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log News, Events, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Fashion, Beauty, Inspiration and yes... Gossip! *W Veteran Hausa drama actor, Usman Baba Pategi, popularly known as Samanja, is dead.    A statement released by one of his sons, Mohammad Usman, says the actor died in the early hours of Sunday, November 12, at a private hospital in Kaduna State after a prolonged illness.   The late Kannywood actor served in the Nigerian Army before retiring to work for the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) in Kaduna.   He was 84 years old. He is survived by two wives and twelve children.   His funeral prayer will be held at the Kabala Costain mosque in the Kaduna metropolis, in accordance with an Islamic injunction.   May his soul rest in peace, Amen.

log News, Events, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Fashion, Beauty, Inspiration and y Nollywood actor, Chukwunekwu Okweye popularly known as ‘Jack Neko’ has married his heartthrob, Favour Obieze, in Anambra State.      The traditional wedding was held in the bride's compound at Agulu, Anaocha Local Government of the state on Saturday, November 11, 2023.      The actor said he met his wife while at a friend’s church at Enugwu-Ukwu in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State from where their love blossomed after about a year, leading to their marriage.     More photos below…    

Frank Edoho has reacted to the trending video of actress Ekene Umenwa leaving her husband Ifeanyi Ogbodo on the dance floor to kneel before gospel singer Moses Bliss as he performed at her wedding reception.  In the video from the wedding which has now gone viral, Ekene is seen looking excited as soon as Moses Bliss made his entrance. She then leaves her husband and runs to Moses to kneel in front of him and hug his legs (see  here ).  Her groom eventually finds his way to her and pulls her up but she hugs Moses Bliss twice before joining her husband.  The video has received mixed reactions.  Reacting, Frank Edoho schooled the singer on what he should have done in such a situation.  The TV personality said: "I can't blame the singer for her reaction but he shouldn't have held her when she latched on to him like that. Direct the bride back to her husband and calm her euphoria. That's the etiquette."  

  the Carnival Calabar and Festival gathers momentum, in the ever-buzzing city of Calabar the capital of Cross River State, with a Carnival and Festival theme tagged;  "Season of Sweetness", the state government has rolled out a well-curated calendar of events to make this year's Carnival and Festival a memorable package and worthwhile experience.   Speaking in the state capital, the Special Adviser Events Management, Governor's Office, Mr. Effiong Ekpenyong has highlighted the Governor's plans to make this year's festival the best of the 18 years of Calabar festival package, Pointing out that Sen. Prince Bassey Edet Otu is assuring every visitor to  the state a sweetened atmosphere, that may compel them to have a change of travel plans to be part of the festivities.     Mr. Effiong Ekpenyong JP. hinted that top amongst the many events to look out for on the calendar will be the "Queen of Humanity" Cross River Pageant, billed for December 27th, 2023

  a major breakthrough, troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH) have successfully uncovered and dismantled an illegal weapon manufacturing factory in Vom, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State and arrested two suspects.    OPSH Media Officer, Captain James Oya, in a statement on Saturday, November 4, 2023, said the operation which was based on actionable intelligence, marks a significant step in the ongoing efforts of OPSH to combat illicit arms proliferation and ensure the safety and security of the state and environs.   He said the arrested suspects, Micheal Dung and Yusuf Pam, were directly involved in the weapon proliferation and marketing process.    “The discovery of the weapon factory was also, the result of a meticulously executed intelligence-led operation conducted by the troops leading to the substantial recovery of cache of automatic weapons and related equipment that were being produced and distributed to other states thereby fuelling crisis on the Plateau and in

  Nigeria’s highest-rated heavyweight, Efe Ajagba, successfully defended his WBC Silver Heavyweight Title by defeating Australian Joe Goodall in the 4th round via TKO, improving his record to 19-1 (14 KOs) on Sunday morning, November 5. In his second-ever headlining event, which took place at the newly opened Tahoe Blue Event Centre in Lake Tahoe, Efe secured his third consecutive win this year. Joe Goodall, who had previously beaten Ajagba in the amateurs, entered the bout with confidence. However, Ajagba set the tone with his jab and punches from the first round. Goodall refused to be knocked out, but the referee Tony Weeks had to end the fight early to protect him from further damage. With this win, Ajagba could get a shit at the WBC champion, Tyson Fury as the Delta born fighter is currently ranked 7th by the WBC .  

  makeup artist has shared a Photos of a bride being forced to clean  her makeup on her wedding day by her mother who attends Deeper Life church.    The makeup artist who admitted that she was told about her bride's parents' faith, stated that she realized how minimal the makeup should have been after the incident. She also revealed that an Aunty stood by the side and asked for water to be brought to wipe the bride's face.    The makeup artist further revealed that the bride who allowed her mother do all she did out of respect, moved on from the issue to have fun with her friends and husband at the wedding ceremony.   

