Aisha Buhari has appreciated the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign team for all they did to ensure her husband’s re-election. She expressed how pleased she was about their effort and how she is hopeful that Muhammadu Buhari will deliver the change Nigerians want. Aisha Buhari assured Nigerians of Buhari and APC’s determination to ensure the four more years is about them. Her words, “I wish I can invite all the 15 million Nigerians that voted for Mr President to this dinner, but no place can accommodate you all. So, let me say thank you and assure you that you…
Author: David Folami
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has come out to say that President Muhammadu Buhari is only playing to the gallery with his recent statement about only men and women of integrity forming his new cabinet. PDP noted that instead of jumping the gun to set up his cabinet, the incumbent President should calm down for the ruling of the election tribunal to ascertain the legitimacy of appointing new ministers in the first place. Their statement, “The President needs not be in a hurry to form a cabinet. It took him more than five months to appoint ministers when he was…
APC’s Governorship candidate for Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has talked about the quality of workers in the Lagos State civil service, describing them as Nigeria’s best and citizens that cannot be manipulated for electoral gain. In a recent statement, the governorship aspirant tackled Jimi Agbaje’s rigging allegation by saying his gesture of giving the civil servants bags of rice was not to make them vote for him but was a way of engaging with the people he considers critical in his Lagos project. According to him, the interactive sessions he had with them was for him to understand their most…
National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) has begged PDP’s defeated presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar to forget about going to court and accept the result of the election so he can move on. The chairman of the union, Salimonu Oladiti advised PDP to unite with APC to ensure Nigeria is a better country. His words, “The PTD hereby calls on the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar to accept the results and accept the election of Muhammadu Buhari as the president.” “Consequently, we implore all losers, irrespective of their parties to rein in their supporters and…
Governorship candidate for PDP, Jimi Agbaje has warned politicians to respect the wish of Nigerians when they decide to vote for an aspirant of their choice. Jimi expressed his unhappiness at the recent voters intimidation that occurred during the last election a week ago. His words, “When you have a situation where thousands of people are put in danger just because they chose to exercise this right and the government turns a blind eye, it has broken that contract. I visited some of the areas that were affected by violence and it’s understandable why voters are disappointed and angry, even…
Mr. Kingsley Moghalu, who is a defeated Presidential candidate of Young Democratic Party, YPP has urged President Buhari to be a competent leader so he can unite the people and get them out of poverty. He asked Mr President for a reform of the country’s electoral process so there will not be a repetition of the shortcomings of 2019 four years from now. He also touched on how INEC failed to reduce vote-buying, and violence, and this made the election a failure. His words, “I was very saddened by the loss of lives to various acts of violence during the…
The American government has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his four more years as Nigeria’s President. In a statement by its Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, the country said, “congratulations to the people of Nigeria on a successful presidential election, and President Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election.” “We commend all those Nigerians who participated peacefully in the election and condemn those whose acts of violence harmed Nigerians and the electoral process. “We note the assessments of international and domestic observer missions affirming the overall credibility of the election, despite localized violence and irregularities. “We also congratulate all the other candidates…
Former Head of State, Abdulasalami Abubakar, has announced the result of a meeting between the National Peace Committee and the re-elected President Muhammadu Buhari which was held yesterday. Mr Abdulasalami stated that after discussions with Atiku, they paid Buhari a visit to inform him of the points raised. After the result were read out, the former Vice President, Atiku, rejected the outcome of the election and threatened to to court. Speaking recently, Abdulasalami Abubakar also said the election result has raised a lot of questions and people feel bothered by it. His words, “Yesterday l met the PDP Presidential candidate…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said Manchester United are making preparations for Champions League football next season and he has tendered the list of players he would want the club to keep. David de Gea, Marcus Rashford, Ander Herrera and Juan Mata are all negotiating new deals, while old stalwart, Antonio Valencia is set to leave. His words, “My contract is up in the summer but as I’ve always done for United I give my best because you have to plan, even if I’m not here I still give my view on who I would like to see here as a…
Neymar has come out to say when Brazil faces defeat in any match, he usually bears most of that burden. The PSG man who is recovering from a foot injury and was not invited for Brazil’s friendlies against Panama and the Czech Republic, was heavily blasted when Brazil bounced out of the World Cup against Belgium. The skillful winger even described the loss as the saddest moment of his career. His words, “I think it was an exaggerated criticism of me, but I knew it, and it was like that throughout my career, right? “I know that when Brazil loses,…
