A newly completed hostel near Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) in Awka, Anambra state capital, collapsed yesterday. Fortunately no life was lost.
It was gathered that the new building was awaiting rentage by the students before it collapsed yesterday afternoon.
Laborers and others working on the building ran for their lives.
This is coming after a four story building collapsed some months ago in Owelle-Aja layout Obosi, in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The structure, located off Tony Eze Street, was said to have collapsed shortly before the construction workers resume work.
A resident of the area, who gave her name as Obiageli, described the soil texture of the area as soft and easily washed away by the rain.
Former Big Brother Naija Housemate, Anto Lecky went on a trip to Ouidah in Benin Republic.. and she’s shared photos of how she spent her time in the Temple of Python.
Anto smiled for the camera, while a python was around her neck.
Many folks are of the opinion that she was a little scared.. But just had to fake a smile.
Sharing the photos, she wrote: “At The Temple of Python during my trip to Ouidah, Benin Republic with @irinajo_ng �: @sholaanimashaun”
Honesty they say is the best policy… and a Nigerian man has just proven that Nigerians can sometimes be honest and trustworthy.
The man identified on IG as @unclemide, revealed he received a credit alert of N600,000, and he’s already started planning on how he’d spend the money, because he had no idea who the credit alert was from.
Alas, it was a mistake from an old client of his, the young man who happens to be a stylist took to his Instagram page to narrate how he returned money mistakenly sent to his account, after a tough battle with his conscience.
He shared chats with the said creditor, writing:
while watching a Champions league match last night, I received a 600k credit alert from someone I didn’t know. I had raging thoughts and couldn’t even concentrate on the match again but decided to stay mute.
So, baba started planning on how to sort some unfinished projects with someone else’s money in my head but my conscience wouldn’t stop pricking me. Having checked google and facebook all to no avail for the sender’s information; i received a call later this evening.
Alas! It was an old client who I made outfits for in the abroad who reached out to me that her husband mistakenly credited me instead of a carpenter.
Long story short, i refunded her complete money. Nobody holy pass but God sees my heart, I’m at peace with myself.
A Nigerian man is currently trending on Social media, after he shared photos of the meal his Ijaw wife prepared for him, with just 1,500 naira, he claims.
He also went on to do a breakdown of how the money was spent to make such a huge feast.
He tweeted: “Only an ijaw woman can prepare all this with just 1500 naira ? marry an ijaw woman today and enjoy world peace?”
When he was accused of lying, he did a breakdown of how the money was spent
Real Madrid beats English club, Manchester United and rivals Barcelona to become the richest club in the world.
After winning a third consecutive Champions League in May – to take their tally to 13 – the Galacticos banked revenues of an astonishing £659m in 2017-18.
That represented a rise of £60m from the previous year, when they had fallen narrowly behind United in the revenue list.
But with United’s latest figures showing a slight fall to £590m, to add to their on-pitch woes under Jose Mourinho.
Barcelona, too, who reported figures of £602m, are above United and in second place.
But while United have dropped off the pace set by Spain’s big two, they remain comfortably the best-placed English side.
While Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool are yet to report their latest figures, they were all way adrift of United in 2016-17.
And United’s only real financial rivals, Manchester City, have already confirmed their revenues rose in 2017-18 from £463m to a club record £501m.
Mother of one, 38 year old Linda Ikeji has finally agreed and admitted that in life, one can never get everything one wants in life.
The rich blogger who is one of the most successful blogger in the world has said this after been called out on many occasions for succumbing to fate and joining the league of unmarried mothers popularly known as “Baby mamas”
Despite the publicity of engagememt, report from many corners has shown that the blogger is not engaged neither is her baby daddy ready to marry her.
Hence despite her cravings to have it all; husband, child and money, the blogger has finally agreed that in life we are always running after one thing or another!
‘God made it so” she writes.
Her Full Note:
Oprah Winfrey said ‘You can have everything you want, but not at once’…and I agree. If God gave you every single thing you wanted all at once, will you even remember Him anymore? Will you continue to seek Him? So sometimes I think he just holds some things back from us so we know He’s God. It doesn’t mean He won’t give it to you, it just means He’s not ready to give it to you yet.
That’s why you see everybody pursuing one thing or the other…lol. If it’s not success, its career; If it’s not money, it’s a good job, if it’s not husband/wife, it’s a child; if it’s not pain, it’s an illness. We are all in pursuit of happiness and I think God made it so!
