President Buhari yesterday, October 2, departed Abuja for South Africa to begin a three-day official visit to South Africa.
The president left the Presidential Villa around 1:30 p.m. for Pretoria via the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
According to the presidential spokesman; President Buhari went to South Africa to honor the invitation of his counterparts, President Cyril Ramaphosa to converse and discuss the welfare of Nigerians and how to build a harmonious relationship with their hosts
A one-eyed man said to be on the Police wanted list over the murder of 15 people have been arrested in Ogun State.
The suspect identified as Sunday Paul a.k.a Blade, is reportedly the leader of the Eiye confraternity in Ikenne and he was arrested on September 21 after a discreet investigation.
News of his arrest led to a wild celebration in the community and it was learnt that he has been arrested in the past and charged to court on three different occasions. He also spent some time in prison custody over a murder related case before being released recently.
The state’s police spokesperson Abimbola Oyeyemi said ;
“Upon his arrest, it was discovered that he has been arrested and charged to court on three different occasions and that he recently came out of prison over a murder related case.
On interrogation, he admitted being the leader of the Eiye cult group in Ikenne and its environ, he equally confessed being responsible for the killing of one Kabiru who he claimed to be a member of a rival cult group. His arrest has elicited wild jubilation in Ikenne and its environs.”
A Nigerian lady is going viral on social media after she was filmed shedding ‘hot tears’ when she finally got to meet Nigerian Singer, Mayorkun.
The lady was so determined to meet the singer one on one, that she burst into tears when she was by his car window and then proceeded to mount a road block and so Mayorkun, seeing her determination , decided to let her sit by him in the car.
She was super elated and could not hold back tears and she could be heard saying ;
I have been waiting for a long time, i have tried all my life.
The lady’s hardwork, in the end was rewarded as she got into a singing duet with Mayorkun and got featured on his social media page.
The Big Brother Naija ‘Pepper Dem’ season will end this Sunday and things are now getting heated among fans on social media as they try to canvass for votes for their favorite housemates.
Tacha, who many predicted to be the winner of the show, was sadly disqualified for violence after an altercation with Mercy.
After her exit from the show, Tacha’s fans have been confused who to now show their loyalties to.
During a live video session on Instagram, a curious fan asked Tacha who they should vote for. In a funny response, the 23-year-old explained that her fans should vote for her favourite yellow chair.
American business magnate, Bill Gates has revealed his foundation and that of his friend and Nigerian Billionaire Aliko Dangote are working together to improve malnutrition in Nigeria, which could also have an impact on all of Africa.
The Microsoft founder made this known via his Instagram page, and also disclose that both of them have a lot in common as successful business men.
Sharing this photo of them posing together, Bill Gates wrote,
‘Aliko Dangote and I have a lot in common. We both started successful businesses in the late 1970s, and for our second act in life, we both chose to start foundations. Melinda and I are lucky to have him as a partner (and friend!) in our work. Our foundations are working together to improve malnutrition in Nigeria, which could have an impact on all of Africa.’
Newlywed celebrity couple, Justin and Hailey Bieber, unveiled $750k worth of jewels including their wedding bands in beautiful wedding portraits
The couple who first got married over a year ago renewed their vows in front of several celebrity guests at a lavish ceremony which took place in South Carolina’s Montage Palmetto Bluffs on Monday, September 30.
In new intimate wedding portraits, the couple showed off what amounted to an estimated $750,000. Their new jewellery included a $500k Tiffany engagement ring, $100k Audemars Piguet watch, $25k Lavender grillz and $123k diamond earrings.
Big Brother Naija: Pepper Dem housemate, Mercy has been receiving quite a number of backlash from fans of disqualified housemate, Tacha since she was sent out of the Pepper Dem House after they got involved in a full blown fight and Mercy wasn’t.
One of Instagram socialite’s fans has now taken the backlash to a whole new level as she lays curses on Mercy who is currently one of the top 5 housemates in the show.
The fan took to her social media page to lay serious curses on Mercy writing,
Messy. Yesterday was the start of your cry. I declare and decree that everything u do in life will turn into a cry of pain. I pray that yr kids will be as fake as you in future.
I pray that yr silicone ass pops 1 day. May you carry the burden of your negative works. IJN
The rivalry and hate between Mercy’s fans and Tacha’s fans have been long standing. It got worse when the two had a fight in the house that led to Mercy asking Tacha to go take care of herself because she has body odour and she smells.
A Muslim and Christian lesbian couple got married and the photos from their union were shared online – the photos of course have caused a frenzy on social media.
The Muslim woman wore a hijab for the ceremony. Both women were in a white dress as they posed surrounded by nature.
The photos were shared with the caption,
“A Muslim and a Christian who say yes. progress.”
A number of Twitter users did not quite agree that it was progress due to the fact that the couple are not only of different religions but also of same sex.
