THE Office of the Acting President yesterday cleared the air over the assent of the 2017 budget affirming that it would be singed into law when and if the Acting President expresses satisfaction with the bill. Fielding questions from State House Correspondents earlier after the Federal Executive Council, FEC meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, yesterday, Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed also disclosed that ministers were studying the budget as passed by the National Assembly. Spokesman to the Acting President, Mr. Laolu Akande in a tweet late last night said “Just so we are clear: when the time…
Author: David Folami
Drake escorted his younger cousin Jalaah and her date to their high school prom at the weekend. The rapper made sure they attended the event at Fairley High School in Memphis in true superstar style. He ordered the couple a white Rolls Royce to transport them, and paid for their matching rose gold outfits. Apparently he even stayed and hung out at the prom to keep an eye on what was happening, but sadly for her classmates he didn’t perform. She was wearing a floor-length sequin ball gown and her boyfriend was wearing a sparkling suit and bow tie. The…
Forbes said Wednesday that the superstar couple’s net worth has climbed to $1.16 billion dollars. Jay Z accounts for most of it: $810 million, according to the magazine’s latest “Richest In Hip-Hop” ranking. Beyoncé’s wealth is put at $350 million in Forbes’ “America’s Richest Self-Made women” list. Neither of them comes top of their respective rankings: Jay Z was beaten to the top spot by Sean “Diddy” Combs, while Beyoncé is 46th on a list topped by Little Caesars co-founder Marian Ilitch (who’s worth $5.1 billion). On top of their wildly successful music careers, Jay Z and Beyoncé are known…
Don’t believe everything you hear. In her diss track “No Frauds,” Nicki Minaj accuses Remy Ma of getting work done, rapping, “I got before and after pictures of your surgery. Rah took you to her doc, but you don’t look like Rah. Left the operating table, still look like ‘nah.'” Nicki’s clearly referring to Remy’s ex-friend Rah Ali, claiming that they used the same surgeon, but during an interview with The Cruz Show on L.A.’s Power 106, Remy said it’s all bunk. “I’m still waiting to leave the country. Maybe I had a doctor flown in from Columbia,” she joked.…
Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford has said manager Jose Mourinho has made his players “work for his trust and respect” this season. Mourinho took over from Louis van Gaal at Old Trafford last summer and has had a mixed debut campaign at the club, with the side struggling for consistency in the Premier League. They did, however, win the League Cup in February while they are also in the Europa League final against Ajax on May 24. Rashford has been on the receiving end of praise from Mourinho this season, and the 19-year-old told Premier League Productions: “It’s a massive…
Juventus won their first trophy of the season as they defeated Lazio 2-0 on Wednesday to lift the Coppa Italia for the third consecutive season. A team that simply cannot be overcome in Italy, Juventus played with physicality and fluidity, taking complete control of the game in the first half. Dani Alves and Leonardo Bonucci scored the goals and imposed their superiority to allow for a more relaxed second half. Lazio tried to create chances and improved in the second half, but their lack of efficiency coupled with Juve’s game management resulted in the Turin giants lifting the Coppa Italia…
Arsene Wenger can pretend otherwise, but the thousands of empty seats at the Emirates on Tuesday showed there is still a widespread feeling among supporters it’s time for him to step down. Wenger’s dismissive comments about the boycott after the game did little to change their opinions. Wenger had a chance after the 2-0 win over Sunderland to address the fact that nearly 20,000 seats were empty during the game as fans who had paid for their tickets opted not to use them. He could have offered an olive branch to the section of the Arsenal fans who don’t want…
No manager in football history has had as much spent on their team as Jose Mourinho. A grand total of £883 million (€1.08 billion) has been lavished on his Chelsea, Inter Milan and Manchester United teams, and this summer United will add even more to the total. This is the summer Mourinho and executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward must deliver a set of players good enough to compete for the Premier League title. Can Mourinho build the team he says his current crop is incapable of being? It is by no means certain, even if the likes of Antoine Griezmann, Andrea…
When Martin Atkinson puts the whistle to his lips for the final time this season on Sunday, there will be few Middlesbrough fans sorry to see the curtains fall on their Premier League campaign. With just a paltry five wins and 27 goals to show for their 37 game in the top flight so far, the thoughts of the faithful have long since moved on to how a promotion push can be mounted next term. Developments at the brighter end of the table, however, have offered Boro a final chance to make an impact. Liverpool are desperate for victory and…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s latest double kept Real Madrid on course for the Liga title on a dramatic night at Balaidos that saw Los Blancos again ride their luck at times but win 4-1 and move three points clear at the top of the table with just one game left to play. The result means Barcelona now need to beat Eibar on Sunday and hope Malaga can upset Madrid, or Los Blancos will secure their first Primera Division title in five seasons. Just eight seconds into the game, Celta made it clear to Ronaldo and Madrid that they would have to battle…
