Thursday, May 05, 2016

What did Prince tell Charly Boy before he Died?


The past few weeks have really been memorable for those who love and appreciate the musical icon, Prince. He’s still mourned by many around the globe. He motivated and shaped many stars into what they have become today. Part of the numerous celebrities and ordinary people whom Prince touched, is our own CharlyBoy The AreaFada. This is what CharlyBoy had to say about the brief encounter he had with Prince.

Reasons George Bush & George Bush Jnr. won’t Endorse Donald Trump


The Bush family is keeping mute on the 2016 presidential election. Neither of the former presidents, George H.W. Bush or his son, George W. Bush will endorse a candidate for presidency, including Donald Trump.

"President Bush has no plans to participate in or comment on the presidential campaign," Bush Jr.'s personal aide Freddy Ford told PEOPLE about the younger of the two. 

Nigerian Army to court-martial two generals

Chief of Army Staff, Gen. T. Y. Buratai

The Nigerian Army on Thursday inaugurated a Special Court Martial to try two of its officers for undisclosed offences.
The Judge advocate, Col. Ibrahim Musa, administered the oath on the President of the Special Court Martial, Air Vice-Marshal James Gbum and three others.
Musa said that the purpose of the special court was to try two of army officers, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim

London set to elect Muslim mayor

Britain's Labour party candidate for London Mayor Sadiq Khan (R) and his wife Saadiya pose for photographers as they leave a Polling Station in south London on May 5, 2016, after casting their votes. Londoners go to the polls on Thursday to elect their new mayor following a bitter campaign between the two leading candidates Khan, and Conservative Zac Goldsmith, that stayed ugly to the very end. / AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLIS

London was on track to become the first EU capital with a Muslim mayor as voters went to the polls Thursday after a bitter campaign between Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives and the opposition Labour party.
Labour lawmaker Sadiq Khan, a former government minister and son of a bus driver from Pakistan, is tipped to beat Conservative multimillionaire environmentalist Zac Goldsmith in the race to run the British capital.
Both men voted shortly after polls opened at 7:00am (0600 GMT): Khan in his multi-ethnic constituency of Tooting in south London, and Goldsmith in his leafy, affluent southwestern suburb of

South African protesters set 17 schools ablaze

PHOTO:AFP

South African protesters torched 17 government schools during violent protests against the redrawing of municipal boundaries ahead of local elections this year, police and education officials said Thursday.
The protests started on Monday night in three neighbouring villages in the northern province of Limpopo when residents blockaded streets with rocks, pipes and burning tyres.
Of the 22 schools that were attacked, two were destroyed and 17 were damaged by fire, leaving 26,000 students without classrooms, education ministry spokesman Elijah Mhlanga told AFP

Brexit would make UK ‘less attractive’ for Japanese companies


British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attend a joint press conference following their meeting inside 10 Downing Street in central London on May 5, 2016. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned that Britain would become "less attractive" for Japanese investment if it votes to leave the European Union in a membership referendum in June. "A vote to leave would make the UK less attractive as a destination for Japanese investment," Abe said. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Frank Augstein

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday warned that Britain would become “less attractive” for Japanese investment if it votes to leave the European Union in a membership referendum in June.
“A vote to leave would make the UK less attractive as a destination for Japanese investment,” Abe said after talks with British counterpart David Cameron in Downing Street following visits to Germany and France.
“About 1,000 Japanese companies operate in the UK, employing 140,000 people… Many of the Japanese companies set up their operations in the UK precisely because the UK is a gateway to the

Brazil’s Rousseff vows to seek return if forced from office

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff attends the launching of the Agricultural and Livestock Plan for 2016/2017, at Planalto Palace in Brasilia, on May 4, 2016. Rousseff is fighting impeachment on allegations that she illegally borrowed money to boost public spending during her 2014 re-election campaign. / AFP PHOTO / EVARISTO SA

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff vowed during a defiant interview broadcast Thursday to “continue to keep fighting” to return to power if she is forced from office.
Senators will vote next week on whether to open an impeachment trial against her over alleged manipulation of government financial accounts.
“We will continue to keep fighting to return to government. We will resist, resist, resist,” she told the BBC in the Brazilian capital, Brasilia.
If, as expected, the Senate votes for a trial, she will be suspended for six months — and many analysts believe she has little chance of ever returning to office.
She is accused of illegally manipulating government accounts but says she is the victim of a coup mounted by her vice president, Michel Temer, who would replace her if she is suspended.

Ex Burundian President, Col. Bagaza dies in Belgium


One of Burundi's former presidents, Colonel Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, has died at the age of 69 in hospital in the Belgian capital, Brussels.


He came to power in a coup in 1976 and ruled until he was deposed in 1987

Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga, 107 others mentioned in Panama Papers


About 110 Nigerian individuals and companies have so far been identified by Premium Times in the leaked internal data of Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonsecca, as operators of offshore shell companies in tax havens.


Prominent among the new names being revealed today, in addition to the several that were published in the past one month, are the founder of a telecommunication company, Globacom, Mike Adenuga; Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sadiq Sani Bello and the late Ooni of Ife, Okunade Sijuwade, among others.

Pictures of Queen Latifah and her mum




Queen Latifah, 46, stepped out with her mum Rita Owens to the VH1 Dear Mama event on Tuesday.

Acoording to Latifah, Ms Owens has been battling heart failure for over 10 years which she's finally managed to put under control. She uses a combination of medicine, diet and exercise to stay healthy.

Missing $20bn: Jonathan used Ben Bruce to threaten me– Sanusi


Former Central Bank of Nigeria ( CBN) Governor and present Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II, has disclosed that former President Goodluck Jon­athan threatened him, when he raised an alarm about missing $20 billion earned from oil sales. He also said that former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Ma­dueke was so powerful during the Jonathan administration that anyone who ever confronted her had problems.


Speaking on Forbes Africa TV programme, My Worst day with Peace Hyde,” Emir Sanusi said after the letter he wrote to Jonathan leaked, he was invited by the president and threatened.

He said since it was only himself and Jona­than that were at the meeting when the threat was issued, he rushed down to the office of the president’s principal secretary to report the matter in order to have

Buhari Hosts ‘G-19’/APC Leaders in Abuja (PHOTOS)


Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari last night hosted the "G-19", All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders at Aso Rock Villa. View more pics below...