Frank Ocean is demanding his father dismiss the $14million lawsuit filed against him. He also suggests that the complaint is barred by applicable statutes of limitations. In February, the ‘Blonde’ star was sued by his father Calvin Cooksey for defamation after accusing him of using a homophobic slur when he was a child. “I was six years old when I heard my dad call our transgender waitress a faggot as he dragged me out a neighbourhood diner saying we wouldn’t be served because she was dirty,” the 26-year old wrote in a post on his Tumblr. The essay was written…
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Many households in Yola had to make do with meals devoid of ‘fresh’ meat Saturday as butchers in the state went to polls to elect their leaders, thereby creating artificial scarcity of meat. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that because of the significance the butchers attached to this particular election, most of them abandoned the abattoirs and trooped to Lamido cinema, Yola, venue of the election. NAN reports that over 150 cattle, goats and sheep are being slaughter daily at the Yola abattoir, which was deserted Saturday due to the election. One of the butchers, Ali Musa, told NAN…
The recently released Chibok girls will reunite with their parents on Friday, May 19, 2017, reports say. This was revealed to newsmen by the Chairman of the Chibok Community in Abuja, Mr. Hosea Tsambido on Sunday, May 14, 2017. According to Punch, Tsambido said “Many of the parents have identified their children through the photos and I was told that they are coming on Friday.” He also said he does not know if the Federal Government will be sponsoring the trip of the Chibok girls’ parents. The community leader said “I don’t know. What the parents told me was that…
Benue Governor Samuel Ortom has challenged residents of the state not to hesitate to blow the whistle if they had any case of corruption against him or any of his appointees. “I have tried to run an open and transparent administration. Anyone with a case of corruption against me or any of my officials should blow the whistle and get the approved five per cent reward,” Ortom said on Sunday in Makurdi. He spoke at a children dedication and thanksgiving service organised by Pastor Daniel Unongo, the Government House Chaplain, whose wife delivered a set of twins after 18 years…
Burnley will adopt a frugal approach and have no plans to splurge on big signings in the close season as they prepare for a second consecutive campaign in the Premier League, manager Sean Dyche has said. Despite a woeful away record, Burnley have won 10 games at Turf Moor to sit 15th in the standings on 40 points, with a victory at home to West Ham in their final match on Sunday giving them a chance of ending the season in 12th place. “We’ve never been market leaders financially,” Dyche told British media as Burnley avoided the drop for the…
Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said that his team were sleepy in the second half and that he hopes their 3-1 defeat at AS Roma on Sunday will shake them from their slumber. Juventus failed to get the point they needed to win Serie A for the sixth time in a row despite taking a first-half lead against the second-placed side. They now need three points from their final two games to clinch the title. “In the second half, I realised after the first few passes that we were falling asleep, we were gifting them the ball,” Allegri told reporters. “It…
Daniel Sturridge’s return to full fitness gives Liverpool more options tactically, manager Jurgen Klopp said after the striker opened the scoring in Sunday’s 4-0 Premier League win over West Ham United. Sturridge made his first league start since January after an injury-ridden season where he had multiple spells on the sidelines. “It’s a cool thing having Daniel in this shape. We had two options… but we wanted to create more space for Coutinho to play more passes and be more influential,” Klopp told reporters. “It’s nice that we can bring him into these games. His smartness was fantastic, and hopefully…
The official trailer for the fourth season of “Power” is finally here. The trailer sees an imprisoned Ghost fighting for his life after being convicted for the murder of Greg Knox who was killed in season 3.. The trailer also sees Tasha trying to hold the family together – “we are family, we protect each other,” she says to her children. Angela also tries to distance herself from what she describes as her ‘biggest mistake’ – Ghost. The fourth season of “Power” will see the addition of “Fast and Furious” actor, Sung Kang, who joins as Ghost’s new adversary, Assistant…
Monalisa Chinda covers this week edition of Vanguard Allure Magazine. The Nollywood actress who spoke about her career, marriage/how she found love again and her talk show chose flattering looks for the cover story styled by celebrity stylist Moses Ebite. She sports a simple dark maroon pieces complete with flurry sash topped with statement neckpiece and blonde hair complete with fierce matte red lips for the cover shot. She chose a camel dress with matching court shoes topped with a graceful wrap kimono and a pixie cut with icy glowing makeup look for another shot for the spread. Credits: Creative…
‘Mad over you’ singer Runtown dropsfirst official song of the year 2017. The crooner has found inspiration for another potentially big hit song titled ‘For Life’ produced by Krizbeatz. According to Runtown, “It takes a lot of time to make classic songs and I’m glad I’ve put in the time for my fans to enjoy only the best sound from me and that’s why we put out the song with a lyric video so my fans can truly feel and understand every word of the song”.
