Author: David Folami

Ex-Manchester United captain, Antonio Valencia is back in his home country after signing for Liga de Quito, an Ecuadorian club. The pacey winger was released on a free transfer by the English giants at the beginning of the summer transfer window. He played in Brazil recently, featuring for his national team at the 2019 Copa America. His new club shared on their website, “One of the most celebrated players in Ecuadorian football history, Luis Antonio Valencia is a new Guerrero Albo.” “The man who was captain of Manchester United at the start of the 2017-18 season and who said farewell…

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Controversial crossdresser, Bobrisky has come out to support Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo after he was accused of rape by Busola Dakolo. He believes Pastor Biodun is a nice man and he will not accept that the allegation is true until he is proven guilty. His words, “If we all are given an opportunity to talk about this man here @biodunfatoyinbo as far as I’m concerned I will say he was nice to me. Have once attended his church in abj before and he was pleasant to me. For the allegation on him I can’t say anything to it because I haven’t…

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC has said it still remains the biggest provider of gas to Nigeria’s power sector. In a recent statement by Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru, he said the reason for the achievement is the present leadership of the corporation. Maikanti further revealed that NNPC wants sustainable development and this is why pivotal projects are in place to have a positive effect on the industry value chain. His words, “NPDC production has grown in leaps and bounds; NNPC is now the largest gas supplier to the power sector and steady progress is…

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Nigeria’s First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has urged maritime agencies to work on policies that will aid more women to join the seafaring profession. She said women are amazing human and material managers, plus these kinds of policies will promote gender equality in the profession and in the country. She disclosed this at the 2019 Seafarers Day organized by the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in Lagos. Her words, “There has been significant effort by the NIMASA leadership at making the women play active role in the maritime sector especially in the seafaring aspect. “Mr President is desirous…

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Crystal Palace winegr, Wilfried Zaha has had his say on Manchester United’s new signing, Aaron Wan-Bissaka. He revealed that the youngster had a calm personality in Crystal Palace’s dressing room last season. Zaha added that he was surprised at how he good the English international was when he played against him. His words, “I was kind of shocked by how good he was when I played against him I’ve played against a few decent right-backs, to be honest, and he’s one of them. You may go past him but he always manages to get a last-ditch tackle in. I don’t…

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American rapper, Stefflon Don has shared how she met Burna Boy in Ghana. She revealed this during an interview with Los Angeles radio station, Power 105.1. Stef said that she missed her flight to Accra and decided to head to a show where Burna was set to perform. Her words, “I met him in Ghana. I was in Africa for a show then I missed my flight, he had a show where he performed and I went to the show and the rest is history baby. He told me I was going to be his wife and you know how…

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The Presidency has backed the endorsement of 2019 Presidential Elections as free, fair and credible by 60 presidential candidates and chairmen of their parties, begging PDP to accept defeat with maturity. As per a statement from the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, the Presidency reacted to the press conference of the Joint Forum of the candidates. Shehu revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari would work on the Electoral Act as the candidates advised. His words, ”We are encouraged by the patriotism of the Presidential Candidates expressed in clear and matured language. ”We are…

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PSG midfielder, Adrien Rabiot has not rejected an offer to extend his deal with the French club, according to his mother who is also his agent. Rabiot’s contract is up at the end of June and he has long been linked with some of Europe’s top teams. Juventus are ahead of every other club in the race to sign the 24-year-old, but English teams and Barca are interested as well. His mum said to RTL, “I want to make a formal denial,” “I read absolutely everything. That Adrien had an appointment with Leonardo that he did not honour. Or that…

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Popular music producer, Don Jazzy has reacted to reports that he is about to be a father. A Nigerian woman identified with Instagram handle, @lahadee revealed in his comment section that she is pregnant for the famous beat maker. Donjazzy has however shared that he does not plan to have a baby outside marriage in a recent interview. He said, “I didn’t hear anything about having a child outside wedlock. I don’t have a child yet or maybe somebody has a child for me somewhere and they don’t want me to know about it but I don’t know why they…

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Ebonyi State governor, Dave Umahi has distanced himself from the purported inauguration of a campaign platform by a group of Socio-political group in Abakaliki today. In a recent statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Emmanuel Uzor, he revealed that his administration is not involved in any kind of political gathering that intends to promote his presidential ambition in the next four years. He disclosed that he is fully concentrating on providing quality and remarkable leadership to the people of Ebonyi and that it is too early to be discussing 2023. His words, “I am greatly embarrassed by the link…

