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Ciara and her NFL hunk of a hubby Russell Wilson secretly exchanged their vows in the midst of close family and friends at an elegant wedding at Peckforton Castle in the UK on Wednesday. While the bride looked beautiful in her custom-made gown, the groom looked every inch of a classic gentleman in his tail-coat tuxedo. Photos from... Read More
Members of the  Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), on Friday, complied with the directives of the trade union leadership to embark on industrial action. According to a statement by the National Public Relations Officer of PENGASSAN, Comrade Emmanuel Ojugbana, government offices and agencies were shut down as staff stayed away from their... Read More
While Wizkid had to pull out of his performance at the wireless festival in the UK on Friday as a result of a visa issue, his fellow colleague Davido pulled the plug on his performance in Congo after riots broke out at the 35,000 capacity Stade Municipal de Lubumbashi – the venue for the show. According... Read More
These are the top five stories to monitor today. BBOG group slams President Buhari Activist group, BringBackOurGirls, has decried the failure of President Muhammadu Buhari to address all of the problems raised during their meeting with him. 2. Oliseh, NFF in war of words Former Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)... Read More
On Friday night, Peter Okoye issued a disclaimer regarding a Psquare performance at an Airtel-sponsored concert scheduled to take place in Congo. According to Peter, the event was booked by their former manager Jude but ‘the contractual terms presented were not favourable’ to him, making him not to endorse the use of his name to promote the event.... Read More
Fellow Nigerians, let me start by apologising for my absence on this page last week. I could not believe the torrents of comments on social media and the number of calls from friends and well-wishers from far and near enquiring about my welfare. Everyone was concerned because they know how much dedication and discipline goes... Read More
On her Twitter cover photo is an image that says “Be Your Own Hero,” a quote that gives remarkable insight to the sort of woman Anie Akpe is. Serial Entrepreneur, and Founder of Tech Enterprises; IBOM LLC, Innov8tiv, and Networq App, Nigerian-born Anie is not letting the presence of challenges keep her from achieving her... Read More
Since becoming Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai has taken personal charge of the war against Boko Haram, and has had significant success to the point that something approaching normal life has resumed in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital. For the first time in 5 years, residents of that city were able to celebrate Eid,... Read More
BBOG with President Buhari
The Bring Back Our Girls campaigners, on Friday, disclosed that after more than a year of their first meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, the president hasn’t fulfilled any of their demands. In a statement jointly signed by Oby Ezekwesili and Aisha Yesufu, the BBOG group said it is very disappointing that the President hasn’t fulfilled any of... Read More
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Friday, said militant group, Niger Delta Avengers isn’t fighting for the freedom of the Niger Delta but is rather agitating for selfish interests. The Vice President noted this while delivering a lecture at the Second Foundation’s Day Lecture of the Elizade University, Ilara Mokin, Ondo State. His lecture was titled: ‘ The Future:... Read More
Vexed by his more than six months of detention, the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki, on Friday, filed a N15 billion lawsuit against the National Security Adviser (NSA), the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Department of the State Security Service (DSS). According to The Nation, Dasuki based his suit... Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will not hide anything from Nigerians in its resolute commitment to restore the economic fortunes of the country and deliver prosperity to Nigerians. While receiving the Northern Christian Leaders Eagles Eyes Forum at the State House, Abuja on Friday, President Buhari appealed to them not to lose hope in the... Read More
Unfortunately, Wizkid won’t be performing at the Wireless Festival today. The development was first revealed on Friday afternoon when the pop artiste tweeted about having a visa issue which will deter him from being in the UK to perform at arguably the biggest summer music concert in London. Although the Shabba singer quickly deleted the tweet, the... Read More
Former Bayern Munich manager, Pep Guardiola has been unveiled as Manchester City coach. During his first press conference, the Spaniard answered questions about prospective transfer moves, playing style, expectations, amongst others. These are 5 major things we learnt from the press conference; He’s fine with the competition Mourinho brings It looks like Pep Guardiola would not be... Read More
Former Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh and the Nigeria Football Federation are locked in a ‘war of words’ over unpaid salaries, four months after he resigned his position. Oliseh said via his official Twitter account that he hoped the Federation pays him and his assistant Jean Francois Losciuto their entitlements while they are still alive. “Hope the... Read More
The Nigeria Football Federation has released a three-man list of potential coaches for the available Super Eagles’ job. The shortlisted individuals include former Ethiopian coach Tom Sainfiet, Super Eagles’ caretaker coach Salisu Yusuf and Frenchman Paul Le Guen, who once coached Cameroon. The NFF disclosed that its Technical and Development Committee on Friday at the Glass House, pored over... Read More
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Manchester City coach, Pep Guardiola moments ago held his first press conference as manager of the English side. The 45-year-old was confirmed as the club’s manager in February on a three-year deal that will earn him over £15m per year, after Manuel Pellegrini announced he is leaving. When asked about Yaya Toure, he had this to... Read More
Perhaps, the late OJB’s passing has surprisingly been forgotten rather quickly. Upon the news of the singer’s death, people, especially his colleagues in the entertainment industry flooded their social media timelines with various emotional tributes in respect of the searching crooner’s demise. Things however looked the opposite at his burial which held today as only... Read More
The first episode of the highly anticipated discussion series, Untold Facts aired on Thursday 30 June, 2016, on the YouTube page of The Initiative for Equal Rights – @TIERsNigeria. Guests included Kehinde Kenny Badmus, a brand expert and advocate for social change; Doyin Olaniyan, a blogger, traveler and TEDx speaker; and Mike Akanji, sexual health and rights... Read More
You have heard different cover versions of the Coca-Cola’s music anthem, “Taste The Feeling” released by some popular Nigerian artists. The anthem has remained on the playlist week after week. This time around, the R‘n’B crooner, award- winning musician and song writer, Dare Art Alade also known as Darey, has dropped his own cover of... Read More
UEFA has chosen Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg to take charge of Sunday’s Euro 2016 final between France and Portugal. Clattenburg will take the centre stage at the Stade de France just six weeks after refereeing the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid in Milan. The 41-year-old from County Durham also took... Read More
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