Author: Rashaad Harris

In commemoration of his mother’s 60th birthday, popular Nigerian singer Adekunle Gold, surprised his mum with documents of her new house at a birthday party that was kept under wraps and held at an undisclosed location. Attendee and popular comedian, Kie Kie, captured the touching moment on video, which soon went viral on social media. She excitedly captioned the video, “AG bought his mum a gaddemmmmm house!”Other celebrities like Falz and Simi were also present at the closed event, as Adekunle Gold eventually performed his latest single, ‘Party No Dey Stop,’ featuring Zinoleesky.

Manchester United have been have been drawn against Sevilla in the quarter-finals of the Europa League.The Red Devils will face their third Spanish team in a row after previously seeing off Barcelona and Real Betis. No team has won the competition more than Sevilla, with six triumphs – four of which within the last decade. However, United will fancy their chances against a side who sit just 13th in the LaLiga standings. Erik ten Hag’s side are on the trickier side of the draw, as if they progress against the perennial Europa League winners, they will then face Juventus or…

The Draws for this year’s UEFA Champions League quarter-finals has been made. Real Madrid will face Chelsea in the last eight of the Champions League, while Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will come up against his former team Bayern Munich.The winners of those two ties will then collide in the semi-finals of the tournament.On the other side of the draw, Inter Milan will play Benfica, with AC Milan and Napoli contesting an exciting all-Italian tie. Follow live updates below. OFFICIAL DRAWQuarter final:Real Madrid vs ChelseaBenfica vs Inter MilanManchester City vs Bayern MunichAC Milan vs NapoliSemi final:AC Milan/Napoli vs Inter Milan/BenficaReal…

Nigerian musician — Balogun Afolabi, popularly known as Seyi Vibez, announced the death of his mother late last night The music star shared the news of her death with a blank picture on his Instagram page, with the caption: “Today the Darkest day of my life 💔💔💔 March 16 I lost my ancestor! 🕊️Love you till I go six feet mum ❗️RIP.”

Crystal Palace have sacked manager Patrick Vieira after a 12-match winless run.Palace have not won a match in 2023 and were beaten 1-0 by Brighton in the Premier League on Wednesday, their third defeat in a row.They are 12th in the table but are only three points above 18th-placed Bournemouth, who have a game in hand.”It is with enormous regret that this difficult decision has been made,” chairman Steve Parish said. “Ultimately, results in recent months have placed us in a precarious league position and we felt a change is necessary to give us the best chance of retaining Premier…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State has hit out at ex-Govenor Ibikunle Amosun for engaging in anti-party activities. The party said this in a statement on Thursday by its Publicity Secretary, Tunde Oladunjoye, said, titled: ’Senator Amosun is better ignored as he is going into political oblivion and perdition’.The statement read in part, “We do not wish to take any issue with the man famous for disloyalty and boastful egoism but we just have to explain to persistent inquiry and demands for sanction against the controversial senator.“If we may ask, what bigger shame and disgrace could face a…

Ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial and house of assembly elections, ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has called on politicians to bear in mind that leadership is not by force. The former President urged all contestants to shun politics of desperation and killing, while also telling them to wait for God’s time to get into leadership positions.In a statement released on Thursday by Diri’s Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah, he said: “Leadership is not by force. It is about serving the people. So, if you want to lead the people, you cannot kill them before you lead them.“In Bayelsa, the challenges will be minimal…

The Nigerian Police Force has issued a note of warning to anyone or groups intending to disrupt Saturday’s gubernatorial and state assembly elections slated for 28 states across the country on Saturday. The deputy inspector general in charge of the South-East, John Amadi, issued the warning on Thursday in Umuahia, while addressing officers of the state command at the Police Officers’ Mess, Umuahia. His words: “Anybody that wants to disrupt the system should be ready to die, and anybody that wants to die should come out and disrupt the system. If you love your life, keep away, cast your vote,…

In light of his anticipated administration, President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, said yesterday he has a higher ambition, which is to form a Government of National Competence. Tinubu revealed this in a statement in Abuja yesterday, where he said neither religion nor ethnicity would determine appointments, but promised to ensure a full integration of youths and women.The statement reads: “As your incoming president, I accept the task before me. There has been talk of a government of national unity. My aim is higher than that. I seek a government of national competence.“In selecting my government, I shall not be weighed…

In order to stop the tyrannical rule of the Governor Nyesom Wike-led administration, Rotimi Amaechi, the former minister of transportation, has urged Rivers residents to turn out on election day, cast their ballots, and stand to safeguard them. He claimed that Wike intends to continue wasting Rivers’s resources by placing his godson, in contrast to the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Tonye Cole, who has his own ideas.Amaechi remarked on Wednesday while canvassing support for Tonye Cole of the APC in the popular Mile 3 Market in Port Harcourt and electoral wards in the Ikwerre and Etche Local Government Areas.He…