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- Davido rocks N4.5million eyeglass to his son’s christening
- Soso Soberekon tells a troll the bitter truth ‘My cloth is smoother than your life’
- Old couple melts hearts with 52 years wedding anniversary photos
- Davido acquires luxury Richard Mille watch worth $150k
- Student causes commotion as she steps out with an aged man on a leash
- Confusion in APC Benin over Obaseki’s alleged move to join PDP; Gov Makinde reacts as Appeal Court sacks him
- The Man Abba Kyari, President Buhari's Chief of Staff
- Kechi joins #AsSheIs challenge on IG with unfiltered bikini photos
- Tekno cries out - “I need a manager, I need someone that knows what to do with me”
- Huddah Monroe reveals -“Married men ain’t my cup of tea”
- Charly Boy – My mother was a witch
- Nigerian lady in tears as she professes love for Naira Marley
- Fans compose anthem to show their love, & support for Tacha
- ‘Sorry I had to go home with a piece of your cloth’- Lady who tore Sir Dee’s cloth speaks up
- Fan tears Sir Dee’s shirt during Tacha’s homecoming party
- Emmanuel Adebayor confirms split from his girlfriend, Dillish Matthews, as they unfollow each other
- Naira Marley’s fan called out for graduating despite being a Marlian
- Banky W – ‘Day robbers told me to sing after robbing me’
- Singer Soft: “Na ashawo everybody go marry LasLas”
- Tacha’s fans excited as she plans to visit Governor Wike
| Davido rocks N4.5million eyeglass to his son’s christening Posted: 11 Nov 2019 11:00 PM PST  Popular Nigerian musician David Adeleke aka Davido held his son's naming ceremony yesterday and he rocked an eyeglass worth almost N4.5m to the event.A picture of the eyeglass from IceBox revealed the Price tag of a whooping sum of N4,496,649 for the 'cartier iced out glasses'.Davido's wealth is not hidden to all and sundry. In fact, his ability to spend money on luxury probably might be second to none in the whole African music industry.From buying expensive jewelleries to luxury cars and magnificent fashion items, the superstar singer has proven himself to be an ultimate money spender.  | ||||||||
| Soso Soberekon tells a troll the bitter truth ‘My cloth is smoother than your life’ Posted: 11 Nov 2019 10:30 PM PST  CEO White Lion Group, Soso Soberekon, has lambasted a troll who criticized him for not ironing his cloth.Soso who has been part of Davido's management team since he left Five Star Music, took to his Instagram page to post a photo of himself with Davido at the singer's child naming ceremony in the UK.However, a follower while commenting on the post mocked him for wearing a rumpled cloth. "Congrats to them! But you no iron your cloth😏," the follower wrote. Reacting to the comment, the music executive wrote: "@lesta22my cloth smooth pass ur life." See their exchange below;   | ||||||||
| Old couple melts hearts with 52 years wedding anniversary photos Posted: 11 Nov 2019 10:00 PM PST  An old couple has melted hearts after their 52 years wedding anniversary photos which showed them rocking same outfit and kissing themselves surfaced the internet.The couple who achieved such milestone at a time when true love has been regarded as a fallacy in the society, has won the hearts of many people.   | ||||||||
| Davido acquires luxury Richard Mille watch worth $150k Posted: 11 Nov 2019 09:30 PM PST  Barely 24hrs after rocking a N5million diamond encrusted Cartier eyeglass, the DMW honcho, Davido, splashed heavy on a Richard Mille wristwatch.This is a luxury watch by Richard Milles worth a whooping $150,000.Sharing the image on his page, Davido noted that the luxury item hurt his account balance, but it was worth it. "It hurt my account but I had to do it"   | ||||||||
| Student causes commotion as she steps out with an aged man on a leash Posted: 11 Nov 2019 09:00 PM PST  A student pulled a crowd at her homecoming event this weekend when she attended with an aged white man on a leash and made him do her will.In a video shared online, the black female student is seen holding a leash attached to the body of a white man with grey hairs. The man is seen kneeling while the woman posed for photos as curious students of North Carolina Central University watched.When she was done, she patted the man's head like one would a pet, then commanded him to get up.But the woman in the video replied to set the record straight. She revealed she's a dominatrix and the man is her sub who pays her good money for her to treat him as a subordinate for sexual pleasure.She wrote: "That's not my sugar daddy, it's my sub lol he pays for me to control him." Below are reactions…    | ||||||||
| Posted: 11 Nov 2019 03:31 PM PST
The opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP), Edo State Chapter, has disowned a group, known as PDP Integrity Group, which claimed to have suspended some prominent members of the party over their alleged anti-party activities.Those allegedly suspended by the Integrity Group were former Foreign Affairs Minister, Chief Tom Ikimi, former Chief of Staff to the President, Chief Mike Oghiadohme and former Minister of Works, Arch. Mike Onolememen.Others were Chief Raymond Dokpesi, Senator Yisa Braimoh, Senator Victor Oyofo and the former leader of the House of Representatives, Tunde Akogun.....CONTINUE READING HERE>>>
