ThinTallTony’s current profile in the ongoing Big Brother Naija reality TV show has continued to rise as he retains the mandate as the head of house (HoH) after his brilliant showing in this week’s HoH contest. This makes it the second time in a row that he will be leading the BBN house. Last week, he won the HoH task after beating other contenders in a series of contests. His triumphant emergence as HoH came after winning in the ‘golden egg’ contest that made all the housemates search for a golden egg that was hidden among other eggs. In what…
Author: David Folami
African Magic films in collaborations with Golden Effects Pictures are currently shooting a new movie titled, “Tribunal.” Directed by Kunle Afolayan, the movie stars Bimbo Manuel, Nobert Young, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Carol King, Funsho Adeolu, Ade Laoye, and Damilola Ogunsi. In “Tribunal”, “Jimi Disu, a man in his fifties, is one of the bright- minded lawyers who co-establish a leading law firm in Lagos many years ago. However, he lost his sense of direction and strength after being hit by a series of personal challenges that question his resolve as a man. He becomes a ‘charge and bail’ lawyer with…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said it had accepted the recommendations in the report of the party’s Reconciliation Committee. The National Chairman of the party, Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, said this at a news conference on Thursday in Abuja. Sheriff said the NWC believed that the recommendations of the committee headed Bayelsa governor, Mr Sariake Dickson, met the requirements for the conduct of national convention and reconciliation procedures. “We accept the recommendations in totality and we will start working on the implementation,’’ he said. He added that the recommendation was, however, subject to further approval…
Some founding members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are reportedly in Minna, Niger State for a meeting with former military head of state, Ibrahim Babangida. According to Leadership newspaper, the PDP members are led by Jerry Gana. The agenda of the meeting is believed to be the leadership crisis rocking the party.
A former Governor of Zamfara State, Mamuda Shinkafi, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Shinkafi announced his defection to the ruling party at a ceremony in Gusau, the state capital, on Sunday, March 12, NAN reports. He became Zamfara governor in 2007 on the platform of the All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP) but defected to the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) in 2008. He lost to the APC in 2011 and has since then remained in the PDP. The former governor said his defection is the outcome of a “long negotiation between me and stakeholders who have faith in…
Headline writers will have a field day alluding to a Shakespearean-style betrayal of Claudio Ranieri, as well as the fact that getting rid of the Italian was harsh and now, to maintain a theme, may be tempted to say “All’s Well That Ends Well.” But the truth is that, despite a recent upturn in form, Leicester aren’t safe from the threat of relegation and will be underdogs against Sevilla on Tuesday in the Champions League, despite having scored an away goal in Spain. Therefore, Shakespeare’s first task will be to remind his squad of underperforming Premier League champions that they…
Since winning at Chelsea in October 2012, on the way to a 20th league title, Manchester United’s record at Stamford Bridge is abysmal: no wins and only one draw in six subsequent games. Their most recent visit was the worst of all, a 4-0 hammering last October that was the low point of Jose Mourinho’s time in charge so far. As if history doesn’t make Monday’s FA Cup quarterfinal daunting enough, Mourinho and his men head to London following a 4,500-mile round trip to Russia for last Thursday’s Europa League round-of-32 first leg vs. Rostov. Chelsea, by contrast, haven’t had…
Barcelona feared a Champions League hangover after Wednesday’s comeback against Paris Saint-Germain and that is exactly what they were served at Deportivo La Coruna on Sunday. Goals from Joselu and Alex Bergantinos sandwiched a Luis Suarez strike as Depor took the three points, denting Barca’s title hopes and bumping them back down to earth with a bang. The Blaugrana were always likely to receive a wake-up call after their Champions League heroics at some point — best to get it out the way as soon as possible? Luis Enrique’s new system had so far produced four wins — three of…
Sensational songster, Simi, is out with the premiere of her hit single, ‘Smile for me’. The X3M Music artiste, who is set to drop her first album in the year 2017 aptly portrayed her affection for a love interest played by actor, Ayoola Ayobami. Video director, Clarence Peters, brought on his magic once again on this one. Enjoy!
