Dino Melaye (Kogi West – PDP) has hailed former president, Goodluck Jonathan, as a better leader that current president, Muhammadu Buhari. While speaking during an interview on ARISE TV, published on Friday, August 17, 2018, the lawmaker said he has no regrets about antagonising Jonathan in the past, but hailed him as a better president than Buhari. He said, “At the time I was criticising President Jonathan, I have no regrets criticising him, like I have no regrets now criticising the Buhari administration, but I want to say if you carry out comparative analysis between the Jonathan admnistration and this…
Author: David Folami
Muhammadu Buhari led government has been described as an administration filled with liars by ex-Vice-President Atiku Abubakar. “This government is a government of liars. They promised three million jobs per annum but Nigeria has been losing three million jobs every year,” he said. Atiku has continued to throw jibes at the All Progressive Congress-led government after he dumped the party in 2017. Continuing, he said, “This job loss has brought the worst form of insecurity in the country. We are facing challenging times in Nigeria. Today, economy is at its lowest ebb and the greatest challenge is unemployment.” The former…
The Chairman Yobe State Executive Committee (SEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Adamu Chilariye has accused the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) of illegally buying the permanent voter’s card ( PVC) of unsuspecting members of the public. He made the accusation on Thursday at a press briefing in Damaturu. He stated that the state EXCO of the APC was notified of the development. “The PDP political office holders in Yobe Zone B have been using surrogates to purchase voter’s cards within Potiskum town at the cost of N5000 per PVC” He said the APC has lodged complaints with the…
2019 will be Waje’s 10th year in the industry, and the singer has shared her plans to go on a nationwide tour and also release a Reggae album. W.A.J.E, acronym for ‘Words Aren’t Just Enough’ is the known name by which Aituaje Iruobe is addressed. From coming unto the scene with her powerful vocals on P-Square’s 2008 hit single ‘Do Me’ to imposing herself on M.I Abaga’s ‘One Naira’ two years later. Waje has come a long way, with the release of her self titled album in 2013 and a strong set of singles, have helped maintain her place as…
Ahead of the 2018 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards, nominees led by Adesua Etomi, Odunlade Adekola and several others were treated to a cocktail party. The nominees and sponsors cocktail party held on Friday, August 10, 2018 at Intercontinental hotel, Lagos. Some of those who graced the event include, Hilda Dokubo, Adesua Etomi, Odunlade Adekola, Femi Adebayo, Kunle Afolayan, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde and former housemates of the Big Brother Naija. It was a packed event.
Idris Elba has reacted to latest rumors linking him to the role of the new James Bond. On Sunday, August 12, 2018, after his name was, for the umpteenth time, linked to the role of 007, the British actor tweeted: “My name’s Elba,” an obvious allusion to the famous line spoken by Bond. Hours later, Elba, who has for years been rumoured as the next 007, tweeted a photo of the rap group Public Enemy alongside a lyric from one of their favourite songs: “Don’t believe the HYPE …” The tweets came days after a report in Daily Star alleged…
Fresh FM 105.9, a popular radio station in Ibadan, which is owned by Nigerian singer Yinka Ayefele, has been marked for demolition. The demolition notice as ordered by the Oyo State Government was received by the radio station on Monday, August 13, giving them three days to vacate the building and remove the structure, or risk having it removed by the government. Speaking recently, David Ajiboye, the station’s Director of Corporate Affairs, said the recent notice isn’t the first they have received from the State government. On October 2012, the government of Oyo State under Governor Abiola Ajimobi, threatened to…
Blackface has filed a case of copyright theft against the duo of Wizkid and Banky W, for allegedly stealing his song. The case is for the copyright infringement of his song, ‘Like The Way’, which he claims was replicated by Wizkid on ‘Slow Whine’ off his Superstar album. In an Instagram post shared by Blackface late Thursday, August 16, he made available a lawsuit filed by himself as the Plaintiff with Empire Mates Entertainment Limited, Starboy Entertainment Limited, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun [A.K.A Wizkid] and Olubankole Wellington [A.K.A Banky W] as defendants. In a related post, he shared both songs and…
Davido has paid a courtesy visit to the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike. The pop star, who is currently in Rivers State to shoot a music video with Duncan Mighty, met with the state governor shortly after the shoot. During his visit to the governor at the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state’s capital, Davido announced his decision to invest in the state’s entertainment sector. Davido said he has identified young musicians that will be promoted on his wings in the state. The singer also stated that he will be organising a major music concert in Port Harcourt…
Eedris Abdulkareem has slammed the Inspector General of Police, Idris Ibrahim over the continuous detaining of journalist, Samuel Ogundipe. “A Journalist would rather be tortured, jailed or in the extreme, killed rather than disclose his source. To the Journalist, it is sacrosanct, it is cardinal, it is the peak of his ethical responsibility to never disclose his source. Many have gone to jail and it is considered a badge of honour in the profession. Mr IGP, the young man, Samuel Ogundipe will give you hundreds of sleepless nights and super high blood pressure if you are waiting for him to…
