Crystal Palace striker Andre Ayew believes ‘football won’t be the same’ without fans following the return of the English Premier League.
All games in England will be without fans as authorities take precautionary measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. The English Premier League resumed on Wednesday after a three month break due to the outbreak of coronavirus.
Ayew and his Crystal Palace teammates travel to the Vitality Park to play Bournemouth on Saturday.
“Football is my life; I grew up in football. It is the only thing I literally know how to do and the only thing that keeps me busy,” he told PalaceTV.
“Not having football for two months, I was really sad, not depressed, but not too far from it. Things are moving slowly, there is football on TV, it is a good thing for me. I am really, really excited for the first game back of the season.
“Now we are resuming the season, but it’s like a new season basically because we’ve had maybe two, three weeks to train together, things change, I cannot explain it, but without fans it is not the same thing, we all know how important the fans are.”
The 28-year old has scored eight goals in the English Premier League for Crystal Palace this season.
Some celebrities and fans of popular reality TV star, Mercy Eke have reacted to the hot bikini photos she shared on her Instagram page recently.
Last Friday, the BBNaija: Pepper Dem winner and other former housemates turned heads when they uploaded steamy hot bikini photos of themselves on their respective IG pages.
Not long after she shared the group bikini photos on her page, she went ahead to share more daring solo pictures which her fans and celebrities have since been reacting to.
IG comedian, Broda Shaggi made a quite hilarious comment on the post. He jokingly accused Mercy of inflicting people with a heart disease called “Burntioculus”, “a disease caused by over beauty from a goddess.”
A helpless mother was seen wailing on the streets of Abia state after she was allegedly assaulted by the Police when she went to report a 30-year-old man who allegedly raped her 5-year-old daughter.
In a video that’s begun serving rounds and has angered a lot of people, the woman is seen wailing with tears dripping down her face and neck while holding her 5-year-old daughter.
She narrated in Igbo language how she was allegedly beaten by Police officers who dismissed the case of rape she had gone to report.
According to the mother, the 30-year-old man who raped her daughter, bribed the Police and the case was dismissed while she was assaulted and the man was left to go scout free.
The social media user who shared the video captioned it;
So a 5 year old was raped by a 30 year old and the Nigerian Police dismissed the case asking the mother to leave the station with her child . She was found crying in the dark of the night . This happened in Abia .
@PoliceNG
You need to do something about this immediately
Reality star, athlete and entrepreneur, Mike Edwards, and his wife Perri Shakes-Drayton are anticipating the birth of their first child and it’s been a wonderful journey for the couple.
The retired British track and field athlete, who is pregnant with a baby boy, took to social media to share an
adorable photo of herself cradling her baby bump
Sharing the photo, she wrote : ‘Come through third trimester crazy to think a human is growing inside of me.’
Come through third trimester ?? ?? crazy to think a human is growing inside of me ? pic.twitter.com/bWdPBEXR1J
— Perri Shakes Drayton (@shakesdrayton) June 20, 2020
Popular Nigerian clergyman, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome in a new preaching currently making the rounds on the internet, has slammed fellow pastors for being afraid to lay their hands on Covid-19 patients.
In the audiovisual clip that’s now trending on social media, the pastor is heard saying that it’s crazy for a man of God to wear gloves before touching people who have the dreaded virus.
He made biblical reference to how Jesus Christ touched the lepers and healed them. He went on to say he’s disappointed at some church leaders who have advised government to seal churches and “persecute” defaulters.
Speaking further, he also frowned at how church leaders recommended that Holy Communion be suspended in churches.
“If you are afraid of a virus you have no gospel.”
“We have to pray for these ministers who are afraid of this virus.”
Oyakhilome said Covid-19 guidelines are means of persecuting Christians who have decided to follow Jesus Christ with all their heart.
Chris Oyakhilome is the founder and president of Love World Incorporated also known as Christ Embassy, based in Lagos, Nigeria.
Two spectacular young women whose talents in the arts have projected them unto the world stage will this week appear on African Voices Changemakers, the CNN magazine programme sponsored by Globacom.
