Nollywood actor, Leo Mezie is back in his home country, Nigeria following a successful kidney treatment in London. According to Punch News, Mezie has appealed to his well-wishers to give him time to rest and spend time with his family. He stated that he would address the public, whom he thanked for their love and support very soon. “It has all been God and I give him all the thanks and praises. “I just got back into Nigeria and I would beg you to please let me rest and spend some time with my family. “I promise to address the…
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While the reality TV star has remained largely under the radar since being robbed at gunpoint inside her Paris apartment in October, Kim Kardashian has reportedly decided to start taking self-defence lessons to prevent any future occurrence. The routine she’s learning was specifically designed for the Israeli army and includes techniques from boxing and incorporates realistic war front training. The mother of two is not willing to take any chances so she has taken up the training, known as Krav Maga. This comes after firing her bodyguard, Patrick Duvier, who was out partying on the night she was attacked in…
Julius Agwu who has been off social media for 12 weeks, stirring speculation of a relapse in his health, returned briefly to Instagram. The ace comedian shared a photo of his feet via his Instagram page on Friday, November 18, deleting it shortly after. His fans who have been worried that the comedian might be struggling with his health, have begun speculating that the photo was shared from his hospital bed. Whatever the case maybe, the still poured in love and prayers for the comedian, wishing him a speedy recovery. Agwu underwent a successful brain surgery to remove lumps found…
Marc Anthony and wife, Shannon De Lima have called their marriage of two years quits. The news throws more light on the epic kiss the singer shared with his ex, Jennifer Lopez. An Insider reportedly disclosed to Us Weekly that, “It just was not working and they didn’t have enough in common.” The 48-year-old singer wedded the 28-year-old Venezuelan model in the Dominican Republic on November 11, 2014. The pair started dating months after the Latin singer split from Lopez, ending their marriage of seven years in 2012. J. Lo and Anthony share 8-year-old twins, Max and Emme. Funny how…
Ten years after separating from her ex, Eddy Remedy, gospel singer, Kenny Saint Best has disclosed that she is prepared to tie the knot once more. The singer mentioned in an interview with Punch News’ Saturday Beats that she used a whole decade to nurture her children into teenagers. This was quite important to her as she wanted to give them all her attention before considering getting into another marriage. “I told God that when I am doing my 50th birthday, there must be a man beside me. That is the deal I struck with God. “It is exactly ten…
Actress, Cossy Ojiakor, has denied a report that she was detained by the United States Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) over her big breast. This is following an Instagram post by Alibaba on Wednesday, November 16, 2016, who claimed she admitted it to her during a trip to the US. He wrote, “So @cossyojiakor and I were on the same flight to the USA last month… I had crossed Immigration and even checked in and realised she had not called to say she had checked in… “Called later and found out they held her back at the airport for two…
Gerard Pique refused to use the absence of key players as an excuse for Barcelona’s goalless draw at home to Malaga on Saturday. Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Andres Iniesta were all missing as Barca failed to win at Camp Nou in the league for the third time this season. However, Pique says there can be no complaints given the amount of money invested in Luis Enrique’s squad. “We’re Barca and we can’t blame absences,” he said after the match, which he ended as an emergency centre-forward. “We have players that cost a lot of money and a huge budget…
Actor and comedian, John Okafor, a.k.a Mr. Ibu, has described former Vice-President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar as a blessing to humanity. Mr. Ibu posted the comment on his Instagram on Friday, November 18, 2016. In the post, he was seen in a picture with Abubakar, both smiling at each other as they shook hands in the midst of the ex Vice-President’s aides. “Atiku Abubakar is a God sent to humanity. He keeps saving souls from pains,” the actor wrote. The politician served as the country’s Vice-President between May 1999 and 2007 alongside President Olusegun Obasanjo. He was the eleventh Vice-President…
Harry Kane scored a brace in the dying minutes as Tottenham Hotspur came from behind to defeat West Ham 3-2 at White Hart Lane. The Hammers opened the scoring when Michail Antonio headed home from close range after Cheikhou Kouyate had hit the bar in the build-up, but Tottenham were level after the restart through Harry Winks, who slotted home from close range on his first Premier League start. Manuel Lanzini fired the visitors back in front in the 68th minute, converting from the penalty spot after Janssen had hauled down Winston Reid inside the area. However, Kane found an…
Wayne Rooney delivered a defiant riposte to his critics on Saturday, insisting he is “not finished yet” following a week of controversy in the wake of allegations of late-night drinking while on international duty. The Manchester United and England captain returned to action for his club as a second-half substitute in the 1-1 draw against Arsenal at Old Trafford. But after seeing his reputation tarnished with a week of lurid tabloid headlines surrounding his decision to attend a wedding party at England’s team hotel — while wearing England branded leisure wear — Rooney spoke to reporters after the game to…