But here’s what you should remember. That He hasnt given it to you yet doesnt mean he won’t. God’s timing is different from ours. We just all need to have the patience to wait on His timing instead of forcing our own.
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No matter what you do, never give up on God and remember that once you seek him, He will never leave your side. He’s watching and when he feels the time is right, He will give you some of what you seek…and some more. ?. Have an amazing day! ??
Paulcleverlee did an edit to the now viral clips, the first one where Nollywood Actor, Osita Iheme during the AMVCA in 2014 tried giving a speech and he made a blunder.
Then there’s another edit he did with 2 Ghanaian reporters who couldn’t pronounce the word, “STRATEGIC” well!
English club, Manchester United sits comfortably on the 10th position in the Premier League Table, and they are really far behind the rest of their top rivals, which inlude Manchest City, who are currently on top of the table, Liverpool, 2nd, Chelsea, 3rd, Totenham, 4th, Arsenal, 5th.
On Tuesday night, they settled for a goalless draw with Valencia in the Champions League, days after they lost to West Ham 3 – 1, and got knocked out by Championship club Derby in the Carabao Cup.
Man.United has been poor this season with only one victory in five games, they’ll welcome Newcastle to Old Trafford on Saturday, and if they eventually lose to the upcoming game coach, Jose Mourinho may get into a serious trouble.
United legend Paul Ince believes Mourinho could be sacked if his team are defeated by Newcastle.
“If they lose on Saturday evening, particularly if it’s a bad loss, there will be a decision made on Jose Mourinho’s future very quickly,” Ince told Paddy Power.
“If they don’t get a result against Newcastle this weekend, Jose Mourinho is in real danger.
“He won’t walk, because that’s not in his character. I hate the thought of Jose being sacked.
“But, If you’re not picking up results and there’s this black cloud hanging around Old Trafford, your time as manager is running out.
The signs are not looking good for him. The fact is, United are no better off than they were before Mourinho.
“In the past, you’d say United aren’t the kind of club to just sack a manager.
“But it seems that is what they’re like now.”
Ince also claimed that some players are trying to get Mourinho sacked by not playing for him.
“It baffles me that Manchester United players are choosing when they want to put effort into playing for their club,” he added.
“Every player in the shirt should be putting in effort and showing desire, even if you don’t get the result.
“There’s no excuse for not putting in effort. These are professional footballers, on astronomical wages, playing for one of the biggest clubs ever.
“It doesn’t sit right with me that it looks like they can’t be bothered.
Yes, there might be a couple of players who are trying – but you need the whole team to be contributing. It looks to me as though they’re not interested in playing for Jose Mourinho anymore.
“When I played for the club, I saw it as an honour and although I didn’t always play well, no one could ever accuse me of not putting the work in.
“What I find disappointing is those players are happy for Mourinho to take the blame.
They should be admitting the fact that they are responsible for the way they’re playing. They’re throwing him under the bus, despite putting in poor performances every week. And they’re getting away with it.
“Some players want Man United to get beat, just so that there’s pressure on Mourinho to be sacked. The amount of times that you see a new manager go to a club and suddenly, the whole team are up for it.
“You have to question the attitude of the players.”
There’s a disturbing video of 5 teenage boys raping 2 girls, and the video went viral some days back.
According to multiple social media reports, the boys were arrested following the release of the video, but they’ve been released.. and this has generated massive outrage.
The boys, who are all reportedly below 20, allegedly invited a girl over, and order to protect herself, the girl decided to go with another friend. On getting there, they were drugged and raped and the sexual assault was filmed and later released online to shame the girls.
A Facebook user shared photos of the boys so that they may be made to face justice, but other Facebook users left a comment alleging that the boys were arrested and were released immediately.
Follow the story via the screenshots below:
Another message sent reads:
I’ve been longing to post this but I had wait investigate more on it, I got this rape video about a month ago from my bestie, ion really know when it happened.
These girls were invited by some guys who claim to be paper chasing boys , they brought them, drugged them and raped them, I think the particular girl shown in the video was the only one that got high because if you watch the video and listen very well, you’ll hear another girl crying.
And while they were videoing that, a DM came in, if u watch the video, you’re gonna see it, maybe the person’s data was on and the DM was from a guy named “Bella Carter”
I had to search for Bella carter on Facebook and saw that he’s a barber, I viewed his uploads and I found a photo of one of the guys raping her (his face was shown a little).
