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  STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT BUHARI OFF TO LONDON FRIDAY FOR MEDICAL FOLLOW-UP President Muhammadu Buhari will proceed to London, the United Kingdom on Friday, June 25, 2021, for a scheduled medical follow-up. He is due back in the country during the second week of July, 2021. Femi Adesina Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity) June 24, 2021

  The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has said Fulanis are not enemies to Iwo people, emphasizing that they help secure the community. Oba Akanbi said his people enjoy a peaceful coexistence with their Fulani counterparts. The monarch, in a statement he signed, disclosed how Fulanis in his domain repelled an invasion of bandits on his community. “Bororo men with their cattle encroached Iwo. The Seriki Fulani with his men stormed the forest to chase the Bororo whose attitude is to eat crops at night and attack farmers. “It could be recalled that I invited the Fulanis to my palace, gave them orientation and charged them to identify the bad eggs among them. “Since that time the leadership of the Fulanis, Seriki, has been keeping up to the responsibility of ensuring culprits are identified, arrested and prosecuted. “In Iwoland, Fulanis are our security, not our enemies. The three local governments of Iwoland comprising Iwo, Ayedire and Ola Oluwa, enjoy a peaceful coexistence wit...

  Burna Boy didn’t only get the Grammy award, Wizkid has done us proud. The Grammy award that was organized sometimes March 15th this year which announced the Victory of Burna boy and Wizkid. Burna boy got nominated for best album of the year while Wizkid got nominated for best music video on Beyoncé’s “Brown Skin Girl”.  An Instagram handle @wizkidnews announced the special delivery of Wizkid’s Grammy award today. Congratulations  Starboy. 

  Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has urged the youths in Nigeria to join politics. Vice President Osinbajo made the call on Monday in Abuja at the Maiden Progressive Youth Conference organized by the All Progressives Congress (APC) youth wing. The VP, in his speech titled, “The Future is a Decision,” said more political participation by majority youths would help them to make meaningful changes. “It is evident just from voter-turnout alone that the vast majority of young people either do not register to vote or do not vote. “Those who even participate at all would rather engage within the very constrained space of social media platforms or join pressure groups.” Osinbajo stated that social media “do not transform the lives of millions for good or ill”, and added: “If you are keen on how the future will turn out, you must be involved in politics.” Recalling that he was in a number of groups, concerned with corruption, human rights and democracy, Osinbajo said it was only in 1999 when...

  Protesters have blocked the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Way leading to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The youths, under the aegis of #RevolutionNow, blocked the road on Monday morning. The protesters made bonfires on the ever-busy road leaving motorists stranded.  Details later...

  Jamaican  legend Usain Bolt and partner Kasi Bennett have announced the birth of their twins, Saint Leo Bolt and Thunder Bolt. The Eight-time Olympic gold medalist and partner, Bennett welcomed their first child Olympia Lightning Bolt on May 17, 2020. Both have been together since 2014. Olympia Lightning Bolt ⚡️ Saint Leo Bolt ⚡️ Thunder Bolt ⚡️ Usain Saint Leo Bolt Happy Father’s Day to my forever love! @usainbolt You are the rock of this family and the greatest daddy to our little ones. We love you world without end!

  Yinka Alaseyori, the gospel singer whose song was criticized by Tope Alabi, has finally reacted days after she was criticized.  Yinka Alaseyori called God "Oniduro mi" in her song, meaning my guarantor. But popular gospel singer, Tope Alabi objected to this, claiming that the Holy Spirit does not approve of such name. While ministering at a vigil in the early hours of Saturday, June 12, Tope Alabi said that when she tried to sing the song, the Holy Spirit told her not to. She added that God is not a guarantor. In response to the criticism, Yinka said Tope Alabi is a mother to her and others. She then asked people to regard God in their worship. "Let Jesus take the wheel," she said. She added: "Mummy Tope Alabi is our mother. She is a mother to me and so many and by virtue, we have been blessed by her ministry. "Please and please, let us worship God, let us celebrate God, let Jesus be at the centre of it all."

