Covenant University students are not happy about their new student book for 2013-2017 which contains the rules for dressing for male and female students. They have been complaining about this on Twitter and Facebook since yesterday, saying the rules are too strict.

Dress Code for Female Students...........................
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No honesty of purpose once followed PDP’s interpretation of its own party constitution since 1999.
The party’s long-running dishonesty is now the cause of its current crisis - ignited to induce “zoning of the presidential office to the north in 2015” by other means.

Two years ago, northern Nigerian elites had warningly protested PDP ruses they saw trending. “Nothing has taken place in the nation’s political arrangement on the issue of zoning to warrant any shift in the position of the Northern Political Leaders Forum (NPLF). The NPLF therefore wishes to state categorically that it continues to believe in the propriety of its cause, that the 2011 presidency be zoned to the North, until justice is done,” NPLF had said in a communique issued on 15th February, 2011.

But the problem since then has been the rabid mutation of the interpretive meaning of “zoning”.

By creative explications of the term "zoning", quite a few PDP officials have come up with definitions opposite to NPLF's understanding of the zoning clause in PDP's constitution. As it is, "zoning” now means just about anything inside PDP. For example, on November 12, 2012, “zoning” was given an entirely new and astonishing meaning by a federal Senator from President Goodluck Jonathan’s home state of Bayelsa; Senator Nimi Barigha-Amange.
According to him, “At the end of President Jonathan’s tenure, the next people to rule Nigeria should be the Igbo of the south-east. When we say power must shift, why are we restricting it to the North and South? We have six (6) geo-political zones and power must shift from one zone to the other; not from the south to the north. It can never be from the south to the north. When the south-south finishes its tenure, the presidency must then go to the Igbo in the south-east. After the south-east tenure, the presidency can go to the north-east. The Hausa-Fulani states in the north-west should not even think of the presidency until the year 2031.”

By PDP’s own machinations, “zoning” thus becomes a weapon for ethnic fights rather than a benign policy of ethnic peace it was designed for. And now, worse of all, as PDP's interpretive crookedness mutates severally into virulent strands, the tragedy of Nigeria today is silhouetted, as each meretricious interpretation of “zoning” predictably fosters ethnic distrust in Nigeria.

Indeed, following the declaration of PDP's National Working Committee in year 2010 stating that “zoning” means the constitutional right of President Jonathan to contest the 2011 election, and by inference his further right to re-contest a second term in 2015, moreso on the back of a subsequent decision of an Abuja High Court on December 1, 2010, the PDP mutilates a gentleman’s agreement to rotate presidential office between the north and south of Nigeria amongst the zones in either region in turns - as an objective interpretation of “zoning”.

Tellingly, two years ago, ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, at the time the Chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees gave an even more tortuous and mind-blowing interpretation of the “zoning clause” at article 7.2 [c] of the PDP Constitution, which Justice Lawal Gumi of the Abuja High Court had earlier declared on December 1st, 2010 as “binding on PDP despite that the zoning and rotation clause is not enforceable by a court of law since it falls within the internal affairs of a political party.”

According to President Olusegun Obasanjo’s own publicly-stated interpretation, “Zoning is un-constitutional. It is not part of our national (1999) constitution.”

Till date however, nobody inside the PDP has before or afterwards agreed with Obasanjo’s declaration of Article 7.2 [c] of the PDP Constitution as null and void - not even incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan. Since then though, ex-President Obasanjo has himself not repeated his declaration of the “zoning” clause in the PDP constitution as null and void.

The said article 7.2 [c] says:- “In pursuance of the principles of equity, justice and fairness, the party shall adhere to the policy of rotation and zoning of party and public elective offices, and it shall be enforced by the appropriate executive committee at all levels," but this law was never once obeyed since 1999 - and that's what's now come home to roost as PDP risks implosion from the first transgression sown by two northern presidential candidates who'd ignored PDP's directive not to stand in the party presidential primary in the year 2003.

And now, for the first time in 14 years since monopolizing federal governance of Nigeria, PDP faces internal revolt it never experienced - except perhaps the party’s western split in 1999.

In 1999, the PDP had suddenly lost its entire south-west political leaders when Bola Ige led a walk-out of the party with the walk-away south-west leaders acidly deprecating PDP as “a political party functioning like a military barrack of retired ex-Generals and colonels.”

