Former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has said that President Muhammadu Buhari doesn’t care about Nigerians’ suffering. He also called for the destruction of “Islamist terror” in Nigeria and throughout the entire world. The former minister made the comments via an article titled “The Bloody Legacy of Usman Dan Fodio (Part 1)”. The article reads: On 19th September 2016 after the latest bombing in New York, Mr. Donald J. Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, said “In the 20th century the United States of America defeated fascism, Nazism and communism. Today the United States of America must destroy (radical) Islamism”. Mr.…
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Former special adviser to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, has urged former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to help the Muhammadu Buhari government in its quest to end the current recession in the country. Okupe made the call via a post on his Facebook page titled “National Economic Emergency”. Read the post, published on Monday, September 19, below: It is a fact that Nigeria as a country is in dire straits in terms of its economy. It is not too important how we got here or who or what brought us here. We need an exit plan desperately. Sadly, there…
Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Political Matters, Senator Babafemi Ojudu has criticized the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group over its frequent protest marches to the Presidential Villa. Ojudu also said that the group is conducting itself as if Buhari is detaining the abducted Chibok girls. “Since the President came to power, he has met with them thrice. And it is looking like look, you are making this thing appear as if I am the one detaining those girls. I am not detaining them. You are only going to protest to me if I am the one detaining…
Former Sokoto state governor, Alhaji Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa has said that President Muhammadu Buhari has failed as a leader. According to Bafarawa, Buhari’s “failure” is due to the fact that he doesn’t have a listening ear. “Buhari has failed because he does not have a listening ear, he does not heed to advice at a time Nigerians are wallowing in poverty and deprivation,” Bafarawa told the Hausa service of Voice of America (VOA). “I’ve written several letters to President Buhari, seeking to have an audience with him on the way forward but he remains indifferent in granting me the opportunity,”…
Despite the fact that his current deal with Mavin Records is set to expire in a few months, Korede Bello is not considering leaving the label anytime soon. The singer made this known in a new interview, saying that when the deal expires, he will sign a renewal. ‘Of course I will renew, Mavin is like a family to me,’ he confidently said. Korede, alongside Reekado Banks and Di’Ja, signed three-year deals with Mavin in February 2014 but is yet to release an album with the contract nearing its end. The ‘Godwin’ singer however maintains he will still release his…
Nigerian singer, Yemi Alade in a Snapchat rant yesterday, complained about ‘self-acclaimed’ Nigerian critics who go about criticising artistes without doing any form of research or even bothering to listen to any of the songs, but ‘just say shit’. She called them gender-biased and wondered why they picked on only females. ‘Who are you?’ she asked angrily.
“Nolly Thursdays” which has been described as the new Industry Night” for the Nigerian film industry, is geared towards promoting and celebrating Nollywood movies (old and new) in the cinema. The next edition of the event is set to hold on Thursday, September 22, 2016, at Genesis Cinemas The Palms, with the special guest as Bimbo Akintola. Akintola is a veteran in the Nigerian, who started acting as a pupil with her peers. Her debut acting featured her in the film “Owo Blow” (1995) and “Out of Bounds” (1997) for which she was awarded the Best Actress/English Actress in Nigeria.…
News reaching us has it that movie star, Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce from Brad Pitt. TMZ reports the filmmaker and humanitarian had a conflict with husband, Brad Pitt over the kids leading to their getting a divorce. Sources say Angelina’s decision to file has to do with the way Brad was parenting the children. According to them she was extremely upset with his methods of parenting. Meanwhile, other sources say Brad Pitt’s “Allied” co-star, Marion Cotillard might be the cause. Inquisitr reports Jolie barely eats, she guzzles wine every night and she smokes constantly, and Brad Pitt exhausted…
American rapper Kanye West has finally joined photo sharing platform Instagram and it’s been gaining thousands of followers since its genesis. He joined the social media platform under the username @kanyewest yesterday (September 18). Kenye’s first post is an image from 1990 film “Total Recall”, directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. The post has gained over 300,000 likes and almost 50,000 comments from fans. Kanye has been trying to stick to one social media platform which is Twitter but disclosed in March, 2016 that he’s considering an Instagram account — but only under one condition. He tweeted “on…
Nollywood actor Desmond Elliot is full of praises for his wife Victoria. The couple attended a wedding over the weekend and the politician shared a photo of the two of them on social media. He used the photo as an opportunity to express his undying love for his wife and to let the world know just how much he loves her. He wrote, “The Mrs and I ..my babamai ,we shall grow old together ,we just dey start ooo. Love of mi life ..a woman who knows me .#not just bone of my bone… #youarethebone.” Also Elliot has been up…
