After so many years in our faces, Denrele Edun is still getting attacked for his wierd appearance. A lady who may have just signed up on social media recently, dropped a comment on Instagram on one of the Christmas photos Denrele Edun shared, calling him gay. It came as a surprise to no one when Denrele cheekily asked her, “And you just realized this?” Denrele Edun has always been the source of quite a few controversies. Especially on the question of his sexuality. Due to his feminine and exuberant nature, a lot of people have pondered if he is indeed…
Author: David Folami
Sweet Boys Association Presido, Falz, was recently spotted giving Christmas gifts to people to enjoy the season. He jumped on his Instagram page to talk about how happy he was to be able to put a smile on so many faces by giving out gifts to those who may not be able to afford a happy Christmas. Alongside photos of him distributing hampers, he wrote; “Myself and some gentlemen of the #SweetBoysAssociation spent today giving out gifts 🎁 to people that may not have been able to afford a happy Christmas otherwise. I’m happy we could put smiles on those…
It is one thing to be appreciated by fellow celebrities based on who you are or what you’ve done in the industry, but its another thing to feel loved by legends in the game. Genevieve Nnaji can relate as Nollywood icon, Pete Edochie and Music phenomenon, Onyeka Onwenu on December 25, paid her a surprise Christmas visit in her Lagos home. Popular rapper, Phyno, was also in attendance. Genevieve appreciated their presence as she tweeted, “Thank you for making Christmas a “feeling” and not just a season. We are grateful. Love always, #TheObiagus .#lionheartthemovie.” She was recently in the news…
The most talked about movie right now, “God Calling.” is making waves in cinemas across the country and main actress, Zainab Balogun, has come out to say that her role in it is the most outstanding so far in her acting career. In a recent chat with Pulse Movies, the actress said the movie ensured she gave her all emotionally and physically in order to get the message across. She said, “Being on ‘God Calling’ was one of the most difficult set to be on and not because things weren’t working right but it was simply because of the emotional…
The Nigerian Police Force has accused Senator Dino Melaye of hate speech. According to reports, the spokesman of the police force, Jimoh Moshood said this as a reaction to allegations made by the lawmaker. Melaye had earlier said that the police IG, Ibrahim Idris has given an order to arrest, and inject him to death. The police, in a statement issued by Moshood, said that the Senator is telling lies. The statement reads: “The attention of the Nigeria Police Force has been drawn to a statement in some sections of the media credited to a serving Senator of the Federal…
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETfund) has predicted Nigeria would become the 14th best economy in the world by 2050. The Executive Secretary of the fund, Dr Abdullahi Baffa-Bichi said this recently. According to him, signs of growth and development are showing after the sound and excellent economic policy introduced by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. He noted that a report released by an established global economic expert, PWC, had also predicted that Nigeria would be the 14th biggest economy in the world in 2050. He said the Nigeria’s economy is now coping fine as seen by the stability…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom has vowed that the launching of the South-South zonal campaign rally of its presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, will be violence-free. Chairman of the Central Planning Committee for Buhari’s campaign, Mr Umana Umana, said in Uyo on Wednesday that everything had been arranged and was in order for the launch. He said “It is going to be a national APC event. We are expecting to host Mr President in person, the vice-president in person, the national chairman of our party, the national leaders of our party and the national working committee, APC governors,…
The Nigerian Police Force has rejected reports that some of its men took off from a military training camp in Borno state. According to reports, the officers ran away when they heard that they would be deployed to battle Boko Haram after their training. The police spokesman, Jimoh Moshood said that the reports are false, adding that the 2,000 men are still on-ground. Moshood also called on members of the public to ignore the reports dominating the media. The police spokesman said: “All 2000 Policemen deployed by the Force to the North East have reported and are on ground on…
The Edo Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has come out to say that it has impounded 506 kg of a dried substance suspected to be Cannabis Sativa otherwise known as `Indian Hemp’. The Commander of the Agency in the state, Mr Buba Wakawa, revealed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Benin on Wednesday. He said the bad substance was discovered during a special assignment code-named “Operation Narco X’’ on Wednesday. Wakawa then pleaded with the Edo government to help the Agency with operational vehicles, to enable it to adequately tackle the…
Buba Galadima has accused Muhammadu Buhari of doing nothing about the illegal gathering of wealth by his relatives. Buba Galadima alleged that most of President Buhari’s relatives have become billionaires by acquiring wealth illegally. According to reports, Galadima accused the President of doing nothing about the illegal acquisition of wealth by his relatives. He said this during an interview on a Channels Television program, Sunrise Daily on Wednesday, December 26, 2018. “I can’t see any integrity whatsoever on the side of Mr. President. “Which integrity? Somebody who condones corrupt people around him. “We know of his relatives. We know of…
