Julius Agwu Takes Philantrop To America

Seasoned Nigerian comedian Julius Agwu has explained the reason behind his recent donation to American families during Thanksgiving.

The entertainer had earlier shared photos via Instagram of him giving out turkeys to families in Riverdale, Atlanta under the aegis of his Julius Agwu Foundation.

Speaking exclusively to NET, the comedian’s publicist said the act was in line with the philosophy of serving God and humanity.

He said: “This gesture is in line with the vision and mission of Julius Agwu Foundation Inc. worldwide with our motto being For God & Humanity.

Jonathan, PDP Stalwarts To Lead Dickson's Re-Election Bid

The immediate past president, Goodluck Jonathan will be leading stalwarts of the Peoples Democratic Party, governors elected on the party’s platform and members of the National Assembly for the grand finale of the Governor Seriake Dickson’s of Bayelsa state gubernatorial election campaign.

Ayo Fayose, GEJ and Dickson

According to the director of Dickson’s campaign organization, Jonathan Obuebite the rally which is tagged ‘Mother of All Rallies’ will hold in Yenagoa to garner support for the incumbent governor, The Sun reports

Obuebite noted that mega rally is coming after Dickson had toured communities in the last one month to spread the message of restoration,  consolidation of peace and security.

Dickson’s campaign director stated that the governor will be handed the PDP flag during the rally as well as solidarity speeches by PDP leaders in the country.

500 Nigerian Deportees Arrive Lagos From UK

About 500 Nigerian deportees will arrive in Nigeria from the United Kingdom this morning aboard a chartered flight.

The chartered flight, according to Leadership, was expected to take off from London Stansted airport via a private charter company, Titan Airways.

Titan Airways to bring the deportees today.

It was confirmed that the flight was scheduled to depart from the United Kingdom on Tuesday, November 24, at about 10.30pm Nigerian time to land in Lagos on Wednesday, November 25 at about 6.00am.

This move is a monthly exercise by the UK government, in which about 100 detainees from the UK are deported to their respective countries via charter flights commonly run by Titan Airways.

UPDATE:
Latest reports monitored on the BBC inform that the plane carrying about 500 Nigerians deported from the UK has landed in Lagos.

According to the report, most of the deportees expressed their sadness to return to the country.
One of the deportees stated that he was arrested by British police and was not allowed to even take his belongings before being deported.

It was gathered that some of the deportees who claimed not to have relatives in Nigeria are stranded in the airport.

Authorities in Nigeria had expressed their concern over UK’s plan to deport 29,000 Nigerians, and has insisted that due process be followed before Nigerians are removed from the UK.

PHOTOS: MI Abaga Hangs Out With Kaduna State Governor

Rapper MI Abaga was seen eating lunch with Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state on Tuesday, November 24.

MI Abaga

The rapper and record label executive shared pictures from the hangout on Instagram.
He was obviously elated about meeting the governor going by his captions on one of the pictures.

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LIVE: Late HID Funeral Ceremony On-going

Exactly 28 years after the passage of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, late matriarch of the Awolowo family, Chief (Mrs) Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo will today, November 25, be buried beside her husband in the family compound in Ikenne, Ogun state.


HID Awolowo died on Saturday, September 19 shortly after a meeting with her family members, at the age of 99.

If death hadn’t come knocking, late HID Awolowo would have been celebrating her 100 years birthday today.

However, going by the legacy she has left behind, the exit of the Yeye Oodua, as she also popularly known, is one that calls for celebration.

Until her death, Mama was a successful businesswoman and astute politician. She played an active role in the politics of Western Nigeria and was famously referred to her as his “jewel of inestimable value” by her late husband.

She became the first Nigerian distributor for the Nigerian Tobacco Company (NTC) in 1957 and was the first to import lace materials and other textiles into Nigeria.

She was also the Chairman of African Newspapers of Nigeria Limited, publishers of the Nigerian Tribune established in November, 1949 by her husband.

Photo: Tonto Dikeh Finally Shows Her Baby Bump

After much denial of being pregnant, Nollywood star actress, Tonto Dikeh is pregnant and this is authoritative.

The actress who got married traditionally in August to her boo Oladunni Churchhill popularly known as Mr X.

For some time now, Tonto has been rumoured to be pregnant and that she has always denied. This time around, there is no denying as her baby bump is showing.

Tonto laid pregnancy rumours to rest in this new photo with her husband.
Photo they say speaks volumes, Tonto shared the picture on her Instagram page with no caption.

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Police Arrest Kastina Mousque Explosion Suspect

Following a suspected bomb blast at Yartabki village mosque said to be near Funtua local government headquarters in Katsina state on Tuesday, November 24, officers of the Nigerian police force have arrested one person in connection with it.

According to report by the News Agency of Nigeria, the public relations officer of the state police command, Aminu Sadiq, made this known to the in Funtua.

Speaking on the incident, Sadiq said that the suspect was arrested at the scene where the blast occurred, adding that he was arrested with two mobile cell phones and remnants of the suspected explosives also recovered.

The spokesman said the explosion did not hurt any person or caused severe damage to the mosque, adding that recovered items were taken to experts to ascertain what it was.

NAN further reports that worshippers at Dariqa mosque in Yartabki village, about 15 kilometres from Funtua were scared when they spotted a black polythene bag inside the mosque in the morning.
They quickly informed the police about the suspicious items. It was also reported that the suspected explosives detonated before the police arrived.

U-17 Captain Kelechi Nwakali Begins Transfer Talk With Chelsea And Other European Clubs

2015 FIFA world-cup-winning U-17 squad member has started transfer talks with European teams.

Kelechi Nwakali

After being crowned the Most Valuable Player at the recently concluded FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile, it seems Kelechi Nwakali is proving his worth. The player’s agent, Klay Ekeocha has confirmed recently that there has been talks with English Premier League giants, Chelsea FC of London to sign the young lad.

Nwakali, who is 17, reached an agreement on Monday to be represented by the same agency that looks after Real Madrid’s Welsh star Gareth Bale. The Golden Eagles captain recently admitted that he would favour a move to Arsenal over any “big English club,” due to the Gunners’ style of play.
Despite his desire to play for Arsenal, his agent says the club is yet to follow up their interest in the player and that Chelsea has already tabled an offer for the player.

According to Ekeocha, clubs from Italy and Greece are also interested in securing the service of the player.

“We are in contact with Chelsea, Udinese and Olympiacos. Udinese made a ridiculous offer of €800,000 for the Most Valuable Player of the FIFA Under 17 World Cup. We are working hard for the player, his family and academy. Manchester City and West Ham are no longer involved because of the work permit issues. We got in touch with Arsenal and there’s no feed-back yet,” Ekeocha said.