Southampton player, Sofiane Boufal has said he never thought about quitting his club during the summer transfer window despite interest from several La Liga and Ligue 1 clubs. Boufal returned to the south coast in July after his season-long loan at Celta Vigo and AFCON outing ended. Before leaving Southampton for his loan move, Boufal had a rift with ex-manager Mark Hughes in the second half of the 2017-18 campaign. He was forced to play for the club’s youth team when this happened. However, he revived his career in La Liga where he netted 3 goals and three assists in…
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Governor Samuel Ortom has come out to say that he has zero plans to annoint anyone to succeed him. Speaking as he addressed PDP stakeholders yesterday in Makurdi, Ortom told them that he is leaving it to the party to name a worthy candidate for the governorship election in 2023. His words, “If someone tells you that I have anointed him as my successor, tell him that he is lying. I will work with any candidate that the party fields in 2023. “Nobody should deceive you that he is my anointed candidate for the 2023 general elections.” “Zoning is the…
Perri Shakes-Drayton, wife of BBNaija housemate, Mike recently put up a photo of her dress to the finale and we must say it is absolutely ravishing. She rocked a plain white cleavage-baring outfit to meet her husband and re-unite with him after 3 months. See what she shared, Stunning. Big Brother Naija, formerly known as Big Brother Nigeria, is a Nigerian reality competition television series, based on the Big Brother television franchise, in which 12 to 21 contestants live in an isolated house and compete for a large cash prize worth $171,428.57 equivalent to 60,000,000 Nigerian Naira, and other material…
Manchester City midfielder, Ilkay Gundogan has come out to say that he was close to joining Bayern Munich. Gundogan exited BvB, with whom he reached the 2013 UCL final, to join the Etihad club 3 years ago. He has now come out to say that he was discussing with the German giants when Pep was their manager before they both found themselves in City. His words, “Let’s put it this way – my sources would confirm that, today I say that frankly there were at times talks with Bayern Munich,” Gundogan told SZ. “But we did not come together for…
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, on Friday, has vowed to give proper support to South African returnees of Ondo origin so that they can start new lives. Gov Rotimi, who received the returnees in his office, also gave them N100,000 cash each for resettlement activities in their several communities. Represented by his deputy, Agboola Ajayi, Akeredolu blasted the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa by the indegenes. His words, “We also have various windows of opportunities, including youths and women empowerment as well as agricultural and entrepreneurship programmes, among several others. “Therefore, avail yourselves with any of…
Popular rapper, MI Abaga, whose diss track at Vector, “The Viper” rocked social media yesterday has dropped a shade for VEC while performing at the BBNaija finale. The talented lyricist flaunted a black t-shirt with a “no snake” inscription and also had a snake motion graphics during his performance. He ended his performance with lyrics from his diss track against Vector as he performed his “Bad Belle” track. We await Vector’s comeback. Jude Abaga (born 4 October 1981), better known as M.I Abaga, is a Nigerian hip hop recording artist and record producer. He has been the CEO of Chocolate…
Ex Atletico Madrid youth coach Alfredo Santaelena is not shocked by Thomas Partey’s displays in Diego Simeone’s team and has praised him for his improved form. Thomas has played superbly so far this season with 2 goals in his first eight games across all competitions. He was named man-of-the-match vs Madrid in their goalless derby and also scored his team’s winner in their UCL game on Wednesday. Speaking on his performance recently, the ex-coach who managed him during his days in the academy, said he is very happy with his progress in the team, calling him a talisman. His words,…
One of the lawyers in the legal team of Omoyele Sowore has come out to say that the bail conditions for the convener of the #RevolutonNow campaign are too difficult to meet. Yesterday, October 4, 2019, a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja granted an N100m bail to Sowore with two sureties, who must be resident in Abuja and also have landed properties in the city. The trial judge, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu as part of bail conditions for the activist held that the sureties must deposit the original copies of their properties document to the court registry, adding that one…
Fast athlete and beautiful wife, Perry Shakes-Drayton is currently in Nigeria for the first time to meet her husband, Mike, who is presently in the BBNaija house. Olayemi Edwards, who is a Long Jump champion and CEO has made it to the final of the Pepper Dem Gang edition and stands the chance of winning N30 Million and other prizes. Mike has always said the highest point in his life was the day he got married to the love of his life, Perri. He got married to Perri last month in London and he is the CEO of the first…
