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Project based on destiny's Child finally come on TV/Film.
Mathew Knowles continues to keep hope alive for a Destiny’s Child reunion, and not only a reunion, but Knowles hopes to take the group’s story to film or TV.
In a recent interview with The Huffington Post, Beyonce’s father and former manager revealed he’s in talks with various TV and film companies. Even though the group has now disbanded,
contractually, he’s still the manager of the group and has rights to any project under the name and brand.
contractually, he’s still the manager of the group and has rights to any project under the name and brand.
“I am extremely hopeful that the ladies will come back with an album and a tour. I’m working on a few Destiny’s Child projects right now,” he said. “I’m talking to the film and TV community right now, regarding a Destiny’s Child movie or TV series of some sort. I’m hopeful that within the next two to three years we’ll see something major come from it.”
It was revealed during last year’s Sony email hack that Knowles has been conversing with Sony about an idea for a biopic. He revealed he even has actors in mind for the biopic but kept that info under wraps.
Earlier this year in January, the group’s co-manager Brian K. Moore revealed he’s also planning on
doing not one, but TWO biopics based on the girl group that dominated the charts from the late 90s to the early 00s. Moore told Madame Noire that there’s interest in two films, one focusing on the
original members of Girls Tyme/Destiny’s Child as children, and another on Andretta Tillman, an ex-co manager who passed away from lupus, and the adult management of the group.
doing not one, but TWO biopics based on the girl group that dominated the charts from the late 90s to the early 00s. Moore told Madame Noire that there’s interest in two films, one focusing on the
original members of Girls Tyme/Destiny’s Child as children, and another on Andretta Tillman, an ex-co manager who passed away from lupus, and the adult management of the group.
Could this merely be a race for who can get a Destiny’s Child greenlighted first? In all this haste, let’s hope if one comes to fruition, it’s done right!
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
Bayelsa Guber: APC declares sylva winner.
Amid intrigues and bitter in-fighting, former Governor of Bayelsa State,Chief Timipre Sylva Tuesday night emerged flag-bearer of the All Progressive Congress (APC) primary election.
Although Oshiomhole was absent, four members of the electoral panel were present in the election held amidst tight security with AIG Felix Adeniake in attendance.
Sylva, who was declared winner by a member of the APC electoral Committee, Nelson Alabar, recorded a total number of 726 votes to defeat closest rival, and former member of the House of Representative,Hon. Warman Ogoriba ,who recorded only 10 votes.
According to result declared at about 8pm, former NDDC Managing Director, Timi Alaibe, was awarded a total of four votes despite his absence during the electoral process.
In his acceptance speech, Sylva described his emergence a proof of the indivisibility of the APC in the state and at the national level,”I have never been proud in my life.I have belonged to many political parties such as the defunct UNCP,the nearly dead PDP, but I am very proud of the APC with a very clear internal democracy.”
“A few years ago, I was unjustly stopped from contesting a governorship primary by my former party. My former party did that to me. A few days ago, they disqualified a serving senator from contesting.It is shameful. I have, once again, gone through a primary and emerged winner.It is contest like this that makes the difference.It is this contest that makes the difference between the APC and others.There is no doubt that we will win the election.”
Ogoriba,who spoke on behalf of other aspirants, accepted defeat and commended Sylva.
“I am proud of the APC for organising a credible election with such outcome.It was a fight well fought.”
Although Oshiomhole was absent, four members of the electoral panel were present in the election held amidst tight security with AIG Felix Adeniake in attendance.
Sylva, who was declared winner by a member of the APC electoral Committee, Nelson Alabar, recorded a total number of 726 votes to defeat closest rival, and former member of the House of Representative,Hon. Warman Ogoriba ,who recorded only 10 votes.
According to result declared at about 8pm, former NDDC Managing Director, Timi Alaibe, was awarded a total of four votes despite his absence during the electoral process.
