Three Months After Giving Birth, Serena Williams Set To Defend Australian Open Title

Serena Williams looks set to return to defend her Australian Open title after becoming a mother in September, the tournament’s director has announced.

The 35-year-old Williams sister discovered she was expecting shortly before the 2017 Australian Open in January but went on to win the tournament without dropping a set.

Williams beat her sister Venus in the Melbourne final 6-4 6-4.

She now hopes to return to grand slam tennis in time for the Australian Open in January next year, Craig Tiley said.

Speaking after an announcement on what fans could expect from the 2018 tournament, he said: “Serena, the competitor that she is, she wants to win more than the 23 grand slam titles that she has. She was eight weeks pregnant when she played the Australian Open and very few people knew that.”

Tiley added: “We’re proud of the fact she’s gone around the world, she’s told that her baby’s AO – Australian Open, Alexis Ohanian. We have a special relationship with Serena, the Williams family, both her and Venus. She wants to come back in 2018 and defend her title. Obviously, at training now, there are several months to go and it will be up to her as far as where she is with her fitness.”

Tiley also announced the prize money for next year’s tournament will rise by 10% to 55million Australian dollars (£32.5million), with the men and women’s champions earning 4million Australian dollars (£2.3million).

A victory for Serena Williams at the Australian Open 2018 would see her match Margaret Court’s all-time record of 24 grand slam singles titles.

Nigerian Footballer, Ahmed Musa Opens Filling Station In Kano

On Sunday, Nigerian Footballer and Leicester City striker, Ahmed Musa opened his filling station Myca-7 in Kano.

The former CSKA Moscow attacker who some few months ago opened a N500 million Sports Centre at Kano has built his second MYCA-7 filling station in the second most populous city in Nigeria. This makes a lot of sense considering Kano’s high level of commercial activities as he broadens his horizons in the business world.

He reportedly flew into Kano from Abuja few days ago to commission the filling station..

Musa who already owns a Myca sports and fitness center in Kano is pictured at his newly opened filling station.

Here is the photo :

Meet Leon Balogun, The Footballer Who Dumped Germany To Play For Nigeria

Leon Balogun can be best described as the new found impeccable Super Eagles defender who gave the Cameroonian Indomitable Lions strikers hard time to find the Nigeria net.

faustinowilson.blogspot.com presents 7 facts about the handsome footballer.

1. Leon Aderemi Balogun was born on June 28th 1988 In Berlin.

2. He was born to a Nigerian father who reportedly hails from Ijebu Ode and German mother.

3. He made his Bundesliga debut on 19 April 2009 for Hannover 96 in a game against Hamburger SV.

4. Balogun was called up by Nigeria for a March 2014 friendly against Mexico as a replacement for Joseph Yobo.

5. On 25 March 2015, he played his second game for Nigeria in a 1–0 loss against Uganda.

6. He played his third game for the country on 13 June 2015 when he featured in a 2–0 win over Chad in the opening game of qualifying for the 2017 African Nations Cup.

7. The 29 year old helped Nigeria secure their spot in The World Cup in Russia with their 1-0 victory.

Leon Balogun Repping Nigeria

Leon Balogun And Parents

Leon Balogun Playing For Nigeria

How Police Recovered Hard Drugs From The Car In Which DJ Olu Died

Davido’s DJ and friend, Gbemiga Abiodun, better known as DJ Olu, was reportedly found dead in his car on Saturday night.

There’s a new report claiming that hard drugs and illegal substances were found in the BMW car parked in a garage on Block B, Banana Island, Lagos where Davido’s friend, DJ Olu and Chime Amaechi were both found dead inside.

A Lagos State Police Command source, who confided in PunchNG, said operatives from the Ikoyi Police Division received a distress call that two young men were lying lifeless in a car.

“A team raced to the scene. On getting there, the lifeless bodies of two adult males were found in a BMW car, with number plate, KJA 631 AY, at the underground garage of Block B, Banana Island.

