Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, says the State government will continue to judiciously use tax revenue for infrastructure and other socio-economic programs. Governor Ahmed gave this assurance on Thursday in Ilorin when he hosted High Networth Individuals and Corporate Organisations at a Breakfast Meeting organised by the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS). In a statement made available to Pulse, Governor Ahmed assured that the State government is working round the clock to bridge the infrastructure deficit across the State. He said his administration’s determination to reduce the infrastructural gap in the State led to the establishment of the…
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Mercy Johnson Okojie has shared a cute video of her little girl Angel dancing to Runtown’s ‘Mad over you’. The proud mama took to Instagram sharing a video of the adorable child dancing in front of the TV as Runtown comes on. “Something about angel and this song sha.#freshbreezeondhead#herdadcutherhairhey fnds lol can’t believe she is just 1,” she wrote alongside the post. Mercy Johnson married Prince Odianosen Okojie on August 27, 2011 after meeting him aboard a flight from France in 2008. She is mother to three kids and was delivered of her third child from a marriage of four…
Actress Lindsay Lohan is not a Muslim convert…. at least not yet. Contrary to widespread speculation that she had changed her faith, the “Mean Girls” star has not. A representative tells website Gossip Cop that Lohan hasn’t converted. Gossip Cop also reports that Lohan is taking a break from social media and has not switched faiths. “She has not converted (to Islam),” the rep stated. Rumours of her conversion started on Monday, January 16, 2017, when the star deleted her Instagram posts. In its place was a simple message ‘Alaikum salam’ (Peace be unto you in Arabic) in her bio.…
South African celebrity couple, AKA and Bonang Matheba have departed Thailand for Dubai! The duo wish to continue their vacation in Dubai after visiting Thailand and China in recent weeks. The couple arrived the Chinese city after spending a couple of days in Thailand, where they visited Phi Phi Islands and Kathu ATV Adventure. The pair who were the only passengers seen on the Emirate First Class to Dubai, decided to make it a moment by dancing to Big Sean’s “Bounce Back”. AKA excitedly shared the video via his Twitter page, with caption, “Stop over in Bangkok on the way…
Today is the birthday of singer Timi Dakolo. Timi Dakolo was born in Accra, Ghana. He grew up in the city of Port-Harcourt and started singing at the age of 12. He joined the group Purple Love. Two years later they disbanded. In 2006 Timi Dakolo took part in West Africa Idols and won the competition. His life changed ever since. Today with a couple of albums under his belt he is one of the biggest soul singers in the country.
Former comedian, Teju Babyface is also a birthday boy today! Teju Babyface’s career took off to a bright start about two decades ago when he featured in Tade Ogidan’s “Diamond Ring” movie, released in 1998. He starred alongside Richard Mofe-Damijo, Bukky Ajayi, Sola Shobowale, Bimbo Akintola, Tunji Bamishigbin and others. Happy Birthday Teju!
Amal and George Clooney are expecting their first brood and it’s going to be twins, a boy and a girl! InTouch reports Amal is pregnant with twins, a boy and a girl. An insider close to the lawyer, 38, told the magazine, “When George and Amal found out it was twins they were surprised, but also a little scared because they both had said that one was enough. But the news that it was a boy and a girl made them both really happy. They feel like they’ve hit the family jackpot.” And a jackpot it is! Meanwhile, George is…
If a Pep Guardiola side sitting in fifth place with over half the season gone isn’t a strange enough sight, what’s just as curious is how oddly passive he has been. Guardiola apparently locks himself away in a room for hours before games trying to figure out how to beat his next opponents, which has led to some of his more inventive systems and formations, but there hasn’t been a great deal of that during his time at City. Perhaps that’s because he recognises that this squad is not quite good enough to cope with such dramatic shifts in approach,…
We might be smack bang in the middle of the January transfer window, but Manchester United already have one eye on what they will be doing next summer and that’s planning an eye-catching move to sign Antoine Griezmann from Atletico Madrid. According to the Telegraph, the sale of Atletico’s star turn Griezmann could be necessary due to the club’s costly move into their new 67,000-seat Wanda Metropolitano stadium next season. United, named the world’s richest football club by Deloitte on Thursday, are one of the few sides that could reasonably afford to pay Griezmann’s reported £86 million release clause. The…
Well, so much for the much ballyhooed supremacy of Spanish and German football. No wonder the Barcas and Bayerns have had their way in La Liga and Bundesliga for all these years. They had virtually no competition. Oh, sure, their opponents may have possessed some smattering of skill, but there was obviously no intensity to their play, no bone-jarring physicality, no in-your-face pressing, none of the qualities that make the Premier League such a unique challenge to a ball-hogging purist like Pep Guardiola. I mean, if the most successful manager in history couldn’t cut it on a rainy night in…
