Boko Haram terrorists have burnt down a military base in Borno state, reports say. The terrorists attacked the base in Wajirko village, which is near the state capital, Maiduguri, on Thursday, April 6. “The gunmen arrived in pickups and engaged soldiers in the base just outside the village in a heavy shootout,” a resident, Bukar Maduye told AFP. “The soldiers were outgunned and forced to withdraw from the base and allowed the gunmen, who were from Mamman Nur faction, to take over the base which they looted and set on fire,” he added. “There were no reports of casualties from…
Author: David Folami
Manchester City were comfortable 3-1 winners over Hull on Saturday afternoon, putting an end to a run of four Premier League games without a victory. They had few problems dispatching the visitors and gave the fans an entertaining performance at the Etihad, too. Positives After a few weeks of poor results — and with both Arsenal and Manchester United creeping up the table toward City in fourth place — Pep Guardiola’s team were able to get back on track. City’s play was excellent at times, too. Negatives It’s now seven goals conceded by Claudio Bravo from the past seven shots…
On paper, this seemed to be the match that Tottenham were most likely to take lightly out of their remaining fixtures — and Watford made life difficult for half an hour. However, Dele Alli’s sublime 33rd-minute opener opened the floodgates and Spurs’ array of in-form offensive players put their side 4-0 up before the 55th minute. This was the North Londoners’ 14th consecutive domestic victory at White Hart Lane and Mauricio Pochettino’s side clearly have little intention of letting Chelsea stroll over the line. Positives In the past Tottenham have looked over-reliant on Harry Kane for goals, but when their…
Never has the expression “a game of two halves” been more apt than in Liverpool’s 2-1 win at Stoke on Saturday. The Reds were dreadful in the opening 45 minutes but dazzled after the break to come from behind and record what could be a pivotal win in their chase for a top-four spot. Positives Turning the game around when it looked to be headed the same way as so many of Liverpool’s other away days since the turn of the year. That’s the biggest positive because a defeat would have done serious — perhaps irreparable — damage to Liverpool’s…
Bayern Munich boss Carlo Ancelotti allayed fears over Robert Lewandowski’s shoulder injury after his side’s 4-1 thrashing of Borussia Dortmund. The Poland striker scored twice against his former club before being forced off following a collision with Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Burki. Bayern host Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal on Wednesday but Ancelotti provided good news for his team’s supporters. “Lewy sustained a bruise, but the medical unit says it’s no problem with regard to Wednesday,” the Bayern boss told his club’s website. Lewandowski, whose double took him to the top of the Bundesliga goalscoring…
Mr Eazi drops off video for the R2Bess Mugeez collaborative song ‘Business’ off his highly fan-acclaimed Accra To Lagos Mixtape. This follows quickly the visual for song ‘Fight’ featuring DJ Cuppy. Enjoy watching.
The Governor of Ekiti state, Ayo Fayose has slammed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff for walking out on former President Jonathan and other party leaders recently. On Thursday, April 6, 2017, a meeting of PDP chieftains was convened with the aim of settling the crisis rocking the party. According to Fayose, Sheriff is an agent sent by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to achieve its aim of a one party state. The Ekiti state Governor also described the PDP chairman as an agent of darkness sent to destroy the party. According to Daily Post, Fayose said…
DJ Xclusive rolls out the visual for new joint ‘Sexy girls’ featuring Runtown. The ladies are advised to report to the dancefloor for this one. Enjoy.
Day 74 of the Big Brother Naija show was all about campaigns and an interesting diary session. From Efe’s interest in Marvis outside the house to the housemates’ emotional campaign, check out five things you missed on day 74. 1. As the final week, all the Housemates all get a chance to be Head of House for a week. Day 74, Marvis chose TBoss to be the HOH for the day. 2. Former Big Brother housemate and winner, Ebuka and Karen, paid a visit to the housemates. Karen advised them saying, “You accept me? You Love me? You don’t? That’s…
Africa’s championing diva releases new single ‘Charliee’. The sugary mid-tempo Afro-pop number is produced by Fliptyce and engineered by Olaitan Dada for Natialo. ‘Charliee’ is expected to be housed on Yemi Alade’s third studio album; and is available on all music stores and streaming portals.
