Category: Entertainment News
Nigerian economist and UBA CEO, Tony Elumelu has spoken about how he recognizes his limitations and surrounds himself with intelligent people.
Taking to his X account on Monday morning, July 8, the multi-investor, said he surrounds himself with talented people so he can learn from them and better himself.
He wrote;
”Talent I don’t have, I surround myself with people who have it. You must recognise your limitations but make sure you are intelligent enough to support yourself with those who are better, those who are more intelligent in that area than yourself.”
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has chastised online celebrity Mompha, for accusing the EFCC of being corrupt.
Recall that a few days ago, Mompha, who is being investigated by the EFCC for money laundering and other illegal acts, claimed that the anti-graft agency is the most “corrupt and useless.”
However, in a statement issued by EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale, the Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, requested that the socialite prove how he learned about the corruption charges.
Olukoyede ordered Mompha to the agency’s office to present evidence of any corruption against any staff member, adding that he must also justify his characterization of the EFCC as a “useless agency”.
The Chairman expressed dismay about what he described as a ‘media war and phantom accusations’ by Mompha, and said the commission will not be deterred from prosecuting his ongoing case to a logical conclusion.
The statement; “The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to the malicious and unsubstantiated statement made by the embattled Ismaila Mustapha, (a.k.a Mompha) alleging corruption by operatives of the Commission.
The claim, coming from an accused in a criminal trial for conspiracy to launder funds obtained through unlawful activity, retention of proceeds of criminal activities, and failure to disclose assets and property, ought to be ignored as the rantings of a sinking defendant. But his claims strike at the heart of the Commission’s most prized value – integrity and must be challenged.
The Commission is alarmed that the accused will abandon the platform offered by the court to launch a media war against it through spurious claims.
If he believes that raising phantom accusations against the Commission will prevent it from diligently prosecuting his case, he is mistaken as no amount of scaremongering will deter the Commission from pursuing the case to logical conclusion
While Mompha may just be a drowning man clutching at any straw owing to the overwhelming evidence of his involvement in the money laundering case, his unsubstantiated claims against the EFCC is an issue the Commission is taking seriously.
To this end, the Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has directed that Mompha be invited to bring clasping evidence of any issue of corruption against any staff of the Commission. Besides, the socialite should also justify his labeling of the EFCC as a “useless agency” with evidential proof.
As a responsible law enforcement agency, the EFCC would not sit back and allow libelous effusions against its reputation go unchallenged. Mompha cannot be expected to paint the EFCC in bright colours owing to the professional ways officers of the Commission are handling his matter. The EFCC would not be distracted in plying its job by the antics of traducers like Mompha.
The general public is, therefore, advised to ignore his ranting. Mompha should rather face his prosecution before a court of competent jurisdiction.”
Davido’s hypeman, Spesh throws a subtle shade in a recent post on social media amid child custody battle between his boss and Sophia Momodu.
It is no longer news that Davido and his baby mama, Sophia have been in a legal dispute over their 9-year-old daughter, Imade.
Spesh recently took to his Instagram page to share a new photo of himself which he called his “most stupid pic.”
He also noted that some people are pained by Davido and Chioma’s marriage.
His words: “Body Dey pepper dem !!! #CHIVIDO PAIN DEM!!! Officially My must stupid pic!!! 😋🤣🤣🤣🤦🏾♂️🔋😂🫣 I got some Good skin tho!!!!!!!!!”
See some reactions from netizens
bylimd said: “Body dey pepper them but your Davido cannot afford half the rent for his daughter yearly(14m)money he spends randomly😂😂😂hmmmm keep clapping for him…manipulators”
rishesttttttt noted: “Na una oga carry her go court, she respond now she’s pained? Na wao”
anuoluwapo asked: “But my question is who started this court issues I’m so surprised the way many people refused to get better brain.”
radianolaide said: “Those aunties are pained. Please watch out for David and Chioma. ❤️”
g_moreofficial stated: “Dem go cry tire if dey like make dem release s€x tap€ Chivido forever 😂😂”
BBNaija star, Doyin David acknowledges being out of touch with the everyday cost of living in Nigeria, admitting she relies on others for tasks like shopping.
In a recent interview with media personality Olufemi Daniel on his podcast, Doyin revealed that she doesn’t know the price of anything in Nigeria.
Although she doesn’t go to the market herself, she expressed empathy for Nigerians dealing witheconomic hardships.
She recounted a visit to the market where she was moved to tears by the struggles of ordinary Nigerians.
Doyin on why she doesn’t know the prices of anything in Nigeria
“I am the most detached Nigerian you can ever meet. I don’t even know what is happening. I don’t know the price of anything. I don’t go to the market. I send my chef, and they don’t tell me what the price is.”
“I hear there’s hardship in the country, and I sympathise with Nigerians. I’m sure that it’s tough. I know because wigs are more expensive. Makeup, nails, cars, houses—everything is more expensive. Those things I know. But I’m not really into tomatoes. I’m sure food is expensive.”
Speaking of hardship in Nigeria
“It’s sad because people are suffering. I also went to the market one time in Ogba, and I cried that day because I saw how people were suffering. People were reacting to N50,000 like it was N5 million. That shows how badly people are suffering,”
“It’s very sad. We hope that we’ll have a country one day where the average Nigerian can at least feed. That should be the basics. But we are not there yet. I hope we get there one day. I don’t want to talk about politics because I don’t really know much about politics.”
“I just think Nigeria is a shithole with this kind of leadership. The issue is that the people that are obligated to care about us don’t care about us. I don’t know that there would be a solution anytime soon. So I tell people ‘Do your best to fend for yourself and family and if you have the opportunity to relocate abroad, do,’”
Tunde Ednut, the popular social media influencer, has narrated how singer Peter Okoye of P-Square gave him a bundle of dollars to spray on strippers.
Ednut revealed that the incident took place in 2017 at a US club.
Reflecting on the incident in a post on his Instagram page, Ednut disclosed that he pocketed the money and quietly left the club.
While advising his followers to always make smart decisions during tough times, he expressed gratitude to the singer.
He wrote; “2017, in America. Peter P-Square carry me go strip club. I was broke.
“He gave me a bundle of one dollar to spray on top n*ked women wey dey dance. I pocket am. I left him and his friends and went home. He made my night.
“Me that was broke, make I spray wetin? I shall see you guys later. UWESE OO! Thank you! Be calculative at all times.”
Seun Kuti, the famous Grammy-nominated Afrobeat musician, has made a bold claim about the Egypt 80 band, the band which he inherited from Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, his late father and Afrobeat pioneer.
In a recent interview with City 105.1 FM, Kuti claimed that Egypt 80 is Africa’s most successful band, boasting about his important position in society as the frontman of the band.
He said he shares his opinions freely without fear because he can’t be threatened by culture, adding that the media and African award organizers were already overlooking his music.
Kuti said, “I won’t stop speaking my mind because I’m no longer afraid of anything you’re going to do. What are you going to do? You’re not going to play my videos? Are you not already doing this? So what are you going to do?
“Even when I got nominated for the Grammys, no award organization in the whole of Africa nominated my band in any category, knowing fully well that no matter what anybody says about me, I, Seun, am the frontman for Africa’s most successful band. 54 albums. By the time I drop my next album, it will be 55 albums.
“The band that I lead is an African musical institution. If we knew what we were doing in Africa, it would go without saying that this band should be given some kind of national recognition to keep them in the forefront of the psyche of African people all over the world, to know that Africans can achieve institutions like this. But well, that is for an African who knows what he’s doing.”