Former Manchester United striker, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has hinted that he is ready for a move to Napoli in January. According to the charismatic Swede, he might replicate Diego Maradona’s greatness at the club by winning the Serie A title with them. Zlatan has been amazing this season, scoring 30 goals in 29 MLS games with LA Galaxy. He has now come out to say that he is not ready to retire but he has not made any decision on his next move. His words, “My contract expires in December, but I don’t think about it. I will calmly evaluate it…
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The recent absence of the Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, from office has led to rumours of him being sick from food poisoning, but the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Donald Ojogo, has come out to debunk that. According to Mr Donald, Governor Rotimi is not sick, and he was just on his annual vacation. The commissioner revealed that the governor had since returned to Abuja where he had been attending to several matters that concerns Ondo State. The Deputy Governor, Mr Agboola Ajayi, has been performing as the acting governor due to the absence of the…
Popular producer, Don Jazzy is definitely looking forward to a united Nigeria. In a recent tweet, the Mavin boss urged the people to speak in one voice and several things will change. His words on Twitter, “I wish we had one voice in Nigeria a lot of things would have changed, but then there’s no unity amongst us. Until we come together with one voice to ask for good leadership, we would continue to be where we are.” Do you agree? Michael Collins Ajereh, better known as Don Jazzy, is a Nigerian record producer, singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. He co-founded…
Spurs striker, Harry Kane is prepared to replace Hugo Lloris as captain, according to manager Mauricio Pochettino. Poch said he must lead with his heart as he does for the English national team. Lloris dislocated his elbow in the 3-0 Premier League victory vs Brighton earlier in October and he is expected to be out until 2020. Speaking recently, Poch believes Kane is a good captain that is ready to step up in Hugo’s absence. His words, “He has learned a lot from Hugo, who is a good example,” “He has become a natural leader. “His commitment is great, not…
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, has said there are debts owed by states and government enterprises that are yet to be recovered. Mrs. Zainab Ahmed revealed this during a panel discussion on Debt Transparency at the ongoing World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings in Washington, United States. This is coming after 2 days after the Debt Management Office (DMO) put the nation’s total public debt at N25.7 trillion as of June 30. She said the government is working on a more comprehensive debt database that will offer a detailed breakdown of projects in relation to borrowings.…
As the beef continues between Nigerian rappers, M.I Abaga and Vector took a different turn with A-Q’s “Distractions 2 (Vector diss)” days back, Nigerians called for a face-off in a rap battle at Eko Hotels and Suites. On the 16th of October, Willie XO and Hushpuppi reacted by saying they will put 40 million on the table for the battle to take place. Willie shared this in a clip posted on his Instagram page yesterday. His words, ”This bout to become the biggest showdown in the history of Nigerian music! My billionaire brother @hushpuppi just added 10Million to the 30Million…
Real Madrid winger, Eden Hazard has been left out of the team’s squad for Saturday’s La Liga match vs Mallorca. The Spanish giants play away from home vs Mallorca with an already depleted squad, with reports suggesting Eden was dropped after the birth of his 4th child. Gareth Bale, Toni Kroos Luca Modric and Lucas Vazquez had all been ruled out of the clash by coach Zinedine Zidane, while Dani Carvajal has been rested. Hazard was kept out of the first three league games of the season after completing a €100 million (£88m/$112m) move from Chelsea in the summer transfer…
Popular rapper, Lil Kim has shared her reaction to Beyonce being referred to as “Queen Bee” and her fanbase being called “Beehive.” These 2 terms were attributed to Lil Kim in the early 2000s, but social media has given it all to Beyonce now. Lil Kim believes there is no cause for alarm because Beyonce has every right to call herself Queen Bee. Reacting, Lil Kim had this to say, “That was me, and then I had a group… That was my whole thing…. I was the beehive… My fans kind of adapted the name. It’s so funny because even…
President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to sustain agricultural interventions to make food security a possibility in Nigeria. PMB revealed this at the 2019 World Food Day celebration at Km 28, Tudun Wada, Nasarawa State. He added that his government will do all it can to maintain the several interventions it has made towards job creation, food self-sufficiency, and proper nutrition for Nigerians. According to Buhari, a lot of agricultural programmes have created employment for several youths and women, and this has reduced poverty. He said the high food import bills have been massively decreased as well. His words, “The theme…
Liverpool coach, Jurgen Klopp has blasted the media for further motivating Manchester United ahead of Sunday’s game at Old Trafford. Knowing their terrible form at the moment, there has been a lot of mockery towards Man Utd ahead of the clash. Klopp was particularly displeased with articles that came up with a combined XI for both teams and included no Man Utd player. According to Klopp, the media is simply trying to help the Red Devils by inspiring them against their bitter rivals. His words, “In general, the mood that these things create? Yes, I would use it,” “So that…
