American model and TV personality, Tyra Banks will be lecturing students at Stanford University in May. The former host of “America’s Next Top Model” will make her teaching debut at the school as a guest lecturer, co-teaching a class on creating and protecting a personal brand. 25 graduate students will partake in Ms. Banks class which teaches them how to harness all forms of old and new media to showcase their strengths. The former Victoria’s Secret model and chief executive of TYRA Beauty will also deliver tips on handling press exposure as a business leader. According to the 42-year-old, her…
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Chris Rock has signed and sealed his divorce documents on Monday, August 22, 2016. The actor can now be called a single man after paying a visit to a New Jersey courthouse. TMZ reports Chris and now ex-wife Malaak Compton both appeared on Monday August 22, 2016 before a judge, finalizing their divorce. The couple who got married in 1996 and have 2 kids, ages 12 and 14, have not disclosed the terms of their settlement and the divorce case has been sealed. Meanwhile, Rock has been dating Nigerian/American “Arrow” actress Megalyn Echikunwoke for a couple of months now. The…
Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney would find MLS “attractive”, according to Portland Timbers owner Merritt Paulson. Rooney, 30, could find it difficult to hold his place at United, but he has a goal and an assist in two Premier League games this season. Timbers owner Paulson believes the England international would be well suited to the United States – if he makes the move in the near future. “I would argue he still has some good soccer ahead of him,” he told the Mirror. “I think he would be a great signing for MLS – 100 per cent MLS would…
Leicester City are ready to spend to make further additions to their title-winning squad if the right opportunity arises, the club’s vice-chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha has said. Leicester have signed striker Ahmed Musa, midfielder Nampalys Mendy, goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler, defender Luis Hernandez and Poland winger Bartosz Kapustka in the current transfer window. Striker Jamie Vardy and winger Riyad Mahrez were among those from the historic Premier League winning squad to commit their future to the club, but midfielder N’Golo Kante moved to Chelsea in the close season. British media reports have linked Austrian defender Aleksandar Dragovic over a possible move to…
Southampton boss Claude Puel thinks Manchester United may be behind reports linking the defender with a transfer to Old Trafford just two days before the teams meet in the Premier League. United host the Saints on Friday amid continued speculation that the 32-year-old centre-back is being chased by Jose Mourinho’s side. Puel insists the transfer talk surrounding his captain, who has also been linked with Arsenal, is only a rumour but acknowledges the unusual timing and suggests the information in the reports could have originated from United. “It is just a rumour,” Puel said of Fonte at his pre-match media…
Argentina head coach Edgardo Bauza says he advised Lionel Messi to block out the “idiots” prior to the Barcelona superstar changing his mind on international retirement. Messi announced his plans to step away from national-team duties following Argentina’s loss to Chile in the Copa America Centenario – their third major final defeat in as many years. But earlier this month, the 29-year-old confirmed he had gone back on that decision, with Bauza then selecting the forward in his first squad, for upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Venezuela. And Bauza, appointed as a replacement for Gerardo Martino at the…
Nigerian striker, Kelechi Iheanacho will feature heavily in Pep Guardiola’s plans according to the Manchester City manager. Iheanacho was promoted to City’s first team last year by former manager Manuel Pellegrini but doubts over his future at the Etihad emerged following the appointment of Guardiola who took over this season. Under Guardiola however, Iheanancho has been involved in several games and was last week rewarded with a new two-year contract extension. The 19-year was impressive in City 4-1 Premier League win at Stoke City over the weekend, coming off the bench to make the third and fourth goals. Guardiola praised…
Chelsea have had a bid in excess of €25million for defender Alessio Romagnoli rejected by AC Milan, the Italian club have confirmed. The Blues are in the market for a new centre-half with John Terry and Gary Cahill the only fit, recognised players in that position currently on the books. Kurt Zouma is targeting a September comeback from a serious knee injury, leaving coach Antonio Conte short of numbers in the interim. Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly is another reported target and Conte may opt to step up his interest in the Senegalese having been knocked back by Milan. The Rossoneri announced…
Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri has hailed Gonzalo Higuain’s debut goal as testimony to the predatory instincts that prompted the club to splash out €90 million on him. The Argentina striker came off the bench on Saturday night to fire the Italian champions to a 2-1 win over potential title rivals Fiorentina, making it a perfect start to Juve’s bid for a record sixth straight title. “Higuain was very good and that goal was not at all easy to take,” Allegri said. “It was important for him and for the team. There are still a lot of areas we can improve…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp called for his players to “stay calm” and does not expect to expect wholesale changes against Burton Albion on Tuesday as they seek to quickly bounce back from their 2-0 defeat at Burnley. Much of the excitement generated by the club’s thrilling opening weekend win at Arsenal has been replaced by concern by their subsequent setback in a game in which they failed to score despite 81 percent possession. On Tuesday they travel to Burton from England’s second tier in the League Cup, a competition they have won a record eight times but now enter at…