They are Yvonne Anuli Orji, a Nigerian-American actress reputed for her role as Molly in the Home Box Office series Insecure, and Congo’s Anifa Mvuemba, creator of fashion label, Hanifa, whose 3D runway fashion show recently took the world by storm.
Born on December 2, 1983, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, Orji relocated with her family to Maryland in the United States of America when she was six years old. Her parents, like most Africans nursed the dream of their daughter becoming a medical doctor, lawyer, pharmacist, or engineer, but she was drawn to comedy as a graduate student when she performed stand-up in the talent portion of a beauty pageant.
She subsequently decided to pursue a career in comedy after graduating from George Washington University with multiple degrees including a Masters in Public Health to the delight of her parents.
She was at TEDx Wilmington Salon in 2017 to talk about “The wait is sexy” where she explained her reasons for abstaining from sex before marriage. Her works include Love that Girl, 2011 Sex (Therapy)With the Jones(2013), Jane the Virgin, 2017 and the soar-away television series Insecure which has aired since 2016.
Mvuemba, 29, who created the fashion label Hanifa also moved with her family to America from the Democratic Republic of Congo when she was a toddler. Her current fashion line dubbed Pink Label Congo was inspired by her homeland.
Her fashion career got a boost this year when she braved the challenge of Covid-19 by holding a virtual fashion show streamed over Instagram Live, during which each garment appeared in 3D against a black backdrop as if worn by invisible models strutting the podium in catwalks. First of its kind, the show caught the attention of thousands of Hanifa’s 250,000 followers who tuned in to watch and share the video.
African VoicesChangemakers will be on DSTV on Saturday at 12.30 p.m., 5.30 p.m. and 8.30 p.m. Other repeat broadcasts come up on Sunday at 5.00 a.m., 9.30 a.m. and 8.30 p.m., with more repeats on Monday and Tuesday at 5.30 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. respectively.
A man, Bright U. Nkwocha on Facebook has urged women to stop stressing themselves find a man that won’t cheat in marriage for such will lead to a headache.
According to him, “Most men have not changed and won’t change. I don’t think that they want to change at all!”
Read what he wrote:
“MARRIED MEN AND THEIR MISTRESSES!”
Dear Single Lady,
As you choose the right man to marry and as you prepare for marriage, don’t worry so much about a man that won’t cheat on you.
Don’t give yourself unnecessary headache looking for a man that will always be faithful to you.
You won’t find any!
Are all men cheats?
Are all married men unfaithful?
I don’t know.
One thing I know is that many married men are still enjoying the comforting bosoms of women other than their wives.
You and I know this.
I also know that you think men are thrash, wicked and heartless scum.
Whatever you think about men, you will still marry them. ?
As we are busy having the morality conversation about cheating being wrong, cheating is still going on.
One thing is clear.
Many men cheat.
Another thing is clearer. Most men have not changed and won’t change.
I don’t think that they want to change at all!
If all the good Christian preaching in the churches scattered over every street in Africa hasn’t stopped men from cheating, nothing will.
One thing you should know is that cheating is good business for many women today, married or single.
Well, that is talk for another day.
What can you do?
Simple.
Adjust your expectations.
You do this by managing your happiness.
Sometimes, a problem cannot be solved. It can only be managed.
There are three ways to handle the matter of cheating really.
One, you pour a cheating man hot oil or stab him to death.
Two, you live a life of constant resentment over every man as you cry and talk about how the world is evil.
Three, you manage your happiness.
Number three is better.
Numbers one and two help no one.
When you understand that you cannot change men and men won’t change, you are freed up to focus on your happiness, whether he cheats or not.
As you prepare for marriage, don’t look for a man that won’t cheat on you.
That’s not practical.
Look for a man that will take care of you instead.
Then choose to be happy, whether he cheats or not.
I wrote clearly about this with a plan in my hot best seller book, 17 COSTLY MISTAKES WOMEN MAKE ABOUT MEN IN RELATIONSHIPS.
Get this book!
Don’t cancel the possibility of choosing a man for marriage because he cheated or will cheat on you.
There is no guarantee that you will find a man that won’t cheat on you.
If you need more guidance on this, quickly call or chat me up privately now”.
A Nigerian lady is currently in a celebratory mood as she finally welcomed triplets after 14 years of marriage.
