Davido joins a selected list of top rated artistes billed to perform at the One Music Festival holding in Atlanta, Georgia, US from September 8-9, 2018. Fresh from being announced as one of the artistes that will grace the stage at Jay Z’s ‘Made in America’ Festival which is scheduled to hold on the weekend of September 1-2, Davido has again hit a big one as he has been listed to perform at the ninth edition of the One Music Festival. In a tweet posted earlier today, June 5, this year’s edition will feature the likes of Nas, Cardi B,…
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Chimamanda Adichie is among the new set of guests set to sit down with Trevor Noah this week on new episodes of ‘The Daily Show’. Comedy Central has announced that the Nigerian author will be a guest on Wednesday, June 6, 2018, episode of the show. It will be the first time that Adichie will appear on the late-night talk show. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian author, who has written critically acclaimed books such as ‘Purple Hibiscus,’ ‘Half of a Yellow Sun,’ and ‘Americanah.’ A renowned feminist, Adichie recently questioned 2016 presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, for beginning her Twitter…
Stella Damasus’ husband, Daniel Ademinokan was spotted chilling with his ex-wife, Doris Simeon, and their son in New York. The movie director took to his Instagram page on Monday, June 4, 2018, where he shared photos of himself, his ex-wife and their son having a nice family time. He went on to caption the photos with a subliminal message to his fans not to believe everything they read on blogs. “Spent the entire weekend buried in a studio editing but I had to come up for air for THIS. Don’t believe everything you read on blogs. They’ve gotta stay sensational…
The third wife of late OJB Jezreel, Korede Okungbowa, is calling on the late producer’s colleagues to help her celebrate his second memorial. She shared this in a three-minute video via her Facebook page, urging celebrities to help his family organize a seminar in his remembrance. “I am making this video to call out some certain people to see what we can do about OJB’s two-year remembrance. “Last year I tried to hold an OJB legacy seminar in memory of him, to retain his legacy and appreciate the life he has lived as a producer and artiste, a father, brother…
The 2018 Forbes Africa under 30 list is out and your favourite celebrities like Davido, Wizkid, and Yemi Alade made the list. With a list of 90 young entrepreneurs across three sectors, Nigerians made up close to one-third of the honourees. The list is divided into three categories: Creative, Technology and Business. Other Nigerian celebrities who made the list include Beverly Naya, Falz Falana, and Tania Omotayo. According to Forbes, this list is meant to celebrate under 30 individuals that are making waves in their industries across the continent. Congratulations to the Nigerians who made this list for making Nigeria…
Nollywood actor Kanayo O. Kanayo has announced that he would be running for a political office under the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA). He declared his intention to run for the House of Representatives in Ahiazu/ Ezinihitte Mbaise Federal Constituency, Imo State. Kanayo made the announcement on Instagram on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. “Hello Friends, good evening. History has been made today as I declared my intention to run for the House of Representatives, Ahiazu/ Ezinihitte Mbaise Federal Constituency, Imo State under the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA. I owe you this information as I enlist your prayers and support.…
Samklef has released the tracklist for his fourth studio album, ‘Cruise’. The singer and music producer, Samuel Ogwuachuba popularly known as Samklef, has announced the release of his 4th studio album, titled ‘Cruise’. The album which will contain nine tracks is scheduled for release on July 4, and will feature collaborations with pop stars including Vector, Dremo, Starboy’s new act, Ceeza Milli and international superstars Akon and Safaree. Samklef who released his debut album, ‘Nonilising’ in 2009, followed it up with ‘4KP’ in 2013 and his last body of work, ‘Sounds of Muzik’ in 2015.
