He is back with the 8th edition of his satirical stage play ‘Yaw Live On Stage’. This year, the humorous stage play written and directed by Nollywood actor, Femi Branch is titled ‘Shalanga‘ (the Yoruba name for pit latrine) and it’ll feature the acting talents of Yaw and fellow comedian, AY. Phyno, Burna Boy, Korede Bello, Solidstar, Lil Kesh, Adekunle Gold, CDQ and others will be on hand to perform at the event that is scheduled to hold on Sunday May 29, 2016 at the Eko Hotel Convention Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.
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Budding Hollywood actress, Karrueche Tran has continued to defy the odds that she wouldn’t cut it as a successful actress. At the recently held 43rd Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards – which honours craft and behind-the-scene categories – the budding actress, who was once most popularly known as Chris Brown‘s girlfriend, won honours with her crew for their production work on the popular web series, ‘The Bay’. ‘It’s really freaking awesome. It’s great for my acting career,’ the excited 27-year-old model told Hiphollywood about her win at the award ceremony which held yesterday, May 1. This is Tran’s second…
Joseph Ameh, husband to highly successful dancer, Kafayat Shafau popularly known as Kaffy, is basking in the euphoria of being married to the energetic performer. Celebrating his wife today, the drummer who got married to Kaffy on June 4, 2012 spoke of his affection of his 35-year-old wife, calling her a woman of virtue. He wrote in the caption of a picture with his wife on his Instagram page, ‘When you talk about a virtues woman this is exactly who you are referring to. Words cannot explain how much you mean to me, the only woman in the world that…
Cynthia Morgan has joined the growing list of Nigerian music celebrities who are goofing around in interviews. Call it strategic or just sheer ignorance, it is indeed turning out to be an embarrassing spate of blunders amongst the celebrated music stars. First, it was Seyi Shay – a singing diva who is now notorious for her series of blunders (her awful pronunciation of ‘two’ as ‘tuwoo’ and more recently, her declaration of ‘EP’ as ‘Electric Package’ rather than ‘Extended Play’) which she has tirelessly tried to downplay. Then, Kiss Daniel with his age declaration debacle on Rubbin’ Minds – a…
British songstress, Adele has seen her UK streaming record for her hit single, ‘Hello’ broken by Drake‘s ‘One Dance’ in barely six months. The soulful singer’s hit song upon its release, had assumed the number one streaming position in the UK with 7.32 million streams in its first week of availability in October, a feat the Canadian rapper has now surpassed with 7.86 million streams this week in the UK, according to Official Charts. Drake’s ‘One Dance’ which features Nigerian superstar, Wizkid and British singer Kyla, is included on the rapper’s recently released fourth studio album, VIEWS. According to the…
Singer Chidinma celebrates her 25th birthday today, May 2, 2016. She’s joins other young music stars including Wizkid, Skales and Mo’Cheddah in their mid-20s. The ‘Kedike’ singer rose to fame in 2010 after winning the third season of MTN Project Fame West Africa. She’s moved on to feature alongside most of the biggest stars in Nigerian music – such as Flavour, Sound Sultan, Wizkid, Olamide, Phyno, Praiz and Banky W. Her debut album ‘Chidinma’ was released under Capital Hills Records in 2012. Join us to wish her a happy birthday!
Jamie Redknapp believes the protests against Arsene Wenger during Arsenal’s win over Norwich were a “waste of time”. A section of the Emirates voiced its frustration at the club’s lack of progress in the 12th and 78th minutes of Arsenal’s 1-0 win on Saturday. The Gunners have gone 12 years without a Premier League title and face a battle just to finish in the top four this season, but Redknapp was not impressed by the demonstrations. “It was a waste of time really, wasn’t it? They should save the trees rather than putting paper up like that,” Redknapp said on…
Captain John Terry is hopeful of remaining at Chelsea as he reaches the end of his contract at Stamford Bridge. Captain John Terry is hopeful of remaining at Chelsea as he reaches the end of his contract at Stamford Bridge. Terry indicated in January that he would not be offered a new deal at the club, where he has played his entire career, though his future remains unclear with incoming manager Antonio Conte not arriving until after Euro 2016. But the 35-year-old, who has played over 700 times for Chelsea and has won four league titles and the Champions League,…
Under-fire Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud is a reported target for Wolfsburg, according to the Daily Mirror. It is claimed the Bundesliga club want to rescue him from his Gunners nightmare and bring him to the Volkswagen Arena as a replacement for Nicklas Bendtner. Giroud has not found the back of the net in the Premier League since January and hias performances have come in for criticism from the Arsenal fans.
