One of the National Chairmanship candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Professor Tunde Adeniran, disappeared from the convention ground holding at the Eagles Square, Abuja. Adeniran rejected the electoral process, describing it as fraudulent and unfair. Six other candidates from the South-West had pulled out of the race and reached a consensus to support only Adeniran, so that the zone would stand a better chance of emerging winner. Speaking to newsmen at the venue, Mr. Taiwo Akeju, the director of publicity to Adeniran, said his boss is against the use of a unity list, which he claims was used…
Author: David Folami
Dr Goodluck Jonathan has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has become a reference point as Nigeria moves toward another election. He said, “Ours is a party with an indelible history and proven record on its tradition and we have been consistent in standing firm. “PDP is the only party that from the beginning, we have not changed our name or our identity in any form, we do not change based on election cycle. PDP is the only stable party in Nigeria.” “Today is a unique day because we are going to elect leaders that will steer the activities of…
Atiku Abubakar has berated the All Progressives Congress, saying the party is a total failure. Atiku, who recently dumped APC for the PDP, said the ruling party has divided Nigerian more than ever. “Under the APC Nigeria is not working, under the APC our people are not working. Let us consider what the APC has achieved versus what they promised in the last election. The APC promised us three million new jobs a year, in government the APC has lost three million jobs a year,” Atiku said. He further said that “The APC promised us unity, under APC Nigeria is…
Chief Raymond Dokpesi has faulted the electoral process. Dokpesi alleged that governors gave copies of ‘Unity List’ to delegates ahead of voting. “It’s not unlikely that the names on this list would be announced as winners of the so-called election,” he said. Uche Secondus emerged winner.
Zinedine Zidane has said he felt his team had played their way back into goal-scoring form after Saturday afternoon’s 5-0 La Liga stroll past Sevilla at the Bernabeu. “I hope things have changed now, and we can keep going like this, scoring goals,” Zidane said. “Two games, eight goals, we must keep going like this. We are improving in all ways, also in how we are playing, which is the most important for us.” “To score five goals today against Sevilla is not easy at all,” Zidane said. “I am happy for Cristiano’s goals, for the players who had not…
Raheem Sterling says he loves being targeted by the boo boys because it drives him on to play even better. “It’s football, it’s part of the game,” he said. “When they give you grief, hopefully you can stick the ball in the back of the net and go celebrate and that’s probably the best answer you can give them. “But no, I actually quite enjoy it when you hear abuse because you want to score and upset them even more.” “It doesn’t concern me,” he said. “It’s more like: “A dirty car, oh my God!’ “There’s more things going on…
Mauricio Pochettino is insisting he never doubted his Tottenham team as they ended their Premier League slump with a 5-1 win against Stoke at Wembley. “I was never nervous and there was never any doubt about the team,” Pochettino said. “I am confident, I was confident because trust in the team and our job. It’s only there are some not so good moments in every team. “After [Wednesday’s 3-0 win against] Apoel and today only we need to see the future and stay optimistic and try to keep this level for the next few games. “The first goal is always…
Jupp Heynckes paid tribute to a revitalised Arturo Vidal’s match-winning performance as Bayern Munich moved eight points clear at the top of the Bundesliga with a slim 1-0 victory at Eintracht Frankfurt. “It’s to Arturo’s credit,” Heynckes said at a postmatch news conference. “He has played many outstanding games for Bayern in the last few years, but has been a little out of sorts recently. The player has to make the change himself — naturally with my help.” The win in Frankfurt ensures Bayern will head into the winter break leading the Bundesliga for a seventh consecutive season, stretching their…
Manchester City are always committing a “tactical foul,” according to Jose Mourinho. “It is a strategy [City] have,” he told multiple English newspapers. “They attack with a lot of players. When they lose the ball, they are many times unbalanced in numbers, they have lots of people surrounding the ball area and have a very strong — and this is a great quality — transition in the next few seconds after they lose the ball, and many times they need what is called a tactical foul. “Then it is up to the referee to analyse and make a decision about…
Pep Guardiola has said he cannot remember Sir Alex Ferguson talking to him about the Manchester United manger’s job, but adds it would not have made a difference about taking over at Manchester City. “I know he has said that but I don’t remember,” Guardiola told a news conference. “We spoke about life, about football of course, about the Premier League, but he never sent me a message under the table to say, ‘you know, maybe United’ or something like that. “I remember, he spoke really fast, it was difficult to understand. It was nice because he chose an amazing…