Following Kemen’s disqualification from Big Brother Naija for sexual misconduct, the housemates had a seminar on sexual consent. To celebrate International Women’s day, Housemates receive special guest to discuss boundaries around sexuality. The housemates who had not seen the viral video of Kemen touching Tboss while she slept, also watched the controversial video. On Sunday, March 5, 2017, after Kemen was disqualified, other housemates who were unaware of the incident said some harsh words to Tboss. However, Biggie had a conversation with Bisola and explained the events that led to Kemen’s disqualification. She in turn explained to other housemates who…
Since June 2016, fans of “Game of Thrones” have been anticipating a premiere date, poster or trailer for the seventh season of the show. Finally, something official from “Game of Thrones” season 7 has surfaced online – a teaser poster which can be viewed above. The poster teases an upcoming battle between fire and ice. While fans anticipate an official release date for the movie, Liam Cunningham who plays Davos Seaworth on the show mistakenly shared a release date during an interview with The Independent. According to him, the seventh season of “Game of Thrones” will premiere in July. The…
A member of the embattled Shiite sect fainted after hearing that President Muhammadu Buhari has returned. Buhari returned on Friday, March 10, 2017, after spending over 40 days in London reportedly because of a medical issue. According to Punch the sect member, a 58-year-old potato seller, Mallam Ibrahim collapsed in Mararraban market, Jos when he heard the news of Buhari’s return. As at press time, the reason Ibrahim collapsed has not been confirmed, reports say. You will recall that the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lalwal had accused Christians of spreading rumours of Buhari’s death on…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday slammed a six-count charge on a former Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Mr Andrew Yakubu. The charge was contained in court papers filed on March 9 at the Federal High Court Abuja. According to the charge sheet, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Yakubu was accused of failing to make full disclosure in his Assets Declaration form of the sums of 9,772 800 dollars and 74,000 pounds contrary to Section 27 (3a) of the EFCC act 2004. He was also accused of receiving a cash payment of…
The Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (retd) seems to have drawn the battle line with the Senate. You will recall that the Nigerian Senate passed a unanimous resolution summoning Ali over the planned seizure of vehicles that have not paid duty. Senator Dino Melaye also raised a motion that the Customs boss should appear before the Senate with his uniform. In his response, Ali said “No! I was not appointed Comptroller General of Customs to wear uniform. “Does uniform work or the person behind the uniform?” Also speaking on the alleged raid which his men carried out in…
Security operatives in Borno State have intercepted a pregnant suicide bomber. The woman, and another female were reportedly killed as they attempted to attack a security post and refused to surrender. The incident was said to have occurred in Ummarari village along mulai axis of Maiduguri Damboa road at the outskirts of Maiduguri. The spokesperson of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in North-East, Abdulkadir Ibrahim said that rescue workers have evacuated the bodies of the suicide bombers. “When we got the alert on the incident, the NEMA emergency workers in collaboration with other stakeholders moved to the scene and…
Lagos State government has earmarked N30 billion to fund the proposed Bus Reform Initiative aimed at discontinuing the use of the yellow commercial buses, popularly called Danfo. Governor Akinwuni Ambode disclosed this while speaking to journalists over the weekend. He said the initiative will phase out Danfo buses as means of transportation in the state within the next two years. Ambode said his government has identified the daily challenges of Lagosians while commuting via public transportation, adding that the new plan would provide a viable alternative. He stated that the Bus Reform Initiative is a three-year plan aimed at introducing…
President Muhammadu Buhari will resume his official duties on Monday, March 13, the Presidency has confirmed. He will also write the National Assembly on Monday, to officially notify the two chambers of his return from London. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, disclosed this to Vanguard on Sunday. The President returned to the country on Friday, March 10, after 49 days of medical vacation in the United Kingdom. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has been carrying out Presidential duties in Buhari’s absence. On media reports that Buhari may reshuffle his cabinet when he resumes, Adesina…
Manchester United will face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge without a recognised forward on Monday after Wayne Rooney, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial were all ruled out by manager Jose Mourinho. FA Cup holders United were already without the suspended Zlatan Ibrahimovic for the quarterfinal tie against the Premier League leaders. But United sources have confirmed to ESPN FC that Rooney and Martial will miss out due to injury, with England youngster Rashford left behind because of an illness. All three players failed to join the rest of the United squad as they boarded a train to London from Stockport on…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says captain Jordan Henderson will miss the club’s next game against Manchester City and is unavailable for England selection later this month due to injury. Henderson, 26, has been forced to sit out Liverpool’s last three matches with a foot problem sustained in training. The midfielder is sidelined for Liverpool’s trip to the Etihad Stadium to face City next Sunday and will not recover in time for England’s games with Germany and Lithuania on March 22 and 26 respectively. Klopp was asked at a news conference whether Henderson would be available for an England call-up following…
Winning ugly isn’t something Liverpool usually do and that’s a big reason why they fell away in the title race. It’s impossible to play well every week but you need to be able to win, regardless of performance. The home side were terrible for much of this game but they battled and scrapped, which bodes well. Out-of-form Philippe Coutinho struggled to make an impression and was replaced by 17-year-old Ben Woodburn after an hour. Usually such a decision would send shockwaves through the crowd, but the fact that nobody was surprised, let alone upset, tells you everything about how disappointing…