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Chairman of Lagos State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers ((NURTW) Musiliu Akinsanya aka MC Oluomo has played host to Nollywood stars Zubby Michael and Yvonne Jegede, Igbere TV reports. MC Oluomo, on Friday night, shared a video of the visit on Instagram, thanking the celebrities for stopping by. “I was totally surprised when Zubby Michael and yvonne jegede the two famous and charismatic Nollywood actor and actress, film producer and S.A. Media to Anambra State Governor paid me a courtesy visit at my residence,” he wrote. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNHXRyIyg_Q The transport union boss said he had a “fruitful discussion with them and their team,” adding that “the visitation was full of fun.” “Thank you @zubbymichael and @iamyvonnejegede for stopping by, wishing you more heights and success,” MC Oluomo wrote. The NURTW leader recently lost the vice-chairman of the association in Amuwo, Samuel Kayode. Mr Kayode aka Epo Kinkin was shot dead on Wednesday during a political rally at Satelite Town in Oriade Local Council Development Area, Lagos. https://www.instagram.com/reel/CQkloA2pdWJ/?utm_medium=copy_link
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Fuji singer K1 De Ultimate has undergone surgery for an undisclosed illness, Igbere TV reports. The singer’s friend Bolaji Basia posted his hospital pictures on social media on Saturday night. “Minor surgery though but I still give thanks to almighty God for the success,” the entertainment and hospitality investor wrote.https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ4RbC3nDQz/?utm_medium=copy_link Bolaji and K1 have been friends for over 40 years from their days as kids on Lagos Island. The singer joined others for an exclusive birthday celebration for his friend on June 25.
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Kenyan government has said it could not ascertain whether leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra Nnamdi Kanu was arrested in the country before being extradited to Nigeria, Igbere TV reports. Mr Kanu’s brother Kingsley had said the IPOB leader was arrested while on a visit to Kenya. “The Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s family has learnt that he was unlawfully arrested in Kenya, detained and subsequently subjected to extraordinary rendition from Kenya to Nigeria where he is now detained,” he said. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIbERhUQzRA Lalasticlala
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Kannywood actress Zainab Booth has died after a brief illness, Igbere TV reports. The death, which occurred on Thursday, was announced by actor Ali Nuhu in an Instagram post on Friday morning. “With the deepest heart, I announced the demised of Hajiya Zainab Booth. The Jana’iza prayers will hold on Friday at her residence, opposite Premiere Hospital in the morning,” Ali Nuhu wrote in Hausa language.https://www.instagram.com/p/CQzTGXZBhoN/?utm_medium=copy_link The deceased’s daughter and fellow actress Maryam Booth also announced the death on Instagram, doing so in total submission to the will of Allah. Zainab’s nephew Ramadan Booth also prayed for Allah’s mercy on his late aunty. Burial of the actress was ongoing at the time of filing this report. Lalasticlala
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Reno Omokri, a former media aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has reacted as Nigeria get snubbed by Toyota, a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer and opened an assembly plant in Ghana, Igbere TV reports. According to report the plant was established to assembly Toyota Hilux pick-up and other sedans by the Toyota Tsusho Manufacturing Company Limited. The plan is located in the Freezones Enclave in Tema. President Akufo-Addo of Ghana commissioned the plant yesterday (Tuesday, June 29, 2021), saying the development will help make the acquisition of new vehicles by Ghanaians more affordable as well as enable public sector workers to be able to afford and purchase locally assembled vehicles. Reacting to the development via his Instagram account on Wednesday, Reno Omokri said; “Toyota snubbed Nigeria for Ghanahttps://www.instagram.com/p/CQv0_4GD2DM/?utm_medium=copy_link
