Five Star Music artist Skiibii comes through with a new single titled ‘London’. He teams up with SMD’s star Reekado Banks. The song was produced by Mystro. Listen and download.
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Barcelona face a summer of reconstruction after their grip on the La Liga title was ended by newly crowned champions Real Madrid. Here, AFP Sports looks at five key issues the Catalans have to address in the coming months to gain ground on their rivals from the Spanish capital. Undoubtedly Barca’s number one priority is to ensure that Lionel Messi’s future remains at the Camp Nou. Barca’s failure to win La Liga or the Champions League this season has been no fault of Messi. The five-time World Player of the Year has been at his brilliant best in carrying his…
Senate President Bukola Saraki says the N125 billion set aside for the National Assembly is relatively insignificant. He said the money is just three percent of the country’s total spending for 2017. Analysis of the budget by non-governmental organisation has shown that it takes about N229 million to put a single senator in the senate for a year. Speaking on Channels TV, Saraki said, “that is not being fair, because the money is not going to the senator, it is the cost of running an arm of government. It is not the senator. “In as much as we would take…
Television host and actress, Marcy Dolapo-Oni had a baby shower over the weekend. The media personality who is expecting her first child with husband, Prince Adegbite Sijuade was seen in a glamorous black gown in the company of friends. According to her, the shower was a surprise by close friends and family members. She seemed to have fun and is looking ready to drop any moment from now. Marcy announced she was pregnant on Sunday, March 26, 2017 via an Instagram post. Oni wrote tagging her husband Prince Sijuade with a simple caption, “God has blessed us @thegbi #AwesomeGod,” accompanied…
Timaya’s little girl Emma was a year older on May 21, 2017. The ‘Bang bang’ singer shared a photo of little Emma as she turns five. “I’m so privileged to be your father. Words can’t express the JOY I feel, I LOVE u to the moon and back my EMMA… HAPPY BIRTHDAY baby,” he wrote alongside the photo. Even after having two children with his baby mama, Timaya has revealed that he is still not ready to get hitched. Despite his unwillingness to get married, the singer has promised that he would not have kids with different women like his…
Mo’cheddah revealed she had a near-death experience over the weekend. The singer took to photo sharing app, Snapchat, on May 22, 2017, to share this information. Apparently, it had to do with an asthma attack but she was saved. According to her, “I saw my life flash before my eyes yesterday. Please if you have asthma/breathing disorder never leave your house without an inhaler, even if you have had an episode in years still get one and always have it with you. God got me thankful.”
Dr Dakuku Peterside, Director-General, Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), on Monday said that transportation and logistics were crucial to the economic development of any nation. Peterside stated this in Port Harcourt during his inauguration as Chairman, Governing Board, Centre for Logistics and Transport Studies (CELTRAS) of University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT). He said raw materials in Nigeria or Africa would not have value without transport and logistics to take them to where they were needed. “If there is one enabler for economic development, it is transport and logistics because we are in a world where demand and supply…
Scores of protesters on Monday stormed the Port-Harcourt office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), according to the anti-graft agency. The protest was said to be in support of Mr George Turnah, a former Special Adviser to erstwhile Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr Dan Abia. Turnah was recently arrested by the anti-graft agency in Port-Harcourt, Rivers, for allegedly stealing N2 billion from the coffers of the NDDC. Spokesman of the EFCC, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, said in a statement on Monday night that the protesters were mostly youths under the aegis of Egbeyin Congress…
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu says President Muhammadu Buhari is working from London. Kachikwu also said he’s not aware of the details of Buhari’s health challenges. The minister made the comments on Monday, May 22, during an appearance on BBC HardTalk with Stephen Sackur. “Yes, he is in London. He is undergoing hospital treatment… I don’t know the details of that and I obviously wouldn’t know. But let me say this, he returned from his first trip in London, even though the doctors advised him to have some rest,” Kachikwu said. “He’s back to London and he…
Though he denies it, Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has gambled the club’s season on the outcome of Wednesday’s Europa League final against Ajax in Stockholm. Having missed out on Champions League qualification via the Premier League, United must beat Ajax at the Friends Arena to secure a return to Europe’s elite competition. Mourinho has made his priorities clear in recent weeks by resting players for league fixtures, but he claims United’s injury problems left him with no choice. “It was not a gamble. It was a simple decision,” said Mourinho, who picked a team with an average age of…