In his acceptance speech, Sylva described his emergence a proof of the indivisibility of the APC in the state and at the national level,”I have never been proud in my life.I have belonged to many political parties such as the defunct UNCP,the nearly dead PDP, but I am very proud of the APC with a very clear internal democracy.”
“A few years ago, I was unjustly stopped from contesting a governorship primary by my former party. My former party did that to me. A few days ago, they disqualified a serving senator from contesting.It is shameful. I have, once again, gone through a primary and emerged winner.It is contest like this that makes the difference.It is this contest that makes the difference between the APC and others.There is no doubt that we will win the election.”
Ogoriba,who spoke on behalf of other aspirants, accepted defeat and commended Sylva.
“I am proud of the APC for organising a credible election with such outcome.It was a fight well fought.”
Saraki enter dock, pleads not guilty to charges.
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has entered the dock at the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja.
Saraki is facing a 13-count charge bordering on alleged false declaration of assets.
He entered the dock at exactly 11:25am, after his lawyer failed in his bid, to stop him from taking his pleas at the tribunal.
The Senate President pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
The case has been adjourned to October 21 by the presiding judge.
Several trapped in Lagos collapsed building.
The scene of the building collapse on Tuesday.
Many workers at a construction site in Lagos have been reportedly killed after the building caved in Tuesday morning.
The building, located at Osapa London, Agobi in Lekki, Eti-Osa local government area of the state, reportedly collapsed at about 8:40am, with some of the workers trapped underneath.
The Nation gathered that the rural dwellers succeeded in rescuing six persons before the arrival of emergency workers.
Two other persons, our correspondents learnt were recovered unconscious by the emergency services, and they have been rushed to the hospital.
At the time of filing this report, several others were said to be trapped underneath the debris, while rescue efforts were ongoing.
The Nigeria Police Force, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and the Lagos State Building Control Agency were at the scene of the building collapse.
Kashamu seeks to restrain FG from seizing property.
Kashamu
Senator Buruji Kashamu has asked the Federal High Court in Lagos to restrain the Federal Government from seizing his property worth N20billion over drug trafficking allegations.
In a fresh application, he sought an order of perpetual injunction restraining the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Attorney-General of the Federation from taking possession of his property.
The application is before Justice Ibrahim Buba, who had restrained the NDLEA from arresting or extraditing Kashamu to the United States, where he is allegedly wanted.
But the NDLEA has asked the judge to disqualify himself from adjudicating the suit.
The agency said since Justice Buba, on June 23, reaffirmed a May 27 order by Justice Okon Abang of the same court stopping Kashamu’s arrest, he may not be fair to all parties in the present case.
The NDLEA lawyer, Mr. J. N. Sunday, claimed the injunction amounted to tying the hands of federal agencies from discharging their constitutional duties.
The agency asked the judge to withdraw from the case on the basis that he may not reach a different conclusion in the fresh case having ruled in Kashamu’s favour previously.
“This court had earlier heard and determined suit No. FHC/L/CS/763/2015. The facts or issues and the parties in the suit are not only the same but are intricately linked and intertwined with this suit.
“Having earlier made findings of facts, it will be difficult, if not impossible for this court to divorce itself from its findings in suit No. FHC/L/CS/763/2015, while considering and writing judgment in this present suit,” Sunday claimed.
According to NDLEA, the case file should be returned to the Chief Judge, Justice Ibrahim Auta, for re-assignment to another judge.
Meanwhile, the AGF, represented by Mr. Oyin Koleosho has filed a preliminary objection to the action.
It said the court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the suit, which it described as a “tortuous act” that does not fall within Chapter IV of the 1999 Constitution.
Monday, 21 September 2015
Alex Otti: Court of appeal dismisses PDP appeal.
The Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri has dismissed two separate but similar appeals brought to it by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Dr. Alex Otti, and his party. The appeals originated from a decision of the Abia State Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Umuahia.
In a unanimous judgment of a five-member panel of Justices, the Court of Appeal, which earlier, struck out three of the four issues raised by PDP before dismissing the appeal, agreed that the entire appeal was premature because it was based on complaint against a ruling, which the tribunal has not yet delivered.