 Bobrisky has taken to his social media handle to celebrate his father's birthday today June 15, and also gifted his father a Lexus SUV jeep to celebrate his new age. He also gave his father some other gifts items such as cake and money. In his caption he wrote; "Is my dad birthday today !!! So I ordered dis clean machine from @datboi_autos to surprise him today. Thanks @royalhugssurprises for going to deliver his car for me. Your service is lit Happy birthday daddy, may you live long for me. I can’t wait to continue spoiling you"  

 Ladipo Eso popularly known by the stage name "Ladipoe" is a Nigerian musician. He's being a solo artiste long before he got signed to Mavin records. Ladipoe sings more of Afro pop and afro beat. He has also featured some A list artistes in the industry such as Simi, Rema, Korede Bello, Falz, Tiwa Savage and the likes.  Ladipoe was the first rapper  to be signed under Mavin Records in 2017. Apparently, there are some things we actually don't know about Ladipoe which I will clearly clarify here. 1. A lot of people, like me, is always of the believe that Ladipoe schooled in Nigeria. But the bitter truth is that Ladipoe attended the University of North Carolina at Pembroke where he studied Biology and Chemistry. 2. He prefers to be alone most times, he just likes being alone. His private life enables him to produce good music which keep him sane.  3. Ladipoe is a smart rapper, and his kind of music really emphasizes on that, Ladipoe is a versatile rapper . 4. Ladipoe is...

  Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, said on Monday, that Nigeria is on a suicide slide, if the federal government fails to urgently address the acceleration of disintegration which started a few years ago. He also said it will be difficult for Nigeria to remain one, if the present government fails to decentralize as fast as possible. However, efforts to get the reaction of the Presidency proved abortive at press time last night, as calls and text messages sent to the telephone lines of the two presidential spokesmen, Femi Adesina and Garba Shehu, respectively, were not replied. Soyinka, who spoke in an interview on Arise TV, said: “On this so-called democracy, we are embarking on a nose-dive or what I will describe as  suicide drive  and Buhari needs to listen to all different agitations and initiatives which are taking place around him. “He should recognize the fact that the tempo of disintegration of this country has accelerated in the last couple of years beyond anyth...

Senator Dino Melaye seems to be enjoying life to the fullest, what seems to be like crab leg is now been considered to be like grass.  The former Senator commented that grass has been his food since he visited the west but that he has decided to change to seafood. see better diet:

  Popular entertainer, Charles Oputa, AKA Charlyboy has explained why he apologized to his lesbian daughter, Dewy Oputa after she accused him of neglect, and other issues been summed up Few days ago, Dewy had called out her father on Instagram, when he revealed how he felt about her sexuality. Charly Boy had stressed that he is in support of his daughter, irrespective of her choice of a sexual partner. But Dewy who didn’t seem pleased with her father’s statement accused him of being a ‘hypocrite. In an exclusive interview with DAILY POST, Charlyboy said he apologized to his daughter because he realized he was encroaching into her private life, which to some extent, he considered it wrong. ”I apologized because I had same clash with my father who was trying to doctor my life. I resisted and said no, I will tell my own story. ”I did not realize I was encroaching. Even though initially when I heard, like any other parent, I was concerned but then I cannot be hypocritical because I hav...

 Several reports has it that  Mercy Johnson-Okojie has turned heads on social media after unveiling her new hairstyle. Mercy Johnson shared pictures of her new hairstyle as she gave herself a full blonde low haircut. The actress had in the past rocked some bold and daring looks for her various movie roles; she has even gone bald before. However, this new look appears to have been born out of a personal decision. The 36-year-old film star who is currently shooting the second season of her cooking show, Mercy’s Menu, showed off in an Instagram post where she rocked a nicely sown Ankara dress and crowned it with the blonde haircut, which fans have tagged a total makeover. Debuting her new look on Monday, May 31, she captioned the photo: “My new haircut.” The mother of four also shared another video with her film colleague and ROK boss, Mary Njoku, who was also present for the shooting of the cooking show. Sharing the video, she captioned: “Mary Remmy Njoku thanks for gracing our ...