Kenya’s Olympic champion David Rudisha was in absolute control on his track to winning his 2nd world title in the men’s 800m final in Beijing on Tuesday. The 26-year-old, whose first World Championships medal in the same event came four years ago in Daegu, commanded much of the race and cranked up his speed in the second half (final 400m), simply running away from the field in the homestretch to win in one minute 45.84secs. A major highlight of the 800m final was the emergence of two non-African medalists for the first time since the championships in Osaka in 2007, as…
Author: Wale Adebayo
President Muhammdu Buhari (PMB) has emphasised the importance of National identity card to all Nigerians of voting age. According to him, the card would in the future complement the Voters’ card. The president, who registered on Tuesday at the presidential Villa, Abuja to obtain his national identity card urged Nigerians to follow suit. Speaking to State House Correspondents after the registration that was supervised by Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Mr. Chris Onyemenam, Buhari said for the purposes of credible elections, Nigerians should ensure they get registered. “I think this exercise is very important to confirm our…
Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has declared that his ultimate desire is to unite the governors and leaders of the South-East to work with the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government. Okorocha, who is the Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Governors’ Forum, made this known yesterday, while addressing newsmen at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, SMICA, Owerri, on his arrival from Abuja. “As the only APC governor in the South East, I cannot do it alone and I cannot also play the attendant politics of establishing a very strong relationship between the South East governors and the APC-led Federal…
It was mad fun for fans of both celebrities yesterday when Chris Brown and Nick Cannon started a war on Instagram about who had more shoes. Nick Cannon first shared a picture of his sneaker collection and tagged the picture “My sneaker closet. Yeah, I need rehab bad! I have a problem. This just the mikes! Chris Brown then responded with a picture of his own Sneaker collection and tagged it “@Nickcannon I shall lead you to the promise land’. Then the contest started. Nick Cannon replied with another picture of his shoes and another set of sneakers below.. Chris…
The 2017 CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier between hosts Tanzania and Nigeria has been slated for Saturday, 5 September at the National Stadium, Dar es Salaam. The match will kick off by 4:30pm local time (2:30pm Nigeria time) at the facility which is covered with natural grass, a mail sent to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) further highlighted. The Super Eagles will be looking to build on their opening win over Chad when they take on the Taifa Stars, who were beaten 3-0 by group leaders Egypt in Cairo in June. Nigeria outwittted Chad 2-0 in Kaduna, and…
West Bromwich Albion have turned down a 2nd offer from Tottenham Hotspur for Saido Berahino, the Premier League club have announced. According to Sky Sports, the White a Hart Lane outfit, who have just two points from three league games this season, have submitted a bid quoted at £22m for the Burundi-born striker. Spurs initial bid for Berahino was reported to be in the region of £15m. West Brom confirmed on Monday that it has rejected a transfer request by Berahino, who is understood to be keen on a move away from the Hawthorns. Baggies chairman Jeremy Peace, said: “Our position…
A season-long loan for Chelsea FC winger Juan Cuadrado has just been confirmed by Juventus. Chelsea signed the winger from Fiorentina in February for a fee of £23.3m, but made only 15 appearances – starting just four games – as the Blues won the Premier League title. “The Colombian winger, 22, will now link up with his new team-mates in Vinovo ahead of this afternoon training session,” the Serie A outfit said in a statement. Cuadrado began his career at Independiente Medellin and moved to Italy in 2009 to join Udinese. After failing to break into the Bianconeri’s first team, he…
Wonderful! Wizkid has continued to gain international recognition with his smash hit, Ojuelegba. Famous socialite, Kylie Jenner, is the latest foreign celebrity seen dancing to Wizkid‘s Ojuelegba track. Kylie Jenner shared the short clip on Twitter. Watch the video here: https://twitter.com/_MUNACHII/status/636072560464035841/video/1
There are several opinions that celebrity marriages never last long. Considering the divorce rates and trends among Nigerian celebrities over the years, who would blame people with these opinions? As much as there are celebrity marriages that fail, there are a handful of celebrity marriages that have been great success. But today, focuses on the very high profile Nigerian celebrity divorces. Stella Damascus and Emeka Nzeribe: Who else deserves to make this list if not the ever outspoken and sometimes controversial Nollywood actress and presenter, Stella Damasus. She has been in three different marriages. She’s in her third as we speak (controversially). Getting…
Should we say the death hoax is a positive thing for Skiibii? Imagine! He gained not less than 8000 Instagram followers after the fake death. After his death scare/hoax on August 14, 2015, Skiibii and his label 5 Star Music have been widely criticized and cursed at for the manner in which evrything went down. However, one good thing that has come out from all this is that Skiibii’s followers on Instagram has increased significantly. In less than two weeks since his death incident Skiibii has gained 8,000 followers. Shortly after his death was announced, Skiibii had 30,000 followers on…
Reports have now confirmed that famous Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson, is indeed pregnant. There has been speculation in the media weeks ago concerning Mercy Johnson alleged pregnancy. According to Bella Naija, Mercy Johnson is indeed expecting. She gave birth to her first child, Purity Okojie on December 30, 2012. Her second child, a boy Henry Okojie, was born on October 15, 2014; this will be the third time Mercy Johnson is conceiving in four years. Mercy Johnson married Prince Odianosen Okojie on August 27, 2011. Mercy Johnson first met her husband in 2008 aboard a flight from France, he revealed that…
