Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has called on members of his cabinet aspiring to contest elective positions in the 2019 general elections to resign immediately. The governor said that it was mandatory that they resign their appointments immediately, adding that some of them no longer have time for their jobs. The governor stated that resigning would give them the opportunity to concentrate on their aspirations while providing others opportunity to serve. “We still have some months to the end of this administration. They either stay or leave for others to have the opportunity to serve. “You will see that…
Author: David Folami
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said Osun state has no funds for Gboyega Oyetola, the All Progressive Congress, APC, governorship candidate, to steal if elected. The APC National leader said this during the campaign of Gboyega Oyetola ahead of the Osun state governorship election. Speaking in Yoruba language, Tinubu said the APC candidate and ex-Chief of Staff to Governor Rauf Aregbesola is trustworthy and dependable in a three minutes long video. “We would have said Rauf should continue but we have seen your son, who is equally illustrious, Gboyega Oyetola. I will hand him over to you. He’s trustworthy and…
France beat the Netherlands 2-1 in the Nations League on Sunday night and then proceeded to turn the postmatch into one giant celebration of their World Cup triumph. Playing at home for the first time since, Les Bleus staged a mass party at the Stade de France as the squad and fans caroused en masse. Of course, we were also treated to the now-obligatory Icelandic thunderclap in the terraces. Then came a wonderful moment as the entire Stade de France joined together once again to serenade a suitably bashful N’Golo Kante with his own song. All together now: “He’s small,…
Sergio Ramos believes Real Madrid teammate Luka Modric deserves to beat Cristiano Ronaldo’s to the FIFA’s The Best Men’s Player award despite competing against “players with more marketing” for the prize. “We will see [who wins The Best],” Ramos said when asked whether Modric should win ahead of fellow nominees Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah. “There are few players that I am as proud of having in my team as him. “He is a great friend and a great player. He is one of the few players who [if he wins] would make me as happy as if they had given…
Real Madrid and Spain captain Sergio Ramos revealed that his family received “death threats” in the aftermath of the Champions League final against Liverpool. Ramos, 32, was reacting to the treatment he received from fans who jeered and booed him throughout Spain’s 2-1 victory over England on Saturday at Wembley. Los Blancos beat Jurgen Klopp’s side 3-1 in May to claim their third successive Champions League title, with Mohamed Salah being forced off with a shoulder injury midway through the first half following a challenge by Ramos. Ramos was also involved in a collision with Loris Karius before the goalkeeper…
Mohamed Salah, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are among the contenders in the reckoning to feature in FIFPro and FIFA’s World XI. FIFPro and its affiliated player associations asked professional footballers to pick a team from the best players in world football last season. It will include one goalkeeper, four defenders, three midfielders and three attackers who were the best at their position in 2017-18. The XI will be unveiled by FIFA and FIFPro during the Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony in London on Sept. 24. Luka Modric is named after his stellar season in 2017-18, helping Real Madrid to…
Diego Simeone’s sister has said it is “only a matter of time” before the Atletico Madrid boss manages Inter Milan. Simeone played for the Nerazzurri from 1997 to 1999 and has never hidden his desire to one day return to the club. And Natalia Simeone, who also acts as Diego’s agent, insists it will happen in the future — adding that he also still cares about Lazio, who he won the Serie A and Coppa Italia double with in the 1999-2000 season. “Diego said it too, sooner or later, he’ll end up at Inter,” Natalia told La Gazzetta dello Sport.…
Jurgen Klopp has said Steven Gerrard’s start as a senior manager at Rangers has been “brilliant.” Klopp is keeping a close eye on Rangers’ progress this term, with Liverpool youngsters Ovie Ejaria and Ryan Kent spending the season on loan at Ibrox. “I have seen a few games because Stevie has three of my former players, two on loan and Flano [Jon Flanagan],” Klopp said. “He [Gerrard] is doing well. I am not sure what the Rangers fans expect but the start was brilliant actually. “Then you lose against Celtic. Wow, what a surprise! That is a top team in…
Antoine Griezmann has said France try to win games, not play like Spain or Barcelona, following their UEFA Nations League win over Netherlands on Sunday. Griezmann said earlier in the tournament that France play more like his club, Atletico Madrid, and they were again unspectacular but successful as they followed up a goalless draw against Germany on Thursday with a 2-1 win over Netherlands in Paris on Sunday. “The victory made things easier for the party afterwards,” Griezmann said. “We wanted to see our fans, to play at the Stade de France, and, moreover, in front of our families. We…
Xherdan Shaqiri hopes his experience of winning honours with Bayern Munich can be used this season to help end Liverpool’s six-year trophy drought. He moved to Liverpool from Stoke City this summer and has stated what it will require for the Reds to win their first trophy under Jurgen Klopp. “The aim is for the club to win something — that has to be the goal of our team,” he told Liverpool’s official magazine. “We have to take every game and try to win it, then close out from your mind the last game you won and think: ‘OK, we…
