Author: David Folami

The much anticipated music video for ‘I Don’t Wanna Live Forever’, a theme song from the BDSM movie, Fifty Shades Darker, has finally been released and fans can’t get over their excitement. Fifty Shades Darker is the second instalment in the Fifty Shades trilogy adapted from the novels by E. L. James. It sees the duo walking into an upscale hotel room separately, then one thing leads to another and they begin trashing the room, breaking objects and yelling explicits. ‘Hey @zaynmalik , you and @taylorswift13 are perfect in the video I Don’t Wanna Live Forever, congratulations for the talent!!…

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Harrysong has been released from police custody following his arrest that was ordered by former record label, Five Star Music this morning, January 27. The singer’s manager, Desmond, confirmed to us that he left police custody this afternoon and he’s back to work as they plan to resolve the developing issue. Desmond also said people are making a big deal of the matter, which he said isn’t that serious. Harrysong was picked up by Lagos police at his home this morning to meet the state’s Assistant Inspector General who’s in charge of the case between the singer and his former…

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A United States court has ruled that US security agents can arrest Senator Buruji Kashamu for drug trafficking. According to a report by Punch newspaper, the court has ordered that Kashamu can be picked up in coordination with local authorities outside the country. It was also reported that the appeal court gave the ruling, while rejecting an appeal by the Senator to prevent his arrest by US security operatives. Buruji has prayed that the court should prevent his abduction by US authorities to face heroin trafficking charges. But according to the court, his arrest in collaboration with local authorities, will…

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The Nigerian Army on Thursday said it had taken into custody three suspected Boko Haram terrorists handed over to it by Zurmi Emirate Council in Zamfara. Col. Abdullahi Adamu, the Commanding Officer, 223 Light Tank Batallion of Tactical Operation Unit, Gusau said the suspects were apprehended by the local vigilante in the area. Adamu, who displayed the arms recovered from the suspects, said the three suspects had been moved to the 1 Division, Nigerian Army Kaduna for interrogation. He said the arms recovered were AK 47 riffles, over 600 ammunitions, illicit drugs, charms and other belongings. He said, “Based on…

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The rumour of President Muhammadu Buhari’s state of health has been doused with a picture of him and Gov Ibikunle Amosun in UK. The recent picture, which has been going round on Twitter and other social mediums, has the President looking calm on a sofa with Ogun Governor and other personalities. Though the exact location in UK was not given, it is reported that the President is enjoying his 10-day vacation which expires this weekend. President Buhari is expected to return to Nigeria, where he continues his position as the Grand Commander of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the…

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There’s no trophy handed out for it but Real Madrid claimed another title last week. And then, three days later, they lost one. Knocked out of the Copa del Rey by Celta de Vigo and their dreams of a treble gone, Zinedine Zidane’s side, European and World champions, are at least Spain’s “Winter Champions” — an honorary title bestowed upon the team that’s top of the table at the half-way stage of the season. It doesn’t mean much but it does mean something. More than those front-page headlines that declared Zidane the champion of his own “virtual league,” impressive though…

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What a difference a year makes for John Terry and Chelsea. When the FA Cup fourth round arrived 12 months ago, the London club was in disarray. A temporary manager was at the helm and the team were heading for a 10th-place finish in the Premier League. Terry’s contract was set to expire at the end of the season. Speculation about the club captain’s future was rife. After Chelsea eased into the fifth round with a 5-1 victory over Milton Keynes Dons, the centre-back dropped a bombshell: He announced that the club had told him his deal would not be…

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Jose Mourinho hopes to take advantage of Paul Pogba’s friendship with Antoine Griezmann in order to convince the Atletico Madrid striker to move to Manchester United this summer. The Daily Record reports that United failed to entice Griezmann last year, but Manchester hope the France international will change his mind with world-record signing Pogba now on the case. There will be no problem putting a financial package together to satisfy Atletico and Griezmann, but selling the move to the player remains the outstanding issue. United are said to view Griezmann as Wayne Rooney’s long-term replacement at the club due to…

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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has demanded that President Muhammadu Buhari addresses Nigerians from the United Kingdom amid ill-health rumours. Buhari is currently in the UK, where official report says he is vacationing, but multiple media reports claim all is not well with the President’s health, which fuelled his death rumour over the weekend. The Presidency, however, insists that the President is hale and hearty, backing it with a photograph supposedly showing Buhari in a relaxed mood and watching a Channels Television program. The picture was said to have been taken at his London residence. On Thursday, January 26, the…

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Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has called for massive investment of the nation’s resources in agriculture to fight hunger and save lives of millions of Nigerians, particularly children. Aregbesola spoke in a statement issued by his media aide, Mr Semiu Okanlawon, in Osogbo on Friday. He said that the only panacea to the current economic crisis in the country was for every government to rise to the occasion and look for alternative means by exploring the abundant potential in agriculture. According to him, only agriculture can rescue the nation from the economic recession currently being experienced as result of oil…