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A combination of bad weather and failing infrastructure left one car owner in India with a horrible day, Igbere TV reports. This weekend, a video started to go viral on social media showing a Hyundai Venue slowly sinking into a sinkhole that appeared after heavy rain in the Mumbai area. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQpm0D9RICg https://www.instagram.com/reel/CQQLCwMJxyZ/?utm_medium=copy_link
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Founder of the Household of God Church Rev. Chris Okotie on Wednesday clocked 62, days after releasing a statement mocking the late founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations Prophet Temitope Joshua, Igbere TV reports. Okotie posted an article on Instagram written by his spokesman Ladi Ayodeji in his honour. The article was titled “Okotie: A Troubadour and Myrmidon of Christ @ 62.” Okotie had in his own article, which was released there days after Joshua died on June 5, described the prophet as “wizard at Endor who assumed the title Emmanuel”. Writing about Okotie, Mr Ayodeji said, “It is written, ‘Teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.’ Simply put, a numerical accountability of time, fosters wisdom in the innermost recesses of our being.https://www.instagram.com/p/CQK__y8Jy_-/?utm_medium=copy_link
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Nollywood actress Uche Ogbodo has announced the birth of her second child, Igbere TV reports. The 35-year-old made the announcement in an Instagram post on Wednesday. “My bunny is finally here. I am so excited. It’s been an excellently fulfilling journey. Mother and child are perfectly fine. Thank you all for your good wishes and prayers,” she wrote.https://www.instagram.com/p/CP8XZQ7pLIQ/?utm_medium=copy_link The actress’ partner and father of the child Bobby Maris also express his excitement at the new arrival. “What a feeling! Being a father is one of the greatest feelings I’ve had. Welcome my love, welcome my princess,” he wrote on Instagram too. Bobby also thanked Uche “for birthing me an angel” in reply to her comment on his post. Uche’s first child is a six-year-old girl named Stephanie from her marriage to Apo Arthur. The marriage contracted in October 2013 has crashed due to irreconcilable differences. Uche has defended her relationship with a younger Bobby, saying he makes her happy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYkqfwZ0TYw Lalasticlala
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…Cautions That Buhari Is Pushing Nigerians to the Wall The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described federal government’s suspension of micro blogging site, by the federal government as a demonstration of her foolishness among the community of civilized nations, Igbere TV reports. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) vehemently rejects the unwarranted suspension of the social media platform, Twitter, by the President Buhari-led Federal Government, describing it as a draconian action and a slide towards a fascist regime in our country.https://twitter.com/OfficialPDPNig/status/1400880247654998019?s=19
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A young woman identified on Facebook as Annastacia Micheal has professed love to Fewa Otedola the only son of billionaire Femi Otedola, Igbere TV reports. Fewa clocked 21 on Wednesday and his family celebrated him on social media. In a now-deleted Facebook post, Ms Micheal expressed romantic feeling for the 21-year-old, declaring that she was willing to marry him, regardless of him being autistic. “I have grown to love Fewa Otedola so much. His cuteness, innocence, simplicity, infact everything about this dude drives me crazy. I will love to spend the rest of my life with Fewaluv regardless his Autism condition,” she wrote.https://www.instagram.com/p/CPobYFTLXZB/?utm_medium=copy_link Fewa and his eldest sister Tolani are not as active on social media as their other two siblings — DJ Cuppy and Temi. Cuppy said in a post to Instagram that she was proud of the man her younger brother was becoming. The disk jockey, who now has an album in her name, said that although her brother has autism, he was not ashamed of being in the spotlight.
