The season two finale of “The Flash” aired on Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Following the shocking season two finale, CW has announced that the series will return for its third season on October 4, 2016. On the season finale, the mysterious man in the iron mask and Zoom’s prisoner was revealed to be the real, Earth-3 version of Jay Garrick, played by John Wesley Shipp (Barry’s Father – Henry). “The Flash” stars Grant Gustin as Barry Allen/The Flash, Candice Patton as Iris West, Rick Cosnett as Eddie Thawne, Danielle Panabaker as Caitlin Snow, Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon, Jesse L.…
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Season four finale of “Arrow” aired on Wednesday, May 25, 2016.” Following the entertaining fourth season, CW has announced that the series will return for its fifth season on October 5, 2016 On the season four finale, Arrow stabbed Damien Darhk dead and saved Star City from a dramatic and catastrophic conflict, Diggle revealed he is re-enlisting in the army, and Oliver was sworn in as as mayor of Star City. Arrow stars Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen, Katie Cassidy as Dinah “Laurel” Lance, David Ramsey as John Diggle, Willa Holland as Thea Queen, Emily Bett Rickards as Felicity Smoak,…
Promising Russian-American actor, Anton Yelchin, best known for playing Chekov in the new “Star Trek” films, died on Sunday, June 19, following a car accident, police and his publicist said. According to reports, Yelchin’s car rolled backward down his driveway and pinned him against a brick mailbox pillar and a security fence at his home in Studio City, Los Angeles The 27-year-old actor was said to have gotten out of the car moments before, but it was unclear why he was behind it when it started rolling. Yelchin was on his way to meet friends for a rehearsal. When he…
One year after their engagement Iggy Azalea has broken off her relationship with her NBA star boyfriend Nick Young. The Australian rapper announced the breakup on her Instagram page that she is ending the relationship with Nick because she can no longer trust him. “Unfortunately although I love Nick and have tried and tried to rebuild trust in him – It’s become apparent in the last few weeks that I’m unable to. I genuinely wish Nick the best. It’s never easy to part ways with the person you planned your entire future with, but futures can be rewritten and as…
Yesterday, June 19, 2016 was Father’s day and popular movie producer, Mo Abudu shared a lovely photo of her two kids, Temidayo and Adekoyejo with their dad. “Dear Toks, Happy Father’s Day. Thank you for being such an awesome dad to our kids. May God continue to bless you and increase you,” she wrote. The Chairman/CEO of Ebony Life TV, recently made the list of The Business Insider’s Top 100 creators and business visionaries creating value for the world. The media personality is 56th on the list which includes the likes of Mark Zuckerberg CEO of Facebook, Bill and Melinda…
Late Afro beat legend, Fela Kuti’s daughter, Yeni Kuti got engaged to her long time partner, Theo Lawson, during her 55 birthday celebration on May 24. Now, the manager reveals she’s not considering marriage following her engagement. According to Yeni, the ring her partner gave her is a commitment ring. She told The Entertainer, “Not at all. The ring my partner gave me is what they call ‘a commitment ring’. He gave me his mother’s wedding ring as a commitment to the relationship. We have been together for about nine years. When I met him, he used to wear the…
Eccentric media personality, Charly Boy took to his Facebook page today, June 20, 2016 to slam ‘overtly’ religious Nigerians who were unsympathetic about the massacre of innocent people in a gay night club in Orlando, Florida. According to the Area Fada, Nigerians were quick to quote the scripture when a gunman opened fire at a gay club but failed to do so when Christians lost their lives in terrorist attacks in the North. He wrote; “Na WA for some Naijas, can you believe that after about 50 people were murdered in cold blood at a gay club in Orlando, most…
After Stephanie Seymour’s comment against Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner being called supermodels went viral, she has seen the need to rephrase the context to her choice of word. According to E! online, Stephanie re-addressed the sensitive topic which has made a huge headline for the past few days on her instagram page. “I don’t usually address rumors, but since feelings have been hurt I would like to set the story straight, at an event last week I was jokingly asked if the ‘era of supermodels’ was over, what we should call the new great ‘it ‘girls? There were no…
Popular Nigerian singer, Wizkid has just revealed he wants to live a normal and simple life. All this comes after Nigerian singer Seyi-Shay, currently in Jamaica, claimed Wizkid actually wrote and owns the single ‘One dance’ by Drake. “The same debate is going on in Africa right now, that he sampled the Afrobeats, It was actually Wizkid’s song so it was not Drake’s song, I don’t know if I can I talk about this but it’s actually Wizkid’s song, Wizkid wrote it, Legendary Beats and some other Nigerian producers produced it as an Afrobeat song and they stripped a lot…
Following the death of legendary producer and singer, OJB Jezreel on Tuesday, June 14, 2016, popular music star 2face mourns the late singer. 2Face Idibia was a guest here at Pulse Nigeria where he dishes on his career, the late OJB and more. Speaking on the late producer’s date, 2face said, “Working with him was wonderful we made magic together. I wish there was so much more I could have done for him before he died.” Recall that OJB’s greatest contribution to Nigerian music was his production on 2face’s first two solo albums ‘Face 2 Face’, and ‘Grass To Grace’.…
