Nollywood actress Funke Akindele and her rapper husband JJC Skillz apparently run a joint account for their business. This revelation was made known by the ‘We are Africans’ rapper who in a recent interview with The Point listed a couple of businesses he does with his wife. According to him, “We have a website, an app, SceneoneTV and it is also available on mobile devices. Through that, you get to watch ‘Industreet’ and ‘Jenifa’s Dairy.’ But you will have to subscribe.” He also added, “We have a business account that we run together, then we have separate accounts obviously.” When…
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The trial of Nnamdi Kanu, which was supposed to resume today, July, 11, 2017, has been adjourned to October 17 by an Abuja Federal High Court. The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is facing charges of treason before the court. According to Premium Times, a court official disclosed the adjournment date this morning after the scheduled court sitting failed to commence for undisclosed reasons. Kanu is being tried alongside three others: David Nwawuisi, Benjamin Madubugwu and Chidiebere Onwudiwe. He was arrested in 2015 on an 11-count charge bordering on terrorism and treasonable felony. He was granted bail…
The natives of Abuja have expressed their disappointment in the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. In an exclusive interview with Pulse, the assistant coordinator, Coalition of FCT Indigenous Groups Association, Comrade Ezekiel Dalhatu said President Buhari’s government failed to keep its promise of appointing an Abuja native as a minister. “Abuja natives are disappointed in the government of General Muhammadu Buhari,” Dalhatu said. “President Buhari promised and assured us that for the first time, an Abuja native would be made minister to represent us at the Federal Executive Council. We wanted to stage a protest when names of ministerial nominees were…
Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo will be meeting with the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari in London on Tuesday, July 7, 2017. According to Osinbajo’s spokesperson, Laolu Akande, the acting president will be meeting with the ailing president in London in a couple of hours. It’s the first time Osinbajo will be jetting out of the country to see Buhari since the latter commenced his stop-start medical vacations last year. While there is little information concerning how long the acting president will be with president Buhari, Akande said his principal will be returning to Nigeria immediately afterwards. The tweet from the account…
There are still seven weeks to go until the transfer window shuts, but anxiety is spreading across Merseyside and for once, it’s spreading across only the red contingent. Everton, haunted by financial worries for decades, are now affluent and ambitious. They’ve bought well, filling the obvious gaps in their squad, adding depth and even bringing an old hero back into the fold. Is the signing of Wayne Rooney driven by reasons of football or reasons of sentimentality? Perhaps it doesn’t matter. Never before in the Premier League era have their fans looked forward to a season this much. If only…
There are 32 days until Manchester City’s opening game of the season against newly promoted Brighton, and Pep Guardiola’s preparations have already begun. His first team squad, minus Confederation Cup players Claudio Bravo and new signing Bernardo Silva, have returned to the Etihad Campus to stake their claim for the Premier League opener. City jet out to the United States next week for preseason games against Manchester United, Real Madrid and Tottenham before a final friendly with West Ham United in Iceland in August. It will be a key time for Guardiola to assess his squad’s strengths and evaluate key…
Wayne Rooney will make his first appearance back in an Everton shirt in the club’s friendly against Kenyan opponents Gor Mahia in Tanzania on Thursday. Manager Ronald Koeman has confirmed all players making the trip to East Africa, arranged as part of their partnership with new sponsors SportPesa, will feature for at least 45 minutes. “I’m looking forward to it — it should be a good trip,” said Rooney, whose return to his boyhood club was confirmed when he signed a two-year contract at the weekend to end his 13-year stay at Manchester United. “It’ll be nice and hopefully I’ll…
Manchester United are in the United States for two reasons. One, Jose Mourinho wants to be here. And two, the club’s commercial department wants to be here. The second one was also true last summer when United toured China. But the first one, not so much. As United rolled into Los Angeles on Sunday evening, Mourinho was said to be in a positive mood. It’s easy to see why. After he had no control over last year’s China trip, this one has been put together to please the Portuguese coach. Last year, Mourinho complained about the condition of the training…
Michael Carrick says he is “honoured” to be named Manchester United’s new captain following Wayne Rooney’s departure to Everton. The 35-year-old midfielder will take the armband after Rooney’s 13-year stay at Old Trafford came to end after he returned to his boyhood club this week. Carrick, who arrived at the club from Tottenham in 2006, signed a new one-year deal at United in May, and he insists it will be a “pleasure” to lead Jose Mourinho’s team next season. He told Man United’s website: “It feels great and it is such a huge honour to captain such a great club.…
Dani Alves is set to sign for Paris Saint-Germain after the club made a late bid to snatch him from under Manchester City’s noses, multiple sources close to the Ligue 1 giants said. The Brazil right-back has been the subject of much speculation since he was released from the final year of his contract at Juventus, and he was expected to sign for City because of his excellent long-standing relationship with coach Pep Guardiola. However, sources said PSG made a last-minute effort to lure Alves, 34, to Parc des Princes and thanks to tireless work by sporting director Antero Henrique…
