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The thing love is causing in this world...ThereIsGodO! Pandemonium and tears at the weekend enveloped Abraka community in Delta State when a 26-year-old microbiology student of the State-owned University identified as Evelyn Mogekwu allegedly killed herself after being jilted by her fiance.

Reports said the end of the seven-year relationship traumatised the girl as all plans to walk down the aisle with her boyfriend failed to materialise.
Sources said the girl was in high spirits in her hostel but her mood changed dramatically and she became dejected after her fiance called her on phone to declare their relationship over.

She was said to have bought some drugs, claiming she was having a head ache and went into her room, leaving a message for roommate that they might not see her again.

Few minutes later, her roommate who sensed something terrible was going on, raced into the room and found her lying lifeless on the floor. The roommate then raised an alarm that attracted other students to the room, but before help came the girl’s way, she had given up the ghost.

Confirming the sad incident, some senior police officers at the Abraka Police Division, who did not want their names in print, said they recovered particles of drugs on the ground beside the deceased.
Her roommate are currently being detained by the police for interrogation.

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Recall that Teddy A, one of the ongoing reality show Big Brother Naija 2018 housemate talked about his lovely son when he first arrived into the house and how he would always make the little boy proud.

A picture of Teddy’s son and the alleged baby mama have surfaced online and we think they are both really cute.

His son really looks exactly like him and they both share the same kind of eyes.

According to reports gathered, has it that the the alleged baby mama is from Morocco and her name is Layla Amanii.

See photo of Teddy A’s Baby mama and their son below;

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A Federal high court sitting in Lagos Southwest, Nigeria has adjourned till 27 March 2018 for hearing a N340 million suit filed against Cornerstone Insurance Company, and one of its subsidiary, Cornerstone Assurance by a Nigerian actor, Mr Ahmed Afolabi Roleola for alleged unauthorized use and exploitation of his photographs and goodwill in their promotional adverts in the form of handbills, posters and brochure calculated to mislead and deceive the public and an infringement of his right to publicity.

Joined as co-defendant is the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria, APCON.

In a statement of claim filed before the court in Lagos by his lawyer, Oluwakemi Balogun SAN, the actor Afolabi Roleola who is nationally acclaimed and recognized as a modelling icon and who over the years has established his name within and outside Nigeria as a model, personality and brand in modelling business, averred that sometimes in 2009 he saw advertorials containing his photographs in the form of handbills and posters used by the defendants to promote and advertise their policy tagged “Mortgage Protection Plan, both within and outside the country without his consent, knowledge and approval.

When he discovered the unauthorized use of his photographs and good will he mandated his solicitors to write a letter to the defendants expressing his displeasure on the unauthorized used of his photographs and demanded compensation.

But the defendants ignored his demands. Then he wrote another letter to the defendants but same was ignored.

The plaintiff averred that the insurance company have financially benefited well over N1billion from the sale of their products using the plaintiff ‘s photograph and goodwill.

Consequently, the plaintiff while urging the court to enter judgment in his favour in the sum of N240million being his entitlement from the sale of the defendants products and all other goodwill used to promote their various products from 2008 till date.

And the sum of N100 million as general damages for the unauthorized use of the actor’s photograph.

He also wants an order of the court directing APCON to prevail on the Cornerstone Insurance Plc and Cornerstone Life Assurance to ensure the payment of the plaintiff’s entitlement and apply sanctions where appropriate.

However, APCON in its statement of defence filed before the court by Barrister Okorie Micheal Okpei stated that its functions is to regulate the practise of advertising in Nigeria in all its aspect and ramification.

He stressed that APCON does not involve itself in the creating, making, execution of contractual relationship or enforcement of contracts or obligation between the plaintiff and any third party.

Consequently APCON urged the court to demise the suit of the plaintiff against APCON with substantial cost of N180million against the plaintiff in his favour being the cost of defending the suit.

http://www.mcebisco.com.ng/2018/02/nigerian-actor-sues-cornerstone.html

Investigation has revealed that the Dana Air aircraft, which skidded off the runway earlier in the week was 27 years and 3 months as at the time of its crash.

The aircraft, an MD83 with the registration number 5N-SRI was manufactured in November 1990 and was among the oldest aircraft in the fleet of the airline.

The investigation indicated that the aircraft was previously used by Alaska Airlines in the United States under the registration number N947AS and was delivered to the airline on December 7, 1990.

However, the investigation further revealed that after 18 years of usage of the aircraft by Alaska Airlines, Dana Air acquired the aircraft from the American carrier on a permanent basis on August 4, 2008, when it commenced flight operations as an airline operator in Nigeria.

The aircraft would have clocked 10 years with Dana Air on August 4, 2008, if it had not crashlanded on Tuesday.

The youngest aircraft in the fleet of Dana Air is a 21 and half years aircraft, MD83 with the registration number: 5N-BKI, which was equally acquired from Afrijet, another Nigerian airline on October 5, 2014, with the same registration number.

History of the aircraft indicated that it was first delivered to U-Land Airline on September 25, 1996, by the manufacturer. The aircraft was however leased to Astro Air International in October 1997 under the registration number: B-88899.

After about nine months of usage, Astro Air International leased the aircraft to Air Philippines in July 1998, before Afrijet acquired it in January 2008.

Another old aircraft in the fleet of the airline is another MD 83 with the registration number: 5N-DEV. The aircraft is 26 and half years old.

Before Dana Air acquired the airplane on May 11, 2012, it was previously used by four airlines.

The first owner of the aircraft was Guinness Peat Aviation (GPA) and it was delivered to it on September 19, 1991, with the registration number EI-CCE.

The airline leased the aircraft to Avianca on March 11, 1992, with the same registration number, but the airline on March 16, 2010, changed the registration number to HK-4587, after eight years of usage and total acquisition from the former owner.

