Posts

Daddy Freeze Reacts As The World's Largest Church Auditorium Opens In Nigeria

Image
  Controversial On-Air-Personality and online pastor, Daddy Freeze has regarded the builing of the largest church auditorium in Nigeria as a colossal waste which can't improve the lives of Nigerians. The Dome    He weighed in on the issue via his Instagram account calling on more investment in the economy to provide jobs for the millions of unemployed Nigerians. The church domiciled in Abuja has a 100,000 capacity and its estimated to cost billions of naira. Read Daddy Freeze's reaction below: "NIGERIA ABSOLUTELY DOES NOT NEED THIS!   These clowns need to stop feeding their egos and start feeding their congregations. The largest ship building company in the world is the Hyundai Heavy industries located in South Korea , a country only 3 years older than Nigeria. Airbus is one of the largest aircraft manufacturing companies in the world and it is based in the Netherlands. Walmart is one of the largest retail stores in the world, employing about 2 million people.

Veteran Actors, Joke Silva And Olu Jacobs Celebrate 33rd Wedding Anniversary

Image
  Joke Silva and Olu Jacobs are celebrating their 33rd wedding anniversary Jacobs and Silva   Silva and Jacobs are two of the most successful Nollywood stars. Not only are the couple veteran actors, they are also among the most respected thespians in Nigeria whose enduring love story has been a reference for many people, celebrities and fans alike. To celebrate their anniversary, Joke Silva took to her Instagram page to share a family photo and follow it up with some loving words.   She penned the following loving words:  "33 years and counting...for all we are and all we have achieved.. so far...thank you Lord. It's all by Your Grace. "Happy Wedding anniversary Oludotun Baiyewun...King of my Heart"

Ruggedman Writes Open Letter To Celebrities

Image
   Ruggedman, one of the most respected Nigerian rappers, has written an open letter to his fellow celebrities on Instagram.                                Ruggedman  In his letter, the Hiphop star told the celebrities that they have a responsibility to their fans who made them who they are.    He said it is their duty as celebrities to use their platforms to demand better governance for the people. Read the letter below: "OPEN LETTER to CELEBRITIES "With humility and respect I come before each of you who has toiled so hard with discipline & sacrifice to come this far. May all your efforts & fame not be in vain. I write to ignite your sub-conscious minds on the poor state of the nation and why as celebrities should demand from the govt to FIX ELECTRICITY & SECURITY FIRST! A vigorous campaign through our social media, peaceful rally & personal rappourt will be efficacious. In other words, the REVOLUTION the poor masses and Nigeria need with zero c

Burglar Broke Into IBB's Guesthouse And Stole Phones and Cash

Image
  Former president, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida's Guesthouse in the Shango area of Minna, the Niger State capital, was recently burgled as a suspect identified as Joseph Peter, was arrested for breaking into the room and allegedly stole four mobile telephones, one power bank and N10,000 cash.  The operatives of the Niger State Police Command apprehended the suspect, who hails from Kuta in Shiroro Local Government Area of the state.  While speaking to a correspondent when paraded, Peter, a graduate of the College of Education Minna, confessed that he felt stupid breaking into people’s homes and shops, noting that he had no reason for doing so.  The 26-year-old suspect said, “I am a disgrace to the society; I have insulted the human race and I don’t have reasons for doing this; I can’t even tell why I’m into it, honestly.

Buhari agrees to N30,000 minimum wage for worker

Image
  President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday agreed to a new minimum wage of N30,000 for Nigerian workers. Buhari  He made the endorsement when he received the report of the tripartite committee in Abuja.

Odumegwu Ojukwu’s First Son, Sylvester is Dead

Image
 Sylvester Debe Ojukwu, the first son of the Biafra warlord, Chief Odumegwu Ojukwu, is dead, Tribune reports.  He  reportedly died on Friday night after spending a short time at the hospital. He passed on at the age of 62.

Benue woman kills husband, three kids; commits suicide

Image
  A woman late last night allegedly killed her husband, three children and also took her own life in Makurdi, the Benue state capital. the sad incident occured at their residence on Vandeikya Street in the state capital.  A source said the ugly incident may have been as a result of a misunderstanding between the couple.  It was gathered that the windshields of the vehicle belonging to her husband was also smashed.  Until his death, the husband, Nicholas Adetsav was an administrative staff of the local government service commission.  Several calls to the Benue State Police PRO, ASP Moses Yamu were not picked as at the time of filing this report.

