Antonio Conte has insisted that he still has faith in Alvaro Morata and Olivier Giroud despite deploying Eden Hazard as a false nine for the Premier League defeat against Manchester City. But Conte said he will not hesitate to turn to both as Saturday’s clash against Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge kicks off a pivotal week in Chelsea’s season. “I trust them and work with them both to bring the best physical form and condition,” Conte said. “Morata is coming from a strange injury in his back, he was a long time out. Giroud is in a good form now…
Author: David Folami
Wardrobe malfunctions at the Oscars are any actor’s worst nightmare. But for nominated star Margot Robbie, a bit of a gown snafu was not going to hold her back from continuing to enjoy Hollywood’s big night. Wearing a custom-designed Chanel Haute Couture gown embellished with elaborately beaded straps around the bodice and arms, the I, Tonya actor didn’t seem to have any trouble with the dress on the red carpet. Things apparently took a turn later in the evening, however, when one of the straps snapped off. Luckily, Robbie was able to find a sewing kit — and took matters…
Brie Larson wants to make sure Emma Stone never forgets her big night. Just ahead of the 2018 Oscars ceremony, Larson took to Instagram on Sunday to wish Stone a happy one-year anniversary of winning an Academy Award. “Happy one year anniversary to your gold guy, sis!” she captioned the photo. In the shot, Larson is seen congratulating Stone backstage after the actress accepted the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in La La Land in 2017. The two women are seen smiling and laughing as Stone hold her envelope and Oscar statue in her hand. Stone is…
Last night, Drake was spotted wearing a pair of Yeezy Season 4 boots while out celebrating OVO assistant Mark Robinson’s birthday. This story would not be nearly as newsworthy if it weren’t for last month’s news regarding Drake‘s unhappiness toward his collaborative partnership with Jordan Brand. Rumors immediately began swirling that the hip-hop megastar would be taking his talents to adidas, where he would undoubtedly have more creative freedom and be able to create a line of products the likes of Kanye’s and Pharrell Williams’. While West’s Yeezy Season 4 line is not directly affiliated with the Three Stripes, it…
Tory Lanez released his new album Memories Don’t Die on March 2. The Toronto-based artist is joined on the project by guests including Future and Wiz Khalifa. However, as he explained in a new interview with HotNewHipHop, an appearance from Nicki Minaj fell through thanks to a text-based mix-up. Explaining why Minaj dropped off the track “Shooters,” Lanez said: “I was telling her something about the verse. I wasn’t saying it was bad or anything, her verse was incredible, and I’m also like a super-Nicki fan. But I was telling her something, and it may have came off… Cause I…
Flyboy INC boss, Kiss daniel has added to his record label new artist, Kiss signed two new acts and an official DJ to his record label. Kiss Daniel made this known through a post he shared on his Instagram page taking his time to welcome them to the family. He said “t is deduced from his caption which read, “I.N.C boys @[email protected]_omg and the latest addition @wickedestdjdino ? welcome to my TEAM brother ?? @flyboyincent” Congratz to them. A spokesperson for Nicki Minaj was not immediately available for comment.
Kim Kardashian has the time today. In a series of tweets, the E! reality star defended Kanye West from reports that the rapper-designer had invited Paris Fashion Week buyers to a showroom without any clothes. A Yeezy fan account claimed in a since-deleted post that Yeezy Season 7 wouldn’t include any apparel or accessories, saying Kanye “couldn’t do what he wanted to achieve with this collection.” Well, leave it to Kim K to call b.s. on the apparent mixup. “How can a verified account represent Yeezy with false information,” she tweeted. “You do NOT work for Yeezy and NOT affiliated.…
Rihanna has made a $100,000 profit after finally selling her plush West Hollywood mansion for the $2.85 million asking price. For five months, the Barbadian singer, 30, struggled to sell the residence after putting it on sale for $2.75 million a mere three months after purchasing it in August of last year, according to reports. The star even listed the property in January as a rental for $16.5k a month as a means to rake in the money – but the four bedroom and four bathroom abode, complete with its own private pool and luxury poolside cabana and guesthouse, finally…
Are Beyoncé and Jay-Z playing with our emotions? For a few minutes on Monday, fans thought another joint tour between the married superstars had been announced. Here’s how it went down. Eagle-eyed followers noticed a posting on Ticketmaster and Beyoncé’s Facebook page for a July 30 “On the Run 2” date at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field. Within moments the postings had been taken down, but that didn’t stop the social media pandemonium that the couple might be hitting the road. The pair last toured jointly with “On The Run” in 2014. They recently released a video for their song “Family…
For Ciara, her days are better spent when her husband Russell Wilson is by her side, and so this weekend she had the time of her life. The singer took to Instagram to share moments from the Oscar award weekend and they looked lit with love. “Knowing You’re Always There Is The Best Feeling,” she wrote to caption a photo of she and the Seattle Seahawks quarterback at the iconic Vanity Fair afterparty. The proud parents, who just recently shared photos of their nearly one-year-old daughter Sienna Princess, had a night away from their baby girl and Ciara’s son, Future…
