Think Nigerians: 2014-12-21

Saturday 27 December 2014

PHOTO: Meet Tiwa Savage's son

Nigerian singer and Mavin First Lady, Tiwa savage on moments ago, revealed her adopted son to fans.
The married singer who is yet to have a baby for her husband Tee Billz took to her instagram account to announce she has a son.

See picture below:

Super Eagles striker Brown Ideye who was recently signed by English club, Westbrown from Ukranian Dynamo Kiev for a club record fee of 10 million pounds has just bought himself an expensive Christmas present, a new Rolls Royce Ghost Series II.

PHOTO: Olamide buys himself Range Rover and Mercedes Benz G-Class for Christmas

Rapper Olamide is starting year 2015 with two new cars.

He bought himself two luxury cars after working hard in 2014.

The cars, a black Range Rover and a white Mercedes Benz G-Class came in time for Christmas and New Year celebrations.
“My baby is finally home … Black range x white G .. Thanks to God and my fans .. Xmas gift of life .. We done hustle small ds year,” he said.

PHOTO: Michele Obama tweets school picture with Obama on Christmas day

US First Lady, Michele Obama marked her Christmas with a tweet of an old school photograph of her and Barack, posing in front of a Christmas tree. She captioned it: “Merry Christmas”

Lagos, the city of excellence is bound to reverberate this evening as the big names in the African music industry gather at the prestigious grand ballroom of Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, for the maiden edition of All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA.

Fun seekers throng Suntan beach in Badagry

The Suntan Beach in Badagry, Lagos state, on Thursday recorded a large turnout of fun seekers, who thronged the place to celebrate Christmas.

People from Lagos and some neighbouring states started to gather at the beach as early as 10.15a.m while the presence of numerous fun seekers made petty traders do some brisk businesses at the beach.

It was truly a celebration of beauty, brain and cultural appraisal at the grand finale of the Queen Nigeria beauty pageant tagged ‘Beyond Beauty’, which witnessed the emergence of 20-year-old Diamond Okoh Obiahu as Queen.

Aki goes on vacation

After a long year, actor Chinedu Ikedieze, popularly known as Aki has proceeded on a one month vacation starting from December 20.

Monalisa Chinda on relationship matters

For Monalisa Chinda, relationship “is a two-way affair.’ The actress, who was speaking at the just concluded Pearls International Conference, which held in Abuja enlightened participants mainly women on the importance of “Give and Take” in a relationship.

Fayose gives two-month ultimatum to landlords without toilet

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose has read riot act to landlords and landladies whose houses are without toilets in any part of the state to make amends or face the consequences.

The governor spoke while featuring on his monthly Radio and Television programme tagged “Meet your Governor” in Ado-Ekiti yesterday. He issued a two months ultimatum to the defaulters to provide the facility in their homes or face prosecution. The ultimatum will elapse on February 2015.

IBB urges Nigerians to support Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan Saturday visited former President Ibrahim Babangida in Minna in what the President said was to appreciate the former military President and consult with him after his recent medical trip abroad.

President Goodluck Jonathan with former president Ibrahim Babangida,

during Jonathan’s visit to minna today, (27/12/14)

Linda Ikeji has 'angels' too?

Linda

It looks like popular blogger, Linda Ikeji, just like Charlie Boy, might have 'angels' too. She was spotted some fortnight ago at an event with these two fair-skinned ladies hanging around her like bees would do beehives. They would pause at a corner while she exchanged pleasantries with friends and dignitaries. What's really going on there, Linda? LOL!

Police stop #BringBackOurGirls protest in Abuja

Policemen on Wednesday, 24^th December, disrupted the protest organized by #BringBackOurGirls, BBOG, movement as they distributed fliers to motorists to remind them of the plight of the 219 Chibok girls still in Boko Haram captivity.