Gov Makinde reacts as Appeal Court sacks himOyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has reacted to the Appeal Court judgement on the application filed by the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Adebayo Adelabu.The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Monday, set aside the tribunal judgement which dismissed the petition brought to the court by Adelabu, challenging Makinde's victory in the March 9 governorship election.It ruled that the judgement of the tribunal that dismissed Adelabu's petition was perversed, therefore it set the judgement aside......CONTINUE READING>>>
Imo Election: See What court decided on Ihedioha's victoryThe Appeal Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, reserved judgment in three separate appeals challenging the victory of Emeka Ihedioha in the March 9 governorship election in Imo State.The five member panel presided over by Justice Oyebisi Omoleye, announced that judgment in the three appeals would be delivered on a date to be communicated to parties.The appeals were filed against the judgment of the Imo Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which upheld the election of Ihedioha........CONTINUE READING>>>
Osinbajo has been relegated, he may not function as VP again - Sambo's former aideFollowing the perceived lingering crisis between Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and President Muhammadu Buhari, a former presidential aide, Umar Sani, has said that the number two citizen might soon be stripped off of his constitutional duties.In an exclusive interview with Legit.ng, Sani, who was a former senior special assistant to ex-vice president Namadi Sambo, said some of the events that unfolded in the last few days pointed to the fact that Osinbajo has been cowed by some powerful people in the Aso Villa.He said the sudden removal of some of the statutory duties initially being carried out by Osinbajo and later removed was an indication that all is not well between the president and his deputy......CONTINUE READING>>>#GovObaseki #GovMakinde #Osinbajo  | ||||||||
| The Man Abba Kyari, President Buhari's Chief of Staff Posted: 11 Nov 2019 09:53 AM PST
Read below this heart touching story of the man Mallam Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff of President Muhammadu Buhari, coming from an eye witness:There is a popular saying that has since gained traction in the social media, which is to the effect that if you want to know how difficult it is to govern Nigeria, create a WhatsApp chat group and become its administrator.It is only then that one gets to see how naughty some compatriots could be, deliberately refusing to hearken to simple rules set to provide for smooth inter-relations in the group. For me, this gives a good background to the Abba Kyari story, who many Nigerians see as a legend, a hero of sort, and who others, perhaps in millions, perceive as a villain.I came into personal contact with Malam Abba Kyari In August 2011, exactly four years before President Muhammadu Buhari appointed him his Chief of Staff in 2015. It was the very day the board of Leadership Newspapers Group was appointing me as editor of the flagship, daily title.Abba Kyari is a very close personal friend to Mr. Sam Nda-Isaiah, my boss and benefactor for life, and he was in the newspaper's headquarters in Abuja at the time I was being interviewed. It was Sam who asked whether I knew the man, to which I answered in the negative. But when he mentioned the name, I asked whether he was the same person who served as Managing Director of the United Bank for Africa, one of the top four biggest banks in Nigeria at the time. Abba Kyari wasted no time in strongly recommending me for the job.But I soon started having issues with Abba Kyari owing to his penchant for thoroughness and perfection. He was never a staff of the company, but was behaving like the Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper, and everyday, he will sit me down and tell me the many things I did wrongly. I became his true friend when a few months into the job, the errors were becoming fewer, and he would at times leave the office of the publisher and sit with me in my office in the very vibrant newsroom, asking whether I had challenges and needed his help. Once it was production time, however, he would wish me well and take his leave, saying he didn't want to distract me. One day, I had a problem with one of my supervisors and made up my mind to resign the post of editor. The woman was more or less personalizing her differences with me, and was clearly making life very difficult for me. I felt I needed to keep a safe distance from her, and could only gain that when I no longer work in the editorial department. So I entered the office of the publisher, and met him chatting with Malam Abba Kyari. I did not even extend to them the courtesy of greeting when I interrupted their conversation with a stern demand for the publisher to assign me to any other department in the company. I told him in unmistakable terms that I could no longer work with that woman. Mr. Nda-Isaiah was shocked. The post of editor of a daily newspaper was one of the most lucrative in the industry. It brings you close to the men (and women) of power, who call you everyday needing one favour or the other. Strangely, here was I throwing all of it away on a platter. So shocked was my