Rapper Reminisce has received lots of accolades for his professional performance for his role in the movie “King of Boys”.
The “Buru Shaga” crooner shared his experience about acting for the first time with the Hip TV crew. Reminisce played the character Makanaki in the Nigerian blockbuster movie.
He said he was intimidated by the acting prowess of Sola Sobowale and thought of abandoning his role in movie during his first day on set.
“So, yeah, I took up the challenge and my first day on set, I saw aunty Sola Sobowale in her full element. It was my birthday and Olamide was waiting for me at a night club but I had to shoot some scenes.
“So, I saw her in her full element and I told Kemi I can’t do this. She asked why I said look at this woman na, I can’t do this. This woman is in another world, I don’t want to mess up, I can’t do this. But Kemi convinced me and said she believed I can do it and I went back home and returned to give my best like you all saw in the movie”.
The LRR boss stated it took lots of convincing and 8 long months to finally accept the role.
“I wasn’t so sure I could do it because I had so much going on at that time but Kemi Adetiba was able to convince me and this took about eight months. Though there were a lot of other names flying around but she said no, that she wanted Reminisce to do this”, he said.
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested and paraded street pop star, Adekunle Temitope, popularly known as Small Doctor, for unlawful possession of firearms and for allegedly threatening to shoot a police officer.
Edgal Imohimi, Lagos State Commissioner of Police confirmed his arrest moments ago while parading the musician along with three other persons. Small Doctor was arrested on allegations that he threatened a Police officer who was on traffic duty along Oshodi, Lagos.
“It was alleged that some unknown men, four of them, in an unregistered green SUV had brought out a gun and threatened a policeman that if he does not leave the road, they will shoot him.
Believing that they were armed robbers, I sent out my men and fortunately, with the DPO in charge of Shogunle division, they were able to intercept them and the men were arrested and were brought down to the headquarters for interrogation.
It was then discovered that one of them is the same Adekunle Temitope, a.k.a. ‘Small Doctor’. They were arrested in possession of a functional rifle, cartridge and some of their personal belongings” Imohimi said.
According to the commissioner, ‘Small Doctor’ had earlier been involved in a similar offence and is currently under investigation for firing live ammunition at the Agege stadium after a show on November 27.
He said: “Adekunle Temitope, a.k.a. ‘Small Doctor’, was arrested and taken to the state CID for questioning. He was alleged to have fired a gun; the pellets from the gun injured four people who were rushed to the hospital.” ‘Small Doctor’ will be charged to court for prosecution.
A Nigerian lady identified as @PatraPatience, took to her twitter page to explain the reasons behind having only one boyfriend in four years.
PatraPatience also berated slay queens who were professionals in ‘runs’, stating that they were ‘killing their stars’.
Her tweet reads in full :
Why I stick to my boyfriend for the past 4yrs…
I no he has a feature, some day he will become a man with full of wealth. I don’t believe in doing runs,, jumping from one old men to another.
It doesn’t pay, rather you are killing ur stars as a lady.
I love u Mr Ezekiel Umaru
A police van rammed into a tricycle this morning, in Asaba with the occupants currently being treated at the Federal Medical Center, Delta State.
Activist, Prince Harrison Gwamnishu, who shared the story online, said the officers who are operatives of the Special Anti-Kidnapping Squad (SAKS) of the Nigerian Police Force, Delta State Command, were pursuing a Toyota Camry car they thought was owned by Yahoo Yahoo boys when they rammed into the tricycle.
Prince Harrison wrote ;
”Some operatives of the Special Anti-Kidnapping Squad (SAKS) of the Nigerian Police Force, Delta State Command were today ridiculed after they allegedly caused an accident within GT Bank Asaba while chasing a Toyota Camry car they mistook for YAHOO YAHOO.
The tricycle rider and the four passengers are currently admitted at Federal Medical Center Asaba receiving treatment. A concerned Nigerian reach out to Behind Bars Rights Defenders and we are on ground to make sure the injured passengers are treated.
The officers are here and they are taking care of the bills.
