FG REACTS TO CALL BY NORTHERN YOUTHS FOR IGBOS TO VACATE THE REGION BEFORE 1ST OF OCTOBER

In the wake of a call by Northern Youths’ threat to Igbos living in Northern Nigeria to vacate the region, the Federal Government has reacted. The youths had at a meeting in Kaduna state on Tuesday, asked Igbos to relocate from the region on or before October 1st or they would have their properties taken from them.

In a statement released Wednesday evening, the minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said the Federal government would deal decisively with anyone found making inciting comments.The government assured Nigerians of their safety in any part of the country. Read the full statement below..

The Federal Government has warned Nigerians against making statements that are capable of undermining the country’s peace and security.

In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, the Minister of

Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, urged Nigerians to feel free to reside in any part of their choice across the country, saying the government has the capacity to maintain law and order.

He said there is no reason for any Nigerian to feel unsafe anywhere in the country, warning that the government would not tolerate any threat to the unity, peace and security of the country under any guise.

”There is zero tolerance for actions and speeches capable of inciting one part of the country against another, and the security agencies are fully on the ground to deal decisively with any individual or group that engages in incendiary activities,” Alhaji Mohammed said.

He therefore advised all Nigerians, irrespective of where they reside, to go about their daily activities without fear.

by Leo June 08, 2017

Bash Ali Slams Lagos Government For Inviting Boxing Legend, Holyfield To Nigeria..

Former boxing champion, Bash Ali boxer, has slammed the Lagos State Government for the invitation to American former World Heavyweight boxing champion, Evander Holyfield for an exhibition-boxing bout in Lagos State. 

The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, had as part of the 50th year anniversary of the creation of Lagos State invited Holyfield, a five-time World Cruiserweight and Heavyweight boxing champion, for a scheduled boxing match with a former governor of the state, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. 

The Nigerian boxing legend, lamented on his Facebook page that he would have been invited for the boxing showcase instead of the American because of his contribution to the economy of Lagos and Nigeria.

He wrote; 

“I was born and raised in Lagos. I am a world boxing champion, I have contributed to the economic growth of Nigeria through sport and I was rewarded with the highest national honour ever given to a Nigerian athlete, Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON). 

American former world boxing champion, Evander Holyfield is in Lagos as a special guest of the government to celebrate Lagos at 50 and I am not invited. The labour of our heroes past shall never be in vain…lol,” .

by Leo May 26, 2017

39-YEAR-OLD MACRON TO BE NEXT FRANCE PRESIDENT, DEFEATS LE PEN

Emmanuel Macron, a 39-year-old politician, has beaten Marine Le Pen in Sunday’s French election, polling more than 65 per cent of the votes cast, according to French news reports.

Polling conducted by Ipsos, Ifop and BVA all gave Mr. Macron, the pro-business candidate, a strong lead over Front National leader, Marine Le Pen.

The new French leader– who formed his party just 12 months ago and has no members of parliament – has celebrated his victory in downtown Paris, the AFP reported Sunday.

The newswire quoted Mr. Macron as saying: ‘I will fight the divisions that undermine France.’

Mr. Macron has said he will keep France in the European Union and bagged the endorsement of former U.S. President Barack Obama earlier this week.

by Leo May 12, 2017

SEE PHOTO OF 19-YEAR-OLD TANZANIAN CONJOINED TWINS WANT TO BECOME TEACHERS

Tanzanian conjoined twins Maria and Consolata Mwakikuti are in their last year at secondary school and are looking forward to graduating after their final exams. The 19 year-olds are studying in Iringa Udzungwa in Tanzania’s south-west region.

Their mother died after giving birth, their father has also passed away, and they were raised by a Catholic church charity, Maria Consolata, which adopted them and gave them their names.

The BBC’s Leonard Mubali travelled to meet them. He joined them for a class session and says they were getting on well with their classmates and taking an active part in the lessons. He says Consolata was more talkative and engaged than her sister.

 

They told our reporter that they want to become teachers and hope to get married to one husband in the future.

Headmaster Edward Fue said he had been shocked when he met the young women last year saying he did not know how to help them because the school did not have special facilities.

The school, with the aid of the local government, have now built a special room for them to rest. They also hired a driver to take them to where they live.

Our reporter says that the girls are against the idea of being surgically separated.