publisher that he couldn't utter a word. He just looked at me in amazement. It was Malam Abba Kyari who spoke first, and the words he uttered have remained deeply etched in my memory since then: "Editor," he said, "you are not going to resign. The company will not accept your resignation letter even if you submit one. So go back to your work and learn to tolerate others. Learn to grow a thick skin and always remember that what is important is the work you have been assigned to do. Don't allow critics or anyone to distract you." I bursted into tears. He waited until I cried my heart out, but still repeated those words. I felt a deep hatred for him for being so callous – or so I thought. It was now time for Mr. Nda-Isaiah to talk. He was a man of few words who clearly felt disappointed that the man he so trusted with such a big responsibility was kind of betraying him. He minced no words in telling me how disappointed he was, saying he never knew I was a weakling. He ordered me back to the newsroom to carry on with my job. Both men supported me in every way they could, until I left on my own volition two years later. Even my resignation at that time was only possible because both Malam Abba Kyari and my publisher had traveled out of the country. If there is one thing I hate, it is opportunism. And so, as a personal policy, I try to keep some distance from friends or benefactors once they assume a position of power, unless they make deliberate efforts to draw me close. I mostly only resume that relationship after they leave political office, and this is one policy that has been serving me very well. And so, my contact with Malam Abba Kyari has been rather limited since he assumed office in the State House four years ago. But I make bold to say he is one person who does not forget his friends, even if they choose to keep a distance from him, as I have chosen to do. There has always been the urge to write on this man of excellence who, as a one time editor, played a key part in shaping my career as a journalist. The urge to help him became even more pronounced from the moment Kyari started getting heavily criticized by many compatriots who wrongly felt he was amassing too much power as Nigeria's President Chief of Staff. But I always didn't want it to look like I was being opportunistic. And so, I allowed the man to get all the bashing, amazed that my compatriots could not see that it is the office, not the person, that is so powerful. And it is the same with that kind of office anywhere in the world. At the age of six, my father (of blessed memory), though a Muslim, enrolled me into a Christian missionary school that had what used to be the biggest church in old Kano State. When he was challenged by my grandfather, my dad told him he did so deliberately to broaden my worldview and prepare me for the realities and challenges of multi-ethnic, multi-religious Nigeria. I thought I was cosmopolitan enough until that fateful day when the duo of Malam Abba Kyari and Mr Sam Nda-Isaiah taught me a lesson in tolerance, and on the need to develop a thick skin so as not to lose focus on anything I set out to achieve. Though I can at times be emotional, that lesson has stuck with me and is responsible for much of the successes I have achieved in the journey of life. I am one Nigerian who, therefore, is not in the least surprised that Malam Abba Kyari has continued to weather the storm, carrying on with his duties with little or no distraction. Four years before he got his current job he had asked me to develop a thick skin against criticisms and see that as a way to improve myself. And here we are, the teacher was being severely tested. With all the insults and misrepresentation against his person on daily basis, I thought he was going to give in to pressure and throw in the towel, as I threatened to do as editor of Leadership newspaper. But for him, he was doing his best, to the satisfaction of God and his principal. He must have concluded that he is not the first high office holder in Nigeria or elsewhere to be so abused and misunderstood, and surely he is not going to be the last. Writing on Malam Abba Kyari, a good friend of his for many years, Professor Emmanuel Yaw Bennett of the University of Ghana, pointed out that the Chief of Staff to the President is operating on three cardinal principles, the first of which is that "he will not allow anyone to mislead the President through misrepresentation. Secondly, that he will not allow the President's integrity to be violated, and thirdly, that he will not allow Nigeria's interests to be subordinated to any other consideration." This, surely, is bad news for those who feel they can have the man cowed by sponsoring endless insults and criticisms against his person. Only someone with a thick skin, and a very thick one for that matter, could insist in operating on these principles. Naturally, those who have been stopped by Malam Abba from taking undue advantage of the President's innocence – and there are a vast number of them – would not be happy with the Chief of Staff. And to get back at him, they go to town with all sorts of false tales about the man. A prove of that could be seen in the fact that the office Malam Abba holds is one that relates everyday mostly with elite members of the society. One therefore needs to ask why it is that