The woman identified as Oby Evelyn, took to her Facebook page to write about the difficulties she faced before she finally welcomed her bundles of joy.
Sharing adorable photos on the social networking site, she wrote ;
I am speechless.l don’t know how to begin this because my mouth is full of praise.the joy is unbeatable.lnfact nothing beats this moment.God has given me triple for my shame n mockery after 14 solid years of marriage.my God of 11th hour has blessed me with a prince n 2 princesses.my testimony is a dream come true.thank you my great God!!! Lastest mama ejima ito
Tributes are still pouring in following sudden death of former beauty queen, Ibidunni Ighodalo as her loved ones reminisce on the memories they had with her.
Damilola Elliott, the photographer who took photos of the deceased on her wedding day, shared Ibidun’s wedding photos as she reminisced on the events of that lovely day.
Sharing the photos, Damilola wrote: “13 years ago…. So honoured to have shot your wedding…. A day I’ll NEVER FORGET! – ….”Oya Dami, let’s do a quick photoshoot before the client arrives….” – … “Dami, this picture must be fine o! I kuku trust you…” – … “Ibs, oya smile for the camera járè…” …”Dami, I want a full length photo of this dress…”
“Never to be forgotten! A smile that could pierce any bitterness. Rest well Ibs… Mrs. Ibidun Ituah-Ighodalo..”
A london-based Nigerian Singer identified as Vivian is currently in a celebratory mood as she recently welcomed a set of twins.
According to Vivian, she buried her daughter last year and it was a low moment in her life but fast-forward to this year, she’s now given birth to ”TWO BEAUTIFUL HEALTHY BABIES”.
Making the announcement via her Instagram page, she wrote ;
Im a Mother to twins. ???❤️ My biggest testimony yet. My biggest blessings. And I honestly doubt this can ever be topped. I can’t stop looking at them.
I’m in awe ? To think last year I buried my daughter & this year I gave birth to TWO beautiful healthy babies. I give all glory and thanks to God. There’s honestly nothing that God cannot do.
I am celebrating New life, Health and true happiness and this feeling cannot be topped. I went from doubting my body, my capabilities and myself as a woman to growing and delivering two healthy babies. 20 toes and 20 fingers ? I’m still pinching myself.
When the timing is right, what is yours will come and stay. Everything about them is perfect. This love is unmatched. ??❤️❤️
Nollywood Actress and Producer, Lillian Afegbai, has taken to her social media page to dish out some words of advice for her female fans.
According to the actress, ladies should stop waiting for a man to do everything for them because then they get things done on their own, they earn more respect.
Sharing a beautiful photo of herself in red, she wrote ;
Build an empire with him, then you get more respect…. Stop waiting for a man to do everything for you, Ask your mama.
Popular Nollywood actor, Timini Egbuson has reacted to the rape allegation that was levied against singer, D’banj by one Miss Seyitan.
The award-winning Actor revealed that he has officially canceled D’banj due to the way the whole issue was handled.
It can be recalled that after Miss Seyitan Eunice Babatayo accused Dbanj of rape, the singer would go on to file a N100 million lawsuit against her.
It was also reported that D’banj’s team got her arrested, made her retract/delete her old tweets and surprisingly she would go on to make post on her social media, promoting his songs.
Reacting to the turn of events, Timini Egbuson, said he has canceled Dbanj in his books, adding that it would be repulsive if it was all a publicity stunt.
See his tweets below ;
“I’m normally against cancel culture but Dbanj is cancelled in my books for real if this all some sort of publicity stunt. ?
Anyone with these type of accusations is foul and should face the full wrath of the law. What is even more disgusting than a cover up is using this as an opportunity to promote his next song, which was what I meant. “
In the latest update of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, 667 new cases have been reported as of Friday evening, June 19th by the National Centre for Disease Control.
In a new update on their Twitter page, the NCDC reports that there’s new cases in Lagos, Abia, Oyo, FCT, Ogun, Enugu, Ondo, Plateau, Edo, Delta, Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, Kaduna, Kano, Bauchi, Gombe, Osun, Benue, Nasarawa, Kwara, Ekiti and Borno.
