Nigerian Singer, Alexander Abolore Adegbola Akande popularly known by his stage name, 9ice took to his Instagram page to celebrate his twin daughters who marked their birthday today, January 31.
Declaring his love for his bundles of joy, 9ice wrote:
“Happy birthday to my queens….awon ara isokun mi….you know daddy loves you to the moon and back”
See photo below ;
Two weeks ago, 9ice celebrated his 40th birthday with lovely pictures on Instagram.
Also recall, the singer recently tied the knot with his baby mama expressed gratitude to his parents for giving birth to him.
President Trump adds Africa’s biggest country, Nigeria, as well as Myanmar, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Sudan and Tanzania, to his restricted travel list.
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Friday added six countries to the nations facing stringent travel restrictions, virtually blocking immigration from Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria, and from Myanmar, where refugees are fleeing genocide.
Beside Nigeria, varying degrees of restrictions will hit three other African countries, Eritrea, Sudan and Tanzania, and one former Soviet state, Kyrgyzstan. Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya could also be caught in the crossfire. The total number of countries on the restricted travel list now stands at 13.
Immigrant visas, issued mostly to foreigners intending to live in the United States, will be banned from Nigeria, Myanmar, Eritrea and Kyrgyzstan. The ban would prevent immigrants from Sudan and Tanzania from obtaining diversity visas. Homeland Security and State Department officials said some immigrants would be able to obtain waivers from the restrictions.
The proclamation, which President Trump was expected to sign on Friday, will take effect on February 22.
The administration has argued that the ban, enacted in 2017 to restrict travel from Muslim-majority countries, is necessary to ensure that countries satisfy security requirements for travel into the United States, or face restrictions until they do.
The expansion of the restrictions, which already affected more than 135 million people in seven countries, is likely to hinder more than 12,300 potential immigrants from resettling in the United States or reuniting with their family. The effect on Nigeria, not only Africa’s most populous country but also its largest economy, could be particularly severe.
A United States government official said the administration was adding Nigeria and Tanzania to the list because of the number of people who come from the African countries on a visa and end up illegally staying in the United States. The official said Sudan and Eritrea had not satisfied the administration’s information-sharing requirements.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has disclosed that Nigerians living in Chinese city of Wuhan where coronavirus was first noticed, have expressed unwillingness to return home.
Speaking at a press conference on Friday January 31, Lai Mohammed who noted that the federal government cannot stop Nigerians from travelling to China, stated that they are already in contact with 16 Nigerians living in the affected city.
In his words ;
“We know it is a bit difficult to ban people from travelling.
“Another thing is that this is not a basis to stigmatise people who come from there.
“Even if we have Nigerians who are there, unless they indicate interest that they want to come home, we can’t force them.
“I know we have Nigerians in Wuhan; our Embassy in China has confirmed that we have about 16 Nigerians in Wuhan and they are in touch with them.
“They have, however, not indicated their interest to come home. They will, however, contact our embassy if they like to come home.
“We need a lot of public enlightenment. We need to let people who travel know that there is the need for absolute transparency and absolute honesty when they are filling out forms.”
This is coming after the Nigerian government issued a travel advisory to Nigerians, telling them not to travel to China over the flu-like virus ravaging the Asian country.
Actress, Mercy Johnson, says she can’t play nude or intimately romantic scenes in movies anymore because she now answers to lots of people.
The 35-year-old mother of three disclosed this when speaking with Goldmyne following the premiere of her movie ‘Legend of Inikpi‘.
The gifted movie star said, although she has made some errors and choices she’s not proud of in the past, her sense of judgment and maturity has heightened with age in recent times.
“When I do that, what would the younger girls do? When you grow past a certain level, you try to go ahead and do better. For me, you don’t need people to tell you what’s right or wrong,” she said.
“Age is telling on me. I’ve grown past that level, I’m answerable to too many people: my husband, my kids. I hate to embarrass them in any way. My daughter is growing.
“She gets hold of my phone sometimes, begins to google, and goes like, ‘Mum, my friends said…’ And they’re very inquisitive.
“I don’t think it’s (playing nude scenes) something I want to do to make my kids question me in any way or have something in their mind that they want to ask and they can’t.
“My sense of maturity is better, my judgments are better. Some of the errors I made in the past are things that I wouldn’t do now. Some choices I made back then I wouldn’t make now.”
Johnson and Odianosen Okojie, her husband, had recently announced that they’re expecting a fourth child, adding that they had earlier reached a consensus to give up on childbearing.
South African media personality, Somizi Mhlongo and his partner, Mohale Motaung have become Husband and Husband.