ordinary members of the society, who hardly have direct relations with him, are more vociferous in attacking and condemning the man, especially in the social media. For those who want to understand why President Buhari bestows so much trust and confidence in his Chief of Staff, here is another story. On May 1, 2012, Mr. Sam Nda-Isaiah attained the golden age of fifty. His friends and key staff members of his media conglomerate felt we needed to celebrate our boss in a big way. But there was a problem: he preferred a rather quite celebration.and so, we secured the buy-in of his dutiful wife, and working in concert with her, we planned a nationwide birthday bash that included a public lecture to commemorate the event. It attracted the cream of the Nigerian society, with the legendary General TY Danjuma presiding. Mr. Nda-Isaiah, a man with the lion heart, strangely became emotional as he was delivering his speech. He bursted into tears when he mentioned the name, Abba Kyari. He was narrating how instrumental Kyari has been in getting him achieve so much at that age, and General Danjuma had to calm the celebrant down by bringing him a cup of water. The lesson here is that once you allow Abba Kyari to come close to you, one of the biggest benefits you are going to have is that he will play decisive roles in improving your life. He had done that to me. And I was only getting to know he was doing same to my boss at that occasion. Operating on the three principles he set out for himself, as enunciated above, Abba Kyari has done quite a lot to protect President Buhari from some hawks whose negative influences have played key roles in wrecking many administrations in the past. Perhaps capturing Kyari's resourcefulness even more succinctly is the maverick politician, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode. He was on record to have stated that he "studied at Cambridge University in 1984 with Abba Kyari, President Buhari's Chief of Staff. We sat next to each other during our final exams and I can confirm that he is brilliant. He also worked in my father's law firm, Fani Kayode and Sowemino for years and he was one of the brightest." Four years ago, President Buhari took over a nation in total mess, with the economy almost collapsing. He had two options at the time: to simply sit back, fold his hands and ultimately serve as the country's undertaker, or take decisions that may be painful, but which will at the end of the day make Nigeria attain its rightful place in the comity of world's greatest nations. Successful administrators globally have always insisted that a leader makes or mar his administration from the appointments he makes, especially of those that will work with him on everyday basis. Contrary to all speculations and false insinuations, that is the only reason President Buhari had to search far and wide to pick from among the best that will help him achieve the noble objectives he set out for Nigeria. Luckily for the President, he appointed someone who would rather take the bullet to ensure the President survives. And so, for students of the science of power, Abba Kyari is a classical study of an aide who has redefined loyalty, selflessness and commitment at their best. Is Abba Kyari undermining Vice President Osinbajo? One of the false stories being hyped in the traditional but especially social media is that Malam Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to the President, has been engaging in serious insubordination by undermining Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. A very respected news medium recently published the story of a memo submitted to the President by the Vice President, which Kyari allegedly sat on for weeks, before reworking it to include things that are different from the earlier submission made by the Vice President. I am not sure of the veracity of the story, but even if we assume it is true, the reality is that only in Nigeria will such ever be an issue. This is so because in this clime, there are people who read tribal or religious meanings to every action taken in the Presidency, especially of President Buhari, who has been enduring accusations of bias in appointments, even though in his first term, he appointed more Christians as ministers, and far more projects are being executed in the South, rather than the North he hails from. The truth is that globally, the presidency is deemed as one and the same. God has never created the perfect human being, and so, in any presidency, especially in saner climes, even the most junior public officer could correct the president of the country and no one could misread that to mean insubordination. In other words, memos originating from the desk of the president or his deputy could be strewn with errors, and it is the duty of those working for the president to correct those errors. It is possible Vice President Osinbajo had made the submission being bandied about. The Number Two Citizen is definitely one of the brightest minds ever to assume the office of Vice President in this country. But did Professor Osinbajo himself ever staked any claim to perfection? When I first started maintaining a column in the New Nigerian newspaper over a decade ago, I picked on another columnist, incidentally a personal friend, with who I was exchanging articles for editing. Based on our