Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele, has opened up on her struggle and the sacrifices she made to become one of the top entertainers in Nigeria. Speaking at 4th edition of the Nigerian Entertainment Conference (NEC) held on April 20, 2016, at Landmark Event Centre, Oniru, Lagos, Akindele said she was able to fund her “Jenifa’s Diary” project through money saved from her endorsements. She said, “I used my endorsement money to start ‘Jenifa’s Diary’.” Akindele also made an important note about perseverance and success. She linked her thoughts to how her comedy drama “Jenifa’s Diary’’ became a main attraction on TV.…
Author: David Folami
Triple MG boss, Ubi Franklin in a post shared yesterday, April 20, 2016 revealed that he was once a personal assistant to comedian Julius Agwu. The husband of actress, Lilian Esoro told fans what it was like working with the comedian. “Epic Moment,” he captioned a throwback photo of himself, Julius Agwu and other panel members at the Nigerian Entertainment Conference 2016, adding, “In that picture you can spot Julius Agwu second left. Couple of years ago I was his PA and at events like this I’ll seat in the audience, taking pictures and videos for him.” “I knew where…
Following Seyi Shay’s infamous ‘EP’ (Electronic Package) blunder on Hip TV, the Nigerian singer has finally reacted to the public ridicule she’s been suffering. Shay in response to the social media criticism, took to her Instagram page yesterday, April 20 to state that as long as she’s making money, she’s not bothered. “Sooooooo! Who EP don epp?” she asked haters, adding, “While some are busy trying to figure out what EP really means and making me trend for so long, we are covering papers and making headlines and making MONEEEEYYYY so we can continue this wonderful tour of Africa. We…
Popular Nigerian actress, Annie Idibia joins colleague Ini Edo as a brand ambassador for weight loss movement, Slimtea Nigeria. “I am happy to be associated with the brand called Slimtea”, an enthusiastic Annie Idibia said, adding, “Through this partnership, I’m looking forward to helping many women on their weight loss journey.” The wife of iconic pop legend, 2Baba recently shared an epic throwback photo from almost 10 years ago, gushing on her natural beauty. The Nollywood actress shared the throwback photo which she says was taken in 2006/2007, today, April 14, 2016, attributing her beauty to the colour of her…
Following popular Yoruba actress, Toyin Aimakhu’s latest saga with ex-lover, Seun Egbegbe and social media criticism, Mercy Aigbe has come to her defence. The lovely actress today, Thursday, April 21, 2016 took to Instagram to share a photo of Aimakhu asking the actress to stay strong. According to her, the ‘Alakada’ actress can always count on her in this disturbing and trying times. She wrote, “Today I am crushing on my talented, beautiful Edo sis, down to earth, crazyyyyyy and fun to be with @aimakhutoyin I love u aburo, continue to stay strong, u know u can always count on…
Being Rob Kardashian’s bride-to-be definitely comes in handy! The 29-year-old star has gifted his fiancee, Blac Chyna with a brand new a 2016 Lamborghini Huracan which starts at an eye watering $200,000, just two weeks after presenting her with a 7 carat diamond engagement ring. But that’s not all. He also labels the former stripper “my wife” instead of “my fiancée’ in a post on his Instagram on Wednesday, April 20. Posting a picture of Chyna during a photo shoot she had on Wednesday, Rob wrote: “My beautiful wife.” The touching post and his use of the word wife immediately…
Everton boss Roberto Martinez described Wednesday’s 4-0 defeat at Liverpool as his worst moment at the club. Goals from Divock Origi, Mamadou Sakho, Daniel Sturridge and Philippe Coutinho gave the hosts victory over the Toffees, who had Ramiro Funes Mori sent off five minutes into the second half. Martinez, under pressure after a run of just three wins in 10 games, said he was “embarrassed” by the performance. “It doesn’t come any worse than that,” he added. “Everything that could have gone wrong went wrong. The whole chain of events was horrific and it is a showing we need to…
In his first press conference as Liverpool manager last October, Jurgen Klopp said that he wanted to turn the club’s supporters from “doubters into believers”. The evidence of his side’s thrilling Europa League quarterfinal comeback against Borussia Dortmund suggests that he is well on his way. Liverpool trailed 2-0 and 3-1 at Anfield on Thursday, only for second-half goals from Philippe Coutinho, Mamadou Sakho and Dejan Lovren to engineer a scarcely believable 5-4 aggregate victory that left club stalwarts comparing Klopp to their greatest ever manager. “When Jurgen Klopp was appointed, everyone in England thought it was a great job,”…
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal reacted angrily to suggestions that his club’s supporters had voted with their feet by missing a 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace at Old Trafford. The Premier League side announced a near-capacity crowd of 75,277 for the win which maintained their bid to finish in the top four and claim a place in next season’s Champions League. But it is understood that figure includes season ticket holders, regardless of whether or not they attend, and there were uncharacteristic empty seats at Old Trafford as full-back Matteo Darmian scored his first goal for the club and…
Leicester City’s remarkable charge on the Premier League title has given fans of other clubs hope that their teams can achieve a similar feat, winger Marc Albrighton has said. Claudio Ranieri’s side are five points ahead of second-placed Tottenham Hotspur with four games left and remain firmly on course to clinch a first English top-flight title despite suffering a setback in Sunday’s draw with West Ham United. Albrighton highlighted the applause from Sunderland’s supporters when the Foxes beat the home side 2-0 at the Stadium of Light on April 10, a victory which secured their place in next season’s Champions…