Last Saturday, 31st August, when 14 years later the PDP faced a similar walk-out but this time from its north-west members; four-fifth of which legislators on the party platform in the House of Representatives in the north-west including all eleven elected PDP members from Sokoto State, plus all legislators from Kano and Adamawa States, and some 46 others - including 11 out of the 13 legislators from Rivers State - it was déjà vu of a sort, although serious enough to weaken the party’s hitherto broad coalition.

For besides this legislative revolt, no fewer than five (5) north-west elected PDP state Governors also issued a similar public statement on 31st August, and went further to appoint a new PDP Chairman, all by themselves - ignoring all party procedures stated in the PDP constitution - requiring prior joint resolution for a national convention by both the party’s National Executive Committee and the National Working Committee.

“They are only trying to create an impression of factions in PDP so that all elected PDP legislators and Governors can then lawfully defect to another party without forfeiting their posts”, a PDP official hissed as he told the media that the dissenting north-west members are malicious in intent, although that was not saying anything new, since one of the five dissenting Governors, Rear Admiral Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State had since last month made clear that their plan is “to help bury the PDP and give it a decent burial.”

Contrastingly, the south-west leaders who’d initially split the PDP in 1999, and almost wholly excluded the party from Yoruba-dominated old western region of Nigeria, announced no similar grand plan “to kill the PDP for a decent burial.” Hence, the initial 1999 south-west fall-out in the PDP, although serious and electorally costly till now, is totally unlike the present revolt from mostly north-west PDP members who seem viscerally bent on killing the PDP - at least, according to their own declaration.

But despite Nigeria’s local media getting ahead of itself, neither the north-west dissenting members nor those others from Rivers, Kogi and Adamawa, have yet announced any immediate plan to quit the PDP. Rather, their stated plan is simply to “kill the PDP, whilst remaining inside it as catalyst.” Their exiting the PDP for a formal alliance with any of the opposing parties is far-fetched, as current facts stand.

Getting serious to kill the PDP as sole objective, the north-west dissenting members have lately taken one more step. They’ve reportedly filed a lawsuit, oddly in a Lagos High Court, asking for judicial declarations that the PDP has split; that factions have arisen, that elected members are free to move into any other party without losing their posts, and that the putative PDP Chairman, Bamanga Tukur holds office illegally for having been previously expelled without undergoing a re-admission process, before his supposed election as current party chairman.

Not done, the north-west PDP dissidents have expressly sought to overthrow the existing PDP leadership and take over the PDP. They have thus asked the Lagos High court to declare their own self-appointed Chairman, Alhaji Kawu Baraje, as the lawful PDP Chairman - notwithstanding anything in the PDP constitution.

Notwithstanding that INEC itself had witnessed the unanimous election of Alhaji Bamanga Tukur as Chairman at PDP’s penultimate national convention, and approved Bamanga Tukur holding that office, the dissident north-west members still want a judicial declaration overriding all of these facts.

They press on regardless of the precedent of Nigerian courts never to interfere with a political party’s internal affairs - which include the admission by waiver of its own party members.

Local Nigerian media are reporting that the dissident north-west members have also separately delivered a 4-point demand to the PDP Board of Trustees Chairman, 80-year-old Chief Anthony Anenih. One of it is a demand that under no circumstances must President Goodluck Jonathan present himself for PDP primary election in 2015, despite last year’s Abuja court order that President Jonathan is legally entitled under the 1999 Constitution, as amended, to present himself.

This particular demand to bar President Jonathan from contesting the 2015 primary election must have sounded to President Jonathan’s cabinet members like an attempted coup, and likely infuriated them to harden their own position by threatening severe punishment for the dissidents who'd made this particular demand.

Perhaps a dis-proportionate reaction, but the demand itself hardly sounds like a negotiation position, to be sure, because short of asking for Jonathan’s head there’s hardly any benefit in the demand of self-ban to induce President Jonathan’s voluntary acceptance. To the contrary, this self-ban demand grates President Jonathan’s long-stated position.

Since 13th June last year, Ahmed Gulak, a political adviser to President Jonathan had said, “God has given us President Goodluck Jonathan in Nigeria. He is the President of Nigeria today. He is not going to stay in office as President for more than eight ( years. Nigeria belongs to us all and not to any individual.”

