Popular Nigerian singer, Bred has recounted how he met Grammy-winner, Burna Boy.
Speaking during an interview with Echo Room, B-Red said he first saw Burna Boy in Port Harcourt when he was running after a car he was in with his cousin, Davido.
This is coming hours after a video of Davido addressing Burna Boy and others as “new cats coming up in the industry” went viral.
Popular Nigerian skit maker and influencer, Amarachi Amosi aka Ashmusy has disclosed that she gets lots of deals because she is good-looking.
She stated that her looks has favoured her because people want to associate with her because of it.
She said this while speaking on Punch Saturday Beats.
“Good looks favouring someone is a general thing. It is not just about the entertainment industry. Good looks have favoured me. Some people want to associate with me or give me deals, because I am pretty,” she said.
The influencer and brand ambassador also spoke on what had motivated her to gift two cars to her two most loyal staff.
Ashmusy said:
“First, one of the cars was for my real estate staff, and it is a company car. The second car was for a member of staff of my beauty company.
What motivated me to buy the car for her (staff of beauty company) was because she had been with me since I started the business about six years ago. She has been loyal and active. She deserves even more than that. It was a pleasure giving her that car.”
She also spoke on how being popular has impacted her life and gave instances of moments she wished she wasn’t a popular figure;
”For instance, when I go out and I just want to have fun and do whatever I like, the fact that I am popular restricts me. I can’t really be myself in certain places. I have to look a certain kind of way and talk in a certain way.
When I want to start a relationship, it is usually scary for me because I feel the guy may have a problem with me being popular. I am usually anxious that I might lose the man, when he gets to know I have many followers. That actually scares off some men.”
She was also prompted to speak on whether she gets pressured to get married by her family, others or self;
“Marriage pressure is a thing generally, and I am experiencing little from my family. My family members know how successful I am and how much I still want to achieve. They know I am doing great and they do not pressure me on marriage anymore.
“I pressure myself too sometimes though. It’s not because I cannot wait to be with a man forever. Rather, it is because I desire to have my own home and children,” she said.
Mr Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi has been appointed as the acting Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria.
Shonubi’s appointment followed the suspension of Godwin Emefiele as the CBN Governor on Friday.
Until his appointment, he was the Deputy Governor, Operations Directorate.
Bayo Onanuga, a media aide to Tinubu disclosed this in a post via his Twitter handle on Friday.
He wrote, “Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi is the CBN acting governor. He has been since October 2018, the Deputy Governor, Operations Directorate. He was born on the 7th of March, 1962. He attended the University of Lagos from 1978 to 1983 and obtained a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He also represents the CBN on the board of FIRS”.
Emefiele has been directed to immediately hand over the affairs of his office to the Deputy Governor (Operations Directorate), who will act as the Central Bank Governor pending the conclusion of investigation and the reforms.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele from office with immediate effect.
According to a terse statement by Willie Bassey Director, Information Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on Friday night, it is sequel to the ongoing investigation of his office and the planned reforms in the financial sector of the economy.
We reports that Emefiele has been directed to immediately hand over the affairs of his office to the Deputy Governor (Operations Directorate), who will act as the Central Bank Governor pending the conclusion of investigation and the reforms.
Nigeria’s number one man, President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with Rabiu Kwankwaso.
He is having a closed-door meeting with Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Abuja.
Kwankwaso, a former Minister of Defence, has been a close ally of Tinubu, who has variously described the incumbent President as a strategist.
DAILY POST recalls that the immediate past governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, served under Kwankwaso as deputy governor before succeeding him.
Both men later fell out over some political differences.
The National Population Commission on Friday, why the 2023 Population and Housing Census was postponed.
The Commission explained that contrary to insinuations that it was rescheduled due to insufficient funds, the NPC postponed the census exercise to save Nigeria from a national crisis.
The Federal Commissioner in Plateau State, Mrs Cecilia Dapoet made this disclosure on Friday during a meeting with stakeholders in Jos, the state capital.
The Commissioner said, “The Census exercise was earlier scheduled for May 3-7, 2023, but was postponed, giving rise to many insinuations in the public space regarding the reason for the postponement and these even though are mere speculations had been given much media attention.
“The Commission is compelled to take necessary steps to correct the impression that the 2023 Population and Housing Census is postponed because of lack of funds.
“The real reason is not money, but government’s transition programme and post-election mood in the country. We all saw the cloud of uncertainty that hung above the nation after the elections and were careful not to fall into some pitfalls and plunge the country into more trouble. We cannot take things for granted, and decided to postpone the exercise,” she informed.
The Commissioner expressed optimism that the postponement of the national census would afford the new administration, led by President Bola Tinubu to prepare adequately for the exercise.
