Kevin Hart is having none of those cheating scandals this year. Hart who is expecting his first child with wife Eniko Parrish doesn’t want an extramarital affair threatening his marriage. The comedian found himself at the centre of a cheating scandal on Wednesday, July 19, 2017, when photos of him and a mystery woman sitting together in the backseat of a car surfaced online. Kevin responded to the rumours via Instagram same day by posting a photo of himself laughing writing, “At the end of the day, you just gotta laugh at the BS.” He added in the caption, “#LiveLoveLaugh…
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It’s no longer news that music singer Banky W and actress Adesua Etomi are engaged. The ‘Made for you’ singer broke the news on Instagram, May 3, 2017. The duo are still spreading the love bug on social media. Actress Adesua Etomi took to Twitter on July 19, 2017, to celebrate her hero. “I don’t really do this but today I will. You, my darling, are my hero @BankyW . You deserve all the love in the world,” she tweeted. Trust Banky to reply with a heartfelt note, “Love you more sugar. Love you more.” Banky W and Adesua Etomi…
Popular Yoruba actress, Dayo Amusa is a year older today! Born to a family of five, Dayo Amusa grew up in Surulere, Nigeria along with her mother Mrs Abiola Amusa and her father Mr Kolawole Rasheed Amusa. Her acting kicked off in Nollywood in 2002 as an actress. In 2006, she ventured into movie production and within a short spate of her incursion into the Yoruba sector of Nollywood she has made a positive statement. Although Amusa acts mostly in Yoruba language films of Nollywood, she has also acted in English language films. She won the Best Lead Actress at…
Janet Jackson was spotted with baby , Eissa and boy is he super adorable? The music star was out on a stroll carrying her son in her arms. This comes months after news of the 50-year-old’s split from her Billionaire husband, Wissam Al Mana. She claims to have felt hidden by her marriage and that she was miserable. We guess this is the freedom she has been searching for. However, Al Mana isn’t giving up yet as he shared an emotional message to his estranged wife on his website. Meanwhile, Janet also opened up about her split from millionaire husband,…
Davido is balling! The music star got himself a customised new bling with the inscription ’30 billion gang’. This comes after the ‘If’ singer moved into his renovated Lekki mansion. He announced the completion of the building in an Instagram post on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Davido also own a vacation house in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. “My crib complete!! Big ups @_infiniteconstruction”, the ‘Fall’ singer captioned a picture of the all-white painted masterpiece. Meanwhile, Davido’s reps are denying reports that the singer’s crew members suffered black eyes from a Mr Chris in London. We reached out to the singer’s…
The Senate said it would initiate a bill for a law to make Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) of the (EFCC) autonomous. This is coming on the heels of the suspension of Nigeria from the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units, the highest inter-governmental association of intelligence agencies in the world. The Senate said it would make the unit legally and operationally autonomous with powers to employ, reward, train, promote and discipline of its workforce independently. It also resolved to empower NFIU in line with international best practices, to exchange and relate with all countries on issues affecting its mandate…
Against popular opinion that Nigeria’s restructuring could take years to accomplish, former President Atiku Abubakar says it can be done in six months – for some sectors. The former vice president stated this while delivering a lecture on Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka . Atiku called for the reduction in the power and roles of the federal government adding that some items on the concurrent list should be returned to the states. “Restructuring means amending the current federal structure so it comes closer to what our founding leaders established, in response to the very issues…
The Ondo State government on Thursday confirmed the receipt of N7 billion as its share of the second tranche of the Paris Club refund. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Segun Ajiboye, said in a statement in Akure on Thursday that 32.68 per cent of the sum would be allocated to local government councils while the state government would keep 67.32 percent as its share. “It is also important to note that according to the agreement reached between the states of the federation and the Federal Ministry of Finance, 75 percent of the share received by the state…
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola has advocated the use of quality and standard materials in erecting road signs across the country. Fashola made the call in Abuja on Thursday at the closing ceremony of a four-day meeting of the National Council on Works. The theme of the 2017 annual meeting was “Adequate Traffic Signage: An Essential Key for Highways Infrastructure, Safety and Comfort”. “It will not be enough to just simply erect any type of sign in any place or indeed anyhow.” “They must be produced according to specifications and with enduring materials.” “They must…
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has asked the National Assembly to approve a transfer proposal of N135.6bn from the 2017 budget. Osinbajo asked for the total sum of N135,643,018,749 to implement “some critical priority items for which adequate provisions had not been made in the 2017 Appropriation Act.” The Acting President sent a 4-page letter, dated July 18, 2017, addressed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara. Dogara read the letter to his colleagues at plenary on Thursday, July 20, 2017, in Abuja. In the letter, he said the proposal was in line with an agreement made between…