But partly because “The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is an agglomeration of interest groups formed around persons of prominence and power, which are loosely tied together by a desire to remain in office and maintain access to the “national cake” or resources of the Nigerian state,” according to the United States Embassy Charge d’ affaires, Ms. Lisa Piascik, who'd issued this descriptive statement on October 19, 2007, the concept of “zoning” in the PDP Constitution has continually been observed in breach, and usually invoked contradictorily, even by its stalwart defenders.

For instance, earlier this year, on 17th January, 2013, the Adamawa State Governor, Rear Admiral Murtala Nyako, whilst refusing to abide the argument that “zoning” precludes a state governor of PDP and a PDP Chairman from emerging from the same senatorial zone, had said, “There is no provision in the Constitution of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) that says the governor of a state must not come from the same zone with the party chairman. The zoning system in Nigeria is only valid to nominate officials for appointments; not for elective offices. The idea of zoning is a PDP arrangement - which is not above the Constitution or the laws of Nigeria. Zoning is for appointive and not for elected offices.”

With “zoning” being disparately interpreted by each PDP official, the party is now unlikely to ever agree on what “zoning” means; to enable it answer the second question of whose interpretation of “zoning” will then bind the party - especially given that Justice Lawal Gumi who’d pronounced “zoning” as binding on PDP, had also rightly recused himself from declaring what “zoning” and “rotation” mean under article 7.2 [c] of the PDP constitution.
“PDP’s laws keep changing at night,” a diplomat said.
…………………………….Seyi Olu Awofeso is a Legal Practitioner in Abuja

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Zara was diagnosed with Multiple sclerosis after travelling to the US in November 2011. Photo: Twitter

Another celeb is suffering from a life threatening disease, her name is Zara Gretti and she is in dire need of help.

Zara (real name Margaret Mary Oluwatoyin Ejiro Joseph) was in early 2012 diagnosed with Multiple sclerosis after travelling to the US in November 2011.

MS, also known as disseminated sclerosis or encephalomyelitis disseminate is a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. It damages the myelin sheath, the material that surrounds and protects your nerve cells. This damage slows down or blocks messages between your brain and your body.

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Zara says just like everybody she told about the disease, she too was surprised when she learnt she had been diagnosed with the disease. ‘My family had to travel me to the US for better hospitals to fully diagnose and understand what was wrong with me’, she told Nigerian Entertainment Today via Skype in April.

What is surprising is that there were no warnings; Zara says the symptoms began creeping in gradually, starting with muscle weakness and numbness. Right now, Zara is suffering from visual disturbances, trouble with coordination and balance, thinking and memory problems, double vision or blurring of vision, slurred speech, fatigue and dizziness.

The once very active dreadlocked singer has cut her natural braids and says she has been undergoing different treatments including mild chemotherapy in a hospital situated near her residence in Maryland, US.

Bills have been piling up and have to be paid; Zara who seems to be showing a commendable amount of courage has called upon fans and friends to help in raising funds to pay her hospital fees. Taking time to record a mini-video while receiving treatment in the hospital, she finally revealed to the world her current condition.

An online charity fund account has been opened with the target to raise $23,000. So far $12,094 has been raised. Her current manager says a GTBank account will also be opened for local transfers within the country.

‘God is going to do a miracle for me. I’m going to have a huge testimony. Every day I tell him thank you. I am grateful’, Zara says.

Zara according to her manager IK Tripz, will be returning to Nigeria sometime in September 2013. ‘The plan is for her to release her ‘Colours of my Heart’ EP. She will be returning in September too’, IK Tripz told NET over the phone. Zara also released a new song titled ‘Yeah’. The EP will be released under her label ILVIDONLA.

Zara burst into the Nigerian music scene in 2010, when she returned from Maryland, US to pursue a career in Nigeria. She was heavily affiliated with Alapomeji Records and managed by Toni Payne Management. She well known for her popular
single ‘Aboko Ku‘.
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for which media house?

Three officials of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) died today in a road crash in Ilesa, Osun State, officials of the union told SaharaReporters.

They are: Adolphous Okonkwo, a former national financial secretary; Kafayat Odunsi, a journalist at the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) in Lagos; and Tunde Ojenike, chairman of Radio Nigeria and Ibadan Network Centre of the NUJ. They were returning to Lagos from a meeting they had in Abuja when the accident occurred.