-BBC

by Leo May 12, 2017

UNBLIEVIABLE THE ISLAND WHERE TRIBE PEOPLE WORSHIP ENGLAND’S PRINCE PHILIP AS GOD (SEE PHOTOS)

A tribe in Vanuatu was shocked and dismayed to discover today that Prince Philip, who they pray to as the son of an ancestral local mountain god will likely never return to their Pacific Island home.

Buckingham Palace announced Thursday that the 95 year old man would no longer take part in public engagements, alone or alongside his wife, Queen Elizabeth II.

Amazingly for decades, he has been part of the fabric of life in the village of Younanen on Tanna Island. The cult of worshippers is known as Prince Philip Movement.

Villagers pray to the prince daily, asking for his blessing on the banana and yam crops that make their primitive and extremely poor community self-sufficient.

 

“If he comes one day the people will not be poor, there will be no sickness, no debt and the garden will be growing very well,” village chief Jack Malia told Reuters through an interpreter at the village’s Nakamal, a traditional meeting place where the men gather at night to drink highly intoxicating kava.

Villagers have several photos of the prince, including one dated 1980 of him in a suit, holding a club they made for him and sent to London.

 

“Prince Philip has said one day he will come and visit us,” said Malia, who was born in 1964 but did not know his birthday. “We still believe that he will come but if he doesn’t come, the pictures that I am holding… it means nothing.”

According to local legend, the pale-skinned son of the mountain god had ventured across the seas to look for a rich and powerful woman to marry.

Anthropologists believe Philip, who fitted the bill by marrying a powerful woman, became linked to the legend in the 1960s when Vanuatu was an Anglo-French colony known as the New Hebrides. Villagers at the time were likely to have seen portraits of Philip and the Queen at government offices and police stations run by colonial officials.

The belief that Philip, also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, was indeed the traveling son was reinforced in 1974 when he and the Queen made an official visit to the New Hebrides.

 

“Prince Philip is important to us because our ancestors told us that part of our custom is in England,” said Malia, who took over from his father as village chief in 2003.

Younanen is not marked on maps. Finding it requires a local guide and a three-hour drive through dirt trails from Lenakel, the capital of Tanna, itself little more than a shed and a shop.

Children play naked, some of the women wear traditional grass skirts with bare chests while the men, clothed in old t-shirts, carry machetes.

Asked whether Philip’s blessings would help with the tropical storms that often batter Vanuatu, like the Category 4 Cyclone Donna currently passing over the archipelago’s north, Malia said that wasn’t generally in his remit as they generally flowed up from the south.

Malia added that Philip had told villagers not to ever take money from people who visited, but that they should accept food, like rice, to share among themselves.

There is some irony in Philip, who has been by the queen’s side throughout her 65 years on the throne, being considered a god by a primitive community thousands of miles away from London’s civilization.

His reputation for making politically incorrect gaffes has been partly earned by comments about foreigners. He once advised British students not to stay too long in China for fear of becoming “slitty-eyed”.

And on a trip to Australia, he asked a group of shocked Aborigines if they still threw spears at each other.

-Reuters

by Leo May 10, 2017

IFEANYI UBAH (CAPITAL OIL AND GAS) ARRESTED

The Department of State Service (DSS) on Saturday said its arrest and detention of the managing director of Capital Oil and Gas Limited, Chief Ifeanyi Ubah, was based on his involvement in alleged stealing, diversion and illegal sale of petroleum products stored in his tank farm.

The petroleum product according to the DSS was kept in Ubah’s tank by Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

Ubah was invited by the security operatives and questioned some weeks ago over his involvement in the alleged act.

He was however arrested on Friday May 5, with the DSS claiming that the alleged act was inimical to national security.

The agency in a statement signed by a spokesperson, Mr. Tony Opuiyo, in Abuja on Saturday, said the petroleum product Ubah allegedly stole was said to be above N11billion.

“In line with the statutory mandate of the DSS to investigate economic crimes of national security dimension, the service, on May 5, 2017, arrested Ifeanyi Ubah, Managing Director of Capital Oil and Gas Limited.


“The arrest was sequel to UBAH’s engagement in acts of economic sabotage which include stealing, diversion and illegal sale of petroleum products stored in his tank farm by the Nigeria NNPC. So far, it has been established that the products stolen amount to over N11billion. There is no doubt that Ubah’s acts have the capacity to negatively impact on national economy.