Just when we were warming up to the idea of Justin Bieber and Sofia Richie, the couple call their relationship quits six weeks after they were first spotted together. An insider tells Us Weekly that things started to take a downturn for the couple earlier this month. Surprisingly, their split comes days after 18-year-old Richie enthused about her “special relationship” with the 22-year-old “Sorry” singer, to Billboard magazine. In the interview published on September 8, Sofia who one of Lionel Richie’s daughters said: “Justin is very easy to talk to, and that’s hard to find with people in Los Angeles.”…
Popular comedian Julius Agwu has been quiet on the entertainment scene for a while now following brain tumour relapse rumours. News outlets reported that Julius is currently out of the country as doctors are trying to manage his condition. We, however, reached out to his manager, Bishop who confirmed to us that Agwu is doing very well and is only getting a much needed rest. According to him, the veteran comedian is taking all the time he needs to rest in the UK. “He’s doing very well. He’s going to take all the time he needs now to have the…
Ever since she got married, Tonto Dikeh-Churchill has been so full of love for her husband and child. The actress who keeps celebrating the loves of her life has just revealed her ‘baby’ has gotten her the iPhone 7 Rose Gold. She shared a photo of the newly released phone writing, “Always wanted A pink phone. Thank You Baby… #Iphone7.” Meanwhile, Tonto Dikeh and her partner, Oladunni Churchill celebrated their first wedding anniversary on August 29, 2016. The actress took to Instagram today sharing photos from their wedding while gushing over her “Sunshine”. She wrote, “How time flies when you…
Popular blogger Linda Ikeji is the cover star of the September issue of Today’s Woman magazine. Linda Ikeji in this issue talks about the challenges of running the most successful blog in Nigeria, controversies trailing her, her recently launched media empire, love life and her dreams now that she has achieved everything she set out to. Known as one of Nigeria’s top bloggers and a self-made woman who sits atop a million Naira business empire, Linda Ikeji when asked about her love life told the magazine, “I want to be a mum, that’s what I dream about these days”. Also…
Well, it seems like Kanye West has recovered from his ‘brokeness’ following his latest acquisition for Kim Kardashian. The music star got his wife and mother of his two kids her second diamond engagement ring simply because he can! On close inspection, the ring resembles the original engagement band he gave his wife back in 2013, a massive 15 carat Lorraine Schwartz design. According to E! the 20-carat emerald cut diamond ring was also designed by the same celebrity jewellery maker, Lorraine Schwartz. The news was shared by the excited mum who took to social media to share clips of…
Yaya Toure has announced his international retirement from Ivory Coast duty after a 12-year career in which he won 102 caps. Toure, 33, was the captain of his national team and led the country to their second-ever African Nations Cup title in 2015. The Manchester City midfielder was expected to skipper the team in Gabon in January as he began the defence of their crown, but he has instead chosen to quit international football. He said on his official website: “Writing this note was probably ‘the most difficult match of my life.’ After 14 years at the highest level, I’m…
Diego Simeone has defended Neymar over recent criticism of the Barcelona forward’s “provocative” showboating, ahead of Atletico Madrid’s trip to Camp Nou in La Liga on Wednesday. Neymar, 24, angered Leganes players with moves they considered over the top during Barca’s 5-1 win on Saturday and has come in for criticism, including from ex-Blaugrana player Michael Laudrup. The Brazil international has also clashed with Atletico players for the same reason in past meetings, including Fernando Torres and Gabi who were upset by showboating on the ball during a Copa del Rey tie in January 2015. Right-back Juanfran also said this…
Christophe Dugarry believes Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s lack of mobility and Jose Mourinho’s ego are the key reasons for Manchester United’s current troubles. United’s 3-1 Premier League defeat to Watford on Sunday was their third successive loss in all competitions, and left them trailing neighbours and league leaders City by six points. Ibrahimovic, 34, has scored four goals in his five games in the Premier League since his summer move from Paris Saint-Germain. But Dugarry — who won the World Cup in 1998 and Euro 2000 with France — believes a static Ibrahimovic does more harm to United’s play than his stats…
Former Manchester United manager Ron Atkinson says Jose Mourinho’s us-against-the-world approach won’t work at Old Trafford. Mourinho’s United have lost three matches in eight days, including a home derby defeat to Manchester City and a shocking 3-1 loss at Watford on Sunday. The Portuguese, who known to create outside enemies in hopes of creating a bunker mentality within his teams, was harshly critical of referee Michael Oliver after his side’s loss at Vicarage Road. However Atkinson says the former Chelsea and Real Madrid boss must find another tactic with the Red Devils. “I have never been a huge fan of…
Real can extend their lead at the top before Barca and Atletico kick off and set a La Liga record with a 17th straight win at home to Villarreal earlier on Wednesday. Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale missed Sunday’s 2-0 win at Espanyol due to illness and injury respectively. However, both returned to training on Monday and are expected to start. Victory at the weekend saw Real set a new club record for consecutive league wins and match the 16 straight wins Barcelona managed under Pep Guardiola in 2010-11. Villarreal, though, are unbeaten in the league this season as back-to-back…