Veteran Nollywood actress, Zainab Bukky Ajayi, who died yesterday, July 6, 2016 was buried according to Muslim rites by 4pm yesterday. The actress was born a Christian but then converted to Islam and took on the name Zainab. Her burial will hold at the Atan Cemetery in Yaba by 4pm today. Her body leaves her residence at 20, Alawode Street, Masha in Surulere. Kunle Fawole popularly known as Abounce (actor and rapper)who is the son of the actress confirmed her passing away to Nollywood website TNS. Bukky Ajayi was a widely respected actress in Nollywood. On June 15, 2016, a…
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Revealing her drastic weight loss, Toyin Aimakhu has shared new rocking photos of herself via her Instagram page. Styled by celebrity stylist, Toyin Lawani, the Nollywood actress looked sexy in the signature polka dot denim agbada. Aimakhu looked stunning rocking a purple weave, pairing her agbada with black shorts and white sneakers. The actress looked lovely in these new photos, its no surprise that her estranged husband, Adeniyi Johnson, is going to great lengths to win her back. Meanwhile, the actress has been hard at work with her new TV show, as she breaks into the reality TV life style.
Tunde Demuren has taken to social media to celebrate his wife, Tolu ‘Toolz’ Oniru Demuren, with the sweetest words as she turns a year older. The Beat FM OAP turned a year older today, July 6, 2016, as her pilot hubby took to his Instagram page to gush about her. Sharing a photo from their white wedding which took place in Dubai, on May 28, 2016, Demuren wrote: “To my better half, the one that makes me better, and the one that makes me want to do better.. Happy Birthday love!” Toolz who shared a stunning photo of herself via…
As Richard Mofe Damijo turned a year older yesterday, July 6, 2016, celebrities from every sector of the Nigerian entertainment Industry have taken to social media to celebrate him and Mercy Johnson was not left out. Marking the veteran Nollywood actor’s 55th birthday today, the actress shared an adorable photo of RMD and her youngest daughter, Angel. The sweet photo collage shows RMD loving on Angel in two of the photos while a third shows Johnson smiling along side the pair. Sharing the photo, Johnson wrote: “@mofedamijo At Every Point,You Have Stood For Us All And Assured Us That ur…
Veteran Nollywood actress, Zainab Bukky Ajayi, is dead yesterday, Wednesday, July 6, 2016 and was buried according to Muslim rites by 4pm yesterday. While the nation still mourns a great thespian, Nollywood actor, RMD took to Instagram yesterday, July 7, 2016 to mourn his “Aunty Bukks”. RMD who was a year older yesterday apologized for not visiting her in her last days. According to him, he took for granted the gift of life and procastinated. He shared a throwback photo of the both of them writing, “Aunty Bukks, I am sorry. Sorry I did NOT visit you in your last…
Beat FM OAP, Gbemi Olateru Olagbegi has revealed she is not taking any shade from cyber bullies. It all started when the entrepreneur shared a sexy photo of herself on Instagram yesterday, July 6, 2016 and one of her followers called her Ugly. She immediately clapped back at him saying it’s his mother that’s the ugly one. Then another follower playing the mediator, stepped in rebuking the OAP for responding and next time she should ignore. Gbemi clearly having none of it replied saying it’s easy to tell her to ignore when they aren’t the ones on the receiving end…
Nigerian singer, Sound Sultan celebrated the Eid Mubarak in grand style. The singer shared a lovely photo of his family all dressed for the occasion. He took to Instagram writing, “My kids said I look like a Genie I said you guys must have exhausted your wishes 1million wishes ago.” But fans were quick to point out his maid was shabbily dressed. According to them, they all look good but couldn’t take care of their maid. A follower went on to say, “And your maid is wearing bathroom slippers and you all are dressed up looking dapper. The celebration is…
Jorge Messi, the father and representative of five-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi, has held negotiations with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich concerning the Barcelona No. 10’s potential departure from the Camp Nou, the Sun reported. With Messi being handed a 21-month jail sentence (he’s unlikely to serve any time) and a €2 million fine for tax fraud, the Sun reported that the Argentine has felt that Barcelona haven’t been as supportive as they could’ve been throughout the ordeal. The West London club reportedly have kept a close eye on developments in the case and were alerted to the possibility of…
New Manchester United midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan said that he had been inspired by his late father after becoming the first Armenian to join the Premier League. Mkhitaryan’s move to United from Borussia Dortmund was confirmed on Wednesday, with the 27-year-old signing a four-year deal with the option for an additional year. The attacking midfielder is captain of the Armenia national team, who his father represented before passing away at the age of 33 after a brain tumour in 1996. The new United player began his career as a professional footballer 10 years later as a 17-year-old and, having been the…
Miroslav Klose remains confident Germany forward Thomas Muller will score his first goal at a European Championship this summer, telling Sport1: “He never gives in.” Klose, Germany’s all-time leading scorer with 71 goals in 137 matches, was part of the successful 2014 World Cup campaign when Muller netted five times. Muller also scored five at the 2010 World Cup, but he drew a blank when Germany reached the semifinals at Euro 2012 and has yet to open his account in France this summer. The Bayern Munich star also missed a penalty in the shootout success against Italy last Saturday but…
