Presidential Spokesman, Femi Adesina Releases Buhari’s Latest Pictures On Vacation In UK

The presidency has released pictures of President Muhammadu Buhari holidaying in the United Kingdom.
The latest pictures have further laid to rest the media reports that the president was dead.
 

There was palpable fear and confusion in the country during the weekend when report cropped up in a section of the media that the president has passed on at the age of 74.
However, the presidency while describing the report as unfounded, said Buhari was alive and enjoying his holiday.
To further confirm the report that the president was not dead, presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina on Monday morning released some pictures of the President watching him (Adesina) as a guest on Channels TV on Sunday.
In the pictures, Buhari was spotted donning a black kaftan and a black cap in a palour while watching Adesina on Channels Television.

 He wrote on his official Facebook page, “As he holidays in London, President Muhammadu Buhari keeps abreast with events at home. On Sunday, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, was guest of Channels Television. President Buhari also kept a date, January 22, 2017.”

I Know What It’s Like To Be Laughed At By yYur Teacher When You Tell Them What You Hope To Be In Life. - T.I Writes An Open letter

 

Rapper T.I. recently issued an open letter to former President Obama and a second letter to Donald Trump.
Now he has released his third letter, and this time the letter has been issued to US. Each of the letters were inspired by his latest musical projects, “US or Else,” and “Us or Else: Letter to the System.” Read what he wrote below:

“As I write this letter, I can’t help but express my frustration and concern for US. I also can’t help but question my contribution to the status of where we are. I understand that I too have been guilty of doing the very things that put us here. Even still, right now the state of our community is more alarming than ever. And while I know this letter may be misunderstood by many, unduly dissected and misconstrued by most others, I still need to write and speak about these things that deeply concern me.
 
You see, all of US sometimes feel that one of the most difficult things in the world is to talk to US about US in an effort to help US. However, we cannot dismiss the fact that we can’t fix what we do not address. You see we’ve somehow allowed ourselves to think it’s okay to neglect and abandon our responsibility to ourselves and to our community. Everything cannot be blamed on THE SYSTEM.
We can no longer afford to be entertained beyond the point of accountability. We can’t keep selling each other out and be willing to do anything to be seen, to be famous or to be rich.
Our obsession with material things and lack of self-worth is evident in our need for an abundance of momentary luxuries and must-have amenities that have no true value for real, man. And I mean, we do it just to impress people that could care less if your children or your children’s children have anything left to show for your life after you gone. You see somewhere along the way, we’ve allowed the pursuit of fame and things to blind us to the issues that prevent us from moving upward. So, we cannot continue to get caught up in having material abundance and yet be fundamentally and spiritually broke.
Every one of us must do something to contribute to transforming our community for the better. We have been underserved, underprivileged and unfortunate for far too long. There are no more excuses. It’s not enough to have limited progress and allow our expectations and sense of purpose to evaporate. So, if that means we must sacrifice some nights at the club and give up buying the latest designer handbags and sneakers…well then damn, so be it. I can only hope that one day soon we’ll understand our true economic buying power by investing in our own communities and putting our money into businesses that keep our dollars in our community.
It is imperative for US to parent our children and educate them outside of the school systems, as our education system was not designed to lift US out of oppression. If we know that the pipelines to prisons are multiplying, well we must ask ourselves what can we do to end it? We must keep ourselves busy with finding ways to generate wealth for generations to come and work to pass down things to our children for them to pass down to their children. You see man, who wants to fight who on Instagram should not be as important as fighting for equality…and who’s f**king who should never be as important as creating a strategy to help break the cycle [of] oppression.
You see, if we don’t acknowledge and accept where we are failing, then we’ll never do the work that it takes to make it right for US. See, we are the benefactors of too much sacrifice and blood, sweat and tears to allow petty differences and trivial discrepancies to continue to separate and divide US, while we are being used, exploited and conquered. We should not live one more day ignoring the sh** that suffocates and strangles US keeping US imprisoned in our own communities. We cannot afford to not stick and work together for the betterment of our community.
As we look to the future for US, there could not be a better time to assess where we go from here. And while there’s currently great turmoil, there is even greater opportunity for US to work together to transform our community. Far too many of our children are fatherless, far too many of our mothers are standing in the prison waiting rooms and far too many of our young people feel hopeless.
We must work to reshape the need for our children to want to live so fast even if it means dying too young. Now, I am not here to demonize or vilify, but to pledge my commitment to help US do what needs to be done. You see if we continue to devalue ourselves we cannot realistically expect respect from others.
 
Now, how can I sit here in a place of privilege and say such things and make such suggestions you ask? Well, I answer simply because I know what it’s like. I know what it’s like to not know where you’re going or how to get there. I know what it’s like to have no one around you who can teach you how to be what you hope to become.
I know what it’s like to be so distracted by your surroundings and in the moment that it’s seemingly impossible to not get caught up in ‘em. I know what it’s like to feel so much smaller than the activities of your environment that you can’t see how not to succumb to ‘em. I know what it’s like to not be able to focus in class due to real life hunger pangs. I know what it’s like to be disruptive just to pass the time and take your mind off what’s lacking at home. I know what it’s like to be laughed at by your teacher when you tell them what you hope to be in life.
I also know what it’s like to be told by your teacher that you’ll never amount to anything.
I know what it’s like to feel hopeless and to feel like you’re not good enough just because of where you’re from. I know what it’s like to be profiled and to be abused by the police. I know what it’s like to be racially profiled, treated unjustly and abused by the police just because of how you look.
But even more importantly than knowing all these things, I know what it’s like to overcome ‘em. Now, I know it’s not easy…but all of US can do something.”

