The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has banned the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force from conducting stop and search operations on roads except when necessary.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that some group of Nigerians recently on social media, called for the scrapping of SARS over alleged harassment of innocent Nigerians, using the #EndSARS. Following the allegation, the Inspector- General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, promised to restructure and reposition the unit for effective service delivery. Idris also warned members of the group against acting as body-guards, delving into land matters and debt collection that were considered civil.
He further warned that members of the unit must only embark on operations with the permission of the commissioner of police in charge of SARS in the police commands.
“You must operate in official uniform clearly marked for identification. I just want to warn you all here that any officer caught engaging in these activities will be dealt with accordingly. The Nigeria Police force under my leadership shall operate strictly guided by the human rights principles as enshrined in the United Nations charter on human rights” he said.
He mandated the Inspector-General of police’s monitoring units and the X-squad and other over sights unit of the force to monitor the activities of the SARS. The police boss noted that the establishment of the unit was due to activities of the men of the underworld.
He said that as part of measures to check the unit, they would be solely mandated to confront only armed robbery cases and violent crimes in the country, Idris also said that men deployed to SARS would undergo training, continuous assessment and psychometric test to determine their suitability or otherwise.
Ahead of the much anticipated world cup in Russia which is set to kick off in three days (Wawu!!), football governing body FIFA has unveiled the official new trophies.
The much coveted trophies are the Golden Ball for the World Cup’s best player, the Golden Shoe for the top goalscorer and the Golden Glove for the best goalkeeper.
The previous winners of the trophies from 2014 world cup are Lionel Messi, James Rodríguez and Manuel Neuer respectively.
The 2018 World Cup tournament is set to begin on June 14th and end on July 15th – with 736 players from 32 nations in Russia for a feast of football.
Nigerian reggae star, Ukeleke Onwubuya who was professionally known as Ras Kimono died yesterday, sparking sad reactions from around Nigeria.
New details have revealed some of the things what happened during his final moments.
According to Punch Metro, it was gathered that the dreadlocked musician had slumped at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, while waiting to board a flight to the United States, on Saturday night.
According to sources close to him, Kimono was immediately rushed to an unnamed hospital in Ikeja and then taken to another hospital on Lagos Island where he later died on Sunday morning.
The death of the artiste, who was a native of Onicha Olona in the Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State and who recently clocked 60, was confirmed by the President of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria, Pretty Okafor and the Chairman of the Copyright Society of Nigeria, Chief Tony Okoroji.
The event has since thrown members of the Nigerian music and culture community into deep mourning.
Tanzanian singer, Diamond Platnumz seems to have bought his second baby mama, Hamisa Mobetto after he took to social media to ask her if she likes it.
Diamond wrote:
Hope you like the House Daddy!!!
To which Hamisa replied,
We looove it …!! Thank You So Much
May God Keep On Blessing You Abundantly.
The singer’s ex, Zari Hassan, a while ago, slammed him for not visiting his kids since they split .
Zari broke up with Diamond via an Instagram message on February 14th, listing infidelity on his part as her reason.
She took to her snapchat app to share a photo that had the inscription;
Some managers need to do quality assurance before their artists utter nonsense for public whatever.. When last did you see your kids. I bet they forgot all about you dummy. Think b4 you caption. Idiot, Mxuiiiiii
There was quite the drama earlier this morning in Lagos when two men parked their cars in the middle of Ajah bridge to exchange fisticuffs.
It’s unclear what led to their physical combat scene but its effect caused many people to be stuck in traffic, and thus a video of them was recorded.
The social media user who shared the video, wrote,
I can confidently say that you need to be mad a little to live in Lagos.?. Imagine these two guys parked in the middle of Ajah bridge to fight early morning fight. ??
It’s unarguable that this Nigerian soldier is winning best proposal of the year y’all!
Captured on camera and currently going viral online, is the moment a Nigerian soldier, Mordecai Danladi plunged from a plane with a parachute to pop the question to his girlfriend.
In the quite dauntless video, which is currently making the rounds on the internet, Soldier Mordecai takes the brave step by flying down from a plane to get to the ground to propose to his girlfriend.
Show me a more romantic Nigerian soldier y’all… I’ll wait.
An erotic dancer who gets paid to go unclad while performing… in other words, a stripper, has taken to Twitter to highlight her achievements.