However, the aircraft was sold to Jet Midwest Group of the United States on July 6, 2011, under the registration number N934JM until Dana Air acquired it from the American airline on May 11, 2012, and changed the registration number to 5N-DEV.

Dana Air is now left with just two aircraft in its fleet from the former six at its peak period as one of its aircraft crashed in a Lagos suburb in 2012 killing all passengers on board.

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Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, OSGF, has claimed it spent N65 million building a website.

A review of the 2017 budget performance of the OSGF revealed that N65 million was budgeted for the already existing website, www.osgf.gov.ng while the office claimed that N64, 855, 875, the amount released, had been fully utilised.

In a statement signed by its Director of Information, Lawrence Ojabo, the OSGF said the website was currently undergoing a redesign and upgrading.

“For purposes of clarification, the existing website, the screenshot of which was published by Premium Times, is undergoing redesign and upgrading to bring it in conformity with modern technology and requirements of the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.

“The OSGF is a critical hub of government that maintains a very high sense of accountability and transparency in all its transactions. The new website will further strengthen this core value as it will be built on the newest web technologies language, will be secured, fully managed locally, and hosted on a dedicated server. A new server infrastructure will be installed,” the statement reads.

“The consultants to the project will in addition train not less than 50 officers that will facilitate timely updates and ensure very robust content management system,” Mr. Ojabo said.

“Other components include new home and adjoining pages, HTML, CSS, Javascript compliance, and providing annual technical service support; acquisition of various high end systems including deployment of DL380 GEN9 E%-2629V4 US server, 2x1TB SATA – HPE Part#867448-S01; HP All-in one Desktops/Intel Processor/8GB RAM/500GB HDD/17” Screen/Windows 10; Training of web masters and web content Providers; Apple MacBook 2.7GHz, Corei7, 16GB RAM, 512SSD, 15.4”Display, Retina Display, Radeon Pro 560 with 4GB memory, etc.

“The award of the contract for the website followed the pre-requisites of the Public Procurement Act 2007, before it was awarded on October 17, 2017. The emphasis of the OSGF under the leadership of Boss Mustapha on value for money and judicious application of public resources will never be vitiated for any reason.

“It is expected that the new website will meet the expectations of a highly sophisticated, dynamic, online-savvy media-consuming public. This is in line with the civil service reforms strategy which calls for greater openness, transparency, and public responsiveness in Government agencies in their delivery on policies and programmes.

“Accordingly, the new website when completed in a few weeks will include more windows, platforms, and links to various agencies to enable citizens, interested persons in the business of Government from around the globe to interact more easily with Government organizations and officials, provide an effective management information system and enhance public participation and ownership of Government programmes and policies,” it said.

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Disqualified big brother Naija housemate Khloe was given a warm welcome by friends and fans alike. Nigerian eccentric television personality Denrele Edun also showed his support to her even now that she has been evicted.

During her stay in the house, Khloe received massive supports from Denrele Edun who was pinning for her to be victorious.

On her post, Khloe has issued that she and Denrele will continue putting on black color cloths until they see some other colors to use, saying that people don’t know what they are up to.

In her words;

“The Biggest Brother Thank you so much Denrele Omo Edun Ranjeev for always sticking out your neck for me your little sister every now and then!! Your support big pass an entire community of Witches We will stop wearing black when there are better colors! They don’t know what we are up to!! Million Dollar Picture!”

Khloe held the position of head of the house during her stay in the house.

Khloe and k-brule were paired together, K-Brule and Khloe were sent packing on Sunday after a bitter exchange they had in the house.

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The Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has statated that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, never consulted the South-East Governors before taking any action.

Ikpeazu said Kanu lies too much and was not a straight forward person, adding that he is equally worse than a chameleon.

The governor who spoke to British Broadcasting Cooperation, BBC Igbo, also said that Igbos wants to remain in Nigeria.

Ikpeazu said the IPOB leader never consulted him or any South East governor before taking any action.

The governor insisted that Igbos do not want Nigeria to break up as they are ready to rule the country when the time comes.

According to Ikpeazu, ”Nnamdi Kanu hates South East governors, he does not want to associate with us despite the love we have for him.

”Whenever you talk with Nnamdi Kanu, he always speaks from both sides of his mouth, he is not a straightforward person .

”He never consulted me before taking any action, although we all agreed that Igbos are being marginalised but we should sit down and discuss the way out. ”

Ikpeazu, however, affirmed that Igbos are being marginalised but have no guns to go to war.

He said, ”It’s true that Igbos are being marginalised but how can we get to the promise land? Who will lead the Igbos to the promise land? Do we have enough guns if war should break out”?

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The Taraba State Government has temporarily suspended the Anti-Open Grazing law in the state.

The decision came after three days of interactive sessions between the National Economic Council Technical sub Committee on ending herders/farmers crisis, and key stakeholders in the state.

Leader of the NEC technical sub-committee and Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State disclosed this to journalists at the end of the three-day interactive session, in Jalingo.

They commended Governor Darius Ishaku for accommodating the review of the law after it has been duly passed by the state Assembly in order to put an end to herdsmen/Farmers clash.

“It is our finding that the Miyetti Allah refused to appear at the public hearings organized by the state while this Bill was under consideration and so could not lay their complaints on areas that affected them negatively.

“After much deliberation, we have agreed that certain of the law should be revisited to reflect the complaints that arise from this interaction. That means despite the grace period given earlier, more grace period would still be granted during which these issues would be looked into and the pioneer ranches would be set up.

“I think it is important to acknowledge and appreciate the leadership model displayed by the committee who listened dispassionately to the issues raised by all the parties and has agreed to give room for the complaints made by some stakeholders to be factored into the law. I am sure this would mark the end of herders farmers crisis in the state”, Umahi said.

