After mixed reactions to his red card on Saturday, Sadio Mane will have to serve the full length of his three-match ban for his dismissal against Manchester City, the Football Association confirmed on Tuesday. Liverpool had appealed the ban, but it will stay at three games as originally stated by the FA. The Senegalese was sent off by referee Jon Moss for lifting his foot very high and clashing with City goalkeeper Ederson in Liverpool’s 5-0 defeat on Saturday. The Brazilian goalkeeper went through eight minutes of treatment before he was taken off on a stretcher and wearing an oxygen…
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Kenyans are extremely pissed after paying for a Tekno concert and receiving “very little value for cash.” According to fans who attended the show, the organisation of the concert was poor, and Tekno’s bad performance made thing worse, after fans had waited for many hours to watch him perform. One concert-goer who saw enough to write it down, said Tekno’s 28-minute performance was a “Joke”. “After what seemed like forever, the man of the hour got on stage. It was 3am and my friends and I were finally ready to have a good time. He started off well with one…
Kanye West is attempting to end his infernal disagreement with former mentor Jay-Z, according to reports. The US rappers are not talking due to a current row, and Kanye made things that much worse last autumn via on-stage rants about Jay Z wanting to have him killed. And on Jay-Z’s new album 4:44 several disses to “insane” Kanye were made, including hints that a great deal of unpaid debt exists on West’s side. Then, apparently in response, Kanye removed all his music from Jay’s streaming platform Tidal. That beef remains confusing – though various rumours claim they’re divided over music…
One of the most surprising statements made at the Newshub Leaders Debate was National Party leader Bill English confessing to liking “all seasons” of cult TV show Prison Break. Requests for confirmation of his love of Prison Break – and if that included the much-maligned season five – were met with a polite rejection by Mr English’s team, citing his busy schedule. But nonetheless, it’s a fascinating news – and his opponent Jacinda Ardern did opt to comment. New Zealand filmmaker and journalist David Farrier, a recovering Prison Break fan himself, says he feels both “excitement and dread” over Mr…
Adele, Coldplay and David Bowie helped British music enjoy record success overseas last year, new figures show. British musicians earned £365m around the globe for record labels in 2016 – up 11% on the previous year, according to trade body the BPI. And it’s a rise of 72% compared with the 2010 figure. The most popular albums included Adele’s 25, Coldplay’s A Head Full of Dreams, David Bowie’s Blackstar and The Rolling Stones’ Blue & Lonesome. Geoff Taylor said the success of the UK music industry would help the economy as Britain prepares to leave the EU. “Music by brilliant…
Simi is presently doing well with her single ‘Joromi’. The track which was released last week. The song, which is a new expression of love, gets its title and style from a legendary Nigerian single – Sir Victor Uwaifo’s ‘Joromi’. ‘Joromi’ is the lead single off her now released album, “Simisola”. Asked how “Joromi” came about in a recent interview, she said “Actually, I had already finished most of the songs on my album, we thought it was already complete. Oscar my producer said he was going to send me a beat, but I was actually tired of writing already.…
Popular music artiste, Olamide Adedeji, aka Olamide Baddo, says that he may have been lucky to actualise his dream despite dropping out of school, but he would advise younger ones to stay in school and get proper education. Olamide had told a group of students last week how he dropped out of the Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijebu Ode, when his parents could no longer sponsor his education. However, some people were of the opinion that Olamide’s story could actually have a negative effect on the students because he eventually became successful without going to school. He said, “I…
In the months since Usher made headlines for allegedly infecting a woman with herpes, the Grammy-award winning singer has yet to address the scandal head on. It seems as the weeks pass by, bizarre details of the STD saga aren’t letting up. But, the Confessions crooner appears to be unbothered ― and much of the same could be said for frequent collaborator and veteran producer Jermaine Dupri. In the weeks since the accusations came to light, Jermaine has taken to social media to post several photos of him and Usher spending time between the studio, Sin City, and the beautiful…
Being treated like royalty is nothing new to Beyonce. She turned the tables as she returned to Houston – her hometown – to assist the victims of Hurricane Harvey. Giving Blue Ivy a lesson of humility, the mother had her daughter help her staff a feeding station, giving out meals of rice and beans to people in need. The five-year-old, dressed in a simple white T-shirt, looked on as her smiling mother talked to every person she served. The set of pictures showing the visit were posted to Beyonce’s Instagram on Sunday. They also showed the pair handing out supplies.…
Singer Ciara turned heads in a glittering purple gown as she attended the star-studded Harper’s Bazaar ICONS party for New York Fashion Week on Friday. The 31-year-old beauty showed off her endless, toned legs in the gown, which featured a racy thigh high slit to display plenty of skin. With its low-cut neckline, the gown gave exposed Ciara’s amazing cleavage, and she ensured that she worked every angle of her sensational physique as she attended the star-studded party. Ciara shrugged a longline blazer over her shoulders, which matched the royal hue of her dress, and added a complementing purple choker…