@MullatoDiamonds on Twitter, is becoming a trending topic on the platform after she shared photos of herself surrounded by a myriad of dollar bills.
Her caption is what has people talking… she happily says the money she’s made from being a stripper will have her doing things that even more decent people can’t.
So before you dub her a h*e, remember to put ‘paid’ in front of it… She wrote,
I take my clothes off for money … so
This has paid for college, gotten me 2 2018 range rovers, 2 condos and a lovely ass life. Call me a hoe but don’t forget to put “PAID” in front of that ?
The Super Eagles team have all swagged up in debonair suits as they are set to arrive Russia today for the World cup which will start in a few days time.
The players will arrive at their World Cup base camp in Essentuki, Russia in the dapper outfits after departing their Aviva Resort camp, Bad Tatzmannsdorf in Austria.
The Super Eagles had Nigerian football fans worried after losing three matches in a row in warm up friendlies against Serbia, England and Czech Republic.
However, coach Gernot Rohr is optimistic the Super Eagles will raise their game and get a good result.
“We will take it one match at a time. I love this group because we know how to rise to the occasion together. Nigeria will be ready for Croatia,” Rohr said.
Big Brother Naija 2018 1st runner up, Cynthia Nwadiora, Cee-C has in a new video talked about how she’s keeping up as a celebrity in Nigeria.
Former housemates from the See Gobbe show had reunited for a hangout and on their way back, Cee-C and Alex were in the same ride – Alex, being her unusual self started recording a video for the gram.
It was in this video we heard CeeC talk about life as a superstar – CeeC in her own perception, is not freaked about “fans” as she says these same people are the ones who’d laugh at you if you fall.
She can be heard saying,
That’s why I said all these fans fans, I’m not carried away .. fans what?! If you become a loser tomorrow.. sorry, they’re the one who’ll laugh at you
Turkey-based Nigerian footballer, Chikeluba Ofoedu, recently filled his old woman with joy after he gifted her with a Porsche car during his house opening ceremony, on Saturday, in Enugu State.
Chikeluba Francis Ofoedu a.k.a Chico who plays for Turkey club side, EskiÅŸehirspor, gifted his mom a Porsche luxury car worth millions of Naira over the weekend.
Ofoedu who presented the car gift to his mother during his house opening ceremony, on Saturday, in Enugu State, is seen in photos shared online, kneeling down holding tightly to his mum as she said a prayer for him.
A Nigerian lawyer and writer, Elnathan John has showered praises on Nigerian cross-dresser Bobrisky as according to him, the self-acclaimed Nigerian Barbie Doll is a million times braver than he his.
He took to his Twitter page to laud the effeminate, saying Bobrisky seems to be stronger than most activists he knows.
He believes if in a society that openly frowns against what Bobrisky stands to believe in and he still maintain his stand in all circumstances, then the bleaching cream expert deserves some accolades.
Read his tweets below:
“One day in Nigeria we will talk about Bobrisky’s quiet revolution. Theses will be written about how, with all her issues, she is challenging the meaning and idea of gender in a way more radical than we can ever do with words. You don’t have to like her. But she is important.
Bobrisky is a million times braver than I will ever be. Braver than most activists I know. In a country where you are one wrong move, one wrong place away from death, away from a mob, away from murderous religious bigots selective in their enforcement of the rules of their gods.
Remember the cross-dresser had at a time openly mentioned that he was gay without any fear of being prosecuted.
A Nigerian lady on Twitter has wowed her followers after she took to the platform to share her amazing weight loss transformation in just five months.
Farida Kabir, who used to be very fat, has now got her dream body, and she can’t keep calm about it – sharing the photos on her page, she said the amazing transformation was just within 5 months.
There’s no doubt that she put in a lot of work to achieve this feat…
Nollywood actress, Adesua Etomi-Wellington has penned a motivational piece for people going through tough times, assuring them things will get better.
According to her, she also went through difficult times and was constantly hurt by people she cared about.
Read her post below ;
“This message is linked to my faith and the God I serve but IT IS FOR EVERYONE|. I remember a time in my life when it seemed like NOTHING was going right and I mean NOTHING. Everything just seemed to suck. I was constantly being hurt by people I cared about and was good to, my career…well, I didn’t have one and it wasn’t for lack of trying, people I loved were going through tough times, everything wasn’t going right. It became hard to pray. I’d stay in my house, in bed for daysss. I never talked about it. On so many occasions, I’d cry myself to sleep.
