Linda Ikeji has just acquired a new home in Banana Island.
Her sister, Laura Ikeji, broke the news yesterday (October 15), via instagram.
“That moment you realize that Mike Adenuga is ur neighbor, Dantata is ur neighbor, you are surrounded by billionaires you used to hear about on TV as a child, Haaaa unimaginable feeling. Banana island isn’t ready for my noise. Dear Banana Island, we here!!! A glimpse of @officiallindaikeji Banana Island Mansion!!!!!! I’m too excited”
She went on to share three pictures of Linda’s home while stating that her sister did not rent the mansion nor is it a block of flats.
“No, it’s not a block of flats, no it’s not rented, @officiallindaikeji bought this banana island mansion with her sweat. Can somebody tell her to allow me post more pics, choi. Hehe. #glasshouse #whitehouse #bananaisland”
Linda has joined wealthy residents like Mike Adenuga, and Iyabo Obasanjo, on Banana Island.
Banana Island in Lagos State is one of the most luxurious real estate sites in Nigeria where houses cost at least 450 million naira.
So we shared the controversial photo of Northside Inc. recording artiste, Cynthia Morgan, posing with a baby while she was smoking yesterday.
While some praised her and called her act, “Art”, not many people approved of this as they have slammed her for carrying such an absurd act.
Among those who highly disapproves this is actress/mother of three, who we earlier speculated has marital problems with her billionaire husband, Musa Danjuma, Caroline Danjuma.
She took to her Instagram page to slam the “German Juice” crooner saying that what she did is absolutely wrong and also calling out Child agencies in Nigeria, telling them to take note.
She shared the photo and wrote:
“It takes a child 5 years to fully grow perfectly… This is absolutely wrong… I always mind my biz but this baffles me … When wiz kalifa did a similar thing with his own son he was called to order by child support and he apologised.. Chris brown can’t get into Australia because of what he did to Rihanna.. Pls how is it ok to smoke In front of a child who is barely 2 yrs old.. Like seriously … A lot of kids are dying from VSD and ASD… A little sniff of nicotine is a huge damage to a child… And yet this picture is circulating and being praised.
A baby mama who is a BOSS will never put her child through harms way… This ain’t art… To hurt a child ain’t music .. I speak for that innocent child… This is absolute rubbish . You can’t do this abroad… Child agencies in Nigeria should take note… It should never be a normal thing.. Soon child pornography will be a norm… In the name of art.”
A toddler has reportedly died after her mother, who seems to be mentally ill, allegedly threw her from a 6th floor apartment window.
Daily News reports that the, six-month-old Junilah Lawrence was hurled from a sixth-floor apartment in the Bronx, New York.
Horrified neighbours revealed that the infant’s mother, 27 year old Tenisha Fearon, dangled her daughter out of the window before hurling her into the air at around 1.30pm.
Relatives told reporters the mother allegedly said “the devil was in her”.
Emergency workers found the baby on the pavement below and she was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital but died from her injuries an hour later.
Fearon, was reportedly taken to Bronx Lebanon Hospital for mental evaluation. No charges have yet been filed, according to police.
Fearon’s three older children – a 10-year-old boy and two girls, ages 4 and 8 – were in the apartment at the time but none were harmed, police said.
The former PresidentGoodluck Jonathan’s special Adviser on Media, Reuben Abati, has dismissed the widespread view that the former president lost the last election because of incompetence and being clueless.
In his his first major interview in the October/November edition of The Interview which is to be released next week, Abati said that Mr. Jonathan was, “a victim of power game” and the vicious propaganda of the opposition.
“All they could focus on was trying to discredit the president. They called him clueless; they said he was incompetent; they said he was a drunkard!”
In a separate interview also featured in the coming edition of The Interview, Mr. Femi Adesina, the senior adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity, said he knew that Jonathan would lose and was not surprised when it happened.
“If Jonathan had won the election, Nigeria would have shut down”, he said, adding that the government had run out of steam
The now a student, also spoke on the last days of Jonathan in the Aso Rock Villa, his own controversial retraction of the article against Buhari, the attitude of the moneybags who abandoned Jonathan in his moment of need, his relationship with former first lady, Patience Jonathan, and his love-hate drama with many of his passionate fans.
