I Do Not Have Cancer - Jodie

Joy Odiete, popularly known by her stage name ‘Jodie’, has revealed her reason for chopping off her locks.

According to the Kuchi Kuchi singer, she is neither suffering from cancer, cut it for a movie role p

or for a new project, she cut her hair due to its management.

Speaking with Showtime, she said:

“Do I look like I had this lovely hair cut for health reasons? There’s no mysterious reason embedded somewhere. Yes, a woman’s hair is said to be her pride, but sometimes we take decisions not out of influence; I honestly felt like it, so I did and I’m glad I did.

 “It’s very easy to manage and it involves less time to manage; it has its own peculiar beauty too. Combining it with no makeup and certain adornments give me a regal feel and I love it; my heavenly father na royalty, so I be King pikin, so no biggie”, she said with pride.

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It Will Be Pure Wickedness If I Deny My Daughter A Boyfriend At 15 - Kenny Saint Brown

Songstress Kenny Saint Brown, has revealed the age her daughter will be allowed to date.

Speaking with Saturday Beats, Kenny, who was formerly married to One half of popular 80's group, Remedies Eddy Montana and bore two kids for, revealed she her girls will be allowed to date at the age of 15.

In her words:

‘Penis Envy’ is a stage theorised by Sigmund Freud regarding female psycho sexual development, in which young girls experience anxiety upon realization that they do not have a penis. However, the singer said that her Philosophy lecturer in school defined it as a stage in a young girl’s life when she realises that she attracts the member of the opposite sex.

She continued:

“When I was in the university, I took a course in Philosophy and they taught us that there is a particular age that girls start dating and they call it the age of ‘Penis Envy’. It is not that the girls are necessarily looking for sex, it is just a stage in their life whereby they realise that they are pretty and they can be attractive to a guy. For me, once my daughter is 15 years old then it is okay for her to date. It is not that they would be walking around holding hands but it has to be a civil and responsible relationship.

 I am not a regular parent, I feel it is okay for a female child to be aware that she is attractive to guys and she should also know that the guy would woo her. That was the age it happened to me and I would be a wicked mother to expect that at the age of 15, my daughter would not have someone wooing her or telling her the usual lies guys tell ladies.

“So for my boy, if he is 17 and I notice that he is always talking to someone on the phone and always smiling, it is okay. It does not mean that they are going to be practicing sex; it just means that they are understanding matters of the heart and love apart from the love they get from their parents,” she said.

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Nnamdi Kanu Violated His Bail Condition -FG

Lt-Gen Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (retd), the Minister of Interior, has accused the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, of violating the bail conditions given him by a Federal High Court in Abuja.

While speaking on the issue during a press conference held in his office in Abuja yesterday, he said:

“Nnamdi Kanu violates bail conditions but it is not time yet for him to go back to the court on trial. .

 We have this assumption but I think it is left for the court that gave those conditions to determine whether those conditions were violated or not. If those conditions were violated, the court knows what to do.

 We cannot assume that those conditions are being violated. Yes, the public knows those conditions given but the determination of the extent of violation will be left for the court.

It is not like the police will go after Kanu to arrest him on the grounds that he violated the bail conditions. Kanu will have a day in court and the court will determine his fate because it is the court that gave those conditions.” .

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Why we are silent on Diezani's loot allegation-PDP

The People's Democratic Party has explained why it has been silent on allegations of looting by former petroleum minister, Diezani Madueke.

The spokesperson for the party’s National Caretaker Committee, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, at a press briefing on Friday said ,the former ruling party would not make any comment on the allegations against Diezani and other members of the party, who were being tried for corruption.



He noted that the publicity given to the corruption allegations against Diezani and others were intended to portray the PDP as a party of corrupt people.

