Homecoming! Wale Visits Family In Nigeria for the First Time

Maybach Music met the Motherland this past weekend when Wale stepped foot in his father’s home country of Nigeria for the very first time in his life. He was there to perform at a Johnnie Walker event but took the opportunity to get in touch with his roots, having emotional reunions with his family. When he first stepped off the plane and was making his way out of the airport, he told a reporter that only 15 percent of his family lives in the U.S. and the rest are in Nigeria so he was excited to connect with his people while there. I feel good. I was excited. I could barely sleep. It’s a real moment to finally be here, man. I’m blessed. I’m excited about it.[...]I’m curious. I’m more curious as to what it’s going to bring to me than what I’m gonna bring. I’m just very alert and really curious about everything from the food to the fashion to the people. The little idiosyncrasies that are within the country. Being that I’m a very family oriented person, only 15 percent of my family lives in the States. Everybody else is here so I got a lot of ground to cover. During his trip, Wale stopped by Lagos Beat FM radio and revealed that he’s never been to Nigeria because he grew up poor and didn’t have the money to afford a plane ticket out of the States: I grew up poor. When we lived in DC we lived in the projects. In Maryland we lived in the projects. To get a ticket to Nigeria on a $20,000 yearly income for my family, that wasn’t really…and by the time we started getting money, I’m a knucklehead. A 14-year-old, 15-year-old with a decent job, I’m not gonna save up to go to Nigeria. That’s not how I was thinking when I was at that age. Then I was in college and money [was] tight. Then I get this record deal when I dropped out of school, you running around so much you don’t have time to barely see your own parents at home. It took some time, but I’m here now. During his show at the Johnnie Walker event, Wale brought out Nigerian artist Sèyi Shay on stage to sing “Bad” with him. He also gave a shout out to his dad during the show while using a Yoruba accent. “I promise to keep coming back. If y’all will have me, I’ll coming coming back. Shoutout to my dad, Mr. Akintimehin do you want to take a bow for these people now? Haaa Oga! Read more at http://necolebitchie.com/2013/12/04/photos-videos-wale-visits-family-in-nigeria-for-the-first-time/#jlHd5bIWs4q48WK7.99

HAPPY NEW MONTH!!!!

Welcome to December 2013! Thank God we made it i pray this new month brings Success, Favour, Victory and lots of Progress In Jesus Name we shall March on to greater heights as we approach a new year Our God shall make all things work together for our Good In Jesus Name.(Amen)!

A river with healing powers mysteriously appeared in Nachi, a community in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State READ MORE: http://news.naij.com/53004.html