I advised policemen on street duty to be professional, courteous, shun corrupt practices, be well-behaved, be attentive and know that they are constantly being observed by members of the public.
Aurelien Boyer, the French husband of late Nigerian broadcaster Tosyn Bucknor who died on November 19th has just written a touching tribute to his late wife.
Boyer revealed that the the Service of Songs organized for Tosyn was an amazing outpour of genuine love honouring the impact, love, joy and happiness she created in all of us.
His tribute reads ;
I can say it at any time of the day, at any point in time, now. For you have changed days into nights and nights into days. You are irreplaceable. But you also made our lives sweet.? Wyfo, you gave me the happiest days of my life. 1 wedding, 2 weddings, 3 weddings, 4, and 1,722 days more. How would I summarize this in a lower number of words?
Labalaba mi, your pure heart saved mine when I thought it was already gone for love. And we’ve flown a première classe flight ever since then on your long and fragile wings. Irawo mi, you were a star to me. You were a Star to all. I remember seeing on one of your to-dos, titled ‘before I die’ and showing: ‘oscar, grammy, golden globe’.
You wanted to achieve something that only 37 people had achieved in the history. But guess what? You’ve achieved it in our hearts and deserved many more awards. You were way too unique for these awards anyway. Where would be the award for how funny you were? How cute you were? How creative you were?
BOML, you were a true beauty. ‘In and out’ would be a an understatement to describe your beauty.? Area Boss, I fell in love with you listening to your shows. I was a fan of yours: it helped me understand you. ‘What is your traffic situation? What’s the weather like in your area? What’s DISCO like in your area?’. Some simple questions that actually had a deep meaning. It meant you had love for people. It meant you always wanted to listen to people, genuinely cared for them, and were able to impact each and every human being you met.
Even my family, despite the language barrier. Punk, oh my, you were such an annoyingly lovely person. Who will tell me ‘don’t annoy, usbano’ now? Me, I want to annoy. Who’s going to tell me ‘pele se o gbo’, now? I don’t want to hear. Who am I going to pretend I listen to the loooong gists of? Ok, fine, I actually always enjoyed listening to you. Who will I call to get your attention as 5 of your phones are off and you won’t pick the last one?
My tribute shared during the Service of Songs for Tosyn
‘Con.tra.diction. You were one. On and off stage. Strong but fragile. Hesitant but determined. Confident but not confident. Explosive but simple. Sophisticated but natural. Beautiful but different. Small but tall (or at least 1cm taller than Funke). Leader but follower. Modern but conservative. Messy but organized. Hard working but laaaaazy. I could go on for days.
And although we all knew you, there was still so much we didn’t know about you and will never do. You were special in many ways and accepted the difference, to create something great out of it. You accepted me with my differences, my goods and bads. I learnt a lot from you and about me thanks to you. This will guide me all my life.? Now that you are no more on this planet, a lot of questions come to our minds and we don’t have all the answers. But I guess if we could #asktosyn , you would have answers available for us. And if don’t know the answers, why don’t we ask you?
And if we don’t know what to say, we’ll say like you: Peace, Love and Amala !
And if we don’t know what to eat and don’t want to, we’ll eat like you: some gewd Amala, again !
And if we don’t know what to drink and don’t want to, we’ll drink like you: coca-cola.
And if we don’t know what to tell our friends, we’ll tell them Tosyn lived. Bigger than life, bolder than death.
And if we don’t know what to tell our kids, we’ll tell them this is just another Tosyn’s game.
And if we don’t know if we should shed our tears, we’ll let them go, for you will accept them in your ocean of love.
And if we don’t know what happened, we’ll remember that you had a great life, better than many.
And if we don’t know how to dance and don’t want to, well…ahem…let’s try not to see you as a role model on everything, ok? People used to wonder if you were the one writing for me. Well, I guess not. You were just such a great material to write about.
You were my wife, are my wife and will be, till my end. I’ve loved you, I love you, and will love you till my end. As you were saying in your song: binti layie, here today, gone tomorrow. Sun re o, wyfo.
