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Dogara of the Peoples Democratic Party, who is still a member of the House, said this in reaction to an APC statement.   Hushpuppi, Dino and Dogara According to The PUNCH, the immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has challenged the All Progressives Congress to establish the link between himself and suspected international fraudster, Ramon Abbas, aka Hushpuppi. Dogara of the Peoples Democratic Party, who is still a member of the House, said this in reaction to an APC statement, signed by its Deputy Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena, which demanded the probe of some PDP leaders, including the immediate past President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki; former Vice-President and PDP’s 2019 presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar; and Senator Dino Melaye, among others, over their alleged romance with Hushpuppi. Dogara reacted to the allegation in a statement issued by his media aide, Turaki Hassan, entitled ‘The Fatuous and Infantile Statement by the Smellfu...

World-famous rapper, Kanye West has announced he is trying to become the President of the United States.  Kanye West American rapper Kanye West, a vocal supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, announced on Saturday that he would run for president in 2020 in an apparent challenge to Trump and his presumptive Democratic rival, former Vice President Joe Biden. “We must now realise the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. “I am running for president of the United States,”  West wrote in a Twitter post, adding an American flag emoji and the hashtag “#2020VISION”. It was not immediately clear if West was serious about vying for the presidency four months before the Nov. 3 election or if he had filed any official paperwork to appear on state election ballots. The deadline to add independent candidates to the ballot has not yet passed in many states. West and his equally famous wife Kim Kardashian West have visited Trump in the White House...

From Eedris Abdulkareem to Tana Adelana, Anita Joseph and Tope Tedela, the entertainers had so much to say on rape.    Photo credit: The Nation The last few weeks has thrown the Nigerian entertainment in the spotlight of rape and sexual allegations. To this end, a number of notable entertainers including D’banj, Peruzzi, Lancelot Imasuen, Victor Okpala, and Brymo, have been called out in the resurgence of rape allegations in the Nigerian entertainment scene. The Nation reached out to four celebrities from the music and film industries to get their reactions to the varied rape allegations rocking the industry. From Eedris Abdulkareem to Tana Adelana, Anita Joseph and Tope Tedela, the entertainers had so much to say on rape. Tana Adelana It’s appalling to say the least, that at times like this, women are still taken advantage of, whether in or out of the entertainment industry. I have read quite a number of rape cases and I am saddened that “role models” have belittled themselve...

Data from the World Health Organization and the Center for Disease Control were used to find eight diseases that are transmitted through saliva.  T’Challa and Nakia kissing scene in the film Black Panther | Photo – YouTube Like many other people in the world, do you love a passionate kiss? The type that leaves you breathless and craving for more? The kisses that the fairytales preach, yes those that sweep you off your feet and transport you to cloud nine. The world stops rotating during a good kiss and nothing else seems to matter at that moment. That is because when you share an incredible kiss with someone, there are certain feel-good hormones, such as dopamine, being released that will make you feel on top of the world and wanting to go back for more! During that euphoric state, the last thing on your mind is the thought of any of the communicable diseases that may be transmitted while kissing. Although this is the farthest thing from your mind at that moment, it is imperative t...

 Lateef Adedimeji is a popular Nollywood star who mostly acts in Yoruba movies.  The Nollywood star (born 1st February 1986) gained popularity after featuring in Yewande Adekoya movie titled, Kudi Klepto and has numerous movie ever since then. He's taken the industry by storm ever since his debut many years ago winning several awards along the line including being nominated for City People Entertainment Award in 2015 for the Most Promising Actor of the year and winning best Actor in a Lead Role (Yoruba) at 2016 Best of Nollywood Awards.  However, the Nollywood has been rumored to dating many Yoruba movie stars due to the fact that they've always being seen together in movies. Most notably stars include Bukunmi Oluwashina and Oyebade Adebimpe. Adebimpe has refuted the claims numerous times including her saying Lateef Adedimeji isn't his taste few months ago which sparked bad reactions from fans.  However, just few minutes ago both stars confirmed their relationship on...

Olaniyan arrived the residence at about 11:20 am in a convoy of five vehicles but was denied access to the eighth day fidau prayers holding in the compound.    Ajimobi's house. Photo credit: The Nation According to The Nation, there was a miild drama on Sunday at the Oluyole, Ibadan residence of the former governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, when the state deputy governor Rauf Olaniyan was denied access to the eighth day fidau prayers holding in the compound. The family had announced the fidau prayer as a private programme, urging the public to watch through virtual channels including Zoom, YouTube and Facebook. Olaniyan arrived the residence at about 11:20 am in a convoy of five vehicles. On getting to the gate of the road leading to Ajimobi’s residence, the convoy was stopped by policemen and members of other security agencies manning the gate. They insisted that only the deputy governor’s vehicle could be allowed into the street to join the prayer. The deputy governor’s ...