The couple, who have been together since 2017, held their extravagant white wedding at the lavish River Meadow Manor in Muldersdrif, Johannesburg on Thursday.
In 2018, Somizi proposed to Mohale during a romantic evening at Pont des Arts, the ‘lock bridge’ in Paris and they both got married traditionally in September 2019.
The wedding which was an all-white ceremony was attended by several South African celebrities including Ayanda Thabethe, Minnie Dlamini-Jones, Djzinhle, Khanyi Mbau, Cassper Nyovest, Noma Gigaba, Shimza, Khaya Dlala, Basetsana K and Vusi Nova among many others.
On the 29th of January, 2020, part of popular Lagos market, Balogun market caught fire. In total, 9 buildings were razed as and some collapsed in the process. (Read Here)
Jubril Gawat, Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Lagos State Governor on New Media, said the fire started after someone, possibly a trader, attempted to refuel his generator while it was on. An explosion ensued and the fire immediately started spreading.
OAP Daddy Freeze has criticized singer Sinach for a show she’s organizing, where booking a platinum table costs 5 million Naira.
Sharing a photo of the show’s ticket, Freeze asked how much Christ charged for the last supper. He added a part in the bible that says gifts received freely should be given out freely.
He wrote: “Platinum table 5M????? How much did Christ charge for the last supper?
“? Matthew 10:8 ? New International Version. Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.”
Nollywood Actress, Yvonne Jegede has seemingly given an inside hint on the reason her marriage to ex-hubby, Abounce, failed.
The actress made the stunning revelation in an online exchange she had with an Instagram troll.
Jegede had shared a behind-the-scene photo, probably from a movie set and the troll who saw how intimate the actress was with her male colleague told her that if she’d done that which she was doing in the photo to her ex-husband, her marriage would have still been intact.
Yvonne immediately shut the troll down with a brilliant response where she said she was the one that actually left Mr. Abounce after she’d successfully gotten what she wanted.
Popular Nigerian crossdresser, Bobrisky, has announced that he will be diving into the lucrative world of reality TV soon.
The male barbie who has a huge fan base due to his controversial lifestyle revealed that his fans have been pestering him for it for some time, so he has decided to give them what they want.
He also added that he be travelling to the US and will start his reality TV show with the help of singer Dencia.
The crossdresser added that he will take care of all the travel needs of the creatives that will be working with him.
Aishat Ajoke Akinsanya, who is one of the wives of the Lagos NURTW boss, sent out an invitation for the house warming of her newly completed house.
MC Oluomo congratulated his wife by sharing photos and a video of the house. In the caption, he wrote:
ALLHAMDULILAI,
My humble self and my entire family will forever be grateful to Almighty God for His blessings and love upon us. His love has been countless and He will forever be APPRECIATED!!!. Allah, I am truly thankful for this home that You have provide for my beloved wife Alhaja Aishat Ajoke Akinsanya , Allah, for it is Your home. So, I ask for Your blessing on it
Almighty God, we humbly beseech Thee to bless the owner and tenant, sanctify this house and all who dwell therein and everything else in it. Amen.
This comes one week after he announced that his other wife, Temitope Adunni Akinsanya, had acquired a new house.
Kokozaria, another NURTW boss, also congratulated MC Oluomo’s wife on her house, writing: “Congratulations on your new house Aisha Akinsanya may u not cry over this house more of this glory shall come your way u shall eat fruit of labour insha Allah congratulation iyawo oga oga more glory shall come your way insha Allah @mcoluomo.”
Ghanaian singer, Queen Haizel has said she plans to cut off her clitoris so that she can forget about sexual pleasure and concentrate on her music.
She said this during an interview on TV Africa’s morning show ‘VideoRyde’ hosted by Larry BozzIz.
“Very soon, I will be leaving the country for two months. I’m going to cut off my clitoris to be able to concentrate on my music career,” she told the shocked male show host.
The host asked her reason for this and she explained that it has become a source of distraction.
She said: “Basically, I have issues with my… it’s very very sensitive, so, like, it keeps taking my concentration off music.
“Like, I’m hyper when it comes to… you know… this is TV, I can’t say…”
The US Embassy in Nigeria took to its twitter handle this afternoon to deny reports of rejecting clergyman, Bishop Oyedepo’s visa application.
The embassy via its verified twitter handle, says the report is false.
The tweet reads ;
#FalseNews Alert! Be advised, the reports making the rounds about a visa being denied to Nigerian Bishop Oyedepo are false. If you have seen this manufactured item in the media, help defeat this #misinformation by communicating to everyone that it is completely false.