I constantly wished i was someone else. I was deeply unhappy. Can’t remember how but I was finally able to start praying through it all. Started talking bout it too. I Wish I could tell you that things got better immediately. Lol. They didn’t but I’d tell you what did happen. I fought every single day for my life.
The life I knew was mine. I started to focus on what i did have and became more thankful. I started to speak positively about myself and my life. I started to smile more. I started to laugh more and then I learnt the secret of being content in any and every situation. I also learnt to give even when I had very little.
I worked on myself and asked God to make me better. One day I remember hearing ‘ it’ll all make sense some day’. I’m not saying it all makes sense now but things are definitely better than they used to be. It didn’t happen overnight but it did happen. Slowly but surely. There’s a reason I constantly try to remember to keep God at the centre of it all. He’s literally holding me together.
I still go through tough times, everyone does but my perspective has changed. We don’t see complete pictures but I serve a God who does. I know it’s tough and I’m really sorry.
If no one has told you before, i want you to know that you’re stronger than you can possibly imagine, even on the days that you can’t get yourself out of bed. You’re beautiful. You’re loved. You’re cherished. You’re forgiven and the world needs you. You’re not a mistake. All these are true, whether you believe in God or not.
I don’t know why I wrote this but I feel someone really needs it.
Popular musician cum Actor, Banky W has reacted to the news of the most recent suicide in Lagos, involving a wealthy woman who parked her SUV and jumped into the lagoon to end her life.
The actor who is known to be sensitive toward issues like this has suggested psychiatric centres where people can seek help as well as noting his own personal opinion of an escape route.
He wrote:
I just heard the heartbreaking news about the young lady who committed suicide by jumping off the 3rd mainland bridge in Lagos… Barely 48 hours after we discussed Anthony Bourdain.
This is a list of all the regional psychiatric centres in Nigeria (thanks @mocheddah). Please reach out and talk to someone. If you’re dealing with depression, it is not ridiculous. It is not something you should be ashamed of. If you feel like you’re done, and you have nothing left to live for, please believe that you are wrong.. Please talk to someone. Suicide is not the answer.
PS: My *personal* belief is that GOD is the answer. And if you’re in Lagos and willing to try Him, you can go to my church @mytph and talk to someone. Not trying to impose my personal spiritual beliefs on anyone.
“I did not feel anything killing him, human being is the same thing as animals,” a man from Borno state has said as he confesses to killing his friend for the purpose of taking his heart for money making rituals.
The Lagos State police command has apprehended four persons for the murder of their friend, Isaiah James.
Following interrogation at the homicide section of the State Criminal and Intelligence Department (SCID), Panti, Yaba, one of the suspects, simply identified as Daniel, confessed to the crime.
He said:
We are from Chibok in Maiduguri, Borno State. We are four that killed our friend, Isaiah James, for ritual purposes, though it was not our initial plan to do so. We wanted to do charms to excel in advance fee fraud, known as 419, but the native doctor who we consulted told us that he won’t do charms for us with regards 419.
We asked why and he told us that we are not educated. He told us that we should be literate before we can do 419 successfully. We asked if there was another alternative and he said he would perform a ritual out of sympathy for us. He told us to provide a human heart. That was the beginning of our problems.
When the herbalist told us to bring a human heart, we told him to help us organise it. He promised to do so and charged us N100,000. We paid him N60,000 and promised to balance the N40,000. Few days later, the native doctor called us to say that one of his boys who he sent on the mission for the human heart hunting was shot in the hand by vigilance group members. He said he won’t be able to provide us with the heart and asked us to provide it ourselves.
According to Daniel, they became confused on their next plan of action until the gang leader identified as Audu, suggested that he would lure his cousin, who is also a friend of Daniel’s, to the place where they would kill him and pluck out his heart for the ritual, Guardian reports.
Daniel continued:
We called him on phone and told him to meet us at a drinking joint in Ajah, Lagos. He agreed to meet us. He did not suspect foul play and was comfortable with us. We met at night and we started drinking local gin until the wee hours.
