Court lifts ban on Obasanjo’s autobiography, ‘My Watch’

A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Apo, Abuja, has lifted an injunction barring former President Olusegun Obasanjo from publishing his autobiography, ‘My Watch’.

Justice Valentine Ashi ordered  ‎on the release of the books which had been  in the custody of the Nigerian Customs Service.

On December 8, 2014, Justice Ashi granted an ex parte application restraining Obasanjo from publishing the book pending the determination of the libel suit.

But Obasanjo went ahead to present the book to the public in Lagos, an act which the court held on December 10, 2014, as contemptuous.

Following the development the court ordered security and law enforcement agencies including ‎customs to confiscate the book anywhere it was found.

New Date For Jonathan's Handover To Buhari Announced

The federal government has disclosed that President Goodluck Jonathan will formally handover to the President-Elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari at a dinner on May 28th, 2015.

Minister of Information, Patricia Akwashiki said this on Wednesday at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Jonathan.

She said, May 29 has been reserved for the incoming government while many activities have been lined up all through that week to showcase what Jonathan’s administration has achieved.

“By May 28, the President intends to have the formal handing over done at a dinner so that we can reserve May 29 for the incoming government.

“By May 28, we are expected to have concluded our own government and we are welcoming the incoming government.

“Also you know May 29 is our Democracy Day. So, we have activities lined up all through that week, showcasing all what we have achieved and all other things we do normally on our Democracy Day except that this year is special with the inauguration of our new President that is coming up on May 29.”

Photos: Omotola and her children stun in new issue of Hello! Magazine

Nollywood screen diva, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde covers the latest issue of Hello! Nigeria alongside two of her four children, Princess and Captain E.

Actress Halima Abubakar Speaks On Killing Of Nigerians In South Africa

Just as some Nigerians are pained over the xenophobic treated being meted out on Nigerians living in South Africa by the country’s citizens, Nollywood actress-cum-producer, Halima Abubakar, is also hurt by the development.

The dark-skinned complexioned and hour-glass shaped actress expressed disgust over the incident, which is not happening the first time to Nigerians living in South Africa.

“I feel so sorry for the officers behind smiling at their fellow Africans on fire. Our values have depreciated. Where did our parents go wrong? Where is our heart? Seeing another suffering seem to make a lot of people happy; too many dining with the devils and thinking they about that life.

“This inhumane treatment must be stopped. We are Africans, and South Africans should know that first hand. I am very disappointed and saddened,” she said on Wednesday.

Photo: Media Personality, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu Proposes to Millionaire Girlfriend

Media personality Ebuka Obi-Uchenduhas gotten engaged to his girlfriendCynthia Obianodo.

Ebuka popped the big question yesterday, April 14, 2015 at Sakura, a Japanese restaurant in Victoria Island, Lagos.

Cynthia is the daughter of "The Young Shall Grow Motors" boss, Vincent Obianodo.

Big congrats to them!

Kendall Jenner Poses Topless, Flashes Nipple For GQ Magazine

Kendall Jenner just took sexy to a whole new level.

The "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" star is gracing the cover of GQ's "Love, Sex & Madness" issue, where she's stripping down in one of her most revealing photo shoot yet!

For the cover, the 19-year-old beauty is sporting a tiny white Adriana Degreas bikini and a Calvin Klein denim jacket. But, it's the other steamy snapshots that caught our eye.

The other photos show a topless Kendall playfully covering her breasts as she poses in nothing but a tank top and loose-fitting shorts. 

Cyrus' Latest Raunchy Instagram Pic Shows Her Licking a Girl's Crotch

The 22-year-old singer shared a rather racy Instagram pic earlier today. The sexy shot shows a painting of her sticking her tongue out behind a girl spreading her legs wide open in the air. The girls' crotch perfectly aligns with Miley's tongue, giving viewers the optical illusion that the pop star is licking the person's, well, crotch.

This girl is weird sha!

Mamman Kontagora building in Marina, Lagos on fire(Photos)

The Mamman Kontagora building in the Marina area of Lagos Island is currently on fire.
Details to come....

New York's Empire State Building lit in red & Purple in honour of Chibok Girls(Photo)

Tuesday marked the one year anniversary of the missing Chibok school girls who were abducted by the Boko Haram insurgents on April 14, 2014 from their dorm rooms in Chibok.

The whole world marked the day with Nigeria  and yesterday, the New York Empire State Building lit up in red and purple for the girls.