Zinedine Zidane who has been heavily linked to a move to Manchester United as Jose Mourinho’s replacement, said he expects to be back in charge of a club in the near future. Zidane left Real Madrid in May after winning a third consecutive Champions League title, and Mourinho has been engaged in disputes with the club hierarchy over transfers. “Surely I am going to return to coaching soon, because I like it and [football] is what I have done my whole life,” Zidane told RTVE as he watched his son Elyaz playing for Madrid’s youth team. Zidane, 46, had also…
Manchester United are searching for a recruitment guru to give them an edge in the transfer market. The club are on the look out for an analyst to run the rule over potential additions to Jose Mourinho’s squad after a summer during which the United manager appeared underwhelmed by the executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward’s transfer business. The Premier League side are keen to hire a recruitment analyst to “identify players who demonstrate the potential to play for the first team” according to a job advert posted on their official website. The successful candidate will work in the scouting and recruitment…
Okey Bakassi a message for people who we like to term busybodies who tend to drop unnecessary comments on social media post. The veteran comedian made his frustrations known on his Instagram page on Tuesday, September 11, 2018, where he posted a video. According to him, it is really unwarranted for anyone to make comments on social media especially if they have no knowledge of the topic. “It has become very clear to me why people fail exams is not common sense if you don’t understand something you ask questions. Even in African culture those days when things are too…
Chimamanda Adichie says as even though men benefit from patriarchy, they also suffer from it. The award-winning author made this speech at Hubspot’s Annual Inbound Conference where she was one of the keynote speakers for 2018. According to her, the effects of patriarchy has a huge impact on both men and women but men tend to suffer from it more. “Both men and women suffer from the illnesses that lead to suicide but it is men that have a much higher rate of dying by suicide. Why? Because men are socialized to suppress so many human parts of themselves, men…
Running a record label in Nigeria in 2018 seems like high risk, with little returns, creating a space where label owners have failed to recognise the worth of properly going through the process, while simultaneously understanding that the place of the label transcends just putting out music alone. Hence, few who started in the 2000s are unable to stand the test of time and have folded in short time, while others have set a pattern that has bastardised the artist and label marriage, making it seem impossible to work. It is not always about the glamour and the glitz, neither…
Forbes has officially announced its list of the top 20 highest paid hip-hop acts for 2018. The most anticipated list of every year has been released and for the first time in three years there is a new name at the top of the list, with Jay-Z taking over from Diddy who has topped the list in the last two years. Jay Z is number one with a reported earnings of $76.5m, which was earned through his record label, Roc Nation, TIDAL, touring after the release of his album 4.44, the surprise album with his wife, Beyonce, Everything Is Love,…
First it was Davido, now it is the turn of Flavour to take Suriname by storm with a sold out concert and exhilirating performance. Flavour recently made his way down to Suriname in South America on the weekend of September 4th, the same venue where Davido performed before a crowd of 10,000 fans earlier in May. The singer got more than he could have possibly bargained for with the massive reception he received from the fans right from when he arrived at the airport. At the concert proper, the place was sold out as the fans gathered enmasse and their…
Bow Wow is sending a huge message to kids and young people on the reasons they should stay away from drugs. If you are a 90s baby, then the name Bow Wow rings a bell because he certainly was one of the biggest child celebrities in the early 2000s. Well even though it looked all good from outside to fans, Bow Wow was indeed going through a lot in the inside including fighting drug abuse. Bow made the revelation known via his Instagram page on Tuesday, September 11, 2018, where he shared an old video of him ranting to fellow…
The 2018 BET Hip Hop Awards nominations are out with Drake leading this year’s nominations with an impressive 11 nods. The Canadian superstar who has enjoyed a successful 2018 gets the most recognition in 11 top categories. Following the release of his double album, Scorpion, Drake has earned nods for ‘Lyricist of the Year,’ ‘MVP of the Year,’ ‘Sweet 16,’ ‘Album of the Year,’ ‘Hot Ticket Performer,’ ‘Hustler of the Year,’ ‘Best Collabo,’ alongside two additional nods in the ‘Best Hip-Hop Video,’ and ‘Single of the Year’ categories. Rapper, Cardi B, follows closely with an impressive 10 nominations off the…
Another drama is about to take center stage in the world of celebrities as Daddy Showkey has boldly come out to call Lepacious Bose a “Mumu.” Guys, this is no joke! Apparently, Daddy Showkey isn’t happy with the viral video where Lepacious Bose is seen throwing jabs at Nigerian women. So, he took to his Instagram page on Thursday, September 13, 2018, where he insulted the once chubby comedian. “Mumu! Mumu!! Mumu!!! , who dey look for Mumu, Mumu! Mumu!! Mumu!!! Who dey look for Mumu, we go give you the Mumu for free #showdonshow #daddyshowkey #lionclan #asalamamovement #ajegunletotheworld #ajegunle…