Sidi Blog Of Facts: September 2016

30.9.16

Flavour's first daughter in traditional Fulani attire for Nigerian Independence celebration at her school

Her mum, Sandra Okagbue shared the photo...she's so cute

Meet Africa's No.1 Blogger at Yudala Zero Gravity mega music concert this weekend...:-)

Africa’s foremost blogger Linda Ikeji is set to make a guest appearance at Yudala Zero Gravity as one of the many surprises lined up for attendees of this inaugural edition.

Yudala Zero Gravity is a multi-city digital entertainment concert powered by pioneer composite e-commerce outfit, Yudala in partnership with New Concept Media Group (NCMG). The action kicks off with a Contemporary Music Blast on Sunday October 2^nd at the Landmark Event Centre from 3pm featuring a host of superstar artistes and loads of side attractions.

Nigerian soldier, Celestine Nwabueze (pictured), revealed via Social Media how he assisted a woman who gave birth in the heat of an impending attack by Boko Haram. Sharing photos of the baby, he also revealed that the woman, out of gratitude, wanted to name the child after him.

"This is where I respect women so much. This child was born at my back when those idiots wanted to attack the villagers.

Brymo speaks about what went wrong with his former label again. In recent times, former Chocolate City act,Brymo has not shyed away from speaking openly about his sour relationship with his former label and it doesn’t seem he’ll keep quite anytime soon.

When you finally find love. You'll do what's necessary to keep it, and that's what Dayo 'Arablucas' Zed has done. He said 'I slept and i woke, i walk, i move, i made friends and I found you. There i saw, i hold on, we fought, we hold on tight, I tripped, you hold on, more times than i can remember. I can think of any one to spend the rest of my life with but you'. I love you Tommy!

If you're not with them before be with them now. Be a witness to these lovely couple as they walk down the aisle on the 15th of october 2016.'@LucasTommy Wedding' More pre-wedding photos and video after the cut...

According to Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, in reference to the present government in Nigeria.

MTN $13.92bn fund transfer: Melaye’s accusations are baseless and unfounded– Minister of Trade, Enelamah says

Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Okechukwu Enelamah has denied allegations leveled against him by Senator Dino Melaye that he colluded with MTN to illegally transfer $13.92illion from Nigeria from 2006 to 2016. Dino Melaye had in a motion on the floor of the Senate alleged that MTN illegally transferred $13.9 billion out of Nigeria with the help of the minister who he claimed is the owner of CELTELCOM ltd.

You would think she's naked underneath the sheer dress but she's wearing a nude bra. She attended the Balmain show with her mum, Kris and older sister, Kourtney. See more photos after the cut...

The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 has a fiery reputation. So many models are exploding, airlines won't let you use them. One redditor spotted a recent exhibition of the phone that also featured two fire extinguishers.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday backed the call for the sale of some National assets to revive the current ailing economy. Obasanjo ‎endorsed the sale of the assets at the opening ceremony of the National Council On Finance and Economic Development Conference (NACOFED) in Abeokuta yesterday September 27th.

“I do not see why 49 per cent of NNPC cannot be privatised. I think the problem is in the coinage “selling of asset” as if we want to throw out our inheritance.

Lekki African Expo mega fair is back and "Sunday is the new Thursday"

Lekki African Expo (LEAP) Commenced on the 7th of July 2016 with food fair, home and decor, entertainment fair , respectively.

LEAP is a massive, state-set trade event at which a large number of manufacturers from particular industry present their products and show their capabilities to distributors, wholesalers, retailers,and end-users.

The remains of Ene Gertrude Adole, a member of the National Youth Service Corp, NYSC, who passed away on Monday, September 26th, was buried in her hometown in Benue State. May her soul rest in peace. See the photos after the cut.

They look so much like their dad. Cute girls..

MTV EMA Nominees 2016: Olamide, Wizkid & Cassper Nyovest Battle For Best African Act

The 2016 Edition of MTV EMA nominees list is here again. Notable Nominees are Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez down to Zayn Malik make up the list. Nigerian music acts Olamide, Wizkid are set for battle other top African acts like 2Black Coffee, Alikiba, Cassper Nyovest for best African act.