“It is instructive to note that Ubah has further engaged in other activities inimical to national security and public order. In furtherance of his gimmicks to undermine the government and people of Nigeria, he has incited members of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers, a critical player in the downstream sub-sector of the petroleum industry, to refuse/stop the lifting of products.

“This is part of his plans to curry their sentiments and cause them to embark on strike and also stage protests in his favour with the ulterior motive of arm-twisting the NNPC to abandon the cause of recovering the stolen products.

“The implications of this on law and order are in fact, a common knowledge. It is consequent upon this that the Service arrested and will prosecute him forthwith.”

 

by CEEBRAINS May 06, 2017

Police Arrests Suspects Who Attempted To Murder Dino Melaye in Kogi State

The police on Saturday said they had arrested six (6) members of the notorious Hired Assassins gang responsible for the attack of Senator Dino Melaye at his residence in Kogi state namely;

Taofiq Isah ‘M’ 54 years principal suspect (Hon. Chairman Ijumu LGA Kogi State),  Ade Obage ‘M’ 29 years, Abdullahi Isah a.k.a Eko ‘M’ 32 years, Ahmed Ajayi ‘M’ 45 years, Michael Bamidele ‘M’ 26 years and Ex- Sgt Ede James ‘M’ 35 years (Orderly to Chairman of ijumu LGA Kogi State at the time of the attack)

Items recovered included one Hyundai Ambulance bus allegedly used in conveying the attackers, five AK 47 rifles, One Beretta pistol and two locally made single barrel shot guns. Others were 25 expended shells of 7.62 mm ammunition, 13 expended shells of 9mm ammunition and 12 expended shells of gauge

by Leo April 29, 2017

NIGER DELTA MILITANTS - WE WILL RESUME PIPELINE BOMBING IN 2WEEKS

A Niger Delta militant group, Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders, NDRC, has threatened to resume hostilities in 14 days if the Federal Government disregarded its five-point demand, including inauguration of a panel to negotiate with the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF.

NDRC in a statement made available to the media by its spokesperson, WOI Izon-Ebi said: “After 14 days, if these very important concerns are not addressed, we shall have no choice but to call off our ceasefire and start hostilities because we only respected the plea of our eminent royal fathers, chiefs and leaders of the Niger Delta region to give room for sincere dialogue in finding a lasting solution to the Niger Delta question.

“The federal government should as a matter of urgency constitute a federal government delegation to liaise with PANDEF to start implementing all demands.

“Oloibiri should be a priority of development like the Federal Capital Territory because that is the first place oil was discovered in commercial quantity in 1959, but after sucking the oil dry, the community called Oloibiri is in shambles. No Niger Delta youth of this 21st century that happens to visit Oloibiri would accept the current reality of things in the Niger Delta.

“The Vice President that is saddled with the affairs of the Niger Delta should immediately call SPDC to order as it would annoy you to note how SPDC is enslaving Odoh family (the host family to Opomu West drilling location, since 1971 to date, a dime has not been given to the owners of the land for the destruction of their ancestral fishing lake).

“This issue should be addressed immediately as Akologben, Brass creek manifold and Benisede/Akonu/Tunu gas pipeline would be our first casualty.

“The good and peace- loving people of Gbaramatu kingdom have suffered too much and are currently under siege, and we, the NDRC and the 21st century agitators will not accept this type of inhuman treatment meted out on the people of Gbaramatu kingdom.

“It will not be accepted any more where they are now subjected to raising their hands before getting to their community. How can the federal government justify the presence of four military house boats surrounding Oporoza, the traditional headquarters of Gbaramatu kingdom? Army houseboats, Navy houseboats, Air force houseboats and Joint Task Force houseboats. The federal government should immediately withdraw all military personnel and houseboats from Gbaramatu kingdom.

“The lack of funds to properly address and implement the Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP, which has seen amnesty beneficiaries sent back from their various institutions of study overseas would not be accepted any longer.”

The agitators noted that they had tremendous respect for the “Chairman of the Federal Government’s delegation, who happens to be a pastor, professor of law and Vice President of Nigeria, Prof Yemi Osinbanjo. His truthfulness to have accepted the true reality of the plight of the Niger Deltans makes us to respect our ceasefire, but we have come to realize that the Federal Government is not sincere.

