Afrobeat legend, Femi Kuti is once again speaking out on the IDP camps he visited in some northern states in February. Speaking to us, he lamented the suffering going on in those places. According to him, ‘The heat alone is overbearing. I don’t think we in Lagos go through half of what they go through. Over 60 people are lumped up under one tent. It is that bad.’ He further said, ‘How the matter got to this stage shows that there is no leadership in Nigeria. It is shocking that one man said they used 160 million to cut grass.…
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Victoria Kimani is presently one of the biggest Kenyan musicians; up there with boy band, Sauti Sol. But the singer, signed to Nigerian recording label, Chocolate City, recently explained her displeasure with Kenyan show organisers for using their top music stars as opening acts for shows headlined by outsiders in their country. ‘Dear Kenya, The day we stop using our A list artists as opening acts for Other B list ‘intl’ artists is the day we begin actually winning,’ she said. ‘Book us now before you can no longer afford us, don’t chase our Artistic dreams away.’ Chris Brown, Wizkid,…
Naturi Naughton the star of hit American TV series, Power, is pregnant. The actress who plays Tasha St. Patrick on the show, is expecting her first child with longtime boyfriend, Ben and the baby is due this July. She revealed the good news on her official Instagram account with photos from her interview with People magazine, including a hot bikini baby bump photo taken on the beach. The 32-year-old told People magazine, ‘It’s been a little surreal, but I feel really good, healthy and strong.’ The actress also revealed that ever since her fellow cast and crew of the show…
In a recent interview she granted New York Times, Taraji P. Henson talks about her upcoming work, Proud Mary – in which she plays an assassin who discovers a maternal instinct. The Empire star also revealed how she longs to play a ‘man’ and a marvel superhero. On being stereotyped: ‘I don’t like to repeat characters, I’m an artist to the bone.’ On the roles she looks forward to playing: ‘I would love to be a Marvel superhero. I’m dying to get into some comedy. I think I’m a stronger comedic actress than a dramatic actress. You guys just fell…
Some of Nigeria’s leading comedians have signed up for the fifth edition of Nigerian entertainment conference holding in Lagos on April 26, 2017. Now in its fifth year, NECLive is the umbrella conference for the entertainment industry in Nigeria, providing an opportunity for strategic discussions, and a marketplace for ideas, products and services. The organisers say this year’s edition will focus on how Nigerian entertainment, and indeed entertainment from Africa is finding renewed favour with fans at home, and the world over. In 2016, Nollywood movies surpassed Hollywood and Bollywood in cinema earnings and the share of customer voice, in…
Rick Ross stopped by Wendy to explain why he warned Meek Mill not to trust Nicki Minaj. Rozay also talked about his now highly publicised feud with Birdman. The Bawse ruffled feathers on his new album, Rather You Than Me, where he rapped about warning Meek Mill not to trust his ex-girlfriend Nicki Minaj. ‘It’s just that big brother love, it’s nothing personal against Nicki, it could’ve been Keisha off your block,’ Rick Ross said on Wendy. ‘That was just me being a big brother… That’s was just my opinion. [I told him] just be careful. Sometimes you just have…
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ali Modu Sheriff, has said God will determine his decision to run for presidency in 2019. In a report by ThisDay Newspaper, Sheriff said he will leave the decision on whether to run for presidency on the party platform or not in the hands of God. “Every position I occupy in life, God made it possible. I am a firm believer in the will of God. The issue of the presidency is not for me to decide. I told you I will not run for the chairmanship position, the rest we…
The factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmed Makarfi has revealed that Ali Modu Sheriff wants to contest for President in 2019. Makarfi also said that Sheriff is holding the PDP to ransom because of his presidential ambition. The factional leader said the PDP chairman exposed his plan when he called for the party’s presidential ticket to be zoned to the North. According to Daily Post, Makarfi said “Yesterday (Monday), while addressing newsmen, as he continues to illegally occupy our Party Secretariat with the backings of the APC Government, the former Borno State Governor clearly stated that he’s…
Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose has said that some people have been urging him to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Fayose however said that he would not join the APC because some members had betrayed party leader, Bola Tinubu. According to a statement released by his spokesman, Idowu Adelusi, the governor made the comments during a gathering in Ado Ekiti. “Some people have been making overtures to me to join the APC, but I cannot join them. With what have they repaid somebody like Asiwaju Tinubu? He worked and helped the party to secure victory but has been…
The Speaker of the Abia House of Assembly, Chief Chikwendu Kalu (PDP), has said that he was not aware of any plans to recall him over alleged criminal act before his election to the house. Kalu said this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Umuahia on Wednesday while reacting to the threat by some members of his Isialangwa South State Constituency to recall him. NAN reports that six people from the constituency: Messrs Victor Irondi, Otuonye Alozie, Ngozi Udo, Sunday Onyendi, Udo Mba and Bridget Abel, spearheaded Kalu’s recall. In a three-page petition made…
