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Iyanya and Made men music label were doing just fine until things headed South and both were no longer in talking terms until Iyanya decided to pitch his tent with Don Jazzy who quickly ''pinned'' him down...

As more young men come forward with accusations of harassment, assault, and other inappropriate s§xual contact against Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey—including a new set of allegations brought to light by crew members on House Of Cards today—his sudden scandal is proving to be an increasing source of trouble for the products he’s already attached to.  House Of Cards has already been canceled by Netflix in the wake of the news; now, Variety reports that Sony has axed a high-profile Oscars push for the actor’s performance in the upcoming true-crime kidnapping drama All The Money In The World. The Ridley Scott film sees Spacey physically transform into the role of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, the kind of flashy, makeup-heavy performance that usually spells easy Academy gold. Now, though, Sony has shelved the campaign entirely, presumably in an effort to distance itself from Spacey and the allegations against him. The film is still set for a December 22 release date, but don’t expect to ...

Society for Family Health (SFH) has disclosed that Nigerians consume over 400 million condoms annually. Speaking in Lagos on Tuesday during the launch of Flex condom, SFH’s Managing Director, Bright Ekweremadu, said that the 400 million condom consumption may still be far below the NGO’s estimation going by the rate of unprotected sex in the country. He said the new brand of condom which comes with a lot of flavours, has more strength and could last longer during the period. “We have been in the business of condom production for over 30 years. We have done a lot of things in educating people to embrace abstinence with our zip-up campaign. There are obviously sexually active Nigerians who may not totally abstain from sex and this led to our alternative, particularly at this time when HIV/AIDs is prevalent in the country,” he said. Ekweremadu added that the Society would continue to make condoms available to Nigerians at affordable prices because they are subsidized by donor agencies....

Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode thanked him for this act of selfless service and commitment to giving back to his fatherland especially Lagos State. from national-helm. More pictures after the cut.

Adefarasin was apparently reacting to a controversial comment by an OAP named Freeze, who said no Nigerian Prophet, Pastor or General Overseer, GO, is qualified to receive tithes from their members. Mr Freeze stressed that tithes were only meant for the Levites, who were descendants of Levi the son of Jacob and Leah and “no one else.” Reacting, Adefarasin admitted that God will not curse anyone, who refused to tithe. Tithe is a way to show that God is the supplier of your resources. God blesses and I respond with my 10%. It is an honour system, it means the money is not your God. You won’t be cursed if you don’t tithe but when you tithe you are saying you recognise Him and it keeps the cycle moving,” said Paul Adefarasin during a mid-week sermon He did not make everyone a preacher, don’t let anyone tell you to take your tithe to charities, elsewhere.” Further, into the sermon, Adefarasin spoke about people attacking the church. In his words, “A guy can not just show up and say he is...

Video of purported Atiku’s declaration for 2019 is fake news Abuja, Nigeria Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has distanced himself from a fake video purporting to be a formal declaration of his intent to contest the 2019 presidential election. Reacting to the fake video which is now in circulation, the former Vice President speaking through his media office in Abuja, said the video is a bad job of bad people with bad intentions. According to Atiku, some mischief makers are using a video clip extracted from his 2011 presidential declaration to create a false impression that he formally declared for the 2019 presidential election. He said such propaganda is being deliberately promoted by political opponents in order to create acrimony. Atiku advised those involved in such "laughable and unintelligent propaganda of lies and intentional mischief to find something useful to do with their time instead of using his name to achieve their malicious political objectives." Describ...

  Suspected  Billionaire kidnapper Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, better known as Evans,  has asked a Lagos state high court to grant him bail. Evans is being tried on several  counts of criminal charges bothering on alleged conspiracy, murder and kidnapping. At the resumed sitting of his trial on Friday, he also asked the court to give his  case an accelerated hearing. His bail application was, however, opposed by the  persecuting counsel who described it as an abuse of court process and an attempt  to frustrate the trial. Titilayo Shitta-Bay, Lagos state director of public prosecutions, said the application  of the accused, as well as the prayer to quash the charges brought against him was  conflicting and confusing. Since his arrest, he has reportedly confessed to kidnapping numerous persons from  whom he collects as much as “millions of dollars” in ransom. The police alleged  that he committed murder ...

After being spotted on a number of low-key dates late last month, the pair finally took things public earlier this week. And now, much to the delight of Jelena fans, it's been confirmed that they are indeed boyfriend and girlfriend again. “Selena and Justin are back together,” an insider said. “Selena and The Weeknd just fizzled and ended amicably it wasn’t dramatic and it wasn’t about Justin. "But Selena always had feelings for Justin. Her friends want her to be cautious because she has been in such a good place post-surgery.” While a source close to Justin said that it had a lot to do with Justin's pastor and confidante Carl Lentz, who reportedly encouraged them to get back together. They told the publication: "He has been going to church every week and spends all his time with his pastor Carl Lentz. Carl has been encouraging 'reconciliation' between the two to heal their friendship at least and Justin basically has been asking her for her forgiveness this...

