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This week, Marvel Studios unleashes the highly-anticipated “Avengers: Infinity War” on theaters worldwide, almost 10 years to the day that it introduced movie fans to its ever-expanding comic book world with “Iron Man.” The film, set to hit US theaters on Thursday night, is sure to be one of the biggest blockbusters of the year — and the unofficial kick-off to the summer movie season.

“Infinity War” is the 19th film in the so-called Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) — it combines a whopping nine franchises, and the cast list reads like a who’s who of Hollywood’s A-list. Robert Downey Jr will don the red and yellow metal suit once again as Iron Man; Benedict Cumberbatch is Doctor Strange; Scarlett Johansson is back as Black Widow; and Australia’s Chris Hemsworth is Thor. Also back for more? Black Panther — the Marvel breakout of the year after the massive opening of the standalone pic in February,

Captain America, the Hulk, Spider-Man, Hawkeye, the Guardians of the Galaxy and their assorted allies. Their mission? To prevent the powerful purple alien Thanos (Josh Brolin) from destroying the universe. “We took a picture of every single person whose character has been in the MCU.

We hung it up on a wall all around us,” co-director Anthony Russo, who helms the pic with his brother Joe, told reporters ahead of the film’s release.

“We basically spent months and months and months talking about where we could go with each character, how we could draw them through the story,” he added. “Every one of these characters… has

on a very specific journey through the MCU to arrive at this moment.” This is the third “Avengers” film, with the final, untitled saga set for next year.

At the press conference in Beverly Hills, the directors and stars were careful not to reveal too many details about the film’s plot. But expectations are high after the massive success of “Black Panther,” which so far has raked in more than $1.3 billion worldwide and has broken the all-time North …

Following Kiss Daniel’s unexpected exit from his former label, G-Worldwide Entertainment, the management of the label has announced two new signings, Ajura and Easy Jay, introducing them to the Nigerian music space as the newest, hottest music bloods in the music market. Speaking on the latest development, G-Worldwide Entertainment Head of Artist Management, Louiza Williams, expressed optimism that both artistes will surpass the musical achievements of Wizkid, Davido and other A’list artistes. “We are thrilled to welcome Ajura and Easy Jay to the G-Worldwide family.

They have all it takes to develop and become superstars in the African music scene, and will be game-changers in dominating and bringing African music to the world. We are extremely excited to have them as a part of the team and are eager for the journey ahead.

” Taking an unconventional route to becoming a musician by starting out as a dancer, Ajura, born Daniel Alaba Ojamomi, who lost his dream of becoming a professional footballer after losing his dad at the tender age of three to the cold hands of death, says his musical influences include Asa, D’banj, Wande Coal, Sugarboy, Burna Boy, Kiss Daniel, Beyonce, Akon, Chris Brown, and R. Kelly. According to Ajura, music is a tool and agent of change, both physically and mentally, which is why he intends to use his music to speak for the deaf and dumb.

“I want to use my music to speak for the dumb, my lifestyle to influence the deaf and my sound to open the inner eyes (minds) of the blind”, he said.

Born and bred in the ghettoes of Mushin, Easy Jay, christened Oluwashola Raymond Oyekan, who unfortunately watched his parents go through divorce as a kid but didn’t stop charting a path for himself, hopes that in a few years from now, he would inspire young talents to dream big like himself.

“In few years, I want to Inspire a young boy somewhere in Africa or anywhere around the world watching me on TV to say “I want …

Music star, Oladapo Oyebanji, a.k.a Dbanj, on Wednesday said that a platform for Nigerian talented actors to showcase their scripts for sponsorship would be launched May 1.

He disclosed this during the 2018 Nigerian Entertainment Conference with the theme “Understanding Emerging Markets, Trends and Opportunities” in Lagos. Dbanj who established similar platform showcasing talented musicians called Creative, Reality, Entertainment, Arts and Music (CREAM) in 2016, said that the platform would afford actors opportunities to showcase their scripts.

The Koko Master said that random selection would be done monthly and CREAM would be responsible for all the finances to ensure the most interesting ones were selected for production.

He said it would be a platform that provides the up and coming artistes the opportunity to have their songs recorded, movies and videos shoot for the budding artistes. It would also help secure collaborations with established acts.

“The first set of beneficiaries on the platform was Rayce, TK Swag, MKJ, Leke Benson, Legend Courage and recently Real Self.

“We have been doing this for the musical industry since 2016, we want to rub off on the potential actors and actresses too because we realise there are talents too in that field who needs assistance.

“Every month beginning from May, we will be picking 10 scripts we believe will interest the viewers and they will all be shoot and produced.

