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32 Year Old Lagos Banker Allegedly Tortures, Kills 28 Year Old  Wife With Insecticide The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old bank worker, Olaoluwa Adejo, following the death of his 28-year-old wife, Maureen. The incident happened at their home on Peluola Street, Oworonshoki, in the Bariga area of the state. Adejo, a Lagos indigene was alleged to have tortured his wife of five years with a belt, as well as cutting her with a machete. Their five-year- old son, Richard, in whose presence the incident reportedly happened, told Punch that his father also forced a local insecticide, otapiapia, down the throat of his mother. “I am Richard Adejo . I am five years old. My daddy beat my mummy with a belt; machete her here (shows arms ), machete her here (shows legs ). “He used the belt on her here (points at face); forced my mummy to drink otapiapia (insecticide). My daddy took my mummy away. Also speaking with the newspaper, the victim’s mother, Mrs....

Super Eagles Striker Score In Four Goal Thriller Super Eagles striker Anthony Nwakaeme is yet to find his bearing with the national team but he is getting the job done for his Israeli club Hapoel Beer-Sheva. Nwakaeme was one of the goal scorers in the four-goal thriller played out between Hapoel Beer-Sheva and Beitar Jerusalem in the Israeli top flight on Monday night. The encounter ended 2-2 but Nwakeme and his teammates will take consolation in the vital away point they secured. Nwakaeme’s goal on Monday was his fourth after nine league games in the Israeli league this season. Also in action for Hapoel Beer-Sheva was John Ogu who played for 90 minutes. The solitary point earned from Monday’s outing  left Hapoel second on 24 points on the league table, same points as leaders Hapoel Haifa who are ahead on superior goals scored.

Davido and Olamide Win Big At 2017 NEA Awards( See Full List Of Winners) The 12th edition of the Nigerian Entertainment Awards (NEA) was held on Saturday at the Symphony Space Center in New York. It was indeed a night of entertainment and reward for the big achievers in the Nigerian entertainment industry including music, film, TV, Radio and so many other categories. High-flying Davido took home two awards for Hottest Single of the Year (“IF“) and Afropop Male Act of the Year. His protege, Mayorkun also took home an award for Best New Act. Street king Olamide took home the award for Album of The Year (“The Glory“). In the Film/TV category, Ramsey Noauh took home the Best Actor for his role in “’76” while Funke Akindele took home the award for Best Actress for her role in “A Trip to Jamaica” Present at the event were top industry acts like Davido, Olamide, Seyi Shay, DJ Self, Young Paris, Barbee, Gbenro Ajibade, Dremo, Korto Davies, Sheyman, ID Cabasa, DJ Enimoney, Danagog,...

Wizkid's Passport Brings Him Sadness? If Wizkid's passport was a human being, it could have been beaten up for falling the hand of the Starboy Boss. The Ojuelegba singer alleged that he missed the wedding of his former boss because he was waiting for his passport to be returned from a certain embassy. The white wedding, which took place in South Africa, has left Nigerians wondering if Wizkid deliberately chose to stay away from the couple's bliss. He shared a photo of Banky W and Adesua and wrote; "God bless my big bro @bankywellington and our new wife @adesuaetomi ?? God will bless you with happiness and abundance of Joy as u start your new life together! Missing this day is something that will forever make me sad, But this is not about me, its abt you! Enjoy ! Happiness and love forever ! ???? #Stillwaitingonmypassport ??" He missed both the traditional wedding held in Lagos and the white wedding in Cape Town. Do you believe his claim? ...

