GISTTALKS

The Stage is set and it is finally here, the Koko Master D’Banj has short-listed his top 5 finalists from his “The King Is Here” rap competition, in early August D’Banj announced that he would be running “The King Is Here” rap competition which has so far received a lot of followership, the competition is slowly running to a conclusion as D’Banj gears up to announce the winner. M onths after announcing “The King Is Here” rap competition, D’Banj the Koko Master has searched through over 8,000 entries and he has found the best of the best. After a gruelling task of listening and analysing to look for who would eventually emerge as the winner of “The King Is Here” rap competition, D’Banj short-listed over eight thousand entries to five finalists and the eventual winner will be decided by popular opinion. Here are the instagram accounts of the finalist; Officialbils, aonethalyricist, itsme_itse, ola_dips & tushkido Fans and critics will be needed to decide this one. Every...

A former minister of education Olaiya Oni has died at the age of 72. He died today at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Owo, Ondo state after an undisclosed ailment. Family sources say his body has been deposited at the morgue while preparation for his burial is ongoing. May his soul rest in peace Amen.

This is allegedly one of the new McDonald's happy meal toy. 'They say it's a chicken.' Biko, does this in any way look like one? Lol

Good afternoon people. My name is  Omoni   Oboli  (An actress and movie maker). I am a little emotional as I write this letter. I am emotional because of the outpouring of love towards my new movie, The First Lady. This is the third week at the cinema and the report we get has been outstanding. We have outsold many Hollywood and Nollywood movies and survived the Nigerian fierce box office battle that I personally think has been designed to favour foreign movies (that is another matter for another day). As I read the latest sales reports from the cinema I am overwhelmed and my heart is full of gratitude to God and everyone that has seen this movie, The First Lady. Thank you. My gratitude stems from the fact that we have very few female directors and movie makers. As a matter of fact, I have been told that I will not excel as an actress, I did and now many people including a couple of male directors dismissed my chances as a director but today I can bo...

The actress won the award for the Most Stylish Female Showbiz Star of the Year 2015. More photos after the cut... And this is the dress she wore to Kunle Afolayan's premiere

David Beckham shared a photo of himself in a play fight with son Brooklyn on Instagram and wrote "Just a normal Sunday in the Beckham household .. Master Brooklyn trying to take on 40 year old dad and losing again #dontmesswithdad #nexttimeson @brooklynbeckham."

This evening, Ovation publisher, Dele Momodu shared this photo on instagram, saying it was a photo he took of a refurbished school by Rotimi Amechi while he was governor of the state. He wrote " This was the standard of Primary schools in Rivers under Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi..." Many Nigerians on his page alleged that the photo was staged. See some of their reactions and also Dele Momodu's defense after the cut...  

A man stopped to fill up his petrol tank  last week  and got the surprise of his life when a huge snake reared its head from behind the pump.  The snake had disguised itself under the petrol pump. The man, Adzy Heist said he was driving by the Sydney Airport when he stopped to refuel at a Shell petrol station and noticed a large carpet snake with a head the size of his fist trying to blend in with the long black hose of the pump. "I couldn't believe it" he said! See more photos after the cut...

Fulani herdsmen not restrained from bringing their cattle right into the car park to graze, dangerously close to the General Out-patient Dept, Labour ward of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu. Another photo after the cut...

President Obama's second daughter Sasha Obama, 14, went on her very first date with this cutie. She looked lovely as she posed with him as they headed to homecoming this weekend. I wonder what sort of background check he went through lol. I like that the Obamas are letting their daughters do normal teenage stuff

Jude shared the photo on instagram. Such a cute little girl.

As he tweeted...

OGEE 30 limited, an organization designed to promote youth empowerment, announces its first ever make up competition – the Make Up Talent Show 2015. The social enterprise focused on maximizing the social impact of Nigerian youths, partners with beauty companies like MUD Cosmetics and Kayge Cosmetics to empower Nigerian youths through this competition.  So are you an aspiring makeup artist, a talented makeup diva or a beauty guru? This is your opportunity to showcase your talent! And bring your Makeup glow to this exciting competition happening in Port Harcourt city at the GOLDEN TULIP HOTEL on the 29th of November 2015.  The winner of the competition would walk away with  250,000  Naira, a Black Up Product voucher worth 100,000 naira  and an  IPhone 6  or a  Samsung Edge 6 .  The first and second runners-up, on the other hand, will go home with  120,000 Naira plus a 70,000 Naira Voucher of House of Tara  and  70,...

18-year-old Nicole and Jonas Maines were born identical twin boys. Nicole who was named Wyatt at birth, recently made the brave decision to undergo a sex reassignment surgery. "Being a girl just felt right," Nicole said "It felt like that's what I was supposed to be, and I've never looked back. I've never felt like I made the wrong decision. I've never felt like I'm doing the wrong thing with my life. I just knew this is exactly where I'm supposed to be right now. I knew that I was trans when I was 3 years old. Well, I didn't know trans because I didn't know there was a word for it, but I just knew that in my head and my heart that I was supposed to be a girl." For her parents Kelly and Wayne Maines, it was puzzling at first. "I knew that Nicole was different. I didn't know what it was. I didn't know that she was transgender at 3, I just knew she wasn't like the other twin," said Kelly Maines. ...

The actress celebrated her birthday with family and friends at a club in Surulere on Friday and at another club in Ikeja on Saturday night. See the photos after the cut...

At a Thanksgiving service and reception held in his honor in Abuja yesterday October 17th, newly appointed Secretary to the Government of the Federation Engr. Babachir Lawal, said his appointment into office by President Buhari in August was made possible by APC chieftains Bola Tinubu and Bisi Akande who put it in the mind of President Buhari to make him his SGF. "My wife has not met Bisi Akande, she has not met Asiwaju, she has not met Buhari, yet we have been with him. But, it is fundamentally important for Nigerians to know that goodness is not restricted to tribe, religion or political party. My opinion is that if you have no investment in human beings and you just invest in yourself, like most politicians present in this church do, you will end up as nothing. If you look at just your community for friendship, or you look at your religion or in the same church with you for friendship, I doubt if you will go any where. I am Secretary to the Government today, because t...

Jason Derulo was the headline performer at the ANN7 South African of the Year Awards which held last night in Johannesburg and during his performance he asked the crowd "Y'all speak English, right?". Lol. South Africans of course dragged him on social media, forcing him to clarify what he meant (tweet above). See some tweets after the cut...