West Ham is currently lining up a £6m bid for Chelsea’s Nigerian winger Victor Moses, according to the London Evening Standard. The Hammers have suffered back-to-back home defeats by Leicester City and newcomers Bournemouth since their opening day win away to Arsenal, and manager Slaven Bilic is keen on improving his team before the close of the transfer window. Chelsea value Moses at around £10m. The Blues had earlier intended to keep the former Crystal Palace winger, but are now very likely to seal a deal for the 24-year-old following Pedro’s arrival last week. Moses, who joined Chelsea in the summer…
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has urged the United Nations Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki Moon, to assist Nigeria in recovering its stolen money that were stashed in foreign countries. The Sultan noted that the millions of dollars stolen from Nigeria were needed for the development of the country, pleading with the world body to assist with the recovery of the loot. Speaking at a dialogue on democracy, human rights, development, climate change and countering violent extremism, hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja and chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday, Abubakar assured that the…
Governor Idris Wada’s second term ambition has driven a wedge between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors and members of its National Working Committee. The governors and the NWC are at cross-roads on how to go about preventing the All Progressives Congress (APC) from winning the November 28 governorship election in the state. The major contenders for the PDP ticket are a former banker, Jibrin Isa Echocho and Governor Wada. It was learnt that while Governor Olusegun Mimiko, ex-Governors of Cross River and Kogi States, Liyel Imoke and Ibrahim Idris respectively, are supporting Wada, Governor Ayodele Fayose, two governors and…
Adamawa State Governor Jubrilla Bindow has disclosed plans to include religious and local non-governmental organisations in a new strategy aimed at improving the management of security response and rehabilitation of Internally Displaced Persons in the state. The state government recently announced the setting up of a N200m security budget, part of which over N50m will serve as the state’s internal contribution to co-funding counter-insurgency operations, aided by local vigilance groups and intelligence gathering, while about N50m was allocated to managing the internal refugee crisis. The governor added that his state currently hosted Nigeria’s largest population of IDPs, who were mostly…
Senators, House of Representatives members and members of other legislative houses across the country, who are lawyers, on Monday renewed their permutations to be conferred with the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN. The plan covers all lawyers working in legislative houses in various capacities. Besides claiming that they worked harder than judicial officers, the lawmakers argued that they were not less qualified for the rank than regular lawyers and other legal practitioners. The members made their position known during the inaugural meeting of “The Forum of Lawyers in the Nigerian Legislature”, held at the National Assembly in…
The Osun State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party has asked Governor Rauf Aregbesola to declare to the people of the state how much his administration is seeking to get from the bailout package approved for states by the Federal Government. The Osun PDP Chairman, Alhaji Gani Olaoluwa, said this in a statement in Osogbo, the state capital on Monday. Olaoluwa accused Aregbesola of failing to deliver the dividends of democracy to the people of the state unlike what was obtainable in other All Progressives Congress-led states. The statement read, “Aregbesola should face governance and be accountable because he has plunged…
A male cabin crew member of Arik Air was on Monday night arrested at London Heathrow Airport by the United Kingdom Border Agency (UKBA) for allegedly being in possession of banned substance suspected to be cocaine. The airline, according to its spokesman, Mr. Ola Adebanji, is presently carrying out private investigation to determine how the cabin crew member came about the banned substance. Investigations revealed that the unnamed cabin crew member was caught with a substance weighing 2.76 kilogramme and suspected to be cocaine. According to Adebanji, Arik Air will also cooperate fully with UK authorities and other appropriate agencies…
Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, has described the National Peace Committee led by a former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), as a body set-up to protect only the interests of the rich. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria said this on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television breakfast programme on Monday. Members of the peace committee, particularly the Bishop of the Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Matthew Kukah, had recently been subjected to public condemnation for faulting President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption drive and urging caution in the way and manner the present administration was going about its assessment of the…
Despite being on recess for six weeks, the Senate has been hit by a fresh round of crisis over a petition written by one George Uboh, against the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde. The EFCC boss, according to a petition before the Senate, has been accused of diverting N1 trillion said to have been recovered from a former Governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha; and a former Inspector-General of Police, Tafa Balogun. Uboh, who is the Chief Executive Officer of Panic Alert Security Systems, had petitioned the Senate through the Senator representing his…