Jayson Replies Victor Uwaifo: I Didn't Remix Or Steal Your Joromi  Over the years, intellectual thefts, copyright infringements have been a recurring decimal bedevilling the Nigerian entertainment industry.There have been cases of accusations and counter accusations, some of which have been laid to rest amicably while some are still lingering. The latest of such is Victor Uwaifo’s recent declaration that Odun Yi crooner, Jaywon, and velvety voiced singer, Simi, remixed his erstwhile hit song, Joromi, without seeking permission from him. Reacting to the allegation, Jaywon told Potpourri in an exclusive chat that his song titled ‘Joromi’ is not in any way a remix or re-rendition of the highlife maestro’s song also titled ‘Joromi’. “First of all, I would like to say my song is not a remix, a remake, a re-rendition or a refix of Sir Victor Uwaifo’s song. If I wanted to do a remix to his song, my management would have gotten in touch with him”, he said. He expressed dissa...

See The List Of The Top Ten Most Handsome Male Celebrities In Nigeria(No.6 Is Super Super Hot) In the world of entertainment, there are criteria that lead to success and not just being talented and consistent. These have to go with looks and swag, hence handsome blokes like Bryant Okwara, Blossom Chukwujekwu, Micheal Godson etc This list is compiled from the selection of both musicians and actors. So, let’s just forget about whether they’re single, married, in a relationship or whatever mischief they must have indulged in and focus on their fairy tale handsomeness, shall we? 1. Bryan Okwara Bryan Ikenna Akwara came into limelight after he won the title of MrMrigeria in 2007 and reached the semi-finals in the Mister World 2007 competition. The 31-year old has continued to push forth with his career as an entertainer – so far so good. 2. 2Face Am not sure what’s your definition of handsome, but I know Tuface, officially known as Innocent Ujah Idibia, is one ...

My Fall At AFRIMA Inspired A Single-Sheyi Shay While speaking with Sunday Scoop, the singer said she was so bitter with everyone when she went backstage. She said, “At backstage, I was blaming everyone. I blamed my stylist, the designer, and my manager. I even blamed the stage. But the truth is that what is meant to be will be. I think with every lesson, there is a blessing. “I knew that when I got off the stage and opened my phone, there would be so much talk about my fall. Like I expected, by the time I got to my room, Instablog9ja already had 40,000 views.” According to her, the AFRIMA’s experience was the first time she would be experiencing such an embarrassing moment. “You know everybody has a first time. Wizkid, Davido and even Beyonce have suffered similar fate in the past. She fell from the stage. Rihanna and Jennifer Lopez have fallen on stage as well. “So, when you think about all these stars and their experiences, you will realise that you are not differen...

This Is What Funke Akindele Has To Say About Rumours Of Her Giving Birth To Twins Barely two weeks, rumours surfaced that Nigerian actress, Funke Akindele has given birth to a set of twins in London. The TV star has now dispelled the claims saying they were not true. The news that Funke allegedly gave birth to twins started after the heavily preganant thespian left the shores of Nigeria for the United Kingdom. On the 22nd of November, online media reported that she had given birth. As expected her widespread fans took to hers and her husband’s Instagram page to leave congratulatory messages but now Funke speaking through her publicist, Mr Biodun Kupoluyi says. “Don’t mind those people. They’re only imagining. You can not hide a pregnancy for long. And when you deliver, people must surely know. So, delivering a set of twins in London is not something one can hide at all.”

Reason Why Super Eagles Slumped In Recent FIFA Ranking Football fans in Nigeria were angry after the November FIFA Rankings was release on Thursday and the Super Eagles were placed 50 in the world despite a 4-2 win over Argentina.. Fans were hoping Nigeria will move up from it’s 45th position after the win, but their expectations were dashed when Nigeria rather dropped to 50th in the world. But an explanation as to how the rankings was conducted by the World Soccer governing body was made available by Giovanni Marti of the FIFA Media Department back in 2013 when a similar situation occurred. Marti providing two documents and giving a web link for further clarification. He asserted that FIFA was not calculating the “results and rankings on a hypothetical basis.” Giovanni explained that the ranking is not based solely on current results, but older results have impact on recent scores. “It’s simply an accumulated depreciation over the past years…meaning that as some mat...