It further stated that there was no infringement of the right to fair hearing of the appellant as they were rightly heard by the trial tribunal before ruling was adjourned within the 180 days stipulated by the constitution.
Addressing newsmen after the judgment, which lasted for about one hour, counsel to Dr. Otti and APGA, Nwala Chukwudi Oracle, said what the Court of Appeal did was giving effect to, and affirming the sanctity of paragraph 12 (5) of the 1st Schedule to the Electoral Act.
Oracle said the Court of Appeal could not have gone any other way than to confirm that the trial tribunal has powers to take all preliminary motions along with the substantive petition.
“As a matter of fact, paragraph 12 (5) is intended to reflect the sui generis nature of election matters. The spirit and intendment of that paragraph is to suppress the mischief of delaying the election petition proceeding by ensuring that preliminary objections, whether on jurisdiction or not, raised in the course of the proceedings, did not derail the determination of the merit of a case by undue and unwarranted delays occasioned by preliminary objections.”
Oracle insisted that, “as a matter of fact, the tribunal is under a duty to comply with the provisions of paragraph 12(5), when objections are raised against the hearing of a petition.’’
In its judgment, the Appeal Court, relying on the case of Aregbesola vs Omisore, emphasized that, “When paragraph 53(5) was in being, paragraph 12(5) came in on October 29, 2010 like a Trojan Horse. Paragraph 53(5) itself came into effect on August 20, 2010. Paragraph 12(5) was undoubtedly enacted for a purpose. That purpose was to enable election petition tribunals to handle election petitions without undue reliance on technicalities. Although paragraph 53(5) was not repealed, the law is that the provisions of the later enactment amend the earlier so far as necessary to remove the inconstitency between them.”
The same court had on September 3, dismissed a similar suit brought before it by Dr. Victor Okezie Ikpeazu against Dr. Alex Otti on the same basis that it lacked merit and was a mere academic exercise.
Meanwhile, the case at the trial tribunal has been adjourned to October 14, 2015 for the adoption of final written addresses of the parties. In a telephone interview, a chieftain of APGA, Chief Inem Nwaka, dedicated the victory to the struggle for “the emancipation of the well-meaning people of Abia State” and thanked God for giving Dr. Otti the enablement to redeem Abians.
In a unanimous judgment of a five-member panel of Justices, the Court of Appeal, which earlier, struck out three of the four issues raised by PDP before dismissing the appeal, agreed that the entire appeal was premature because it was based on complaint against a ruling, which the tribunal has not yet delivered.
It further stated that there was no infringement of the right to fair hearing of the appellant as they were rightly heard by the trial tribunal before ruling was adjourned within the 180 days stipulated by the constitution.
Addressing newsmen after the judgment, which lasted for about one hour, counsel to Dr. Otti and APGA, Nwala Chukwudi Oracle, said what the Court of Appeal did was giving effect to, and affirming the sanctity of paragraph 12 (5) of the 1st Schedule to the Electoral Act.
Oracle said the Court of Appeal could not have gone any other way than to confirm that the trial tribunal has powers to take all preliminary motions along with the substantive petition.
“As a matter of fact, paragraph 12 (5) is intended to reflect the sui generis nature of election matters. The spirit and intendment of that paragraph is to suppress the mischief of delaying the election petition proceeding by ensuring that preliminary objections, whether on jurisdiction or not, raised in the course of the proceedings, did not derail the determination of the merit of a case by undue and unwarranted delays occasioned by preliminary objections.”
Oracle insisted that, “as a matter of fact, the tribunal is under a duty to comply with the provisions of paragraph 12(5), when objections are raised against the hearing of a petition.’’
