J Martins : My father once shot at me

My father didn’t support my music and at a point he tried to kill me too. He shot at me once. He’s an ex-military man . He was doing the right thing based on the information he had during his own time. At a point I hated him. But he was trying to keep me from going the wrong way." Singer, J Martins to a Vanguard reporter.

Cecilia Ibru regains freedom. Relocates to London.

According to Azuh Arinze of Encomium Magazine, Mrs Cecilia Ibru regained her freedom sometime in Feb 2011 and was allowed to leave the country. She's believed to be hibernating in one of the family's houses in St John's Wood, UK.

Encomium Mag reached out to EFCC spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, to inquire about her release. His alleged response was "I'm not aware, please. Only the Nigeria Prisons can confirm that since she's been in their custody."

A source at the Nigeria Prisons confirmed her release to the magazine, saying "Of course she has been freed. She was freed after she completed her jail term."


Source: Lindaikeji

Goodluck Jonathan demands apology and retraction from Next Newspaper

President Goodluck Jonathan has demanded an apology and a retraction fromNext Newspaper, that reported he voted four times in the 2007 general elections.

Next newspaper reported that Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole told some US diplomats in December 2008 that Goodluck Jonathan voted four times as Vice President in the April 2007 election. This report was published yesterday Sunday March 6th. Adams Oshiomhole has since denied making such comments.

Goodluck Jonathan is mad as hell and has hreatened to go to court to seek redress if the apology and retraction isn't done asap.

The initial Next report link and press statement from Oshiomhole's camp when you continue...



Press Release 
Re: Jonathan voted four times in 2007 
Our attention has been drawn to the above titled lead story of the Next on Sunday published on Sunday, March 6, 2011, which falsely alluded that the Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole told some US diplomats in December 2008, that President Goodluck Jonathan voted four times as Vice President in the April 2007 election.

We are completely at a loss how the newspaper came to that conclusion which is attributed to the highly controversial whistleblower site,Wikileaks and said to have been made exclusively to it.  We wish to say that at no time did the governor ever made such a weighty allegation against President Goodluck Jonathan. It is obvious that there was a clear mix-up in the story as the person in reference is the former Military Vice President, Admiral Augustus Aikhomu, whose name was tendered in court as haven voted four times during the epic case to regain the mandate popularly given to Oshiomhole by the Edo people and not President Goodluck Jonathan.

In addition, what was tendered in court was the electoral register bearing the names of voters in Edo State which had nothing to do with Jonathan who voted in Bayelsa.
Why we still ponder over the import of the strange linkage to the President, we are particularly moved not to suspect that the newspaper is opening its flanks to the whims of mischief makers or some unscrupulous elements who deliberately wish to drive a wedge between Jonathan and Oshiomhole.
We wish to place on record that there was no where either in the tendered court documents or the brief with the US diplomats where President Jonathan’s name featured as haven voted four times. We want to plead that the media should endeavour to verify its facts painstakingly before going to press in order to avoid causing unnecessary disaffection.

Tony Iyare
Special Adviser,
Media Affairs to Edo State Governor.
Sunday, March 6, 2011.

Source: Lindaikeji

PDP Rally in Niger State: 3 Dead as Bomb Explodes

Police sources have told SaharaReporters that three persons are confirmed dead after an explosion at a rally of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Suleija, Niger state.

The rally had been organized by the state PDP with the aim of subverting a similar rally scheduled for the state by the Congress For Progressive Change (CPC).

PRODUCER BUYS DAGRIN’S ACCIDENTED CAR TO SHOOT ‘GHETTO DREAMZ’ MOVIE

The Dagrin Movie Project recently got a major boost as the producer of the movie, Ope Banwo acquired the exact Nissan Maxima in which Dagrin had the ill-fated accident that led to his death for a huge sum of money.

Investigations revealed that the decision to use the Nissan MAxima with customized plate Dgrin 03 was birthed by Barrister Ope Banwo who suggested that for justice to be done to the movie, it is necessary to use the exact car in which Dagrin had the accident in recreating the fatal accident. The car which had been sold to scrap dealers in Owode Oniran was first priced at one million naira a price that Ope Banwo did not find palatable but due to the importance of the car to the development of the story, Ope Banwo continued with the negotiation and soon brought Rachael Oniga, a cast of the movie who knows some big boys in Owode to be involved in the deliberation; it was later agreed that the car be sold for half a million naira.

Around 500 Nigerians arrive from Libya

ABUJA (AFP) – Around 500 Nigerians arrived in Abuja Sunday from strife-torn Libya, a foreign ministry spokesman said.

"The first batch of 499 arrived at about 1:00 am today. Out of the 499, 17 of them are people standing on death row that have been pardoned by the Libyan government," Damian Agwu told AFP.

He said the evacuation programme would continue.

Some 50,000 Nigerians are to be evacuated from Libya, officials say, as countries across the globe scramble to get their citizens out of the oil-rich North African state where veteran leader Moamer Kadhafi is fighting for survival in the face of a popular revolt

Source: news.yahoo.com

Mo’Cheddah gets endorsement deal

Stunning singer/rapper, Mo’Cheddah may have landed an endorsement deal worth about five million naira.

Report reaching 'Cocktail Whispers' has it that the petite crooner is about concluding an endorsement pact with a haircare product in the country. It was gathered that Mo’Cheddah, who has been rising in the music industry and gaining lots of recognition, is being favoured with the mouth-watering deal because she is seen as a major mainstream female artiste that can appeal to the target users of the brand.

Source: nigeriafilms

2Face Idibia: I'm Tired of Having Kids

Multiple award winner, Tuface Idibia, has said that he is tired of having children, even though he is not married to any of his girlfriends yet.

Speaking at the formal presentation of “New Milo” by Nestle Nigeria Plc at the National Arts Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, recently, Idibia, who was the guest star, told the audience which comprised students and their mothers in pidgin English that “I no dey give belle again” meaning he does not wish to impregnate any girl any more.

Nigerian Government Moving to Evacuate its Citizens from Libya

Nigeria's government says it is moving to evacuate its citizens from Libya. Nigeria's government is deploring what it calls a disproportionate use of force by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.

Nigerian Foreign Minister Odein Ajumogobia says President Goodluck Jonathan is moving to evacuate Nigerians from Libya because the government is committed to taking whatever measures are necessary to ensure the safety and security of its citizens abroad.

Wizkid’s Single and Alleged Romance with Actress Tonto Dike

Wizkid is rave act of the moment with another growing single – Don’t dull with a fair share of disagreement after the release of his latest video, Tease Me with critics’ concerns centred on the concept of the underground club scene with erotic dancers and his age, now the concerns might just move to his declaration on his relationship status. The young act who is a second year student at Leed City University studying international relations confessed to be a reserved person and announced that he doesn’t have a girlfriend, in a recent interview. “I am seriously single, even though i have a lot of girls around me“, he said. Apparently, he has broken up with the chick in his ‘Holla at your boy‘video who he said to be his girlfriend in a TV interview.