TSTV UPDATE: TStv to commence commercial roll-out November 1st

New PayTV operator, Telecom Satellite Television, TSTV, weekend, disclosed that it would commence commercial roll-out of its decoders to Nigeria by November 1, 2017.

Addressing newsmen in Abuja, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr. Bright Echefu, said the company would from Monday, deploy about 5,000 decoders to customers for free, and would also be installed for the customers to enable them test the reception, services and claims of the company.

He explained that the delay in the commercial deployment of decoders to customers was to prevent sabotage by unscrupulous elements who would want to frustrate the company.

He said, "We have not commenced commercial sales of our decoders because we are aware of the fact that we are running a business easily frustrated by competition.

"We had applications from over 3,000 individuals who want to be our dealers, so far we have cleared about 750 of the dealers. We are currently conducting due diligence checks on our dealers. We do not want a situation where individuals posing as dealers buy up our decoders and go dump them somewhere."

He said within the next two weeks, the verification and full accreditation of dealers would be completed and the decoders would be rolled out.

…Details later.

UPDATE: Bein Sport HD Live On Tstv

Well, they said better late than never, today, the first set of decoders were sold in Abuja, 
Just like they promised bein sport is live and direct from Qatar, 

They are two types of tstv decoder, the first one is the box type (the one that looks like a cooler with 3G service) and the second one is the flat type (it comes with a camera and 4.5g service) 

Enjoy as we awaits the awoof unfold

Yahoo Boys With Exotic Car And House Arrested By EFCC In Lagos. (Photos)

The EFCC Lagos Zonal office, have arrested four suspected Internet fraudsters. They are: Oluwaseun Michael, 28; Igbokwe Chijioke, 27; Felix Chukwudi, 22 and Babajide Goloba. The quartet were arrested in different parts of Lagos, following intelligence report received by the Commission.

They are alleged to have defrauded their victims, mostly American and European citizens, millions of Dollars. The suspects, school drop-outs, have confessed to have been involved in romance/ marriage scam, Internet advertisement scam, spoofing of emails and interception of business mails.

They have also confessed to be working as couriers for movement of stolen funds by other cyber-criminals. They own companies with no fixed addresses, which they used to cover up the real sources of their money.

Items recovered from the suspects at the time of their arrest include laptops, handsets and phishing scripts, among others. They will soon be charged to court.

TSTV UPDATE: Bein Sport HD Live On Tstv

Well, they said better late than never, today, the first set of decoders were sold in Abuja, 
Just like they promised bein sport is live and direct from Qatar, 

They are two types of tstv decoder, the first one is the box type (the one that looks like a cooler with 3G service) and the second one is the flat type (it comes with a camera and 4.5g service) 

Enjoy as we awaits the awoof unfold

[Music] Ayo Folahan – Non Stop (Prod. by Emjay Beatz)

Ayo Folahan, UK based Nigerian Afro Beat Sensation is here with another brand new club banger titled "Non Stop" which was produced by EmjayBeatz.

This is definitely going to make it to you most loved Playlist.. Check it out 

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[Music] Gabana Ft CDQ x Pepenazi – Ishe Yen

Masterkraft Nation Artiste Gabana decided to dash out a brand new single after his highly rated and successful single Ololo

He decided to enlist industry heavy weight and indigenous artiste CDQ and Pepenazi the song is sure a club banging tune and also a radio friendly song .

This is the first single off his forth coming EP ( extended play ) which is said to drop in 2018 .

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[Music] Obim – Salute

Obim who is a recording artiste under NFE Records who sometime dropped a song titled 'Egu Atilogwu' in 2015 has just came back to the industry with full massive attack with a new hit single titled 'Salute'.

This was produce By Dtac using it to celebrate all true hustling niggas out there who has got their cash coming through from their hustle.

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Top Government Officials Are “Stealing” To Aid Buhari’s Second Term – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Thursday, alleged that top government officials are "stealing" public funds so as to aid President Muhammadu Buhari's 2019 campaign.

