Tiwa Savage has blasted FAAN for calling her a liar after she complained about losing her luggage to the airport. In a statement released on Wednesday, December 27, the airline debunked the allegations, claiming that they are baseless and impossible. Tiwa has now reacted to FAAN’s statement, expressing her hurt and disappointment at being branded a liar. The drama began on Tuesday, December 26, when a private jet purportedly conveying Wizkid and Tiwa Savage from Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, was allegedly attacked and robbed while taxiing on Lagos airport’s runway.
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Muhammadu Buhari has stated that he does not detest Ndigbo and remains a friend to them. He said: “I will remain a friend to Ndigbo. I recall that in 2002, I invited the late Akimbo Chukwuemeka Ojukwu to my hometown of Duara. We discussed about the unity and indivisibility of Nigeria. “In 2003, I picked Dr. Chuba Okadigbo as my running mate in that year’s presidential election. If I hated Ndigbo, I wouldn’t have done that. “In 2017, the Federal Government, under my leadership, commenced work on the Second Niger Bridge following its abandonment by the previous government all these…
Reno Omokri has stated that of “these 17 so called achievements, there is nothing tangible like a road built or a refinery started.” He proceeded: “The Buhari administration counts exiting a recession that it put Nigeria into as its greatest achievement of 2017! This government is the definition of cluelessness! We exited recession by growing at 0.5%, meanwhile our population grew by 2.6%. Do the math and pray that 2019 is the end of this nightmare!” Regarding the Nigerian Customs Service, he wrote: “And stating that ‘the Nigerian Customs Service recorded its highest-ever revenue collection, crossing the One Trillion Naira…
Dr. Kayode Fayemi recently described the attempt being made by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to reclaim power in 2019 as a plot to continue to loot the country. He urged Nigerians not to use the current fuel scarcity to rate President Muhammadu Buhari’s performances, saying “What we are witnessing is just a normal curve in the life of any administration. “We will get over it and move on, but largely President has not disappointed Nigerians,” he said. “What the PDP wanted to come back and do is stealing. “The options for Nigerians in 2019 is not to return to…
Dr Boboye Olayemi Oyeyemi has approved the promotion of 685 Marshal Inspectors and 942 Road Marshal Assistants , imploring them to re -dedicate themselves to duty. The Corps Public Education Officer, Mr Bisi Kazeem , made this known in Abuja on Saturday. The Education officer said the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Gida Mustapha had also approved promotion of the Zonal Commanding Officer of the Corps in Charge of Zone RS 3 HQ, Abubakar Ringim to the rank of the Deputy Corps Marshal (DCM ). However, Mustapha equally approved the promotion of 298 officers of the…
Bukola Saraki has shared his heart felt good wishes to all Nigerians in the New Year, asking them to pray for a full recovery of the economy in 2018. He said that most of the problems now threatening the unity, progress and peace of the country were rooted in the poor state of the economy and that there was need for the government and Nigerians to work together in 2018 to ensure the success of policies initiated to rebuild the economy, create employment, attract investment opportunities and make the nation self- sufficient. He also asked for the co-operation of the…
Femi Adesina has listed 17 Achievements of the Buhari-led administration on his facebook page. Some of them are, 1. Nigeria exited its worst recession in decades. After five quarters of negative growth, the economy bounced back into positive territory. Agriculture was one of the stars of 2017, posting consistent growth levels even throughout the recession. Also, Inflation fell for ten consecutive months during 2017 (February to November). 2. The Naira stabilised against the dollar, after the Central Bank introduced a new forex window for Investors and Exporters. The stability has attracted billions of dollars in portfolio investments since April 2017.…
Kingsley Fanwo has praised the emergence of Confluence Rice as “a huge success by the Governor Bello Administration”. He said said the release of rice to the market is a “fulfillment of the promise by government to produce quality home grown rice that can compete with the market leaders”. He said “Governor Yahaya Bello promised to ensure Confluence Rice hits the market in 2017. That promise has been fulfilled. “Kogi has enough rice to feed the nation. We have just shown that this administration is fully committed to the agricultural revolution it promised the people of the state. Confluence Rice…
The Nigerian presidency says there’s nothing “scandalous or extraordinary” about the inclusion of the names of dead persons in a list of board and parastatal appointments. According to presidency spokesperson Garba Shehu; “This list is a historical list. It dates back to 2015. The President asked all state chapters of the APC to forward 50 names for appointments to the SGF through the national headquarters of the party. “The then SGF, Babachir Lawal, presented the report in October 2016, one year after he was commissioned”. “The report was disputed by state governors who said they were not carried along or…
Antonio Conte has said that he wants Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois to stay at Chelsea, warning that a club cannot sell their best players if they have serious ambitions to compete for major trophies. “My answer is always the same: this is a private conversation between the club and the player, and the agent of the player,” Conte said when asked about Hazard. “I’m proud to have him in my team, in my squad, and I’m very happy to work with him. He’s a really good guy and has a lot of space for improvement, to become one of…
