Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Chief Ebenezer Babatope has said that former president, Goodluck Jonathan has done nothing to warrant being probed by successor, Muhammadu Buhari. Babatope also said that any attempt to probe Jonathan would be an exercise in futility, Punch reports. “Any probe of ex-President Jonathan will be an exercise in futility because he has done nothing wrong to warrant any probe,” he said on Monday, February 15, 2016, during a telephone interview with Punch. “When Papa Obafemi Awolowo was alive, he described probe as an exercise in futility,” he added. There have been calls from several quarters…
Author: David Folami
Yesterday (February 14, 2016) Nigerian actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde let her hair down and danced to the hit single ‘Woju’ by popular singer Kiss Daniel at Double Doors. Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde opened the new event centre located in Ikeja and used the opportunity to celebrate her 38th birthday. Omosexy as she is popularly called enjoyed herself at the event centre launch and grooved to several Nigerian songs when she was on the dance floor. Other celebrities at the event were to Freeze, Blacky, DJ Bombastic, Bimbo Akintola, Big Sam, Denrele, and others. Omotola first celebrated her birthday in Ghana last week. During…
Although almost everyone has already spoken out about Kanye West’s misogynistic lyrics about Taylor Swift in Famous, off one of the tracks off his new album The Life Of Pablo launched at his Yeezy 3 New York Fashion Week show, Taylor’s BFF Selena Gomez has finally spoken out. According to Selena her pal is ‘’Killing it’ and actually always has been. She told Siriusxm Hits1, “Everybody has their own opinion. At the end of the day, you can just do what you do.” She further added, “She’s killing it and she kind of always has been.” Kanye West has however…
Seems like good things are happening for Grammy nominee Kendrick Lamar who recently got the key to the city of Compton. The rapper in an emotional ceremony on Saturday was awarded the key to the city of Compton, his hometown. Lamar who often references Compton in his music said during the ceremony, “It’s the biggest thing. It’s really not about how famous I get, it’s really about me utilizing my platform and giving it back to these kids because that’s what I wanted as a kid. Everything that I do is a reflection of how I felt when I was…
Veteran Nollywood actress Kate Henshaw, 44, is known to be very calm and cool on Instagram, regularly posting video clips of her in the gym. Yesterday (February 15) saw Kate Henshaw moving out of character by blasting an Instagram user for a comment he made under one of her gym videos. The Instagram user wrote “This is the ugliest woman on earth so pitifully pitiful for her. What a shame to womanhood.” Kate Henshaw did not waste any time in clapping back the abusive Instagram user by calling him a ‘chimpanzee’. “Chimpanzee escaped from the zoo!! That’s what you are…will…
Davido has shared new photos via his snapchat showing a mysterious beauty out with him for the valentine celebrations. The stunning beauty is definitely not his ex, Sira, and had the valentine dedicated to her. The photos taken via snapchat, showed the couple having a blast at a club last night and goofing around. Davido commented on a personal photo of his via instagram saying: “With you it’s different…. HAPPY VALENTINES DAY.” The pop singer had shared same words about Sira, while flaunting her all over instagram. We can’t help but wonder if the father-of-one has found love again.
American singer, Ciara left it open for all to see at the 2016 Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center on Monday in Los Angeles, making a fashion statement that will resonate throughout all Grammys. She wore one of the most revealing red carpet dresses ever seen in company of Russel Wilson, his new found attraction. The 30-year-old beauty recently told Cosmopolitan that their decision to abstain from sex until marriage has gotten more difficult saying, “I’m not gonna lie. I’m human, so it is not easy, especially when I look at him and I think he is the most…
Last night (February 15) at the 58th annual Grammy Awards pop star Taylor Swift, 26, became the first female artiste to win the Album of the Year category twice. She won the prestigious award for her fifth album ‘1989’. When making her acceptance speech Taylor Swift took shots at Kanye West for his claim that he made her famous. “As the first woman to win Album of the Year at the Grammys twice, I want to say to all the young women out there, there are going to be people along the way who will try to undercut your success…
Popular Nollywood Rita Dominic, 40, thinks that last night’s Grammy awards was a bit disappointing. Yesterday (February 15) the 58th edition of the Grammys Awards took place in Los Angeles, and while singer Taylor Swift made history Rita Dominic thought the ceremony was a bit dull. “#GRAMMYS2016 is a bit underwhelming to be honest” tweeted the actress early this morning. During the Grammys last night there were noticeable technical glitches when British singer Adele performed ‘All I Ask’ after being introduced by Bruno Mars who co-wrote the song. Adele was briefly cut out after as she sang the song. After…
Yesterday (February 15) media celebrity Denrele Edun, 32, visited the Goldie’s graveside three years after her untimely death. Denrele Edun who was Goldie’s ‘BFF’ before she died shared images of him at her graveside paying his respects. In the caption of the photo Denrele Edun wrote; “GOLDIE: Closed eyes, heart not beating but a Living Love! I promise to carry on with our contagious smiles, The same one that would light up a room the minute you walked in. I promise to laugh and continue to never take myself too seriously, I promise to love harder and forgive faster. I…