Nigerian comedian, OwenGee and his son David, who clocked 13 today, June 19, have recreated an epic throwback photo, to celebrate his day.
The throwback was the picture they took when his son was 1-year-old.
Sharing the photo to his Instagram page, the proud father wrote: ‘David-Jean at 1year old vs David-Jean at 13 years old, we just had to recreate this iconic photo to celebrate your birthday today, happy birthday Son @davidowengee .
In another post, OwenGee penned his son a heartwarming note, writing: ‘Dear David @davidowengee, Today you become a teenager, A happy 13th birthday to you my Son, as you celebrate your special day today I wish you God’s unstoppable blessings, abundant grace, eternal favour, unshakable Glory, wisdom, knowledge, and understanding from heaven and the blessed anointing to achieving whatever you want, I am proud that in less than a year you have grown as a football pundit with your own football talk show on Instagram and YouTube and have put in passion to doing THE FOOTBALL CHAT SHOW WITH DAVID OWENGEE, I and your mum @moyoowengee are super proud of you, we love you endlessly.’
Chairman of the Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa said not all Nigerians succeeding abroad are engaged in fraudulent activities.
She made this known while reacting to a fraudulent claim labelled against Ramoni Igbalode aka Hushpuppi by the United State’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Reacting to the flambouyant big boy’s arrest, she tweeted;
Allegations against Ramoni Igbalode a k a Hushpuppi running into millions in fraud.I stress again ,not a yardstick to judge NiGERIANS excelling abroad . One bad apple should indeed not spoil the whole bunch
Allegations against Ramoni Igbalode a k a Hushpuppi running into millions in fraud.I stress again ,not a yardstick to judge NiGERIANS excelling abroad . One bad apple should indeed not spoil the whole bunch https://t.co/oqLBfYmVgY
“While many Nigs abroad are working 3..4 jobs to make ends meet fraudstars like Ramoni Igbalode are spoiling their image .The law must take its full course”.
While many Nigs abroad are working 3..4 jobs to make ends meet fraudstars like Ramoni Igbalode are spoiling their image .The law must take its full course .https://t.co/ubDWNrlOCo
Nigerian reality star and actress, Ifu Ennada has a word of advise for ladies who are dating fraudsters.
According to Ifu Ennada, women who are dating these fraudsters should call off the relationship in order not to attract disgrace upon themselves.
She also advised them to go and hustle clean and make their own money.
Ifu Ennada took to her instagram page to share ;
“Leave that YahooYahoo boyfriend before he brings you Yahoo Yahoo disgrace. Go and hustle clean and make your own money, God will bless the work of your hands.”
A black lady took to her Twitter page to praise a white man who came to her aid when she ran out of gas while on a highway.
According to @AfricanPrize, she was shocked when a white man pulled over to help her – she said she never expected help from someone like him and was wary at first.
But the man told her that he did not want the cops messing with her in the name of ‘helping her’ so he decided to stop. The man then went out of his way to get her gas and returned to fill her tank.
The Good Samaritan who she identified as Patrick Sheridan, is a musician who is in a band. Twitter users who know him personally testified that he’s always been a kind person who constantly makes efforts to be better.
Fashionpreneur and doting mother, Laura Ikeji took to her Instagram page to share an epic before and after photo with her husband, ex-footballer, Ogbonna Kanu.
The mother of two who welcomed her second child, a baby girl in the U.S., shared the before and after photo with the caption,
“WTF!!! pls caption cos I can’t“.
Laura and her hussy, Ogbonna have been married for 3 years now. The couple had their court wedding on 19th January 2017, in Lagos State, and their traditional marriage was held in her hometown in Nkwerre LGA, Imo state on 28 January 2017.
In July of 2017, the couple welcomed their first child together, Ryan Kanu, in Texas, United States of America. In March 2020, Laura announced the birth of her second child, Laurel, who they welcomed also in the U.S.
The couple have since been in the U.S. because of the airspace shutdown.
Grammy Award-winning US Rapper, Cardi B, has declared her desire to return to Nigeria as soon as she can.
The rapper who had a good time when she visited and gave nothing but positive reviews about the country, revealed that she wanted to return on another visit ”so bad”.
