Nigerian singer, Yemi Alade in a Snapchat rant yesterday, complained about ‘self-acclaimed’ Nigerian critics who go about criticising artistes without doing any form of research or even bothering to listen to any of the songs, but ‘just say shit’. She called them gender-biased and wondered why they picked on only females. ‘Who are you?’ she asked angrily.
Author: David Folami
“Nolly Thursdays” which has been described as the new Industry Night” for the Nigerian film industry, is geared towards promoting and celebrating Nollywood movies (old and new) in the cinema. The next edition of the event is set to hold on Thursday, September 22, 2016, at Genesis Cinemas The Palms, with the special guest as Bimbo Akintola. Akintola is a veteran in the Nigerian, who started acting as a pupil with her peers. Her debut acting featured her in the film “Owo Blow” (1995) and “Out of Bounds” (1997) for which she was awarded the Best Actress/English Actress in Nigeria.…
News reaching us has it that movie star, Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce from Brad Pitt. TMZ reports the filmmaker and humanitarian had a conflict with husband, Brad Pitt over the kids leading to their getting a divorce. Sources say Angelina’s decision to file has to do with the way Brad was parenting the children. According to them she was extremely upset with his methods of parenting. Meanwhile, other sources say Brad Pitt’s “Allied” co-star, Marion Cotillard might be the cause. Inquisitr reports Jolie barely eats, she guzzles wine every night and she smokes constantly, and Brad Pitt exhausted…
American rapper Kanye West has finally joined photo sharing platform Instagram and it’s been gaining thousands of followers since its genesis. He joined the social media platform under the username @kanyewest yesterday (September 18). Kenye’s first post is an image from 1990 film “Total Recall”, directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. The post has gained over 300,000 likes and almost 50,000 comments from fans. Kanye has been trying to stick to one social media platform which is Twitter but disclosed in March, 2016 that he’s considering an Instagram account — but only under one condition. He tweeted “on…
Nollywood actor Desmond Elliot is full of praises for his wife Victoria. The couple attended a wedding over the weekend and the politician shared a photo of the two of them on social media. He used the photo as an opportunity to express his undying love for his wife and to let the world know just how much he loves her. He wrote, “The Mrs and I ..my babamai ,we shall grow old together ,we just dey start ooo. Love of mi life ..a woman who knows me .#not just bone of my bone… #youarethebone.” Also Elliot has been up…
Just when we were warming up to the idea of Justin Bieber and Sofia Richie, the couple call their relationship quits six weeks after they were first spotted together. An insider tells Us Weekly that things started to take a downturn for the couple earlier this month. Surprisingly, their split comes days after 18-year-old Richie enthused about her “special relationship” with the 22-year-old “Sorry” singer, to Billboard magazine. In the interview published on September 8, Sofia who one of Lionel Richie’s daughters said: “Justin is very easy to talk to, and that’s hard to find with people in Los Angeles.”…
Popular comedian Julius Agwu has been quiet on the entertainment scene for a while now following brain tumour relapse rumours. News outlets reported that Julius is currently out of the country as doctors are trying to manage his condition. We, however, reached out to his manager, Bishop who confirmed to us that Agwu is doing very well and is only getting a much needed rest. According to him, the veteran comedian is taking all the time he needs to rest in the UK. “He’s doing very well. He’s going to take all the time he needs now to have the…
Ever since she got married, Tonto Dikeh-Churchill has been so full of love for her husband and child. The actress who keeps celebrating the loves of her life has just revealed her ‘baby’ has gotten her the iPhone 7 Rose Gold. She shared a photo of the newly released phone writing, “Always wanted A pink phone. Thank You Baby… #Iphone7.” Meanwhile, Tonto Dikeh and her partner, Oladunni Churchill celebrated their first wedding anniversary on August 29, 2016. The actress took to Instagram today sharing photos from their wedding while gushing over her “Sunshine”. She wrote, “How time flies when you…
Popular blogger Linda Ikeji is the cover star of the September issue of Today’s Woman magazine. Linda Ikeji in this issue talks about the challenges of running the most successful blog in Nigeria, controversies trailing her, her recently launched media empire, love life and her dreams now that she has achieved everything she set out to. Known as one of Nigeria’s top bloggers and a self-made woman who sits atop a million Naira business empire, Linda Ikeji when asked about her love life told the magazine, “I want to be a mum, that’s what I dream about these days”. Also…
Well, it seems like Kanye West has recovered from his ‘brokeness’ following his latest acquisition for Kim Kardashian. The music star got his wife and mother of his two kids her second diamond engagement ring simply because he can! On close inspection, the ring resembles the original engagement band he gave his wife back in 2013, a massive 15 carat Lorraine Schwartz design. According to E! the 20-carat emerald cut diamond ring was also designed by the same celebrity jewellery maker, Lorraine Schwartz. The news was shared by the excited mum who took to social media to share clips of…