Superstar Rihanna brought much needed glamour to New York Fashion Week Sunday, with motorcycle stunt riders soaring over giant pink sand dunes in her latest fashion collaboration for Puma. After spending the last two season in Paris, the 29-year-old hitmaker brought her spring 2018 collection back to the US cultural capital in a look more sporty than ever, waving and blowing kisses to her fans at the end from the back of a motorcycle, arm around a helmeted driver. Her models paraded in whites, pinks and electric blues down a catwalk with glistening pink sand dunes in the background –…
Willie Obiano, has said his decision to contest for a second term in office is to make the state self sufficient. “In agriculture, the state is doing very well and has attained self-sufficiency in rice production. We consume 320,000 metric tonnes and now we produce 375,000 metric tonnes per annum, from 80,000 metric tonne when we assumed office. “What I want to leave behind as my legacy when I leave office after eight years is to ensure that Anambra State is self-sufficient in its revenue sources so that we will not have to be waiting for Abuja to run the…
Senator Gbenga Ashafa, has stated that the National Assembly is fully committed to the success of President Buhari’s vision for the transport sector which would be beneficial to all Nigerians. In his words, “Let me seize this August occasion to remind you that the National Assembly is your partner, as we are fully committed to ensuring the success of President Muhamadu Buhari’s vision for the transport sector, for the benefit of all Nigerians.” He also stated that “transportation sits at the heart of trade facilitation” and that the age of intermodalism, the various modes of transportation in Nigeria have worked…
Dayo Adeyeye has blasted the apointment of Gov. Ayo Fayose’s deputy, Prof. Kolapo Olusola, as the PDP flag bearer ahead of the state’s governorship election. Owoseni Ajayi; and a former Nigerian High Commissioner to Canada, Dare Bejide, also described the process that made Olusola emerge winner as illegal. “It is important to note that the PDP, as a political party, is bigger and larger than any individual no matter how highly placed as to override the rules and regulations of the party which are sacrosanct in the election of any candidate for elective position. “PAMM rejects the purported adoption of…
Dr. Babangida Aliyu, has said some members of the Peoples Democratic Party, who left to other parties did so for their bellies. “Oftentimes, people are following their stomach too. Don’t be surprised, between now and 2019, a lot of people will cross over to the PDP,” he said. “In politics, there are people who join and stick to principles; there are those who join for food; there are those who join so that they may be pushed for other reasons to be elsewhere. “So, movement may not be for only one reason, sometimes it might be pressure from one’s community.…
Aisha Alhassan who is popularly called ‘Mama Taraba’, has dared President Muhammadu Buhari to fire her. Asked by BBC Hausa if her statement on Atiku won’t get her axed from the cabinet, given that Buhari hasn’t ruled out a reelection come 2019, Aisha said: “I am not afraid of Buhari, he can sack me from work”. According to a recent interview, Alhassan says she’ll choose Atiku over Buhari if the latter’s name is on the ballot in 2019. “Atiku is my godfather even before I joined politics,” she said. “And again, Baba Buhari did not tell us that he is…
Aisha Alhassan has described President Muhammadu Buhari as an understanding man. The minister also deplored social media attacks on her over her support for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in 2019. She has come out to say said that she stands by her words, adding “let the will of God be’’. On prospects of keeping her job after the BBC interview, the minister said that she was not scared of being sacked by the Buhari administration. According to her, God gives and God takes (power). That is all and I have said it all in Hausa.
President Muhammadu Buhari will be speaking at the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly in the United States tomorrow. This was confirmed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu. “I cannot tell you the time he will be going because it can change but I know he is expected to be the eighth speaker at the UN. So, he will be there and he will speak,” Shehu reportedly said. The president, is listed as number seven on the provincial list of speakers scheduled to address the UN session.
Senator Aisha Alhassan has dismissed the statement rumours have claimed she made that Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai was involved in the abduction of the Chibok school girls. Alhassan said she knew nthing about the abduction in the first place since she is not a security officer. The minister also said that she did not speak to any news medium lately apart from the BBC neither did she release any media statement. According to her, some people are editing her BBC interview to “achieve their selfish agenda.” A statement issued on Sunday, September 10, further butressed her point. The statement…
Senator Aisha Alhassan, has accused a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, of peddling lies. Fani-Kayode recently said that Alhassan has resumed the role Governor Nasir el-Rufai played in the “Chibok scam,” Mama Taraba took to Twitter to address the ex-minister’s attempted stain on her personality. She said, “As a former minister of the Federal Republic, it is demeaning on your person to deliberately engage in peddling falsehood. I never said such. “You peddled falsehood. And that’s exactly what it is: lies and propaganda. Thank God the APC is cleaning up your mess.”