I’m not under any pressure to get married –Empress Njamah

In a chat that speaks to many unspoken concerns of female actresses in Nigeria, Empress Njamah, has expressed why marriage may not be  an easy venture for a Nollywood actress after all.

She told Saturday Beats that for popular actresses like herself, their love interests may be someone who is limelight-shy.

VIDEO: Afro-pop star, Tea Jazz releases Calypso’s

Afro Pop singer and songwriter Itive Elvis Ovie popularly known as ” Tea Jazz “, has dropped the visual to his hit single titled “CALYPSO” which featured K-Solo. The song was mixed and mastered by Suka Sound and the video was directed by MattMax . Tea Jazz recently signed a management deal with K-Solo Inc Musik, owned by the multi award winning producer “K-Solo”.

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Yusuf’s new interim Super Eagles manager

The Nigeria Football Federation has announced the appointment of Salisu Yusuf as interim manager for the senior national team, the Super Eagles. Salisu Yusuf Yusuf who will lead a technical crew comprising Imama Amapakabor (1st Assistant), Kennedy Boboye (2nd Assistant) and Alloy Agu (Goalkeeper Trainer) will take charge of the team for the upcoming two international friendly

SURPRISE: My 10-year-old Son Set to beat my World Record---Olympics Medalist

Bronze medalist in 4 x 100m at the 2004 Athens Olympics, Uchenna Emedolu, speaks about his career and retirement in this interview with Allwell Okpi

You had a successful career in track and field. How did it begin?

Injury Will Keep Cech Out of Game For Four Weeks---Wenger

Arsenal Head Coach Arsene Wenger has confirmed Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech will be sidelined for three to four weeks with a calf injury, Sky Sports reports.

The Czech Republic international suffered the injury as he raced back towards his own penalty area after coming up for a corner in the last minute of his side’s 2-1 home defeat to Swansea on Wednesday, a result which left the Gunners six points behind Premier League leaders Leicester.

I'd Prefer Worst of Messi To Best of Rolnado-- Neymar

Neymar has joked he would rather have Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi’s left leg than Real Madrid rival Cristiano Ronaldo’s right.

In a light-hearted exchange with UOL’s Mauro Beting, Neymar tackled several subjects including, unsurprisingly, the long-standing debate surrounding Messi and Ronaldo.

Nigeria Moves Up By One Position In FIFA Raking

Despite the change in the team’s early exit from the 2016 African Nations Championship, the Eagles garnered 547 points, a difference of four points from the 543 points they had in February.

The Eagles are now 11th in the continental rankings, behind Cameroon, who are 61st in the world and 10th on the continent.

Nigeria have moved up one spot from 63rd to the 62nd position in the latest FIFA rankings released on Thursday. 

On the continent, Ivory Coast, who were ranked first in February, have dropped to the second place. They are behind Cape Verde, who occupied the second place last month. The Ivorians dropped eight places to become 36th in the world while Cape Verde are now 31 in the world after moving up two place from their 33rd position in February with 789 points.

Algeria, who were 36th in February, dropped another one place to rank 37th in March. They are still Africa’s third with 743 points. They are followed by Ghana, who remained where they were in February when they dropped eight points to sit in the 41st position. Tunisia and Senegal occupy the fifth and sixth positions on the continent with 609 and 603 points. They are placed 47th and 48th in the world.

Nigeria’s opponents in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, Egypt, are ranked seventh in Africa with 589 points. The Pharaohs moved up two places from their 55th position in February.

The top ten in the world remained unchanged as Belgium are still the world’s best football playing team. The Belgians retained their 1506 points. They are followed by Argentina with 1457 points and Spain with 1374 points. Germany, Chile, Brazil, Portugal, Colombia, England and Austria, complete the top 10 in the world.

Niger Vows To Defeat Nigeria In Africa Nation Championship

One of the Group C contenders with Nigeria in the on going Africa Nation Championship, Niger coach, François Zahoui, vowed to defeat Nigeria in today’s match in  Kigali Regional Stadium.

VICTORY: Serena stunned by ‘Supergirl

Serena Williams Monday disclosed that  she was stunned by the reaction to a Facebook post she made that went viral, comparing herself to "Supergirl" after chasing down a hapless telephone thief.

The world number one revealed in November that a thief stole her phone at a Chinese restaurant in New York. The robber clearly picked the wrong woman, with the super-fit Williams chasing him the street and getting it back.

