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I am a materialistic woman – former BBNaija housemate, Angel Smith.

The reality tv star revealed on twitter that she is a materialistic woman and she wants the good things in life.

Angel 21, have dropped out of the university twice due to pressure, said she wants good things like blings, designer bags and money.

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Soun of Ogbomosho, Jimoh Oyewumi dead at 95 years after 48 years on the throne

The 20th Soun of Ogbomosho in Oyo state, Jimoh Oyewumi reportedly joined his ancestors in the early hours of Sunday aged 95 years.

Jimoh Oyewunmi soun of ogbomosh
Jimoh Oyewunmi soun of ogbomosh

Palace sources told the News agency of Nigeria that mourners have arrived at the palace to pay tribute to the late King and mourn the passing of the monarch who ascended the throne in 1973.

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Federal Government set to ban UK,Canada and Saudi Arabia airlines from entering Nigeria in response to Covid-19 Omicron travel ban

The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika revealed the federal government will make sure countries like UK, Saudi Arabia and Canada that put Nigeria on the Covid-19 Omicron variant redlist will be restricted from travelling into the country.

omicron variant
omicron variant

The minister also apologised to Nigerians who have been affected by the travel ban and noted the decision of the FG to reciprocate the ban is in the interest of the country.

hadi sirika
hadi sirika

he said;

“There is also the case of Saudi Arabia that put Nigeria on the ban list. On Sunday, I participated in a meeting with the COVID-19 task force,” NAN quoted the minister as saying.

We have given our input that it is not acceptable by us, and we recommended that those Canada, the UK, Saudi Arabia, and Argentina also be put on the red list.

As they did to us if they do not allow our citizens into their countries; who are they coming, as airlines, to pick from our country?

They are not supposed to come in. I am very sure in the next three days; Monday or Tuesday, all those countries will be put on the red list of COVID-19.”

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NFF sack Gernot Rohr appoint Augustin Eguavoen as interim head coach, Okocha and Kanu to provide technical support

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) confirmed they have sacked the German in a publication released by the general secretary of the federation Mohammed Sanusi on Sunday.

gernot rohr
gernot rohr

Former Super Eagles captain and coach Augustin Eguavoen has been appointed immediately as interim with Okocha and Kanu set to support the team in technical and ambassadorial roles.

augustin Eguavoen
augustin Eguavoen

The statement reads ;

kanu
kanu
okocha
okocha

 “The Nigeria Football Federation has appointed Mr Augustine Eguavoen, currently its Technical Director, as the Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles on an interim basis. This is with immediate effect, and follows the termination of the relationship with Franco-German Gernot Rohr, who has been in charge of the three–time African champions for the past 64 months, and is Nigeria’s longest–serving manager.

“Following a virtual meeting of the NFF Executive Committee on Sunday, it was decided that Eguavoen will work with Salisu Yusuf (Chief Coach); Paul Aigbogun (Assistant Coach); Joseph Yobo (Assistant Coach); Dr Terry Eguaoje (Assistant Coach) and Aloysius Agu (Goalkeeper Trainer). Former Nigeria captains Augustine ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu and Garba Lawal have been appointed to provide technical and ambassadorial support for the crew.

 “The relationship between the Nigeria Football Federation and Mr Rohr has come to an end. We thank him for his services to the Super Eagles and Nigeria.

“We also want to thank the federal ministry of youth and sports for their collaboration and guidance all through.”

Gernot Rohr was appointed by NFF in August 2016 and he led the Super Eagles to a third place finish at the 2019 African Nations cup

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I felt it coming, i named my first album superstar, so i was born to do this – Wizkid talks about Made in Lagos success and maturity in his sound

Wizkid spoke about the success of his album, Made in Lagos when he was giving his speech after he received the award for Apple music African artiste of the year.

wizkid
wizkid

Big Wiz revealed he has been working on it for years and the album is not a different sound abut its more matured than what he used to make.

wizkid
wizkid

He said, “I felt it coming. I would say I’m lying if I didn’t feel it coming because it took me three years to work on that album. So I felt like there was going to be a shift, but I didn’t know how it would come. Because I knew that it was kind of like a different… it wasn’t a different sound, but it was a more matured sound from what I used to make. From when I was way young, man. I called my first album ‘Superstar.’ How confident can you be? So yeah. I was born to do this sh**, man.”

