Adekunle Gold thrills during Before 30 album listening at Trace Live

This past Friday, Lagos witnessed the third edition of TRACE LIVE featuring the URBAN HIGHLIFE SINGING MAESTRO ADEKUNLE GOLD at the Terra Kulture Arena. TRACE, Cabal Entertainment and Bolanle Austen-Peters Production delivered another installment of the best live music experience in the region,

The event tagged ‘Trace Live Presents Adekunle Gold: About 30’ started with Gold’s band 79th ELEMENT serenading the crowd before he performed hits like “Money” and ended with a choir backed emotional rendition of his current hit song “IRE” off his sophomore album “About 30” to be released later this month.

The red carpet kicked off at 6pm with guests enjoying cocktails provided by Hennessy and Pepsi. The show started just after 8pm and was over by9:30pm and the sound and lighting set up was second to none.

Adekunle Gold’s highlife infused sound clearly strikes a special chord with music lovers, demonstrated by the crowd in attendance including Falz The Bhad Guy, TEC of Show Dem Camp, Dice Ailes, CDQ, Falana, Kaline, Ric Hassani, Pencil and MC Acapella.
The event featured an interactive element where Gold’s fans got to ask questions by Twitter, which showed on the main screen and Gold answered between songs. One questions asked the artist to clarify his relationship status with Simi and hundreds of beautiful ladies almost passed out including Lamide Akintobi, Lala Akindoju, Tania Omotayo, Afua Osei, Bolanle Olukanni and several housemates of the just concluded Big Brother Naija Season 3. 

“AG just proved why he holds a special place in the music Industry and he has set the bar really high for the next artist who is lucky enough to feature on Trace Live. By the end of the show the entire audience was out of their seats and dancing. We will proudly broadcast this thrilling show on Trace channels across Africa and Europe” said Sam Onyemelukwe, Trace Managing Director.

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Lagos Police Command arrests pastor for propagating hate speech

The Lagos State Police command have arrested a 35-year-old pastor, Chris Mordi, of the Miracle of Fires Ministry, Langbasa, Ajah, Lagos, for allegedly propagating hate speech in the state.  

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Edgal Imohimi, disclosed this to newsmen, stressing that the suspect was arrested on May 5 at Ado Road, Langbasa area of Ajah in Lagos. Edgal said that the Pastor was arrested allegedly while in possession of an inciting publication titled: “Beware of Catholic Women Organisation (CWO) and Knights of the Catholic for they are occultic.”  

 
He said that the pastor had invited his church members for a programme where he was to make a public pronouncement on the issue before the publications were intercepted on May 5.

 
“This is a case of insult to religion and propagation of hate speech which contravene Sections 124 and 168 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State 2015. This should be a lesson to be imbibed by all religious leaders. We must encourage and preach religious tolerance,” he said.  

He said that the clergyman would be charged to court for alleged hate speech and religious intolerance

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Uche Secondus' letter to the UN Secretary General accusing President Buhari of several allegations confirms PDP as a bad loser and desperate - Garba Shehu

Garba Shehu, the senior special assistant to President Buhari on media and publicity has reacted to a letter written by the National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Uche Secondus to the United Nations Secretary General accusing President Buhari of several allegations.

According to Garba Shehu, the letter simply confirms that the opposition is a bad loser and 'desperate for another chance after they were kicked out for failing the nation and its people'.

See his full response below...

The letter written by the National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Mr. Uche Secondus to the United Nations Secretary General accusing President Muhammadu Buhari of several allegations confirm the opposition party as a bad loser, desperate for another chance after they were kicked out for failing the nation and its people.

In the said letter which is no les preposterous and comical, the opposition accused the Nigerian government of “destroying Nigeria’s democracy.”

PDP’s lecture on democracy and the rule of law coming from a party with a tradition of undemocratic rule is a desperate attempt to pervert history and the course of justice. The sermon, is both trite and hollow, coming from a party with intolerance for dissent as its hallmark. A party that humiliated opposition parties and stunted their growth. This was the atmosphere that nurtured the birth of the All Progressives Congress (APC.)

The war against corruption, for which many more politicians may soon be docked, cannot be misrepresented as an attack on human rights and Mr. Secondus should not try to mislead the UN. Nigerian politicians at all levels have been used to dispensing with state funds in whatever manner they please, and to have someone, an administration, finally saying, “No. It doesn’t matter how big or important you think you are; the law must come against you...” That is not something they are used to at all. For the PDP, as has now emerged, national security was the major source of their funding.

The PDP Chairman and all other politicians against whom the country’s anti-corruption agencies have on-going investigations, should be assured that it is only a matter of time before the law catches up with them, and makes them pay for the grief their mismanagement of the past has caused, and is still causing Nigerians. Nigerians suffered because of the poison sowed by the PDP.

If the public were privy to some of the facts and figures on corruption that President Buhari and the anti-corruption agencies are, they would understand the passion that drives the determination to nail these callous men and stop them in their corrupt tracks. 
Regarding the accusation that President Buhari is behind the spate of herdsmen and farmer clashes in the Middle Belt of Nigeria, all we will say is that it as an embarrassing charge that the PDP would make, conveying an allegation from the beer parlours of Nigeria to an international body like the UN.

The PDP certainly has no shred of evidence to make such an allegation. These are comments driven by tribalism and that age-old trick of balkanisation in a bid to score political points. This should not surprise anyone given the politics of anger, violence and polarisation that are the stock-in-trade of the PDP.