Statement by Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Passing on of Son Kazeem Olajide Babajide (Oct.12, 1980-Oct.31st 2017) We want to express our thanks and deep appreciation to all who have demonstrated their sympathy and expressed their condolences over the loss of our eldest son, Jide. I want to especially thank President Muhammadu Buhari, VP Yemi Osinbajo, the state Governors, distinguished Senators particularly Senate President Bukola Saraki, members of the House of Representatives, APC leaders and members and indeed all Nigerians. I thank the traditional rulers for their display of support. My son was a highly intelligent person with a vibrant personality and a zest for life. He followed his own course and made his own way on his own terms. Those who knew him could not help but like him. Yet, he was taken away by cardiac arrest when it seemed he had so much life to still live. This is a reminder that we must live each day to its best as none of us know when our last day shall be. Mor...

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Shehu said the approval followed a brief the President received Friday on the medical condition of the former vice-president. According to him, the approval covers the immediate charter of an air ambulance for the emergency movement and the cost of treatment. The presidential spokesman said Buhari prayed that God grant the elder statesman speedy recovery.

Jeanette (who was originally called Beata Nyirambabazi) was found alive among piles of bodies when she was just two-years-old. The youngster had been taken to church with her twin sister and brother by her mother, who thought they would be safe there. Her mum and siblings were killed when Hutu fighters threw grenades and spears, killing worshippers. Leonard was hiding in a different location with his three other kids, so he was separated from his young daughter. Vincent Twizeqimana, one of Jeanettes’s brothers set to work finding her a decade ago. She rejected his initial attempts, claiming she was an orphan and couldn’t be his sister. She later reached out to him over Facebook and a DNA test proved that they were family. Accompanied by her Italian husband, Jeanette visited surviving members of her birth family who welcomed her in a traditional ceremony. ''It took me until I was an adult to start reflecting on my African roots and biological parents,’ she said.  —from Mirr...

A South African church is currently the toast of worshipers because of it's unique means of baptism. The church uses the favorite alcoholic brand of the members instead of water That’s not all, the congregants at the Gabola Church have also been given a go-ahead to drink alcohol during church services. 52 year old Bishop Tsietsi Makiti, is the founder of the church and is the brains behind the idea. Due to the beer baptization, Bishop Makiti’s church has witnessed its membership rocket to over 500 members in just under two months. He says he was motivated by the scriptures narrating how Jesus changed water to wine. He added; People who drink and get baptized by beer are happy and peaceful. This means they are living in the shadow of God. The church accommodates people who are not welcome at other churches. Its name ‘Gabola’ is the Tswana word for drinking. There is only one branch at the moment but the Bishop is looking forward to expanding it...

Get your tissues ready because this story is sure to make you make your eyes water. It even made me a little emotional. If this emotional story doesn’t make you cry it’ll definitely make you feel something. It’s a pretty special story. A 98-year-old mother has decided to move into a care home to look after her 80-year-old son. That alone already is heartwarming enough. Their names are Ada Keating and Tom and the two are inseparable. They love spending as much time with each other, playing games in the home or watching the show Emmerdale. They have an incredible bond with each other, as Tom never ended up getting married and always lived with his mother Ada. Tom went to a residential home in 2016 at the Moss View care home in Liverpool. He went because he needed more care and support. And now, just over a year later, his mother decided to move into the same home in order to help look after her eldest child, according to the Liverpool Echo. Ada told Liverpool Echo, “I say ...

There was a mild drama at the Council Chambers in the state house Abuja yesterday where the Chief of Staff to President Buhari, Abba Kyari and the Head of Service, Winifred Oyo-Ita, engaged in a heated argument before Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, over the leaked memo concerning the reinstated fugitive and ex-pension boss, Abdulrasheed Maina, into the state house. A video making the rounds on social media, shows the public officers arguing before Osinbajo. Sources in the presidency say that President Buhari after the Federal Executive Council meeting, summoned Oyo-Ita and Kyari to his office. President Buhari is said to be embarrassed by the confrontation the two senior officials had in front of other government officials inside the council chambers. Oyo-Ita in a memo dated October 23rd, indicted President Buhari in the controversial reinstatement of the wanted former chairman of the Presidential Taskforce on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina, into the civil service. Maina who ...