The PDP specifically pointed to the suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, and the Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Maikanti Baru as being involved.

‎Addressing a news conference at the Wadata Plaza in Abuja, the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, demanded that Buhari should prove them wrong by giving an order to the anti-graft agencies to immediately launch investigation into the $25 billion scandal involving Baru in the NNPC.

‎The PDP also demanded that Baru be suspended while others, who might have participated in the alleged act be investigated.

The PDP said it suspected that powerful people in the corridors of power were "tacitly involved in the scandal rocking the NNPC."

Adeyeye said, "If the president's powerful Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, could sit on the NNPC board and such a calamity is taking place without an eyelid being blinked,

we are forced to believe that the stealing is being done to the advantage of the president who has shown by his body language, that the only thing that matters most to him for now, is his second term ambition.

‎"Will it be considered a hate speech if we say the money being ‎stolen by President Buhari is being kept aside into a special pool for the prosecution of his second term ambition?

"We challenge the president to prove us wrong by allowing his allies being caught up in acts of brazen stealing of our commonwealth get punished in accordance with the laws of the land. Anything aside this, we will take as confirmation of our suspicion that the rot is from the very top.

"The allegations raised by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources is a confirmation of our earlier stance that the APC administration is in tatters, an administration without coordination, but one planted firmly in the hands of a few cabal who are stealing the nation dry while the president continues to feign ignorance of the sickening stench," he said.

"The sum involved in the NNPC scandal is $25bn: less than 10 per cent of that ($2bn) is involved in the so called arms fund allegedly converted by the former NSA, for which hundreds of Nigerians have been arrested and hounded," he added.

But APC's National Publicity Secretary, Malam Bolaji Abdullahi has condemned the allegation and tasked PDP to provide proof.

"What I can tell you is that they don't have any evidence to support what they are saying. Has the president said he wants to contest in 2019? So, what they are saying is unwarranted. They are just trading by vendetta and nothing more."

Secondary School Teenage Student Posts Half Naked Pictures On Facebook To Celebrate Her Birthday(Photos)

A little Girl on Facebook named Nthabiseng Matlou is currently going viral after she posted these controversial photos to celebrate her birthday.

Her facebook profile says she graduated from Shegong secondary school, which is a big lie because as of September 5th she posted some photos of herself wearing school uniform with her boyfriend cuddling her.

Here is how she captioned her almost naked photos below:-

Since is my birthday today…I've decided to show off some of my skin. Because I was born naked — feeling thankful.

Caption: Life is too short to be wearing long things  feeling in love.

Nthibla…mathibla……nthizlii….nthabeigh…nthabogile…ra feleletsa ka nthabiseng    feeling silly at University of limpopo(galito's)

(Video) Phyno Ft. Olamide – Augment

Phyno comes through with the stunning visuals to his recently released single titled "Augment" featuring Olamide (Baddo).

You already know the jam is hot, now check the hot new video and let us know what you think about it in the comment section.

Watch & Download "Phyno Ft. Olamide – Augment" below:-

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Lai Mohammed & Governor Ben Ayade Commission First Decoder Manufacturing Plant In West Africa. (See Photos)

The first surface mount technology (SMT) digital set top box manufacturing plant in West Africa has commence production in Calabar, the Cross River State capital.

The plant, operated by Gospell Digital Technology was commissioned today Thursday by Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade who said the state will partner the company to ensure it breaks the difficult terrain to ensure broadcasting is made easier and information delivered more efficiently.

"We have very difficult terrain in Cross River and it is very difficult to transmit," Ayade said, adding that: "We will on proper negotiation, be placing an order today for 5,000 set top boxes."

Mr. Ayade said the smart city project of the state which is nearing completion will provide a backbone for a smart technology integration and disclosed that the installation of hotspots for the 12 Kilometer Carnival Calabar route has been completed.