  No less than Fourteen Million, Four Hundred and Eighty One Thousand, Five Hundred and Nineteen (14, 481, 519) pills of Tramadol and bottles of codeine syrup worth over Thirteen Billion Naira (N13,000,000,000) in street value have been recovered by operatives of the National Drug Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in three major busts of drug cartels operating in Amuwo Odofin, Idumota and the SAHCO shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos.     A statement released by NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, today November 5, said the three intelligence-led operations began with the raid of House 8/10 Hon. Wahuha Avenue, Divine Estate, Ago Palace area of Amuwo Odofin on Sunday 29th October, where 490,000 pills of tramadol and 81,519 bottles of codeine syrup measuring 4, 510, 000mls were recovered.      In a similar operation on Tuesday 31st October, NDLEA operatives swooped on a secret warehouse operated by a billionaire Idumota trader, Nwaoha Anayo located at Onitire, Aguda a

  21-year-old Bulawayo Polytechnic engineering student, Lenny Ryan Mupande, has been handed a 35-year prison sentence for a armed robbery operations he carried out in his country, Zimbabwe.   The young student who claimed he got into armed robbery due to the flashy lifestyle influenced by celebrities and influencers on social media, reportedly stole ZAR13,390 from Mukuru, two iPhone 7s and $998.66 from Chicken Inn drive-through, a cellphone, handcuffs, and a baton stick from Athens supermarket in Cowdray Park, and $1,850 from a registered money agency, Tottengram Investments.   During their appearance in court, both Mupande and his accomplice, Bezel Chirova, confessed that they were driven by societal pressures and the allure of imitating the lives of well-off peers and social media influencers.   Mupande said;    “I committed the crimes because of peer pressure. I was envious of the lives of my peers and the lives of social media influencers. I wanted to be like them, I wanted to mimi

  The Appeal Court which sacked the Labour Party lawmaker who represented Abia Central in the senate, declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Col Austin Akobundu (retd), as the duly elected senator in the February 25 polls.   The appellate court upturned the ruling of the National Assembly election petition tribunal that upheld Nwokocha’s victory earlier, and also dismissed the appeal brought by Anthony Agbazuere, a candidate of PDP, against LP’s House of Representatives member, Ginger Onwusibe.   The court upheld Onwusibe’s victory in the February 25 National Assembly poll and also agreed with the ruling of the tribunal, which stated that Agbazuere’s case lacked merit. It affirmed Onwusibe’s victory as the duly elected member for the Isiala Ngwa North/Isiala Ngwa South federal constituency

  Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo who berated the National Airports Management Agency (NAMA) for its “obsolete and inadequate” air navigation facilities, said the Federal Government was getting concerned about the state of air navigation equipment at airports, saying many pending contracts involving obsolete equipment by NAMA would be cancelled.   Asides from pointing out that the accident involving the aircraft might be associated with poor landing equipment by NAMA, Keyamo has announced that the Federal Government has evolved measures to ensure proper coordination among the agencies.   A preliminary report on the incident issued on Saturday, October 4, by the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) revealed that the aircraft was still in the bush at runway 22.   It read;    “At about 0825hrs of 03/11/2023, an aircraft with registration number 5N-AMM that conveyed the incumbent Minister of Power, AbdulWaheed Adebayo Adelabu, and his entourage crash

  Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA have arrested three blind men operating an illicit drug ring between Lagos and Kano.    A statement released by Femi Babafemi, spokesperson of the agency says another blind member of the syndicate is still at large.    Babafemi said the lid was blown off the group following the arrest of a blind suspect, Adamu Hassan, 40, along Gwagwalada expressway Abuja with 12kgs of skunk on his way from Lagos to Kano on Saturday 28th October.    Investigations, however, established that he was totally oblivious of the content of the bag handed to him to deliver in Kano. ‘’Follow up operations then led to the arrest of the arrowhead of the syndicate, Bello Abubakar, 45, who is also blind. In his statement, Bello who is married with five children said he has been living in Lagos for 30 years but started the illicit drug business five years ago.'' Babafemi said another suspect, Muktar Abubakar, 59, who is equally blind has been liv

  Operatives of the Cross River Police Command have rescued a former staff member of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, who was abducted by kidnappers.    Mrs. Caroline Bassey was rescued shortly after her abduction from her residence at Peter Ojie street, Off Winners Way, Calabar at 11:30am on Saturday, November 4, 2023.    It was gathered that the gunmen, who posed as customers seeking to rent chairs from Mrs. Bassey, tied up her security man and put him inside a refrigerator before one of the abductors drove out of the premises with the victim in her personal car.    However, luck ran out of the kidnappers as an alarm for help was raised.    As the kidnappers were driving out of her premises, a brave Good Samaritan blocked them.    In a bid to abandon their Camry vehicle, two of them jumped out of the vehicle to join their colleagues in the victim’s car as they were trying to reverse having noticed the blockage.   One of them wasn’t successful as the daring Good Sa

  Gunmen suspected to be pirates have killed four operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) around snake creek in Buguma, Asari Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State.   It was gathered that the gunmen ambushed the operatives on the waterway in the early hours of Friday, November 3, 2023.    A video seen online shows the remains of the dead NSCDC packed in a boat floating at the river bank.   Three of the officers were identified as Abdulaziz Jimah, Chibuzo and Chief Priest.    It was gathered that two of the victims had already been buried according to Islamic rites, while the bodies of the others were deposited at an undisclosed hospital mortuary.   The State Command of the NSCDC is yet to react to the incident.   Meanwhile, some publications had reported that the incident happened in Bakana community, Degema Local Government Area of the state.    However, the leadership of Bakana community under the authority of His Royal Highness, King Lawrence O.O. Odu