Nigeria’s Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo has asked for alliances across faiths and ethnicities to tackle the several threats to Nigeria’s unity and coexistence. He disclosed that the alliances are compulsory to make Boko Haram and every other form of terrorism a thing of the past. He also helped Nigerians to believe in the unity of the country and resist division. He said, ”The likes of Boko Haram, ISIS, Islamic State West Africa Province and many Salafist-Jihadist ideologies are expansionist ideologies that feed purely on hate, hatred of any person or group that does not belong to their particular sect. ”They have…
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Ex-Super Eagles player, Jay-Jay Okocha has said he is expecting an interesting clash between Nigeria and South Africa tomorrow in Cairo. Both nations have met in Afcon history twice and Nigeria has won in those matches, with Jay Jay playing a vital role. He has now gone back to his playing days against them and has spoken about what to look forward to on Wednesday. His words, “It was great because before then I was personally looking forward to playing against Bafana Bafana because we were having this argument who the best African team is,” “We felt Bafana won it…
Hollywood actress, Gabrielle Union’s daughter, Kaavia James Wade is 8 months old. The gorgeous movie star marked her daughter on her special day by flaunting a picture of them in a pool. Her words, “My lil mermaid. My roadie. @kaaviajames is 8 months old today. It’s going waaaaay too fast!!!” See the photo,
The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu has disclosed that ex President, Olusegun Obasanjo is the main problem of Nigeria. Rilwan revealed this at the public presentation of Battlelines: Adventures in Journalism and Politics, a book by a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Olusegun Osoba. The event went down at the Eko Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos and was attended by the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo; Senate President, Ahmed Lawan; Deputy Speaker, House of Reps, Ibrahim Wase; APC National Leader, Bola Tinubu; governors in the South West, Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson. Rilwan Akinolu referenced a section of the memoir…
Africa will not pay special attention to Odion Ighalo when South Africa battle Nigeria in the Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal on Wednesday, according to Bafana Bafana coach Stuart Baxter. Ighalo has been amazing for his country in the competition thus far and was influential in their 3-2 triumph over Cameroon. The ex Watford striker is currently tied with Sadio Mane, Adam Ounas and Cedric Bakambu on the Afcon 2019 scoring chart. However, Baxter has said he will be focusing on the entire team. His words, “I think there have been some good players who have played against us already…
Wife of Ekiti State Governor, Bisi Fayemi has revealed that she is surprised by the number of women that have come out to blast Timi Dakolo’s wife after she accused Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of raping her. In a recent article she shared, Mrs. Fayemi disclosed that the habit of blasting rape victims and compelling them to be silent has to end. Her words, “Any adult who has a sexual relationship with a girl under the age of 18 is committing statutory rape, there is not such thing as consensual sex with a minor.” “Over and over, supporters of the Pastor…
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has disclosed that he will give every kid in the state quality education and not do otherwise for the greed of any person blackmailing him to share the state’s little resources. Godwin Obaseki disclosed this during a courtesy visit by members of the School-Based Management Committee (SBMC) from the 18 local government areas of the state, at Government House, in Benin City, Edo State. He said his government is focusing on improving the education sector in the state. His words, “Education is one of the biggest problems we need to address as a nation.…
Former Manchester United player, Ander Herrera has disclosed that he left the club because of a perceived lack of urgency to renew his contract. PSG signed Herrera, who joined United from Athletic Bilbao in 2014, on a five-year deal after the midfielder ran down his contract. He has now shared that he is now looking to the future in his career. He said, “I do not like looking at the past very much, but there were differences regarding the project and my importance within it,” “I was very happy, I have a lot to thank the club and the fans…
Its been one year since Justin Bieber proposed to Hailey Baldwin and his beau has celebrated the special day with an Instagram post. Flaunting a picture of them together, Hailey shared, “1 year ago I said yes to being your best friend for life. And today I have never loved you more.. life gets more beautiful every day because of you, my heart belongs to you forever. Here’s to learning and growing together..” See the photo, They got married at a courthouse back in September.