Ashley Young has been banned for three games by the Football Association after admitted a charge of violent conduct and will serve a three-match ban. The Manchester United defender appeared to elbow Dusan Tadic during the 0-0 draw with Southampton at Old Trafford on Saturday. Young will be suspended for the games against Everton in Monday, Derby County (in the FA Cup) and Stoke. It will be another blow to manager Jose Mourinho, who saw his injury list grow during the stalemate with Southampton. Romelu Lukaku is set to miss the next two games after suffering a head injury, while…
Antonio Conte hailed his rotated Chelsea team for ensuring the perfect end to 2017 with a 5-0 thrashing of Stoke City at Stamford Bridge. “I think our performance was very positive,” Conte said. “We started the game very well with great desire to score early. In this type of game, if you are able to score early the game can become easy because your opponent has to change their plan and give more space for you to attack with your striker. “We wanted this. I’m very pleased for the performance of all my players and I’m pleased with another clean…
Jurgen Klopp is sure Mohamed Salah will be able to maintain his excellent form for the entirety of the 2017-18 season, even if he is a doubt for Liverpool’s next game on Monday. “Yes, he can keep that standard for sure,” Klopp told a news conference. “He’s still a young player, he can improve. It’s not only about scoring, it’s about other situations as well. He’s so important for us. “But he knows and I know he couldn’t score if he did not have the fantastic support of the other boys.” “I think he can keep this standard, but that’s…
Massimiliano Allegri has said Paulo Dybala regained some confidence after ending his goal drought in Saturday’s win, but warned him not to “get swept up” in trying to meet expectations. “It’s important that Paulo found the net again. After the goal, he started to play better, as he was in a delicate moment where things weren’t quite going his way. He’s started taking free kicks better too,” Allegri told Mediaset. “Psychology is everything in football and confidence is key. You have to be focused and determined. “I think the only advice for Paulo is to think just about his football…
Arsene Wenger blasted the Premier League for poor refereeing and scheduling after Arsenal’s 1-1 draw at West Brom on Sunday, where Mike Dean awarded the hosts a controversial late penalty. “It’s disappointing to see that [penalty decision]. But what can you do? We can talk and talk and talk, it doesn’t change anything,” Wenger told Sky Sports. “And anyway, the Premier League doesn’t face the problem. “Not of the schedule, nor with the referees. I just would like to remind you that I did fight very hard with [former Arsenal vice-chairman] David Dean many years ago that the referees become…
Pep Guardiola has said he wouldn’t completely shut the door on a January move for Alexis Sanchez, and again asked referees to protect players after Gabriel Jesus and Kevin De Bruyne were injured in Sunday’s draw at Crystal Palace. Asked whether City will make a move when the transfer window reopens on Jan. 1, Guardiola said: “I don’t know. He is a player for Arsenal and I think he is going to stay there. “We will have internal meetings and see what is for the best, but he is an Arsenal player and I think he will be [after January].”…
Diego Costa has declared himself ready to play after completing his move to Atletico Madrid. “I want to thank the club for the effort they have made to bring me back,” Costa said, in comments reported by Marca. “I just want to play as soon a possible. I’m tired of training.” On Sunday, Costa said he bore no grudges against anyone at Chelsea despite perhaps never fully settling in London. “I did not learn to speak English,” he said. “A pity, but the truth is that there were very good people who helped me and made my life easy. It’s…
Paul Pogba has urged on Manchester United to “wake up” after a third consecutive draw saw them slip behind Chelsea and down to third in the Premier League table. “We didn’t lose but we have to wake up, bounce back and get back to winning,” he told MUTV. “We drew again. Three draws we have to win, something has to change and we have to change to win. “It’s only one day and then we have to play against Everton — that’s football. Tomorrow’s another day and we have to go out there and win.” On the mid-match injury to…
The Nigerian presidency says there’s nothing “scandalous or extraordinary” about the inclusion of the names of dead persons in a list of board and parastatal appointments. According to presidency spokesperson Garba Shehu; “This list is a historical list. It dates back to 2015. The President asked all state chapters of the APC to forward 50 names for appointments to the SGF through the national headquarters of the party. “The then SGF, Babachir Lawal, presented the report in October 2016, one year after he was commissioned”. “The report was disputed by state governors who said they were not carried along or…
Kanye West hasn’t always been the internationally-known superstar he is today. As a matter of fact, there were times early on when a Kanye track would elicit crickets and boos. Fellow producer 9th Wonder recently took a trip down memory lane on Twitter and recalled some of the rough patches artists like ‘Ye and John Legend endured during the early years. Prompted by a FakeShoreDrive tweet about how far West has come, the North Carolina producer went in on his own memories of the Chi-town beat maker. Recalling a show he performed in 2004, 9th tweeted, “Order of show…Kanye went…