The mother-of-one made this known after she found out she was a trending topic on Nigerian Twitter.
A fan account had tweeted ;
Cardi was trending in Nigeria yesterday with over 118,000 tweets.
Paul Okoye has slammed fraudsters for showing off their wealth on social media, thereby exposing themselves to FBI, Interpol, or EFCC.
The singer said their forefathers engaged in fraud but they did it “codedly, silently” and with “no show off”.
“Una Yahoo Yahoo de shout anyhow, de show off de do anyhow,” he wrote to the fraudsters
He added that the show off is what gets them in trouble with the law.
He also called out the instagram commenters who judge the fraudsters after seieng their photos.
He wrote: “See make I tell una… Even before FBI, Interpol, or EFCC catch una… Social media and the association of Instagram commenters don judge una case finish.”
He added: “Association of Instagram commenters (A. I. C) also known as Amebo Intelligent Center, I just de hail una.””#saynotofrauds,” he wrote at the end.
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered a probe into the rape allegations levelled against popular singer, Oladapo Oyebanjo aka D’Banj, by Seyitan Babatayo.
The order was contained in a letter signed by the Principal Staff Officer to the IG, DCP Idowu Owohunwa.
The IG’s letter was in response to a petition written to the IG by Mr. Tommy Ojoge-Daniel, a lawyer to Miss Seyitan Babatayo, who accused D’Banj of raping her in 2018.
The letter written by the IG is titled, ‘Re: Petition Against (1) Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo (Aka D’Banj) for Rape Indecent Sexual Assault, Attempted Assault on Miss Seyitan Temidayo
The letter read in part, “I forward herewith copy of letter dated June 5, 2020 received from Ojoge, Omileye and Partners on the above underlined subject. I am to respectfully convey the directive of the Inspector-General of Police that you treat.
“Accept the assurances of my esteemed regards please.”
Recall on the 3rd of June, 2020, Seyitan shared details of being raped by D’banj on Twitter.
A few days later, Seyitan followed this with a letter from her lawyers to the Dbanj. In the letter, Seyitan demanded an apology from D’banj.
The singer denied the allegation a week later, tagged it ”lies from the pit of hell” and said he’d be seeking justice by taking legal steps.
On Tuesday, however, some policemen allegedly acting on the instruction of the singer detained Seyitan for over 24 hours and intimidated her, making her delete all chats, social media posts and other vital information from her phone.
The incident elicited a wide range of criticism on social media with D’Banj trending on social media for the last two days
How do you claim someone falsely accused you of rape, then hold the person against her will, seize her mobile phone, delete all her tweets, and start promoting your new song on her account? What manner of oppression is that?
Dbanj and whoever is advising him no get sense sha?
Former Big Brother Africa housemate and model, Tayo Faniran, has slammed black people for being “mean” and “wicked”
Tayo’s outburst came after the flooding in Lagos that left many houses and streets flooded and dirty. According to him, he literally had to swim all the way from his house to work yesterday.
He went on to slam black people, saying they are their own problem as they are all wicked.
“I swear I have never had a reason in my entire life to wish I was a white man, but today i wish I could actually change my skin colour, I wish I could be a white man. Black people why are you so wicked? Why are you so mean?” he said.
A 33-year-old lady was reportedly gang-raped after she was deceived into the men’s den by her own friend, said to be the only female member of a 9-man rape gang.
The Adamawa state police command confirmed the arrest of five members of the gang including the lady, while the remaining four are at large.
30-year-old Zainab Jafaru reportedly arranged for her friend to be gang-raped and reportedly disappeared after taking her to the men. Adamawa State Police spokesman, DSP Suleiman Nguroje said;
“On 13/6/2020, following a report received from a 33-year-old lady being raped by a syndicate of 9 at Gerio, a remote area of Jambutu, Yola North LGA, Police operatives attached to the command’s monitoring team, arrested five people: Ahmadu Ismail (20 years old); Salu Buba (25 years); Muhammed Ali (78 years); Abubakar Ali (28 years) and Zainab Jafaru (Female) 30 years.
“The incident happened on 12/6/2020 when the 5th Suspect Zainab Jafaru, deceived the complainant to accompany her to a certain place to meet her boyfriend.