Arsenal majority shareholder Stan Kroenke responded Monday to speculation about a possible takeover by insisting his company KSE UK’s shares in the English Premier League club “are not, and never have been for sale”. In a brief statement to the London Stock Exchange, headlined “Response to media speculation”, KSE said: “KSE UK Inc notes the recent media speculation concerning its shareholding in Arsenal Holdings PLC and confirms that its shares are not, and never have been, for sale.” It added: “KSE is a committed, long term investor in Arsenal and will remain so.” The statement came after last Friday’s Financial…
Champions League finalists Juventus have signed Colombian winger Juan Cuadrado on a permanent deal from Chelsea, the Italian champions announced Monday. “Following the meeting of the conditions provided by the contract, its obligation to definitively acquire the registration rights of Juan Cuadrado from Chelsea became due,” said Juve, who will play Real Madrid in the Champions League final on June 3. The permanent transfer fee of 20 million euros is to be paid in three annual instalments starting from 2017-18. The 28-year-old forward — whose big money move to Chelsea from Fiorentina in early 2015 didn’t work out leading them…
True to his words, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has paid for the repatriation of the late Moji Olaiya’s remains from Canada to Nigeria as he promised. Film maker, Yomi Fabiyi who is also the Publicity Secretary for the Nollywood actress’ burial committee and family, confirmed the payment via an Instagram post he shared today, Monday, May 22. He wrote: “ASIWAJU BOLA AHMED TINUBU PAID FOR THE COST OF BRINGING MOJI OLAIYA BODY AND CHILD TO NIGERIA. “The Committee after due deliberation consulted our father and a National Grand Patron of our association…
Following the blast in Manchester that left 22 dead, celebrities like Lorde, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry and Selena Gomez have taken to social media to send their love. This comes after the horrific attack at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester on Monday night, May 22, 2017. Police have confirmed 22 people have been killed, and around 50 injured. Ariana Grande also took to Twitter describing herself as “broken” over the tragedy.
The Ekiti State Government has described the online publication claiming that the State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, promised to fund the freighting of Moji Olaiya’s corpse from Canada to Nigeria, as misleading. Premium Times reports that the Special Assistant to the State Governor on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Ado Ekiti on Monday, May 22, condemning the comment made by a certain Olukayode Salako, claiming that Governor Fayose had declined a request to assist in freighting the Nollywood actress’ corpse to Nigeria. He said, “It is totally irresponsible on the part…
Yay! Rapper, Eldee The Don and Nollywood actress, Ngozi Ezeonu are a year older today! Born Olanrewaju Dabiri, Eldee The Don is a Nigerian rapper, record producer and architect. He studied Architecture at the University of Lagos, Nigeria and is an original member of the band Trybesmen, which was started in 1998 with rappers KB and Freestyle. ELDee works as an artist, producer, video director and a cutting-edge interactive media consultant for Fortune 500 international brands such as CNN, D3 Publishing, Hines, Accenture, Andersen, Kimberly Clark, Naruto, Primedia, NBA, UPS, Cartoon Network, Consumer Source, and Warner Bros. He has won…
Ariana Grande is broken after an explosion that left at least 22 dead and more than 50 injured outside her Manchester Arena concert. The pop star took to Twitter hours after the explosion to write that she was “broken” by the incident. “From the bottom of my heart, I am so so sorry. I don’t have words.” Reports of an explosion in the foyer of the U.K. concert venue came around 10:35 p.m on Monday night, May 22, 2017, following Grande’s show. Although her reps say the star was “okay” following the blast, but Manchester Police quickly confirmed that there…
Born May 23, Ngozi Ezeonu has starred in over 150 Nollywood films. In 2012, she starred in “Adesuwa”, a role that earned her a Best supporting actress nomination at the 8th Africa Movie Academy Awards. Movies she has featured in includes, “Glamour Girls”, “Shattered Mirror”, “The Pretty Serpent”, “Tears of a Prince” and others.
Gov. Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State said on Monday that he would contest in court his removal from office during his first term tenure. The governor spoke on his monthly public enlightenment programme, “Meet Your Governor in Ado Ekiti. He said since the Supreme Court had ruled that his impeachment was illegal, null and void, he reserved the constitutional right to so contest the removal. According to him, since his tenure had been adjudged by the Supreme Court to have been illegally truncated, he had no option than to approach the same court to seek interpretation of the judgement. The…
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has described the demolition of the structures housing the Breeze 99.9 FM, Lafia as “shocking and unbelievable”. The structures were demolished on Saturday, May 20, 2017, by the Nasarawa State Urban Development Board (NUDB), over alleged violation of approved land laws. Mrs. Franca Ayetan, NBC Zonal Director for North-Central, who led a team on a verification visit to the destroyed station on Monday, said that the development was surprising because the station followed due process in obtaining its broadcast license. “The owner of the private radio station, Dr. Nawani Aboki, followed due process in obtaining…