Big Brother Naija 2017 second runner up Tokunbo Idowu (popularly known as TBoss) was a guest on Rubbin’ Minds where she spoke about her plans, the controversial incident between she and another housemate Kemen (real name Ekemini Ekerette), who was then disqualified, and comedian AY‘s joke about the whole situation. When asked what she was up […]


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Did he slay it or not?


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One of Nigeria’s most prominent Muslim leaders is under investigation of alleged embezzlement, fueling rumours that some powerful forces want him removed after he made a series of comments about the need for social reforms.

Anti-corruption investigators are looking into the accounts of Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, following allegations of gross mismanagement of royal finances.

“We have gone far in the investigation… to safeguard the honour and prestige of the emirate council,” the head of the anti-corruption unit in Kano state, Muhyi Magaji, said.

The treasurer and secretary of the state-funded royal court have been summoned for questioning on Tuesday, he added.

A source familiar with the investigation said the probe centred on the use of six billion naira ($19 million, 17 million euros) of palace funds to pay for luxury cars, chartered flights, phone and internet bills as well as other personal expenses.

The council has denied the allegations.

“The emirate council has never bought a Rolls Royce for the emir,” treasurer Mahe Bashir Wali told reporters last Monday. “These cars were given as gifts by his friends after he became emir.”

Wali maintained that the emir always bought his airline tickets with personal money and that the state government approved all his spending.

In the last three years, Emir Sanusi has broken with royal tradition, speaking out about the need for social reform in a fiercely conservative region. Some are not happy with his statements.



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As tweeted by the common sense Senator, Ben Bruce.


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Popular Nigerian cross dresser, Idris Olarenwaju, popularly known as Bobrisky really knows how to combine outfits that gives him a very good fitting.

The bleaching expert who is known for his feminine dresses stepped out in an unusual outfit. A tight jean trouser and a white top with a shade of glasses to go with.

The Nigerian King of snap chat has found a niche for himself when it comes to fashion style. He became popular because of his controversial lifestyle, his fashion sense and his bleaching skills.

See the photo below:

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There, on Saturday night, could have been Anthony Joshua fighting Wladimir Klitschko, as world boxing champion, under the green white green banner of Nigeria rather than the Union Jack.

There, but for one small and now ultimately significant rejection by Nigerian boxing officials in 2008, when he wanted to represent the country of his parents at the Olympic Games. And it was all a question of timing. So they say at least.

Then again, maybe not. Maybe his career would have taken an entirely different fork at the crossroads if he had been flying the green and white colours nearly a decade ago.

Joshua makes no secret of his Nigerian heritage. If anything, he embraces it. His middle name, Femi (short for Oluwafemi), is as Nigerian as Nigerian is. On numerous occasions, he has not been shy to speak about his Nigerian roots.

In one post-fight interview muck around with Nigerian reporter Oma Akatugba, he even attempted to speak some of his native Yoruba languages, and the map tattooed on his shoulder tells its own cultural tale. It is a reflection of how connected he has tried to remain to his African roots.

It was that connection that drove him to try and represent Nigeria at the 2008 Olympic Games, only to be turned down by the country’s boxing coaches.

Obisia Nwankpa, former Commonwealth champion, world title contender and chief coach of the Nigerian boxing team, tells the story: “He reached out to us, asking to be part of our Olympic team, so we invited him to come down and take part in trials.

“Unfortunately, he did not appear when we asked him to and came down only when we had finished our trials, finalised our team and were about to travel for a training tour. Maybe other coaches would have accepted it, but I could not.

“It’s a pity he did not get his chance at that time, but the two boxers we selected then, Durodola Olanrewaju and Onorede Ohwarieme, were outstanding and experienced and there was no way I was going to drop them for somebody I had not even seen.”

Both Olanrewaju and Ohwarieme failed to go beyond their first bouts at the Beijing Olympics. Olanrewaju lost to Cuba’s Osmay Acosta, who went on to win bronze, while Ohwarieme was beaten by Lithuania’s Jaroslavas Jaksto. Nwankpa is convinced that Joshua would not have fared any better at the time.

“Those two were great boxers and the reason they did not do so well was partly because our preparations were not really so good, and partly because there is also some politics in the way they judge these fights at amateur level.”

Jeremiah Okorodudu represented Nigeria at the 1984 Olympic Games. His relationship with Nwankpa is frosty at best and they do not often agree. They hold divergent views on Joshua; Okorodudu claiming some stinging words were said to the young boxer.

“When they turned him back, they told him that if he was that good he should have fought for Britain,” Okorodudu alleges.

That snub, it seems, provided additional motivation which spurred the young boxer to fight his way into the British Olympic team. Four years later, Nigeria’s rejected nugget had become Great Britain’s cornerstone Olympic gold medalist. So is it possible that Joshua dodged a bullet by that rejection?