I added Bella carter checked all the guys he normally tags on his posts and I came to realize that they’re all friends as in a kind of group or gang, I sent them a friend request, only two have accepted so far which are;
Caskil Bella (The one whose face was shown a little bit, that’s him on the Photo)
Ranking Frexh Soc Offishal (I’ve been chatting with this one to know the kind of lifestyle he’s living)
Mehn! It hurts, see how they sexually abused those girls, some were crying.
What will make a group of guys to rape a girl if not for an evil purpose??
God will punish them and expose them more.
Girls, you people have to learn a lesson and be very careful, you must follow any guy that comes ur way to his house talk more of guys, except you trust him.
As for the guys, if u know u have a sister, pls advice her and make sure u don’t abuse girls this way, it might create a curse on you.
Wife of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Foluke Adeboye, while preaching at the church’s annual Youth Convention this morning, advised the youths to seek the counsel of their pastors first before their parents when they decide they want to get married.
The tweets via the verified Twitter handle for RCCG wrote: “There should be no confusion in the house of God. You have to go to your Pastor first to consult for marriage before your parent”
17-year-old LaShonda Childs was shot dead by her ex-boyfriend two weeks after she took to Facebook to reveal how obsessive and abusive he was towards her.
The teenager, from Dayton, was shot on Shoop Avenue Tuesday afternoon, in Ohio, U.S. She was immediately driven to Grandview Medical Center where she died on Wednesday morning, just two days to her 18th birthday.
Her 28-year-old former boyfriend, whose name has been given as Trendell Goodwin, has been arrested in connection with the shooting. Childs called 911 before the shooting, giving the dispatcher a Shoop Avenue address and Trendell Goodwin’s name and description.
Family members said LaShonda was unable to get away from domestic violence inflicted by her former boyfriend who allegedly hit and bit her in February.
According to LaShonda’s mother, Nina Childs, Goodwin and LaShonda started dating last September. Shortly after, LaShonda realized Goodwin was not 20, as he initially told her, and Goodwin started showing concerning behaviour.
Around January and February, Goodwin bit LaShonda hard enough to draw blood, according to Nina. She said Goodwin would also steal LaShonda’s phones and harass LaShonda and her family.
Nina said:
He was the type of guy who would call you 70 times a day. Nonstop. It was aggravating as well as annoying and scary.
Even after they broke up, Goodwin continued to reach out to LaShonda.
She was really in the process of leaving,said her brother, Jaylon Childs.
LaSonda also spoke about her abusive, obsessive boyfriend in a Facebook post shared on September 21 that reads:
All jokes aside tho, everybody want a crazy nigga until he got you hiding & dodging bullets. If you see the signs don’t ignore it y’all.
Domestic violence is real not just in movies.
This nigga done broke several phones, busted windows out, followed me from my house to wherever, bit me several times, threw me into walls, made me walk places with a gun to my back, put all my stuff in a sewer, held me hostage in a house & didn’t let me leave, sat & waited at abandoned houses & watched me, pulled my whole sew in off leaving bald spots all that, now he done set my hair on fire & shot my house up that ain’t even half the shit he did but I’m telling y’all that ain’t where it’s at If y’all see the signs don’t ignore it i should’ve left that nigga a long time ago now I ain’t even safe in my own house..
LaShonda filed for a protection order, but Nina said it was never served because Goodwin kept avoiding it. Nina also said that her daughter eventually confided in her about how Goodwin treated her.
LaShonda told me, ‘You know mom he made me walk from our house to his house with a gun pointed at my back. I was scared for my life as well as my family’s life.
Nina said Goodwin had posted lots of things on Facebook that he would kill LaShonda for not wanting to date him anymore.
Both Nina and her son Jaylon said they hope Goodwin spends the rest of his life in prison with no chance at parole.
Jaylon said:
Whatever happens to him, I can’t get my sister back. As long as justice is served, there may be some peace.
He also hopes that other women don’t go through the same thing his sister did.
I just want to tell all the young girls, all the females, families, friends, if you see the signs, don’t ignore them. Do what you got to do. Use the resources. There’s too many out here not to.
Nigerian rapper, Juggernaut with the real name, Egbeoluwa Ademilade has lost his life after ramming his friend’s car into a truck in Lagos.
