Mc Lokko's Blog: 2014-08-24

Saturday, 30 August 2014

Life After Omoladun: Baba Suwe finds love again; to remarry soon

Babatunde Omidina known as Baba Suwe is a successful comedian better known for his exploits in Yoruba home videos. He is still arguably the most popular Yoruba comedian of his time. But Baba Suwe hasn’t been having it easy. After the much publicised crisis with National Drug Law Enforcement Agency,NDLEA, he lost his wife, Omoladun, who was almost always his soul-mate, even in films. Baba Suwe talked with Potpourri, opening up his heart on a number of issues, Excerpts:
When did you begin to act?

Ikimi and Tinubu: An Acrimonious divorce

Chief Tom Ikimi who led the committee of the legacy parties that formed the All Progressives Congress, APC last Tuesday walked away from the party strewing his exit route with ideological and personality issues that could endanger Nigeria’s only formidable opposition party
For those who had believed that one of Nigeria’s most enduring political figures lacked strength of political conviction, Chief Tom Ikimi’s farewell message to the All Progressives Congress, APC was a shocker.

Chief Tom Ikimi and former Lagos governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu

“Asiwaju Bola Tinubu having paraded himself both at home and abroad as The Leader of Opposition and of the APC had great difficulty in descending from the fictitious throne. In order to continue manipulating the party from his parlors in Abuja and Lagos he struggled to retain Chief Bisi Akande as Chairman.”

Nigerians to enjoy steady power by Oct-FG

The Federal Government, Friday, said plans have been put in place to ensure steady supply of electricity in the country by October 2014.
Minister of Power, Professor Chenedu Nebo who briefed State House Correspondents in Abuja said government has made efforts to ensure constant availability of gas at power stations to boast power generation.
Professor Nebo, who spoke after a meeting on power stakeholders at the presidential villa, Abuja, chaired by Vice President Namadi Sambo, added that the debt owed power generation companies would also be cleared.
He said “The generation companies have been complaining that they need to have all their bills paid. The good thing about this is that arrangements are being made to make sure that all the generation companies get their money as at when due.

Tough times for the big teams: Manchester City beaten at home by Stoke City

Stoke city secured a surprise away victory,beating Manchester City 1-0 at the Etihad stadium to take all three points.

In a game Manuel Pellegrini admitted will be tough for his team,it did turn out that way as Stoke City made sure there was nothing to celebrate for the home team.
Rather it was Mark Hughes who had the last laugh,leading Stoke to defeat his former club.

Mame Biram Diouf's solitary strike made the difference after the Senegalese ran almost the whole length of the pitch,evading two City players from a quick counter to slot the ball past Joe Hart.

Well, it doesn’t look like the Davido vs Wizkid feud is ending anytime soon! The Press caught up with the 21 year old pop star in Lagos for an in depth interview about everything Davido & one of the major topics of discussion was Wizkid & their rivalry.

During the interview Davido couldn’t help but take some subliminal jabs at Wizkid a certain music industry colleague, when he was asked for a release date for his album, Davido replied,

Here ye, here ye ... Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union are swapping "I dos" today in a famous MOATED CASTLE hidden away in Miami, FL ... TMZ Sports has learned.

The place is called "Chateau Artisan" -- considered one of the coolest pieces of property in the country ... and it's also where Birdman shot his 2010 music video for "Fire Flame."

Manchester United continued with their poor start,failing once again to secure a win after playing out a 0-0 against Burnley in their third Premier League game of the season.

Coach Louis Van Gaal has now not won in his first four games since taking charge of Manchester United.

In a game that United started with their record signing,Angel Di Maria,hopes were raised about a mouthwatering game in prospect.

Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.

-Mary Kay Ash

A lot of events are happening in the world. They all stem from people's actions and reactions. It is the same message many people, including myself, have preached in decades. So again, what is the way forward? If you must change the world, start from somewhere..start by changing yourself.

Following the recent rebasing of Nigeria's Gross Domestic Product, the country's economy is now worth N81tr, as released by the National Bureau of Statistics.

Read Excerpt from BusinessNews:

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revised the size of Nigerian economy to about N81.009 trillion following it latest final rebasing of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), using the Expenditure Approach between 2010-2013.

This represented a marginal increase from the projected N80 trillion in 2013 when the output method was used the compute the rebased GDP in May.

According to the GDP Report (Expenditure Approach) 2010-2013 released by the statistical agency, the final consumption of Household Items Expenditure accounted for the largest chunk of the rebased GDP figures at about N58.13 trillion in 2013, up from the N42.115 trillion of the preceding year.