Has Bobrisky Succeeded in Fooling us all? | WATCH VIDEO

Bobrisky finally had his much anticipated interview with Adesuwa Onyenokwe on Today’s Woman and he had a lot to say. Of course, it’s Adesuwa, she got him comfortable. All in all, this was an entertaining interview. Definitely more entertaining than a similar one he had with TheNETng earlier. He dished out on how it all started. You can skip the “they use to call me Bobo… you know Bobo, bobo Bobo” part to get to the sweet bits where the heart of the story is.

The Monday night Presidential Debate between Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump was the most-watched debate in American history. An estimated 84 million people tuned in to watch the heated debate.

While coverage varied by network, 13 aired live coverage from approximately 9 pm ET to 10:45 pm ET. In terms of the social nature of the debate, there were 17.1 million Twitter interactions from 2.7 million people in the U.S. related to the Presidential Debate.

Presidency redeploys Director who plagiarized Obama's speech for President Buhari

The Presidency has redeployed the Deputy Director linked to the plagiarism incident in President Buhari’s speech when he launched the “Change Begins With Me” campaign on September 8th.

The Deputy Director was discovered to have copied part of a speech by President Barack Obama of the United States into President Buhari's speech during the campaign.

When Miss Faizal Abu bakar Sani, 17, a former student of Olumawu School, Abuja, was writing her West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination, WASS-CE, few months ago, little did she know that the examination would earn her a scholarship to study any course of her choice in any university in the world of her choosing.

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The Grand Opening goes down on Friday 30th September 2016 with live performance by Lil Kesh and more
Music Policy: DJ Skyz and DJ Sweat
Hypeman: Slimshady
Red carpet: 6pm
Main Event: 10pm

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Media Partners; Ipublicise Africa And Soundcity
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Army repel Boko Haram attack in Borno villages, refutes claims insurgents hoisted their flag in the villages

According to a statement by the Acting Director Army Public Relations, Col S.K Usman, suspected elements of Boko Haram terrorists, scavenging for food, attacked Kwang village yesterday at about 5pm. Vigilantes from Dagu (which is about 4 kilometres from Kwang), responded and repelled the terrorists attack. During the fire fight that ensued, one of the vigilantes sustained gun shot wound on his hand and was evacuated to General Hospital Uba while the terrorists fled with gun shot wounds.

As seen around Times Square, New York City by Tolu Ogunlesi - Special Assistant on Digital/New Media to President Buhari. He captioned the photo: "Saw 2 of this around Times Square. I'm sure there are more. We always guessed Trump would get richer of this election bid - book deals and all, but we had no idea he'd make other people rich as well."

Guys, we have a Thank-You note

Good morning Sidi,

How are you this morning? I need to commend you for a job well done with the blog..Thanks for giving me a home..Thanks for giving me these beautiful people with great minds..Thanks for giving me so much love..

Your blog is where I find peace Sidi..I've been managing depression for a very long time now..I joined the blog not too long ago as you are aware but I feel like I've been part of these great family for a very long time.. The blog is where I find peace within myself.

The 32-seater bus manufactured by ex-Niger Delta militants arrived Abuja today, for onward delivery to President Buhari in honour of his commitment to the Amnesty Programme and the Niger Delta Region. The 80 former militants who graduated from the Innoson Kiara Academy in Enugu on August, produced the vehicle any supervision.

Emir of Kano pictured with Yunusa Dahiru's lawyer in London

Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II is pictured with Huwaila Muhammad Ibrahim, lawyer to Yunusa Dahiru, who was charged with criminal abduction, sexual exploitation of Bayelsa girl, Ese Oruru.

After 10 Years They are Ready to 'Tie' the knot...

Maryam Babagana delivered her baby boy at UNICEF clinic in Dalori internally displaced persons camp in Maiduguri, Borno State.