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Controversial journalist Kemi Olunloyo has met the former minister of aviation Femi Fani-Kayode for the first time in 38 years, Igbere TV reports. The duo met on Tuesday at the birthday party of Ragnar, Aiden and Liam – a set of male triplets born to Mr Fani-Kayode and his ex-wife Precious Chikwendu. Ms Olunloyo, in a video she posted to Instagram on Wednesday, could not contain her joy at the sight of Fani-Kayode. “38 years, 38 years,” she kept saying and pulling the former minister to herself. She introduced her son, who was recording the session, to Mr Fani-Kayode while the latter introduced a light-skinned woman to Olunloyo as “my lady”. Speaking further on the meeting, Olunloyo said in the caption of her Instagram post, “#femifanikayode and I parted during our teenage years in the UK 1983. We were 17yo and 20+ in 1982 and briefly spoke on the phone 1983. “Yesterday I met him physically at his home in Abuja for the first time in 38 years. God is good. You will also remember we were playmates as toddlers during the 1966 coup when he was 5yo and watched the army coup plotters beat his dad with a gun taking him away as Deputy Premier of the Western region.” She added, “I was 2yo and heard that day January 15th 1966 I followed my dad to Premier Sir Ladoke Akintola’s house to warn him to LEAVE as the army was coming and had killed Ahmadu Bello and several military officers in the north that morning. Imagine how we were mere kids in the history of Nigeria. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUJ8iv9A7Yk https://www.instagram.com/tv/CPVWtQQn4-x/?utm_medium=copy_link
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President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick on Sunday posted a photo to Instagram of his days in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Igbere TV reports. According to him, providence took him back to Isiala Ngwa in Abia State the community where he served as a corps member, and later married Julie Pinnick. “Throw back, 1994/95. Remembering Nsulu Games Village, Isiala Ngwa, Abia State, during our Orientation Camp,” he wrote. “Just like yesterday, providence took me back to Ngwa to find my ‘jewel of inestimable value’. Mrs Julie Onyinyechi Pinnick.”https://www.instagram.com/p/COX_x-Zn2-3/?igshid=b8xjm6r6abam In March, Pinnick was elected into FIFA’s executive council at the Confederation of African Football (CAF) 43rd general assembly in Rabat, Morocco. He secured a seat in the FIFA council following withdrawals from the race by other contestants prior to the election. Pinnick was also elected the fifth vice-president of CAF. Also at the assembly, South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe was elected the new president of CAF.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhSfaveFohY The remains of Iniubong Umoren who was allegedly raped and killed by a fake job recruiter in Akwa Ibom have been buried, Igbere TV reports.https://igberetvnews.com/1390022/slain-akwa-ibom-job-seeker-iniubong-umoren-buried-photos-video/ Lalasticlala
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No doubt, every successful personality today had one time had it rough or gone through turbulent periods which are at times documented in pictures. This is the case of billionaire Tony Elumelu, Igbere TV reports. The philanthropist and Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA) recently got many talking after he posted a throwback photo of himself. He made the post on Twitter as he joined the 'How it started vs how it is going' social media challenge. The tweet gained huge traction with over 53k likes as of the time of making this report. Nigerians marvelled at how times have changed for the Harvard scholar, with many making funny remarks about his looks. https://twitter.com/TonyOElumelu/status/1387778996033757202?s=20
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Prophet Odumeje of Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention Deliverance Ministry Onitsha has Finally forgiven Popular comedienne Ada Jesus, gives her 1 Million Naira cash, Igbere TV reports. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eixVCDXVxsU
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No fewer than 100 cows were on Friday arrested by men of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, code-named Amotekun Corps, for breaching the anti-grazing orders of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu aimed at curbing farmers/herders clashes in the state, Igbere TV reports. Igbere TV gathered that the cows were arrested alongside unknown numbers of herdsmen. The exact location in Akure where they were arrested remains unknown as the time of filing this report. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv_2-w4483E
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Senator Ben Murray-Bruce says he has put some deposit on a yet-to-be manufactured Lucid electric car, Igbere TV reports. The former Bayelsa East lawmaker who uploaded pictures of the car to Twitter on Saturday said it could go more miles per charge than an electric car manufactured by Tesla. He wrote: “In practising what I preach, I recently put a deposit on this yet to be manufactured Lucid Electric Car. Delivery is early next year. It’s capable of more miles per charge than a Tesla. An amazing machine.”https://twitter.com/benmurraybruce/status/1380845418096001029?s=20 Murray-Bruce has been an advocate of “green cars” which would see off the era of combustion engine cars.
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Former Kannywood actress Ummi Ibrahim, better known as ZeeZee, has threatened to kill herself in a bizarre Instagram post, Igbere TV reports. In a message uploaded on Saturday, the actress said she was living a miserable life. Her unedited message reads: “This days I live a MISERABLE life to the extend that I want to commit SUICIDE, but please non of any body should ask me why? All I need from you people is a PRAYER.”https://www.instagram.com/p/CNNYr_PBjqh/?igshid=1umkrspityr1q Daily Trust reports that after several attempts to reach her proved abortive, she sent a terse message saying “Pray for me.” The Borno indigene had a few days earlier posted on Instagram that “If you can’t deal with life, life will deal with you.” ZeeZee had what she described as a “controversial relationship” with singer Timaya after a failed romance with a businessman simply identified as Danchina. She later claimed that she almost got married to former military head of state Ibrahim Babangida, with reports saying she later considered poisoning herself when she could not marry the retired army general. ZeeZee and another Kannywood actor Zaharaddeen Sani fought dirty in 2019 over an alleged monetary gift by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar. She accused Zaharadden, Sani Danja, Fati Mohammed, Al’amin Buhari and Imranaa Mohammed of taking money for the industry from Atiku entourage and sharing it among themselves. Zaharadden dismissed the allegation, saying ZeeZee was making noise because she no longer had an impact in Kannywood. A fan of late American pop star Michael Jackson, she released a song titled Janglover in 2019. She last featured in a Kannywood movie in 2006.
