PDP, Kogi State has said that the decision of delegates of the APC to elect incumbent Governor Yahaya Bello as the party’s flag bearer for the November 16 governorship polls would make it easy for them to win. Sharing their reaction to Yahaya Bello’s appointment, via its spokesman, Bode Ogunmola, said the choice of Yahaya “despite his poor performance” will make it simpler for PDP. The opposition party cited what it described as the “general public resentment against Bello’s administration” as another reason for their upcoming victory in the election. He said, “It is a well known fact that Governor…
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Popular comedian, Alibaba has shared his reaction to the xenophobic attacks happening in South Africa by speaking about President Buhari who has kept mute about it. On Instagram, Alibaba said Buhari’s silence is not shocking since he does the same thing when the killings happen in Nigeria. His words, “Most times, some people just read the news hear the news, and do not know the undercurrents of the news. Many do not know the interconnections of the nexus of any news they hear. _ Shebi they say I’m a comedian… Ok. Let our president pull some strings, that South African…
Luka Modric is still a Real Madrid player because he never wanted to leave after a poor season, according to AC Milan director and fellow Croat, Zvonimir Boban. AC Milan wanted to bring in the Croat over the summer, but the move failed to happen. Speaking on the transfer saga, Buban said, “He is a big Milan fan, and has been ever since he was a child, so he had the passion to join us. “However, we never got into concrete talks, he didn’t want to leave Real after a bad season.” “In addition, he knows how to play in…
With the latest attack on Nigerians in South Africa, President Muhammadu Buhari has come out to say that he has sent a special envoy to President Ramaphosa, to remind him of his international obligation of protecting the lives and properties of foreigners in South Africa. Sharing this through the official tweeter handle of the Presidency ‘@NGRPresident’, PMB told the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama to reach out to the South African High Commissioner to come to Nigeria. The tweet read, “FURTHER UPDATES: 1/ Minister of Foreign Affairs @GeoffreyOnyeama has summoned the SA High Commissioner to Nigeria. 2/ Next month…
Juventus, Barcelona and Liverpool stars, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Virgil van Dijk have been announced as the final 3-man shortlist for FIFA’s The Best men’s award. The same players were picked for UEFA’s Player of the Year, with Van Dijk becoming the first defender to win the award at the Champions League draw ceremony last week. Modric, Real Madrid midfielder, got the award last year, beating Ronaldo and Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah to the prize. Pep is vying for The Best Men’s Coach award after leading Manchester City to the English domestic treble last season. Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp is also…
The Peoples Democratic Party have said the international community has rejected President Muhammadu Buhari. In a recent statement by National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan said that lack of attention given to PMB in Tokyo proved his alleged rejection by the international community. Kola dislosed that Buhari only came back with an empty basket and pocket filled with promissory notes. The statement read, “The conference has shown that no world leader or international investors want to do any real business with Nigeria under President Buhari, mainly because of the legitimacy burden of his presidency arising from the rigging of the…
Nollywood actress, Lilian Esoro has described her ex-husband, Ubi Franklin, as a colour-blind man that could not see the type of woman she was. Sharing a sexy picture, Lilian Esoro gave this caption, “She was a rainbow, but he was color blind. The Money Year Give them Hot Hot.” See the picture, This is circulating after the divorce case between her and Ubi Franklin went south at the Ikeja High Court. The judge simply said the reason for filing for divorce was invalid since Lilian Esoro had said that Ubi caters for her and their son and that they are…
Manchester City did not have the money for a centre-back this summer, according to Pep Guardiola. City spent more than £120 million in the summer to add Rodri, Joao Cancelo and Angelino to the team but are presently battling a defensive crisis if Aymeric Laporte is ruled out with a knee injury. Speaking on that recently, Pep has said the cash was not available to add a centre-back to his summer shopping list. His words, “We could not buy like the opponents,” “The club works incredibly well in all departments and sometimes we cannot afford it like other teams afford…
Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi has said parents who keep their school-age kids out of school will be dealt with from now on. Speaking in Eporo during an enrolment sensitisation campaign, Fayemi admonished parents and guardians to accept his government’s free education programme. Fayemi emphasised that Ekiti’s Child Rights Law caters for all kids and their access to education, plus going against that law will be the wrong thing to do. His words, “We have a Child Rights Act in Ekiti which prohibits parents from disallowing children of school age to be out of school during school session. “If your…
Popular superstar, Jidenna recently paid a visit to the BBNaija house and he even had the chance to interact with other housemates. The host of the reality show, Ebuka, initially took him around for a tour while the housemates were put on freeze mode, but Jidenna later came back for proper gist with them. He spoke about how his family members have been speaking about the things going on the house and how social media has made them very popular. Asked about being a housemate in the house, Jidenna said he knows it is difficult and even if he might…