Yaya Toure has announced his international retirement from Ivory Coast duty after a 12-year career in which he won 102 caps. Toure, 33, was the captain of his national team and led the country to their second-ever African Nations Cup title in 2015. The Manchester City midfielder was expected to skipper the team in Gabon in January as he began the defence of their crown, but he has instead chosen to quit international football. He said on his official website: “Writing this note was probably ‘the most difficult match of my life.’ After 14 years at the highest level, I’m…
Diego Simeone has defended Neymar over recent criticism of the Barcelona forward’s “provocative” showboating, ahead of Atletico Madrid’s trip to Camp Nou in La Liga on Wednesday. Neymar, 24, angered Leganes players with moves they considered over the top during Barca’s 5-1 win on Saturday and has come in for criticism, including from ex-Blaugrana player Michael Laudrup. The Brazil international has also clashed with Atletico players for the same reason in past meetings, including Fernando Torres and Gabi who were upset by showboating on the ball during a Copa del Rey tie in January 2015. Right-back Juanfran also said this…
Christophe Dugarry believes Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s lack of mobility and Jose Mourinho’s ego are the key reasons for Manchester United’s current troubles. United’s 3-1 Premier League defeat to Watford on Sunday was their third successive loss in all competitions, and left them trailing neighbours and league leaders City by six points. Ibrahimovic, 34, has scored four goals in his five games in the Premier League since his summer move from Paris Saint-Germain. But Dugarry — who won the World Cup in 1998 and Euro 2000 with France — believes a static Ibrahimovic does more harm to United’s play than his stats…
Former Manchester United manager Ron Atkinson says Jose Mourinho’s us-against-the-world approach won’t work at Old Trafford. Mourinho’s United have lost three matches in eight days, including a home derby defeat to Manchester City and a shocking 3-1 loss at Watford on Sunday. The Portuguese, who known to create outside enemies in hopes of creating a bunker mentality within his teams, was harshly critical of referee Michael Oliver after his side’s loss at Vicarage Road. However Atkinson says the former Chelsea and Real Madrid boss must find another tactic with the Red Devils. “I have never been a huge fan of…
Real can extend their lead at the top before Barca and Atletico kick off and set a La Liga record with a 17th straight win at home to Villarreal earlier on Wednesday. Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale missed Sunday’s 2-0 win at Espanyol due to illness and injury respectively. However, both returned to training on Monday and are expected to start. Victory at the weekend saw Real set a new club record for consecutive league wins and match the 16 straight wins Barcelona managed under Pep Guardiola in 2010-11. Villarreal, though, are unbeaten in the league this season as back-to-back…
Fernando Torres believes that Atletico Madrid travel to Barcelona on Wednesday at just the right time after emphatically bouncing back with three wins over the past week. The showdown is the first major clash of the La Liga season, but despite their free-scoring form, both sides face the prospect of being cut adrift from league leaders Real Madrid even at this early stage. “It’s a good time to visit Barcelona,” Torres said after netting twice in Atletico’s 5-0 thrashing of Sporting Gijon on Saturday. “It seems like they are playing as we have become accustomed to. They are the most…
Ahead of Wednesday’s top-of-the-table Bundesliga clash at home to Hertha Berlin, Bayern Munich coach Carlo Ancelotti says he has found a true ‘family’ at the Bavarian giants. “There are clubs which feel like a business and clubs which feel like a family. Here, it’s a family,” the Italian, who has coached at Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea, AC Milan and Real Madrid, said at the launch of his autobiography in Munich. “I want to remain here more than two years,” he added, although he has a three-year contract which expires in June 2019. Ancelotti replaced Pep Guardiola as Bayern’s head coach this…
Diego Simeone has one of the few feats to elude his hugely successful spell in charge of Atletico Madrid in his sights on Wednesday by claiming a first win in nine attempts at Barcelona’s Camp Nou. Simeone’s biggest achievement as Atletico boss came in winning La Liga at Camp Nou with a 1-1 draw in 2014, but despite also dumping Barca out of the Champions League in two of the last three seasons, the Argentine has yet to taste victory in the Catalan capital. “In almost all the games that we haven’t been able to win it has been due…
Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp advised Ilkay Guendogan to move to the Premier League this season, as he believed that the playing style in England’s top division suited the creative midfielder, the Manchester City player said on Tuesday. Guendogan, who had worked with Klopp at Borussia Dortmund for four seasons and won the double in 2011-12 as well as reaching the Champions League final in 2013, joined City in the close season and scored on his debut on Saturday against Bournemouth. “To be honest I asked his advice, if the Premier League was the right thing for me,” he told Sport…
Benni McCarthy has offered an explanation of Jose Mourinho’s decision to stick with Wayne Rooney and Marouane Fellaini, as the two players have been blamed for Manchester United’s poor run of form. United have lost three back to back matches and the fans are baying for Rooney and Fellaini’s blood, insisting that the pair must be dropped if the team is to turn the corner. This is the first time in a long while that Mourinho has lost three matches on the trot, with that run of defeats last taking place in 2002 when the manager was still at FC…