Category: Entertainment

Clash with Davido, my biggest battle – Dele Momodu

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Ovation Magazine publisher, Dele Momodu, his scuffle with Nigerian star-singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, was bigger than his battle with the country’s former military Head of State, the late Gen. Sanni Abacha. Momodu made the declaration when he visited the Celebrity Housemates reality TV show housemates for a chat recently. The magazine publisher described the clash as his ‘biggest battle ever’ due to the musician’s popularity. “Fighting with David was my biggest battle ever,” Mommodu said as the housemates listened with rapt attention. It was bigger than fighting…

‘That’s not for me’: Oprah Winfrey rejects 2020 presidential run

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Talk-show host Oprah Winfrey knocked down speculation that she could be a US presidential candidate in 2020, saying in a magazine interview published Thursday that running for office was not in her nature. “I met with someone the other day who said that they would help me with a campaign. That’s not for me,” she told fashion magazine InStyle. Interest in the media mogul surged among members of the opposition Democratic Party after her January 7 speech at the Golden Globes awards gala, where Winfrey accepted a lifetime achievement award.…

OONI’S MEDIA AIDE,OSUN CP , OTHERS RECEIVE SOUTH WEST EXCELLENCE AWARDS

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The ebullient Chief Press Secretary to the Ooni of Ife, Comrade Moses Olafare, the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Mr Fimihan Adeoye and Prof. A.M.A Imevbore, Chairman Governing Council, Joseph Ayo Babalola University, (JABU) were on Sunday honoured with the South-West Excellence Awards. The Representative of the Ooni of Ife at the event High Chief Adebowale Olafare JP accompanied by the Traditional Secretary, Idowu Salami and SA on Youth Development, Olamide Awosunle described the colourful ceremony which took place at the Conference Centre in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife as a…

UNILAG VISITS PRESIDENT’S MEDIA TEAM, COMMENDS PRESIDENT BUHARI FOR APPROVAL OF TV STATION

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Management of the University of Lagos on Thursday in Abuja commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the approval of a TV license, UNILAG TV, that will enhance research-oriented education and ease communication within and outside the university campus. In a meeting with the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, and the Senior Special Assistant, Garba Shehu, at the Presidential Villa, the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, said the TV station would completely alter the communication style in the university, and enhance its visibility…

Ronaldinho retires from football

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Former Brazil and FC Barcelona midfielder Ronaldinho, who won the World Cup, Champions League, Copa Libertadores and World Player of the Year award, is retiring from the game. His brother and agent Assis made the announcement on Tuesday. Ronaldinho, who will be 38 in March, has not played a competitive match since 2015 bt he had also avoided calling a definitive halt to his career until now. “He’s stopped. It’s over,” Assis said. “We are going to do something pretty big, something cool, after the World Cup in Russia, probably…

Kim Kardashian, Kanye West welcome 3rd child

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US reality TV star Kim Kardashian and rap mogul Kanye West announced on Tuesday the birth of their third child. “She’s here,” Kardashian’s website stated. “Kanye and I are happy to announce the arrival of our healthy, beautiful baby girl,” the statement added. The couple also thanked the woman who gave birth to the baby girl for making their “dreams come true.” Due to a medical condition, Kardashian and West had opted to use a surrogate. The announcement stated the baby, who was born on Monday, weighs 3.3 kilogrammes. The…

UNVEILING THE NEW AARE ONAKAKANFO of YORUBA LAND Otunba Gani Adams

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In the heat of the Second World War, in 1941, the Prime Minister of Great Britain, Sir Winston Churchill, said the following words to General Bernard Montgomery, who was also known as the “Spartan General”, the hero of the Battle of Alamein, the Commander of the famous British Desert Rats and the Field Marshall of the British Armed Forces. He said:“Monty, never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never,never—in nothing, great or small, large or petty—never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to…

Full text of Gani Adams’ speech during installation as Aare Ona Kakanfo

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Otunba Gani Adams was on Saturday installed as the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo.The event held at Durbar Stadium, Oyo. His full speech below: “There cannot be a more humbling occasion for me as the one we are in today. Against the backdrop of the size of the office the Iku Baba Yeye, His Imperial Majesty, the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Atanda Adeyemi III, has bestowed on me and the larger than life image of my predecessors, my installation as the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo is a challenge that…

Davido to ‘marry’ South African pantless dancer Zodwa Wabantu

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Nigeria’s singer, Davido is set for a collaboration with South Africa’s sensational dancer, Zodwa Wabantu, who normally dances on stage, without wearing a pant. According to reports by Zimbabwe’s Herald, the collaboration between Davido and Zodwa, who is known as Queen of Vosso, is being arranged by Afrotainment boss, DJ Tira. The report said Davido had sought Tira’s help to get Wabantu to feature in his upcoming music video. “Hello @DjTira I wanna ft Zodwa Wabantu on my upcoming music video. How can I get hold of her? “(sic), he…

Nigerian singer Omawumi marries heartthrob

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Singer, songwriter, actress Omawumi, has gotten married traditionally to her longtime sweetheart, Tosin Ibrahim Yusuf in her hometown, Warri in Delta state. The 35 year-old Itsekiri bride who has two daughters with Tosin was beautiful and regal in the photographs of the wedding shared in social media. Before now, the couple had tied the nuptial knots at the Ikoyi Court registry in January 2015. Tosin, is the founder of Lloyd Gate Limited, a real estate company and the former co-owner of Zamunda Nightclub. The singer, whose full name is Omawumi…