Yay! TV host Uti Nwachukwu is a year older today! Media personality Uti Nwachukwu is 33 years old today. The TV show host and actor shot into limelight as one of the contestants of Big Brother Africa in 2008. He won the fifth edition of the reality show two years later. Born in 1982, Uti holds a Bsc in Computer Science and Education from Benson Idahosa University. He hasn’t made much use for his degree. Uti is a very popular media personality. He is the host of the MNET show Jara, and one of the new generation of Nollywood male…
Author: David Folami
Samuel Eto’o and Fally Ipupa have finally made peace, two years after the Congolese singer allegedly leaked Helene Nathalie Koah’s nude photos online. The duo were spotted hanging out today, August 3, 2016 somewhere in Cameroon. Recall that in 2014, after Koah called off her relationship with Ipupa, her nude photos surfaced online and Cameroonians accused the singer of leaking the photos. Koah later lost her job at the Cameroon Airport Corporation, Camair Co, because of that scandal and we exclusively reported that she was hospitalized afterwards for trauma. From reports, Koah and Eto’o dated for 7 years before she…
Nigerian singer Iyanya has allegedly threatened an on air personality of Hit FM, Calabar, Last Prophet. We obtained a telephone recording where Nigerian singer, Iyanya can be heard allegedly threatening the OAP on the phone According to reports Last Prophet had his radio show Otwetwe, on August 2, 2016 where he talked about Iyanya parting ways with his former partner and manager Ubi Franklin. The OAP during his show jokingly said “he wondered if Iyanya was planning to return back to Calabar where he started from”. However, not long after the show, Iyanya put a call through to the OAP…
American rapper, Lil Wayne, has been told by a Federal judge in the US to settle his qualms with Cash Money Records boss, Birdman, before his$20m lawsuit filed against Universal Music Group (UMG) can be settled. Wayne had in March 2016, sued UMG for the said amount for allegedly cheating him of his royalties for songs he did with Drake, Nicki Minaj and Tyga. According to reports, UMG insisted on not paying the rapper the amount as it had already remitted a sum of $100m as an advance fee to Cash Money Records. The latter is the parent record label…
Recent reports have revealed that rappers, The Game and 50 Cent have buried the hatchet concerning their 12-year-old beef. The pair reportedly hanged out at the VIP section of the Ace of Diamonds club located in Los Angeles. Ending the old beef, The Game took the microphone to announce to everyone present that he and the ‘In Da Club’ rapper are now on good terms. He said, “I fuck with 50, what happened that shit was twelve years ago, n*ggas ain’t on that shit… Ain’t nobody on that old shit.” The news of a possible reconciliation made the news rounds…
Empire Mates Entertainment (EME) singer, Banky W, has stated that he has no qualms about marrying a woman who cannot cook. This is following a recent comment by the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, who advised youths not to marry a woman who lacks culinary skills. This was his reflection on the rampant cases of failed marriages, which he attributed to marrying for the wrong reasons. Though an insightful observation, Banky W has expressed that he does not share the same sentiment as the spiritual leader. According to him, due to his…
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is turning his attentions to signing a central defensive leader in the style of Nemanja Vidic, sources have said. Although a €120 million world-record deal for midfielder Paul Pogba has yet to be completed, the club are relaxed in the knowledge that all major terms have been agreed and that there are only a few details to be finalised. As a result, Mourinho is now focused on bringing in another centre-back — specifically a defensive leader. The United hierarchy have discussed the possibility of bringing in Southampton’s Jose Fonte (who won Euro 2016 with Portugal)…
Carlo Ancelotti has said he felt “a little bit embarrassed” when Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich paid the side’s dressing room a visit in the lead-up to his sacking. Ancelotti was sacked as Chelsea boss in 2011 after the club finished second in the Premier League, having won a league and FA Cup double the year before. The Italian’s departure from Stamford Bridge followed a trophyless 2010-11, with the side suffering a 3-1 aggregate defeat to Manchester United in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. In an interview with FourFourTwo, Ancelotti was asked how it felt when Abramovich came into the…
Former Everton manager Roberto Martinez has been appointed head coach of Belgium, the Royal Belgian Football Association announced on Wednesday. Martinez, 43, will take over FIFA’s No. 2-ranked team less than two months after being sacked by Everton after leading the Toffees to a disappointing 11th-placed finish in the Premier League. Belgium begin their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign on Sept. 6 at Cyprus. Martinez spent three years at Everton after previously coaching Swansea City and Wigan. He replaces Marc Wilmots, who was fired after Belgium lost to Wales in the Euro 2016 quarterfinals last month. Belgium reached the quarter-finals…
Wayne Rooney’s goal-scoring feats over the past 12 years were celebrated as he enjoyed a testimonial against Everton for charity, but Manchester United failed to deliver similar deeds as manager Jose Mourinho’s first game in charge at Old Trafford ended in a 0-0 draw. Rooney had walked out to a guard of honour, with fans holding up a mosaic that spelled out his name across the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand. He then linked up with Zlatan Ibrahimovic for the first time in a home match. The pair’s partnership showed that it still needs some work before Rooney was eventually brought…
