Yesterday, April 6, 2016, we reported the story of a young lady, Cecila Songz who singer Harrysong sent a happy birthday message stating she is his daughter. But now, the ‘Reggae Blues’ singer has taken to Instagram to set the records straight. According to the singer, “Please guys, don’t get it twisted: she is not my biological daughter.” Adding ,”She is my goddaughter. I never reach to born her.” Recall, the question on everyone’s lips yesterday was when did Harry give birth to such a grown up? And if so could it be that he falsified his age? This latest…
Author: David Folami
Kylie Jenner’s power as a beauty trend-setter just stepped up after it was announced that her Cartier Love bracelet is the single most-googled piece of designer jewelry so far. According to a new infographic made by Karus Chains, women often search for the expensive item (costing $1,630 – $43,700 apiece) up to 353, 840 times a month. The 18-year-old often wear six-at-a-time on her wrist. There was spike in searches for the designer bracelet after the reality star shared a couple of Snapchats in January showing herself in a local Cartier store, revealing that ahe’s been locked in one of…
Born, April 7, 1973, Julius Agwu is a comedian, musician, actor who was born to Chief Augustine Amadi Agwu and Mrs Mary Agwu. His secondary school education was at Government Secondary School in Borokiri, Port-Harcourt and later on Akpor Grammar School in Ozoba where he was the social prefect and President of the Dramatic, Debating and Cultural Society. He later studied Theater Arts at the Diploma level from the University of Port-Harcourt with specialization in acting and followed suit with a degree programme (BA) in directing still at the University of Port-Harcourt. He was the best student in the graduating…
Yesterday, April 6, 2016, Nigerian singer, Davido announced that his new signee would be dropping his first video any moment from now. The OBO singer also teased us with a snippet. But what caught the attention of many, was the outfit the young man wore in the video. An ‘Instagram busybody’ discovered that Davido posted a picture of himself rocking a similar cloth on the 2nd of January, 2015 ( 65 weeks ago ), leading to speculations that Davido might be overloading the boy with his old clothes. Or it could just be the singer bought the same type of…
Wendy Williams is weighing in on the recent engagement between Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna and according to her, “It’s not a real marriage.” In a new episode of the ‘Wendy Williams Show’, the 51-year-old acknowledged that the couple is happy but concluded with, “Blac Chyna milk this for all its worth!” Wendy went on to say, “They’ve been dating for only three months. I don’t believe they are deeply in love to get married…” before explaining what modern day marriage looks like. “Marriage is antiquated for a lot of people. I enjoy being married. Many of you enjoy being…
Yesterday, April 6, 2016 media personality Toke Makinwa took to the social media platform, Twitter to address the issue of sexism shared by Huffington Post. Huffington shared a tweet yesterday on “Why we should give a shit about even the smallest instances of sexism”. And Toke replied with a series of tweets. “The marriage conversation is one every female from 26 upwards cannot avoid. It’s like “remember Uche, what Uche? After they say Tall/short, what school she went, they have to add marriage somewhere.The worst is if the person hasn’t married and she’s above 30. It’s like eh ya, God…
Gareth Bale claimed he was denied a clear penalty as Real Madrid’s Champions League hopes were left hanging in the balance after their stunning 2-0 defeat to Wolfsburg. Bale had his appeal for a penalty waved away by Italian referee Gianluca Rocchi after Cristiano Ronaldo had a goal disallowed for offside in the second minute on Wednesday. The Wales international cut in front of Luiz Gustavo and won the ball before he was bundled over inside the area. It proved to be decisive as Ricardo Rodriguez and Maximilian Arnold scored within seven minutes of each other in the first half…
Javier Mascherano has spoken of the strain placed upon Lionel Messi by off-field allegations made against his Barcelona and Argentina team-mate. Messi was this week linked to the ‘Panama Papers’, with his family quick to label claims of any wrongdoing as “false and libellous”. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner is considering legal action against media outlets after being named in connection with documents from Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca. The documents have been leaked to the international press and apparently include details of how the rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their wealth. Various media outlets have also…
Chris Smalling expects to play a key role in Roy Hodgson’s England defence at the upcoming Euro 2016. The Manchester United defender has been crucial to his team’s efforts, despite another lacklustre season for the club as a whole. Smalling’s efforts at the back have helped United to build the Premier League’s second best defensive record and he is expecting that to be reciprocated with a big role for England after describing himself as a “passenger” at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. “I have bigger expectations this time,” Smalling said. “Very much so. Hopefully I will be coming off…
Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc feels Manchester City were a much stronger opponent than Chelsea in the Champions League after they were held to a 2-2 draw at the Parc des Princes in the first leg of their quarter-final tie. The Ligue 1 champions saw off Chelsea with relative ease in the round of 16, but were given many more problems by City on Wednesday. Blanc remains confident PSG can progress to the semi-finals, irrespective of their underwhelming performance in the first leg, but stressed that City should not be underestimated. “We knew City have some great players going forward.…