Governor Umahi added that both farmers and herders had agreed to sheathe their swords.

The State’s anti open grazing bill was signed into law on 24th July, 2017 but only came into partial effect on the 24th January, 2018 after a six months grace period declared by the governor.

http://www.mcebisco.com.ng/2018/02/taraba-suspends-anti-open-grazing-law.html

Suspected militants have allegedly beheaded a soldier attached to the Joint Task Force (JTF).

They killed three civilians.

The incident occurred in Etim Ekpo Local Government of Akwa Ibom State.

The Nation learnt that the incident occurred on Sunday in a shootout.

It was gathered that security operatives launched a raid on militants’ hideout at Obon Ebot village in Etim Ekpo Council.

JTF stormed the community to arrest a wanted militant’ leader, popularly called ‘Aboy Ikpor’, and his gang.

He was alleged to have masterminded the Ikot Ekpene Prison jailbreak last month in which 40 inmates escaped.

“The suspected militants ambushed the soldier and killed him. They chopped off his head and dumped his body at Urua Obo Inyang market, Akpan Udotim, a resident of Ikot Unna village, said.

He said three civilians, including a woman, were killed by suspected cultists at Udianga Enem, Ikot Obioma and Uruk Ata 11 in Etim Ekpo Local Government.

The Commander of JTF team in-charge of Etim Ekpo, Ukanafun, Oruk Anam, Ika and Ikot Abasi local governments, Major Mohammed Husseini, confirmed the incident, but denied that the deceased was a soldier.

He said: “The deceased was just our informant. We gave him military camouflage so that he could lead us to the camp.

“The informants were three. We gave them military camouflage to lead us to the camp to arrest some of the suspects, who escaped from Ikot Ekpene Prison. When the deceased heard gunshots, he attempted to escape because he was afraid. He was hit by stray bullets.”

Militants loyal to their deceased leader Akaniyene Jumbo, alias ‘Iso Akpafid’, who was killed by the military last month, have kidnapped Ekikere Hanson Ukpekpe, a teacher at St. Joseph Primary School, Iwukem.

The teacher, from Ikot Obioma village, was abducted by the ‘Red boys’ on his farm, after returning from his base in Ukanafun.

It was gathered that the kidnappers demanded N1 million ransom.

A source said: “Such a huge amount won’t be easy for the victim’s family to raise. The man and the wife are primary school teachers.

“Because of the crises in the community, the man evacuated his family to Ukanafun, but only returned temporarily to farm. He was unlucky to be abducted on his farm by hoodlums.”

http://www.mcebisco.com.ng/2018/02/militants-behead-soldier-in-akwa-ibom.html

Superhero movie - Black Panther is buzzing all over the world with the film producers smiling to the bank in the first week global opening.

It is already looking big for Black Panther in the Box Office.

Black Panther which generated a record, $25.2 million on Thursday at its preview, also earned, according to Forbes, $50.6 million on Friday ($75.8 million).

With this, the film has clinched the number eight spot on the single grosses list. This also makes it the first film with the biggest superhero opening of all time.

CBR predicts $200 million generation by Monday. Already, its figures are looking up in the international market with $81.5 million. This number excludes China and Japan.

There are unconfirmed reports that a sequel might be on its way.

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The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said that with President Muhammadu Buhari piloting the affairs of Nigeria, the country is in “very safe and competent hands,” and that “there is no cause for alarm.”

The minister said this at a mini town hall meeting with the staff of the Nigerian Embassy in Madrid, Spain, and a cross section of Nigerians living in the European country on Saturday.

A statement issued by the Special Assistant to the minister, Mr. Segun Adeyemi, which was made available to our correspondent in Abuja on Sunday, quoted Mohammed as saying that contrary to the “fake news” being peddled on the social media, Nigeria is making steady progress, especially in revamping the economy, tackling insecurity and fighting corruption.

He said these are three cardinal programmes of the Buhari administration

Mohammed said, ”Don’t believe everything you read on the social media. Nigeria is neither at war nor in crisis.

“Contrary to what you may be reading on the internet, the Buhari administration is putting Nigeria on a solid footing, after the years that were eaten by the locust.”

He said “naysayers” were spending millions of naira to “distort the true situation of things in Nigeria” and to make the (Buhari) administration look bad.

The minister said the administration’s achievements should be evaluated against the background of the tough challenges that it has faced since coming to office on May 29, 2015.

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Nigerian figure 8 actress Moyo Lawal cannot stop being real when the matter arises.

The actress who was asked if she would marry a man that is rich or good in bed, she has shocked many with the response she gave.

She replied thus “it would be really sensible picking a man with money, but I’d rather go for what I lack right now, which is good s**.”

Recently she shared a photo of herself in a coffin tagging it ‘mortuary selfie’. She also set the internet on fire when she did the Kim Kardashian photo stuff.

So if you a man and you are good in bed but not rich well then Moyo Lawal is yours for the taking.

http://www.mcebisco.com.ng/2018/02/shocking-see-what-moyo-lawal-reveals.html

Nigerian singer and CEO of Alter Plate Records, Harrysong, has announced the signing of a new artiste to his record label.

The new signing Lami Phillips becomes the first lady of harrysong’s record label after he left Five Star Music.

The unveiling took place this morning, as harrysong made the announcement on his twitter handle, he wrote

“Welcome to the family, Welcome on board Queen @lamiphillipsworld @alterplatemusic to the world
I present to you the first lady of AlterPlate @lamiphillipsworld”

Lami, who is a mother of two, first debut in the Nigerian music scene in 2009 when she dropped her first album titled ‘Intuition. Her full name is Lami Phillips-Gbadamosi, and from her Instagram profile, she’s also an actress, though movies she’s starred in are not disclosed.