File: Policewomen block supporters of the #BringBackOurGirls campaign, who ask for the release of the 219 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants, from marching to the president's official residence in the Nigerian capital Abuja on October 14, 2014. Nigerian police on Tuesday blocked supporters of 219 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants from marching on the president's official residence on the six-month anniversary of the abduction. A wall of female officers in full riot gear formed the first line of a barricade in front of less than 100 members of the Bring Back Our Girls campaign, preventing them from setting out. AFP PHOTO

File: Police block supporters of the #BringBackOurGirls campaign, who ask for the release

of the 219 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants, from marching to

the president’s official residence in the Nigerian capital Abuja

on October 14, 2014. AFP PHOTO

2015: Osinbajo takes campaign to BRT buses

The Vice-Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo rode on the Lagos State Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on Christmas day to campaign and woo Nigerians to vote for the presidential candidate of the party, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari in the forthcoming presidential election.

Another of President Jonathan's daughter set to get married (PHOTOS)

President Goodluck Jonathan’s daughter, Ine, is getting married.

Ine and Simeon will wed traditionally on the 3rd of January 2015 in Bayelsa state. The church wedding will
be in Abuja on January 10, Bellanaija has reported.

Ine’s sister, Faith Sakwe and Edward got married on 12th April this year. The bride-to-be was also adopted by the President when she was young.

Below is their pre-wedding shoot by their official wedding photographer, George Okoro:

PHOTOS: Her boobs majesty, Cossy Orjiakor, flaunts it in Christmas pics

Nollywood boobs star Cossy Orjiakor popped up on Thursday wishing her fans Merry Christmas.

She captioned the pictures: “Merry Christmas’s to all my sweeties… u like?…kind of hiding to snap em pictures Cuz mama is home for Christmas” and “Mr Parker and Miss Paloma. Hiding in the Christmas tree says hi. Hahhaha”

Tunis – Tunisian authorities have arrested a blogger who has been critical of the party of newly elected president Beji Caid Essebsi, as he returned home from France, his lawyer said Thursday.

Yassine Ayari, 33, was detained overnight at Tunis-Carthage airport and whisked to jail in line with a court verdict pronounced against him last month.

PHOTO: Buhari, Osinbajo release Christmas greeting card

The APC Presidential aspirant, General Muhammadu Buhari and his running mate, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, officially released their Christmas greeting card.

Passengers stranded at Lagos local airports

Hundreds of intending passengers were today, 25th December, stranded at the two domestic Lagos airports over hike in fares by airline operators. The operators capitalised on the Christmas rush to increase their fares.
NAN reports that the air ticket for an hour flight currently ranged from N30, 000 to N43, 000, depending on the carrier.

Top 10 songs that rocked Nigeria in 2014

Contemporary Nigerian artistes have always shook clubs and parties with charging and monstrous hits, but in 2014, they took it up another notch, releasing songs that had their fans bopping and swaying from dance tracks propagating new dance moves such as Sekem and Shoki to songs celebrating love.

ENCOMIUM Weekly took a look at the songs that rocked the year…

Excerpt:

Yuletide: Obasanjo urges wealthy Nigerians to help less privileged

Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday called on rich and wealthy Nigerians to help the hopeless and the less-privileged members of the society.

Obasanjo stated this at the carol service organised by hs church ; the Chapel of Christ The Glorious King, located inside the premises Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, capital of Ogun State.

Police confirm arrest of female suicide bomber in Kano

The Police Command in Kano State on Wednesday said it had arrested one of the female suicide bombers, who attacked Kantin Kwari Market, Kano, on Dec. 10.

The Police Commissioner in the state, Mr Aderenle Shinaba, confirmed the arrest of the 13-year-old girl, one Zahara’u Babangida, while briefing newsmen in Kano.

Jonathan's Christmas message to Nigerians

CHRISTMAS MESSAGE TO THE NATION FROM GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN, GCFR, PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, DECEMBER 25, 2014

Dear Compatriots,

3,000 APC members defect to PDP in Lagos

3, 000 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) under the aegis of Justice Group, today, defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos.

The group was led by Chief David Abidakun, who explained that they are leaving the APC in Lagos and the south west.

Lagos beaches wear new look for Christmas and New Year celebrations

Beach operators in Lagos have refurbished and decorated beaches in the state for fun seekers to have value for their money during the Christmas and New Year festivities.