Minister of Budget and National Planning Udoma Udo Udoma says President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the constitution of an inter-ministerial committee on pension liability. Udoma said this in a statement by his Media Adviser, James Akpandem on Friday in Abuja. Udoma said that the committee would reconcile outstanding pension liabilities and proffer solutions to the lingering problems. According to him, the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, is the chairman of the committee. “Other members of the committee include a representative of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, representative of the Head of Service of the Federation and…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, undertook a tour of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, today, Friday, April 7, 2017. While interacting with journalists, the nation’s number two citizen expressed confidence that the airport will soon be reopened on the scheduled date of April 19. The Abuja airport was closed to traffic on March 7, 2017, for repair of a fast eroding runway. Q: What are your observations after the tour? I have looked round and I think that what I’ve seen and also from the information from the contractors, from the consultants, things are going very very well. We are told…
The Nasarawa State Government has charged the 1,500 youths newly engaged under the state Youth Empowerment Scheme (NAYES) to justify the confidence reposed in them. Mr Ibrahim Bai, the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Gov. Tanko Al-Makura on Youths Empowerment, gave the task on Friday in Wamba at a reception organised for the NAYES members. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that on April 1, 1,500 were engaged by the state government to serve as traffic wardens, sanitary inspectors and community watchers with a monthly stipend of N10,000 as their take home. Bai expressed delight at their high sense…
Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw by Atletico Madrid at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu despite largely bossing the game against their city rivals. Pepe popped up with the opening goal, guiding a header past goalkeeper Jan Oblak from a Toni Kroos delivery, and Antoine Griezmann equalised late on after a defensive switch handed the France striker a one-on-one with Keylor Navas. Positives Real were the better side throughout, enjoying 61 percent of possession and racking up 20 shot attempts to the visitors’ 10. The back four were generally watertight and limited Atletico to the occasional break, while Navas…
Chelsea took another giant stride toward the Premier League title on Saturday, beating Bournemouth 3-1 at Dean Court. After an edgy start, the champions-elect scored twice in quick succession. Adam Smith’s 17th-minute own goal was swiftly followed by a masterful piece of finishing by man-of-the-match Eden Hazard. Josh King gave the home team hope, scoring just before the break, but Marcos Alonso restored Chelsea’s two-goal advantage midway through the second half with a deft free kick. From that point on there was only going to be one outcome. Positives The return of Victor Moses to his now familiar right-wing-back role…
Barcelona missed their chance to move level with Real Madrid at the top of the table as they were beaten 2-0 by Malaga on Saturday at La Rosaleda. Sandro Ramirez, allowed to leave Barca for free last summer, opened the scoring in the first half before Neymar saw red after the break for a second yellow card. With Luis Enrique’s team searching for a late equaliser, Jony capped a 90th-minute counterattack to seal all three points for the home side. Positives Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw by Atletico Madrid earlier Saturday, so Barca have only lost one point…
As the excitement increases in the Big Brother Naija house, the game is almost at an end. On day 75 of the reality show, Efe becomes the next and final HoH, taking over from the overzealous TBoss. We all know it was a role she ached to play and would have played twice in a row if she had the chance. This and much more took place on the show on day 75, so let’s take a look at four of the highlights. 1) Efe becomes the next and final HoH of the Big Brother Naija show, 2) TBoss finally…
We have had exclusive interviews with all the evicted Big Brother Naija housemates. During those interesting conversations, the housemates were asked who they think will win the show. While CocoIce, Gifty, Bassey and Soma said “let the best man win,” the other evicted housemates were specific about their choices. 1. Ese The fake housemate was uncertain about voicing her choice of winner. However, she settled for Bisola. “I will do anything to make sure Bisola wins, because right now she is my favourite housemate,” she said. 2. Jon The fake housemate also said that he hopes his favourite housemate Bisola,…
Adekunle Gold releases new music featuring ‘Ireti’ crooner Moelogo titled ‘Only girl’. The song was produced by UK producer/engineer Lekaa Beatz The singer making the announcement on Instagram, also reveals plans to drop a video for ‘Work’ and also added that a new single/album is coming. This is exciting news for his fans all over.
It’s the final week and Bisola, TBoss, Debie-Rise, Efe and Marvis are currently competing for the grand prize. Many were asked readers to predict who will emerge the winner of Big Brother Naija, and 52.4% predicted Efe. 25% predicted Bisola, 10.9% are rooting for TBoss, 8.4% predicted Debie-Rise, while 3.3% are rooting for Marvis. The winner of Big Brother Naija will win the prize money of 25 million Naira and a brand new KIA Sorento car. 2face, Tiwa Savage and Runtown will perform at the grand finale, which will hold on Sunday, April 9, 2017. Big Brother Naija is ending…