It turns out there’s no shortcut to getting Kylie Jenner’s much talked-about plump pout. In the latest episode of E!’s Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Scott Disick reveals that it takes the 17-year-old reality star 40 minutes to draw on her lips. “Have you seen her do her lipstick? It takes like 40 minutes, and […]
Britney Spears is raising two “little men,” performing in Las Vegas several nights a week and still managing to have a romantic relationship with producer Charlie Ebersol. All that to say she’s in a “real good place.” “I’m the happiest I’ve ever been,” the 33-year-old pop princess tells People magazine. Spears and her sons, Sean […]
Ludacris’ taste in movies will definitely surprise you. The 37-year-old Southern rapper isn’t ashamed to profess his love for The Devil Wears Prada, starring Anne Hathaway as the naive, just-graduated Andy Sachs, and Meryl Streep as her ruthless fashion magazine boss Miranda Priestly. “I’m dead-ass serious. I love that movie,” Ludacris tells Elle about the […]
Most firms in Nigeria seeking to utilise and remit US dollars overseas are finding it extremely difficult to purchase FOREIGN EXCHANGE due to the shortage of supply of the greenback in the economy, THISDAY has learnt. According to findings, some firms now resort to the black market for dollar purchases. THISDAY also learnt that a […]
Against the backdrop of criticisms that the recent removal of distribution losses from electricity tariffs and the subsequent reduction of the amount payable by consumers was a political move, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has said the decision is based on its technical work. NERC had last week announced that collection losses would no longer […]
Just as Wall Street says the U.S. is running out of room to store oil, it turns out there’s another 20 million barrels of empty space. Where? Right at the top of the tanks. A supply glut has dragged U.S. crude for May delivery almost $10 a barrel below contracts a year out. This market […]
Royal Dutch Shell Plc has completed the sale of its oil lease in Nigeria’s eastern Niger River delta for $1.7 billion to the country’s Aiteo Eastern E&P Co. Ltd. The divestment is part of Shell’s strategic review of its onshore portfolio in the West African nation and “is in line with the Federal Government of […]
US food giant Heinz is to merge with Kraft Foods Group, creating what the companies say will be the third-largest food and beverage company in the US. Shares in Kraft jumped more than 40% on the news. The deal was engineered by Heinz’s owners, the Brazilian investment firm 3G Capital, and billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s Berkshire […]
Construction giant, Julius Berger, has said it is considering potential partnerships with credible investors willing to invest in the upgrade of Nigeria’s electricity supply systems. Julius Berger, like General Electric (GE), which has staked claims in Nigeria’s emerging electricity industry with investments in capacity upgrade and technology transfer, has indicated that it will explore opportunities […]
Nigerian households and businesses generate 2,500 megawatts of electricity from petrol, kerosene and Automotive Gas Oil (AGO, popularly known as diesel), according to an analysis by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Speaking at a special session in the recently concluded 2015 Nigeria Oil and Gas (NOG) Conference in Abuja, NNPC’s Group Executive Director in […]
Former Liverpool winger John Barnes has warned Raheem Sterling about setting his ambitions too high, too soon. The 20-year-old is currently locked in contract negotiations with the Reds after rejecting what manager Brendan Rodgers described as an “incredible” offer, reportedly £100,000-a-week. His current deal is not due to expire until 2017 but the current impasse […]
Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho says he feared he wouldn’t get a chance to make his mark at the club. Having failed to establish himself as an Inter Milan player, the Brazilian playmaker admits he had reservations about his switch to Anfield and thought he might once again find himself wasting time as a bit-part player. […]
The January transfer window is now closed but that won’t stop the newspapers from speculating ahead of the summer so we’ll bring you all the news and gossip. Today, Chelsea have put a £10m price-tag on Petr Cech’s head…. Cech has been at Chelsea for over a decade having joined the club in 2004 and […]
Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira has indicated he will run down his contract and leave the Bernabeu this summer. The German World Cup winner has made just five starts in all competitions this season, per WhoScored.com, as injuries and lack of form have disrupted his campaign. According to Transfermarkt, his contract expires on June 30, […]
Cristiano Ronaldo scored in El Clásico on Sunday, and he celebrated in just about the tamest way possible — telling the crowd to calm down, as pictured above. It’s an extremely standard celebration all around the world, performed on a weekly basis in just about every country on earth. But El Clásico is not just […]
At last, some stats that definitively show Lionel Messi is far ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo: the France Football rich list. The survey has Messi as the sport’s top global earner, with an estimated 65 million Euros last year ($71m). Nearly half of Messi’s money comes from endorsements, FF reports, with wages totaling 36m Euros before […]
Former Brazil captain Thiago Silva is hopeful of starting his first international match since last summer’s World Cup humiliation on ‘home’ soil when the Selecao take on France in a friendly in Paris on Thursday. Former Brazil captain Thiago Silva is hopeful of starting his first international match since last summer’s World Cup humiliation on […]
Scotland U19 boss Ricky Sbragia has come under fire for refusing to select Real Madrid teen Jack Harper – with the youngster’s father warning the coach that Spain have enquired about his international availability. The Scotland coach labelled Harper a “luxury player” when announcing his latest squad to face Austria, Italy and Croatia in the […]
Mesut Ozil might have had a largely underwhelming start to his Arsenal career, but he’s confident he’ll turn it around. Indeed, he’s so confident, he is targeting winning the Ballon d’Or in the coming years. The former Real Madrid man has had some ups since his £42.5million transfer, but has largely been considered a flop […]
Angel di Maria’s Manchester United future was plunged into doubt after it emerged he was berated by Louis van Gaal after Sunday’s win at Anfield Angel di Maria’s Manchester United future was plunged into doubt after it emerged he was berated by Louis van Gaal after Sunday’s win at Anfield. Van Gaal was unhappy with […]
Martin Skrtel will be banned for three games after an FA charge of stamping on David de Gea was proven. The Liverpool centre-half denied deliberately standing on De Gea in the final seconds of Sunday’s defeat to Manchester United at Anfield, an incident misssed at the time by referee Martin Atkinson. But an independent panel upheld […]
The Nigeria Police Force on Monday made a U-turn on its earlier warning to voters to stay away from polling centres after exercising their civic duty on days of elections. The Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, had on Thursday said there was no need for voters to stay back after casting their votes because two […]
An Australian woman, who was hit by severe headache for several days, plugged a knife into her own head thinking it would stop the pains. But unknown to Amanda Murphy, the ache was caused by a tumour growing inside her ovary. Surgeons found hair and teeth inside the tumour when she was operated upon. Amanda’s […]
The head of a Shia militia brigade, fighting alongside government forces, said that IS militants still held about 70% of Tikrit’s town centre. The Shia leader expressed optimism that Tikrit would be “liberated,” even if it required street-to-street fighting. Soldiers and militiamen have reportedly retaken key sites, including a Police headquarters and a hospital. Muain […]
A businessman and prominent member of the PDP in Lagos, Chief Babatunde Olalere Gbadamosi, is set to dump the party for the All progressive Congress (APC). Babatunde Gbadamosi popularly referred to as BOG by members of the PDP ran for the gubernatorial ticket with five others in the Lagos primary and lost in the process […]