“The UNEP report implementation was just a ploy to persuade the people of Ogoni and fool the international community that the Federal Government is fully committed to solving the Niger Delta question, their main aim is to suck the oil dry as was done in Oloibiri.

“The Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders and these 21st century agitators will make sure that all oil wells are shut down as was done in Ogoni land.

“We urge the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, who is now saddled with the affairs of the Niger Delta to use his integrity as a true leader to save this situation because the Niger Delta youths of this 21st century would no longer be fooled anymore.”

by CEEBRAINS April 29, 2017

UK GOVERNMENT REPLIES JONATHAN, SAYS NIGERIANS CHOSE BUHARI IN 2015

The British Government has responded to allegations by former Nigerian leader, Goodluck Jonathan, that they had a role in his loss of the 2015 presidential elections. They denied the allegation adding that Jonathan lost because the people selected Buhari.

In a book titled “Against the Run of Play,” written by a former Chairman of the Editorial Board of Thisday newspapers, Adeniyi Olusegun, Jonathan alleged that former British Prime Minister, David Cameron, connived with former United States President Barack Obama, among other world leaders, to push him out of office.

Reacting on Friday, the British High Commission in Nigeria in a statement signed by its Press and Public Affairs Officer, Joe Abuku, said the outcome of the 2015 elections was totally the decision of Nigerians.

Britain said the only role it played in the election was the engagement with Nigerians and their leaders prior to the elections to make it non-violent, free and fair.

The statement reads: “Prior to the 2015 elections in Nigeria, the UK engaged with Nigerian political parties and their leaders to urge them to run a fair, non-violent campaign and allow Nigerian voters to decide who their future political leadership would be.

“We congratulated President Jonathan on having handed over power peacefully in 2015 having lost the Nigerian Presidential elections.

“The elections were a credit to the Nigerian people and a truly historic moment for Nigerian democracy. This process further strengthened Nigeria’s democratic tradition.

“The UK welcomes the assessment of independent observers, including the EU, that Nigeria’s elections were largely peaceful and conducted in accordance with recognised international democratic norms, and that there was no evidence of systemic manipulation of the process.”

by Leo April 29, 2017

SARAKI, UMAHI, PIUS ANYIM, OTHERS ATTEND WEDDING CEREMONY OF SEN. SAM EGWU’S SON

Chuka Egwu, Son of the former governor of Ebonyi state, Senator Sam Egwu, married the love of his life today at a lavish ceremony in Ebonyi.

Nigeria’s Senate president, Bukola Saraki, Governor of Ebonyi state, David Nweze Umahi, Anyim  Pius Anyim, Deputy Senate president, Ike Ekweremadu among other dignitaries were present at the event. 

Photos below;

by Leo April 29, 2017

“MY HUSBAND WILL CONTINUE AGITATION FOR BIAFRA” – NNAMDI KANU’S WIFE

Uchechi Kanu, Wife of the recently released leader of the indigenous people of Biafra(IPOB) group, Nnamdi Kanu, has stated that her husband will continue his agitations for the actualization of Biafra.

In a video posted online, Uchechi described Nigeria as a contraption with its foundation laid by the British.

Quoting her:

“The British laid the foundation of the contraption called Nigeria, made up of the Biafra people, Oduduwa and Arewa people and these people were all of a different culture, religion and believe towards things of life.

“We are all different in every way and are not actually meant to be together.In fact, all the resources in Nigeria are coming from the Biafra land but then they are using the proceeds to develop the Nothern and Southern part. They, the government, is using all the resources from Biafra land to give others a better life, whereas, the Biafrans are suffering.We don’t have better schools, roads, and not even jobs. They just continuously press us down politically and otherwise and is why they don’t want us to leave.”

She added that holding a referendum would not be a bad idea. She said.

“I will say a referendum is not a bad idea but the people need to understand why we want Biafra and when that is done almost everybody is voting out. That is what Nnamdi Kanu is doing, sensitizing his people, creating awareness.