We bought him fried yam. At about 1:00a.m. we said we should go home. As we were walking home, Audu who was armed with a knife, said he was going to urinate. So all of us including our target joined Audu to a corner to urinate. It was at that corner that we all rushed at him, pulled him down and hit him with hard objects and Audu stabbed him.
When we noticed that he was dying, Ayuba butchered him, searched inside, but he could not find the heart. I collected the knife from him and put my hand inside, I found the heart. His heart was still alive and pumping blood, I pulled it out with the help of the knife.
We took it to the native doctor at Ijebu Ode, Ogun State. He used it to prepare beans for us. He promised that after eating the beans porridge, we would start making big money. He said that anything we laid our hands must prosper. He requested for the N40,000 balance which we paid him. We had just finished the meal when the police came to pick me.
A lady who saw us the night we killed Isaiah, told his people that she saw us in company of Isaiah. We are all from Chibok in Maiduguri. When the police came to me, I confessed. I did not feel anything killing him, human being is the same thing as animals. My regret is that we did not succeed in making the money and that the native doctor escaped arrest.
In an average Nigerian society, the value accrued marriage is on the same level with success; if you are successful but not married, you are never properly respected.
That being said, most Nigerian girls want to settle down between the ages of 20 – 28. However, when the plan does not turn out as expected, it becomes a big problem.
The unavailability of the right man or a willing man is usually what people in this category highlight as excuse. When this happens, pressure sets in for her especially when she reaches her mid 30’s and beyond.
This notion might be what has led a young Nigerian man to post on facebook that proposing to a lady in her 30s is not an engagement but a rescue mission.
The man, Odoju Samuel wrote;
Proposing to a lady a her 30’s is not engagement, it is called rescue mission…. Guys are we together ?
She added that the motive behind her current action is not because she wants him back, but because instead of taking care of his child, he is living a fake life for social media.
Lagos, JUNE 7, 2018 -Leading mobile technology multinational, TECNO Mobile has continued to consolidate its position as the number one smartphone brand in the African mobile market with the release of yet another outstanding smartphone, the TECNO Spark 2.
The device which is the second version from the TECNO Spark series, combines high-end features with top-of-the-line user experience of the latest Android Go™ from Google.
Speaking to newsmen at the launch of the Spark 2 held at the Sheraton Hotel, Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Ikeja, Lagos. Brand Manager, TECNO Mobile, Luke Pan, in his opening remarks noted that the launch of the hybrid smartphone was due to the success that came with the first Spark Edition and the high demand by end users.
Brand Manager, TECNO Mobile Nigeria, Luke Pan.
‘We at TECNO Mobile are proud to say that, this is another great smartphone; this device is designed for productivity and style. It is not just another camera phone, but one that any smartphone lover with the desire to have an all-in-one tool, should have.’ Pan reiterated.
The TECNO SPARK 2 flaunts a 6-inch full HD screen display perfect for viewing photos, watching videos and gaming. The 6-inch display is squeezed into a small shell of 5.7mm making the device comfortable to hold.
On the camera department, the SPARK 2 offers a brighter camera than its predecessors. The device takes excellent photos even in low light conditions with its 8MP Front + 13MP Rear Bright Camera.
The F/2.0 wide aperture enables more light to pass through the camera lens, thereby making selfie pictures clear even in low light conditions. The SPARK 2 also comes with an improvement in the storage capacity – with two variants of ROM and RAM.
The Spark 2 is powered by Google’s Android Go™ which is optimized to offer consumers lots of benefits including a smooth and fast experience for devices with 1GB of RAM or even less, and provide new and reimagined Google apps for including Google Go, YouTube Go, and the Google Assistant for Android (Go edition) with enhanced data efficiency.
“If you get a new smartphone you expect it to be amazing. That’s why we teamed up with Transsion through our Android Go program. Together we strive to give users a range of smartphones, such as the TECNO Spark 2, that combine beautiful hardware with Google’s smartly designed software – from the latest AI powered innovations to the highest grade of security” said Teju Ajani, Country Manager, Android, Nigeria
In the same vein, 9Mobile will be extending amazing offers to customers who purchase the TECNO Spark 2. These customers will get 2GB instant bonus, plus 100% bonus on all purchased data plans for the first 6-months after purchase. They will also get another 50% bonus on all data plans purchased for the subsequent 6-months.