Mikel John Obi has hinted that he would want to make another appearance at the Olympic Games in four years when the Japanese city Tokyo plays hosts to the World. The Chelsea midfielder, one of two senior players in the Nigeria Under-23 squad that won bronze in the men’s football event at the Games in Rio de Janeiro, opened up that he “enjoyed every minute of being in Brazil” and is already relishing the prospect of featuring at the next Olympics despite knowing that he would be 33 by then. “This experience has given me the hunger to do it…
Claudio Bravo was pictured leaving Barcelona Airport on Tuesday and his expected move to Manchester City is likely to trigger the departure of England goalkeeper Joe Hart. The 33-year-old Bravo is set for a medical this week at the Etihad Stadium where he will team up again with Pep Guardiola, his former manager at Barca. The Spanish champions said on Saturday they had reached a “preliminary agreement with City” for the sale of the Chile captain. Guardiola confirmed Bravo’s imminent arrival when asked about Bravo at a news conference on Tuesday, saying: “I cannot deny what everyone knows”. Argentine Willy…
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos state has commissioned a helipad at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja for medical emergency services. During the commissioning on Thursday, August 12, 2016, the Governor also said the upgrade of facilities at Ayinke House will be ready by 2017. Vanguard reports that Ambode said the “approval had been granted for the rehabilitation, upgrade and bulk purchase of medical equipments required in 20 Secondary and 21 Primary health facilities across the State.” The Governor also said “This Helipad being commissioned today is a life-saving asset and critical complement to the efficient functioning of…
A medical doctor has died of Lassa fever at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, the management has confirmed. The Chief Medical Director (CMD), Prof. Anthony Igwegbe, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Awka that it was the first recorded case of Lassa fever handled by the hospital. Igwebe said the doctor was brought in from Asaba, Delta. “Yes, I can confirm to you that a medical doctor who was brought in here from Asaba died from suspected Lassa fever case. “When he was brought as a suspected case, we took the samples to…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned in strong terms the Imo Government’s three-day work, two-day farming for workers recently introduced by the Gov. Rochas Okorocha. NLC President Ayuba Wabba gave this indication while fielding questions at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum on Sunday in Abuja. Wabba said that the policy which implied forcefully sending workers to farm was against the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention and also against the rules and procedures in service. “First, we have condemned in very strong terms what the Imo State governor tries to do by forcefully sending workers to the farm.…
The Ijaw Youth Congress Worldwide (IYCW), has alleged that some politicians in President Buhari’s cabinet are blackmailing former President Goodluck Jonathan. The group, through its spokesman, Eric Omare, said those behind the alleged blackmail, are angry that the former President wants to peacefully resolve the Niger Delta crisis. Omare’s statement is in reaction to allegations by the Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA) that Jonathan is the Grand Patron of the Niger Delta Avengers. The umbrella group of the Ijaw youths also advised the former President to take legal action to ensure that those peddling such false stories are made to…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned Governor Rochas Okorocha’s farm policy for civil servants in Imo state. Okorocha declared Thursday and Friday as farming days for civil servants in the state as part of his Back To Land For Agriculture program. The NLC President, Ayuba Wabba said the move by the Governor goes against the International Labour Organisation Convention. He accused Okorocha of forcefully sending trained civil servants to the farm against their will. Waba also described as criminal, the passage of the framing policy into law by the state House of Assembly without due consultation. The Governor of…
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has revealed that the Nigeria Airforce does not know the location of the Chibok girls. The Airforce chief said his men do not have any intelligence to say whether the girls are in Sambisa forest or not. He said “There is no credible intelligence that will specifically tell you that these girls are here. “There is no day that the sun rises and sets that we do not go out hoping to see these girls. From January this year to August 17, we flew 2,600 hours. About 50 per cent of…
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has said that some politicians from the Niger Delta are blackmailing former president, Goodluck Jonathan with by alleging that he is connected to militant group, Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) The accusation against Jonathan was launched by splinter group, Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA) which accused the ex-president of naming the group. The IYC made the comments via a statement released by spokesman, Eric Omare. It reads in part: “The characters behind this desperate plan are politicians of Niger Delta extraction who are in the present government and do not want a peaceful resolution of the…
Former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin has said that the corruption in the House is second to none. Jibrin also said that the corruption in the House is more than that of the Executive and Judiciary combined. The former Appropriation Committee boss made the comments via a statement titled “30 Days of The Dogara-Gate Scandal” posted on his Facebook page. The statement reads: Today marks one month since we commenced the struggle to expose budget fraud and wipe out corruption in the House of Representatives. It was a month of startling revelations, 30 days…