Today is Mercy Aigbe’s daughter, Michelle’s, birthday. Michelle is her first child she had with her first husband before marrying Lanre Gentry. Lanre who has been at war with Mercy Aigbe over domestic violence claims won’t let their feud ruin Michelle’s birthday. The businessman took to Instagram to send her a special birthday message, making her understand she will remain his daughter forever. He wrote, “If I should have to wish you a pleasant day, I’m going to start by giving thanks to God for creating a wonderful daughter like you. I believe today is your perfect day, your special…
Veteran Nollywood actor, Olu Jacobs is a year older today, July 11, 2017. In celebration of his day, his dear wife, Joke Silva took to Instagram sharing a lovely photo with the words, “Happy Birthday gorgeous….75 is not beans !!!Thank you for all you do for me and the kids…the sacrifices. With you, we are always first. Thank you for all you have done for the industry…theatre …film…television. Here is to many more years of impact. Happy Birthday.” The Nollywood couple were recently honoured with the AMAA Lifetime Achievement Award on Saturday, June 11, 2016. He told the NetNg two…
Music mogul and rapper JAY-Z has released another mini-documentary for his new album, 4:44. The short video called “Footnotes for ‘4:44” is confessional about his rumoured infidelity his wife Beyoncé first talked about on her album “Lemonade”. The 11-minute video features deep conversations about relationships with women and interviews with Chris Rock, Will Smith, Kendrick Lamar, Chris Paul, Jesse Williams, Aziz Ansari, Mahershala Ali and Meek Mill. “This is my real life. I just ran into this place and we built this big, beautiful mansion of a relationship that wasn’t totally built on the 100 percent truth and it starts…
The Bill for an Act to amend Police Act, 2014, to provide for enlistment requirement and welfare, align punishments with realities, 2017 scaled second reading at the Senate on Tuesday. The Bill, sponsored by Sen. Remi Tinubu (APC-Lagos) scaled first reading on June 15. Leading debate on the bill, Tinubu said the Nigeria Police Force was the agency of government tasked with the maintenance of peace, law and order within the country’s border. She said that the Nigeria Police Act empowered the agency to preserve law and order among others, adding that the importance of its role could not be…
Gov Rochas Okorocha of Imo has banned traditional rulers in the State from speaking in English at official functions and while conducting affairs at their palaces. Okorocha gave the directive while handing over letters of recognition and staffs of office to 19 newly recognized traditional rulers in the State in Owerri on Tuesday. He directed that every monarch must only speak in Igbo at functions and in their palaces, adding that interpreters could be employed if the need arises. The governor said this was in a bid to ensure that the Igbo language did not die as predicted in some…
No fewer than 11 persons have been reported dead in Maiduguri after two Boko Haram suicide bombers attacked the Borno capital. It was learnt that three persons sustained injuries in the bombing which was said to have occurred around Molai Kalamari at exactly 10 pm on Tuesday, July 11. The two bombers detonated their explosives around Molai Kalamari – the second explosion took place at Sabongari Polo area of the state capital, The Cable reports, citing a security source. “I cannot specifically tell you whether the suicide bombers were male or female. But we have deployed emergency response team to…
There was no shortage of influential figures at the wedding of Ayomide, Governor Ibikunle Amosun’s daughter, who tied the knot yesterday in Abeokuta. The union happened between her and Oladipo, the son of Abike Dabiri-Erewa, a Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora. The bride and groom can be seen in their native attires – the groom in a elegantly-tailored white agbada and the bride in a lilac dress detailed with petals on the sleeves. There was also time for change of costume with the groom slipping into a black tailored-to-fit tux, contrasted perfectly with a…
Romelu Lukaku revealed that his record move to Manchester United was inspired by Paul Pogba’s arrival at Old Trafford as he began training with the Premier League giants in Los Angeles on Monday. A relaxed-looking Lukaku signed autographs for fans and posed for photos at UCLA’s Drake Stadium, where United are training this week as their five-match pre-season US tour gets under way. The 24-year-old Lukaku joined up with the United squad just hours after his reported 75 million pound ($97 million, 85.5m euro) transfer from Everton was officially completed. The five-year deal — which will see Lukaku pocket more…
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has asked the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to declare President Muhammadu Buhari incapable of performing his duties, according to section 144 of the 1999 constitution. He said since Buhari assumed office, he has spent more days treating his ill health than governing the nation, adding that the President has even become a “bad business for the cabal that imposed him” on the country. A statement issued on Monday, July 10, by Fayose’s spokesman, Lere Olayinka, quoted the Governor as saying that the presidency is confused about whether to bring Buhari back to the country or…
Sen. Ali Ndume (APC/Borno South) on Sunday expressed deep concern over the resurgence of Boko Haram attacks in Borno, and described the situation as “worrisome”. Ndume, currently serving a six-month suspension, told newsmen in Maiduguri that he would have invited security chiefs to explain what was happening, if he was in the Senate Chambers. “In Borno, we were already getting relaxed; we were sleeping with our two eyes closed. Now we are faced with a new challenge.” “If I were at the Senate Chambers, I would have moved a motion to invite those concerned to explain the recent events to…