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#Nigeria #GDP #NBS

Ebola in PH: Why did Dr Enemuo Treat Diplomat in Hotel? - Vanguard Analysis

"Please no more handshake, keep your hands in your pocket until we contain the disease”.

The foregoing were the words of Governor Chibuike Amaechi in Government House, Port Harcourt four days after the first death was recorded from Ebola virus in the state.

President Jonathan today August 28th launched the new national e-ID card at the Villa in Abuja. The new e-ID card which is powered by MasterCard is a multi-purpose card for identification, electronic signatures, and can be used for depositing money, withdrawing and making payments. So it's both an ID card and ATM.

The first phase of the project will see 13million Nigerians issued the card while the next phase will target 100million Nigerians. The project is a partnership with MasterCard, the Nigerian National Identity Management Commission and Access bank. naijagist

Paris Hilton Performs Unique Ice Bucket Challenge… with Champagne!

The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge took the internet by storm, and plenty of celebrities used their star power to spread the word.
Paris Hilton is the latest Hollywood hottie to get involved with the charitable cause and took a unique approach to the raise awareness for the disease (and herself) in a new Instagram clip posted on Thursday
(August 28).

While in Ibiza, the hotel chain heiress got up on stage at a nightclub and poured a giant glass of Moet champagne on herself while rocking a red bikini top. click to WATCH VIDEO HERE...

Kingston's Collection: Avi Da Jeweler says Sean Kingston issued bounced cheques as payment for jewelry purchase

Sean Kingston has been sued by a New York City jeweler for refusing to pay for several pieces of jewelry including watches and chains.

The lawsuit was filed yesterday in New York and states that the singer purchased more than $200,000 worth of ice from Avi Da Jeweler from 2008-2013 but never paid for any of it.

Davido and Nigerian Immigration Service squash beef

Looks like Davido and the Nigerian Immigration Service have kissed and made-up after months of publically accusing themselves of bribery and lies telling.

Back in May 2014, the "Skelewu" singer blasted the Immigration Service for making him miss his flight to London because they allegedly demanded for bribe.

Miley Cyrus has taken her naked self from her 'Wrecking Ball' video to the cover of V Magaine.

The controversial pop singer appeared completely nude on the magazine's September "Rebel" issue just weeks after been banned form The Dominican Republic on 'moral' grounds.

Turkish Super Lig club, Fenerbahce, announced on Friday that they have released Nigeria defender Joseph Yobo.
Fenerbahce announced on their official website that due to restriction in the number of foreign players, the club and Yobo had to part ways.
Both parties mutually agreed to terminate their contract this week just on the eve of the start of the Turkish top flight this term.

Hillarious! Watch Bovi’s performance at Bovi man on Fire 2013 titled “Loving Boyfriend”

Bovi's show coming up this year as Flytime Promotions, Rhythm 93.7fm, Brownhill and Kountry Kulture presents....the biggest comedy show in Nigeria Bovi- Man on Fire. The first Bovi Man on Fire was held last year at Eko Hotel to a sold out audience.

Flytime is spicing it up a bit this year by adding R&B artist Ashanti and Hip Hop Legend Jarule to perform at the show. Patoranking would be performing alongside these 2 artists. One of the African finest comedian Continue...

The housewife and her friends were said to have stripped and assaulted the young girl who was on her period.....

The controversial singer is known for making strange and surprise declarationsMaheeda is at it again!

Wonders shall never end as we cannot explain where this world is heading to just for Chris Buckner, 20 (pictured left) and her 25 year old brother Timothy Savoy (pictured right) have been arrested after being accused of having sex with each other three times while parked outside a church after watching romantic movie, The Notebook, Savannah Morning News reports. Surprise!!!

Nokia’s Here Maps is Launching on Android Devices

When Microsoft purchased Nokia it didn’t actually purchase all of it, and ones of the teams left behind were the team responsible for Nokia’s impressive Here Maps.
Popular for it’s true offline & wide scale mapping functions Nokia have struck a deal with Samsung to bring it’s Here Maps App as a time limited exclusive to Samsung Galaxy Devices.

UK: Terror threat rises to severe

The terror threat facing Britain is at its highest level since Nigerian-born Umar Farouk tried to blow up a US passenger plane with explosives hidden in his underwear on Christmas Day 2009.

The threat level set by the security services is now severe after being raised from substantial, amid warnings of a threat from Islamic State (IS) militants.

6,000 jobs go at Malaysia Airlines

MALAYSIA Airlines is to axe 6,000 jobs, around a third of the workforce, as it struggles to overcome the twin disasters that have hit it this year.

The announcement comes after the disappearance of flight MH370 over the southern Indian Ocean in March and the shooting down of flight MH17 over Ukraine last month.