Ajax coach Peter Bosz says Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho can have no excuses about fixture pile-ups going into the Europa League final. Mourinho has often complained this season about United being at a disadvantage to their Premier League rivals given their participation in the Europa League and EFL Cup success. Mourinho has highlighted how Ajax will have had 10 days’ rest before the Europa League final on May 24, with United’s last Premier League fixture just three days before the clash in Stockholm. However, Bosz says that given United’s squad, they are not at a disadvantage to his Ajax…
Manchester City edged ever closer to a guaranteed place in next season’s Champions League after an entertaining 3-1 win over West Bromwich at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday. Gabriel Jesus, Kevin De Bruyne and Yaya Toure scored the goals for Pep Guardiola’s side and barring a freak combination of results on the final day of the league season, City will finish in the top four. City will go into Sunday’s trip to Watford in third place, two points above Liverpool and three clear of Arsenal, knowing victory will rubber-stamp direct qualification for the Champions League group phase. But the evening…
Ayo Fayose says there’s no law stopping him from leaving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Fayose also said that he would not hesitate to leave the party if it was handed over to those who are determined to destroy it. “I am still a member of the PDP and still the Chairman of the PDP governor’s forum, there are no two sides to it,” Fayose said on Wednesday, May 16, during a meeting with students and youths in the state. “But the strategy for 2018 poll is strictly my own business. No law says I should not run on the…
Toke Makinwa seems to be taking a breath of fresh air as her divorce proceedings against estranged ex-husband, Maje Ayida kicked off today. The OAP disclosed exclusively to LIB that after filing for divorce from Ayida on allegations of infidelity and irreconcilable differences in June 2016, the process has finally begun. If Makinwa’s Instagram posts are anything to go by, the proceedings began in style for her. She shared two classy selfies of herself rocking Dior kitten heels and a Gucci bag matched with a nude jacket over blue denim. She captioned one of the snaps, “Finally, I Exhaled.” As…
Mercy Aigbe’s husband, Lanre Gentry, is finally out of jail. The actress’ husband who was released after fulfilling his bail condition has accused the Nigerian government of neglecting those in prison and focusing on other things. He took to Instagram on May 17, 2017, “Like I have said earlier in have something to tell the world due to my fresh experience at the medium prison,(Kiri Kiri papa)but firstly I’ll like to glorify the Almighty God for his grace upon my life….. At this moment I would say @realmercyaigbe’s effort sending me to jail was another privilege to see, say about…
Vector rolls up a fine Afrobeat mid-tempo love tune titled ‘Seaside’ featuring Korede Bello. Showing a great connection, Vector and Korede Bello are the ultimate romantics in this ‘breezy’ love song. The track was originally meant for the “Lafiaji” album but it was saved for just the right moment to keep the fans thrilled – and what a summer groovy song this is! Download and enjoy listening.
The Governor of Bayelsa state, Seriake Dickson has alleged that former President Goodluck Jonathan’s tenure did not benefit the Ijaws. According to The Nation, Dickson said this while speaking to Ijaw leaders and youths during the annual Major Adaka Boroh celeration. Boroh was the leader of the Ijaw Volunteer Force, an armed militia with members consisting of the Ijaw ethnic group. He believed that the Ijaws deserved a better lot and therefore, declared independence from Nigeria and announced creation of the Niger Delta Republic on February 23, 1966. Boro was killed under mysterious circumstances while serving as a Major in…
The Police Command in Borno on Tuesday confirmed the killing of five persons in a suicide bomb attack in Konduga Local Government Area of the state. The Spokesman of the command, Mr Victor Isuku, made the confirmation in a statement in Maiduguri. “Information received from Konduga has it that on Monday at about 2130 hrs, three Female suicide bombers detonated explosives strapped on their bodies at Shuwa settlement of Mandarari Ward Konduga , killing themselves and two others.” “While six persons sustained injuries, Normalcy has been restored in the area,” Isuku said The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeousn has said that the FG has received 2,500 tips from whistle-blowers. Adeosun said this on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at a town hall meeting in Abuja organised to showcase the achievements of the Buhari administration. The minister also said not all the whistle-blowers want rewards, adding that some volunteered information as a patriotic act. She also revealed that the government has blocked various financial leakages. Adeosun said “On the other measures we are using to fight corruption, apart from the TSA (Treasury Single Account), you all know about the whistle-blower policy, which has helped…
Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski aims to better his record of 30 league goals in a season and beat Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to the Bundesliga’s top-scorer title on Saturday. His two-goal haul in Bayern’s thrilling 5-4 win over RB Leipzig last Saturday left Lewandowski one ahead of Aubameyang of Borussia Dortmund with one game left. This season’s haul matches his personal best, set last term when he won the ‘Golden Cannon’ trophy — awarded to the Bundesliga’s top-scorer — for the second time having won the title in 2013/14 with 20 goals for ex-club Dortmund. Lewandowski wants at least one more…