Muhammadu Buhari recently met with a former governor of Ogun State and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Segun Osoba, and gubernatorial candidate of the state, Dapo Abiodun at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Osoba revealed that the President endorsed the candidature of Abiodun and other contestants in the 2019 elections. Osoba further stated that Buhari raised Abiodun’s hand, just as he did for other party contestants’ endorsement for the forthcoming elections, promising the APC candidates that his support towards success in the polls will not change. “Mr. President has confirmed that his candidate in Ogun State is…
Author: David Folami
To celebrate Christmas with its customers, Globacom, has donated food items worth millions of Naira to charity organisations across Nigeria. The Glo team visited Little Saints Orphanage, Palmgrove; Heritage Homes, Anthony Village and Living Fountain Orphanage, Victoria Island. Other lucky beneficiaries include Oluyole Cheshire Home, Sango; the Ibadan Motherless Babies’ Home and School for Children with Special Needs, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State; Mother Theresa Orphanage, Gwarimpa, Abuja and Hope For Survival Orphanage Home, Abuja; Oronsaye Orphanage Home, Benin City and City of David Orphanage, Asaba; Hope House Orphanage, Ikeduru, Owerri, Imo State and Missionaries of Charity, Fegge, Onitsha also benefitted…
The Nigerian Police Force has said operatives who blocked the residence of Senator Dino Melaye were there to arrest him. Jimoh Moshood explained that it was in connection to the attempted culpable homicide in the shooting of a Police Officer, Sgt Danjuma Saliu, attached to 37 Police Mobile Force (PMF) while on duty at a stop and search point along Aiyetoro Gbede, Mopa Road in Kogi State. He said the offence was perpetrated by Senator Dino Melaye and his armed thugs in Kogi State on the 19th July, 2018 when they shot and wounded the police officer. He added that…
Celine Dion, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Kelly Clarkson, Alessia Cara and Patti LaBelle are set to perform at an all-star tribute concert honoring Aretha Franklin. A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul Music will be filmed on January 13th at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California and air as a TV special on CBS later in 2019, reports have said. Jennifer Hudson, Common, Brandi Carlile, H.E.R., SZA, Chloe X Halle, BeBe Winans, Yolanda Adams and Shirley Caesar will also perform at the event. Filmmaker Tyler Perry is set to host the tribute, a joint venture between CBS, the…
K. Michelle is hoping and praying for Meek Mill to “do well” but she also said she will never be cool with Nicki Minaj. In a clip of K.Michelle’s interview with Rauqel Harper, K. Michelle revealed the brain behind “Anybody Want To Buy A Heart.” K. Michelle said that the only reason she had the song was that it was played so she could give feedback. Meek Mill ended up not forgoing the music and K Michelle was given the record. She said “a girl came in she telling people to take my Dream Chaser chain and everything and I…
Amber and Alexander are still going strong. Amber Rose intrduced her boyfriend to her family this Christmas. The happy couple started dating in October calling each other “twins” detailing how after meeting in 2015, now has seemingly been the right time to make things official. “I wish we could have been together this whole time. From the day I met you in 2015, it just wasn’t the right time for us I guess, but now ur allllll miiiiine Twin!” Amber wrote. Amber took Alexander home to get the official approval from her family and by the looks of a recent…
The way North West looked at Kylie Jenners Christmas party on Monday has got fans blasting Kim Kardashian. Kardashian put out various snaps with husband Kanye West and their three children on Instagram and Twitter, with North – wearing a bright red lipstick – posing alongside baby Chicago and 3-year-old Saint. Kardashian suggested that North’s makeup is part of her KKW makeup collection. “It just might be a new Classic Red Lip I have launch VERY soon,” However, some commenters had very harsh words for Kardashian’s decision to let her young daughter wear lipstick, suggesting she is too young for…
Drake recently shared that his son is already greater than one of his masters in beautiful instagram post yesterday. The rapper showed off a framed photo of a well-coloured finger painting his 1-year-old son gave him for Christmas, captioning it “Adonis > Picasso don’t @ me,” adding a blue heart and Christmas tree emoji. Drake had already confirmed months back that he had a son on his fifth studio album, “Scorpion.” He shares his son with former adult film star Sophie Brussaux, who previously came out to say that Drake was the father of her child, citing text messages from…
The Greatest Showman soundtrack graced lots of the charts in 2018 and spent almost half the year in top spot, shattering Adele’s album record in this century. A cast recording from the film, starring Hugh Jackman, soared to number one in the album charts and remained there for many weeks. The album has not left the top five places for all of 2018, and has withstood competition from the likes of Justin Timberlake and Camila Cabello. Breaking Adele’s record of 23 weeks on top, The Greatest Showman has achieved the most weeks at number one in the 21st century. The…
Drake has proven to be the king of Spotify: He is the platform’s most-streamed artist of the year. Spotify said the rapper had 8.2 billion streams in 2018. He had the year’s most-streamed album and song with “Scorpion” and “God’s Plan.” Coming close, are Post Malone, XXXTentacion, J Balvin and Ed Sheeran, who was Spotify’s most-streamed artist last year. Women made the Top 6 and below, but Ariana Grande ranks first among female artists globally on Spotify. She’s followed by Dua Lipa, Cardi B, Taylor Swift and Camila Cabello. Drake not only has the year’s top song, his hit “In…
Margot Robbie is happily married but does not need your questions about whether she’ll have kids any time soon. “No! Definitely not,” the Oscar nominee, 28, told PORTER magazine in its Winter Escape issue when asked if she was ready to have children. “Three days ago, my husband stopped by a dog shelter on the way back from the airport, and we now have a pitbull puppy,” she explained. “We already have a 2-year-old who still acts like a puppy. I love him but he’s a handful and for the last three days I haven’t slept.” When the “Terminal.” actress…
Just last week, Rihanna said that her long-awaited album will be released sometime in 2019, and on Friday (Dec. 28) she took to social media to joke about the suspense surrounding the album. The “Umbrella.” singer posted a video to her Instagram Stories that featured her waving a wad of cash, smiling and blowing a kiss to the camera. “‘Where the album?'” she wrote. “Me: sorry my connection poor.” There is still no official statement on the date exactly selected in 2019 for fans to expect Rihanna’s ninth studio album to drop. Anti was released in January 2016.