Andres Iniesta has not fully recovered from a calf injury and will miss Barcelona’s trip to Villarreal on Sunday, the club have confirmed. Iniesta, 33, was taken off during last week’s draw with Celta Vigo and missed the midweek win against Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League. He returned to training on Friday and Barca hoped to have him available for the game at the Estadio de la Ceramica. However, the Catalan club confirmed on Saturday that the game will come too soon for the midfielder . Samuel Umtiti, who will be out for two months with a torn hamstring,…
Thibaut Courtois has said he wants to resolve the doubt surrounding his future at Chelsea before the end of the season, but reiterated that being apart from his children is making him consider a move to Spain. “It [my private situation] is not always easy, but I’d also seen this coming,” Courtois told VTM Stadion. “I knew that she [his former girlfriend] would return to Madrid, so that has its influence too. I love my children to death. When you miss them, you are sometimes wondering: shouldn’t I play in Spain in the next few years? That’s why I want…
Inter Milan boss Luciano Spalletti has begged his boys to have more belief in their abilities after a goalless draw with Juventus. He said: “In the first 20 minutes we held the ball well up to the edge of the area, but there were moments in the second half where we have lost a few too many balls for our quality. “When you come to this stage and you cannot score a goal and you take a point, that’s fine, but we have to hurry up and understand that we’ve earned this level of our potential. We must be aware…
Raheem Sterling doesn’t want to give Manchester United any assurance that they can overtake Manchester City’s lead when they meet for Sunday’s crucial Manchester derby. “It’s a massive game,” he said. “Two teams competing on all fronts, two teams that are local, two teams that will be pushing each other to the death in the Premier League. “It’s going to be a game that really shows who is really up for it. I’m not going to say it will decide the season but it will give the other one a bit of confidence and we’re going to try to be…
Off his “Playmaker” album, ace indigenous rapper – Phyno has premiered the video for ‘Obiagu’. The street-themed video was shot and directed by Unlimited L.A
‘The Bridge’, the much anticipated cross cultural movie by Kunle Afolayan and Lasun Ray is set to hit Nigerian cinemas this Friday, December 8, 2017. The movie, which is set to bring the filmmaker back into spotlight is a joint effort with Lasun Ray and Bank of Industry’s Nollyfund. The romantic movie that will launch the acting abilities of Nigerian singer and songwriter Chidinma Ekile, also stars Demola Adedoyin, Binta Ayo Mogaji, Zack Orji, Tina Mba, Adebayo Salami, Lere Paimo, Wole Olowomojuore, Lanre Hassan, Jimoh Aliu, and Mama Ray-Eyiwumi. Produced by Lasun Ray and directed by Kunle Afolayan, the BoI-powered…
While most of us can shop through the florescent-lit aisles of Target in relative peace, such tranquility is not the case for Beyoncé, who attracts attention both on the stage and in the section where they sell neon-green mountain bikes. On Thursday a Twitter user from California snagged photos of Beyoncé browsing the big box store with her family, including her mom Tina Knowles. It must be noted that, per her raised hand, the artist did not seem happy to be spotted. But to be fair, it’s Beyoncé… at the place where you go to buy bulk toothpaste and grapefruit-scented…
She sparked engagement rumours earlier this week as she brazenly flashed a huge diamond ring on her wedding finger while out in NYC. But Rihanna came over shy on Saturday, covering her wedding ring finger with a black Balenciaga hoodie as she exited Avenue Nightclub in the Big Apple. The Work hitmaker, who has been dating Saudi billionaire Hassan Jameel for over a year, appeared to hide any signs of the statement rock, which she wore on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden. The beautiful songstress cemented her fashion icon status as she stepped out in flared denim jeans and…
Last night, ABC announced the 29 women who will be competing on the upcoming season of The Bachelor. Among the contestants are a sports reporter, an orthopedic nurse, and a television host. It’s certainly an inspiring group of women, and one in particular is already standing out. The Bachelor contestant is being called a Kim Kardashian lookalike, and TBH, it’s true. Marikh Mathias is a restaurant owner from Salt Lake City, Utah. She is 27 years old and her LinkedIn indicates that holds a dual Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communication and Strategic Communication from the University of Utah. She appears…
Onilogbo Hakeem used his makeup skills to completely transform Nancy Isime and IK Ogbonna for new movie “Disguise.” The movie features Ogbonna and Isime in reverse gender roles as female and male, respectively. A movie scheduled for release next year, “Disguise” also stars Wole Ojo, Daniel K Daniel, Toyin Aimakhu, Chiagoziem Nwakanma among others. The transformation was done by Onilogbo, a special effect make up artist who is well-versed in conventional make-up, and also well read when it comes to the proper use of prosthetics. He served as the special effects make-up artist in “Slow Country,” the action thriller by…