Nigeria defender Leon Balogun has said he will undergo trials with an unnamed English club after he was released by German club Fortuna Dusseldorf.

“I am going on a sort of trials with an English club,” Balogun announced in a radio interview.

The 26-year-old Balogun made a short-lived debut for Nigeria against Mexico in March and suffered a foot injury which sidelined him for several months.

The tall defender, whose father is Nigerian and mother German, has also featured for Hannover 96 and Werder Bremen.

Lagos govt campaigns against domestic violence

The Lagos State Government on Friday took its campaign against domestic and gender-based violence to Orile Agege Local Council Development Area (LCDA).
Leading the campaign team, assistant director, Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA), Olufunke Odutola, said government was worried about the rising cases of domestic violence, especially against women and children, despite the laws prohibiting the act.

Vector tha Viper features Toolz in new single

LESS than a week after the release of his song, Redefined, Nigerian rapper, Vector tha Viper, is out with another song titled Shiga, featuring popular on-air personality, Toolz. The song has been described as rich with strong vocals by Waje. According to the artiste, Shiga is a bonus track off the mix tape titled #A7 Project, which has a track list of 13 songs.

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome

Husband accused of adultery

Yemi Adebowale with agency report

After months of intense cover up, the matrimonial crisis of charismatic Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, founder of Believers’ Love World Inc, (aka Christ Embassy Church) blew into the open yesterday with revelations that his estranged wife, Anita had served him formal papers for a divorce in a London court.
According to reports monitored yesterday on TheCable.ng, an online newspaper, the dissolution of the marriage between Chris and Anita, has entered the final phase with the wife seeking divorce on the grounds of “unreasonable behaviour” and “adultery”.

Ebola-Infected Doctor’s Wife, Child Moved To Lagos

Iyke Enemuo’s wife asked to be moved out of Port Harcourt for "emotional reasons"

According to reports, the wife of the Port Harcourt doctor who died of Ebola has been moved to Lagos for treatment.
Dr.Iyke Enemuo died of the disease on August 22, 2014 after treating an infected ECOWAS diplomat and his wife became symptomatic after.

Kidnappers abducts Dayo Adeneye’s Father-In-Law, demands N40m

This is not a good news for Veteran broadcaster and TV personality, Dayo Adeneye’s father-in-law has been kidnapped according to insider’s source. We learnt that the 74 year-old man was kidnapped in Benin, Edo state capital and kidnappers are making demand for ransom of N40 million.

Source: Pokolee

Video Premiere: P-Square ft T.I – Ejeajo

This new video "Ejeajo" is nothing but testament to that fact. Raising the bar a bit higher this time around, PSquare went all out to recruit one of the U.S’ hottest rappers and hitmaker, T.I. With their 6th studio album set to drop in a jiffy, the magical duo overcame a family rift and subsequently released 3 singles off the upcoming album. "Ejeajo" is a contemporary pop tune spiced with a sprinkle of Afrobeat.

Rihanna goes sailing in hot bikini in Italy

RiRi is currently on a short break from her Monster tour, taking time off to sailed on a yacht in Italy. More pics below;

The Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu, has announced the reinstatement of the over 16, 000 resident doctors sacked on August 13 .
The spokesperson to the Minister, Dan Nwomeh, in a tweet, said the doctors reinstatement became effective yesterday (Thursday).

Champions League draw: live - Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea and Man City in the hat

Group A: Atletico Madrid, Juventus, Olympiakos, Malmo

Group B: Real Madrid, FC Basel, Liverpool, Ludogorets

Group C: Benfica, Zenit St Petersburg, Bayer Leverkusen, Monaco
Group D: Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund, Galatasaray, Anderlecht
Group E: Bayern Munich, Manchester City, CSKA Moscow, Roma
Group F: Barcelona, Paris St Germain, Ajax, APOEL
Group G: Chelsea, Schalke, Sporting Lisbon, Maribor
Group H: FC Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk, Athletic Bilbao, BATE Borisov
*****
What's your take.........????

Toke Speaks: When A Man Cant Leave A Woman

Can you compete with the woman a man can't leave alone?

What happens when your man cannot get over another woman? Can you compete?
Watch this week's episode of Toke Moments. The Media personality speaks on a post she found on Instagram - 'You can't compete with the woman a man can't leave alone.
Do you agree? Watch to find out her opinion.

Valdelucio Goncalves, was declared dead by doctors in Salvador, Brazil, who said he had suffered 'respiratory and multiple organ failure' - but two hours later was found wriggling in a body bag.

Must have given his family quite a scare...

