Burna Boy refunds ‘boring’ fan, Nigerians react

Afro-fusion star, Damini Ogulu aka Burna Boy has garnered controversy after he refunded the ticket of a fan he described as boring.

The incident happened during the Atlanta stop of his ‘African Giant’ tour on Tuesday.

While Burna Boy was performing, he noticed a fan standing in front standing still and not swaying to the music.

He took a break from the energetic performance and called out the fan.

Burna Boy went on to refund the hundred dollars ticket price to the fan.

He also asked a bouncer to escort the fan out of the venue saying, “Your face is not encouraging.”

Burna Boy reportedly called the fan on stage to dance with him and apologised for his actions.

The event, recorded in a now-viral video, has generated mixed reactions from fans of the ‘Anybody’ singer.

While some applauded Burna Boy for correcting the negative vibe the fan put out, others chided the singer for humiliating a fan who came to enjoy the show.

BY SHAMSIYA BARAU AHMED

Reality film on life in Chibok wins US award

Daughters of Chibok, a virtual reality documentary of life in Chibok without the remaining 112 kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls, has won an award in the United States, courtesy of the Venice Film Festival.

The film, produced jointly by a film making firm, VR360 Stories, and a Yola-based regional nongovernmental organisation, the Northeast Humanitarian Hub, portrays life in Chibok through the home of a mother, Yana, who regularly washes the clothes of her kidnapped daughter in the wishful expectation of the return of the daughter.

The virtual reality mode of Daughters of Chibok differentiates it from the more widely known regular documentary productions in the sense of its capacity to virtually take the viewer from wherever he is to the depicted scenes which he sees as vividly as if he were there.

The film had been shown at different times to different audiences earlier this year in Nigerian cities, including Yola where it was shown in August to journalists and civil society leaders.

Daughters of Chibok portrays the misery of life in Chibok without the missing girls and appeals to the sensibilities of relevant authorities on the need to bring the girls back.

The Chief Executive of VR360 Stories and producer of the film, Joel Benson, who received the Venice Film Festival award in the US on Saturday night, said in a video clip on the event, that he dedicated the award to the woman in the story, Yana.

He said it was a deserving honour to her for sharing her story with him, and that because of the award, “the world will hear of Chibok and remember the girls still in captivity.”

BY SHAMSIYA BARAU AHMED

Emmanuella Mayaki: 10-year-old Nigerian girl gets teaching appointment at UK school

- A Nigerian whiz kid, Emmanuella Mayaki, has been offered a teaching appointment at an after-school club at the Southfields Primary School, Coventry, England

- Emmanuella got the teaching appointment after she was discovered to be computer proficient

- The school said the young girl is very passionate about sharing knowledge with kids like her because she believes in a better future

- The smart kid advised the Nigerian government to set up infrastructures that would encourage kids to learn coding at a young age for making some technological changes to an Artificial Intelligence project.

it reports that she is proficient in all main Microsoft programs and has even launched a website of her own.

After the after-school club at the Southfields Primary School, Coventry, England realised her technological skill set and her passion for work, it offered the 10-year-old the opportunity to teach so she could show others the amazing things she can do.

Martin Benbeidge, one of the instructors at the school, said Emmanuella is not only the school’s star, but has superior skill and passion for sharing knowledge. Despite what she has been able to achieve at such tender age, the 10-year old is not slowing down as she hopes to learn more programming languages like Prolong and Lisp as soon as possible, a move which would aide her further knowledge of Java and Python Coder.

Speaking with the media, the little girl said she wants the Nigerian government to put up infrastructure that would allow kids in the country to learn some computer skills and be able to code too. “I want to become a machine learning engineer because I have experience in programming and my job is to program a machine to perform specific tasks. My knowledge of modern software such as Eclipse, which I use to program Java applications, is also part of the reasons I want to be a machine learning engineer,” she said when describing what she does.

BY SHAMSIYA BARAU AHMED

Dino Melaye speaks on being father of ex-BBNaija housemate, Tboss’ child

Dino Melaye, Senator representing Kogi West has dismissed reports suggesting that he is the father of Ex-BBNaija housemate, Tboss’ child.

Melaye described the claim in some quarters as ‘lies’, adding that he never dated Tboss.

In a tweet on his official Twitter page on Sunday, Melaye wrote: “I naturally should ignore lies making the rounds that I’m the father of Tboss’s child.

