The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has cautioned Nigerians all over the world to bring back all looted artifacts that belong to the country or get ready for a legal battle. According to him, FG would use every “legal and diplomatic instrument” to ensure the return of Nigeria’s stolen artifacts and cultural materials worldwide. He added that the stolen artifacts are vital to the citizens and anyone involved in smuggling them out of Nigeria should be prepared to face justice. His words, “We have never laid claim to the Mona Lisa or a Rembrandt. Those who looted our heritage…
Author: David Folami
Reports have it that the lingering feud between Blackface and 2Face Idibia is over, as both singers have decided to settle out of court. According to blogger Linda Ikeji, 2baba signed an undisclosed settlement agreement at the Ikeja High Court yesterday, Wednesday, November 27, 2019, and immediately dropped his N50m defamation lawsuit against Blackface. The report say that Blackface agreed to not publicly blast 2Face while 2baba agreed to work out an agreement that will enable Blackface to earn royalties. We hope this peace will last.
Liverpool does not have better players than Manchester United or Arsenal or Tottenham, according to John Barnes. John believes their recent success has been based on pure belief and nothing else. He thinks the reason other clubs are not doing as well is simply because they do not have the right mindset to compete. His words, “Liverpool haven’t got better players than Manchester United or Arsenal or Tottenham. “What they have is more harmony, more belief, togetherness, and belief in the manager.” On Liverpool winning the EPL, “Of course, I’ll be happy to win the league on 90 points this…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected the suit seeking an amendment of the constitution to allow President Muhammadu Buhari run for a third term in office. Recall that Charles Enya, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi state, reportedly filed the suit (FHC/AI/CS/90/19) before a federal high court in Abakiliki, Ebonyi state capital weeks ago. Reacting to this move, APC has now said it was a suit that was filed in bad taste and Charles will always be a busy body with ulterior motives. National Publicity Secretary, APC, Lanre Issa-Onilu also threatened to sue Enya if…
Popular TV presenter, Stephanie Coker-Aderinokun has clocked 31 and to celebrate her birthday, she flaunted very lovely pictures with her baby bump. To mark her special day, Steph also talked about a life-threatening experience she encountered and how she was able to pull through. Her words, “I turned 30 last year. I was blessed with so much but was also tested. I went through and dealt with so much. From life-threatening circumstances, you cant do this… you can’t do that. I felt a huge weight on my shoulders. This year my birthday is on thanksgiving because God knew he wanted…
Everton’s upcoming clash vs Liverpool might be the turning point for underwhelming manager, Marco Silva, according to ex Toffees coach, Roberto Martinez. Marco Silva has been poor this season after only four wins from their first 13 league games of the season and presently occupying a spot in the table just two points above the relegation zone. Rumor has it that David Moyes, Eddie Howe, and Mark Hughes might be replacing him soon but Roberto thinks he might finally get it right vs league leaders, Liverpool. His words, “That’s a game that would show an incredible mentality from Everton,” “It’s…
State Publicity Secretary of APC, Chris Azebamwan has said the suspension of Mr. Anselm Ojezua has since been ratified by the National Working Committee NWC of the party. According to Chris, all statements from Ojezua should be disregarded from now on because he no longer represents APC at any level. He added that a vote of no confidence was passed on him, therefore any role he held ceases to exist henceforth. His words, “Our attention has been drawn to a statement credited to Barr. Anselm Ojezua who for the records, has been suspended from our Party, in respect of the…
Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw has blasted mothers who bleach their baby’s skin to make them glow. Kate jumped on Instagram to talk about the bad practice that is also expensive. According to her, there is absolutely nothing to glow in the body of babies. She then urged bleaching cream companies to leave children out of their plans and concentrate on adults. Her words, “This is where I draw the line!!! Selling all sorts of unverified products to mothers telling them to glow their babies with a flawless shower bath!!What is this self loathing that you want to transfer to children??…
Arsenal should consider gambling on Patrick Vieira now that Unai Emery has been fired, according to Ray Parlour. Ray believes Vieira would be a better choice to take over from Emery ahead of Mauricio Pochettino or Nuno. He feels because Patrick is a familiar face, things will be easier. His words, “I have always said Patrick Vieira. I would take a chance with him. “Of course it is a gamble, it is a massive gamble but every manager is a gamble. “Look, Pep Guardiola started his career, how did Jurgen Klopp get his break? “These sort of lucky breaks sometimes…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has promised to punish operators of illegal toll points in the state. Dapo, who revealed this as he received a 3-man team from the Ogun- Guangdong Free Trade Zone, at his office in Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, said those behind these points are hindering the economic growth of the State. He added that if levies will be placed on anybody, it has to come from the state’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry. His words, “The issue of illegal tolling has been brought to my notice. I learnt that people are collecting multiple tolls. We are…