According to Daily Mail, 54-year-old Valdelucio Goncalves died in Salvador, Brazil after "respiratory and multiple organ failure”, his family was notified and funeral arrangements were being made.

D'banj was recently invited as a VIP Guest by the Vice President Marketing of BEATS by Dre (Jason White) to the MTV Video Music Awards (VMA). Banga Lee Doing it big........

Movie Alert: Kunle Afolayan Set to Premiere 'October 1'

The much anticipated movie 'October 1' is set to premiere on the 28th of September. The director has revealed that the movie will be premiering on 28th of September at Eko Hotel and Suites.
October 1, a psychological thriller, unveils the story of Danladi Waziri (Sadiq Daba), a police officer from the North who is posted to the remote town of Akote, to investigate a series of female murder cases in the community and have the mystery solved before the Nigerian flag is raised on October 1, Nigeria’s Independence Day.
The movie features Kanayo.O.Kanayo, Femi Adebayo, Sadiq Daba, Kehinde Bankole, David Bailie, Nick Rhys, Fabian Adeoye Lojede, Bimbo Manuel, Kayode Olaiya and Deola Sagoe.
The movie will be in cinemas from October 1.
Watch trailer.......... Cant wait!!!

Justin Bieber Allegedly Steals Another Cell Phone

The 'Boyfriend' singer - who was having dinner at Dave & Dusters Restaurant Monday night - allegedly turned aggressive when he accused the man of trying to film him and his girlfriend, Selena Gomez.

Justin Bieber is under investigation for allegedly trying to snatch a man's cell phone at an arcade in Hollywood.

According to DailyNews, the 'Boyfriend' singer - who was having dinner at Dave & Dusters Restaurant Monday night - allegedly turned aggressive when he accused the man of trying to film him and his girlfriend, Selena Gomez.

An eye witness told the authorities that there was a little fight but the security people separated them very quickly.

These are tips to help you find practical solutions to money issues in new marriage.

Marriage brings happiness, hope, prosperity and a lifetime of sharing both ups and downs, which entails many responsibilities.
Once married, two individuals need to understand they are partners for life and hence need to take financial planning seriously to secure their futures. Creating wealth over the long term means meeting all life-term goals, including raising children and having enough money after retirement.

New report says Bey is hoping her second pregnancy could save her alleged 'trouble' marriage with Jay Z

Beyonce could be expecting and hopes a second baby could really fix her marriage with Jay Z.

According to the new issue of OK Magazine, a source states that the couple could be using 'the break-up rumours' to over shadow their pregnancy news.

The machines use advanced disinfection technology to kill germs

Scientists have scored a breakthrough in the fight against the Ebola virus through the creation of “germ-killing robots”.
Two of the robots have been sent from the US to the JFK Hospital and ELWA Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia which is one of the worst hit countries.

A healthy-looking President Jonathan arrived in Abuja yesterday smiling for the cameras

President Goodluck Jonathan has arrived Abuja and with no sign of the illness that was rumoured to be plaguing him.
Reports had it that the president was ill and had gone to Germany for medical attention.
The reports were later denied by presidential spokesperson, Reuben Abati and Jonathan himself has shown that all is well.
The president arrived days back and he looked quite dapper in a black suit and hat.

REVEALED:Nigerian Politicians Are Funding Boko Haram, Negotiator opens up

The mediator spoke about Boko Haram’s activities and the risks he faced in trying to rescue the Chibok girls

An international adviser from Australia has opened up on his dangerous 4-month stay in Nigeria.

63-year-old Stephen Davis has worked for 2 Nigerian presidents and established extensive contact with terrorist groups in Africa.

According to him, when he found out about the Chibok girls’ abduction, he made a decision to help. That decision almost cost him his life.

Davis said:

Karrueche Tran has put out a public apology after she was slated by fans of Beyonce, following her joke about Blue Ivy’s hair.
While appearing as a gust co-host on BET’s 106 and Park, Karrueche was involved in a scripted conversation about the possible ‘six things Blue Ivy though about during the VMA’s’.
And while all seemed to be going well at first, the 26-year-old’s line, “I really did wake up like this because my parents didn't comb my hair,” upset fans of little Blue the most.

Flashforward to a musty museum, many hundreds of years from now. A professor in a tattered jacket is talking quietly to a small group of jaded visitors. The air is thin and burns inside the lungs. There isn’t much time. “Come closer,” the professor rasps. “Gather round. This is the most precious thing we’ve managed to

Arsenal have qualified for the group stages of the UEFA Champions League after beating Besiktas 1-0 at the Emirates to go through to Thursday's draw in Monaco.

Having drawn the first leg in Istanbul,it was a game that the Gunners needed an outright victory to qualify.