The accident occurred at about 4pm as the sojourners approached Osu town. A rear tyre of the official’s bus was said to have malfunctioned, and the speeding vehicle somersaulted several times before plunging into the forest.

Officials say there were several injuries. The survivors were first taken to the Osun State General Hospital, Ilesa, but were referred to the Ladoke Akintola Teaching Hospital (LAUTECH), Osogbo where they are being treated in the emergency unit.

Gbenga Opadotun, the chairman of the Oyo State council of the NUJ who was also on the bus, confirmed details of the trip, and that a rear burst, causing the vehicle to veer off the road, somersaulting about eight to nine times before finally crashing into the bush.

“It was a terrible experience because we lost three of our members in the accident. The rest of us involved in the accident survived by the grace of God”, he said.

The chairman of Lagos NUJ, Deji Elumoye, who was also in the crash, is said to be in critical condition.

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The last good glimpse Nigerians had of Goldie was of her photos on the red carpet of the 55th Grammy Awards, where she appeared as a woman full of life. Her death four days later on Valentine’s Day was one hell of a shock for her fans, friends and family. Her demise evoked a volcano of mixed feeling as many haters took to the social media to further hex the soul of the deceased. In the wake of the Valentine’s Day tragedy, damning reports began to emerge: drugs, hedonism, a little-known marriage, and husband-snatching allegations. Click to continue reading.

Goldie’s untimely death stirred a storm of controversies that cannot simply be wished away. The big question revolves around her marriage. Before her death, if you’d ask showbiz followers about Goldie’s marital status, two out of three responses would be “single.”

The remaining would be “no idea.” It hardly occurred to anyone outside her close circle that the Harvey surname she was bearing was not a stage but her marriage name. Indeed, the Skibobo singer created a cloud of deceit around her marital status. During press conferences, questions about her marital status were curtly cut off. On Facebook, Goldie’s marital status was inconclusive. “Single” but not searching and an occasional vague affirmation that she was “in a relationship,” was all Goldie offered as explanation for her marital status.

Many did not know Goldie wedded let alone, married a white man. Now a certain Andrew Harvey, a Briton, has announced himself, by uploading photos of their wedding that proved beyond doubt the verity of their 2005 wedding. So Goldie was married? Really?

At the BBA Stargame, Goldie was viewed through the lens of a single girl. Against this new background, you begin to wonder, what the hell was a 30-year-old woman with a seven-year-old marriage doing in the wild, whimsical house of the Big Brother Africa, where sex can happen at a short notice? Then you begin to wonder, where was Mr. Andrew Harvey when Goldie was gallivanting with Prezzo? A married Goldie flirted and got cosy with Prezzo, going as far as kissing him. For a married woman, that was so un-African.

Even outside the BBA, her love chess with Prezzo continued. There were strong indications that at the time of her death, the Nigerian pop diva and the Kenyan rapper were still love interests. One doesn’t have to be a Sherlock Holmes to deduce that the marriage was not the made-in-heaven picture Mr. Harvey is now painting. Now Harvey is not making Goldie a saint as much as he is further casting aspersion on her image as a married wife.

Toxic reports in the wake of her shocking departure insinuated that Goldie’s was into drugs. These allegation, debunked by close pals, are just mere conjectures. What is common knowledge was that her friendship with Denrele Edun, the eccentric Channel O presenter, who also happened to be her business partner and co-presenter of their impending reality show, was not ordinary.

Now talking about Denrele, the initial story was that Goldie died in Denrele’s arms. The question is: where, in the house, or on the way to the hospital, because the hospital declared the singer dead on arrival. There had been different accounts about Goldie’s last minutes. The stories, sketchy but riddled with inconsistencies. So who is going to give us a blow-by-blow account of the last minute, including the names of people who were there? One report said her brother was in the house with her. When Entertainment Express visited her apartment at No 30B Ologun Kufere Street Parkview Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos, the following day, the apartment was deserted save for a weeping househelp who went in, packed her two suitcases and fled from the house.

Then you ask again a whole lot of questions: What is the police doing about it? Where are her family members?

The autopsy report indicated that Goldie died of hypertension. But the public needs to know the back story, particularly, the details of the last few minutes before her death. What, where, when, how, and who were the eye-witnesses?