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Singer Olatunji Oladotun Alade, popularly known as Dotman, has welcomed a baby boy with his girlfriend, Igbere TV reports. He shared the good news on his Instagram page. “Welcome Home Boy #Alhamdulillah” he wrote.https://www.instagram.com/p/CNJQtXSB4Pp/?igshid=obe0mijqq9ot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJxWaurSlQg
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Comedian Mr Jollof has taken to social media to celebrate after acquiring a Range Rover, Igbere TV reports. The comedian shared a video of his new SUV being delivered to him on Instagram on Friday as he moved to the rhythm of Patoranking’s song ‘Abule’. “The Eagle has landed @oak_autos sure plug �� On Gawd,” he captioned the post.https://www.instagram.com/p/CMTtsFDgK5q/?igshid=1whqqnut6vosg With his latest acquisition, Mr Jollof born Freedom Atsepoyi joins the list of other Nigerian celebrities to acquire new Range Rover SUVs in 2021, which includes Big Brother Naija star Nina Ivy, actress Mercy Aigbe and Ned Nwoko’s Moroccan wife, Laila. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgiSdOGF3HI
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Celebrity disc jockey and singer DJ Cuppy has revealed her choice of toilet paper colour, Igbere TV reports. The 28-year-old shared a picture of her toilet on Instagram on Wednesday, revealing the colour of the toilet paper to be pink. “Yes, my toilet paper is PINK � #CuppyDat,” she wrote.https://www.instagram.com/p/CMO-U3in2m5/?igshid=1fxgnem53cqwe Cuppy’s love for the pink colour is also evident in her hair and choice of Ferrari. The disk jockey recently announced her admission into Oxford University for her second master’s degree.
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A group known as Anti-Corruption Network which Senator Dino Melaye belongs to has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), the US Embassy, British High Commission, and Transparency International against Kogi State Government, Igbere TV reports. According to the letters all dated March 1st, 2021, the group said its investigation revealed the Yahaya Bello administration engaged in corrupt practices in awarding contracts, borrowing from non-capital market, circumvention of procurement procedures among others. “We have meticulously investigated and uncovered huge financial fraud carried out by Kogi State Government, the Governor of Kogi State and his cohorts from 2016 – 2019,” the letter reads.Melaye, a former Kogi West lawmaker, is a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He shared pictures of the acknowledged copies of the letters on social media on Monday. Melaye spoke with the media at the offices of the aforementioned bodies. He threatened there would be a protest at the EFCC headquarters if the commission fails to act on the petition. https://twitter.com/dino_melaye/status/1366372161699655681?s=20
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Former minister of aviation Femi Fani-Kayode says there was an attempt by security forces to arrest activist Sunday Adeyemo alias Sunday Igboho on Friday, Igbere TV reports. “I just spoke to my brother Sunday Igboho. He told me there was a violent attempt to arrest him this afternoon by a joint team of soldiers, DSS operatives & policemen numbering about 40 on the Ibadan/Lagos Expressway whilst he was on his way to see Baba Ayo Adebanjo in Lagos,” he tweeted.
