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Nollywood Actor Olamilekan Shoneye, popularly known as Papa Show, has been suspended from an African Men Entertainment Kings, an actors grouo, for physically assaulting his female junior colleague, Temidayo Morakinyo This comes hours after the actress called out the actor for assaulting her while on a movie set in Ibadan on Thursday. The actress showed off her bleeding lips in a video she shared from a movie set in Ibadan, Oyo state, and accused Shoneye of punching her in the face after she reported his excesses to her boss on Thursday, May 18. Reacting to this in a letter shared on AFRIMEK’s Instagram handle on Friday, the club said that the actor has been sanctioned and placed on indefinite suspension. The letter read, “Dear Temidayo, we received news of the mental, emotional, and physical abuse meted out on you by a member of our club, Mr Olamilekan Shoneye, popularly known as “show”. AFRIMEK SUSPENDS ACTOR PAPA SHOW FOR ASSAULTING COLLEAGUE TEMIDAYO MORAKINYO Nollywood Actor O...

Abia Governor -elect, Dr Alex Otti, has urged Abians not to panic over his purported sack by a Federal High Court in Kano.  It was reported earlier that Otti's candidature and other Labour party members in Abia and Kano states were nullified on grounds of not being in compliance with the provisions of the 2022 electoral act.  The judge ruled that the failure of the Labour Party to submit its membership register to the INEC within 30 days before their primaries renders the process null and void. Otti  reacted to the judgement and said that arrangements for his swearing- in on May 29 is on full gear as planned. He told Vanguard that the antics of the "enemies of democracy" cannot truncate the will of Abians. Labour Party Chairman in Abia State, Hon. Ceekay Igara, said the court’s “pronouncement is laughable.” He said the decision of the court would have no significance in the coming inauguration of the Governor-elect.  Igara noted that only the election tri...

Carrie, 35, wife of Ex- Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, is pregnant with her third child. Daily Mail reported on Friday the Carrie made the announcement on her Instagram page. The latest addition, which will be the  third child of the couple, would make the former prime minister a father of eight   Carrie also added that the baby was will be due next month. She said, "New team member arriving in just a few weeks.  "I've felt pretty exhausted for much of the last eight months but we can't wait to meet this little one. "Wilf is v excited about being a big brother again and has been chattering about it nonstop. Don't think Romy has a clue what's coming… She soon will!" The couple got married in a secretly-planned wedding at Westminster Cathedral on May 29, 2021.

The Founder of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City and best selling author, Timothy Keller died on Friday at age 72, in his home after battling with pancreatic cancer for three years.  His family disclosed that he died with his wife of 48 years, Kathy, by his side on Friday. Sharing the news on his Twitter page, his son, Michael Keller wrote “Timothy J. Keller, husband, father, grandfather, mentor, friend, pastor, and scholar died this morning at home.  “Dad waited until he was alone with Mom. She kissed him on the forehead and he breathed his last breath. We take comfort in some of his last words, There is no downside for me leaving, not in the slightest. See you soon Dad.” Keller and his family started Redeemer Church in 1989, and the congregation went on to welcome more than 5,000 attendees across its multiple locations each week. 

Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers have killed an e-hailing driver identified as Raphael Toby in Rumuibiakani, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. The tragic incident was confirmed by the victim’s younger brother, Donald Toby, in a Facebook post on Thursday, May 18, 2023.  For full story click link👇 https://excedel.com/gunmen-kill-bolt-driver-in-rivers-state-steal-his-car/ Donald said his brother was shot dead on Tuesday, adding that the assailants made away with the deceased's vehicle and other personal belongings after k!lling him. He shared pictures of the deceased's vehicle and called on anyone with information to contact him. He also made an appeal to the security agencies to track down the killers and make them face the law. Reacting to the murder, the Chairman, Rivers State Civil Society Organization, Enefaa Georgewill advised all relevant regulators in the country to ensure that e-hailing drivers and their customers are protected during all ...