Police say two men were killed and a woman was injured in a shooting inside a suburban Denver Walmart. Thornton police tweeted Wednesday night they were responding to a shooting with “multiple parties down.” They advised people to stay away from the area as dozens of emergency vehicles converged at the store. Multiple people described hiding in the Walmart before being evacuated by police. Investigators have not released any details about the circumstances of the shooting or the condition of the injured woman. Special agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are headed to the scene to help police. A call to the Thornton Police Department went unanswered. from AP

Henry Ajomale, chairman of the APC, confirmed the tragic incident and appealed to members of the party to commiserate with Tinubu.

The star boys was on his way to Addis Ababa for a music concert.....

A federal high court in Lagos has rejected an application by Diezani Alison-Madueke, seeking to appear before it as a defendant in a money laundering trial. Alison-Madueke is seeking to be joined in the money laundering suit filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Mohammed Belgore, a senior advocate of Nigeria, and Abubakar Suleiman, a former minister of national planning. The former minister, who is currently in the UK, had asked the court to include her as a defendant in the four counts in which she is mentioned. She had also asked the court to compel the attorney general of the federation and minister of justice to facilitate her return to the country for the case. But the court, at its sitting on Wednesday, rejected her application while describing it as “misuse of court processes”. Rilwan Aikawa, the presiding judge, said he will not be used to obstruct the former minister’s trial in the UK where she is being prosecuted for alleged fraud. ...

In an interview with Premium Times, singer Oritsefemi emphasized on the importance of men sexually satisfying their wives. He said; “I don’t want lack of sex to be a problem in my marriage. Anytime my wife wants to have sex, I would always give it to her, at any time. Sex should not be the problem. Money could cause problems but I won’t allow sex be the problem. He then advised men; Get close to your wife and try to understand when she needs it. As a wife, you also need to know when your husband needs to have sex. It pains me when I hear that lack of sex is the cause of marital crisis. I would rather hear a woman say that she wants her husband to work harder.”

Sambo Dasuki on Wednesday said he won’t be able to testify in the ongoing trial of Olisa Metuh, former National Publicity Secretary of the PDP due to ‘memory loss’. Dasuki’s counsel, Ahmed Raji told the court that his client cannot testify at the sitting on Wednesday. He said Dasuki needs access to “relevant files, records and documents required to refresh his memory of any decisions or actions he took or authorised in the course of his duties”, after spending about two years in DSS custody.  Raji urged the judge to hold on in the course of the proceeding pending the determination of Dasuki’s appeal in the case.  Emeka Etiaba, Metuh’s counsel, agreed with Dasuki’s plea. Metuh had requested that Jonathan and Dasuki appear as witnesses in his money laundering case.

The Imo State Police Command say they have arrested four suspects in connection with a fake kidnap. The Command Anti-Kidnapping Unit acting on information arrested the suspects below in connection with the fake kidnap of Chisom John Kennedy Igbokwe at Spibat Road Akwakuma in Owerri North L.G.A. The suspects made useful statements confessing that they conspired with Igbokwe to fake the kidnap in order to collect ransom from his grand-father. Police say the suspects are: (1) Solomon Chinonso ‘M’ 18yrs of No. 2B Spibat Rd Akwakuma (2) Nnadi Chijioke ‘M’ 17yrs of No. 3  Spibat Rd Akwakuma (3) Nwaotu Michael ‘M’ 20yrs of Ogbosisi Umuapeala Mbieri in Mbaitoli L.G.A And the fake kidnap victim, CHISOM JOHN KENNEDY IGBOKWE

The drama and controversies hovering around flamboyant Nigerian, Hushpuppi is far from over. From his beef with his close friends turned enemies, his babymama from London has now entered the picture. In a lenghty Instagram post this morning, she called out Hushpuppi saying he's never seen his son or even made attempts to take care of him despite his flamboyant lifestyle on social media. Then she went on to curse out his freind, Mompha who leaked a private chat she had with him last week on social media. See below.... This was sent to me and as you can see @hushpuppi has said iv given him a son in 2013 and has mentioned our son's name on his snapchat. He has refused to meet his son and have a relationship with his him. My husband and I have not stopped @hushpuppi from being a father but up till now he has not seen his son and does not contribute to his son's upkeep. it sickens me as the mother of his child to see how he spends on fashion...

Roma disciplined Chelsea 3-0 effectively topping theor group table and putting Chelsea's chances of qualifying to the next stage at risk. Former AC Milan youth striker, El Shaarawy, a player once billed as the next 'Lionel Messi' scored the fastest goal in the Champions League this season as he opened the scoring in the 30th second much to the shock of Chelsea coach, Antony Conte, dependent on David Luiz and Rudiger's partnership to steady the ship. Shockingly, Shaarawy doubled Roma's lead after latching a costly mistake from Chelsea's summer signing Antonio Rudiger.  