Questions, questions, questions. It is better to let the dead to rest in peace. And in this clime, we do not speak ill of the dead. But this has to be said about the late entertainer: Goldie lied to us. It is no crime for a celebrity to keep her marital life out of the public radar – Onyeka Onwenu did it successfully. A stern I-am-married-but-my-marriage-is-not-a-matter-for-discussion response from Goldie would have been enough. Goldie misinformed us by her utterance, she misled us by her actions. She owed us an apology, even in death.

An insider, who spoke with us recently, said the family of Goldie wants the Police to invite Denrele, for questioning, since he claimed that their hale and hearty daughter died in his arms. “This I can tell you is the family’s position’s. They want Denrele to tell them and the world the circumstances that led to Goldie’s death”, disclosed this insider who does not want his name in print.

This is according to e-expressnigeria.com

President Goodluck Jonathan has reversed the change of name of the University of Lagos which he renamed Moshood Abiola University in a broadcast to mark the 2012 Democracy Day.

Chairman, Governing Council of University of Lagos, Professor Jerry Gana disclosed this yesterday in Abuja during his inauguration alongside three others by the Minister of Education, Professor Ruqayyatu Rufai. Thank God.


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-THE SPEECH-
TO REASON IS TREASON
UNEMPLOYMENT IN NIGERIA
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Rivaled the Nigeria government,epic center of full blown evil,the half truth,they call love.
I have always loved Nigeria,irrespective of the demon,called unemployment.We live in a country where our leaders celebrate papers,mere fiction,as they fail in delivery of a better society.We have been tucked in good promises-a bridge construction to western-world,free-visas to western nations of the world,good foods for every one…if i hear!
unemployment in Nigeria,is an impeccable honor that shows,worth of the then promises,we bestow on them.We Nigerians are aware of this holocaust,creativity-bringing out ones potentials married with packages,will definitely sell anything in the modern world.If i have my chance,i will deny my countenance,right to freedom of expression-pause on consistent word-threading,cause too much continual share of precious words,fares a low audience,all things being equal.
To reason is treason,the crime against ones country.The pathetic and in-convincing strategic positions of our government to harness our needs,a crime they mime,in their reality rhymes,shame came,flame maim government!
The truth is half told,economical with the truth,as regards all their expendable theories on Nigerians,To say they have our interest in mind,they are in best position to say that.They might be trying,as their conscience,they know it,but,what is not scene seen,does not really count.
I have heard about,specially created explosives,like,”Aunt jemina”,”who me” and the new one carved in Nigeria,”no love”,a social carved social explosive that turns a man into a nonentity…no job,no food,no clothe,no shelter-survival punctured!
The clouds is full,we see the tears from the sky…emotional Nigerians.
The ground is over patient-unleashed,burst- out feelings,”ile je yan”devouring ground”.
The truth about this matter,there is a limit to one’s patience in life,an applaud for “Adam Smith”-man is selfish.
We are on the arc of hope,bent on a better Nigeria,we the people,can change,cause,all man shall die-change is constant!
It’s high time,our leaders,woke from a bully slumber,cause,with right minds,thoughts,methods,positive change arrives,a better delivery.
I am not dis-appointed that we get same results,for such a merry resort.we have refused to change from old methods,techniques-a birth of bankrupt delivery.
where do we sit on the bench-mark of history,African Championed,It’s time to forget good will,and re-position our rigorous task,smart ideas,newer skills,new methods-positive change is inevitable.
Nigerians are great people,pupils in the God of this world,with right minds,we will clear the pimples on our face-stains.
Our leaders are ready to give us a good delivery,only with shame on all those supportive beliefs,force out of false character.
It’s time,we packaged our products and services,those potentials in built in us,speaks,high rise for,intellectual and moral strength.
Let’s shame unemployment,so that,better living,speaks and earn us, back our fame,in this game of world politics.
God Bless Nigeria!

By Dare(THE POET)

Posted by: ReJJY Posted date: February 13, 2013 In: Gossip, Headlines, Home | comment : 0

With his exclusion from Banky W’s R&BW album, there is little or no evidence left to prove that Wizkid as parted ways with EME, although Banky W insists he is still part of the Segun Demuren owned record company.

Wizkid is about to kick start (has started) his recording company named STAR BOY ENTERTAINMENT. The company will also be in charge of other franchise such as Star Boy Shoes, Star Boy Clothing, Star Boy Cap, Star Boy Management and more.