In its judgment, the Appeal Court, relying on the case of Aregbesola vs Omisore, emphasized that, “When paragraph 53(5) was in being, paragraph 12(5) came in on October 29, 2010 like a Trojan Horse. Paragraph 53(5) itself came into effect on August 20, 2010. Paragraph 12(5) was undoubtedly enacted for a purpose. That purpose was to enable election petition tribunals to handle election petitions without undue reliance on technicalities. Although paragraph 53(5) was not repealed, the law is that the provisions of the later enactment amend the earlier so far as necessary to remove the inconstitency between them.”
The same court had on September 3, dismissed a similar suit brought before it by Dr. Victor Okezie Ikpeazu against Dr. Alex Otti on the same basis that it lacked merit and was a mere academic exercise.
Meanwhile, the case at the trial tribunal has been adjourned to October 14, 2015 for the adoption of final written addresses of the parties. In a telephone interview, a chieftain of APGA, Chief Inem Nwaka, dedicated the victory to the struggle for “the emancipation of the well-meaning people of Abia State” and thanked God for giving Dr. Otti the enablement to redeem Abians.
Bayelsa poll: Jonathan dump Dickson,funds Alaibe's campaign organisation.
Barely two weeks after former president Goodluck Jonathan and wife, Dame Patience formally endorsed the re-election bid of Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson, indications have emerged that the former president may have withdrawn his support for the incumbent chief executive of the oil-rich state.
On September 8 when Governor Dickson declared for a second term, the former president openly endorsed him in a mega-rally at the Samson Siasia Stadium in Yenagoa, the state capital.
But on Sunday, September 20, Daily Sun reliably gathered from a major stakeholder in Bayelsa PDP that Dr. Jonathan and his wife are now secretly sup- porting Chief Timi Alaibe, one of the 18 guber aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The APC governorship primary comes up today in Yenagoa.
It was gathered that Jonathan’s volte-face came as politicians upped the ante with a wave of complex in- trigues enveloping the state ahead of the December 5 governorship election in Bayelsa.
Daily Sun learnt that Jonathan’s dumping of Dick- son is not unconnected with his fears that the governor may be uncontrollable and that his re-election may spell doom for the former first family’s quest to, at least, control the politics of the state.
The former first lady, it was learnt, is particularly angry that Dickson may not do their bidding, hence the support for Alaibe who is widely believed to have the disposition to play ball.
Our source claimed that Jonathan’s endorsement of Alaibe was a fall back strategy by the former president and his wife to forestall any possible persecution and to remain politically relevant in case the APC upstages the PDP in the election.
Daily Sun gathered that the truce was reportedly brokered by ex-militant leader and one of the major beneficiaries of the Jonathan government, Government Tompolo. He was said to have held a lengthy meeting with Jonathan and his wife at their Otuoke countryhome last week before facilitating the meeting between Jonathan, wife and Alaibe on Sunday.
Our source said at the meeting, Tombolo laid out the strategic issues of the forthcoming election and the need to protect Jonathan’s interest in case the APC wins.
He said that as such, the idea of having a Plan B which will hedge against possible persecution and loss of political relevance was tabled which invariably led to the suggestion that the former president should also support Alaibe, an ally of Tompolo and long standing business partner.
It was further learnt that as a mark of his seriousness, Jonathan donated an undisclosed whopping sum of money as his own contribution towards the funding of Alaibe’s aspiration, to clinch the governorship flag of his party.
The source claimed that Jonathan had earlier ex- pressed fears of persecution should APC take over the state.
Daily Sun learnt that with that understanding and following pressure from Tompolo, Alaibe have agreed to work with Jonathan, assuring all parties to the arrangement that upon his possible emergence as governor in February next year, he will respect Dame Patience, protect Jonathan’s interest and even go a step further to prevail on President Muhammadu Buhari not to witch hunt him.
“That is the nature of politics. There’s no permanent enemy but permanent interest. What is unfolding is baffling but it is true Jonathan is hobnobbing with Alaibe for strategic political reasons. I can tell you categorically that Tomoplo as the go-between had a meeting with him and his wife and Alaibe in Otuoke and all the issues were well discussed. It does not mean he has totally abandoned Dickson but based on the pressure from Tompolo, he wants to have a Plan B and it should interest you that he actually donated some dollars to fund Alaibe’s campaign to get the ticket. That’s the situation but let’s wait and see”, the source said.
