Today in History for April 24th - Easter Rebellion begins

On this day in 1916, on Easter Monday in Dublin, the Irish Republican Brotherhood, a secret organization of Irish nationalists led by Patrick Pearse, launches the so-called Easter Rebellion, an armed uprising against British rule. Assisted by militant Irish socialists under James Connolly, Pearse and his fellow Republicans rioted and attacked British provincial government headquarters across Dublin and seized the Irish capital’s General Post Office. Following these successes, they proclaimed the independence of Ireland, which had been under the repressive thumb of the United Kingdom for centuries, and by the next morning were in control of much of the city. Later that day, however, British authorities launched a counteroffensive, and by April 29 the uprising had been crushed. Nevertheless, the Easter Rebellion is considered a significant marker on the road to establishing an independent Irish republic.

Following the uprising, Pearse and 14 other nationalist leaders were executed for their participation and held up as martyrs by many in Ireland. There was little love lost among most Irish people for the British, who had enacted a series of harsh anti-Catholic restrictions, the Penal Laws, in the 18th century, and then let 1.5 million Irish starve during the Potato Famine of 1845-1848. Armed protest continued after the Easter Rebellion and in 1921, 26 of Ireland’s 32 counties won independence with the declaration of the Irish Free State. The Free State became an independent republic in 1949. However, six northeastern counties of the Emerald Isle remained part of the United Kingdom, prompting some nationalists to reorganize themselves into the Irish Republican Army (IRA) to continue their struggle for full Irish independence until the fall of 2006, when the Independent Monitoring Commission reported that the IRA’s military campaign to end British rule was over.

SOURCE: THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Ex-BB Naija Housemates That Will Be More Popular And Richer Than Efe In Future.

Ex-bb naija housemates

The Ex-BB Naija 2017 housemates were unarguably talented, creative and gifted in one way or the other. Most of them had an eye for media/entertainment especially music and movies. We present you with ex-bb Naija housemates we think may make it big in Nollywood.

The likes of Super talented Bassey and Bisola is undoubtedly beyond prepared to strut their stuff in Nollywood, being that she had already begun acting before the show which has given her the opportunity to sell herself not only locally but internationally.

And, Gifty was a low key actress before BB Naija, seeing that she is extremely beautiful and full of controversies, breaking forth in Nollywood would not be a hard task for the Anambra State born beauty.

One wouldn’t need to go too far visualizing Uriel taking up roles in Nollywood as her dramatic diary sessions have already sold her out.

Bally looks like the least person to be on this list due to his seemingly reserved demeanor but the Kaduna state born hunk, with the hair-raising baritone voice in a recent interview expressed his interest in acting. With his unique voice and good looks, that is not far fetched.

SOURCES: MEDIA HOARDERS

My visit to Ile-Ife a happy and sad one – Emir of Kano, Sanusi II

Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty
 Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II
 and Emir of Kano,
His Royal Highness Sanusi Muhammadu Sanusi.

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II on Wednesday played host to the Emir of Kano, His Royal Highness Sanusi Muhammadu Sanusi II in his palace in Ile-Ife over the recent clash between the Hausa and Yoruba communities in the ancient town.

The Emir accompanied by senior members of Kano Emirate Council said he was in Ile-Ife to formally congratulate Ooni on His ascension to the throne of his forefathers and to appreciate him for his fatherly role sequel to the recent Hausa/Fulani crisis in Ile-Ife.

“I was here as a prince a couple of years ago in company of my late father Emir Ado Bayero during the 30th coronation anniversary of the late Ooni Okunade Sijuwade, Olubuse II. As a prince, I had always felt welcome in this palace and today, on arriving here, I have received the same welcome as a member of this royal family.

He equally commended the governor of the State of Osun Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola for setting up a high powered commission of enquiry to look into the matter and immediate cause of the incident and to recommend appropriately so as to avoid future re-occurrence and to ensure that justice is done. He said “Our relationship in the country is such that safety in one place is safety everywhere.

SOURCE: VANGUARD

Escaped Chibok Girl on 3rd Anniversary of Abduction by Boko Haram: ‘Bring Those Girls Back’

Sa'a a Chibok girl that escaped.

On the night of 14–15 April 2014, 276 female students were kidnapped from the Government Secondary School in the town of Chibok in Borno State, Nigeria.

Since that fateful day, 57 girls, including Sa’a, escaped from the radical Islamic terrorists. Last October, the Nigerian government worked out a deal with Boko Haram to return 21 more of the girls, many of whom has been raped, some returning with children in tow.

That leaves 195 girls who are still missing.

Ogebe said that the Nigerian government is not transparent about its dealings with Boko Haram or about the girls who were released in October. All remain in the custody of the government and have not been reunited with their families.

“We don’t think the Nigerian government is doing anything much about rescuing the girls,” Seshugh Akume of the Bring Back Our Girls organization, told USA Today on Thursday. “We are disappointed.”

“If I stop telling my story people will forget my classmates,” Sa’a said.

SOURCE: BREITBART

Nigerian Actress, Regina Daniels Leg ‘Amputated’.

Regina Daniels fake leg in a new movie

Nigerian actress, Regina Daniels, is seriously terrorizing the industry with her acting prowess and yet she is not slowing down.
She has become one of the most sought after actress who has been able to give good interpretations to the various roles given to her.

Regina is currently on a movie set which has given her fans goose bumps after she shared a picture of one of her legs being amputated.

While many are still scared and yet to understand what really happened to her, well, do not get your hearts worried as the actress is just playing the role given to her by her producer.

SOURCE: NOLLYWOOD GIST

Pretty Mike arrested for putting girls on dog chains

Pretty Mike, a club owner.

After much heated argument and controversy that trailed 30-year-old club owner, Mike Eze-Nwalie Nwogu popularly known as ‘Pretty Mike’, for putting girls on chain to events, the long arms of the law has finally caught up with him. 

Pretty Mike, was apprehended for dehumanizing young girls by turning them into human puppies with chains round their necks. He was arrested yesterday, by the police on the orders of the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode. Nwogu was said to be cooperating with investigation and had given useful statement to the police and was released after signing an undertaking to desist from the act

Here is his undertaking:

“I, Mike Eze Nwalie, A.K.A Pretty Mike of 21A Magodo GRA, Luma Street, do hereby undertake to stop whatever act of putting girls on a leash or any other degrading treatment to ladies and guys. I am aware that such act offends the law of the State of Lagos and if I repeat it again, there will be legal act towards me. I undertake to issue a letter of apology to the public effective from tomorrow on all my social media platforms.” 

SOURCE: VANGUARD

Trip to Sambisa: BBOG agrees to join Lai Mohammed, troops

Co-convener of the Bringbackourgirls,(BBOG) Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili, has finally agreed to join Nigerian troops and a team led by the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed to Sambisa Forest today.

The trip is meant to search for the abducted Chibok schoolgirls in the once dreaded forest, then occupied by Boko Haram insurgents.

At 8.20 PM on Sunday Evening, #BBOG contacted the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, to indicate its conditional acceptance of the offer to travel with the team heading for the NE to witness first-hand the military’s ongoing search for the Chibok Girls.

This came as a surprise, considering that the #BBOG had earlier given impractical conditions for joining the trip, and the FG had rejected those conditions But the FG still responded, meeting all the fresh conditions stipulated by the #BBOG in the conditional acceptance letter

SOURCE: VANGUARD