Already named 'Orimiri Jordan' (River Jordan) it has become a Pilgrimage Centre, playing host to people from all parts of Nigeria. Countless testimonies abound as Nigerians struggle to dip themselves into the River. According to reports, it all started on the 11th day of November 2013 when a Fulani herdsman ran to the community and announced how water covered the place just few minutes after he passed. “He told us that he passed that place with his herd of cattle and soon after, heard a strange noise; when he turned back, he discovered that a big stream has appeared at the same place he just passed with his cattle. At that point, he ran to Garki and informed his relatives, who also came there and discovered that the water had healing power. From that point, the news spread to the community”, a source disclosed. Speaking on the origin of the river, the traditional ruler of Nachi community, His Royal Highness, Igwe F.O Onuigbo, Obi II of Nachi, said that at his palace that the mystery River was older than him. He said “I used to pass through that area to attend school at Inyi-Achi in Oji River, in the early 40s. In those days, there is no water there, the only thing you see there is white sand. But once you get there and you are thirsty, all you need to do is to scratch the surface of the land and ask if for water, water will full your hand immediately if you are an upright person, but if you are evil, no water will come out. That has been the situation”. Another octogenarian, Chief Festus Ude said “later, we noticed that after some years, the water will form a stream there and would disappear in few weeks. If such happens, we will be fetching water there. However, women who are menstruating and evil people don’t go there. We never heard about healing power of the River until this recent appearance of the River. “The last time it appeared was in 1992, and at that time, it just formed a small stream, which later disappeared. It has never been as large as this. This is all I know, we have never known about its healing power, this is the first time we are hearing about healing, I don’t whether it is true, we equally heard it like you READ MORE: http://news.naij.com/53004.html Commercial motorcycle operators, popularly called “Okada”, photographers and petty traders, are already making business out of it. Right at the junction leading to the location of the “Jordan River”, the visitor is presented with a scene of a busy motor park, where hawkers, food vendors, transporters and okada riders battle for customers. On the other side of the road, cans of various sizes are displayed for those who came empty handed. From that point, you park your vehicle, mount on Okada and the journey begins. According to motorcyclist, “I have a vulcanizing shop at the Nachi Market, but when this new business came, I had to close the shop temporarily so that I can also make money here. I hardly make N1000 a day there in my shop, but since I joined this Okada transport to the Enugu Jordan River, I make no less than N10, 000 every day. One of my friends called my attention to it, and I will forever be grateful to him”. The okada operators charge their passengers fares ranging from N500 to N1000 depending on their bargaining power. On getting to the River, another business scene welcomes you. Here, apart from those hawking snacks, photographers are not left out. This presents the place as not just a miracle centre, but a tourist centre. While some of the visitors dip themselves or swim in the River, the photographers take shots, get the pictures ready immediately at the cost of N200 depending on the number of exposures. One of the photographers said that they make between N20, 000 to N40, 000 every day. “You can see that some people come for fun, not just in search of miracle but to see the mysterious River. So when such people come, they request for shots and it has really provided us with good business here. Sources disclosed that many visitors had testified to all forms of miracles after visiting the place. People of all ages, with all forms of ailments are being assisted by their relatives and friends to dip themselves into the River. A can seller at the entrance said “my house help was suffering from enlarged scrotum; we were trying to raise money to go to University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital before a friend told me about this place. We brought the boy here and by the time we went home, he was fully healed, that was how I started selling empty cans here”. Another visitor, a civil servant, who identified himself as James told our correspondent that he came after neighbours told him about the healing power of the water. “I heard about people who had difficulties in walking but they got healed after visiting this place; I also heard of people who regained their sight after visiting this place; I am just coming out from the River and I believed that I am free of any form of sickness and challenges”. Meanwhile, the crowd of anxious Nigerians seeking for miraculous solutions to their problems has continued to surge into the River. Even security agents are not left behind as some of them were seen either with their water cans or aiding their loved ones into the River. However, the water is expected to also dry up any time in the same mysterious way as it came. READ MORE: http://news.naij.com/53004.html

American Rapper Wale In Nigeria

American Rapper of Nigerian descent Wale arrived at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos today for an event set to take place this Saturday 30th November 2013 in Lagos. Welcome Son of the soil..............LOL!

Kelly Rowland Engaged to her Manager

According to US weekly, Kelly Rowland is engaged to marry her boyfriend/manager Tim Witherspoon she sparked engagement speculation recently when she appeared in a friend’s Instagram video sporting a shiny new ring on her left hand. "She has been showing [the ring] off to friends and family and is very happy," an insider told Us. "She wants to...enjoy [it] and celebrate for a bit longer." This will be the Destiny’s Child singer’s first marriage. She was previously engaged to football player Roy Williams before they split in January 2005, two months before their planned wedding date. "I was too young for marriage," the Kelly told Cosmopolitan UK in 2011. "But sometimes you fall down and you learn from it." She added that she’d be “ready for marriage when the right time comes.” Guess the right time is now. The newly engaged couple have not announced any other details for their upcoming nuptials.

Allen Klug suspected killer of Nigerian Girl Arrested in Texas

American Man Who Killed Nigerian Girl Arrested In Texas! Ryan Allen Klug, the main suspect in the murder of 26 year old Nigerian, Adaobi. M. Obih, has been arrested. He was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals near Galveston, Texas on Saturday Nov. 23rd, four days after his roommate Adaobi was found dead in the flat they shared. Family sources said she leased the apartment on her own and Klug was her tenant who paid rent to her. They also said Ada interviewed a large number of people before deciding to lease a room to Klug. Ada’s employees were alerted after she missed two days of work. They went to her flat to see what was going on with her only to find her lifeless body in her apartment. Ada had been stabbed multiple times and her throat cut

Nigeria's Ruling Peoples Democratic Party G7 Governors Join Opposition All Progressives Congress

A group of seven breakaway governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have announced their merger with the All progressives Congress (APC). Five of the seven governors today met at the Kano State lodge in Abuja to finalize the decision to breakaway from the ruling party early today. Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers state confirmed the merger to Saharareporters