“We have 3.5million subscribers’ already on CREAM platform and we expect more talented Nigerians to upload their scripts and music for possible assistance. “Legbegbe“ which is one of the most played song in clubs, radio stations and parties was a product of CREAM , this was done by Real self, featured Idowest, Obadice and Kelvin Chuks,” he said.…

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, said, yesterday, that he would achieve restructuring of the country in six months if elected president in next year’s elections, just as he promised to offer a matching grant of $250 million each to the 36 states of the federation to challenge them to enhance their Internally Generated Revenue, IGR. Ex Vice President, Atiku Abubakar Abubakar, who stated this during a question and answer session at Chatham House, UK, also said he was not surprised by Buhari’s statement that Nigerian youths were lazy, since he had never managed a business. He said: “It is doable.

In fact, what I’ve told many Nigerians at home is that if you give me six months, I know I will be able to achieve a fast level of restructuring, otherwise the concurrent list issue. “It’s very easy to deal with it because there is no state that you will call and say ‘I want to give you this responsibility together with the resources’, and will say ‘no’.

“I want the people of every state to be able to hold their leaders accountable because, at the moment, the federal government is being accused of everything, even when it’s not in its area of responsibility.

“I want to be able to resolve that so that citizens can hold their local leaders responsible for lapses and maladministration.” Asked if he would consider running as an independent candidate should he fail to secure the ticket of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku said: “We’ll wait until that time”.

He said if he was elected president in 2019, he would “make Nigeria attractive for Nigerians in the diaspora to return home.” On President’s Buhari’s description of some Nigerian youths as lazy bunch, Abubakar said the President would not describe Nigerian youth as lazy if he were an employer of labour.

He said: “On the issue of youth, I am an employer of labour and most of that labour is youth-dominated and I make a lot of profits from my businesses. “I don’t agree with the …

Less than 24 hours after two Catholic priests and 17 worshippers were killed by suspected herdsmen at Mbalom in Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State, the marauders late Tuesday night and early yesterday, launched fresh coordinated attacks on three communities in Guma Local Government Area of the state,,killing no fewer than 39 persons. Several persons also sustained injuries, with over 160 houses, huts and farmlands in the communities razed. Meanwhile, by a unanimous voice vote, the House of Representatives, yesterday, resolved to suspend plenary for three consecutive legislative days in protest against the cold-blood killing of Nigerians by herdsmen. The House also resolved to invite President Muhammadu Buhari to explain why the wave of insecurity in the country has persisted, despite huge funds being expended on security.

The spate of killings in just 24 hours provoked the reaction of Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, which condemned not only Tuesday’s  killing of two Catholic priests and some worshippers in a church at Ayar-Mbalom community but also the latest slaughtering of 39 yesterday, saying it was “callous and unfortunate.” It also asked the Federal Government to set up a panel to investigate the incessant killings in the country by herdsmen, especially Benue State.…

CHAIRMAN, Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Senator Dino Melaye, APC, Kogi West has said that he has not been allowed to see his family, his lawyers.

Senator Dino Melaye He also said that he has been denied food at the National Hospital in Abuja where the operatives of the Nigeria Police moved him to yesterday.

The Senator tweeting on his Twitter handle said that he was at the Trauma section of the intensive care unit of the national hospital.…

AHEAD of 2019 presidential election, over 200 Southeast traditional rulers from Imo state, yesterday, backed President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 re-election bid. Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari  The monarchs reached the decision in a meeting, which took place at Okigwe Local Government Area in the state which was contained in a communique read by His Royal Majesty, Eze Oliver Ohanwe. But in what seemed like one of their reasons for supporting Buhari, the monarchs asked the president to support the Igbo to produce the next president of Nigeria in 2023. The communique read: “We thank the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari for his selfless and dedicated service to the nation, his commitment to ensure common good for all and his unwavering drive for the peace, unity and progress of the country. “We are completely convinced that the policies and templates of development already laid down by the president in the last three years was based on critical thinking, careful and strategic planning and would catalyse rapid national development in his second term. “The president was essentially elected on the firm promise to tackle corruption and security. “This administration has given a lot of fillip to these noble agenda. With the president’s grit and strategic support to the relevant institutions, corruption in our national life has practically reduced by more than 75 per cent. “He has justified the huge magnitude of the mandate freely given to him in 2015 which cut across ethnic, religious and even patisan lines, having a clear message which is no escape from change and has  restored the dignity of our country. “Buhari has put the economy on the part of sustainable growth, revitalized our ailing institutions and strengthened resolve and determination to ensure that change has really come.” “Were the entire members of the Council of Ndi Eze, with our citizens, alongside the overwhelming majority of Nigerians completely align ourselves with the President’s patriotic response to the various calls to seek re-election in 2019. “We assure Mr. of our unalloyed support. We stand with …

Senator Dino Melaye has been admitted in a private hospital in Abuja following injury he sustained after a successful escape from police grip while being taken to Lokoja.

