Top three finalists of the Big Brother Naija, Efe Ejeba, Bisola Aiyeola and TBoss have again been rewarded for their acts in the recently concluded reality TV show by Olakunle Churchill’s Big Church Group. According to a statement from Big Church Group, the reality TV show housemates were rewarded with plots of land to encourage their contribution towards the growth of the Nigerian entertainment industry as well as the economy as a whole. The gift of landed property were presented to each of the housemates by Tonto Dikeh’s estranged hubby and chairman of Big Church Group, Olakunle Churchill. It was…
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Davido’s Atlanta-based girlfriend, Amanda, has just shared a photo of her baby bump. Amanda took to Instagram today, April 18, 2017, to share a shot of her growing baby bump. Recall that on March 3, 2017, Davido confirmed he was expecting his second child Amanda. He revealed the happy news during a live interview on BEAT FM. As earlier reported, the 24-year-old’s baby will be due in April or May this year. Meanwhile, Davido has been sending mixed signals with his relationship with first baby mama, Sophie Momodu. The ‘If’ singer has been busy sharing photos of Sophie on social…
Biodun Stephen has released the trailer for her new movie “Picture Perfect.” The upcoming movie tells the story of a fashion designer who meets a notorious area boy when her car breaks down in his hood. What seems to be a distressing situation, turns out to be a blessing, only to go completely sideways when he sets up home beside her shop. The movie stars Bolanle Ninalowo, Mary Remmy Njoku, Bisola Aiyeola, Ronke Oshodi-Oke among others. The producers have described “Picture Perfect” as a beautiful blend of comedy, reality and a jot of romance, but a preferable description would be…
MTV Base is set for a new season of Lip Sync Battle Africa, with a face-off between dancehall king Patoranking and Chocolate City first lady Victoria Kimani. In anticipation of the second season, a private screening was held on Tuesday, April 18, 2017, at Genesis Cinemas, Lekki, Lagos. The screening was attended by celebrities including Simi, Denrele Edun, DJ Xclusive, IK Osakioduwa, Folu Storms, Katung Aduwak, Ehiz among others. For the new season, more than 30 of the continent’s hottest celebrities and entertainers will be a part of the lip Sync Battle. Among the revealed Nigerian contestants for season 2…
The host of the 2017 Big Brother Naija reality television show, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu has revealed the circumstances that prompted the disqualification of Kemen from the just concluded programme. In an interview with The Beat FM’s Tolu ‘Toolz’ Oniru, the TV personality stated that it took close to seven hours to make a decision regarding the sacking of the former housemate from the show. “It took up to 7hrs of discussion, deliberations before reaching a decision on Kemen’s disqualification,” he said. Obi-Uchendu also gave a frank view about the recent controversy concerning an insensitive joke made by comedian, AY Makun about…
Former housemate in the 2017 Big Brother Naija reality television show, TBoss has disclosed that she has forgiven Kemen for the sexual assault on her. She made this known via a series of Twitter posts on her handle where she asked her fans to put the issue to rest. The light skinned beauty thanked her fans for the support they have shown her since the incident came to light. “Tboss nation aka bossnation lets put the kemen issue to rest. i thank you all for standing up for me I love you guys I mean it. “What kemen did to…
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Tuesday urged retired Heads of Service and Permanent Secretaries to add value to governance, and to uphold the excellence the state was known for. Ambode made the remark at a two-day summit of the Association of agos State Retired Heads of Service and Permanent Secretaries (ALARHOSPS) in Lagos. The theme of the summit is: “Lagos at 50: 5 Decades of Excellence”. Ambode, who described the civil service as the engine room of government, said while most civil servants were shielded from the public eye, they work tirelessly to formulate and implement policies which…
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday organised a town hall meeting with stakeholders in Southern Kaduna to explore ways of ending the recurring crisis in the area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting, held in Kafanchan, was to seek alternative measures to complement the military in bringing about permanent peace to the area. In a message to the occasion, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen Tukur Buratai assured that the ongoing special operation tagged `Harbin Kunama II,’ was to engage the people in securing the area. He said that the residents must reslove to live in peace…
The Osun State govt has stated that it has refurbished a total of 82 school blocks comprising of 1,534 classrooms. The face-lifts on the classrooms were carried out across the state, government officials relayed. Senior Special Assistant on Education, Mr. Niyi Idowu said the vision of the Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola administration is to radically increase access to qualitative and quantitative Universal Basic Education, amongst other policies. He said that vision led to the reclassification of schools, which in turn gave birth to massive social investments in the physical infrastructure of many schools in the state. Rendering a report on school…
Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali has said that the remaining Chibok girls might not be found for years to come. Dan-Ali however added that the army is still searching for the girls in Boko Haram’s stronghold, Sambisa Forest. The minister made the comments while speaking with the Hausa service of Voice of America. “It took the US up to seven, eight, up to 10 years before they could get to Bin Laden. We are continuing our campaigning in the Sambisa forest in all its nooks and corners,” he said. Boko Haram terrorists abducted 276 girls from the Government Girls Secondary…