On local content, the Governor said that: "Most importantly we will like to see technology transfer," and promised that the state aside given tax incentives will purchase 10 STBs for every Cross Riverian employed by the company.

He said that he hoped the country will be able to wholly own and operate a technology center and maintained that the breakthrough by Gospell technology starts "the journey towards decoupling the black man from depending on the white man."

The Chairman of the company, Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa in his remarks commended the federal government for it's "thorough" planning and implementation of the digital switchover system and said it was the reason all were gathered there.

"We are here because at some point in the history of this country, the country decided to digitalize and move away from analogue practices especially in the area of communication," he said.

He continued: "The government was thorough in planning the switchover ensuring that every stakeholder played a role."

Mr. Ohuabunwa said the company decided to participate in the provision of set top boxes and disclosed that the company has set up two factories in Calabar.

"We have two factories here, a factory to assembly and a factory to produce as part of its backward integration," said Mr. Samuel who also disclosed the company plans to go into everything electronic using indigenous technology.

INEC Announces Dates For Ekiti, Osun Governorship Elections



The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced April and September 2018 dates for governorship polls in Ekiti and Osun states.

The tenure of Ekiti incumbent governor, Ayodele Fayose and his Osun state counterpart, Rauf Aregbesola would end on Oct 15, 2018 and November 28, 2018, respectively.

According to the timetable released on Thursday in Abuja by the electoral body, the Ekiti and Osun elections would hold on July 14th and September 22, 2018, respectively.

Based on the timetable any run off election would be held within seven days after the announcement of result in line with relevant laws.

The timetable for the polls was signed by the Commission's secretary, Mrs Augusta Ogakwu. According to the timetable, INEC is expected to issue notice for the Ekiti election on April 4, 2018, which is not later than 90 days before the election.

Political campaigns would commence on April 15 while collection of forms by political parties for issuance to candidates would come a day after.

Political primaries and resolution of disputes arising from such was slated for 15April-14 May, 2018.

Notice of election was fixed for 23rd June 2018while campaign for the Osun state government house would start on June 25, 2018.

Collection of forms for the Osun election has been fixed for June 25th, while primaries and resolution of arising disputes must be conducted between June 24- July 23rd, 2018.

Speaking on the dates, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Prince Solomon Soyebi said INEC was guided by the provisions of section 178(1)and (2) of the 1999 constitutionas amended, and section 25(7) and (cool of the electoral Act,2010 in arriving at the dates.

He also restated the Commission's earlier warning to intending aspirants and their parties that the release of dates for elections did not amount to notice for campaigns for votes. He further warned that parties which infringed on provisions of the Electoral Act as amended would be sanctioned.

"Anybody who deviates from the Electoral guidelines by engaging in public campaign ahead of the date for commencement of campaign is committing electoral offence and will be prosecuted.

"All political parties and their candidates are hereby enjoined to cooperate with us," Soyebi said.

Fresh Arrests Loom In INEC As EFCC Probes 20 States

The South-South geopolitical zone has recorded the highest number of people who took part in the Continuous Voter Registration between the months of April and September 2017.

This is according to the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who also disclosed that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission was already probing the commission's officials in 20 states over alleged electoral fraud.

He said this during a quarterly consultative meeting with journalists in Abuja on Tuesday.

Regarding the prosecution and probe of 205 of its officials for allegedly receiving part of the N23bn reportedly disbursed by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani-Alison Madueke, the INEC boss said he would continue to cooperate with the EFCC.

Yakubu said the last report given to him by the EFCC involved 16 states. He said the EFCC was already probing INEC officials in 20 other states

He said, "I want to say that this is the first time in the history of our elections that in one fell swoop, 205 officials were disciplined based on the interim report we received from the EFCC covering 16 states.

"Under the terms and conditions of service what we can do is to interdict them which means placing them on half salary and suspending them from work until their innocence or guilt is established. The last report covered 16 states and only last week I heard they had started prosecuting them.

