Author: Faaji

Apparently, President Buhari was thinking about who would succeed him in power if he died, years before he became president.  According to this story from The Cable, the President told Pastor Bakare that he had selected him to be his running mate in 2011 because he knew he could hold the country together in case he (Buhari) died in office. Tunde Bakare, serving overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari chose him as running mate in 2011, because he wanted a vice-president who can hold the nation together if he dies in power. Both men…

Word on the gossip mill is that Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna have moved on from each other.  From Perez Hilton – While watching the Super Bowl at Estrella’s MA Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, eyewitnesses tell Page Six they saw the reality TV star cozying up to a new man. Apparently the mystery guy “at some point had his hand in her lap or on her legs.” And Chyna was overheard saying “she’s still talking to Rob but they’re not living together right now.” Sigh. These two. Think it’s true, or just a little controversy gig for the…

Andrea Iyamah recently released her Spring 2017 Swimwear Lookbook and the photos are amazing. Check out a few looks from the collection (which features unique one pieces, high wasted bottoms and shoulder guard tops), below: Thoughts?

Lol in the 4 minutes since he’s been president, what has Trump not done? Now, in addition to inciting fear and violence amongst the people, he’s also breaking up marriages! At least that’s what one lady has said. Gayle McCormick has separated from her husband of 22 years after discovering he voted for the Donald. From the Independent The retired California prison guard, a self-described “Democrat leaning toward socialist,” was stunned when her husband casually mentioned during a lunch with friends last year that he planned to vote for Trump – a revelation she described as a “deal breaker.” “It…

It’s only Tuesday but there’s been lots happening on the ‘gram over the last few days. First up – Jidenna announced a release date for his album, The Chief – due out on Feb 7th The Chief – 2.17.17 A video posted by Jidenna (@jidenna) on Feb 3, 2017 at 7:15am PST Next – my two baes caught up with each other at the O2 Arena in London over the weekend. Burna Boy posted a pic of him and Drake getting familiar after Drizzy’s London stop of the Boy Meets World concert @champagnepapi had man fully Gassed ??. My Breda!!…

Even if you don’t understand Igbo, you get the giist of what Phyno is rapping about on this track, Mistakes, off his latest album, The Playmaker. Directed by Patrick Elis, the Penthauze Music visuals are dope.  Watch below: Everybody makes mistakes. Feelin’ it or nah?

Rumors have been swirling recently that the powers that be may be scraping NYSC – the mandatory year of service Nigerian youth do after graduation.  At a camp visit in at Issele-Uku, Delta, NYSC leadership reitrated that there were no plans to scrap the program.  From 360Nobs – The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier-General Sule Kazaure, on Monday reacted to speculation that there are plans to scrap the scheme. According to him, there was no iota of truth in the rumour, adding that NYSC would continue to contribute to national development. General Kazaure, who was represented…

First, if you haven’t seen the SNL Sketch of Melissa McCarthy impersonating firey White House Secretary, Sean Spicer, you have to see it – it’s genius – The visual description was everything. “MOOSE-LAMB.” “DE-TURD.” lmaooo People weren’t sure how Spicer was going to take it but when Extra TV reached out to him, he was actually normal about it (a very different reaction to Trump who vents on Twitter whenever SNL mocks him). From Extra – White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Melissa McCarthy’s impersonation of him on “Saturday Night Live” was “funny,” but he jokingly critiqued her…

Nicki Minaj had lots to say on social media on Friday, especially at Giuseppe Zanotti, the shoe designer who’s had a number of successful celebrity collections including his latest with Jennifer Lopez.  The rapper threw shots at Zanotti, noting that his PR people said he’s not taking calls from her to discuss a possible collection. From B Scott According to Nicki, she and Giuseppe have had a good relationship over the years — he even designed shoes that were inspired by her. Now that Giuseppe is doing capsule collections with artists like Rihanna and Jennifer Lopez, Nicki’s team reached out to see…

Despite 2face Idibia pulling out from the #IStandWithNigeria protests due to ‘security reasons’ (although most folks are speculating that he and his One Voice Nigeria movement were bullied/pressured by the FG), hundreds still came out to protest what they see as “unfavorable government policies”. A vid from Channels: ** As for more context about why he pulled out, Channels reported – In a phone interview with Channels Television on Monday, he insisted that he is still in support of the rally but had only backed out for security reasons. “I don’t have the sole franchise to protest so I’m still in…