British Nigerian actor, Chike Okonkwo, was recently a guest at Pulse Nigeria. During an exclusive interview, the actor who is a UK-born Nigerian but resides in United States of America, spoke about the movie “Birth of a Nation,” how he got his role, his experience working with Nate Parker, his favourite character and how the movie changed his perceptive. On how he got his role as Will in the movie, the actor said, “I didn’t audition for the scripts. This one was all about Nate Parker. Nate wrote it, directed, produced and starred in the movie as Nat Turner, and…
Author: David Folami
Antonio Conte praised his Chelsea players for managing to “keep calm” during the mass brawl that marred the final minutes of their 3-1 victory over Manchester City, and says he hopes that David Luiz did not pick up an injury as a result of Sergio Aguero’s tackle. Tempers flared in the closing stages of Saturday’s match when Aguero caught Luiz high and late with a challenge, and Nathaniel Chalobah’s push on the Argentina striker prompted more players from both teams, as well as members of both benches, to get involved in pushing and shoving. Aguero was shown a straight red…
Luis Enrique was left frustrated as Barcelona conceded a last-minute goal against Real Madrid to draw a game that he felt they deserved to win. Luis Suarez’s fourth goal in five Clasicos was cancelled out in the 90th minute at Camp Nou by Sergio Ramos, who headed past Marc-Andre ter Stegen from Luka Modric’s free kick. Substitute Arda Turan was guilty of committing the foul in the lead-up to the goal — which allowed Madrid to maintain their six-point lead over Barca at the top of La Liga — and it was a moment which disappointed Luis Enrique. “The instructions…
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has been charged with drink driving. Police said that the 33-year-old Ivory Coast international was stopped in Dagenham on Monday night and charged the following day. Toure was bailed and is due to appear at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court on Dec. 13. In a statement, the Metropolitan Police Service said: “Yaya Toure, 33, of Macclesfield, Cheshire, was charged on Tuesday November 29 with a driving offence, namely driving a motor vehicle when alcohol level above the legal limit. “He will appear on bail at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, December 13. The charge follows a stop…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has identified the importance of merit in giving reward and said that quota system was detrimental to the progress of any society. He said this in Abuja at the conferment of the Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM) on two professors, Omowunmi Sadiq, an environmental scientist, and Tanure Ojaide, a poet and literary critic. According to him the nation had placed quota before merit which “we know does not work’’ and called on leaders to make sacrifices and commit to a country run on merit, integrity, hard work justice and patriotism. He said “To build a…
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State on Friday briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on emerging security challenges in the state occasioned by increasing influx of Boko Haram insurgents into Falgore forest in the state. Ganduje was reacting to questions from State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. “I came to brief Mr President on the security situation in Kano especially on the fallout from the North Eastern part of this country in which some of the Boko Haram (insurgents) kidnappers will like to dominate Falgore where they will be operating to…
The World Vice President of Global Industrial Union, Issa Aremu, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari against the proposed $30 billion loan. Issa, who is also the former National Vice President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, said the President should heed the advice of late Cuban president, Fidel Castro on the danger of indiscriminate foreign loans and credits. Aremu gave the advice in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital during a press conference on the death of the former Cuban leader and the need for Nigerian leaders to emulate his exemplary leadership style. He said: “His death is a shock coming just…
Veteran Nollywood actress, Mulikat Adegbola, has been reported dead. Mulika who was popularly known by her stage name, Ashabi Iya Adinni, died on Saturday, November 3, after a brief illness, Daily Post reports. The demise of the top Yoruba actress was reportedly confirmed by Yoruba actor, Muyiwa Ademola via his Instagram page. He shared a post with the caption, “This is quite sad but who are we to question the Almighty? Sleep on Iya Adinni. “May the Almighty forgive your sins.” Adegbola was well known for her roles in “Ìlù gángan” (2009), “Ogbologbo” (2003) and “Ogbologbo 2” (2003), amongst others.…
9ice has revealed that he wishes all his four children were born by the same woman. This is strange considering the fact that the singer has made no secret of the fact that he would be marrying more than one wife. Speaking during a chat with Saturday Beats, the father-of-four also disclosed that although his kids are from three different women, he had no regrets whatsoever. “I wish I had all my children from one woman because it is a good thing and it makes you connect easily with your children. For example, I have to go to Abuja, Lagos…
Aphrodija and her little boy are just too cute for words to express and we think they know it too. The Mavin artiste shared another super adorable photo of herself and her son via her Instagram page on Saturday, November 3. The sweet duo was pictured looking into one another’s eyes with a huge smile splitting Di’ja’s face in two. Who wouldn’t be that happy with a baby this cute?