The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has drummed support for chef Hilda Baci as she attempts to break the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking time. In an attempt to clinch this record, the 27-year-old graduate on Thursday set up a four-day 'cook-a-thon' at Amore Gardens, Lekki, Lagos State. Joining her Instagram live video on Sunday, Tinubu commented, "IDAN doesn't break, she breaks records. We're rooting for you, Hilda." The screenshot of the Instagram Live was shared on Tinubu's Instagram story on Sunday. 'Idan' is a trending slang on social media, used to hail someone with exceptional capabilities and prowess. Hilda is on a mission to cook multiple dishes for an expected period of time in order to get recognition from the Guinness World Records. The current record for the world's longest cooking marathon is held by Lata Tondon who completed the task in 87 hours, 45 minutes, and 00 secs in Rewa, India in 2019. As at the tim...

Nigeria singer Joeboy was prevented from performing in a show at St Lucia after his DJ said used curse word on stage. According to what the singer posted on his Instagram page, the DJ said “Make some fucking noise” while he was on stage. The curse word angered the organizers and they took the DJ of the stage and they refused to allow both him and the DJ to perform. Joeboy said he pleaded with the organizers to allow him to perform on stage but they refused and even threatened to  get him arrested. In his words he said:   “Saint Lucia “I travelled over 40 hours to be with you guys and was super excited to be performing here for first time in St Lucia. “However I couldn’t perform today due to issues from the organizers. I tried all my best to give you the best performance today but my set a cut off and my DJ taken off the stage. “My DJ was taken off because he said “Make some fucking noise”. We were not given any memo that we couldn’t use any curse words on stage. My...

A Nigerian woman simply identified as Blessing and her husband have been arrested for allegedly assaulting their 9-year-old house-help identified as Idinma.   The wicked act of the couple got exposed when videos of Idinma with a swollen face and different bodily injuries surfaced online on Friday, May 12.  According to reports,  the nursing mum who give birth to a set of twins in March, allegedly best up the minor mercilessly after one of the babies  she was cradling fell off her hands.  Skit maker, Lord Zeus, who has been following the case, said that the little girl o🔘¢ was denied access to education as her benefactors stopped her from going to school.  He also shared  a video of Idinma currently in a hospital receiving medical attention for the injuries she sustained from the assault allegedlly meted on her by her benefactors. A video of the nursing mother and her husband being interrogated by community members has since gone viral.

Just few hours after it was announced that Saint Obi has passed away another Nollywood actor, Murphy Afolabi is dead. The 49- year old Yoruba actor died in the early hours of today.  It was said that Afolabi have fallen down in the bathroom at his house in Ikorodu, Lagos. The president of Yoruba Movie Directors Guild and film maker, Seun Olaiya, shared the sad news on a WhatsApp platform populated by film makers. Olaiya wrote “I swear to God just before the news, I was still hailing him. This is really a rude shock to me”. His death was also confirmed by a veteran film director and producer, Tunde Ola- Yusuf via his Facebook page on Sunday afternoon. He said: Rest in peace. May God give the family and close associates the fortitude to bear the loss”. It is has been reported that the actor celebrated his birthday just over a week ago on May 5.

Former political aide to Ex- president of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan has criticized Nigerians for mocking President –elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu over his ill health. Mr Omokri spoke out after the news that rapper Falz whose real name is Folarin Falana had knee surgery in UK broke out on social media. He said the news of the surgery conducted on the singer made him to start thinking about the health condition of Tinubu and how Nigerians has been mocking him because of it. Omokri also wished that the presidential Election Tribunal will overturn the victory of Tinubu in the presidential election. According to him, 14000 polling units had manual accreditation which against the electoral act and also the president-elect has a history as a cartel leader which is an embarrassment to Nigeria. Reno omokri in his tweet on Saturday night said:  "Last year, many Nigerians mocked Tinubu for his mobility issues. But seeing a young artiste like Falz undergo surgery on his knees makes me r...