“People have come to realize that this is really what it should be, if he stops along the way then it means he has been defeated or he doesn’t know what he wanted in the first place.If you ask for a bread because you are hungry and then you are thrown into jail and released still without the bread, you are still hungry, aren’t you? So you still ask for your bread, except you weren’t hungry in the first place.

by Leo April 29, 2017

First Lady Aisha Buhari Empowers 2200 Women In Kano With Entrepreneurial Skills

The first batch of beneficiaries of the Women Empowerment Programme organized by the Aisha Buhari Foundation in Kano state rounded up their training on Friday, April 28, 2017. The graduands, numbering 1000 were randomly selected from different women groups from the state’s 44 local governments, and trained based on their choice of vocation.




The beneficiaries were taught fashion design, interior decoration, event management, catering, and leatherwork. Others were trained to produce cosmetics and household cleaning products, while others were taught processing of household spices. Because of their number, the women were spread between two centers: the women center at Gyadi gyadi and Salfat women center at Goron Dutse.



Coordinator of the Aisha Buhari Foundation’s (ABF) Women Empowerment Programme in Kano state, Mrs, Ramatu Mukhtar Rabiu, said the primary mandate of the Foundation is to empower women and enhance their chance of growing to their full potential in the community, which has of recent become more pronounced with the activities of the Future Assured programme.


She said the foundation takes inspiration from its founder, Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, whose unrelenting commitment in this regard, has drawn global attention.

“Mrs. Buhari has changed the lives of thousands of Nigerian women and she will continue so that more women will become empowered in Nigeria, ” Mrs. Rabiu said.


Mrs. Rabiu, therefore, congratulated the graduands on the skills they have acquired and called on them to translate the skills to money and improve their livelihood. She advised them to ensure that beyond the skills, they also have to advocate for other women to engage in entrepreneurial activities.

President, National Council for Women Societies, Kano state chapter, Hajiya Zainab Ali Musa thanked Mrs. Buhari for being a role model, who doesn’t stop at advocating but makes a direct contribution to improving the lives of women. Nigerians, she said, will not forget her efforts.



Also commenting on the event, the Managing Director of Salfat Empowerment Center, Mrs. Aisha Ameen Ilias, expressed her appreciation to Mrs. Buhari for increasing the number of skilled women in Kano and said she was sure that this would translate to better economic indices in the state. She called on other well-meaning Nigerians to emulate Mrs. Buhari’s Foundation so that more women can become empowered.



One of the beneficiaries of the training exercise, Mrs. Shemaú Gwadabe, while expressing appreciation to Mrs. Buhari, said, the women of Kano were not surprised at the gesture because Mrs. Buhari has been supporting women for many years. She prayed God to grant Mrs, Buhari the wherewithal to continue the good work she is doing, Mrs. Sani used the opportunity to call on other privileged Nigerians to help the trained women with start-up funds and working tools so that they can hit the ground running.



The training is expected to reach 2200 women in Kano and has been held in Lagos and Katsina states so far. Aisha Buhari Foundation plans to conduct the training in all the states of the Federation.

by Leo April 29, 2017

Naira Rate Against The Dollar, Pounds And Euros As At Today 27/04/2017 [Photo Format]

The current Naira exchange rate against the dollar, pounds and Euro today.

by Leo April 27, 2017

Nnamdi Kanu's Lawyer Weeps After IPOB Leader Was Granted Bail

Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the lead counsel to the Leader of IPOB and director of Radio Biafra/TV, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu shed uncontrollable tears of joy over his victory today....He was also unhappy that the other co-accused were denied bail.

Barrister Maxwell Okpala, the defendant for the 3rd accused blasted south-eastern governors over their lackadaisical disposition towards the case of their own kind following the unwavering support governor, Ayo Fayose displayed today in court. He further congratulated the outspoken and fearless governor for showing solidarity with Kanu Nnamdi Kanu.......

More pics..

by Leo April 25, 2017

Court grants Nnamdi Kanu bail with twelve Conditions

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday admitted the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to bail on health grounds.

In a brief ruling, Justice Binta Nyako, said that she was convinced that Kanu was ill and needed more medical attention than the Nigerian Prisons was giving him.

“The first defendant, Nnamdi Kanu, has appealed to the court for bail based on health grounds and it is only the living that can stand trial.

“So I am minded to grant him bail so that he can attend to his health and face his trial alive,” Justice Nyako said.

She, however, gave 12 conditions which Mr. Kanu must fulfill to be released on bail, and to continue to enjoy the temporary freedom.