The fast rising singer, who was signed to the record label, Blak Haus Entertainment was discovered by Seun Anikulapo-Kuti.
Juggernaut once survived a ghastly accident that nearly claimed his life.
Jugger, as he was fondly called by those very close to him in the music industry, attended Corona Nursery and Primary School, Gbagada; King’s College, Lagos, got admitted to Babcock University but attained a Bachelors of Art at Evangel Christian School of America.
He started out his music career as a member and the only rapper in a group of three called the Triple X Entertainment; the other two members being May D (Moyukun Awodunmila) and Faloads (Femi Falode).
Confirming his death, 5ive Music Group and Black Haus Entertainment in a statement said;
“5ive Music Group and Black Haus Entertainment are deeply saddened by the sudden death of its artiste, Egbeoluwa Ademilade popularly known as Juggernaut.
“Juggernaut was signed to the record label, Blak Haus Entertainment founded by Seun Anikulapo-Kuti, son of the legendary afrobeat king Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.
“Jugger, as he was fondly called by those very close to him in the music industry, attended Corona Nursery and Primary School, Gbagada; King’s College, Lagos; got admitted to Babcock University but attained a Bachelors of Art at Evangel Christian School of America.
“He started out his music career as a member and the only rapper in a group of three called the Triple X Entertainment; the other two members being May D (Moyukun Awodunmila) and Faloads (Femi Falode).
“In August, he released his “Retouch Your Swag” single which premiered on Cloud9.
“He died in the early hours of Sunday 30th September 2018 after his car crashed into a trailer with no backlights, emitting smoke from its exhaust thus reducing visibility.
“Until his death, he was a brother, friend and father.
“He was laid to rest on the 2nd of October 2018
“Signed
“5ive Music Group
“o/b Black Haus Entertainment & The Egbeoluwa Family”
Nigerian actress and mother of four and star actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has announced her latest achievement on international soil.
The AMVCA award-winning actress announced the good news via her Instagram page today, saying;
“Honoured to be one of the Most Influential 100 People of African Descent at the United Nations by @mipad100,” she wrote.
More photos from the event;
Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde isn’t the only Nigerian celebrity on the list as we have the likes of Davido, D’banj, Dakore Egbuson, Yemi Alade, Stella Damasus and Falz. The award ceremony which took place between September 23-October 3, 2018 in New York was held following the opening of the 74th United Nations General Assembly.
The first photos of Cardi B daughter Kulture Kiari Cephus has surfaced online, after she was seen with her mother on a balcony in Miami.
As seen in the picture below, baby Kulture is dressed up in a multi-coloured tutu, and being carried by her mum, while an unknown woman takes shots of her on the balcony.
A break up letter written by a girl named Blessing to her boyfriend James is trending on social media and this will definitely sweep you off your feet.
According to the lady, her boyfriend makes love to her too hard to the extent she feels like crying to the unbearable pains she feels.
The letter reads;
“Sontines I wonda wai i did not refuse you. The way you use to fok me is too hard, sontines I fill like crying real cry.
“Pls James I want to tell you that it is over bitwin us. May God find sonwan that have strong Private part for you.”
This has got to be one of the coolest series of tweets, as Toke Makinwa and Donjazzy shoots their shots at each other.
It all started when DonJazzy took to his Twitter page yesterday, where he tweeted about looking for the “complete one” and made references to Toke Makinwa.
“Una Dey look for bae wey be #thecompleteone, even Toke. (Don’t tag her o) Me I”m just here, as a hungry bachelor, wondering how long it will take Indomie to make noodles that comes with real fish or chicken inside. That one go definitely be complete bae,” he tweeted.
He continued; “@tokstarr Hello Beautiful. Hope all is well with you? I just said I should check on you o. ��”
Well, guess Toke Makinwa who tweeted about #thecompleteone few days ago, got a hint of the tweet as she went on to reply him swiftly.
In response to Jazzy’s tweet, Toke tweeted “Hey Donjazzy I saw your tweet o, wait are you #Thecompleteone?”
Then Don Jazzy replied her back saying;
“Ahh I for complete but the way my nose is set up ehn. And I’m not sure I have the right size down there too . Maybe if I looked like those Kupe boys,”.
Seeing this, Toke stylishly asked the ace producer for a dinner date, saying;
“Your nose is cute plus I think we can start with dinner the rest we find out after,”.