Veteran Nollywood Actor Richard Mofe- Damijo(RMD) has reacted to the news the passing away of Saint Obi. The actor in a post he shared on his Facebook page, recounted how the late actor came to him in the 90's seeking his assistance to join the movie industry.   RMD told him that he was not working on any film at that moment but could send him to one of his friends who was a film producer. The film producer gave Saint Obi a role in his movie and from there Saint Obi went forward to become one of the biggest stars of Nollywood. Richard Mofe-Damijo said in his Facebook page "Saint Obi "Gentleman  "Dignified .  'I recall being at an event in abuja some years ago and we were just catching up and he says to me “bros you nor remember say na you start me on this my journey?” And I was like ‘no way’ and he went on to narrate and he had come to me in the 90s for help and get into the movie industry and I had said I wasn’t doing any film then but I could send h...

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, says Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti, has asked him to be his defense lawyer following his assault on a police officer on Saturday May 13. In an interview with Punch, Falana disclosed that the singer has enough evidence to defend himself. “I am his lawyer and he has briefed me. He certainly has evidence. This is not the first time he is dealing with the police.” Falana also stated that the singer would turn himself in on Monday, May 15.  “He is going to report himself to the police tomorrow morning. There is no problem at all.” It could be recalled that Falana had represented Seun's father, the legendary afrobeat singer, Fela Kuti during his agitation against the Nigerian government, which resulted in his own arrest in 1993. Recall that on Saturday, May 13, the singer was captured on tape slapping and pushing a police officer on the Third mainland bridge.   The Inspector General of Police ordered his immediate arrest after the vide...

The arrested Couple  Adamawa State Police command on May 12 arrested a couple identified as Kamal Idris, 24, and Ambasiya Idris, 19, for brutalizing an 11-year-old Orphan identified as Fahad Abdulkarim, placed under their custody as guardians, after the death of his father.  The spokesperson of the command issued a statement that the suspects who reside in Wuro Jabbe, Yola South Local Government Area, frequently and willfully torture the little boy and as a result leavimg grievous bodily injury on him. He said the command received a report of this wicked and inhumane act by the couple and immediately arrested the them and rescued the tortured Child. Nguroje said the victim has been rushed to the hospital where he is currently receiving treatment. The police spokesperson added that the State Commissioner of Police CP Afolabi Babatola, expressed his displeasure at the inhumane treatment meted on the little boy by the guardians who are supposed to take good care of hi...

A 23-year-old British Internet hacker, Joseph James O'Connor, also known as PlugwalkJoe, has pleaded guilty to hacking into over 100 Twitter accounts, including Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Kim Kardashian, Elon Musk, and other celebrities. According to the reports from Daily Mail, O'Connor admitted guilty to the crime of cyberstalking and other schemes committed on July 2020 in New York on Tuesday. He was extradited to the United States from Spain on April 26 to face charges which may lead to more than 70 years in prison. Assistant Attorney General of Justice Department's Criminal Division, Kenneth A Polite Jr, describes the suspect's activities as "flagrant and malicious", adding that his conduct "impacted multiple people's lives." He said, "He harassed, threatened, and extorted his victims, causing substantial emotional harm. "Like many criminal actors, O'Connor tried to stay anonymous by using a computer to hide behind st...