Toke Makinwa might be one of the most successful celebrities around but she has also faced some obstacles in life which are worth telling like the time she was robbed, her marriage failed and was ridiculed about it. The gorgeous multi-talented media personality made this known on her Instagram page on Friday, August 17, 2018. If you are very conversant with Toke’s Instagram page, you will notice that she regularly post messages about her Christian faith and her latest post gives a download of her experience in 2015. “Felt led to share this here. I was on a workcation sometime…
Bez and his wife, Bolatito Ladoja-Idakula have welcomed their second child- a son. The arrival of the singer’s second son was revealed to the world by his wife, Bolatito on Thursday, August 16, 2018, in an Instagram post. The picture which shows the couple’s first son carrying Immanuel was captioned, “And then there were 2! Welcome to the world Immanuel. Joshua is excited to be a big brother! ” Soul singer, Bez Idakula, revealed his little boy’s face several months after his birth. Bez and his wife, Bolatito, welcomed their first child after two years of marriage in celebration of…
AY has come out to say that when celebrities block people on social media, it doesn’t mean that they are proud. The multi-talented comedian made this known on his Instagram page on Wednesday, August 15, 2018. According to him, the reward for insulting someone on his Instagram page is to get blocked. “Abi them no dey know say you fit block them? I don’t like blocking. I don’t like shutting down avenues of communication. But if you’ve gone out of your way to insult me or my family over the things you cannot proof or defend, I will not give…
Tottenham Hotspur are looking at the possibility of hosting Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on Monday, Oct. 29, as they seek a resolution to their fixture issue, coach Mauricio Pochettino said on Thursday. Spurs, who host Fulham at Wembley on Saturday, already moved home matches against Liverpool on Sept. 15 and Cardiff City on Oct. 6 to the national stadium because their new venue will not be ready in time. Twickenham Stadium in London and Stadium MK in Milton Keynes have both been presented as potential alternatives, as has playing the game at City’s Etihad Stadium. Spurs are therefore considering…
Unai Emery has backed Petr Cech to keep his starting role against Chelsea and praised the goalkeeper’s performance against Manchester City despite his struggles to play the ball out of the back. Emery, whose style of play puts added pressure on the goalkeeper’s passing ability, said that game has not made him change his mind about starting Cech over newcomer Bernd Leno when they travel to Stamford Bridge this weekend. “For Saturday, the decision for me is easy. Petr Cech can continue to start the match, I believe in him. [But] if Bernd starts, I believe in him also,” Emery…
Real Madrid boss Julen Lopetegui said “experts” Atletico Madrid “punished” his team in a 4-2 extra-time loss in the UEFA Super Cup. After the match, Lopetegui told reporters: “A final is typically won by the team who capitalises on circumstances and Atletico are experts in doing that and they deserved to win. “We aren’t happy with the result, it’s not normal for us to concede four goals and we need to improve. I insist that we played well, but they punished us with their goals.” But the coach said he was certain the team were still full of hunger to…
Serie A has postponed the weekend’s opening Serie A fixtures involving Genovese clubs Genoa and Sampdoria following the bridge collapse that killed at least 39 people in the Ligurian city on Tuesday, after calls to postpone all the league’s games. Sampdoria were due to host Fiorentina on Sunday evening while Genoa were scheduled to travel to AC Milan, but both games will now be played at a later date, the Lega Serie A announced on Thursday. A minute’s silence will also be held at the weekend’s other eight Serie A grounds ahead of the start of the new season, and…
Roberto Martinez is considering calling up Manchester United’s Andreas Pereira for upcoming international friendlies, sources have said. However, a source close to the playmaker said he still has his sights set on representing the Brazil national team and would turn down a chance to play for Belgium in the September friendlies against Scotland and Iceland in order to wait for a call from Brazil coach Tite. Former Everton boss Martinez met United manager Jose Mourinho after the Red Devils’ 2-1 victory over Leicester City last Friday and the two spoke about Pereira, sources said. Pereira was born in Duffel, Belgium,…
Roma sporting director Monchi said on Thursday that he believes midfielder Steven Nzonzi is a better player than Malcom, who spurned the club to join Barcelona last month. When asked about how the signing of the France international compares to what Roma would have had with Malcom, Monchi praised Nzonzi. “Don’t you think a world champion is better than Malcom?” Monchi said at a news conference. “I didn’t say I would have signed somebody with the same role. I said I wanted to sign somebody better, and to me, Steven is better than Malcom.” Nzonzi, 29, joined Sevilla from Stoke…
Matias Messi, brother of Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi, has been sentenced for illegally possessing a firearm. Messi received a 2 ½-year prison sentence on Thursday but will not go to jail. He was instead ordered to perform community service. La Capital newspaper in the Argentine city of Rosario says that the decision was reached under a deal with investigating prosecutors. The weapon was found late last year inside a blood-stained boat which Messi crashed in the Parana River. The 35-year-old Messi was held under preventive arrest and later released while he recovered from a fractured jaw and other…