Nwankpa grudgingly agrees: “Well, maybe if he had represented Nigeria at that time he would not have won gold at the Olympics. And possibly, even if he had won, he may not have achieved what he is achieving now.

“Being born in England gives him a certain amount of preference and because he is representing them, he also gets a lot of support from them; good management, and world-class preparation.

“Here, it would have been difficult for him to get the kind of support that he has now. And if he doesn’t have that support, he won’t have fights and if he doesn’t have fights, he cannot be champion,” Nwankpa argues.

Okorodudu again holds opposite views to Nwankpa: “I believe he could still have achieved all that if he had fought for Nigeria. We have had boxers who have done well fighting for Nigeria. Peter Konyegwachie won silver in 1984. David Izonritei also won silver and I trained Samuel Peter for three years before he went to the Olympic Games and later became a world champion.

“So if Joshua had been given a chance here, I believe he could still have won gold and still be a world champion.” On further reflection, however, Okorodudu admits it would have been a harder journey for the young champion.

“Lack of fights is a big problem for our boxers. They turn professional and there is no promotion. Joshua is where he is because he is getting good promotion, so maybe it would have been tougher for him. But because he was born in England, he could still have moved abroad, like Peter did, and that would have worked for him.”

Nwankpa, who was close to being a world champion himself until he lost the WBC title fight to Saoul Mamby, insists he has no regrets about his decision to cold-shoulder Joshua.

“I would do it again because we must always do things the right way. Simply because somebody was born abroad does not mean he can just walk into our team without taking part in our trials. That would be unfair to those who sweated to take part and qualified. So no, I have no regrets at all. But I am happy for him and I wish him well in his fight against Klitschko. It will be a very tough fight.”

Choices. We are the sum total of the choices we make. For Joshua, he is the sum of choices stemming from one made by Obisia Nwankpa. Hard not to think that in his moments of quiet introspection, he will find himself thankful for the little mercy of having suffered that rejection early in his career.

NIGERIA boxing chiefs have claimed Anthony Joshua was keen to represent them at Beijing 2008 but was told ‘he wasn’t good enough’.

AJ was born in Watford to Nigerian parents in 1989 and spent some of his early years in the West African country.

Anthony Joshua won super–heavyweight gold for GB at the 2012 London Olympics
He returned to Hertfordshire halfway through Year 7 and went on to win Olympic gold for Britain in 2012

But ahead of last night’s heavyweight blockbuster against Wladimir Klitschko in front of 90,000 fans at Wembley, it was claimed he wanted to represent the country of his mum and dad.

Nigerian boxing legend Jeremiah Okorodudu, speaking at the National Stadium in Lagos, told SunSport: “Joshua was in Nigeria once to connect with his roots and I think that was in 2007.

“He wanted a chance to compete for trials ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympics qualifiers, but he was denied and not given a chance.

Anthony Joshua beat Italian Roberto Cammarelle in the super-heavyweight final of the 2012 Olympics in London. Nigerian-born Anthony Joshua is now one of the top names in British boxing

“Disappointed, he went back to England to represent Great Britain. “He went on to win a gold that could have been a first for Nigeria at the Olympics.

“If only they had allowed him to compete for Nigeria, that gold would have been a Nigerian gold and not Great Britain’s.”

Joshua, 27, went into the London Games as a world silver medallist and in the final he won Olympic gold against reigning champion Roberto Cammarelle on a countback — after tying 18-18 on points.

Nigeria’s national boxing instructor Adegboyega Adeniji-Adele was visibly upset when he recalled the situation with AJ. He declared that those responsible for the loss of Joshua to Team GB should be investigated.

“He had no other option than to go to Britain. “It’s Nigeria’s loss, Britain’s gain.

“Personally, I feel sad that they let him go and those people should be made to explain why it was impossible to give him a chance.” Nigeria decided Anthony Joshua was not good enough to try for a chance in 2008

Ex-Commonwealth and African light-welterweight champion Obisia Nwankpa, now a top boxing official in the country, insists Joshua was just not good enough and the boxer picked ahead of him was better.

He added: “We made the right call then, because he wasn’t good enough and we picked someone who was much better.”

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Happy Monday fellow Naijaloadites. Hope you are enjoying your weekend. ‘cus as for me this worker’s day looks like Saturday to me.

So lets have fun.

Some people will be claiming that they know the A – Z of English Language. Ok oooo.

Oyah translate this pigin language to English, let’s see how good you are with it.

1]  How many years you take senior me?

2] My pikin fall from jangurova

3] At all at all na eim bad pass

Let the translation begin.