Wizkid took his first step in introducing Star Boy Ent. to the world in the viral video for The Matter with Maleek Berry.

starboy

Wiz mentioned “Star Boy” and “Star Boy Team” repeatedly in the track which is “something”. The release of Wizkid’s Azonto video on Thursday will confirm further if he’s still under EME or not.
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President Jonathan yesterday afternoon made a surprise visit to the Police College, Ikeja, days after Channels TV exposed the shameful state of the college. The president was actually on his way to an ECOWAS meeting in the Ivory Coast when his plane was diverted to Ikeja.

He immediately proceeded on an inspection tour of the hostels, college kitchen, dining hall and the Officers’ Mess. Then he demanded to know how Channels TV gained access to the college to film the embarrassing condition of the college. No one had an answer for him. He promised to revamp the college after declaring that the documentary by Channels was a smear campaign.
He said:

“This is a calculated attempt to damage the image of this government. The Police College, Ikeja is not the only training institution in Nigeria”

Imagine! How is it a smear campaign?
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K-Solo’s brief marriage to the mother of his son, Kikelomo Oyeniyi, has finally been dissolved. A high court sitting in Ikeja dissolved the marriage on Thursday December 3rd, and to celebrate the divorce, the music producer bought himself a 2009 black Commander Jeep said to be worth N7m.

K-Solo filed for divorce in June 2012 after only 8 months of marriage to Kikelomo who accused him of battery and produced photos of her bruised face to prove it. The two welcomed a son in October 2012. K-Solo is already engaged to be married again (pictured above with his new fiance, Bimbo).READ MORE...
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The Governor of Kogi State, Captain Idris Wada this afternoon was involved in a car crash along Ajaokuta road. He was returning back to Lokoja from a function when the accident occurred. His ADC died on the spot while the Governor and other occupants were rushed to a Government hospital in Lokoja. He is said to be in the Emergency Ward right now. More details later.
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All good things must come to an end. Our exclusive interview with Banky W marks our end of year feature on Empire Mates Entertainment.The interview with Banky W has been split into three parts because during our discussion with the EME boss, he spoke at length on the future of the label, the artistes, his album and other things. The first part of the interview sets the pace for the last parts. Let the tape roll….

QUESTION-How have you been able to plot the graph that has made EME dominant for the whole year?

Banky W- First and foremost it’s a testament to the kind of artistes that we have. I think we really, really have fantastic artistes and not just because they are on my label but when we were looking for people to sign with we took our time and I think we really selected the right type of artiste to be able to do this kind of thing. Steve Jobs says stay hungry, stay foolish. I think that’s very true in our case. We don’t want to rest on our laurels ever. We want to continue to work hard, we want to live up to or surpass the expectations of fans so every time we come out, every video or every song, every album, every performance we are trying to constantly do better than what we did before and take things a step further and that is the mentality that the company has, the directors have and that’s what we try to instill in the artistes. Don’t get comfortable, stay hungry, keep going, you can do better, don’t celebrate what you’ve done, look for what you’ve done wrong and try to fix that and do better. So I think with all of that…and obviously it’s a testament to the type of fans we have. We have the greatest fans in the world who when we mess up they let us know. They are very critical but they keep us fresh, they challenge us and the expectations they have of us. We constantly try to live up to that and that’s all it is.

QUESTION- How has it been like doubling as a label exec and an artiste?

Banky W- It’s been good. It was always the mindset that I had. It was always my dream to be able to do these things, not just be an artiste. The people that I look up to in the music business worldwide are the people that have done similar things, people like Jay Z, Dr. Dre, Eminem and Diddy who were artistes and great artistes but they were able to parlay that into other ventures and more importantly into other artistes careers, help raise other people to be successful. So it’s not just always about them. Those are really the people I look up to. I have always wanted to do this. It was just a matter of getting successful enough to be able to take on other things. Now that we are here and the business is doing well I am about to put on my artiste’s hat one more time and give another go and that so I am excited about that because I have four new singles out and a new album coming soon.

QUESTION- What’s your album going to be like in terms of sound?

BANKY W- its R&B, the album is called R&BW because you know you have R&B done by BW so it’s R&BW. It’s me just doing my brand of pop R&B music, doing the Naija, Afro R&B thing. I think every album that I have had ever has been similar in the sense that it is R&B but it will have its rap influence, its pop influence but it is still the fundamental R&B ish type of sound. So it is still that sound but it is just fresher and more today. It is just taking things to the next level. The two singles out now are ‘Yes/No’ and ‘Good. Good Loving’. They are doing fantastic. I feel very great about where it is and I am very grateful that fans are still letting me do what I want to do. Hopefully we can make the most out of that this coming year.

