Wizkid’s new status as an foreign celebrity seems to be getting way more convincing as seen in a recent picture that was shared of himself alongside Nicki Minaj. The image was posted today on the latter’s Instagram with both artistes looking like best pals. The “”Ojuelegba”” singer has shown he has gained acceptance in the far shores of the US ever since his ‘One dance’ song with Drake. His popularity among international fans has almost become assured and he made sure of that with his refined musical style. He is now named alongside African stars who have broken off the…
Author: David Folami
Nigerian-American singer Rotimi was on “The Breakfast Club” on Friday, August 4, 2017. During the interview, Rotimi came out clearly about his Nigerian roots and growing up in America with a hardworking mother. When Charlamagne Tha God asked him why Nigerians think differently from other Africans, Rotimi said “I don’t know. We just think differently than from West Africa. Pain is a direct line to royalty. The thought process is just work hard, get your job done and be successful” “My parents came when they were like 28. My mum came, she was homeless. She ended up graduating from Columbia…
MI Abaga has been warned by a fellow rapper S-Dot on the matter of his speaking against anti-gay laws in Nigeria. M.I agrees completely with this law now in place, the homosexuals should not come out in public with their sexual status. MI defends this opinion in reply to a Twitter follower by saying adultery and cheating are not right but they are not criminalized. “My thinking.. I was born straight.. I wd never want 2b punished 4 who I am.. because of this.. I wouldn’t punish som1 else for who they are. Cheating and adultery are wrong.. but they…
“Changed” Tonto Dikeh is now on an evangelical mission, Speaking to her fans on spiritual issues. The Nollywood actress who has been to and fro in a marriage is talking about spiritual healing and how use of hard drugs is not the answer but having a relationship with God. She also came out to say that even a pastor cannot solve one’s problems totally. ” You’ve been stuck for far too long!!! One thing I’ve discovered in life is that I had to participate in my healing journey. ‘Nothing changes until YOU change. Your therapist can’t fix you, your pastor…
Premier League managers on Tuesday, August 8 met at an annual meeting which held at the Premier League headquarters in London. The managers were pictured arriving the meeting which is held annually to inform all the division’s managers about the season’s new rules and several other issues. Arsene Wenger, Jurgen Klopp, Antonio Conte, Ronald Koeman, Mauricio Pochettino and Rafa Benitez all attended the meeting. New comers Frank de Boer, Marco Silva and Mauricio Pellegrino were there as well for the first time. Other managers present include Paul Clement, Eddie Howe, Sean Dyche and Slaven Bilic. Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola…
Sweden legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic is up to something as usual. Ibrahimovic has announced the launch of the mobile action game with an advert which shows him in an animated form wearing a robot suit. The advert begins with a slow zoom out from a close-up of the suit which expands to show Ibrahimovic in a robot suit. “I thought there were no challenges left,” Ibrahimovic’s voice says in the background. “That’s when they came – a new game, new rules and a new rival. “Someone I know very well. On this day, the universe will know there is only one…
Jose Mourinho insisted that Manchester United had emerged from their trip to Skopje for the UEFA Super Cup a better team despite the scoreline being 2-1 at the end of 90 minutes. The Portuguese manager had expected his team to struggle against the reigning European champions and they could have conceded more than just the goals scored by Casemiro and Isco, one in each half. “I always say the Champions League is one thing and the Europa League is another, and the Champions League winner obviously has a different potential,” said ex-Real coach Mourinho, whose current team are back in…
Fired up by a shambolic first season in England, Pep Guardiola has gone back to the drawing board in an attempt to construct Manchester City into Premier League champions. Expectations were rocket-high when Guardiola came to Manchester after years of being chased by them, but a title challenge failed to materialise and his side did not make a mark in any of the cup competitions. “With all respect to the players, last season we were one of the oldest teams in the Premier League. We didn’t buy full-backs for five, six years,” said Guardiola. “We decided last season we could…
Manchester United succumbed to defeat 2-1 in the European Super Cup to a Real Madrid side who appeared entirely up for it while United looked, by contrast, as if they are still trying to find their feet together. Isco and Casemiro played with massive freedom, and Luka Modric and Toni Kroos barely lost the ball. This was only a preseason match, but a considerable amount of work remains to be done for Jose Mourinho’s team. Nemanja Matic instantly added composure, strength and elegant passing in midfield. Antonio Valencia looked great getting forward at times, and both Marcus Rashford and Marouane…
Barcelona have reached an agreement with Liverpool to sign Philippe Coutinho after the little magician put pressure on the Premier League club to let him follow his heart and join the Spanish giant, sources close to the Catalan club has said. Coutinho is set to join Barca for a base fee of €90 million (£81.6m), with bonuses that could bring the deal to €120m (£108.8m), as the Catalan club begin to spend the €222m they received from Paris Saint-Germain for Neymar last week. A delegation from Barcelona headed up by chief executive Oscar Grau travelled to Liverpool on Monday night…