In clear defiance of authorities’ restriction on intestate travels, the singer flew inside a private jet from Lagos to Abuja to perform at the sold-out concert.  Naira Marley Three weeks after he breached the interstate travel ban to perform at an Abuja concert, controversial Nigerian singer, Azeez Fashola, also known as Naira Marley, is yet to be arrested or prosecuted. None of the organisers of the concert has also been arrested or prosecuted. The concert was put together by Play Network Africa, Traffic Bar, and El’Carnival, and was sponsored by Glenfiddich. In clear defiance of authorities’ restriction on intestate travels, the singer flew inside a private jet from Lagos to Abuja to perform at the sold-out concert held at Jabi Lake Mall, before he reportedly flew back to Lagos. In defence, the federal government said it approved the flight that flew in the singer, but it was meant to fly in a justice, Adefope Okojie, from Lagos to Abuja and back to Lagos “for essential purposes ...

Festus Adedayo explains that if national wealth of a nation is indeed constituted by her human resources, ours are being tainted daily with an obsession for material acquisitions.  Hushpuppi Until their arrest and extradition last week by the United Arab Emirates to the United States, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, also known as Ray Hushpuppi and his accomplice in cyber-heist, Olalekan Jacob Ponle, known as ‘Woodberry,’ played second fiddle only to Emmanuel Nwude, former Director of the defunct Union Bank of Nigeria, known to have swung the third largest jibiti in world banking history. Nwude himself was only bested by Nick Leeson and Quasay Hussein.  Leeson, ex-English derivatives trader, was a rogue trader whose most fraudulent and notorious heist led to the bankrupting of the Barings Bank, UK’s oldest merchant bank, in 1995. Between 1995 and 1998, Nwude pulled a fraud that shook the entire globe and eminently placed him in any variant of the Guinness Book of Records, this time, of w...

It has to be the biggest joke of our life, or was it just a hoax? I mean all the world scientists combined could not obviously pick it until now, that there is no reason for social distancing, when all people with the virus were made to be treated like they got another illness of some sort and being put in a complete different perspective.   Well the news breaking this morning with Dr David Samadi detailing out what is really at the other end of WHO (World Health Organization) discovery, talking to newsmax channel Mr Samadi details that actually there was no reason for isolation or quarantine. And his reason being especially leaning on the patients who are asymptomatic or showing no symptoms of the desease, and he goes as further as detailing that actually the illness is not as contagious as it was previously thought. All this means an immediate change to the way we were viewing this desease, and our way of life in general but with suspicions though, because as much as all seems so...

Cristiano Ronaldo has taken to social media to show off his latest new hairstyle.  Ronaldo flaunts his new hairstyle   Portuguese international and Juventus forward, Cristiano Ronaldo will be playing with a new hairstyle in future games after taking to social media to show it off.   The multi award winning footballer shared the new photo on his official Instagram page today, June 30.   In the photo, CR7 was spotted alongside his Juve teammate, Juan Cuadrado.   Asking for the opinion of his fans, Ronaldo demanded to know if he looks like his teammate and brother, Juan, owing to their similar hairstyle.   Sharing the new photo depicting his new hairstyle, the Juve player wrote,  “What do you think about my look like my brother Panita?!”   See photo as shared by Ronaldo on Instagram below;  

An eyewitness explained that while coming down the stairs after betting at the plaza, the unsuspecting deceased had touched a naked wire dangling with his head.  File photo According to Daily Post, one Taiwo Akinlusi, popularly known as Sir Tee among his football fans meet his untimely death on Saturday, when his head mistakenly touched a naked wire when he was coming down from the staircase of a plaza where he went to play football betting at Ile-Epo bus stop, Ejigbo. An eyewitness, Mr. Abiodun Adaranijo, who spoke to DAILY POST, explained that while coming down the stairs after betting at the plaza, the unsuspecting deceased had touched a naked wire dangling with his head. Adaranijo said he (the deceased) would have bent his head to avoid the wire but he did not take note of the clumsy dangling wires. According to Adaranijo, it was not the first time Akinlusi would pass through the staircase and bypass the wire even on that fateful, due to his hurriedness to go back home after pl...