KSA, 2face, Ice Prince, Waje perform in London (PHOTOS)

King Sunny Ade

The New World Nigeria event which held last week in Stratford, London might have been slight marred with a controversially cancelled Seun Kuti performance but other Nigerian acts had been there three days earlier to entertain guests.

They include Juju music legend King Sunny Ade, 2face Idibia, Tiwa Savage, Waje, BrymO and others. Here are a few pictures…

Nigeria beat Tunisia in Olympic basketball opener

Nigeria beat Tunisia 60-56 in their Olympic men’s basketball Group A match at the 2012 London Games on Sunday.
Alade Aminu scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds while Ike Diogu added 13 points and 10 rebounds as Nigeria just beat Tunisia 60-56 in the opening game of the Olympic men’s basketball tournament.
Al-Farouq Aminu, who played for the NBA New Orleans Hornets last season, added 10 points and nine rebounds for the Nigerians, who have not lost to reigning African champion Tunisia in international competition since 1987.
The two African sides in the London line-up were both making their Olympic debuts in the Group A round-robin contest. The top four teams in each of two groups advance to the medal playoffs.
Nigeria were the last team to qualify for the Olympics, having beaten the Dominican Republic in the qualifying tournament decider to advance after upsetting Greece earlier in that event.

Irresponsible leadership behind Africa’s woes -Malawian President

PRESIDENT Joyce Banda of Malawi has linked the continent’s woes to alleged greed and irresponsible governance style of most of those holding the mantle of leadership in many countries.
She says many of such rulers do not appreciate the need to be accountable to the people or be committed to open and transparent government with a view to reducing poverty in the continent.
Banda, who spoke during an interactive session with journalists in Abuja, urged those in positions to stop seeing themselves as some kind of gods but as leaders.
The Malawian President is in Abuja to attend the 7th African First Ladies Summit.

SSS accused me of partisanship – Bakare

Convener, Save Nigeria Group, Pastor Tunde Bakare, says   the State Security Service accused him of partisanship when he was invited by the service last  Monday.
Bakare was invited by the SSS over his message penultimate Sunday, entitled, ‘How to Change Government Peacefully and Make Society Better’.
The Serving  Overseer of Latter Rain Assembly said at a press conference in Lagos on Sunday the Director of SSS  told him that he  had become partisan.
Bakare said, “The state Director of SSS asked me to tone down my message, because in his words, I had  become partisan. I countered his argument by saying that my message has not changed since the days of the military.
“A corrupt, perverse, wasteful, directionless and clueless government is offensive to me and should be offensive to every intelligent patriot in this nation. I asked him if he considered my activities and that of SNG in 2010 controversial and partisan when we marched the streets of Abuja and Lagos to protest the impunity being meted out to then Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan in the dying days of President Musa Yar’Adua.
“He did not answer me. Now is the time to answer him and the likes of him who think partisanship is a spiritual sin or crime that must not be committed by clergymen.”
He said a partisan person meant someone who actively supports a party, cause or principle, stressing that people who do not stand for something, would fall for anything.
Bakare added, “Partisanship also means one-sided or biased. The message I preach are only biased in favour of righteousness, justice and truth.

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UNILAG honours Pastor Adeboye, Fayemi, Ndoma-Egba

EKITI State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor Enoch Adeboye, Senate Majority leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN) and former Lagos State Deputy Governor, Mrs Sarah Sosan and 46 other distinguished alumni of the University of Lagos, Akoka were on Friday honoured by the University with the “ Distinguished Alumni Award.”
Fiery Lagos Pastor and Vice Presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in the 2011 presidential election, Pastor Tunde Bakare; Wife of the Governor of Ogun State, Mrs Olufunso Amosun, Minister of the Interior, Abba Moro; Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha; Inspector-General of Police, Mr. M.D Mohammed; Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the UK, Alhaji Dalhatu Tafida; Minister of Sport, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi and Minority leader in the House of Reps, Femi Bajabiamila were also honoured at the event which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the institution.
Others included Senator Gbenga Kaka, a Supreme Court Judge, Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour; former Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Enitan Akande; National Chairman of All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu; Group Managing Director of UBA, Phillips Oduoza; Chairman of Lagos State Local Government Service Commission, Mr. Moshood Ojikutu and Sola Ladipo-Ajayi.
Speaking at the award dinner which held at the University’s multipurpose Hall, Governor Fayemi described the honour as one of the “proudest moments of” his life; saying that he had a great time in the University especially as a student activist.
Fayemi, said whereas the award was not the first he would receive, but that the UNILAG award remains the best for him.

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Big Brother Update: Jannette leaves the house

As expected, another eviction occurred in the Big Brother house tonight; and the unlucky person this time around is Jannette.

The often-emotional Ugandan while on stage with Stargame presenter IK revealed that Ola was her ‘true fancy’. ‘I think Ola is really sexy’, Jannette confessed to IK.

Jannette was able to spend 11 whole weeks in the house without ever being nominated. But no thanks to Lady May and Wati, Jannette’s lucky streak came to an end.

Jannette added that it was a dream come true for her to partake in the Big Brother experience.

The show is now left with six contestants – Prezzo, Lady May, Keagan, Wati, Kyle and Talia.

Nigerians living in fear, uncertainty – Obasanjo, IBB

Former heads of state, General Olusegun Obasanjo and General Ibrahim Babangida have expressed concern over the growing insecurity in the country, saying “Nigeria is currently under fear and uncertainty.”
In a joint statement obtained by our correspondent in Abuja on Sunday, they warned that the consequences were capable of affecting the unity of the country.
They said the loss of innocent lives being experienced across the country was no longer bearable.
The two leaders said, “The loss of innocent lives by the day across the nation is simply unbearable.
“Currently, the nation is gripped by a regime of fear and uncertainty that virtually all citizens have difficulties going about their normal day-to-day activities with great anxiety and trepidation. This cannot be allowed to continue.”
They said unfolding events had posed threats to the labour of the nation’s founding fathers and subsequent generations in building a strong, united, peaceful country that can accommodate and cater for the needs and aspirations of our diverse communities.
Obasanjo and Babangida also lamented the untold hardship in the country.