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Coach of the Algerian national team, Djamel Belmadi has said less concentration has to be placed on captain Riyad Mahrez if Algeria wants to be successful at AFCON 2019. He disclosed this after his team’s victory against Kenya in Cairo on Sunday in their first game at the tournament, where Mahrez netted a brace. Asked about how important the Manchester City winger is to the team, he said he does not highlight players but focuses on the entire team. His words, “I do not like highlighting players. We need to put a little less focus on Mahrez if we want…

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Professor Wole Soyinka’s son, Olaolu Soyinka has had his say on the plane seat drama that involved his dad. The drama was all about how Tonye Cole shared that Wole Soyinka was asked to stand up from a seat in a plane by a young man. Tonye Cole said, “@professorwolesoyinka#celebrategreatness#relationshipsmatter met one of the greatest Nigerians walking the earth today and as with other times, he was genteel, witty, forthright and humble. My smile gives me away as he permitted the picture whereas he would have preferred to get back to his newspapers. Then we boarded the flight and after…

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Defeated presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has revealed that his request for INEC to inspect their server has not been rejected by the Presidential Election Tribunal. He shared this in his recent statement by his media aide, Paul Ibe, titled “He who laughs last, laughs best.” Atiku noted that the tribunal only ruled that proceeding was still at preliminary stages and allowing the inspection of INEC server cannot happen at the preliminary stage. His words, “The celebration by the administration of General Buhari that their electoral heist has been covered is premature. Their giddiness has even blinded them…

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Super Eagles manager, Gernot Rohr has revealed who his most improved player is. He said Torino wing-back, Ola Aina, has shown the most improvement ever since he took charge of the team. Rohr disclosed this after Nigeria’s 1-0 win against Burundi at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday. Ola Aina created the game-winning goal from Odion Ighalo vs Burundi and he had a very good, all-round performance in Alexandria. Rohr said, “Ola Aina has improved really well. That’s why we tell our players to go to teams where they will play and get better.” ”He is a different…

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Ex Super Eagles player, Mutiu Adepoju has said Super Eagles must be able to surprise their opponents if they want to go all the way at AFCON 2019. Nigeria started their 2019 AFCON tournament with a difficult 1-0 over Burundi in Alexandria on Saturday, with Odion Ighalo netting with a tidy strike from Ola Aina’s beautiful assist after Daniel Akpeyi saved twice to prevent Burundi from taking the lead. Mutiu who feels there are no more small teams in Africa also said Super Eagles must do away with being too predictable with the way they play. His words, “You know…

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“Uyomeyo” singer, Teniola Apata a.k.a Teni has shared her reaction to not winning the 2019 BET Award for New International Act. She missed out on the award to South African artiste, Sho Madjozi. Speaking out on the loss, Teni jumped on social media to appreciate her fans for the love even if she failed to bag the award. Her words, “TeamTeni we didn’t win the awards but we still won, to make it here and be amongst the greats was inspiring!! Congratulations to everyone. And thank you to everyone that keeps supporting me and my brand. One step at a…

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Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has revealed that he never said that “kidnapping in Nigeria is exaggerated and not entirely new.” In a recent statement he disclosed that he was “entirely misquoted and his words taken out of context in the said media reports especially those that quoted him as saying that “Kidnapping in Nigeria is exaggerated and not entirely new.” The statement read, “I really will urge that you don’t rely entirely for information on social media. I think that the social media tends to be hysterical about practically everything. “I think there is also a lot of…

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Brazil defender, Dani Alves has exited Paris Saint-Germain just hours after he captained his national team to a 5-0 victory in the Copa America. Alves joined the French giant 2 years ago after playing for Sevilla, Barcelona and Juventus. The ex Barca star is yet to reveal his next destination as it is but reports hav it that it could be China or MLS. His words on Instagram, “Another cycle in my life ends today, a victorious cycle, one of learning and experiences.” “I would like to thank the PSG family for the opportunity we had together to build a…

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Tottenham striker, Harry Kane is a married man. The former Arsenal star recently married his childhood sweetheart and mother of his two daughters, Katie Goodland. He asked for her hand in marriage in July 2017 during their Barbados holiday. His words then were, “Finally got to marry my Best Friend! I love you @KateGoodlandx.” See another wedding picture, Congratulations to the couple.

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