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae, who was few weeks ago, kidnapped by Fulani herdsmen on his 77th birthday and was released after paying N5m ransom four days after, has reportedly identified his abductors who were paraded before him by the police.
Vanguard reports that the Chief, Falae on Tuesday, identified three of the suspects as those who kidnapped him and threatened to kill him if he failed to pay the ransom. According to a police source Chief Falae, also identified one of the kidnappers who was kind to him.
Well, how interesting is this? This should give a quite clear explanation why he carries bells along with him, most of the time.
Put aside his crazy act and his “Sangolo” whatever… Nigerian singer, Terry G has newly disclosed that he is gonna be a pastor one day and that the secular music he’s into now, is only temporary.
In a recent interview, the music act is quoted saying:
“By God’s grace, it has been prophesied that God is going to use me to prophesy to multitudes, and I think I’m already doing that in a way, but when God calls me at the right time, I will go for it fully.”
: “Sometimes, you need to put yourself in people’s shoes. When a preacher is preaching to you, and you already knew all what he was going to say, it might not sound interesting. I think God knows why He chose a path for everybody because if you look at it, everybody has done gospel music at some point, it worked for some people, and didn’t work for some.That is because we have different purposes in life. I’m only doing this secular music temporarily.”
A woman and her seven-year-old daughter have reportedly died from a generator fire which also set their apartment located at, 15 Andem Street, 8 miles, on the outskirt of Calabar metropolis in Cross Rivers State, ablaze.
Vanguard learnt that the tragic incident which took place on Wednesday, this week, had two other family members, including husband of the deceased, Mr. Lawrence, and his brother-in-law, who also sustained burns, hospitalised.
It was gathered that the duo were trying to refill the generator with petrol when it caught fire.
However, a source who preferred anonymity, revealed to the publication that the generator had not been in use for a long time, and that the husband of the deceased had instructed his brother-in-law to re-engage it.
Having fuelled the tank, the young man was said to have yanked off the cord before the generator exploded.
A neighbour, Mrs. Gift Peters, said of the incident:
“It had been long since they used that generator, so the man, Mr. Lawrence, asked the boy to start the generator and warm it properly since it had been long since they used it. So they bought the fuel and put in it. Immediately they started the generator, it exploded.”
Vanguard gathered that the explosion set off other generators belonging to the deceased, and also that of the occupants of the twin flat which were all lined up at the backyard and walled in by burglary proof.
Occupants of the twin flat were said to have fled upon sighting the fire, but the deceased and her daughter were reported to have been trapped inside their own apartment as the doors and windows apparently were shut in the heat of the flames.
One neighbour, Mr. Age Edward, said:
“When I heard that there was a fire, I rushed over to assist since they are my neighbours. When I arrived, the fire was so thick that we could not help out.
‘’We tried all we could to quench the fire, it was so horrible, it was later I heard that the man’s wife and child were inside.
“Personally, I contacted Quick Response, QIS. I called over three times, they did not respond. The first time it was busy, the second time it rang and stopped, the third time, it rang and stopped.
I did not have Fire Service number on the phone I was using yesterday. ‘’I didn’t bother to call anybody again. I tried my best since I am equally a public servant. We did our best, though it was not enough.”
When Vanguard contacted fire division of the QIS, the officials said they responded promptly, contrary to neighbours who disclosed that the fire men arrived two hours after they were called, and that they ran out of water.
Unit Commander of Fire Service at the QIS, Mr. Daniel Ibor, said his men arrived the scene 30 minutes after they were called due to the distance from Calabar to 8 Miles, which is on the outskirt of the city.
He said:
“We were called at about 9:30 pm and immediately we turned out for the fire. It is quite unfortunate that the fire involved fuel ‘We did our best’‘’Despite the distance, we still did our best to get there on time.
We have been asking people not to put fuel into a steaming generator. We advised them to allow it cool first.
“If it was a free burning fire, by the time we got there, we still could’ve saved a lot. Our response really stopped the fire from spreading to other property.”
The Nigerian Actress, Producer, and Director Juliet Ibrahim on October 14th did the Nigeria premiere of her new movie “Shattered Romance” to a selected audience at the Genesis Deluxe Cinemas, The Palms Shopping Mall, Lekki, Lagos.