agreement, he would very critically look at my write up and, even if he did not find any error, still rework some paragraphs to make sure it was better than what I sent to him. I was also doing the same to his own, and before long, we were attracting large readership, based on the reader feedback we were receiving. So it is only because in Nigeria, we see the presidency along tribal and religious lines will it ever be an issue if, or when, the Chief of Staff to the President reworks a memo earlier submitted by the Vice President. The Professor Yemi Osinbajo that many of us know will not knowingly submit a memo without the best for Nigeria in his mind. But does that mean it becomes an offense if someone in the same presidency picks out ideas that serve the best interest of Nigeria better? Does that mean Professor Yemi Osinbajo also engaged in insubordination when he took many actions that were at variance with those of his principal, President Buhari, when he held sway severally as Acting President? Twenty years ago a major newsmagazine was doing a cover story on the then speaker of the House of Representatives. The editors, all of them gurus in the media profession, were looking for an apt headline to capture the essence of the story. A security man passing by them saw the cover design on a computer screen, and uttered the word: face of a liar, without knowing he was by that solving a very major problem. The smart editors there and then got the headline they suffered so much looking for, and used it, without minding the fact that it came from an uneducated security personnel. Malam Abba Kyari, who even his enemies submit is a very intelligent man, was appointed to the office of Chief of Staff by President Buhari to help him get it right for Nigeria. Even the purveyors of the story did not claim that he rework the story to favour his own person. He did so to ensure Nigeria gets a better deal. And since that is also the aspiration of the Vice President, how does that become an offense? Also in his 2020 budget speech before the joint session of the National Assembly, President Buhari categorically pointed out that Nigeria will need more revenue to be able to execute the many noble projects and programme enunciated in the budget. Working in cahoots with the National Assembly, President Buhari identified the urgent need to amend the Deep Offshore and Inland Basin Production Sharing Contract Bill to get for Nigeria far bigger revenues, for the overall good of the country. The President felt there was no need for the country to lose revenue by waiting for him to return from his two weeks private visit to London to sign the bill into law, and asked his Chief if Staff to bring it to him for immediate endorsement. But the prophets of doom went to town with all sorts of ridiculous stories that it was an open humiliation for the Vice President, as if leaving the shores of Nigeria is stripping Buhari of his powers as President. The presidency has issued statements, repeatedly disputing wild claims of infighting in the corridors of power, but the naysayers are unrelenting in insisting there is a fight, as if that's what we want to advance the cause of the country. Nigeria is governed by laws, and the law does not insist that President Buhari must transmit power to his deputy if he is not on a prolonged stay abroad. Interestingly, this is a president who, on his own volition, not once, not twice, handed over full reign of power to his deputy, because he was staying longer than the days mentioned in the constitution. In situations like that, as Comrade Adams Oshiomhole said, the President is at liberty to govern either within or outside the shores of Nigeria, as no President anywhere in the world loses his power on account of brief stays abroad. #AbbaKyari #President Buhari  | ||||||||
| Kechi joins #AsSheIs challenge on IG with unfiltered bikini photos Posted: 11 Nov 2019 06:30 AM PST  Sosoliso plane crash survivor, Kechi Okwuchi has joined the #AsSheIs challenge on social media, with unfiltered bikini photos of herself.Sharing the photos on Instagram, Kechi noted that the challenge made her remember her promise to always be authentic in order to project the right idea of her life on her platforms.She wrote;"So this is me as I am- no filters, no wig, no flattering angles, just Kechi in all her battle scars and glory lol… If you've followed me from the start you know that I've always tried to make it a point to share both the glam and not-so-glam parts of my life on social media, because I don't want project a false idea of my reality on any platform.But the truth is, as more and more people follow me, I have started to feel the pressure to always appear perfect and put together online. I can't explain it, it's just something that unconsciously happened as I got more and more followers, and I don't like it.So I love that @angelicahale tagged me in this challenge. It made me remember why it's so important to me to always be authentic on all platforms in my life: to remind girls, women and people in general that it is OKAY to not be perfect all the time. Yes, I want to be part of the movement of people that normalize being normal, in real life and online. So this is me #AsIAm and I wanna tag my bestie @womiye and 1 of my all-time fav artists @yemialade to join me in bringing perspective back to instagram❤️❤️" See the photos below;    | ||||||||
