Sunday, July 19, 2015
Photo: Obama and his kids take a stroll in NY, then attend Broadway show... via @iam_bobokanbai
NDLEA: Davido opens up on the controversial substance in the 'Fans mi' video ... via @iam_bobokanbai
He says it is not what you think it is!
Pop artiste Davido whose recent work featuring American rapper Meek Mill caught the attention of the National Drug Laws Enforcement Agency has said that he wasn't promoting hard drugs in the video, but African culture through its rich cuisines like pounded yam and vegetable soup.
In an exclusive chat with Saturday Beats after reports went viral that the NDLEA had set up a panel to probe Davido, the pop star through his manager, Kamal Ajiboye, said:
“The NDLEA has not got in touch with us. We heard about the news on the pages of newspapers. They have neither called nor invited us over. People just pictured the video in a negative way. When we wrote the script for the video, it was not to portray Davido as a drug trafficker.
If they watch the video till the end, they would notice that we were selling African lifestyle through our food. That was our idea of the video. If you watch it to the end, you would see him eating pounded yam and vegetable soup.
When we learnt that people thought Davido was using the video to encourage drug usage, we were very shocked. We hope that when people watch it to the end, they would get the message. Davido is baffled that he is under investigation by the NDLEA but what would he do when they have not made any contact with us? We would keep doing our business as usual. Not even the police have placed a call to us, not to talk of the NDLEA before people would begin to say that we are using money to influence the situation. They have to take a step first.
As of Wednesday when Davido was travelling to Durban, we were hoping that the NDLEA would accost us at the airport so that we could sort this issue out, but there was nobody there."
Presidency- Buhari to make 6000 appointments.. via @iam_bobokanbai
In an interview with Sahara TV on Saturday, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, stated that Buhari would be fair to all. He also called for patience and reassured Nigerians that the President still has over 6,000 appointments to make.
Buhari, who recently sacked the country’s service chiefs that served under former President Goodluck Jonathan and dissolved the boards of many Federal Government parastatals across the country, has been criticised for not constituting his cabinet and appointing people into various boards of parastatals.
The President has also being accused of allegedly favouring the North in the appointment he had made so far. But,
“I think President Muhammadu Buhari is sensitive to the diversity of this country. He has more than 6,000 appointments to make. Therefore, why would anybody use less than 10 appointments to judge the President on this matter? Again, it boils down to the lack of patience. This man is an experienced leader. Nigeria stands to gain from the accumulation of wisdom that he has garnered over his long life on earth. He has sworn to an oath that he’s a President of all.
“This government will make as many as 6,000 appointments. And he is bound, even if he doesn’t wish it, by the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to reflect federal character.”Source: Punch
Peter Okoye strips to celebrate MAMAs Artist of the Decade award.. via @iam_bobokanbai
Aisha Buhari says she still cooks for her Husband.. via @iam_bobokanbai
She revealed this at a party she organized to mark the Eid-el-Fitri celebration at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja
Niger Delta group claims that Buhari wants to arrest & imprison GEJ .. via @iam_bobokanbai
“We, the members of the Vanguards of Nigeria’s Democracy, are aware of some clandestine moves made by the APC-led government to probe, investigate, malign and imprison ex President Jonathan. We are already aware of the trumped-up charges the APC government is leveling against a man who has diligently served the Nigerian state at the highest level of government."The group also claimed that the ongoing controversy between former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole over Excess Crude Account and allegations that she spent billions of naira on his re-election, is part of what they want to use against GEJ.
“The APC led government should take notice that the appointments made so far are skewed in favour of the North, as no Ijaw man has been appointed. While an Ijaw President did not discriminate in appointment, President Buhari is implementing a Northern agenda through some of the appointments.” the leader of the group Osaghae Ogiemudia, said in a statement
Reacting, Presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, said it was 'mere speculation'
“All these are speculations and I cannot react to speculations because there is nothing concrete yet against the former President.”
Photo: pics of Patience Ozokwor and Olu Jacobs dressed in school uniform.. via @iam_bobokanbai
More pics of veteran actors, Patience Ozokwor and Olu Jacobs on the set of the movie, 'School Age' by director Tchidi Chikere.
