, the Coordinator, Modern Tsangaya Schools at the Kano State Qur'anic and Islamiyya Schools Management Board, Ibrahim Dankano, simply said the government was working on improving it. "We are working on it," he said. "Every year, we are putting it into our budget. We are requesting the government to provide the schools with all boarding facilities including beds and so on." But the Desk Officer, Arabic and Islamic Studies at Katsina State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Muhammad Bello and that of Almajiri Education at the Sokoto SUBEB, Dr Umar Boyi, refused to comment on the poor state of schools in their respective states despite office visits, several calls and text messages sent to them. Also, UBEC's spokesman, Ossom Ossom, who promised to respond after liaising with officials of the agency is yet to do so almost a month later. Almajiri Education Programme not built on sustainability The Executive Director, Almajiri Child Rights Initiative, Muhammad Keana, observed that despite the laudable goal of the Almajiri Education Programme, it was not built on sustainability. "The Jonathan administration schools programme is a very good initiative and attempts to address the Almajiri problem," Mr Keana said. "But the idea was not built with sustainability background in terms of funding and administration of the schools." He noted that the facilities, even when being put to use, are not for the benefit of the Almajiri. "The problem of abandonment is across the country," he said. "Those that are in use are not actually addressing the need of Almajirinci issue. The ones I had visited are not being used by the so-called Almajiri children but rather by the community children. "So, it's more like the community school. The state governments have refused to make their own commitment to take on the finances of the schools. So, there is no budgeting for it. Therefore, the school cannot run." The Almajiri child activist believed that if corruption could be eradicated from the system, things would get better. "Money is available to address these issues and increase the capacity of these schools," Mr Keana said. "But we've seen that government prioritises investment in things that do not affect the lives of ordinary people. They prefer to divert money to frivolous projects even when money is budgeted for the education sector, it is not being properly utilised." He criticised UBEC and states for "the lack of accountability" despite the agreement reached when the schools were handed over. On his part, an academic, Dr Abubakar Abdulkadir blamed the state governments' indifference to the Almajiri Model Schools on lack of interest by the current Federal government under President Muhammadu Buhari. "Some states abandoned the programme because of the lack of sincerity especially when they look at it that the current government is no longer promoting the Almajiri Education Programme anymore, unlike it was promoted by the Jonathan administration," said Dr AbdulKadir, who teaches at the Umaru Musa Yar'Adua University, Katsina He also harped on creating proper planning, monitoring mechanisms, and adequate funding as the ways forward. This report was completed with support from the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalismand the McArthur Foundation under the Regulators Monitoring Programme (REMOP). Source: wscij.org In This Story: #GoodluckJonathan #Buhari #AlmajriSchools Sharing is caring. Share this story  |
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