| Tekno cries out - “I need a manager, I need someone that knows what to do with me” Posted: 11 Nov 2019 06:00 AM PST  Nigerian musician, producer and dancer, Augustine Miles Kelechi aka Tekno has taken to his social media to reveal that he currently needs a talent manager.The ace musician is currently an independent artiste as his record contract with the Ubi Franklin led MMMG records expired at the end of 2018.Taking to his Instastory, He wrote ;"Guys please i need a manager. I'm tired of this solo shit. Please i need someone that knows what to do with me. Na music i sabi". Recall that the The Federal Government has said it will make a scapegoat out of the hiphop star for promoting nudity in public space through his recent music video. The government also expressed disappointment that despite ongoing investigations into the anomaly, Tekno went ahead to release the offensive video.  | ||||||||
| Huddah Monroe reveals -“Married men ain’t my cup of tea” Posted: 11 Nov 2019 05:30 AM PST  Popular Kenyan socialite cum entrepreneur, Huddah Monroe has just revealed that she can't date married men due to personal reasons.Huddah Monroe who for a long time has been accused of having 'Sugar Daddies' who sponsor her luxurious lifestyle, revealed that she doesn't fall in the category of those who will date married men.The Kenyan socialite also disclosed that friends usually doubt her whenever she says this, probably because of the way she lives a lavish life style and the way she talks about her 'daddies'. She wrote; "When I say I don't date married men people think, it's a joke lol! But truth is married men ain't int my cup of tea. Anyone who knows me, knows I don't fall in that category."  | ||||||||
| Charly Boy – My mother was a witch Posted: 11 Nov 2019 05:00 AM PST  A couple of years after he gave his dad, Justice Chukwudifu Oputa a befitting, carnival-like funeral, Charles Oputa popularly known as Charly Boy is again bereaved. Recently, Nigerians woke up to the sad news of the passage at the ripe age of 101 of Mrs. Oputa, the mother to Charly Boy, who is also called 'Area Fada'. In this chat, the maverick artiste opens up on the life and times of Madam Oputa, including his regrets and plans for the burial among other issues. Enjoy it. What was your first reaction when you heard that your mum had passed on? I was mad, upset; I cursed her a little in my mind! I felt she chickened out because we had discussion about death a couple of times. Sometimes she would say 'oh, I want to go, I want to go' and I would say 'go where?' I would pretend I didn't know what she was saying and ask 'okay, you want to go back to the village?' She would lament: 'Look at me, nothing is left of me, I want to go'. Then I would reply, 'you want to go and leave me here? 'You can't dump me with all the things I am fighting. You have to stay so you can be giving me ammunition' and then she would smile. I once posted a social media message where I prayed 'I am not God, I don't know the time but I wish mum could die in my arms'. That was the picture I had. What was your first reaction? My wife called me to say mum was breathing funny. Then I was in the Philippines on my way from New Zealand. I had spoken to her a day before and she asked when I was coming back. I said the next day, so she said 'buy me this and buy me that'. When my wife called me the next day, I thought she was trying to trick me. I just broke down and cried but I had to pull myself together and start calling people. I called my wife and asked, 'is she dead? I can deal with it'. But she said 'no she is not. Come back you will meet her'. Two hours after that conversation, she passed on. I have done my grieving and I don't know whether there is still more to do because I haven't buried her. I am not going to play macho and say I am a man, I won't cry. If e hungry me I go cry. Ever since she passed, have you seen her in your dreams? I have séances. I don't know if you are aware of my virgins. I have people who help me to locate dead people. I had two virgins around at my dad's burial and most of the stuff that happened was as a result of communication with my father. When I talk about virgins, I am not talking about it in the physical sense, but the purity of the heart. My virgins are people who God has blessed with one gift or the other, but they are very few. It takes one to know one. So, unless you know, you will never know. When is the burial? December 28. I realized that when you get to that age, you desire death because wetin you wan do again? And that was why she was always saying she wanted to go. They always know they are ready for it and I think mum didn't want me to see her dying. Somehow, I felt she tricked me because we had this conversation a lot of times and I told her 'you are not going anywhere until I do all I want to do for you'. Can you share some of the greatest moments you had with her? My mother is a witch– A witch? Which coven did she belong to? No, she was a good witch (laughter). And how do I define a good witch? It's somebody who through intuition knows when things are about to happen. They are futuristic. You can't be the mother to Charly Boy who stayed in the womb for 11 months and you were able to turn him into a man without being a Madonna. So, when I