After some hours in the custody of the Department of State Services, ex-governor James Ibori, has arrived his hometown in Oghara, Delta State. According to a report by TheCable, Ibori arrived Oghara in Ethiope East local government area of Delta state in the evening of Saturday, February 4, 2017 many hours after his return to Nigeria. Ibori reportedly left the DSS headquarters in Abuja after holding a meeting with Lawal Daura, director-general of service. It was also reported that a mammoth crowd had earlier converged on the Osubi Airport, near Warri to receive the Delta state former governor but he…
Author: David Folami
The Kaduna State Government on Saturday relaxed the 24-hour curfew it imposed on Zangon-Kataf Local Government Area. The Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Mr Samuel Aruwan, said in a statement in Kaduna, that the curfew would now take effect from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. every day. Aruwan said the decision was taken by the Kaduna State Security Council after reviewing the situation in Zangon-Kataf Local Government Area. He called on residents of the area to uphold peace to ensure a return to normalcy. He also called on them to firmly resist those who might wish…
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected back in Nigeria on Sunday, February 5, 2016 after his 10-day vacation in London, United Kingdom. According to a report by Punch Newspaper, a presidency source confirmed that top government officials are expected to receive the President at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja. “There are no indications yet that he will not be back on Sunday. If he will not return, he would have communicated that to the National Assembly. Since he has not done that, then he is expected back,” the source said. The President had on Thursday February…
Barcelona have made enquiries regarding Mesut Ozil’s contract situation at Arsenal, and are ready to make a move if they think they can prise the playmaker away from the Gunners. Ozil’s contract situation is well publicised, as is the reported stand-off over wages, but Arsene Wenger could be forced into action or risk the Germany international’s head being turned by the chance to link up with Lionel Messi, Neymar et al. What’s worse, the Daily Mirror claims that Barca are not the only European heavyweight on the scene, with Bayern Munich reportedly interested and Real Madrid in possession of a…
Chelsea made another huge step towards the Premier League title with a 3-1 win over Arsenal at Stamford Bridge. A lively start from both sides saw the hosts open the scoring on 13 minutes through Marcos Alonso after Diego Costa had headed against the bar. Arsenal’s best chance of the first half saw Gabriel unmarked six yards out, the Arsenal defender’s header forcing Thibaut Courtois into a brilliant save. The best moment of the game came eight minutes after half-time, when Eden Hazard collected the ball on the halfway line. Evading one challenge, he then shrugged off the attentions of…
Barcelona closed the gap on La Liga leaders Real Madrid to just a point with a 3-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao at the Camp Nou. Paco Alcacer opened the scoring on 18 minutes with his first league goal for the club and after the visitors had failed to make the most of their chances, Lionel Messi’s free kick squirmed past Bilbao keeper Gorka Iraizoz five minutes before half-time. Defender Aleix Vidal added a third midway through the second half for Luis Enrique’s side, who have now played two matches more than Real Madrid. The leaders are due to meet Celta…
In years gone by, any team struggling for form used to love a trip to Manchester City. If there was an unexpected victory to be had for a side that couldn’t buy a win, you could almost guarantee it would be City that failed in the most spectacular way. While that’s no longer the case — even as City have perhaps underperformed in the last couple of seasons, they’ve generally won the matches that any Champions League regular would consider their bread and butter — there is still some of that old “Typical City” mentality that dogs the fans. It’ll…
Phil Jones is likely to miss out with a foot complaint. A bruised foot saw the 24-year-old defender come off after 55 minutes against Hull on Wednesday, putting his place in jeopardy for a match that Eric Bailly is available for after the African Nations Cup. Teenager Dean Henderson is set to travel to Leicestershire as part of the squad having been recalled from his loan at Grimsby following an injury to third-choice goalkeeper Joel Pereira. Provisional squad: De Gea, Romero, Henderson, Darmian, Fosu-Mensah, Valencia, Young, Rojo, Tuanzebe, Smalling, Bailly, Blind, Shaw, Carrick, Mata, Fellaini, Schweinsteiger, Herrera, Pogba, Lingard, Martial,…
Bayern Munich were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Schalke as the Bundesliga leaders laboured to another unconvincing display on Saturday. Robert Lewandowski fired Bayern into an early lead with his 15th goal of the season but Naldo equalised from a free kick minutes later and the home side missed a number of chances to claim the winner late on. Bayern’s fourth draw opened the opportunity for Leipzig to close within a point at Borussia Dortmund later on Saturday. The result will increase the pressure on Bayern coach Carlo Ancelotti, who had come in for criticism following a…
Arsene Wenger has said Arsenal lacked “experience and quality” in their 3-1 loss to Chelsea but added that Marcos Alonso’s goal should not have stood. Arsenal’s Premier League title challenge was left in tatters as they fell 12 points behind the leaders after another disappointing performance at Stamford Bridge, where the Gunners have not won since 2011. And while Wenger argued that Alonso’s opening goal should have been disallowed for a foul on Hector Bellerin, he admitted that Chelsea had been the better team. “We had the right attitude, but we lacked a little bit experience and quality maybe as…
Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool lurched to another painful and potentially costly defeat as Italian defender Andrea Ranocchia inspired a famous 2-0 win for relegation-threatened Hull at the KC Stadium. Klopp’s sorry recent record now shows just one win from Liverpool’s last 10 games in all competitions after goals from Alfred N’Diaye and substitute Oumar Niasse gave Marco Silva’s men a mighty boost. Signed on loan from Inter Milan last month, Ranocchia produced an immense display on his full debut to repeatedly shut down the visitors’ sporadic attacks before threading the stunning late through-ball from which Niasse put the game beyond doubt.…
Former Juventus left-back Patrice Evra nearly signed with Manchester United in January but says someone at the club blocked his potential return to the Old Trafford club. Evra, 35, instead signed with ambitious Ligue 1 side Marseille on an 18-month deal. Though he revealed on Friday that he was set to join United but for one dissenting voice. “I was very close to a return to Manchester United,” Evra told Sky Italia on Friday. “I also spoke with Mourinho but there was a person, whose name I will not say, who probably did not like the idea of my return.…
New reports claim Beyoncé could easily make a million dollars by lying in bed during Coachella. Wow! Bey has not told the folks who produce the festival whether she’ll be able to headline during the April event. Sources connected with the festival, along with several huge 2016 performers, told TMZ that Beyoncé was set to make north of $1m for her two-night performance. But if Beyoncé’s pregnancy makes performing in April too risky, she could still collect her fee under a very common insurance policy written for entertainers. According to one such policy, obtained by the tabloid, the insurance company…
Sean Tizzle has dropped his first E.P titled Moving Forward. Moving Forward was first announced as his sophomore album – scheduled for December release – but that didn’t happen. The seven-track EP was released today, February 3 and features Davido, Dax Empire and Iceberg Slim. ‘Hit N Run’, which features American singer, Tory Lanez is missing on the EP.
Dencia was widely mistaken for US reality TV star, Kylie Jenner in a recent teaser we posted. She was also linked to American singers, Bebe Rexha and Lady Gaga because of the blonde hair. Dencia is a singer and founder of Whitenicious cream. She’s presently linked with Manchester United’s Paul Pogba – the most expensive footballer in the world.
2face Idibia is indeed balling hard! The star has just launched a new club on Victoria Island, Lagos. The star who is set to lead Nigerians on a protest hosted celebrities to an exclusive sneak peek into his prime new club, on the Island, Rumours. We gathered that the night out was indeed a shutdown especially with the presence of A-list artists. The likes of Mofe Duncan, Toke Makinwa, Annie Idibia, Kunle Remi and others. The club is co- owned by 2Face and Zzini Media. Meanwhile, 2face is planning to lead a nationwide protest against the Buhari led administration on…
MTV Base is setting the tone for Valentine’s Day with a week long love themed programming for the lovers. The entertainment channel gets celebrity couples to share the juicy details of their relationship. The couples interviewed include actress Funke Akindele, and her husband JJC, singer Timi Dakolo and his wife Busola Dakolo as well as popular OAP and host, IK Osakioduwa and his wife, Olohije Osakioduwa. The MTV Base crew also talk to cast of “The Wedding Party”; Ikechukwu and Eyinna Nwigwe about the making of the romcom which currently holds the title as one of Nollywood’s highest-grossing films. On…
Tension heightens as housemates and viewers pan-Africa wait with bated breath for the first evictee from the Big Brother Naija House. Already, three housemates, Efe, Soma and Miyonse are up for eviction and on Sunday, 5 February it will be revealed who the voting public has chosen to leave the House. Before the eviction, the housemates will be hosted to a party on Saturday night powered by Legend Extra Stout, the official stout of #BBNaija, with DJ Waxxy on the wheels of steel. Then on Sunday night, Nigeria’s very own Sheyi Shay will be on stage to thrill the audience…
The Sen. Ahmed Makarfi-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) under has denied an allegation that the party was financially broke and could not meet up with it financial obligations. The National Publicity of the party, Mr Dayo Adeyeye made the denial in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. Adeyeye said that the attention of PDP leadership was drawn to a publication alleging that the party was broke . He said that it was also alleged the the party could not pay rents and meet other financial obligations of its research and training institute, the Peoples Democratic Institute (PDI). He said…
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has expressed satisfaction with the quality of work done by contractors handling federal roads in Abakiliki. Fashola gave the commendation when he inspected the progress of work on the 11.7 km Ohafia-Oso federal road in Afikpo South Local Government Area of Ebonyi on Friday. He encouraged the contractor to speedy up the job, and promised that payment would be effected as soon as certificate was generated on each section completed. He reiterated that the Federal Government would now pay contractors handling federal road projects according to the work done on…