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the family and friends of former Nigerian Ambassador to Turkey, Sen. Ajuji Waziri, who passed away on Monday, April 17, 2017. This was made known in a statement by Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, in Abuja on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. Adesina said: “President Buhari joins the diplomatic corps and the National Assembly in mourning the demise of the former diplomat and lawmaker, who worked assiduously to improve the conditions of his community and the country. “As a public servant, who served in many capacities, the President…
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the Ministries of Transport, Power, Works and Housing and the security agencies over the successful completion of work on the runway and re-opening of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Buhari gave the commendation in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, on Tuesday in Abuja, 24 hours ahead of the time limit. The President also lauded the efforts of Kaduna State Government, the contractor, Julius Berger, and others, on the successful completion of the airport project, 24 hours ahead of the time limit. Buhari said that he looked…
Dani Alves was back at Camp Nou on Tuesday for the first time since leaving Barcelona on a free transfer last summer, where he said a lot of things would have to change for him to ever consider returning to the club on a permanent basis. In truth, at 33, seeing Alves in Barca colours again represents a long shot, but the Juventus defender didn’t miss the opportunity to take a shot at some of the people, without naming them, he felt forced him out of the club last year. “It was wonderful here, but I think coming back to…
Jamie Vardy said he and his Leicester teammates could be proud after they gave everything in their unsuccessful bid to prolong the club’s Champions League campaign on Tuesday night. The England striker scored as the Foxes drew 1-1 with Atletico Madrid in their quarterfinal second-leg match at the King Power Stadium — but bowed out on aggregate after Antoine Griezmann’s penalty separated the teams in the Spanish capital last week. Vardy told BT Sport afterwards: “We’ve given our all, especially in the second half. They made a few blocks on the line which on another day would’ve gone in. “We…
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone admitted his team were “living in fear” of Leicester City before advancing to the Champions League semifinals on Tuesday night. The Spanish club led 1-0 from the first leg in Spain and Saul Niguez’s first-halfgoal at the King Power Stadium meant Leicester would need to score three to progress. And though Jamie Vardy got one back on the hour mark, Atletico held off their Premier League opposition. It was the end of a fairytale run for Leicester, and Simeone said Atletico were never able to relax against them over the two legs. “I’m full of…
Jack Wilshere’s season looks set to be over after fears he has suffered a broken leg, according to reports in several UK papers. The Bournemouth midfielder, on loan from Arsenal, sustained the reported break in a collision with Tottenham striker Harry Kane, with the injury proving worse than first feared. An initial X-ray ruled out a break but a second scan has picked up a hairline fracture to his left leg, according to the reports. The prognosis, which has not been officially confirmed by Bournemouth or Arsenal, is a similar injury to the one that ruled him out for most…
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score 100 goals in the Champions League when he netted a hat trick against Bayern Munich on Tuesday — then used the occasion to ask for more respect from fans. Ronaldo had cut an isolated figure up front for long periods, and was jeered by some home fans for not working hard enough off the ball. At one point he put his finger to his lips, appearing to attempt to shush the Bernabeu. But they were all cheering his name at the end after he had knocked home the goals…
Bayern Munich won the battle 2-1 in 90 minutes at the Santiago Bernabeu, but lost the war 4-2 after extra time, suffering a bitter 6-3 aggregate defeat to a Cristiano Ronaldo-inspired Real Madrid side. After a goalless but highly entertaining first half, Carlo Ancelotti’s side valiantly secured an extra half-hour with a 2-1 win in normal time to level the tie at 3-3 overall, courtesy of a penalty from Robert Lewandowski on 53 minutes and a slapstick Sergio Ramos own goal — 102 seconds after Ronaldo headed an equaliser with 14 minutes remaining. However, just like in the 2-1 defeat…
Bayern Munich’s preparations for the first leg were thrown into chaos when it emerged that a shoulder injury would keep out Robert Lewandowski, their prolific striker from Poland. Although Thomas Muller is hardly a disastrous replacement, he endured a poor match in Munich and was substituted by Carlo Ancelotti even at a stage when Bayern were behind and chasing the game. Lewandowski will return at the Santiago Bernabeu, however, and this will be a perfect demonstration of quite how transformative his presence can be. With him up top, Bayern are better in so many ways — they can play more…
Senate President, Bukola Saraki has urged Nigerians not to lose confidence in the Muhammadu Buhari administration. Saraki also urged citizens to come together and support the government adding that the country would hopefully soon overcome its challenges. “My message is for us to live in peace and unity. I know that we will continue to make sacrifices; and we should be hopeful that the country will get better,” Saraki told journalists in Ilorin, Kwara state over the weekend. “We should be hopeful that we will attain our promises with time. We just have to stay focused and determined and should…