President Buhari to return to Nigeria on Sunday

VP Yemi Osinbajo has confirmed that President Buhari will be returning to Nigeria from his UK trip on Sunday June 19th. President Buhari's 10-day-trip elapsed today.

Senate passes bill to enforce government to purchase made-in-Nigeria products

The senate at its plenary today passed into law the Public Procurement Act 20‎07 (amendment) bill 2016, which among other things compels the federal, state and local governments to purchase made-in-Nigeria goods. Speaking after the passage of the bill, senate President, Bukola Saraki, said

U.S. ambassador accuses Nigerian lawmakers of attempted rape and soliciting prostitutes

The United States government has raised serious allegations of sexual misconduct and attempted rape against Nigerian lawmakers.

Learn More About Callum Lynch In First Assassin’s Creed Featurette

 

Everyone’s hoping that Assassin’s Creed is the video game adaptation which finally helps the genre turn a corner. Whether or not it will be obviously remains to be seen, but the featurette certainly points to it being one of 2016’s more exciting blockbusters.

Starz Begins Production on The White Princess Miniseries

Starz announced that production has commenced on The White Princess miniseries, the follow-up to the Golden Globe and Emmy award-nominated original The White Queen, from Company Pictures and Playground.

Voice Cast Announced For Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie

 

Nickelodeon announced that the upcoming TV movie titled Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie will feature 19 original voices from the beloved television series. The announcement comes in the midst of Nickelodeon’s 25th anniversary celebration of original creator-driven animation. Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie is written and executive produced by the series’ original creator Craig Bartlett and produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studios in Burbank. The two-hour TV movie will debut in 2017.

Russian Sports Stars Issue Olympics Plea To IOC Over Rio Games

 

A group of Russian sports stars has appealed to the International Olympic Committee to let athletes with no history of doping compete at the Rio Games in August, two days ahead of a ruling on Russia's ban from world athletics.

Leighton Baines Welcomes Ronald Koeman's Arrival

 

Everton defender Leighton Baines has revealed that Ronald Koeman's appointment as manager has gone down well with the players.

General Pype to release debut album soon

The release of General Pype‘s latest single, ‘The Seed’ announced the dread-locked dancehall act’s major return to the music scene, as he had taken a backseat amid his buzz few years ago.

Pype’s hit single, ‘Champion’ bagged him several nominations following its release in 2009 while he also had high-profile collaborations in the industry but the singer couldn’t craft an album out of the generated buzz.

Peter Okoye of P-Square Unveiled as KIA Motors brand ambassador

 

Peter Okoye is definitely going all the way up, but the question is when is Paul Okoye going to start signing his own solo endorsement deals? Just so you know, Peter Okoye now has FOUR endorsement deals. The first is the one he signed with Olympic Milk in October 2014,

Way To Go! Saheed Osupa Goes Back To School

Education is apparently still on the cards for renowned Fuji musician, Saheed Osupa as he reportedly goes back to further his studies.

Bayern Munich Dismiss Mario Gotze Threatened Claims

Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has dismissed claims the club are trying to force out Mario Gotze as complete fiction and threatened legal action against anyone making the allegations.
Reports in the German media on Wednesday claimed the 24years old Germany international, currently at Euro 2016, would be left out of the club's Champions League squad if he remained this summer.

Nigerian States get 22 conditions to access fresh N90billion bailout | Premium Times

The Federal Government has spelt out 22 stringent conditions Nigeria’s 36 states must fulfill to be eligible to draw from the N90billion set aside to bail out states facing severe financial difficulties.

Joachim Low Apologises For Sniffing His Hand After Putting Them Down His Trousers

 

Germany manager Joachim Low has issued an apology for the embarrassing moment which saw him sniff his hands after putting them down his trousers live on television. Midway through the match at Stade Pierre Mauroy, with his team impressing on the pitch, Low was caught on camera readjusting himself, before moving a hand around the back and subtly sniffing his fingers.

Wojciech Szczesny Out Of Euro 2016 Tie Against Germany

 

Poland will be without Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny for Thursday's crucial meeting with fierce rivals Germany for top spot in Euro 2016 Group C. Szczesny, who spent last season on loan at Italian giants Roma, suffered a thigh injury in Poland's opening 1-0 win over Northern Ireland on Sunday and will be replaced by either Swansea's Lukasz Fabianski or Artur Boruc of Bournemouth.

