Author: David Folami

Senator representing Kaduna Central at the Senate, Shehu Sani has voiced out that some people are getting paid to ridicule the personality of Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Hausa radio services in Kaduna and environments close to it. He said this attack on Tinubu’s person could not have been perpetrated by the opposition. He also shared that he removed his PDP from those he is suspecting because he is aware of the background of the type of people being paid for the shameless job. His words, “Some people are strategically being sponsored to attack and maligned the Asiwaju in Hausa language…

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Niniola and Canadian rapper, Drake seem like besties already and we can only hope a collaboration will take place soon enough. Niniola who is presently making waves with her jam titled “Bana,” shared happily recently that she woke up to Drake following her on Instagram and now he he is requesting her music on Radio. Drake was host of a show on BBC 1xtra with Tiffany Calver and when he was asked to request for a song, he asked for Niniola’s “Maradona.” Reacting, Niniola immeidately jumped on Instgram to type, “When your new Bestie @champagnepapi starts to watch Ur back…

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Chelsea selling Eden Hazard to Real Madrid for £100 million would be nothing short of a brilliant piece of business for the football club, according to Mario Melchiot. Hazard has been heavily linked with a Santiago Bernabeu switch throughout the 2018-19 campaign and he has previously admitted he “dreams” of one day playing for the club. Madrid coach, Zidane has also penned down Hazard as his summer target, calling him a “fantastic player” recently. Mario said, “Keeping him for another year and letting him go for free? That would be bad business,” “As a fan, all along I want to…

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The people of Imo State know that even though election is over, the constant struggle to rebuild the state is still ongoing. The Catholic Archbishop of Owerri Ecclesiastical Province, His Grace, Dr. Anthony J. V. Obinna butressed this fact recently during a unction for members of the Catholic Women Organisation, CWO, at Maria Assumpta Cathedral, Owerri, where he noted that another Herod cannot be allowed in Imo State. His words, “As we thank God for this wind of change, may God grant the Governor-elect humility because we don’t want another tyrant. Imo people must continue to pray for the state…

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Nairabet boss, Akin Alabi has shared what ensued when he attempted watching the season one of Game of Thrones, the hit TV series. According to the House of Representatives member, he could not bring himself to watch anymore after 7 minutes. His words, “So I tried watching Game of Thrones from season one. Stopped after 7 mins. I’m sure it’s a great show but I can’t bring myself to watch fantasy. I prefer relatable stories and actions. I watched too much of Eran Iya Oshogbo, Ologbo Dudu and the likes growing up. I’ve had enough.” “Ajileye movies killed us with…

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Liverpool boss, Jurgen Klopp has said the bad memories of Steven Gerrard’s sad slip against Chelsea can now be long forgotten because Chelsea got beat 2-0 at Anfield to head back to the top of the EPL table. An header from Sadio Mane and a worldie from Mohamed Salah in the second half sealed the victory for the reds who were hoping to kill their opponent’s title dreams just like they did years ago under Mourinho. Klopp said, “At this point, we can finally close the slipping book — Robbo slipped and nothing happened, so it’s not a Liverpool thing,”…

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Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima has revealed his support for Senator Ahmad Lawan to become Senate President of the Ninth National Assembly. Shettima, who is also a senator-elect, hails from the same state with Senator Ali Ndume, who is also contesting the position. The governor who spoke to the press in Abuja also said the people of Borno are fully behind Senator Ahmad Lawan. His words, “Ndume said his people asked him to contest. But I am the number one citizen of the state. I am not one of the people that asked him to contest.”

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Days back, Teni had the chance to perform her popular song, “For your case” in front of billionaire Aliko Dangote and it was an entertaining encounter. In the lyrics of the song, she spoke about Aliko by saying “Cos My papa no be Dangote or Adeleke, but we go dey okay…” During the performance, Teni decided to fully change her name to Teni Apata Dangote. Teni is the younger sister of Nigerian singer Niniola. She attended Apata Memorial High School and has a degree in business administration from American InterContinental University. Teni released her debut single “Amen” while signed to…

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Manchester United boss, has said that his main purpose as coach right now is to see his team win the treble just like they did in in 1999, under Sir Alex Ferguson. The coach is ready to send out his boys to the Camp Nou, the stadium he made history in when he netted that injury time winner vs Bayern Munich in the UCL final 20 years ago. His words, “I think we’ve got to set that standard,” “We can do it one day. “It’s going to be more and more difficult. Football has changed and there are more and…

