Jimmy Kimmel will return as the 2018 Oscars host. The Emmy-winning host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! took to his Twitter account to thank The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for choosing him again. “After just one year, we can’t imagine anyone else hosting The Oscars,” said Channing Dungey, the president of ABC Entertainment. “Jimmy’s skillful command of the stage is invaluable on a night when anything can happen – and does,” he adds. “Hosting the Oscars was a highlight of my career and I am grateful to Cheryl, Dawn and the Academy for asking me to return to…
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Beyonce is working her baby bump in stylish frocks and having major fun at it! The heavy soon-to-pop mum +is expecting twins with husband Jay Z and unlike the first pregnancy with Ivy Blue, she’s having fun and dressing up with this one. Now far gone into the pregnancy, the pop icon isn’t slowing down on her styles especially embracing body grazing dresses making sure when possible, the bump is the stylish add on. The 35-year-old star has in recent times skipped red carpet events but has made sure to show off her maternity styles when stepping out. From details…
Nigerian Soul R&B act Praiz drops a beautiful medley of his two songs ‘Body hot’ and ‘Mercy’. He performs it over an instrumental of Major Lazer’s ‘Run up’ at Factory 78TV studio in London. The same song recently got an African remix by Nigeria’s Skales, Yung L and Chopstix. Praiz so far this year only has one single out – ‘Folasade’, an emotional Soul stirring song bothering on heartbreak.
Sceneone Productions’ music oriented TV drama “Industreet” recently had an exclusive screening. The premiere which held on Friday, May 19, 2017, at IMAX Cinema, Lekki, was attended by Funke Akindele, Rita Dominic, Kate Henshaw, Gbenro Ajibade, Abdul Rasheed Bello AKA JJC, VJ Adams, Linda Ejiofor among others. Speaking at the event, JJC thanked his wife, Funke Akindele, for bringing the series to life. According to him, he had the idea as far back as 2009, but was encouraged by Funke Akindele to make a series out of it after she watched the pilot in 2013. The series which tells the…
Veteran Nollywood actor Iretiola Doyle recently celebrated her 50th birthday anniversary. As part of the activities lined up to mark her birthday, the producer, writer, and multi-award winning actor visited the Methodist Girls High School Yaba. There she shared her experience as a young girl and advised the students to set aside distractions and lead a noteworthy life.
World-known singer Rihanna has become a fashion icon for many girls and women. This fantastic celebrity never looks boring – she’s always about something new and fresh in her style. To date, queen Riri has 25 tattoos on her body: from tiny signs to big outstanding pictures, and each one has a deep meaning. Some of them are so cute and symbolize Rihanna’s feelings, another show her values of life, part of them are connected with special events in the singer’s life. Foot Tattoo The ankle of Rihanna’s right foot is decorated with two tattoos – a musical note and…
No fewer than 114 recruit constables of the Nigeria Police Force, on Friday passed out from the Police College in Oji River, Enugu State. DSP Ebere Amarizu, the spokesperson of Enugu State Police Command, made the disclosure in a statement issued to newsmen on Friday in Enugu. He said the officers included mechanics and painters. Others are, marine deck officers, mounted troopers, welders, tailors, dog handlers, nurses and iron benders. The statement described the event as memorable despite the fact that some officers fell along the way and could not make it to the last day. It said the Inspector-General…
Femi Adesina, the presidential spokesman, is tired of false publications about the death of President Muhammadu Buhari. In light of these false news, he has written an article. In it, he lashes out against people that wish for Buhari’s death, The Nation reports. He also prays for the president, who is currently in London for follow up treatment. The article is titled “They Learnt Nothing and Forgot Nothing.” Read the full article below. “They showed their pernicious hands again last Sunday, and have been on the prowl since then, roaring like a lion, seeking who to devour. Purveyors of death…
Rep. Abiodun Olasupo (APC- Iseyin/Iwajowa/Kajola/Itesiwaju Federal Constituency) says the bill on whistle blowing is at an advanced stage of being passed by the National Assembly. Olasupo also said the National Assembly was working hard to ensure that all enabling laws protect the identity of whistle blowers and strengthen the principle. The federal lawmaker spoke in Iseyin during a routine tour of his constituency to inaugurate projects and brief constituents. “You should not be surprised that all the measures used in the anti-corruption crusade today were developed by President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. “The Jonathan administration developed the policies of whistle blowing,…
The Sokoto State Government has purchased 12 fire fighting vehicles and equipment worth N339. 9 million, the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Alhaji Isa Achida, has said. Achida said in Sokoto on Saturday at a media briefing that the vehicle were purchased to boost the operations of the State Fire Service in a bid to save lives and property. The briefing was organised by the State Ministry of Information and the State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) to mark the two years of the administration of Gov. Aminu Tambuwal. “The provision of additional vehicles has brought the number…
