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TV personality,  Morayo Brown , turned 40 on July 5, 2020, and her husband surprised her with an amazing Japanese-themed party at home. Morayo says, “My husband told me he was going to order Chinese food for my birthday but he had teamed up with Wow Me Events to organize a Japanese themed party.” The event planners pulled out all the stops with the beautiful decor and authentic food made by Japanese chefs and it all looked wonderful. Check it out.

Nigeria is set to take delivery of the ventilators promised by American President,  Donald Trump  by the middle of June. However, the delivery time could still be affected by production and shipping times,  Naija News  understands. It would be recalled that the American President had on April 28 during a phone  conversation  with his Nigerian counterpart,  Muhammadu Buhari  promised to send 250 ventilators to Nigeria to support the fight against COVID-19. However, Nigeria’s Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed  while speaking  at the presidential task force briefing on the 28th of May, said the ventilators are yet to arrive in Nigeria. According to him, there is no specific date for the arrival of the medical items, and that the information will be made public once the ventilators are received. But the US Embassy in Nigeria on Monday confirmed that the ventilators are expected to arrive by the middle of June. The mission gave the date i...

Peoples Democratic Party chieftain and philanthropist, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has called for adequate protection of women against defilement and other forms of violence. Former Vice President and presidential candidate in the 2019 general election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has joined the host of other concerned Nigerians to condemn sexual violations of the female gender. The Peoples Democratic Party chieftain and philanthropist called for adequate protection of women against defilement and other forms of violence. Naija News  understands that Atiku made the submission while reacting to the recent killing of a 100-level Microbiology student of the University of Benin, UNIBEN, who was reportedly ganged raped and mutilated by yet to be identified faces. It could be recalled that Uwaila V     era Omozuwa  was reportedly raped while studying inside a Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, in Benin, the capital city of Edo State. Condemning the incident and other violenc...

UEFA Champions League winners, Liverpool FC has on Tuesday, June 2 signed a new contract with England born defender, James Norris. English Premier League club, Liverpool FC has signed a new contract with its long time academy player,  James Norris . The UEFA Championship winners disclosed on its official website on Tuesday, June 2 that the England born defender has penned his first signature as a professional player with the club. Naija News  understands that the 17-year-old player who plays as a left-back started his career with the Reds Under-9 level until his recent progress to join the England youth international. Norris had played a few matches with the Liverpool’s U18s team, including a clash with Aston Villa in December 2019, coming off from the bench to make his first U23 appearance with the club in the Carabao Cup quarter-final. The West Derby-born player turned out regularly for the club’s U19 UEFA Youth League team, while his attacking instincts also saw him employe...

Rohr while speaking on his decision noted that he agreed to the deal to help guide the country to a fourth Africa Cup of Nations victory. Super Eagles Coach, GERNOT ROHR, has extended his contract with Nigeria till 2022 after he agreed to a pay cut and to reside in the country. Rohr while speaking on his decision noted that he agreed to the deal to help guide the country to a fourth Africa Cup of Nations victory. The German-born coach is expected to earn $49,000 a month instead of the $55,000 stipulated in his previous contract and he will live in Nigeria for at least 10 months a year. “This is a special job because this is my team, I built it with my staff,”  Rohr said on Monday. “It’s a very young team, but the mission is not finished yet, so we want to continue.” “We all have to make sacrifices and I will be the first. ” Rohr further stated that his target with the Super Eagles is to make the country Africa champions again. The Super Eagles have won the Africa Cup of Nations thr...

Victor Osinmen is presently enjoying an exceeding Reception  from several quarters of the world as his excellent performance this season as earned him an award. Naija News Understands that  Osimhen wasawarded lilies player of the Season, following his eye-catching displays for the French side in the 2019-20 campaign. The Super Eagles striker joined the Great Danes last summer from Sporting Charleroi after his impressive performances for the Belgian side, where he scored 19 league goals before his departure. The 21-year-old striker was recruited as a direct replacement for Ivory Coast international Nicolas Pepe, who teamed up with Premier League giants Arsenal. The Former Lille forward Moussa Sow has also praised the Nigerian striker. He described Victor Osimhen as an excellent player and hopes he will maintain his scoring form for the club. “He is an excellent player. He surprised me! He is good in front of the goal, facing the game, and he goes very fast,” “He scores a l...