Eagles stagnant despite Afcon crash

Despite crashing out of AFCON 2015, African champions Nigeria remain the 42nd ranked team in the world and 10th in Africa.
HUMBLED: Super Eagles players listen to their coach before training ahead of the return clash with Sudan on Wednesday.
HUMBLED: Super Eagles players listen to their coach before training ahead of the return clash with Sudan on Wednesday.

Pinnick: We ‘ll have a new Super Eagles

President of the Nigeria Football Federation Amaju Pinnick says they want to have a new look Super Eagles where ‘new players will come in’ and ‘make the other players sit up’.pinnick
This is coming in the aftermath of Nigeria’s failure to qualify for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea.

2Face, Oritsefemi, Niyola, others thrill fans at NMVA

This year’s edition of the Nigeria Music Video Awards (NMVA) held on Wednesday night with titillating performances by 2Face, Oritsefemi, Mr Songs, Joe-el, Skales, Niyola and Mc Galaxy.
Joe-el, MC Galaxy received their first awards for the Best Video by a New Act and Best Use of Dance in a Music Video respectively. Gbade Adetisola also received the award for the Best Use Of Visual Effects. Kemi Adetiba won the award for the Best Director, Niyola couldn’t help but cry when her name was called as the winner of the Best R&B Video. Sammy Okposo went home with the Best Gospel Video Award.

‘Music Meets Runway’ returns with African edition

THE organisers of the annual fashion and music event Music Meets Runway (MMR), Le Reve Events, has announced that this year’s MMR will be an ‘African Edition’ with participation from different African countries.
“Last year’s Icons Edition featured four of the most outstanding designers in Nigeria; Ituen Basi, Mai Atafo, Lanre Da Silva Ajayi and Deola Sagoe.

I am the male version of Mariah Carey-Samcole

With over 100,000 downloads in the first few weeks of his debut single, ‘Shakara’ , Samson Edhosa known by the stage name ‘Samcole’ signed his way into reckoning in the Nigerian music industry.
Thereafter the good-looking 26-year-old, public administration graduate of University of Benin followed up with two more singles ‘Love You and Baby Sweet’ , featuring Timaya, to prove he’s not just another flash in the pan.
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Davido buys N36m cars for manager, producer

Music star and HKN gang boss, Davido (David Adedeji Adeleke) reportedly spent over N35m on brand new cars for both his manager, Kamal Ajiboye and his producer, Sheyi Akerele (Shizzi).
Davido bought a brand new black Mercedes 450 GL which cost N12m for his manager while that of his producer, is a brand new black Porsche Cayenne which cost N24m.

Davido buys N36m cars for manager, producer

Music star and HKN gang boss, Davido (David Adedeji Adeleke) reportedly spent over N35m on brand new cars for both his manager, Kamal Ajiboye and his producer, Sheyi Akerele (Shizzi).
Davido bought a brand new black Mercedes 450 GL which cost N12m for his manager while that of his producer, is a brand new black Porsche Cayenne which cost N24m.

Man, 34, arraigned for allegedly raping foreigner

A 34-year-old man, Fabian Anyanwu, who allegedly assaulted and raped a 22-year-old Cameroonian lady, on Monday appeared before an Apapa Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

Anyanwu, a resident of 721 Road, D Close, Block 2, Festac Town, Lagos, is standing trial on a two-count charge of assault and rape.
The prosecutor, Cpl. John Iberedem, told the court that the accused committed the offences on August 15 at his residence.

Wife awarded N93bn in record divorce

The estranged wife of a London financier was awarded N92723499992 -ninety-two billion seven hundred twenty-three million four hundred ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-two (£337 million $530 million, 425 million euros) on Thursday in one of the biggest divorce settlements seen in a British court.
Details of the payment to US-born Jamie Cooper-Hohn, 49, emerged after a draft judgement was given to lawyers ahead of a final ruling.
Cooper-Hohn’s lawyers were reported to be considering an appeal to get an ever bigger payout.
Cooper-Hohn had separated from hedge fund manager Chris Hohn, 48, after being married for 15 years and the two had fought over assets worth over £700 million.
Hohn had offered his wife a quarter of the fortune, but she argued that their wealth was the result of a partnership.

I’m out of 2015 Senate race – Gbenga Daniel

Immediate past governor of Ogun State, Otunba Olugbenga Daniel has said that he would no longer contest the 2015 Senatorial election in Ogun State.
In an exclusive interview in his Lagos home, yesterday, the former governor appreciated the demands on him to contest, especially by people who believed that his doing so would boost their own aspirations.