Sade Adu's son shuts down rumours Drake is dating his mum

Drake posted a photo of himself with iconic singer Sade on IG last week and it sparked rumors that the two were hooking up. Sade's son sets the record straight...

Man jailed for insulting Katsina state governor, Aminu Masari, on social media

A Katsina Chief Magistrate’s Court today sentenced one Gambo Saeed to nine months imprisonment for insulting and defaming the character of Katsina state governor, Aminu Masari, on social media.

At the hearing of the case against Saeed today, the Police Prosecutor, Inspector Isa Liti told the court that Saeed was arraigned following complaints received from the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Radio Monitoring, Mansur Ali Mashi



“Mashi said the accused person abused Masari and called him names on social media. He said the accused person posted on the media that it was Gov. Masari who influenced the impeachment of Speaker of Katsina State House of Assembly, Aliyu Muduru.’’According to Liti, Saeed was arrested and arraigned for intentional insult, defamation of the governor’s character and inciting disturbance.

The charges were in accordance with sections 399, 392 and 114 of the Penal Code. Saeed pleaded guilty to the charges.

Chief Magistrate Abdu Ladan, found the accused guilty and sentenced him to 9 months imprisonment without an option of fine.

Arnold Schwarzenegger claps back at troll who called special Olympians 'retards'

The actor and former governor gave an educated clapped back to a troll who insulted special needs people

Big Brother Naija; TBoss, Marvis, Debbie-Rise, and Ballly up for eviction

As the Big Brother Naija show gets to it's business end, the stakes are high and the housemates are divided. Today, Bisola won the Head Of House challenge and took over from Efe. Shortly afterwards, they hit the diary room to nominate fellow housemates for eviction and at the end of the day, T-boss, Bally, Marvis and Debbie Rise are the housemates up for eviction on Sunday...

Despite the 'man-snatching' scandal, Fareedah looks radiant on her wedding day in Kaduna

The bride who was accused of snatching her friend's man looked radiant at her wedding despite the 'husband snatching' scandal. The wedding ceremony took place in Kaduna State on March 25th.
One Ayeesha Laah took to IG few days ago to accuse Fareedah Bashir of having betrayed her by snatching her man, Junaidu Usman Abubakar. See few photos from the wedding...

Grand corollaries of Ambode, Fasolas reconciliation by David Fadimu

Last Saturday, the Minister for Power, Works & Housing Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) paid a landmark courtesy visit to his successor and Executive Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode.

Following the contentious debate between the two leaders in the preceding week, it was most gratifying to see them pulling together and putting their differences of opinion aside in the best overall interest of Lagos State and Nigeria.

As the sitting Governor of Lagos State, Ambode has left no one in doubt about his intension and deep commitment to transform Lagos truly into a state of aquatic splendor. Nothing offers a state a golden opportunity to showcase its economic prosperity, political stability, serenity and grandeur more than its gateways. The biggest gateway not only into Lagos but Nigeria is the iconic but now derelict Murtala Muhammed International Airport.

Even more disheartening is the road from the airport to Apapa-Osodi Expressway. To call it an eyesore is probably the vilest understatement of a lifetime. A stretch of dilapidated walls, miserable structures, a retinue of rickety buses, taxis, towing vehicles and petrol tankers littered the road in a manner that would make any conscionable Nigerian to convulse with trepidation.

This unfathomable scenario did not just happen yesterday or last year, it has been like that for decades. A former President of the country was once quoted as saying during his campaign visit to Lagos State that he wept when he saw the state of the road. Providence smiled at the President; he won his election, spent four more years and conveniently forgot to fix the same road which had made him to shed crocodile tears when he was scavenging for votes.



As Governor of Lagos State, one of the projects Fashola would have loved to execute was the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Road. A beautiful design for the reconstruction, rehabilitation and beautification of the road was done but unfortunately, that initiative was sacrificed on the altar of politics. The Federal Government, then under a different political party, must have felt that if they collaborated with the Lagos Government and allowed the state government to fix the road, which undoubtedly fell under federal jurisdiction, all the glory would go to Lagos State and the party in power there. Sadly in Nigeria, it is not about the comfort of the people first. It is all about the ego of those in power.

Ambode must have felt that fixing the airport road now would be an easy ride because not only did his party control governments at both the state and federal level, his predecessor is the incumbent Minister of Works, Power and Housing. An aide of Governor Ambode had even said assuredly to me during a conversation that the Lagos State Government would perform the ground-breaking to fix the road latest by this March. This was not to be.

The realization that the grand effort to fix the all-important social and economic road might be jinxed again might have compelled Ambode to express his frustration in the court of public opinion.
It is therefore refreshing to see that both Ambode and Fashola are on the same page in addressing all the issues, which created friction between both leaders in the past. Beyond what they said in the public glare, instructively, what they did not say carried the bigger weight. Both came across as genuine in their intentions. Their countenances, body language and open display of affection came across as real and sincere. Ambode was matured and effusive in heaping tons of praises on his predecessors, dating it back to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and dovetailing it down to Fashola whom he credited for his phenomenal achievements in his 8 years in office.