He said, “The only thing you need to do today is to defect to the APC and all your sins would be forgiven. All APC members are saints and others are sinners.
“How can the EFCC make allegations and convict us by itself? It is the one making allegations and it is the one convicting people.
“Until a court of competent jurisdiction pronounces the suspects guilty, they remain just suspects and innocent as well. So, we won’t talk about those issues.
“If there is a genuine case against her or any other person, please go to court and establish that they are corrupt. You can’t just claim that you have found someone with money you suspect was illegally acquired and pronounce such person guilty. You need to go to court and establish it.”

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Troops of 29 battalion return to their families

Some soldiers of 29 Battalion based in Port Harcourt who served in various units under Operation Lafiya Dole have returned to their main unit amidst cheers and jubilation from their families and friends.

The return of the soldiers to their base follows a rotation policy being implemented by the chief of army staff (COAS), Lieutenant General TY Buratai, to ensure that soldiers who have overstayed operating in the northeast are sent back home and replaced by fresh deployments.

According to a statement by Colonel Aminu Iliyasu, the deputy director army public relations, 6 division, the troops had served in various units under Operation Lafiya Dole where they contributed immensely to the successes of routing out and defeat of the Boko Haram terrorists in the north east.

When welcoming the troops back to their base, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 division Nigerian Army, Major General EO Udoh, applauded the soldiers for their selfless sacrifices to the nation. General Udoh enjoined them to pray for their colleagues who are still in the theatre for God’s protection and continued victory over the remnants of the enemies of our great nation, Boko Haram terrorists.
                               

The GOC further reassured the troops on their welfare and that of their families. He also enjoined the troops to remain professional in discharging their duties with the love of their country at heart as they would soon be deployed for the division’s routine operations after their disembarkation leave.

According to the army, the rotation of overstayed soldiers in Operation Lafiya Dole is ongoing as more troops are being inducted while those that stayed long are de-inducted from the theatre of operations.

                                             

NAIJ

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After Husband’s Tragic Death, Celine Dion Finds Love With Her Back-Up Dancer

Award winning Canadian singer, Celine Dion who lost her husband to throat cancer at the age of 74, in now in a hot relationship with her young back up singer Pepe Muñoz.
This comes after months of speculation linking the 49-year-old superstar and her 32-year-old Spanish backup dancer who she hired on her European summer tour.

Sources close to the pair revealed to Radar Online that after Celine hired Pepe as a backup dancer on her European summer tour sparks flew immediately.

According to the insider, ‘Meeting Pepe has put a pep in her step. He makes her feel beautiful, sexy and alive.’

                                  
                                  

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Sean Tizzle Welcomes First Child With American Girlfriend

Popular Nigerian singer, Sean Tizzle  is now a proud father.

The hit maker welcomed daughter with American girlfriend on August 11, 2017. The singer shared a photo and captioned it;

 

Damn She's here 👶🏽 AYOMIDE ❤️❤️❤️😭

A post shared by POPSTAR (@iamseantizzle) on Aug 11, 2017 at 1:32pm PDT

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Ludacris buys his daughter a Range Rover for her 16th birthday

Rapper Ludacris celebrated his daughter, Karma Bridges' 16th birthday by gifting her a range rover evoque .The proud dad shared photos of the surprise, writing "Happy Sweet Sixteen @karma.christine Don't Hurt em too bad. "

                    
                     
                      

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Resign If You’re Not Strong Enough - Bishops Tell Buhari

In support of the protests demanding the president's resignation, some bishops have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to resign from office because of his ill health.

Speaking on Friday at the second session of the Twelfth Synod of the Anglican Diocese of Owo, the Bishop of Owo Diocese, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Rt. Revd. James Oladunjoye, asked Buhari to resign and give room for another person to do the job.

The bishop said

“We thank God for the President and for the way he had been ruling according to the law, but there is something wrong that we want him to address.“He has been ill for so many months in his tenure and so, is it not proper for the country to know his health condition as he is no more a private personality?“He is public property and if he is not strong enough to continue as the leader of this country, it is better for him to resign so that another qualified individual can take up the office legitimately.”