A baby of 7months old who was registered at a crèche in September has died as the care taker in the crèche suffocated the baby to death, with pap at Ajao estate, Lagos. According to the report shared by Amanda Chisom on Facebook; "A woman registered her 7months old baby in a crèche called easy landers at 3A Benson Anorue street Ajao estate just last September cos she is currently running her NYSC program in a company here in Lagos. So on that faithful day been 26th of October,she dropped her baby at the school with the so called crèche teacher miss chinemelem from IMO state.just like in the next 30mins she dropped the baby at the school.getting to her office , she got a call from the crèche teacher that her baby was shivering and she was so socked and asked her what happened and the teacher told her that she was feeding her with pap at some point the baby choked up and started having short breath with pap coming out from her nose and mouth with a terrible shivering.so ...

Rihanna's Fenty Beauty line achieved a major instant success due to the quality of her product. The 29-year-old star's line of cosmetics earned her a whopping '$72 million in media value in one month after it launched.  As WWD reports, her brand racked up invaluable earned Media Value, a marketing metric that evaluates the worth of a product in social terms and in a short period of time. The company recorded $72.0 million in earned media value, beating out long-established labels like NYX ($51.5 million), Benefit ($48.1 million) and Urban Decay ($37.0 million). The brand's 'Media value' includes the amount of money the brand's earned from free advertising from social media exposure and press, according to a description from Newsweek on Friday. The Fenty Beauty line which debuted September 9 boasts of 40 foundation shades, a collection of cosmic lipglosses, first class brushes and many more.  from dailymail.

The Producers Guild of America took the unprecedented step of officially enacting a lifetime ban for its once illustrious member, Harvey Weinstein, after being accused of s§xual misconduct by dozens of women, the organization announced Monday. The PGA’s board of directors began the process of terminating Weinstein’s membership two weeks ago, and the guild’s constitution gave him an opportunity to respond before a final verdict would be rendered Nov. 6.  Instead of doing so, he chose to resign his membership, the guild said. “In light of Mr. Weinstein’s widely reported behavior — with new reports continuing to surface even now — the Producers Guild’s National Board has voted unanimously to enact a lifetime ban on Mr. Weinstein, permanently barring him from PGA membership. This unprecedented step is a reflection of the seriousness with which the Guild regards the numerous reports of Mr. Weinstein’s decades of reprehensible conduct. Sexual harassment can no longer be tolerated in ou...

The final episodes of the TV series, starring Spacey and Robin Wright as ruthless political operators in the United States government, will air in 2018. News of the ending comes less than 24 hours after Spacey responded publicly to allegations that he made unwanted s§xual advances on a 14-year-old actor in 1986. Media Rights Capital and Netflix, who produce House of Cards, released a statement on Monday in response to the allegations against Spacey, saying they were “deeply troubled” by the news. Social media response to the news has resulted in calls for the show to continue but with Wright as the sole lead. Edited from UK Guardian

Katherine Jackson, matriarch of the Jackson family, has surrendered her co-guardianship  over Blanket, her late son Michael Jackson's youngest child, who is now 15. According to court documents obtained by Entertainment Tonight, Katherine has filed  papers to hand over sole guardianship of Blanket (real name: Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr.)  to Tito Joe "TJ" Jackson, Blanket's 39-year-old cousin. Katherine is no longer needed to fulfill the duties that were necessary when joint-guardians  were appointed," the documents state. "Given her own age [87] and the fact that [Blanket]  is now 15 years old, Katherine feels that TJ is able to assume all necessary responsibilities  of the guardianship for the Minor Child." Along with TJ, Katherine was appointed joint legal guardian of all three of Michael's  children -- Blanket, Paris and Prince -- on Sept. 14, 2012, following the King of Pop's  tragic death.

West, a once omnipresent celebrity with a prolific media presence and high-profile marriage to Kim Kardashian, abruptly ended a tour and was hospitalized in November 2016 after unusual rants on stage. Making his most visible appearance this year, West contributed a verse on a song released Tuesday by Cyhi The Prynce, an Atlanta rapper whom West earlier signed to his label imprint. The song, "Dat Side," expounds on the perils of fame and hits back at critics, with West speaking of being African-American in his affluent Los Angeles neighborhood. West's last major public appearance following his hospitalization came in December when he unexpectedly showed up at Trump Tower in New York to meet then president-elect Donald Trump - whose aides said he was mulling an official role for the rapper. From Yahoo News