After making some enquiries, the victims were identified as Olugbenga Abiodun, 25. He lived on Block 11 of the estate. The other victim, Chime Amaechi, was also aged 25,” the source said.

Another source who spoke to Punch, claimed that preliminary physical examination suggested that they died of drug overdose, as it was gathered that the duo vomited blood from their noses and mouths.

She said:

“They were found dead in the car and blood was coming out of their noses and mouths.

A doctor was also at the scene. Physical examination of the bodies indicated that the victims must have died of an overdose of substances suspected to be hard drugs. The substances were found in the car.”

While the corpses have been deposited in the Lagos State Teaching Hospital morgue, as the family of the late entertainers await post-mortem result to find the actual cause of death, the Lagos State Acting Commissioner of Police, Edgar Imohimi, who confirmed the deaths and said, “Autopsies would be carried out to know the cause of death. There were no marks of violence on their bodies.”

Davido Dedicates His Awards To Late Friends And It’s So Emotional

Nigerian super star singer,  Davido, who won two awards at the just concluded Africa Muzik Magazine Awards & Music Festival (AFRIMMA) held in the United States on Sunday, has dedicated it to his friends, late Olu and Tagbo.

The ‘IF’ crooner took to his Instagram page to dedicate his two Awards to his Late Friend, Tagbo and his Former DJ Olu.

Davido who shared a photo of the award on Instagram, wrote;

“One for Olu , One for Tagbo 🌹 ! Nothing but love , support , and positive energy came from you guys ! Thanks for you guys for keeping me motivated . This is ‘OUR’ Award. Thank you Afrimma ! Thank you Lord .”

Here is the photo he shared:

Phyno’s Journey From The Boy Next Door To Becoming An Influential Rapper

Azubuike Chibuzor Nelson AKA Phynofino is an highly influential rapper coming from the east side of Nigeria who has taken indigenous rap to the next level.

His music career started as a producer in 2003. While in school, Phyno had a flair for music so he played the drum and the piano.

The rapper who gives his fan witty, well-versed Igbo rapping gained even more fans after the release of his album “No Guts No Glory” in 2014, whivh featured hit tracks like Man of the year and Ghost Mode.

Phyno who came to limelight after his Smashing hit single “Ghost Mode” featuring Olamide has evolved over the years.

Faustinowilson.blogspot.com takes you through the humble beginnings of the popular rapper.

1. Back In The Days

2. Feeling Cool With The Glasses And ‘Good Boy’ Haircut

3. The Innocent Look

4. When He Stepped Up His Game Fashion Wise

5. And He Officially Joined The ‘Bad Boy’ Gang

6. Phyno Looking All Cool As He Rocked The Braided Samurai Hair Look

7. He Is Officially A Staunch Member Of The ‘Beard Gang’

Chika Ike Resumes First Day At Harvard Business School And She’s Over The Moon

Nollywood actress and business woman Chika Ike shared photos from her first day at the Harvard business school for lectures.

Actress, Chika Ike was overjoyed after she just got accepted into Harvard Business School after being rejected for 5 years.

Chika Ike even pledged to pick and help a random follower who needs educational support as part of celebration of her admission.

The role interpreter who recently announced the good news on Instagram shared a photo of her at Harvard Business school.

She wrote alongside the photos:

You know better you do better. #knowledgeispower #hbs #harvard 📖📖📖

Here are the photos she shared:

This Is What Burna Boy Intends To Do To Pastors And Preachers

Burna Boy today shared controversial tweets expressing his dislike for all pastors and preachers.

He is one musician who never shies away from speaking his mind on any topic that catches his fancy.

Speaking via his Twitter account, Burna Boy recently revealed his hatred for “pastors, preachers etc.” He also revealed that “one of these days, he might knock out one of them.” He also goes further to ask Nigerians to “find the truth, free themselves and also ask questions.”

