Nollywood actress Angela Okorie was a year older on August 17, 2016, and she shared a revealing photo of herself at her birthday dinner on August 18, 2016. The outfit was heavily criticized by fans for baring her boobs. Angela however replied critics in a new post saying, “Kill ur self if u don’t like me, am soooooo dope and I knw, to all my real fans I love u.” The actress released some photos of herself on August 11, 2016 dressed in a pink ball gown with a tiara on her head. Angela Okorie was born and raised in…
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Proud father, Prince Eke, and his wife, Muma Gee, are in celebratory mode as they welcome the birth of their third baby. The baby was delivered around 04:45 PM on Thursday, August 18, 2016, following an announcement made by the actor on his Instagram page. Eke, who is clearly smitten about his new child, Okwuluoka, posted a picture of himself holding the infant. He wrote, “What more can a man receive as a birthday present? God just gave me another daughter by exactly 4:45 pm today on my birthday , mother and child smiling ….#GLADIATOR#AwesomeGod”. Father duties has been nothing…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and girlfriend, Cassie, have reportedly called their relationship quits following a heated argument after which the cops were called. The pair who have been dating for five years are reported to have been engaged in a shouting match inside their car on Wednesday, August 17, 2016, after the singer revealed her intentions to end the relationship. TMZ reports that Diddy had immediately grabbed Cassie’s phone, and exited the car, scrolling through it in the possible hopes of finding the reason for her plans to end their relationship. Cassie had gone home with the driver, where she called…
Nollywood actress, Ini Edo, has said that the maiden edition of IbomFest will showcase the wealth of Akwa Ibom in the world of Toursim. The actress and Special Assistant to the Akwa Ibom Governor on Tourism, made this known while unveiling Peekaboo Global Consulting Limited as the media agency for the IbomFest Heritage Festival. The event, which is billed to hold between December 15, 2016 and 17, 2016 in Akwa Ibom State, is geared at diverting investment and tourism traffic to Akwa Ibom State through the provision of artistic, cultural and tourism platforms. Ini Edo, who is also the Project…
Justin Bieber has been described as emotional but he definitely took his charity to new levels after picking the tab of a group of grieving strangers. TMZ reports that the singer was visiting a bar on Tuesday, August 16, 2016, when he took an interest in a group of strangers who were crying at a nearby table. With his curiosity piqued, Bieber asked the bartender what was going on and was told that a regular of the bar in his 20’s named JD, had died that morning after falling from his fire escape. Moved, Beiber reportedly settled their $100 tab…
Shortly after gushing over her husband, Daniel Ademinokan, and getting dragged in Instagram for it, Stella Damasus, has a message for her haters. After the post, she shared on Thursday, August 18, 2016, praying to be in the audience with the movie director when he wins his first Oscar Award, the Nollywood actress received a lot of backlashes as she always has due to the controversy surrounding herself, Ademinokan and his ex-wife, Doris Simeon. This time around, Damasus chose to reply her haters, pleading with them to keep the hate coming as it is selling her brand. Sharing a photo…
Uche Jombo Rodriguez and her son, Matthew sure make an adorable pair every time they pose together, knowingly or unknowingly. The Nollywood actress took to her Instagram page this morning to share a sweet snap of herself and 1-year-old Matthew. Showing off her cute pout without a stitch of makeup, Jumbo was pictured with Matthew in the background staring with rapt attention at his TV program, Mr Piggie. Captioning the photo, Jumbo wrote: “When you have to watch your fav team home game for the season with your iPad because….yep .Mr piggy was more important to Matthew ……. had to…
After a busy close season in the transfer market, Juventus kick off their bid for a record sixth consecutive Serie A title on Saturday by entertaining Fiorentina. The visit of Paulo Sousa’s squad, fifth last season, will provide a tricky first examination for a Juve side that has seen change aplenty in the close season. Coach Massimiliano Allegri let talismanic midfielder Paul Pogba depart for Manchester United in a record 105m euros ($118m) to fund a broader strengthening of a squad seeking to conquer Europe after five years of domestic domination. New faces include striker Gonzalo Higuain, prised away from…
Barcelona head into the new season looking to wrestle the Champions League trophy back from Real Madrid, while defending their La Liga and Copa del Rey titles for the third year running. Having already started the season in the best way possible, by beating Sevilla and lifting the Spanish Super Cup, Luis Enrique has won a magnificent eight trophies out of 10 competitions entered as the club’s coach. Expectation levels have been raised so high for his side that anything but another treble will be interpreted in some quarters as disappointing, even if the reality is that simply winning the…
Portugal’s Euro 2016 winning captain Cristiano Ronaldo resumed training for his club Real Madrid on Saturday after picking up a knee injury in the final victory over France. No date has been set for a full return to action but a slimline and tanned Ronaldo trained separately from the rest of the group, as did teammate Karim Benzema, who has also been sidelined through injury. “I can’t give a precise date for Ronaldo’s return” said Madrid’s French coach Zinedine Zidane. “It’s good that Cristiano is back on the pitch, playing with the ball, it’s a good sign. He wants to…