“Every child is a blessing from heaven to every new mother and I congratulate TBoss on the new bundle of Joy. As for the father, It’s Not Me. I never dated TBOSS. Olodos take note accordingly.”

Meanwhile, Tboss had already spoken up on her pregnancy after many months of speculations.

The 35-year-old said she had to keep her pregnancy away from social media because she was scared of the negativity of some users.

According to her, she did not keep her pregnancy away from social media because she was ashamed, she did it just to protect herself from negativity on social media and keep her sanity.

TBoss wrote on Instagram, “What is it about our Generation that’s always so eager to post up our private lives on Social Media?

“We get Good news- SM, not so good news- SM, Someone offends us, someone owes us money, breakups, new home, new car, new shoes, fake designer shoes, borrowed stuff- There’s Absolutely No Mystery anymore. You wanna know about a person? Just look up their SM pages & you’d get a pretty close picture of whom you’re dealing with.

“I agree I’m not exactly social media compliant but I’m also guilty of sometimes putting more than I ought to have out there thereby subjecting myself to being misinterpreted, misquoted, misunderstood and highly misjudged and that’s why it was extremely difficult for me to keep my pregnancy all to myself.”

BY SHAMSIYA BARAU AHMED

Nigerian mother of little girl with unique arm celebrates her as she clocks 4

- A Nigerian mother, Adetola Ogunleye, has taken to social media to celebrate her unique daughter, Tiaraoluwa’s fourth birthday

- Tiara was born with one of her arms shorter than the other and the short arm has only three fingers

- Tiara’s mother has now celebrated her daughter’s uniqueness as she recounted how devastated she was when she discovered her child was different.

Many children are born with unique or different abilities due to unknown circumstances and it can be a bit challenging for them to adjust or be accepted in a society.
As Adetola shared pretty photos of Tiara showing off her unique arm, she admitted that it was not always easy for her to accept her daughter’s difference.

In a post shared by photographer, Mofebamuyiwa, Adetola explained that she was initially devastated when she gave birth to her daughter. The mother added that she had locked herself indoor for a whole year till she came to terms with the situation.

Well, it is obvious that Adetola has moved on from the sadness as she revealed that she is excited to have her daughter in her life. The happy mother has now become a limb difference awareness activist as she takes time out to school individuals on other people’s uniqueness and differences. 

BY SHAMSIYA BARAU AHMED

Davido vs Chioma: Artist speaks on wedding date, pregnancy.

Popular Nigerian singer, Davido has shared plans to officially tie the knot with his longtime girlfriend, Chioma Rowlands, and has passively reacted to the rumour that Chioma may be pregnant, urging his fans to wait till the ‘pregnancy’ is out.

DAILY POST reports that the 27-year-old had just concluded an introduction ceremony with his would-be wife’s family on Monday.


On photos he shared on his social media handles, the celebrity said 2020 was the anticipated year for the big events, calling on friends and family to get ready.

However, NAN reports that Davido confirmed all pictures and information shared online recently in an interview with Beat FM, saying 2020 is the year for sure.

“We have not started all those plans yet. 2020 is the year for sure,” Davido said.

Meanwhile, he has also addressed rumours that his bride to be was pregnant asking Nigerians to be patient.

“Wait and see now,” he said.

Despite all attempts on him to confirm or debunk the rumors, an excited Davido explained, ‘This one is special”.

BY SHAMSIYA BARAU AHMED

Tiwa Savage explains title of new song, says we are suffering and smiling

Popular singer Tiwa Savage recently got social media buzzing after she released her widely anticipated single 44-99, along with a music video on Thursday, September 5. Before the release of the project, many fans and supporters of the talented songstress had wondered what the title meant after she flooded her social media pages with the official artwork for the song. Well, it appears fans have now gotten what they want from Tiwa and there is no doubt that the diva is not just about making music that makes people dance, but also committed to steering social conversations with her art.

Few hours after the official release of the song, Tiwa Shared a video of her premiere interview with Ebro Darden of Beats1, in which she was heard giving an explainer about 44-99. According to Tiwa, the title was a phrase coined by late afrobeat legend Fela Kuti. She said it refers to the condition obtainable in a popular 49-seater transit bus known as molue, where you have 49 individuals seated while double the number of commuters have to stand all the way through the journey.