Falz Brings His A Game At 27 Album -27 Artist – Falz Record Label -BahdGuys Entertainment (2017) Duration – 58 minutes Three albums in four years. That’s the summary of Falz’s career so far. The comic and rapper, is quietly putting in the work, focusing on his music, churning out records. Falz hit a new high with 2015’s ‘Stories That Touch’. That album and its singles moved him from talented outlier to pop star. And he has continued to raise the bar. A collaboration album with Simi added a new layer to his art, which he is pushing through with more music. The interesting aspect of Falz’s artistry is its multi-faceted quality. The man can sing, rap, write, deliver deep social commentary, goof through records, wave through the clubs on a banger, worm his way into your heart with emotion, make you laugh, make you cry, and more. ‘27’ album is a symbolic statement. He is turning 27 years old, and this album is simply a collection of his thoughts at this age. While “Sto...

Davido Set To Be The First African Artist To Perform At MOBO Awards And He Is Elated Just after winning MTV EMA Best African Act 2017, Nigerian singer, Davido just made history again as he will become the first African artiste to perform at MOBO Awards 2017 which will hold at the ‘First Direct Arena’ in Leeds, UK, on November 29. The Awards show will be hosted by Maya Jama and Marvin Homes, which will broadcast on UK Channel 5 at 11pm. Other acts that will be performing at the event include Cardi B, Krept & Konan, Stefflon Don and Music Week On The Radar stars Yungen plus Yxng Bane. Davido was nominated at the MOBO in the Best African Act category. The singer who has enjoyed a great year, goes up against Wizkid, Maleek Berry, Mr Eazi and others.

Uche Maduagwu Blasts Banky And Adesua For Having An Elaborate Wedding Nollywood Actor, Uche Maduagwu has blasted singer, Banky W and actress Adesua Etomi for holding a lavish wedding. The controversial Nolywood actor shared his opinion in a post on Instagram. Read below. Is it too difficult for you to do a small wedding? @bankywellington Are you #wedding the whole of #Nigeria or just one #girl??? Hmmm… My P.A just showed me an old #post of yours on #instagram where you said you would never do a #big wedding, and just yesterday, my Ex- #girlfriend also showed me a #video where @adesuaetomi said she would never do a big wedding too, so what really went wrong? Can’t you #guys emulate my best #friend @iambangalee When he had his wedding, am sure the whole #world did not hear about it, until after the whole ceremony, because he knows the #food you invite the entire village to come eat with you never last… listen, those people who are #dancing and praising you today, some of th...

Super Eagles Get New Date For Afcon Qualifiers The Super Eagles Match Day two tie against Seychelles in the qualifying series for the 2019 African Cup of Nations to be staged in Cameroon has been rescheduled. According to reports from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) official website, the game will now hold during the week of September 3 to September 11, 2018. The ties were originally scheduled for March 19 to March 27, 2018 but have been postponed allowing the five teams representing Africa at the World Cup use the FIFA window to prepare with friendly matches. Nigeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and Senegal are the five countries representing Africa at the 2018 World Cup. For match day 3, the Super Eagles will face Libya at the Godswill Akpabio stadium in Uyo on October 8 with (match day four) the reverse fixture in Tripoli a week later. Nigeria will face South Africa on match day five in Durban between the days of November 12 to November 20. The Super Eagle...

Nigeria Getting Closer To Achieving Self-Sufficiency In Rice Nigeria will soon have so much rice cultivated locally that it would have no need to import a single grain. After an aggressive campaign for rice farming in Nigeria, spearheaded by Buhari’s government over the past 2 years, rice has become abundant reducing Nigeria’s rice importation drastically. Addressing a press conference in Abuja, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed while quoting figures from the Thailand Rice Exporters Association, said rice importation from Thailand dropped from 644,131 Metric Tonnes to about 21,000 MT between September 2015 and September 2017. Thailand supplies the bulk of the parboiled rice being imported into Nigeria. “We are happy to tell Nigerians of a giant stride made by the Administration in the agriculture sector, specifically rice production: Nigeria is inching closer to achieving self-sufficiency in rice, due to the success recorded by the Administration in t...

