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Legendary Nigerian actor, Joseph Abiodun Adu popularly known as JAB Adu has died early yesterday February 28th. Family sources said JAB died after a brief illness at the age of 83. He is known for his role as Bassey Okon in the now rested Village Headmaster. He is survived by his wife, children and some other members of family. May his soul rest in peace. 

American singer, Ciara, after concluding the event 'Love like a movie 3' event that was held on Sunday by Dare Art Alade decided to visit some secondary school students. The Award winning singer who has been in Nigeria since Saturday visited Ilado Community Junior High School and Akande Dahunsi Memorial Senior and Junior High School at Ikoyi,  Lagos today February 29th, 2016. The students were filled with love and had fun with Ciara. See more photos:

American Singer, Ciara has landed in Naija yesterday for 'Love like a movie 3' by Darey Art Alade event which will take place tomorrow, February 28 at Eko Hotel Convention Centre. 

President Buhari has on Thursday welcomed the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) loan offer to organise a financing roundtable in Abuja to fund investment and development of infrastructures in Nigeria. The president announced this while reacting to an offer by the President of the bank, Dr Ahmed Ali, during a meeting in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Ali assured President Buhari that the IDB would work with its traditional partners such as the Saudi Fund, the Kuwait Fund, Arab Bank for Development in Africa and the Abu Dhabi Fund, to increase the quantum of funding available to Nigeria. According to the president, he said, "the days of Nigeria as a big oil producer with plenty of money are gone. "We need all the support we can get to diversify our economy as quickly as possible. "We also need to rehabilitate our infrastructure, develop the domestic capacity to feed ourselves and export the surplus,’’ The president welcomed the plan by the IDB to hasten creation of the...

Post from: Odunayo Adams, a writer who presently coordinates the Gossip Section of Naij.com emphasises why being lonely and bitter at age 35 is one of the best things that might be currently happening to popular blogger, Linda Ikeji. In the past few weeks, it has been trending on media how blogger, Linda Ikeji, throws banters at different people. First it was her Hermes bags (…whether nah fake abi nah original…nobody cares, well maybe I should say I don’t.), then different trolls coming at her because she ‘over-did’ the bag issue. Shortly afterwards, it was singer Wizkid came clapping at her, before we could heave a sigh of relief, another one from one make-up artist, Isoken, came up, all within two weeks! ‘Linda is suffering from poverty mentality’, ‘Linda is arrogant and very proud’, ‘Linda’s own is just too much’, ‘Linda, at this age, you are single and searching and you still don’t have shame’….. All these and more are some of the comments that characterized a typical post...

Kemi Olunloyo, the daughter of a former Oyo State governor, is not impressed by Nigeria’s hottest new model. Olajumoke Orisaguna who has captured a lot of hearts ever since she was seen in that Tinie Tempah‘s photoshoot by TY Bello is now being dragged by Kemi Olunloyo, the daughter of a former Oyo State governor. Ms Olunloyo said she is not impressed by Nigeria's new hottest model and wrote on Twitter: "Spare me the rhetoric, the breadseller is no icon or role model!” Ms Olunloyo is clearly pissed at how social media users have branded Olajumoke a role model. TY Bello was also not spared in the Twitter onslaught as Ms Olunloyo also dragged the singer and photographer in her outbursts. “TY Bello has NOT transformed Olajumoke’s life for GOOD,” the activist said. “Nothing in life is P E R M A N E N T!” She added. MS Olunloyo also chose that time to include Yorubas into the issue, accusing them of illiteracy. Source: newsnow group

Funke Akindele is about to tie the knot for second time very soon. The ‘Jenifa‘ star is reported to have agreed to marry the London-based musician, Abdul Rasheed Bello aka JJC Skillz after he asked her hand in marriage. Entertainment Express reports that Funke Akindele was overpowered by the father of 3 children's proposal and was moved to tears when the question was asked. This has happened ‘a few weeks ago in Lekki on the set of her new TV Comedy Drama, Jenifa’s Diary’. Funke was reported to have started dating JJC earlier this year. According to a source “Their romance is not a rumour as many people believe. Funke Akindele said Yes to JJC Skillz when he proposed marriage some weeks ago while on set. I am sorry, I can’t give you photos even if you give me $1million. Just wait for them to officially announce it.”