Arsenal announced the capture of Swiss international defender Stephan Lichtsteiner from Juventus on Tuesday — new manager Unai Emery’s first signing for the Premier League club. The 34-year-old was out of contract at the Serie A champions and joins the Gunners on a free transfer before captaining Switzerland at the World Cup in Russia. Lichsteiner moved to Juventus in 2011 and won seven successive league titles with the Italian club. “It is a great moment for me, after Juventus, to come to Arsenal,” Lichtsteiner told the Arsenal website. “It is a project to come back into the Champions League, it…
Ronaldo has returned to training with Portugal national team after Champions League victory over Liverpool on Saturday, May 26. After his triumph with Real Madrid in the Champions League, Ronaldo has been on vacation with his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez and children. The 33-year-old has however ended his vacation to resume training ahead of his fourth World Cup appearance after failing to win in the last three editions. Ronaldo took time to sign autographs of Portugal supporters before he joined up with his teammates in training. Despite being out of full training for a while Ronaldo showed he was in high…
Dani Alves went under the knife Tuesday for the injured knee that ruled him out of the World Cup, his club Paris Saint-Germain announced. The 35-year-old former Barcelona star Alves suffered knee ligament injuries on May 8 during the French Cup final, meaning Brazil lost a senior player with 107 international appearances for the World Cup. “We waited for the right moment to operate so he would be fit again as soon as possible,” the club said. In his 17-year career, he won his first trophy with boyhood club Esporte Clube de Bahia followed by five at Sevilla, 23 with…
Ola Aina is hopeful of making the 2022 FIFA World Cup after he was dropped from the team to the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Aina who was included in Gernot Rohr’s initial 30-man provisional list for the World Cup played in the Super Eagles 1-1 draw with DR Congo in Port-Harcourt. Brought in as a substitute, Aina was responsible for the penalty awarded to DR Congo which led to their equalizer. He was not given any game time in the 2-1 loss to England and was not included in the final 23-man list for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Rohr…
Nothing less than winning the World Cup in Russia next month will be satisfactory despite England’s failure to even progress to the later stages in recent tournaments, insist Three Lions’ stars Raheem Sterling and Dele Alli. Gareth Southgate’s men travel to their base in Repino, north-west of Saint Petersburg, next week looking to end 52 years without winning a major tournament since the 1966 World Cup. Sterling was part of the England sides that crashed out at the group stages four years ago and exited in humiliating fashion to Iceland in the last 16 of Euro 2016. But the Manchester…
Mikel Obi has blamed the transportation arrangements for the Super Eagles which involved a 1hr 30mins drive from their hotel as a factor responsible for the defeat to Czech Republic in a friendly played on Wednesday, June 6. In a tweet by journalist Oma Akatugba, Mikel reportedly revealed that the transportation to the stadium affected the Super Eagles performance in the game against Czech Republic. The message said, “Mikel John OBI says the ca 1 hour 30 minutes drive from their hotel to the stadium and the weather affected the team. But “we don’t want to think about this game…
Supporters of the Super Eagles are no longer optimistic about Nigeria’s chances of winning the 2018 FIFA World Cup after a 1-0 loss to the Czech Republic on Wednesday, June 6. The Super Eagles came into the match against the Czech after a 1-1 draw with DR Congo and more recently a 2-1 loss to England. Super Eagles supporters were however left unimpressed and took to Twitter after the game against Czech republic ended in another defeat which is the last build up game to the World Cup. Victor Moses is regarded by some supporters as the star player of…
Gareth Southgate won’t lead his side off the field should any of his players suffer racist abuse at the World Cup in Russia for fear of expulsion from the tournament. Left-back Danny Rose has told his family not to travel to Russia as the Tottenham defender is fearful they could suffer from racism. However, Southgate believes walking off in protest at abuse would be counter-productive as he believes England can set an example as one of the most diverse teams in the competition. “In an idealistic world people would say ‘you should do that’ (walk off the pitch) but it…
Israel’s bid to stage a high-profile football match against Argentina in the disputed city of Jerusalem inevitably thrust politics and the festering Israeli-Palestinian conflict to the fore. The Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires confirmed Tuesday that the pre-World Cup friendly international had been cancelled, citing threats against Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi. The original plan had been to stage the match in the northern coastal city of Haifa, at the state-of-the-art Sami Ofer stadium where Israel usually hosts international games. But Israeli sports minister Miri Regev, an outspoken hardliner in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government, launched a campaign to move…
With their Premier League rivals already strengthening for next season, Chelsea risk losing further ground as uncertainty swirls over the future of manager Antonio Conte and even owner Roman Abramovich. A fifth-placed finish just a year after winning the league in Conte’s first season in charge meant many expected the FA Cup final to be the Italian’s last match in charge, despite beating Manchester United 1-0 to end the season on a high. However, more than two weeks on, no decision has been made on Conte’s future, with speculation that former Paris Saint-Germain boss Laurent Blanc and Maurizio Sarri, who…
Buhari has once again urged Nigerians to vote for anyone of the choice in the 2019 general elections with an assurance that their votes will count. The president said this while speaking at the valedictory Federal Executive Council (FEC) session for outgoing former Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, held at the Presidential Villa on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. The president emphasised the importance of permanent voter’s cards (PVC) and voter education in elections. He said, “Let Nigerians be aware that they can vote anybody across any party in any constituency, and that their votes will count.”…
Any move to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari would be unsuccessful at the Senate, a source has said. This, the source said, is as a result of the recent treatment being meted out to Senate President Bukola Saraki and Senator Dino Melaye. After two separate meeting on Monday, June 4, 2018, a source said that some lawmakers had proposed the commencement of President Buhari’s impeachment process over the purchase of two Tucano fighter jets without Senate’s approval amongst others. The move was rejected by some members of the National Assembly who were “very jittery” following recent happenings in the polity. Senator…
Ghana and Nigeria are the two countries with the highest search interest in Misoprostol, an abortion pill, the BBC reports. Misoprostol goes by the brand name Cytotec. According to the BBC, data of countries who search for abortion pills the most, was sourced from Google. Google data shows how often exact phrases are searched about a topic. “Abortion pills” is a top search phrase on abortion in all the countries analysed by the BBC. “How to abort” is the most commonly asked question in more than two-thirds of countries. “How to use Misoprostol”, “Misoprostol price”, “buy Misoprostol” and “Misoprostol dosage”…