Mavin Records singing duo and twins DNA return with a new single ‘SinnerMan’ after a short break. This comes after their recent track was ‘Adanma’ which featured Mayorkun.
The DNA delivers a laid-back vibe filled tune for chilling with bae and loved one.
A lady has taken to social media to narrate on how her boyfriend made police officers to arrest her because she left him, which he couldn’t bear because she was too good in bed.
According to the lady, she had to call it quit because the ex boyfriend impregnated his cousin, but was surprised when the police arrested her on his order.
Read what she shared on her Instagram page below;
I have tried so hard to reach out to some people/persons who I believed can be of help, but since I was unable to get access to them let me post it here on my page….. I was on my way home on 1/12/18. 7.15 P.M when I saw 3 men in police T shirt.
They said I had to go with them to their station that they came to arrest me, I laughed so hard because I thought they were only joking but when I started moving forward one of them grabbed my hand and said ”Are you stupid where do you think you are going?”!!.
I told them I would not go with them without telling me the crime I committed, so I started shouting that was how a dirty slap came from nowhere and landed on my face. At this point I was shouting, crying and shaking, I said to myself, no, these are not police officers these are kidnappers.
When we got to their station(egbeda police station in alimosho local govt lagos)that was when I realized that they are real police officers and not kidnappers ?….Behold my boyfriend (Ex )pay policemen to arrest me because I broke up with him and he couldn’t get himself another girl who is good in bed, that I’m too sweet and very romantic ?….
This is the guy I broke up with because he impregnated his own cousin. The police were saying I SHOULD TAKE THE GUY BACK BECAUSE HE IS CRAZY ABOUT ME, AFTERALL THEY HAVE TERMINATED THE SAID PREGNANCY, A MAN WILL ALWAYS CHEAT BUT WILL DEFINITELY RUN BACK TO THE SWEETEST WOMAN blah, blah, blah…
This is my uncle blaming me for keeping people’s secret, blaming me for being too good to people ( male & female ) blaming me for being good in bed, blaming me for being too calm. But this is who I am it is not my fault…
To those policemen here is my questions: (1)how much money did you guys collected to get me arrested?? (2)why did you guys treated me like a criminal (dragged and slapped me) when you knew perfectly well I did not commit any crime?? (3) why did you guys refused to release me until my uncle stormed the station??..
It was a storm yesterday in South Africa as Nigerian music stars D’banj, Tiwa Savage, Wizkid and Femi Kuti performed at Global Citizen Festival.
The Global Citizen Festival held last Sunday in Johannesburg, South Africa in honor of the late Nelson Mandela.
Besides the Nigerian musicians who graced the stage, there were performances from Usher, Ed Sheeran, Beyonce etc.
Tiwa Savage thrilled the spectators with a good line up of her hit records. D’banj made an electrifying performance as he made fans sway to ‘Oliver Twist’.
Medical students in the University of Lagos College of Medicine, have been forced to sleep on the road as their hostels have been without power supply for a few days.
The students say no one has explained to them why they have no power as other buildings surrounding their hostels have power.
A little boy who is alleged to be a ritualist, was apprehended in Jesse town in Delta state this morning.
Ossai Success Ovie who is an aide to the Delta state governor, shared the photos on his Facebook page this morning and said the boy was caught in the act.
Ossai wrote :
THE END OF RITUALISTS IN DELTA STATE.
CAUGHT IN THE ACT
This small boy came all the way from Jesse to Oghara to behead someone for ritual purpose But unfortunately luck ran out of him .
A Nigerian lady residing in Denmark, was taken aback over the weekend when she spotted the mayor(governor) of Odense, the third largest city in the country, doing his grocery for his family in the same mall where she was shopping as well.
According to her, no security entourage was with him, a thing that is very peculiar to his Nigerian Counterparts
Her Post reads ;
The mayor of Odense shopping for his family in the same shop as me???
