Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has begged President Muhammadu Buhari to sustain the Border Drill Policy for the country to attain food sufficiency. Ganduje revealed this in Kano, when the ministers of Information, and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Agriculture, and Rural Development Sabo Nanono, led stakeholders on rice production value chain, on a courtesy visit to him. According to him, even if the partial border closure is affecting Nigerians, these present inconveniences should be endured for a better future. He added that what Buhari is doing now should’ve been done years ago. His words, “We know that there is a…
Author: David Folami
Former Manchester United players, Romelu Lukaku and Chris Smalling have both released statements after Thursday’s “Black Friday” headline in Corrie dello Sport. The Italian paper used a picture of the pair on the front page of Thursday’s edition of the newspaper to preview both ex-Red Devils players facing off in Inter Milan’s clash vs Roma laster this week, using the headline “Black Friday.” The clubs involved, Inter Milan and Roma have jumped on social media to blast the headline and the players have done the same. Lukaku wrote, “Instead of focusing on a battle between two teams.. corriere dello sport…
Popular Nigerian producer, Samklef has disclosed a shocking revelation on social media. According to the beatmaker, fighting with Wizkid on social media is the most stupid thing he has ever done in his life. It all happened when he shared this on Twitter, “I want my 1 billion fans to interview me today. Ask me anything let’s go.” A fan seized the opportunity to simply ask, “What is the most stupid thing you have done?” His quick response was, “Fight Wizkid on social media.” LOL.
All Progressives Congress party, APC chairman in Abia State, Donatus Nwankpa has reacted to Thursday’s judgment of a Lagos High Court, which sentenced the Senate Chief Whip and former Abia governor, Sen. Orji Kalu, to 12 years in prison over N7.65 billion fraud. He had his say in a recent interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). According to Donatus, the judgment was very disappointing and unfair. He added that APC will have a meeting to decide what next after his sentence. His words, “The party will meet to take a position on the judgment but as an individual,…
Former Manchester United player, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has said Kylian Mbappe is the first player to excite him since Brazilian striker, Ronaldo. Ronaldo was fantastic in Europe during his playing days. The Brazilian had an extraordinary career playing for clubs like Barcelona, Real Madrid, Inter and AC Milan. He also featured for his country as they lifted the 2002 World Cup, scoring lots of goals. Seen as one of the best strikers ever, Ibrahimovic has now called him his all-time favorite footballer, with only Mbappe coming close to the excitement he saw in the football legend. His words, “It has always…
Popular singer, Davido has jumped on social media to welcome American rap star, Cardi B to Africa. US rapper, Cardi B, who recently released a clip showing she was on her way has gotten a welcome message in advance from Omo Baba Olowo himself. David simply shared her video with these words, “Welcome home.” We cannot wait for Cardi B’s performances during the festive period.
Nollywood actress, Adesua Etomi has dazzled her fans with new pictures. Going by the way she looked, the movie star is definitely enjoying life as a married woman. Adesua captioned the pictures “Pure joy,” and we agree with her. See the photos, Lovely.
The Senate has begged the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu to decrease the number of checkpoints on Federal highways across Nigeria. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Special Assistant (Press) to President of the Senate, Ezrel Tabiowo. Tabiowo believes it has become vital to do it not just because of the festive season but because that is how it should be henceforth. The lawmakers added that Mohammed should also tell officers of the Nigeria Police Force to desist from the habit of extorting Nigerians. The statement read, “We appeal to the Inspector General of Police to…
Italian footballer, Leonardo Bonucci has come out to say that Italian club, AC Milan helped him to mature as a player. The quality center-back moved to San Siro from Juventus at the beginning of the 2017-18 season, before going back to Juve the next summer. Even if Bonucci did not have the best of times at Milan form-wise, he has said the move still impacted his career positively and made him mature as a footballer. His words, “If I think back to the Leonardo I was two or three years ago, I would not have made certain decisions,” “The decision…
Nollywood actress, Uche Jombo has reacted to the Federal High Court in Lagos’s verdict sentencing former Abia state governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, to 12 years imprisonment for N7.6 billion fraud which he allegedly carried out when he was governor of Abia state from 1999 to 2007. As some Nigerians hailed the EFCC for trying the politician, others feel the sentence is not real ad Akpabio will appeal at the Supreme court and be freed. However, Uche Jombo believes the sentence sends a good message to corrupt politicians that decamp to the ruling party with the hope that they will be…