Because of what she has been through, she named him Kimar which means 'survivor' in Kanuri language. Maryam immediately put him to breast vowing to exclusively breastfeed Kimar for 6 months. "I am determined to breastfeed my child with breast milk only" - Source: UNICEF Nigeria

Ladies, would you rock this shoe bag?

I know few who would!...

Edo state governorship election holds today

The Edo state governorship election, which was earlier slated for September 10th, was rescheduled to today September 28th following security threats‎. The main contenders are APC's ‎Godwin Obaseki and PDP's Osagie Ize-Iyamu.

27.9.16

Buhari appoints Chief Executives for 13 agencies – FULL LIST...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday appointed Chief Executives for 13 Federal Government agencies.

Bolaji Adebiyi, the Director of Press in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) stated this in a statement in Abuja.

He listed the appointments are as follows:

Joseph Ari: Director-General, Industrial Training Fund

Isa Ibrahim: Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency

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Vajayjay cleavage appears to be the latest trend pushing into the fashion industry, and surprise, surprise! Celebs are totally embracing it! Who would have thought that something that might have been considered a wardrobe malfunction is now a huge, and in some cases, bushy trend?

There is a wave of excitement rolling across the nation as Nigeria’s favorite Apple drink, La Casera is raining loads of Ipods and Iphones in its ongoing radio Phone-in programme tagged the “La Casera Birthday Wheel”.

The La Casera Company says it is a season of gifts and giveaway for all its consumers, even as winners have begun to emerge in the La Casera Birthday Wheel radio programme. The La Casera Birthday Wheel is a way of getting consumers to appreciate one another by wishing a loved one “Happy Birthday” and stand a chance to win fantastic prizes for their thoughtfulness.

In a world where everybody seems to be too busy to remember loved ones, La Casera deem it necessary to promote togetherness and friendliness through the radio programmme as this will create excitement and make everyone feel good. Every caller stand the chance to win a prize by picking a lucky number on the programme when they call in to wish someone a happy birthday as there are lots of Iphones, Ipods and cases of La Casera Apple drink to be won while the programme last.

Speaking on the initiative the Managing Director, The La Casera Company, Mr. Roland Elbert, states that the La Casera Birthday Wheel is just one of our consumer reward platforms running on radio, while we have a full scale activation team roving round the cities across the country and thrilling consumers with free bottles of La Casera Apple Drink.

She may not have been a pretty baby but she grew up to be a stunning woman... see who it is after the cut..

As shared on his twitter handle this afternoon...

Ali Baba writes on lending a helping hand

Read the rest of what he wrote below...

"What help do they require. Because you could be helping someone who doesn't need your assistance. You may find a lady attractive and make her your best friend. But Tactically failing to mention your intention. You will be a best man before you know it.

Genevieve Nnaji's beautiful look to the premiere of 'A trip to Jamaica'

Top actress Genevieve Nnaji wore a Tiffany Amber top and wrapper for the premiere of "A trip to Jamaica" yesterday night. See a photo of RMD, Stephaine Okereke-Linus and Genevieve together, after the cut...

After nine weeks of intensive training and competition, OkiemuteIghorodje, has emerged as the winner of MTN Project Fame, West Africa’s biggest music talent hunt.

Okiemite, one of the super six finalists that made it to the final stage of the competition beat off stiffcompetition from Pere, Kitay, Winner, Okemute, Dapo and Elizabeth to walk away with the grand prize of 5 million naira, an SUV, and all expense trip with Praiz to South Africa.

Philanthropist and CEO of Body Enhancement Ltd, Modupe Ozolua, back in her teenage years. She shared this photo via social media and captioned it:

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Chris Brown Sues Omarion, Claims That He STOLE The Song ‘POST TO BE’

Chris Brown and Omarion are locked in a bitter lawsuit, over who owned the sond “Post To Be”. According to Chris Brown’s reps, they own the song and Omarion stole it from them.

Here is how the lawsuit is being reported elsewhere:

Former President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Ibinabo Fiberesima, is currently in Gombe state.

She visited an orphanage home in the state today and also worshiped at the House on the Rock Church in the state. She shared photos from her visit on Social media. See more photos after the cut

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