Lagos State governor, Sanwo-Olu has assured Lagosians that they are yet to see his best. He said he knows he is yet to live up to the expectations of his people but he has reasons for his slow start, and the rain is one of them. He disclosed this at The Platform; a talk-shop put together annually by the Covenant Christian Center. His words, “Vehicular traffic in Lagos is about 240 cars or thereabout per kilometer. The national average is about 11 cars per kilometer.We are fully aware that there is a problem now in the short term and we…
Author: David Folami
A little saga occurred recently on Instagram as BBNaija‘s Cee-C’s caption to a picture she flaunted led to a heated exchange in her comment section. Her caption read, “They can steal your recipe but the sauce won’t taste the same! STAY FOCUSED! —RealTalkKim”. This caption was blasted by BBNaija’s Tacha’s fans who felt it was a sub for the disqualified housemate who many have called a low budget Cee C. See how it happened, Lol. Do you think Cee C shaded the rude housemate? Big Brother Naija Season 3, also known as Big Brother Naija: Double Wahala is the third…
Arsenal coach, Unai Emery has begged Nicolas Pepe to cope with the pressure that comes with being the club’s record signing. The London club plashed out £72 million ($87m) to sign the Ivorian from Lille in the summer, but thus far, he has not made any meaningful impact in England. He has scored just one goal this season and it came from the penalty spot vs Aston Villa. On Monday, he left the pitch after 70 minutes vs Manchester United and it was another weak display as always. Speaking on his form recently, Emery has said Pepe should not be…
Minister of Communications, Isa Ali Pantami, has blasted the widespread harassment of Nigerians with PCs, tabs and other ICT gadgets in public places by security operatives. While praising EFCC and other security agents on its battles vs cybercrimes, Ali, in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Uwa Suleiman, said that one negative effect of the step is that young people are looked at as fraudsters by the security officials without any proof or evidence that they committed such crimes. He then added that the fundamental human right of citizens must be considered before anyone is detained. The statement read, “The…
Famous Nollywood actress, Toyin Abraham, recently flaunted a family portrait to celebrate Nigeria’s Independence Day. She shared a photo of herself, her beau, and baby Ire on her Instagram page. Her words were, “Happy Independence Day and happy new month.” See the picture, Lovely. Toyin Abraham (born Olutoyin Aimakhu; September 5, 1984) is a Nigerian film actress, filmmaker, director and producer. She was born on September 5, 1984 in Auchi, a town in Edo State in southern Nigeria, but spent her early life in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State in southwestern Nigeria. She obtained a Higher National Diploma Certificate…
Real Madrid coach, Zinedine Zidane has described the goals they let in vs Club Brugge in their UCL group stage clash as “laughable.” The Spanish giant went into half-time 2-0 down at the Bernabeu after a brace from Emmanuel Dennis, but later equalized after 2nd half strikes from Sergio Ramos and Casemiro. Zidane said he was not pleased with the result but he is happy with the way they came back from behind to share the points. He then insisted that he will be focusing on the positives from the game. His words, “The result is bad, but the reaction…
Popular politician and leader, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has said the South-East geopolitical zone must be allowed to present the next President in 2023. Chief Emmanuel said this move will make Nigeria move to the next level of social, economic and political emancipation. He disclosed this in an interview with journalists in Umuahia, after an inaugural lecture organised by the Eastern People’s Consultative Forum. He added that the present security challenges can be easily tackled by a President from South-East as well. His words, “Every good Nigerian, every good Muslim, every good Christian must support a president of Nigeria of South-East…
Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele-Bello has jumped on Instagram to express her love for her husband, JJC Skillz. She also flaunted new pictures of them together. The happy mum of twin boys wrote, “#myperson #mylove @jjcskillz thank you Baba ibeji.. love you silly” See another picture, Beautiful. Akindele Olufunke Ayotunde (popularly known as Funke Akindele) is a Nigerian actress and producer. Funke starred in the sitcom I Need to Know from 1998 to 2002, and in 2009 she won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She plays the lead character in the show Jenifa’s Diary,…
Manchester United’s next signing will be an attacking player, according to their manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Ole sanctioned the sale of Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez to Inter Milan without bringing in replacements. After poor results in recent games, the manager from Norway has said he is open to signing a new striker in January. His words, “We let Alexis and Romelu go, you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to see that it’s a forward that next time we’re going to recruit — we’re looking for some creativity and goals,” “If we had the right one, if it…
Just when rumor began to spread that Buhari is considering a third term as President, he has, via the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Mallam Garba Shehu, denied this agenda and dismissed the rumour as baseless. According to Garba, Buhari has always insisted that he is a democrat and will not support any move to rubbish the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Reacting to Buhari’s stance on this, A group, Zikist-Buharist Movement, ZBM, South-East zone has hailed Buhari for rejecting the 3rd term rumors. They described the reports as “infamous banana peel being proposed by anti-democrats…