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A Nigerian man identified as Imuzeze Enahoro is thankful to God for surviving an accident that could have taken his life on Saturday. Mr Imuzeze said in a post on facebook that he and his wife, Enahoro Ife Ohiole were miraculously saved from the mishap. He wrote; What a great God we serve. With his miraculous hands he saved my wife and I from a ghastly accident yesterday morning on Kudirat

Nigerians are now asking questions after the Presidency denied reports stating that President Buhari is being fed intravenously, as he has had severe difficulty eating and drinking fluids for several days.

According to SR, although President Buhari’s health had held up for a while after his return from an extended medical vacation in the U.K, his condition has deteriorated in the last several weeks.

#WhereIsBuhari is now trending on Twitter, and Nigerians are asking and wondering why the president cannot address the country today as they celebrate workers day. See reactions below…

 

 

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Public stunt! This is the Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose acknowledging the March past of Labour and Trade Unions during the 2017 Workers' Day Celebration held at Oluyemi Kayode Stadium, Ado-Ekiti on Monday, 1st May 2017. He wore shorts!

Angry workers protested against the Federal Government during the Workers’ Day celebration in Abuja over the non-implementation of minimum wage. The workers, for close to one hour, barred government officials from delivering the speech from the federal government. VIDEO: Nigerian workers clash with police during May Day rally in Abuja http://pic.twitter.com/nzS23BvFKd — Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) […]


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Gunmen have caused serious commotion in a Rivers State community after storming a burial ceremony to cause havoc there.


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Nigeria's vice president, Yemi Osinbajo has acknowledged Nigerian Jollof rice as the best anywhere in the world. He made the statement while addressing the platform at Christian covenant centre in Lagos. He also joked about Senator Dino Melaye's recent hit song "Aje Kun Iya Ni o je" that broke the internet a few weeks ago. See excerpts from what he said below; "Nobody is as funny as Nigerian

Today’s BN Collection to Closet features Eunice Omole in a white fringe dress from Sisiano‘s “Desert Rose” SS 17 Collection. The floor length dress features sheer sleeves and a crop top. Eunice styled the look with a sleek center part bob and a red pout.


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Ghanaian actress of Nigerian and Ghanaian descent, Chinyere Yvonne Okoro, revealed she has been single for more than two years because men just do not have the courage to approach her. In an interview last Friday during the launch of Glam Africa Magazine in Accra, the 32-year-old told showbiz  “The issue is men don’t have […]

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The leader of indigenous people of Biafra Mazi Nnamdi Kanu was hosted by Femi Fani-Kayode.Again he was spotted in the presence of more than 10 people.What do you think?

Big Brother Naija star, Tokunbo Idowu, popularly known as ‘Tboss’ has revealed plans to begin a career in acting as well as hosting a radio show which she hopes to develop into television.”

According to her, she is currently gathering content for the show, attending a couple of auditions and she has received a lot of scripts which she has been screening.

The former BBN housemate said this on Channels Television, while sharing her experience in the house as well as outside the house, since the show came to an end.

“I am overwhelmed, completely overwhelmed.” According to her, there has been so much love and she would rather focus on the love, rather than on any form of hate.

Reacting to the issue of an alleged sexual harassment by Kemen, a former housemate who was later disqualified from the show following the incident, TBoss expressed utter disappointment, adding that the decision by Big Brother was the best option.

“I considered Kemen a friend. He was my go-to guy and my buddy, he encouraged me, he motivated me and he pushed me to mingle more with people especially at times when I didn’t feel like I fit in. So, for what happened to have happened, and just knowing all the people that look up to me, it was sad.”

“I was angry, humiliated and I did feel violated but, I don’t play the victim card and I honestly feel that the decision that Big Brother took, was the only Decision that could have been taken.”

The ‘See Gobe’ edition second runner up, who was asleep in the same bed with Kemen, when the said assault occurred, stated that she was unaware of any such thing until Big Brother called her attention to it the following day hence; she did not assent to it and whatever happened was not mutual, as initially suggested by Kemen.

She also stated that initially, her reaction to Kemen would have been to slap him if she had her way, but on getting out of the house, she realised that anyone could make mistakes, especially as she considers herself an attractive person.

However, she equally expressed displeasure over the fact that according to her, Kemen has been granting several interviews in which he has been making contradictory statements.

Also reacting to an article titled ‘Big Brother Naija – Television As Madness’, written by a renowned Journalist, and a former Special Adviser to the Nigerian President, Mr Reuben Abati, who specifically body-shamed Tboss, she described it as sad and unfortunate, especially coming from a man of such caliber.

The Big Brother star, has however chosen to remain on the brighter side of things and embrace all the love she gets from the ‘Boss Nation’, as her fans are fondly called.”

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