August Alsina has broken his silence on Jada Pinkett Smith‘s “entanglement” confession by insisting their affair was actually an “entangleship”.
The singer, 27, went public with his involvement with Will Smith ‘s wife in a radio interview earlier this month – claiming he had an affair with Jada with her husband’s “blessing”.
Read Also: From Swinging To Affairs…Inside Will And Jada Smith’s Bizarre ‘Open’ Marriage The couple provided their own version of the story on Friday in an episode of Red Table Talk with Jada confessing to the affair and insisting it happened during a break from her marriage to Will.
Now August has spoken out about the romance, which Jada branded an “entanglement” in the web show, in a series of messages with actor/comedian Michael Blackson.
Blackson posted the exchange on his Instagram page, revealing August had called his affair with Jada an “entangleship”.
In the messages, August told his friend: “I was in love and she broke my heart.”
Blackson then asked him: “Why tell ya business on the radio?” and August replies: “I tried to call Jada but she changed her number and went back to the guy from Men In Black.”
The comedian told August to “stop lying” and accuses him of making the confession in a bid to boost his album sales.
August then replies: “No Mike, my heart was bleeding from the outside to the inside,” adding that he as “p***y whipped”.
Blackson went on to ask about Jada’s entanglement comment, writing: “Was ya in a relationship or an entabglement?”
The singer then suggested it was a combination of the two, which he described as an “entangleship”.
He wrote: “Entangleship – a combination of both”. During the red Table Talk, Jada confirmed she had an “entanglement” with August during a rocky point in the couple’s marriage.
Jada said: “You and I were going through difficult time.” Will added: “I was done with you… We were gonna separate. You go figure out how to make each other happy… We could be over.”
His wife on to explain she then got into a relationship with August, saying: “From there. As time went on, I got into a different kind of entanglement. You giving permission only circumstance is myself. August was probably trying to communicate, I could see how he would perceive it as permission as we were separated amicably. He wanted to make it clear he’s not a home wrecker. Which he’s not.”
A Federal Commissioner with the National Population Commission, Mai Aliyu Muhammed, is dead.
Aliyu died while performing the lesser hajj in Saudi Arabia.
This was containted in a statement by the Ag. Director, Public Affairs Department, Mrs. Nkoyo Nwakusor in Abuja Thursday night.
According to the statement, Muhammed has been buried according to the Islamic rites.
The statement read: “The National Population Commission regrets to announce the death of the Honourable Federal Commissioner representing Yobe State in the Commission, Mai Aliyu Muhammed.
“The late Mai Aliyu Muhammed passed away on 21st April 2024 while performing the lesser hajj in Saudi Arabia and has been buried according to the Islamic rites.
‘Kambilichukwu will return’ Yul Edochie on having more kids – Lifestyle Nigeria
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Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has declared that his late first son, Kambilichukwu will return.
Taking to his Instagram page, the self-styled pastor stated that he is just getting started as he plans to have eleven children. According to him, he wants to have a complete football team and believes Kambilichukwu will return.
His post comes nearly twenty-four hours after he celebrated the 1st birthday of his second son with Judy Austin.
He wrote
“I’m just getting started. I’m going to have Eleven children. Eleven beautiful children. Complete football team. My great son Kambi will return”.
Glasquad recalls that Yul and his estranged wife, May lost their first son on 30th March 2023.
According to reports, Kambilichukwu had spent the entire night studying in preparation for his exams. Following the conclusion of his examination, he participated in a game of football with his friends, during which he collapsed and experienced a seizure. He was promptly rushed to the hospital, but unfortunately, he was pronounced dead upon arrival.
Guinness World Record contester for the longest Chess Marathon in history, Tunde Onakoya has been appointed as Sports Ambassador in Ogun State.
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun revealed this on Thursday when Onakoya visited his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.
He said, “I can see why you continue to be inspiration to many young people across the length and breath of this country. You have gone further by establishing a foundation called the ‘Chess in Slums Africa’ because you are determined to tell your story and encourage other children and get them out of the slums and give them hope and future.
“Today, we will be officially appointing you as our State Sports Ambassador. Coincidentally, Ogun State will be hosting the National Sports Festival in the next nine months or thereabouts and we are boasting that we are set to host the best National Sports Festival that has never been held in the history of this country and coincidentally, chess is one of the games that will feature in that event.
“I have decided that because of you and in your honour, we will begin an Ogun State Chess Competition across the length and breath of the state. Since you are now officially our Sports Ambassador and our Chess Ambassador, we will leave it to you to design that competition from the local government all the way to the state level.
“But we as your state, we will have a sponsor in the Tunde Onakoya Prize, for the winner of that competition.”
Inclusion Advocates, Stakeholders Brainstorm Over 2027 Polls, Urge More Female Folks to Join Politics
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Abuja, April 24, 2024 (NAN) Some women led by Gender Strategy Advancement Initiative and SheForum Africa, both NGOs on Wednesday gathered in Abuja to discuss how to secure more political position for the women folks come 2027 General election.
The gathering which was tagged “The Godmother’s mentorship series” was also aimed at mentoring young female Nigerians to stand up for their rights in the realisation of gender equality as part of the article of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Ms Inimfon Etuk, founder, SheForum Africa stated that there is no point waiting until 2027 before the female folks could start galvanizing themselves for the realisation of gender equality in the country political arena.
According to her, her organisation has come to the understanding that no group can do it alone in building Nigeria to the desire of many.
She said that SheForum Africa aim is all about leveraging on strength of members, other individuals and organisations to move things on in the country, adding that the NGO not only dwells on gender equality but other things.