BY SHAMSIYA BARAU AHMED

ALEX FERGUSON CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO RONALDO AFTER WINNING AWARD

After being named the Portuguese player of the year for a record 10th time, Sir Alex Ferguson has sent a special congratulatory message to Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Manchester United legend was presented with the gong on Monday night at an award ceremony at the Carlos Lopes Pavilion in Lisbon after beating Joao Felix, Bernardo Silva, Ruben Neves, and Bruno Fernandes to the award.
Ronaldo had a decent year winning the Serie A title with Juventus and lifting the UEFA Nations League with Portugal.

After being presented with the award, a video of Ferguson played in the background as he congratulated his former player, “Congratulations on a great achievement and a wonderful night you’re going to have in Portugal. I’m really sorry I can’t be with you, but I look back and see you as a young lad at 17 years of age who came to Manchester United.
“How you have progressed as a human being and a fantastic sportsman. I want to say to you, and your mother, and all your family, and all of your kids; well done. You have been an absolute pleasure for me to have known, to have worked with, and to have seen you progress into the footballer you were. So, good luck, have a great night, and well done,” he said.

BY: FIRDAUSI MUSA DANTSOHO

Aderemi ready for final as Zenith B’ball League resumes

The head coach of Mountain of Fire Women Basketball team, Adewunmi Aderemi, has expressed his team’s readiness for the final phase of the Zenith Women’s Basketball League expected to resume on Saturday in four centres.

Aderemi, populary known as Owolo, on Thursday said his ladies would not relent in putting up an impressive show as they did in the first phase.

The MFM ladies won all matches to emerge tops in the Akure centre tagged South East centre with Delta Force, IGP Queens, Coal City Queens, First Deepwater and Sunshine Angels.

“We are ready for the second phase. It is going to be as tough as ever but I am optimistic we are going to win again. Our target is the final phase in Lagos and we will make it,” he said.

While teams are expected to arrive on Friday (today), they would depart on September 13, a day after the second phases.

Other centres are South West (Ibadan), North West (Zaria) and North Central (Abuja).

In Ibadan, the indoor sports hall of the Liberty Stadium will host First Bank, Dolphins, Oluyole Babes, Ogun Babes and Ekiti Angels.

Zaria is the base of the North West centre, which hosts Taraba Hurricanes, Kebbi Angels, Adamawa Angels, Zamfara Babes, Exousia Angels, GT 2000 Queens, Nigeria Army Amazons and AHIP.

North Central base is Abuja with Nigeria Customs, Benue Princess Plateau Rocks, Nasarawa Amazons, Blackgold Queens, Air Warriors Babes, FCT Wings and Kanem Queens of Borno competing for honours.

Defending champions First Bank, Dolphins, MFM and Nigeria Customs are some of the teams yet to lose any match in the 2019 edition of the annual competition.

The Group Managing Director of Zenith Bank, Ebenezer Onyeagwu, urged all participants to be of good conduct.

BY: FIRDAUSI MUSA DANTSOHO

FIFA World Cup 2022 emblem unveiled

World football governing body, FIFA has unveiled the official emblem for the 2022 FIFA World Cup to be hosted by Qatar in 2020

The Arab country is getting set to give the world a taste of something almost entirely different as the countdown draws closer.
The official unveiling took place in Qatar’s capital, Doha, at 20:22 local time on Tuesday, with thousands of spectators witnessing the synchronised projection of the emblem onto a number of the country’s most iconic buildings, including Burj Doha, Katara Cultural Village Amphitheatre, Ministry of Interior, Souq Waqif and Msheireb and Al Zubarah Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

According to a statement on FIFA website, the emblem’s design embodies the vision of an event that connects and engages the entire world, while also featuring striking elements of local and regional Arab culture and allusions to the beautiful game.
“The swooping curves of the emblem represent the undulations of desert dunes and the unbroken loop depicts both the number eight – a reminder of the eight astonishing stadiums that will host matches – and the infinity symbol, reflecting the interconnected nature of the event.

“Besides echoing the shape of the iconic FIFA World Cup Trophy, the emblem’s central form takes inspiration from a traditional woollen shawl. During winter months, shawls are worn around the world and in the Arab and Gulf region in particular by a variety of people and in various styles.

Two stadiums are already in completion stage, while FIFA said the remaining six venues are scheduled to be completed before the end of 2020, including the spectacular fanar lantern‑inspired Lusail Stadium, which will host the opening match on 21 November, as well as the final on 18 December 2022.

BY: FIRDAUSI MUSA DANTSOHO