Mesut Ozil says he has told Arsenal teammate Laurent Koscielny that Germany “are not Iceland” in a text message ahead of their Euro 2016 semifinal with France. Germany take on France at Marseille’s Stade Velodrome on Thursday (9 p.m. CET/3 p.m. ET, ESPN) looking to book a place in Sunday’s final. The match is set to see Ozil come up against Gunners teammates Koscielny and Olivier Giroud, and the Germany playmaker says the trio have been keeping in contact ahead of the clash. Germany reached the last four with a penalty shootout win over Italy while France thrashed tournament debutants…
Barcelona star Lionel Messi will appeal and vowed to clear his name after a court in Spain on Wednesday sentenced him and his father to 21 months in jail for tax fraud, the player’s lawyers said. The prison sentences are likely to be suspended as is common in Spain for first offences for non-violent crimes carrying a sentence of less than two years. The Argentine’s lawyers feel an appeal would eventually succeed in persuading the court that Messi and his father have behaved correctly, the player’s representatives told AFP in a statement. “The most recent laws from the supreme court…
Germany midfielder Toni Kroos said the pressure is also on hosts France when they meet in a mouthwatering Euro 2016 semifinal clash on Thursday that will set up a July 10 final with Portugal. Kroos was an integral part of the Germany team that ousted France from the quarterfinals of the 2014 World Cup as Die Mannschaft romped to glory at the Maracana in Rio De Janeiro. And he believes the pressure of France playing as tournament hosts could go against Didier Deschamps’ men as they bid to end a 58-year hoodoo against the Germans in major finals. For Real…
Cristiano Ronaldo said he is not obsessed by breaking records and believes Portugal have reached the Euro 2016 final thanks to a team effort after they beat Wales in the last four on Wednesday. Ronaldo, Portugal’s all-time leading scorer and most-capped international, equalled Frenchman Michel Platini’s record of nine goals in European Championship finals after scoring his teams’s first in the 2-0 win over the Welsh. “Records are nice. I have broken many records and I continue to do so, with the club and the national team as well, but I’m not obsessed with them because they happen as a…
Neuer has conceded only one goal in regulation time in five games – against Italy in the quarterfinals, a tie Germany eventually won on penalties. “We need to score goals. This is a team that doesn’t concede a lot of goals,” said French coach Didier Deschamps. “Everyone talks about their attack, but they know how to defend,” he added. German coach Joachim Loew is aware of the threat. “We are going to have to be compact and close down the space in defence,” he said. “France are going to be the toughest opponents we have had in the tournament until…
Euro 2016’s most miserly goalkeeper Manuel Neuer must keep out the tournament’s top scorer Antoine Griezmann in a landmark semifinal clash between Germany and France on Thursday. The prize from the Marseille battle in front of 65 000 fans will be a final against Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal in Paris on Sunday. But the European Championship hosts will also be looking to beat Germany, the World Cup holders, in a major tournament for the first time in 58 years. Germany have triumphed in three World Cup encounters since then, the last in the 2014 quarterfinals. Their most famous meeting was in…
Wales fans danced and partied with pride into the night despite a heartbreaking Euro 2016 semifinal defeat in the nation’s biggest football match ever. Some 27 000 impassioned fans who watched the 2-0 loss to Portugal on giant screens in Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium on Wednesday swallowed their devastation and streamed out voicing unabashed delight at how far Wales had come. “If you can think of every emotion in the world, I’ve felt them all in the last 15 seconds: happiness, anger, sadness, pride,” Conor Wall, 23, from Caerphilly, told AFP. “No-one expected us to even qualify. You can’t fault us.”…
Cristiano Ronaldo made European Championship history as Portugal ended Wales’s extraordinary Euro 2016 journey with a 2-0 semifinal win on Wednesday that sent them into the final. In what was billed as a shootout between Ronaldo and his Real Madrid teammate Gareth Bale, it was the Portugal captain who prevailed, opening the scoring in Lyon with a majestic 50th-minute header that saw him tie France great Michel Platini’s record of nine goals at Euro finals. He also teed up Nani for Portugal’s second goal and finished the night consoling Bale on the Stade de Lyon pitch. “The team did a…
Manchester United’s versatile new centre back Eric Bailly has all the attributes needed to help bolster their defence next season and will get all the help he needs to develop at the club, manager Jose Mourinho has said. Bailly, who became the Portuguese coach’s first signing at the Old Trafford club after joining from Villarreal last month, made 47 appearances for the La Liga side last season as they finished fourth and secured a Champions League spot. “He is a player who we believe has all the attributes. He is very strong physically and very fast,” the former Chelsea manager,…
Wales boss Chris Coleman hailed Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale’s mental strength ahead of the showdown between the Real Madrid stars when Wales face Portugal in the Euro 2016 semifinals on Wednesday. Coleman said he has received glowing reports about the three-time world player of the year from Welsh legend Ryan Giggs and Ronaldo’s former manager at Manchester United Alex Ferguson. However, he believes Bale, who has scored three goals in leading Wales to their first major semi-final, has worked just as hard to become the most expensive player in the world. “If I ever speak to Giggsy or Alex…