Maurizio Sarri is of the opinion that the public spat he had with goalkeeper, Kepa Arrizabalaga actually united his team. The former Napoli manager his boys turned the difficulty into an opportunity and decided to make the best out of it. His words, “When there is a difficult situation, I think it’s very difficult for everybody,” Sarri said. “But it’s a big opportunity, also. You have to take that opportunity. Of course, it was really a very bad experience, but I think we can come out of this situation better than before. “When there is a very difficult experience you…
Mauricio Pochettino is of the opinion that his accomplishments with Tottenham Hotspur are so massive than a trophy and Spurs will be employing a magic guy if he vows to win trophies for the club with their present resources. The Argentine has not won silverware after almost five years with the club, but he is of the opinion that it is more vital to ensure Tottenham remain in the CL especially when the cost of their new stadium keeps increasing. His words, “Maybe if [club chairman] Daniel [Levy] said to me next season, ‘We need to win a title. We…
Everton manager, Marco Silva has blasted Liverpool boss, Jurgen Klopp over his words that suggested the Merseyside derby scheduled to take place today was Everton’s World Cup final. Jurgen Klopp had said the match is of more importance to Everton because of how the reds emerged victorious in their stadium, Anfield, in December. Marco however, believes Liverpool were the team that celebrated Divock Origi’s 96th-minute goal as if they lifted the World Cup to the point of Klopp receiving a £8,000 fine from the FA. His words, “I didn’t see [a] big, big difference,” “I managed my first derby with…
Ycee broke the internet with a very hilarious reaction to a recent drawing of him by a Nigerian artist. The artist, Austine Abayi flaunted a drawing of the rapper and begged Nigerians to retweet until it got his attention. Austine wrote, “A pencil sketch of @iam_YCEE ..pls help me retweet until he sees it.“ He indeed saw it but his reply was simple, he said “I am not Kevin Hart.” The artist however maintained that he is a fan. He wrote, “@iam_YCEE is not the richest musician there is nor is he the poorest. I chose to sketch him because…
Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, just shared a picture of a beautiful dress she bought that costs less than N1500. The controversial movie star, alongside a picture of the dress, talked about how in the past she was always broke because she felt affordable clothes were not her level. But fast forward to the star she is now, she noted that she has actually mastered the art of looking expensive on a budget which she credits to her “maturity and experience.” Her words, “4/5 years ago I would never have blinked at a dress that cost nothing because I had the…
Actor and Singer, Jussie Smollett, who has been making headlines for allegedly staging an attack actually talked about how he was about to bow to pressure, seven months ago. In an interview in June 2018, Jussie dished out advice to young actors looking to storm the industry. His words, “I wish I had something really deep to say but I’m in my 30s and I’m trying my best to learn that I can’t bend anymore. I’m about to break.” ‘I’m trying to be as honest as I can. I’m not really good at that. I’m trying to come up with…
Popular filmmaker and media guru, Mo Abudu is about to be given a medal of honor in France. The award, 2019 Médailles d’Honneur in Cannes at MIPTV, is meant to be a recognition for her outstanding work in the entertainment industry. She shared the amazing news on the gram with these words, “Good morning beautiful people. I am thankful and overjoyed at the news of being one of the 4 recipients of the 2019 Médailles d’Honneur at MIP TV. This news was announced yesterday💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽. So off to Cannes in a couple of months to receive this Médailles d’Honneur. I am…
Drama took over a court setting today as the defamation case against Toke Makinwa by her ex husband, Maje Ayida was being heard by Hon Justice Oluwakayode Ogunjobi of Lagos High Court. Maje’s baby mama, Anita Solomon said she took in after Rhythm FM OAP, Toke Makinwa and Maje legally splitted as husband and wife. She said the ex couple, put pen to paper as regards their separation, which Maje gave to her as evidence. Toke’s lawyer, Olumide Fusika by name, described Maje as a man of questionable character while the opposition defending Maje, brought up Toke pleading with Maje…
Governorship candidate of Lagos State, running on the PDP platform, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has criticised the sharing of bags of rice to civil servants by his opponent from the APC, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Mr Agbaje said the rice included Sanwo’s party logo and sharing it can tamper with the neutrality of the civil service in the forthcoming polls. His words, “We find the invitation and the rice gift appalling, opportunistic and illegal. “In a political contest of the nature in which Sanwo-Olu and the rest of us are involved, he has been offered an undue advantage. An uneven playing field…
Atiku Abubakar has just revealed a six-point demand to President Muhammadu Buhari and the Federal Government. High on the said list from the former Vice President of Nigeria was the unfreezing of opposition politicians’ bank accounts. Also included was the demilitarisarion of subsequent elections. This particular list was presented to the former Head of State and Chairman of the National Peace Committee, (NPC) Geneneral Abdulsalam Abubakar (rtd), who had a meeting with the defeated pair of Atiku and Peter Obi, and is now set to hand over the list to the ruling Party’s re-elected Presdient. Other demands were, accreditation of…