Respectfully yours,
Tip Harris
#USORELSE

Basketmouth And Wife, Elsie Pays A Surprise Visit To Seyilaw, His Wife And Their Adorable Daughter

 
Basketmouth and his beautiful wife visits Seyilaw and his family at his home in Lagos on Sunday. They met with Seyilaw's wife, Stacy and their adorable daughter, Tiwaloluwa. See more photos below....

Actress Allwell Ademola Relates How She Was Robbed Twice In One Day

 

Yoruba actress, Allwell Ademola narrates how she was robbed twice on January 15 in an interview with Sunday Scoop.

“My car was vandalised and looted over the night in my house in Ikorodu. Though I was at home, it was not until the next morning that I discovered that the vehicle’s side window had been broken. Later in the evening, my phone was snatched under the bridge at Berger area of Lagos.
“It was too much drama for me in a single day, but in all, I judge God faithful. I was hurt and devastated, but I am still thankful and keeping faith.” She said.

Photos From Peter Okoye And Lola Omotayo's daughter, Aliona's Birthday Party

 
Singer, Peter Okoye of Psquare and Lola Omotayo's daughter, Aliona, turned 4-year-old Saturday and they threw her a birthday party at their home in Ikoyi, Lagos. More pics below

Here Are The Rules Housemates In The Big Brother Naija 2017 Has To Comply With

 

Big Brother has finally introduced some new rules that are to be followed by the Big Brother Naija contestants while in the house.

A new season of 2017 Big Brother Naija kicked off yesterday, Sunday 22nd with a new presenter – Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, new house, new Housemates and new rules which must be obeyed by the housemates from the moment they enter the House until they leave.

Take a look at the new Big Brother Naija 2017 House Rules below;

• Rule 1: Housemates must respect the House and their fellow contestants at all times.

• Rule 2: The Housemates will have no contact with the outside world and they are kept busy by the various tasks and challenges set by Biggie. Being in such close proximity with a house full of strangers can be tough going and Biggie has set rules that need to be followed.

• Rule 3: Big Brother has complete control over everything going on in the house and Biggie never discusses anything that goes on outside of the house with anyone inside.

• Rule 4: The Housemates are filmed 24/7 and they must have their microphones on at all times. The viewers must be able to hear all conversations at all times and are not allowed to whisper or cover their mouths while speaking to fellow Housemates. They are also not allowed to reveal the location of the cameras and microphones.

• Rule 5: Diary Sessions are one of the most important aspects of the show’s success and are compulsory. Once a Housemate is called to the Diary Room, they must drop everything they are doing and proceed to the Diary Room. Failure to do so will result in a fine, a strike, or worse. Housemates can request to enter the Diary Room at any time of the day or night. Sunglasses and hats are not permitted in the Diary Room. The door for the Diary Room will be locked when not in use and no one is allowed into the room if it is occupied.

• Important to note:

Diary Sessions and Nominations are compulsory and Housemates need to give valid reasons for nominating a fellow Housemate. Biggie reserves the right to take his time to answer any questions, but will always return with an answer. Biggie will not entertain any personal questions. What happens in the Diary Room stays in the Diary Room and Housemates cannot discuss anything that happens in the Diary Room. Exceptions to this rule are events such as Head of House Tasks.

• Rule 6: Nominations are important and Housemates are not allowed to discuss the reasons for their nominations with anyone other than Big Brother. If a Housemate does so it will be interpreted as a deliberate attempt to influence others. They are not allowed to communicate via hints, signs, symbols or written notes. Housemates are not allowed to enter into any alliance or scheme to plot the downfall of fellow Housemates. Communication in the house in Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa and any other local language other than English is not permitted.

• Rule 7: Housemates are not allowed to strike, intimidate, threaten or act in any way that can be construed as violent towards any fellow Housemates. This could result in immediate disqualification.

• Rule 8: Housemates are not allowed to bring the following into the house:

• - CDs, CD players, radios, iPod, iPad
• - Walkmans, DVD/Blu-Ray players, televisions
• - Mobile phones, Smart phones
• - Computers, Laptops, Notepads
• - Video game consoles, Computer games
• - Calendars
• - Diaries
• - Pen and paper or any writing materials
• - Eyeliner (Or any other make-up that could be used for writing.)
• - Alarm clocks
• - Watches
• - Any electronic equipment requiring batteries
• - Weapons, drugs and narcotics
• - Medication (except for agreed personal medication in consultation with Big Brother)
• - Clothes with prominent logos, clothes with fine stripes or dots, silk clothes, solid white clothes.)
• - Your pet cat and your children (although, you can bring pictures of your children and your cat)

• Rule 10: Housemates can bring the following into the House:
• - Cigarettes / cigars / tobacco
• - Reading material, either a book or magazine.
• - Moisturising cream
• - Shaving foam, deodorant, shower lotion, pack of razor blades
• - Day cream, night cream and eye cream
• - One cleansing lotion. Cleansing tonic.
• - Perfume or after shave
• - Hairspray/ gel hair conditioner and wax
• - Lip balm
• - Musical Instrument (provided it doen’t need batteries)

• Rule 11: Biggies’ word is law and all Housemates must comply with his requests at all times without fail.

• Rule 12: Only Biggie can open up the storage room where the Housemates will find everything that they need for Tasks, Challenges etc. Biggie will inform the Housemates that the Storage Room is open and the Head of House will proceed there to retrieve what Biggie has put there for the Housemates daily and weekly needs

Big Brother Naija reality show says their aim is first and foremost, for the housemates to have fun but not at the expense of others in the house.
The show will run for 11 weeks.