Legendary Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie turned 72 today and the entire Nigeria is celebrating the movie icon. He jumped on Instagram to celebrate himself as well, sharing pictures and videos on social media and asking his fans to wish him a happy birthday because it is well deserved. From everyone at Theinfostride, we wish him a happy birthday. Chief Pete Edochie was born on the 7th of March 1947 and is seen as one of Africa’s most talented actors, being honored with an Industry Merit Award by Africa Magic and Lifetime Achievement by Africa Film Academy. In 2003, he was…
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Nigerian weirdo, Bobrisky is currently celebrating one million followers on Instagram. Appreciating his loyal followers for his achievement he said, “Omg 😲 1million followers thank you 🙏. Wait for more videos to appreciate everyone !!!! You guys deserve a big thank you” He might still be the butt of so many jokes amongst several Nigerians but the male-female is steadily gathering a fanbase for himself or herself. Congratz Bob.
Neymar Junior has come out to slam the video assisted refereeing (VAR) decision to give Manchester United a late penalty in their 3-1 Champions League last-16 second-leg win at Parc des Princes. Neymar could not stop the defeat and watched his team fumble a two-goal lead that ensured their exit from the UCL. His words, “This is a disgrace,” “Four guys who know nothing about football watch a slow-motion replay in front of the television. “It was nothing! What can [Kimpembe] do with his hand while his back is turned? Go f— yourselves!” PSG manager, Thomas Tuchel did not withdraw…
Tottenham manager, Mauricio Pochettino has said he is surprised he has received a two-game touchline ban. The Argentine got punished for confronting Mike Dean, the ref in charge of the Tottenham loss 2-1 to Burnley. Poch is of the opinion that his punishment is unnecessary and he might be willing to appeal when the FA state the exact reasons for the ban. His words, “I am in shock. I still think it’s unfair. I can do nothing,” “I still need to see the reasons but the letter [from the FA] has still not arrived. I am suspended for two games.…
Gianluigi Buffon’s agent has come to his defense by putting the blame for his error during the Manchester United clash on the slippery pitch. PSG were sent parking from the UCL after losing to the English team 3-1 at Parc des Princes despite recording a comfortable 2-0 win at Old Trafford. Buffon was the reason for the second goal, giving a ball he was supposed to catch away, letting Lukaku pounce, and also failing to make up for his mistakes by saving Rashford’s penalty. The agent said, “There is always a lot [of criticism], especially in Italy. For sure the…
Manchester United’s centre-forwards could still cause Arsenal problems this Sunday, Danny Higginbotham has said ahead of the two teams’ EPL battle for a Top 4 spot. Manchester United recently beat Arsenal at the Emirates in the FA Cup and Danny believes the tactics Man Utd used in that game can win this game for them too. His words, “Arsenal’s main width comes from their full-backs, so the problems they are going to have comes in these areas [behind them],” “At times you will say, ‘it’s OK, you’ve got your two defensive midfielders who can cover those areas’, but the problem…
Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League fate was identical to that of Real Madrid, Thiago Silva has said. The Brazilian defender labelled their recent loss to Manchester United “a shame.” The French club were stunned at home to Manchester United, surrendering to a 3-1 loss on Wednesday to bow out on away goals after the last-16 tie finished locked at 3-3. His words, “We played a good game in their stadium, but things didn’t work out here,” “Football is like that. The same happened to Madrid yesterday, which is a shame because we worked hard and things did not go well for…
Popular comedian Alibaba has shared, to anyone that cares to listen, how he made his first million. The comic star, whose real name is Atunyota Alleluya Akpobome recently celebrated his 30th anniversary on stage. His words, “Since I discovered my talent, I have worked to see that a lot more could be done with it. My growth in the last 30 years has been in phases. The first phase was when I discovered my talent in Ekpoma (in Edo State) in 1998. Between that time and 1993, I had to convince my family that comedy what was what I wanted…
Nollywood actress and APC member, Foluke Daramola-Salako has come out to say that now that President Muhammadu Buhari has clinched four more years, the Nollywood movie industry will do all within its power to ensure he focuses on the sector. She revealed all this in a recent interview with Sunday Scoop. Her words, “We will force him to pay attention to the movie industry because that is why we voted for him. We want him to create a ministry of entertainment. There are a lot of issues that need to be treated, and we cannot continue to be under the…
Beautiful and sexy singer, Seyi Shay was recently a guest at PulseTV and she revealed several things about herself, her music and what to expect in the coming months The singer is also working on promoting her new artiste, AceTune who she believes is a singer with a fantastic voice. On the video for her latest single “Komarole”, Seyi said, “It was shot in a private Island in Lagos at one of Banket house parties actually. So it was a real party, it was a real party we just went to shoot at a real party at a private beach…
We all talked about how Kylie Jenner was named the youngest self-made billionaire yesterday, well, apparently, not everyone agrees. Dictionary.com begged to differ with its recent tweet which read, “Haven’t we gone over this? Self-made: Having succeeded in life unaided.” Kylie Jenner achieved her new feat recently by taking the position away from Facebook boss, Mark Zuckerberg. Her wealth has been amassed by income from her clothing line, makeup line and reality TV checks. She is currently dating Travis Scott and has a daughter.