Ex-governor of Imo State and present Senator representing Imo West, Rochas Okorocha has come out to say that ethnicity should not determine Nigeria’s next president. This is his reaction to Northern leaders insisting that the presidency should stay in the North and South-South leaders disagreeing. Speaking to the press in Abuja recently, Rochas said ethnicity or religion should have no place in politics because poverty knows no tribe or religion. His words, “I believe that power must be given to the person that has the vision irrespective of where he comes from because tribe cannot put food on the table…
Aston Villa defender, Ahmed Elmohamady has come out to say that Jack Grealish is the best player he has played with, despite lining up alongside Mohamed Salah for Egypt. Mohammed Salah finished 5th in the 2019 Ballon d’Or rankings, after an excellent form for his club where he assisted his team to win the UCL. However, Ahmed still thinks Grealish is his best teammate ever even after playing alongside Salah for the last 9 years. His words, “I’ve played with some great players, I play with Mo Salah in the national team, but for me, Jack is the best player…
Everton recently fired manager Marco Silva because of his terrible start to the 2019-20 Premier League season that has seen the club drop into the relegation zone after Wednesday’s evening’s 5-2 thrashing vs Liverpool. Ex Everton striker and present first-team coach, Duncan Ferguson has been named caretaker manager for Saturday’s match vs Chelsea at Goodison Park. Reports have it that David Moyes is in the running for a brief return to Goodison Park, six-and-a-half years after he left the club for Manchester United. The club has said they plan to appoint a new manager soon. The club’s statement read, “Everton…
After failing at the Tribunal and the Court of Appeal, the Alliance for Democracy, AD, governorship candidate in the March 9, 2019 election in Lagos State, Chief Owolabi Salis, has gone to the Supreme Court to request for the cancellation of the victory of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress, APC. According to him, Sanwo-Olu was not elected by valid votes and he is rejecting his victory for being a corruption of justice. He added that the voter’s card the governor used was cloned and he discovered that when he asked for Sanwo-Olu’s forms at INEC. His words,…
Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele wants celebrities to stop making up incredible and untrue stories just to stay relevant. According to her, if a colleague signs an endorsement deal, be happy for him or her. She added that they should stop feeling pressured because their time is coming too. See what she wrote, Wise woman.
Marcus Rashford is a super finisher according to Manchester United goalkeeper, David de Gea. David De Gea believes Rashford’s current form will give the Red Devils the needed boost ahead of their match vs Manchester City on Saturday. He feels the English talent could’ve even scored more vs Spurs and more performances like that should help the club against good opponents. His words, “Marcus is in very good form and showing his talent. “He is a great finisher. He scored two and could have scored even more goals. We are happy that he is scoring goals for us and playing…
Convener of RevolutionNow and publisher of Sahara reporters, Omoyele Sowore has been freed from detention after spending over 100 days in DSS custody. His release is coming few hours after a Federal High Court in Abuja gave the agency one day to release him and Bakare from detention. Omoyele Sowore got arrested on August 3, few days to a planned protest against bad governance in Nigeria. Congrats to him.
Former BBNaija housemate, TBoss has been blasted for saying she spoke her daughter into existence. The new mum sparked lots of reactions after jumping on social media to praise God for her baby, adding that she did not know she would come and simply trusted God to make it happen. Her words, “I spoke my daughter into existence. I didn’t know when she would come but I trusted God’s timing and today, I hold my own beautiful girl in my arms whilst she kisses my face. Ain’t God the greatest? There’s truly power in the tongue.” “I have known Love.…
Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer should be fired because an 8th-place finish is looking like the height of the club’s ambition this season, according to Paul Parker. Mufc are now 6th in the EPL after their 2-1 victory vs Tottenham and former boss Jose Mourinho, but they still lack consistency. Parker still believes all the stats prove that Ole should be jobless right now since he has failed to meet expectations. His words, “Can they finish eighth? “You have to look where they are at this moment in time, the games where they’ve dropped points and people may say…
Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, David Oyedepo has come out to say that the controversial hate speech bill is a crazy piece of legislation. Having his say at the opening ceremony of Shiloh, Bishop David disclosed that the bill is already dead. According to him, he could not understand why Senator Sabi Abdullahi did not propose a death penalty for bandits and terrorists. He then added that he loves Nigeria with passion and will always speak about things that are not going well in the country. His words, “Hate speech is one of the craziest ideas. So if…