Tomeeesin Blog

HUNTED ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, said yesterday, that his family and associates were under siege by security agents, who allegedly treated roughly his 84-year-old father, in Kurutie community, Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government, resulting in the amputation of his lower limbs, two weeks ago. Tompolo, in an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, which he indicated might be his last, said the continuous harassment and intimidation was getting out of hand, and he does not deserve it. He said after the military invaded Kurutie and brutalized his father, sympathizers managed to rescue him to Warri, where the hospital admitted him. “Sadly, one of his lower limbs was amputated two weeks ago. From the doctor’s report, it will be a thing of miracle if he survives this incident. Is this 84- year- old man also a member of the Niger Delta Avengers that they brutalized to the point of death,?” he asked. He alleged that the ha...

Bonsue Fuji crooner, Adewale Ayuba, is a veteran Fuji artiste young people enjoy listening to because of his unique delivery, dance steps and lyrics. In a recent interview, the hit maker, also known as Mr. Johnson, sheds more light on why his music still appeals to the younger generation. “My music appeals to the younger generation because I try to digitalise Fuji music. Before now, we usually have a 20- minute long playing song. Now, we convert it into a track so it can be easier for the younger generation to share it and radio stations can play it. "I also try to change the way my music sounds. I make use of indigenous and contemporary music instruments. It is good to follow current trends and whatever is happening around you. I have collaborated with Tiwa Savage, Jazzman Olofin, and very soon Yemi Alade. My duty is to take Fuji from our shores to the western world.”

The news that closed last week from our hallowed chambers was not very cheering. It had nothing to do with any of the things we pay them such exorbitant sums to debate. It was not about the economy that needs all hands on deck. It was not about youth restiveness and rising crime. It was not about the malnutrition in IDP camps and children dying of hunger on a daily basis. It was not about the avengers in the South or Boko Haram in the North or herdsmen in between. It was not about any of the national issues crying for attention. It was about the Senate looking inwards. But it was not a critical self-introspection like the amount of money it guzzles from our depleted purse. Or the number of times it goes on recess in a year. Or its poor attendance record not to talk about its low attention span. Or the rightness of a select group of people collecting pensions and salaries from the Senate. No. The news that closed the week was about two senators who threw decorum to t...