Yesterday, American pop star, Chris Brown and Wizkid performed in Kenya as headliners at the Mombasa Rocks concert. On his arrival, Chris Brown was greeted with controversy when fans alleged that he smashed a fan’s mobile phone at the airport for attempting to take a selfie with him. The rumours died down and the show went on as planned, but fans are not quite happy with the fact that Chris Brown was paid a whooping sum of 90 million Kenyan Shillings for his 90-minute performance in Mombasa. Chris Brown arrived Kenya aboard a private jet with a 21-man crew. It’s…
Author: David Folami
Already missing Kim Kardashian‘s snaps and Instagram posts? Not to worry. Little sis, Kylie Jenner is the Kim to keep your eyes busy and your tongues wagging all through the Kimless days. Already missing Kim Kardashian‘s snaps and Instagram posts? Not to worry. Little sis, Kylie Jenner is the Kim to keep your eyes busy and your tongues wagging all through the Kimless days. She might be only 19, but this make-up entrepreneur sure does know how to cash in on seemingly unfortunate incidents, and she does it sexily. Braless, fearless and rocking a brand new hair, Kylie Jenner is…
You can all tell DJ Khaled is just winning this year. Last night at Beyonce’s grand finale Formation World Tour, DJ Khaled rounded up Queen Bey’s husband, Jay Z, Ruff Ryder figurehead DMX (who had just finished from the Bad Boy Reunion Tour himself) and multi-platinum rap star and 50 Cent nemesis, Ja Rule. And in case you don’t know, there was a time when a once short-lived supergroup who called themselves Murder Inc. was primed to rule hip-hop. They once posed for the ninth issue of XXL back in 1999. In 2014, Ja Rule spoke to MTV about the…
In a short video, Nollywood legend, Pete Edochie shares his candid opinion about the spate of Fulani herdsmen attacks and what it means for the Ndigbo. He also speaks about some other happenings in the country, particularly the decline of the speaking of the Igbo language. About the Ndigbo, an apex Igbo socio-cultural group in Nigeria, he said, ‘The Igbos do say that Igbos don’t have kings. If you look at it you’ll see that we don’t have a king.’ ‘If all the Igbos come together and say this is where we shall stand, no president of Nigeria will turn…
When Toke Makinwa found out that her hubby Maje Ayida had impregnated his ex-girlfriend, her 18-month marriage practically ended. A few months after, Maje welcomed his first son with his ex-girlfriend, Anita Solomon while Toke Makinwa officially filed for divorce. Speaking on what fatherhood means to him in a recent interview, Maje Ayida says, ‘I’m still learning. It’s a whole new world and there’s a whole lot of self discovery to learn, so I just take each day as it comes’. Reflecting on how he met Toke Makinwa, he said, ‘we met a long time ago at a boat club…
A potential transfer for Manchester United-reject Bastian Schweinsteiger to Red Bull New York has been ruled out by the club’s head of global soccer, according to a report on Saturday. “Bastian Schweinsteiger is a great player with a great career. But there have been no conversations, he isn’t and will not be a topic for us,” Red Bull’s Oliver Mintzlaff told German daily Bild. Schweinsteiger has yet to make an appearance for United under new manager Jose Mourinho this season. The ex-Bayern Munich midfielder and Germany captain has been told it will be “very difficult” to give him any playing…
While historic Upton Park is being reduced to rubble by demolition workers, just across east London the price of progress seems painfully high to the West Ham fans engaged in a struggle for their club’s soul. Just five months ago West Ham waved farewell to Upton Park, their home for 112 years, and headed into a bright and lucrative future in their new and bigger London Stadium. Becoming the main tenants at the former Olympic Stadium had been a gruelling process, but West Ham’s hierarchy felt the politicking and legal wrangles would be worthwhile if the increased revenue helped transform…
Spain coach Julen Lopetegui has defended Diego Costa in the wake of the 1-1 World Cup qualification draw with Italy, but has admitted the Chelsea striker’s actions on the pitch could hurt him and the team. Lopetegui opted to withdraw Costa halfway through the second half with the striker in danger of a red card after receiving a booking shortly before the half-time whistle. The Spain boss is confident Costa can still change his behaviour, but is adamant they must accept the striker the way he is. “Players keep developing right until they retire. You can change in a positive…
Former Ivory Coast international Kolo Toure believes compatriot Eric Bailly could develop into one of the best defenders in the world at Manchester United. The 22-year-old has impressed at Old Trafford since joining United from Villarreal ahead of the 2016-17 campaign and Toure has little doubt he will continue to get better under the tutelage of Jose Mourinho. “He can be a big, big player for United. He can be the future for United,” Toure told United Review. “What he’s doing right now is amazing and I think his future is really, really bright. He will improve and if he…
Cristiano Ronaldo scored four on his Portugal return in a 6-0 World Cup qualifying victory over nine-man Andorra at the Estadio Municipal de Aveiro. In his first international appearance since limping off in the Euro 2016 final win over France, Ronaldo helped soften the blow of Portugal’s opening-game 2-0 defeat to Switzerland in Group B. The Real Madrid star, back from a knee injury, led by example on Friday as the captain netted twice in the opening three minutes to leave Andorra reeling. Koldo Alvarez’s men, who only lost their group opener 1-0 to Latvia, sometimes resorted to heavy-handed tactics…
