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Media personality, Dolapo Oni-Sijuwade, who shared some photos off her maternity photoshoot in the U.K few days back, has welcomed a baby boy with her husband Adegbite Sijuwade. Dolapo who share the baby photo on Instagram wrote; “Way Maker, Miracle Worker, Promise Keeper! Thank you Lord for this gift you have given my husband and I. Prince Sijuwade is finally here. Thank you all for your prayers throughout this pregnancy. God will continue to bless you!

  Few days back, Nollywood veteran actress, Eucharia Anunobi lost her son to sickle cell anemia, and the heartbroken mom has opened up on how she is coping with the loss. She told Saturday Beats; “Thank you very much for sympathising with me. I am going to miss everything about my son. Now, there would be no one that would call me to say ‘Mummy where are you? You said you would be home by 7:30 and now it is 7:45. You are 15 minutes late.’ That was how close we were and he was my best friend. I cannot talk much now because I am in the hospital but once I am free, we would talk better”.

A Nigerian man who disappeared after impregnating girlfriend Rosemary who he persuaded to abort the pregnancy without success, reportedly resurfaced at their son’s baptism. Facebook user, Ukan Kurugh, who disclosed this wrote; “RE-UNION OF THE ESTRANGED. ROSEMARY ORACHIHI MEETS TERHEMEN, MAN WHO IMPREGNATED HER AND TOOK OFF, AS LITTLE EMMANUEL IS BAPTIZED. By: Ukan Kurugh Today, little Emmanuel who was delivered about 2 months ago by her mom Rosemary and were both held hostage in hospital for inability to foot bills was baptized. There earlier plight was even complicated by the fact that, the man who got her pregnant vanished after persuading Rosemary to abort the pregnancy without success. However, at Emmanuel’s baptism today, his run-away father showed up. I was the proud godfather of the Emmanuel. You would recall that, the hospital bill which was valued at over N120,000 was solely raised with the support of good people here on the social media. Some people made donation...

 The governor was apparently reacting to insinuations that he shunned Friday’s meeting between the president and some governors. In a series of tweets, Mr. Fayose said he received the invitation to the meeting with the president, while preparation for his traditional installation as the Apesin of Ado Ekiti was in top gear adding that “he could not have abandoned his guests for an impromptu meeting with the president.” “For those insinuating that I shunned the president’s meeting with governors, I didn’t. I had my installation as Apesin of Ado Ekiti slated for today. “Guests were already in Ekiti since yesterday for the chieftaincy title installation before I received notice of the meeting with the President. “There was no how I could have abandoned the people here in Ado Ekiti for the impromptu meeting with the President,’’ Mr. Fayose said in the tweets. Apart from meeting with the state governors, Mr. Buhari also met with the leadership of the two major parties, APC and PDP, b...

Forbes, the world renowned organization for ranking of rich individuals, has released the list of richest people in Nigeria for 2017,.... 1.  Aliko Dangote : Aliko Dangote is the richest man in Nigeria, Africa and of course the richest black man in the world. In 2014, he ranked as the 24th richest man in the world but has since then fallen to positions below 100 due to Nigeria’s poor Naira. Net Worth: $12.5 billion. 2.  Mike Adenuga : Mike Adenuga is the second richest man in Nigeria with interest in Oil and Gas and telecoms. He is the owner of Globacom, Nigeria’s second biggest telecom operators and the chairman of Conoil. Net Worth: $10.5 billion. 3.  Femi Otedola:  He is the CEO of Zenon Oil and Gas and Forte Oil Plc. He has interest in real estates amongst other sectors. Net Worth: $2.3 billion. 4.  Folorunsho Alakija : Folorunsho is a business tycoon who has interest in fashion,oil and printing industries. She is the richest Woman in Nigeria ...

The former host of the cancelled TV Game show, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire responded to a tweet that accused him of being a woman beater. 

