Barcelona unveil giant statue outside Camp Nou in honour of late club legend Johan Cruyff (Photos)

Barcelona have unveiled a giant statue outside their famous Nou Camp stadium in honour of late club legend, Johan Cruyff.

The event took place today, August 27, with friends and family of the former Barca player and manager present at the ceremony.

I governed Abia with my own money - Orji Uzor Kalu

Former Governor of Abia State Orji Uzor Kalu, who was arraigned before a federal high court in Lagos on charges of laundering N7.6bn when he was governor between 1999 and 2007, claims that he ran the state with his own money while denying the allegation. 

The Nigerian senate's Chief Whip in his testimony when arraigned alongside Ude Udeogu, an ex-commissioner for finance in Abia and Slok Nigeria Limited, his company, said Abia state didn’t have such amount when he was in government. 

Presidency clarifies reports on President Buhari's trip to Tokyo

President Buhari's trip to Tokyo Japan, has been heavily criticised by some Nigerians.

The Presidency through a statement released by Femi Adesina, clarified some of the questions raised.

Day two in Japan, and it was mainly for exhaling, catching our breath, receiving briefings and preparing for the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 7), which holds from August 28-31.

Heart break: Nigerian man allegedly killed in South Africa by police officers

46-year-old Pius Ezekwem, a Nigerian businessman residing in the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa has been killed.

According to reports, Pius who ran a chain of bed and breakfast guest houses, was picked up by eight police officers at a Nigerian eatery last weekend and was forcefully taken to his home for a search and interrogation.

An argument between Pius and the South African police officers degenerated so fast that a gun shot was fired, leading to Pius' death. Pius was married to a South African who was present at the scene of the incident.  He reportedly asked the policemen to kill him in his house as he would not follow them to where they wanted to take him to. Sadly, the policemen allegedly killed him in the presence of his family.

Chris Brown shares photo of his daughter, Royalty's first day of school

Totally gobsmacked with how fast his daughter has grown, Chris Brown couldn't help but gush about Royalty's first day of school for the new academic session

The excited Dad shared a smiling photo of Royalty with the caption "My baby first day of school! Where has the time gone? SO PROUD OF YOU BOOBOO". 

Please take it Eazi with my angel - Femi Otedola begs Mr Eazi

Nigerian billionaire, Femi Otedola and his daughter's boyfriend, Mr Eazi had this witty chat on Instagram.

Singer Eazi shared a video of himself with Temi dancing to his song, and Otedola took to the comment section of the said post to beg Eazi to take it easy with his daughter.

'Mr Eazi take it Eazi with my Angel' he wrote

'Ladies please kick all the Diddy’s out of your lives so you can flourish' - Social media reacts to Cassie's engagement to Alex Fine

Social media is going wild over the news of Cassie's engagement to her new boyfriend, Alex Fine.

The pregnant singer said 'YES' to her celebrity trainer boyfriend when he popped the question in a romantic cowboy-themed desert proposal on August 24th. 

Diddy who dated Cassie for over 10-years is now being dragged through the mud for 'wasting her time'.

See all the reactions below...

Protest is not coup, I've never visited Dubai - Sowore

The arrested convener of  #RevolutionNow protests, Omoyele Sowore has denied claims of being in contact with “foreign collaborators” in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, and other countries to destabilize President Buhari's government.. 

Sowore who also denied visiting Dubai or any UAE cities, further dispelled DSS' allegation of receiving “millions of dollars” from the alleged collaborators to sponsor widespread attacks in Nigeria. 

Ed Sheeran reveals he'll be taking an 'extended break' from music to spend time with wife Cherry Seabor

Following the end of his record-breaking world tour, Ed Sheeran has revealed he will be taking an extended break from music to spend time with childhood sweetheart and wife Cherry Seaborn, who he married in December 2018.

Speaking at the emotional final gig in Chantry Park, Ipswich, earlier this week, the singer and songwriter said: “As you may or not know, I’ve been on the Divide tour for over two years now and this is the last day of the whole thing.