The new TECNO spark 2 is available in six amazing colours such as Bordeaux red, midnight black, champagne gold and city blue and can be purchased from any smartphone store nationwide.
Highlight Pictures from the Launch Event in Lagos:
There are however, conflicting accounts as to how the incident happened.
A version of the account said that the woman was a passenger in an UBER car, driving inward Lagos Island, when she told the driver to stop.
Thereafter, she reportedly alighted from the vehicle, crossed the road and plunged into the lagoon.
Another version had that the deceased was a man, who parked his Ford Explorer car on top of the 3rd Mainland bridge and plunged into the lagoon.
Picture of the vehicle with plate number APP 190 CE went viral on social media yesterday.
When contacted, spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, Chile Oti, confirmed the incident saying:
“When the information reached the Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, he directed rescue team comprising policemen from the Marine Police, the Rapid Response Squad, RRS and those from the three divisions around the area: Adeniji Adele, Oworoshoki and Adekunle divisions.
“The Police rescue team are still at work as I speak, in collaboration with agencies like the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA the Lagos State State Ambulance Service and the Federal Road Safety Corp personnel.
“So far, they have not succeeded in recovering the body. Any development on it will be communicated to the public.”
It is no more news that the babymama of BBNaija reality star/singer, Teddy A has been dragging him on Twitter.
The aggrieved lady is now alleging that he is fond of calling her to send him money and she has always obliged him.
She added that the motive behind her current action is not because she wants him back, but because instead of taking care of his child, he is living a fake life for social media.
Adesua Etomi-Wellington has dropped this motivational piece to people going through tough times, assuring them things will get better.
According to her, she also went through difficult times and was constantly hurt by people she cared about.
Read her post below:
“|This message is linked to my faith and the God I serve but IT IS FOR EVERYONE|.
“I remember a time in my life when it seemed like NOTHING was going right and I mean NOTHING. Everything just seemed to suck.
“I was constantly being hurt by people I cared about and was good to, my career…well, I didn’t have one and it wasn’t for lack of trying, people I loved were going through tough times, everything wasn’t going right.
“It became hard to pray. I’d stay in my house, in bed for daysss. I never talked about it.
“On so many occasions, I’d cry myself to sleep. I constantly wished I was someone else.
“I was deeply unhappy. Can’t remember how but I was finally able to start praying through it all.
“Started talking bout it too. I Wish I could tell you that things got better immediately. Lol.
“They didn’t but I’d tell you what did happen. I fought every single day for my life. The life I knew was mine. I started to focus on what i did have and became more thankful.
“I started to speak positively about myself and my life. I started to smile more. I started to laugh more and then I learnt the secret of being content in any and every situation.
“I also learnt to give even when I had very little. I worked on myself and asked God to make me better.
“One day I remember hearing ‘ it’ll all make sense some day’. I’m not saying it all makes sense now but things are definitely better than they used to be.
“It didn’t happen overnight but it did happen. Slowly but surely. There’s a reason I constantly try to remember to keep God at the centre of it all. He’s literally holding me together.
“I still go through tough times, everyone does but my perspective has changed.
“We don’t see complete pictures but I serve a God who does. I know it’s tough and I’m really sorry. If no one has told you before, i want you to know that you’re stronger than you can possibly imagine, even on the days that you can’t get yourself out of bed. You’re beautiful. You’re loved. You’re cherished.
“You’re forgiven and the world needs you. You’re not a mistake. All these are true, whether you believe in God or not.
“I don’t know why I wrote this but I feel someone really needs it.
Two Nigerian women in Stratford, London who are fans of two Nigerian Facebook personalities, Tolulope Bashirat Adeoye aka Abike Jagaban (Omo Aye) and Tokunbo Aboderin (Omo Ewe) threw caution to the wind yesterday as they engaged in a free for all fight.
According to reports, the fight was as a result of the contents from each of the Facebook personalities post on their walls.
The women fought and ripped their clothes off themselves. The police later came in to mainatian law and order.
A facebook user, who shared the videos, wrote ;
Stratford London
Shocking, unbelievable I just don’t get it. How can they tell their kids not to join gangs. I think it’s time someone calls them all to order.
