The Niger Government has described as unfortunate the strike embarked by the civil servants, saying that the action is inimical to the development of the state. Gov. Sani Bello said this at the state executive council meeting in Minna on Tuesday. Bello said that the salary ratio was reached after wide consultations with all stakeholders in the state. According to him, the action by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is rigid because the state government has decided to pay workers 90 per cent salary in July as against the 70 per cent paid in June. Bello said that he met…
Author: David Folami
Yesterday, July 11, 2016 Nigerian singer, Iyanya was called out by a promoter, Don Demoe for unpaid dues. Iyanya who had just ended his tour of the United States of America took to Instagram, yesterday thanking fans for their unwavering support. “Thank you to everyone who came out..US tour done,” he wrote. Immediately promoter and business consultant, Don Demoe called out the “Oreo” hitmaker for not paying his hotel bills. According to him, Iyanya refused to pay his hotel bills at the Hilton and has been living off promoters. He revealed the crooner hasn’t paid his bills since July 4…
Beyoncé and husband Jay Z are this year’s highest-paid celebrity couple, according to Forbes. With $107.5 million in earnings between them last year they top the Celebrity 100 list. ‘Formation’ singer, Queen B made a total of $54 million earning her No. 34 on the list while Jay Z ranked No. 36 with a $53.5 million. The list comprises of the world’s top-earning superstars, which will be released soon. According to Forbes the power couple got a major boost from Beyoncé’s sixth No. 1 album, “Lemonade”, which debuted exclusively on Jay Z’s Tidal streaming service. She was able to beat…
Banky W is tired of fans telling him to go get married. The crooner has finally lost his cool and doesn’t want to hear any more of it. After months of marriage shaming the R&B crooner has had it! This time, he writes an open letter to single men and women in the society. According to him ‘he can’t even post good morning on social media, without someone saying “yes but it will be a better morning when you marry’. He took to Instagram on July 10, 2016 writing, “My fellow Bachelors & Bachelorette For too long we have been…
Rita Dominic real name, Rita Uchenna Nkem Dominic Waturuocha, is a Nigerian actress and and procuder. A member of the Royal Waturuocha family of Aboh Mbaise local government area in Imo State, Dominic attended the Federal Government College, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, before heading to the University of Port Harcourt, where she graduated with a BA (Honours) Degree in Theatre Arts in 1999. The Nollywood diva started performing as a child, appearing in school plays and children’s television shows in Imo State. In 1998 she starred in her first movie, “A Time to Kill” and won the City…
Recently, Harrysong was called out by fans for posting a super cute photo on his Instagram page. Fans and followers trolled Harrysong for using lipstick and foundation in a promo photo. Well, the Gala ambassador has got a message for them. The ‘Baba for the girls’ singer has come out to ask those who wrote mean comments about him to drop their addresses as well. “This is my page… You’re a Fan… A follower of the brand Harrysong? Thanks.. I love you too but when you have the guts to come here and talk anyhow, please have that same guts…
Singer Taylor Swift has topped this year’s Forbes list of the world’s 100 highest paid celebrities, earning $170 million mainly thanks to her hugely successful “1989” world tour. The “Shake It Off” singer, 26, came ahead of boy band One Direction, currently on a break, who took second place with $110 million. “The pop superstar smashed the Rolling Stones’ North American touring record, grossing $200 million on the continent en route to a quarter-billion dollars in total for her 1989 World Tour,” Forbes said in a statement. With earnings of $95 million, American author James Patterson came in third. U.S.…
Future will be fuming wherever he is following a new video of he and Ciara’s son, Future Jnr, calling Russell Wilson papa. The little one can be heard asking for a kiss from his ‘papa’ in a touching video shared live to Russell’s Facebook account on Monday, July 11, 2016. The football player can be seen receiving a haircut during rehearsals for the upcoming Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards when Ciara’s son asks for a kiss. ‘Papa, kiss,’ Future Jnr said, the 27 year old star then plants a kiss on his stepson, who was carried in the arms of a…
Despite threats of a lawsuit from Peter Okoye, Paul Okoye goes on to have a successful solo show in Goma, Congo. On Friday, July 8, 2016, the P Square singer and dancer, took to social media to issue a disclaimer, disassociating himself from a show that bore the P Square brand, while threatening to sue his brothers including former manager, Jude Okoye. Paul who is currently in Congo with May D, has performed two shows already as Peter remains silent, following his threat. Sharing the art for the show, part of Peter’s disclaimer read: “….I never endorsed the usage of…
Khloe Kardashian is determined to have nothing whatsoever to do with estranged husband, Lamar Odom, and even more so after his latest meltdown. The 32-year-old reality star wasted no time in blasting a girl who called her out over the NBA star’s drunken experience aboard a flight, yesterday, July 11, 2016. The Twitter user, called khloe out for running around with Trey Songz instead of taking care of her husband. Khloe quickly shut her down, asking her to keep to her lane as she knows nothing of what is actually going on. It was earlier reported that Odom was kicked…