"However, after receiving the report, we had a discussion with the EFCC and told them that for the outstanding 20 states, they should not submit any interim report to INEC but just prosecute them.

"Once they are taken to court, we activate the provisions of the terms and conditions of service. Whatever we need to do we will do even if it means getting rid of everybody in the commission and recruiting afresh for the purpose of the 2019 elections. We are committed to doing so."

Giving a breakdown of the Continuous Voter Registration conducted between April and September 2017, the INEC boss said about 667, 103 persons registered to vote in the South-South geopolitical zone. The zone comprises Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo and Rivers states.

The South-West came in second with 532,172 persons registered to vote while the North-West, which has seven states, had a combined 477, 056 registered voters.

The North-Central came in fourth with 374, 923 while the South-East which has five states recorded 352,942 voters.

In the North-East, 350,398 registered within the same period.

Rivers State recorded the highest number of registered voters at 151, 398 while Lagos came second with 144, 076. Ondo recorded the lowest number with 29, 766.

In total, about 2, 786, 405 persons registered to vote between  April and September. However, only 108, 752 had come forward to claim their cards.

Yakubu said eight million voter cards remain unclaimed.

Yakubu lamented that out of the eight million PVCs were unclaimed nationwide, Lagos accounted for about one million.

He said, "Some of you will also recall that Lagos has recorded the least collection of PVCs not in terms of numbers but in relation to the numbers that registered. Out of the eight plus million PVCs still uncollected nationwide, over a million are uncollected in Lagos."

The INEC boss said the voter apathy in Lagos was worrisome as various strategies employed by INEC seemed not to be working.

He said the last two by-elections in Lagos had recorded very low turnout.

The INEC chairman said the commission was ready for the Anambra governorship election which comes up next month.

He said over 6,000 smartcard readers would be used for the election

The INEC boss said the commission would not be discouraged by the legal obstacles it was facing in the process of recalling the Kogi-West lawmaker, Senator Dino Melaye.

Yakubu said constituents had the right to recall anybody they wanted to in a democracy.

The INEC boss also warned politicians seeking to run in 2018 and 2019 to stop campaigning as this was in contravention of the Electoral Act

Via-Punch

2baba surprises fan, joins her on stage to perform his “Spiritual Healing” at Nigeria Beer Festival

2baba and Civian performing

Day 4 of the ongoing Nigeria Beer Festival took an exciting turn as legendary singer, 2baba thrilled fans with a surprise performance. It was indeed a night of celebration, music and merriment as lovers of Campari enjoyed the premium liqueur with their favourite beer brands.

Music: RoRO - Omojola

Omojola in Yoruba means child is greater than wealth. Enjoy tunes

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The Rock legend, Tom Petty Died At Age Of 66

The Rock legend, Tom Petty died on Monday October 2, 2017 at the age of 66 after being rushed to a Los Angeles hospital, according to Tony Dimitriades, longtime manager of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.

According to reports, at 10:45 pm Sunday night (PST), Tom Petty's wife called 911 to report that her husband wasn't breathing. When paramedics got to thier home, they gave him CPR and were able to get a slight pulse. They rushed him to the hospital where he was put on life support, unfortunately, he didnt make it and the machine was turned off.

"He suffered cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu in the early hours of this morning and was taken to UCLA Medical Center but could not be revived. He died peacefully at 8:40pm PT surrounded by family, his bandmates and friends," Dimitriades said in a statement.

Petty, who was born in Gainesville, Florida became hooked on rock and roll at the age of 11 when he met superstar Elvis Presley on a movie set. Petty went on to join his first band, The Sundowners, in high school at the age of 

TSTV:  See What Nigerians are saying

The launch of a new satellite television, TSTV has been welcomed by many Nigerians who took to their social media platforms to celebrate the new provider.

While celebrating the new provider, they mocked DSTV and other cable service providers saying that TSTV has brought very good competition that would put them on their toes.