President Goodluck Jonathan and former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday held a security meeting in the Aso Rock Presidential Villa.

PUNCH reported that Obasanjo confirmed the meeting to journalists in Abeokuta, Ogun State, when he returned from Abuja.

Adebayo and KWAM 1d caption

Fuji maestro and legend, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as KWAM 1 or K1 has parted ways with long time manager for 17 years, Percy Ademokun. K1 now has a new manager, his name Adebayo Olasoju. Olasoju has been one of KWAM 1’s personal assistants for sometime before appointing him his manager.
information reaching us that the decision to move on after 17 years by the Fuji king and his former manager was a mutual decision as both parties involved continue to share a very cordial relationship and in fact, still all hang out together regularly. We wish them goodluck.....

P-Square set to release new video on Friday featuring T.I.

Nigerian twin pop star, P-square is set to release first video titled ‘madddddt’ from collaboration with Atlanta based international US star, T.I this Friday. Paul post the album art on his instagram not long ago.

Flavour Expecting Baby with Mikel Obi’s Ex-Girlfriend, Sandra Okagbue

Gist reaching Mc lokko's blog confirms high-life singer Chinedu Okoli, who goes by the stage name Flavour to be expecting his first child with girlfriend, Sandra Okagbue. Okagbue who is a former Delta Soap model and also former lover to Nigerian/Chelsea FC player, Mikel Obi.

Some amebors in Flavour’s camp reveals that Okagbue recently traveled to the US, where she is expected to deliver the baby. Hmmmmm

Wednesday, 27 August 2014

Netanyahu declares victory in Gaza war

August 26, 2014: Palestinian children hold guns as they celebrate what Hamas claimed was a victory over Israel, following a ceasefire in Gaza City. (Reuters/SUHAIB SALEM)

JERUSALEM – Israel's prime minister declared victory Wednesday in the recent war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, saying the military campaign had dealt a heavy blow and a cease-fire deal gave no concessions to the Islamic militant group.
Benjamin Netanyahu's comments, delivered in a prime-time address on national television, appeared aimed at countering critics of the seven-week war that killed more than 2,200 people.

Exclusive Birthday Of Oluwatomisin Olugbade In Atlanta, Georgia

It's another year of happiness for a wonderful damsel Oluwatomisin live in United States..... Photo speaks check out after cut......

The Federal Government, yesterday, took far-reaching decisions to curtail the spread of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, in the country as it postponed the resumption of all primary and secondary schools till October 13, even as government cleared the air on the health status of a sister to the late Dr. Stella Ameyo Adadevoh, confirming that she is Ebola-free.
Announcing the shift in resumption date in Abuja, Minister of Education, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, said the decision became necessary in view of the risk posed by the Ebola virus which could easily spread through schools.

President Goodluck Jonathan, Tuesday, challenged public office holders to strive to be recognised by the quality of service they rendered while in office rather than the position they held, describing the late former Information Minister, Prof. Dora Akunyili, as a patriotic Nigerian who had no rivalry in service.

Manchester United confirm British record Di Maria deal

(AFP) – Manchester United have signed Argentina midfielder Angel di Maria from Real Madrid for a British record transfer fee of £59.7 million ($98 million, 75 million euros), the English Premier League club announced Tuesday.
The 26-year-old’s move, on a five-year contract, shatters the previous British record fee of £50m paid by Chelsea to sign Spain striker Fernando Torres from Liverpool in 2011.
“Manchester United is delighted to announce that Angel Di Maria has completed his transfer for a British record fee of £59.7 million. Angel joins on a five-year contract,” said a club statement.

MADRID (AFP) – Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso has announced his retirement from international football.
“I want to announce that my time with the Spanish national team has come to an end,” he said in a statement.

In this write-up, ENIOLA AKINKUOTUexamines the scramble for the governorship ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State

Although the governorship election in Lagos State will hold on February 28, 2015, the Peoples Democratic Party is not waiting till next year as all its governorship aspirants have embarked on both subtle and direct campaigns across the state.

Tom Ikimi, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and former member of the All Progressives Congress, APC Board of Trustees has accused Bola Tinubu, Former Governor of Lagos state and APC national leader of hijacking the party.

Daily Trust newspaper reports that a Corps member refused to stand for the national anthem in Kaduna, causing governor Mukhtar Ramalan Yero to be 'displeased' and 'disappointed.'
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The incident occurred at the end of the closing ceremony of the 2014 Batch B’ orientation course at the NYSC camp. Our correspondent reports that the governor left the podium where he was addressing the youths to fish out the member, but was unable to find him as he had “disappeared”.

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