A lot of celebrities graced the event as they were pictured on the Red Carpet…See Pictures Below….
When I saw this news, I laughed hysterically… I don’t think the people who banned this couple have been to Nigeria before and have met my Igbo brethren… I won’t say more than that… I hope you catch my drift though… When Igbos give names like “(Surname) Success (Name)Bright”, why would Prince Williams be a problem? Lol.
A French couple have reportedly been banned from naming their son, “Prince Williams”.
The parents said they thought the connection with British royalty would be useful, but a court ruled that using ‘Prince William’ as an extended first name could lead to a ‘lifetime of mockery’.
The couple, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, then asked to use the name ‘Mini Cooper’, after the classic British car, but that too was overruled.
The court cited an article of France’s civil code, which ‘allows judges to protect a child from a potential lifetime of mockery by overruling the parents’,
In the last year, a court in Valenciennes, northern France, banned one couple from naming their daughter Nutella, after the hazelnut spread, and another from calling their baby girl, Strawberry, because both youngsters would face being mocked.
But why would you name your child “Strawberry” and not expect him to be mocked? Okay, I apologize to my Igbo brethren, they won’t name their children such… at least, not that I know of!
Some soldiers in Lagos have been reported to have allegedly pummel an Official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, a Peter Owolabi, for stopping their van at the Obanikoro Bus Stop along Ikorodu Road in Lagos.
The soldiers, who were in a black Honda Accord car with number plate, CP 839 YAB, drove through the Bus Rapid Transit lane, when they were stopped by Owolabi at the Obanikoro bus stop.
It was gathered that when the official queried them for flouting the state traffic laws, the soldiers got down from the car, and surrounded him.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the commotion, which occurred at about 6pm, drew crowd to the scene. A resident, who asked not to be named, said that when the officers, who did not have any explanation for driving on the BRT lane, were given a fine ticket meant for violators, they became infuriated, and descended on Owolabi.
She added that a LASTMA cameraman, suspected to be recording the scene, had his camera smashed by the soldiers.
She said:
“There were four soldiers in the car, including a colonel. The soldiers were with the colonel, who did not come down from the car during the fracas. The soldiers were stopped at Obanikoro for driving violating traffic law.
“They were then given a fine ticket on the spot. But the officers refused to collect the ticket and blocked the road, preventing other vehicles from entering the service lane. They dealt blows on the officer and kicked anyone with a recording device, or coming close to intervene. It lasted for about 30 minutes.
“One of the LASTMA’s cameramen was also beaten and his gadget was shattered.”
It was gathered by the publication that Owolabi, whose eyes were reportedly swollen from the beating, had been taken to an undisclosed hospital for treatment.
The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr. Bashir Braimah, confirmed the attack. He added that it was regrettable that the soldiers broke the traffic law with impunity.
He said:
“Our officials were out in a joint enforcement of the BRT lane violation. We were there with the police. It is regrettable that the soldiers violated the traffic law with impunity. They should be the custodians of law and not be working against the law.
“The law is no respecter of person, and the road traffic law must be obeyed in order to ensure the safety of lives and property. Over 15 vehicles belonging to the military violated the traffic law on Monday. Among them was a silver Toyota Matrix 103 AT fully loaded with top military personnel.
“There was also a bus belonging to the Nigeria Army College of Nursing with number plate, NA 830 BOA, an army green Peugeot with number plate, NA 284 B0/1, a silver Nissan, KTU 820 AY, a silver colour Toyota Camry, KJA 233 TB, a green Hilux truck, DHQ 232, among others.”
Braimah said the vehicles on the BRT corridors were either driven by soldiers or with military paraphernalia hanging in the vehicles.
News on South African sportsman, Oscar Pistorius, has emerged. It’s newly reported that he will be released from jail on Tuesday, next week.
Speaking to AFP recently, his lawyer Brian Webber disclosed that the decision had been delayed. He said:
“They’re going to refer the matter back to the parole board.”
He was due to leave prison on August 21, exactly 10 months on from his sentencing.
But Justice Minister, Michael Masutha unexpectedly stepped in to halt the move, saying the parole board had acted prematurely by setting the release date.