Following days of speculation, Kylie Jenner has finally put our minds to rest as to the source of her massive diamond ring. The 18-year-old reality star first set our tongues to wagging after she flashed the huge diamond ring worn on her wedding finger while on an outing with her rapper boyfriend. At first, there were speculations that the pair may have had a secret wedding but without proof, the speculations quickly died off. Now, the makeup guru has finally revealed the source of the ring in a new Snapchat post she shared today, July 12, 2016. Giving her fans…
Paul Pogba may stay put at Juventus despite talks about the French midfielder’s possible move to England or Spain, his agent Mino Raiola has said. The 23-year-old Pogba, who played a pivotal role in France’s run to the Euro 2016 final, has been strongly linked with a return to English Premier League club Manchester United with Champions League winners Real Madrid also eyeing him. However, a fee touted to be around a world record £100 million could see Real priced out of a move for Pogba, according to British media reports. “There is a lot of talk about Paul’s future,…
Bayern Munich’s pacey Brazilian winger Douglas Costa has withdrawn from the Rio Olympics due to injury, the German champions said on Monday. Costa had been chosen along with Barcelona’s Neymar among the over-age players in Brazil’s squad for the first summer Games in South America. Bayern said on their website (www.fcbayern.de) that an injury to Costa’s left thigh had not healed and they had told the Brazilian football federation that the player could not be released. “I greatly regret this,” said Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. “We all wanted Douglas to contest the Olympic Games in his home country, but the…
New Bayern Munich manager Carlo Ancelotti has no plans to rip up the foundations laid by predecessor Pep Guardiola and says he will look to continue the club’s tradition of attacking football when the season kicks off in August. The Italian has large boots to fill as Guardiola, who switched to English Premier League side Manchester City this month, won three straight Bundesliga titles during his tenure at the Allianz Arena. “I know very well that the style of Bayern Munich is to play attacking football and we want to play attacking football. I love to play attacking football,” Ancelotti…
Germany’s Joachim Loew said he would stay on to lead the World Cup winners to their title defence in Russia in 2018 despite an initial hesitation on whether to continue after a disappointing semifinal defeat to France last week at the Euro 2016. Loew, who has coached Germany for 10 years and to five straight semifinal appearances at World Cups and Euros, said in a statement on Tuesday he planned to continue, ending some speculation that the 56-year-old might step down. “Despite our disappointment, the team didn’t disappoint,” said Loew, who was Juergen Klinsmann’s assistant coach for two years before…
Lionel Messi is not interested in leaving Barcelona in the wake of his sentencing for tax fraud, according to club spokesman Josep Vives. A Barcelona court last week handed Messi and his father 21-month prison sentences and fined the former €2.0 million and the latter €1.5 million for tax fraud. They are unlikely to go to prison because under Spanish law, a first-time offender who receives a sentence of less two years for a non-violent crime does not serve jail time. Both have already appealed to the supreme court. Media reports in England recently claimed Messi’s father and agent Jorge…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has shortlisted three candidates for the Super Eagles coaching role, the federation announced on Friday. The three candidates, who were chosen for final consideration are former Ethiopia coach, Tom Sainfeit, who is Belgian, Eagles caretaker coach Salisu Yusuf and Frenchman Paul Le Guen. According to the NFF, more than 20 coaches applied for the role from which the NFF Technical and Development Committee shortlisted the final three. Giovanni Solinas, Saintfiet, Hey Antoine, Mark Wotte, Yusuf, Ernesto Paulo Calvinho, Dorian Marin, Le Guen, Miodrag Jesic, Perry Hansen, Ove Pedersen, Adebayo Lateef Kola, Sylvanus Okpala, Peter Ijeh,…
France and Arsenal legend Thierry Henry ended his association with the English Premier League club on Tuesday preferring to focus on his burgeoning media career. The 38-year-old former striker – part of the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 winning teams – could have coached the Gunners’ under-18 side but declined the offer when Arsene Wenger told him he would have to give up his lucrative Sky Sports TV contract for which he is reportedly paid £4 million ($5.2m, 4.7m euros) a year. Henry, Arsenal’s all-time leading scorer with 174 goals in 254 appearances from 1999 to 2007, had been…
Brazilian playmaker Willian has agreed a new four-year contract with Chelsea, the Premier League club said on Tuesday. The 27-year-old, voted the London club’s Player of the Year last season by fans and teammates, said it was “a dream to continue”. “Over the next four years I will try to help the team win more trophies,” he added. Willian joined Chelsea in 2013 and was the standout performer last season in what turned out to be a wretched campaign for the defending champions. He has scored 19 goals in 140 appearances. Chelsea, who finished 10th in the league and out…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s victorious Portugal prepared to return home to a triumphant welcome on Monday after their shock 1-0 win over France in the European Championship final, the country’s first international title. The Real Madrid superstar was stretchered off the Stade de France pitch in tears in the first half and could only watch from the sidelines as substitute Eder fired a thundering extra time winner to cap a month-long tournament of upsets. The unexpected win over the heavily-fancied hosts sparked jubilant scenes in Lisbon, where tens of thousands of fans flooded the streets, dancing, singing and waving Portugal’s red and…