They condemned the union and insisted the Muslim woman is not a true Muslim because she ended up taking off her hijab.
Big Brother Naija ‘Double Wahala’ housemate, Cee-c, made headlines today after she took to Instagram to share a photo with a caption that raised eyebrows.
Her caption read ;
They can steal your recipe but the sauce won’t taste the same!
STAY FOCUSED!
Fans then assumed she was swiping aim at disqualified ‘Pepper Dem’ housemate, Tacha, who many compared her ‘attitude and gameplan’ with.
However, Cee-C says there is no beef between them ;
“Not every caption is a shade. Stop creating problems that don’t exist,” she wrote.
The Police in Lagos State have arrested a suspected fake pastor in the state for duping unsuspecting women of huge sums of money.
The man identified as David Diri, is a suspected serial fraudster who parades himself as a pastor to dupe unsuspecting females of huge amounts of money.
The Rapid response squad, who made the arrest shared his photo on twitter and wrote ;
‘Fake Pastor: David Diri is a suspected serial scammer who parades himself as a pastor to dupe unsuspecting females of huge amounts of money. He walks up to them and says: “My sister, the lord sent me to you”. Na wash!’.
Nollywood Actress is definitely enjoying the married life and she can’t help but appreciate her Husband on the gram.
‘Jenifa’ as she is fondly called, took to her Instagram page today to profess her undying love as she shared beautiful new photos of herself and her Husband JJC SKillz
The Proud Mother of twins shared the photo with the caption ;
#myperson #mylove @jjcskillz thank you Baba ibeji.. love you silly”.
Akindele married Abdul Rasheed Bello, known as JJC Skillz, in London in May 2016 and their union produced twin boys in December 2018.
The Federal Minister of Communications, Isa Ali Pantami, has spoken out against the harassment of Nigerians with personal computers, tablets and other ICT gadgets in public places by security operatives.
While applauding the EFCC and other security agents on its fight against cybercrimes, the Minister in a statement said that one of the negative effects of this action is that young persons are assumed to be fraudsters by the security officials without evidence or proof of committing such crimes.
Isa Ali Pantami
Part of the statement reads ;
“The Ministry notes with dismay, this unfortunate turn of events as we celebrate the growing and bubbling technology eco-system in Nigeria that enables young persons to learn various skills ranging from software engineering to varied forms of entrepreneurship by simply accessing online tools and content on these devices.
“We are aware that several other persons have engaged in nefarious activities utilising computers and similar devices, we must however be careful not to paint all young Nigerians with a similar brush.
It would therefore be counterproductive to stifle this sector of the economy by labelling every young Nigerian with a computing device as a fraudster.
It is in this light that the Federal Ministry of Communications frowns at the current profiling and harassment of young Nigerians and therefore admonishes security agencies to be circumspect in these situations.
We understand the need for pro activity to protect the society, however, this must be done credibly while recognising the fundamental human rights of every citizen of Nigeria. If this situation goes unchecked, it will dampen the vigorous attempt at diversifying the economy and rather push more young energies underground with catastrophic consequences”.
A Pastor, one Chukwuemeka Ezeh has been arrested by the Enugu State Police command for killing his girlfriend, Miss Ogechukwu Ogbodo at her apartment located at Railway axis of Enugu metropolis.
The General Overseer of Royal Prince Prophetic Ministry whose girlfriend is a recharge card sales agent until her death, began fighting with her after she refused to buy him a tricycle.
He was reportedly on a visit on July 15, 2019, when he discovered that his girlfriend of five years came home with N2m which she intended to deposit in the bank the next day.
Upon making the discovery, Pastor Ezeh killed his girlfriend, ransacked her house and took the money and title documents to her landed property.
The New Generation Church Pastor subsequently used the money to procure musical instruments and carried out a total renovation of his church. When interrogated by the police, the murder suspect said he killed her for refusing to buy him a tricycle even though she has been buying tricycles for people in the community on hire purchase.
Enugu State Police spokesperson, Ebere Amaraizu further told newsmen that the suspect will be arraigned in court when investigation has been concluded.
Big Brother Naija: Pepper Dem finalist, Seyi popularly referred to as ‘sugar daddy’ sure has made his mark in the Big Brother house following the numerous ‘situations’ he’s been involved in in the house.
In a new photo making the rounds online, the younger version of the entrepreneur is seen by his grandmother and other kids and looking at the photo, it feels he hasn’t had much change… well, just the height.
See the photo below and what his fans think,
Oluwaseyi “Seyi” Awolowo has had many highs and lows in his three decades of existence. The bubbly entrepreneur once tried to commit suicide but has since risen above that dark period of his teenage years and has turned his life around. He is committed to his journey of self-acceptance, his girlfriend and his beliefs. He demonstrates the latter with a “Jesus’’ tattoo across his arm. Seeing his own face on a billboard for the first time is one of the highest moments of his life so far.