Anambra Students Call For Review Of State Scholarship/Bursary Board

 Students of tertiary institutions of Anambra State origin have called on the state governor, Chief Willie Obiano to consider reviving the state’s scholarship and bursary board. 

The Students made the recommendation to the governor in a communiqué drawn after a stakeholders meeting, and issued to journalists, saying that it is shameful that scholarships are almost inexistent in the state any longer.

MASSOB,IPOB ‘Joint Protest Resumes Tomorrow

  

There was tension in the South-East, yesterday, following the threat by the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra,MASSOB,and the Indigenous People of Biafra,IPOB, to,  from tomorrow,lock down the  region in protests, over the continued detention of Radio Biafra Director,Nnamdi Kanu.

The Myths About Nzeogwu’s Coup

Friday last week was exactly 50 years that a group of young and idealistic soldiers attempted to bring about a revolution in Nigeria’s politics via the barrel of a gun. The coup, a first of its kind on our soil marked the beginning of a chain of events that have shaped the social-political milieu of this nation.
The coup was said to have been planned and executed by Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu, although some allege that it was indeed the idea of another plotter by name Major Ifeanyi Arinze Ifeajuna, Nzeogwu’s role in the coup cannot however be diminished.

FEATURE: How Ronaldo statue was Messi-ed

Cristiano Ronaldo’s statue in Funchal, capital of his home island of Madeira, has been tagged with the name and shirt number of arch-rival Lionel Messi, according to local press reports.
The graffiti was put on the statue overnight on Tuesday, just hours after Barcelona’s Argentine star Messi claimed a fifth world player of the year award, beating out Real Madrid’s Portuguese striker and three-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo in the process.

Corruption embedded in world athletics – WADA

A  said Thursday that corruption was “embedded” at the world athletics body piling pressure on its new leader Sebastian Coe. The International Association of Athletics Associaions (IAAF) must have known about corruption orchestrated by its former leader Lamine Diack, it said. But Richard Pound, the former WADA president who wrote the report, said that Coe, who took over the IAAF in August is the best person to lead reforms of the world body.

CHAN 2016: Super Eagles, others aim high

Nigeria’s home-based Super Eagles and 15 other countries’ teams will clash as the Championship of African Nations (CHAN) is scheduled to begin on Jan. 16 in Rwanda.
The tournament which will run from Jan. 16 to Feb. 7 is organised by the African Football Confederation (CAF), exclusively for African players who ply trade in their respective national leagues.
Rwanda, Gabon, Morocco, Cote d’ Ivoire, DR Congo, Angola, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Tunisia, Nigeria, Niger, Guinea, Zimbabwe, Mali, Uganda and Zambia are the 16 countries that qualified for the competition.
The 16 countries have been drawn into four groups of four teams each.

Arsenal sign Egyptian midfielder Elneny

Arsenal have signed Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Elneny from Swiss side Basel for an undisclosed fee, the Premier League leaders announced on Thursday.
“Arsenal have signed Mohamed Elneny from FC Basel,” the club announced on their website. “Everyone at Arsenal would like to welcome Mohamed to the club.”

New Chelsea Boss Requests Mikel, Hazard Others To Spring Up Winning Techniques

Guus Hiddink has challenged his Chelsea flops to rediscover the winning formula as they start the new year with a tricky trip to Crystal Palace on Sunday.

Hiddink’s side have drawn against Watford and Manchester United since the Dutchman returned for his second spell as Chelsea interim manager following Jose Mourinho’s exit.

Oliseh names 23 Man List for CHAN Rwanda 2016

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)  Saturday in Abuja, disclosed that the Super Eagle Head Coach, Sunday Oliseh has named the Super Eagles B squad for the 2016 African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Rwanda.

Check Out 7 Top Players To Watch in 2016’s Europe Leagues

This is a rundown of the top six players you  need  to watch in 2016, based on their compelling story lines in 2015.

Super Eagle Skipper Osaze Regrets QPR Transfer

Nigerian International and Super Eagles striker Peter Osaze Odemwingie said his attempt to force a transfer from West Brom to Queens Park Rangers on the transfer deadline of 2013 was regreatable.

In what has become arguably the most famous transfer deal never to be completed, Osaze now with Stoke City drove drove the 120 miles from Birmingham to London in an attempt to speed up a late move to QPR.