A newly wed bride, Virtuous Joy has taken to her social media to narrate how she overcame all the hateful words that were said to her simply because of her size.
Joy shared this motivational piece on her social media, read below:
I remember being so happy and excited about my wedding day and how beautiful I felt. When my husband first saw me in my wedding attire he couldn’t take his eyes off of me. He couldn’t stop talking about how beautiful and amazing I looked.. it was such a magical moment for the both of us.
Once we posted our pictures for our family and friends. So many people were so happy for us! Then there were those folks that wanted to let me know just how much a fat girl did not deserve this kind of happiness so they tried their hardest to take it away.
People will try to take away your joy. They will try to disturb your peace. They will do everything in their power to make you feel miserable and worthless. DO. NOT. LET. THEM! For so long I let people dictate my every move and decisions! I let what people thought or said about me effect how I viewed myself. At one point I felt like I didn’t deserve to feel beautiful. I didn’t deserve to be loved. I didn’t deserve to pursue my dreams. Oh, how wrong I was!
I’m so happy I’m constantly being reminded of who God says I am! I am fearfully and wonderfully made!
Sis, PURUSE YOUR DREAMS. WRITE THAT BOOK. START THAT BUSINESS and continue to know and remind yourself that you are loved, you are so important, you are BEAUTIFUL in so many ways, and you are needed!
Let today be the day that you stop letting people who don’t matter hold you back!
Just after the success of his last international Collaboration , the Penthauze Boss – Phyno releases another international collaboration featuring MMG rapper Wale titled “N.W.A“.
The song was produced by penthauze inhouse producer Iambeat.
A story which was shared in June 2018, claiming that a Nigerian man had buried his father in a BMW car is false. The report shared by a Facebook user identified as Zevi Gins claimed that a man identified simply as Azubuike buried his father with a BMW car.
However, after investigations, it was discovered that the claims were false. It was gathered that the photo of a car being buried under the ground was from a movie set.
A photo of the said movie shared by a Facebook user identified as Richeal Ogbonna showed the car in front of the poster.
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) in a statement have declared that instead of suing Falz to court, they would report him to appropriate agencies.
The Muslim group last week threatened to sue Falz if he did not take the video down and tender an apology.
The rapper didn’t apologize rather he explained himself in a couple of media interviews.
Now, MURIC has said, ‘In view of the intervention of well-meaning Nigerians, counseling from several quarters and commitments given by us to those who interfaced with us on this matter, an emergency meeting of MURIC’s Think-Tank was convened on Sunday, June 10, 2018 to review the situation and resolved to drag the artist to government agencies saddled with the responsibility of censoring films and videos. It is not a U-turn but a sudden change in tactics’.
The full statement reads ;
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) last week resolved to sue Folarin Falana (Falz the Bahd Guy), a Nigerian artist, who produced the video song titled ‘This is Nigeria’ in which a Fulani man was seen beheading somebody. The video also featured hijab-wearing female choreographers dancing the ‘shaku-shaku’ (a dance associated with drug). A seven-day ultimatum was given for the withdrawal of the video and an apology failing which a legal tussle would be launched.
Our office has since been inundated with solidarity visits, while our telephone lines have been flooded with a deluge of calls from members, friends, well-wishers, journalists and other concerned Nigerians, majority of whom are of the Islamic faith.
In view of the intervention of these well-meaning Nigerians, counseling from several quarters and commitments given by us to those who interfaced with us on this matter, an emergency meeting of MURIC’s Think-Tank was convened on Sunday, June 10, 2018 to review the situation.
In deference to pleas made by well-meaning Nigerians, in order to keep faith with our avowed motto (Dialogue, Not Violence) and to further confirm that MURIC is a listening, mature and responsible organization committed to promoting peace in Nigeria, the Think-Tank resolved to drag the artist to government agencies saddled with the responsibility of censoring films and videos. It is not a U-turn but a sudden change in tactics.
This will have a more enduring impact not only on Falz but the entire entertainment industry. It will also make the agencies sit up to their responsibilities and inject a huge dose of discipline in the music and film industries in general.
MURIC expresses deep appreciation to its members nation-wide, particularly Muslim lawyers who volunteered to take up the case gratis, leaders of Islamic organizations across the country who offered their solidarity as well as senior civil servants who shared their rich experiences with us.