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The Central Bank of Nigeria hit out at critics of its foreign exchange policy, describing them as “unpatriotic” in a statement released Friday. Nigeria’s government has come under intense criticism for propping up the naira at 305-315 to the dollar and introducing tight capital controls in response to the country’s worst economic crisis in decades. The policies have led to a foreign exchange shortage, with many local businesses being forced to buy dollars on the black market, where the rate is scraping 490 to the dollar. “Intelligence reports at the disposal of the bank reveal the involvement of some unpatriotic…

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The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) in Kano State has denied reports of a planned increase in petrol price. The denial was made on Friday, January 27, by state IPMAN Chairman, Alhaji Bashir Dan-Malam. “As leaders of the association, we feel it is necessary to tell our members the truth as the government has no plan to increase fuel price for now,” Dan-Malam told journalists. “The rumour is a lie and anything you hear that is not from us, ignore it,” he added. Fears of a possible price increase were sparked after it was revealed that oil marketers,…

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There are reports that suspected members of Boko Haram have invaded a military base of ‘Operation Lafiya Dole’ in Borno killing three soldiers. According to a report by Vanguard Newspaper, the terrorists invaded the camp situated in Kamuya village of Buratai ward of Biu Local Government Area of Borno state. The members of the terrorist sect reportedly sacked the soldiers at their duty post and carted away arms and ammunitions in the camp, which is 6 kilometres to Buratai, the ancestral home of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai. The incident according to sources took place on…

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The House of Representatives has threatened to issue warrant of arrest on the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele. Emefiele was threatened with arrest alongside the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Ahmed Idris over oil licenses. According to the House, the threat is in respect of the sale of Oil Prospecting Licenses (OPLs) and Oil Mining Leases OMLs to some international oil companies (OICs). The Chairman of the House AdHoc Committee on OPLs/OMLs, Rep. Gideon Gwani (PDP-Kaduna), issued the threat while briefing newsmen on Friday in Abuja. He said the committee’s mandate was to carry…

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Nigerian singer Femi Kuti paid a visit to the home for the Internally Displaced Persons – IDP camp- in Maiduguri recently. The star shared a video of himself teaching the children a little musical do-re-mi lesson on the trumpet. “Gave the children in one of the IDP camps a little musical do re mi lesson on the trumpet,” he captioned a video. Then wrote alongside another, “Gave the children a little entertainment and taught them our #ARARARARARA / #Orororororo.” Meanwhile, the afrobeat legend, Femi, was present at the United Nations Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF) 70th anniversary. The musician also met one…

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Media personality Bonang Matheba took to her Instagram page on January 26, 2017, to release new photos of herself and beau AKA. The photos having been shared over a thousand times as the two lovebirds arrive from a baecation in Thailand. They look amazing! The duo continued their vacation in Dubai after visiting Thailand and China in recent weeks. The couple arrived the Chinese city after spending a couple of days in Thailand, where they visited Phi Phi Islands and Kathu ATV Adventure.

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Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna are celebrating their first anniversary. The proud father of one shared a video montage on Instagram on Wednesday, January 25, 2017, to celebrate their milestone. With DJ Khaled’s “Hold You Down” featuring Chris Brown playing in the background, the tribute was filled with kisses, cuddles and plenty of baby bump love. The fashion entrepreneur first captioned the video, “a year went by so fast, love you,” but later changed it to, “1 year down lol woohoooooo happy anniversary babbbbbbiiiiiiieeeeee.” Oh! Knowing haters gonna hate the comments were disabled. The couple welcomed their bundle of joy,…

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The latest edition of IK Osakioduwa’s TV show, ‘High Lites with IK’ would be fun, to say the least, and it’s because of Tiwa Savage. The singer who was a guest on the show, turned up with her adorable son, Jamil Balogun, and gave the lost some lessons in twerking. The sexy mother of one was pictured bent low, twerking, while IK mimicked her every move. Simply hilarious. Sweet Jam Jam also pulled his own weight during the show, and at this point, we are eager to see the clip itself. Tiwa Savage still got it!

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Nollywood actress Monalisa Chinda stuns in new photos. The star who recently got married in a fairytale wedding in Greece has released new glowing photos of herself. Monalisa married Victor Coker, who has been her long-time friend in a Gatsby-themed wedding in Santorini, a Greek island in the Aegean sea on September 1, 2016.

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Veteran Nollywood actor RMD’s wife, Seunfunmi, is a year older today, January 27, 2017. The “Wedding Party” star took to Instagram to share a sweet birthday message alongside her photo. He wrote: “Nah, this won’t be a long one. Been saying too much of late and dragging you back into the public space you’ve warned me to keep you away from, you see, I’m trying but I can’t help myself. I must let the world know that you’re the strongest reason I can hold my head up high. You have covered my mistakes and shielded my shortcomings from the public.…

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