Pastor Oritsejafor

In fulfilment of a dream to extend a helping hand to the active poor in the society and in the spirit of Christmas, the National President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, and founder of Word of Life Bible Church, Warri, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor has perfected plans to give out seven brand new cars, 20 tricycles and 100 grinding machines to members of the society on Boxing Day.

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Chief Emami

Delta State Labour Party, LP, gubernatorial candidate in the forthcoming 2015 polls, Chief Great Ogboru, has said that the Akulagba of Warri Kingdom and frontline Niger Delta activist, Chief Ayirimi Emami, was not happy with ethnic bigotry in Delta State contrary to speculations.

2 arrested with human skull; 4 robbery suspects die in auto crash

Police detectives have arrested two suspected ritual murderers with a human skull on the Ibillo-Isua Expressway in Akoko South-East Local Government Area of Ondo State.

Also, four armed robbers met their death in an auto crash after attacking a team of policemen, while on patrol on the Idanre Road in Akure metropolis.

The soldiers during a court martial

About 100 more soldiers are to be court-martialled by the Nigerian military for a number of offences relating to the on-going fight against Boko Haram terrorists.

An online journal, Premium Times reported that its sources disclosed that 118 soldiers have been transported from Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, to face charges in Abuja, a week after 54 soldiers were sentenced to death for refusing to fight Boko Haram.

Members of the court martial sit during the inauguration to try soldiers accused of mutiny

tasked with fighting Boko Haram militants in Abuja on October 2, 2014.

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked a group of five United Nations human rights independent experts to individually and jointly use their “good offices and positions to urgently request the Nigerian government and its military authorities not to carry out the mass death sentences imposed on 54 Nigerian soldiers for what the government claimed was disobeying a direct order from their commanding officer.”

Baby falls off mum's back, crushed by truck

A heavy duty truck, conveying crates of soft drinks, yesterday, at the Okorodafe Roundabout in Ughelli, Delta State, crushed a four-month-old baby girl, who had fallen off the back of her mother travelling on a commercial motorcycle, popularly known as Okada.

According to witnesses, the mother of the baby, who is in her 30s and simply identified as Ese, was said to have been struggling to adjust the wrapper with which she strapped the baby to her back, while the Okada was in motion.

Cool FM, OAPs get customized Coke bottles from Coca-Cola Nigeria

Okay, it wasn't only Linda Ikeji that got a customized coke bottled drink from Coca-Cola this Yuletide (see here). Cool FM station and its On Air Personalities (OAPs) also did.

President Jonathan receives letter of credence

President Goodluck Jonathan receiving Letter of Credence from the new Ambassador of Zimbabwe to Nigeria, Mr. Lovemore Mazemo and new Ambassador of Cuba to Nigeria, Mr. Carlos Trejo Sosa at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on today, December 23.

This Christmas, the city of Lagos will witness a magical theatre experience, as a rich combination of soul singer Timi Dakolo, vocalist Yinka Davies, popular comedian Gordons, prolific artist Ice Nweke and a host of others come together in the Christmas edition of love musical performance.

Giving thanks to the Almighty God is good thing to do as the year comes to a close and Afro-pop duo; Bracket have done it well and with a massive collaboration. Their new video; Alive features East-African star Diamond Platinumz and the sensational Tiwa Savage as they reflect on the moments when one half of the group; Vast was diagnosed and treated for cancer. Bracket is thankful to the Lord for being alive.

New Music Video: Wizkid - Wonder

Starboy Entertainment is proud to present to you the official video of Wizkid’s ”Wonder” produced by Del B and Video Directed by Genesis Lanre Lawanson (MadHouse)

Gambia arrests men accused of homosexual acts

Gambian authorities have arrested three men accused of committing homosexual acts, which are punishable with a maximum sentence of life imprisonment under a law signed in October, state television said on Tuesday.

Wasila

A packed Kano State High Court, yesterday, heard testimony that a 14-year-old girl admitted to killing her 35-year-old husband with rat poison, and signed a police confession with a thumbprint because she cannot write.

To encourage Imo State indigenes in Lagos and Oyo states to return home for the Christmas celebration, Governor Rochas Okorocha, has provided buses that will convey them free of charge to Owerri, the state capital on Wednesday, December 24, 2014.