Zinedine Zidane admitted Real Madrid may have paid the price for their Clasico exertions in Wednesday’s Champions League defeat to Wolfsburg. Madrid suffered a surprise 2-0 loss in Germany just four days after claiming a hard-fought 2-1 win at Barcelona in La Liga. And head coach Zidane feels that victory at Camp Nou could have had a negative impact on their display at the Volkswagen Arena, although he remains hopeful of a comeback in the second leg of their quarter-final tie next week. “Perhaps physically, yes,” Zidane told a news conference when asked if Madrid had struggled to play at…
Alessandro Nesta says the Serie A title race is over after Gonzalo Higuain was sent-off during Napoli’s defeat to Udinese on Sunday. Higuain – who had scored a first-half equaliser at the Friuli – was dismissed after 75 minutes during the 3-1 defeat, the Argentina international subsequently banned for four matches after putting his hands on referee Massimiliano Irrati on his way off the pitch. With only seven games remaining of the season the suspension will deplete Napoli’s striker options, and Nesta feels that hands the Scudetto to leaders Juventus, who are six points clear at the top. “The championship…
Manchester City must not start dreaming of the Champions League semi-finals just because they scored two away goals at Paris Saint-Germain, says Manuel Pellegrini. City rescued a 2-2 draw at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday thanks to Fernandinho’s second-half strike, the midfielder adding to Kevin De Bruyne’s opener just before the interval. In between the two City goals, Zlatan Ibrahimovic was gifted an equaliser by Fernando, before Adrien Rabiot gave the French champions a 2-1 lead in the quarter-final first leg. City recovered and go into next week’s second leg in the ascendancy, but Pellegrini is not getting carried…
Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin has hailed the signing of Egyptian international Mohamed Elneny, believing the pair are forming a formidable partnership in the Gunners’ engine room. Elneny joined Arsenal in January from Swiss side Basel and has performed strongly alongside the Frenchman in recent weeks, with central midfielders Jack Wilshere, Santi Cazorla and Aaron Ramsey all out injured. “It’s going well, he’s a great addition to the squad,” Coquelin told British media. “He’s settled really quickly, because don’t forget he’s only been here for two months. “We are getting stronger each game, and if it can carry on this way…
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane urged his side to remain calm after their Champions League hopes suffered a setback with a shock 2-0 loss at VfL Wolfsburg in the first leg of their quarterfinal tie on Wednesday. The Frenchman, who took over from the sacked Rafael Benitez in January, said the 10-times European Cup winners could still turn the tie around in Madrid next week against Wolfsburg, who are playing in their first quarterfinal. “It is always disappointing to lose a Champions League game, especially the way we lost it,” he told reporters. “But we need to remain calm and…
Nothing usually fazes an ice cool Zlatan Ibrahimovic but the Sweden striker was taken aback when he failed to score a penalty during Paris St Germain’s 2-2 draw with Manchester City in their Champions League quarterfinal first leg on Wednesday. According to statistics published last year by French sports daily L’Equipe, Ibrahimovic, along with Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, has the best success rate from the spot over the last 10 years in the five big leagues. Hence when the Swede’s 14th minute penalty strike was denied by Joe Hart, the keeper he beat four times in 2012 when Sweden tamed…
The Kaduna state Governor, Nasir El Rufai has disclosed that a new deadly terror group, Gausiyya has started operating in the state. El Rufai also stated that the purpose of the religious censorship bill is to curb deadly groups like this from growing. He said “We had a security report that a new Islamic organization called GAUSIYYA is springing up in one of our local government areas, precisely Makarfi,” the governor said. “After studying the group’s activities, we understand that it is not a sect that we should allow to stay in our state. They preach contrary to the teachings…
Governor Nasir El Rufai of Kaduna state has given N29m to family members of the Zaria bomb blast victims. Leadership reports that those involved in the blast that occurred on July 7, 2015, in the Sabongari Local Government secretariat , were civil servants. El Rufai, while presenting the money said “We all need to continue to be vigilant, continue to protect civilized values from all sort of extremists.” “What is within our power is to perform the obligations that we owe our deceased staff.” He also said “The group life insurance death benefit cheque that will be presented today cannot…
An operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Michael Wetkast on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, revealed how the Senate President, Bukola Saraki diverted Kwara state funds for his personal use. Wetkast told the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) that Saraki used funds from the Kwara state coffers to purchase choice properties in different locations. The EFCC agent also revealed how payments were made into Saraki’s accounts. He said “Mr. Dauda informed investigators that the cash were handed to him by the defendant. He said he used to go to the Government House Ilorin to collect the cash. Most…
The minister of state for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu has revealed that the Federal Government will increase fuel price by next month. This is despite the current scarcity of fuel Nigerians have been made to face lately. Daily Post reports that the minister made the announcement when he visited the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) in Abuja. Kachikwu also promised that the fuel crisis will end in Lagos and Abuja on Thursday, adding that it will end by the end of the week in other states. The minister said “The reality is that in the first three months…