She was born in Chicago were she spent her early years before moving to Nigeria. She was influence by different genres most especially RnB, Jazz, Soul and some of the act she took interest in are Whitney Houston, Lauryn Hill, Tupac Shakur, Anita Baker, Sade, Kim Burell, Jill Scott, Otis and many more.

With this new deal with Alter Plate, we hope she gets propelled to do well in the Nigerian music scene which appears to be tight and difficult to penetrate these days. She stands to compete with the likes of Tiwa Savage, Yemi Alade, Simi, Niniola, Seyi Shay etc who are all unique musically.

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Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh has dropped the grudge and beef going on between her and ex-husband Churchill has they graced their son’s second birthday.

The couple has been fighting over everything and anything possible since their marriage crashed, but that was not the same as they left everything behind for the sake of King Andrea their son.

The couple was spotted earlier today at their son’s school as he marked his second birthday which will be official tomorrow.

Tonto had earlier said that she is a born again Christian, she also talked about forgiveness and how hard it was and how she was able to accomplish it.

Could this her act be real or she is just trying to deceive her Ex-husband so as he could lift the court injunction of her airing their son on her TV reality show.

http://www.mcebisco.com.ng/2018/02/tonto-dikeh-caught-smiling-around-ex.html

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored a century of goals for real Madrid in the UEFA champions league competition after converting from the penalty spot, he is the first player ever to achieve this deed with a single team.

Ronaldo stepped up in the final minutes of the first half to convert a penalty against Paris Saint-Germain after Tony Kroos was pulled down in the area.

That leveled the score at 1-1 in the Champions League last-16 first leg match at the Santiago Bernabeu, canceling out Adrien Rabiot’s 33rd minute goal for the visitors.

The spot-kick saw Ronaldo become the only player in history to score 100 goals with the same club in the Champions League, adding to the 15 he had scored with Manchester United prior to his arrival in the Spanish capital.

However, Ronaldo may not be alone in that feat for long.

Barcelona star and rival Lionel Messi stands at 97 goals in the Champions League, with Barcelona squaring off against Chelsea on Feb. 20 in the first leg of their last-16 tie.

The goal also allowed Ronaldo continue his impressive goal scoring streak as he has now scored at least 10 goals in seven consecutive Champions League seasons.

No other player has reached that mark in more than two consecutive seasons.

The Madrid star added a second for Los Blancos to make it 2-1 in the 84th minute, taking his Champions League tally to 101 with the Spanish giants, while an 87th minute strike from Marcelo handed the home side a commanding 3-1 lead, which they will carry to Paris for the second leg on March 6.

It’s also a reminder that while Ronaldo has struggled at times this season, he has remained a dominant figure in Europe’s premier competition. He has scored 11 times in seven Champions League games this campaign, compared to 11 goals in 18 La Liga matches.

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Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola’s daughter Temi Otedola was left in tears has she received 200 red roses from her boyfriend Mr. Eazi on valentine day.

Temi was over joyed that she could not hold on but let loss of tears over the romantic nature of her boyfriend.

She shared the picture of the 200 roses Mr. Eazi bought her on her instagram page, captioning it with a tears emoji.

Temi Otedola is a fashion blogger and social media star who is the younger sister of Nigerian music sensation DJ Cuppy. Her style skills and association with her famous sister have earned her more than 150,000 Instagram fans. She first began her blogging career in 2014.

http://www.mcebisco.com.ng/2018/02/temi-otedola-cries-over-200-roses.html

The observance of Ash Wednesday and celebration of Valentine’s Day on Feb.14 has generated mixed feeling among a section of Nigerians.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the Ash Wednesday is the ceremony to commence the Lenten period and entails fasting and abstinence from eating meat while Valentine’s Day is a day set aside to celebrate Love.

The two celebrations coinciding on Feb. 14, 2018, has generated discussions by people on the propriety to celebrate Valentine’s Day in the usual way or not.

A cross section of residents in Mararaba, Nasarawa State believes that the two events coinciding on the same day was something special.

A Catholic priest, Rev. Father, Eugene Irobmez, said Nigerian Churches should focus on Ash Wednesday, to mark the beginning of lent, the time of reflection and penitence.

According to Irobmez, the two events first coincided 60 years ago, when Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday were celebrated on the same day.

Irobemz said that the tradition of the church was that the Ash Wednesday surpassed every other day, because it was a day of obligation.

“It is a day of obligation when Christians are encouraged to fast and abstain from meat, a day of obligation supersede Valentine’s Day.

“Valentine’s Day is not a feast of solemnity, but it is a memorial day; a day to be remembered. So, in this case, solemnity supersedes Memorial Day,’’ the priest said.

Irobemz explained that Ash Wednesday was the beginning of lent, an official day Christians fast, asked for forgiveness of sin and a day of soberness.

He, however, noted that valentine could be celebrated any other day.

“Since it is a day to show love, showing of love can be celebrated any other day like on Sunday because we do not usually fast on Sundays.

“You cannot reconcile a sober period with a day of celebration; when a priest gives ashes to people, it signifies that you should remember that we are dust, unto dust we shall return.

“The life we have now is temporal, there is a final destination for everyone, which we have to prepare for, because the day is close,” Irobemz said.

Meanwhile, some residents NAN that the coincidence in the double celebration was a setback describing Ash Wednesday as a day of abstinence.

Mr Tony David, a resident said, “We are not allowed to eat meat that day and with the Valentine celebration of showing love, eating meats and drinking is the main thing.

“As a Christian, my religious obligation is supreme for me to make heaven. I will just sacrifice the love for meat this valentine.

“However, I know that next year, Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s day will not fall on the same day,’’ he said.

