The Senior Special Assistant to the President on social investment, Maryam Uwais has come out to defend the Federal Government’s Social Investment Programmes (SIP). Uwais revealed that Aisha Buhari, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari who blasted SIP, will not say all she did if she could access the proper data. Speaking on Channels Television, the presidential aide disclosed that about 290,000 beneficiaries from Adamawa, Aisha’s home state, were being paid under the initiative. His words, “I believe that if she (Aisha) were to listen to the information they have there, if she were to check our data, she would be…
Author: David Folami
Early this morning, naked photos of popular rapper, Iggy Azalea from a 2016 GQ photoshoot circulated online. This made Iggy deactivated her social media accounts but later activated one to put out a statement. She spoke about how she feel violated after the leak. Her words were, “A lot of high profile women have shot covers with GQ with a strategically placed hand etc covering their breasts etc.,” “I always felt they were very beautiful covers, so I jumped at the opportunity. I hadn’t seen other women’s covers leak so I felt comfortable (on a closed set) to model for…
Belgium winger, Eden Hazard has said there has still been no development on his future at the London club but he does not have any intention to play for another English club. Hazard, who has been strongly connected with a move to Real Madrid, could feature in his last game for Chelsea in the Europa League final against Arsenal on Wednesday and has said winning one more trophy for Chelsea would be a befitting end to his stay in England. His words, “At the moment, nothing has happened, so I can’t say anything,” “It’s in the hands of the clubs.…
Ex Secretary to Delta State Government, Comrade Ovuozourie Macaulay has said Ifeanyi Okowa exceeded expectations as Delta State governor. He stated that Ifeanyi Okowa’s reign was so peaceful that the only discussions was about how the future of Delta would be. His words, “I have not heard of any fracas between them and the executive. With that, they have done perfectly well. I don’t think they have done badly. Today, in Delta State, I can say we have more happy people than aggrieved.” “The last election was very challenging. The challenges made everyone to sit up from the governor to…
Adekunle Kosoko a.k.a Adekunle Gold is mourning his dead father, who left this world last night. Reports have it that Prince Hakeem Adeyemi Kosoko, the Permanent Secretary of Education District 4, gave up during the night after battling an undisclosed ailment. Mr Adeyemi was initially flown out of the country because of his sickness and his position had to be temporarily filled by anther person for more than a month. He recently came back to Nigeria when he was getting better, according to a Linda Ikeji source, but unfortunately, he died days back. He is survived by his wife, children,…
Tottenham goalkeeper, Hugo Lloris has hailed Mauricio Pochettino for saving his career as the team prepare for the UCL against Liverpool on Saturday. LLoris, who has now spent 7 years at Spurs after signing from Lyon believes things might’ve been different in his football journey if Poch did not sign him up. His words, “It is quite simple,” “At that time, after two years at the club, I didn’t really like the way things had turned for me here. I put a lot of questions in my mind. Then I met [Pochettino].” “As soon as I met him, I knew…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said obeying traffic rules and regulations will help to decrease road crashes. Mr Chiedozie Okoh, the Sector Public Education Officer of the FRSC in Delta, revealed this at a ceremony to mark the National Road Safety Club Day on Tuesday in Asaba. He urged motorists to be safety conscious when driving and to abide by safety rules. His words, “The essence of the road safety clubs in schools is to catch the children young as well as make them understand the need for safety. “They must be conversant with the road signs, how…
Regina Daniels’ dad, Barrister Jude Ojeogwu, who is a Lagos-based lawyer has said he knows nothing about his daughter marrying an old, wealthy man. Regina Daniels and Ned Nwoko recently wrapped up their traditional introduction rites at Aboh-Ogwashi, Ogwashi-Uku in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State, where Regina’s mum is from. He revealed that Regina and her mother are the ones that are fully in charge of the arrangement. His words, “Regina daniel Ojeogwu is my biological daughter.What ever is ongoing is not to my knowledge and without my consent.The fact speaks for itself looking at the picture.…
Ex President, Olusegun Obasanjo has said policy implementation, not formulation, is the major issue stopping the country from developing and growing. He revealed this Ibadan on Saturday at the inauguration of Sen. Abiola Ajimobi Ring Road held at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). His words, “Our problem in this country has always been that of implementation. The 25-year Oyo State Government Agriculture Policy Framework presented is a good thing. “We have formulated several policies in the past that suffered implementation. I hope your successor will implement it,” “If you go into agriculture you may not be rich like…