The conditions are:

— Mr. Kanu must not hold rallies.

— He must not grant interviews

— He must not be in a crowd of more than 10 people.

— He must provide three sureties in the sum of N100 million each.

— One of the sureties must be a senior highly placed person of Igbo extraction such as a senator.

— The second surety must be a highly respected Jewish leader since Mr. Kanu said his religion is Judaism

— The third surety must be a highly respected person who owns landed property and is resident in Abuja

— The IPOB leader must deposit his Nigerian passport

— He must also deposit his British passport with the court

— He must provide the court with reports on the progress of his health and treatment on a monthly basis.

— The order for him to deposit his Nigerian and British passports also mean he cannot travel out of the country (If this is considered, it is the thirteenth condition).

Justice Nyako however refused bail to the three other defendants standing trial with Kanu, namely Chidiebere Onwudiwe, Benjamin Madubugwu and David Nwawuisi.

The judge maintained that the only reason she admitted Mr. Kanu to bail was because of his ill health.

She said although the charge of terrorism had been struck out against the defendants, the charge of treasonable felony hanging over them was a very serious offence.

She also refused a second application by the three defendants seeking a review of her earlier ruling that witnesses who were security personnel should be protected.

She said although the defendants had made the application for variation of the ruling based on the grounds that the charge of terrorism had been dropped, the charge of treasonable felony was equally a grave one.

Based on this, she said she would stick to her earlier ruling that as long as the witnesses were security personnel, they would testify behind a curtain or wear a mask.

She adjourned the matter till July 11 and 12, for definite commencement of trial.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, and former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, were in court, according to them, as a sign of solidarity with Kanu.

Mr. Kanu was arrested in 2015 on an 11-count charge bordering on terrorism and treasonable felony.

Six of the charges, including that of terrorism, were struck out early in 2017.

(NAN)

by Leo April 25, 2017

Man Beaten For Slapping A Lady

A young man from Ogoni in Rivers state was beaten and humiliated after he slapped a lady whom he saw walking on the street. According to the lady who was questioned about what happened, she revealed that the young man asked her to remove the headgear she was wearing because it bears the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB symbol -a group which he said isn't registered with Nigerian government. 

After she refused to do that, the young man slapped her and stabbed a with a screw driver before destroying her Ipad...According to the lady she slapped the man back in retaliation before residents came to her aid.

When the man was asked by the chairman of the area why he approached the lady, he couldn't give any tangible reason... 

Watch Video Below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFJa6Sf4qUA

Some pics..

by Leo April 25, 2017

NEWLY MARRIED MAN WELCOMES A SET OF QUINTUPLETS

Mr Imudia Uduehi, a father of quintuplet who married less than a year ago, has appealedto government, well-meaning Nigerians and philanthropists to support the family in raising the children. .

Uduehi, also an unemployed graduate, from Ekpoma in Esan West LGA in Edo, made the appeal while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja. .

He said the quintuplet was delivered at the National Hospital Abuja on April 12, adding that all the five babies and the mother were in good health. “I am delighted and I thank God to have blessed us with these healthy children, I know it is a huge responsibility because it is not easy to raise even one child. .

I am, however, appealing to the government, well-meaning Nigerians and corporate organisations to come and support my family in raising the children. I want everyone to see these children not just as a blessing to us but also a blessing to the entire nation,’’ Uduehi said. .

In the same vein, Mrs Oluwakemi Uduehi, mother of the quintuplets, who is a civil servant, expressed joy for safe delivery adding that she conceived naturally and delivered five healthy baby girls. .

Uduehi, who also appealed to Nigerians to support her family, stated that they were presently residing in a one bedroom apartment at Lugbe on Airport road. “My husband is presently searching for a job and I am a civil servant with Nigerian Population Commission in Abuja.

We both live in one bedroom apartment in Lugbe because that is what we can afford. But now that God has blessed us with five children, we will definitely need a bigger apartment and money to meet their needs, especially buying baby food and cloths,’’ she said.

by Leo April 23, 2017

Nigerian-American Singer, Jidenna, At Beat FM Lagos

The Nigerian born and American recording artiste, Jidenna is back in the country. He was seen today with his curly beards at Beat FM, Lagos.