Six passengers have died after being stung to death by bees after their bus crashed on a road in Nicaragua. According to DailyMail, the bus was carrying 60 passengers and was making the hour-long journey from Jinotega to San Sebastián de Yalí in Nicaragua on Monday when the vehicle lost control and was thrown into a 160-foot-deep slope where the beehives were located. In the process of collision, the bus smash open several wooden boxes, allowing a swarm of African bees to flee the hives where they were producing honey. According to officials, the killer bees attacked 45 of the 60 passengers. Credit: DailyMail

Wizkid and Davido are the biggest secular Artistes in Nigeria. Both of them have the largest fanbase. Wizkid fans are known as Wizkid FC while Davido fans are called 30BG. There has always been so many debates between fans of the duo about who is better among them. Here are the 10 reasons Wizkid is better than Davido: 1. Wizkid will sing one song to win 5 awards while Davido will sing 5 songs to win one award. 2. Davido is compared to Wizkid while Wizkid is compared to Legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti. 3. Wizkid is hungry for success while Davido works for the success of his team as whole. 4. Girls love Wizkid for his good looks and his good songs while Girls love Davido for his money. 5. Davido make hit songs while Wizkid breaks world record. 6. Davido sings for the fame while Wizkid sings because he loves the game. 7. Wizkid is pure talented artist while Davido is a hardworking artist. 8. Wizkid write 99.9% of his songs while Davido buy 89% of his songs. 9. Davido will make your day while ...

Upcoming Gospel Singer Great Daniel who got signed to Eezee Global on 1st of July 2022, a gospel record label owned by Ezekiel ThankGod popularly known as Eezee Tee has announced the end of his contract with the record label. He made this announcement on hai facebook page where he claimed he was not treated right by the owner of the record label ana that his experience with Eezee Concept was not what he had expected. In his words: "The BIG ANNOUNCEMENT Is Here📢📢📢    Hi, everyone. I'm here to make a disclaimer about my current situation with EeZee Global  As some of you may know, I was previously signed to this record label as an upcoming artist, July 1st 2022.   Unfortunately, my experience with Eezee Concept wasn't what I had hoped it would be. I won't go into the details, but suffice it to say that I was not treated right. After much deliberation, I have decided to part ways with the label.   I want to make it clear that I am no longer affiliate...

Popular skit maker and actor, Adebowale Adedayo better known as Mr Macaroni, is celebrating his 30th birthday. The skit maker shared pictures of himself via his Instagram page on Wednesday and wrote, “Freaky 30!!! I want to start living life!!!! 🎊” Some of the pictures he posted Credit: Instagram | mrmacaroni1

Former secular singer who is now a gospel singer Chidinma Ekile who is well known finger hit song Kedike has recounted how she was born blind and later regained her sight. Chidinma revealed  this in a recent video she posted on her YouTube channel. According to the singer, her parents had to seek the help of God after all medical efforts proved abortive. She said that her mother made a promise to God to give her to Him if He heals her, after which she began to see. “I was born blind actually, I didn’t open my eyes at all, it became a challenge, my parents tried all they could to get this baby to see, all proved abortive. “We had to resort to God, here is my mum, being a prayer warrior; she just started praying all of a sudden, started fasting from nowhere. These were things my parents were never used to but they had to because of the situation. And eventually, I started to see. “I remember that my mum, according to her, had promised to give me back to God, if God could ...

 Final-year student of EBSU dies in a fatal accident on her way to resolve a problem she had in school A final-year law student of Ebonyi State University (EBSU), identified as Nwusulor Dorathy Akuchi, has been confirmed dead after she was involved in a fatal accident on her way to resolve a problem she had in school. The deceased, who was the first female president of the Law Students' Association of Nigeria (LAWSAN) of her school, was on her way to the Lagos campus of the Nigerian Law School when the bus she entered had a fatal accident on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. She died on the spot.  It was gathered that two years ago in 2021, Dorathy was accused of embezzling part of the 2 million naira she was given to organize the department’s dinner. It was reported that a lecturer in the department and some of her colleagues wrote a petition against her, as a result she was from not allowed to write her final exams.  After all efforts to resolve the issue within the school proved a...