If this date goes as planned and hopefully it turns into something special, then we have the biggest celebrity couple in Nigeria in the making!
Adeniyi “Taj” Joseph, 26, is a cinematographer convinced that the African creative industry is evolving at a fast pace. He believes that the biggest challenge of the African film and television industry is paucity of technical skills and hopes to learn as much as he can about the process and business of filmmaking at the MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) Academy.
His favourite film is Isoken. He idolizes Nigerian director of photography, Adekunle ‘Nodash’ Adejuyigbe, who was also the director of photography on Isoken.
ALLEN ONYIGE
Allen “Blackboi” Onyige, 26, is a cinematographer passionate about music videos. Born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, his dream is to be a film director.
Allen wishes to create a TV show depicting the lifestyles of people in different Africans countries. His favourite actor is Kevin Hart. He also admires Nigerian director, Kemi Adetiba, and Nigerian actor OC Ukeje. He believes that the biggest challenges facing Africa’s film and TV industry paucity of funds and equipment. As a student of the MTF Academy, he hopes to gain more exposure in order to bridge this gap.
BLESSING BULUS
Blessing “Goldihyah” Bulus wanted to be a filmmaker since childhood. She believes that film is one of the strongest mediums of communication. She is desirous of learning about filmmaking beyond being behind the camera.
Her favourite films include Akeelah and The Bee, Beasts of No Nation,Phone Swap and Picture Perfect.
Her favourite film stars include David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong’o, Djimon Hounsou and Idris Elba.
As an MTF student, she hopes to become a filmmaker that create jobs and follow in the footsteps of industry giants such as Nigerian filmmakers Femi Odugbemi, Niyi Akinmolayan and Kemi Adetiba.
BOLAJI JAMES
Bolaji James, 23, is passionate about refining storytelling through film. A cinematographer, photographer and editor for film and documentary, he believes that it is important to have a discerning eye for the visual aspect of film. He admires Nigerian film talents like Yinka Edwards and Tope Oshin, who handle cinematography and storytelling with a sharp eye.
He hopes his time at the MTF Academy will give him the chance to gain enough knowledge to improve his craft. He dreams of becoming a director of photography.
DUMEVI IRENE YAAMOAKOA
She is a 25-year old television director. She holds a diploma in Television Production. Born in Accra, Ghana, she predicts that over the next decade, Africa’s creative talents will be competing with their global counterparts in terms of skills, finance and technology.
Her favourite film is Django Unchained, while her favourite actor is American Denzel Washington.
Irene hopes to gain new industry skills from the MTF Academy and fellow students.
EDMUND ASAMOAH (26): Videographer, photographer and graphic designer. He was born in Accra, Ghana, and holds a first degree Communication Design and Multimedia. His favourite film personality is Nigerian actor Pete Edochie. Edmund hopes to gain as much experience as possible at the MTF Academy.
GILBERT BASSEY (25)
He is passionate about writing and is also a musician with the stage name, Gillian Bacci. He believes that it is a good story that makes a good film. His favourite films include Swiss Army Man, The Dark Knight, The World’s End, while his favourite books include How Emotions Are Made, Sapiens, Predictably Irrational, The Lord of The Rings trilogy, the Harry Potter series and 1984.
HENRY DENKIRYA (26)
Born in Accra, Henry is filmmaker with a passion for photography. His favourite films are The Wedding Party and The Roots. He admires Nigerian actors Jim Iyke, Mike Ezuruonye, Kenneth Okonkwo, Richard Mofe-Damijo, and Ghana’s Majid Michel. He is also a fan of American actor Denzel Washington. He names the biggest challenge facing the African film and television industry poor. Henry hopes to gain required experience in his field at the MTF Academy.
INDOGESIT PETER (22)
A writer, who wants to use his talent to tell quality stories that will preserve African heritage and ensure global acceptance of African culture.
Born in Calabar, Nigeria, Indogesit holds a BSc in Computer Science. To her, the biggest challenge facing
Africa’s creative film/television industry is lack of funding. She hopes to use her stay at the MTF Academy to collaborate with colleagues, who share her vision. Indogesit also aim to take opportunities provided by digitalization to tell stories.
IROAGALACHI PRECIOUS UGONNA
Iroagalachi Precious Ugonna, nicknamed Imperfect Anna, was born 23 years ago in Port Harcourt and holds a BSc in Sociology. She is thrilled by Africa’s diversity and is particularly fascinated by Kenya. Her dream is to become a renowned filmmaker.She is also interested in human psychology and hopes that her time at the MTF Academy will provide her with insight into the workings of the African film industry and network that will help boost her career.