Despite spending 20 years in charge of Arsenal, there has often been a measure of uncertainty around Arsene Wenger’s contract situation. For all the stability he’s brought, there have been times when renewing has gone down to the wire. The lure of Europe’s biggest clubs was always a threat during the first 10 years of his Arsenal career, but having committed to the new Emirates stadium project, the Frenchman signed an extension in 2007 to bring him to 2011. In 2010 he signed an extension to 2014, and those four years were ones in which frustration with Wenger grew. Financially…
Alex Iwobi and Kelechi Iheanacho both found the back of the net as Nigeria defeated Zambia 2-1 to top Group B in their third-round World Cup qualifying campaign. Arsenal midfielder Iwobi opened the scoring for the Super Eagles in the 32nd minute, firing into the bottom corner following a knockback to net his first international goal. And Manchester City striker Iheanacho then doubled Nigeria’s lead 10 minutes later as he latched onto a through ball before rounding the keeper and slotting home. Collins Mbesuma pulled one back for Zambia in the 71st minute, but the visitors were able to hang…
Bayern Munich coach Carlo Ancelotti has leapt to the defence of his former Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos, calling him the “most complete” defender. Ramos has come in for criticism from sections of the Spanish media after conceding his fourth penalty of the season in Spain’s 1-1 World Cup qualifying draw with Italy on Thursday. The defender vowed to silence his critics after the game, and Ancelotti has since come out and backed his ex-Madrid player. “Ramos? He only provides experience, quality, character and trophies… does that seem enough to you?” Ancelotti joked to Marca. “You can’t argue about Sergio…
Bayern Munich defender Holger Badstuber has criticised Pep Guardiola for not showing any interest in him during his time at the Bundesliga club. Although Badstuber spent much of the three years of Guardiola’s reign sidelined by injury and despite the Catalan branding him one of the best central defenders in the world, the 27-year-old says he is only now starting to realise how he almost felt abandoned. Under Carlo Ancelotti, Badstuber is still not playing due to injury, but he says he is at least talking to the coach. “Our current coach likes to exchange opinions with the players, and…
Everton manager Ronald Koeman has revealed how he helped teach a young Pep Guardiola during their time together at Barcelona. Koeman will come up against Guardiola when he takes his side to Manchester City next Saturday and he has spoken ahead of the match about how he took the Catalan under his wing when he was promoted to the first team at Barcelona. “[Then-Barcelona boss Johan] Cruyff had seen this young player in the academy, seen him develop into a decent player in the reserves and he thought the time was there to draft him into the first-team squad,” Koeman…
The All Progressives Congress has praised Senator Oluremi Tinubu for pushing for a special status for the state. The Lagos APC’s comments were made via a statement released by spokesman, Joe Igbokwe. The statement reads: “The rejection of the bill in the senate does not mean the end of the agitation, which unarguably will impact positively on every Nigerian and the country’s economy if passed by the legislature.” “We therefore urge the Senate to see beyond personal interests and see the need for the bill’s reintroduction and its passage. We are surprised that at a time the country’s economic wellbeing…
The outgoing Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole has said despite the fact that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lost in the Edo election, it did not deserve the number of votes accrued to its candidate. Oshiomhole said PDP’s Osagie Ize-Iyamu “is not worth 50,000 votes,” adding that the number was profited from the electoral fraud perpetrated by the PDP. The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Godwin Obaseki was declared winner of the September 28 election, but the PDP rejected his victory, claiming it was a case of “daylight robbery.” The state chapter of the PDP had on Monday, October…
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has said that supporters of his administration will resist any attempt from any quarters to rig the rerun elections in the state. Wike made the disclosure at the commencement of the Bonny Jetty reconstruction project at the Bille/Bonny/Nembe Waterfront in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. He said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was plotting to rig the senate and state assembly rerun elections tentatively scheduled for October. “The plan of INEC and its cohorts to transplant the Edo State rigging model in Rivers State will fail, the people of the state will resist them. “Anyone…
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has said that he doesn’t belong to any political party. Obasanjo made the comment while receiving members of the National Commercial Tricycle and Motorcycle Owners and Riders Association (NACTOMORAS) in Abeokuta, Ogun state. “I am happy to be your grand patron. Let me also say that I am here by a bit of luck, because day before yesterday I was supposed to have travelled to Sweden, but at the airport, after I was checked in with boarding pass, the plane decided to leave without taking me along. God did not want me to go and I…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, October 6, 2016, praised his predecessor Goodluck Jonathan for putting “prophets of doom” to shame over the 2015 election. Buhari, who spoke at the Leadership award ceremony in Abuja recalled that various predictions about the disintegration of Nigeria after the election did not come to pass because of Jonathan’s patriotism and the impartial role played by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Buhari said: “I am most delighted to be part of this occasion organised by the Leadership Newspapers Group to honour Nigerians who have excelled in their chosen fields of endeavour. “Let me hasten…