Manchester United coach, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said AZ’s pitch is one of the worst he has seen. The Red Devils are set to play against the Dutch side in the Europa League on Thursday at Cars Jeans Stadion in The Hague. Speaking ahead of the game, Ole said he is not pleased with the state of the artificial pitch at AZ’s temporary home ground. He added that he does not understand why a stadium in Holland had to move away from a grass surface. His words, “I’m surprised they’ve chosen to play on this pitch when I’ve looked at…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has warned the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Buhari Presidency to stay away from any plan to push a third term agenda for President Muhammadu Buhari. PDP said such a move is very dangerous and it will disturb Nigeria’s democracy if they proceed with it. Revealing this in a statement signed by Kola Ologbondiyban, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, the opposition party wrote that the statements by the Presidency and the APC were an unhealthy plot by them to see if it can be achieved. The statement from PDP read, “The PDP says it…
Celebrating Nigeria’s 59th anniversary, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari, saying he is the best President that has ruled in Nigeria. In a recent statement by its director, Ishaq Akintola, the body compared PMB’s government to other past governments headed by Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yaradua and Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. MURIC said the past governments were filled with corrupt acts and insecurity but Buhari and those assisting him have identified these problems and they are currently tackling them. The statement read, “We adjudge the Buhari administration as the best in post-independence Nigeria. Everyone agrees that corruption…
Eden Hazard is still trying to adapt to life at Real Madrid, according to Casemiro. The former Chelsea player completed a €100 million (£89m/$109m) switch from London to Madrid months back, ending his successful seven-year spell in the EPL. His spell in Spain has been poor so far but Casemiro is not going to doubt Hazard’s talent. He, however, warned the Belgian that football is about goals. His words, “[Hazard] is trying, but football is [about] goals” “We know he is among the world’s top five [players] and it is normal to have a period of adaptation.” On their draw…
Wazobia FM OAP, Diplomatic OPJ was recently dragged into a feisty Facebook exchange after Harrysong’s ex-manager, Kaycee Oguejiofor accused him of ruining the Nigerian music industry with bribery. The radio presenter who is popular for blasting the Nigerian government for corruption was called out for ruining the ambition of several upcoming artists who are struggling to make a name for themselves in the industry. Kaycee had this to say, “Diplomatic Opj Pius Opute you are your stupid generation institionalized payola, and made bribery and corruption the order of the day, killed an entire industry, sit in the comfort of the…
Former governor of Oyo State, Dr Omololu Olunloyo, has come out to talk about Nigeria at 59 and how the country can strive to be better. Speaking on if the country has progressed, “No, because 1960 was a great year of hope for us. There was evidence that it was a year of hope. We thought we would be able to improve this country. I got my Ph.D in 1960 with Professor Wole Soyinka. I think we just lost it along the way. The First Republic was better than the Second Republic, the second was better than the third and…
Crystal Palace coach, Roy Hodgson has said Ghana midfielder, Jeffrey Schlupp is one of the key players responsible for his team’s good start to the season. Schlupp has starred regularly in the Eagles’ starting team this season after taken over the left-back spot at the club. He has played in six of the club’s seven matches, starting five and having one assist to his name. Speaking on his impact thus far, Roy said, “He [Schlupp] is a very, very important player. I think he’s one of those underrated players because he’s not spectacular” He can be [spectacular] when he gets…
Popular singer, Jaywon is not pleased with the freshly released nominee list for the 13th Headies scheduled to hold on October 19th in Lagos. The singer who is angry that his tracks were not nominated in the “Best Vocal Performance” or “Best Alternative Song” category jumped on Twitter to blast the committee. He said he is not surprised because the Headies award committee have always been very unfair to him. See what he wrote, Do you agree? Iledare Oluwajuwonlo (born 6 June 1986), better known by his stage name Jaywon, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, performer, producer and actor. He…
Ex Governor of Oyo State, Sen. Abiola Ajimobi has asked for sacrifice from the leaders and citizens to ensure the development of Nigeria. He disclosed this briefly after being honoured by the Catholic Archdiocese of Ibadan on Sunday. Ajimobi was one of those who bagged meritorious award at a ceremony held at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Oke Padre in Ibadan. His words, “I think it is good for us to work for the development of this country. We must all make sacrifice so that this country can move forward.” On how current governor, Seyi Makinde has performed in 100 days, “It…
Tottenham’s 7-2 defeat vs Bayern Munich has to be a wake-up call for Spurs, according to Jermaine Jenas. Bayern scored thrice in the closing stages of the UCL clash to add salt to Tottenham’s injury, with ex-Arsenal player, Serge Gnabry being the main culprit with four goals. Jermaine thinks this kind of defeat will dampen the morale of the players and Poch will need to do more to bring them back. His words, “This is a big wake-up call for this football club it really is,” “They had a moment to figure out what they wanted to be, how far…