When Rihanna attended the recent Met Gala, she was actually returning to the scene of the crime. The Grammy-winning singer had earlier shot a sequel of the Oceans film franchise that centres on a heist at the annual Met Gala. The memory was particularly amusing for Rihanna, who attended the real gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art dripping in pearls and crystals in a Maison Margiela by John Galliano mini-dress, ornate robe and beaded headgear. “I’ve been to the Met Gala so many times, so every time we talk about the Met Gala it was quite a bit of…
Author: David Folami
Just outside a coffee shop in hipster East London Miles Kane is studiously searching through his phone. One of rock ‘n’ roll’s best connected men is not looking to get hold of one of his many muso/model/footballer mates, however. He is – as it turns out – just looking for somewhere to enjoy a Sunday roast. The LA resident, originally from the Wirral, has been living the California dream for a few years now but is back in town, in his best grey fur jacket, to promote Loaded – his first solo single since 2013’s Better Than That. And though…
The Beyonce and Jay-Z rumor mill spun into overdrive last month as fans speculated that the superstar power couple would drop a surprise album (or two) on April 4, their 10-year wedding anniversary. The timing made sense because it would’ve been a nice lead-up to Bey and Jay’s On the Run II Tour, which kicks off June 6 and continues through Oct. 4 with 48 shows across North America and Europe. But instead of releasing new music on April 4, The Hollywood Reporter has learned that the couple celebrated their anniversary by reserving the entire rooftop at The NoMad Hotel…
Toke Makinwa says during her struggle with fibroid, she removed 12 of them from her womb. The beautiful media personality took to her Instagram page on Friday, May 25, 2018, where she made the revelation She also talked about how scared some people might be scared of going under the knife but advise them to brave up. “12 was the number of Fibroids I had taken out of me on the 3rd of April. Since I opened up about my surgery I have had so many people reach out to me with various questions, I have also read from so…
Tonto Dikeh is slamming those who wouldn’t allow Linda Ikeji to chill. Tonto Dikeh took to her Instagram page on Thursday, May 24, 2018, where wrote quite a long message slamming those who have been calling out the media entrepreneur. “All this negativity is the reason I Jejely went extremely private /personal during my pregnancy… Not even my parents knew until I was 8months and far away from the world negativity and hate. Carrying a baby is a very complicated process let alone carrying a baby with so much hate and negativity… Let this lady breathe, She may not deserve…
Late Aisha Abimbola’s husband, Mr Ibrahim Okunola, is finally speaking about the loss of his wife, and as can be expected, it has been a struggle for him. Despite being estranged from the Nollywood actress prior to her death, Mr Okunola made it clear that Aisha was his wife until her death. Okunola said: “It is a lie that we had divorced. We had not lived together for about seven years but we were still legally married till she died. The reason we were separated is a family issue. I would miss her till I die because she was a…
Going by a recent post shared by Tekno, he just may have welcomed his first child. In the post the singer shared via his Instagram page today, Saturday, May 26, 2018, Tekno’s hand can be seen resting on a new born. With the caption, “Skye,” the only plausible explanation seems to be that the “Pana” singer has just become a father. If this is true, we believe congratulations are in order! Big congrats to him.
Gifty is not as thrilled with Davido’s “assurance” to his girlfriend, Chioma Avril, as we are. The ex-BBN housemate took to her Snapchat account to throw shades at the “FIA” singer today, Saturday, May 26, 2018. Gifty, accused Davido, without mentioning his name of course, of using his assurance to Chioma as a publicity stunt. You would recall that assurance became the trending topic after Davido went all out on Chioma’s birthday, throwing her a pre birthday bash as well as a birthday dinner. He rounded it up by gifting her with a brand new Porsche reportedly worth $45 million.