Real Madrid coach, Zinedine Zidane has reacted to criticism of his team’s performances so far this season. Even if they are still yet to be defeated in the La Liga, Real have faced criticism this season for lacking fluency in their game, which has manifested itself in 3 draws from 7 domestic matches. After failing to defeat Club Brugge in the UCL, the Spanish giants were once again blasted for being poor but Zidane has come out to play down criticism of his players. His words, “We know the situation, we’re not as bad as everyone says,” “This is Real…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has come out to say Nigeria will remain one indivisible country no matter the problems we face. Femi said that Nigerians have a lot of reasons to not be divided and remain united for our collective benefit. As he received the Arewa Youth Forum in his office on Thursday, Gbajamila said the older generation have done all they can to keeep us on track, but it is time for the younger generation to take over. His wwords, “The 9th House is all about unity, which you captured in your…
Nollywood actress, Uche Elendu has talked about how she spent N100k on recharge cards to support BBNaija’s Tacha. She revealed this on Instagram amidst rumours that Tacha was duped by her management. Uche wrote, “I spent more than 100k on cards for voting Tacha, I didn’t send money to anyone cos I know how selfish people can be when it comes to Money, I was only interested in the voting so I sent hundreds of recharge cards to various titans even to the admin of one of her groups just for her to get votes. I dont need thank you…
Juventus midfielder, Aaron Ramsey has come out to rain praises on his teammate, Cristiano Ronaldo. Ramsey believes a Portuguese legend is just a normal man and he has played a huge role in helping him settle down in Italy. According to the ex-Arsenal player, Ramsey, Ronaldo has made him feel at home in his new club. His words, “He was just like everybody else, really welcoming,” “Of course, he is one of the greatest to play the game but he is just a normal man. He breaks the ice straight away and makes you feel like you are talking to…
The Federal Government has stated reasons why it did not support a request by detained activist and convener of the RevolutionNow protest, Mr Omoyele Sowore, to be freed on bail pending the time his treason allegations will be resolved. In a recent statement, FG said that Sowore simply posed a threat to national security. The Presidency, via its team of lawyers led by Mr Hassan Liman, SAN, disclosed that they were concerned that Omoyele would call for another revolution immediately he is released from custody because the probability of him doing the same thing he was arrested for is high.…
Lille are laughing all the way to the bank after the Nicolas Pepe deal with Arsenal, according to Martin Keown. Martin believes the London club overpaid for the underperforming £72 million ($89m) forward. With very high expectations, Pepe has netted only one goal in 9 games, and it was even a penalty Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang allowed him to take. Speaking on the deal recently, Martin Keown had this to say, “If you think back to Arsene Wenger, he would never have blocked the path of a young player but they are in danger of doing that with Bukayo Saka. “Pepe, is…
Nollywood actress, Oma Nnadi and her husband, Noni Enem, have welcomed their second child, a boy. Her hubby shared the good news on his Instagram page recently. His words, “And our son arrives. Maximum joy. #happysoul Thank you God, Thank you my wife @omannadi. Welcome to our world.. Brian Buteaku Enem. (B.B ENEM)@omannadi” They welcomed their first child, a girl in July 2018. Congrats to them! Iheoma Amanda Nnadi (born 15 May 1995 is an Igbo Nigerian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2014. She is of mixed race parentage and represented Akwa Ibom state…
A youth group in Kogi State, Youth Alliance, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to rescue the state from “impunity and looming anarchy.” Youth Alliance said tension is everywhere ahead of the state’s governorship election scheduled for November 16, 2019. In a recent statement, Ade Onemola, Idowu Ipinmisho and Arome Idachaba, on behalf of the group in the three senatorial zones, disclosed that suffering of the people is at a very high rate. They also accused Governor Yahaya Bello of impoverishing Kogi state. Their words, “We also understand that he boasts of removing the DG of PDP’s governorship campaign, Honourable Teejay…
Sir Alex Ferguson will do all he can to make Manchester United sign John McGinn, according to Bobby Jenks, the ex Aston Villa scout who helped to bring the Scot to England. Rumour has it that Manchester United is interested in the 24-year-old midfielder. Reports had it last summer that the Red Devils were working on a £50 million ($63m) deal for the player. Since John is from Scotland, ex-manager Alex Ferguson has been watching him closely and Bobby Jenks believes he will talk the club into signing him in the coming months. His words, “He’s up there with the…
Princess Shyngle is the latest celebrity to delete all her photos on Instagram. She told her fans that she is going through tough times and she will need their prayers. She disclosed this through her Instagram stories days back, adding that she will be leaving social media for some time. Her words, “I’m going off social media for a while. I’m going through some real-life issues right now and I need a break to get myself together. I love y’all and pray for me.” Come back stronger is all we can say. Princess Shyngle is a well known Ghana-based actress…
Muhammadu Buhari has asked Nigerians in the diaspora to use their resources, skills and talents to assist the country. The president urged Nigerians living in South Africa to always remember that they represent some of the best human assets Nigeria has. He disclosed this at a town hall meeting with Nigerians living in South Africa on Friday, October 4, 2019, the last day of his three-day state visit. PMB added that Nigerians should always know that the world is watching them as ambassadors of the country and they have to be credible representatives. His words, “First, you are our Ambassadors…