Thursday, 8 September 2016 If I'm dry, why are my shows sold out? - Comedian Ay comes for his haters
Ay who is still basking on the glory of the endorsement of his 2014 movie "30 Days In Atlanta" by Guinness World Records, as the top-grossing movie of all time in Nigeria, took some time to bash his haters on social media today.
The 45-year-old comedian wrote: Some say "Ay you are dry" yet my shows are usually sold out... Some even say " Ay you have no business doing movies".... yet my first ever movie landed me in the Guinness World Records as the highest grossing movie in Nollywood and continent of Africa.
You need to learn how to ignore what people say or think of you. Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.
The Lagos State Police said 1 person of Hausa extraction has been killed after Fulani and Hausa residents clashed at the popular Abattoir market in Agege, Lagos today. Multiple people were injured during the fight where dangerous weapons such as cutlasses, clubs and broken bottles were freely used. Meanwhile a team of policemen has been drafted to the scene to curb further breakdown of law and order.
Tuesday, 6 September 2016 Actress loses her breast through prosthetic makeup
A Nollywood actress was temporarily made breastless by special effects makeup artist Onilogbo Hakeem via a procedure known as prosthetic makeup. The effect was for a Nollywood movie.
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Nollywood people are trying especially of recent. Abi, dearies?
Tuesday, 6 September 2016 Photos: Streets in Ikotun, Lagos battered by heavy floods
According to a www.somtoo.com blog reader, Ogbebor Ehimare Christophe, who sent the pictures: Happening right now at GAFARU STREET OFF IJEGUN, IKOTUN. LAGOS, Under ALIMOSHO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA. Please the authority concerned should help the people of GAFARU, it's been like this for years and it's getting worse by the day.... More pictures:
Monday, 5 September 2016 Video: Man jumps from 6th floor in apparent suicide, survives
A man identified as Kalule Mustafa in an alleged attempt to commit suicide jumped from the 6th floor of the Mabirizi Complex building in Kampala, Uganda on September 3 2016.
Unluckily and fortunately for the victim at the same time, he crashed on a parked Mazda 626, sustaining serious injuries. He was rushed to hospital immediately.
However, police do not believe the man said to be in his 20s was trying to commit suicide.
A Kampala Police spokesman was quoted saying: "There is no evidence that he wanted to commit suicide, we suspect that he just fell off from the building." Watch the video:
Sunday, 4 September 2016 Photos: Peace Corps commandant Dickson Akor builds police station in Benue
National Commandant of the Nigerian Peace Corps, Amb Dickson Akor, is currently constructing a police station in Ugboju community of Otukpo, Benue State.
The above picture of a police station in the town brought about mockery and taunts in social media towards the peaceful town of Otukpo, after it went viral in 2015.
House of Reps member representing Adoka/Ugboju constituency, John Okloho Adam, described the project as a welcome development, lauding Akor for working towards achieving peace and stability for Benue in general.
Sunday, 4 September 2016 Controversial boxer Bukom Banku arraigned for slapping a woman in Ghana
Banku who once told newsman that he was bleaching on his wife's instructions in order to become like "Germans" is in court for slapping a lady.
Bukom Banku (real names Braimah Kamoko) was a defendant at a Circuit Court in Accra on September 2 for proceedings on a case bordering on assault after he allegedly slapped a woman identified as Martha Nelson. The incident happened at a place known as Bukom, a suburb of the Greater Accra Region.
Martha alleged that the boxer entered her shop and demanded for a kiss. According to her account, when she declined, he slapped and punched her, smashing her Nokia phone on the ground and boasting that he will replace the phone with a "Samsung Galaxy."
Bukom Banku is set to appear in court on Monday 5 August 2016.
Friday, 2 September 2016 Kenya gets their own version of Bobrisky, Delayoh Cheddas
Looks like the curses Nigerians rained on Kenyans after TV host Xtian Dela mocked Nigerians on Twitter yesterday is working. Lol.
Barely 24 hours after the incident, a man named Delayoh Cheddas from Kenyan capital, Nairobi has surfaced, calling himself the sexiest man alive and saying he's hotter than most girls - a statement common in Lagos gay Idri "Bobrisky" Ogunleye's dictionary.
Thursday, 1 September 2016 Shutdown of car production over dollar scarcity: Innoson debunks rumors
Nnewi, Anambra State car manufacturing company Innoson Nigeria Limited, has shunned reports making round on social media which suggests that the company is having difficulties sourcing forex (for importation of car parts) and thereby shut some of its facilities.
The company said in a press release signed today by PRO and Media assistant, Cornel Osigwe: INNOSON MOTORS STILL ON PRODUCTION We are constrained to respond to the news report on Innoson Motors laying off workers and shutting down production over Forex crises which were widely reported by various news mediums yesterday and today.
The report which stated in some of this news platforms that “Nigeria’s major vehicle assembly plant, Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM), has announced its decision to shut down production due to lack of foreign exchange to import vehicle components” is a total deviation from the interview Dr Innocent Chukwuma granted to Reuters News Agency and which was correctly published by them but was totally distorted by various news platforms.
The company will, through this medium, state the correct position; Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Co Ltd @innosonmotors has not shut down its manufacturing plant and is not planning to do so. In as much as the company is experiencing low production due to the inability to get the required volume of forex to source for its vehicle components outside Nigeria, it still have absolute faith in the Federal Government and CBN ability to fix forex scarcity problems.
Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Co Ltd has not laid off its staff due to the low activities in production, rather what the Dr Chukwuma said was "I believe they (Federal Government) are doing something but if they can't do anything we'll lay off some workers," Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Co Ltd believes in the Federal Government’s drive to boost the manufacturing sector and is aware that this present forex scarce challenge is a phase that will soon pass."
I'll never wash my hands again if I touch Mark Zuckerberg - Twitter user
As I earlier reported, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is in Lagos to meet entrepreneurs and techy youths in Nigeria. Popular socialite Ebuka Akara is now saying he won't wash his hands if Zuckerberg dares shake him. Lol.
Tuesday, 30 August 2016 Former Imo State governor Ikedi Ohakim quits politics
The Harvard University graduate who lost out to governor Rochas Okorocha after completing his first tenure in 2012 said he's no longer involved in partisan politics. Ikedi Ohakim also pleaded for forgiveness from people he wronged during his governorship rule between 2008 and 2012.
Ohakim in a statement today announced: "In everything I've ever done for the people of Imo State, I did and still doing for our collective good. Even when I was lied against, I still never and will never bear any evil against the people of Imo State.
"My desire is for a home I and my children can confidently call our own.
"My decision to quit partisan politics for now and focus more on mentoring our youths is in line with this desire.
"As Governor I had to take some very tough decisions many of which were important. I may have stepped on one or two toes and even though you didn't understand me then,
"I know many now understand me now. For the few who still believe I have wronged them, I sincerely apologize. I never meant anybody in Imo to suffer and did my best to avoid it."
It's now obvious that many if not most of these herdsmen don't know right from wrong. What if they were made to believe that carrying of guns and killing "infidels" is right and legal by their elites? Nigeria is sick.
Fulani herdsman Ibrahim Adamu nabbed with Ak47 in Enugu
Following last week's killing of a seminarian and other people in Nkanu, the Enugu State Police Command has arrested a Fulani herdsman, one 20-year-old Ibrahim Adam, with a fully loaded AK47 machine gun.
The young man was nabbed when locals reported his actions to police. On apprehension, Adamu who claims to hail from Nasarawa State, released shots in the air to evade arrest by the police. He was given a serious beating by locals and overpowered by policemen who bundled him to a police station in 9th Mile, Udi LGA.
Confirming the arrest Enugu State Police PRO Ebere Amaraizu said: "The suspect was nabbed on 29/8/16 by the combined efforts of the police and the members of the public from Affa, acting on a tip off.
"The suspect, before he was nabbed, had expended about six shots on the air to evade arrest, but he failed to the superior effort of the police and members of the public, who have gathered information about his antecedents in relation to bearing sophisticated weapon, within Affa axis and its environs.
"The suspect is now helping the police in their investigations in relation to how he came about the riffle.
"The state commissioner of police, Emmanuel Ojukwu has expressed delight at the effort of his men and the community leading to the arrest of the suspected hoodlum and the recovery of the gun and ammunition.
"He assures that Enugu State under his watch will continue to partner relevant stakeholders and sister agencies for a safe and secured environment."
Tuesday, 30 August 2016 On Monday 29 August 2016, Archbishop of Onitsha, Most Rev Valerian Okeke presided over the vigil mass of late Maxwell Chinedu Etoromi who died in an Abuja private hospital last Saturday.
The vigil for the repose of the soul of the Guildford College, UK graduate was held amidst heavy tears in Akili-Ozizor, Ogbaru LGA of Anambra State - his mother's hometown.
Gene Wilder, actor behind Willy Wonka viral Internet memes is dead
Gene Wilder died at the age of 83 today 29 August 2016. The comic actor starred in very successful movies including The Producers, Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein, not forgetting Willy Wonka, the one where his popular Internet meme originated from.
During his lifetime, Wilder was nominated for two Oscar awards. He was diagnosed of non-Hodgkins lymphoma in 1989.
Controversial OAP Freeze will surely be carefully with his utterances on social media after he was sacked by his employer Cool FM on Friday (read here).
Thankfully, his boss Amin Moussalli has intervened, forgiving and retracting the sack letter that was served the controversial OAP last weekend.
Jeso! CoolFM confirms sack of OAP Freeze after he threatened to sue bloggers
Following the controversy trailing the sacking of Cool FM OAP Ifedayo Olarinde a.k.a Freeze where he threatened to sue bloggers over the news, Stella Dimokokorkus has published the memo confirming the sack...
Ghen ghen! Freeze threatens to sue blogger for reporting his alleged sack by Cool FM
The OAP neither confirmed or refuted his reported sack. Freeze demanded an apology and threatened to sue MissPetite Naija and Instablog9ja for carrying the story (read here).
He wrote:
I never address or dispel rumors but this is the height of it! @instablog9ja and www. misspetitenaijablog. com have both carried all sorts of slanderous stories about me in the past, without confirmation, before posting their outrageous garbage. But this, trust me, would be their last! If this defamatory and slanderous post is not It taken down immediately, and an unreserved apology offered, via the same medium within 24 hrs, I will be forced to take legal action against both blogs. Yes, there are issues stemming from a meeting over presenters fees yesterday, details of which I choose not to discuss, because of the respect I have for Mr Moussalli and his family, but trust me, it has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with Basket mouth or social media.......
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