Miss Maria Michael, a student of Nasarawa State University, said she would celebrate the Valentine’s Day in a special way in spite of the fact it was the beginning of lent.

“I already know that Ash Wednesday is a day to remember that we are ashes and to ashes we shall return, but eating good food to be alive is also necessary.

“I will not lie; I am going to eat chicken that day with my boyfriend because that is the only opportunity that my guy will take care of me in special way.

“He can also fast any other day but on that Feb.14 it will be something different because the environment will be filled with love and we have to flow with it,’’ she said.

Mrs Chioma Jude said that Ash Wednesday happens to be a day of fasting, when you seek the face of God and asked for pardon.

“Such day cannot be sacrificed for anything not even Valentine; one can still celebrate love any other day with his or her loved ones,” she said.

Mrs Esther Daniel said “as for me, my husband and I will go and receive our Ash in the morning and later in the evening we will celebrate our Valentine’s Day because of the necessity.”


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Theirs was having love on a platter of gold. Award winning actress, Funke Akindele and husband, JJC have always been in the news due to the blockbuster comedy sitcom ‘the Jenifas diary which is being aired on TV almost every other day.

JJC and Funke might have been married for just few years but their love story is interesting. Both of them have shown that they are compatible and their love keeps waxing stronger by the day.

The 2 love souls met on the course of what they know how to do best, film production and since then they have been on a rollercoaster.Funke Akindele is as popular as back of a palm and has been a mentor to the young ones. For those who don’t know Funke’s husband.

JJC Skillz real name is Abdul Rasheed Bello. He was born over 40 years ago. His birth state is Kano. Despite his Nigerian origin, he has been living in London for the last 25 years. He is currently a Nigerian rapper, singer, producer, and songwriter. JJC Skillz songs are been heard all over Nigeria and diaspora. He also worked with USA and UK top charts artists, like Ginuwine, Liberty X, Lemar, and Jamelia.

Popularly called Jenifa by her teaming fans, Funke on the other hand also shot to limelight when she featured in a TV series, i need to know”. And since those years, her name has always been at the fore front. Her husband is in charge of her 2 film productions, Jenifas diary and industreet. They got married in London for close to 2 years now and in one of JJc interview with a daily newspaper. He spoke glowingly about Funke and how their path crossed.

In his words’ When asked if he had taken a break from music, he said: “Yes. My music is on hold, because I needed to focus on this great opportunity that came to my doorsteps. Jenifa’s Diary is a big project, you can see we have been winning awards here and there. We as a family, have our hands full already in different productions. As busy as you have described your wife and as budding as your skills are in cooking, how does your wife still have time to cook for you? Or doesn’t she?

Why not? Yes, she does. It is said that the best way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. Definitely, she cooks amazingly, but I told her to stop, so she can get enough rest. Most times, she would insist, because she wants to take care of her man. But I always insist, as we now have chefs.Was it her cooking skillz that attracted you to her My wife is a fantastic cook, she’s an amazing woman.

Everything about her attracted me to her. It’s not only one thing that attracts a man to a woman, but definitely, the cooking is a plus and my wife has it all. I would want to eat her meals for the rest of my life. So, how does it feel being married to a popular actress?To be honest, I lived the better part of my life in the UK, so I didn’t really know who Funke Akindele was. When I met her, I just met someone that wanted a director for her TV show; Jenifa’s Diary. That was in 2013.

We have been going on for a long time, people just found out in 2016. We were very low keyed, because we are two popular people in the entertainment industry. We had to protect our privacy.He also shared exactly how their path crossed, “She wanted someone to direct her TV series, then I was about to embark on recording the JJC album then. Her sister introduced us, because she knew I was into music video directing. So, when I met her, she told me she did a movie sometime ago and would like to turn it into a TV series.

We started working together and preparing for the shoot, then one thing led to another. Here we are today, the rest is history. We just clicked.It sounds like love at first sight.Well, I would say so, because first time I saw her, I was wowed. She also told me the same thing. We tried to keep the whole work as professional as possible but along the line, emotions ran high then asked how was the proposal?

I’m a romantic person, so I gave her a dose of it. It wasn’t in an open place, because only very few people knew at then. So, that very day, she came home to meet flowers, candles everywhere; quite a romantic set up. When she saw it, she had no choice than to say ‘Yes’.

They have always been together and it keeps waxing stronger each and every minute.

http://www.mcebisco.com.ng/2018/02/how-i-proposed-to-funke-akindele.html

Big Brother Naija 2018 housemates who are grouped in pairs, have finally nominated two pairs of housemates to be up for eviction.

The BBNaija housemates voted this way: ‎

Mina: BamTeddy and Loto

VanDee: Mina, Ceebi

Prito: Mina, Ceebi

Rineeka: Mina, Prito

Leolex: Angelifu ,Mina

KSquare: Vandee, Ceebi

AngelIfu: Ceebi, Mina

CeeBi: Vandee, Loto

Loto: Mina, Ceebi

BamTeddy: Mina, Loto

The pairs, Mina and Loto are leading nominations this week.

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The Minister of Solid Mineral Development, Kayode Fayemi, has spoken on running in the forthcoming governorship election in Ekiti State.

He said “we’ll cross that bridge when we get there.”

The former governor also described Ekiti as a sick child needing urgent attention.

Fayemi, who was a former governor of the state, in a interview with Vanguard, said the report was all political speculations, adding that he had not told anyone he was seeking reelection.

Asked if he was aspiring to return to power in the governorship election in Ekiti later this year, he said, “It is the stuff of politics for people to speculate, especially as elections draw close. But there is nothing that is happening now that is new; since I left office in Ekiti in 2014, I have always made it a point of duty to host party leaders and members every quarter, and we use these gatherings to reflect on the state of the party and state of the nation.