The senator was billed to be paraded Tuesday evening along side some suspected hardened criminals arrested in the state over some heinous acts but reportedly jumped out of the vehicle conveying him to the Kogi State Command of the Nigeria Police Force.

He reportedly escaped on the way while in the vehicle of the police Special Anti-Robbery Squad SARS. Melaye, according to a source, got injured and was taken to the private hospital in Abuja for medical attention. At the moment, the senator is receiving treatment in Zanklin Hospital in Abuja.

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Well, she didn’t exactly leave with any prize from the 2018 Big Brother Naija house, except becoming the first runner-up, her ever dedicated fans have started showering her with gifts.

Cee-C was pictured with her father as they stood hand in hand holding a cheque of N2 million from Team Cee-C with the inscription that she is their winner.

CEO of Havilah clothing in Nigeria has also offered 10 designer dresses to Cee-C, alongside an opportunity to counsel her.

As if that was not enough, a Twitter user disclosed that a fan promised to give Cee-C, 500,000, a company, an iPhone X while another gave her N1 million.

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In all, she has about N3.5 million, lets just hope they all fulfill their promises.

Congratulations to Cee-C.…

Nina, who came fifth in the Big Brother Naija reality TV show and Cynthia Nwadiora (King Cee-C) have landed an endorsement deal with Slim Girl Shapewear, a Lingerie, Shapewear & Swimwear supply shop in Nigeria.

The Chief Executive Officer of the enterprise took to their Instagram handle @slimgirlshapewear to reveal the deal.

Over the years we (@Slimgirlshapewear and our American Store @bodyfabshop) have had endorsements with Khloé Kardashian, Blac Chyna, Amber Rose, Toya Wright, Reginae, Tiny and many more. We have NEVER had a Nigerian Brand Ambassador.

Today, we announce that we are offering Cynthia Nwadiora and Chinonso Nina an opportunity to be our very first Nigerian Brand Ambassadors for our Product lines including, affordable shapewear, swimwear and clothes.
We want to congratulate these ladies.
Thank you.

Miracle was declared winner of the Big Brother Naija Reality show, many Nigerian ladies seem to be throwing themselves at him.

Yesterday we brought you news of a slay queen who offered her ‘honey pot’ to Miracle, today another Nigerian lady with Instagram handle @omotoke_dacoco took to the platform to disclose how she is now regretting ignoring the flyboy who was in her DM.

The lady took to her Instalive to share screenshots of chats with Miracle, before he was unveiled as the reality show’s housemates and then winner.

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Well here’s an interesting article from Premium Times on how the organizers of the just-concluded third season of the reality TV show, Big Brother Naija “Double Wahala”, may have made billion from viewers.

The host of the show, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, revealed that over 170 million votes were cast in the course of the season, 30 million of it coming in the final week.

Although commentators on social medials are suggesting the show may have raked in as much as N5.1billion, that claim could not be independently verified by this medium.

The calculation being made is that going by the 170million people who voted during the show and paid N30 per SMS, the revenue from the show would be N5.1billion.

But organisers say that computation is faulty as a lot of the votes were cast online, and it was free. They also explained that telcoms through which the votings were done held back substantial part of the SMS fee.

Based on how the BBNaija game works, viewers were asked to cast votes for their favourite housemates to keep them in the house as the housemate with the highest votes would win.

The cost of voting was N30.

The winner took home a N45 million package containing N25 million in cash, a new SUV worth N12 million, a complete home entertainment system worth N3.3 million and an all-expense paid trip for two worth N4.7 million.

This numbers show that the organisers of the show may have made a huge profit …

Miracle Emerged the winner of Big brother naija, topping the votes with 38% of the votes.

Nina Was The first to leave the house followed by Alex and then Tobi.

Cee-c finished in second place.

Miracle is the winner of 25million naira in cash, a brand new SUV worth 12million naira, A trip to an exotic destination worth 4.2million natural and home appliances worth 3.8million.

Congratulations to Miracle.

Written by Tito Bruce for Swift Wave Radio…

There was pandemonium in Unilag today, after a final year student of the school was arrested for stealing her boyfriend’s ATM card which she used in buying an iPhone 8 and X on Jumia.