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has said that the club are going to sign one more player and they have “plenty of time to do that,” but he is hoping to complete a deal before the Premier League season starts in under a fortnight. Mourinho did not want to confirm if the player involved is Paul Pogba because the midfielder is contracted to Juventus. United’s first game of the league season is on Aug. 14 when they play away against Bournemouth. Speaking to BT Sport ahead of United facing Everton in Wayne Rooney’s testimonial on Wednesday, Mourinho said: “We will…
Manchester City have completed the signing of 19-year-old Brazilian forward Gabriel Jesus from Palmeiras, the Premier League side said on Wednesday. Jesus, who was named the best newcomer in the Brazilian Serie A Campeonato in 2015, will remain with his current club until December 2016 before moving to the Etihad in January 2017. The striker is in the Brazilian squad attempting to win the Olympic gold medal, the only major title they have never won, at their home Games in Rio de Janeiro. “Manchester City is one of the best clubs in the world so I’m really pleased to sign,”…
Arsenal target Julian Draxler says he wants to leave Wolfsburg, just 12 months into his five-year contract – slamming the Bundesliga club’s coach and sports director in the process. The 22-year-old Germany winger joined to much fanfare last August for 35 million euros ($39m) from Schalke, the club which nurtured him through their academy to become a Germany international. But with four years left on his contract, Draxler wants out and has gone on the offensive, claiming he told coach Dieter Hecking and director of sport Klaus Allofs three weeks ago of his wishes, although the pair have publically said…
Nigeria international Ahmed Musa scored twice for his new English Premier League side, Leicester City, as they lost 2-4 to Spanish champions FC Barcelona in the International Champions Cup in Stockholm on Wednesday. Musa was only playing his second game for the English champions and he showed promise of what to come with two well-taken goals against the Spanish side. Munir El Haddadi put Barcelona ahead in the first half before Luis Suarez added a second in the 34th minute. Munir got his second just before the break as Barca ran riot over a poor Leicester side. Musa’s introduction in…
A civil society group, Egalitarian Mission for Africa (EMA), has accused the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello of misappropriating N30 billion bailout fund from the Federal Government. Bello’s chief of staff, Edward Onoja, was also alleged to have ‘stolen’ N1 billion. The Abuja-based group calls on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) to probe Bello’s administration. According to the Publicity Secretary of the organisation, Sadiq Jobi said that “the spate of the depletion of the bailout funds and other statutory funds, particularly in the last two weeks, is…
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain and former Chief Whip of the Senate, Rowland Owie has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to focus on ruling Nigeria and stop referring to past events. Owie made the comment via a statement released on Monday, August 2, 2016. The statement reads: I urge President Buhari to face the job for which he was elected by Nigerians and stop chasing shadows. He should know that among those who worked for his success in the 2015 general election were many Nigerians whose parents, friends, well-wishers were unjustly imprisoned by Buhari’s regime of 1984. They all supported him…
The Ogun Government has said that it will partner with the Federal Government to sustain the peace which has been restored at its creeks following the raiding of the areas by the military. Gov. Ibikunle Amosun gave the pledge when he visited one of the creeks at Ebute Ojora community in Ibafo council area of the state on Monday. The military raided the creeks at Arepo, Ogijo and Ibafo areas of the state during which scores of suspected militants were killed. Amosun, who was on an assessment tour of the creek at Ibafo, commended the Federal Government for the successful…
Governor Seriake Dickson has mocked members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa state over their inability to establish Federal Government projects in the state. Dickson said instead of plotting to cause division in the state, the Bayelsa APC members should lobby for government projects to be cited in the state. He called on all people of Bayelsa to join government in developing the state, adding that everyone is needed. Governor Dickson also referred to the opposition party members as his brothers and sisters. He said “Bayelsa State deserves adequate representation considering the fact that it contributes immensely to…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of new chief executive officers for the National Universities Commission (NUC), the National Examination Council (NECO) and other education parastatals and agencies. This contained in a statement signed by Mr Bem Goong, Deputy Director, Press, Federal Ministry of Education, in Abuja on Monday. They are Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, NUC; Prof. Lilian Salami; Nigerian Institute For Educational Planning and Administration; Dr Hameed Bobboyi, Universal Basic Education Board; and Prof. Lanre Aina, National Library of Nigeria. Others are Prof. Charles Uwakwe, NECO; Prof. Abba Haladu, National Commission For Mass Literacy, Adult And Non-Formal Education; Prof.…
Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has declared Thursday and Friday as farming days for civil servants in the state. According to a statement released by Okorocha’s Chief Press Secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo, the new policy will see civil servants working only from Monday to Wednesday to enable them grow the food they eat. Read the full statement below: The government of Imo State has introduced a policy tagged “Back To Land For Agriculture” to enable the state engage and invest heavily in agriculture for self-sustenance since from all indications the state can no longer depend on monthly allocation for survival. The…