Former Nollywood actress, Eucharia Anunobi has shared her excitement after she woke up to see her Instagram page verified. The movie star turned pastor who has more than 400k followers could not hold back her joy as she appreciated God for the new development. She also appreciated Uche Elendu who put her through on how things work on the platform. Her words, “Wow, what do I say. What do I write. I just looked up on my profile picture to post an update and for a second, I thought, I was seeing double. Because there were two kinds of signs,…
Author: David Folami
The Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has praised the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu for EFCC’s success since 2015. According to the group, EFCC has done remarkably well in the areas of convictions and recoveries in the last four years. Revealing this recently, at EFCC headquarters, the Executive Secretary, NEITI, Waziri Adio said Magu is a brilliant fighter and should be praised for his fight against corruption. His words, “I must congratulate you on the job you are doing since you took over in 2015. The job you are doing for the…
Manchester United legend, Roy Keane is arrogant and shameful for criticizing Declan Rice, according to West Ham co-owner, David Gold. After a recent England game that Delcan played in, Keane said, “Where he needs to improve, there are plenty of aspects if you think about it. “Over the last few months he has had a lot of praise, I worked with him while he was with the Ireland squad. “Where does he need to improve, where do you want me to start? His positional play I don’t think is consistent enough, he doesn’t stay with runners, he’s sloppy in possession.…
“Power” actor, Rotimi has said visiting Nigeria is a life-changing experience for him. According to him, Nigeria is a country blessed with Kings & Queens. He added that it was always important for him to come home. His words, “Being in Nigeria is a life-changing experience. It’s important to go home. A country filled with Kings & Queens.” “It’s a blessing that our gifts affected the culture the way we have. That the characters we play became real because of God’s Grace & purpose. These DMs & comments are hilarious. It means we did our job. The last 5 episodes…
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has urged ExxonMobil and other International Oil Companies (IOCs) to collaborate effectively to make sure the oil and gas sector is lucrative and efficient in Nigeria. Timipre revealed this in a recent statement signed by Alhaji Garba Deen Muhammad, his Special Adviser on Media, in Abuja. He begged ExxonMobil and other oil firms to keep ensuring full representation at state events that would strengthen their partnership He also vowed to sustain the relationship with the Federal Government via the Ministry of Petroleum Resources because “there is nobody who doesn’t want…
Manchester United have a very clear vision when it comes to football transfers, according to executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward. He believes the club has a philosophy of winning trophies by playing awesome football. Ed Woodward also said it is not true that he is the reason behind the failed transfer strategy at the club because his job is to just sign off on the deals brought to him by the manager and approved by the board. He revealed this as he announced United’s first-quarter revenue results. His words, “We have a clear vision in terms of football philosophy and recruitment.…
Popular rapper, Kanye West, who recently made a special appearance at Pastor Joel Osteen’s Lakewood megachurch in Houston on Sunday November 17, said he is the greatest artist God ever created. According to him, he is now dedicated to being a Christian and the devil has stolen “all the good producers, all the good musicians, all the good artists, all the good designers.” Kanye also revealed that when he was at his lowest point, the lord was there, so he has to work for him. His words, “Now, the greatest artist that God has ever exist- uh, created is now…
Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde is not happy with the way the recently concluded Kogi governorship election went down. He said this as he began work on the Moniya-Iseyin road project, just 2 months after withdrawing it from the initial contractor. According to Gov Seyi, Nigeria is still nowhere near how an election should be conducted and the present democracy being practiced in Nigeria is nowhere close to what Nigerians want. His words, “My reaction is that I think that our aspiration as a country is still very far apart from our effective reality. That is the summary of my…
Jose Mourinho and Manchester United were warned to run away from £75 million ($97m) deal for Romelu Lukaku, but they ignored the warning, according to Steve Walsh. Steve, who had previously worked with Jose has said he attempted to inform him at Old Trafford that the Belgian was a gamble who was not strong mentally to play for a club as big as Man United, but he did not listen. Walsh believes Jose proved that he is no longer the manager that once saw recruitment as a key factor in a club’s success. He added that current RB, Bissaka is…
Nollywood actress and singer, Ashionye Michelle Raccah has come out to say that homosexuality is not a disease. According to her, Nigerians must start to see homosexuals are human beings too. She revealed this at the premiere of Funmi Iyanda’s movie, Walking with Shadows. Speaking at the premiere of the film which focuses on a married man who was gay despite having a wife, she said she believes anybody that is gay was born that way. She had that no judge has the right to sentence people for their sexuality. Her words, “It’s high time we began to accept every…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has come out to say that ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan is happy with the result of the November 16 governorship polls in Bayelsa State. The APC Governorship candidate in the election, David Lyon was announced as the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC as he defeated the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Diri Douye. However, Chairman of the APC Governors Forum and Governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu has now said ex PDP president, GEJ is pleased with the outcome of the polls. His words, “We were in Bayelsa for over…