Many of the Nigerians who alleged exploitation by existing satellite TV providers said that TSTV has affordable rates and better offers.

TSTV among other things, promises to offer pay-per-view, affordable subscription rates with daily subscription available as well as a 20gb free data all for a N5,000 decoder and maximum monthly subscription of N3,000.

Long before it was launched on Oct. 1, many Nigerians had treated the news of its coming with much anticipation. Many believe the coming of TSTV will break the control of DSTV.

On twitter, TSTV trended with over 26,000 mentions as at the time of this report.

Some of the Nigerians who expressed their views on their Twitter handle said that the launch of TSTV which coincided with the nation's independence day celebration, meant satellite TV independence for Nigerians.

Meanwhile, the Federal Government has granted TSTV tax free operation for three years as a way of encouraging the company.

(New Video) Sean Tizzle – Wasted [New Video]

Sean Tizzle – Wasted. Sean Tizzle drops the visuals to his new hit single 'Wasted'. The certified hit maker has been working underground with innovative sets of talented individuals to create his own unique style.

This video was demonstrated to show Sean and his lady having a lovely time In the beautiful city of California. Shot and directed by Allison Heine.

Sean Tizzle – Wasted

Music= Oritse Femi – Bodija

Musical Taliban – Oritsefemi is out with this new record titled – Bodija.

This new record definitely got some sugar rush going on.

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Very Sad= 300 Level Law Student Of UNIBEN Dies In Accident Alongside Her Parents [Photos]

It was a very sad moment for students of the University of Benin, yesterday as they were greeted with the shocking news of the sudden demise of a UNIBENlite (as they are popularly called).

Miss. Elizabeth, a 300l Law student passed away yesterday in an auto crash alongside her parents along the ever busy Benin Airport road.

Their vehicle was said to have collided with another car which immediately set the vehicle they occupied ablaze. All occupants of the vehicle were said to have burnt beyond recognition.

Elizabeth, a jovial and all loving fellow, turned 19 in July this year.

Please pray for the four siblings left behind.

May the soul of the departed, through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.

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TStv Nigeria Direct to Home Pay TV

TStv is the latest Pay TV service in Nigeria. Launching on October 1, 2017, TStv is promising loads of new value added services that are already exciting consumers in Nigeria. Some of the perks include the ability to pause your subscription for up to 7 days in a month, PVR feature with up to 500GB built-in storage, Video on Demand, Video Calls, and free 20GB data. However the thing that is exciting consumers the most about TStv is the affordable price, which has been capped to 3000 Naira per month by the company.

Satellite Dish Required

TStv is a satellite Direct to Home (DTH) Pay TV service just like DSTV. This means you will need to install a satellite dish for your system. According to information on the company's website, your dish should be pointing to the ABS 3A satellite located at 3 degrees west.

You also require a set top box (decoder). The good news is that the dish and the decoder will cost just 5,000 Naira, making it affordable for a lot more Nigerians.

The TStv Set Top Box

The set top box (decoder) by TStv is the most versatile so far in the industry. This decoder uses the Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HBB TV) tech to deliver high quality entertainment to your home. HBB TV combines satellite and internet services like IPTV and broadband to deliver content and other value added services to your home.

The TStv set top box will support internet connectivity and will even act as a Wi-Fi hotspot for connecting your devices to the internet. The company is also bundling 20GB of free data in the 3000 Naira monthly. With the data you can do video calls, Video on Demand, and other value added broadband services.

The decoder also comes with a PVR feature that enables you pause and rewind live TV. With its 500GB built-in storage you can store a whole lot of content for future viewing. The decoder also allows you pause your TStv subscription for 7 days with a 30-day period. This means you can pause your subscription if you are not going to be around for a couple of days and resume when you return.

TStv Subscription & Package

For now it seems TStv will offer one subscription plan. The plan costs 3,000 Naira. However, the unique thing about the service is that it offers flexible pay as you go option. For example, you can pay 200 Naira, 500 Naira, 750, Naira, 1000 Naira, 1500 Naira, and 3000 Naira depending on the length of time you want to subscribe.