BBNaija: Tacha is a walking time bomb - Jackye (video)

Jackye in a chat with Ebuka after her eviction from the Big Brother Naija House, talked about Tacha and her alleged interest in Mike. 

The evicted housemate affirmed that her relationship with Mike had no romance attached to it but was more of him playing a big brother role while she was still in the house. She also spoke against the stereotype of linking romance to a friendship between a married man and an unmarried lady. 

'I never thought that I'd be in this position' - Wendy Williams confirms estranged husband Kevin Hunter welcomed a child with another woman

Wendy Williams has finally confirmed that her estranged husband Kevin Hunter fathered a child with another woman.

During an interview with The New York Times Magazine, the talk show host said that her husband of 21 years had a daughter with massage therapist Sharina Hudson.

TV host cries and apologizes for saying that her black colleague looks like a gorilla on Live TV (video)

A TV host broke down in tears as she apologized for saying her black colleague looks like a gorilla live on air.

Alex Housden, during a TV show segment about a gorilla, commented about a gorilla at Oklahoma City’s zoo by telling black colleague Jason Hackett: "Kinda looks like you."

Her racist statement elicited a backlash as people called for her to be fired from KOCO-TV,  and she was forced to apologise the following day.

Governor Umahi of Ebonyi State sack Commissioner for information, Ken Uhuo

Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State has sacked the Commissioner for information and orientation, Ken Uhuo, according to a statement by Dr Kenneth Ugbala, Secretary to the State Government (SSG).

Ugbala said Ken Uhuo was dismissed because he lacked direction in the performance of his official duties.  

“The state government wishes to thank Uhuo for services rendered so far as commissioner”, said Ugbala, adding that he may re-evaluate and place Uhuo in another position fit and suitable for him.

Footage from T-Boss's baby shower shows her lift her dress up to show her baby bump

T-Boss had a baby shower before her child was born and it was a colourful affair.

A video from the baby shower shows the former reality star lifting her dress up to show off her naked bump to her guests.

Rapper Azealia Banks accuses airline crew of 'racially profiling her by suggesting she had sex' on a flight (Video)

Rapper, Azealia Banks has accused an airline crew of racially profiling and hitting her during a flight from Sweden to Los Angeles after a passenger 'claimed she had sex' on the plane.  

The rap star, 28, shared a video on her Instagram page which she has since deleted, showing a woman and a member of Scandinavian Airlines crew.

Mercy Johnson shares stunning photos to celebrate her birthday

It's a double dose of celebration for Mercy Johnson, as she is celebrating her birthday few days after getting turnt up for her 8th wedding anniversary with her husband Prince Odi Okojie. 

The ace Nollywood actress shared beautiful photos on Instagram in celebration of her new age and also penned down a birthday message to herself. 

"Happy Birthday to me.....to be wiser is all I pray...." she wrote

Here are the photos she shared below; 

Richard Pryor Jr. claims comedian Paul Mooney sexually assaulted him as a boy (Video)

Richard Pryor Jr, the son of late American stand-up comedian, Richard Pryor has confirmed the bombshell report that comedian Paul Mooney sexually assaulted him when he was a minor.

This comes after the late comedian's former bodyguard, Rashon Khan made the allegations in an interview with Comedy Hype.

Khan claimed Pryor Sr. and Mooney's personal and professional relationship began deteriorating around 1986, because "Mooney had f**k*d Richard's son by that time."

#BBNaija: I love you and I'm sorry I didn't stand up for you enough - Gedoni sends message to Khafi (Video)

Ex-BBNaija housemate, Gedoni has sent a lovely message to his boo in the house, Khafi Kareem.  

Gedoni who was evicted alongside Jackye from the show on Sunday apologised to Khafi for not always standing up for her then he went on to say, 'i love you from the bottom of my heart'.

See the video below,...

