Author: David F.

Nigerian music legend, 2face Idibia was recently in Ghana to raise funds for premature babies in the country. The singer, who recently had his book ‘A Very Good Bad Guy’ written and launched partnered with ‘LittleBigSouls’, an international charitable organisation, to hold a fundraising event at Alisa Hotel, Ghana, on Saturday, November 14. Themed, ‘African Royalty,’ the 4th annual fundraising event, dubbed ‘Angel Ball’ wants to raise money to complete the Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) centre at the Tema General Hospital and also to set up a new KMC centre of excellence. Speaking with 233livenews at the airport on Friday,…

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Ghanaian actress and producer, Yvonne Nelson has become the first female Ghanaian celebrity to get verified on online mobile photo/Video sharing social networking service, Instagram, shrugging off other top fellow country celebs like Van Vicker, John Dumelo, Majid Michel, Jackie Appiah and Sarkodie. The actress, who celebrated her 30th birthday last week Thursday, November 12, currently has 849k followers on Instagram. Yvonne Nelson joins the growing list of African entertainers who have gotten Instagram verification, which includes Genevieve Nnaji, Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Davido, Diamond Platnumz and recently Don Jazzy….

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Legends, veterans and role model Nollywood actors, Olu Jacobs and Joke Silva celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary. In a lengthy post on Instagram, 54 years old Joke says, ‘We thank you for these 30 years. May only death do us part and may our love in all its ramifications wax stronger’…. ‘And it has loaded. 30 years ago on November 16, 1985 we said ‘I Do’. It is a day of thanks To our Heavenly Father for all those who made those 30 years doable. My late mum and dad, Chief Afolabi Silva and Dr. (Mrs) Abimbola Silva. They both…

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On Monday November 23, 2015, Nigerian rapper Olamide will drop his 5th studio album titled ‘Eyan Mayweather’. By doing this, Olamide gets into the history book as the first Nigerian rapper to drop 5 albums in 5 years. The new album features NOBODY, it’s a pure solo effort by Olamide with Pheelz, B Banks, Young John and ID Cabasa as producers on the album. His debut album, Rhapsody dropped in 2011, his sophomore album, YBNL dropped in 2012, while his third album, Baddest Guy Ever Liveth, followed in November 2013 and his 4th studio album ‘Street OT’ dropped in November…

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For the first time ever, award-winning American pop star, Trey Songz, will come to Lagos, Nigeria, as the headlining act at the 11th edition of Rhythm Unplugged scheduled to take place on Friday, December 18, 2015, at the Eko Convention Centre, Victoria Island. Organisers of the event, Flytime Promotions led by Cecil Hammond have now announced Psquare, Olamide and Korede Bello as some of the headliners for the much-anticipated event….We cannot wait.

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Super Eagles new goalkeeper Carl Ikeme has had a very blissful career spanning several clubs in the top and lower divisions in England so you would think it would be a cakewalk for him to walk into the Nigerian set up. Wrong. It was totally different from what he was used to. Ikeme got called up by Sunday Oliseh in his first game in charge of the Super Eagles. The 29 year old was happy. It wasn’t his first call up but it would be the first time he would actually link up with the Nigerian national side. Ikeme was…

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Belgium came from a goal down to beat Italy 3-1 in an open and feisty friendly in Brussels on Friday, making sure their status as one of the favourites for next year’s Euro 2016. A largely full-strength Italy took the lead inside three minutes when Belgium keeper Simon Mignolet, given a rare start, pulled off a great low save to deny Graziano Pelle, but could only push the ball to Antonio Candreva for a simple tap-in. Belgium, who came into the game top of Fifa’s rankings, were level 10 minutes later when a totally unmarked Jan Vertonghen headed in a…

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Juventus forward Alvaro Morata has not thought of a possible return to Real Madrid despite reports in Spain claiming the La Liga heavyweights were ready to lure him back. The young spanish sensation, who turned 23 last month, joined the Italian champions in July last year for a fee of 20 million euros ($21.5 million) and scored some crucial goals as Juve won a domestic double and reached the Champions League final. Real have been struggling to find the net under new coach Rafa Benitez and Cristiano Ronaldo’s run of poor form together with Karim Benzema’s legal problems have prompted…

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Everton left back Leighton Baines is certain he will soon be back to his best as he nears a return to first-team action after spending his longest spell on the sidelines following surgery. The England international, an key part of Everton manager Roberto Martinez’s first team for the last two seasons, is yet to play this campaign after twice undergoing ankle surgery in the space of three months. He scored in a behind-closed-doors friendly win over Preston North End on Wednesday and is eyeing a return to Premier League action for the first time since May 9 when the league…