Lil Wayne already has four children but according to one woman, the rapper may be the father of another and he’s been ordered to take a paternity test to find out. According to reports, Weezy must take a paternity test to determine if he is the father of Keiotia Watson’s 16-year-old son. Legal documents state Watson claimed she had a sexual relationship with Weezy in June 2001, which left her pregnant. Watson says her son, Dwayne—Lil Wayne’s real name—was born in February 2002. In 2015, Watson went to court to establish paternity and get child support, where a Louisiana judge…
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state came under heavy blasting on the floor of the Senate yesterday. Senator Ahmed Ogembe raised an alarm over alleged attack him and members of his constituents during an empowerment programme in his constituency, Kogi Central. Speaking at Plenary, Ogembe alleged that hoodlums and miscreants had disrupted his empowerment programme. The lawmaker accused the Area Commander of Okene Division and Divisional Police Officer of Okene and Adavi, of withdrawing officers from the venue. It was at this moment that lawmakers went crazy. The Senator described Governor Bello’s rule in Kogi state as bad example of…
The Federal Ministry of Education on Wednesday said it was committed to end the on-going strike by the non-teaching labour unions in Nigeria universities. The Director, Press and Public Relations of the ministry, Mrs Priscilla Ihuoma, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. They are also agitating the sharing formula of the N23 billion released by the federal government as part of the earned allowance of workers of federal universities across the country, among other issues. “Right now, the government is giving priority attention to the strike issue. “There is a process…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Anambra Command, says 22 persons were convicted for drug offences between January 2017 and February 2018. Mr Sule Momodu, made the disclosure in an interview with newsmen in Awka on Wednesday. He said 19 convictions were secured in 2017 while three were secured in February 2018. “The agency will not relent in its efforts to ensure that the state is totally rid of drug trafficking and abuse. “I want to alert the general public of a new threat of the abuse of methaphythamine that is beginning to rear its ugly head in the…
Governor Akinwumi Ambode has said that it is meant to tax the rich so as not to invoke the anger of the poor. He said “The law was made in 2001. It provides that every five years, we should review it and also find a way to increase. 15 years after in 2017, the law has never been reviewed. “Now, the question is this; those who are having commercial properties, the rental income they were getting in 2002 as against the rental income they are getting in 2017, is it the same? “The level of infrastructure that existed in 2002…
The Election Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA) Mission to Sierra Leone, has advised the National Electoral Commission (NEC) to ensure that election guideline are followed in the collation of voting. Head of the mission and former President of Nigeria, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, gave the advice in an interview with newsmen while monitoring the voting process on Wednesday in Freetown. He said recording peaceful voting was just one aspect of election, the process of collating the result was also critical. “If you look at the problem that we have in Kenya, it is not the voting per say, it…
Aminu Tambuwal has said the prevailing interest rate charged by banks is hurting small businesses in the country and should be reviewed downwards to enhance growth and economic stability. “I want to urge banks in the country, and especially the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to look into this problem because many small and medium scale enterprises have gone under due to lack of access to finance. “The ones that have struggled to stay afloat find it hard to expand. So the banks should look inwards and introduce policies that will, at the end, provide a win-win situation for them…
Senator Dino Melaye has attributed his escape from court premises on Friday, March 2, 2018, to handiwork of some ‘Angels of the Lord’. Senator Melaye was arraigned for allegedly providing false information and misleading the Police on the attack on him in Kogi with the intention of framing the chief of staff to the state government, Edward Onoja. The lawmaker who was sorting out his bail conditions when some operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) stormed the court premises. “I was quickly alerted that they were over one hundred Policemen from SARS that they were outside the court waiting…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has called for the proper implementation of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act, 2015. Wabba said that the proper implementation was necessary to prohibit all forms of violence against persons in both private and public life. Waba expressed concern that violence against women and girls was the most widespread violation of human rights in the world. “This occurs everywhere; at home, in schools, on the streets and at work, but often treated with impunity. “We, therefore, support the ILO Convention on Gender Based Violence for the realisation and protection of women’s rights and increased productivity…
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Hon. Ibrahim Rufai Imam as new Grand Khadi of Sharia Court of Appeal. The confirmation followed the consideration of the report of Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters during plenary. The report was presented by Chairman of the Committee, Sen. David Umaru. In his remarks, the President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, said “let me on behalf of the entire Senate congratulate the new Grand Khadi of Sharia Court of Appeal, Hon. Ibrahim Rufai Imam and wish him a successful tenure. “I hope that he continues to play his role in…