“We’ve held these meetings 12 consecutive times. Of course, based on feedback, we’ve also broadened representation at the meetings. So, the one you’ve witnessed today is very large because all wards, local governments, LCDAs, senatorial and state executives of the party were here led by our National Deputy Chairman, Engr. Segun Oni who is from Ekiti and our State Party chairman, Chief Jide Awe. Over 7,000 party chieftains came here today.

“The bottom line for us is that we have to ensure that our party is well positioned and strengthened to go into elections. It has nothing to do with personal ambition or an intention to contest. I believe that is the burden leadership has thrust upon me, and I don’t want to shirk that responsibility.

“The choice really for every Ekiti free-born is either to walk away and avoid Ekiti like a plague. And many have done that, particularly the elite. The alternative is to treat Ekiti as a sick child. We all know how a concerned mother treats a sick child; when a child is sick, and the child refuses to take any food and the prescribed drugs, our mothers apply tough love to that child and what is that tough love?

“In Ekiti, mothers have a way of force-feeding the sick child – blocking his two nostrils, pinning his hands and legs down, before putting the food and drugs in the child’s mouth. Of course, the child will wail and cry as mothers apply this tough love, but ultimately, it is for the good of the child because, if you agree with me that Ekiti is a sick child, I leave you to speculate about the application of tough love on a sick child. As for contest or no contest, we will cross that bridge when we get there.”

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Nollywood actor and comedian, Adekunle Ayanfe popularly known as Alfa Monsuru is hospitalized following a fatal car crash.

His colleague and fellow actress, Lawal Rukayat shared pictures and appreciated God for sparing his life.

She wrote;

Alhamdulilah,i alhamdulilah,i alhamdulilahi tank GOD for ur life brother @monsuru_omoalfa.

Ayanfe Adekunle aka MONSURU is a fast rising Nollywood actor.

He is a graduate of Ajibode Grammar School and University of Ibadan.

The actor was also trained under Razaq Olayiwola, Ojopagogo of Razol Entertainment.

He was also among the cast of the popular comedy series, “JENIFA DIARIES”.

http://www.mcebisco.com.ng/2018/02/popular-jenifa-diaries-actor.html

LADY identified as Ranti Funso Akinfolarin has reportedly died from bullets fired by robbers in the Festac area of Lagos State penultimate week.
The Nation gathered the deceased was returning home from an outing without knowing that the robbers were operating in the area.
One of the bullets fired indiscriminately by the robbers was said to have hit Ranti on the chest and she fell down in a pool of her blood.
It was learnt that the pandemonium that followed the robbery incident did not allow bystanders to take her to hospital as people scamper into safety.
Our correspondent gathered that the deceased who graduated six months ago from the Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu, had her wedding last year and celebrated her birthday two weeks ago.
The story posted on the Facebook wall of the deceased generated emotional tributes.
One of her friends, Oyebanji Kemmiesola, mourned her on Facebook said: ”Oluwarantimi you went down the earth yesterday at about 4:30pm. I was just like is that the end? Even in your Coffin you were smilling. So,no more play & hangout again. No one to prepare that your delicious pepper noodles again. It was me, Tonia and you . But now you left us. My beautiful always smilling friend. I will miss u forever.
Another sympathizer, Adebiyi Christiana Abosede said: ”Today mark(sic) it 8days u left this sinful world Oluwarantimi but still look like a dream to me. U will always be remember my Bestie, Rest in perfect peace my dear frd. I love u so much Ranti Funsho Akinfolarin but God love u more. Sleep on……… Itsopainfuluarenomore….. Ore bi omo iya …….
Another mourner, Ola-Daniels Olatunji said: ” You graduated from #Laspotech six (6)months ago and got married last year (not up to a year) also, you celebrated your birthday two (2)weeks ago which, I wished you all the best in the world. It’s a sad news to hear…you are no more Ranti Funsho Akinfolarin due to #straybullet fired in #Festac
”You always extend your kindly heart and understanding towards everything around you..we talked like…same blood, play like…life is free, plan like…future is here. Am just short of words. Like you said in your last fb post “If you understand Time trust me, you will envy no one”.
It was leanrnt that the remains of the deceased have since been buried.

http://www.mcebisco.com.ng/2018/02/so-sad-stray-bullet-kills-lady-six.html

Veteran broadcaster, writer, author, and media manager, Mahmoon Baba-Ahmed, died Thursday night after a brief illness, his son, Aminu, told newsmen in Kaduna yesterday. He was 74-years-old. His funeral prayer took place at the Sultan Bello Mosque after Juma’at prayers and he was laid to rest at the Isa Kaita Road Muslim Cemetery.

Mr. Baba-Ahmed began his broadcasting career as a Duty Continuity Announcer at the Broadcasting Company of Northern Nigeria (BCNN) in 1971. He briefly joined the New Nigerian Newspapers as a sub-editor before returning to the BCNN for outstation posting.

He served as the Correspondent of BCNN in Bauchi, Kano, Borno, Plateau and Lagos and as Chief Correspondent of Radio Nigeria, Kaduna.

He was later appointed Director of Information in the Kaduna State Ministry of Information. He served for about five years before his appointment as Managing Director of the Kaduna State Media Corporation(KSMC). In 1983, then Kano State governor, Sabo Bakinzuwo, appointed him the General Manager of the State Media Corporation.

Mr Baba-Ahmed served for one year at Radio Kano before going back to the FRCN as the Controller, Current Affairs. After retiring into private media business, he also maintained a column in Hausa newspaper, Aminiya.

http://www.mcebisco.com.ng/2018/02/general-veteran-journalist-mahmoon-baba.html

It is not uncommon for a star to be left star struck after meeting another star. This was exactly what happened to actress, Toyin Aimakhu after she met the Queen of Nollywood, Genevieve Nnaji.