After threatening violence against them in the nearest future, he advised people to free themselves by discovering truth through research.

Here’s what he shared on twitter:

7 Times Davido Has Been In The News For The Wrong Reasons

Davido, born David Adedeji Adeleke is one of the biggest names in the entertainment Industry and can be said to be is one of the top controversial musicians in Nigeria.

Stargist.com presents 7 times the music star has been caught up in controversies.

1. Davido And Sophia Momodu

Davido and his baby mama, Sophia Momodu got into some sort of drama in 2016 over the custody of their daughter, Imade. It started when Davido put up a snap saying she (Sophie) called him a deadbeat dad because he will never marry her. In reaction to that, Sophie also posted snaps and screenshots of their conversation.

Davido had claimed that Sophia was into drugs at the same time breastfeeding their baby, a situation which he didn’t take slightly.

2. Davido And Dele Momodu

The drama took a different twist when Sophia got her uncle and media mogul, Dele Momodu involved. Davido wasn’t going to lay low just because of the status of Mr. Momodu as he called him out.

The publisher of the popular magazine, Ovation, Dele Momodu, had weighed into the matter explaining why they prevented the former from travelling to Dubai with Baby Imade for further medical attention. The veteran journalist also took time to response to the allegation by Davido that his niece, Sophia infected their 7-month old daughter with Cannabis, describing the allegation as ‘cruel.” Davido was not having any of it as he went ahead and insulted the veteran journalist.

3. Davido And Call Girl

The ‘IF’ crooner was enveloped in another controversy when he was pictured in bed with an unnamed lady . It was reported that the girl took the pictures after having a wild time with the star and decided to leak the photos after their escapades.

4. Davido And Wizkid

The situation between Davido and Wizkid has persisted over the years on different occasions from way back in 2014. Though most recently it’s followed a downward slope owing to their various involvements in international expansion and growth for their crafts. Wizkid once put up an Instagram post allegedly throwing shade at Davido by saying “Just landed in NYC! Let’s turn up! we do proper shows nd proper venues”, and then Davido responded with what most people see as a direct shot at Wizkid. In his own words, ‘Snitch. No wonder you are not rolling with your day 1 niggas,’ .

 Both artistes have since then been indirectly throwing shades at each other.

5. Davido And His Police Escorts

A video which circulated on social media showed two policemen allegedly shooting into the air on the street in a moving vehicle in Lagos. It was later revealed that the owner of the car was Davido and the officers involved were attached to him. This was revealed after Davido posted the video of his police escorts shooting in the air, thereby causing commotion along the streets of Lagos.
The Head Public Complaints Rapid Response Unit (PCRRU), ACP Abayomi Shogunle had to release a statement and the police officers involved were eventually arrested.

6. Davido And Taxi Driver

Davido was alleged to have beaten up a taxi driver when the latter had gone to drop off Davido’s ‘girlfriend’ at a hotel. The supposed girlfrend had allegedly met a friend of hers in the hotel room with Davido and all hell was let loose.  As the  driver attempted to drive off, Davido dealt him some slaps and slammed his head against the steering wheel.  Davido, in the company of four hefty bouncers were said to have further beat up the man and snatched his car keys.

7. Davido And Tagbo’s Death

 

This is the latest of the controversies surrounding the music star. On Tuesday, October 3, 2017, Nollywood actress, Caroline Danjuma blasted Davido for allegedly dumping the corpse of his friend, Tagbo at an undisclosed General hospital in Lagos.
Davido, however, released a statement, declaring his innocence, claiming that it is only God that knows the truth surrounding the death of his friend.

Watch Mercy Johnson ‘Deal’ With Her Husband Over A Game

Mercy Johnson and her husband Prince Odi Okojie who always show their love to the rest of the world were in this video playing a game of Ludo.

The actress recently took to Instagram to share a video of her and Prince Odi playing a very spirited game of Ludo. She also wrote about how she couldn’t stop talking in jest as she was dealing with her husband.