KEMI ADEYEMI (23)
Kemi Adeyemi, 23-year old TV personality from Nigeria, admires Kemi Adetiba, Adesua Etomi and Richard Mofe-Damijo. Born in Kenya, her favourite films include The Sound of Music, The Shack, The Notebookand Isoken.
Kemi aims to develop her existing film production, script writing and directing skills at the MTF Academy, as she believes this bridge the gap between talent and profitability.
METONG MINWON
The 24-year old Nigerian sound engineer wants to create a TV show that highlights the challenges faced by film and television production crews. He is impressed by the determination of Africans in film and television to showcase the continent’s rich cultural heritage to the world.
He believes that the future of film and TV in Africa will be made brighter by the MTF Academy, where he hopes to gain more experience and network with filmmakers across Africa.
MNENA AKPERA
Mnena Akpera AKA Cutest Mnena, 24, is a Nigerian radio/television producer and presenter. She is impressed by the diversity of the African creative industry and believes that its future is about the get brighter with the MTF project, which is designed to imbue participants with professionalism in content delivery.
MOSES AKERELE
Born in Kaduna, Nigeria, the media personality nicknamed “Ogbeni Mo” loves writing and nature. Moses believes that authenticity is the key to bridging the gap between great African stories and the right means to tell them. His favourite movie is The Godfather.
His favourite actors are Nigeria’s Richard Mofe Damijo and Joke Silva, America’s Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington and Taraji P. Henson.
He hopes that his year-long studentship at the MTF Academy will refine his talents.
NANRET PAUL KUMBET
Born in Vom, Nigeria, Nanret Paul Kumbet AKA Nanee, is a 23-year-old Mass Communication graduate.
She wishes to make a documentary on why Nigerians are some of the world’s happiest people.
As a MultiChoice Talent Factory Academy student, she hopes to acquire cutting-edge skills. Nanret believes that the biggest challenge facing the industry is piracy
PATIENCE ADISENU
The 25-year-old Ghanaian filmmaker holds a degree in Television Production and has a passion for sports.
For her, food is one of the best things about Africa. She admires the African film industry for its devotion to culture and heritage.
Her favourite films are Searching for Sugar Man, The Usual Suspects,Love Brewed in the African Pot (the first film she ever saw) andKukurantumi-Road to Accra. She hopes to create a reality show on crime and investigations. At the MTF Academy, she hopes to acquire broad-spectrum of knowledge and explore networking and collaboration opportunities that can lead to future productions.
SALMA SALIU
Nigerian Salma Saliu, 23, wants to become a filmmaker or TV presenter. She holds a degree in Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies. Salma firmly believes that what makes a good film is great storytelling and attention to detail.
“African creatives are bolder with their ideas now; nothing is off the table and I want to be part of that,” she said.
Salma wants to create a fantasy-based TV show, as he believes that the genre has not been sufficiently explored.
At the MTF Academy, she hopes to gain a professional training in scriptwriting and directing, so that she can better translate her ideas from paper to screen.
SONIA NWOSU
Sonia “Loudspeaker” Nwosu is a 23-year-old Nigerian writer, whose dream is to become a movie director and scriptwriter. She is fascinated by the numerous untapped opportunities in the African creative industry as well as the diversity of African stories.
A great script, she believes, is what makes a good film. Among her goals is the creation of stories that accurately mirrors Africa. Her favourite African film stars include Nse Ikpe Etim, Joke Silva Olu Jacobs and Wale Ojo.
TOCHUKWU NWABUEZE
The 26-year old Nigerian film director studied at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and the Royal Arts Academy. He believes that the time has come for the continent’s creativity to be adequately showcased.
He idolizes Nigerian director, Izu Ojukwu, and rates his film 76, highly.
UCHENNA UGWU
The 23-year old Nigerian aspires to be an award-winning scriptwriter, novelist and producer. She is convinced that the future of film and television in Africa is bright.
Her favourite films include Ovy’s Voice, New Money, and Beasts of No Nation, while her film personalities are Joke Silva, Lotachukwu Ugwu, Adesuwa Etomi and Mary Njoku.
An angry Ghanaian man who is a Manchester United supporter has burnt his club jersey after their poor run in the season so far.