Can’t imagine the governor of Lagos state or even the governor of the smallest and most rural state in Nigeria shopping for his family? Let alone standing in public without a thousand entourage of bodyguards and dressed in his biggest agbada???
N.B Odense is the third largest city in Denmark one of the most happiest country in the world, and the least corrupt country in the world! Btw that man right up anchored my wedding????”.
Nigerian Superstar singer, Davido, hours ago on Instagram, revealed who his Godfather is.
The 26-year-old singer who recently won lots of awards at the AFRIMA 2018 mentioned Captain Idahosa Wells Okunbo (Hosa) as his Godfather.
Idahosa Wells Okunbo is a Nigerian business magnate, investor, philanthropist and trained commercial pilot.
Hosa chairman or director on numerous company boards in Nigeria, spanning multiple business sectors such as the agro-allied, petroleum, telecommunications, power, real estate and banking industries.
Davido made a post on Instagram saying:
“I wanna say a big Thank you to my Godfather Capt Hosa for making this possible! Also wanna say a Big thank you to the Chagoury’s for hosting me in their beautiful home and a lovely dinner !! BACK ON TRACK”
The Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry, Enugu Nigeria, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka has predicted doom’s day for the presidential candidate of the PDP, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku.
The popular Catholic Priest spoke during the 2018 harvest and bazaar celebration at his Adoration Ground in Emene.
On former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku, Mbaka said that “if he continued on the same trajectory, he and his running mate would end in shame.”
Speaking in Igbo, Mbaka said, “Ask Atiku if it is these steps that the cow will take to reach Umuahia.”
Mbaka concluded by requesting that Atiku should reach out to Igbo leaders like Hon. Ike Ekweremadu and also come personally to adoration ground and do a project for them.”
He also berated Atiku’s running mate, Mr. Peter Obi.
Though he said they had always supported Obi, he stated that Obi had not done anything for his church.
He said God would bless Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State and grant them second term for what they had done for him.
Fr. Mbaka curiously withheld Obi’s blessing and said he would only release it after Obi had done a project for them. Using Umahi as an example, Mbaka said: “Umahi donated 1,000 bags of rice and 1,000 tubers of yam to us, but it meant nothing to me until he handed N10 million cheque to me and promised to build a project for the ministry. This is the type of gesture we require from Obi”, he said.
While acknowledging the donation of N500,000 from Obi as his money for breaking of kolanut, he said “stinginess is not a virtue.”
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Lagos office, has arraigned one Bello Na’ Allah Yabo, a Deputy Director, Accounts, Ministry of Police Affairs, before Justice A.I. Ogunmoye of the State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State.
He was arraigned on a 13-count charge bordering on conspiracy, fraudulent diversion of funds and money laundering to the tune of N145,342,063 (One Hundred and Forty-Five Million, Three Hundred and Forty-Two Thousand, Sixty-Three Kobo).
The offence is contrary to Sections 383(1) and 390(5) of the Criminal Code Law, Cap. C16, Laws of Ekiti State, 2009.
Yabo is facing trial alongside his company, Imrana Ventures, for allegedly using his position as a former Pay Officer, Nigeria Police Force, Ekiti State, in 2015 to divert to his personal use, money meant as the emoluments of police officers in the state. The defendant allegedly concealed the proceeds of crime through his company account domiciled in Unity Bank.
One of the counts reads:
“That you, Bello Na’Allah Yabo, a.k.a. Imrana Ventures, between February 3 and 5, 2015, in Ado-Ekiti, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, fraudulently converted to your use the sum of N21,899,600.00 (Twenty- One Million, Eight Hundred and Ninety-Nine Thousand, Six Hundred Naira), property of the Nigeria Police Force.”
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to him. In view of his plea, the prosecution counsel, George Chia-Yakua, asked for a trial date and prayed the court to remand the defendant in prison custody.
The defence counsel, Y.C, Maikyau, prayed the court to move an application for bail dated November 14, 2018 on behalf of his client. However, the prosecution counsel opposed the bail application on the grounds that the defendant had not placed any material before the court to warrant being granted the bail.