say my mother is a witch, this is what I mean. And she loved publicity even at the age of 101; nobody liked publicity more than my mum. Mum was a drama queen. Sometimes, she came to watch me gym after which she sat down and talked, and we yabbed ourselves. I noticed mum liked me doing videos and posting. She always asked 'have you posted that thing? Bring it, let me see. Where are the comments?' She wanted to read and that blew her mind! I read her the comments and she would then run her own commentary. I was just looking for things to make her happy till the end. It was the same with my dad. I had to make restitution to my dad for the things I did to him between age one and 30. At a point, it got so bad mum was trying to take me for deliverance. But mum was the first to have hope in where I was going, and I remember dad would say 'oh, you are the one spoiling this boy.' And mom would say 'no, this is not an Army Barracks.' Because of me, there was always a quarrel between mum and dad. What was the greatest advice mum gave you? Mom was always about showing love and doing good (to people). It was always about looking out for everybody. Everybody has the 'ying and the yang', the good and the bad but she would tell me, 'don't dwell too much on the dark side. Concentrate on the good side and see how you can help them'. Mum loved humanity. It was after she died that the magnitude of it all struck me. Now, I understand why mum was always broke. It was because she was giving everything she had out. She said if you can identify an ounce of good in anybody; magnify it. Mum was a woman who knew when the gateman had headache, and when he was worried. My entire staff mum knew by name and had personal rapport with. She was from the Onomonu family and her sister was the richest in Oguta back in the day. Her family has massive love for humanity; it is who they are. I have heard many incredible stories and that makes me proud of my heritage, pedigree and where I am coming from. I know the tree I fell from, I am not on the same level with a lot of people. Your dad's funeral was flamboyant. What should we expect at your mum's? We discussed that too; mum and I and she was like 'don't do what you did at your father's burial. I want a very private funeral'. Mum saw where I was going long ago and quietly encouraged me, but dad was competing with me initially and did not understand because he wanted it in a certain way and I refused to go that way. Dad's burial was a carnival and I am sure that is what the people are expecting, but I will give them something else. After 30, I stopped disobeying my parents, so I will not disobey mum in death. She said there should be no drinking or dancing. It should be solemn so that people can reflect on their lives. She said that it is when someone is alive that you show him or her all the love and whatever you have to show, not when they are dead. I know people are expecting a flamboyant funeral but they are not going to get it. I will do exactly what she wanted. How are you coping with her absence? I miss her. I cried at the airport but that does not mean I may not cry tomorrow. If cry hungry me I go cry; I won't be macho about it. For now, I want to make sure that all she wanted when she was alive she gets and more, because after I bury her, me, I go come kress because my contract with her don end. The kress go de on another level. After the burial, I plan to do the biggest send off for my mum. It will be a night of fun and excitement with lots of food and music; we will dance till morning because I am in a celebratory mood.  | ||||||||
| Nigerian lady in tears as she professes love for Naira Marley Posted: 11 Nov 2019 04:30 AM PST  A viral video on Instagram has shown a young Nigerian lady crying profusely, while professing love for Naira Marley, and pleading for his attention. The young lady expressed the fact that she is so much in love with the musician and that she can't live without him. "Can somebody tell Naira Marley I so much love him. Can someone tell him I love him deeply from my heart. Naira Marley I can't do without you. I can't do without you Naira Marley. Please I so much love you", she cried.  The video has triggered reactions from Nigerians. While some feel that the lady is only using Naira Marley to clout chase, others insist that it's really heartbreaking to have a celebrity crush who doesn't even know you exist.  | ||||||||
| Fans compose anthem to show their love, & support for Tacha Posted: 11 Nov 2019 04:00 AM PST  Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Tacha has won the hearts of her fans as they have composed an anthem to show their support for the reality star. The disqualified housemate, who has a loyal fan base, has also on many occasions expressed her love for her fans. The anthem mimics the tune of the Nigerian national anthem with only the words being different. See the lyrics below: "Titans Anthem O Titans compatriot If Tacha call we shall obey! To make our natacha smileeee! Even though she's going through pains. We shall be there to keep her strong no matter what we face. To serve with our heart and might!!! To keep with our Tacha happy, strong and victorious."  | ||||||||
