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Footballer, Ahmed Musa and his bride, Julite had their traditional wedding in Ogoja, Cross Rivers state on Saturday July 1st. Comedian Ushbebe, Seyi Law, footballer Onazi Ogenyi and others attended the wedding. See more photos after the cut..

Stakeholders on Thursday reached an agreement to take necessary measures in Apapa to ensure commencement of reconstruction of Wharf Road leading to the nation’s major port on July 7. The stakeholders agreed on several issues at a meeting held at the office complex of the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing headquarters in Lagos. Those in attendance include representatives of traffic regulatory and traffic management agencies, law enforcement agencies, transport unions, petroleum products unions, port terminal operators and the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA). Others are telecommunication service providers, the Apapa Local Government, representatives of Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, AG Dangote Construction Company Ltd, contractors on the project, among others. The stakeholders, rising from the meeting, presented a communique read by Mr Godwin Eke, Federal Controller Works, Lagos and a consultant of AG Dangote Construction Company Ltd, Mr Kayode ...

 Stephen Curry of Golden State Warriors, has agreed to a five-year extension deal,  worth around $201 million, the richest contract in the league history. His agent Jeff Austin of Octagon, told ESPN:  'Curry is the first NBA star who will sign a contract, the crossing of a $200 million threshold that eventually will become the norm for the NBA's biggest superstars.' Golden State general manager, Bob Myers also confirmed the deal on Friday, saying that the Warriors will finalize the contract once the free-agency moratorium ends Thursday. 'An eight-year veteran, Curry has been the foundational star for the Warriors, who recently won their second NBA championship in three years.' Curry, who's a two-time NBA MVP, four-time All-Star, and a three-time All-NBA first-team performer was drafted to the Golden State Warriors team in 2009, a rookie contract which cost around $12.7m The basketball has also been congratulated by his strongest riva...

Star Actress Omotola Jolade has no doubt about how bright the future is for Nigeria’s fast-growing movie industry. In fact, the actress believes that while Nollywood is still in the shadows of Hollywood, both industries would swap status in the future. She spoke about the industry in an exclusive interview with Channels TV on Saturday, one week before the premiere of ‘Alter Ego’ – the movie which marks her return to the big screen after a four-year break. “Nollywood is amazing, Nollywood is going to be bigger than Hollywood; it will, mark my words. We are on that path,” she said. “I have always talked about the fact that we need structure, the basic things that hold a business down. We didn’t have that but now we are building the structure and it is coming into play, now watch us fly.” The actress who is also known for her philanthropic work and activism explained her motivations. “I have always been an activist, that is what drives me. I am more of an activi...

The director of general services, ministry of health, Felix Ogenyi, said the fire was caused by an “electrical spark”. Ogenyi told journalists in Abuja that the fire incident on the third floor of the building was immediately put out by the fire service. “The fire wasn’t a blaze. It was just a little fire spark on the third floor of the Ministry. Immediately when we saw the electrical fire spark, the Fire Service was called in and the fire was put out immediately,” he said. “The fire was just at the corridor of the third floor. No office files were affected. There was no damage and there was no loss of human lives.” The Cable

Popular singer, Waje,  In a recent chat with Saturday Beats, the singer opened up that if she did not toe the path of music to achieve greatness, she would have continued in her chin chin business which she said she started with her friend. “I don’t like cooking but I love to bake and I did that for a while with my friend Ijeoma Uzodima. We used to have this chin chin company and we used to sell everything in our stock. I remember that the magistrates in Onitsha at the time used to order from us and we used to sell it in a small can for about N600. We would cut 50kg chin chin for three days and my back would be paining me. I probably would have continued with that if I was not a singer. Ijeoma who is my very good friend was actually the one who used to push me,” she said. The sonorous songstress said that the first time she was paid for her performance, she was given N500 and it lasted her for a week. The day she was given N300,000, she wanted to go crazy. Waje sa...

The couple, who have known each other for about 25 years, banned mobile phones at the ceremony. Staff were also sworn to secrecy and 450 police officers were on hand for the big day.

A disgruntled doctor, Dr Henry Bello, a family physician who was fired from his job at a Bronx hospital in 2015, hid a high powered rifle under a lab coat and had his ID with him when he walked into the hospital and started a shooting spree on  the 16th and 17th floors of the hospital, police sources say. He shot dead a female physician and seriously wounded six other doctors before setting himself on fire and shooting himself. Dr. Bello opened fire at the Bronx Lebanon Hospital where he used to work at about 2.45pm on Friday. Police Commissioner James O'Neill confirmed that the 45 year old died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound inside the building. The shooter had tried to set himself on fire prior to fatally shooting himself. He staggered, bleeding, into a hallway where he collapsed and died with the rifle at his side. The body of the female victim, believed to be a doctor, was found next to him on the 17th floor. She was pronounced dead at the scene....

