Homegrown hero Harry Kane scored Tottenham Hotspur’s last goal at White Hart Lane as they bade farewell to their home with a 2-1 victory over Manchester United on Sunday. Kane, born up the road in Chingford, added to Victor Wanyama’s early header to secure a victory that confirmed Spurs will finish in second place in the Premier League and ended United’s hopes of a top-four finish. Demolition work at the Lane, Spurs’ home since 1899, will start on Monday, with Mauricio Pochettino’s side playing at Wembley next season before moving into their new ground, which is being built on the…
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The fight for the La Liga title will go down to the last day of the season after convincing wins for Real Madrid and Barcelona on Sunday left them locked together on 87 points at the top of the table. Madrid remain in the driving seat after the European champions saw off Sevilla 4-1 as they have two games remaining to Barca’s one. However, Barca remain on top thanks to their better head-to-head record with Neymar scoring a hat-trick as they also won 4-1 at Las Palmas. Madrid visit Celta in their game in hand on Wednesday and then travel…
Actress Monica Bellucci reopened the heated debate on the airbrushing of stars’ photographs on Wednesday by declaring, “Thank heavens for retouching.” The Italian beauty, the oldest Bond girl ever at 50 in “Spectre”, told AFP that she had learned to accept “seeing my face change” but she was not averse to a little help from Photoshop. She said she was glad that magazines were airbrushing less than in the past and that the public was learning to love stars’ little “imperfections”. Even so “I say thank heavens for retouching. It’s airbrushing that saves us,” she declared. The actress, now 52,…
Eighty-two of the more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped in northeast Nigeria in 2014 on Sunday headed to meet President Muhammadu Buhari after a prisoner swap deal with Boko Haram secured their release. The presidency announced late on Saturday that months of talks with the jihadists had “yielded results” some six months after 21 of their classmates were freed with the help of international mediators. “Today 82 more Chibok girls were released,” a statement said. “After lengthy negotiations, our security agencies have taken back these girls, in exchange for some Boko Haram suspects held by the authorities.” No details were given…
Ross Barkley reminded Everton what they’ll be missing if he is allowed to leave as the England midfielder’s cool finish clinched a 1-0 win over Watford on Friday. Barkley’s future with Everton is in doubt following his refusal to commit to the club by signing a new long-term contract. Everton manager Ronald Koeman has given Barkley a deadline of next weekend to confirm whether he will sign the contract or be sold before the remaining 12 months of his deal expire at the end of next term. Despite the contract dispute, Barkley was still recalled to the starting line-up by…
Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun aka Wizkid is one of Nigeria’s most influential pop stars. Born on July 16, 1990, the young man who started recording music at age 11, has graduated to selling millions of records around the world. Wizkid is currently signed to Sony Music Entertainment globally, and RCA Records in the USA. In a young career which officially began in 2010, Wizkid has experienced growth meteorically, moving from a local star to a global star. He has collaborated with numerous international artists including Femi Kuti, Drake, R.Kelly, Chris Brown, and Ty Dollar Sign.
Efe Ejeba, Winner of the 2017 Big Brother Naija reality show has assured fans that the video of his recently released song titled; “Based on Logistics“ would be out soon. Efe gave the assurance while reacting to question by one of his numerous fans on his twitter; handle KING’LYKS@comeradekingsk who asked about the release of the video. “Thank you @EfeMoney n @Duktorsett for the #basedonlogistics #Hitsong . na my ringtone bdat. Drop d video man. The song is fire #jostified’’ Efe replied on his twitter handle @EfeMoney, Video dey cm…tanx a lot’’. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
Iyanya may have poked the wrong bear after making a comment suggesting mockery of Caesar Ume-Ezeoke engagement to Nigerian femcee, Eva Alordiah. This is following gossips that the pair are no longer affianced, a rumour Caesar denied in a recent chat. He was however riled by a comment made by Mavin Records’ Iyanya who dropped a subliminal jibe at him. “People dey engage people for 15 months? ahh”, the ‘Up 2 sumting’ songster posted via Twitter on Thursday, May 11, 2017. This prompted a response from Caesar who went all out to bash the singer, asking him to mind his…
The Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA) says over 2,000 Internally Displaced Children were enrolled into Safe School initiative programme in the state. The Executive Secretary of the agency, Mr Haruna Furo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola on Sunday that the initiative was part of Federal Government’s special education package for IDPs children nationwide. He said many displaced children were sent to various Unity Colleges across the country under an exchange school Programme. Furo said there were four ongoing categories of education programmes for IDPs children in the state. He explained that apart from the Save…
