Following the decision of the Aviation Ministry to divert flights from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, to Kaduna International Airport, the state government has pledged its commitment to ensure smooth flight operations from the airport. Gov. Nasir El-Rufai made the pledge on Friday in Kaduna when the Minister of state for Aviation Sen. Hadi Sirika visited him. The minister was in the state to assess the readiness of the management of Kaduna Airport to receive the large number of flights if Abuja Airport is eventually shut down. el-Rufai, represented by Alhaji Aminu Shagali, the Speaker of the State Assembly, commended…
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Vivica Fox and 50 Cent were once together as boyfriend and girlfriend as far back as 2003. Post-breakup, they had a messy feud in 2015. It started when Vivica appeared on Watch What Happens Live and insinuated that 50 Cent was gay. However, on Tuesday, Vivica revealed on The Wendy Williams show that they have ended the feud when they ran into each other at a New York Knicks game. She said, ‘Someone has to be the bigger person. I walked over to him. We sat down. I gave him a hug, we talked for a few minutes and that…
Kim Kardashian was a social media queen but she left social media in fear for her safety last year October following a robbery in Paris. However the New Year brought the return of Kim to all her social media accounts, seemingly actively. There is however a change to the reality star’s accounts as she appears to be more grounded and all about family in her new photos on Instagram. As seen by her posts in recent times, she has been all about family (nuclear and extended) and business.
Ed Sheeran took a gap year, no tours, no singles, no albums for the whole of 2016 but its just six days into the year and we already have two singles and an upcoming album tease from the singer. The ‘Thinking Out Loud’ singer released two songs saying on his Instagram: “Cause I’ve been away for a bit here’s two singles rather than one – Castle On The Hill & Shape Of You.” While the singer is yet to announce the name of the new album, fans are already speculating it would be called Divide. This is because of the…
Viola Davis, who is popular for her role as Annalise Keating in “How to Get Away with Murder” is the first 2017 recipient of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. EMMY award winner is the first honoree of the New Year. Meryl Streep who spoke at the ceremony on Thursday, January 5, 2017, also assisted Hollywood Chamber President in presenting Davis with the 2,596th star to be placed. Speaking at the ceremony, Streep said, “Viola Davis is possessed of a blazing, incandescent talent. And she is the most generous, present person I know.” “The thing Viola can’t do…
Kim Kardashian has broken her silence on the Paris robbery at long last. The reality star who has been on a three-months hiatus from social media opened up on her harrowing experience in a promo clip for the upcoming season of ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ which was released on Friday, January 6, 2017. The 30-second clip shows the mother-of-two looking shaken up and holding back tears as she recounts the incident which took place in October, to her her sisters, Khloé and Kourtney. Kim recalled saying, “They’re going to shoot me in the back. There’s no way out. It…
Few years after his wife dumped him, Blackface is flaunting a new lady love. Blackface’s ex reportedly left and took their two kids, a boy and girl. The excited, music star gushed over his new lover, Martha Adama on Instagram. “Sometimes you find someone who sticks by you through the ups and the downs and some stick by you only when you can afford to give them what ever they want and whenever they demand whatever but this lady right here has been by my side through thick and thin and supported my notions and drive when nobody believed in…
Antonio Conte has confirmed that John Terry is fit to start for Chelsea in Sunday’s FA Cup third round tie against Peterborough, but revealed that youngsters Kenedy and Charly Musonda will not feature while the club decides whether or not to send them back out on loan in January. Terry has not started a Premier League match since straining ankle ligaments in a 2-2 draw with Swansea City back in September, and his rehabilitation has been further hindered by a glute muscle injury picked up prior to Chelsea’s 2-1 win over Tottenham at Stamford Bridge in November. Conte has repeatedly…
Morgan Schneiderlin and Memphis Depay will not be selected for Manchester United against Reading in the FA Cup third round on Saturday, despite no acceptable offers being received for the two players so far in this transfer window. United manager Mourinho confirmed that stance on the two players — who will be allowed to leave if the right offer is received — in his news conference on Friday. A source close to the club had earlier said that a medical for Schneiderlin is not imminent despite reports linking him with Everton. Mourinho said: “Their situation is exactly the same. Both…
Paul Pogba has expressed his pride at seeing Antoine Griezmann establish himself as one of the leading attackers in the world as speculation mounts that the two could soon be playing together at Manchester United as well as with France. Atletico Madrid’s Griezmann has been linked with a big-money switch to Old Trafford either in the January transfer window or this summer, and he has spoken in the past of wanting to play with Pogba at club level one day. Pogba and Griezmann are friends off the pitch and played central roles in helping France to the Euro 2016 final…