Budding Nigerian rapper, Zlatan Ibile seems to be of the notion that he’s not on the same level as other fast rising Nigerian music artistes as Nigeruan music awards body, Headies nominated him alongside others in the Next rated category.
The fast rising singer reacted to his latest headies nomminatiom with Other Fast Rising singers like Rema, Lyta, Fireboy, Joeboy and Victor Ad.
He wrote on his page,
We fit they the same School! Mago Our Department no be the same O ! #KELEGBEMOEGBE O Ayiiiiii
Singer, Mr P drops the official visual of his most recent song titled “Karma”. This video was shot by Unlimited LA.
The single is one out of numerous records he has handed out this year, it comes after his genuinely acknowledged tune ‘One More Night’ including Niniola.
After their time in the house, housemates are usually fazed with myriads of questions about their experience while in the house and what will be next for them after – they make media rounds after their leave from the house and talk about their time and how the whole experience was for them.
Evicted Pepper Dem housemate, Ike who was involved with fellow housemate, Mercy while in the house granted answers to series of questions on his Instagram page some hours ago.
As he replied to questions about his next move after the Big Brother house, the model also replied to a statement about his love interest – a fan had professed love for him and at the same time, urged him not to disappoint Mercy.
As he responded to the statement, he said “Never dat” with a ring emoji after – the “Never dat” meaning, he’d never disappoint his babe and the ring emoji that comes after? You guess is as good as ours.
See the post below,
Ike and Mercy were the last couple standing in the Big Brother Naija: Pepper Dem house after the live eviction show saw Elozonam leave the house on Sunday and the Ultimate Veto Power holder, Frodd removed Diane.
As fans continue to root for Mercy’s win of this year’s edition of the show, other fans who love love, are also rooting for her relationship with Ike after the house. Fingers crossed…
Not up to one month after reports made the rounds that she’s engaged, Gambian curvy actress Princess Shyngle has had fans wondering whether there’s trouble in paradise as she revealed she’s taking a break from Instagram because she’s “broken and in serious pain” and “needs time to heal“.
The actress announced her engagement about two weeks ago and only days ago, she filmed herself shopping with her fiancé behind the camera – she also revealed he was the one sponsoring the shopping spree.
But on Wednesday morning, October 2, the actress deleted every single post she ever put up on Instagram and put up one post to reveal shes taking a break to heal.
“I’m going through some real life issues right now,” she told her fans and asked them to pray for her.
A Ghanaian slay queen who has been identified as Farida, stripped on her Facebook live to rain curses on her ex-boyfriend who she claims leaked her sex tape.
Farida who dragged her ass on the floor as she mentioned the name of her ex-boyfriend, Kelvin Brown, “solidified her curses” by pouring libation and breaking an egg.
She reportedly cursed her ex-boyfriend with “death” for disgracing her on social media when she has done nothing wrong to him.
Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott have taken a break from their relationship of two years which birthed their daughter, Stormi.
Kylie and Travis, who haven’t been seen together publicly since the rapper’s “Look Mom, I Can Fly” documentary premiered in Santa Monica on Aug. 27, are reportedly having trust issues which stemmed from their lifestyles.
TMZ reported that 22-year-old Kylie Jenner and 28-year-old Travis Scott decided to step away from the relationship several weeks ago. However an insider told E! News that “Kylie and Travis aren’t officially calling it quits on their relationship, but are taking space apart.”
“It’s not a firm split. They’ve been fighting again, but have still seen each other within this last month.”
“They fight over ridiculous things and Kylie can be very skeptical about Travis. Travis has been stressed with dropping new music.”
According to the source, the two felt it was best for them to stay in separate places to let things cool down. “Travis has been staying at his house in Beverly Hills and Kylie has been allowing him to see Stormi,” the source said. “She would never take that away from him.”
The ‘couple’ first met at Coachella in 2017 and have been dating ever since. Rumors of their split first went viral in September after some eagle-eyed fans noticed there was a photo missing from the reality TV star’s lavish closet. The photo was that of the rapper.
A Nigerian lawyer, Awele Ideal, has blasted claims made by some followers of Big Brother Naija show that the character portrayed by Tacha during her stay in the house is because she lost her mother at a tender age.
Awele in a post shared on her Instagram page, narrated how her mother abandoned her when she was seven months old and she had to the live with a torturous stepmother who made life a living hell for her.
According to Awele, though the experience was nasty she was determined to become a loving person and eventually bagged a degree in law.
Read her story below ;
“YOUR LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT…. Anytime I hear them say Tacha has no mother. I ask myself if that’s enough excuse to become unruly and mannerless?. Don’t get it twisted I’m not being judgemental. I just want to share a bit of my childhood story with you. My Childhood…..