“No one person, no one organisation can do it alone; we all know there are a lot of target right now globally, there is the United Nations 2030 target for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
“Part of the SDG goals is gender equality, there is also goal which talk about partnership, our target in Nigeria is surrounded by the achievement of democratic dispensation by 2027.
Managing Political Disappointments: Lessons From Akwa Ibom – Lifestyle Nigeria
An impressive collection of dignitaries gathered at the Worship Center, Uyo, on Wednesday for a thanksgiving service to celebrate the 60th birthday of the Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno. There were songs, prayers and speeches from many, but it was Mrs. Ekaette Unoma Akpabio, wife of the Senate President, who surprised the crowd the most with her profound philosophical rendition.
One after the other, she recognized the dignitaries and had something nice to say about them. Gov. Eno; former Governor Udom Emmanuel; former President Goodluck Jonathan; political leaders, clergies, business leaders and traditional chiefs were all present. Gaily dressed women added a peculiar hue to the colourful event. When she got to the immediate past governor of the state, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, Mrs Akpabio went spiritual and philosophical, drawing both laughter and applause from the audience.
‘’I am here to represent our leader, our father, the father of Gabriel Udom Emmanuel’’, she said, referring to her husband, adding, ‘’and by extension, I am the mother of Gabriel Udom Emmanuel’’. There were laughs and applause. In 2015, Gov. Akpabio invited Udom Emmanuel, then an executive director at Zenith Bank, into partisan politics and made him governor of the state in a typical Nigerian succession politics. She continued, ‘’I want to thank you, your excellency, our immediate past governor, Gabriel Udom Emmanuel, for propelling us to go to the center. If you had not propelled us; if you had not moved, Akwa Ibom people would not have been at the position they are today. So, I greet you Sir. God ordered your footsteps’’.
Mrs. Akpabio was essentially recalling the frosty relationship between her husband and Mr. Udom Emmanuel, and how that turned out to a blessing for Akpabio. She was therefore grateful that God used Udom Emmanuel to ‘’propel’’ her husband out of Akwa Ibom politics into national politics. Now, soon after Udom Emmanuel succeeded Akpabio as governor, the relationship between the two broke down, something not uncommon in our politics. Akpabio had contested and won election to the senate in 2015, and so, the two men managed to keep their rancour from public knowledge for the first two or three years. In August 2018, Senator Akpabio decamped from the PDP to the APC, leaving his godson, Gov. Udom Emmanuel in the PDP. A big political turmoil erupted in the state, leading to Akpabio’s failure to win a reelection to the senate in the 2019.
He became minister in 2019 and the political gulf between the two widened more and more. In 2023, he contested again for the senate, telling Akwa Ibom people that he would be the Senate President if he won. He won and, to the surprise of many, became Senate President, under APC while Eno became governor, succeeding Udom Emmanuel, under PDP.
Things now began to work differently. Eno discarded politics of war and quarrel, and reached out to Akpabio and others in APC, creating a never-seen-before political harmony in the state. Last year, Eno attended Akpabio’s inaugural ceremonies as senate president and since then, has been very deferential of the senate President. Akpabio has also reciprocated the gestures from the governor and yesterday, his wife represented him at the celebration to mark the birthday of Gov Eno. This rearrangement of the contours of politics in the state therefore afforded Akpabio’s wife the opportunity to go spiritual yesterday.
Mrs Akpabio’s assertion that it was Udom Emmanuel who ‘’propelled’’ her husband to return to the senate and eventually become senate president is therefore correct, and reflects the depth of her spirituality. It’s a testament to an adage that says that when one door is closed, another is open. If Akpabio and his successor had not fallen out, maybe he would still have remained in the PDP and would not have become Senate President. The quarrel catapulted Akpabio to seek relevance in national politics. It is a classic case of turning a disappointment into a blessing. An English adage says that. ‘’If life gives you a lemon, turn it into a lemonade’’. My own favourite saying which I have on my WhatsApp profile is, ‘’If you stumble on the dance floor, make it part of the dance’’. The Bible expresses it differently. ‘’And we know that for those who love God, all things work together for good…’’ (Romans 8:28).
I was very pleased to hear Mrs. Akpabio, a devout Catholic, express her thoughts in this spiritual context. She had come to understand that her husband’s fight with his successor was his stepping stone to a higher responsibility. That’s why she told Udom Emmanuel yesterday, ‘’God ordered your footsteps’’. Many people have their own experiences of how personal disappointments have turned out to be a blessing. I have mine.
Telcos Hint At Price Increment For Data And Voice Services
Telecommunications operators in Nigeria have stated that they have not increased their service rates for over 11 years and are overdue for price increments.
Lifestyle Nigeria reports that the Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) and the Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) jointly released a statement on Thursday, highlighting that the telecommunications sector is the only industry that has not reviewed its prices despite the country’s rising inflation rate and other economic realities that warrant increment.
They have attributed the delay in price increments to regulatory limitations that prevent them from setting prices appropriately.
“ALTON and ATCON respectfully reiterate that telecommunications infrastructure development requires substantial investments in network expansion, maintenance, and technology upgrades,” the statement reads.
“Despite the adverse economic headwinds, the telecommunications industry remains the only industry yet to review its general service pricing framework upward in the last (11) years, primarily due to regulatory constraints.
“For a fully liberalized and deregulated sector, the current price control mechanism, which is not aligned with economic realities, threatens the industry’s sustainability and can erode investors’ confidence.
“ATCON and ALTON call upon the government to facilitate a constructive dialogue with industry stakeholders to address pricing challenges and establish a framework that balances consumers’ affordability with operators’ financial viability.”
Furthermore, the operators called for government action to address telecommunications industry challenges such as taxation, regulations, right of way (RoW), charges, inadequate power supply, and infrastructure vandalism.
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