The pair struck a pose for the camera and upon sharing on her IG page, Toyin declared that Genevieve Nnaji makes stardom looks so easy.

In her words;

”Spent some quality time yesterday with the queen @genevievennaji . She makes stardom looks so easy. We will be up to something in 2018. ”

Her statement hinted at them working on a new movie soon and fans really can’t wait for the release.

http://www.mcebisco.com.ng/2018/02/what-toyin-aimakhu-said-behind.html

Nigerian singer David Adekeke also known as Baddest but popular with stage name Davido is one of those artiste that uses their influence of money to get what they want.

Right from inception, most artistes are always in charge of their song creation. From the recording of lyrics to the final stage, the artiste is the executive producer of his work.

However, we’ve seen artistes selling songs or co-writing songs for each other. Beyonce bought the smash hit “Irreplaceable” from Neyo, Rihanna got “Diamond” from Sia and the list is endless.

However, back here in Nigeria, the case is different. Most artistes write their songs as these artistes know what it takes after being bred and educated during their early years.

But there are artistes who have to rely entirely on the output of their composers and poets for them to make any meaningful music.

Example of such is one of our most celebrated artiste Davido. Here are the proof I could gather from his hit songs

Aye- Davido‘s 2014 hit was written by Runtown. Even though Runtown had denied it, everything about the song smelled Runtown. From the lyrics to the producer which was Tspize, Runtown’s favorite producer, the song was 100% Runtown hand work.

Fia and fall- For those who don’t know, one of Davido‘s new acts Peruzzi, well he wrote Fia and Fall.

The reports that went round was that Peruzzi was Davido’s Ghostwriter and Davido decided to make him an essential part of his record label and also gave him recognition by signing him to the record label.

Pere- We are all familiar with the story behind this song. Apparently, while Dammy Krane was still languishing behind bars in the US, Davido bought the song “Pere” from Dammy Krane.

Dammy Krane had earlier recorded the song with Producer HOD and it was one of those songs in Dammy Krane’s archives but after signing on to DMW and also in a bid to pledge loyalty and stay relevant, he sold the song to Davido.

The song received a mash-up from DJ Mustard and had HOD ranting on Twitter about his loss.

Gbagbe oshi- Originally sang by General Pype and produced by Shizzi, Davido probably heard the song and fell in love with it. He reached out to Pype and offered to pay over a Million Naira to get the song. Pype’s career was inrecession and he dicided to sell the song to Davido. Davido recorded the entire thing with his baritone voice and made it the lead single of his 2016 EP, Son of Mercy.

Few weeks after Davido dropped the song, General Pype decided to release the original version thereby putting Davido into another mess.

Like dat- Davido‘s last hit for 2017 “Like Dat” was one of those songs that was slept on in 2017. Most amazing fact is it was written by Tenie TheEntertainer.

Days before it was released, Teniola tweeted that The song was written by her and gave Davido a shout-out for giving her a chance.

If- no doubt over this tekno loves the 2-7 letter words title for his songs. While many won’t believe this, If was written by Tekno. Produced by Tekno, evidence gives that Tekno Miles wrote IF due to the simplicity of how the song is sung/written.

Tekno has similar songs such as Pana and Diana that contain the simple style as if.

With all these pointed out, one really need to ask if Davido Ever Write Any of His Songs by Himself?!

http://www.mcebisco.com.ng/2018/02/davido-may-not-be-responsible-for.html

The Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari on how to handle the statement on his (Buhari’s) administration by former President, Olusegun Obasanjo.

Okorocha, while addressing reporters in Owerri, the Imo State capital yesterday, told the President to take a dignified stand by replying the statement personally.

The Governor pointed out that “remaining silent after the letter would amount to acquiescence.”

Obasanjo had written a lengthy strong-worded statement where he advised the President to perish the thoughts of returning to power in 2019.

Okorocha said “Answering the letter personally would put to rest all doubts and acrimonies it had attracted.

“The letter was written at a high level, which equally required a high level answer, the president’s response would enable those interested in the number one seat to take decision.”

The Governor further reiterated his position that he would not run if the president decides to have another shot.

http://www.mcebisco.com.ng/2018/02/obasanjos-statement-gov-okorocha-tells.html

The Big Brother Naija campaign has been heavily criticized for having more good-looking men than ladies with housemate Bambam confirming the assertions.

Housemates celebrate a week in the Big Brother Naija house as the party room was open for clubbing yesterday.

All housemates dressed up all by themselves after being given the party outfit.

It’s shocking to see the kind of makeup Bambam was wearing before the party time. The awkward image has got people talking on social media.

In another news, One of the 2018 Big Brother Naija housemate, Alex was seen in the dressing room, flashing her boobs before the Saturday party time.

Alex was trying to change her cloth for the weekend party when the slip happened.

Recall that last year, one of the 2017 housemates, Tboss flashed her boobs, showing off her pierced nipples to her fellow housemates.

It’s unknown whether Alex’s own was deliberate or a slip.

http://www.mcebisco.com.ng/2018/02/bbnaija-shocking-makeup-photo-of.html

The Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC, and the Agbekoya Farmers Association, AFA, have mobilised fighters in the Southwest against the continued killing of innocent farmers by Fulani herdsmen.

The groups have vowed to adequately protect Yorubaland from herdsmen attacks.

This development followed an attack on the farm of a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae.

Leaders of the OPC and the Agbekoya across the South-West, who spoke with Punch, said vigilance groups have been established across the region.

The National Publicity Secretary of the Agbekoya Farmers Association, said, “We have established a vigilance group and it will take off with 1 ,000 men any moment from now.

“We are training others who will join later. The vigilantes, who would be on oath, will be deployed in to all the nooks and crannies of Yorubaland.