The runners who have lost to Usain Bolt for the past dozen years showered the Jamaican superstar with praise on Friday, after he completed his historic “triple-triple” in what he has said will be his final Olympics. From the 2008 Beijing Games onwards, the 29-year-old has dominated sprinting, winning every Olympic gold in the 100 metres, 200m and 4x100m to make history as he eliminated other nations’ chances of standing atop the podium. American Tyson Gay, who made his Olympic debut in 2008 as Bolt began his astonishing medal sweep, described the Jamaican’s greatness as “just self-explanatory”. Gay, 34, added:…
Usain Bolt brought the curtain down on his Olympic career with a record-equalling ninth gold medal on Friday, anchoring Jamaica to relay glory in a perfectly-scripted finale to complete his unprecedented “triple-triple.” The 29-year-old superstar, widely seen as the greatest sprinter in history, stormed over the line in 37.27sec to trigger an eruption of adulation in the Olympic Stadium. Japan’s quartet took a surprise silver in 37.60sec while Canada took bronze after the United States, who crossed in third, were later disqualified. The victory saw Bolt complete a third consecutive clean sweep of the 100m, 200m and 4x100m titles following…
Germany handed departing coach Silvia Neid the perfect send off by claiming women’s football Olympic gold for the first time thanks to a 2-1 win over Sweden in front of a huge crowd at Rio’s Maracana. Dzsenifer Marozsan’s sweet strike and Lisa Sembrant’s comical own goal put Germany 2-0 up early in the second-half before Stina Blackstenius gave Sweden a lifeline. Canada beat hosts Brazil 2-1 in Sao Paulo earlier on Friday to claim bronze. With Brazil’s men taking on Germany in their final tomorrow, the boisterous home crowd roared on the Swedes in the final stages. However, it was…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic struck twice and Paul Pogba, the world’s most expensive player, shone on his return as Manchester United beat Southampton 2-0 on Friday to make it two wins from two Premier League games. Ibrahimovic, playing his first home game for the club since leaving Paris St Germain in the close season, opened the scoring in the 36th minute when he produced a towering leap to power a header into the net from a cross by Wayne Rooney. The 34-year-old Swede added a second from the penalty spot in the 52nd minute after substitute Jordy Clasie fouled defender Luke Shaw…
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho pledged to shape his team around Paul Pogba after the France midfielder made a successful Old Trafford return in a 2-0 win over Southampton. Pogba played the whole game as Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s brace sank Southampton on Friday, a week after returning to United from Juventus in a world-record 89 million pound (105 million euros, $116 million) transfer. Despite playing in a midfield holding role, Pogba got forward well, making a total of four attempts at goal, and Mourinho said that he was determined to give the 23-year-old the freedom to play his natural game. Asked…
Everton striker Romelu Lukaku has withdrawn his request for a transfer and committed his future to Everton, manager Ronald Koeman said on Saturday. The Belgian international, 23, had asked for a move away from the Premier League outfit but this week change his mind and is now back in training, Koeman wrote in his column in the Dutch daily De Telegraaf. “Ten days before the transfer deadline he came into the manager’s office and said he was no longer leaving and had decide to stay at Everton,” wrote Koeman. “His decision is the same value as a big money transfer.…
Pep Guardiola extended his 100 per cent start as Manchester City manager as Sergio Aguero’s brace and a late double from Nolito secured an impressive 4-1 win at Stoke on Saturday. City’s away form last season undermined their efforts to regain the Premier League title with just four wins from Manuel Pellegrini’s last 16 away league games in charge. But they are expected to do much better on their travels in the Guardiola era and this emphatic result suggests the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich manager will successfully adapt to English football. City had won on just one of their…
President Muhammadu Buhari says African countries survive the current economic and financial challenges with home-grown innovations. The president said this while declaring open the annual Assembly of Governors of the Association of African Central Banks held in Abuja on Thursday. According to him, prescriptions from the West tagged: “fit for all purposes” will not solve Africa’s economic and financial challenges. “I am confident that you will come up with practical ways by which we can chart a way forward for the growth and development of Africa. “The region is confronted with several global and domestic economic challenges. Most worrisome is…
The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udo Udoma, has announced that Nigeria’s economy will bounce back again. This is coming on the heels of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report 2015, which said South Africa’s economy is $301bn, while Nigeria’s GDP is $296bn. Udoma also said that the Federal Government will work hard to make sure the country recovers its glory. The minister said this on Thursday, August 18, 2016, at a three day summit with members of the private sector. He said “We are determined to turn this economy around and stimulate private…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Waripamo-Owei Dudafa, a former aide of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Punch reports. The anti-graft agency filed a 17-count of alleged $15.6 million fraud Dudafa before Justice Abdulazeez Anka of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday, August 18. According to the newspaper, a legal practitioner, Amajuoyi Briggs, and one Demola Bolodeoku, were also listed as defendants in the charge. The EFCC is seeking to arraign them alongside five companies, namely: Pluto Property and Investment Company Limited; Seagate Property Development and Investment Company Limited; Trans Ocean Property and Investment Company Limited; Avalon…