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AFRIMEK Suspends Actor Papa Show For Assaulting Colleague, Temidayo Morakinyo

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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...

Alex Otti reacts to court judgement sacking him

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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...

Boris Johnson's Wife Carrie Pregnant With Third Baby

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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.

Tim Keller, influential Evangelical pastor and author, dies at 72

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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 kill bolt driver in Rivers State, steal his car

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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 ...

'IDAN doesn't break, she breaks records', Tinubu roots for Hilda Baci I'm her attempt to break Guinness Book of records for the longest cooking

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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...

Joeboy almost arrested and stopped from performing at St Lucia because his DJ said “make some fucking noise”

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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...