Muhammadu Buhari has said that he see towards the problems of the country and that he only appears to be slow to act because he’s reflecting deeply on creating solutions. He said, “I felt I had to invite you to let us eat together and I tell you that I am sitting here very much aware of the problem in this country. I will always reflect on historical antecedents. “I decided to drop the uniform and come back here (to be President of Nigeria), so I have gone through it over and over again. This is why I am not…
Author: David Folami
Van Jones, CNN debate show commentator and former Obama administration policy adviser, is starting his own series. “The Van Jones Show” debuts next Saturday (January 27) with JAY-Z as the inaugural guest. As Variety reports, JAY is set to talk about his latest album 4:44. “[The album] is a real social justice classic, and I want to talk to him about that,” Jones said. Along with the issues of race and class JAY-Z discusses on the LP, the rapper has openly supported Black Lives Matter activist and football player Colin Kaepernick and penned a New York Times op-ed critiquing Meek…
Recently Kanye West was seen alone, glowing after the announcement of their new daughter Chicago’s birth. And on Saturday wife Kim Kardashian finally joined her famous rapper husband for the first time in public since the momentous occasion. The 37-year-old reality queen made sure no one would miss her curvaceous form, thanks to some very head-turning duds. The now mother of three donned a neon yellow long sleeve shirt up top, which was very baggy and fell all the way down to her thighs. She also donned a pair of very distinctive snakeskin trousers which merged seamlessly with her matching…
Like the fictional Yoknapatawpha County where writer William Faulkner set many of his stories, the rapper and lyricist Kendrick Lamar, who is nominated for seven Grammy Awards including album of the year, has populated his hometown of Compton with stories, plots, images and recollections that map the contours of his city. Mixing fact and fiction with rhythm and sound, Lamar since his debut mixtape in 2009 has become South L.A.’s most crucial storyteller, and he’s harnessed the area’s most notable corridor, Rosecrans Avenue, in service of those narratives. Whether on tracks including “Backseat Freestyle,” “Keisha’s Song (Her Pain)” or “Money…
After ruling the Nigerian music scene for more than 20 years, veteran reggae-dancehall musician, Felix Duke, is still much around and is not prepared to throw in the towel anytime soon. “I’m hotter than fire anytime; I have a new single I’m promoting at the moment and there is another one cooking, I featured Timaya on it”, he boasted. He explained why the fire and stardom of some old school artistes have fizzled out. “You know everything in life has got it’s time and season, some of the old school artistes have nothing to offer anymore. Some of them still…
Ciara saw and explored something she’d never done before while on vacation in Mexico with her husband Russell Wilson on Saturday – swim with pigs. Rocking waist-length braids, the 32-year-old Grammy winner posed with several feral piggies while clad in a fabulous fuchsia one-piece swimsuit and mirrored shades. It’s hard to believe Ciara (born Ciara Princess Harris) has a nine-month-old daughter Sienna with her taut 5ft7in figure. The Atlanta-born R&B belter – who boasts 40.8M social media followers – also Insta-storied a seaside snap of the 29-year-old Seattle Seahawks quarterback and her son Future Zahir Wilburn. Earlier at breakfast, the…
Rihanna will perform their smash hit “Wild Thoughts” on the Grammy Awards, Khaled announced in his characteristically low-key manner on social media Friday night. #FANLUV! IT’S GO TIME!,” he wrote. “I’m performing #WILDTHOUGHTS at the #GRAMMYS !!!! with the ICON @rihanna AND @brysontiller !!🔥🔥 @RecordingAcad! I’M so #GRATEFUL for this opportunity!!🙏🏽🙏🏽 #FANLUV the key 🔑 🔑🔑is – DONT STOP !!! I NEVER GAVE UP!!” The awards will air live from Madison Square Garden in New York at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT on CBS. Previously announced performers include Alessia Cara, Brothers Osbourne, Cardi B, Eric Church, Miley Cyrus, Childish Gambino,…
Waje is not pleased with Nigerians as she blasted them for their perceived attitude. “Maybe we as Nigerians deserve the insults we get from the rest of the world. We are deceitful, manipulative, wicked, religious bunch. May God help us. I read comments and wonder if these are human beings or fallen angels (demons will be too harsh). May the day you want to be celebrated not be the day youll be cursed cause of seeds you have sown. Afterall is just a comment,” she wrote. Waje is not perceived as one of those celebs who write controversial stuff on…
Lupita Nyong’o is set to release her very first book. “I am pleased to reveal that I have written a children’s book! It’s called “Sulwe”! Sulwe is a dark-skinned girl who goes on a starry-eyed adventure and awakens with a reimagined sense of beauty. She encounters lessons that we learn as children and spend our lives unlearning. This is a story for little ones, but no matter the age I hope it serves as an inspiration for everyone to walk with joy in their own skin. Coming January 2019!!,” she wrote. Lupita has had a stellar acting career in Hollywood…
Kim Kardashian is a proud mother of a newborn baby girl and she has revealed her experiences and challenges before the child’s birth. “Since we implanted my fertilized egg in our gestational carrier, our baby is biologically mine and Kanye’s. You can either choose someone that you know or you can go through an agency, like Kanye and I did” she wrote. “People assume it’s better because you don’t have to deal with the physical changes, pain or complications with delivery, but for me, it was so hard to not carry my own child, especially after I carried North and…