Paying the full 3000 Naira will give you 30 days access plus 20GB of free data. You also get one month free subscription.

TStv Channels

TStv boasts of over 70 channels ranging from Sports, News, Movies, Music, Kids, Documentaries, and much more.

Some popular TStv channels include:

FOXAITCNNBBC NewsChannelsAljazeeraBloombergbeIN Sports (Multuple Channels)FOX Sports (Multiple Channels)EWTNMTV BaseNational GeographicNat Geo WildFashionOneNickelodeonTeleNovela ChannelNina TVM Africa YorubaM Africa HausaRiwendu TVM Africa MoviesTVC NewsSunna TVEmmanuel TVEuro SportHITS TVTrace AfricaFor full channel list click here

Where can you get TStv

Technically TStv can operate nationwide, but the company will begin rollout of the service officially in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Owerri and Kano. You can buy the decoder and dish from dealers in your city.

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Osun by-election: Adeleke defects to PDP ahead of APC primary

An All Progressives Congress aspirant in the Osun-West senatorial district, Chief Ademola Adeleke, may have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party to contest the July 8 senatorial by-election.

A chieftain of the PDP, who pleaded anonymity, said this while speaking with our correspondent on the telephone, on Tuesday.

The PDP chieftain said Adeleke would contest on the platform of the opposition party.

He said, "We have been talking to our leaders and members on this. We want to win this election and we know that he is popular. Adeleke will contest on the platform of the PDP.

"The APC has decided to clear Mudashiru Hussain despite his disqualification and the Adeleke group is aware that the APC primary would be manipulated to favour Hussain."

One of the supporters of Adeleke, who pleaded not to be named,   confirmed this to our correspondent on the telephone.

He, however, said the camp was waiting for the PDP to break the news.

Adeleke could not be reached as calls placed to his telephone indicated that the line had been switched off.

His media aide, Mr. Olumide Lawal, did not pick the call placed to his telephone to confirm or deny the insinuation.

But the Chairman of the PDP in Osun State, Soji Adagunodo, confirmed the defection of Adeleke to the PDP via a text message to our correspondent.

The Secretary, Adeleke Support Group, Alhaji Saheed Afolabi, who is a chieftain of the APC, said Adeleke had picked the PDP nomination form to contest the primary expected to hold on Wednesday.

He said, "Otunba Ademola Adeleke has picked the PDP nomination form. You will see him at the PDP primary election tomorrow. He is only going for affirmation because the PDP has talked to their aspirants and they have all agreed that Ademola Adeleke should be given the ticket."

The APC Screening Committee disqualified Senator Mudashiru Hussain, the Appeal Committee disqualified him but the NWC, after an intervention by some powerful persons, manipulated the whole thing and overturned it. We know what they mean but we are also ready for them.

"The entire people of the Osun-West senatorial district are solidly behind Ademola Adeleke. They cannot stop him and he is going to win this election. Our appeal to INEC and the acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, is that they should not allow the desperate APC leaders in Osun State to use them to rig the election."

Via: Punch

[Music] Lolly Kid x Davido – IF (Cover)

New week, New cover of IF. No doubt, Davido's IF is currently one of the buzzing songs right now getting serious air plays.

Lolly Kid is the newest kid on the block to jump on the Cover of the Song.. He did an Awesome job as he killed the Track without much stress.

Check it out & tell us what you think.

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Presidency: Buhari will win presidential election again

The Presidency on Tuesday said if another presidential election were to be held today, President Muhammadu Buhari would still win like he did in 2015.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said this while addressing State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

He was joined by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina; and the SSA on Media and Publicity to the Acting President, Laolu Akande.

Shehu said Nigerians were happy with Buhari and would still vote for him despite whatever the Peoples Democratic Party and other opposition parties might be saying.

