Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai has refuted claims by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar that he won the presidential election in Kaduna state. President Muhammadu Buhari was declared winner of the Feb. 23 presidential election by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) having received 15,191,847 votes, winning in 19 states, to defeat 72 other candidates,including Atiku Abubakar, who got 11, 255,978 votes. Buhari emerged vctorious in 19 states including Kaduna, Kogi, Niger and Gombe as against Atiku, who won in 17 states and the FCT to occupy the second position. Atiku Abubakar, however, has claimed that he was victorious in the election in…
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Real Madrid forward, Gareth Bale has ruled out all suggestions that there was beef between himself and Cristiano Ronaldo when the Portuguese was still at the Spanish capital. The two global stars were bought by the Blancos for record-breaking transfer fees. Cristiano was the bigger star though with his goal-scoring ability getting him five Ballons d’Or and several trophies. Bale, on the otherhand, often found himself playing catch up, and has faced accusations of failing to replicate Ronaldo’s form since he left. Bale said to BT Sport, “Cristiano is an incredible player, I thoroughly enjoyed playing with him. “Obviously the…
On Friday night’s reunion episode of the BBNaija Double Wahala reality show, things got ugly. It all began when ex-house mate on Friday night’s reunion episode of the BBNaija Double Wahala reality show, things got ugly, Alex shared that after the show ended, Cee-C showed up at her hotel room, where she was chilling with Tobi, to iron things out with him but Tobi refused and closed the door on her. According to Alex, Tobi remained in her room because the lock in his room was bad and Miracle’s room wasn’t available. Cee C then had the floor, and she…
Uche Secondus, National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hailed Sen. Ademola Adeleke, for his victory at the election tribunal. He revealed that the judiciary should be praised for sticking with the truth by naming Adeleke winner of the Sept. 22, 2018 governorship elections in Osun. He shared that the Osun Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, via this decision, has aided the restoration of hope to Nigerians that all stolen mandates shall be recovered and given to their rightful owners. Also, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the party in the Feb. 23 Presidential Election, Mr Peter Obi, praised the…
PSG superstar, Neymar has revealed that he was actually battling two injuries at the 2018 Fifa World Cup and not one. In a recent interview with TV Globo, he said a problem in his right ankle plus the metatarsal fracture in the same foot were what he was contending with to regain his fitness. His words, “Besides the metatarsal, I had an ankle problem. I ruptured the ligament and the recovery was crazier because of this,” “It is very annoying with the ankle, it takes a long time to get back to normal,” On speculations that he is about to…
Days back, Church of Satan did not agree with Daddy Freeze’s opinion of marital vows being satanic and said Freeze only said it because he wanted out of his marriage. Reacting, the Cool FM presenter placed the Church of Satan side by side with the Church of ‘God’, and then went on to quote a specific Bible verse which he said acted as a fort for him. The Bible verse was a reply that condemned the church of Satan and insinuated that they symbolized darkness while he (Daddy Freeze) was all for the light. His words “When the church of…
2019 Lagos State Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate, Dr Adetokunbo Pearse has said the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal’s decision to name Senator Adeleke winner of the Osun State governorship polls is in accordance with the rule of law and is a decision defending our democracy. The Tribunal sitting in Abuja had recently declared Sen. Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Sept. 22, 2018 Osun governorship election as winner. The three-member panel revealed that the re-run election that held on Sept. 27, 2018, was illegal. Reacting, Pearse, a university teacher, said the tribunal…
Belgium coach, Roberto Martinez has backed Thibaut Courtois after his blunder that led to an equaliser during the 3-1 win over Russia in their Euro 2020 Group I qualifier. Chelseas Eden Hazard netted a brace to make up for the error of his goalkeeper, who gifted Russia’s Denis Cheryshev an easy goal when he failed to clear the ball in time. Roberto Martinez said, “After that incident, you could see why Thibaut is the No. 1 in the world,” “He played as if nothing had happened and remained icy calm. “Impressive, the way he reacted after his mistake. Credit to…
Days back, Nigerians woke up to Blackface’s new single which was a diss song directed at former group colleague, 2face Idibia. The singer allege copyright theft in the record and also accused fellow ex Plantashun Boiz member, 2face Idibia, now known as 2baba of being gay. Reacting, 2face’s management, Now Muzik recently responded to the several claims from Blackface. Their statement read, ”Contrary to the position held in some quarters that our client, Innocent Idibia, aka 2Baba has failed or refused to respond to the ridiculous accusations by Austin Ahmedu aka Blackface, we would like to state that this is…
Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari has praised the Chairman of Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Mr Tony Elumelu, for doing his bit to transform the lives of young entrepreneurs all over Africa. She revealed that she was hopeful that the TEF entrepreneurs would develop themselves to make Nigeria proud in both local and foreign markets. Her words, “They will be a source of immense value not just to the Nigeria real sector but to the entire African continent.” Recently, the TEF Chairman formally unveiled the 2019 selected 3,050 candidates of the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs out of the 216,025 applications received. The…
