Toke Makinwa had an easy-breezy style day because well, it’s Friday! The media personality looked casual and stylish in a pair of denim carrot pants paired with a light denim top and a pair of velvet-trimmed ruffled satin mules by Marco De Vincenzo. A small black handbag and over-size dark sunshades completed her chic look as she stepped out for cocktails with her friends, Arese Ugwu and designer Yvonne Nwosu. We loved the look so much we had to make it our Look of the Day! It’s a look you should emulate.
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Davido recently arrived Nigeria from Atlanta where he’d gone on vacation, and also spent sometime with his alleged second babymama, Amanda. While his Nigerian home is under renovation and he’s presently residing in his father’s house, the pop star decided to take a subtle jab at his former manager, Kamal Ajiboye. ‘This nigga stay liking my pics but ain’t upload a pic since, insecure,’ Davido shared on Snapchat with tears of joy emojis. Meanwhile, Kamal’s last post on Instagram is dated January 2, but he’s been showing support for his former employer on the photo sharing platform. ‘Sometmes I feel…
Chocolate City boss, Audu Maikori has been arrested again by Nigerian Police. This time, he wasn’t transported to Abuja, but Kaduna State. Maikori had earlier claimed that five students of College of Education, GidanWaya, Kaduna State, were killed in the conflict in southern Kaduna. He later retracted the comments, stating that he was misinformed by his personal driver who had told him of the killing of students of the state’s college of education; which turned out to be false. Maikori was first arrested on February 17 by the Nigerian Police Force in Lagos and flown to the Department of State…
Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, former Kaduna governor and PDP’s national caretaker committee chairman, has urged Nigerians to continue to pray for the full recovery of President Muhammadu Buhari. “We are happy to welcome the president from his medical vacation in London. We welcome him home; but we will continue to pry his full recovery,” Makarfi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in a telephone interview on Friday in Jos. Buhari, who traveled to London on a medical vacation on Jan. 19, returned to the country on Friday, March 10. “The PDP will continue to pray for the president; all Nigerians…
The National Caretaker Committee of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday welcomed President Muhammadu Buhari from his medical vacation in London. In a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Mr Dayo Adeyeye, the party prayed for complete recovery of the president. It, however, advised the presidency to be more transparent in managing the president’s health, saying “Nigerians deserves to know the health status of their president and how it’s being managed. He said “In the same vein, we thank the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, for holding forth creditably while the president was away. “We urge him to continue to work…
The Peoples’ Democratic Party, National Youths Frontier (PDPNYF) has called on President Buhari to build on the achievements of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. In a series of tweets on Friday, March 10, 2017, the PDPNYF said Buhari should not allow the cabal in his government gain ground again. The group also said they pray that the Naira will not fall against the Dollar like it did before Buhari travelled. You will recall that the Naira was selling at over N500 against the Dollar, until the Yemi Osinbajo’s economic committee asked the Central Bank of Nigeria to review its forex policy.…
Pep Guardiola indicated on Friday his tenure as Manchester City manager will not be a long one if his first season in charge ends without a trophy. Sheikh Mansour, the club’s owner, gave Guardiola his full support when they met in Abu Dhabi last month, and there is no suggestion he faces the sack if he fails to win a trophy this season. However, Guardiola is aware of the demands for success at City, whose chief executive, Ferran Soriano, set a target of five trophies in five years for Manuel Pellegrini, the previous manager. Pellegrini managed to win three in…
A suddenly revitalised Barcelona is eyeing a second treble of Champions League, La Liga and Copa del Rey in three seasons. Barca’s stunning revival from a 4-0 first leg deficit to beat Paris Saint-Germain 6-1 in the Champions Leaguye has given the team a huge lift. Neymar, the architect of the win over PSG, said the team is full of confidence. “We believed before and now even more (so),” he said. After partying into the early hours of Thursday morning with three-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton, Barca and Neymar travel to Deportivo la Coruna on Sunday looking to…
Antonio Conte promised on Friday he would have no qualms in celebrating another Chelsea win over Manchester United on Monday despite riling rivals boss Jose Mourinho the last time the Red Devils were at Stamford Bridge. The two English powerhouses meet in the FA Cup quarterfinals for the latest chapter of a rivalry given added spice by the fact that Conte was eventually appointed as the permanent successor to the sacked Mourinho at Chelsea. In October, table-toppers Chelsea enjoyed a 4-0 home win over United, with visiting manager Mourinho unhappy with the way Conte tried to gee up the crowd…
