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It appears that politics and the dividends of democracy, is yet to grace the ancestral homeland of the Itsekiri people and yet some political bigwigs are from this ethnic group are preparing seriously for their campaign for the 2019 election. An Itsekiri activist ( Otuedon Yemi ) has this to say: Good morning fellow Deltans and Nigerians,this is Erejuwa grammar school Ode-Itsekiri(Big Warri)the ancestral home of the Itsekiri people and you can see

Flamboyant Man of God and founder of Royal Christ Family Ministry, Ikeja, Bishop Tom Samson arrived Egbeda Glass Cathedral Church yesterday in his N80 million Hummer limousine.

In an effort to curtail abuse of Codeine containing cough syrup, the federal government has recalled about 2.4 million bottles of codeine from circulation. Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, disclosed this while receiving a report from the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) after an audit trail of the

43-year old 50cent has just refered to 41-year old Floyd Mayweather as his 'little brother' who he has been 'wanting to kill'. 50 Cent continued to troll Mayweather for his illiteracy as their online feud continues, the

This shocking video shows the moment a reptile handler was attacked by a crocodile in front of spectators after he put his arm inside the beast's mouth during a show in   Chiang Rai, Thailand. According to reports, 45-year-old   Tao   was performing a stunt at the Phokkathara zoo in front of around 100 people when the incident occurred. In the video, Tao is was seen putting his arm inside the crocodile's jaws before the reptile

One of the most eccentric figures in Nollywood, Benson Okonkwo who has been rumoured to be gay has apparently proposed to Cossy Ojiakor.    Benson Okonkwo,   For every man there’s a woman, or so they say, and for the King of Thieves actor, Benson Okonkwo, who’s single and searching, there’s only one woman who has captured his heart – Cossy Ojiakor!   The actor confessed to Potpourri in a private chat that of all the women in Nollywood, if he

Nigerians have come for blogger, Linda Ikeji who is promoting her TV show as they accuse her of promoting immorality. Linda ikeji   Media mogul and ace blogger, Linda Ikeji has come under severe criticism from Nigerians after releasing clips from her recently premiered Reality TV show, Made In Gidi.   Nigerians are not happy with the blogger and her show with many accusing her of trying to lead young people astray. Nigerians who reacted on her page expressed anger as they called the show immoral.

The Nigerian music industry is littered with the carcasses of one-hit wonders. In this piece, TOFARATI IGE takes a look at some of the artistes who, once upon a time, reigned supreme Lagbaja No matter how the story of the Nigerian music industry is told, singer, Bisade Ologunde, aka Lagbaja, will surely be given a honourable mention. While most artistes are eager to stamp their face in the consciousness of the public, Lagbaja entered the scene determined to

It was laughter galore in the Ghanaian legislative chamber when the unsual and hilarious names of son villages were read on during plenary.  Ghanaian lawmakers in uncontrollable laughter   Lawmakers in Ghana collapsed into fits of giggles when an MP read out obscene names of villages in his constituency. MP John Frimpong Osei began to list the names during a debate about electricity, with the giggles coming not long after he mentioned Etwe nim Nyansa, which, when translated from

Osas Ighodaro Ajibade looked elated as she stormed a beach in Dubai, United Arab Emirates when she is presently holidaying.     Nollywood actress Osas Ighodaro Ajibade is currently enjoying her holiday in Dubai as she hits the beach in a bikini.   The mother of one showed that one could still have an appealing body despite having a child.   She is married to her Tinsel colleague, Gbenro Ajibade.   See more photos of her:

Popular Nigerian On-Air Personality, Toolz, has mocked Nigerian senator, Dino Melaye in a new post she made on social media. Toolz   News went round yesterday that Nigerian Senator,  Dino Melaye was kidnapped  by some gunmen and that his whereabouts was unknown.   The news trended on social media and left many Nigerians divided on whether or not the

Are you one of the people who have remained single for such a long time that you start to think that the universe is out to get you or the terrestrial forces from your village put a target on their forehead? You'd find this article very helpful.   File photo used for illutrative purpose (Image source: Google)   Here are the 13 likely reasons why you are still single:   1. You fear being vulnerable   People often fear what they don’t know and try to protect themselves from situations where

Super Eagles defender,   William Troost-Ekong   and his partner have welcomed their first child, a son named Oscar Ekong  The defender who plays for Turkish club   Bursaspor   took to his Twitter page to announce the birth of their child who they welcomed on Tuesday, July 24, 2018. Sharing these adorable photos with his newborn son, William wrote: 'Our beautiful boy,

A young girl who is just 19 years old, is being made to pay for her criminal acts after she dared to make her friend sleep for 15 hours.  File photo   Divine Giwa, a 19-year-old girl, who allegedly administered sleeping substance on her friend via tea, which made her sleep from 7a.m. till 10p.m., during which she ransacked her room, stole money and properties valued at N918,000, was arraigned before an Igbosere