In unifying, they have displayed exemplary leadership. By focusing on their commonalities -- their energetic and passionate will to make revolutionary impact in Lagos.

Governor Ambodes laser focus on his target of Lagos becoming the third largest economy in Africa by 2020 has been the driving force for finding common ground with his predecessor. He said, We are all strongly committed to increasing value in Lagos and maximizing the States enormous potential for growth to better the lives of all residents in Lagos. He went on to say What binds us all is our passion for Lagos and the people and we stand together on that. Ultimately, it is about a shared goal that we have all worked tirelessly to achieve for our people and we will get it done.

One of the Federal Controllers for Works who accompanied Fashola on the visit mentioned the airport road as one of the projects the Federal Ministry of Works is planning to execute. This is where both leaders have to do more work. The Federal Government is planning to do the road while the Lagos State Government has already set aside the fund to do the road in view of its importance. If the Federal Government already has the funds to fix the road, they should commence the process immediately in order to bring to an end the misery of long suffering Nigerians and international visitors plying that road once and for all.

If on the other hand, the Federal Government does not have the resources as yet, they should allow the Lagos State Government to fix the road immediately. Posterity, and indeed all well meaning Lagosians numbering over 22 million people, will NOT forgive anyone who has had a hand in frustrating that project.

David Fadimu, a media practitioner contributed this piece from Lagos State, Nigeria.

Nigerian singer, Banky W turns 36 today

Nigerian singer, Olubankole Wellington popularly known as Banky W is a year older today, March 27, 2017. To celebrate his special, LIB brings you some quick facts you should know about the R&B star.


Banky was born in the United States to Nigerian parents, and later relocated to Lagos Nigeria when he was five years old where he began singing in his church choir at the age of 8.



In the year 2002, he alongside Segun Demuren and Tunde Demuren started a record label ‘Empire Mates Entertainment (E.M.E.).


And in addition, they established a production house, a publishing company known as Muzik Men Publishing, and a charity foundation known as the I-AM-CAPABLE Charity Foundation.


Happy birthday to him

Photo of Westminster terrorist's daughter emerges and she's such a stunner and also a rebel who defied her father's order to wear burqa

18-year-old Teegan is the daughter of London terrorist, Khalid Masood, 52, who drove into pedestrians on the Westminster bridge before he attacked a cop in front of the British Parliament.

Family members revealed that Khalid had tried to forcefully convert Teegan and her mother to Islam and even forced her to begin wearing a burqa but she refused and in defiance went to her high school prom in a revealing dress.
Teegan's mother, Jane Harvey, also rejected Khalid's orders, however, her older sister, Andi, 24, converted and began donning a full-face veil after which she moved to Luton with him and his new partner while he was living there from 2009 to 2011. Afterwards, Andi stopped contacting her old friends in Northiam, East Sussex and it is believed she changed her name to an Arabic one.



Jane fought to prevent Teegan from going with her father and sister, Luke Lawrence who went to school with Andi revealed.
"Jane was totally against the idea and wanted Teegan to remain with her, " Luke said. "But Andi was older and could be very headstrong, so she just went off and did it anyway."
Khalid Masood was born Adrian Russell Ajao. He converted to Islam while in prison in 2003 following an alleged knife attack and afterwards he changed his name to Adrian Elms and then to Khalid Masood.

Stepdad kills 2-year-old girl in anger after he lost computer game

A stepdad killed her 2-year-old stepdaughter by throwing her into a door in frustration because he lost a computer game he was playing. Szymon Brzozowski, 24, threw the toddler at the door's metal frame and she eventually died from "cranio-cerebral injuries".


The toddler, whose name was given as Lilka, did not lose consciousness after the attack but she couldn't eat or drink anything subsequently.

Her mother, Angelika, 24, took her to the hospital two days later but did not tell medics what really happened to her daughter. Three days later, during an operation, the child died. Prosecutors said the girl had been suffering from "cranio-cerebral injuries" - injuries to the skull and brain.



The incident occurred at the family's home in the village of Pila in Wielkopolska Province in Poland. This will not be the first time Lilka is receiving treatment for injuries suspected to be related to domestic violence, but when it happened previously, Angelika had told social workers that the child was clumsy and constantly walked into things.

Following interrogation, Brzozowski revealed that his method of punishing a child was to make them stand in a corner or lock them in the bathroom. Angelika later opened up to police that Brzozowski had "thrown the girl at the door frame in frustration at losing at a computer game".

He has been charged with child abuse that led to the death of a child, as well as mentally abusing his wife and her other two children while Angelika was charged with failing to provide medical help. Brzozowski faces a sentence of up to 12 years if found guilty

'I didn't know how to handle the children, now i understand why people commit suicide': Rio Ferdinand admits he wasn't ready for the death of his wife

Rebecca Ferdinand, wife to former Man U and England star player Rio Ferdinand passed away in May 2015 after a brief battle with breast cancer and the footballer has now revealed in a new interview how her death made him wonder if he'll ever be able to feel happy again or be able to take care of his three children - aged 10, 8 and 5.


