Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has told the people of Nigeria that he has a very vial strategy that will determine if he will end up retaining his position as governor after the supplementary election or not. The Kano state governorship election was declared “inconclusive” by the Returning Officer Bello Shehu, due to the high number of cancelled votes that were more than the margin of win between the candidates of PDP and APC in the state. After the election, PDP’s Abba Yusuf attracted 1,014,353 votes while Ganduje received 953,522 votes, revealing a margin of 26,655 votes. However, the…
Author: David Folami
President Muhammadu Buhari has said the Federal Government is doing all it can to rectify and ensure the bad mismanagement Nigeria has battled with in past governments do not repeat itself. He revealed that the country was attempting to live within her means to aid its improvement. He added that his own government is looking to upgrade Nigeria’s profile in Africa and the world at large. Buhari also said there is no excuse for a government that does not take care of its ambassardors, so he is concentrating on paying undivided attention to Nigeria’s foreign missions. INEC recently named President…
APC chairman in Oyo State, Chief Akin Oke, has said the ruling party might challenge PDP’s victory in the Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state. Mr Akin wants a peaceful battle though as he also begged party members to stay calm and supportive before the party decides on its next step. His words, “I want to thank our party members, particularly those of them who supported and voted for the party. “I ask them to be courageous; we will do all that is needful. If we discover that there is something unlawful in the process of…
All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in Ebonyi state, Senator Sonni Ogbuoji has come out to say he expects Governor David Umahi to dump PDP for APC anytime before the May 29 inauguration or after that date. David Umahi who sealed his re-election for second term in office days back was the state chairman of the PDP in Ebonyi State before he first became governor in 2015. Senator Sonni Ogbuoji however believes the election that reelected Umahi was a joke. He said the polls saw the people of Ebonyi State reject a joyful future. His words, “We therefore reject in…
Manchester United legend, Rio Ferdinand is tipping Manchester City to win the Champions League this season. After the English team’s 10-2 dismantling of Schalke over two legs, the ex England defender could not help but praise the amazing performance. He told Talksport, “They’re the favourites for me,” “In terms of depth, quality and the variations they possess, I think they’ve got the best squad. Former City striker Paul Dickov also praised the strength in depth of Pep’s side and talked up their Quadruple chances. His words, “It’s like five-a-side stuff they are playing at the minute. When they were 3-0,…
Chelsea defender, Emerson Palmieri has come out to say that Chelsea players are actually scared of losing a player like Eden Hazard this summer. He however said he thinks the Belgian will eventually stay with the cub he loves. Hazard has been the subject of recent speculations linking him to Real Madrid especially after Zinadine Zidane returned to the club. Emerson said, “He shows every day how important he is,” “Obviously we have many players of quality in our team but he is on another level, and is one of the best in the world. “I personally cannot see him…
Arsenal legend, Robert Pires believes Arsenal can win the Europa League and will also end in the top four this season. The Gunners are on the verge of crashing out after losing to Rennes 1-3 in the first leg of their last-16 Europa League tie last week. His words, “I’m confident and positive, like the players. All of the players and Unai Emery know that they played bad against Rennes, but this is football,” “Maybe it’s because Rennes played well. The atmosphere was very good, the fans added pressure and unfortunately Sokratis [Papastathopoulos] was sent off, but we have a…
Both Manchester United and Arsenal will end the season in the top four according to Dion Dublin. Arsenal recently defeated bitter rivals, Manchester United 2-0 to move a step ahead of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side to become fourth in the table. Former Arsenal player, Paul Merson begs to differ though as he believes Tottenham will do just enough to still make the UCL spots ahead of next season. Merson said, “Tottenham, Arsenal [will finish in the top four],” Dublin disagreed by saying “I’m going to go Man Utd, Arsenal,” He also gave his reasons for not including Spurs, mentioning that…
Manchester City coach, Pep Guardiola has come out to say that he wants Bayern Munich to defeat Liverpool in tonight’s Champions League round-of-16 second leg clash at the Allianz Arena. The former Barca manager was in charge of three successful seasons at the German club before he exited the cllub to join Manchester City. His words, “I’m sorry for the English people but I want Bayern to go through,” “I love Munich, I love Bayern. I have a lot of friends there. It’s a demanding game for both but I feel I like Bayern Munich and hopefully they can go…
Cool FM OAP, Daddy Freeze has urged believers of Christ to see divorce as a good thing. Freeze, who is a divorcee as well, jumped on Instagram today to share with Nigerians the reasons why divorce should not be rejected by Christians in the country. His words, “We as Christians need to embrace divorce in situations where it becomes inevitable. Although our teachers taught us otherwise, it is now clear that those teachers are untaught when it comes to the true meaning of Christianity, teaching traditions of men instead. A person in an abusive marriage would have a higher tendency…
Beautiful singer, Yemi Eberechi Alade a.k.a Yemi Alade is 30 today. The amazing songstress jumped on Instagram to flaunt photos to celebrate the special day. Her words alongside the photo, she said, “I am grateful GOD …. @yemialade I HAVE FOUND FAVOUR AND GRACE WITH GOD. KEEP WORKING HARD, KEEP BREAKING BARRIERS, KEEP WINNING YEMI ALADE. #HAPPYBIRTHDAY TO ME ❤” Yemi Eberechi Alade was born on March 13, 1989 in Abia State, Nigeria. Her father, James Alade – a Police Commissioner – is of Yoruba origin while her mother Helen Uzoma is of Igbo origin resulting in her being referred…
Mavin Records First Lady, Tiwa Savage will perform at 2019’s Wireless Festival scheduled to take place in London. The organizers of the festival recently announced that Tiwa Savage will join artistes like Cardi B, Migos, Travis Scott, Future and ASAP Rocky to dazzle the crowd at the event. It was revealed today as they unveiled new crop of major artistes that were added to the already listed heavyweights. Other artistes included to the lineup are Lil Yachty, One Acen, THEY. and Lotto Boyzz. It is set to happen from July 5th to 7th this year.