He said the confidence reposed in Buhari by ordinary Nigerians had remained unshaken because the President, according to him, is doing what they want.

Fayose didn’t receive any request from Moji Olaiya’s family –Aide

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti  State has denied the news that he rejected the plea to help fund the repatriation of the remains of Moji Olaiya, the veteran Nollywood actress who died in Canada on May 17.

This was made known in a statement issued by the Special Assistant to the Governor on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka.

The statement said the claim that Fayose refused to financially support the repatriation of the actress's body to Nigeria was not true.

Olayinka in the statement said there was no communication between his office and Olaiya's family, except for a phone call by a journalist.

SEE ALSO: Agony, shock as Moji Olaiya dies at 42

The statement read, "On Thursday, last week, I was contacted on phone by a journalist friend (name withheld) on the need for the Ekiti State Government to assist in raising a sum of $15,000 needed to bring Moji Olaiya's corpse to Nigeria.

"My immediate response was that an official request, via a letter, should be made and that the letter will be presented to the governor. I gave him my email address to which I said the letter should be sent.

"On Friday, I informed the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Chief Dipo Anisulowo, of my telephone conversation with (the journalist) and my response that official letter should be written to the governor.

"Up till today, the letter has not been sent and as such, no official request has been made to the state government.

"When my attention was drawn to online publications that Governor Fayose had refused to fund the flying of the deceased to Nigeria, I called the journalist who did the report and told him pointedly that no such decision was taken by the governor.

"It was on the strength of this that (the journalist) issued a press statement on behalf of the Burial Committee, stating that no request had been made to the government of Ekiti State and the official letter requested was yet to be sent.

"It, therefore, beats our imagination that certain character (name withheld) could take to the online media to make derogatory comments on the governor, purportedly on behalf of the family.

"While we condole with the Olaiya family of Ijesha Isu Ekiti, Moji Olaiya's friends, fans and colleagues in the movie industry, we wish to advise that the family should saddle only responsible people with the task of according their daughter a befitting burial."

Africa legend 2face Idibia becomes Glo ambassadors, dumps Airtel

WEEKS after 2face refused to renew his contract with Airtel upon its expiration, the legendary singer has been unveiled as the latest Glo brand ambassador.
The 'African Queen' crooner was unveiled, Sunday night, at the Glo Mega Music Tour event in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, where he also thrilled the audience. He joins the likes of Patience Ozokwor, popularly called Mama G; Omawumi, Olamide, Timaya, Mercy Johnson, MI, Basketmouth, Bovi Ugboma among other notable entertainers as Glo brand ambassadors.

I am looking forward to achieving greatness, BBNaija housemate, Bisola declares

Big Brother Naija housemate, Bisola Aiyeola can't wait to make it big in the Nigerian showbiz industry. The rising entertainer recently landed her first major deal with creative agency, Temple Management Company (TMC) and her joy knew no bounds since then.
Speaking shortly after sealing the deal, Bisola said, "I am elated and happy that a close-knit organization like Temple Management Company is bringing me into their fold. The reception has been warm and amazing. I wish you could see my insides right now. I am looking forward to achieving  greatness and I am very happy." Giving an insight into her plans, she revealed that she would be working on a couple of projects with TMC. She said, "After BBN, I want to focus on some of my personal projects.  There is definitely going to be more music, movies and other give-back projects. I have been blessed and the least I can do is to give back to society by impacting on the lives of other people. There is so much that I want to do which I am going to share with TMC and my fans will soon hear about it." Also speaking Terfa Tilley-Gyado, Director Of Communications, TMC said, "Bisola is an exceptionally talented individual. During the show, Nigerians fell in love with her and we want to collaborate with her in some exciting projects that will bring Bisola closer to her fans and also create new ones." Interestingly, Bisola and Iyanya who's also managed by TMC are coming together again after 10 years of competing against each other at the debut edition of MTN project fame.