Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State recently said that he once washed corpses abroad just to pay his way through school. “I left Nigeria in 1963 to study abroad, but throughout my stay there, I was washing dead bodies to support myself to go to school,” TheCable quotes Ajimobi as saying. “Whenever I got home from work, I will be weeping, remembering the number of dead bodies I washed. “My boss at work then said I should not be afraid or fear, adding that such feeling is normal for first comers. “He encouraged me to always see those dead bodies…
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Maikanti Baru has said the country has seen the last of fuel scarcity. “I want to assure Nigerians that the fuel shortage has been dealt with,” Baru started. “The fuel shortage was as a result of the activities of some bad eggs in the industry. They caused many Nigerians to celebrate last year Christmas in pain. “But we have tackled the issue of noncompliance. I’ll like to also say that we’ve seen the last days of fuel scarcity in Nigeria,” he announced. “Last year, we had 244 submission while 254 companies are Crude bidding for the sale of NNPC Equity…
Samuel Ortom has revealed that he knows the hideout of the Fulani herdsmen that carried out a series of deadly attacks in the state that has led to the death of 71 people. According to the governor, the attacks were masterminded by the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore who have resisted the state’s implementation of the anti-open grazing law since last year. He said he had made several requests that the leadership of the group be arrested for their open threats to the security of the state but that he was ignored. He said, “I believe that my request that the…
The Kwara State government has assured that no part of the State will be neglected in terms of infrastructure provision; even in trying times with the resources. Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed gave the assurance during an interactive session with indigenous youth development associations and youth assemblies from Asa Local Government in Ilorin. The governor said their demands in terms of road, water, employment and electricity have been noted and will be critically examined. He also announced that 46km of roads in Asa local government will be constructed under Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP) which commences later in the year.…
Romelu Lukaku has joined NBA star LeBron James in condemning a H&M advertisement showing a black child wearing clothing, carrying a slogan reading “coolest monkey in the jungle.” H&M issued an apology on Monday after complaints that the image was racist, and Lukaku was one of a number of high-profile athletes who criticised the retailer. He shared a picture on Instagram showing the same black model but with the slogan on his hoodie replaced with the words “black is beautiful.” It was posted alongside the caption: “You’re a prince, soon to be a king. Don’t let anybody tell you different.”…
Jordi Mestre has said Barcelona were able to sign Philippe Coutinho this month because Liverpool finally lowered their demands. “The interest of the club has always been to take Coutinho to Barcelona,” Mestre said. “The difference is that there has been a substantial reduction in the cost of this transfer. “There has been a very important reduction, even though we cannot publicly give the figures. We are not going to discuss the numbers. The important thing is we have the player here. If I reveal numbers I will be breaking our agreement with Liverpool.” “Philippe, welcome. We know that you…
Paris Saint-Germain’s Lucas Moura and Javier Pastore have attracted the interest of clubs such as Manchester United and Inter Milan so far in January but the French capital outfit are not keen to loan the South American pair, a source close to the Ligue 1 leaders has said. The Brazilian, who has been out of favour under Unai Emery since the arrivals of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe last summer, has been told to find a new club. However, out of all of the sides to have shown interest, United are the only one he has serious interest in. Unfortunately for…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has claimed he has not had the honour he deserves from the Swedish media because his name “is not Andersson or Svensson.” He said: “What does the Swedish media do? They defend me or do they jump on and attack me? They still attack me, because they cannot accept that I am Ibrahimovic. “If another player would do same mistake I do, they would defend him. But when it comes to me, they don’t defend me. “This is about racism. This is about racism. I don’t say there is racism but I say there is undercover racism. “This…
Ernesto Valverde has said Philippe Coutinho can make Barcelona even better after seeing his side extend their unbeaten streak to 27 games in all competitions with a 3-0 win over Levante on Sunday. “I think he’s a player that can add a lot of things to the team,” Valverde said in his postgame news conference. “He scores goals, creates goals […] offensively he’s a player that can improve us. It’s a big signing for us. We hope that he will help us and that he has a lot of luck because his luck will be our luck, too.” “I have…