As part of activities lined up to mark his 60th birthday celebrations, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola led a fitness and health walk round the streets of Osogbo, the state capital, early Saturday morning. Aregbesola is Governor of Osun, one of Nigeria’s southwest States. On the march with Aregbesola were deputy Governor, Otunba Grace Titi Laoye-Tomori, chief of staff, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, the deputy speaker of the House of Assembly, Hon Akintunde Adegboye, Osun APC party chairman, Prince Gboyega Famodun and several others. The exercise was tagged “Walk to live”. “Walk to Live” has been a highlight of the Aregbesola administration, particularly…
The army has dominated Falgore forest in Doguwa Local Government Area of Kano State, after flushing out armed bandits, cattle rustlers and other criminal elements from the forest. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, announced this on Saturday at Falgore at the end of exercise “Harbin Kunama” – Scorpion Sting. The army launched the special exercise in 2016 in Kaduna and Zamfara states to deal with those criminal activities. On April 19, it launched Harbin Kunama II in Southern Kaduna and extended it to part of Plateau, Kano and Bauchi states. Buratai said that although the exercise had…
Manchester United on Thursday, May 18 held their End of Season Awards which was attended by their first team stars and manager Jose Mourinho. Paul Pogba, Wayne Rooney, Antonio Valencia and their teammates were all dapper in suits for the end of year bash. At the awards, Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera was named the Player of the Year award named after Matt Busby which was voted by fans. “It is very special for me to win this award because when you see the list of the winners you realise how important it is… and because I stop the record…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have confirmed Super Eagles’ friendly game against Togo on Thursday, June 1. The friendly game which was first announced by the Togolese Football Federation (TFF) was put into doubt due to logistic concerns have now been confirmed by the NFF. “The @NGSuperEagles will play two international friendly matches, against the Senior National Teams of Corsica and Togo,” the NFF confirmed via Twitter. Before the game against Togo, the Super Eagles have also been scheduled to play a friendly against Corsica on Friday, May 26. The friendly games are to prepare the Super Eagles for their…
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hopes the thorny issue of his future will not prove a distraction when his side attempt to squeeze into the Champions League against Everton on Sunday. Wenger’s future remains unresolved and he said on Friday he expects a decision to be announced after a board meeting that will take place in the days following the FA Cup final against Chelsea on May 27. Wenger has come under fire from an increasingly vocal number of Arsenal fans, but with the team’s top-four hopes in the balance, he says his personal circumstances should be put to one side.…
Bayern Munich’s beer-soaked head coach Carlo Ancelotti admitted it will be tough to replace Philipp Lahm and Xabi Alonso after the pair played their final game before retiring. Lahm, 33, and Alonso, 35, hung up their boots after Saturday’s 4-1 win over Freiburg as Bayern celebrated lifting the German league trophy for the fifth season in a row. The German giants ended up 15 points clear in Ancelotti’s first season since replacing Pep Guardiola. Germany’s World Cup-winning captain Lahm played his 517th and final game in the Bayern shirt, lifting the Bundesliga shield for a record-equalling eighth time. Alonso, a…
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice in Borussia Dortmund’s 4-3 win over Werder Bremen on Saturday to finish as the Bundesliga’s top-scorer and seal his side’s direct Champions League place on a dramatic final day of the season. Aubameyang finished with 31 goals, one more than Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski, who failed to score in the champions’ 4-1 home win over Freiburg. There was drama at the bottom of the table as Hamburg guaranteed their survival with an 88th-minute goal to seal a 2-1 win over Wolfsburg. Two minutes after coming on, Luca Waldschmidt’s header, the day after his 21st birthday, sealed…
Mohamed Salah and Stephan El Shaarawy fired a double apiece and Edin Dzeko struck late as Roma put Juventus’s title celebrations on hold with a 5-3 win at Chievo on Saturday. Roma travelled to Verona knowing defeat, coupled with a Napoli draw against Fiorentina later, could hand Juventus a record sixth consecutive title before the Turin giants host relegation-haunted Crotone on Sunday. But with Napoli only one point further adrift and desperate to snatch Serie A’s second automatic Champions League qualifying spot, Luciano Spalletti’s men were in no mood for capitulating early. The capital club’s 27th win of the season…
Lionel Messi will spearhead Argentina’s attack against arch-rivals Brazil next month but there was no place in the squad for Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero. Inter Milan forward Mauro Icardi replaces Aguero in a squad believed to have been chosen by Jorge Sampaoli, the Sevilla coach who is poised to take over Argentina in a bid to rescue their World Cup hopes. Playmaker Manuel Lanzini, who has enjoyed a good season for West Ham in the Premier League, gets his first international call-up. Before they get back to the business of qualifying for Russia 2018 in August, Messi and Argentina…
Producer and singer Sheyman is a daddy! The music star welcomed a beautiful baby girl this week. The proud new dad just shared the news that he and his wife,, Cynthia Okonkwo-Ademoye are now parents. He took to Instagram on May 18, 2017, with a photo of his new lady love writing, “My Lord, I count myself lucky of your favour all the time, you allow me do things without stress, you guard my process of progress. You provide my happiness!!! To crown it all you gave us a precious jewel. Today, We share our joy with you as we…