Dapoet who however assured that the NPC would conduct the first digital census in Nigeria whenever a new date is fixed added, “Presently, we have purchased the handheld devices to be used to capture data and are safely stored at the Central Bank in Jos. This also means the software is ready in hand.
“Presently, we are also getting our new leaders acquainted with the methodology and processes adopted for the current Census exercise.
“We are using the opportunity offered by this postponement to re-assess our Census Work-plan and to inject any input that would add value to the strategies for implementing the methodology for optimal success.
“We need to reassure you that the coming Census will not be like the previous exercises which were marred by incidences of undercounting, multiple counting and inaccurate enumeration leading to Lack of trust in the census data and making it difficult to use for planning and development purposes.
“We have also put some measures in the process to curtail incidences of political interferences with the census process,” she remarked.
Meanwhile, the Plateau State Director of the NPC, Mrs Felicia Mwolpun, urged the citizens to cooperate and support the Commission to enable it achieve it’s goals.
Tiwa Savage, the world-famous Afrobeats singer, has been left excited after a visit by 9ice.
She described the recent visit from the popular musician as unforgettable.
Dubbed ‘Afrobeats queen’ by many, Tiwa shared a footage on Instagram page where she is energetically rocking to 9ice’s hit track, ‘No be mistake’ off his ‘Tradition’ album.
Interestingly, she also sampled a line from 9ice’s ‘No Be Mistake’ in her recently released song ‘Pick up’.
She is seen positioned at the entrance of the door, dancing enthusiastically as she awaited the arrival of her legendary guest.
When the glass eventually slid open for 9ice, Tiwa jumped with utmost joy with her guest pleasantly taken aback while the Number 1 African bad girl bowed and proceeded to hug each other.
She appreciated the ‘Gongo Aso’ crooner for his visit, tagging him as a legend and boss.
“A visit from the legend @9iceofficial thank you so much Boss,” she captioned the clip.
Idiat Balogun Amin, the younger sister of Nigerian actor, Saidi Balogun is dead.
The actor took to his Instagram page to mourn the tragic demise of his beloved sister.
He Wrote;
”اجِعُو
ʾinnā lillāh
wa-ʾinnā ʾilayhi rājiʿūna
With great sadness in my heart, I mourn the passing away of my lovely younger sister, Idiat Balogun Aminu.
I am grateful to God that I shared womb with you, Idiat. You will forever live in my heart and mind. Rest on my dear sister. I will miss you”
Jerome Rothen, a former Paris Saint-Germain winger, has talked about Lionel Messi.
He slammed Lionel Messi’s behaviour at the French Ligue 1 champions.
Messi’s time at PSG came to an end last weekend as the Argentine played his final game for the Parisians against Clermont Foot.
The Argentina World Cup winner will be joining MLS side Inter Miami as a free agent upon the expiration of his contract with PSG.
However, Rothen has now criticized Messi for not wanting to adapt during his time at PSG, stating that he didn’t want to train in the morning.
“We got wind of a lot of things. We mopped up all that because it wasn’t the time to talk about it. Remember the day he left training? The club had covered it all up, saying it was a small calf injury. It was all wrong, absolutely wrong. The reason? Monsieur was fed up with this that was offered to him in training,” Rothen said (via RMC Sport).
“It was certainly a day when his children were suffering in my opinion… (ironic) He was not well in his head, so he left training. He went back to the locker room, he took a shower, he left. It shows how much he respected his coach and his teammates.
“He very often wanted to change the pace of training. He did not want to train in the morning. He told the staff on several occasions that training in the morning is not good. That you have to train in the afternoon. Fortunately, the staff did not give up. This shows that he wanted to change certain things and that he did not want to adapt.”
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has opened up on what was discussed during the meeting between the G-5 and President Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
The G5 made up of aggrieved politicians within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) kicked against the emergence of PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar in the last elections and backed the return of power to Southern Nigeria.
According to Makinde, the group met Tinubu to brief him on the latest happenings in the country and reiterate their stance on fairness, equity and justice in Nigeria.
Makinde, also acknowledged that nation building is a difficult task and demand constant evaluation.
Addressing State House correspondents on Thursday evening, June 8, the Oyo governor said;
“Nation building is a very difficult task. You have to keep evaluating, you know what you’re doing, where you’re going. So, we have to keep seeing the President, you know, to let him know what is happening.
“The G-5, the Integrity Group, came to let the President know what we stood for: fairness, justice, and equity”.
In attendance at the meeting alongside Makinde were four former governors within the party. They are former Governors Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Samuel Ortom (Benue), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia) and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu).
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