Pep Guardiola has dismissed speculation that Manchester City will make a January move for Bayern Munich defender Holger Badstuber. The Manchester City boss has revealed he is considering bringing in a defender, and had been linked with a loan move for the 27-year-old Germany international. Guardiola admitted he could be short of defensive options depending on the fitness of captain Vincent Kompany, who has not played a full match this season. “No, in that sense, no,” Guardiola told a news conference when asked about a move for Badstuber following City’s 5-0 win at West Ham United in the FA Cup.…
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has claimed that the club are not in the market for a defender in January — despite the loss of Eric Bailly to the African Nations Cup with Ivory Coast. Southampton centre-back Jose Fonte has submitted a transfer request at his club, and sources close to United said in December that Mourinho could fast-track attempts to sign Benfica defender Victor Lindelof. Speaking to reporters on Friday, Mourinho was asked if he would be shopping for a defender this month. The United manager replied: “No, I wait for Bailly. I hope the three [Chris Smalling, Phil…
Manchester City flexed their muscles in this season’s FA Cup with a 5-0 third-round thumping of West Ham. Yaya Toure’s penalty, Havard Nordtveit’s unlucky own goal and strikes from David Silva, Sergio Aguero and John Stones swatted aside the Hammers at the London Stadium. The penalty decision which opened the floodgates may have been debatable, but the result was not and vindicated Pep Guardiola’s decision to field a strong lineup. The City boss has endured a strange week after a defeat at Liverpool and a series of tetchy postmatch interviews following the win at Burnley. But rather than weaken his…
Arsene Wenger has told beIN SPORTS that Alexis Sanchez wants to stay at Arsenal, while he remains “convinced” that the club can reach an agreement with the forward on a long-term contract extension. However, the Arsenal manager also says there is a limit to how much money the club can offer Sanchez and Mesut Ozil, and cautioned that “you cannot put the club in jeopardy” for the sake of the players. Sanchez and Ozil both have 18 months remaining on their Gunners contracts and have been involved in ongoing discussions with the club over signing extensions. “Alexis Sanchez is a…
Harrysong has denied rumours that he secretly got married in 2016. ‘I am not married, leave those people wey dey talk rubbish,’ the ‘Reggae Blues’ singer said. Earlier this week, Harrison was alleged to have exchanged vows with 2014 Most Beautiful Girl in Niger Delta, Harriet Eddie. However, the pair dated in the past but the relationship didn’t lead to marriage according to the musician. Many industry sources still insist that Harrysong got married last year, but the marriage might have hit the rocks after a short time or that he wants to keep his family life private. Recall that…
Former Ekiti State governor, Segun Oni has described Governor Ayodele Fayose’s allegation that he (Oni) is part of a plot to compromise the Judiciary to impeach him as laughable. Fayose had claimed that Oni and another former governor of the state, Kayode Fayemi boasted to members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at a meeting that they would use the judiciary to sack him. Oni, who is the Deputy National Chairman (South) of the APC, said such meeting only existed in Fayose’s imagination, adding that he will never bring the judiciary, which he respects, into ridicule. ALSO READ: ‘Don’t believe…
Former Imo State Governor, Ikedi Ohakim has said that his successor, Rochas Okorocha has taken the state backward. Ohakim also reminded Okorocha that governance is about continuity and should be for the good of the people. The former governor made the comments after a visit to a water project he built in the Obowo Local Government Area of the state which had been abandoned by the Okorocha administration. “You can see that the water scheme has been abandoned and vandalized. My administration built this project in almost every nook and cranny of the state. We built 1,930 of the water…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has described Governor Ayo Fayose as a political harlot and an electoral robber. The Ekiti APC made the comments via a statement released by Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatunbosun. The statement reads: “Fayemi and Oni are too decent and busy in their assignments to engage in such frivolous boasts that Fayose is accusing them of. Their track records as democrats and ‘Omoluabi’ is there for all to see as opposed to Fayose’s hit-and-run and ‘bolekaja’ reputation. “The same Segun Oni he went to visit at his country home with funfare recently is the…
Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose has said that he is not surprised about the poor performance of the Muhammadu Buhari administration. Fayose also urged the president to reverse the ban on land importation of cars. “The question to ask is that; every observation, every comment, all I said before the President became President of Nigeria, they’ve all come to pass. The truth lies in the fact that I know the President will not perform. I know he will be taken over by a cabal and they’ve taken him over,” Fayose told Vanguard during an interview. “Nigerians are suffering. You can…
Nigerian comedian Basketmouth is currently in Wembley where he met the Mayor of London. The actor is currently there ahead of his comedy show: Lords Of The Ribs. Basketmouth met with the Councillor Parvez Ahmed; elected Mayor Of Brent who’s borough covers the Wembley Arena and Leader of Council Councillor Muhammed Butt. The Borough of Brent is one of the most densely diverse parts of outer London, which is heavily populated by Africans, the Mayor of Brent expressed to Basketmouth. This is one of the reasons why The Mayor Of Brent is excited to host the first African Comedian to…