Deco has rated Ronaldinho as more talented than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Former Barcelona man Deco played alongside Ronaldinho and Messi at the Camp Nou and alongside Ronaldo with the Portugal national team. But despite Messi and Ronaldo being widely considered to be the two best players of recent years, something backed up by their eight-year duopoly of the Ballon d’Or, Deco believes Ronaldinho was better than both. “Ronaldinho was more talented than Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo,” Deco said in quotes reported by Sport. “When we didn’t know what to do, he would create chances to score. “[Ronaldo] was…
Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil says he does not care about outside criticism of his performances at the European Championship. “It bounces off me,” the Arsenal playmaker said, after being one of many Germany players to be knocked for his performance against Poland in the team’s second game at Euro 2016. World champions Germany were strongly criticised for their lack of attacking power in the 0-0 draw on Thursday, with even defender Jerome Boateng warning that the team needs to improve to avoid an early elimination. And several former Germany players were highly critical of the performance, with Mehmet Scholl singling…
England captain Wayne Rooney has revealed he spent several years learning about his new midfield position from the likes of Steven Gerrard and Paul Scholes. Rooney is the country’s record goalscorer, having struck 52 times, but he has given way to younger legs at Euro 2016, dropping into a deeper playmaker role for the first time in his 13 years of international football. The early results have been promising, with Rooney’s wide range of passing and positional discipline instrumental against Russia and Wales. And the 30-year-old says he has been picking up tips along the way from some of the…
Wayne Rooney is expected to begin England’s Euro 2016 Group B finale against Slovakia from the bench, multiple outlets are reporting. According to the reports, Three Lions manager Roy Hodgson will make six notable changes to the XI that started in the team’s 2-1 defeat of Wales on Thursday in Lens. The Manchester United star is set to be rested as Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson takes his place in the England midfield, while Dele Alli will make way for Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere. Full-backs Kyle Walker and Danny Rose will also start from the bench as Nathaniel Clyne and Ryan Bertrand…
Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s agent says he is still working on a move to Manchester United for the Borussia Dortmund midfielder. Mkhitaryan, 27, has been linked with a transfer away from Dortmund this summer, with sources having told ESPN FC that Arsenal are interested, while his agent Mino Raiola has claimed United have made a €24 million offer. However, the Bundesliga club have insisted that they have no plans to sell the Armenia international and will force him to see out his contract at the Westfalenstadion, which expires next summer. Mkhitaryan has said he has no plans to extend his stay at…
Paul Pogba’s agent Mino Raiola has revealed talks are underway between Juventus and Real Madrid for a transfer of the France midfielder this summer. “We are in the preliminary phase of negotiations,” Raiola told the print edition of Spanish sports daily Marca. “Pogba admires Real Madrid and [head coach] Zinedine Zidane and this is going to be very important in his decision.” Juve have previously stated their reluctance to sell the 23-year-old this summer, but Raiola’s comments suggest they are now open to a sale if they receive a high enough bid for one of the world’s most coveted young…
Wales midfielder Joe Allen said he hoped memories of their agonising Euro 2004 playoff defeat to Russia will spur them on to grab a last 16 spot when they meet the same opponents in their Group B clash at the European Championship on Monday. After finishing second to Italy in their qualifying group, Wales lost 1-0 to Russia over two legs in 2003 and were denied a place at the following year’s European Championship in Portugal. “To come so close was disappointing. It was something we all had to endure together in Welsh football,” Allen told his club Liverpool’s website…
He also provided the first half’s only real moment of danger in the French penalty area when he unintentionally scuffed Xherdan Shaqiri’s eighth-minute corner towards his own goal. The ball struck Swiss centre-back Johan Djourou, sprawled on the French goal-line, and Pogba hacked clear. Pogba aside, Switzerland’s biggest concern in the first period was the flimsiness of their shirts as Admir Mehmedi, Granit Xhaka and Breel Embolo all had big holes torn in theirs. Switzerland began to find joy behind French full-backs Bacary Sagna and Patrice Evra in the second half, but the chances continued to fall to France. Andre-Pierre…
Paul Pogba shone through the mediocrity as hosts France secured top spot in Euro 2016 Group A following a subdued 0-0 draw with Switzerland in Lille on Sunday. A game that featured a substandard pitch, ripped Switzerland shirts and a burst ball concluded in a mutually convenient result that allowed the Swiss to join Didier Deschamps’s France in the last 16. But Pogba, dogged by controversy over an alleged contentious gesture prior to the game, did his best to illuminate proceedings, hitting the bar twice, as did French substitute Dimitri Payet late in the game. As group winners, France will…
England and Wales will aim to cement their places in the knockout phase of Euro 2016 on Monday as all four Group B sides remain in with a realistic chance of reaching the last 16. England, thanks to Daniel Sturridge’s stoppage-time winner against Wales, lead the group on four points with Chris Coleman’s men and Slovakia one point further back. Russia have looked distinctly unimpressive so far, but they too are still in contention despite propping up the standings with just a single point. England face Slovakia in Saint-Etienne knowing that a draw would send them through to the next…