BUSTED: 4 smugglers excrete 171 wraps of cocaine in Lagos(Photos)

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency apprehended four suspected drug traffickers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos for attempting to smuggle cocaine to Brazil.

According to reports by Punch, the suspects ─ Ejiofor Eliezer (46), Obah Francis (30), Akpa Sobuzochukwu (27) and 36-year-old Ike Okechukwu ─ excreted 171 wraps of drug that tested positive for cocaine.

Apparently, the discovery was made during the screening of passengers on board Qatar and Emirates airlines. Eliezer, who excreted 100 wraps of the drug, told investigators that poverty pushed him to commit the crime, adding that he had intended to use the expected proceed to fend for his family of four, “I live in Brazil, where I work in a supermarket and lived with my wife and four children. Life in Brazil is tough because I live from hand to mouth. It was poverty that made me to smuggle drugs. I took risk by swallowing 100 wraps of cocaine for N200,000 because of poverty.”

Francis said he took to drug trafficking to augment the meager salary he earned at a bakery in Brazil, “I am single and have been working in Brazil for two years. At present, I work in a bakery and my salary is meager. My plan was to give the drug to a friend in Dubai, but he did not come to collect the drug as planned. This was how I had to come to Nigeria with the drug. I blame my friend for my arrest because I would have made S15,000 (about N2.8m) from the deal.”
Sobuzochukwu, who holds a diploma in accounting, also said his poor salary as a cleaner forced him to ingest 26 wraps of cocaine for a fee of S1,500 (about N285,000).

Okechukwu said he did not think that he would be arrested. He said he had thought that the five wraps of cocaine he ingested would not be detected, “I regret my involvement in drug trafficking. I dropped out of school in Junior Secondary School class two and I work in a toy company in Brazil,” he added.

The NDLEA Chairman, Ahmadu Giade, said Brazil-Nigeria route was a high risk path to drug trafficking and urged officers to be vigilant, “The suspects will soon be charged to court,” Giade added.

Pastor arrested in Lagos over N390,000 anointing oil for private parts

A self-acclaimed pastor, John Ojebe, 50, has been charged before an Oshodi Magistrate’s Court in Lagos for allegedly obtaining N390,000 from a lady called Hawo Umoru under the pretense of selling her Adonai oil to wash her private parts with.

According to reports by Vanguard, Ojebe was also said to have conspired with two others, now at large, to commit felony by obtaining money via false pretence and stealing N390,000 belonging to the victim.

The accused was arraigned by the police on a three-count charge of obtaining money by false pretence and stealing.

Singer Percy Sledge famous for "When A Man Loves A Woman" dies at 73

Legendary R&B singer Percy Sledge, best known for singing the classic song "When a Man Loves a Woman," has died at the age of 73. 
According to the Associated Press, the crooner passed away on Tuesday morning (April 14), about an hour after midnight, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, of natural causes. He was in hospice care during his final days. The news was confirmed by Sledge's management agency. 

When A Man Loves A Woman reached number one in the US when it was released in 1966.

It went on to become an international hit, reaching number four in the UK that same year.

In 1987 it was used in a Levi's advert and again hit the charts, rising to number two.

The song found new life once more in 1991 when Michael Bolton covered it.

Before he found fame, Sledge was a hospital orderly in Sheffield, Alabama, in the 1960s and would sing in southern US states at weekends.

He failed to match the success of his first song but his concerts became popular all over the world.

He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.

He's survived by a wife and 12 children. 

May his soul RIP!

Chris Brown's Latest Ex is Hotter Than Rihanna(Photos)

Karrueche Tran is a 25 year-old model, and the on-again, off-again girlfriend of performer Chris Brown. They've broken up for what might be the last time, when Chris announced he was single during a recent concert. 

In the meantime, hot and newly single, Tran's been spotted showing off her awesome bod in Miami.

Floyd Mayweather: I'm NOT a woman-beater

Boxing Champ, Floyd Mayweather says he did NOT beat the living crap out of his baby mama in 2010 -- despite the fact he was CONVICTED -- claiming the woman has been lying through her teeth for years. 

Mayweather -- who did 2 months behind bars for domestic violence -- spoke with TMZ and vehemently denied the allegations that were spelled out against him in the police report.

His baby mama, Josie Harris and her son told police Mayweather terrorized her at their Vegas home in Sept. 2010 ... punching and kicking Harris. She was hospitalized for injuries to her face and arm, and cops took photos of the damage.