Meanwhile, it was also gathered that as part of his deft moves to clinch the APC governorship ticket, Alaibe has temporarily stopped to relate with the Sen- ate President, Bukola Saraki for fear of hurting the presidency and the national leadership of the APC, who are believed to be behind Saraki’s travails. Saraki is a strong backer of the former Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) boss.Baye
Meanwhile, it was also gathered that as part of his deft moves to clinch the APC governorship ticket, Alaibe has temporarily stopped to relate with the Sen- ate President, Bukola Saraki for fear of hurting the presidency and the national leadership of the APC, who are believed to be behind Saraki’s travails. Saraki is a strong backer of the former Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) boss.Baye
Federal government declares Thursday,Friday public holidays.
The Federal Government has declared Thursday and Friday as public holidays to mark this year’s El-el-Kabir celebration.
Ministry of Interior’s Permanent Secretary Abubakar Magaji, in a statement yesterday, urged muslim faithful and Nigerians to extend love, peace, empathy and tolerance for the overall development of the nation.
Lagos assembly gets Gov Ambode's commissioner nominees.
Ambode
•Six ex-exco members, three ex-lawmakers make list
Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday presented the list of would-be executive council members to the House of Assembly for screening.
The governor’s list, made up of top technocrats, politicians and strategists, was read at plenary yesterday by the Clerk of the House, Ganiyu Abiru.
There were 36 names, made up of 23 commissioners and 13 special advisers.
Included are six former executive council members from the Babatunde Fashola administration and three lawmakers in the Seventh Assembly.
Some of the nominees include Ganiyu Okanlomo Sanni, Lola Akande, Dr. Babatunde Adejare, Adebimpe Akinsola, Agboola Dabiri and Mrs. Yetunde Onabule.
Others are Kehinde Joseph, Femi Onanuga, Dr. Mustapha Akinkunmi, Ganiyu Johnson and Gbolahan Lawal.
Also nominated were Steve Ayorinde, Dr. Jide Idris, Dayo Mobereola, Seye Oladejo, Kehinde Bamigbetan and Babatunde Humpe.
We also have Wasiu Anifowoshe, Benson Akinlola, Femi Odebiyi, Femi Onanuga, Fela Bank-Olemo and Benjamin Labinjo.
The governor also proposed Tunde Durosinmi-Etti, Toyin Suarat and Abdulateef Abdulakeem.
The six former executive council members are former commissioner for Agriculture, Gbolahan Lawal, former Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, former Special Adviser, Central Business District, Folarin Coker, former Special Adviser Commerce and Industry, Seye Oladejo, former Special Adviser Works and Infrastructure, Ganiyu Johnson and former Special Adviser Rural Development, Babatunde Hunpe.
The governor named a relatively young exco with the likes of Mrs. Yetunde Onabolu, Fela Bank-Olemoh, Akinyemi Ashade, a partner in KPMG, former Managing Director, National Mirror, Steve Ayorinde, Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, a pharmacist, Kehinde Joseph and Prof. Ademola Abass, a professor of Law, whose ages range between 39 and 47 years.
Others include Akintola Benson, former Special Adviser Political and Legislative Powers Bureau, Abdul-Hakeem Abdul-Lateef, Mohammed Akinkunmi, former member, House of Representatives, Babatunde Adejare, Femi Onanuga, Dayo Mobereola, Ade Akinsanya, Wasiu Anifowoshe, former member of the House of Assembly, Mrs. Lola Akande, Agboola Dabiri, Ganiu Okanlomo Sanni, Anofi Elegushi, Rotimi Ogunleye, Mrs. Adebimpe Akinsola, Femi Odubiyi, Musiliu Folami, Adeniji Kazeem, Adeyemi Labinjo, Toyin Suarau, Babatunde Durosinmi-Etti, Deji Tinubu, Mrs. Mudirat Giwanson and former Chairman, Ejigbo Local Council Development Area, Kehinde Bamigbetan and Wale Oluwo.