He, therefore, prayed the court to reject the defendant’s application for bail in totality.
There was pandemonium in the early hours of Monday, 3rd December, 2018 after Residents of Lekki Phase 1 woke up to the sight of a dead man in his car in the area and it is believed that he was killed by ritualists who then took his vital organs.
According to LIB, the man was found bleeding at the back of a silver Toyota Camry at about 6am this morning.
The car plate number cannot be revealed now as his family have not been notified. He was cut open from his chest down to his navel. It is believed that his vital organs were taken.
The car with the dead man in it was found on Dele Adedeji Street, Lekki Phase 1. Residents gathered to view the sight of the man covered in blood. The seats and floor of the car were also covered in blood and drops of blood can be seen on the road near where the car was parked.
The DPO of Maroko, SP Isah Abdumajid, who was present with his men at the scene, said a statement will be released in due time.
Dubai-based Nigerian big boy, Mompha, who is the owner of Bureau De Change in Lagos Island, has taken to social media to shame actress, Charity Nnaji for calling him stingy because he refused giving her money she begged for.
Mompha who shared a screenshot of their chat, stated that some people are ‘born to be online beggars’. His post below;
The actress, in reaction, seemed to not be unnerved by this as she also took to her page to write,
I can never go offline because of this rubbish,,and this cannot change my passion either,
A while back, Charity claimed she got a birthday car gift from a secret admirer on Instagram. According to the Charity Nnaji, she wasn’t expecting the gift which came in as a surprise.
Mompha
She revealed in a post that it all started as WhatsApp status she shared about being bored. She’d written,
It all started like this ,,I update my whats app status with the caption BORED,,a fan repiled back to my status asking me why I was bored ,,,I told him so many things is making me feel bored ,,he replied LIKE what and what do you really want,,surprisely I said I need a car as a birthday gift .
he replied (JUST THAT) and to my greatest surprise ,he said consider it done,,,pls if you want to hear the rest of the testimony kindly find your way to my church where I will be sharing the rest of the testimony, indeed our God is a wonderful God ,I just join the league of small girls with big God ,,#small girl with big God,nollywood finest #,give it shall be given unto you.
Fitness expert and estranged husband of media personality, Toke Makinwa, Maje Ayida is reportedly dating a lady that looks like her and she’s been identified as Yinka Mathews.
According to sources, Maje’s new date is not only fair complexioned but also has a petite figure like Toke. It is also alleged that the burn survivor, Yinka is an interior designer who dated Maje some years ago but the affair was on and off before they called it off and started dating again in 2018.
Sources also disclose that the couple who had been seen in some public places in Lagos, may walk down the aisle soon. Maje is yet to confirm the claims of dating Yinka, however it should be noted that the media personality claimed that she bleached her skin because her former husband loves fair-skinned ladies.
Nigerian rapper, CDQ who headlined an event at Harbour Point in Victoria Island area of Lagos, has taken to Twitter to beg for his pendant which was snatched during his performance.
The rapper who disclosed that the pendant is worth £4,000, added that it means a lot to him – he says he just needs it back and the fan who provides it will be getting what he or she wants.
He wrote;
Anyone that has my pendant at the show tonight @ Harbour Point, V/I pls I’ll appreciate u to dm me… I’ll appreciate u with whatever u want. Just name it… aside d fact that it worth over 4K pounds, that pendant means alot to me trust me Thank You fans
A Nigerian man has surprised many with his rather weird testimony which he shared during a church service recently.
A Twitter user took to the platform to reveal how a member of his church took to the podium to tell his testimony of how his phone was healed after he saved their pastor’s number on it.
According to the user,
So one Testifier came out to give testimony in church today that his phone had been giving him issues for 2weeks and last week Sunday when he got and saved the pastor’s number, Monday morning he realised the phone was working perfectly
It’s being reported newly that some Bowen University students allegedly burnt down their hostel, after the school’s Vice Chancellor suspended 200 students who refused a drug test.