Argentina coach, Lionel Scaloni has said he has no worries about Lionel Messi and Dybala playing together. He also revealed that there are no more words to describe Messi as the Barcelona forward gets ready to make his international comeback. Messi has not featured for Argentina since their last-16 exit at the 2018 World Cup, but the five-time Ballon d’Or winner is set to end his nine-month absence against Venezuela this morning. Scaloni said, “I said this before. Even he must be tired of this. There are no more adjectives to describe him,” “We only want all of his team-mates…
Mavin Records just welcomed a brand new artiste. Label boss, Don Jazzy recently announced the signing of a new upcoming act, Rema to his Mavin Records. He revealed this via several messages on his social media pages yesterday. Hes name said, Today another Mavin is Activated. Mavin/Jonzing is excited to present the newest MAVIN. Rema is a super talented young artist I have no doubt is going to be the future of Afrobeats.” After the exit of Reekado Banks in December 2018, Rema joins the amazing label which enters its seventh year since it was created in May 2012 and…
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to partake in the supplementary elections fixed for today, Saturday, March 23, 2019. He also said he has no intention of influencing the electorates and that they are allowed to select their preferred candidate and exercise their franchise in his favor. His words, “I believe in the will of the people, and I cannot, therefore, put pressure on voters to elect leaders they don’t like,” He also revealed that he is going to fulfill his vows made during his campaign while praising Nigerians for his successful second bid. He then begged to oversee very…
Tottenham striker, Harry Kane has said the England squad is benefiting from their amazing World Cup and Nations League run as they dismantled Czech Republic 5-0 hours ago. Kane scored a penalty just before half-time as a Raheem Sterling hat-trick and a Thomas Kalas own goal helped England off to a beautiful start in their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign at Wembley. His words to ITV Sport, “Our system tonight definitely suits Raheem – 4-3-3, the wingers staying high. “It was a brilliant team performance, we pressed, we made it difficult for them, got the goals and were clinical. “We’re enjoying…
“Red Handed.” crooner, Mayorkun just purchased a brand new 2018 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class. He flaunted a photo of himself posing in front of the whip with his name on the plate number and captioned it: ‘About to be 25, sitting on 35 million! I might as well spoil myself a lil! Too grateful!.’ See pictures,
Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja recently cancelled the election result that saw All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola emerge victorious and declared Adeleke as the valid winner of the September 2018 governorship election in the state. Reacting to the development, Senator Adeleke tweeted “to God be the glory”. APC has however said it does not accept the judgement, saying Governor Oyetola already filed against the tribunal’s stance and begged for calm. INEC, had at the end of an initial election it conducted on September 22, scrapped results from seven polling units in four Local…
Former Chelsea goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois has said that the Spanish press are out to “kill” him, and he considers himself “one of the best in the world.” Courtois has faced a tough season at Real Madrid thus far and had it even tougher for his national team after an unsuccessful dribble during Belgium’s Euro 2020 qualifier against Russia resulted in the 26-year-old getting dispossessed in his area which allowed Denis Cheryshev to equalise — even if the hosts still went on to win 3-1. The mistake wrapped up a difficult week for the keeper, who was benched by Zinedine Zidane…
Burna Boy has said he does not see Stefflon Don as his girlfriend, but his wife. The “Ye.” crooner revealed this in an interview with media personality, Ebro on his Beats1 show on Hot 97 FM. His words, “On a more serious note, that’s my wifey. If you wanted a wifey, she’s like the most perfect person with that perfect description. Unfortunately, she’s mine now…” Stefflon Don confirmed her relationship with Burna Boy in February after continuous reports about them on social media.
INEC National Electoral Commissioner, Festus Okoye has told Benue State residents to relax, because the commission would do all it can to keep maintaining its neutral status in all it does. Okoye revealed this today in Makurdi while addressing a news conference ahead of Saturdays supplementary elections. He said INEC will not change from being neutral so the people of the state can have the chance to decide on the leader they want. He disclosed that the commission was ready to conduct free, fair and credible polls, because they cannot afford to fail or disappoint Nigerians. His words, “We want…
Belgium striker, Romelu Lukaku has said he gained a lot from Zlatan Ibrahimovic during his brief time at Manchester United. Manchester United had enjoyed a successful season with Ibrahimovic but he got injured when Lukaku arrived the club from Everton. A long time on the sidelines, and a brief return to the Red Devils before joining the MLS with the LA Galaxy, ensured that both strikers saw little game time together. His words, “Everything I learned from Zlatan was great, from his stories that he told me when he was at Inter, AC Milan, Barcelona and even Ajax, to being…