Borussia Dortmund will face Bayern Munich in the German Cup final on May 21 after their comprehensive 3-0 semifinal win at Hertha Berlin on Wednesday. A first-half goal by Gonzalo Castro, plus late second-half strikes from wingers Marco Reus and Henrikh Mkhitaryan sealed Dortmund’s deserved win at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium. The victory sends Thomas Tuchel’s team back to the same Cup final venue in a month’s time. Munich’s 2-0 win over Werder Bremen on Tuesday means that Germany’s top two teams will meet again when Dortmund play Bayern in a repeat of the 2012 and 2014 Cup finals. Dortmund were…
Luis Enrique called his Barcelona side “spectacular” following their 8-0 thrashing of Deportivo La Coruna on Wednesday. Barca’s title bid has faltered in recent weeks, but they bounced back with a ruthless display at the Riazor, keeping their noses ahead of Atletico Madrid on head-to-head record. Luis Suarez netted four of Barca’s eight to take his 2015-16 tally to 49 goals, matching his best season at Ajax in 2009-10. Ivan Rakitic, Lionel Messi, Marc Barta and Neymar completed the morale-boosting rout. “We played a great game and were very effective, creating infinite options,” Luis Enrique said after the match. “It…
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema may be “more important than ever” after continuing his goalscoring form, according to coach Zinedine Zidane. The Frenchman opened the scoring in Madrid’s 3-0 win over Villarreal on Wednesday for his fourth goal in as many La Liga games. Benzema has taken his league tally to 23 this season and, with star Cristiano Ronaldo potentially sidelined due to injury, his importance late in the campaign could be crucial to Madrid’s title chances. Zidane praised his team as a whole but said the 28-year-old could be set for a key role in the closing stages of…
Manchester United defender Chris Smalling has said he should be fit for his side’s FA Cup semifinal against Everton on Saturday. Smalling, 26, sustained a knock in United’s 2-0 win over Crystal Palace at Old Trafford on Wednesday that boosted his side’s chances of claiming a top-four finish. However, the England international is confident of being available for manager Louis van Gaal when they face Everton at Wembley this weekend. “Yeah I’ll be fine,” Smalling told MUTV. “It was just a 50-50 and he caught me after, but it’s nothing serious.” United are now a point behind Arsenal, who have…
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane played down injury fears over superstar Cristiano Ronaldo following Wednesday’s 3-0 La Liga win over Villarreal at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. After Barcelona and Atletico Madrid had also won earlier in the evening, goals from Karim Benzema, Lucas Vazquez and Luka Modric saw Zidane’s side remain just one point behind the joint-leaders with four games of the season still to play. What seemed a straightforward night for Madrid turned darker in injury time. Ronaldo had been set to continue his record of being the only outfield player in La Liga to play every single minute…
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has revealed that Divock Origi’s ankle is not broken, after Ramiro Funes Mori’s tackle on him in the 4-0 win over Everton. Funes Mori was sent off in the second half for the lunge, which saw the striker leave the field on a stretcher, and Klopp insisted that it took some gloss off the massive Merseyside derby win. “4-0 against Everton, if you told me before the game I would take it but now it is spoiled by the injury,” he said after the game. “The situation with Divock Origi is not good. The first reaction…
Matteo Darmian inspired Manchester United to victory over Crystal Palace and Liverpool crushed derby rivals Everton 4-0 as both teams enhanced their chances of securing European football on Wednesday. Italian right-back Darmian scored his first goal for United and created an own goal for Damien Delaney as fifth-place United beat Palace 2-0 to close to within a point of fourth-place Arsenal in the Premier League. Divock Origi scored but was then stretchered off as Liverpool outclassed Everton to remain within two points of sixth-place West Ham United, for whom Mark Noble scored two penalties in a 3-1 defeat of Watford.…
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has not resigned his position as a pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG). This was disclosed via a statement released by Osinbajo’s Senior Special Assistant on Media & Publicity, Laolu Akande. It reads: Our attention has been drawn to a false publication by a certain online medium, to the effect that Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has resigned as a Pastor in the Redeemed Christian Church of God. The report is misleading and completely baseless. Prof. Osinbajo continues to serve as a Pastor in the RCCG, honoring the call of God on…
President Muhammadu Buhari, today, April 20, 2016, presided over a meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The meeting was held inside the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Also in attendance were Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal.
The Department of State Security (DSS) has arraigned two men for allegedly cloning the phone number of Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode. This was disclosed via a statement released by the Deputy Director, Public Affairs of the Lagos Ministry of Justice, Bola Akingbade. The statement reads: The Department of State Security (DSS) on Wednesday arraigned two artisans before an Isolo Magistrate Court for allegedly cloning the mobile line of Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode. The suspects – Rilwanu Jamiu and Balogun Stanley Oyewole who claimed to be a cocoa dealer, were said to have attempted to perfect a N50…