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Emirates Airline suspends Flight operations in Nigeria

The international airline company released a statement less than a week after getting an all clear from the government to resume operations, they have decided to suspend operations in the country due to unfavorable conditions set and importantly they will be allowing UAE and Nigerian authorities sort things before coming back.

fly emirates
fly emirates

the statement reads;

“With the recently imposed directive limiting Emirates to operate one flight per week to Nigeria via Abuja, Emirates will be suspending its flights between Nigeria and Dubai from 13 December 2021, until the UAE and Nigerian authorities work on a solution to the ongoing issue. The last flights to operate on 12 December 2021are EK 783/784 to/from Lagos and EK 785/786 to/from Abuja. Customers holding tickets with the final destinations Lagos and Abuja will not be accepted at the point of origin. Affected customers do not need to call us immediately for rebooking. Customers can simply hold on to their Emirates ticket and when flights resume, get in touch with their travel agent or booking office to make new travel plans. Emirates regrets any inconvenience caused. Emirates is committed to its operations in Nigeria, and we stand ready to reinstate services once restrictions are lifted by the Nigerian authorities, ensuring travelers have more choice and access to trade and tourism opportunities in Dubai and beyond to our network of over 120 destinations.”

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Nobody should pressure me about having kids, when i die just know i lived my best life – Dorcas Shola Fapson says after loosing step sister

Actress/DJ Dorcas Shola Fapson took to her Instastory to share the sad news of the death of her stepsister which hurt her so much she went on a tirade of post on IG.

dorcas shola fapson
dorcas shola fapson

MSD like she is popularly called revealed her step sister named Abibat according to her post died Thursday morning and the fact that she died the way her mom died.

abibat
abibat

Dorcas further warned that nobody should pressure her about having kids because she wants to live her best life before she dies.

dorcas shola fapson
dorcas shola fapson

see her posts…

dorcas shola fapson
dorcas shola fapson
dorcas shola fapson
dorcas shola fapson
abibat
abibat
dorcas shola fapson
dorcas shola fapson
dorcas shola fapson
dorcas shola fapson

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Jury finds former Empire Actor Jussie Smollet guilty on 5 of 6 charges, that confirms he staged racist and anti-gay attack

Jurors have found former Empire star Jussie Smollet guilty on 5 of 6 charges he faced in connection to allegations that he staged a racist and anti-gay attack on himself 3 years ago in Chicago.

jussie smollet
jussie smollet

It took over 9 hours spread over 2 days for the Jury to reach a verdict. According to experts Smollet is expected to be placed on probation and ordered to perform community service but the disorderly conduct charge is a class 4 felony that carries up to 3years sentence.

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Burna Boy gets invite from Maddison square Garden to be the first African artiste to headline the Arena (video)

Burna Boy shared a video on his Instagram revealing a conversation between him and the official Instagram account of the arena.

burna boy
burna boy

The MSG official account asked him if he would like to be the first African to headline the arena, he didn’t answer but asked his fans if he should accept the invitation or not.

maddision square garden
maddision square garden

he posted the video with caption; THE BIG 🍎 ……should I pull up or nah? @thegarden

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Beyonce in rare shoot with Blue ivy and Rumi in new Ivy Park campaign

Beyoncé shared some rare beautiful pictures of herself with her kids Blue Ivy and Rumi which is from a new ad for her clothing line Ivy Park with Adidas.

beyonce Rumi and Blue Ivy
beyonce Rumi and Blue Ivy

Queen B is known to keep her kids away from the spotlight but she shared the pictures on her Instagram page on Thursday.

The ad features a couple of other celebrity kids like Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe’s children Ava and Deacon and a lot more. The collection launches exclusively for 24 hours on Adidas’ website on Dec. 9 before being released globally on Dec. 10, according to WWD.

beyonce Rumi and Blue Ivy
beyonce Rumi and Blue Ivy
beyonce Rumi and Blue Ivy
beyonce Rumi and Blue Ivy