Court Stops NLC, TUC’s Planned Strike

Image
  The National Industrial Court of Nigeria has ordered the organised labour, comprising the Nigerian see Congress and the Trade Union Congress not to embark on its indefinite strike scheduled to commence on November 6. NLC   Justice Sanusi Kado, on Friday, gave the order in a ruling on an ex parte application moved on behalf of the Federal Government by the Solicitor-General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice, Mr. Dayo Apata.   Agreeing with Apata, Justice Kado ruled that if the strike is allowed it would lead to huge economic loss to both public and private institutions and could jeopardise the health of many Nigerians who would not be able to access health facilities during the period.   The organised labour had threatened to commence an indefinite strike action to press for the increase in the national minimum wage from the current N18,00 to N30,000.   The last meeting of the tripartite negotiation committee on the minimum wage had en

Leicester City Owner's Coffin Arrives At Bangkok For His Week-Long Funeral

Image
  Srivaddhanaprabha’s body has arrived in Bangkok. The 60-year-old was one of five people killed when his helicopter crashed after taking off from the King Power Stadium last weekend. Srivaddhanaprabha   Funeral arrangements have begun for the laying to rest of Leicester City's owner in Bangkok Funeral arrangements have now got underway with as hearse seen arriving at the Wat Debsirindrawas Ratchaworawiharn Temple in the Thai capital.  Tributes have flooded in from across football with thousands of supporters from all clubs making visits to Leicester's ground to pay their respects this week.

WAEC presents certificate to Buhari

Image
 The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has presented an attestation certificate and  confirmation of school certificate result to President Muhammadu Buhari This was disclosed in a Twitter post by the president's Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adeshina, on Friday, November 2, 2018. WAEC registrar, Dr. Uyi Uwadiae, presented the certificate to the president at the State house.

Goalkeeper Rob Green to Have Chelsea Medical

Image
    Former England No 1 Rob Green is due to have a medical at Chelsea on Wednesday ahead of signing a year-long deal, as per reports. Rob Green   The 38-year-old, who was released by Huddersfield at the end of last season, will be a back-up to first-choice keeper Thibaut Courtois and reserve Willy Caballero.    Chelsea goalkeepers Eduardo and Jamal Blackman have already been sent out on loan leaving the way open for the former West Ham United and Queens Park Rangers stopper to make a shock return to the top flight.  Courtois has been repeatedly linked with a move to Real Madrid during the summer, and Chelsea have been rumoured to be chasing a replacement for the Belgian keeper.   Stoke's Jack Butland, who is valued at around £30m, is among a list of potential targets for Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri along with Leicester City keeper Kasper Schmeichel.

Gelson Martins Joins Atlético de Madrid

Image
  Atlético de Madrid have announced an agreement with Gelson Martins. The Portuguese winger has joined our club as a free agent on a six-year deal.   At just 23 years old, Gelson has played 140 matches for Sporting CP and scored 27 goals and given 30 assists. He made his official debut for Sporting CP back in 2015 in the Taça de Portugal against Belenenses, when he was just 19 years old. In the 2015/16 season, Jorge Jesus gave Gelson his league debut in the first match of the season. The winger, born in Cape Verde, came on in the 90th minute and drew a penalty to give Sporting CP the win.   Not only has he had success in Portugal, but in European competitions as well. Despite Gelson’s young age, he’s already played 15 matches in the UEFA Champions League and six times in the UEFA Europa League. Two of those Europa League features were against our club last season.   Gelson is also a Portuguese international and participated in the 2018 Fifa World Cup in Russia. In total, he’s

Europa League draws released

Image
  The draws for the third qualifying round of the Europa League have been released.The draw was held in the Swiss city of Nyon, Monday evening.  Rangers will face the winners of the tie between Maribor and Chikhura Sachkere of Georgia if they beat their Croatian opposition over two legs in the second round. The Dons, Gers and Hibees must find a way past Burnley, Osijek and Asteras Tripolis respectively to book a place in the penultimate round of qualifying. Hibernian will face Molde of Norway or Albanian side KF Laci, while Aberdeen were handed a draw against Turkish side Istanbul Basaksehir. The ties are set to take place on 9 and 16 August. Europa League third qualifying round draw in full: Tobol Kostanay (KAZ)/Pyunik (ARM) v Maccabi Tel-Aviv (ISR)/Radnicki Niš (SRB) Dunajská Streda (SVK)/Dinamo Minsk (BLR) v Zenit (RUS) Ajax (NED)/Sturm Graz (AUT) v Dundalk (IRL)/AEK Larnaca (CYP) St. Gallen (SUI)/Sarpsborg (NOR) v HNK Rijeka (CRO) İstanbul Başakşehir (TUR) v

England call up Chelsea’s Nigerian goalkeeper

Image
 England has called up Chelsea’s Nigerian Under 16 goalkeeper, Kelechi Chibueze. The starlet, who is eligible to represent Nigeria, was called up by England for their international friendly against Croatia this month.   Chibueze is among five Chelsea starlets named on the roster by manager Kevin Betsy, the others being Levi Colwill, Samuel Iling, Jamal Musiala and Xavier Simons.   The goalkeeper was in goal for the Young Lions in Sunday evening’s fixture at the Branko Čavlović-Čavlek Stadium. The  Nigerian descent, was selected to be in goal ahead of another player  Tottenham Hotspur’s Tobi Oluwayemi.

Sport Minister Solomon Dalong Motorcade Involved in an Accident

Image
  An accident involving the motorcade of the Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalong has led to the death of one person while 20 others