Manchester United who are obviously struggling this season, are occupying the 10th position on the league table leaving them far behind top rivals Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea Tottenham and Arsenal.
The angry fan known on Twitter as Kwadwo Sheldon, took to his page to share a video of his burning jersey and also blasted the entire Manchester United board including Coach, Jose Mourinho, Paul Pogba and others, before announcing that he is no longer supporting the club.
According to him, he is too young to die and doesn’t have the patience to rely on a club that is not performing well.
Award winning American actress, Halle Berry has just blasted a man on social media who claims she sexually assaulted him.
The Oscar-winning actress took to Instagram yesterday to lash out at the man making the sexual assault allegations. The man claims that he bumped into Halle at a party, and Halle attacked him by grabbing his genitals.
On seeing the accusation Halle respoded, saying;
“I don’t know you, bruh. And you don’t get to make comments about me like this. I have never met you, nor have I ever disrespected anyone the way you have suggested. Now get a life and get the f— off my page with that bullsh–. Peace chicken grease.”
Wilson thereafter made his Instagram page private and has not followed up on his accusations.
The Edo State police command yesterday paraded a 35-year-old man, Moses Friday, for impregnating his teenage daughter, Precious Friday, a 13-year-old primary school pupil in Ikpoba.
It was gathered that Moses, who hails from Cross River State, but resides in Edo State, had been sleeping with his daughter since she was 7 years old.
It was further revealed that the victim, a primary six pupil, lost her mother five years ago and has been living with the suspect, who constantly abused her sexually.
It was learned that the suspect was driven out of Ologbo community when the people discovered that he was sleeping with his daughter. .
According to sources, when the community members discovered that the girl was pregnant for her father, they informed the Police, who later arrested him.
Speaking with journalists, Precious, who is five months pregnant, said: “My father slept with me five times. He started when I was very small. He started by touching my waist. When I said no, he said if I shout he will use cutlass to kill me.
Some neighbours saw me and took me to the community leader in our area at Okha, where they asked me what happened to my stomach. I didn’t know what they were saying.
They asked me when I last saw my menstrual period. I didn’t understand what they are talking about, until the police told me I am pregnant and asked me who did it. I told them my father sleeps with me at night.”
However, Friday denied sleeping with his daughter, saying the minor told the community that he was the one that impregnated her, which is not true. He said: “I have a girlfriend.
But when people came to my house and beat me up, claiming I was going out with a married woman, I abandoned her. I did not impregnate her, but take it the way she said it.”
Fresh reports coming in reveals that Tupac Shakur is alive, and this coming from the son of imprisoned Death Row Records owner Marion Suge Knight.
Suge J. Knight took to Instagram Tuesday with a series of posts raising the idea that the fatal September 7, 1996 shooting in Las Vegas of the rap icon was a hoax, and that Shakur is alive and well in Malaysia.
He posted a quote that read, ‘Tupac is alive,’ followed by an exchange of texts in which someone wrote to him, ‘You said too much. Time for you to go.’
He shared photos that showed a man who looked like an older incarnation of the California Love rapper posed in a selfie, as well as with artists such as 50 Cent and Beyoncé, with both of the latter in current day forms.
Suge J. Knight made numerous references to the involvement of the Illuminati with the alleged cover-up, and said he was ‘not on drugs’ in raising the jarring allegations.
He posted a quote that read:
‘Beware of fake accounts. Their job is to distract you. The Illuminati are all about power. This is why you see powerful names getting locked up.’
He added in a caption, ‘Don’t be fooled. We can do it. They will say I’m on drugs and etc. I’m not.’
In another post he made on his Instagram, he posted a video still claiming that Tupac is alive and he is in Malaysia. Watch video below;
A househelp has narrated her tale of the sufferings she’s endured from her bosses, and this has generated a lot of sympathy and outrage from folks on social media.
The lady, now 20, has revealed that she began working as a househelp when she was still a teenager, and she’s been sexually assaulted by her male bosses.
The wife of one of the men made her feel it was her fault and maltreated her as a result. She escaped when the man tried to rape her.
Aadly, her experience as a househelp in Lagos didn’t get any better. One of her employers who was a pastor also tried to rape her.