Russia Fans Ignite Flare Inside Stade Pierre Mauroy During 2-1 Defeat By Slovakia

 

Russia supporters could have placed their nation's Euro 2016 participation into doubt on Wednesday after a flare was ignited in the stands when Denis Glushakov scored in their 2-1 defeat by Slovakia.

The Russian Football Union was handed a suspended disqualification by UEFA on Tuesday and a fine of £120,000 due to incidents that occurred in the 1-1 draw against England. UEFA said the charges related to crowd disturbances, use of fireworks and racist behaviour.

Roger Federer Begins Title Defence With Straight-Sets Win

 

Roger Federer completed a straight-sets win over Jan Lennard-Struff as he started his bid for a fourth straight title at the Gerry Weber Open. The defending champion has enjoyed a dominant reign at the grass court tournament and defeated Struff 6-4 7-6 (7-3) to extend his lengthy winning run in Halle. 

DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow Cast Talk Season 2

After accomplishing the seemingly impossible task of killing Vandal Savage at the end of the first season, the crew on DC’s Legends of Tomorrow must now look ahead to what will likely be greater threats. Executive Producer Marc Guggenheim recently teased just that, basically saying that the next season will feature an even bigger big bad.

Samuel Eto'o finally marries mother of his two kids (PHOTOS)

 Congrats to them. More photos below

Mads Mikkelsen Teases His Villainous Role In Doctor Strange

It’s been quite a few months since we’ve seen anything from the Sorcerer Supreme’s first solo outing, but now star Mads Mikkelsen has shed some light on what we should expect. After explaining that the Doctor Strange movie won’t be quite as trippy as the colourful tales told by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko back in the 1960s, the Hannibal alum went on to elaborate on why this movie is going to be vastly different to what’s come before from Marvel Studios, but still not so different that it’s like the “acid trip” tales of the past.

Check out this stunning photo of VP Osinbajo's wife and kids

As shared by Prof. Yemi Osinbajo's wife, Dolapo Osinbajo, on her Instagram page

Brad Peyton Will Direct James Wan’s Malignant Man

 

James Wan has finally found a director to helm the big screen adaptation of Malignant Man, which is based on a comic book that he co-created. The man for the job seems to be San Andreas‘ Brad Peyton, who reports has come aboard the sci-fi/action project, with Wan acting as producer.

Robert De Niro Could In For The War With Grandpa

 

Deadline is reporting that Robert De Niro is now in talks for a film called The War With Grandpa. Set to be directed by Tim Hill, the movie begins production next spring and is an adaptation of the Robert Kimmel Smith novel, which follows a young man who loves his grandfather, but also loves his bedroom. When grandpa’s wife dies, he moves in. His bad leg means he can’t stay in the attic bedroom, so guess who gives up his beloved bedroom? The young man engages in a series of pranks meant to drive out grandpa, but the old man is pretty resourceful in returning each salvo.

Gotham Is Recasting Poison Ivy For Season 3

 

Gotham is currently searching for someone new to take over the role of Poison Ivy for season three. The young Clare Foley has played the character over the course of the Batman prequel’s first two seasons, but it now appears as if Fox wants to take things in a vastly different direction.

Netflix Reveals Narcos Season 2 Teaser And Premiere Date

Netflix has released the official date announcement video for Season 2 of Netflix original series Narcos. All ten episodes of Narcos will premiere on September 2 at 12.01am PST exclusively on Netflix.

Sokoto state government increase corps members' allowance

Sokoto State government has raised the allowances of youth corps members serving in the state, with a pledge to begin the immediate payment of the new rate.

Kim Kardashian strips naked for GQ Magazine cover (PHOTOS)

Her very first GQ cover! Kim Kardashian West is the cover Star for GQ's tenth anniversary - Love, Sex and Madness Issue. More photos below

Game Of Thrones Season 6, Episode 9 “The Battle Of Bastards”

 

This Sunday sees the penultimate episode of the sixth season of HBO’s Game of Thrones, and like every other 9th installment from previous seasons, this one promises to be an eventful one.

OJB Jezreel; ‘Tears for fears’ – A tribute by Joseph Edgar

My very good friend Charles Aigbe called me out of the blue and in a shaky voice, he asks me if I had heard of the demise of this wonderful being. I screamed and wet my pants.

CBN launches new forex policy

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on Wednesday formally unveiled the much-awaited flexible foreign exchange policy, saying it would launch a forex interbank trading window that will be purely market-driven.