Former Tinsel star, Damilola Adegbite just shared a picture and its got Nigerians talking. In the stunning photo, Chris Attoh’s ex-wife flaunted the kind of mini cleavage that keeps the guys asking for more Alongside the pic though, she had words of encouragement to whoever is in need of it, she said, “What you focus on expands. When you focus on the goodness in life, you create more of it. Be of good cheer. The entire universe is on standby to support you! 💫” See the pic, Damilola Adegbite is a Nollywood actress, model, and television personality. She played Thelema…
Kevin Hart recently disclosed that his new show ‘Irresponsible’ is set to hit Netflix. The hilarious comedian and movie star made this known days back on his Instagram account. He shared a teaser for the Netflix show alongside these words, “Mark your calendars damn it. My Comedy special will be dropping on April 2nd on Netflix. I can’t wait….Let’s gooooooo #Irresponsible #ComedicRockStarShit #Netflix” The show is scheduled to start airing on April 2, 2019. HipHop DX also revealed that it was filmed during his Irresponsible Tour stop at the O2 Arena in the UK.
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi II has reached out to the people of the state to stay away from spreading false rumors that can incite violence after the declaration of governorship election in the state as inconclusive. He mentioned that the call was important to reduce the tension that has trailed the declaration of the governorship election as inconclusive by INEC yesterday. He mentioned that the law empowers just INEC to announce election results saying that, “that should be respected by the people.” His words, “INEC is the only body given the power under the law to announce…
Coalition of Domestic Election Observer Groups for the 2019 general elections in Niger State has praised INEC for doing its possible best to eradicate underaged voters during the polls. Abdullahi Jabi, Group chairman, gave this commendation as he spoke to journalists on the result of the elections conducted in the state. His words, “INEC made it clear that it would not allow any underaged persons to be part of the electoral process in order to ensure that elections were conducted in a dignified manner, devoid of rancour. “Our democracy is getting more matured, more interesting and more competitive by the…
INEC has responded to allegations levelled against its chairman, Mahmood Yakubu by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). PDP recently came out to state categorically that Mahmood was obeying instructions from Aso Rock but INEC has countered the allegation by saying there is no proof to back that up. As per Daily Post, INEC tackled this in a recent statement which read, “It is quite unfortunate that at this particular period when the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) is busy trying to conclude the remaining governorship and state houses of assembly elections, the Peoples Democratic Party has embarked on making spurious and…
Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger State has told the people of the state to relax and be sure that he will do his possible best to repay the faith shown in him after he got re-elected for a second term of four years. He vowed to concentrate more on the present unfinished projects his administration began before elections and also start new ones to develop the state. His words, “In our next four years in office, we will consolidate on what we have started so that we don’t leave anything unfinished as well as identify key areas we need to…
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has put out a statement reminding its candidates of the items they should not attempt to bring along to their exam halls when the examination proper commences. JAMB warned Nigerian students that whoever does not adhere to this clear rules and regulation would be disallowed from partaking in the examination. JAMB said, “To ensure that our examinations meet best global practices, the board has prohibited the use of the following items during its exams. They are watches, pens or biros, mobile phones or similar electronic devices, spy reading glasses, calculators, hard disks or…
Cristiano Ronaldo has come out to say that he has proven why Juventus bought him for huge money. He revealed this after his remarkable hat trick that ensured overturn a 2 0 defeat in the first leg, thereby sending Atletico Madrid packing from the Champions League. His words, “This had to be a great night and it was one, not just for my goals but for the team,” “Maybe this is why Juve signed me. I just do my job and it was a magic night. We’ve not done anything yet, but we’re very proud.” On the victory, Bonucci said…