The screening is expected to begin after the Sallah holidays.
Ambode also submitted the names of Kabir Ahmed Abdullah as the Executive Secretary of the Water Regulatory Commission and Fuad Alade Oki as the director-general and chief executive officer of the State Safety Commission for confirmation.
Falae's abductors demand N100m
It was a bad 77th birthday yesterday for one-time Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Chief Olu Falae. He was abducted on his farm by yet unknown men.
Falae is the traditional ruler (Olu) of Ilu Abo, a village in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State.
His farm in Ilado village, also in Akure North, is about 15 kilometres to his home on Oba Ile Road in Akure, the Ondo State capital.
His abductors, who attacked the over 200 workers on his farm, contacted his wife, Rachael, demanding N100million “within the next 24 hours”.
The police said the 1999 presidential candidate of the All Peoples Party (APP) had been having a running battle with Fulani herdsmen on his farm before yesterday’s incident.
It was learnt that Falae, an economist and technocrat, received a call that herdsmen had again invaded his farm.
He reportedly rushed to the farm where he was attacked and whisked away.
Inner room reporters were barred from speaking with his wife.
Ondo police spokesman Wole Ogodo said the police had deployed 50 riot policemen, led by the Deputy Commissioner (Operations), Mr. Ishola Abdulahi, to Falae’s farm.
He said: “For now, I cannot conclusively say whether it is kidnapping or not. But what we learnt from his Chief Security Officer (CSO) is that the Fulani herdsmen came to attack them on the farm.
“But before now, they have been having a running battle over the grazing on his farm. There was a time he reported them and two of them were arrested and brought to the Police Command where they made an undertaking.
“So they came today and launched an attack. Two of the workers were injured. Others fled into the bush and we were told that “baba” was whisked away.
“Immediately we were alerted, 50 policemen were deployed,” he said.
The state government described the abduction as “unfortunate”, saying the security of the country had deteriorated to the level of abducting a personality of Falae’s status.
Commissioner for Information Kayode Akinmade, said an urgent security meeting had been summoned.
He assured the family members that the government will do everything possible to ensure Falae is rescued alive.
The Asamo of Akure, High Chief Rotimi Olusanya, said: “We are surprised. I don’t really know what the old man has done?
“He does not have money. He is an old man. We are shocked. The Deji of Akure, Oba Aladesulu Aladetoyinbo, has made efforts to contact the state government. We appeal to the security agencies to do something about it urgently.
“I am hearing that Chief Falae has issues with the Fulani herdsmen for the first time. Anyway, we’ve not received details of the kidnapping. But if that is the case, it is just unfortunate.”
The Director of Administration and Publicity of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Yemi Olayiwola, described the incident as “unfortunate”. Falae is the national chairman of the party.
Another SDP chieftain in Oyo State, Mr. Seyi Makinde, called for Falae’s unconditional release.
He described the septuagenarian as a statesman who has dedicated his life to ensuring good life and social justice of all Nigerians.
In October 2013, Falae’s son, Deji, a commissioner in the Olusegun Mimiko administration died in a plane crash while on a delegation taking the body of the late Governor Olusegun Agagu from Lagos to Akure.
The state has recently witnessed a series of kidnappings.
In July, the Regent of Akungba-Akoko, Mrs. Toyin Omosowon, was kidnapped on her way to Akungba after attending a programme at Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA).
She spent two weeks in the kidnappers’ den before being rescued by security agents.
In August, Mrs. Omogbene Adeborile, the mother-in-law of the Olugbo of Ugbo Kingdom in Ilaje Local Government Area, Oba Frederick Akinruntan was abducted at Igbotako in Okitipupa Local Government Area. She was released after one week in captivity.
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