Yesterday, June 22, 2016 popular blogger, Linda Ikeji was accused of evading tax and denying her Banana Island mansion. The former model was said to be in trouble with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for evading N75 million tax bill. Reports suggest that the FIRS slammed her with a staggering N75 million tax bill and some of the tax levies are reported to be related to the purchase of her N500 million mansion. Now, Linda exclusively said those rumours are false as she works as an individual and not a company. According to her, “First go after companies not…
Author: David Folami
Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo in an interview with Hip TV reveals she got married because of an unplanned pregnancy. According to Ojo, she had a fall out in her marriage long before she became famous as they both didn’t marry for love but because a child was now involved. She said, “If I had problems with my marriage, it had nothing to do with my acting profession. I wasn’t even a star when I got married. And when I got out of my marriage, I still wasn’t a star. Up until I got married, I’d only featured in one film…
Mike G, the rehabilitation manager of R&B singer, Chris Brown, has filed a law suit against him for an alleged assault. According to TMZ, the singer hired Mike in 2012, to repair his social image, among other things, after the popular girlfriend beating incident with Rihanna. The image maker has now claimed to have suffered the same fate as Rihanna, as Brown allegedly beat him to a pulp without any provocation. Mike, who is the victim in the law suit claimed to have been admitted at an emergency room following the attack that involved repeated punches to his face and…
Scottish DJ, Calvin Harris, has reportedly re-followed his ex, Taylor Swift, on Instagram, a week after the pair deleted traces of each other on the social media platform. This happened on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, with Harris also reported to have followed Swift’s brother, Austin. According to Mirror UK, Harris has also initiated ties with another ex, Rita Ora. A screenshot from Instagram captured the DJ awaiting confirmation on her contacts list. Is he unto a rebound? Only time will tell. Taylor Swift wasted no time moving on from their 15-month relationship. The singer is now happily in love with…
Nigerian entertainer, Koffi Idowu-Nuel has lost his 68-year old father, Raheem Alao Idowu to death. According to reports, Koffi’s dad passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 after battling a brief illness. It was further gathered that the Sexagenarian was buried on Wednesday June 22, 2016 according to Islamic rites. The sad incidence is coming days after the comedian began shooting for his new TV show, Awada Express, which features top entertainers that include Mercy Aigbe Gentry, Alibaba, Gbenga Adeyinka 1st, Saidi Balogun, Ronke Ojo Anthony, Princess and Omobaba amongst many others.
Ever since popular RnB singer, Banky W was spotted as a grooms man at media personality Ebuka Obi-Uchendu’s wedding, his life has never been the same. The singer’s fans and followers have gone on a tiring quest to force Banky W into marriage but it seems like the pressure is finally getting to him, and the EME boss took the complaint to Twitter. So, it all started yesterday, June 23, 2016 when Mr Capable put up a picture of himself hugging his dog and it turned to another mockery session from fans who say he should be hugging a woman…
Popular Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe is celebrating 1Million fans on Instagram. The actress and yummy mum of two took to Instagram today, June 24, 2016 to celebrate fans and followers. “Ow!…I million Followers!…BIG THANK U to y’all for the love….I am humbled #1millionfollowers #1million #loveyall,” she captioned a photo of herself. We are not surprised by this great feat from the popular Yoruba actress who rose to an A-list celebrity this year. It all started with glossy magazine covers, classy dressings and captivating movie roles. The actress steadily rose to an A-list Nollywood actress, following that drop dead gorgeous Africa…
Veteran comedian, Ali Baba is a year older today! Ali Baba has reached the grand old age of 51 years old today, June 24, 2016. Atunyota Alleluya Akporobomerere, who is regarded as the godfather of Nigerian comedy began his professional career with corporate events, appearing on television shows with the likes of Patrick Doyle, Charly Boy and Danladi Bako. He also made cameo appearances on radio shows with Bisi Olatilo, Sani Irabor and Mani Onumonmu. He also worked briefly with Dapo Adelegan of DP Lekki Limited as executive assistant in 1991. Ali Baba carved a niche for himself as a…
Mercy Aigbe, 37, can be said to be the hottest Yoruba movie actress around right now. Her career is 15 years old and it’s now that Mercy Aigbe is starting to dominate the mainstream scene. She had the Yoruba movie scene locked down a while ago but as for Nollywood she is really making her presence known now. Two months ago I wrote an opinion piece wondering if Aigbe is the hottest Yoruba actress around. There is no need to wonder anymore, Mercy Aigbe is the queen now. She couldn’t have made a better statement about her dominance than her…
Nollywood actress, Patience Ozokwor was recently pictured ministering to a congregation at an Anglican church in Alaba. Ozokwor was ministering to a congregation at St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Alaba where she spoke about her life and her personal encounter with Jesus Christ. This is the first time the actress will be seen ministering after she announced that she has given her life to Christ following a personal encounter. Recently, Ozokwor dished on her new religious life, how she met God, the retreats she holds and having to ditch wearing trousers, dreadlocks and jewellery. According to her, one of the things…
Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo has confirmed that Croatia right-back Sime Vrsaljko has passed a medical ahead of a transfer to the La Liga club. Atletico are interested in signing current Sassuolo player Vrsaljko to act as competition for current first choice right-back Juanfran Torres, with a fee of between €15 and €18 million mentioned in regular speculation in the local press. Serie A sides Napoli, Juventus and Napoli are also thought to be interested in the former Dinamo Zagreb and Genoa defender, but Vrsaljko himself said recently from Croatia’s camp at the Euros that his preference this summer was…
Reports this week suggest that Pep Guardiola has been immersing himself in Manchester City history ever since he knew he would be joining the Premier League. He’s said to have been watching DVDs of matches last season and reading up on the club’s roots, as well as making secret visits to the City Football Academy. As the 2016-17 season draws ever nearer, and director of football Txiki Begiristain hunts for players to add to the squad — potentially including Nolito — following the £21 million capture of Ilkay Gundogan from Borussia Dortmund, it’s understandable that the fans are beginning to…
Lionel Messi blasted the Argentine Football Association, calling it a “disaster” after the national team’s plane from Houston was delayed on Thursday. Messi and Argentina comfortably defeated the United States in the Copa America Centenario semifinals on Tuesday, setting the stage for a rematch in the final with defending champion Chile at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. With the team’s plane from Houston to New Jersey grounded on Thursday, Messi took to Instagram to voice his disgust with the AFA. “Once again waiting on a plane to leave for our destination,” Messi wrote. “What a disaster the AFA are. My…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s brace against Hungary has silenced doubters of the Portugal captain, his international teammate Nani has said. Ronaldo endured a frustrating opening two games at Euro 2016 as Portugal were held to draws by Iceland and Austria. The 31-year-old Real Madrid forward claimed Iceland were “lucky” and “small” following their 1-1 draw and then missed a penalty and had a goal disallowed for offside in a goalless draw with Austria. But his double in a 3-3 draw with Hungary secured Portugal a round of 16 game with Croatia and got Ronaldo off the mark in the tournament. Nani said:…
Portugal depend too much on star forward and captain Cristiano Ronaldo and that could cost them in Saturday’s round-of-16 match against Croatia, according to Argentina legend Diego Maradona. Ronaldo, 31, led his team into the knockout phase in France as third-placed finishers in Group F. The Real Madrid forward scored twice in his Tuesday’s 3-3 group draw against Hungary — his first two goals of the tournament — to give them a third draw in three matches. Next up for Portugal is Croatia, surprise winners of Group D after beating Spain 2-1 in their last match and seen by many…
Liverpool are growing increasingly confident of landing Southampton forward Sadio Mane this summer, sources have told ESPN FC. Liverpool have been locked in discussions with Southampton for some time as they look to try and thrash out a deal for the Senegal international and sources have told ESPN FC the Anfield outfit are optimistic of agreeing a deal with their Premier League rivals. Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has identified Mane as one of his top targets as he looks to strengthen his squad ahead of next season. Mane impressed Klopp during the two Premier League meetings between the two sides…
Tottenham Hotspur have completed the signing of Southampton’s defensive midfielder Victor Wanyama on a five-year deal, the Premier League side said on Thursday. The move reunites the hard-tackling Kenyan with former Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino, the Argentine who took over at White Hart Lane in May 2014, as Spurs’ first signing of the close season. No financial details were given by the club, who secured a place in the Champions League by finishing third last season, but British media put the deal at £11 million. “The midfielder has agreed a contract with the Club until 2021,” Spurs said on their…
With the continent’s perennial powers shoehorned into the same half of the draw for the Euro 2016 knockout stages, Europe’s lesser lights will never have a better opportunity to topple the traditional giants. Title-holders Spain face Italy in the last 16 and then a potential quarterfinal against world champions Germany before the prospect of bumping into France or England should they reach the last four. The teams in the bottom half of the draw have combined to win 11 World Cups and nine European championships, whilst no side in the top half has won a major tournament. But for the…
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has no hard feelings after England striker Jamie Vardy signed a new contract with Premier League champions Leicester City rather than moving to the London club. Vardy, who signed a four-year contract extension with the Foxes on Thursday, scored 24 league goals to help propel Claudio Ranieri’s side to a fairytale title win four years after joining Leicester from non-league Fleetwood Town. Vardy was strongly linked with Arsenal who were reported to have triggered the release cause in his contract and offered better personal terms than Leicester, said British media. “I think Leicester have made a…
Wales forward Gareth Bale will find it difficult to break down Northern Ireland’s defence in the all-British last 16 Euro 2106 clash at Parc des Princes on Saturday, said Irish striker Kyle Lafferty. Bale is joint-top scorer at Euro 2016 with three goals after helping Wales to top spot in their group, but will likely come up against a stubborn Irish backline, who have let in seven goals in their last 13 fixtures. “Gareth Bale is a standout player – you don’t play for Real Madrid if you’re an average player – but I honestly believe we’ve got one of…