Although he stopped short of apologizing, the artist has tried to clear himself in published interviews made available to us. According to him, he did not intend to ridicule Muslims. He said his intention was to call attention to the plight of the Chibok girls although we think he has done that the wrong way.
A scene in the video in which the ‘Chibok girls’ are in pensive mood would have been more representative of the reality on ground because kidnapped girls cannot be dancing like people under the influence of drug. They are in captivity and so they have no cause under the sun for jubilating.
Again, the Fulanis (Muslims) were painted as killers while Benue militias (Christians) who rustle Fulani cattles and slaughter their wives and children were not featured. This is grossly unfair. Falz should find a way of balancing his video. The kidnappers of the South East (also Christians) were spared while the oil saboteurs of the Niger Delta (Christians too) were ignored. Falz video is loaded with Islamophobia. That video should be titled ‘This is not Nigeria’. It is Islam-bashing. Nigeria’s video regulatory agency should therefore ban the video or ask the artist to edit it properly.
With this latest development and even before the seven-day ultimatum expires, MURIC is no longer contemplating court action against Falz, neither are we demanding any apology from him or his management. The likely pecuniary gain in the event of a court validation of our claims does not interest us. We are no longer looking at Falz but at a larger picture.
The courts will only be interested in legalities, judiciability and technicalities but the video board will look beyond all that. Is it professional? Is it balanced? Is it truly representative of our country? Is it morally justifiable? These are what will interest the board and they are in tandem with our thinking. We appreciate artists and our aim is not to punish Falz. He is not a lazy Nigerian youth.
The matter will now go to those government agencies who are supposed to do their jobs in the first place. Instead of creating media tension and granting cheap popularity, this matter will now be handled by professionals who know what to do.
Our emphasis is going to be mainly on the portrayal of Fulanis as killers in the video with the concomitant ugly perception it is likely to create among Nigerians as well as its bandwagon effect on the image of Muslims in general. This is one area Falz has not been able to explain away, yet he refused to apologise. That aspect of the video would have been edited had the censorship agencies done what was expected of them or if Falz had followed due process.
In the interest of peace, law and order, we are calling on the National Film And Video Censors Board (NFVCB) to take up the matter from this moment. Although MURIC will still do a followup with an official petition, we expect the board to have begun its independent investigations on the matter particularly with the furore generated by the issue.
In a nutshell, we insist that Falz video “This is Nigeria” is offensive and provocative. It portrays Fulanis (and Nigerian Muslims) as killers. It is capable of igniting crisis and precipitating a general breakdown of law and order. The video board must therefore do the needful.
Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involving the restoration, reconstruction, or alteration of the human body.
This practise is very common in Korea and it has been reported that South Korea has the highest worldwide per capita rate of plastic surgery:
According to Jezebel, one out of five women in Seoul, the nation’s capital, has undergone some kind of procedure. Many men have as well.
The most popular surgery includes eyelid surgery that makes your eyes appear larger. Second to the eye surgery is getting one’s jawbone shaved/chiseled down to thin the face into a “V” shape.
Below are some photos of amazing plastic surgery transformations:
A final year student of Lead City University, Oyo state, Daniel Ilesanmi, also known as Smade,died in a fatal accident in Ibadan today June 10th.
Daniel was a final year student in the department of Sociology and was very popular for his portrait photography style.
According to reports, Daniel was driving his Mazda 626 sport car, which he just bought, along the Challenge-Toll Gate Link, when he lost control. His car flipped several times in the air before landing on other cars in the opposite lane.
The accident reportedly claimed the life of one other person.
Daniel’s car is currently a total write-off. Just minutes earlier he had tweeted “this car wan kill me o”
His body has been deposited at the Adeoyo Mortuary, along RingRoad Ibadan.
Wizkid and Tiwa Savage’s are serving bestie goals and one can easily tell chemistry is undeniable,though there is no evidence to suggest they are dating.
The Nigerian superstars were on stage in Accra ,Ghana on Saturday and Wizkid was full of joy when Tiwa he joined Tiwa on stage.
See photo below:
Rumors have not stopped since the duo made a hit song ‘malo’, and both superstars have neither denied nor confirmed their relationship leaving curious fans in the dark.
They are happy with each other and that is all that matters now.