Sky Sports’ Spanish football expert Guillem Balague has revealed Everton and Manchester United rejected the chance to sign Saul Niguez. The Atletico Madrid midfielder drew headlines with a sensational solo goal against Bayern Munich to give his side a 1-0 lead heading into Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final second leg. The 21-year-old’s great form has largely gone under the radar this season as the likes of Antoine Griezmann, Fernando Torres and Koke have received the plaudits. Atleti are chasing an unprecedented league and European double and Saul has played a major part in helping his side to the brink of history.…
Scott Parker thinks Claudio Ranieri has changed his management style since leaving Chelsea in 2004, saying the Italian manager is much more predictable than during his time at Stamford Bridge. Ranieri was nicknamed the Tinkerman during his four seasons with the Blues for his constant squad rotation but at Leicester he has been the complete opposite, making just 27 changes to his starting XI this season in the Premier League. And while Parker, who was signed for Chelsea by Ranieri in January 2004, can see similarities in Ranieri from their time together in west London, there has been one significant…
Jamie Carragher believes Mousa Dembele will not play again this season after being caught eye gouging Diego Costa. Tensions flared during Monday’s Premier League clash between Chelsea and Tottenham when Danny Rose upended Willian causing Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino to enter the field to separate the players. As the two sets of teams joined in the fracas, Spurs’ Dembele was caught on camera pushing his finger into the eye of Chelsea’s Costa. Referee Mark Clattenburg did not see the incident but replays appeared to show the referee’s assistant, Simon Beck, looking straight at the pair. Carragher believes the FA will…
Former Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has expressed sympathy for Daniel Sturridge, who has struggled with a succession of injuries this season. Rodgers, speaking after completing a leg of the Belfast City Marathon in aid of Northern Ireland Hospice, admitted it has been difficult for England striker Sturridge to make an impact. Sturridge has been limited to just 23 appearances for club and country this season, with Reds boss Jurgen Klopp keen to ensure he does not break down again as a result of playing too many games. That approach appears to have paid dividends, with the 26-year-old having scored four…
Leicester striker Jamie Vardy has been named the Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year for 2015-16. The 29-year-old has been outstanding for the Premier League leaders, scoring 22 goals in 36 appearances in all competitions for the Foxes. He said: “It’s a great honour to win such a prestigious award and to have my name added to a list of previous winners that includes some unbelievable players. Thank you to the Football Writers’ Association and to everyone that voted. “Thank you, also, to my team-mates, who are the reason I’ve been able to achieve anything. It’s been an amazing…
Tottenham saw their Premier League title dreams shattered after Chelsea came back from 2-0 down to secure a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge. Substitute Eden Hazard scored his first home goal in a year to complete the comeback seven minutes from time and hand Leicester an historic title. Knowing nothing but a victory would keep them in the title race, Spurs stormed into a first-half lead with Harry Kane (35) and Son Heung-min (44) netting within nine minutes of each other. Tempers boiled over just before the interval when Danny Rose and Willian had to be pulled apart by Mauricio…
Leicester City have completed one of the most remarkable triumphs in sporting history by winning the 2015/16 Premier League title. The club’s first top-flight championship in their 132-year history was sealed following Tottenham’s 2-2 draw with Chelsea on Monday night, meaning they have an unassailable seven-point lead at the top of the table with two games left to play. Claudio Ranieri’s side missed the chance to claim the trophy on Sunday afternoon when they could only draw with Manchester United at Old Trafford – but they needed to wait just over 24 hours for their title glory to be sealed.…
President Muhammadu Buhari’s current economic policies are similar to those he promulgated during the military regime he led in the 1980s, a former Minister of Education and social critic, Oby Ezekwesili, has said. Mrs. Ezekwesili said Mr. Buhari’s “archaic” and “opaque” economic principles are not only encouraging massive corruption and abuse of power, but also hurting the poor they were intended to help. Mrs. Ezekwesili said this at The Platform, a public policy forum that is currently underway in Abuja. “During the first coming of this our new president, a command and control economic system was adopted. “During that era,…
The Akwa Ibom State government owed commercial banks N64.5 billion when Udom Emmanuel took over from Godswill Akpabio as governor, the state Commissioner for Finance, Akan Okon, has said. Mr. Okon who spoke, Wednesday, in Uyo during a conversation on #ProsperityWithoutOil, organised by the Independent Newspaper Publishers Association, said the state government decided to restructure the debt into federal government bond so as to lessen the burden of servicing it. “The loan was to be repaid within a period of three years, and the debt servicing obligation was in the region of N3.5 billion every month. “Given what is on…
The implementation of the controversial 2016 budget will begin in a “few days”, the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has said. Mr. Osinbajo said this at the 12th Edition of The Platform, a public policy forum held in Abuja. “The 2016 budget will go into full operation in the next few days,” Mr. Osinbajo said. Mr. Osinbajo also said he’s aware of all the ongoing concerns Nigerians raise about the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration everyday, urging the citizens to remain patient as they work to turn around the situation in the country. The 2016 budget, which was first presented on December 22,…
The National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria, NARD, has shifted its planned nationwide strike by two weeks. The strike that was to commence on April 25 will now begin on May 9, the association said. The National President of the association, Muhammad Askira, made the disclosure while addressing a news conference in Kano on Sunday. Mr. Askira said the decision to shift the date of the strike was taken after the extraordinary meeting of the National Executive Council, NEC, of the association held on April 26 in Sokoto. He said after deliberations on the progress made so far, the…