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If Fuji Music Star K1 De Ultimate Becomes Next Awujale of Ijebunlsnd (Nigeria)If

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Let's just assume, if Baba de K e successfully emerges as next Awujale of Ijebunlsnd despite all this brouhaha of Fidi pa ote and Fun se gbe wa tins, what happens?    K1 De Ultimate     (c) Google  What happens to Fuji music he is globally renowned for? Maybe that's why he's been grooming Cassandra,  his daughter with Wendy to get into music. She did a collabo of Ade Ori Okunrin with her dad a year ago. She also performed on stage with a visibly emotional Baba De K. Cassandra is made be that. Set for life. Free well equipped studio, check. Free top notch musical instruments, check. Free band boys, check. Na to just dey churn out music be dat. And if Baba  is crowned as king, who becomes the Olori? Wendy has remarried so, bye bye forever. Titi, not yet inclined. Ropo, has left. Maybe na Bisola Badmus?  E be like say na her season oo. Baba De K openly recognized his son with her. Na so baba whisper to the boys, "tell your mom to see me tomor...

Nigerian Man, Partner Abduct ICE Deportation Officers in US (Events)

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  Minnesotans in the USA witnesses another spectacle yesterday. In another funny but not-so-funny episodes of mass arrests for possible deportation back to foreigners' home countries, athleticism came to play.    Oluwadamilola Bamgboye   (c)Google image  When ICE tried to arrest Oluwadamilola Bamigboye from Nigeria for overstaying his student visa,. He showed ICE what Nigerians mean when we say " Naija no dey carry last "! Sharply, our countryman e jumped from the front passenger seat to the back seat of the vehicle. For what? Only Oluwadamilola can tell.. ICE Agents were not fazed. One swiftly also entered the back seat to detain him and another entered the front passenger seat.  Rekiya Lionesha Kee Frazier (c)Google Image But, the driver and Oluwadamilola's partner, Rekeya Lionesha Lee Frazier, had other ideas. She put the car in drive and took off with the ICE Agents onboard to a nearby police station. Immediate car stopped, our man ran from the vehicl...

Awujale: Tinubu's Connection to Fuji King K1's Claim to Awujale's Throne

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.          K1 De Ultimate.        (c) Google  News has been rude that Wasiu Omogbolahan Anifowose or Wasiu Ayinde Marshal as his lovers know him or most popularly as K1 De Ultimate, has be embroiled in controversy following his formal declaration for the Awujale of Ijebunlsnd vacant kingship stool. However, as we all know, the royal house from Fusegbunwa royal home which is set to produce the next Awujale based on the traditional rotational system, swiftly denounced his claim of being a member of the royal house.  Though this was made to effectively stop K1's bud, there are factors the king makers are not considering it are unaware of that strengthen K1's case.  Already, K1 is the Olori Omooba of Ijebuland akin to being the Crown prince of the kingdom  This is one factor he is banking his candidacy on. Can a person ordained formally via an elaborate Chietaincy ceremony making him the official first in rank among all Ijebu ...

Rumbles at Ife Chietaincy Event: One Event, Two Controversy

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               Ooni of Ife So many news and events have gone viral in recent days concerning the First Lady of Nigeria, Ikuremi Tinubu, and events at the 10th Coronation of the Ooni of Ife. She was bestowed with the Chietaincy title of Yeye Ile Oidua of Ife by the Oonitisa, Babatunde Eniyan Igunwusu, Ojaja II.  Ar the glamorous event which attracted governor's of Lagos, Odun States plus the crene de ka creme if society, Tinubu reportedly walked to the podium, interrupted Gov. Ademola Adeleke as he was about to burst into a song dance routine as he is wont to do, and told him to wrap up within five minutes, video of that portion went viral and controversial. The Ooni also drew criticisms because of the easy way people, especially women who undoubtedly familiar faces, acted inappropriately around the king  I beg to differ. There's a certain innate ability people, especially public figures, must have. It is the ability to "read the room." I...

JUST HAPPENING: Ademola Adeleke, Osun's Gov, Joins New Party (Politics)

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.             Governor Ademola Adeleke  Gov. Ademola Adeleke has been embroiled in troubled web of navigating the platform through which he will prosecute his second term bid.  The main opposition Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) through which he emerged victorious, is embattled to the point where its implosion is threatening its extinction in Nigeria s politics.  The chapter of the All Progressive's Congress (APC) would not have him despite his soaring popularity in Odun state. Despite his fervent rapprochement with President Bola Tinubu in order to gain a foothold as the party's gubernatorial candidate if he defects, the president was noncommittal.  The party ruling apparatus stridently and publicly warned him off in no uncertain terms in strongly worded press statements. They feel they have sweated a lot to rebuild the party following the defeat of the then sitting APC Governor Gboyega Oyetola to just relinquish the party's topmos...

Avoid Depression! 5 Ways To Avoid "Oppressors" This Christmas (Living)

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       Copyright: Google  The festive season is here again! As exciting and beautiful as it sounds, polls show it is often the most stressful and emotional draining moment for a lot of people.  Why? Christmas and new Year festivities are sure to cause tension and anxiety especially among parents as many families grapple with meeting the financial demands it places on them in spite of the current harsh economic climate.   So, how do you avoid this? 1). Prepare ahead. Avoid last minute rush. But items in stages if you can buy them all at once e g. Shoes, clothes, foods, can be shipped in bits. Psychologically prepare yourself and those around you e g. Spouses and children not to have outlandish expectations. Instil in them that it's an annual event and whatever they don't get now, they'll be sure to get it done other time. 2) Spend within your comfortable limit. Set apart what would not increase your stress levels and is within your earnings.  ...