The incident has now become a trending topic on Twitter, as people react to the claims that Bowen University students burnt down a hostel.
Read some reactions below,
@duchess_sucy wrote;
Lemme make something clear to you guys ehn, stop burning down hostels abeg, burn down the main place and rest the case there. You’ll end up sleeping on the street of Bowen cos these people don’t actually care
@Mhidy_ wrote;
What the fuck is wrong with Bowen University? A list of 100 students to be suspended….wtf?
Some reactions:
Aaron: “This is very serious, 200 students suspended? I wonder what crime they might have committed!”
Pius Esther: “Burning the hostel shouldn’t be the next reaction from the students…2things…..they will be the one to suffer for it…if the school decides not to do it where will they resides…secondly…if the school decides to renovate it…it will still be with their parents hard earn money and those that are not part of the burning would also bear the consequences with them…burning the hostel is not the best”
Joshua: “Why burn down the hostel, when the admin building is there huh,because they are not taking drugs test you are suspending 200.why ?”
Aniah: “The students did not take the right action y will the born down the hostel moreover the school was about to suspend the for the wrong things the have done why add foul to the fire the should all face judgment”
A new report by Daily Mail reveals that the alleged tension between Meghan Markle, 37, and Kate Middleton, 36, began as early as last Christmas when Meghan just got engaged to Prince Harry.
Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton were reportedly not getting along and Meghan had suggested that she didn’t entirely feel welcome with all members of the royal family.
Prince William is reported to have told his father what was happening and Prince Charles decided to intervene.
At this time, Meghan had already won over her father-in-law, Prince Charles, who admires her work ethic and shares her love for the arts.
In order to make peace between his sons’ other halves and make Meghan feel welcome into the royal family, Prince Charles is said to have invited Meghan and Prince Harry to Anmer Hall – William and Kate’s country home near Sandringham. It was his cunning way of trying to bring the couples together and end the rift. But it backfired.
According to a Daily Mail source, Meghan and Kate had a “ghastly row“.
The royal aid said:
Kate had a quiet word with Meghan. It escalated rapidly after Meghan complained to Harry that she had been ‘told off’.
He took her side, while William defended Kate, who was five months pregnant with Louis and certainly didn’t want this sort of confrontation.
Rather than adopting the trend of using exotic cars during his wedding, this loving couple adopted the cheap and amazing use of tricycles.
Last weekend in Lagos, popular photographer Bolaji Alonge and his Belgian fiancée, Sandra got married and they raised eyebrows with their unusual cavalcade of 20 tricycles that conveyed them to the wedding reception.
The pictures have gone viral and many seem to be commending the initiative which is rare.
The duo looked happy together in some of the wedding photos that have surfaced online.
The Nigerian Army says the $1 billion approved to fight insurgency and other security challenges in the country, has not been released.
Recall that in 2017, the National Economic council (NEC) approved the request of the Federal government to withdraw $1 billion from the excess crude account for the fight against insurgency.
Follwoing the recent attack in Metele and other areas in Borno where over 100 solders were reportedly killed, Nigerians asked why the military was still using obsolete weapons despite the approval of the $1 billion .
Responding to this, the spokesperson of the Nigerian Army, Sani Usman, in an interview with NTA last night December 2nd, said the money is still being processed.
“People should understand also that this is a democratic system in which procurement and of course funding of defense related issues takes such a long time. Take for instance the issue of the $1 billion approved recently by Mr. President, up till now the process is ongoing. The ministry of defense is still pursuing the matter to the point that when it is done, the armed forces will definitely get more equipment, more arms and ammunition.” Sani said
Speaking further, Sani said the Army has identified those that have spread fake news about the recent attacks on military base in Metele and that its legal department is about to take them to court.
“So sad and unfortunate that our troops came under enemy attack on the 18th of last month and we suffered causality as we mentioned. Sadly, we lost 23 gallant officers and men and of course some of them sustained injuries. In respect of the effort, we are trying as much as possible to make sure that first and foremost we give timely and accurate information on all our activities and operations bearing national security concern. And then secondly, we have gone a north further to identify where those fake news and fabricated stories are coming from, and definitely our legal department is taking step to make sure that all those involved would be taken to court” he said
It was a cool Sunday December evening in Lagos and some Lagosians decided to spend the resting-day at the popular landmark, the Ikeji City Mall.