#FalseNews Alert! Be advised, the reports making the rounds about a visa being denied to Nigerian Bishop Oyedepo are false. If you have seen this manufactured item in the media, help defeat this #misinformation by communicating to everyone that it is completely false. pic.twitter.com/H1pDwhf9XW
Dolapo Badmos, The Zonal Police PRO, has a word of advice ladies, married or in a relationship, to avoid checking their partner’s phone.
The celebrity police made this known via her Instagram page, saying if you know you don’t have strength to withstand any negativity you find on your spouces’ phone, please don’t check.
Her full post reads;
Ladies, If you are married or you are in a relationship! Avoid checking your husband’s/partner’s phone! Someone once told me that hardly will you find a Nigeria man that doesn’t cheat (someone told me ohhh….not my handwriting)But does it mean all Nigerian men cheats?! So what is the essence of checking a phone that will aggravate your Bp, cause you sadness and make you put up a fight that might turn deadly?! Why?! Always imagine it that you are the only one in his life and every other person is a counterfeit….if you know you don’t have strength to withstand any negativity you find on his phone please don’t check! To avoid what can cause havoc! If you can’t cope please separate, after separation if you still cannot cope please divorce…..Don’t let what they will tag “simple” shatter your life and turn you to a murderer…..Domestic violence is dangerous! Avoid it! If you are encountering domestic violence and you need help please dial *6820#
Singer, Davido is in high spirits as he has added another expensive jewelry worth millions to his collection.
The singer who spares no expense when it comes to spoiling himself and his family with expensive gifts took his Instagram page to show off his breathtaking neckpiece that’s was just delivered to Nigeria.
The neckpiece which obviously costs a fortune is customized with baby Ifeanyi’s yet to be revealed face and loads of diamonds.
A Young Nigerian Man has taken to his social media page to share his latest achievement after he broke a 40-year-old Jinx in his department in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
The man with the twitter handle @abdool_moh, revealed he became the first to obtain a first class degree in
Pol.Sci after 40 years.
Sharing his photo alongside the statement of result, he wrote ;
Glory be to God Almighty, My four year journey in ABU Zaria ends with a http://B.Sc. Political Science (first class honours). Also, the first to obtain a 1st class in Political Science in Ahmadu Bello University in over 50years. Record Broken, Alhamdulillah!!!?????♂️
Indeed the journey was tough but the end justifies the means. Congratulations to all graduating students, May Allah bless our certificates all. For those who are still in the system, I pray Allah grants u higher grades than ours
Gospel musician, Nathaniel Bassey has called on Christians to cry to God over the Coronavirus which broke out in China.
The virus which has claimed over a hundred lives with about 5000 people infected is now fast spreading to other parts of the world.
Saddened by the development, Nathaniel Bassey took to social media to tell Christians what to do about the Coronavirus.
He wrote:
“People of God this is more serious than we think. Please raise a prayer wherever you are and whenever you meet to fellowship. It’s spreading like fire. But we can stem this tide in the spirit, in Jesus’ name.
““Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all to see. For the glory of the Lord rises to shine on you. Darkness as black as night covers all the nations of the earth, but the glory of the Lord rises and appears over you.” Isaiah 60:1-2 NLT”
Popular Blogger, Noble Igwe has narrated the story surrounding his daughter’s birth as she marks her 3rd birthday.
Noble revealed that his daughter came into this world, it wasn’t love at first sign because he was more concerned for his wife’s health and hoped she’ll live after childbirth.
However, with time, when the worst was over, he bonded with his daughter and fell in love with her totally.
Sharing photos of Jax, he wrote:
BEANS To be called Daddy, you need to have fathered a child. The first time I met Jax, it wasn’t love at first sight. She was light skinned, tiny, pretty and all that but I was more worried for my wife to live after child birth. Days passed and we started spending time together. She would grab my fingers, stare at me and try to form a smile but I kept reminding her that I was married to a jealous woman. Days became weeks, weeks became months and months became years. Everyone who met Jax and I can tell that she loves me to stupor. Jax is the centre of my entire life and the 2nd reason I work hard to be successful in life. I’d put together a video and probably write a story about our love if you lot are interested. Happy Birthday,Beans Daddy loves you so much but I’m sure you can tell. Thank you so much for making me a #Girldad
A drug-smuggling tunnel equipped with its own railway and lift has been discovered at the US border with Mexico.
The 4,300ft passage which is believed to have been built by El Chapo’s Sinaloa cartel is said to be the longest known illicit underground route into the United States.
Back in February, the infamous drug lord was found guilty of 10 charges, including drug trafficking and money laundering by a federal court in New York.