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday advised Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra and members of his family take solace in God as their matriarch was laid to mother earth. Osinbajo, who was represented by the Minister of Interior, retired Gen. Abdulrahaman Dambazzau, gave the advice during the funeral ceremony of the late Mrs Christiana Obiano in Aguleri. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mrs Obiano died on June 2 aged 90. Osinbanjo described madam Obiano as a woman of virtue, who devoted her life to serve God and humanity, adding that the news of her death was shocking.…
The Speaker of House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has clarified that the “Not-Too-Young-To-Run’’ Bill was not removed from the report to be considered soon by the House. He made the clarification at the backdrop of outcry that the Bill had been removed from the Constitution Amendment Report, which was laid at plenary on Thursday. Deputy Speaker, Mr Yussuff Lasun, who is chairman of the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on Review of the Constitution, had said that there was rumour that the bill had been removed from the report. He said that it was being alleged that the bill…
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has said the government is working towards shortening the process of approvals by regulatory bodies that include NAFDAC, SON and CAC for MSMEs. Osinbajo made this known at the launch of the MSMEs clinics in Abuja while interacting with a handful of small and medium scale enterprises. He said: “We recognise that one of the chief problems that small businesses have is with regulatory agencies; being able to access regulatory agencies and get quick and efficient service from regulatory agencies. “So, for your NAFDAC approval, we are trying to shorten that process, your SON approval, we…
The Enugu State House of Assembly on Thursday confirmed the three commissioner nominees forwarded to it by Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi. The commissioners-designate are Messrs Udidi Joseph, Robert Anikwe and Donatus Ani. Joseph told the lawmakers during screening, that he would use his knowledge in the power sector, if confirmed, to develop the state. Ani, a former lawmaker, was asked to take a bow, while Anikwe, promised to tap from his numerous editorship positions to contribute to the development of the state. The leader of the assembly, Mr Ikechukwu Ezeugwu, moved the motion that the nominees be confirmed while the Deputy…
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has said the future of Nigeria’s economy is nothing but the small and medium scale enterprises. Speaking at the launch of the MSMEs clinics which held at the Eagle Square, Abuja on Thursday, July 20, 2017, Osinbajo said he has seen the future of the the Nigerian economy. “I have seen the future of the economy of our country and that future lies in the small and medium scale enterprises, many of who are here today advertising their products,” he said. Continuing, the acting president said: “Just today I have come across BIMKAF Palace who produces…
The technical director of Inter Milan’s owners Suning Sports, Walter Sabatini, says that no suitable offer has yet been received for Ivan Perisic. The Croatian winger continues to be linked with a move to Manchester United, but the Nerazzurri are insisting on a reported €55 million and Sabatini says that kind of an offer has not yet arrived. “What is this, a conspiracy?” Sabatini told Sky Sport ahead of his departure for China, where Inter arrived for a preseason tour on Wednesday. “You all know what we want, but the offer has not yet arrived.” Sabatini also dismissed reports Inter…
N’Golo Kante says Chelsea are out to “win everything” this season following last term’s Premier League title triumph. Kante, 26, was signed by Antonio Conte last summer from Leicester, with the midfielder going on to be voted PFA and FWA Player of the Year as Chelsea won the title. Successfully defending the title has proved difficult in recent seasons, with Manchester United the last team to do so in 2008-09, but the France international is hopeful of repeating the feat while being triumphant in the Champions League and domestic cup competitions too. “Football is like this: after every game you…
Henrikh Mkhitaryan will not forget the first time he faced Manchester City as a Manchester United player, but it is a painful memory, rather than a pleasant one. The Armenian midfielder endured a 45-minute ordeal against Pep Guardiola’s team at Old Trafford last September before being substituted at half-time by Jose Mourinho. However, not only did Mkhitaryan not appear for the second half, he disappeared from the scene completely for almost two months. That derby defeat came on Sept. 10, 2016 and the 28-year-old did not play again until he made a substitute appearance in a 2-1 Europa League defeat…
There are just 23 days left until the start of the new Premier League season, but Chelsea’s new team is finally taking shape. Having nailed down the most important component this week by convincing manager Antonio Conte to sign a new two-year deal, they have now found a striker to lead the line. With three big departures from the champions either completed or planned this summer, Real Madrid’s Alvaro Morata will be the third big signing to arrive to fill a gap once he completes a reported £58m move. Chelsea bade farewell to club legend John Terry, who joined Aston…
Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez will continue his European journey as the standard-bearer of Mexican football at West Ham United next season. Mexico fans will remember that El Tri internationals Pablo Barrera and Guillermo Franco failed to light up the London club, but Hernandez is coming in with the necessary tools to succeed. West Ham get a striker in the prime of his career at 29 years old, and with ample experience behind him. Whereas Barrera and Franco came into the Premier League having never played in England, the bilingual Hernandez previously established himself at Manchester United and is fully aware of…