Former BBNaija housemate, Omashola has talked about how dear his hometown, Warri, is to his heart. According to him, Warri people are naturally funny, strong and stubborn. He added that his people are actually the sweetest people ever. His words, “There is something about being a Warri breed, You become naturally funny, strong and stubborn. Yes we are stubborn, but he get why.I don’t know why but no matter how we try to act posh, He nor fit last for 5mins before we lose guard, “When people meet us for the first time, they tend to want to hate us…
Chelsea should not even think about outscoring every team because their young and defensively naive team still has so much to learn if they want to challenge for major honors, according to Tony Cascarino. Even if they have been fairly good thus far, a lack of experience has left them exposed in England and in Europe. Ex Chelsea striker, Cascarino wants to see those problems addressed if the club intends to win the EPL title and fight for a Champions League trophy in years to come. His words, “I get why Chelsea fans are excited about the team’s attacking flair,…
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle has come out to say that ex-governor of the state, Abdulaziz Yari threatened his government with a court case for not paying his upkeep allowances. Bello revealed this today while assenting to the repealed law in which past governors, deputy governors, speakers of the state house of assembly earned about a billion naira yearly as upkeep allowance. Matawalle said the ex-governor paid himself N300 million as severance even when the state owed N10 billion in pensions. He added that his own government would only pay allowances as provided by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal…
Popular British rock band, Coldplay have been touring with Nigerian legend, Femi Kuti and they are happy with the experience. The band flaunted a picture on Instagram recently with this caption, “It’s been a great honour playing with Femi Kuti and his band over the last week or so – we are going to miss all these guys” See the photo, Coldplay and Femi Kuti have a song titled “Arabesque” off Coldplay’s new album, “Everyday Life.” Nice.
Former Juventus manager, Massimiliano Allegri or Mauricio Pochettino should be signed by Arsenal, according to Kevin Campbell. Kevin believes both managers can restore the club’s structure now that Unai Emery is gone. He revealed that he wants to see Poch cross over from Spurs to Arsenal even if he also thinks Allegri can improve the Gunners and make them competitive once again. His words, “There’s a load of good managers out there. “Before Unai Emery was anywhere near the job, I wanted Max Allegri and I still think he’s one of those elite managers and coaches that could turn the…
Popular singer, Trey Songz wants you to know that his son can now stand by himself at 7 months old. He flaunted a picture on Instagram as proof. His words, “I’m 35 and my baby standing up on his own at 7months. God is good all the time.” See the picture, We are happy for him.
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus has begged the Federal Government, governors and Local Government Area chairmen to manage resources well to meet the needs of the people. According to him, increasing internally generated revenue only cannot tackle Nigeria’s developmental needs. Uche Secondus, represented by the PDP’s National Financial Secretary, Abdulahi Maibasira, said this during the 2019 internally generated revenue summit organized by the PDP Governors Forum in Abuja. It was titled, “The Imperatives of Developing Internally Generated Revenue Options for State Governments in a Recessed Economy.” His words, “The myriad of problems facing the country,…
Arsenal manager, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang feels Gabriel Martinelli deserves to be praised for the way he has been played for Arsenal this season. Gabriel has dazzled since his summer move from Ituano, netting 7 goals to be ranked as the Gunners’ second-top scorer so far, behind Aubameyang. Martinelli provided the assist for Emerick’s opener in their 2-1 Europa League defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday and has three goals in the competition thus far. Speaking on his form, Auba feels he has done very well and he has settled into the team easily. His words, “Gabriel Martinelli has done really well,…
Davido is set to start his Nigeria concert later this month and he intends to storm Asaba and Enugu very soon. The singer revealed this via a tweet minutes ago, letting everyone know he is on his way to Nigeria to have a good time. His words, “On my way to Lagos to have A GOOD TIME ..!! ENUGU AND ASABA THIS WEEKEND !!!!! WHATS SONGS SHOULD I PERFORM OFF #AGT ??,” We await the performance.
Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa and Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege believe the relocation of multinational oil companies from Urhoboland to other parts of Nigeria is as a result of the youth restiveness and illegal development levies in the area. Having their say during the 2nd Urhobo Economic and Investment Summit organized by the Urhobo Economic Summit Group in Ekpan, Uvwie Local Government Area of the state, they said the development has also hindered economic development in Urhoboland. According to them, the Urhobo nation have to take advantage of their comparative advantage in the area of population and geographical…