Ye is still mad at Drake. Reports have even said he is even more upset to recently find out that the fellow rapper followed his wife Kim Kardashian on Instagram a few months ago. “I never knew till this morning that Drake followed my wife on Instagram back in September,” West tweeted on Saturday. “When I went to far with Wiz Khalifa everybody stood up and I had to apologize cause it was too far. I had to bring this up because it’s the most f–ked up thing of all and I just saw it this morning.” Drake followed Kardashian…
The Chairman, Campaign Council for Gov. Aminu Masari re-election, Mr Mustapha Inuwa has said candidates of opposition political parties in Katsina State are only seen on billboards. He said the billboards would not scare the ruling All Progressives Congress((APC) in the state during the forthcoming general elections. “We have the people, we are only contesting with billboards. “People are in support of our party’s candidates,” he said. He said this was because Gov. Masari had fulfilled his campaign promises he made to the people in 2015. He then urged the people of the state to come out in their numbers…
The Presidential Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party in Kogi State has blasted the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state for destroying campaign billboards. They also seized the opportunity to warn anyone performing such inhumane act saying that no one group has the entitlement to embark on a campaign of calumny. Reacting to the increasing destruction of billboards and other campaign materials of the PDP and its presidential candidate Abubakar Atiku in the state, Head Media and Publicity, Usman Okai Austin, said that even if the campaign council will only focus on important issues which will advance the…
Okezie Ikpeazu’s zeal to change the narrative of Abia state has increased when he led a high powered delegation to the presidential Villa, Abuja to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari for a deal that would create over 600,000 jobs. Speaking to Vanguard on the project, governor Ikpeazu said: “This city is borne out of a need to recreate Dubai in Abia State. The idea is to create an efficient technology driven digital city for light and heavy manufacturing and we have done all the surveys and we found out that it is the choicest and the best economic city today…
Dino Melaye has given a stern warning to the Nigerian Police to stop searching for him, noting that he would submit himself to the force when he is back. In a phone interview with Channels Television, the senator reminded the force of his political position and promised not to run away. “I was informed that my house has been invaded. Over 40 policemen inside the compound and over 50 outside the gate. My staff were molested, beaten and handcuffed and taken away. “Presently I’m outside Abuja. I’m a Senator of the Federal Republic of Abuja, I cannot run away. I…
Ayodele Fayose has said that he hopes that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will patronize ‘barbing saloons in Ajegunle Lagos, Baga in Borno or those armed bandits controlled towns in Zamfara.’ Fayose reacting to Osinbajo’s visit to Luxor Salon and Spar, Wuse 2, where he had a haircut where he spoke on a personal basis with barbers, customers and residents of the area who came out to welcome him to their neighbourhood said: ‘It is only election fever that will drive a VP to that high class barbing saloon in Abuja, something he never did in the last three & half…
Adams Oshiomhole has come out to say APC deserves 100 per cent votes from Katsina State during the 2019 general elections. Oshiomhole made this statement during the flag-off of the campaign for the re-election of Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State on Saturday in Funtua, in the state. Oshiomole gave reasons. One being that President Buhari is from the state, hence the need for all the people of the state to come out en masse and vote for him and other candidates of the party during the elections. “No one should stay at home during the election. The people of…
Alhaji Shehu Shagari has been laid to rest in his hometown in Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Shagari gave up the ghost on Friday at the age of 93 at the National Hospital, Abuja. His remains was received by Gov. Aminu Tambuwa at Sultan Abubakar III International Airport Sokoto at about 1: 00 p.m. He was later buried according Islamic rights in his house at about 3:25 p.m. Prof. Shehu Galadanchi led the funeral prayer and dignitaries that attended included Wazirin Sokoto, Prof. Sambo Junaidu as well as Governors of Kebbi and Zamfara States, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu and…