Tears as family of five consumed by fire in Lagos

Burning House

 Tragedy struck in Lawanson, Surulere, Lagos early today as a huge fire consumed a family of five persons in the area. The victims included the father, mother, grandmother and two children, a baby and a girl

Baba Suwe’s bombshell! I won’t marry an actress again

Baba Suwe

Babatunde Omidina, known as Baba Suwe, is a  successful comedian better known for his exploits in Yoruba home videos. He  is still arguably the most popular Yoruba comedian of his time. But Baba Suwe hasn’t been having it easy.

DAYLIGHT TOP10 Questions with Ayo Makun (Ay): ‘What I told God on my birthday’

By AZUH AMATUS

Famous entertainment entrepreneur and creator of the nationally acclaimed comedy and music show, AY Live, Ayo Richard Makun, was a year older recently.

In this special interview with Azuh Amatus, publisher and editor-in-chief of leading online newspaper, Daylight.ng, the Ondo State-born leading entertainer spoke passionately about the industry that has given him so much.

The Delta State University graduate of Theatre Arts, also revealed what he told God in the morning of his birthday, what he wants from the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government, why he detests politics among other germane issues. 

Nollywood star, Stephanie Linus becomes USAID, NDI ambassador

Stephanie Linus

 The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI), a US-based International Agency, on September 1st 2015, announced A-list actress, producer and director Stephanie Linus as the Ambassador for the ‘Stop Violence Against Women In Elections’ Campaign.

DAYLIGHT TOP 10 QUESTIONS WITH STEPHANIE OKEREKE-LINUS: ‘Why I shot Dry + How I’m coping with pregnancy’

Stephanie

By AZUH AMATUS

Unarguably one of the most gifted female super stars to have come out of Nollywood, Stephanie Okereke-Linus needs no introduction, in Nigeria’s Nollywood, where she is loved, admired, celebrated, respected and revered.

In this exclusive interview with Azuh Amatus, publisher/editor-in-chief of leading online newspaper, Daylight.ng, the beautiful thespian happily married to Linus Idahosa spoke passionately about her latest and wave making movie, Dry, visit to Buckingham Palace, passion for Nollywood, campaign against VVF, marriage, pregnancy and more.

Enjoy the rare chat with the cerebral entertainment ambassador and amiable Imo State-born graduate of the University of Calabar.

Top filmmaker, Tina Amuziam celebrates, moves into multi million home

Amuziam

By AZUH AMATUS

Daylight.ng gathered that some of the biggest names in Delta State politics stormed Abuja recently, when Pastor Princess Tina Amuziam, the former special assistant on Politics to the immediate past governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan was hosted to a rousing birthday shindig.

Fashola, N78.3m website and Lagos tax payers By AZUH AMATUS

Fashola

When will the absurd stop happening in Nigeria?

Sincerely, I still cannot believe it that the immediate past governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Raji Fashola (BRF) spent the whopping sum of N78.3 million to construct and host his personal website, www.tundefashola.com

Please, I need to know, was this website built in Pluto or Mars?

Nigerian-born David Oyelowo returns as new James Bond

Oyelowo

Actor David Oyelowo has been asked by the Ian Fleming estate to record the audio book for Trigger Mortis, a new officially commissioned Bond book written by Anthony Horowitz.

Zenith, Diamond Banks fingered in Yobe Election Bribery Scandal

It is no longer news that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) recently alleged that the Yobe State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr Abu Zama, was paid N15 million bribe in the last general elections by the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and the state governor, Mr Ibrahim Geidam.

Executive Jamboree! Labour party lampoons Obiano’s birthday celebration, calls it waste of Anambra’s funds

Obiano

The Labour Party in Anambra State has faulted Governor Willie Obiano for engaging in what they called lavish celebration of his birthday with the state funds at a time all the governments in the country are crying for money to provide democracy dividend to their citizenry.
Chairman of the party in the state, Comrade Luke Ezeanokwasa, told newsmen Tuesday in Awka, the state capital, that it amounted to insensitivity on the part of the Governor to lavish the state lean resources on  a birthday party for himself, when there are many projects that have been abandoned and crying for attention in the state due to lack of fund.

Probe Jonathan’s $200 million Nollywood fund – Lari Williams begs Buhari

Lari Williams

A veteran thespian, Lari Williams, on Tuesday urged the government to inquire into the current state of the grant the Goodluck Jonathan’s administration gave to the entertainment sector. Williams told pressmen on Tuesday that he and others needed to know what had been disbursed and what had yet to be disbursed.

Excitement as Glo brings PSquare, Wizkid, 10 other stars for Slide & Bounce

Wizkid

By AZUH AMATUS

The Nigerian entertainment circle is set to experience enthralling fun as national telecoms operator, Globacom, has concluded arrangements to stage the star-studded Slide and Bounce concert.

How my friend, her 419 partner used Fr. Mbaka’s name to dupe me of N97million and collected my house- Lagos business woman cries

The suspect, Obiageli Anachebe

By CHIOMA IGBOKWE

As a Christian and an internation­al businesswoman, Mrs. Vivian Amadife’s greatest wish was an op­portunity to personally meet Rev­erend Father Ejike Mbaka, a Catholic priest based in Enugu. Moved by her belief that as soon as she gets to meet the priest, her life and businesses will improve, she was excited when her friend of 10 years, Mrs. Obiageli Anachebe introduced her to one Innocent Chukwuh a.k.a Dr Ohamadike, founder of Esoteric World Discovery Limited. 

The fake spiritualist, Innocent Chukwuh aka Dr. Ohamadike

N369 million fraud rocks FCMB, female manager in police net for diverting govt fund

L-R: Subomi Balogun and Ladi Balogun

 Daylight.ng can authoritatively report that this is definitely a trying moment for the Ladi Balogun led First City Monument Bank (FCMB) .

Authentic information reaching Daylight.ng has it that eagled eyes police operatives from the criminal investigation department of the Delta State Police Command, Asaba (State CID), have arrested a manager with the embattled bank’s Asaba branch, and five others.

Rituals: Delta police arrest pastor at cemetery

The Police in Delta said they had arrested a pastor of one of the Pentecostal churches in the state at a cemetery in Ozoro while allegedly performing rituals with a teenage girl.