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Manchester City forward Sergio Aguero has been happy with the early signs of his partnership with attacking midfielder Kevin De Bruyne and hopes they can form a deadly strikeforce that will take the side on to trophy winning spree. De Bruyne has made an impressive start to his Manchester City career since he joined from VfL Wolfsburg in the close season, bagging seven great goals in 14 appearances. The first hint of a promising alliance between the Belgian and Aguero came on October 3, when City demolished Newcastle United 6-1 with the Argentine scoring five, two of them assisted by…

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REALLY, there’s no rule that says you can’t wear any outfit you like as much as you want, but this particular ‘Jacket’ has to be Sound Sultan’s favourite at the moment. He wore this wine black jacket to 2face Idibia’s 40th birthday concert at Eko Hotels on September 20, 2015…. And two days ago, he returned to Eko Hotel in the same jacket as he attended Seyi Shay’s album launch… < Enjoy Mr Sultan.

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Oh no! It looks like the beef between AKA and Anatii has reached new heights. It was previously reported that Anatii had a real fallout with AKA, ever since the ‘Levels’ rapper dissed Anatii on his ‘Composure’ track and accused him of trying to make a quick cash by featuring him (AKA) on his track ‘The Saga’. Anatii responded to the song by threatening to sue AKA for using the song (which he claims he owns) without his permission. But instead of releasing a diss track or even confronting AKA, Anatii has decided to show his dislike for AKA in…

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Ik Ogbonna has revealed some vital stuff about his Colombian wife, Sonia Morales. The Nollywood actor cum model, told Theinfostride he’s honoured to be blessed with one of the best women in the world. ‘My woman is God fearing; she is very very intelligent, she speaks about 18 languages. She is a fast learner, she is already speaking Igbo. She is someone that believes in positivity, she doesn’t allow any form of negativity in our relationship,’ he said…. He added: ‘We don’t fight, we are like best friends. Most of the time, she puts aside the fact that we are…

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Top Radio On-Air-Personality, Tosyn Bucknor is getting married to her French boo, Aurélien Boyer today…. Tosyn said YES to Aurelien’s proposal on August 11, 2015, during their vacation in Corsica, South of France, and today, they’ll become husband and wife…. The wedding will be hosted by comedian, Tee – A, while the Funke Bucknor-Obruthe led Zapphire events will handle the entire planning of the wedding…. With this, Tosyn Bucknor becomes the first OAP to get married in recent times. Many pundits are predicting other eligible bachelorettes including close friends Gbemi, Toolz, Lamide, Oreka Godis, Joyce, Fade Ogunro, Kaylah Oniwo could…

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Carlo Ancelotti says he would be interested in returning to England’s Premier League but the Italian manager with one of the most garlanded records in world football is not ready to take any new job this season. Ancelotti, who won the Premier League-FA Cup double with Chelsea during his previous stint in football, has had his name linked with a possible return to Stamford Bridge following the London club’s early season disaster under Jose Mourinho. Yet talking to BBC Radio on Sunday, Ancelotti ruled out the prospect of any return to the game in 2014-15, effectively ruling out the possibility…

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Rabiu Ibrahim is likely not play on Tuesday in the 2018 Fifa World Cup qualifier against Swaziland. The midfielder was substituted less than 30 minutes after he was introduced as a second half substitute in the 0-0 draw with Swaziland on Friday. Head coach of the Super Eagles, Sunday Oliseh has now revealed that the decision to hook the Trencín man was not tactical. “Rabiu got onto the pitch and unfortunately hurt his knee after a few minutes. “He felt some pain and I thought it wise to substitute him. “Ordinarily, he would have finished the game,” Oliseh told supersport.com.…

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be present during their friendly against the Netherlands on Tuesday, which will go ahead as planned, despite the team still being shaken by the deadly attacks in Paris. A government spokesman said Merkel would be in the stadium for the match in Hanover along with Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere. The world champions were playing France in Paris on Friday as a wave of attacks was unleashed across the city, killing 129 people. The German Football Association (DFB)’s Interim President Reinhard Rauball said the team wanted to send a signal that they would not “be…

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Germany’s football team spent the night at the Stade de France in north Paris after a friendly match against France rather than take the risk of driving through the French capital to their hotel following the tragic attacks that left more than 120 people dead. “The players were very worried, the information was not very clear and we didn’t want to take any risk on the road, so we decided not to drive through Paris …. (which was) not 100 percent secured and so we stayed in the dressing room,” said Germany manager Oliver Bierhoff. The attacks at several locations…

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