Diego Simeone has hailed his team’s new competition for places in attack, after Tuesday evening’s 3-0 Copa del Rey win over third-tier Lleida sealed a 7-0 passage to the quarterfinals. “I am happy that in six years since I arrived at Atletico to have achieved such competition for places,” Simeone said. “I am proud that we have top players like Gameiro, Costa, Correa, Griezmann and Torres. “I hope I can manage it as best as possible, to do that we have to keep winning. The more we win, the more games we play, the more chances.” “I have no doubt…
Antonio Conte has confirmed that he wanted to get Virgil van Dijk to Chelsea before Liverpool agreed to make the Dutchman the world’s most expensive defender in a £75 million deal with Southampton. “This is football, this is life,” Conte said when asked about Chelsea missing out on Van Dijk. “For sure it was our target [to sign him], but as you know very well, football is this. You can have a lot of targets but then you must be able to reach them. The transfer market is not simple for any club.” Conte grew increasingly frustrated last summer with…
Harry Kane has said Manchester City’s procession to the Premier League title is not down to money, the Tottenham talisman added that Spurs will be stronger next season in their new stadium. “I don’t think so,” he said. “This year, City have deserved it. They’ve been the best team. But they spent similarly last year and it was us up there fighting with Chelsea [for the league title]. I don’t think it’s down to the money but it helps from a squad point of view.” And Kane believes Spurs’ move from White Hart Lane to Wembley, while their new stadium…
Arsene Wenger has said Arsenal forward Alex Iwobi will be fined for staying at a party until early Saturday morning ahead of Sunday’s FA Cup loss at Nottingham Forest, and called the 21-year-old’s behaviour “unacceptable.” “That is true. He will be fined,” Wenger said about the report. “It is impossible to go out 48 hours before a game. It’s unacceptable.” “First of all you have to be cautious with the news coming out. When you read what is reported it is like he has taken drugs,” Wenger said. “He is not involved in that at all, he has been out…
Antonio Conte has said he has no regrets about blasting Jose Mourinho and does not believe their public war of words is damaging the reputations of Chelsea or Manchester United. Asked if he would take back any of the things he has said about Mourinho, Conte replied: “Do I have the look of a person who regrets? I don’t think so. We both said these things and we’ll see what happens in the future.” “I think it is not important for the LMA to understand, it is not important,” he insisted. “He said serious words, using serious words. I won’t…
Word to the wise: Don’t come for Drake, lest you want to be savagely clapped back to, like this Instagram troll who recently criticized the rapper’s teeth. On Thursday, the 31-year-old rapper posted an Instagram of him and a few friends hugging at a party. The picture was pure and candid with Drake showing off a wide, toothy smile as he embraced two friends. Of course, that didn’t stop the trolls from coming out to play. One user, who considered Drake’s teeth less white than the average person, decided to shame him for it and suggest that Drake didn’t invest…
Despite recent reports, 9ice want us to know that he is not expecting another child. At least, not right now. His 20 kids agenda is still very much in place but no one is currently pregnant with his child. Reports broke recently that the singer is expecting his fifth child with a lady identified as Olori Oluwayemisi, the veteran singer shared photos of himself and said lady, shutting down rumours that she is carrying his baby. 9ice who referred to himself as an upcoming singer pointed out that he still has plans to have 20 kids and that as soon…
2face Idibia does not regret his past cancellation of the #VoteNotFight protest expected to hold in the year 2017. He acknowledged that a lot of people were disappointed due to the quashed event which had already gained national attention revealed in a recent interview said that the stoppage was for good reasons though he did not state them in the report. “The protest, I had to cancel it, for very genuine reasons. Many people were disappointed and I understand why but at the same time, I don’t know if they were in my shoes at that point in time, what…
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Margot Robbie has posed for her sexiest pictures to date for a sizzling new magazine soon. Margot, 27 looking seriously hot in the racy Wonderland magazine shoot. The blonde star was seen in a number of raunchy outfits and states of undress as she posed for the images. This included part her legs and flashing her knickers while her dress was pulled up to her waist. Another pic again saw Margot flash her underboob as she went completely braless under a tight yellow top. A third saw the Harley Quinn star sprawled out on the floor as again she ditched…
Kim and Khloé Kardashian are known to fight here and there — but on Sunday’s episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, they took it to a whole new level. The argument first sparked during a discussion between Khloé, Kim and Kourtney. Khloé, 33, brought up the “craziest” videos that she had seen of a drunken girls’ night in which one of their friends was allegedly caught pleasuring herself on camera. Kim, 37, insisted that it hadn’t happened — even though she wasn’t actually present for the alleged act, and had already gone to sleep. “Weren’t you asleep that night?…