Adams Oshiomhole has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will expose the financial atrocities of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The former governor also said that President Buhari will win the 2019 elections. Oshiomhole predicted that APC will win more governorship and national assembly elections in Nigeria. He said “It is our task as party activist to painstakingly explain to our people in the rural areas to understand who dug the hole that led to what we are experiencing today as a nation and the effort by President Muhammadu Buhari to gradually pull us out of that hole to…
Ebenezer Babatope has said he was pained that Chief Iyiola Omisore dumped the party. Babatope made the statement on Saturday, May 26, in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Omisore, a one-time governorship candidate of the PDP dumped the party for the Social Democratic Party on May 20. In a statement announcing his defection to SDP, Omisore said he was moving to a credible platform to realise his governorship ambition to “rescue the state from the All Progressives Congress.” The Osun State Chairman of SDP, Mr Ademola Ishola, had on Thursday confirmed Omisore’s membership of the…
Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state has said that the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Kayode Fayemi will be disgraced during the Ekiti governorship election slated to hold on July 14, 2018. Fayemi, who served as Governor of Ekiti state before he was defeated by Fayose, is the governorship candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti state. According to reports, Fayose said that no force on this earth will stop Fayemi from being defeated. Meanwhile, the Ekiti state chapter of APC has accused Fayose of sponsoring a lawsuit to disqualify Fayemi. The All People’s Party (APP) filed a…
The Sen Suleiman Hunkuyi-led faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State says it is considering defecting to another political party barely few months to the 2019 general elections. The group said it would take the decision “if there is no visible evidence of success in addressing the damaging levels of alienation and frustration among the millions of party faithful in Kaduna State”. Prominent among the group are Sen Shehu Seni, Isah Ashiru former APC governorship aspirant Mr. Mataimaki Tom Maiyashi, among others. Mr. Tom Maiyashi, Chairman of the group, who signed the statement said two recent events…
Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi has commended the peaceful conduct of the Local Government election across the state. He appreciated the electorate for coming out to vote, describing the process as transparent, free and fair. He said candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) would not fail the people if elected and described the party as the only party that could salvage the nation from its current challenges. “APC has provided the purposeful and quality leadership at both the national and state level. “President Buhari and Gov. Al-Makura have done credibly well and they are still doing their best to improve on…
Some residents of Yobe, on Saturday in Damaturu, decried the hike in the prices of some food items usually consumed this Ramadan. A resident, Mallam Zarau Gulani, expressed concern on the development in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Gulani said that a yam that usually cost N3, 000 before the commencement of the fasting period now sells for N5, 000. He noted that the increase had been drastic in the past weeks, thereby causing the people hardship. Another resident, Babagana Madu, also expressed similar opinion that the prices of pepper, tomato, okro and other related items…
President Muhammadu Buhari has terminated a new defence procurement contract which was said to have been midwived by the Minister for Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, over allegations of fraud. The President was also said to have ordered the National Security Adviser and the Nigerian Intelligence Agency to investigate how the contractor obtained security clearance for the job without an end-user certificate. Buhari also reportedly ordered that the contractor should be made to supply items equivalent to the $50 million upfront payment which they received recently. The contract was signed off by the Federal Executive Council in December 2017. A report by…
Prof. Issac Adewole has said the Federal Government is doing every possible to end the ongoing indefinite nationwide strike by Joint Helath Sector Union (JOHESU). The minister said that the Federal Government was not sleeping in ensuring that the strike was called off as soon as possible. “The JOHESU strike will soon be over. The Federal Government is doing everything possible to bring the strike to an end,” Adewole said. Dr Tokunbo Olajumoke, the Osun NMA Chairman, made the allegation at a news conference in Osogbo on Saturday. Olajumoke, who noted that the doctors were ready to work and provide…
Black Diamond Support Foundation (BDSF) has fed more than 500 children in the slum of Lagos to commemorate this year’s Children Day. The foundation visited the slums of Agboyi-Ketu situated in Kosofe Local Government Area on Saturday in Lagos. The children were given foods, water bottles and other gift items packaged in a bag. The convener of the NGO, Mrs Adefunke Adewunmi, said there was need to celebrate with the children in the slums in a bid to give them sense of belonging. She noted that many elites and well meaning Nigerians choose to celebrate at the beaches, cinemas but…
The Kogi State Commissioner of Environment and Natural Resources, Mr Salisu Yahaya, has warned residents against dumping of refuse in the drains and waterways to avoid flooding. Yahaya, who monitored the exercise, urged residents to have attitudinal change and cooperate with the government by dumping their waste at designated waste or communal bins, adding that offenders would be sanctioned henceforth. “We have sensitised the people through the mass media, we hope that by June, the compliance level will be better than it is today. We have given people enough time but some people have chosen not to obey. “We have…
A woman has come out to claim that she was allegedly raped repeatedly at Chris Brown’s home. According to The Blast, the woman who is simply identified as Jane Doe has filed a lawsuit against Chris Brown and two others. Documents obtained from the court, claim Brown held a party in his home on February 23, 2017, in which his friend, Lowell Grissom Jr., also known as Young Lo, and an unnamed woman, “Doe X,” forcibly held her down and forced her to perform sexual acts. Jane Doe is reported to be suing Chris Brown and two others for sexual…
Tekno has released the video to his single, Jogodo. The video was released on May 10, 2018. The single was released in April 2018 and it has received an impressive amount of airplay and has been ‘jumping’ charts, according to Pulse Senior Music reporter, Ehis Ohunyon. According to OkayAfrica, “Jogodo is the latest in a string of singles dropped by Tekno over the last two years. He announced earlier this year that his long-anticipated EP is currently in the works, and we’re definitely down to hear more tracks like ‘Jogodo’ from him.” He recently got called out for not getting…