Speaking based on his personal relationship with Oladunjoye, the Bishop of the Ibadan South Diocese of the Anglican Communion, Rt. Revd. Jacob Ajetunmobi, said his counterpart at the Owo Diocese was speaking based on the experience he (Oladunjoye) had.

Ajetunmobi said Oladunjoye had had accidents which forced the latter to consider early retirement, adding that if a cleric could be forced to retire early because of his health, the President should also be able to do so.

Ajetunmobi said,

“He (Oladunjoye) had separate accidents that led to him suffering from a broken hand. He had taken treatment in Nigeria but had to travel to the United States for more treatment. He is now being forced to retire early before turning 70 as a result of that.
“He is speaking from personal experience that if health challenge will not permit him to function properly in his position, he would rather resign.
“Acting President Yemi Osinbajo should be able to carry on with the administration of Nigeria. Buhari was one of those calling for late President Umaru Yar’Adua’s resignation then, but now, he knows that what goes around comes around. We should be careful what we wish others.
“Here, I am a bit more radical in my opinion, but it is much more complex than we think. There are underpinning theological positions involved.” “Buhari has about one more year to spend as President, but he should not think of coming back for a second term. The All Progressives Congress should think along and restructure its leadership or be ready to fail in 2019.”

Punch

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I’m not a fraudster, please pray for me - Dammy Krane begs Nigerians

Nigerian singer, Dammy Krane, who was arrested and detained in Miami, USA, for allegations of credit card fraud ,has called on the general public and his fans to pray for his discharge and acquittal .
Dammy Krane whose arraignment hearing is scheduled for August 17 said


“Everybody knows that I’m just all about my music; I’m a musician I don’t do flight bookings, I’m innocent of the allegation. Everyone should please pray for me to come out of this successfully”, he pleaded.


According to Vanguard, speaking on the present situation of the case, he said;

“I’ve a hearing soon, but my lawyer tells me I don’t have to be there, like I said God is in control; everybody should just keep praying and supporting me. I did a song I recorded a day after I actually got out of jail, I was talking about all these things, especially the prayers my fans said for me, I actually appreciate everybody and I put it in a song and I’m going to be dropping it soon”, he said.

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Basketmouth And Wife’s ‘Game Of Thrones’ Inspired Photo Is Beautiful

Popular comedian and actor Basketmouth and his beautiful wife Elsie Okpocha’s had a Game of Thrones inspired photo shoot.

Elsie shared the photo on Instagram and wrote;

‘The final season of Game Of Thrones featuring……
#gameofthrones’

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These New Generation Artistes Are Disrespectful - Samklef

Music producer Samklef, made news a few days back when he revealed he has some issues with Starboy Wizkid, for the latter's refusal of acknowledging the part he played in his life.

Speaking with Saturday Beats, Samklef made it known he is no longer angry with Wizkid.

In his words:

“I am part of Wizkid’s history whether he likes it or not and he cannot write his story without mentioning my name. I have always respected Wizkid’s hustle from day one. He has a strong will. So far so good, we have settled the misunderstanding between us in 2015 after one of my trips from America. We are all busy now, so I am no longer worried about whatever people say because at the end of the day, we all have our journey in life and success is the most important thing. I am no longer bitter at Wizkid, the past is gone.”

Speaking of his new deal with Akon and the new generation artistes, he said:

“Before I bagged this new deal, people told me to my face that my career was dead. I felt quite disappointed at those people but it got to a time when I stopped having any feeling about that remark. I realised it was not about how people saw me but the perception I had of myself. So far, I have been trying to stay relevant. Consistency is the key. Nigerians are so sentimental and they don’t appreciate their own and that is why I pity so many talented people that had reigned in the past. Once you are no longer in the limelight, they forget about you. They do not even think about the good works that you had done.

“This new generation artistes do not have respect especially when they have ‘blown’. They are quick to forget the people that were there before them. They forget that what they do to others would always come back to haunt them. I don’t ever wish bad for anyone. I have paid my dues and I played my role in building this music industry that everyone is benefitting from and no one is giving me my credit but God has crowned my effort with glory and He decided to pay me with this new deal,” Samklef said.

