A kissing scene was so long I waited for the director to cut it – Yetunde Bakare

Background
I was born and raised in Ibadan.  I am the fourth of six children but I lost a sister last December. My childhood was fun. My dad was a very principled man. Most times, his job took him out of Ibadan and whenever we heard his car approaching, my siblings and me would run inside the house and pretend to be reading. On one occasion, my dad came in and saw us reading as usual; so, he asked me to spell a word that I had not heard before. I can’t remember how I escaped the cane that day.

Ikeja Royal Crisis Worsens as Kingmakers’ Faction Emerges

The royal tussle in Ikeja community of Lagos State took a new dimension at the weekend, as a splinter group of the body of kingmakers emerged, with a vow to protest against the selection of the Oba-elect, Prince Samsondeen Adeleye.
Only last week, the body of kingmakers, led by its secretary, Chief Olufemi Titi-Thomas, had in an interview with Ashiwaju Media , pleaded with the Lagos State governor, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode, to install Adeleye as the new Olu of Ikeja, before the governor hands over power to Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on May 29.

I never called for an end to SARS – Yomi SARS

Police officer cum music artiste, Abayomi Ekundayo, aka Yomi SARS, has said that there was no time he joined the campaign to end the Special Anti-Robbery Squad.
Recall that a video surfaced online where he was caught on camera, calling for an end to SARS.
Yomi told Sunday Scoop that as a policeman, he couldn’t say anything bad about the force regardless of the circumstances. He said, “Yes, I saw the post but there was no time I said end SARS. When I was about to leave a show in Surulere, Lagos, last Sunday, Zlatan Ibile saw me and started shouting ‘End SARS’. He was obviously joking while recording it. I then asked why he was shouting ‘End SARS’. That was what happened.”

NAFDAC Raises the Alarm over High Rate of Drug Abuse

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) at the weekend raised the alarm over the high rate and prevalence of drug addicts in the country.
The agency noted that Nigeria is leading in the five percent international coverage of drug abuse globally, lamenting that the country currently has 15 percent drug abuse rate.
The Director of Public Affairs, NAFDAC, Dr. Abubakar Ateiza Jimoh, made this revelation during a chat with journalists in Ilorin, Kwara State.

Many actors living from hand to mouth – Bimbo Akintola

Because of the glitz and glamour that surround the movie industry, most people seem to think that actors have it all rosy. But talented actress, Bimbo Akintola, painted a different picture during an interview with Sunday Scoop. The Out of Bounds star noted that unless the industry becomes more structured, actors would continue to get the short end of the stick.

My Parents Are From Sokoto and Jigawa, Atiku Tells Tribunal

The PDP's presidential candidate has dismissed the claims of the APC that he's a Cameroonian by birth.
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has told the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal that hes a Nigerian by birth, contrary to the allegations made by the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) crowned the APC's President Muhammadu Buhari winner of the February 23 election with 15,191,847 of the total votes cast while Atiku gained 11,262,978 votes.

Easter : Change Your Life for Good, Bishop Ezeokafor Tells Christians

By Abuchi Onwumelu
The Catholic bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Rev. Paulinus Ezeokafor, has described all those Christians who prefer to assume a holy state during the Easter period and immediately return to their old sinful ways once the celebration is over as hypocrites.

Ohaneze Ndigbo Youth Wing Condemns Alleged Fulani herdsmen Attacks in Mmiata Anam community that claimed 6 lives

The National leader of Ohaneze Ndigbo youth wing worldwide Ambassador Dr. Arthur Obiorah Uchena, has condemned in strong term the alleged killings of six farmers in Mmiata Anam in Anambra West Local Government Area  Anambra state.

The group leader tasked south east government to move in Unisom to condemned the invasion of farmers in Mmiata Anam in Anambra West Local Government Area  Anambra state,who were involved in the ill-fated early morning herdsmen attacks.

Diego Costa suspended for eight matches for insulting referee

Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa will miss the rest of the season after being handed an eight-match suspension by the Spanish Football Federation on Thursday.
Costa was sent off in the first half of Atletico’s 2-0 defeat to Barcelona on Saturday for directing a crude insult towards referee Gil Manzano. Manzano also reported that Costa had “grabbed” him by the arms during the incident.
The lengthy ban means Costa will not play again this season as Atletico have seven games left in La Liga, having been knocked out of the Champions League and Copa del Rey.
According to the match report submitted by Manzano, Costa insulted his mother in a foul-mouthed outburst before “grabbing me by the arms to prevent me showing cards to numbers 24 and 2 respectively”.

CAF postpones African Cup club match due to Sudan crisis

The fall of Sudan’s longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir and the turbulent political aftermath has delayed an African Confederation Cup tie for the country’s top-flight club Al Hilal.
“Due to the current security situation in Sudan, the second leg between Al Hilal and Etoile du Sahel (Tunisia) has been postponed indefinitely,” the Confederation of African Football said in a statement.
The match was due to take place on Sunday at the Al Hilal Stadium in Omdurman, near the Sudanese capital Khartoum.