Sharing her story with Humans of New York, she said:
“I want to live a happy life. I’m tired of living a poor life. I’m trying to save money for school but nothing is working. I’ve left home three different times looking for work. The first time I found a job as a housekeeper. But every morning when I got dressed the man would try to touch me. I was only seventeen. He wouldn’t even stop when I threatened to tell on him. His wife blamed me for his attention. She beat me severely. There were bruises all over my body. She didn’t even allow me to eat. But I tried to stay because I wanted to go to school so badly. Then one morning he tried to rape me in the bath, and I finally ran away. When I found a new housekeeping job, the same thing happened. This time it was a pastor. So a few weeks ago I switched to a cleaning job at an art gallery. But they just fired me for speaking to the visitors. I don’t know why this always happens to me. It makes me so angry. I get mad at my parents for being poor. I get mad at my friends for going to school. When I see their graduation pictures on Facebook, I just start crying. I’m already twenty years old. I should be finishing school, but I haven’t even started yet. But everything has it’s own time. Hopefully my time will come too.”
A petrol tanker has reportedly exploded in Akure, Ondo State.
The explosion occurred in the early hours of this morning at the Shagari Village junction along the Ilesa/ Owo Federal Highway.
According to multiple eyewitness reports, no fewer than six people died in the inferno. Vehicles plying the route at the time were also burnt in the explosion which occurred a short distance from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) mega filling station in Akure, the Ondo State capital.
An eyewitness said: “The fire incident was caused by an articulated petrol tanker coming from the Lagos road, which lost control. Many people driving from the other side of the junction were all trapped as the petrol tanker immediately went up in flames.
“Although, we don’t know the figure of those involved, but I am very sure that the occupants of a Toyota car that hit the petrol tanker have been burnt to ashes.”
Live fire burning in shagari junction in Akure. After a tanker fell and spill it's content. It took hours for the fire department to intervain pic.twitter.com/tvAlSWOFiT
Chocolate City boss MI Abaga has finally dropped the visuals to his song titled, “Lekki” featuring the industry’s heavyweights like Falz, Ajebutter22, Odunsi.
Two young men, Igwe Obumneme Samuel and Emeka Ebunoha, have been arrested in Port Harcourt for examination fraud.
According to reports, they are a part of an internet syndicate selling leaked examination papers to students sitting for the West African School Certificate Examination, WASCE.
They are also allegedly responsible for leakages of examination questions of the National Examination Council, NECO and the Joint Admission Matriculation Board, JAMB. The two suspects run two websites: www.examsort.com and www.expomata.blogspot.com and confessed that the websites were created to sell leaked examination questions and answers to students.
They also revealed that they received payments into their bank accounts or through receipt of recharge cards from students patronising them. The two suspects will soon be charged to court.
Davido is remember his late friend, Tagbo Umeike, who last year, died in controversial circumstances exactly one year ago.
Recall that Davido was invited by the Lagos state police command for questioning after actress Caroline Danjuma, accused him of complicity in Tagbo’s death but the police has since cleared Davido.
‘On this day last year ! We lost our brother! We love and Miss you g! Continue to Rest In Peace Tagbo!’ Davido wrote on Instagram.
Head of States, President Muhammadu Buhari has put a phone call through to Leah Sharibu’s mother, promising to do all he can to bring back her daughter.
Mrs Rebecca Sharibu, the mother of the Dapchi Secondary schoolgirl, Leah, who had been kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists received a call from the president earlier today.
On Wednesday, the President spoke with Mrs Rebecca Sharibu, mother of the Dapchi Secondary schoolgirl, Leah, who had been kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists, and assured her that his administration will do everything it would take to bring her daughter back home.
Leah was among the 101 girls kidnapped in February this year by Boko Haram from Government Girls’ Science and Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, located in Bulabulin, Yunusari Local Government area of Yobe State.
Most of the girls were freed a month later, five were unaccounted for but the insurgents are still holding on to Leah because she refused to renounce her Christian faith.
The insurgents have since issued a deadline of October 15 for the federal government to move for her release or she will be killed.
The President consoled the Sharibu family and assured the parents that the Federal Government would do its utmost for the safety and security of their daughter.
The president told her;
“I convey my emotion, the strong commitment of my administration and the solidarity of all Nigerians to you and your family as we will do our best to bring your daughter home in peace and safety,”
– statement issued by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), quoted the president as saying.
He assured the mother that his heart was with her family, as that of the entire nation which continues to pray for the safe return of “our daughter, Leah.”