Frank Edoho Becomes The New Face Of Another TV Show(Read To Find Out) After 13 years of hosting popular TV show, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Nigerian broadcaster Frank Edoho announced via a tweet that he’ll no longer anchor the show. ‘Kindly allow me announce,that after a disagreement in negotiations with @Ultimalimited I have decided to decline hosting WWTBAM any further’ he tweeted. According to LIB, Frank has landed a new hosting job. The celebrated broadcaster will be anchor of another TV game show called ‘The Price Is right’ and this time he’ll work with OAP, Mannie of Cool FM as the announcer. The new show, ‘The Price Is Right’ is a popular gameshow with its origin in America and its widely known and reffered to as the oldest and most popular TV Game show in the world currently in over 50 countries.

This Is The Reason Why Peter Okoye(Mr.P) Decided To Go Solo. Peter Okoye a.k.a Mr P who got interviewed on Inspiration 92.3 FM, talked about he decided going solo and why singing with his brother is breaking their relationship, which he doesn’t want. According to Mr. P who also responded to questions from fans who called, going solo could be a blessing in disguise. Mr. P also said he wrote the lyrics to remix of “Bizzy Body.” A fan sang the line: “Peter and Paul dem be one no be two” when he said he actually wrote the song. He further disclosed that he’s free to perform Psquare’s songs on stage since he contributed to making them, adding that his brother (Paul) can do so as well. On going with Mr. P as his stage name, he said “I’m still using P Square on my social media because you can’t talk about my story without mentioning P Square.” Here are other points he made; It’s not about us singing together that really matters because that’s what you guys know, but think about...

Police Explains Why It's Difficult To Detain Wife Who Allegedly Stabbed Her Husband The police has said they are finding it difficult to remand Maryam Sanda, the wife who stabbed to death her husband Bilyamin Bello, the son of former People’s Democratic Party chairman Haliru Bello, The Cable reports. The Cable reports that the FCT police public relations officer, Anjuguri Manzah, read the charge of the suspect, but added that because she has a 6-month-old baby, they are finding it difficult to detain her after obtaining a court order to do so for 2 weeks. The charge sheet, as seen by The Cable, included a count of culpable homicide for stabbing her husband in the chest with a broken bottle, and another for causing grievous hurt for the same offence. Read the charge below: That you, Mariam Sanda, female, adult of N0 4 Pakail Close, Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, on or about the 19/11/2017, at about 0350 hours, at Pakail Close, Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, within the Abuja Judicial Divis...

Wala! Say Hello To The New Beautiful Fathia Williams, Formerly Fathia Balogun. According to her management team, the movie star has undergone a “rebirth” as she signs with a new management team – Prestige Platform – and makes plans to appear on “bigger screens” of Nollywood. A couple of weeks ago Nollywood actress Faithia Williams, formerly Faithia Balogun, deleted all photos from her social media page and removed her ex-husband’s surname from her bio. The move left her fans puzzled but now, the reason for her actions have been made clear. Her team says “Faithia Williams is one of the biggest forces in the Nigerian movie industry that has kept the industry growing at a reasonably progressive pace. While she does this, she has also personally remained relevant in the industry over the past two decades, as she pursues a higher degree of prominence. As part of her career pathway to excellence, she looks not like what she has been through, as she has amazingly turned her challen...

American Entertainer Kevin Hart And Wife Welcomes A Baby Boy, Kenzo. American comedian Kevin Hart has become a father for the third time as he welcomes a baby boy with his new wife, Eniko Parrish. Their newborn son, has since been named Kenzo Kash Hart, a name which was revealed during the baby shower held some weeks ago. Kevin Hart made this known on his twitter handle early this morning.