Ferdinand won so many titles while with Manchester United, but sadly admitted that even champions like him find it hard surviving when life decides to throw a blow towards them as it took a long time before he decided to seek professional help




Speaking to Radio 5Live, Ferdinand, 38, revealed: 'It was six weeks from going into hospital and then Rebecca passing. You can't prepare. A lot of the problems I had after, I hadn't prepared to be in this position, as to what I tell the children.
'I didn't know how to carry on with the children. We couldn't have those conversations because it became so aggressive at a certain point.'
I’m sitting there thinking how can I ever be happy. I’m happy over here, but I look at my children and that brings me back to sadness again.
'I was ignorant myself, I was thinking no way am I going to go see a shrink. On this journey, I got a great understanding that there are some fantastic people out there who help.'
Speaking about suicidal thoughts, he said:
'I didn't think about it myself but I understand people who get into that situation.Before I'd think that guy is so ignorant and selfish. Now I wouldn't do it but I understand why he's there.'


Ferdinand admitted he had some difficulties in explaining their mother's death to his children.
'It's a bad place to be when you're worried about your children's fears,' he continued. I didn't know any techniques to speak to the children, I didn't know what buttons to push. I'd been starting conversations with them to get the feelings down. They were able to shut down and walk away.'
But Ferdinand discovered a technique he had picked up on through counselling:
'We came up with the memory jar. One of the girls said she had a memory jar. They wrote down memories all the time of their mum. I thought that was a good idea.
'Once I introduced it it opened everything up. It was a beautiful moment, to see them speak positively about their mum. It had been very sad, negative moments talking about their mum. It turned it from dark to bright.'

Breezi – For My Girlfriend | Sare

Breezi – For My Girlfriend | Sare



Newest entrant into the Nigeria music scene, Breezi has kept on his promise to release three singles on the same day.

The tunes titled “For My Girlfriend”, “Sare” and “Amugbo Nation” has been described by the EFG boss as appetisers, adding that he intends to do better with subsequent releases.

The artiste who reportedly signed a mega recording deal with a Nigeria-UK based recording company – Savage Music Inc recently, also revealed via Snapchat that he will be dropping follow up singles in a matter of weeks.

Breezi who further disclosed his sound is influenced by Ghanaian Hi-Life, Afro Beat and Juju music, also expressed his desire for fans to listen and send feedback as this will help him to do better.

You can connect with Breezi on twitter and instagram via @SirBreezi and on Snapchat via @OrishaNinuPrada. You can also find him on Facebook via @ItsBreezi. To listen to more of Breezi’s tunes, please visit his sound cloud below.
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MUSIC PREMIERE: Ceeza Milli – Rotate

PREMIERE: Ceeza Milli – Rotate


Stand up for Naija’s new king of Melody!

After numerous top notch features/collaborations, Ceeza Milli continues his amazing run as he unwraps a brand new tune dubbed “Rotate”.

Produced by Bizzouch and illKeyz, take my word for it when I say this one issa JAMM!!


“After impressing massively on several collaborations with A-list artistes and producers both in and out of Nigeria and also killing it on his own songs/covers, Ceeza Milli finally debuts with “ROTATE”, a potential smash hit that should take over the airwaves in no time

Produced by Bizzouch and iLLKeyz, Ceeza Milli displayed amazing musical artistry and finesse on this number that further shows his readiness for the new wave in 2017 and beyond.

As an independent artiste, Ceeza Milli kept himself relevant by his strong features and collaborations with other artistes in the industry. As he continuously paid his dues within Nigeria’s music industry, every collaboration and feature was a stepping stone to prepare him for a time like this.

As Afrobeats and Dancehall are finally getting the recognition they deserve abroad, Ceeza Milli‘s sound is to be appreciated now more than ever. “ROTATE” is finally here. Do Enjoy it.

Connect with @CeezaMilli on all Social Media Platforms.”

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VIDEO: Lil Kesh – No Fake Love

VIDEO: Lil Kesh – No Fake Love


Lil Kesh wastes no time in putting out the visuals to his latest single ‘No Fake Love’. The Yagi CEO in his usual fashion serves a dope visual to the very dance-able song.

Watch the Unlimited L.A directed visuals below and do share your thoughts.

Video: This is why Nigeria cannot progress - Ben Bruce

In this two-minute video, Sen. Ben Bruce, the common sense senator explains why Nigeria cannot progress. He cites the example of Nigerian Airways having 17 planes in 1985 while Emirates airline had only 3, fast forward to 2017 Emirates now owns 256 planes while Nigerian airways is dead.Watch the video below...

Despite Initial Hitches, "Okafor's Law" Ended On A High Note To The Consternation Of Many

Okafor's Law premiere which was deal to hold yesterday, March 24th 2016 had a 3 part event - Cocktail, Movie Screening and an After Party. The cocktail was ongoing when a court injunction was served that the movie cannot be screened. Many had thought that would be the end of the beautiful night and truth be told, Omoni Oboli and Film House who are parties in the injunction were initially shaken but after a brief hiatus the party went on as planned without the movie screening. The cocktail held and the beautiful night culminated a beautiful and energy tapping after party. More photos after the cut..