Davido has shared that he actually paid tens of thousands of pounds as fine for extending the time to start his show at the 02 Arena event center in London when he discovered the venue was half-full as at when it was supposed to begin. OBO revealed all this in a recent chat with DJ Ebro on the Morning show on HOT 97. The singer said he was prepared by 8pm but fans showed up late. His words, “My boy came and told me, ‘hey you can go on stage right now,’ ‘I was going crazy,” He tells Ebro. “They…
Just days after Mercy Aigbe was blasted for her massive cleavage display at KWAM 1’s birthday party at the weekend, there is already a new update. The Nollywood actress has responded to those critics though, who she believes are not saints. Her words, “Letter to association of ‘holier than thou’ ‘saints’ ‘social media preachers’… pls I posted this pix I know my cleavage is showing! I love it pls if you don’t, kindly unfollow or go to lindaikeji to leave your self righteous and hypocritical comments. Need I remind y’all that your opinions doesn’t define me neither does it pay…
Nollywood actress, Yvonne Jegede has disclosed what is up as regards her rumored marriage challenges. She is married to Olakunle Abounce Fawole and they share a son. In her own words in an interview with Pulse, the moviestar shared that she exited the marriage after she gave birth to her son. She said, “We started having issues before the birth of Xavier. I think I was about two to three months pregnant when the issues came. Immediately the issues came, there was never a dull moment, it just kept going up and up and it got worse and it got…
Popular rapper, Drake was recently pictured alongside famous boxer, Anthony Joshua in the box ring. Anthony Joshua is readying himself for his 23rd professional fight scheduled to take place soon. As caption for the photo, Drake shared, “Walk in the rave, smile on my face. Drink in my cup, hand in my jeans. Man talk tough, man look up, down, left, right. Straight to a bang in the teeth.” Reports have it that Drake has been training with Jamie Reynolds, who is also the Nigerian-British boxer’s strength and conditioning coach.
Nollywood actress, Monalisa Chinda has given her reaction to the reports that she is about to be arrested for tax evasion issues. The order for the arrest came from Justice Adedayo Akintoye after it was alleged that Monalisa Chinda failed to appear in court severally after the charges against her were clear. As a reaction to the reports, she shared a video of herself dancing with this caption, “Don’t be afraid if you come into fiery trials, for gold is purified in the fire. The fire will not consume you, nor the waters overwhelm you. (1 Peter 1:6-7; Isaiah 43:2).”…
Nollywood actor, Muyiwa Ademola has come out to reveal that he considers himself a very serious filmmaker and will not be seen shooting a comedy anytime soon. In a recent chat with Pulse movies, he disclosed that he once attempted to write a comedy but failed to get it done. His words, “There was actually a moment I felt down being in the movie industry because I am a very serious filmmaker, I don’t do comedy, so there was this influx of comedy in the industry and the marketers came and pressured me into doing comedy so I picked up…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said Manchester United can turn around the 2-0 Champions League first-leg deficit against Paris Saint-Germain today, saying “It’s never mission impossible.” Manchester United recently traveled to Paris with 10 players out injured plus a suspended Paul Pogba who was red carded in the first leg. Very young players like Brandon Williams and Mason Greenwood have been named just to keep the substitutes’ bench occupied at Parc des Princes. But Ole has said The Red Devils can make it to the quarterfinals if they score first tonight. “It’s never mission impossible,” “It’s difficult, but we’ve got to…
Real Madrid defender, Dani Carvajal has come out to say that the Spanish club has no excuses after being thrashed 4-1 by Ajax in the UCL last night. He added that the club’s “s— season” was now already over. “We have lost everything this week, all at home,” “Tonight is not for looking for excuses. They were better than us and deserved to go through. “It is never easy coming off two defeats at home against Barca, but we came here with victory clearly in mind. “But two mistakes put us 0-2 down … the 0-3 killed us.” “It is…
Serbian midfielder Dusan Tadic has said former Real Madrid coach, Zinedine Zidane aided the inspiration of what he called the game of his life during the 4-1 thrashing of Champions League holders Real Madrid on Tuesday. His words, “This is probably the best game of football I’ve ever played,” “We beat the best club in the world. I’m very proud and I think we made a lot of people happy tonight.” “Zidane was always my favourite player. Maybe I was watching too many of his clips,” The coach said, “This was pretty close to perfection,” “Over the two matches we…