About The Author: Ama Ata Aidoo A Profile of Ama Ata Aidoo          Over the seven decades of her career, Ghanaian writer Ama Ata Aidoo has published award-winning novels, plays, short stories, children's books, and poetry, and influenced generations of African women writers. Before Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie of the award-winning bestselling novels and viral TED talks, before Doreen Baingana, Helen Oyeyemi, Sefi Atta, Taiye Selasi, NoViolet Bulawayo and any other of the number of rising female literary stars out of Africa, Aidoo was blazing trails. In fact, in her endorsement of Aidoo's most recent book, Adichie writes "I occupy the space of a 'Black African Happy Feminist' because writers like Ama Ata Aidoo came before me. Her storytelling nurtured mine. Her worldview enlarged and validated mine." In further testament to her influence, the author was the subject of the excellent 2014 documentary film, The Art of Ama Ata Aidoo, directed by Yaba Badoe. ...

Ghanian Reggae And Dancehall Artiste Stonebwoy Said He Is Better Than Wizkid And Shatta Wale Combined Shatta Wale further stressed that he does not consider Wizkid as a superstar. GHBase reports that in reaction to Shatta Wale’s rants, another Ghanaian dance hall artiste named Stonebwoy has urged his colleagues to keep quiet because he is better and ahead of them (Shatta Wale & Wizkid). Stonebwoy made this statement during a radio show, in response to a fan’s question. The fan’s question was that, between he (Stonebwoy), Wizkid and Shatta Wale, who is the bigger music superstar? In response to this question, he said:- “What do you expect me to say? Should I say Shatta Wale is bigger than me?” “NO! Should I say Wizkid is bigger and a more superstar than me? NO! Sure, I will say I’m better, bigger and more superstar than them”, he replied.

Burna Boy Is Not Guilty-Management Burna Boy's management have denied the musician's involvement on the attack and robbery of Mr 2kay. The denial comes after the Lagos State Police commissioner stated that Burna Boy was a person of interest in the on-going investigation into Mr 2kay's robbery and assault at Eko Hotel last month. The commissioner also publicly announced that Burna Boy hasd been named by arrested suspects as the mastermind of the alleged crime. He had declared him wanted and asked that he should turn himself in at any police station. In response, Burna Boy's management 'Spaceship Entertainment', issued a statement saying, "Burna Boy, is not in any way involved with the robbery and beating up of Mr 2kay". They did not, however, state whether Burna Boy had turn himself in or when he would do that. The statement said that Burna Boy had already reported to the Police and was willing to cooperate, because he was innocent ...

Ake Festival 2017 Ends With Life And Times Sessions On Ama Ata Aidoo  The Ake Arts and Books Festival 2017 is over with a Life and Times session on Ama Ata Aidoo followed by Palmwine and Poetry and a closing party. The session featured Molara Wood interviewing Ama Ata Aidoo and a short documentary on the legendary author and headliner of the festival. AAA began by describing Salawa who had performed at the opening concert as a revelation. She then proceeded to read two poems, the first was about women’s conferences and the second is a poem dedicated to her daughter. She also read from her unpublished short story titled ‘Applications’. The last line of her second poem reads, “A girl’s voice doesn’t break. It gets firmer.” A clip from a documentary about her was shown where she talked about growing up as a young woman. Her father had been a chief in her village. She says of her father “he was a modest man. A fierce Nkrumah-ist. Her advice to young writers is, “Don't w...

Nigerian Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Has Been Featured In A New Photography Book Titled "200 Women: Who Will Change The Way You See The World" Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been featured in a new photography book titled “200 Women: Who Will Change the Way You See the World“. Written by Geoff Blackwell and Ruth Hobday, it features interviews with 200 women along with their portraits which were shot by photographer Kieran E. Scott. The book is described by Bustle.com as the coffee table book that will inform your activism in the days ahead. Each woman answers same five questions: What really matters to you?, What brings you happiness?, What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?, What would you change if you could?, and Which single word do you most identify with? Some of the other women featured include: - Jane Goodall, conservation and animal welfare activist - Margaret Atwood, author and winner of The Booker Prize - Roxane G...