Popular BEAT FM on-air-personality Toolz has revealed how she dealt with confidence issues when she was wearing a brace to help close the gaps between her teeth. The newly married Toolz said she was self-conscious about her braces and she avoided smiling wild so that people won’t notice them. The braces have worked and Toolz’s dentition has been corrected. She shared her story on her Instagram today (February 16, 2016). Toolz shared the photo of a cast of her tooth from June 2015 and wrote “For those that have been asking!! (The top pic is a cast of my teeth…
Eden Hazard should not consider a move to Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea interim boss Guus Hiddink says, because he would not face as strong a challenge as in the Premier League. The midfielder this week would not rule out a move to PSG or Real Madrid when asked by French news outlet Le Parisien whether he could leave Stamford Bridge. But on the eve of Chelsea’s Champions League in Paris, Hiddink recommended Hazard and other elite players not consider moving to Ligue 1, where PSG are currently cruising toward a fourth straight championship. “They have big targets to win the Champions…
Brazilian authorities have moved to block assets of Barcelona star Neymar, including a yacht, a jet and several properties in his home nation. The Sao Paulo federal court has started issuing warrants to freeze the assets worth 192 million reals (almost $50m, €45m). Last year, Neymar, his family and related businesses were found guilty of evading 63m reals in Brazil taxes ($16m, €14m) between 2011 and 2013, while Neymar played for Brazilian club Santos. He has denied any wrongdoing. The courts previously froze his assets in September, and Brazilian newspapers reported that the player’s appeal against the decision was rejected…
Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s second-half goal sealed Borussia Dortmund’s workmanlike 1-0 win over Hanover 96 on Saturday to trim Bayern Munich’s lead at the top of the Bundesliga to five points. Dortmund were without injured star striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who missed his first league match of the season after netting 20 goals in as many Bundesliga games. In his absence, Mkhitaryan displayed superb individual skill to score the winner at Dortmund’s Signal Iduna Park. With Marcel Schmelzer screaming up in support on his left, Mkhitaryan cut back inside and curled his right-footed shot around Hanover’s Germany goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler on 57 minutes.…
Two goals from Bundesliga top scorer Robert Lewandowski allowed champions Bayern Munich to forget about their mounting injury woes as they cruised past Augsburg 3-1 to stay eight points clear at the top. The win not only helped them to move closer to a fourth successive league title but also showed the depth of their talent as Bayern rebounded from losing their fourth central defender to injury. Following injuries to Javi Martinez, Medhi Benatia and Jerome Boateng, Holger Badstuber joined the casualty list on Saturday after he broke his ankle in training. “What happened to Holger is a nightmare,” Bayern…
Barcelona star Neymar claimed he was meant to be the recipient of Lionel Messi’s sensational pass from a penalty that was converted by Luis Suarez as the European champions routed Celta Vigo 6-1 on Sunday. Messi and Suarez combined to score one of the classiest penalties in football history as Messi squared his spot-kick for the onrushing Suarez to complete his hat-trick ahead of Neymar. “It was designed for me, we had practised it, but Luis was closer,” Neymar told Barca TV. “It doesn’t matter, he scored so it worked well.” Barca were already leading 3-1 when Messi — who…
Nigeria winger Victor Moses is a happy man after helping his team come back from a two-goal deficit to draw 2-2 at Norwich on Saturday. With the Hammers losing 2-0, Moses was thrown into the fray in the 74th minute and his introduction sparked West Ham’s revival as Dimitri Payet and Mark Noble scored to level matters. The former Wigan winger was happy with his contribution in the game and heaped praise on his teammates. “It was a great game. First half wasn’t the best for us, but in the second half we turned it around [after going 2-0 down],”…
Danny Welbeck’s return from a long injury layoff will give Arsenal a much-needed boost as they enter the business end of the season, defender Per Mertesacker has said. Welbeck, sidelined since last April with knee injuries, made his comeback against Leicester City on Sunday, grabbing an injury-time winner against the league leaders to keep Arsenal firmly in the title race. Arsenal are third in the Premier League behind Tottenham Hotspur on goal difference and face potentially decisive fixtures over the next few weeks. They take on Championship (second-tier) side Hull City in the FA Cup on Saturday followed by the…
When Mauricio Pochettino first set foot in White Hart Lane, the future Tottenham manager was struck by the simple message emblazoned all around the middle tier of the stadium. ‘To Dare is to Do’, translated from the latin ‘Audere Est Facere’, has been Tottenham’s motto since long before Pochettino arrived in north London, but it serves as the perfect summary of the team’s mission statement under the highly driven Argentine. Although Pochettino left the Lane that afternoon in March 2014 frustrated after his Southampton side slumped to a 3-2 defeat, the young manager’s first encounter with the slogan which resonated…
Manchester United need to end their trophy drought by winning either the Europa League or the FA Cup and finish in the Premier League’s top four this season to get the fans back on board, captain Wayne Rooney said. Knocked out of the Champions League and six points behind Manchester City at fourth in the Premier League, United face Danish side FC Midtjylland in the Europa League on Thursday before a trip to third-tier Shrewsbury Town in the FA Cup. The club last won a trophy in 2012-13, when they romped to the Premier League title in Alex Ferguson’s last…