Freely flowing alcohol and the acoustics of U2 are part of Tottenham Hotspur’s plans to learn from rivals Arsenal and West Ham by ensuring the atmosphere at their new stadium is the best in the Premier League. On Friday, the club unveiled a number of new “premium experiences” planned for the stadium, and they have stressed the importance of atmosphere to the stadium’s architects, London firm Populous. Arsenal fans have complained that Emirates Stadium, opened in 2006, is too quiet and sanitised, while a struggle to generate atmosphere has been among West Ham’s many teething problems at the London Stadium.…
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has said he could leave Borussia Dortmund this summer but suggested he may not join his dream club Real Madrid. Aubameyang, who has also been linked with Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain, told new German daily Fussball Bild it is “100 percent” certain he will remain at Dortmund until the summer but could not promise he would still be at the Westfalenstadion next season. “Nobody can foresee the future,” the 27-year-old said. “I love it at Dortmund, but I can’t say that I’ll stay for two more years, or five or 10. It’s possible that a club could…
Asier Illarramendi was furious Lionel Messi was not sent off as Barcelona beat Real Sociedad 1-0 in the Copa del Rey on Thursday to end a 10-year wait for a win at Anoeta. Messi was booked in the first half for time wasting and Illarramendi felt he should then have seen a second yellow card for obstruction when he stopped him taking a quick free kick after the break. Messi has only been sent off once in his career for club and country on his debut for Argentina against Hungary in 2005. The Real Sociedad midfielder was also angry that…
Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose has said that the Muhammadu Buhari administration is lying to Nigerians about the war against Boko Haram. Fayose also said that he wouldn’t join the government in being dishonest with Nigerians. He made the comments on Monday, January 16, while speaking to journalists in Ado Ekiti. “I do not want to be seen as an opposition figure, but a man who tells Nigerians the truth. You can place my predictions, comments and warnings side by side with happenings in the country and you would know I tell the truth and I do not mince words,”…
Defending champion Novak Djokovic was sensationally knocked out in the second round of the Australian Open by unheralded Uzbek Denis Istomin in a major shock on Thursday. The 117th-ranked Istomin ousted the six-time winner 7-6 (10/8), 5-7, 2-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 in 4hr 48min on Rod Laver Arena. It was the world number two’s earliest Grand Slam exit since Wimbledon 2008, when he was beaten by Marat Safin in the second round. It was also only Djokovic’s second loss to a player outside the top 100 in seven years, after his defeat to 145th-ranked Juan Martin del Potro at last…
Wizkid’s son with Binta Diamond Diallo, turned one today, January 16, 2017, and the Guinean model shared the cutest photos via her Instagram page to celebrate. The toddler looked adorable, perched on his mum’s leg with a crown on his head, at what seemed to be a Micky Mouse themed birthday party. Another cute shot shows him on a couch with a balloon showing his new age, beside him. The birth of the singer’s second son, Ayo Balogun Jr rocked social media in 2016 after Diallo made her pregnancy and delivery public knowledge. Although Wizkid is yet to publicly acknowledge…
She’s all grown up and off to College! Iyabo Ojo took to social media to celebrate her 15-year-old daughter, Priscilla, as she heads for University. The proud mother-of-two shared the good news alongside a lovely photo of herself and her daughter via her Instagram page on Monday, January 16, 2017, writing, “My angel is off to d university, am going to miss u like crazy, my jewel of inestimable value. woo, my babies are growing fast oo God Almighty! all Mercyful!! all powerful!! thank u! thank u!! thank u!!! am just too grateful!!!!” Although very excited, it is obvious that…
Tonto Dikeh’s husband, Oladunni Churchill has just revealed the face of her baby boy, Andre. The parents are currently celebrating his turning 11 months and the philanthropist took to Instagram to share this photo of himself and his little boy. He shared the photo above with the caption, “What ever plan the devil has for you won’t work, you shall excel and rule like the king that you are. I love you so much. #replica #thekingishere #kingandreaproperties.” This comes after reports that the marriage of the popular actress has crashed. According to popular blogger Linda Ikeji, Tonto Dikeh’s marriage is…
An Indian court on Wednesday, acquitted Bollywood star Salman Khan in a case of keeping firearms illegally. The court in the western Indian state of Rajasthan’s Jodhpur city held that the 51-year-old actor “not guilty’’ by giving him the “benefit of doubt.’’ It said that the prosecution had not been able to prove that he used firearms to kill endangered black bucks nearly two decades ago. During the course of the trial, Khan’s lawyer had argued that the actor only possessed air guns and there was no evidence that he had used guns to kill two black bucks, a protected…
The Peoples Democracy Party (PDP) on Wednesday said it was not just an opposition party but a government-in-waiting. Chairman of National Caretaker Committee of the party, Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, stated this when he received syndicate reports of the Strategy Review Committee led by Prof. Jerry Gana in Abuja. He said that PDP would become the ruling party in 2019 if its members did the right thing. “It is in the interest of Nigerians that opposition exists and is strong. “Nigerians will not expect opposition that behaves in unruly manner; one that will be there to talk down on government all…