“Ex- security personnel, who are now our members , are handling the training. Agbekoya from inception was established to fight for human rights. We fought for the rights of farmers during the time of the late Gen . Adeyinka Adebayo in the old Western Region.

“Members of our vigilance group can carry arms; we will get licences for their guns. In any case, we are not solely depending on ammunition. Our forefathers didn’t fight with sophisticated weapons. We can fight without modern arms.”

Also speaking, the coordinator of the Ondo State chapter of the OPC, Olayemi Egbeola, told the newspaper, “We have started mobilising our members across the state to flush out the killer herdsmen from our farmlands. We will get to all the nooks and crannies of the state.

“We are not afraid of their weapons . Let them come with whatever weapon they have. Our people should be assured that we will conquer the marauders and flush them out of the South – West.”

The Ekiti State coordinator of OPC Sola Ojo, also said, “OPC is meant to defend the Yoruba and protect our heritage. We are cautious in what we do . We take directives from the Aare Ona Kakanfo, Gani Adams. We are equal to the task even though we don’t carry AK-47 rifles.

“We , however , need government support in terms of logistics so that we can move round the farms without much stress . We don’t need to carry AK – 47 before we confront murderers. We conquered Badoo criminal gang in Ikorodu without carrying guns.”

http://www.mcebisco.com.ng/2018/02/herdsmen-killings-opc-agbekoya-mobilize.html

Nollywood actress, Tonia Nwosu, has stated that she has never been s.exually harassed by film producers in the industry.

The Anambra State-born thespian, said no producer has ever demanded sex from her before giving her a role.

She also said men should get s.ex dolls instead of raping women.

Sun quoted the actress as saying, “Producers can’t ask me for s.ex or give me some conditions just to be in their movies.

“No! Never! I didn’t experience such while I was starting, even till now, I have still not experienced it.

“This is because I am not desperate and I am good with my craft.”

She added, “I want to take my career to another level. In fact, I’m planning to shoot more movies of my own. I will start soon. Once I finish one third of the jobs I have now, I’ll kick off my own productions.’’

“I don’t have problems with sex dolls as long they are not raping people. It’s a personal sex life.

“When ladies buy and use vibrators do men complain? If it’s going to stop r.ape cases in the world, then I’m good with it.”

http://www.mcebisco.com.ng/2018/02/actress-tonia-nwosu-reveals-why-sex.html

Nigerian Nollywood actor and model Alex Ekubo has advised the federal government and the general public where put their money for a positive return.

According to the Alex, Nollywood and the music industry is the only active industry in Nigeria and it is generating a lot to the nation compared to other industry in Nigeria.

He has also urged the government to make budgetary provisions for the nation’s entertainment industry to improve quality and attract more revenue for the government.

“The Federal Government should have a specific budget for entertainment sector every year, especially movie and music. They should also believe in the sector because when you believe in something, you will definitely support it and want to see it grow and succeed. Hollywood is where it is today not just because of the support they get from the government but corporations and well-meaning individuals who believe in entertainment. From my own point of view , the only sectors that are doing well in Nigeria today are the music and movie industries .When the sector is supported yearly with government budget , support from corporate organizations and well-meaning individuals , it will grow bigger and generate revenue for the government , ’’ he said .

Ekubo said the challenge of little or no fund is practically what every movie maker is experiencing in the country.

He stressed that many movie makers have a lot to achieve, but are only trying their best with the little resource at their disposal.

The actor believes that Nollywood will be leading the entertainment industry in the world if enough is invested into it because it is rich with quality talents as it is currently ranked third.

“Within the next five years, I see tremendous support for the industry; more investors, corporate bodies sponsoring production of movies and more worthy individual supporting the industry. “With those, I also believe will take our ranking to the next level.

With the current revenue realized from the ‘wedding party 2’ Nollywood is sure a place to invest in.

http://www.mcebisco.com.ng/2018/02/how-to-raise-revenue-alex-ekubo-tutors.html

After the first kiss come with an apology with the BB Naija still going on, Nina whose was spoted kissing Mieacle in the shower has apologies to her boufriend for been unfaithful.

During her Diary room session held with Big Brother she reveals that the “intimate moment” she had with Miracle she felt bad for it cos she knew taht by now that herboyfriend will be pissed at her. ” I know my boyfriend will be feeling, and i know even we feel worst at that moment we kissed”.

Nina is trying to apologies to her boyfriend begging him not to feel bad about everything that is happening over here.Nina said ” Am sorry am trying to control it”. my boyfriend might even be crying while watching me here. I’m really sorry for what is happening am trying to control it.

Nina said that she had told Miracle about her boyfriend she will talk to him again tonight.

“Miracle knows I have a boyfriend, I told him, he told me he was single, and I told him I was dating. Because my relationship is something I cannot, no matter what, I cannot deny… I’m just open, for people to know I’m dating. I don’t know what’s in his mind, but Miracle knows I have a boyfriend”

http://www.mcebisco.com.ng/2018/02/bbnaija-nina-begs-boyfriend-for-making.html

At least, six people have been reportedly killed and several others sustained injuries in fresh attack in Kaguru village of Kaduna state.

According to an indigene of the area, gunmen suspected to be herdsmen attacked the village on Wednesday night.

The State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Mukhtar Aliyu, confirming the incident said the gunmen invaded the community while the villagers were asleep, killing six persons.

“The hoodlums invaded the community when the residents went to bed after which they started shooting indiscriminately and burning down houses before the arrival of security operatives.

“More troops have been deployed to the affected region, while those that sustained injuries were taken to Birnin Gwari General Hospital for urgent medical treatment,” he said.

http://www.mcebisco.com.ng/2018/02/breaking-suspected-herdsmen-kills-six.html