(Linguistics)Towards The Mastery Of Basic Elements In English Language This book is an introduction to the practical use of English and communication skills. The book’s bifurcated content is Okafor & Okafor’s way of breaking the trite norm of separating the use of English from the practice of communication skills. It is the authors’ effort at showing, while contributing intellectually both to the fields of language and of communication; the fundamental, symbiotic relationship between language and communication. While Okafor & Okafor’s book is like Akinbande (1999), it is unlike Adegbite, Adekoya & Adegoju (2012) in that there is first a detailed introduction to English Language use, as it is required for undergraduates and other non-native users of the language. This sets a commendable background that suffices for the application of these basics to the eventual communicative performance of the language user (or reader). The book is written in 15 chapters, which m...

Interesting: Buratai Orders All Army Personnel To Learn The Three Major Languages In Nigeria Before 2019 The Nigerian Army has directed all its officers and men to immediately commence the learning of the three major Nigerian languages. This is coming through a statement by army spokesperson, Sani Usman, on Wednesday morning which said all personnel are expected to be proficient in Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba by December 2018. Brigadier-General Usman said the directive is part of the new language policy by the army. Read full statement below. NIGERIAN ARMY INTRODUCES NEW LANGUAGE POLICY FOR OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS 1. The Nigerian Army has introduced a new Language Policy. The study of foreign and local languages is world-wide practice among armies, in which officers and soldiers are encouraged to be multi-lingual. The Policy will foster espirit-de-corps and better communication with the populace to enhance information gathering, civil-military relations, increase understandi...

Wow! Chrissy Teigen And John Legend Expecting Second Child Together TV presenter and model, Chrissy Teigen has announced that she is expecting her second child with husband John Legend. Chrissy Teigen’s Instagram post which captured their daughter Luna, with her hands on her mother’s stomach, while Teigen asked “What’s in here?” the toddler responds, “Baby”, confirmed she’s expecting a baby with her husband John Legend. John Legend who can be heard laughing in the background, shared the video’s link on Twitter, captioning it with two hearts and two baby emojis. Teigen also posted a self-portrait on Snapchat of her protruding stomach in a fitted black dress. “Very excited to not have to hide this anymore,” she wrote.

Buhari Refuses To Sign Two National Assembly Bills Is the new found love between the presidency and the Senate gone sour again so soon? President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday wrote to the Senate informing the legislative chamber that he would not assent to two bills passed by the National Assembly. They are the Chartered Institute of Treasury Management (Establishment) Bill 2017 and the Federal University of Wukari (Establishment) Bill 2017. The separate letters conveying his reservations on the bills were addressed to Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and dated November 8, 2017. Buhari however based his reservations on technicalities in the drafting of the bills. On the proposed institute, the President said, “Pursuant to Section 58(4) of Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), I hereby convey to the Senate, my decision, on 25 October 2017, to withhold assent to the Chartered Institute of Treasury Management (Establishment, Etc.) Bill, 2017. ...

Check Out The 22 Super  Ways You Can Avoid Adultery In Your Marriage Please note that you can avoid adultery. It is within your power to do it, if you really mean it. Carelessness is one of the major causes of affairs in marriage not the devil in the real sense of it as many people always claim when they fall into error. So abide with the following simple rules and you will never fall into adultery… 1: Never make a member of the opposite sex your best friend with whom you share intimate discussions. 2: Never be with a member of the opposite sex at a time your spouse doesn’t know you are there. 3: Never speak evil about your spouse in the presence of anyone. They will know you are not happy in your marriage and take advantage of that by showing you insincere affections and give you what you lack with your Spouse and destroy you. 5: Never visit a website you will not be proud to tell your children and wife / husband you visited. 6: Avoid keeping secrets from your ...