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You are a thoughtless fool - Wale Ojo Slams Charly Boy In IG Post

Charly boy

Nigerian journalist , Wale Ojo, is against Charly Boy's fight for freedom.

He took to IG to lambast Charly Boy, tagging him a 'thoughtless old fool.'

Via his IG Handle he wrote:

Charly Boy is what a Yoruba call adagbamadanu , a thoughtlessness old fool who allowed himself to be used by corruption in staging a shameful protest purporting to force an ailing and recuperating man home irrespective of his state of health ! I am not saying ,he Charly Boy and his gangsters have no right to stage a protest , even they can go naked but such an effort should be for sensible reason not to force a not yet certified medically okay person home.
This is stupidity bordering on insanity
Charly Boy and his gang of misfits are shameless goons - Wale Ojo Lanre

Wale

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Some dancers, video vixens, sleep with artistes for jobs – Dancer, Beyonce

Nigerian professional dancer and choreographer, Elizabeth Joseph, aka ‘Beyonce’, may not be a household name, but her face has been very popular in the videos of top artistes, because she’s highly skilled and talented at her craft. In an exclusive chat with Showtime, Beyonce who is currently recovering from a fatal motorcycle accident which occurred on the 3rd of May 2017 along Third Mainland Bridge while hurrying for a music video shoot on the island revealed that some professional dancers actually sleep with artistes just to dance in their music videos. She condemned dancers who perpetrate such act just to secure a job.

“Yeah, some do it because they are desperate and want to be in all videos; so in that case they sell their body to directors and artistes just to be known. But you who know what you’ve got won’t be desperate; rather you’ll be focused, prayerful and work hard to achieve your dream as a world super star dancer. As a pro dancer that knows what she has, she doesn’t need to sleep with any artiste or director to get jobs because of what you have in you”, she said.

She went further to condemn nudity, a trend which has become very prevalent in music videos of Nigerian artistes.

“Nudity in music videos has caused controversy since the late 1970s, and several explicit videos have either been censored or banned. Nudity has gained wider acceptance in music videos, the audience view nudity and sensuality as less objectionable than the depiction of void. But in contrast, the flagrant display of nudity is what actually helps to sell the video, contrary to popular opinion that talent, originality and creativity should”, she mused.

-Vanguard

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Small Doctor didn’t brutalize anyone; it’s a false rumour – Manager Responds

During the week , a Twitter user simply identified as @The_Nifemi claimed that he allegedly witnessed popular Nigerian singer,  Small Doctor and his crew members beating up a Tricycle rider along Mobil Akilo Road, Ogba, Lagos, claiming that the bloody occurrence was too interesting to be captured on video.

“I just witnessed Small Doctor and his crew beat up a Marwa guy opposite Mobil Akilo Road, Ogba. It was too interesting to make a video”, he wrote on twitter.

In order to confirm from his management, showtime reached out to Small Doctor’s manager, Segun Raheem, to hear their side of the story and in an exclusive chat. Here is what he had to say;

 “It’s just a false and baseless rumour from his haters; it never happened. Small Doctor was not even at Ogba that day; he was actually with Pasuma at Omole Estate that very day. So wherever they are getting their false news from I don’t know, because it never happened anywhere. If they have pictures or video as evidence then let them bring it out for us to see”, he said emphatically.

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Dirty divorce? Neymar set to sue Barcelona

Neymar  wants to sue his past employer, Barcelona at the Fifa, after his 222 million euro move to Paris Saint-Germain.
 
Reports has it that, the 25-year-old Brazilian is preparing for a legal war and wants to call for an arbitration by the FIFA World Cup,  Brazilian portal “GloboEsporte” reported. The law suit involves a sum of EUR 26 million, which Neymar and his father, who is also his manager, are to receive as a bonus in 2016 for the contract renewal negotiated with Barça by 2021.