Drop your likes and comment to Jidenna

by Leo March 31, 2017

20 Nigerian Celebrities That Ventured Into Politics

It is now a common trend for a lot of successful Nigerian celebrities to resort to carving a niche for themselves in politics and other fields.

Stargist.com presents you a list of top Nigerian celebrities who have joined politics.

See below:

1 Kate Henshaw

Veteran actress Kate Henshaw contested at the PDP primaries in Calabar state but did not win. However, in December 2015, Kate Henshaw was made Special Adviser, Liaison, Lagos to Cross River state.

2 Desmond Elliot

Desmond, a seasoned actor and producer in the Nigerian movie industry contested for a seat in the Lagos state house of assembly in 2015 and won. He was sworn into office at the Lagos State House of Assembly as a member representing Surulere 01 Constituency.

3 Julius Agwu

4 9ice

Singer, Abolore Akande popularly known as 9ice contested in 2015 for the House of Representative seat in Oyo State but lost at the primaries. The musician still landed a political appointed under the current Ajimobi led administration as the Special Assistant to the Governor on Youth matters.

5 Bob Manuel

Bob-Manuel Udokwu is a veteran Nollywood actor who contested for the position of representative for the Idemili North Local Government Area for Anambra state in 2015 and won.

6 Richard Mofe Damijo

Nollywood veteran actor, Richard Mofe Damijo was Commissioner of Culture and Tourism in Delta State from 2009 till 2015.

7 Hilda Dokubo

Ace Actress, Hilda Dokubo was one of the first Nigerian celebrities to get into the political game. She was appointed Special Adviser on Youth Affairs to the former Rivers state governor, Peter Odili in the early 2000’s.

8 Ini Edo

In February 2016, talented Nollywood actress Ini Edo, was appointed Special Adviser on Tourism to the Akwa Ibom State Governor.

9 Femi Adebayo

Popular yoruba actor,  Femi Adebayo was made the Special Adviser to the Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed on Arts, Culture and Tourism in February 2016.

10 Mercy Johnson

On March 15th 2017, Nollywood actress Mercy Johnson-Okojie was appointed a Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello on Entertainment, Arts and Culture.

11 Nkiru Slyvanus

Nkiru Sylvanus was one of the first set of celebrities to venture into politics. In 2011, she was appointed the Special Adviser on Lagos Affairs to the Imo State Government. She was later made Special Adviser on Public Relations to the same state Government.

12 Kanayo.O.Kanayo

He joined the then ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and had his eyes on the seat of House of Representatives, member for Ahiazu/Ezinihite Mbaise Federal Constituency in 2011. However, he lost in the primary election.

13 Tony Tetuila

Anthony Olanrewaju Awotoye, popularly known as Tony Tetuila, who hails from Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, contested for the 2015 National Assembly election for the House of Representatives’ seat of his home constituency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) which he later lost.

14 Muma Gee

Gift Iyumame Eke aka Muma Gee contested for the Federal House of Representative in Abua/Odua and Ahoada East LGA of Rivers State under PDP’s big umbrella.

15 Funke Adesiyan

Funke Adesiyan is a Nollywood actress who was seeking office in Oyo state as she contested for the Ibadan South-East constituency seat in the Oyo State House of Assembly.

16 Kenny Saint Brown

Ksb as she is fondly called may not be that relevant today but she is still no pushover in the music industry. She contested for the Lagos state house of assembly Ikeja constituency under the APC but did not win.

17 Dayo Adeneye

Popular TV presenter and co-founder of Primetime Entertainment, Dayo Adeneye popularly known as D1 contested for the Ogun State House of Assembly at the Odogbolu constituency under the APC but lost.

18 Kenneth Okonkwo

Nollywood actor, Kenneth Okonkwo who was interested in Nsukka/Igbo Eze south Federal Constituency backed out of the PDP primaries in December 2014.

19 Bukky Wright

Veteran actress, Bukky Wright also joined politics when she contested as a member of the House of Representatives at the the Abeokuta South Federal Constituency, under the Social Democratic Party.

20 Onyeka Onwenu

Onyeka Onwenu is not only a renowned Nigerian singer who was the former chairperson of Imo State Council for Arts and Culture. She was appointed by former President Jonathan as the executive director/chief executive officer of the National Centre for Women Development in September 2013.

by Leo March 30, 2017