Here’s what she wrote:

“Guess what I did with my Sunday after the Saturday Ayingbaglo show? Well am the worst person you can play a game with ooo…especially when am winning…i talk all thru…infact my Hubby is Tired..walahi…

Good Morning friends….PS ….i win @princeodiokojie all the time but yesterday he didn’t even remove 1 ludo seed in one of the games…walahi..Happy New week friends.” 

Here’s the video she shared:

Watch Moment Teebillz Surprised Tiwa Savage As She Performed On Stage

Teebillz surprised his wife, Tiwa Savage, on stage at the just concluded AFRIMMA Awards 2017 which held at the House of Blues in Dallas, Texas.

Mavin Records and Roc Nation artist on Sunday 8th October took home the Best Female West Africa award at the Africa Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA).

The singer also performed several of her hit songs, including “All Over” and “Ma Lo” featuring Wizkid and Spellz.

While performing on stage, she was surprised by her husband Tunji Balogun popularly known as Teebillz.

She also performed with Tanzania star Diamond Platnumz, singing their hit song “Fire.”

Here is the video which has gone viral:

8 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Late DJ Olu

DJ Olu, one of Davido‘s official DJs was reportedly found dead alongside with a friend in his car on Saturday, 7th of October.

faustinowilsonblogspot.com presents 7 things you probably didn’t know about the popular DJ

1. DJ Olu, born Oluwagbemiga Abiodun, is the son of Nigerian businessman Dapo Abiodun, the CEO of Heyden Petroleum.

2.  He was a graduate of the University of Essex.

3. He started off as an underground DJ in 2010 while studying for his “A” levels in England. After DJing and headlining numerous parties across the country, It didn’t take long for him to get noticed.

4. In June 2011 he was signed as the official DJ for Davido’s HKN record label.

5. His three years as a part time DJ didn’t go unnoticed as he was crowned the baddest Dj in Africa after holding down the famous nightclub, liquid in Lagos till 7am for 4 consecutive Saturdays in 2013.

6. In early 2014, Olu embarked on a single man tour in UK and Canada, selling all shows out, which was the first leg of tour.

7. He has played venues in South Africa, Ivory coast, Ghana, Cotonou, Dubai, Miami, Atlanta and numerous cities in the UK.  His mixtapes include some of the hottest artists from the scene. Olu was able to mix different genre of music e.g hip-hop, funky, bashment, afrobeat, oldies to create a unique sound.

8.He was allegedly in a very close relationship with Ajay – the last born of Oyo state Governor, Abiola Ajimobi.

                                                                      DJ Olu’s Graduation

Tagbo’s Death: This Is What Killed Davido’s Friend

The Medical Examiner’s Office autopsy has revealed the cause of death of 35-year-old Tagbo Umeike, the friend of Davido and Caroline Danjuma’s lover.

The result revealed that alcohol played a major role in the death and also showed that he had alcohol and drugs in his system capable of easing a person into the early stages of hypothermia and eventual death.

The toxicology tests detected alcohol (Bacardi 151, 75.5% Alcohol) and topiramate, a medication for epilepsy and/or migraines in a man’s system, in Tagbo Umeike.’

Tagbo’s blood-alcohol concentration (BAC) was at 0.112, higher than the 0.08 legal limit for normal human being state, the coroner’s office stated.

While his family claims that Tagbo “didn’t have a prescription for any type of topiramate medication”, the coroner’s office stated that the amount of drug in Tagbos’ system was in the “therapeutic range.”

A statement by the coroner’s office said,

“Alcohol and topiramate are synergistic. When combined, the effect of either or both drugs is enhanced.”
“Topiramate, like alcohol, can cause dizziness, impaired memory, impaired concentration, poor coordination, confusion and impaired judgment.
“Central nervous system depression, or impairment, combined with cold exposure can hasten the onset of hypothermia and death