Nollywood star, Afeez Oyetoro a.k.a Saka, is marked his 16th wedding anniversary yesterday and he had some things to say. According to veteran, “the only regret I have is that I got married to her just only sixteen years ago and not earlier than that.” His words, “Today, (May 24 2019), sixteen years ago, Olaide Saidat said “yes” and we became husband and wife. But I have a regret. In my life, the only regret I have is that I got married to her just only sixteen years ago and not earlier than that. It has been sixteen years of…
Ex Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho has said his decision regarding his future will not be an emotional one, and he will use his head instead of his heart. Jose has been jobless since he exited his position at Old Trafford in December 2018. Several destinations have been predicted since that happened, but he is yet to make a comeback to management. He has now said he will not be rushed into accepting any proposal put to him. His words to Sky Sports, “I don’t know, honestly I don’t know. The only thing that I know is that I cannot…
Professor Wole Soyinka has blasted the Federal Government for rebuking President Olusegun Obasanjo over his comments that Boko Haram and herdsmen only plan to Fulanise West Africa and Islamise Africa. Wole Soyinka slammed FG for shunning the call for partnership efforts to tackle insecurity, like Obasanjo suggested. He revealed this at the United Bank for Africa, UBA, symposium, tagged: “Africa’s history redefined: Our past, a path to the future.’’ His words, “However, everybody knows that my relationship with Obasanjo is not too cordial but at the same time, we should be very careful not to be dismissive. If there is…
Nollywood actress, Etinosa Idemudia has revealed that she has been battling several controversies for sometime now. Days back, she was in the news for cursing a fan and his son for making her recall her past. In a recent chat with Pearlsnews, Etinosa broke down how she is coping. Her words, “People are still trolling me over the MC Galaxy naked Live video. However, when the matter gets out of hand, I keep quite. I can’t go around trying to explain to everybody how it happened or why it did. How many people would I get to? So, once it…
Lionel Messi is now more selfish than Ronaldo, according to Mario Kempes. Mario believes the Portuguese forward has grown to be the complete team player since he joined Juventus, while Messi, despite having a decent supporting cast at his clubside, is still always the centre of attention for both club and country. Kempes said, “Messi is Messi and Messi is Barcelona. “What you do or do not do is key. When Messi is on the field, prepare yourself, because you do not know at what moment he is going to mess you up. “But Messi should not surprise us. We…
In what could be seen as a dig to her husband and the Federal Government Social Investment Programme, wife of the President, Dr. Aisha Buhari has said the programme that was set up to help the poorest people in the country is yet to get to the North. She revealed this at an interactive programme for women at the Presidential villa, Abuja. Her words, “Concerning the N500 billion voted for SIP, that was part of 2015 campaigns where they promised to give out N10,000, feed pupils in primary schools and give N5,000 to the poorest of the poorer. “The SSA…
All is not well between N6 and Nollywood actress, Eniola Badmus. The issue started when the moviestar commented on a post on the gram that showed N6 in a free style rap clip shading slay queens and other women. Eniola wrote, ”BALU” N6 did not find it funny, so he fired back. See what they wrote,
Liverpool defender, Virgil van Dijk hopes Liverpool can do better than the miracle against Barcelona in the Champions League final, next week in the final. Liverpool, with Van Dijk as captain, overturned a 3-0 first-leg deficit with a 4-0 win at Anfield in the return fixture to advance 4-3 on aggregate, reaching the final for the second year running. Last season, though, after beating Roma at this same stage, they lost out in the final vs Real Madrid. Van Dijk is hoping that will not be the case this year. His words to the Guardian, “I could not sleep much…
Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu has said Nigeria is in need of peace to develop as a people. He disclosed this in Gombe on Saturday while inaugurating a 37km road in Deba, Yamaltu-Deba Local Government Area of the state. He shared that the state experienced development because of the peace that had taken over the area. His words, “Nigeria needs peace to develop as a people because when the people co-exist peacefully, it is easy to develop. “I was told Gombe state is the most peaceful in the Northeast and I believe it because where there is peace, there is…
BBNaija star, Cee-C has flaunted new pictures of herself on Instagram where she flaunted major legs. Now we know the reality TV star is not troublesome, she is sexy as well. Check out the pictures,
Manchester United should have gone for Mauricio Pochettino instead of Ole, according to ex Tottenham midfielder Darren Anderton. The Red Devils were continuously linked with Pochettino after Jose’s exit in December but Man Utd eventually decided to make Ole their permanent manager. After how the season panned out, Darren believes it was a bad decision. His words to Sportingbet, “Man United were too quick to hire Solskjaer and Pochettino would have been better suited to handle the task that’s at hand at the club. I’m glad they hired Solskjaer as it meant the Pochettino rumour went away, but United seemed…