Thanks to Paul Pogba, Instagram has become a transfer window tool for players to tease followers and fuel speculation as they post cryptic messages juxtaposed with saturated pictures, usually one of them bathed in sunshine in one of the globe’s warmer climates. So far this summer the most noteworthy post by a prospective or current Manchester United player was Luke Shaw’s at the weekend. The defender attended Phil Jones’ wedding with his partner and uploaded a cosy snapshot of the pair while congratulating Jones and his new wife. Followers did not need to scan through the comments to notice how…
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Chelsea will refuse to sell Nemanja Matic on the cheap this summer with Antonio Conte ready to hold out for an offer of at least £40million, according to reports. The Premier League champions are moving closer to securing a deal for Tiemoue Bakayoko – the Frenchman looks set to join from Monaco for around £35m. Bakayoko is expected to hold talks with Chelsea over the weekend and his arrival in west London could instigate a move for Matic. The Serbian midfielder has emerged as a target for Manchester United having worked with manager Jose Mourinho at Stamford Bridge. Matic, who…
Actress Mercy Aigbe is in the news again after engaging a follower on social media in a no-holds-barred battle over her role as an Ambassador for widows. This is coming days after her estranged husband, Lanre Gentry, aimed a broadside at government on Father’s Day for lumping his wife in with widows while he was still alive. The actress, who recently stunned fans by coming out as a victim of domestic abuse, took to Instagram to announce details of her engagements in her new role. Looking chic in a colourful Ankara getup, the Benin-born ex-model heartily revealed she was on…
Bollywood bad boy Salman Khan’s latest movie opened in Indian cinemas Friday but film analysts are sceptical it will have the same box office success as his previous Eid blockbusters. It is something of a tradition in the Hindi film industry for Khan to star in the big release of the Eid holiday to mark the end of Ramadan, which this year is expected to fall on Monday. Last year’s “Sultan” broke opening weekend records and currently sits fifth in the all-time list of highest-grossing Hindi language films worldwide, two places behind his 2015 Eid release “Bajrangi Bhaijaan”. However this…
“Isoken” will screen at the next edition of Nolly Thursdays, with its cast and crew as special guests. The special guest for the event which will hold on Thursday, June 22, 2017, at Genesis Cinemas Palms Site, Lekki Lagos, is Dakore Akande. Akande is popular for movies like “Fifty,” “Lunch Time Heroes,” “Journey to Self” among others. “Isoken” is a story that revolves around Isoken. Unmarried at 34, everyone in the Osayande family is worried about Isoken. Although she has what appears to be a perfect life – beautiful, successful and surrounded by great family and friends, in a culture…
Nollywood veteran Omotola Jalade Ekeinde thinks chemistry has been downplayed in the Nigerian film industry. Speaking to the press on June 21, 2017, during a screening of her upcoming movie “Alter Ego,” the actress spoke about badly made sex scenes, having the support of her husband and creating chemistry for sex scenes. The actress also shared how she created her chemistry with Fred Amata for the classic movie, “Mortal Inheritance.” “I think the problem is when it’s unnecessary. Some filmmakers just put in sex scenes and you will be like ‘huh? What the hell was that for?’ And it’s very…
Nigerian Afrobeat singer Mr Eazi’s ‘Skin tight’ has gotten a Rita Ora remix with Wizkid’s vocals in as well.
Dammy Krane is out with a remix of the song ‘Ladies’ that had Davido originally on it. On the remix, London based Hip Hop R&B group Wstrn. This was produced by Scarface.