Three quick points from Barcelona 1-1 Real Madrid in La Liga on Saturday afternoon. Saturday’s 1-1 draw in El Clasico was hardly a classic, but for a long time Luis Suarez’s header early in the second half looked enough for Barcelona to cut Real Madrid’s six-point lead at the top of the table. It seemed to halt a feeling Luis Enrique’s men have lost their mojo but Sergio Ramos denied them with a 90th minute header. Zinedine Zidane’s side never really got going, and were set to suffer their first defeat in 33 matches. But up popped Ramos, who rose…
Pep Guardiola has insisted that Sergio Aguero’s red-card challenge, which sparked a fractious end to Manchester City’s 3-1 defeat to Chelsea, “was not intentional.” Aguero was sent off for a two-footed tackle on David Luiz in injury time at the Etihad Stadium, while Fernandinho was also red-carded for pushing Cesc Fabregas over an advertising hoarding as both sides were embroiled in ugly scenes. Aguero will now miss City’s next four Premier League games, having received a retrospective red card earlier in the season, while Fernandinho, who was sent off 10 days ago in the 1-1 Champions League draw with Borussia…
Senator Shehu Sani has accused Governor Nasir el-Rufai of being behind of the attack on his campaign office in Kaduna. Gunmen had on Saturday, December 3, stormed the Senator’s office, but the quick arrival of the police was said to have prevented the building from being set ablaze. In a post on his Facebook page, Sani said el-Rufai should be held responsible for the attack. The lawmaker said the attackers, who were heavily armed, raided and vandalised properties at his constituency office located at Stadium Roundabout by Constitution Road, Kaduna. According to him, the thugs unleashed terror on his social…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a Commissioner of Police, Victor Onofiok, over alleged N1.9 billion fraud, The Nation reports. The suspect, who is said to have been detained, allegedly favoured companies close to him in the award of contracts. “A serving Commissioner of Police, Victor Onofiok, is being grilled by operatives of the EFCC over a N1.9 billion fraud,” the newspaper quoted a source to have said. “Onofiok, who is the CP Works at the Force Headquarters, was detained on November 30 after he was released for interrogation by the police. “The officer, who has been…
Sceneone Productions has released a video of the cast and crew of “Jenifa’s Diary” doing the popular mannequin challenge. They took out time from filming the hilarious TV series to shoot their mannequin challenge, which requires participants to maintain still positions as a camera goes round filming them. ‘Jenifa’s Diary” is a comedy television series that depicts the hilarious and amazing adventures of Suliat, a.k.a Jenifa. A secondary school dropout turned hairdresser who lives in a backwater town called Aiyetoro, Jenifa is loud, over-bearing, very opinionated, and an interesting character to watch. Akindele is currently working on a new TV…
Singer, Rihanna, had an aura of royalty when she met with Prince Harry at the celebration of Barbados fifty years of independence. The pair were seen having small light talk, both supposedly fascinated regarding the opportunity of meeting each other. Kensington Palace gave the announcement about their meeting via a Twitter post that reads: “Prince Harry meets @rihanna at today’s Toast to the Nation marking 50 years of Independence for Barbados #50Barbados #RoyalVisitBarbados.” Maybe Rihanna can work up her magic and start something interesting with the Prince? Possibly a romance of some sort? Not quite! Prince Harry has been…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Justice Sidi Dauda Bage and Justice Paul Adamu Galinje, as Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC). This was contained in a statement by the spokesman the NJC, Soji Oye, Esq. “The two justices will be sworn-in by the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman of the National Judicial Council, Hon. Justice W. S. N. Onnoghen, CFR, on Monday 5th December 2016 at 2.00 pm in the Supreme Court of Nigeria,” the statement read. Meanwhile, Justice Sylvester Ngwuta of the Supreme Court…
Real Madrid will not be weakened by the absence of Gareth Bale because they have world class players in every position, Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has said. Barca go into Saturday’s Clasico at the Camp Nou six points behind Madrid, whose coach Zinedine Zidane will be without some of his star names. Bale is expected to be out until April with an ankle injury, while Toni Kroos is sidelined and Casemiro and Pepe are only just coming back from injuries. In contrast, Barcelona have been boosted by the return of captain Andres Iniesta, while Gerard Pique and Jordi Alba are…
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has decried the poor attitude of multinational oil companies operating in the state toward the welfare of their host communities. Obaseki made the disclosure while hosting the Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Up Stream), when the committee members paid him a courtesy visit on Friday in Benin. According to him, the impact of multinational oil companies operating in the state is not felt anywhere. He said that the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company was the heart of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and was located in the state but that its impact was never felt in…
The late Retired Justice Niki Tobi of the Supreme Court has been described as an exceptional ambassador and a statesman per excellence, whose lifetime achievements should serve as a source of inspiration. Gov. Seriake Dickson stated this on Friday while paying tribute to the departed Tobi during a valedictory court session held in his honour at the State High Court in Yenagoa. He said that Bayelsa and the Ijaw nation are proud of the significant achievements and legacies left behind by the jurist. The governor described Tobi as a quintessential Ijaw man, who discharged his duties excellently in his lifetime.…