Tim Sherwood has said Tottenham’s players are the reason for the club’s weak start to the 2019-20 campaign, not the manager, Mauricio Pochettino. Spurs was part of the EPL’s top four for a fourth successive year last season and even reached their first-ever UCL final. Sadly, the club has failed to reach that height in recent months, dropping to 14th in the EPL after 12 games, and Tim believes the players should be blamed for the poor form. His words, “I don’t blame the manager, I blame the players,” “They have to look at themselves and have that bravery when…
Popular Fashion designer, Yomi Casual and his wife, Grace have welcomed their 2nd child, a baby boy. Yomi jumped on Instagram to announce the birth of his son and also flaunted beautiful pictures of himself and his wife posing with him. His words, “Witnessing your birth brought tears to my eyes my blessed son… I waited patiently for this joyful day to come and here you are OLORUNYOMI KENDRICK MAKUN JNR .. we love you son.” See pictures, Congratz to them. Omoniyi Makun, who is also known as Yomi Casual, was born on January 25, 1985. Yomi was born into…
The Senate has urged Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed to educate the citizens on the proposed increase of Value Added Tax, VAT from five percent to 7.5 percent and its consequences. According to the Senate, the explanation is important since Nigerians would like to know the precise items excluded from the tax hike, especially food items. This was revealed recently in Abuja when the Finance Minister appeared before the Senator Solomon Adeola led Senate Committee on Finance at a pre-public hearing briefing. The Senate believes Nigerians would wish to react to the VAT hike, but they need public enlightenment on…
England’s defence is still a selection issue for Gareth Southgate, according to Martin Keown. Martin believes City CB, John Stones is lacking confidence and Aston Villa’s Tyrone has not been convincing as a partner for Man United defender, Harry Maguire. Keown generally feels the main question mark for the English national team lies at the back since there is no clear option to play alongside Maguire in defence. His words, “Who starts at the back alongside Harry Maguire? I’d go with Joe Gomez. Southgate likes to pick players who play regularly for their clubs. Gomez has not been starting as…
Former BBNaija housemate, Ella wants help from Nigerians for her mum’s ill health. Without revealing the sickness, Ella shared a picture of her mother with this caption, “This is a cry for help, my mum needs you” She then added that 600,000 naira is all that is needed for the operation. See what she wrote, We wish her mum a quick recovery. Big Brother Naija, formerly known as Big Brother Nigeria, is a Nigerian reality competition television series, based on the Big Brother television franchise, in which 12 to 21 contestants live in an isolated house and compete for a…
The Director-General of the Kogi State Bureau of Information and Grassroots Mobilisation, Alhaji Abdulkarim Abdulmalik, has urged Mr Musa Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to accept defeat and move on. He revealed this in a recent statement issued in Lokoja on Monday. He begged Mr. Musa and Mrs. Natadha Akpoti, the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the election to accept Yahaya’s re-election and simply see it as the lord’s doing. His words, ”I call on the people of Kogi State to join hands with the governor to move the State to greater height. ”They should…
Super Eagles manager, Gernot Rohr is fine with the Super Eagles conceding first during games if it means they will still seal the victory before full time. This was his reaction after his team’s 4-2 victory vs Lesotho in Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. Like vs Benin Republic, Lesotho netted first after Nkoto Masoabi headed past Daniel Akpeyi. However, Super Eagles came back to secure the win and Lille’s Victor Osimhen netted two goals. Speaking after the game, Rohr said he concentrates on the positives and the full time result in matches in all Super Eagles games. His words,…
Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has come out to say that he has been called by God to be a pastor. The amazing movie star revealed this on Twitter recently and said he has to answer the pastoral calling awaiting him. His words, “Back home in Lagos. After my acting seminar yesterday, resting, recharging for more movements coming up. So much is happening recently that has left me in awe. Indeed I have a calling to serve God. A pastoral calling.” Hmmm…What say you? Yul Edochie (born Yul Chibuike Daniel Edochie 7 January 1982) is a Nigerian actor, named after popular…
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for ensuring a level playing field that has helped the people to assert their sovereignty and select their leaders. Lawan then hailed the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidates on their victory in the governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa. He also praised David Lyon for making history as the first governor Bayelsa who has been elected on a platform different from the outgoing ruling party in the state. His words, “The impressive turnout of voters in the two states is a ringing endorsement of democracy by Nigerians as…