Today, President Muhammadu Buhari met behind closed doors with the now ex Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru, at the State House, Abuja. Dr Maikanti seized the opportunity to present the new GMD of the NNPC, Malee Kyari, to the president. His words, “The purpose of coming to see Mr President is to carry out a symbolic handover of the new team led by Malam Malee Kyari to Mr President. “No matter what we did in terms of transition, they have their own programmes and vision of what they want to do.…
Neymar will be back in Paris Saint-Germain’s preseason training on Monday according to his dad and agent. The French club recently revealed that they plan to take action against the Brazil forward after he refused to show up when he was supposed to. Neymar’s dad has now disclosed the reasons why he did not turn up. His words, “We had commercial and institutional commitments [on Friday, Saturday] set,” “For the past five years, [Neymar’s] institute takes part in those.” “PSG, with the presence of president Nasser [Al-Khelaifi] included, took part in those events. I don’t understand the reason for this…
American actor and rapper, Rotimi has jumped on Instagram to celebrate 50 Cent on his birthday. This is coming amid their social media beef on owed cash. 50 cent had accused the “Power” actor of owing him some money. In his birthday message, Rotimi disclosed that the ex G-Unit rapper actually changed his life and is one of the most brilliant minds he knows. His words, “You changed my life and you are one of the most brilliants minds I know. Happy birthday big bro @50cent #loveriddim”
Taraba State governor, Darius Ishaku, has urged the Federal Government to abolish the Ruga initiative ealier proposed by Buhari led government, because merely suspending it is never enough. Speaking with newsmen recently in Jalingo, the governor revealed that Ruga initiative was basically colonialism and it has to go. His words, “Ruga is colonialism; it is not about cattle; it is not even about grasses. It should not only be suspended, but it should also be canceled completely. “The whole Ruga scheme should be canceled. You can’t do a Ruga in the entire country. I don’t accept it. It is not…
Nigeria’s Samuel Kalu has revealed that he knows the match vs South Africa is not going to be easy for Super Eagles. Both teams are ready to battle it out in the quarter-final in Cairo. Nigeria got defeated 2-0 by Bafana Bafana in front of their own fans at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo in June 2017 but they secured a 1-1 draw in the return leg in Johannesburg in 2018. Kalu has now had his say on the upcoming clash. His words, “I feel very happy and all of us in the team are happy too that we are…
Rhythm FM OAP, Toke Makinwa has backed Pastor Adeboye over his comment on the rape allegation against Pastors. Pastor Adeboye had said everything that is done in secret will be out in the open no matter how long it takes. Reacting, Toke Makkinwa shared that he spoke as a person understanding the times we live in. She also said she was happy that the man of God chose to comment on it. See what she shared,
Legendary singer, Stevie Wonder, at a recent concert in London has disclosed that he will be taking a break from music to undergo a kidney transplant surgery. According to the pianist, the kidney transplant surgery will happen in September and he has a donor already. His words, “So what’s gonna happen is this, I’m going to have surgery, I’m going to have a kidney transplant in September of this year. I’m all good, I’m all good, I’m all good. I have a donor, it’s all good,” Wonder said. “I want you to know I came here to give you my…
Ajax defender, Matthijs de Ligt has agreed personal terms with Juventus according to the player’s agent Mino Raiola but both clubs are yet to agree a deal. As things stand, If there is no agreement, De Ligt will attend training with the Eredivisie title-holders tomorrow, and wait for a transfer to happen. Mino shared that the player himself is hoping for an agreement to be reached so his future can be sorted. Mino said to De Telegraaf, “Agreements have been made with Matthijs and it is up to Ajax how the club wants to deal with this.” “An arbitration case…
Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said his government would work on innovative tech centres all over the state to tackle the problems of youths unemployment. Represented by his Deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, Sanwo Olu revealed this at a forum organised by the Eko Innovation Centre in Lagos. He noted that his government agrees that technology is the vital factor to an improved economy. His words, “Technology is the way to go. It is the way of the future and our administration is committed to leveraging on technology in delivering the megacity dream. “As a government, we will build innovation…
Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw has shared her reaction to the apology by Senator Elisha Abbo who was caught on camera assaulting a woman at a sex shop. The clip went viral and Nigerians blasted the Senator which compelled him to issue an apology. His words were, “It is with a deep sense of remorse and responsibility that I, Senator Ishaku Abbo (SIA) profoundly apologize to all Nigerians, the Senate, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), my family, friends as well as our mothers – the Nigerian women. “I personally apologize to Barbra and her family for my action towards her, which…
Former Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho rejected the biggest managerial offer in tfootball history of €100 million to take over a Chinese Super League team, Guangzhou Evergrand, according to reports. Jose has been jobless since he was fired by the Red Devils in December 2018. Reports have it that he was presented the opportunity to go back into management with a 3-year deal worth €30m-a-year, plus €10m bonuses, but he turned it down. Jose had a meeting with Guangzhou chairman, Xu Jiayin months back and despite rejecting the offer, remains good friends with the billionaire. Chinese side, Dalian Yifang recently…