Success comes down to  emotional intelligence  more than anything else. In this article, originally published on  LinkedIn Pulse , Dr. Travis Bradberry shows how ultra-successful people use this skill to achieve their dreams. A study at Strayer University found that most people think success is about achieving your personal goals. Ultra-successful people delight themselves by blowing their personal goals out of the water. They succeed along many different dimensions of life: their friendships, their physical and

Blac Chyna 's 19-year-old boyfriend, rapper   YBN Almighty Jay   surprised her at home by sending the former stripper bouquet of flowers and a Teddy Bear, just to make sure she feels special while he is away working. The 30-year-old mother of two took to her Instagram story to show off the gifts she received from her beau. She wrote: 'Thank u baby "ybnalmightyjay I miss u.' See full photos below.

The negligence of the Delta State Government to curb the menace of tankers drivers who park along the road has cost the people of Delta State much more than they bargained for. Today, DESOPADEC and indeed the people of Delta State has lose one of their vibrant daughter. This loss is one too many and this has to stop.  I call on the Delta State Government to the NPA Expressway especially the Niger-cat area where tanker drivers has

Mesut Ozil  has confirmed that he is retiring from international football with immediate effect following the "treatment he received from the DFB."   The  Arsenal  attacker claims that the way he has been treated by the German football association makes him "no longer want to wear the German national team shirt." Ozil announced the decision in the third part of a lengthy statement released on his Twitter

Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Gifty Powers has declared herself a 'god' and a 'lady that people imitate codedly'. In her latest Instagram post, the contoversial reality star wrote, ' The Most Beautiful Woman In The Whole Wide World. The Lady That Breaks Every Necks. The Lady That People Imitates Codely And At The End They Take Credit For It. The Most Captivating Lady Of All

Eighteen people have been killed in a brutal attack by suspected Boko Haram jihadists in the Lake Chad region. “Boko Haram elements attacked a village south of Daboua,” not far from Chad’s border with Niger, at around 9:00 pm (2000 GMT) on Thursday, a military source said. The assailants “cut the throats of 18 people, wounded two others and kidnapped 10 women”.   Boko Haram’s Islamist insurgency has devastated the region since it took up arms in 2009

Inhabitants The menfolk are well built, and similarly the womenfolk are well formed, impressive after the beauty of those countries. All the native - born , both men and women, are marked with three incisions, each cut an inch long, one on the forehead above the nose and one on either side of the eye on the temples, and they may wear their hair short or long,according to their inclination. The inhabitants are in many things more ingenious than the people of

Advertising on Facebook may not be rocket science to you, if you know what you are doing. Considering the fact that Facebook algorithm changes almost every six(6) months. Thus, you need someone who knows what they are doing on Facebook, when if cones o advertising and marketing. Someone asked a question in this group. How much do I budget for a Facebook Ads that will run for one month?  I decided to answer the question and many more Facebook Ads

A Social Media Influencer is a user on social media who has established credibility in a specific industry. A social media influencer has access to a large audience and can persuade others by virtue of their authenticity and reach. Influencers in social media  are people who have built a reputation for their knowledge and expertise on a particular topic. They make regular posts about that topic on their preferred  social media channels and generate large followings of

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The police in Lagos state is on the trail of 27-year-old man, Emmanuel Eghaghe, for beating his mother to death because she allegedly refused to give him a sum of N20,000. Acciording to reports, Emmanuel had visisted his 61-year-old mother, Helen,  at her shop on Jinadu Street, Ajangbadi, Lagos State, on July 6, 2018 and asked her to give him pocket

Today, President Buhari explained that he declared his intention to contest the 2019 Presidential election early in order to douse rising speculations in the country. He also said the decision was to give the All Progressives Congress (APC) enough time to prepare for the polls.   The president offered this explanation when he received members of the Buhari Support Group Centre (BSGC) at the State House, Abuja. According to him, speculations are

A Ghanaian police officer has caused an outrage online after he was filmed brutally assaulting a nursing mother at the   Midlands Savings and Loans Company  in   Ghana. In the viral video which surfaced online today, the armed police officer is seen launching an attack by hitting the woman multiple times with an umbrella, while she was holding her baby. At some point, when some bystanders tried to rescue the baby from the mother, the officer

Award winning Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has received an honorary degree from the prestigious Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. She was among the few recipients of the honorary degree from the university and they were all described as “people making changes in the world in very extensive ways.” The President of Duke University, Vincent E. Price, had earlier in March confirmed that the’’

Blac Chyna’s mother, Tokyo Toni - who is also a grand mother of two - shared this video of herself twerking in her car for all her IG fans....and maybe haters. Lol. Watch below.