Former Senate President of Nigeria, Bukola Saraki, has taken to his Twitter handle to celebrate one of his daughters that bagged a degree from a UK university today.  The happy dad shared photos of him and his wife with their daughter and her husband, Olatunde Olukoya, with the caption; ‘’My dear Tosin, as I watched you walk across that stage today, I was bursting with pride as your father. Since you were a little girl, I have seen your passion for knowledge and your insatiable curiosity, both of which have led you to this incredible milestone. As you set out on the next chapter of your life, always remember the strength and tenacity that have brought you this far. Never stop chasing your dreams and continue to make a difference in the world.'' Congratulations, my daughter!"

Popular Yoruba actress, Ronke Oshodi Oke, on Wednesday posted a video on her Instagram page narrating how she was called in the middle of the night that her daughter drank hypo and was rushed to the hospital. According to her, the daughter was taken to three different hospitals for treatment before she felt better. The actress spoke in both Yoruba and English while speaking about the tragic event She said, "My daughter is in the university now. About three weeks ago, they called me around 3.45am that my daughter Jummy drank hypo, I was like hypo? How will my daughter drink hypo?  "I went to the hospital she was in. She was crying. She wasn’t herself. “What happened is that maybe her roommate or her friends deliberately pour hypo into the water that she drank. They wanted to kill her." The actress, however, did not mention the name of the school. She continued, “I intentionally did not mention the name of the school, because I do not want to spoil the name of ...

Cardinal John Onaiyekan, Bishop Emeritus Archdiocese of Abuja says it does not make sense to swear in people into office when their electoral victories are being challenged in court. Onaiyekan made this statement during an interview with Channels TV on Thursday, April 4.    He said that there should be fairness and everybody should be on the Onaiyekan said: “There are cases in court that have not been disposed of. That is why we are in an anomalous situation.  We have a president-elect whose election is being challenged and the court is handling it.  I’m still waiting for the court to tell me who won the election. It doesn’t make much sense to be swearing in people when they are still in court. I know it has happened with governors but the outcome has really not been the best of all cases.  I think we need to review our election process, so we do have a winner who will be sworn in and whom everybody would rally around. It is a pity that it is taking ...

A 29-year-old mother, known as Hanaa, killed her five-year-old son, Youssef, with a machete at their home in Egypt before boiling and eating parts of his head.  The lady had been arrested by the police after Youssef's uncle found the boy's body parts in buckets at the family house. According to the DailyMail on Tuesday, she admitted to the police that she had eaten part of her son's head because she "wanted him to stay with her together,” adding that she cooked his head and other parts of his flesh on the stove in boiling water before eating them. She told the police after she was arrested in Faqus, northern Egypt, that she suffered from a mental illness and had no intention of killing her son. She and her son had been living alone after she got divorced from her husband. Her ex-husband insists that  she was fully aware of what she was doing. The ex-husband known by his initials H.A said, “When I arrived, the police prevented me from seeing my son because of the horrif...

Army Rescues Two More Chibok Girls In Borno The Nigerian Army on Thursday announced that it had rescued two more girls from the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, nine years after their abduction by Boko Haram in 2014. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the Theatre Commander, North-East Joint Operation Hadin Kai, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Ali, revealed this while briefing newsmen at the Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri. Ali said that Hauwa Maltha and Esther Marcus, with serial numbers 2 and 103 in the list of the missing victims, were rescued on April 21, 2023, by troops of 114 Taskforce Battalion Bitta at Lagara, under the 21 armoured Brigade Bama during operations. He said that Maltha who is now 26 years old and of the Kibaku tribe from Jila in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno, and her three-year-old baby were rescued. Ali added that while in captivity, Hauwa got married at Gulukos, a village in Sambisa Forest, to one Salman, a cameraman to Abubakar Shekau. He said, “Salm...