In July 2019, El Chapo was handed a life imprisonment sentence, ending his notorious and brutal criminal career after he was recaptured in 2016 and extradited to the US.
The drug-smuggling tunnel which is on average 70ft below ground and almost 6ft high and 2ft wide was reportedly built with a ventilation system, high-voltage power cables, and drainage.
According to the Mirror, the tunnel starts in an industrial area of the border city of Tijuana in Mexico, ending in a neighborhood of San Diego, California. where its entrance was found covered by several sandbags.
It was discovered by authorities in August but has only now been revealed.
San Diego customs official Cardell Morant said: “The sophistication and length of this tunnel demonstrates the time-consuming efforts transnational criminal organizations will undertake to facilitate cross-border smuggling.”
It was also reported that El Chapo, whose real name is Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera sent some men to Germany to learn how to construct such underground passages to take millions of pounds’ worth of drugs into the US.
Justice Jide Falola of Osun State High Court in Ikirun on Thursday sentenced three men, Nuhu Jimoh, David Ndubisi and Oluwaseun Aderibigbe, to death by hanging for bank robbery.
Thirty-two people, including two police personnel and two bank workers, were killed during the exchange of gunfire between the robbers and the police during the robbery that occurred on February 12 , 2016,
Justice Falola, while delivering the judgement, found the men guilty of launching coordinated attacks on the First Bank, Union Bank and Skye Bank, situated on the same street in Ikirun in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state and pronounced the death sentence on them.
The judge said the gun recovered from the convicts during the bank robbery be forfeited to the Nigeria Police, while the money recovered from them be forfeited to Osun Government.
The State Counsel, Mr Biodun Badiora said the offences were contrary to Section 6(b), 1(1) & (2)(a) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act, Cap R11 L.F.N, 2004, Section 319 of the Criminal Code Law Cap. 34 Laws of Osun State, 2002, and Section 3 of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act, Cap R11 L.F.N, 2004, respectively.
Badiora told the court that the convicts on Feb. 12, 2016 at about 3:30 pm, in a coordinated bank robbery, attacked First Bank, Union Bank and Skye Bank, situated along the same street in Ikirun, simultaneously.
The prosecution counsel said during the robbery, combined team of policemen from Iragbiji police Division, Ikirun police Patrol Team and Special Anti-robbery Squad, responded to distress call and gun duel ensued between the armed robbers and the policemen at the scene.
He said investigations revealed that seven members of armed gang were killed by police at the scene of crime, while some others escaped with gunshots injuries.
He said seven assorted ammunitions including AK-47 gun Israeli and Russian made and N7, 486,300.00 taken from the banks were recovered by the Police.
Badiora said five witnesses were called and 30 exhibits tendered.
Defence counsel Sunday Atofarati and Ajibade Omoyajowo, pleaded with the Judge to temper justice with mercy.
Miss Ifeoma Emmanuel, a 2002 Ikeja Cantonment Bomblast survivor is marking the 18th anniversary of the tragic event which took the lives of many other and she shared photos to mark the day.
Taking to her twitter to share the newspaper publication from 2002, Ifeoma who was only 4-years-old at the time wrote ;
Today mark’s 18 I escaped death!But God changed my story (27/1/2002) during the bomb blast that happened in Ikeja cantonment when I was just 3+years old.that took the lives of millions of souls including that of my kid brother ??and left me the only surviving child.
Miss Ifeoma is now a full-grown lady, see new photos of her below;
If the reports on social media are anything to go by, serving corps members in the National Youth Service Program, have begun receiving the recently approved increment in their monthly allowance, otherwise known as allowee.
This is coming just days after the director-general of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Shuaibu Ibrahim, revealed the monthly allowance of corp members had been increased to N33,000.
See some reactions on social media below ;
NYSC has increased allowee for real?
God be praised????. At least Corpers go dey alright and be happy to serve??
#NYSC Finally I can start wearing my fully kitted NYSC uniform 24/7. Whenever you see any corp member passing by, just holla. pic.twitter.com/JSaIJglKOZ
The US Embassy in Nigeria took to its twitter handle this afternoon to deny reports of rejecting clergyman, Bishop Oyedepo’s visa application, a news that was initially published by ThisDay.
The embassy via its verified twitter handle, says the report is false.
The tweet reads;
#FalseNews Alert! Be advised, the reports making the rounds about a visa being denied to Nigerian Bishop Oyedepo are false. If you have seen this manufactured item in the media, help defeat this #misinformation by communicating to everyone that it is completely false.