It's Shaffy Bello! Our Shining-Star-Making-Greatness Focus (Entertainment)

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        Shaffy, at the recent premiere of         Behind The Scenes, her latest film Copyright: Google  Sherifat "Shaffy" Belo has sure come a long way toeards becoming the mainstay in Nollywood. Her immaculate acting skills, impeccable diction, enunciation, beauty and chic, sartorial elegance has made her the hottest favourite in the pantheon of stars from Nollywood.  Acting was not her first love though. It was kusic. Despite a background in science as a registered nurse in the United States, Shaffy is more drawn to the arts. She burst on to the scene like a volcano as a CO singer with her cousin Seyi Sodoku on the blockbuster hut, Love Me Jeje in the 90s. Later , WA Na Mi Jo followed.  Afterwards, silence. She totally faded from scene. Shaffy powered back into reckoning with her starting role in Eti Keta, a film by Shared Balogun, over a decade ago. Her presence and impactful.role delivery quickly drew producers and director...

Nollywood Slacks as Tunisian Film Gets Nomination for 2026 Golden Globes (Entertainment)

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  Film poster The Voice of Hind Rajab - Tunisia makes foreign film nominees ' list of the Golden Globes. It is also under consideration at the Academy Awards for Motion Pictures dubbed the Oscars.  The film, released in September 2025, is based on a harrowing real life events surrounding the 911 call centering on Hind Rajah, a six year old Palestinian girl trapped under the rubble after an Isr@eli attack on G@z@.  It's not  just a triumph for Africa, it underlines the West's growing affinity with rhetoric against Isr@eli onslaught in G@z@. Before now, such a film would have been censored out somehow and not go that far.  This is a wake up call for the Nigerian Motion Picture Industry called Nollywood. Nollywood has done great. Things  I will love to see is when my country's film practitioners decide it's high time we take it higher with production of not just for profit films alone but for producing aesthetically didactic and reflective films on internation...

Renewed Att@cks in Nigeria Is Taunting Trump (Nigeria)

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 Judging critically, the increased wave of kidnappings of students from Christian schools, and attack on a church, are clear examples that the terr00r groups in Nigeria are testing President #Trumo after slamming Nigeria as a country of concern following "Christian genocide "  Trump even put the US department of War on standby to invade the ter00rist bases to flush them out.      The Nigerian flag      President Bola Tinubu, Nigeria's               President       President Trump "Come for us, #Trump! If dem born you well, come and attach us, banza! damnuruba shege!", "see us, as we dare you with new intentional 'Christian genocide", they seem to be saying with the deliberate renewed onslaught on. Christian targets.  President Tinubu hurriedly closed all federal government secondary schools round Nigeria and cancelled hue earlier scheduled trip to South Africa for a geo summit due to...

President Trump Revokes Refugee Visa For Africans Over Fraud & Terr00rism (US News)

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 President Donald J. #Trump of the United States has revoked the Temporary Refuge Status (TRF) granted mainly ti  Africans of Somali descent  resident in Minnesota, "effective immediately", Friday, November 21.       President Trump  There have been several reports of the fact that hundreds of millions of dollars have been scanned via fraudulent Medicaid claim of autism by thousands of Somalis. These funds were basically channelled to al Shabab terr00r group back home in Somali. A report even called them the sole financier of al Shabab.  Equally, the state has been experiencing increase in crime and gang wars driven by the Somalis for years.  Many state residents were happy with the development. But ilhsn Omar, the state's prominent politician and senator, faults the action.

Super Falcons',;: How captain, Surprised the f Nigerian First Lady (Nigeria)

 It is no new that yhe Super Falcons' inspirational captain, Rasheedat Ajibade, and team mates, arrived in Abuja, days ago after their historic victory over hosts Morocco in the the just-concluded Women Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON).  It is also no news that the victorious Super Eagles triumphantly and joyfully visited Aso Rock Villa to formally present the WAFCON trophy to the president. What many didn't know however, is that Ajibade also presented the trophy to the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu at the occasion to her surprise.  Worth of note also is how Ajibads, in her quintessential inspirational leadership form, effectively marshaled the order of photographs to include President Tinubu, the First Lady and Nana Shetimma, wife of the vice president. Watch the above video before nite information 

Independence Day Anniversary: US Congressional Caucus Visits Nigeria's Federal House of Reps (Nigeria)

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Rt. Hon. Isiaka, 6th from left, with the delegation at House of Representatives' complex, Abuja There is yet a lot to celebrate about Nigeria despite the present challenges the country is facing among the comity of nations, Nigeria still holds a formidable presence not only in Africa but among the most powerful nations especially, the United States of America. According to a press statement by Tunde Yinysa, a media aide to Rt. Hon. Ibrahim Ayokunle Isiaka, the Deputy Chief Whip of the Federal House of Representatives', Abuja, the ties between Nigeria and United States of America received further boost recently. This is due to the visit of a United States' Congressional Caucus to the House of Representatives' as part of the group's activities to mark America's Independence Day.     Rt. Hon Isiaka and other dignitaries  Rt. Hon. Isiaka says the visit made on such a remarkable American holiday reflects the profound stamp of approval on the nation's democracy. ...