Despite all of the evidence, Mayweather says all he did that night was "restrain" Harris ... who Floyd claims was high on drugs that day.

Ultimately, Floyd says there were THREE other factors that contributed to his arrest and conviction -- "I’m black. I’m rich. And I’m outspoken. Those are three strikes right there."

I’m not seeking asylum anywhere, says Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke

Petroleum minister, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, said Tuesday night, she was not seeking asylum in any part of the world, as claimed by her traducers.

Madueke, who spoke through the Group Public Affairs General Manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Ohi Alegbe, denied ever contemplating relocating from Nigeria.

An online publication reported Tuesday that the minister had been denied asylum by six countries where she had so far applied but did not mention the countries involved.

JJC Announces Single With Kate Henshaw: “It’s Going To Blow People’s Minds”

Singer & producer JJC is preparing a comeback into music with a single featuring actress Kate Henshaw.

The London-based artiste made this announcement in an interview with NigeriaFims.com.

Excerpts from the interview below.

You just clocked 38, looking back, what do you think you have achieved so far? 
I have a very good family, supportive friends and wonderful fans. I am blessed! That’s all I see.

Do you intend celebrating the party in a big way? 
No, I have a bigger event coming up, so I don’t want to distract my fans or confuse them with a birthday party. I want the turn up for my album launch to be massive. It has really been a long time, overdue and much anticipated. It would be happening in few weeks. It’s an 18 track songs; there are different genres of music in the album.

Who are those you have on the soon-to-be released album? 
There is this song I did with Kate Henshaw, I just can’t wait to let that song out. What I did with Kate Henshaw is definitely going to blow people’s mind. Everybody should watch out for that; Nollywood meets Musichood (laughs.

After governorship election was declared inconclusive, Taraba state is placed under curfew

The Acting Governor of Taraba state Alhaji Sani Abubakar Danladi has declared curfew in the state from 7 pm on Monday to 6pm on Tuesday.

The curfew was put in place following the post election violent that occurred in the state after the declaration that the state’s governorship election was inconclusive. The development was communicated via a press statement signed by the acting governor on Monday.

INEC had declared the governorship election in Taraba inconclusive stating that,  Darius Ishaku of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 317,198 votes while Aisha Alhassan of the All Progressives Congress (APC) scored 262,386 votes. 

The total number of cancelled votes stood at 127,125 which according to INEC, exceeds the marginal difference of 54,812 votes between the scores of the PDP and APC candidates.

So, the re-run election between the two leading candidates would be held within 30 days in the areas where votes were cancelled.

Chibok Girls – One Year Remembrance[Photos]

Yesterday marked exactly 365 days that over 200 young girls were kidnapped by Boko Haram on April 13, 2014.

To mark the anniversary of the sad incident, President-elect Muhammadu Buhari said it is not clear if the girls can be rescued since their whereabout remain unknown.

Little girls with placards marched in Abuja, over the missing girls. See more pics below :

Buhari Gets World Bank Backing To Probe NNPC

The World Bank has thrown its weight behind President-elect, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to probe the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation over allegations of missing funds.

Communicating to reporters from Washington DC via video conference on the release of the bank’s analysis of issues shaping the continent entitled,‘Africa’s Pulse’, top officials of the bank commended President Goodluck Jonathan for exhibiting political maturity after the March 28 presidential election that would end the tenure of his administration on May 29.

According to World Bank’s Chief Economist for Africa, Mr. Francisco Ferreira, looking into financial records of the country, especially allegation of corruption at the NNPC, would check impunity and build public institutions in the future.

He said, “One norm that has to change is the norm of impunity. I am from Brazil myself. So I am also used to a country where people could be corrupt and escape justice. That keeps the people to keep doing it.

“So, the current stand of the government-elect to look into what happened in the past hopefully will have consequences for the future. And those consequences will be that institutions will be stronger; norms will be cleaner and people will not have to steal millions of dollars from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.

“People have alleged in the past that there had been major corruption scandals there. If that stops, then that will have very high returns in terms of the money staying around to be spent on education, health, roads and power that the poor people across the country need.

“So, my sense is that it will be good to promote cleanliness in politics.”

Meet the man currently trekking from Kano to Lagos in honour of Buhari’s victory (PHOTOS)

Before Muhammadu Buhari won the presidential election, Hasheem Suleiman, had promised to walk from Lagos to Abuja, if he wins.

In celebration of Buhari’s victory, he hasreportedly began his trek from Abuja, and his last stop was Bida, in Niger state.