Three very little sisters have been killed in a tragic accident at their family farm.
Catie Bott, 13, and 11-year-old twin sisters Dara and Jana Bott suffocated after being buried under tonnes of canola seed.
Police disclosed that the sisters were playing on a back of a truck loaded with the grain on family’s farm in Withrow, Alberta in Canada and were buried under it.
According to the Calgary Sun, family members pulled the girls free and performed CPR. Catie and one of the twins were pronounced dead at the scene while their other sister was airlifted to a children’s hospital where she died a short time later.
In a statement, parents Roger and Bonita Bott said:
“Our kids died living life on the farm, it is a family farm” We do not regret raising and involving our kids Catie, age 13 — Dara, age 11, and Jana, age 11 on our farm. It was our life! (sic)”
“Thank you for all of the overwhelming support we have received from the first responders, neighbors and friends. “We would ask the media to respect our privacy at this time of grief.”
Vlogger/Talk show host/Media Personality, Toke Makinwa is on our fashion news again! This time, she comes with a very confident yet daring and angelic look.
No doubt that she killed the look, but some of her fans feel she took it over the top this time but me? Me, I think she’s being confident and all.
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The gorgeous vlogger rocked this jumpsuit with a quite long cape for an event last night! The cape is too long though… too long… but it’s Toke, she likes to be unique like that.
3 passengers who were reportedly abducted on Monday by suspected kidnappers along the Benin-Lagos express road have been rescued. They were rescued on Tuesday night by a combined team of Edo State Police Command and local hunters.
PM News reports that, the three passengers comprising of two males and a female looked traumatized and exhausted when they were presented before newsmen.
Names of the victims were simply given as Humphrey, Ruth and Kester.
Edo Police spokesman, DSP Stephen Onwochei, said the victims were abducted after the driver conveying them stopped to check a flat tyre.
Onwochei explained that the police joined by local hunters pursued the kidnappers until the victims were forcefully released.He said clues left by the kidnappers revealed their identities and that they would so be arrested.
The victims said they trekked through hills and valleys and slept in the bush.They said their abductors numbering eight could not demand for ransom because of the constant movement.
A 15 year old Boy Identified as Yusuf Saleh disguised as a girl and sneaked into the girls’ dormitory at the Federal College of Education (Technical) Gusau, Zamfara State.
He was caught and handed over to the Zamfara State Police Command.
According to Daily Trust, Yusuf had sneaked into the hostel about 6am today so that he can catch a glimpse of the nakedness of the female students while they were bathing in an open place. Fortunately he was discovered by one of the female students.
His discovery threw the school into pandemonium as the students thought he was a Boko Haram member who was there to attack them.
President of the Student Union Government of the college, Maryam Ibrahim, said Yusuf was seen wearing a wrapper, Hijab and a headscarf, adding that one of her colleagues who was able to reveal his real identity drew the attention of other students and he was quickly caught and handed over to the college security personnel.
When interrogated, Yusuf said he dressed as a female so he can avoid being denied access to the hostel. He said he was just there to see how the hostel looked like.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Sanusi Amiru confirmed the incident and said investigations is ongoing and that the suspect would be charged to court soon.
Nollywood Actress and Entrepreneur, Annie Idibia today took to Instagram to celebrate and show love to her friend and colleague – Tonto Dikeh on her newly found love.
Annie who shared the below throwback photo of herself and Tontolet wrote:
“Miss this beautiful woman @tontolet ….. when we were single. ..now we r all grown up n taken… God bless your union darling.. #love see our mgbeke beads ooo lmao … but mennnnnnh our human hair was on point”
When we talk about DJ’s in the Nigerian Industry, we all know the Veteran DJ, DJ Jimmy Jatt is the boss of them all. The Legendary DJ is a year older today. Happy Birthday Boss! Many More Successful Years to come!… See The Birthday Picture Below…
DJ Jimmy Jatt is a year Older today!! Oct 15th
I Bet Most of you didn’t know DJ Jimmy Jatt started his career as a rapper with the stage name Master J before he went into “Deejaying”. Last year, 2014 he celebrated his 25th year in the Industry, he also released an album which featured major names in the Music industry!!