Popular Yoruba actress Lola Alao, who's also a single mother, made this statement in a just released interview with Vanguard. When asked why there are a lot of single mothers in the industry, Lola said; "I think it has to do with making the wrong choice. I will say they haven’t gotten to their final destination that is why they are single mothers." Asked if the statement also applies to her, Lola replied; "Yes, I think every single mother you see made a wrong choice."

The singer shimmers in gold at EbonyLife TV and Film Festival last night . another pic below

What she wrote; What kind of an uncouth president is this?  Have you heard? New York is offering a million dollar as in $1m to whoever is able to come up with solution to its subway problem. A nation that wishes to grow don't ask people to pray only when we have challenges. We need to task our brains to make us better. Religion is good but we shouldn't allow it becloud our sense of growth as a nation. 

After insinuating that he and his wife, actress Funke Akindele are expecting twins. He's now denying reports she's pregnant, said he was only tapping into the prophecy. He said; In an interview with Punch, JJC said he was only tapping into the prophecy. He said; “My post on Instagram about my wife having twins was a prophecy from Olowogbogboro. Nathaniel Bassey came online and he had the prophecy, so I just tapped into it. If you look at my tweet, you would see what I wrote, I said I heard this news where he gave a big testimony, he gathered people around to pray for my wife and he said that he had a vision that she would have twins and that he will be invited to the naming ceremony next year. I received the good news and I pray it comes to pass.”

 IK Ogbonna shared his own piece of advice via Instagram to Nigerians "In life you make money and you feel you have it all. You die (well no one lives forever ) and time washes away the memory of you from people's heart. What matters most is the impact you had on the people directly , indirectly or completely not connected to you . Make money and don't let money make you . WHATS YOUR LEGACY ? Husssssh 🙊 WISDOM IS PROFITABLE TO A MAN THAN GUCCI AND GOLD"

'We want to know your source of income since you now have the nerves to come on social media and call out a brand. Who is your father, are you a taxable Nigerian.' Read his piece after the cut.. Dear Hushpuppi, We are musicians not paupers. Who exactly do you think you are to open your mouth and insult a musician that sweats day and night in the studio? You have no credibility, no known source of income and yet you come on social media to attack hard working Nigerian musicians with traceable wealth. Let's face it, I think we've had enough of this nonsense and disrespect from you. Really, What do you do for a living, what is your talent, how did you make your money, what brand do you represent? I will take it upon myself to raise a petition against you. We want to know your source of income since you now have the nerves to come on social media and call out a brand. Who is your father, are you a taxable Nigerian. We need to start asking questions and the EFCC @offi...

A photo of the presidential jet parked at the airport in the UK surfaced online. Many Nigerians criticized the Federal government for parking the jet at the airport, thereby incurring unnecessary expenses. In a statement released by Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Shehu Garba, explained that the presidential jet is being kept in the UK for reasons of National security and prestige accorded world leaders when they travel abroad. Read his statement after the cut...   The Presidency is constrained to decry criticisms, mostly on social media, on the retention in London of the Presidential Aircraft, NAF 001 as mostly informed by lack of understanding of protocol around foreign trips by Heads of State all over the world. It is important to state that for reasons of protocol, national security, diplomacy and prestige, there is no world leader who travels abroad andis left without plans for immediate return or possible evacuation. From operat...

A day after, Hushpuppi threw shade at singers Ice Prince and Phyno saying that they wear fake wristwatches. He warned them not to complain about people buying pirated copies of their music when they themselves buy pirated copies of other people's work. Phyno has now responded, dragging Hushpuppi for he worth . See more of his posts shared via Snapchat after the cut...

Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, recently disclosed that Nigeria will begin to export Yam to other parts of the world beginning from today June 29th. According to Ogbeh, this will serve as possible means of economic diversification and also as a way of generating foreign exchange.

Notorious kidnapper, Evans, has filed another lawsuit against the Inspector General of Police, Idris Ibrahim, challenging his continuous detention since his arrest on June 10th.The lawsuit was filed through his counsel at the Federal High Court, Lagos. He is demanding N300 million in damages for his continuous detention without trial and being subjected to media trials. Joined as respondents in his new lawsuit are the Nigeria Police Force, the Commissioner of Police Lagos State and the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Lagos State Police Command. In the fresh lawsuit marked FHC/L/CS/1012/ 2017, Evans is asking the court to declare that his continued detention since June 10th without arraignment, violates his fundamental rights as guaranteed under the 1999 Constitution. Evans is also asking the court to declare that his parade before the media at the Lagos state police command in Ikeja on June 11th by the police was unconstitutional since the police had no court order to th...

The actress just shared this never before seen photo of the black eye , after her now estranged husband, Lanre Gentry, beat her up