2face Idibia now 2Baba is out with song titled ‘Hold my hand’ to mark world refugee day across the globe. The song produced by Bolaji Beatz features vocals from Grace Mathew, an 8 year-old girl from an IDP camp who witnessed the killing of her family in Borno, where she’s since fled from. 2Baba has said he will be donating 60% of the song’s profits to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Nigeria, in order to help refugees and IDPs. “The plight of Internally Displaced Persons in Nigeria is very dear to my heart,” 2Baba wrote on…
More details have emerged surrounding the marital crisis between Tonto Dikeh and Oladunni Churchill. In a leaked chat between Tonto Dikeh and her mother-in-law, the actress revealed she paid for her own bride price. According to her, “Thinking back and after talking to Bimbo Coker, it’s safe to say you are in on Kunle’s fraud and dirty lifestyle. Flew your son, clothed him, gave him pocket money, helped him with every sweat in my body, you watched your son dupe me for all my hard earned money.” She went on to reveal even his ex-wife paid for her own wedding.…
Harrysong has reportedly welcomed a set of twins. The twins, a boy and a girl, we learned were delivered by the star’s baby mama in Beverly Hills, California. Kimani Off Air is reporting the ‘Reggae blues’ singer has named them Perez and Tarela. We haven’t been able to verify the news from Harrysong. If this news is true, the pop star will be towing the path of D’banj and wife, Lineo Didi Kilgrow, who secretly welcomed a baby boy last month. The Koko Master shared a photo on Friday, May 26, of the hands of a newborn baby clutching his…
Big Brother Naija 2017 runner-up, Bisola is oozing sex appeal in her latest photos for Bold Magazine Africa. Bisola is pictured with a black bra, floral jacket and pants. Talking about her experience in the house, “My time in the big brother house was very interesting, I had fun in the house. So many things I never thought I could do, I found out that if I push myself more and I don’t put myself in that box of fear, I could actually achieve a lot. Physically I do a bit of jogging, but that house made me go all…
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has urged the National Assembly to quicken the amendment of the 1999 Constitution and the Electoral Act. Yakubu made the call in Ibadan on Wednesday, at an International Conference organised by the Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan. The theme of the conference is “Enfranchising the African Diaspora: Comparing Notes across Sub-Saharan Africa.’’ Yakubu was represented by a National Commissioner of INEC, Prof. Anthonia Simbinne. He said that the conference was organised to underscore the importance of the card reader and electronic voting towards deepening the electoral process and…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has acknowledged receipt of the petition for Senator Dino Melaye’s recall. The Electoral body also said that it will verify if the petitioners are registered voters in Kogi West Senatorial District. According to a statement sent to Pulse News, INEC revealed that it has also notified Melaye of the petition against him. The statement was issued by Mallam Mohammed Haruna, the National Commissioner & Member, Information and Voter Education Committee on Thursday June 22, 2017. INEC said “In accordance with the INEC guidelines for the recall of members of the National Assembly, the Commission…
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Bode George is set to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) according to the Lagos Chairman of the APC, Chief Henry Ajomale. Ajomale made this revelation in an interview with Sun, saying, “I mean it. Mark my words, Chief Bode George will soon be in APC fold. George is on his way to joining the APC, and we will welcome him in a big way. “He is coming to join us very soon, to join APC in helping to transform Lagos State into Dubai of Africa. ” He pointed to indications of the recent interest…
Senate President Bukola Saraki’s legal team has reacted to the Federal Government’s appeal against the Code of Conduct (CCT) ruling that acquitted him of charges of corruption and false assets declaration. The Federal Government filed an 11 grounds notice of appeal against the ruling of the Danladi Umar-led tribunal after it dismissed the government’s 18-count false assets declaration charge against the former Kwara state Governor on June 14. Saraki’s counsel, Mr. Paul Erokoro (SAN), told Leadershiip, “We have no fear about the appeal. It is their right to appeal the judgement since they are not satisfied with it. “When we…
The Defence Headquarters says the Service Chiefs of the Armed Forces of Nigeria have not committed any illegality in extending the service of career officers. Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, the Director Defence Information gave the clarification in a statement on Thursday. Enenche said that the clarification followed a publication captioned: “How Service Chiefs Illegally Extend Military Careers of Course Mates”. “Thus, it has become necessary to clear this issue that was addressed particularly to the Nigerian Army, Navy and Airforce,’’ he said. He explained that the publication cited the “Harmonized Terms and Conditions of Service (HTACOS), 2012, Paragraph 02: 10 (b)…
The Osun Government says it will provide free train ride for its indigenes from Lagos to Osogbo during the Eid-el-fitr holiday. The Commissioner for Industries, Commerce and Co-operatives, Mr Ismaila Jaiyeoba-Alagbada, gave the information in a statement on Thursday in Osogbo. Jaiyeoba-Alagbada said the free train would leave Iddo terminus in Lagos to Osogbo on Saturday June 24 by 10am and return to Lagos on Tuesday June 27 by 11am. He said the train would also pick passengers along Ogun and Oyo corridor. Jaiyeoba-Alagbada said the service was in continuation of the commitment of Gov. Rauf Aregbesola’s administration to making…
Five people have been killed in a landmine explosion and a roadside ambush in northeast Nigeria blamed on Boko Haram , the civilian militia and police said Wednesday. In the first incident, at least three loggers were killed when their truck ran over a landmine outside Abbari village in the Konduga district of Borno state on Tuesday. “The truck hit the landmine at about 4:30 pm (1530 GMT) and went up in flames, killed all three loggers on board,” said Ibrahim Liman, from the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF). Babakura Kolo, Another member of the CJTF in Maiduguri, confirmed the…
There is a fresh report on the allegation by Gov Nyesom Wike that ex-LG bosses were forced to finance the pet project of ex-First Lady, Judith Amaechi. Two ex-LG bosses, Ojukaye Amachree and Fred Igwe faulted the allegation credited to the Rivers State governor. The former LG bosses stressed that at no time were they coerced or intimidated to pay any money to Amaechi’s wife. A statement by the coalition of the ex-commissioners and LG bosses reads: “Nyesom Wike, since his assumption to office, appears to have a major agendum, which is to tarnish the sterling reputation of former governor,…