Rev. Soji Adeniyi of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Lokoja, has appealed to Nigerians to pray for President Muhammadu Buhari,as he traveled out of the country on health ground. Adeniyi made the appeal on Sunday in Lokoja, his sermon entitled, “The need to always pray for a nation.” The cleric said there was a need for the people to always seek the face of God for their leaders and country. The Reverend, who prayed for the quick recovery of Buhari, said he would triumph over the sickness and return in good health to continue his duty to the nation.…
Residents of Calabar, the Cross River capital, have commended the Federal Government for awarding contract for the reconstruction of the dilapidated Calabar-Itu-Ikot Ekpene highway. A cross section of those who expressed their appreciation in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on Sunday, described it as a “positive development.” The Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the N54 billion contract for the reconstruction of the highway on May 3. The road would link Cross River with Akwa Ibom. The residents of Calabar said that the road was crucial to them and the economy because it served as…
Fernandinho admits “something went wrong” with Manchester City during Pep Guardiola’s frustrating first season in the Premier League. City began Guardiola’s reign tipped as title favourites after reeling off 10 consecutive wins in all competitions. But they will end the campaign without a trophy as they scrap to qualify for the Champions League via a top four finish. A 2-1 success over Leicester on Saturday ensured two more victories, against West Bromwich Albion and Watford, will guarantee them a place in Europe’s elite club competition. But Brazil midfielder Fernandinho acknowledges there is plenty of room for improvement after a spluttering…
Hull City crashed out of the Premier League on Sunday as Crystal Palace secured their own survival with a 4-0 thrashing of their relegation rivals at Selhurst Park. Marco Silva’s side knew only a victory would give them a realistic chance of staying up, but goals from Wilfried Zaha, Christian Benteke, Luka Milivojevic and Patrick van Aanholt consigned them to the drop. Third-bottom Hull, winners just once in their last six matches, return to the Championship just 12 months after their promotion via the play-offs. They paid the price for a chaotic campaign marred by poor signings and boardroom turmoil.…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has refuted claims that the Super Eagles will face Togo in an international friendly in Paris on June 1. The NFF Director of Media and Communications, Ademola Olajire, explained to supersport.com that no game involving the Hawks of Togo has been included in the schedule of the Super Eagles for June 1. “There is no such game for the Super Eagles as I speak with you,” Olajire told supersport.com on Friday via telephone. News of the planned international friend was first announced on an unverified account of the Togo Football Federation (FTF) on microblogging social…
David Oyelowo has landed a role in “Arc of Justice,” a movie based on the high-ranking Ossian Sweet civil rights cases. The historic movie is based on the 2004 book by Kevin Boyle, “Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age.” The book follows the true story of the grandson of a slave, Dr. Ossian Sweet, who moved his family to an all-white Detroit neighborhood in 1925. When his neighbors attempted to drive him out, Sweet defended himself – resulting in the death of a white man and a murder trial for Sweet.…
Music 360 brings you review of Iyanya’s “Signature” EP. As is the drill, the presenter and seasoned music critic Ayomide Tayo(AOT2) highlights the top five tracks he thinks stood out, evalautes the production quality on the project and also points out what in his opinion was a low for the EP.
“Scandal” is coming to an end with its seventh season in 2018, and that’s good news. When the ‘political drama’ premiered in 2012, I didn’t immediately join the Gladiator bandwagon until 2014, when I spent an entire weekend binge-watching Olivia Pope, President Fitzgerald Grant III and the whole White House shenanigans. At the risk of sounding like a hopeless romantic, there were also those heated moments between Fitz and Olivia that made me like the show. I know… despite the love triangle, side chick and adultery-ish, I was hooked. I had just found a dramatic, soapy and fresh series for…
Harrysong and Del B team up gracefully on this sweet tune ‘Comsa’. The song gives off good rhythm and melodies you can’t help but appreciate. Harrysong sure often than not has his way with songs that end up catchy.
“Not Just Married” producer Judith Audu, has released the official trailer for her second feature film, “Stormy Hearts”. Directed by Tope Alake and written by Brenda Ogbukaa and Chijioke Ononiwu, the movie stars Christiana Martin, Theresa Edem, Eddie Watson, Kenneth Okoli, Fred Amata, Rotimi Salami, Kelechi Udegbe, Gregory Ojefua, Tomiwa Kukoyi, Etinosa Idemudia, Debbie Ohiri among others.
Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe has opened up on her abusive relationship and sad marriage. The popular Yoruba star in an interview with Broadway TV opened up on the details of the scandal that have trailed her and her husband, Lanre Gentry, for the past few weeks. Mercy revealed that her husband once became furious and started to beat her in the presence of everybody. She said, “Immediately, I opened the door, he kept beating me. I was begging him and asking why he was beating me. He said he would destroy my face such that no makeup would fix it…