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I was adopted  joke Silva  While speaking in an exclusive interview with Love Haven magazine at the sidelines of first Annual Conference of Heritage Adoption Support and Advocacy Group (HASAAG), veteran actress, Joke Silva, opened up on her adoption and how she got to know she was adopted by her parents. The 56-years-old movie star revealed that she was adopted by the late Chief E.A Silva, a reputable lawyer, the then Babajiro of Lagos and his wife late Dr Abimbola Silva a pioneering female doctor, who died in July 2015. Living in a foster home of the Red Cross in the Yaba area of Lagos, the actress recalled that her foster parent was Mrs. Desalu. She said: “Everybody would be calling me whenever my adopted mum (Dr. Silva) came with cakes and a lot of things during her visit. I went to YWCA Nursery, which was not too far from the Silva’s home in Yaba. I also have memories of moving in with them when they moved to Glover Road in Ikoyi.   "I remember reading newspapers

The Pan-Yoruba Socio-political Group, Afenifere yesterday suspended the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Senator Iyiola Omisore, in the last election of Osun State. Omisore, according to Afenifere, was sanctioned for allegedly violating the directive of the the socio-political group, which affected the outcome of Osun State governorship election.The suspension of Omosore was contained in the communique issued at the end of the General Assembly of Afenifere held at the Ijapo, Akure residence of its leader, Chief Reuben Fasoranti. The SDP candidate was reported to have supported that All Progressives Congress (APC), candidate, Mr. Gboyega Oyetola, during the run-off election in Osun State. But in his swift response to the suspension, Omisore argued that Afenifere by-passed the principle of fair hearing by saying that he acted at variance in his decision to coalesced with All Progressives Congress (APC) at the rerun election. Omisore noted that SDP pass

The Nigerian Government has commented on the proliferation of questionable prophecies being bandied around by clerics. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha on Tuesday condemned negative prophecies by some prophets in the country. Mustapha, speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, said Nigeria needs genuine prophets to stand on its behalf and guide the nation on the path of righteousness. According to him, the primary responsibility of a prophet is to give guidance, direction and correction to the nation and the church, not create fear in citizens. According to the SGF, “A true prophet of God will be committed to speaking God’s truth. He or she will never contradict God’s revealed Word. “We are living in a time in Nigeria where we need God’s power, when God’s purposes must be accomplished through “shaking” and protective prophecies. Mustapha stated that some of them also addressed their words to foreign nation

*Asks Ex-VP To Cure Himself Of Corruption Before Curing Nigeria 7717 *Sagay Suffering From Senility, Nobody Takes Him Seriously Any Longer — Atiku Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos As the battle for 2019 presidential election intensifies, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, PDP presidential candidate, on Tuesday traded words over key issues that would dominate the contest such as restructuring, anti-corruption war, and job creation. Speaking in an interview with Daily Independent on Tuesday, Sagay described Atiku’s statement that he would restructure Nigeria within six months if elected president as a mere campaign ploy to get the votes of Nigerians. According to Sagay, during his eight years as vice president in the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Atiku never made mention of restructuring but supported Obasanjo who was very hostile to pro-restructuring elements in the coun