For the Oscars event next year, Genevieve Nnaji’s “Lionheart”, the popular Nollywood movie will compete with 92 movies for the “best international feature” award. “Lionheart” was premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2019, and joins the 93 films that will be struggling to get their first Oscars on February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, U.S. The 93 entries for the category ahead of the 92nd Academy Awards is an increase of six new films against the 2019’s award which had 87 submissions for the same category. From Africa, Genevieve Nnaji’s ‘Lionheart’…
KOWA Party has distanced itself from reports in which it was listed among political parties endorsing Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State in the governorship polls scheduled for November 16. According to the party, the people that carried out this endorsement were not cleared to do so by the national leadership. The party said, “Whatever happened was an individual’s action or a few individuals at the state level without the official approval of the party’s national leadership and, to that extent, it’s of no value.” The acting National Chairman of KOWA Party, Mark Adebayo, in a recent statement, said it…
Liverpool player, Gini Wijnaldum has said his team can emulate the amazing 2003-04 Arsenal team that went a full season undefeated. Arsene Wenger’s team lifted the EPL title that year, becoming the only side in the modern era of English football to go a complete season without losing one game. This season, Wijnaldum and his Liverpool team-mates have began the 2019-20 Premier League campaign with eight consecutive wins, opening up an 8-point gap over 2nd place, Manchester City, and the midfielder has said he feels the current Liverpool can do the same this season. His words, “It is possible,” “Nobody…
BBNaija’s Tacha has talked about what went down in the diary room after the fight between her and Mercy on the reality TV show that led to her disqualification. Speaking with Cool FM recently, Tacha disclosed that she was called into the diary room by Biggie who didn’t tell her anything. Her words, “The Morning When Biggie called me to the Diary room, I was just sitting there. There was not any talk from him. ”I just sat down on the couch for a while then later, I left and then, I came out from the room and Mercy was…
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has asked communities in the state to protect the infrastructure provided by the government in their domains. Represented by the Speaker, Ekiti House of Assembly, Mr Funminiyi Afuye, Fayemi revealed this while inaugurating the Iro Ayeteju-Ekiti Civic Centre in Gbonyin Local Government Area on Thursday. According to the governor, the monumental achievements recorded by his government was a clear sign that he is willing to deliver on his vows to the people of the state. He added that his government would keep working on achieving his administration’s five-point agenda, which include infrastructural and industrial…
Atletico Madrid manager, Diego Simeone has hailed the enthusiasm of his strikers, Diego Costa and Alvaro Morata despite their low goal return this season. The Spanish club has won just once in their last 5 La Liga games but are just 3 points behind leaders and city rivals Real Madrid. Morata and Diego Costa are yet to score in each of the 4 games they have failed to win and they have both scored just once in the La Liga thus far this season. However, Simeone believes there is no reason for him to be bothered. His words, “I think…
Winner of BBNaija Pepper Dem season is totally happy right now as billionaire businessman and philanthropist, Kennedy Okonkwo and his wife, Ichechi, gifted her $10,000. Mercy, who flaunted a clip of herself after collecting the cash gift from the couple, said it was not “audio money.” Many feel this was a diss to Tacha who was promised N50M by Jaruma only for the spiritualist to delete the clip where she made the pledge. What do you think? Big Brother Naija, formerly known as Big Brother Nigeria, is a Nigerian reality competition television series, based on the Big Brother television franchise,…
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, has said Nigeria has achieved 80 per cent performance in the agricultural sector. Sabo revealed this at the Public Presentation of Executive Summary of Wet Season Agricultural Performance in Nigeria, by the National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services (NAERLS) in Abuja on Thursday. According to him, the country is not doing badly in Agriculture and by next year, we should be breaking records. His words, “We are not doing badly. I hope next year we will reach the real mark.” “As we are going into a phase in the sector,…
Crystal Palace coach, Roy Hodgson has praised Raheem Sterling’s development on and off the field, however, he added a cheeky hope that the praise will affect him negatively against his team this weekend. According to Roy, Sterling’s potential as a footballer has always been obvious, and his development away from the field is admirable as well. Set to go against the former Liverpool star in the EPL very soon, Hodgson has now said he is hoping his praises directed at the youngster will have a negative on him vs Crystal Palace. His words, “He was always a fantastic midfielder, a…
Kizz Daniel has been dragged back to court by his former record label, G-Worldwide who want N500m in damages over an alleged breach of contract. The record label in the lawsuit filed by its counsel Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), want Two Hundred Million Naira in damages, One Hundred and Seventy-Nine Million, Four Hundred and Ninety-Nine Thousand, Nine Hundred and Fifty-Seven Naira (N179,499,957) in special damages for breach of contract, One Hundred and Fifty Million Naira (N150, 000, 000) for contract exit fees, among other reliefs. Remember a court injunction issued against Boykizz stopped him from performing throughout December 2017, hence…