African Bling

An old photo of some of Nigeria's top musicians have surfaced online.  This picture takes you down memory lane. It's a throwback photo of members of the defunct Mo'Hits crew and Psquare. Their music as well as their fashion style has well indeed witnessed a transformation.

American rapper, Meek Mill has slept over his beef with Youngmoney rapper, Drake and has officially announced on the social media he is no longer interested in any war of words.   For the past few weeks, the pair has engaged in a feud that started when Meek accused Drake of not writing his own lyrics. Memes were born, diss tracks were made and laughed at. Now it seems, Meek has decided to end the feud and bow out.   He has removed his Drake diss track  'Wanna Know'  from sound-cloud and says he's no longer entertaining beef from Drake or anyone else. He poured out his heart in a comment on Instagram that he later deleted.   See screenshot:  

Immediate past Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin says that some of the materials used by Boko Haram members to make the devices they use in their various attacks are sold by Nigerians and in Nigerian shops. According to The Nation, he said this while speaking to reporters after his pulling out ceremony at the Naval Base, Apapa in Lagos yesterday August 12th. Jibrin said: “Terrorists are among us; they are very difficult for security agencies to identify without intelligence. Since they are among us, the source of materials used for their devices are sold by Nigerians and some from shops belonging to Nigerians. "To that end, one expects that owners of stolen equipment or those who suspicious equipment are bought from should report to the security agencies, their confidentiality is guaranteed because no one will disclose the source of the information. "I am appealing to Nigerians to support President Buhari and the security agencies so that they...

The faces of the gallant fishermen that helped in the rescue operation of the Oworonshoki helicopter mishap has emerged. Fishermen   The fishermen pictured above allegedly helped in the search and rescue mission immediately the helicopter crashed in Oworonshoki, Lagos yesterday. The fishermen were busy with their normal duties when they witnessed the crash in the afternoon. Sources revealed that they also helped the National Emergency Management Agency with information to help rescue the victims.

President Buhari and his vice president , Osinbajo today in Abuja, decorated Nigeria's new Service Chiefs with new ranks. President Muhammadu Buhari today, 13th August, decorated the newly-appointed service chiefs. The ceremony took place at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Speaking at the event, Buhari said: “I want to reiterate that your appointments and subsequent elevation to these ranks are based on your pedigree as first class senior officers who identify sterling leadership qualities. Therefore I have no doubt in my mind that all of you are equal to the task ahead of you. You must acquaint yourselves and justify the honour done to you.”  Below are photos from the event: PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI (L) AIDED BY VICE-PRESIDENT YEMI OSINBAJO IN DECORATING THE CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF, MAJ.-GEN. TUKUR BURATAI WITH HIS NEW RANK OF LT.-GEN PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI (L) AIDED BY VICE-PRESIDENT YEMI OSINBAJO IN DECORATING THE CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF, IBOK ETE EK...

Swansea forward Andre Ayew says he feels "at home" at his new club after scoring on his debut in the 2-2 draw at Chelsea. The Ghana captain, 25, joined the Swans in June having spent his career so far at French club Marseille. He made an early impact with a goal in a 2-2 draw at the champions on the Premier League's opening weekend. "The Swansea players have really helped me out. They're really helping me to prove what I can do and they're pushing me," said Ayew. "I feel at home already. I know with a few games to come I will get better and better as I get to know the league and the players. ...

Obasanjo,Osoba A former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba, says former President Olusegun Obasanjo, is too critical of people and sees nothing good in anyone. Osoba said this during an interview with journalists in Lagos on Saturday. He said this while reacting to Obasanjo’s claim that Chief Obafemi Awolowo was never the leader of the Yoruba but was only elected leader by his supporters. He said, “I would not like to judge Chief Obasanjo because as I am trying to put the facts straight, I don’t want to join him in condemnation of individuals. I respect him for his own strong points and weaknesses. But one thing I disagree with him is his condemnation of virtually everybody and even those around him. “Wole Soyinka is not good, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is not good, Atiku Abubakar is not good, Reuben Aabati is useless, Doyin Okupe is not to be associated with. Who then is good?” Osoba said even the dead were not spared of unfair criticism by Obasanj...