Mr Fani-Kayode condemned the alleged attempt to arrest the activist. “I condemn this attempt to ambush& abduct him. It is not only reckless but also very dangerous. If the security agencies want to see him all they need to do is to invite him to their office. I am not aware of any crime that he has committed & I urge restraint on all sides.”https://twitter.com/realFFK/status/1365309988663623685?s=20 Sunday Igboho has been at the forefront of the fight against killer herdsmen in the south-west region. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF-tTKtmh4g Details shortly…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has met with the new Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday, Igbere TV reports. Though details of the closed-door meeting have not been revealed, photos from the meeting were shared on the official Twitter handle of the Nigerian Government. “President @MBuhari received in audience the newly appointed @officialEFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa at the State House, Abuja,” the photos were captioned.https://twitter.com/NigeriaGov/status/1364916318101725193?s=19
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A former presidential aide Reno Omokri has revealed that he and wife kept her last pregnancy away from everyone else, Igbere TV reports. Mr Omokri welcomed a baby girl, his fourth child, on February 15. She was named Ebele after former President Goodluck Jonathan whose middle name is Ebele. Following the announcement on Monday that actress Adesua Etomi and husband Banky W welcomed a baby boy four weeks ago, Nigerians have been debating the culture of women posting baby bump photos on social media. Joining the debate, Omokri said on Tuesday that tragedy could happen even if the pregnancy is kept private, but that it was better to manage tragedy in private than publicly. “My wife had a beautiful baby. We did not post even one baby bump photo. Only my wife and I knew she was pregnant. Even if you keep pregnancy private tragedy may still happen. But it is easier to deal with private tragedy than with a very public one,” he said.https://twitter.com/renoomokri/status/1364160589430456320?s=20 Omokri, 47, is an ex-special assistant on media to Mr Jonathan. He is described as only one of three spokesmen who remained loyal to Jonathan after his departure from office in 2015.
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) has rescued a teenage girl from Umuokoro Obinkita in Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia State who was found chained by the neck and limbs and locked away in their house by her mother, Igbere TV reports.https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=893578731200735&id=100016458483567
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Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu led state officials on Friday to the Ilupeju residence of the late ex-governor of Lagos Lateef Jakande for his eighth-day fidau prayer, Igbere TV reports. Jakande died on February 11 at the age of 91. He was buried the following day at the Vaults and Gardens private cemetery Ikoyi, Lagos. Also present at the fidau prayer was former governor of Lagos Bola Tinubu, Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi, former Ogun State governor Olusegun Osoba, former inspector-general of police Musliliu Smith among others. Commissioner of police in Lagos Hakeem Odumosu led security presence at the Jakande’s residence. Fondly called Baba Kekere, Jakande was the first civilian governor of Lagos between October 1, 1979 and December 31, 1983. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPj7PYUJamg
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Nollywood actor Alexx Ekubo has shaved off his beard for a movie project he is working on, Igbere TV reports. The 34-year-old shared a video of himself getting a clean shave in an Instagram post on Friday. He said the movie their shooting is by comedian AY and is set in Kaduna. “I SHAVED MY BEARDS & ALTERED MY LOOK. Filming an @aycomedian blockbuster in Kaduna. This sensational story would send you on a roller coaster of emotions.https://www.instagram.com/tv/CLdobsZjzNQ/?igshid=w34puzx2ro0z Alexx did not reveal the title of the movie and the role he will be playing. On February 5, Alexx shared a casting call post, looking for a person to play his younger self in the movie. “From the Stable of @aycomedian movie productions, we are in URGENT need of my lookalike, someone who can ACT & pass as a younger version of me btw the ages of 10 – 13 & can speak FLUENT HAUSA LANGUAGE (pls it’s very important you can speak & understand),” he wrote. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X13nHIGcRYE
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Ex-Big Brother Naija housemate Aisha Umaru, better known as Kaisha, has denied kissing fellow reality TV star Kiddwaya after a video of the two went viral on Saturday night, Igbere TV reports. The video recorded at the birthday party of another Big Brother Naija Lockdown housemate Praise Nelson shows Kiddwaya, born Terseer Waya, pouring alcohol in Kaisha’s mouth and making a move as if he wanted to kiss her. It prompted many social media users to accuse Kaisha of attempting to steal Kiddwaya from Erica Nlewedim. Reacting in a series of tweets on Sunday morning, Kaisha said she had too much to drink at the party and did not remember kissing Kiddwaya. “Kidd is like a brother to me and I have never imagined kissing Kidd! Never!!! It’s my fault that I was careless last night; I had too much to drink,” she said.https://twitter.com/kaishaofficial_/status/1355768823417286657?s=20 She also posted the complete video which shows Kiddwaya eventually moving his mouth away from hers before any kissing took place. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=027o05OSmks Kiddawaya had earlier dismissed speculation that the two kissed in a terse tweet that read “False story. Goodnight.”
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