From the point of view of FC Barcelona, Neymar did not stick to the then-made agreements. He had assured, inter alia, to negotiate with no other club before 31 July 2017. That is why the Catalans want to withhold this sum, because Neymar played only one of the five contract years in Barcelona, agreed in October 2016.

In order to make the record transfer possible, Paris had to withdraw the withdrawal clause stipulated in the contract and pay 222 million euros to Barcelona.

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I paid huge ransom for my wife’s release from kidnappers —Seplat’s staff

After 40 days in the kidnappers den, Mrs Susan Owumi, wife of a staff of Sapele based Seplat Petroleum Dev. Company Plc, Chief Anthony Owumi, on Thursday evening regained her freedom.

 Her husband, Chief Owumi who confirmed her release to Vanguard on phone yesterday said, “My wife regained her freedom at about 4pm yesterday (Thursday) from the kidnappers after spending 40 days of ordeal in their den. They (kidnappers) released her after I had paid a huge ransom to them, I would not like to mention the amount in print.”

We thank God for her freedom.

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Liverpool midfielder Coutinho submits transfer request

Bad news for the Liverpool fans worldwide, as their star midfielder, Philippe Coutinho has submitted a transfer request, hours after the Premier League club released a statement saying he is not for sale.

On Wednesday, the Reds rejected a 100 million euros bid (£90m) from Barcelona for the 25-year-old, who is out of today’s trip to Watford with injury. In a statement on Friday, the club’s owners said its “definitive stance” was that “no offers will be considered”. Speaking at an earlier news conference previewing the league match at Vicarage Road (12:30 BST kick-off), Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said the Brazilian would miss the season opener because of a back problem.

Coutinho stated his desire to leave via email. The club rejected the request.

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Sermon: Kenneth Copeland – Meditate On The Word

Topic: Meditate On The Word [Friday August 11, 2017]

And [God] brought [Abram] forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness. – Genesis 15:5-6

Do you ever have trouble believing the Word of God? Not just agreeing with it mentally, but really believing that what it says will work for you?

I do. There are times when the promises in the Word stagger my mind. There have been times when I’ve felt so defeated and the circumstances around me looked so bad that it was tough for me to believe I was “more than a conqueror” even though I knew God said I was.

What do you do when your mind staggers like that at the promise of God? You meditate on that promise.

Scriptural meditation simply means thinking about and reflecting on the Word of God. It means pondering a particular scripture and mentally applying it to your own circumstances again and again until that scripture permanently marks your consciousness.

That kind of meditation can affect your life in a way that almost nothing else can. It can, quite literally, alter your mind. That’s what happened to Abram.

When God first told him that he was going to father a nation, he was an old man. His wife, Sarai, was also old. What’s more, she had been barren all her life. How could an aging, childless couple have even one child—much less a nation full of them? Abram couldn’t even imagine such a thing. It contradicted his entire mindset.

But God knew the mental struggle Abram would have, so He didn’t just make him a verbal promise and leave it at that. He gave Abram a picture of that promise to meditate on. He took him out into the starry night, turned his eyes to the sky and said, “So shall thy seed be.”

Can’t you just see Abram staring out at the stars, trying to count them? Filling the eyes of his heart with the promise of God?

That’s what meditation is all about. Taking time to envision the promise of God until it becomes a reality inside you. It’s tremendously powerful, and by focusing on the scriptural promises God has given you, you can put it to work in your life just as Abram put it to work in his.

Don’t just read the Word. Meditate on it today.

Scripture Reading: Romans 4:13-25

This message was written by Kenneth and Gloria Copeland, the leader of the Kenneth Copeland Ministries (www.KCM.org) that specializes in teaching principles of bible faith – prayer, healing, salvation and other biblical topics.

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Simi – Joromi {NEW VIDEO}

X3M Music songstress – Simi is wasting no time in putting out the visuals to her just released single, she has all guns blazing as she gears up to release her next studio album in September.

Enjoy!

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