I was abandoned by my mother at the age of seven months (7months) with my father and stepmother. My stepmother was mean and not so nice to me, but I still called her “Mother” till tomorrow, cos she’s the only mother I knew, although she’s late (may God rest her soul).
I endured all manner of maltreatments she meted at me. Sometimes I went hungry for days. She would so starve me that I would be seeing death. On one occasion, I was very hungry that I had to eat our dog’s leftover food. Our neighbor’s son caught me eating the dog’s leftover food (eba and egusi) and he told his mother who later that evening invited me to her house and asked me if what her son said was true.
I was so terrified that I begged her not to tell my step mother, because she will kill me if she knew that I ate the dog’s leftover instead of throwing it away. The woman wept and promised to give me food everyday without my stepmother’s knowledge, a promise she kept till we left the compound. As if starving me was not enough punishment, my Stepmother flogged me mercilessly until I would faint at times. She would also apply pepper in my vagina, eyes, armpit and neck, tie me up and abandon me in one of the toilets for days without food.
In fact, no week passed without pepper being applied on me for minor offenses a child could commit like failure not to wash clothes or dishes well, It wasn’t as if I stole or told a lie or fornicated. During these dark days of my life, I often prayed for death, but it never came.
Despite all these experiences, I was very bright academically and was loved and favored by God and people. I knew that the only way to escape was to achieve educational success, so I never joked with schooling.
So you see, I have every right to be hateful, bitter, jealous, arrogant, sad, negative and toxic but I chose not to. Rather I embraced positivity, kindness, peace and love. My life is beautiful. I am a happy person. I’m at peace with God. I am hardworking, beautiful and smart despite all I’ve been through and I have only Almighty God to thank for it. If I was able to subdue my demons then I believe everyone has the power to conquer his/her demons also”.
Former Big Brother Naija ‘Pepper Dem’ housemate Tacha is gradually rising from the ashes of her painful disqualification and she says she is a now a better version of the ‘TACHA’ we witnessed in the Big Brother reality show.
The self-acclaimed Port Harcourt first daughter said this via a new video she shared on October 1st, Independence day.
Tacha had gone off the radar for a while after her disqualification from the house but it is safe to say she’s back with full force now.
Tacha’s whose popularity seems to have traveled beyond Nigerian borders appreciated her TITANS for their sweat and all the effort they put towards keeping her safe from eviction, and she also used the medium to apologize for letting them down. Acknowledging that she is human and prone to mistakes.
She ended the video with her infamous catchphrase – ”No Leave, No Transfer”
Club owner and House of Representatives member, Shina Peller took to his social media page to celebrate his 14th wedding anniversary with his beautiful wife, Ayobola Peller.
Hon. Shina Peller revealed that he has known his wife for 22 years and she has been a pillar of strength and support to him. He also expressed his love for wife who he described as his best friend and partner in his wedding anniversary message.
He wrote;
Happy 14th wedding anniversary my darling wife.. Although, we’ve been together for 22 years now, you’ve always been a pillar of strength and support to me.
My partner, my mother, my manger, my best friend, an amazing wife and awesome mother to our beautiful children. You have always been there through thick and thin, through the great times and not so nice times. May Almighty God continue to bless us with more achievements, more blessings, good health and happiness. Happy wedding anniversary baby.
A Lady identified as Ann Wambui, has called out a hospital that wrongly diagnosed her with HIV during a routine checkup in 2017 and made her take antiretroviral drugs for 2 years.
Wambui recalled how depressed she was after being diagnosed with the virus she got tested for in company of her husband, she revealed that she almost tried taking her life as it crashed her marriage.
Speaking to NTV, the Kenyan woman said ;
“I knew myself. I knew I was not sick. Every individual knows how they live so definitely I knew there was no way I was positive.”
“I remember there is a time I took rat poison, mixed it with water and tried to take it.”
However upon running another test in 2019 and getting to know she is negative, Wambui, who took antiretroviral drugs for 2 years said she had to run the test 6 times to be sure.
She later confronted the hospital with the new test result and they argued they weren’t wrong in their initial diagnostics.
“They claimed my viral load was low and undetectable. Basically they did not want to admit their mistake,”Ann said.
Big Brother Africa season five winner, Uti Nwachukwu has revealed that he shared his prize money with top three housemates in his time.
Uti Nwachukwu said this during an exchange with a fan after he suggested that the prize money of the BBNaija Pepper Dem Gang season be split amongst the finalists.
His comment had the fan mention that his winning money of N72.4 million should have been shared when he won the Big Brother Africa show as he responded saying that he gave out a total of N5.4 million to the top three housemates of his season.
In new intimate wedding portraits, the couple showed off what amounted to an estimated $750,000. Their new jewellery included a $500k Tiffany engagement ring, $100k Audemars Piguet watch, $25k Lavender grillz and $123k diamond earrings.