Talent manager and CEO of Triple MG Ubi Franklin today tied the knot with the beautiful Nollywood Actress, Lilian Esoro, making them the newest celebrity couple in town!
He posted this picture on his Instagram page and he wrote “For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. Thanks You to Everyone who supported Us”
He also revealed their church wedding ceremony will be head on November 1st! Congratulations Guys!! Happy Married Life.
Okay People! Here’s an Article I found interestingly Interesting.
Here are some commonly held misconceptions about fair skinned women, especially here in Nigeria:
1. Bleaching: This tops the list because light-skinned ladies are mostly tagged with the word ”Bleaching” I know some of our ladies aren’t naturally fair, and there are ways one could identify them.
The knuckles and knee are good examples. In as much as we have high rate of bleachers, there are still the ones with the natural fair complexion.
Every complexion is beautiful be it light, dark or chocolate. Maintenance is all that matters.
2. Mermaid: This sounds funny, but true. Some people have the belief that light-skinned females are from the marine world.
Maybe this belief is derived from our Nollywood movies, whereby a light-skinned lady is allowed to play the character of a mermaid, while the dark-skinned one is given the role of a witch.
If you’re light-skinned and no one ever accused you of being a mermaid, then you’ve never been to Nigeria.
Quite Controversial Ghanaian actress, Juliet Ibrahim in a Recent Chat with Pulse TV talked about how much she enjoys being an actress, a director and a producer.
“I have plans of directing a movie, and even many more movies. Directing is where I find myself now, and I’m very very creative, she started.
“I found myself on set years ago when I started acting, trying to tell the director I was working with, how to shoot a particular scene. So, that’s how I knew my calling. I knew that I was very creative, and that I might as well put it into work, she said.
“I derive joy in acting and being behind the camera. As an actor, you bring out a side of you that people don’t get to see, and then you use your talent to be able to make someone at home to be touched by whatever that character is going through”
She continued; As a director, you are the one who is going to put that story of that character into character. Without you the director, the actor cannot give what you want the audience to feel. As a producer, without you going out there to look for funds to produce a movie, there’s not going to be a movie. So, everything works together.
Here’s a Compilation of Top 10 Nollywood Marriages that has stood the test of times.
They are the oldest Celebrity Marriages and Despite their choice of professions and careers these couples have been able to stick together for years.
Peruse below our List of Oldest Celebrity marriages that has stood the test of times ranging from 36 years down to 7 years of blissful union.
ENJOY!
1. Charly Boy and Lady D (36 years)
One of the most controversial entertainers, Charles Oputa popularly known as Charly Boy has been married to his wife for 36 solid years.
Despite them sounding off as one of the most irregular couple when it comes to their photo-shoots together, these two have amazingly held their love bond together as sparkling as ever.
Actress, Annie Idibia yesterday shared a number of photos via her instagram page showing the striking resemblance some celebrity dads share with their daughters.
We have decided to share the photos with you and even added two we think she missed out.
Do let us know who you think we missed out or who shouldn’t be on this list.
1. Basketmouth and Daughter.
The Comedian passed a really strong gene unto his daughter! They’ve got the same smile, set of teeth and complexion.
WOW! I’ve not heard the album but with this Album art I can tell the album is on fire!!! Finally, something to be excited about! Wande Coal is set to blow our mind! See what he Said about the new album below…
Finally, Black Diamond presents “WANTED”, My sophomore album. This is for the die hard fans, the critics, haters, the media houses and more importantly, those who never stopped believing. This is a reminder of who i was and who i have evolved into. This is where I want to be; WANTED”
The album #WCWanted will be out on the 26th of October 2015. Can we please just fast forward to this date! I cannot wait!!
Don’t get it twisted brethren, Love is a beautiful thing. Big and Bold Beautiful Yoruba Actress was seen sharing series of kisses with her Husband in a public. With the way they look at each other you can tell they are in LOVE!. See the Pictures Below…
She Posted this on instagram with caption “Yes I do# adeorimi ayinde. Love u foreva”
Yesterday we posted about the popular Yoruba actress, oh better said Yoruwood Actress Foluke Daramola Salako bragging about her size and saying her husband can’t leave her because of her size. Did you Read It?
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