The various lengths to which President Buhari has gone to end the spate of killings, such as mobilising state resources against the attackers, approving the setting up of new police and army formations in the affected areas, and the recruitment of thousands into the police and other arms of the military, are a few of the several steps taken which a more reasonable opposition will acknowledge.

What can President Buhari possibly gain from the killings? There is no intelligent angle from which you analyse the matter and see any possible gain for this government in the wanton destruction of life and property going on. For the “new” PDP leadership on the other hand, incapable of thinking big about the nation, they see and treat the unfortunate spate of killing of innocent Nigerians as political gift, about which they seem very happy to cite as the basis for a return to power. They feel bad at every turn the country improves, which is beyond comprehension. They should bury their heads in shame.

GARBA SHEHU
Senior Special Assistant to President
(Media & Publicity)
May 7, 2018.

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Oro day: Lagos police reacts to Ikorodu monarch's order for women to sit at home tomorrow

The Lagos state police command has reacted to the purported order issued by the Ayangburen of Ikorodu, Oba Kabiru Shotobi, for all women residing in the area to sit at home as the traditionalist in the area would be undergoing a traditional exercise, Oro, that must not be witnessed by women. A copy of the purported letter above.

In a statement released today by the spokesperson of the Lagos state police command, SP. Chike Oti, the state commissioner of police, Edgal Imohimi, says the order will not stand and that anyone that prevents the movement of women in the area will be dealt with decisively. Read the statement below

ORO DAY; THE RIGHT OF MOVEMENT OF THE  FEMALE GENDER NOT RESTRICTED .
The attention of the Lagos State Police Command has been drawn to the news making the rounds on the social media  that the female gender are forbidden to be seen outside their homes or move around the town with effect from tomorrow 8/05/2018 being the day set aside as ORO DAY.
In view of the above,  the CP Lagos called for a meeting attended by the Ayangburen of Ikorodu, Oba Kabiru Shotobi, Palace Chiefs and the Commissioner for Local government and Chieftaincy affairs Alhaji Muslim Folami.

The Oba stated during the meeting that it is unthinkable for a man with his level of exposure to do or say anything that would be seen as discriminatory against  the female gender. He however, acknowledged that the festival is an age long tradition of Ikorodu people which had been even before he was born. He added that the festival would hold without denying the female folks their right of freedom of movement. 

In his speech, the CP Lagos, stated that the Command will not tolerate any discriminatory tradition against the female gender. He warned that the Command would deal ruthlessly with anybody who hide under the guise of  custom or tradition to forment trouble in the state. He therefore enjoined women to go about their lawful business without let or hindrance. 
The meeting ended with a joint press statement assuring the people of Ikorodu that the festival would be peaceful. 

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Breaking: Former Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson rushed to a hospital following 'serious health scare'

Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, 76, has been admitted to hospital following a reportedly seriously health scare.    
The 13 time Premier League and two time UEFA Champions League winning coach was admitted to Salford Royal Hospital today after falling ill late on Friday night.

Ferguson was reportedly taken from his Cheshire home at 9am on Saturday, and escorted to hospital by the police. Manchester United have released the following statement regarding Sir Alex Ferguson's ill health: 

“Sir Alex Ferguson has undergone emergency surgery today for a brain haemorrhage. The procedure has gone very well but he needs a period of intensive care to optimise his recovery. His family request privacy in this matter"

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He talks to himself, and he talks to people who aren’t actually in the room

According to an insider who spoke with Life & Style, Kanye West is acting crazy and it's affecting both his business and personal relationships. His mental state deteriorated in 2016 after spending 8 days in a Psych ward

"Kanye needs professional help. He’s delusional and paranoid. He thinks he’s a savior. He talks to himself, and he talks to people who aren’t actually in the room because he thinks he’s being watched."

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Offa Robbery: Police release photos of four of the robbers, announce N5m reward for anyone with information that will help in their arrest

The Nigerian police has declared wanted four of the robbers that participated in the bloody bank robbery incident that took place in Offa on April 4th. The state police command released the photos of the robbers from the CCTV footage of the bank.

The Kwara State Government has also announced a N5 million reward for anyone that can help with information that would lead to the arrest of the suspects. The number to be contacted are 08062080913, 08126285268, 08032365122, 07056792065, 08088450152.

Speaking on the recent development, the Assistant Commissioner of police, Moshood Jimoh, said

“All the suspects are cooperating with the Police in the investigation into the incident. Currently, some of the other gang leaders and principal suspects at large are being identified and their pictures obtained for further investigation. Other sister security and safety agencies are equally implored to arrest them and hand over to the nearest Police Station or Formation across the country or avail the Police with any information they may have or come across about these suspects” he said

The police asked for public help to apprehend the gangsters still at large and said they have also been placed on INTERPOL Watch list and Red Alert.

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21-year-old South African midfielder, Luyanda Ntshangase dies after getting struck by lightning

Midfielder Luyanda Ntshangase from South African top-flight side Maritzburg United died today, two months after being struck by lightning during a friendly fixture.

The promising 21-year-old had been in an induced coma since the March 1st incident and the club said he had succumbed to his injuries in a statement released today.

“We are extremely sad about the loss of Luyanda, an exciting young player with enormous potential,” Maritzburg chairman Farook Kadodia said in a statement.  
Ntshangase, who made his debut against Kaizer Chiefs in October 2016, is the third Maritzburg player to perish in a little more than two years after midfielders Mondli Cele, 27, and Mlondi Dlamini, 20, died in separate car accidents

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