The suspect who also bought other items on the online store was nabbed, after her boyfriend in collaboration with Jumia, traced the buyer to Unilag’s Moremi Hall where the delivery was made.

An eyewitness account on the arrest of the Unilag student who was handed over to the school’s DSA, reads;

“It appears, she’s been scamming guys with her friends for a long time.

When the Jumia officials came to the hostel, she hid the phones in a bag and threw them in the dustbin. The girl is actually using an iPhone 7 Plus.

However, upon realizing what was happening, the boyfriend demanded that the case be dropped.”…

The Nigerian Police has recovered the Senate’s stolen Mace at a flyover before the Abuja City Gate, where according to ASP Aremu Adeniran, Deputy Force Public Relations Officer Force Headquarters a patriotic passer-by saw it and alerted the Police.

This came as the IGP has ordered the Commissioner of Police FCT Command to beef-up security at the National Assembly.

According to a statement by the Police on Thursday morning the Mace was recovered by the ‘Police teams who engaged in massive raids of identified criminal spots/flashpoints, stop and search operations, visibility and confidence building patrols, intelligence gathering which forced the suspected miscreants to abandon the Mace at a point under the flyover before the City Gate, where a patriotic passer-by saw it and alerted the Police.’

The police statement read thus:

Sequel to the invasion of the Senate Chambers of the National Assembly, Federal Republic of Nigeria on the 18th April, 2018 by some suspected thugs who disrupted the Senate Plenary Session and carted away the Mace of the Red Chambers, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris NPM, mni, immediately instituted a high-powered Police Investigation and Intelligence Team coordinated by the IGP Monitoring Unit of the Force and further directed a total lock-down of the Federal Capital Territory with intense surveillance patrol and thorough Stop and Search Operations at various Police check-points with a view to arresting perpetrators and possible recovery of the stolen Mace.

The Police teams engaged in massive raids of identified criminal spots/flashpoints, stop and search operations, visibility and confidence building patrols, intelligence gathering which forced the suspected miscreants to abandon the Mace at a point under the flyover before the City Gate, where a patriotic passer-by saw it and alerted the Police.

While a discreet investigation into the incident is still ongoing to arrest and bring the perpetrators to justice, the Nigeria Police Force appreciates the spirited members of the public, most especially motorists within Abuja Metropolis for their support, cooperation and timely information during the rigorous stop and search operations for the …

Professor Richard Akindele, the Obafemi Awolowo University OAU lecturer who was recently caught in a recorded audio conversation asking one of his female students, Enitan, for sex in order to pass his course, has been suspended indefinitely.

The audio conversation went viral last week.A member of an investigative committee set up by the management of the school to look into the allegation, told Punch that the erring lecturer has appeared before the panel to state his own side but the female student who is a regular Masters student, failed to show up to testify before the panel.

“The committee recommended the indefinite suspension of the professor pending the time the final report will be ready. The committee established a prima facie case against the professor. But note that this is the interim report of the committee. The committee invited the professor and the female student. We identified the student and invited her, but she did not appear.

Only the professor honoured our invitation. I don’t want to tell you what he said on the telephone.” The committee member who spoke on condition of anonymity said.…

Singer Simi is a year older today. She shared beautiful photos to celebrate her day. Captioning one of her photos, she wrote; Simisola Bolatito Omo Charlie Champagne…it’s your birthday baby! Happy birthday you sexy, beautiful piece of chocolate. You are wonderfully made. Fierce. A fighter. A Rockstar. You are MAGIC… Today, I’m so happy. I’m so thankful – because I’m so blessed. Sometimes, I feel like God has the softest spot for me, because of how incredibly good He is to me.

For everyone that has been probably even happier and hyper than I am about today (I see y’all), I LOVE YOU! More than you know… And #issawabeday #ISSAWAMORRAFUCKINBEDAY ❤❤❤

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Serious tragedy was averted recently after a 9-year-old girl identified as Chidera, survived when she fell from a 3-storey building.

The young girl is said to have fallen from the building following a misstep while playing with her friends.

The tragic event was said to have occurred on Wednesday, 11 April 2018.

Local reports show that the sad incident happened at 3B Ekwe Street, Mile 3 Diobu, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

The parents were said to have left her with other children for their various businesses before the accident occurred.

According to the girl’s friends, she ran from inside the passage to outside corridor, where she accidentally pushed the building protector off – causing her to fall freely from the building.

The girl was rushed to the nearby private hospital for treatment.

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All of us at Swift Wave Radio is wishing a very Happy birthday to Deyemi Okanlawon, thanks for all your support to Swift Wave Radio. Have a wonderful year ahead…