“Upon arrival, Zainab’s boyfriend (now on the run), invited his gang, who forcefully had sexual intercourse with the complainant one after another.”
A Florida man who was accused of killing Black Lives Matter activist, Oluwatoyin “Toyin” Salau has reportedly admitted to killing her and another woman.
He made this confession to his mother during a phone call and also revealed how he killed Toyin.
The man, identified as one Aaron Glee Jr., 49 was apprehended after the bodies of Toyin and another woman, identified as 75-year-old Victoria Sims, were found in a home he rented in Tallahassee.
Aaron tried to flee after the murders, but police were able to capture him on a bus in Orlando by Sunday, June 14th.
Aaron’s mother, Sandra Cutliff, revealed to the Daily Mail her son called her Sunday and confessed to the killings. She told the publication that her son said he met Toyin on a bus and invited her to his house so she could shower.
He told his mother Toyin asked him for drugs after her shower and when he refused, she allegedly bit him and called him a “n*gger” and this sent him into a rage.
Sandra Cutliff said,
“He told me that after she got out of the shower she wanted ‘molly’. He told her he wasn’t going to buy it. He said she called him a f—ass n—-r and bit him. That’s what triggered him off.”
It’s reported Aaron strangled Toyin to death.
He also admitted to his mother that he killed Victoria Sims last week after she called him a “slob.” He became enraged and killed her.
Aaron and Victoria have known each other for years. 75-year-old Victoria is a long-time volunteer for AARP Florida and member of Tallahassee Heights United Methodist Church. She was friends with Aaron and helped him look after himself and get government services, Cutliff told Daily Mail. She said Aaron referred to Sims as “Miss Vicky” and his “white grandmother” and would sometimes cook for her.
Cutliff said her son confessed to her that sometime after the first alleged murder, Sims came to his house to check on him. That was when she called him a slob and he killed her.
Salau was last seen on June 6, and Sims on June 11. Days before Salau was found dead, she tweeted about being sexually assaulted by a man who posed as a church member.
Police have not said whether or not Aaron is the same man Salau accused of molesting her before she disappeared. Cutliff said her son did not sexually assault Salau and does not have a vehicle. It has also emerged that Aaron was arrested two weeks ago on May 30 for aggravated battery causing bodily harm and released on a $2,500 bond two days later.
His mother told Daily Mail that the arrest occurred after Aaron attacked a woman at a bus stop when she called him the n-word.
Cutliff, 67, said her son suffered from mental health problems and had been on a downward spiral into a psychotic break over the past few weeks.
Prison records show Aaron has an extensive criminal history dating back to 1989, including convictions for robbery, grand theft auto, credit card fraud, throwing a “deadly missile” at a building and forging bills.
Nigerian reality stars, Natasha Akide and Mercy Eke seem to be on the verge of mending their relationship and it might be due to an external influence.
In a recent episode of the BBNaija reunion, Tacha revealed what music executive, Don Jazzy told her about her relationship with Mercy.
“Don Jazzy told me to be cool with Mercy and he said it will be good for the brand we work for.
“He also told me to follow Mercy but the next day when I tried to do that I realized she blocked me on Twitter,” she said.
In the latest update of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, 745 new cases have been reported as of Thursday evening, June 19th by the National Centre for Disease Control.
In a new update on their Twitter page, the NCDC reports that there’s new cases in Lagos, Oyo, Ebonyi, FCT, Imo, Edo, Delta, Rivers, Kaduna, Ondo, Katsina, Kano, Bauchi, Borno, Kwara, Gombe, Sokoto, Enugu, Yobe, Osun and Nasarawa.
CEO of Invictus group, Obinwanne Okeke, who was arrested in the United States last year, has pleaded guilty to $11 million (N4.2 billion) fraud.
The 32-year-old Nigerian billionaire admitted to American prosecutors that he was involved in computer-based fraud between 2015 and 2019.
A spokesperson for the United States District Court for Eastern District of Virginia, Joshua Stueve, told Premium Times on Thursday evening that Mr Okeke could spend 20 years maximum penalty in an American jail.
He would be sentenced on October 22, Mr Stueve said.
