Author: Kelvin Funkeye

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has refused prayer by Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and the All Progressives Congress, APC to dismiss a suit seeking the governor’s removal from office. The suit was filed by Olusegun Abraham, who was the first runner-up in the party’s governorship primary in the state in 2016. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, while delivering his verdict on Friday, dismissed the separate objection filed by Akeredolu and his party. Justice Dimgba,…

The much anticipated first Ghanaian Halloween movie “slumber party “is set to premier this November Saturday 10th at the Global cinemas weija in Accra Ghana. Slumber Party tells the story of a college party which takes the wrong turn when a killer appears after dark. And the party revelers have to find a way to survive the night as they try to figure out who is behind the murders. The film stars a host of…

Rapper Future who is expecting his 5th child with his 5th baby mama, Joie Chavis, attended her baby shower last night with his first baby mama, Brittni Mealy. However Brittni Mealy was trolled on by social media users, who called her dumb for going to the baby shower with Future, while others alleged that she is getting played. Before now, Future and Brittni weren’t on good terms for months, as a result of a tumultuous…

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the current administration was committed to eliminating corruption in the country. The President said his administration was not leaving any stone unturned in the battle against graft, while advising the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, to work with all relevant agencies to ensure full compliance with government directive on preference for locally produced goods and services. President Buhari spoke at the first day of a 2-day and conference…

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, and son escaped an assassination attempt at about 4am on Tuesday. An aide to the DSP who does not want his name in print told DAILY POST that, “The armed men discreetly evaded the security at Ekweremadu’s Apo Quarters residence, to gain entry into his house”. The attackers, who could not immediately shoot in order not to attract the attention of the security personnel…

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to attend to the needs of Nigerians, instead of donating money to other countries. Wondering why a country whose leaders planned to sell its national assets would be donating money, Atiku, in a statement issued by his media office in Abuja on Sunday, urged Buhari and his cabinet to be more prudent with the nation’s resources. The former Vice…

Moments after Tiwa Savage became the first Nigerian female artist to win the MTV Europe Music Awards (MTV EMAs) in the Best African Act category, Mavin boss, Don Jazzy and Wizkid have now congratulated her. Until Tiwa’s win, three Nigerians had taken the award home including 2Baba in 2005, D’banj in 2007 and 2012; and Davido in 2017. In 2018, Tiwa was nominated alongside fellow Nigerian act, David Adeleke, aka Davido; South Africa’s Distruction Boyz…

Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) has raised the alarm on the likelihood of violence in, at least, eight states. It listed the states with greater risks of election violence to include Adamawa, Anambra, Ekiti, Kaduna, Kano, Lagos, Plateau and Rivers. USIP made the declaration in a report it released on the forthcoming general elections, which it said is based on its interactions with Nigerians from different sectors. While…

EFCC officials and police officers have stormed a church in Lagos, arresting the pastor who scams his own members. A report by Vanguard has shown that there was serious pandemonium in Shoba community, Abule-Ado, Lagos, weekend, as security agents stormed a Pentecostal church, Power of the Holy Ghost Evangelical Ministry a.k.a Tuesday Tuesday Church, to arrest the pastor of the church. The pastor, Prophet Cletus Chukwunweuba Ilongwo, was arrested over allegations of scam made against…