Real Madrid might be the team to beat in the Champions League. Zinedine Zidane’s men have won the tournament two times consecutively, making it 12 in total, as they once again defeated all before them last season. They may have missed out on Leonardo Bonucci remaining in the squad after he joined arch rivals AC Milan but it would be stupid to assume Juventus are not a major contender this time around. While Bonucci’s absence is notideal, several key members of a team that was solid at both ends last season is back and they have enough world class talent…
Author: David Folami
After what was nothing but a bore-draw away to Valencia, Atletico Madrid travel to Rome hoping to give their fans a bit more to be happy about in the UEFA Champions League. Diego Simeone has transformed Atletico Madrid from a mid-table team to Europe’s top table. Now is the time for the club to take the last remaining step forward in their journey for glory and go all the way in the Champion League. Only one team — Real Madrid — has knocked Atleti out of Europe in the past four seasons and they have been heartbreakingly close in the…
Rapper/actor Ludacris rang in his 40th birthday in style with a masquerade ball in France. The “Fate of the Furious” star has been partying with his friends and family in Europe for the past week, after his wife Eudoxie Mbouguiengue rented a chateau for the group to celebrate in. Ludacris has been sharing photos of his extravagant trip with fans on Instagram, revealing they also enjoyed a few days in Paris, before heading to an historic residence in Bouville in Northern France for another big bash on Sunday night as he rang in his birthday on Monday. Happy celebration bro.
They are practically inseparable and are often seen walking the red carpet together. And on Sunday Blac Chyna and best friend Amber Rose enjoyed some valuable bonding time as they were pictured taking selfies at the Day ‘n’ Night festival in Anaheim, California. The former strippers showcased their voluminous curves, with Blac Chyna going braless in a tight white mini-dress. The 29-year-old wore her platinum locks poker straight, opting for smokey eye make-up, generous lashings of mascara and a neutral lip tone. The stars looked in good spirits as they posed for selfies at the festival. Atlanta rapper 21 Savage…
The set-up of Bodied, a new movie about the a skinny white battle rapper, is reminiscent of Eminem’s 8 Mile. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Eminem is a producer on the movie, which comes from director Joseph Kahn. It opens later this year and recently impressed critics at 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. Speaking to the Hollywood Reporter, Kahn said that he expects the movie’s soundtrack to feature new music from both Em and Dr. Dre. “By the time it’s bought and ready for distribution, Eminem will contribute a number of songs to the soundtrack,” the director said. “They [Em and longtime manager…
A mother to six children who is happily focusing on building her family life out of the limelight, Madonna, 59, looked undeniably stylish as she was spotted eyeing up a £7 million sprawling mansion in Lisbon, Portugal. The Ameriacn superstar, who is currently living in a hotel, proved to be sensational in a chic all-white ensemble and a funky fedora hat as she paid the lavish building a visit to see if it would fit her future needs. Clearly with enough cash to spare, Madonna was on a mission as she headed out for her house hunt. The Material Girl…
Don’t we just love bad girl Riri? Barbadian singer, songwriter, and actress, Robyn Rihanna Fenty aka Rihanna has clinched for herself three different covers for Elle magazine’s October 2017 issue. To celebrate Rihanna’s sixth cover (and the global launch of Fenty Beauty by Rihanna), ELLE switched things and invited some of her famous friends and fans — Tyra Banks, Eminem, April Bloomfield, Zac Posen, Pharrell Williams and more to share the questions they have been dying to ask the global megastar and entertainer who had quite a bit to share with the magazine.
Fans of Chidinma have always known nothing about the man in her life. There were always speculations that the singer dated VJ Adams of Soundcity and singer Flavour. She has claimed she never did on several occasions. Chidinma again has raised eyebrows when she posted a pic of herself and actor, Demola Adedoyin on her Snapchat. The caption of the picture was quite suggestive. Chidinma wrote “My King” on the picture and it got people speculating. Demola Adedoyin is a Nollywood actor who played ‘Prince Aderopo’, the lead character in Kunle Afolayan’s 2014 movie “October 1”. He also happens to…
Off their joint album “Be Careful What You Wish For” two of South Africa’s biggest hip-hop exports – AKA and Anatii dish out the visuals to ‘Don’t forget to pray’. Get it and enjoy.
