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Veteran actor, Pete Edochie and wife celebrate 53rd wedding anniversary
Veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie and his wife, Josephine, have celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary. The event to mark the 53rd anniversary took place at the Base Landmark Event Centre, Enugu on Saturday, October 1, 2022. The event was graced by Enugu State Goverenor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, the deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Barr. Ifeanyi Ossai, and other dignitaries. Taking to his official Instagram account, the legendary actor thanked his children for giving them the biggest party of their lifetime. “53 years of Marital Bliss with my Queen, Chief Barrister Mrs Josephine Edochie.Thanks to my Children…
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Comedian Igosave undergoes hair transplant surgery and says money spent was ‘well spent’
Igosave, whose real name is Otaghware Otas Onodjayeke, has done something about his bald spots. The comedian and actor took to instagram today to reveal he got hair transplant. He shared a recent photo of him with a full head of hair, complete with full edges. In the caption, he said the tranplant money is the “best $20,000 ever spent”. See below.
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Toyin Lawani poses semi-nude in Independence Day photos
Celebrity designer Toyin Lawan has shared semi-nude photos of herself in celebration of Nigeria’s 62nd Independence Day anniversary. Lawani who stylishly covered up herself with Nigeria’s flag, also noted that there are many things to be thankful for. She wrote; In his voice – IYA AWON CHILDRENIt’s Independence Day ,So many things to be thankful for even if most things aren’t working in the country ,Should I remind you how Beautiful and intelligent Nigeria women Are ?I don’t need to will just drop this Right here ,Beauty with brains equals to #kingoffashionWe light up a room when we step in ,with…
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Whether he is around or not, Tinubu has become their nightmare – Keyamo
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo has reacted to the outcry on the whereabout of the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu. He said it was a strategy to keep the opposition guessing about Tinubu’s whereabout. Keyamo in a tweet he shared noted that the oppositions are afraid and have nightmares due to Tinubu’s absence. He wrote: “Whether he’s around or not, they’re scared. @officialABAT has become their nightmare. The inquiries are out of FEAR as to what he is up to. “The biggest political strategy is to keep your opponent guessing!…
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We took the independence too soon and left our future in the hands of some heartless leaders – Oluwo of Iwo
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi has expressed that Nigeria took it’s independence too soon and left it in the hands of heartless leaders Akanbi said there is nothing to celebrate at 62 years of independence adding that Nigeria as the giant of Africa should have been developed by now According to him, “Nothing to be happy about in 62 years of Nigeria independence day and the irony of it is that, we took the independence too soon and left our future in the hands of some heartless leaders. Many of our Leaders were selfish, incompetent, and not…
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APC appoints Aisha Buhari, Remi, govs’ wives to lead Tinubu-Shettima campaign
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced Aisha Buhari as grand patron of the Tinubu/Shettima Women Presidential Campaign Team. She will lead alongside Remi Tinubu and Nana Shettima as Chairman and Co-Chairman. The duo are the spouses of APC presidential and vice presidential candidates, Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima. A statement by Rinsola Abiola, media committee member, named Asabe Vilita Bashir, ex-House of Representatives member from Borno, as National Coordinator. Lauretta Onochie, a Special Assistant (Social Media) to President Muhammadu Buhari, will deputise her. The North-West will be coordinated by Kebbi First Lady, Zainab Bagudu; Borno First Lady, Falmata Zulum…
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Supporters of Peter Obi, ‘Obidients’ defy police, stage rally at Lekki
Thousands of supporters of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi are currently holding a rally at the Lekki toll gate in defiance to the Police directive. Many of the supporters were seen in mass numbers as they marched at the Lekki-Epe Expressway, chanting ‘Obi! Obidient!’ A supporter @Nkemchor shared images from the event, saying that police could not stop them. “The police presence at Lekki did not stop youths from gathering. Very proud of this generation. If Lekki is your route join them!” Another supporter @eklepatience also tweeted, “All we want is a genuine leader that’s…
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Independence day: The country was doing much better under foreign colonial masters – Deji Adeyanju
Deji Adeyanju has expressed that the country has nothing to celebrate after 62 years of independence. He said that Nigeria did better under the colonial masters than what is obtainable now. He described the naira as the most worthless legal tender in the world According to Adeyanju: “At 62 years, the Naira note which is our legal tender is one of the most worthless in the world. One dollar is N740 while the Ghanaian currency is 10 cedi to the US dollar. There’s absolutely nothing to celebrate here because the country is not working. “Sadly, the country was doing much…
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2023: Afenifere’s support for Obi will not affect Tinubu’s victory – Former Minister, Shittu
A Former Minister of Communication, Adebayo Shittu, has stated that the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will won the forthcoming elections. He said Afenifere’s support for Peter Obi of Labour Party will not affect Tinubu’s victory Shittu who is the national coordinator of the Tinubu/Shettima Coalition for Good Governance, spoke with newsmen at Ota, Ogun State, at a political discourse, organised by a group, The Progressive Friends of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The theme of the discourse was: “Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu: The Game Changer.” Shittu called on Yoruba to ignore Adebanjo who he said…
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ASUU: Return to classroom – Buhari begs University lecturers
President Muhammadu Buhari has continued to appeal to the striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities to return to the classroom He made the appeal during his address to the nation to mark the 62nd Independence Day anniversary on Saturday. He said the administration has continued to make appreciable progress to tackle issues that have been lingering for the past 11 years even with it’s scarce resources He said ” I’m using this independence Day celebration to reiterate my call for the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities to return to the classroom while assuring them to deal…
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When terrorists invaded my constituency, I wept – Nasarawa house of assembly speaker, Balarabe
Speaker of Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi has narrated how he wept when Darul-Salam terrorists invaded his constituency He disclosed this during a visit to some communities affected by flood, Abdullahi said Darul-salam terrorists almost forced people to stop plying the Toto-Ugya-Umaisha road before the state government intervened He said; “In fact, it got a stage that people travelling along Toto-Ugya-Umaisha road could no longer ply the road because of attack of Darul-Salam terrorists but to God be glory that today, a big sigh of relief has come the way of my people. “In fact, the…
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Gbajabiamila pleads with ASUU to end strike in the interest of students
Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, has pleaded with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to suspend its seven months old strike in the interest of Nigerian students He made the plea during a meeting with the union, Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Productivity, and Okolieaboh Sylva, the acting Accountant-General of the federation (AGF), in Abuja on Thursday. “Everybody cannot be wrong. We are working according to everything we said in our last meeting, please in the interest of our children, we have called you in spite of the court ruling. “We are more or…
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