Sometimes, the most difficult thing about losing a loved one is recovering the hope and the strength to keep living. Kunle Afolayan’s latest movie “Roti” is a collaboration between African Magic films and Golden Effects Pictures. Just like “Omugwo,” Afolayan makes a fine detour in style and subject matter after his series of whodunit productions such as “October 1,” “The CEO” and “Figurine.” “Roti” is a psychological drama that explores pain and loss felt by parents who lose a child they waited 10 years to have. It is an emotional analysis of grief, a movie about finding the strength to…
The trailer for “A Million Baby” featuring Odunlade Adekola and Ada Ameh has been released. The comedy movie also features Kate Henshaw, Fathia Balogun, Tony Akposheri, Moradeke Adegboyega, Seun Akindele, Tayo Oluoti, Omobola Akinde, Ibukun and Ire Salako. Synopsis Janet, a comfortable family woman who loves to give and help the needy falls victim of her own goodwill. A twist of circumstance lands her in the company of Morufu, Mama Oyinye and Johnny. The outcome would cause ripples of laughter. Produced by Moradeke Adegboyega and Olakunle Oni, “A Million Baby” was shot by Jeleel Adegbite, directed by Sunshine Olawore and…
Today’s woman crush is veteran Nollywood actress Patience Ozokwor. Talented and proficient, Ozokwor is popular for movies like “Submission,” “Old School,” “Authority,” “Behind Closed Doors,” “Private Sin,” among others. She has indeed entertained us over the years and she’s doing it big this year too as she’ll be featured in new movie “Wedding Party2′. Ozokwor shot into limelight in 1999 after starring in the movie “Authority.” Popularly called Mama G, the actress earned the name after her role in the 2002 movie “Old School.” She once worked as an announcer with the Enugu branch of the Federal Radio Corporation of…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State on Sunday expressed optimism that it would win all future elections in the state. Some chieftains of the party in the state said at a zonal meeting in Awgu for Enugu West that the party would continue to control the state in spite of recent political realignments in the state. The Deputy Speaker of the state’s House of Assembly, Chief Donatus Uzogbado, said that the party was not envisaging any challenge from any of the opposition parties in the state. Uzogbado said that the faithful needed not fret over recent events where…
The Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai has opened up on talks about a proposed second term in office. In a Facebook statement, El-Rufai set the records straight on reports that he had no plans to run for another term of office, and will be succeeded by someone below the age of 50. The governor stressed that he needed to correct wrong impressions, hence the need for his official statement on the reports since the reports were credited to his Chief of Staff. He said: “My attention has been drawn to statements credited to our Chief of Staff which clearly misrepresented…
The allegations that some bank accounts owned by the Nigerian Governors Forum has been frozen by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has been debunked. In a report by Punch Newspaper, Abdulrazak Barkindo, the Director of Media of the NGF debunked the reports saying an earlier decision of the court to stop usage of the NGF’s account had been lifted. Barkindo reportedly said that the embargo on the usage of the account had been lifted following the decision of the consultant, Mr. Ned Nwodo to settle the issue out of court. “I saw the report in the newspapers. How can…
There are fresh speculation as spurred by the Metro UK website that President Muhammadu Buhari has died in London, where he is currently undergoing medical treatment to an undisclosed ailment. The unconfirmed rumour, which is not based on any convincing evidence, is coming barely eight days after the Nigerian President flew to London for his scheduled follow-up medical treatment. While Pulse is yet to establish anything concrete, it would be recalled that similar rumours from the same platform in the past have proven to be false. The wild rumour of the President’s death began to spread again for the second…
EFCC have reportedly uncovered a hotel that belongs to the Zamfara State governor, Abdulaziz Yari. The hotel, which was reportedly valued at $3million, is currently under construction as there are reports of alleged misappropriation by the chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum over the London-Paris Club loan refund given to states. A report by SaharaReporters alleged that Yari illegally diverted funds from the N19billion reportedly meant for “consultants” from the Paris club loan refund and is using part of the proceeds to construct his 100-room hotel situated in Lekki area of Lagos. Yari, the report alleged further, embezzled the sum…
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) operates a uniform tariff and there is no tariff differential at the ports, Mr Abdulaziz Umar, Manager, Rivers Port Complex, has said. Receiving officials of the Maritime Energy and Media Practitioners of Nigeria (MEMPON) in Port Harcourt, Umar said that Rivers Port was ready to receive as many vessels as possible. According to a statement by Effiong Uduonofit, NPA spokesman, Umar said that the strategic location of Rivers Port near the hub of business at Aba and Onitsha gave it an edge over others. He urged importers to take advantage of the port by bringing…
Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane hailed Cristiano Ronaldo’s capacity to deliver when his side needs him most in big games after the Portuguese netted twice in Sunday’s 4-1 rout of Sevilla. Victory moved Madrid one step closer to a first La Liga title for five years as they now need just four points from their final two games at Celta Vigo and Malaga to see off Barcelona’s challenge. However, there were nervous moments around the Bernabeu when Stefan Jovetic brought Sevilla back into the game after Nacho’s quickly taken free-kick and Ronaldo’s 400th goal for Madrid had given the hosts’…