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian aren’t joking around with the surrogate mother of their third child as they have placed an all round the clock security on her. The sum of nearly $2M have been spent on the security detail of the surrogate mother to guarantee her safety and keep her away from the eyes of the public according to reports. “Kim and Kanye have rented a place about an hour outside LA in a very nondescript suburb in a middle-class neighborhood for their surrogate”, an insider source also said. The source added, “I mean, this is the last place…
DJ Cuppy is doing nothing but fun things nowadays. The DJ shared pictures of herself, friends and her mother have an amazing time in Ibiza, Spain. Cuppy also got in the mix by flaunting some skin and dazzling legs. DJ Cuppy was only recently in New York City, United States but this time she was on a shopping spree with her father and sister, Temi. DJ Cuppy and Temi bought Gucci and Louis Vuitton clothes during their shopping spree in New York. Keep slaying Cuppy.
Simi is not joking with the future of her future kids. She has said she is going to be very protective of her children till they turn 26. She mentioned she is very scared of the “information age” era where kids are exposed to all kinds of things online. “I’m going to hide my children inside my Gucci bag until they’re 26. This information age is scary” she wrote on her Snapchat. Adekunle Gold and Simi have sparked up dating rumours that refuse to go away. Simi was the only guest act on Adekunle Gold’s debut “Gold” and she repayed…
Social media report that President Muhammadu Buhari refused to grant audience to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State during the recent Eid-el-Kabir holidays has been debunked by the Presidency. Mr Femi Adesina put things straight recently. He noted that the President had received Gov. Ganduje, along with others, a few weeks ago in London, and governor had also welcomed the President, alongside many others, on his return to the country on Aug. 19. He said: “Why would such a person then be snubbed, as being reported, particularly on social media? “Gov. Ganduje had visited Daura during the Sallah holidays to…
Bukola Saraki has talked about his commitment towards building an effective and efficient legislature that touches the lives of all Nigerians. He maintained that his motive remains to leave the 8th Senate in a better position than he met it. “The President of the Senate is just first amongst equals,” Saraki said. “However, what always motivates me is that drive to leave this institution better than we met it. I always like to leave a place stronger than I met it, and more capable to deliver on its constitutional role and functions than how it was before I got there.…
Patients at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH) on Monday asked the Federal Government and resident doctors to resolve their dispute and end the strike. The patients made the appeal in separate interviews on Monday. The industrial action embarked upon by the resident doctors on Sept. 4, had shut down activities at UATH. Mrs Amechi Chioma, a patient who visited the hospital at about 8 a.m said even as at 12.30 p.m. she was not given treatment. “I have been waiting for my turn to see the doctor since 8 a.m. Only few doctors are working. “We just hope…
Prof. Wole Soyinka, has said he will not discuss or have anything to do with any individual on talks concerning Muhammadu Buhari’s possible second term. “Why are we talking about second term for heaven’s sake? I don’t understand this. I refuse to be part of that discussion. I absolutely refuse to be part of the discussion,’’ Soyinka reportedly said. “Take simple security for instance. The average citizen feels less secure now than he did a few years ago; that is evident. When people talk about state police, there are reasons for it. When they talk about bringing policing right down…
Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met with members of the National Council of traditional rulers and talked about how dissappointed he was with the way the Paris Club Refund was spent by some state governors. The Federal government had on May 4, 2017 released details of the second tranche of Paris Club refund to States totalling N243. 795 billion. “We have to digress this much because I would like to convince you that I’m living with the problems of this country day-by-day, and mostly those of the ordinary people. “There are Nigerians that haven’t been paid for six months; there are…
Yemi Osinbajo announced the approval of the release of N2 billion for the beginning of Maritime University, Okerenkoko in Delta state. The Vice President revealed the approval recently. The opening of the institution is part of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Niger Delta New Vision meeting with demands made by major stakeholders in the region. People present at the meeting include Ondo state governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Usani Usani, the Minister of State, Niger Delta Affairs, Prof Claudius Daramola, and Sen. Victor Udoma, Chairman, Niger Delta Development Commission.
Atiku Abubakar has promised to fight corruption like no one has ever done before if elected as the President in 2019. “I will shock everyone because I believe that I will fight corruption like never before. I would fight corruption like never before if given the opportunity to preside over the affairs of the country.” he reportedly said in a statement by his media office in Abuja. “It is sickening to continue to regurgitate allegations of corruption against me by people who have failed to come forward with a single shred of evidence of my misconduct while in office. “People…
Stella Oduah has come out to say Nigeria has still not maximized women potential and contributions in national development. She commented that the level of women participation in politics and appointment into positions was still not high enough, and urged that more women should be given chance or supported for elective and appointive positions. “You lose their strength, their brilliance, their contributions and you their participation, just because by accident of birth, they are female. “If we are 170 million and 60 per cent are females, and you are not allowing involvement of your total population, it means that you…