QUESTION- Quite a number of people wonder how you’ve been able to step back into the shadows and allow Wizkid be the face of the record label for two years.

BANKY W- For you to be able to run a label you need a certain level of unselfishness that you have to have. Like some artistes are great artistes but they’ve never been able to put anyone else in the forefront because they are a little bit insecure or selfish…I don’t know what the word is. There is a certain mindset that you need to have and the truth of the matter is there’s room for everybody to be successful because one person is successful does not necessarily mean that nobody or you cannot be relevant. I think that Wiz and myself do stuff together but we don’t make the same kind of music fundamentally, the same thing for Wiz and Skales, the same thing for Skales and Shaydee, the same thing for Shaydee and Niyola. Everybody is an individual; everybody has a chance to be successful at what they do. They don’t have to copy somebody else and because that person was doing well it doesn’t mean you can’t. That’s what we explain to our artiste so I took a step back to work on Wiz because I felt like Wiz had extreme great potential and I feel very rewarded because everything that I have dreamt for him has started to come true and he is nowhere at the end of that cycle. He is still on his way up. I am very rewarded in that sense. I know when we met him and the plans we had for him. At the same time I can sit back and work on Skales or Shaydee or even my own music because no two of us are exactly the same. Each person can be relevant and successful and that’s really what it’s about.
QUESTION- EME brought out a lot of materials in 2012. Aren’t you worried about over-exposure?
Banky W- I don’t necessarily believe in (READ MORE) http://www.olofofo9ja.com/2012/12/27/exclusive-interview-with-banky-w/

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very disheartening

SURE WE WILL.....

dey are still working on it.u knw 9ja na

A small electrical fire was on Thursday morning reported at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.

An eyewitness said the fire emanated from some cables, which apparently melted under heat, as some welders were working at the extension of ‘D’ Wing of the international airport.

Airport officials swiftly cut off power supply to the arrival and departure terminals, in order to forestall any untoward development and isolated the scene of the spark.
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Here’s what Toni said about getting married again.

Do you hope to remarry?

Definitely. Everybody knows that about me that I’m definitely trying to remarry. I’m hopelessly romantic, I believe in the institution of marriage. I grew up in a family and my family was very close. I grew up with family morals. I want that for my kids.

I believe my kids should grow up in a home, not a house. Definitely, I do plan on getting married again, one day, very soon, yes, hopefully. If I find the right guy, I would definitely be doing that.

What lessons have you learnt from that botched relationship?

Now, I’m going to be a little bit more careful. I would watch carefully and instead of just following my heart, I would do so with my brain. When you are younger, you are likely to............ http://www.olofofo9ja.com/2012/12/19/toni-payne-reveals-her-future-plan-about-relationship/

Fast_rising trado_comtemporary act , Taiwo Agbohunsa popularly known as “Lace” is having a ball of his life at this moment as he wakes up τ̅☺ behold a brand new Kia Sportage SUV, a surprise gift from a rich fan of him.  READ FULL STORY ON...... http://www.olofofo9ja.com/2012/12/17/pix-fast-rising-hip-hop-lace-gets-a-surprise-birthday-gift-from-a-die-hard-fan/

don jassy his crazy....

After 13 months of pregnancy, a woman in Ekiti finally gave birth to a baby with anencephaly in Ekiti.

Anencephaly is a medical condition caused by a neural tube defect, which causes the baby to have frog-like features.
Children born with this condition lack the forebrain which is............READ FULL STORY AND CHECK MORE PICTURES http://www.olofofo9ja.com/2012/12/14/horrible-woman-gives-birth-to-frog-like-baby-in-ekiti-photos/

82-year old mother of Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Madam Okonjo who was kidnapped five days ago by unknown gun men has regained her freedom. she was freed today. Details of how she was freed are still very sketchy, but we thank God she is back home with her family.

The mother of Nigeria’s Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been released five days after she was kidnapped, Delta state governor Emmanuel Uduaghan has told the BBC.

He said................ READ FULL STORY http://www.olofofo9ja.com/2012/12/14/okonjo-iwealas-mother-freed-2/