Akpororo has surprised his mum with a car valued at N7 million on her 50th birthday celebration. The comedian took to his Instagram page to share a video of how surprised his mum was when the car gift was presented to her. Akpororo wrote, “Little surprise/gift at church in warri to my super mum, thanks for believing in me, for your advice and prayers. I pray for more strength, favour, grace, peace, health, wealth to fall on you happy 50th birthday to my number one fan. I love you so much bcos you are the best…” The car, a white…
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Anto Lecky has been conferred with a honorary Doctorate Degree. The degree was awarded to her by ISCOM University, Cotonou in Benin Republic. The BBNaija former housemate made this known on her Instagram page. She said “You can now call me Dr. M.A.Lecky, BA, MBA, MSBM, PhD (HC). Thank you to @iscomuniversitybn for honoring me today with Doctorate of Philosophy in Business Administration (Honoris Causa) for my work in sports, education, and service. Still pretty unreal. “This is something I always wanted especially because I know I couldn’t sit in a classroom again to get the PhD I recently told…
Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF) has called for the disqualification of President Buhari from the 2019 presidential election if he does not present his West African Examinations Council (WAEC) certificate. This was made know in a statement issued by the President of the group, Alhaji Yerima Shettima on Sunday, October 28, 2018, according to reports. Buhari recently did not submit his WAEC results, as required by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). According to reports, the President only swore to an affidavit claiming that his credentials are with the the Secretary of the Military Board. According to Daily Post, Buhari’s…
Dr Kayode Ajulo, an Abuja based Legal Luminary and former National Secretary of the Labour Party, says President Muhammadu Buhari is qualified by Law to contest the 2019 presidential election. The Lawyer, who doubles as the founder of Egalitarian Mission for Africa, an NGO, said that for qualifications for elective position, the Nigerian Constitution recognises primary Six Leaving Certificate and Public/Corporate Service Experience as School Certificate Equivalents. Ajulo told NAN in Lagos on Sunday that the controversy and arguments over the president’s certificate were far fetched as he meets all legal requirements to contest. “Patently for lack of knowledge of…
All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue has said Gov. Samuel Ortom was already panicky following the defection of over 3,000 supporters of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to APC in Guma, his Local Government Area. This is contained in a press statement signed by Mr James Ornguga, APC’s acting State Publicity Secretary, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Makurdi. NAN reports that the Ortom administration had earlier accused the Benue APC of staging a political campaign at one of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Daudu where they had deceived the IDPs to…
Sen. Bukar Abba-Ibrahim on Saturday evening narrated how ordinary people reportedly made him governor for the first time in 1991. Ibrahim, a three-time governor and senator, spoke at the launch of his book, “Poorlitics”, to mark his 70th birthday in Abuja. He said he had only N20,000 in his account at the time the people called on him to run for the office. He said the people’s power made him to defeat his formidable opponents who were “well-resourced with money, thugs, branded vehicles and powerful national godfathers”. Ibrahim stated that he won the support of the masses with community service…
Ayo Fayose has condemned the killing of Shiite sect members by soldiers on Saturday, October 2, 2018. This is coming few hours after he regained his freedom on Monday, October 29, 2018. According to the Commander Army Headquarters Garrison, Major General James Myam, members of the Shiite sect mounted a road block and tried to attack a convoy carrying ammunitions. Myam also alleged that the group destroyed vehicles and attempted to cart away the ammunitions. According to reports, 10 people died during another clash which occurred on Monday, October 29, 2018, in Abuja. In his reaction, Fayose narrated how people…
Senator Shehu Sani (Kaduna Central – PRP) has predicted the fall of the All Progressives Congress (APC) immediately President Muhammadu Buhari is no longer politically active. The lawmaker recently dumped the party after he controversially lost his re-election ticket to Uba Sani, an aide to state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, against whom he’s been publicly feuding for months. While speaking during an interview on Channels Television on Sunday, October 28, 2018, the lawmaker said Buhari is the oxygen of the party and will die off when he’s off the scene. He said, “From the statement coming from people who for a…
Lai Mohammed has described the controversy over President Muhammadu Buhari’s failure to present his academic qualification documents as an insult. In the credentials the president submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to enable him contest in the 2019 presidential election, he failed to submit his secondary school certificate. “I am the above named person and the deponent of this affidavit herein. All my academic qualification documents as filled in my Presidential form, APC/001/2015 are currently with the Secretary of the Military Board as of the time of this affidavit,” the president said. Buhari’s failure to submit his academic…
Oby Ezekwesili has urged Nigerians to make right leadership decision in 2019. The co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG), said this on Monday, October 29, 2018 at a press conference which she held in Lagos state. She also called in Nigerians to vote for somebody who will bring hope to the people and not despair. Ezekwesili said she is in the presidential race to disrupt the cycle of bad leadership and also restore hope to Nigerians. “I am in the race to disrupt the cycle of bad leadership and give hope to Nigerians. I am the candidate of…
Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria has left that era in which democratic norms are brazenly subverted, with votes awarded to those favoured by the authorities, and the shortchanged told to go to court for redress. The President stated this on Monday when he received members of the Joint United Nations, African Union and ECOWAS Good Offices Mission on Elections, at the State House, Abuja. “I am highly qualified to talk on this, having ended in Supreme Court three times, after participating in elections with disputed results.“Where will a man looking for where his next meal would come from, have money to…
Oby Ezekwesili, has described her opponents in the 2019 general elections, President Muhammadu Buhari and Atiku Abubakar, as agents of failure and disappointment who have nothing new to offer Nigerians. The candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) attacked both Buhari of the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) and Atiku, a former vice president, of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) while delivering a speech in Lagos on Monday, October 29, 2018. During the speech, titled “To those who say we cannot win: Unveiling the Oby Ezekwesili Roadmap to 2019”, the former Minister of Education said there is no lesser…
Sergi Roberto has said he wanted the humiliation of Real Madrid to go on even longer as the Spanish league leaders hammered their rivals 5-1 at the Camp Nou. A Luis Suarez hat trick, as well as goals from Philippe Coutinho and Arturo Vidal, helped Barca seal their biggest Clasico win since a 5-0 victory in 2010. And Roberto said afterwards that he was enjoying the match so much that he was disappointed to hear the final whistle. “Winning a Clasico — and with this kind of result — is the game all Barcelona supporters desire,” Roberto, who joined the…
Leicester City will consider renaming their stadium after Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, sources within the club have said. The 60-year-old was tragically killed in a helicopter crash on Saturday. The Leicester chairman was one of five passengers who lost their lives following an accident after take off from the centre circle following the 1-1 draw with West Ham United. Two members of Vichai’s staff, Nursara Suknamai and Kaveporn Punpare, also died along with pilot Eric Swaffer and co-pilot Izabela Roza Lechowicz. Vichai’s son Aiyawatt, who is the club’s vice-chairman, is currently in Leicester paying his respects and will hold talks with chief…
Cristiano Ronaldo blamed club president Florentino Perez as the main reason behind his decision to leave Real Madrid this summer and sign with Italian giants Juventus. The Portugal captain ended his nine-year spell at Real Madrid with a move to Turin for a €55 million annual salary, following a reported rift with Real Madrid president Perez over a new contract. Ronaldo told France Football in an excerpt from an interview released on Monday: “I felt that inside the club, especially on the part of the president, I was not under the same consideration as I was when I started with…
Gareth Bale’s agent has slammed Jorge Valdano as “nothing” after the former Real Madrid sporting director heavily criticised the Wales international’s performance in Sunday’s 5-1 defeat at Barcelona. Bale started the match at the Camp Nou but was substituted on 76 minutes with his side 3-1 down. And Valdano pointed to the Wales international’s lack of tactical discipline as one of the major problems as Madrid have had their worst start to a season in La Liga in over 50 years. “Bale is one of many players at Madrid who play very freely,” Valdano told Onda Cero. “He had the…
Real Madrid have sacked Julen Lopetegui after just four months in charge, with the ex-Spain coach paying the price following Sunday’s 5-1 humiliation against Barcelona in El Clasico. Lopetegui, 52, was announced as Madrid coach just before the start of the World Cup in June, with Spanish federation president Luis Rubiales reacting by immediately sacking him. His first game in charge of Madrid was a 4-2 defeat to neighbours Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup. Lopetegui lasted just 14 matches in total, with six wins, two draws and six defeats. The club’s Castilla coach, Santiago Solari, will take over…
Sir Alex Ferguson thinks Marcus Rashford is the real deal and enthuses about him in private. Pep Guardiola rates him as the one Manchester United player he’d like to work with at Manchester City. Jose Mourinho has described him as being at the “head of the youth talent at the club”. For England, he’s scored three goals in the last five games, games he’s played every minute of. His assist for Raheem Sterling’s opener for England in Seville against Spain two weeks ago drew significant praise in the Spanish media. It’s a slightly different story for Rashford when it comes…
Memphis Depay has said he still doesn’t “feel like a respected player” at the club after making a game-changing cameo in their win over Angers at the weekend. With Lyon struggling to break down ten-man Angers on Saturday, Depay replaced midfielder Jordan Ferri 10 minutes into the second half with the score 0-0. Eight minutes later, the Netherlands international set up Hossem Aouar for the opening goal and then — three minutes from time — scored the decisive goal himself in a 2-1 win. Depay, who joined from Manchester United in January 2017, has now scored 27 times and recorded…
Christian Pulisic wants “to get some revenge” for failing to qualify for the World Cup in the upcoming 2022 cycle, he said. A 2-1 loss to Trinidad & Tobago in the final CONCACAF qualifier in November 2017 meant the U.S. missed out on the tournament for the first time since 1986. Among those denied their first appearance in the World Cup was Pulisic, the Borussia Dortmund forward who led the U.S. with five goals and four assists in the final round of qualifying, but he is confident the U.S. will return in 2022. “I definitely want to get some revenge…