| ‘Sorry I had to go home with a piece of your cloth’- Lady who tore Sir Dee’s cloth speaks up Posted: 11 Nov 2019 03:30 AM PST  A Nigerian lady, identified as Berriegold has taken to Instagram to apologise to Sir Dee for tearing his cloth during Tacha's homecoming party.According to her, she travelled all the way from Enugu to Port Harcourt just to see her favorites, yet she couldn't even get the chance to come close to them or take a single picture. After smuggling her way through, she tore his shirt and had to take the Piece of his cloth home, as compensation for her time and effort.  She wrote; "@sirdee_da am sorry I had to go home with a pieces of ur cloth 😂 how can I travel all the way from Enugu to ph just to meet my favorites yet I could not come close to them or take a single picture 😩😩 e pain me abeg @sirdee_da am so sorry accept my apology.. 🔱".  | ||||||||
| Fan tears Sir Dee’s shirt during Tacha’s homecoming party Posted: 11 Nov 2019 03:00 AM PST  Tacha's homecoming party was really a blast as excited fans stormed the venue to catch a glimpse of their fave, Tacha. A fan also tore Sir Dee's shirt in the process. Recall that Sir Dee and other housemates who accompanied Tacha to the event, locked themselves up in the car, refusing to come out due to the massive crowd at the event.  Fans kept yelling at them to get down from the car but they bluntly refused, especially Sir Dee who was obviously looking tensed and confused.  Subsequently, Sir Dee later alighted from the car and a female fan seized the opportunity to tear his shirt and take it home. In a live video on IG, Tacha jokingly asked her fans why they tore Sir Dee's shirt. 'But why do you have to tear Sir Dee's shirt though', she asked.  | ||||||||
| Emmanuel Adebayor confirms split from his girlfriend, Dillish Matthews, as they unfollow each other Posted: 11 Nov 2019 02:30 AM PST  Emmanuel Adebayor and Dillish Mathews seem to have gone their separate ways over an undisclosed issue. The footballer hinted on their breakup following an Instagram exchange he had with a follower.Adebayor stated that he has nothing to do in Namibia when asked if he will be visiting the country soon, even after being reminded that his "girlfriend" lives there. A quick check on Instagram also revealed that couple who are always in each other's comment section have unfollowed each other. The couple gave off hints of their romantic affair following their Instastory posts in 2018. On Tuesday March 21, 2018, Adebayor posted a photo of himself in Paris with a guitar. Dillish who sent him love emojis in the comment section of the post, also shared a photo in same location which was the last piece of puzzle that confirmed they were dating.   | ||||||||
| Naira Marley’s fan called out for graduating despite being a Marlian Posted: 11 Nov 2019 02:00 AM PST  It is no doubt the season of different fandom on social media as celebs find that their fans have given themselves unique terms to be addressed by.  For popular singer, Naira Marley, his fans like to refer to themselves as Marlians as they proudly show off the tag on social media. Just recently, a young lady identified as @chiamakarh on Twitter, took to the microblogging site to share photos of her after completing her final exams.  The lady also explained that she is a Marlian and a graduate. In her words: "This #marlian is now a graduate ♀️"  Well, not many Marlians agreed with her as they explained that a true Marlian would not be a university graduate, but a drop out.  See some comments below:     | ||||||||
| Banky W – ‘Day robbers told me to sing after robbing me’ Posted: 11 Nov 2019 01:30 AM PST  Singer and filmmaker, Bankole Wellington, aka Banky W, has recounted how some armed robbers on Lagos Island asked him to entertain them after robbing him.Speaking at 'Monday Night Live', a programme hosted by a Gospel artiste, Tim Godfrey, Banky W said;"At one point, one of the armed robbers told the others, 'Let us take him to Ajah and kill him.' I started begging them not to kill me. I told them I am a singer. They then asked me to tell them the songs I had recorded. When I mentioned 'Ebute Metta' 'Capable' and others, the robbers expressed surprise saying, 'So you are Mr Capable? Sing for us.' That was the scariest free show I ever did in my life. I had to sing to armed robbers." | ||||||||
| Singer Soft: “Na ashawo everybody go marry LasLas” Posted: 11 Nov 2019 01:00 AM PST  Fast rising Nigerian singer, Uche Collins Faith aka Soft, has left a controversial message on Instagram for unmarried Nigerians.The singer bluntly mentioned that all unmarried Nigerians will eventually get married to a prostitute, whether they like it or not.He further stated that there are no more virgins in the world now, and everyone should seize the opportunity to grab an 'ashawo' while they can.In his words; | ||||||||
| Tacha’s fans excited as she plans to visit Governor Wike Posted: 11 Nov 2019 12:30 AM PST  Tacha's fans who are known as Titan, are elated as the reality star is scheduled to meet with River State Governor, Nyesom wike.Recall that Tacha reached out to the Governor for his positive impact on her life during her stay in the Big Brother Naija house. Tacha's fans have been actively vocal on Twitter about her scheduled meeting with the Governor hoping that she'd get a political appointment. Here's what people are saying about Tacha as she plans to meet Governor Wike today.    |
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