Author: Faaji

Oh boy, from decampents to forced resignations – Aso Rock has been abuzz lately. The latest political giist is that President Jonathan has asked his Chief of Staff Mike Oghiadome to resign, admist rumblings of a very messy financial misappropriaion scandal involving Mr. Oghiadome. Details after the click. 

If you were well to do, maybe from an upper middle class or upper class family, could you date someone from a lower socio-economic rung?  Davido’s new video for his song, Aye, and Esiban’s new video for her track, “Time of Our Lives” both portray that story, so it begs to ask…music aside, could YOU do it?

In an telephone interview with Reuters yesterday, Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, talked about Nigeria’s steady growth rate, her worries about the upcoming elections and more; read the highlights after the click.

Wizzy Baby lo ke, lo ke. lol Wizkid chatted with HipNews for a minute to let his fans know what to expect this 2014 from him. Watch the video after the click.

I’m going to go ahead and venture to say that this 2Face and T-Pain collabo might be one of the most epic we’ve seen thus far from a Naija and American artist.  The song, the video…fantastic stuff. Watch the official video for 2Face and T-Pain’s track, Rainbow Remix, after the click.

This week, Uti Nwachukwu dropped by Ebuka Obi-Uchendu’s show Rubbin’ Minds on Channels TV, and the pair talked about everything from how Uti feels about the negative comments said towards him to whether he’s got a girlfriend.  Watch parts one and two of the interview after the click.

Lolol listen to this hilarious Etisalat Customer Service phone call gone awry.  Uche, the customer service agent for the telecom, goes from “checking up on the customer to see if he has any problems with his lines” to being warned by the customers wife to never call him again! lol laughs after the click.

Ever since the official video dropped for Don Jazzy and Dr. Sid’s joint, Surulere (Patience is Rewarding), #Surulere has been trending with musicians posting pics of themselves before fame hit.  Check out some of your favorites and their before pics, after the click.

Seems like Nigeria’s most dominant political party since civilian rule took over, is losing many its most prominent members. Today, via Twitter, Former VP Atiku Abubakar announced his decamp to the APC. Catch the tweet after the click.

Admittedly, the famed author was not out throwin’ elbows in Sweden. But with the simultaneously elegant yet sassy way she answered some of the questions Swedish film criticJannike Åhlund gave her at a recent event held by the Göteborg International Film Festival and International Writers’ Stage Gothenburg, you would have thought chic was a middle-weight champion. Watch the vid after the click.