#FalseNews Alert! Be advised, the reports making the rounds about a visa being denied to Nigerian Bishop Oyedepo are false. If you have seen this manufactured item in the media, help defeat this #misinformation by communicating to everyone that it is completely false. pic.twitter.com/H1pDwhf9XW
A man paraded by the Taraba State Police Command has confessed to killing his girlfriend, Imbajuri Ambisi.
The suspect identified as Munda Bala, 31, reportedly conspired with his two friends to kill his girlfriend who they burnt to ashes before burying her in a bush.
Bala who was paraded alongside some ashes and bones of the deceased, blamed the sad act on jealousy and hardship.
His confessional statement below ;
“I fell in love with Imbajuri Ambisi. She became my girlfriend; I got her pregnant and she delivered a baby boy and killed him after seven months.
“This got me angry and I couldn’t tell anyone. My money got finished and she ran away to some wealthy guys who engage in the selling of rosewoods to foreigners.”
“This got me jealous and I met two of my friends who advised me that if I really want my heart to be at rest, I have to kill her, hence our decision to eliminate her.”
Taraba State Police Spokesperson, David Misal said a manhunt has already been launched to arrest the other fleeing suspects.
Three Nigerian stowaways have landed in Ghana against their expectation to land in Madrid, Spain.
According to reports, the three men identified as Isaac Daniel, 32, Stephen Nuta, 28 and Kelvin Popoola, 26, sneaked into an MV Unity vessel from Apapa Port in Lagos, thinking it was heading to Spain.
The ship rather landed in Tema Port, Ghana. Officers at the Tema Port have identified 32-year-old Isaac as a serial stowaway as this is not his first time for being arrested for such.
Eleven (11) suspected fraudsters have been arrested by Men of the Enugu Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, January 30th 2020.
One of the fraudster, a female, was arrested at Airport View Estate, Thinkers Corner, Enugu.
The arrest, which was the first by the zone in the new year, followed several intelligence report on the ostentatious lifestyles of the suspects.
According to reports, EFCC operatives, with duly signed search warrant, raided about four building within the same vicinity where they recovered several mobile phones, lap tops, computers, several MTN Sim packs, a Toyota Venza, Mercedes C350, two Lexus Jeeps, one GLK 350 Benz, two ES350 Lexus, a Mustang 455FA car and other incriminating items.
Further analysis is being carried out on items recovered from them and on their persons.
The EFCC in its statement said the suspects will all be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded.
A former Presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, Adamu Garba has joined the ongoing conversation about polygamy in Muslim marriages by revealing why he is a proud polygamist.
Garba who disclosed that he is also a product of polygamy, said he doesn’t believe women are liabilities but assets.
The politician revealed that he needs more wives even though he has two already, because women bring more wealth, more stability and more blessings.
OAP Toolz Oniru and her husband Tunde Demuren are celebrating the anniversary of their traditional wedding today.
The couple who married in 2016 have been blessed with a lovely son whom they named Asher.
Sharing a picture showing them I the attire they wore on their traditional wedding, Toolz showered prayers on her husband.
She wrote: “Happy Tradiversary Papi. Cant believe we’re 4 years down! See the smile on my face cos money is involved. May God continue to be with us; may we be saying #TSquareForever for as long as we live; may our marriage set an amazing example for our children, and may the Almighty make your pockets bottomless so I can keep smiling this smile. Amen”.
American rapper and member of MIGOS, Offset has reportedly been charged with felony gun possession.
According to reports by TMZ Georgia prosecutors have officially filed three charges against Offset. According to the Clayton County District Attorney’s Office, two of these charges are misdemeanor offenses for marijuana possession and a traffic violation. While this seems minuscule, it is the felony charge of firearm possession by a convicted felon that poses the biggest threat to Offset’s freedom.
These charges stem from an arrest that took place in July of 2018. While driving through an Atlanta suburb, Offset was pulled over for various traffic violations. At first, it was said that the tint on his luxury sports car was darker than the state’s legal limit, but now authorities claim he was flagged down for an improper lane change. During the traffic stop, police found three loaded weapon in the vehicle. Due to Offset’s criminal history, he was arrested immediately. Initially, Offset was charged with four infractions but he was able to get the felony possession of a weapon during a crime dropped resulting in the three counts he’s currently fighting.
According to Offset’s lawyer Drew Findling, his client didn’t break any laws leading to the traffic stop. Findling believes Offset was specifically targeted because of his race and status, making the state’s case unjustified.
“It’s a common theme. We’re talking about a young, African American man driving a shiny, beautiful luxury car and clad in designer clothes and watches and jewelry. Unfortunately, people in his genre become a target for law enforcement who think that lifestyle is connected to some illegal activity … and that is a sad statement,” Findling told TMZ before insisting his client was not in possession a firearm.