Gedoni sends a message to Khafi. Such a cute video #BBNaija pic.twitter.com/AN3Ltj3cak

— Uchy (@Uchyy005) August 27, 2019

Cassie debuts growing baby bump on her 33rd Birthday (Photo)

Cassie is a stunning mother to be. The singer who turned 33-years-old today, August 26 decided to let the world see a glimpse of her beautiful growing bump in celebration of her special day.

Cassie was pictured posing in a bikini bottom as she sat beachside. 

Her man, Alex Fine also dropped a sweet comment under the photo writing: “Love you two so soo much. Happy birthday baby.”

The pair are expecting a baby girl together.

No scare-mongering from IPOB will detract President Buhari from his outing in Japan - Femi Adesina

Femi Adesina, the president’s Media adviser, has urged Nigerians to ignore all the 'noise and fabrications' in the media about an IPOB protest against President Buhari in Japan.

In a statement today, Adesina said, “the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group has had nothing to do with President Muhammadu Buhari since he arrived Yokohama, Japan, on Monday.

“Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora are urged to disregard concocted stories, backed with spurious visuals, of any protest or harassment of the President and his team.  “It is the stock-in-trade of hate mongers, who do not realize that the rest of Nigerians have left them far behind.    

Taylor Swift tops Forbes' list as the Highest-Paid Woman in Music (See full list)

Forbes's ranking of the world's highest-paid women for music for 2019 is out, and Taylor Swift secured the top spot

The “Me!” singer takes the top spot on Forbes‘ list after earning a whopping $185 million pretax over the past year, which puts her ahead of runner-up Beyoncé and Rihanna.

Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare disqualified after a false start at the 12th African Games in Morocco

Nigerian female athlete, Blessing Okagbare suffered disqualification after a false start in the women’s 100 metres semi-finals heat 1 at the 12th African Games in Rabat.

She was disqualified for beating the gun at the starting block. It was a huge disappointment for the Nigerian medal hopeful who had earlier in the day won heat 3 of the event’s first round with a time of 11.53 seconds.  

Video: "The reason Nigerians are known for scamming is because we are smarter than a lot of people" - Jidenna

Nigerian born US singer, Jidenna has revealed the reason why Nigerians are known for scam all over the world.  

Reacting to the recent arrest of 77 Nigerians by the FBI, Jidenna said Nigerians are smarter than a lot of people, hence the reason why they excel in sports and other sphere of life including scamming.  

Ex-BBNaija housemate, Jackye shares a kiss with her boyfriend to wish him a 'Happy Birthday' (Photo)

Big Brother Naija housemate, Jackye who got evicted on Sunday has finally re-united with her much talked about boyfriend, Lami.

While she was in the house, her boyfriend, Lami also made headlines a couple of times defending her on several occasions on social media. 

FBI wanted suspect didn’t sponsor my election – Governor Emeka Ihedioha

Governor Emeka Ihedioha on Monday August 26, denied claims of one the arrested FBI suspects, Chika Odionyenma sponsoring his 2019 political outing which got him elected as Governor of Imo State. 

The Imo Governor's Special Assistant on New Media, Izuchukwu Akwarandu stated that those linking Odionyenma’s alleged fraud dealings to the governor were only being

Stefflon Don denies Burna Boy dumped her for Princess Shyngle

Stefflon Don has debunked claims of Burna Boy cheating on her and also dumping her for Gambian actress, Princess Shyngle. 

Rumours were rife that Burna Boy had dumped the British-born Jamaican singer after reigniting his romance with Princess Shyngle who he allegedly started dating in 2018 but never really left.  The reports were based on lyrics of some videos Stefflon Don has been sharing on her Insta-Story.

"Na belle I carry, I nor kill person'' - TBoss shares photos of herself heavily pregnant

TBoss seems to be enjoying her new status as a mom as she has just shared photos of herself while pregnant and stated that she has no regrets about her decison to be a mother.

Recall that yesterday August 25th, the 35-year-old reality TV star explained why she hid her pregnancy from the public until after the birth of her child. 

Full list of winners at the MTV VMAs 2019

2019 MTV Video Music Awards held last night, August 26, 2019, at the Prudential Center in Newark.

This year, Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande tied  for the title of most-nominated artist as they received 10 nods each. Billie Eilish got 9 nods and Lil Nas follows with 8.