RB Leipzig kept their place at the top of the Bundesliga table after Bayern Munich slipped to a 1-0 defeat at Borussia Dortmund. Leipzig had moved to the summit following their 3-2 win over Bayer Leverkusen on Friday, but Bayern had the chance to leapfrog them with victory on Saturday. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ensured that did not happen, however, with the Dortmund striker connecting with former Bayern man Mario Gotze’s cross to divert the ball into the bottom corner in the 11th minute for the only goal of the game. Bayern went looking for an equaliser, with Xabi Alonso striking the…
Pep Guardiola says he was delighted for Yaya Toure after he scored twice on his return for Manchester City in the 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace. Toure, 33, had been frozen out of the squad by Guardiola following comments made by his agent Dimitri Seluk aimed at the City boss. The former Ivory Coast international apologised earlier this month and was called up for his first Premier League appearance of the season against Palace on Saturday, scoring a brace to secure the three points for his side. “I’m so happy for Yaya Toure because he’s a really nice guy,” Guardiola…
Barcelona failed to win without Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez as Malaga battled to a 0-0 draw at the Camp Nou. The defending champions were already without Suarez through suspension, and Messi was forced to withdraw on the morning of the game after suffering with a vomiting bug. The visitors had Diego Llorente sent off in the 69th minute after fouling Neymar, but Barca could not make the extra man count. And Malaga finished the game with nine men after Juan Carlos’ late dismissal. Luis Enrique’s men had 28 shots, but only eight of those were on target. Paco Alcacer’s…
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho was left frustrated after Olivier Giroud’s late goal robbed his side of victory at home against Arsenal in the Premier League on Saturday. As Mourinho walked out of his news conference, he also sarcastically said “finally, I lost to Arsenal.” The United manager has never lost against Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger in competitive matches — a run which has now been extended to 14 games. United had taken the lead when Juan Mata struck in the 68th minute from Ander Herrera’s pull-back, but the Gunners levelled through Giroud’s header. “We should have won the game…
Wayne Rooney believes he was the victim of “disgraceful” treatment following the publication of photos that showed him socialising at England’s team hotel when on international duty last weekend. The England and Manchester United captain said he was shown a “lack of respect” by the media after he joined in a wedding party in between the matches against Scotland and Spain. Rooney received criticism in some quarters, and backing in others, after the photos were sold to a newspaper and he ended up “unreservedly” apologising to interim England manager Gareth Southgate over the images which he did say were “inappropriate”…
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he was “happy” to see his side rescue a point against Manchester United but admits they had not been at their best in the 1-1 draw. Arsenal came from behind at Old Trafford on Saturday as Olivier’s Giroud’s late header cancelled out Juan Mata’s opener. United had looked to have done enough to beat an under-par Gunners side until Giroud and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain combined for the last-minute equaliser. “The result in the end is positive for us because we were 1-0 down with two minutes to go,” Wenger told Sky Sports. “For the rest it…
Jose Mourinho was left frustrated as Arsenal rescued a late 1-1 draw at Manchester United, while Yaya Toure was back in Pep Guardiola’s good books with a brace in Manchester City’s 2-1 win at Crystal Palace on Saturday. Olivier Giroud converted Arsenal’s first effort on target in the 89th minute to salvage a point for Arsene Wenger’s side after Juan Mata’s 69th-minute strike looked to have earned United a much-needed win. Arsenal remain without a league win at Old Trafford in 10 years and Wenger has still not beaten Mourinho in the league in 12 attempts. But this was a…
Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will win the upcoming governorship elections in Ondo state. Okorocha however admitted that the party was concerned about the high rate of defections in the state. He made the comments during a visit to Akure, the state capital, to gather support for APC candidate, Rotimi Akeredolu. “We are not jittery but concerned. The PDP, AD candidates are strong but I know we will win. We are not happy that we are losing some of our party members,” Okorocha said. “Those who are aggrieved by any means should…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Rotimi Akeredolu has promised to set up a refinery in Ondo state, if he becomes Governor. Akeredolu also slammed the state Governor, Olusegun Mimiko for losing the Dangote refinery to Lagos state. According to Vanguard, he said “I can assure you, we will get refinery back to Ondo State , we will try to bring one that is bigger than the one Dangote wanted to bring here. “But if we can’t get a bigger one, at least we will get a refinery in Ondo state. We have the longest shore line in Nigeria,…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that President Muhammadu Buhari can’t succeed in his war against corruption. The comment was made by a member of the PDP Board of Trustees, Chief Shuaib Oyedokun after Buhari said that corrupt Nigerians were using their ill-gotten wealth to fight him. “If the President, who is fighting corruption, suddenly discovers that people who have stolen are using the proceeds of corruption to fight him, I think it is an admission of failure. Corruption cannot be fought with corruption,” Oyedokun told Punch on Thursday, November 17. “The President must be able to fish out…