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he traditional wedding for Davido’s sister, Sharon Adeleke held today in Lagos and the occasion was graced by Davido and several artistes in the musical industry. Sharon and her husband Yomi Ademefun will have their church wedding this September in Miami, Florida. Congrats to them!

The Joint Task Force (JTF) in Borno State has claimed it had killed Momodu Bama, second-in-command to the Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, during a recent confrontation in the state. The task force also claimed that Bama’s father, Abatcha Flatari, a spiritual leader of the sect, was also killed during the confrontation. The JTF claimed that Bama and his father were killed in a counter attack in Bama, when the sect attacked the riot police base in Bama, headquarters of Bama Local Government Area of the state on August 4, adding that the killing was contrary to report in some quarters that another Muhammad Bama, on whose head a bounty of N10 million was placed, was killed in Mubi, Adamawa State. Spokesman of the JTF, Lt. Col. Sagir Musa, while confirming the killing said Momodu was killed along with his father during an attack on police base, adding that even before his killing, the JTF had placed N25 million bounty on his head and not N10 million as claimed by the ...

Here is a brief snapshot of some of the stories we are tracking at the moment. And we have a new party Barring any last minute hitch, a new political party will berth in the already charged Nigerian political turf this week. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) confirmed on Wednesday that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and some Governors of the crisis-ridden ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have applied for the registration of a group, Peoples Progressive Movement (PPM), as a political party. The commission said it is processing the application. The Daily Independent is reporting that among the Governors who are promoting the new political association are Murtala Nyako of Adamawa, Babangida Aliyu of Niger, Sule Lamido of Jigawa and Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano – the same folks who have been touring the country (under the Peoples Democratic Party umbrella of course), purporting to be on a mission to save our democracy.

Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and interim Deputy National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, Wednesday upbraided the presidency over its recent attack on him. El-Rufai said President Goodluck Jonathan’s response to an interview he granted over the weekend showed that he is “the promoter and apostle of ethnic and religious divisions of Nigeria, purely for political gains”. The former minister had while featuring on Liberty Radio’s Guest of the Week programme alleged that it was unfortunate that Jonathan’s political handlers thought that if they introduced religion, they would be able to divide the north and garner Christians’ votes from the region for the president. El-Rufai also alleged that the proceeds from crude oil theft were being used by Niger Deltans to amass arms to prepare for war should Jonathan lose in 2015. However, in a statement on Sunday by presidential spokesman, Dr. Reuben Abati, el-R...

Funke Akindele in a recent interview unveiled plans to release the final part of the popular block burster, Jenifa. It would be recalled that the first 3 parts released earlier paved way for Funke’s greater achievement, even on the international scene. She became the ambassador/brand representative of several products because of what the movie, Jenifa portrayed and she definitely got a wider fan base through this same movie. The part 4 is expected to showcase the new life of Jenifa in the United States of America after her travails in part 1,2 and 3. - See more at: http://www.omg.com.ng/2013/08/funke-akindele-set-to-release-jenifa-part-4/#sthash.8N2DbW5G.dpuf

There’s no one that gives more than Oprah Winfrey . This time it wasn’t on the ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show” it was Jimmy Kimmel Live. Oprah was just a guest but damn hell a guest! In the mid of her chat with Jimmy, The Butler star told Jimmy, “I just got that feeling again. You know that feeling.” Of course, Jimmy got totally lost and stuttered, “sh.. sh.. should we stop?” Oprah quickly interrupted, “No,no,no, I really didn’t want it to happen here…but I’m getting it”. Mind you Jimmy like most of us was still confused on what the billionaire was blabbing about. Oprah however brushed his perplexed faced and immediately called out a lady in blue – Britney – from the crowd and shouted to her, “You – you get a car!” Please don’t ask how Britney reacted to that! Still perplexed, Jimmy almost whispered, ‘we don’t have a car.” Really Jimmy ? You tell that to a woman who shocked 276 people in her audience with a brand new car each? When she said, ‘You get a car!’ she a...

If Ayo Balogun, alias Wizkid, wants to enjoy the joys of a woman living with him, then he must do the right thing by getting married to girlfriend Tania Omotayo or he should wait for the 10 year timeline he set for himself because she has declared that she cannot live with him until he marries her. I know most girls will jump at the opportunity of living with Starboy but not Tania who has shown that she is not in a hurry to co-habit with him unless he does the right thing by her. She was asked by a fan on Twitter if she was living with Wizzy and she replied; “live together ke? When he has not married me? Not at all.” Good girl there… but hope this is not an indirect proposal.