The lingering leadership division rocking the Actors Guild of Nigeria at the National  level finally came has come to an end as the two biggest rivals, Ibinabo Fiberesima  and Emeka Ike finally reconciled their age long differences. Addressing the media at the weekend, both Ibinabo and Emeka said that the  peace was now  very necessary as their division has stagnated the Guild and it has also rubbed  off on the  nation’s movie Industry. “The division was not about her, Ibinabo but about  the BOT of the  Guild whose tenure has longed expired and has refused to allow fresh  ideas and innovations  and I said NO, because Nollywood is a global phenomenon and the idea of   life BOT will not  just work. As you know this agitation has cost me a lot but today because  of the youths I  have embraced peace so we can build the future generation together.  This RECONCILIATION is...

A 103-year-old Cambodian woman who survived starvation, suffering and war in her  native land beamed and waved a tiny American flag on Tuesday as she became  a  United States citizen. Hong Inh was the oldest of more than 10,000 people who took the oath of allegiance in a cavernous room at the downtown Convention Center in Los Angeles. She came to the United States when she was about 97 years old to join a daughter and other relatives. Three generations of her family, from her 80-year-old daughter Hieng Meng to 13-year-old great-granddaughter Melissa Tea were on hand for the ceremonies. She has 30 grandchildren and great-grandchildren living in the U.S. and Cambodia. Her relatives helped Hong Inh up from a wheelchair and she stood with a flag in her raised hand to receive the oath. Her grandson spoke the words but she joined in the roar of applause at its conclusion. Hong Inh is not the oldest person to become a U.S. citizen. Manik Bokchali...

Cristiano Ronaldo has been named UEFA Men's Player of the Year for a second consecutive season. The Real Madrid forward saw off competition from Barcelona star Lionel Messi and Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon to claim the award for the third time overall. Ronaldo struck 25 goals in La Liga last term, and 12 in 13 matches during Real Madrid's Champions League-winning campaign. via : goal.com

The Court of Justice in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil has ordered the arrest of former Real Madrid left-back Roberto Carlos because of a delay in the payment of three months of alimony for two of his children. The mother of Carlos’ children, Barbara Thurler, had filed a lawsuit that 61,000 real (£15,148) was owed. The 44-year-old Carlos claimed to be in financial difficulties and offered to pay 35,000 real with the rest coming in installments of 2,000 real, but that offer was turned down by the court. The former Brazilian international is currently working for Real Madrid as an ambassador. He cannot be arrested and detained because he does not live in Brazil, unless an international arrest warrant is issued. However, a statement issued on behalf of the former football player said all his legal duties had been fulfilled and he had “made the payment of the alimony related to June on Aug. 3,” adding that the money owed for July has also bee paid.

More than three people were killed on Saturday in a protest by Owerri natives following the demolition of the Eke Onunwa market by the state government.  The situation escalated when one of the protesters, a young man, was hit and killed by a stray bullet fired by security operatives deployed to maintain order in the melee which ensued after the demolition. Following the death of the protester, Owerri natives proceeded to set fire to the property belonging to some residents. This led to a fight between the residents and those protesters resulting in the death of two others. Read the press statement below, signed by Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Sam Onwuemeodo; This is to inform the general Public that Ekeukwu Market Owerri has finally been moved from its Current location at the centre of Owerri, the State Capital, to its new location at Ohi near Owerri amid jubilation by patriotic residents. The relocation of the market is in line with the Urban renewal programme of t...

Melaye, who spoke as one of the panelists at the symposium themed “The new economy and its impact on less privilege citizens”, said government must build public trust to curb societal ills. “When you speak the truth, you die, when you lie, you die; so it is better to speak the truth and die. I may sound very unpopular but I will speak the truth. Apart from militocracy, politics is responsible for poverty and hunger in Nigeria,” Melaye said. “Unfortunately, we the leaders, myself inclusive, have failed this nation and have failed the younger generation, myself inclusive. The reason why we are where we are today is because there is a disconnect between leadership and followership. ’’As I speak to you, the problem why we are where we are is because of trust. There is no trust between the governed and those governing. “Once there is no trust between the followership and the leadership, it will definitely have a negative concomitant effect on the economy, and every other ...