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff has accused factional leader, Ahmed Makarfi of plotting to purchase a favourable judgment at the Supreme Court. Makarfi has approached the apex court over a Court of Appeal decision which named Sheriff the rightful chairman of the party. The allegation was made by Sheriff’s deputy, Dr Cairo Ojougboh on the chairman’s behalf. “We make bold to say nobody can buy the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court cannot be bought, and that the party has implicit confidence in the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Samuel Walter Onnoghen and his colleagues in the…
Kaduna State Senator, Shehu Sani on February 26, said that some people wanted President Muhammadu Buhari dead so they could serve as Vice President to then acting president, Yemi Osinbajo. Sani made the comment while Buhari was on a prolonged medical vacation in London. Meanwhile, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) boss, Hadiza Bala Usman has been forced to deny rumours that she gave $25,000 each to some All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftains to pick Kaduna Governor, Nasir El-Rufai as vice-president to Osinbajo in case of Buhari’s death. “Those peddling rumours of Buhari’s death are enemies who by hook or crook want…
He’s known as the ‘Rooster’ with the insatiable appetite for goals, and Albania coach Gianni Di Biasi, for one, will be hoping Italy sensation Andrea Belotti goes hungry on Friday. “I would have preferred it if there was a foreign striker on top of the Serie A scoring charts right now,” De Biasi told La Stampa earlier this week. “That’s a full year Belotti’s been on top of his game, but the tragedy for us is that it’s not just him we have to worry about up front.” Nine months on from their quarter-final exit on penalties to Germany at…
UEFA director of competitions Giorgio Marchetti on Thursday rejected the idea of a European Super League made up of the continent’s top clubs, but said the format of the Champions League could evolve. “If the Super League is a competition for an elite, closed, then it’s not our competition,” said Marchetti on the sidelines of a football congress organised at Estoril, near Lisbon. Marchetti said that the European competitions and notably the elite Champions League “must change to remain the biggest club competitions in the world”. The Italian insisted however that “after several analyses we can say that for the…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria played out a 1-1 draw with the Teranga Lions of Senegal in a friendly game played at the Hive on Thursday, March 23. Mousa Sow first scored for Senegal in the first half, before Kelechi Iheanacho equalised from the spot to make the score 1-1. Nigeria Line-up: Akpeyi, Omeruo, Balogun, Troost-Ekong, Echiejile, Ndidi, Onazi (C), Iwobi, Musa, Iheanacho, Simon Senegal Line-up Pape Seydou; M. Wague, Kouyaté, Koulibaly, Mbengue; Sané, Guèye, Ndoye; M.B Diouf, Sow, Nguette
German powerhouse Bayern Munich opened a Shanghai office Wednesday in a bid to capitalise on China’s vast fan base and voracious hunger for top-flight football training. Chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge announced the opening of its office in the German Centre, a complex in Shanghai’s Pudong district, with support from the China Football Association and Shanghai’s soccer and education authorities. “China is a massive market,” Rummenigge said through a translator. “Germany is a football powerhouse. We hope we can provide some help in China… (and) through such cooperation we can help China boost football overall.” On the same day, German Bundesliga side…
Gianluigi Buffon will make his 1,000th career appearance when the legendary goalkeeper pulls on the gloves once more for Italy on Friday against Albania. The 39-year-old Juventus stopper made his professional debut in 1995 as a 17-year-old in goal for Parma and has gone on to become a football icon at home and abroad. “This is going to be a great achievement. The only thing I can say with certainty is that there will not be 1,000 more,” he told a press conference on Thursday. Buffon played 220 times for Parma and is at 612 appearances for Juventus — and…
Wales manager Chris Coleman believes the experience his side gained in their shock run to the semi-finals of last year’s Euros will help them in Friday’s key World Cup qualifier in the Republic of Ireland. Both Wales and Ireland are unbeaten in UEFA qualifying group D. With three wins and a draw from four games, Ireland lead the group by two points from Serbia and four ahead of Wales, with only the leading side in each pool guaranteed a place at Russia 2018. The Welsh have dropped points as a result of consecutive draws with Austria, Georgia and Serbia and…
The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu says members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) should not be flexing muscle over leadership when Nigerians are suffering. Ekweremadu made the plea on Wednesday when the party’s Reconciliatory Committee, headed by Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa, visited him in Abuja. He said, “The country is in crisis. So our house is also burning. We cannot be chasing rats when our house is burning. “The PDP house that is burning needs to be rescued. Everybody needs to put efforts to ensure that happens. “There is hunger in the land; there is also anger in…
England manager Gareth Southgate says the death threats Jamie Vardy received in the wake of Claudio Ranieri’s sacking will not affect the striker in Wednesday’s friendly away to Germany. In the international’s build-up, Vardy revealed his alleged role in getting Ranieri sacked at Leicester City has earned him death threats. Vardy’s goals last season helped Leicester to the Premier League title under Ranieri and catapulted the 30-year-old into the England team. But the Leicester star went public while in the England camp about the death threats he received on Twitter, which were directed at both him and his family. Southgate…