Henrikh Mkhitaryan is set to quit Arsenal, with Roma in talks with the London club over a season-long loan deal for the former Manchester United, sources have sold. Henrikh, 30, featured from the bench during Sunday’s 2-2 draw vs Spurs at the Emirates, but it could be his last game in an Arsenal shirt if he wraps up a move to Roma. After signing in from Manchester United in a swap deal with Alexis Sanchez in January 2018, Mkhi has battled to make an impact at the Emirates under Arsene Wenger or Unai Emery. Unai has been clear about how…
The Director-General of Media and Publicity to the Governor of Kogi State, Hon. Kingsley Fanwo has told Kogi State indigens that the Governor will keep focusing On governance despite plans for the November 16, 2019 Governorship election in the state. Speaking to newsmen at Mopa over the weekend, Fanwo’s image maker revealed that delivering democracy dividends to the people is still “on the front burners of the present administration”. His words, “His Excellency Alh Yahaya Bello will not remove his feet from the pedals of governance and in his drive to deliver democracy dividends to the people of the State”…
Popular comedian, Kevin Hart might need “major back surgery” after his ghastly car accident that happened on Sunday, September 1. The popular host, along with Jared Black and Rebbeca Broxterman were in the car. Jared, who was driving Hart’s vehicle, reportedly “lost control” of the automobile in the hills of Malibu. Kevin who suffered a serious back injury is now said to be set to undergo surgery as a result of the injuries. He is presently in a Los Angeles hospital. As per a report from US Magazine, sources have said: “he is undergoing tests to determine if he will…
Arsenal forward, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has said he feels the Gunners were responsible for their 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. Poch’s team scored twice within 40 minutes at the Emirates Stadium after benefitting from a terrible defence. However, Lacazette’s goal in the 2nd half and Auba’s effort 19 minutes from time rescued a point for them. Speaking on the game, Aubameyang has now said all the goals Tottenham scored were preventable. His words, “Yes, I think so,” “I think after those two goals we started to put on the pressure and we tried to push a lot and Laca…
FRSC Acting Sector Public Education Officer, Ms Bisi Sonusi, has said that the command, in partnership with the other traffic control agencies, had taken steps to reduce motorists’ hardship along the affected corridor. The Lagos State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) disclosed that no vehicle owner will suffer during the rehabilitation of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway if they all observe lane discipline and road diversion signs. Her words, “Vehicles will be diverted to the other side, but we have a lot of traffic control personnel on the road. “They are to ensure sanity and lane discipline so that…
Bobriksy is not happy with a few things after his birthday party was disrupted by armed policemen last weekend. The problem of his new “Range Rover” that was to be unveiled at the ceremony but failed to happen has been a topic on social media for some time now and his car dealer even had to speak out on it. Reacting, Bobrisky shared his own side of the story, calling the car dealer a ‘hater in disguise’. His words, “This 2019 Range was supposed to be my birthday gift to mark my 28yr birthday.. the party that was canceled for…
Leicester City midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi is hoping his club can finish in the EPL top six this season. The former PL champions narrowly missed out on Europa League ticket last season, after finishing behind Wolverhampton Wanderers and Everton in ninth place. This term, Ndidi has now set a target for the club by hoping they can do better than their last season’s performances. His words, “Top six? I would say top three [is possible] but we have to get the points out of the games before we can place ourselves at the top.” The Nigeria international is presently studying business…
Ex governor of Imo state, Sen Rochas Okorocha has asked current governor, Emeka Ihedioha to recognize his (Okorocha’s) projects for the benefit of the people of the state. Speaking recently in Owerri, via his Special Adviser on Media, Sam Onwuemeodo, he begged the governor to open the international cargo airport that was built when he was the number one man in the state. He urged Emeka Ihedioha to let judges use the Ultra-modern Justice Oputa High Court Complex built among other projects he mentioned. He said, “The governor of Imo State Chief Emeka Ihedioha should be advised by well meaning…
2 days after Nigerian singer, Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley blasted Twitter fans that think he is an illiterate, he has also placed a curse on EFCC at his recent show in Dubai. In a short clip on Instagram yesterday, Naira Marley said this in yoruba, “Ko ni da fun EFCC,” meaning, It shall not be well with the EFCC, at the show. On Instagram, Naira was also not happy with the fact that Nigerians are spending their money to beautify Dubai rather than spending it in Nigeria. He then urged FG to desist from harassing rich youths and they…
Real Madrid player, Eden Hazard has been named the 2018/19 UEFA Europa League Player of the Season. The ex Chelsea player beat Olivier Giroud and Luka Jovi to the award and it was announced during the UEFA Europa League group stage draw yesterday, August 30. The judging panel involved 48 club coaches and 55 journalists, and Hazard ended with 221 points ahead of his former Chelsea team-mate Olivier Giroud. His words, “Thank you to everyone who voted for me and I’d like to wish everybody playing in the Europa League good luck.” Top 10 were: 1 Eden Hazard (Chelsea, now…