At least someone enjoyed it? Rapper Big Sean seemed to take ex-fiancée Naya Rivera’s arrest for misdemeanor domestic battery as something of a victory. Shortly after the “Glee” star was picked up in West Virginia for allegedly assaulting husband Ryan Dorsey, Sean — who was engaged to Rivera for six months in 2013 — tweeted a video of a little girl saying, “I told y’all . . . I told y’all . . . Y’all thought I was playing.” Dorsey reportedly claimed that Rivera hit him while on a walk with their child near their home.
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Ciara never gets it wrong when it comes to style. The 32-year-old dazzled in a black ensemble that highlighted her toned pins while walking the red carpet at the 2017 American Music Awards on Sunday night at the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles. The Austin, Texas-born beauty had her wavy black mane down and parted, with an extraordinary makeup job as she posed for photographers at the glitzy gathering. The 1, 2 Step singer wore a long-sleeved black python belted dress by Alexandre Vauthier, rounding out her ensemble with matching knee-high heeled boots. The garment had a split in…
He might have a trio of Grammys under his belt, but Drake has turned his nose up at the “Music’s Biggest Night.” “I won two awards last night, but I don’t even want them,” the Toronto hip hop star told a British music show host in February, the day after his smash hit Hotline Bling earned a pair of Grammys (adding to his 2013 win for the album Take Care). “I am apparently a rapper, even though Hotline Bling is not a rap song. The only category they can manage to fit me in is a rap category,” said Drake,…
As one of the world’s biggest pop stars, it’s no surprise that Rihanna has one seriously busy schedule. In fact, the singer has revealed that not only does she struggle to ‘switch off’ at all, even in her downtime, but she usually only sleeps at all for three to four hours a night. The This Is What You Came For star opened up about her personal life in a recent interview with Vogue Paris, as she guest edits the December issue of the magazine. She is the star of three different covers for the magazine, shot by Jean-Paul Goude, Juergen…
Jay-Z’s birthday celebrations started early Monday night with an intimate dance party at the 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge. The bash, hosted by Beyoncé, was held in a private room overlooking Manhattan with rapper Fabolous, actor Omari Hardwick and Angie Martinez among the 150 guests. A witness tells us there was no cake, but the room was awash with bottles of Jay’s “Ace of Spades” Champagne and specially crafted cocktails by libations lothario Albert Trummer. Jay, who turns 48 on Dec. 4, and his guests partied until 4 a.m., getting down to rap, hip-hop and dance music. He made his entrance…
Banky W might have just made the mistake of his life with the release of an Instavideo which featured a names Adesua Etomi. The singer released a video of him and what looks like his wife, Adesua at the background of the video. He captioned the photo “My goodness #Baad2017 #TheAfterParty #MySAExperience.” This is blunder is coming days after the celebrity couple tied the knot in Capetown, South Africa. The beautiful celebrity couple said their vows in a ceremony held at Capetown, South Africa, on Saturday, November 25, 2017, an event attended by close family and friends. Banky W looked…
As the world begins to open its eyes to the thing of shame going on in Libya, Chris Brown has shared his thoughts on the issue. Following the report CNN did on the human slave market, exposing the trade, the American singer had to point out the obvious. He complained about the world’s silence in the face of such horrors, remembering the outcry that engulfed social media after bombings in the UK and US. CNN’s report uncovered a market where Nigerians, as well as other Africans, are being auctioned off as slaves, kept in dehumanizing conditions, sexually abused, and even…
Don Jazzy has reportedly sacked his bodyguard over a viral video where he was seen almost assaulting a lady. The bodyguard, Chidi Irechukwu said he regrets his actions and only reacted because the lady called him a thief. “I entered the eatery and parked my car. I ensured that I wasn’t blocking anyone before I went in to place my order. While I was waiting to be attended to, the lady walked in, tapped me on my back and in a loud voice, asked me to go outside to repark my car. She said why would I park my car…
Chief Raymond Dokpesi, on Monday said if voted as the national chairman Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the party would work for greater unity of the country. “I have come here again for the second time to plead with you to vote for me as the national chairman of our party, the PDP. “We will prevail against the impunity that made us lose credibility among our supporters. “We will revive and rebrand the PDP and bring back our aggrieved members who left the party due to perceived injustice,’’ he assured. “We have to build the PDP ourselves because the party belongs…
Muhammadu Buhari recently expressed his regrets over the resignation of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, from the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) while he was speaking at the Presidential Villa on Monday, November 27, 2017. He said said, “accept my sympathy for losing a senior member of your party.” In a resignation letter signed by Atiku on Friday, November 24, he accused President Muhammadu Buhari of neglecting him and condemned the APC for “instituting a regime of a draconian clampdown on all forms of democracy”. In a reaction to his exit from the ruling party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) urged…
Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to sell some ‘1960 agencies’ to the staff. The agencies include; National Orientation Agency (NOA), Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), Voice of Nigeria (VON) amongst others. His words: “If you look at the budget from 1960 to the present, you have agencies that were designed for 1960. Agencies that were designed for the Nigerian civil war and agencies that were designed to suit some certain conditions in life. Sixty years later, those agencies still exist in the budget. “If you look at the budget, you will see…
Jibrilla Bindow, has refuted claims that he is planning on leaving the ruling All Progressives’ Congress (APC) with former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. He said, “Let me talk about Atiku first before myself. The former vice president is more than matured enough to decide whatever he wants to decide for himself. “As far as I am concerned, I am one of the founding fathers of APC. When I was in the senate, we were the ones, alongside the current Senate President that worked very hard to ensure that all members of the national assembly; that we agreed to move to…
President Muhammadu Buhari has departed Abuja for his trip to Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire to participate in the 5th European Union-African Union (EU-AU) summit on Tuesday, November 28, 2017. The president was accompanied by the National leader of the All Progressives’ Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, Akwa Ibom governor, Udom Emmanuel, and Bauchi State governor, Mohammed Abubakar. Before his departure, the president launched Nigeria’s National Action Plan for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism, and also met with Adamawa State governor, Jibrilla Bindow, and Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima. Adesina’s statement read, “President Buhari will use the occasion of the summit to reiterate…
Godwin Obaseki of Edo has said his administration is ready to support any initiative that will curb human trafficking. “For us as a government, we believe we should reduce unemployment and also help to reduce illegal migration. “For us, human trafficking is not acceptable, that is why we are trying to gather not only national, but international support to check this menace,” he said. Obaseki said the government was investing massively in technical vocation and skills acquisition to ensure that the younger generation are adequately empowered to provide for themselves.
Abdulrasheed Maina, has said that his reinstatement was authorised by President Muhammadu Buhari. He said, “The letter of dismissal, I didn’t even receive a letter. It was when I heard about it (that) my lawyers went to court. They took the Senate to court and the court quashed whatever was the report of the Senate. The court also removed all the warrant of arrest. The court upheld that I should return to work. That was in April 2013. But the last administration refused to take me back to my job. They refused to obey the court order. The Head of…
Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has urged the new local government councils chairmen in the state to find a sustainable solution to salary crisis in their local governments. The governor showed concern over the plight of local government workers, pensioners, basic education workers and other workers experiencing salary and pension delays. “I feel your pain. I feel your pain in the messages I receive from some of you, in the pleas of your leadership, the challenges faced by your families and the distress expressed in the public about your distress,’’ the governor said. “Work with the legislature to enact enabling laws…
The Federal Government has confirmed its commitment to reward and protect whistle-blowers who provide information that lead to recovery of stolen funds or assets. Alhaji Lai Mohammed stated this recently. Mohammed, who was responding to a question on the stash of money recovered from an apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos, said the whistle blower will get the due reward. He clarified the compensation modality as contained in the framework, saying any whistle-blower whose information leads to recovery of up to N1 billion will receive five per cent of the amount. He said the reward for any amount between N1 billion and…
Dr Oby Ezekwesili, on Tuesday said more women should be in government positions where decisions on the collective good of the society are taken, to minimize corruption. “Research shows that in Africa, only five per cent of women are CEOs, 22 per cent are cabinet members, 25 per cent are parliamentarians, 29 per cent are managers, 36 per cent are promoted, and some 44 per cent of senior women hold line roles. “With Nigeria in the lead, this tells that women have been marginalised and this is evident in the poor governance that the continent has produced. “So, men must…
Mauricio Pochettino has likened playing at Wembley to an away match and admitted that Spurs do not feel at home at the national stadium. “The feeling is much better when you play away from home than at Wembley. Because you feel that when you play at Wembley, you are playing away from home too sometimes. That is the reality,” Pochettino told a news conference ahead of Tuesday’s match at Leicester City. “So far we’ve got better results away from home than at home,” he said. “We’ve struggled to play against teams like Burnley, West Bromwich or Swansea. Yes, that is…
Zinedine Zidane has decided to not blast his players after a back-up Blancos side struggled to a 2-2 draw with third-tier Fuenlabrada in Tuesday evening’s Copa del Rey last-32 second leg to 4-2 progress to the next round. “I am not annoyed by the performance, just the opposite,” Zidane said. “It was expected. We played a good game, better second half than first. It is not easy for the players, many of whom had not played much recently, some were youth team players. “The most important for us is to go through in the round. Of course we can do…