Serena Williams crushes Maria Sharapova in 58 minutes at the U.S. Open

Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova to come out victorious on the first night of the US Open to reach the second round.

The 37-year-old American who has 23 major singles titles took only 58 minutes to humble Sharapova 6-1, 6-1 in the US Open first-round match which took place at the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday night ( August 26)

Caption this photo of President Trump, Melania, and Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Drop your best caption for this photo of President Trump, his wife Melania and Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau . 

Attacking President Buhari in Japan will make Igbos look like terrorists in the world- Ohaneze Ndigbo youths warns IPOB

Members of the Indigenious People of Biafra IPOB have been warned against carrying out their planned attack on President Buhari in Japan, as such an action will cause the Igbo race to be labelled a terrorist group worldwide.

This warning is coming from the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide. In a statement released yesterday August 26th, Mazi Okechukwu isiguzoro who is the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, described the directive issued by IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, for its members in Japan to arrest and disgrace President Buhari during his visit to the Asian country, as a sensless plot as it will endanger the lives and properties of all Igbos residing in all the 19 Northern states.

Isiguzoro added that Kanu and other IPOB members championing the call for this attack have no investment in the South East or anywhere in Nigeria.

The statement in part reads

I have no reason to live without you - Mercy Johnson-Okojie tells hubby as they celebrate 8th wedding anniversary

Mercy Johnson Okojie and her hubby, Prince, are celebrating their 8th wedding anniversary today, August 27th.

The actress took to social media to express her undying love for Prince, pointing out that she has no reason to live without him. She wrote;

Get quality orgasm, it is good for your health- Toke Makinwa shares tips on how to lead a good life

Toke Makinwa shared these tips on how to stay healthy via her Instastories.

According to the media personality, having quality orgasm is essential for one's health.

Breaking: Biodun Fatoyinbo surrenders to police for questioning over rape allegations by Busola Dakolo

Biodun Fatoyinbo, the Senior Pastor of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, has surrendered to security agents and is currently being interrogated at Police Force CID Headquarters in Abuja over rape allegations made by Timi Dakolo's wife, Busola Dakolo.

Fatoyinbo is being interviewed by a team of 4 led by Asst Commissioner of Police, Adaku Uche Anya.

French President Emmanuel Macron drags Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro for mocking his wife's looks on Facebook

Emmanuel Macron, the President of France has blasted Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro after he appeared to mock his wife on social media.

Trouble started after Bolsonaro endorsed a sexist Facebook post about France's 66-year-old first lady Brigitte Macron. Bolsonaro's supporter posted a meme mocking the appearance of Mrs. Macron and compared her with Brazil's 37-year-old first lady Michelle Bolsonaro.

Video: IPOB members storm Nigerian Ambassador’s residence with Japanese Police to 'arrest' President Buhari

Members of the proscribed Indigenious Pople of Biafra IPOB this morning, stormed the residence of the Nigerian Ambassador to Japan with some police officers in a bid to arrest President Buhari.

Photos: How Missy Elliott stole the show with her iconic performance at the 2019 #VMAs

Missy Elliott once again proved her legendary status last night as she made the VMA audience lose control with her medley of two decades worth of musical hits merged into a spectacular performance.

Taylow Swift wows the crowd with her performance at the MTV VMAs (video)

Taylor Swift gave an amazing performance at the 2019 MTV VMAs.

The singer kicked off her performance with a rendition of You Need To Calm Down. She was in full pop star attire as she teamed a gold lame bodysuit with a sparkling pair of hot pants and little silver ankle boots. 

Miley Cyrus unveils tattoo at VMAs as she performs break-up track after split while girlfriend gives her backstage kiss

Miley Cyrus, 26, was one of the artists who performed at the 2019 VMAs which held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on Monday night, August 26.

It was her first big public appearance since her split from Liam Hemsworth.

The 26-year-old took to the stage to perform her new song, Slide Away.