By now you probably know that the queen of reality show Kim Kardashian and Rap husband Kanye West welcomed a baby girl on Monday through a surrogate and named her Chicago West. Their power couple friends Beyonce and Jayz have already been in touch to congratulate them on baby number three. Kim Kardashian’s new baby, Chicago, is already rocking jewelry worth 2 million courtesy of Anty Bey and Uncle Jay. According to The Sun, Kardashian and West are on course to have the most blinging baby on the block after Jay Z and Beyonce sent their little girl a stunning…
Zinedine Zidane has praised the return of the club’s ‘BBC’ strikeforce, with Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo set to play together for the first time in 273 days in Sunday afternoon’s La Liga game at home to Deportivo La Coruna. “The three [BBC] will be with us,” Zidane told his prematch news conference. “It is always positive to have players of such quality back from injury. I am very happy to have these three magnificent players back, who have not played much this year. We will see if they all start tomorrow, but the most important is to…
Jurgen Klopp has told Loris Karius to prove that Liverpool do not need to go out and purchase a new goalkeeper. “My favourite solution, always, is that we do it with our boys,” Klopp said. “They step up, they deliver, they improve. The problem they have is that everyone is watching them [through a magnifying glass] and saying: ‘Still not good enough!’ “I will only mention one name. Everyone talks about him with us and that is Butland. I only saw the game [against Manchester United]. “Fantastic goalkeeper, but was he perfect? No. He wasn’t in that game. But everyone…
Antonio Conte has insisted that Andreas Christensen was fine to continue in Chelsea’s 4-0 win over Brighton on Saturday, despite being substituted with a head injury in the second half. “Andreas had a contusion,” Conte said. “We made a substitution, but the player didn’t want to come off. At the same time, when you have the possibility to have on the bench players like David Luiz, it was simple for me. “The referee tried to force this substitution. It was a simple contusion. The player is okay. From tomorrow’s training session, he’s ready.” The Blues earned their first win of…
Pep Guardiola has said Manchester City do not need another striker after deciding against trying to sign Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez. “We have the two strikers and we do not need another one in that position,” Guardiola told a news conference. “Other players can play there in different circumstances. To buy a striker who can only play there, that is not going to happen. “[Raheem Sterling] can play there. He did at Old Trafford and in the United States in preseason. He showed me that he can handle that pressure without problems. He’s more of a winger, No. 10, but we…
Unai Emery has rejected the chance to clear the air on whether Neymar is the club’s new full-time penalty taker instead of Edinson Cavani in the wake of the club’s 8-0 win over Dijon in Ligue 1 on Wednesday. “I will not speak outside the dressing room about things that go on inside it,” Emery said ahead of Sunday’s trip to Lyon. “The players each have a role. “The penalty taking hierarchy is clear but I prefer not to talk about it.” “We only talk about collective statistics when preparing for matches,” he said. “Individual statistics help the team and…
Barcelona have denied reaching an agreement with Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann, contradicting reports which had appeared in the Catalan press today. Reports suggested Barca and Griezmann have already agreed on personal terms over a summer transfer, adding that if either party broke the deal there would be a “financial penalty.” Although Barca have reacted angrily to the latest bout of rumours. “Barcelona strongly deny the information which has appeared in different media outlets in recent hours in reference to Atletico Madrid player Antoine Griemzmann and a supposed move to our club,” the Catalans said in a statement. “Barcelona express…
Hebei China Fortune coach Manuel Pellegrini has confirmed he expects to sign Javier Mascherano this month, with the Barcelona defender anticipated to complete his move to the Chinese side within two weeks. “The idea is that he comes here,” Pellegrini told Marca from Hebei China Fortune’s training base in the south of Spain. “We have to see what the situation is with Barca, but he’s a player that I am really interested in.” Pellegrini previously worked with Mascherano — who has won over 140 caps for Argentina — at River Plate in the early years of his career and he…
Antonio Conte has claimed that it is “stupid” for coaches to try to create a siege mentality at top clubs, insisting that his Chelsea players do not need the “other stimulation” of believing the world is against them in order to win. Conte also denied that his complaints are intended to motivate his players. “No, we are working under this aspect to create a strong mentality,” Conte said. “Not because you have to feel under attack [to win]. This is a stupid thing. Do I have to transfer to my players, ‘Oh, we are under attack from the referees, from…
Arsenal have made their first enquiry about Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, according to the German club. Hans-Joachim Watzke confirmed the Gunners had made an approach for the Gabon international, who has been left out of the squad for his side’s last two Bundesliga games. “I can confirm that there has been a first enquiry from Arsenal for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang,” Watzke said in an interview with Ruhr Nachrichten. He added Dortmund “were not commenting” on any figures involved. Aubameyang was the Bundesliga’s top goal scorer last season as he finished the campaign with 31 goals and has hit 13 in…