Bishop David Oyedepo has asked wealthy indigenes of Omu-Aran in Kwara to tripple their efforts in ensuring more developmental projects in the area. He said that was the only way the community could progress, socially and economically. According to him, the community is blessed with men and women of proven academic excellence, integrity, spiritually inclined and financial capability needed to aid the development of the community. He also noted with joy that the rapid expansion of the community remained a critical project that could pave way for more investment opportunities for its inhabitants. He urged leaders in the community and…
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has called on the three tiers of government in Nigeria to pay proper attention to the development of the rural communities in the country. She said that no country in the world could fully develop by ignoring its rural communities. She begged Nigerians to return to their communities, saying “this is the only way we are going to develop the country.” “It is not just from the federal level but we have to start from the grassroots to support the people in the village. “Everyone who belongs to a community has to help that community because the…
Atiku Abubakar has asked President Buhari to stop blaming the Nigerian system for his failure to curb corruption. According to reports, Buhari said “It’s not Baba (Buhari) that is slow but it is the system. “So, I am going by this system and I hope we will make it.” Atiku also accused Buhari of ensuring the report on the billions found at an apartment in Ikoyi died down, and also turning deaf ears to calls for probe of the allegation that contracts worth billions of dollars was awarded by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) without following the appropriate process.…
Romelu Lukaku could be set for an Old Trafford exit, with Juventus ready to make a move for the player. The Serie A league leaders are on the hunt for forwards to take over from players like 32-year-old Mario Mandzukic, according to reports. Lukaku has scored six goals in 22 appearances for United so far in this campaign. The 25-year-old, who missed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s first win as United boss on Saturday due to compassionate leave, is not the only United player on the Italian club’s radar. Sportsmail reported last week that Paul Pogba’s agent, Mino Raiola, held talks with…
Chelsea had been flirting with disaster throughout the first few months of Sarri-ball even as results on the scoreboard pulled a smokescreen of an 18-match unbeaten run over all of that. But now, three losses in the past month (in ten games), and all three rather disastrous (3-1 away to Spurs, 2-1 away to Wolves, and now a loss at home to Leicester City) have made it quite clear that Chelsea have plenty of work to do and a top-four finish will not be easy. While there is plenty of anger and disappointment floating around in the wake of last…
Manchester City were beaten 2-1 at Leicester to drop to third in the Premier League table — seven points behind leaders Liverpool. Bernardo Silva gave Pep Guardiola’s side a lead inside 13 minutes, collecting Sergio Aguero’s pass and keeping his cool to slot past Kasper Schmeichel, but five minutes later, the scores were level as Marc Albrighton headed in Jamie Vardy’s cross. City then dominated possession but were unable to find a winner and had to rely on some last-ditch defending to stop Leicester adding to their tally. And, for the second week in a row, they were beaten by…
Juan Mata has said the return of “legendary” Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Manchester United means it is time for optimism at Old Trafford. The United midfielder, writing in his weekly blog, said it had been a “different week” at the club following Jose Mourinho’s dismissal and thanked his former boss “for the trophies” they won together. Solskjaer’s arrival appeared to have a liberating effect on the squad as United hit five past Cardiff in south Wales – the first time they had reached that tally in the Premier League since Sir Alex Ferguson retired. Mata’s previous blog entry after the…
Paul Pogba scored twice as Manchester United made it back-to-back wins under caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with a stylish victory over the Premier League’s bottom side Huddersfield. Former United striker Solskjaer was appointed last week after the sacking of Jose Mourinho and he followed up the 5-1 thrashing of Cardiff with another win in his first game in charge at Old Trafford. Nemanja Matic scored the opener, poking in from close range after Victor Lindelof’s header was saved by Jonas Lossl with the Huddersfield goalkeeper also keeping out efforts from Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard. The impressive Pogba added…
Brighton & Hove Albion came from a goal down to draw 1-1 with Arsenal in the Premier League on Wednesday and arrest a run of three straight defeats. Their poor run looked like continuing as Arsenal took the lead after seven minutes, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang producing a fine side-foot finish wide in the box for his 13th league goal of the season. However, the Gunners have only kept three clean sheets in 19 league games and were pegged back just after the half hour mark. A long ball up the field came off the head of Stephan Lichtsteiner and fell to…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has praised the performance of Paul Pogba after the midfielder scored twice against Huddersfield. After creating two goals in Solskjaer’s first game against Cardiff, Pogba scored a brace in the 3-1 win on Boxing Day — his first goals from open play for three months, having fallen out of favour during the final weeks of Jose Mourinho’s time in charge. “That’s the Paul I know and I have known since he was in the reserves and youth team,” Solskjaer told a news conference. “He’s always been a happy boy, big smile on his face and when you…