Some were shoppers, some were onlookers and some were the perfect cinematographers who caught a quite interesting moment on camera.
At the parking lot of the mall, an eye witness captured the moment a man hit a lady with his head – according to the eye witness, there had been a clash between the duo before they were then recorded on camera.
The reason why they had the brawl is foggy as eye witness who had approached the man stated that he didn’t give in details why he assaulted the lady only that she was the one who assaulted him first and that was what caused him to retaliate.
The General Overseer of the Christ Apostolic Church, Agbala-Itura, Prophet Samuel Abiara, has called for prayers to avert looming disaster during the 2019 elections.
Speaking during a Press Conference in Ibadan, Oyo State, during the weekend, Abiara prayed that God hearkens to the prayers of Nigerians for peaceful elections and indivisible nation.
The prophet stated that the country could have been in crisis before now if not for the prayers of the men of God in the country.
He said, “There are clerics and servants of God across denominations and churches praying for this nation and that is why there is still peace in Nigeria. Prayer has been the saving grace upholding the country.
“God said there would be peace for Nigeria if men of God come together and pray for the country. The future of Nigeria is good if we pray, irrespective of our religion. We don’t have to listen to prophets of doom concerning the nation.”
On the new minimum wage agitation, the clergyman called on the government to pay the N30,000.
“It is one of the dangers ahead for the country. I am not a prophet that scares people with vision of doom but when we talk, we have our reasons. The government should look for a way to pay the salaries.
“If workers go on strike, it will affect many Nigerians. I call on other prophets and other servants of God, even if they see anything bad or glooming, they must not speak evil but call other men of God to pray for peace and unity of Nigeria. There is danger ahead but with prayer, all will be resolved. We need to call on God of peace to interfere in the affairs of this country,” he said.
The Federal Government has withdrawn the recent threat to activate the ‘no work no pay policy’ against striking University teachers.
This was disclosed by the National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, in a chat with Vanguard.
Ogunyemi also said that the negotiation meeting between ASUU and the Federal Government would continue on Monday, stressing that what the union was doing was to rescue the education sector from imminent collapse and to ensure that the children of the poor get access to quality and affordable education.
The ASUU boss also said that last Friday’s meeting between the two parties did not yield much results.
He said:
“well, we have confirmed that they have withdrawn that threat (no work no pay). So it appears the threat is not there for now. But even if the threat is there, we are prepared for that because for our members, no sacrifice is too much to salvage Nigeria’s education.
Shortly before our action while the NLC (Nigeria Labour Congress) hullabaloo was going on with federal government, they went to the Federal Executive Council that they were activating that rule.”
Veteran Nigerian veteran actor and lead character of the popular Soap opera, Tinsel, Victor Olaotan, has been completely off the scene for the past two years after a ghastly accident cost him the use of his legs.
According to a Gofundme page created by Emmanuel Ajibade that went live on Sunday 2nd December, the actor is appealing for financial aid to seek medical treatment abroad.
Back in 2016, the actor, who is quite popular for his recurrent role in Tinsel was involved in a car crash on Lagos/Ibadan Expressway and was placed in a medically induced coma as he was treated for months.
He has been facing the possibility of his two legs being amputated to save his life and his family has been treating him as best as they could in the last two years.
Right now he needs $50,000 to seek treatment abroad. The message on his Gofundme page reads;
Victor Toye Olaotan has brought Joy to teeming viewers on stage, Television and the big screen through his solid work as a professional actor. For the last two years he has been incapacitated following an accident. Victor is still fighting and he has been advised to seek medical attention outside our nigerian shores” we implore your help in raising the funds.
For the naira account.Here is his wife’s info since he can’t go to the bank
0001101396 stanbic bank. Julia olaotan.