The return of President Muhammadu Buhari from a 50-day medical vacation abroad has re-energised the nation, Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, has said. Tambuwal also said Buhari’s safe return has renewed the confidence of Nigerians on the president. This is contained in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to Tambuwal on Media and Public Affairs, Mr Imam Imam, to newsmen in Sokoto on Friday. On the significance of the president’s return, Tambuwal said: “The unbridled joy shown by many people across the nation showed that the country is united in their love for the President. “Nigerians from all…
President Muhammadu Buhari says he deliberately came back towards the weekend so VP, Yemi Osinbajo could continue governing the country while he rests. Buhari returned to Nigeria on Friday, March 9, after spending 49 days in London on a medical vacation. The president was originally meant to be away for 10 days, but he wrote the Senate on February 5 to extend the vacation indefinitely. “I deliberately came back towards the weekend so that the vice-president will continue and I will continue to rest,” he said. “Youth and intelligence is clearly behind him, age and purely military experience is purely…
The All Progressives Congress in Ondo State says the safe return of President Muhammadu Buhari has put an end to unpatriotic and evil insinuations about the President’s health. Mr Abayomi Adesanya, the APC Publicity Secretary in Ondo, made the observation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Friday. NAN reports that President Buhari returned from London to Nigeria after 51 days of medical vacation in the early hours of Friday. Adesanya said: “the rumours of the death of the President were the handiwork of some unpatriotic Nigerians and the opposition who were desperate to…
Following their collaboration with Solidstar, in ‘Agogo’, Bracket enlists Mr Flavour N’abania in the song and visual for ‘Chop kiss’. Clarence Peters directed the clip. Enjoy.
Mavin Group’s Dr Sid is on a high as he dropped his brand new single titled ‘We up’. No surprise whatsoever in terms of quality as the vet brought his steamy hot flow once again on the joint. Produced by Altims, here is another presentation from the record label, fast dominating the entire Nigerian music scene. Enjoy!
After a long wait, there’s a date for “Game of Thrones” fans to look forward to. It has now been confirmed that season seven of the show will premiere on July 16, 2017. A first look at the penultimate season of the hit fantasy drama suggests dark times and a great war ahead. The hit HBO drama announced its date with a Facebook Live video which features a block of ice slowly melt to reveal the date. Unlike past seasons which had 10 episodes, the upcoming season will have seven episodes, while the eighth which is expected to be the…
Fivestar Music drops video for song ‘Romantic call’ by singer Kcee. The song and video gives off dancehall vibes, with on-screen ladies making it appealing to watch. Song was produced by Dr Amir. Enjoy the visuals.
The rumours are true after all! Davido has confirmed that he is indeed expecting a second child with his Atlanta-based girlfriend, Amanda aka Mandy. The HKN singer confirmed the happy news during a live Instagram interview with Gbemi Beat Fm today, Friday, March 10, 2017. As earlier reported, the 24-year-old’s baby will be due in April or May this year. Davido spent some time this week, visiting with his second baby mama-to-be in Atlanta. The pair were also spotted at a bowling joint on Tuesday, March 6, 2017, in the company of the music star’s older brother, Adewale Adeleke. Davido…
The U.S. says it is employing partner-building efforts and targeted investments to defeat Boko Haram and enhance security in Africa. The Commander of Africa Command (AfriCom), Marine Corps Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, told the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on Friday that the mission was focusing on regional and continental extremist groups in Africa. He said “Africom’s mission in western Africa centres on extremist groups — Boko Haram and ISIS-West Africa, an ISIS splinter group. “Since 2011, Boko Haram consistently carried out attacks against civilians and targeted partner regional governments and military forces in the Lake Chad basin region. “Africom works…
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with late Dr Samuel Ogbemudia’s family and the government and people of Edo on his death. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina in Abuja on Friday, Buhari joined the family and other admirers in mourning the elder statesman. President Buhari noted that the deceased had diligently served the country with courage and dedication at crucial moments in her history, both as military governor and a democratically elected civilian governor. Buhari said Ogbemudia had a distinguished career as a military officer, administrator and Federal Minister, adding that…
The former new media aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri has called on President Buhari to assume the role of a ceremonial President. According to Daily Post, Omokri also said the President should let Osinbajo go on with the business of managing the Nation’s affairs. The pastor of the of the Mind of Christ Christian Cente in United States of America, also said the arrangement will allow the Vice President consolidate on the progress he made while Buhari was away. According to him, “Perhaps there is a solution that can benefit Nigeria with President Muhammadu Buhari’s return which…