Years ago, when Tiffany Haddish was still struggling and was homeless, Kevin Hart loaned her some money. She recently returned it to him in her unique, hilarious way and he had a cool response for her. Kevin Hart was on set recording when Tiffany walked up to him and began spraying money out of an envelope on him, not minding his protests. When she was done, she walked out

Award-winning Ghanaian rapper,   Michael Owusu Addo , popularly known as   Sarkodie   has married his longtime girlfriend and babymama,   Tracy. The pair who have been together for more than10-years held their traditional wedding on Tuesday at a private ceremony in   Tema.   It was attended by a few friends and family. Sarkodie and Tracy who share a 2-year-old daughter,   Titi   are expected to have their white

Some South African police officers in the coming weeks will be arraigned for allegedly killing a 25-year-old Nigerian, Ibrahim Olalekan-Badmus, in 2017.   The Nigerian Mission in South Africa in an interview today said that the officers were implicated in the killing. The Nigeria’s Consul General in South Africa, Godwin Adama, said through a telephone from Johannesburg that the South African authority had confirmed that

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A notorious armed robber Bukola Adeoye aka Agbara has met his untimely death during a gun battle with SARS operatives. Bukola Adeoye aka Agbara killed by SARS   Operatives of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Ondo State Police Command have gunned down one Bukola Adeoye during a gun duel in the state.   Adeoye, notoriously known as ‘Agbara’, that is, ‘power’, had escaped from prison before

American fitness model, Getbodiedbyj who underwent a removal and reconstructive surgery to get all the silicon injections removed from her butt earlier this year, has shared new photos of her flat behind. In one of the photos she posted, which was taken on the second day after the removal of the silicone injections, the mother of one explained her journey after undergoing the surgery. Read what wrote and see photos of her flat behind below...

Wonders shall never end, now is the year of the boobs. She goes by @girllikekandyy on Twitter and a quick look through her tweets will show that she's not at all shy about showing off her assets. See more pix below:

Legendary South African musician Ali Katt has died at the age of 60 after a lengthy illness.   Family spokesperson Jacky Mathala said the singer's heath had deteriorated since he suffered a stroke about four years ago.  “He was an active person until he was hit by the stroke. That was when he started slowing down,” Mathala said. Ali Katt (was born in the Johannesburg township of Alexandra. He started preforming in the

Some things are unforgivable... ! To spill Nigerian jollof rice is top of the list.  Nigerian party jollof rice? How? Who commits such treason against such hallowed "owambe" recipe? As in JOLLOF? Not even the Ghanian or Senegalese pretend version? Our very own Nigerian jollof, the only jollof that went to the worldcup!!! This must be investigated,a jollof loss anywhere is a loss everywhere. And no, my account wasn't hacked, I can't stand this grievous assault on the hallowed Nigerian jollof.  Culled from Facebook(Johnson Abbaly)

Did you know that you have exactly 31days, 1hour, 36Minutes, 29 Seconds to register to VOTE for the #NigeriaDecides2019 elections. The Commission has decided to suspend the ongoing CVR at 3pm on 17th August 2018 until after the general elections. Use the remaining 31days wisely!

According to this Benue state indigene, there's a town where a whole basket of tomatoes sell for only N150. Little wonder Benue is referred to as the food basket of the nation.

Dolapo, the wife of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, is a year older today. The Vice President took to his IG page to serenade her with kind words as he wished his beloved wife a happy birthday ''I found a girl, beautiful and sweet many years ago. I got to know you and you became Queen of my heart. You are my past, my present and my future. You complete me!

R. Kelly' s ex-wife and the mother of his three children,  Andrea Danyell Kelly  has finally spoken up about how she suffered sexual, emotional, economic and physical abuse in the hands of her ex husband. The couple got divorced in 2009 after almost 13 years of marriage and according to Andrea, ' for years I was fearful to come forward with my full truth. You trolls pass judgment and say that I never spoke of it before now but clearly you have not been following me or my journey if you look on my Instagram you see where I HAVE POSTED several times about being a

Legendary rapper,   Snoop Dogg   is the latest star to be involved in a cheating scandal after Instagram model,   Celina Powell   called him out for allegedly cheating with her. Celina, is the same lady who in December 2017 announced she was pregnant for rapper   Offset   but later confessed she lied the entire time. She has been posting chat exchange between herself and the married rapper including

Last night, Dee-Ann Rogers from Anguilla was crowned Miss Universe Great Britain 2018 at the Riverfront Theatre and Arts Centre, Newport. 40 beauties from Wales, Scotland, and England took part in this mega national beauty contest and now Dee-Ann will represent Great Britain at the world’s most prestigious beauty

A coded joint in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital where men and women go to hire men to give them good quality sex has been discovered. An investigation carried out by Punch, showed that the joint which is three months old, is located in the government reserved area and is owned by a lady who resides in the UK. The joint which operates like a bar, has well over 30 men, some of whom are

The mum of four, stepped out in this green dress to an event recently. She shared the photos on IG. See more below