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said his team wants more titles after they added a sixth trophy during his less than two years in charge by beating Manchester United 2-1 in Tuesday’s UEFA Super Cup game in Skopje. Casemiro’s offside strike put Madrid ahead midway through the first half, with the double Champions League holders’ dominance rewarded just after the break through a superb finish by Isco after a one-two with reported United target Gareth Bale. United pulled one back when Keylor Navas made a meal of Nemanja Matic’s 20-yard strike and Romelu Lukaku drove home the rebound. Jose Mourinho’s…
Isco has said he is very sure that a new deal with Real Madrid is close to happening and “will be done soon” after doing his bit in a 2-1 victory against Manchester United in the UEFA Super Cup. The Spain international has just one year left on his deal at te Santiago Bernabeu and questions have arose about his future with no new contract signed yet from Los Blancos. But the 25-year-old, who scored Real Madrid’s second goal with great skill after being set up by teammate Gareth Bale, said a deal is close and that he has no…
Steven Gerrard has said that Philippe Coutinho will have to really show his discontent at staying at Anfield if he is to leave Liverpool for Barcelona this season. Jordi Blanco reported on Tuesday that Barcelona believe they have reached a deal with Liverpool to buy Coutinho for an initial €90 million (£81.6m), while sources close to the player have said that the Brazil international has informed his club that he would llike to join the Spanish giants. However, sources said earlier in the day that Liverpool remained sure of holding on to him, and club legend Gerrard — now working…
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho said a video review would have cancelled Real Madrid’s opening goal and led to extra time in the UEFA Super Cup on Tuesday. United lost the game 2-1 after goals from Casemiro and Isco gave Madrid a two-goal advantage before Romelu Lukaku got a goal back with his first competitive goal for his new club. But Mourinho disagreed with Casemiro’s opener, saying that had a video assistant referee (VAR) been watching outside the pitch in Skopje, Macedonia, the result would have been different with the Brazilian’s goal ruled out for offside. “I think we did…
The former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank has said that APC is dead under its chairman, John Oyegun. Frank has not been in speaking terms with the APC chairman over his alleged high-handedness and undemocratic tendencies. The former spokesman also condemned the APC national working committee for leading the party astray. He said “I’m happy that some of our leaders are now speaking out against the lack of internal democracy I have been fighting for all this while. “It is still not too late if others will shun sentiments and see reasons to…
The Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has said exclusive breastfeeding of children should be made compulsory by nursing mothers to ensure healthy life for the babies. Buhari said this in Abuja on Tuesday at the 2017 World Breastfeeding Week where she inaugurated the Breast-feeding Advocacy Initiative with theme: ‘‘Sustaining Breastfeeding Together.’’ The wife of the president was represented by Dr Hajo Sani, her Senior Special Assistant on Administration. Reports have it that Buhari is also key to supporting the cause of exclusive breastfeeding among women in the country. She said, ‘‘Employers in Nigeria should create an enabling environment…
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) chapter, on Wednesday began a five-day warning strike over alleged slash in their salaries. Addressing newsmen after a peaceful rally at the hospital, the ARD President, Dr Ige Kolawole, said that they were forced to embark on the strike following the continued deduction of their salaries since January 2014. Some of the placards read: “Stop Selected Victimisation of Resident Doctors and House Officers.” “Underpayment of UITH Resident Doctors Is Deliberate by CMD; Mr CMD Disobedience to Government Directives is Illegal.’’ “This is demonstration of wickedness as our salaries…
President Muhammadu Buhari has made known his sadness over the Ozubulu Church attack in Anambra State by a yet to be identified gunman, describing the incident as “an appalling crime against humanity and unspeakable sacrilege.” The President expressed his anger in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Sunday. President Buhari said that “there was no justification whatsoever to target Church worshippers and kill them in cold blood.’’ He said this kind of absurd act “plumbs the depth of depravity and extreme cruelty of the kind that words cannot…
Two Nigerians have reportedly died from Lassa fever while receiving treatment at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). The story first broke out when Twitter user, @SeunOgungbure, posted with his account, “There’s an outbreak of Lassa Fever in LUTH. Two dead and a Medical Officer is critically ill at the moment.” Mr Seun, who is an employee at a diagnostic center in Surulere that gets patients from LUTH, confirmed that the Accident and Emergency unit of the hospital, as well as a few other units, has been closed due to the incident. “It’s very rare that they would close down…
Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has reached out to the Senate President to return the pension he received from the Kwara state government. This is the latest development after the Socio-Economic and Accountability Project (SERAP) commended the Senate President’s decision to stop receiving pensions. He said “The Senate president, Dr Bukola Saraki, announced last week that he had stopped collecting pension as a former governor of Kwara State following the protest by the Socio-Economic and Accountability Project, SERAP. “According to the Senate president, the moment his attention was drawn to the allegation of the payment of double…