35-year-old suspected ritualist, known as Ifasoji Ayangbesan who was arrested for allegedly killing and disemembering one Oyindamola Adeyemi, has explained how he bought the victim’s legs for N20,000. The suspect, who had been on the run since January when his other accomplices were arrested, was accused of trying to bribe policemen with N1 million last week.  He was paraded alongside other 12 suspects at the State Police Command Headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta on Wednesday, May 3.  This is what he said  “I truly bought two fresh human legs, but I was not involved in the murder of the victim. I was approached by my friend, Lukman, who told me he had a pair of legs to sell. I told him I did not need them, but he convinced me to use them for ritual to better my life, and I agreed. When I told him I was not taught how to make money rituals as a traditionalist, he referred me to one of his friends Oye, popularly known as Egbeji in Isiwo. After learning from that his frie...

The management of the Imo State University, Owerri, has punished one of its lecturers  Dr. Desmond Izunwanne by suspending him indefinitely, for slapping a female student who arrived to class late and was not wearing departmental uniform.   The spokesperson of the university  Ralph Njokuobi has condemned the actions of the lecturer saying it was barbaric and unbecoming. Njokuobi disclosed that a three-man disciplinary committee was constituted to unravel the immediate and remote causes that led to his uncouth behavior. Here is the full statement: “It has come to the notice of the Management of the Imo State University that the viral video circulating around the globe about the indecorous actions of a lecturer of the university, Dr Desmond lzunwanne of the Physiology Department, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences of the Imo State University, Owerri, against four students of the university. Management viewed the action of the lecturer as barbaric and unbecoming of such ...

The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC has accused the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi of crossing the line with his accusations since he lost the election. The National Publicity Secretary of the ruling APC, Felix Morka made this statement while speaking in an interview on Arise Television on Wednesday. Mr Peter Obi has been accusing the APC and its supporters of attacking his personality because of the petition he filled against the victory of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the presidential election at the Tribunal. But Morka described the accusations of the the Labour Party presidential candidate as ridiculous. He said, “Peter Obi is really crossing the line, the campaigns are over, he needs to relax and allow his lawyers handle his case at the tribunal, accusing the APC of attacking his personal life is ridiculous. “Obi has been way too sanctimonious for someone who volunteered to venture into politics and run for the presidency. “He did ...

The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has told Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State that he owed him nothing but that he has to lobby him to collect anything from him.  Tinubu made this statement today (Wednesday) in Port Harcourt the State Capital, during the inauguration of the Rumuokuta Flyover, while he was responding to a request made Governor Wike, who asked for refunds on federal projects undertaken by states of the federation.  Justifying the request and why his administration has been able to deliver a number of major projects seamlessly, Wike had told Tinubu: “Part of why we are having uncompleted projects have to do with our procurement laws. If you follow the procurement law, it will take very long to complete projects. “When you give a contractor 15%, inflation is rising almost every day; before you give another money, they will call for variation because of increasing cost of materials. “In our own case, I call Mr Speaker, to say we can’t continue with this. ...

Saraki, his son and daughter Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki; his daughter, Tosin; and son, Niyi, was spotted watching the English Premier League match between Arsenal and Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium in London. Saraki shared pictures of himself, his daughter and son at the stadium on his Facebook account on Tuesday. He wrote, “I had an amazing time at the match with my daughter, Tosin, and son, Niyi, cheering on Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium as they defeated Chelsea.” Arsenal was able to beat Chelsea 3-1 to return to the top of the Premier League going two points above  Manchester City. Credit: Facebook | Abubakar Bukola Saraki

President Buhari has said that his administration has delivered on the change agenda it promised Nigerians in 2015, especially in the area of affordable housing.     The President made this statement while commissioning a housing estate in Zuba, Abuja, on Tuesday, May 2.   According to the President, the new housing estate was addressing multidimensional poverty among the citizens.  “I convey my hearty congratulations to the new homeowners in this estate. Our promise of change has been fulfilled for you.’’ President Buhari said   The President also said the new housing estate was addressing multidimensional poverty as the beneficiaries had “taken a step up on the ladder of prosperity and away from poverty.’’   He added that investments in housing created employment opportunities for artisans and other skilled members of society. He urged residents of the estate to consciously work together with the FHA to ensure the maintenance of the property a...