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Media clampdown will continue – Army

The Nigerian Army has said that the ongoing clampdown on the media will continue until it is satisfied with its checks on the nation’s newspapers distribution network. The Director, Defence Information, Maj.Gen. Chris Olukolade, said this on Tuesday while featuring on a programme, entitled Focus Nigeria on the African Independent Television monitored in Lagos. Though he admitted […]

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Nollywood Movies Awards (NMA) calls for entries

Organizers of Nollywood Movies Awards are getting ready to reward our hardworking practitioners, the yearly award ceremony has been scheduled to take place on the 18th of October 2014. Organizers of the prestigious  Nollywood Movies Awards (NMA) are set to hold its third edition of the award this year. NMA is currently  calling for entries […]

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Actress Stella Damasus Reacts To Alleged Threats To Kill Her

There were reports some days ago that heavily armed men stormed Daniel Ademinokan house looking for actress, Stella Damasus. Stella Damasus is standing firm and saying no one can stop her from speaking the truth. In her own words: ‘All I will say is that no matter what anyone tries to do, it will not […]

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I was locked up at Kano airport, says Amaechi

The Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, was locked inside the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport on Sunday for an undisclosed number of minutes after his chartered aircraft was grounded by the airport authorities. The State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari, who spoke on Amaechi’s behalf, while briefing newsmen on Monday, said […]

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Davido Sends Romantic Message To His New Girlfriend (Photo)

Davido is apparently no longer single. The singer said in an interview last month that he was very single and in fact all he was interested in was making music and money. Well, he posted a photo of his new woman, Sophie on instagram with a sweet birthday message. Sophie is based in Abuja.  

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Tracy Morgan Will Be Hospitalized For Weeks … Suffered Multiple Broken Bones

Comedian cum actor, Tracy Morgan is still in critical condition with several broken bones … and doctors expect him to remain hospitalized for several weeks. Tracy’s rep tells TMZ the comedian has been more responsive yesterday … but sustained a number of injuries including a broken femur, a broken nose and several broken ribs, but he’s currently recovering […]

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Health Zone: LUTH CMD warns public against indiscriminate use of herbal medicines

The Chief Medical Director, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Professor Akin Osibogun, on Sunday, advised Nigerians against indiscriminate use of herbal mixtures. Osibogun told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that many herbal mixtures were taken raw and could destroy vital organs in the body. According to him, these raw mixtures contained […]

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Jonathan’s war against media enters second day

The President Goodluck Jonathan regime on Saturday continued its onslaught on the media by impounding packs of major newspapers, their circulation vehicles and arresting drivers. The clampdown, which began on Friday, entered its second day on Saturday with greater ferocity. Punch correspondents, who monitored developments round the country, report that early on Saturday morning, soldiers […]

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Why soldiers confiscated newspaper vans – DHQ

The Defence Headquarters on Friday confirmed that troops were indeed given directives to search newspaper distribution vans for “materials with grave security implications.” A statement issued by the Director of Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade, however said the exercise had nothing to do with the contents or operations of the affected newspaper organisations or […]

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Nollywood Actress, Franca Brown Tells Why She is Still Single

Veteran actress, Franca Brown, is one of the pioneers of the Nigerian movie industry called Nollywood. The actress despite her beauty and age, is still single and this, she attributes to the fact that she has not met the right man. In an interview recently, Franca said that though she believes in marriage, she has not […]

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“My Life’s Wish Is To Marry Genevieve Nnaji” – Phyno

Nigerian rapper, Phyno, popular for his musical video, Alobam,actually has a life ambition and that is to marry A-List Nigerian actress, Genevieve Nnaji. This also explains why Phyno repeatedly mentioned Genevieve’s name in his album, “No Guts, No Glory”. This is what he told the Newshound: “Genevieve Nnaji is my crush. I will give anything to […]

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Co-Founder Of Checki.com.ng Shot Dead In Kenya

The co-founder of Cheki.com.ng, an online auto mart ‎and CEO of One Africa Media, Carey Eaton, was shot dead in Kenya on Thursday morning. Eaton, according to One Africa Media’s release, was shot during an armed robbery attempt at his friend’s home in Nairobi in the early hours of Thursday. Before his death, Eaton was […]

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New Reality Show With Women Giving Birth In The Wild With No Medical Care launched (Photos)

A new controversial reality show is to be launched by one of the american TV Channels. New crazy show Born in the Wild will represent the so called natural way of giving birth, with no hospitals and doctors. Moreover, the babies will be born in the lap of nature surrounded by only trees and skies away […]

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NYSC debunks cancellation of 2014 Batch ‘C’ rumour

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has debunked the rumours about cancellation of 2014 Batch ‘C’ Orientation Course. In a press statement signed by its Director, Press and Public Relations, Mrs. Abosede Aderibigbe, the management called on all prospective corps members, parents, guardians and the public to disregard the rumour, insisting that no such decision had […]

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House orders N225m bullet-proof cars returned to contractor

The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation, yesterday, ordered the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, to return the controversial N225 million bullet-proof cars that were purchased during the tenure of former Aviation Minister, Princess Stella Oduah, and recover the money. Chairman of the committee, Nkiruka Chidubem Onyejeocha, said NCAA have no business keeping the cars, […]

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Denrele Speaks On His ‘Madness’

Tv Personality, Denrele Edun, has explained the reason for his ‘madness’…. Read Below: “Never be ashamed of madness, instead be ashamed of people that are ashamed of madness. Without a little bit of insanity, we would have never had the Theory of Relativity, electricity, airplanes, cars, your beloved iPhone and hey, even Denrele! Madness got […]

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I Am Being Impersonated, Banky W Cries Out (Must Read)

Nigerian R&B singer Olubankole Wellington alias Banky W has cried out that people are impersonating him to defraud innocent Nigerians. Reacting through his Twitter handle, @BankyW, he said it is unfortunate people still fall victims of the impostors despite alerting people to the devices of the scammers. “We are doing the best we can but there […]

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