At every town’s he gotten to, Suleiman was hosted and welcomed by residents.

See below photos which were posted on the Facebook page on Jonathan T. Vatsa:

Trouble in paradise? Lilian Esoro deletes Instagram page after taking down Ubi Franklin’s pictures

The entertainment world was recently taken by storm when TripleMG CEO/Iyanya’s manager , Ubi Franklin proposed to Nollywood actress, Lilian Esoro.

Most fans wondered how, when and how they met, fell in love and got engaged. Notwithstanding, the lovebirds went ahead for the wedding dress shopping.

There’s however a new development. Barely twenty four hours ago, Lilian deleted all photos of Ubi from her page. While there could be a reason for that, just found out she deleted her Instagram page which had over 20,000 followers.

Strange move!

Coincidentally, this comes  as reports of a September wedding. Let’s keep our fingers crossed!

Pastor Bakare Denies Heading Buhari's Transition Team

Pastor Tunde Bakare of the Latter Rain Assembly says he’s not aware of any appointment to ‎head the Transition Committee of the President-Elect Muhammadu Buhari as reported by some newspapers on Monday.

Speaking to Daily Trust, he denied the transition committee appointment through his spokesperson Yinka Odumakin.

“This is news to Pastor Bakare also. He read it in Thisday Newspaper as others did this morning,” Odumakin said.

He added that “mischief makers are at work as usual.”

The spokesperson of the Buhari campaign office Garba Shehu also said he wasn’t aware of Bakare’s appointment when Daily Trust contacted him on Monday.

Photos: See How Duncan Mighty marked 3rd birthday for Mercedes Convertible

Yeah, you heard right. The self acclaimed Port Harcourt 1st son, obviously still can't believe he's a proud owner of a convertible.

Recently, the award winning singer celebrated the 3rd birthday for one of his numerous whips, a black Mercedes Benz 550 convertible that he bought in 2012. Duncan Mighty shared photos of the car this morning on instagram with the caption below.

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Veteran Filmmaker Chico Ejiro Explains Why Nollywood Marriages Don't Work

Veteran Nollywood director/producer, Chico Ejiro in a chat with Yes International Magazine, opened up on why Nollywood marriages don't work. 

Read below:

But in Nollywood, why marriages don’t work; one day I will go and give them a small lecture. I’m sorry to say this – the girls feel they are too big, above the men, while the guys, those ones that cannot manage their marriages, believe in what we call king kong. King kong believes I’m too much, who is this woman? So, until they can come together, you the lady, you are submissive…you cannot have a husband and 24 hours you are on locations, everyday you travel round the world, next tomorrow you are in one party in London and you say you are a married woman. How will it work? Or because you are richer than the boy, you cannot cook for him, you employ a house girl or your younger sister to be talking care of your husband. E be like Fela song – she go say I be lady! Your husband smokes, you smoke, your husband clubs, you club, you wan talk say I am a star. Why? Because one big billionaire is investing money on you. When you go out, all the people are shouting super star, super star, super star. So, they should separate their lives and marriages from acting and become humble. But there are some good examples in Nollywood o! All of them are not just bad. We have people like Chioma Chukwuka – Apotha, she has been keeping her marriage; Omotola Jalade has been keeping her marriage, Sister Joke Silva. A lot of them have been keeping their marriages. So, those who cannot keep theirs should go and learn from those who keep their marriages.

On how he has been able to sustain his marriage...

Why my own has been strong is because there are some principles about life. If you see any marriage, you will think there is no problem, but it is not so. I will tell you just one small story – when I got married, 3 years after I got married, I got so pissed off about marriage that I said I wanted to walk away. And I went to meet the Registrar and the woman sat me and my wife down and gave us education. So, since that day, we now understood that in marriage you must be patient, you must solve your own problem yourself, a third party must not come in. There’s a key word in marriage, it’s called communication. You must learn how to talk to your wife. Once you come back, don’t just sleep, don’t think you are king kong, don’t think you are too much, you have so much money, who is she? No, no, no…Don’t do that. I go to market 90 percent of the time in my house, I cook, because I like to cook. Don’t allow your friends to deceive you. So, there’s a factor you should understand – in our marriage, nobody should come between us; we settle our problems. There are times we don’t talk, but the following day we just say do you know you are a very useless man, stupid woman, ehen! Don’t allow your friends to say I saw your husband, I saw your wife, no, no, no…So, we understand that and it’s been keeping us

Do you agree with him?