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Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu recently inaugurated the Works and Project Evaluation Committee to observe the amount of work done on the ongoing projects in the state and proffer solutions to speed up completion. Speaking hours back, he ordered the committee to conduct proper review of the ongoing road projects and give a credible report of what they found out in less than a month. His words, “Your work is to give attention to Aba Road in Umuahia, Ururuka, Etitiama-Nkporo, Port Harcourt, Obikabia, Aba-Owerri, Osusu and Eziukwu Roads. “The committees are to also proffer suggestions that will facilitate the establishment…

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2019 is looking like a year of great things as Davido is about to release his album. As Wizkid teased fans with new music weeks back, on Saturday, Davido also released a clip, telling fans that he plans to go phoneless for one full month to wrap up his forthcoming album which work has already started on. Davido, whose “Fall.” tune keeps getting attention on the Billboard Hip-Hop and R&B Charts (currently at No. 16) jumped on Instagram to say he might be unreachable on his mobile device, WhatsApp or whatsoever, because he is about to do away his phone…

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Manchester United boss, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is of the opinion that his attacking players can worry Barcelona at Camp Nou. Manchester United plan to progress despite a 1-0 deficit and Ole is still adamant that Barcelona will be scared to face Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial, Romelu Lukaku and Paul Pogba on Tuesday. His words, “You look at the quality of those players and that gives us a threat,” “We carry a goal threat and of course what we did against PSG as a team must give everyone a huge confidence boost.” “We will use the PSG [match], we will use…

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Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Mohammed Adamu has blasted the rampant murder of innocent Lagosians by policemen, calling it unacceptable. He revealed this yesterday as he spoke to his fellow police officers at the Police College, Ikeja. According to Mr Mohammed, these incidents will only create more divide between the citizens and the police officers. His words, “From January to April, 2019, Lagos State has recorded four incidents of misuse of firearms which have resulted in extra-judicial killings of young citizens of this country and injury to others. ‘’More worrisome is that two of these incidents occurred within the last…

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Recently-married singer, Simi has revealed that she once had a Police officer point a gun at her. She shared this in reaction to the recent complaint about police brutality in Nigeria. Simi, days back, revealed her experience with the Police when she signed an ambassadorial deal with the Constitutional Rights Awareness and Liberty Initiative. Her words, “The last one was pretty dramatic and emotionally traumatic. This is why it is important for everyone to know their rights. “I have had several human right infringements. Not too long ago, I had a situation with the police force and it wasn’t a…

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Nollywood actress, Eniola Badmus has shared her reaction to the reports from several Nigerian media outlets that she is dead. The news of her rumored death took over social media with Nigerians even gong as far sending their condolences. She has however released a statement saying she is hale, hearty and alive. Her words, “Great people kindly disregard everyone saying Eniola Badmus is dead or in a terrible situation.

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The Federal Government has said defeated Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has every right to challenge APC’s win in the 2019 presidential election in court. They then reached out to Atiku to relax and let the court decide on the merits of his petition. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, also blasted the recent showing of posters displaying Atiku’s face, with the inscription: “THE PUKKA, H.E. ATIKU ABUBAKAR, THE REAL AND THE RIGHT,” in key streets in Abuja. He said, “The appearance of these posters coincide with the media report that Alhaji Atiku…

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Juventus coach, Massiliano Allegri has said Cristiano Ronaldo will not play in Juve’s clash at SPAL, a match that will see the Italian giants lift the Serie A title for the eighth consecutive season. Juventus are 20 points clear of second-place Napoli with seven games left, meaning they will lift the trophy if Carlo Ancelotti’s boys do not defeat bottom-side Chievo the next day. Allegri said, “It’s unlikely [Ronaldo] will play tomorrow because he came back on the limit after the injury he had so there’s no sense in risking him,” “This will be a chance for somebody else to…

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Recently, we shared the news that Mofe Duncan’s marriage had crashed, the actor has now come out to share his side of the story. The devastating news was confirmed by his wife, Jessica after she was asked if she intends to get married again when the right guy shows up. She replied, “not anymore.” Mofe has also confirmed their split via a statement shared on his Instagram page minutes back. His words, “My marriage has been over for over a year as I have remained cordial with both families and would continue to remain cordial as God guides me,” See…

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said defeated Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar, actually “invented” results of the recent elections as proof for his ongoing case at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal. INEC distanced itself from Atiku’s purportedly results sheet seen on a website, factsdontlie.com and the website was not an INEC site. INEC said, “The 1st Respondent does not share information with such an unclassified entity and any information purportedly derived therefrom which does not accord with the result as declared by the 1st Respondent is not authentic but rather was…

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Atletico Madrid have showed signs that they will appeal an 8-match suspension placed on Diego Costa by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) yesterday. Costa saw red in the first half of Atletico’s 2-0 defeat to Barcelona on Saturday for directing a crude insult towards referee Gil Manzano. Manzano also disclosed that Costa had ‘grabbed him by the arms during the incident. The ban means Diego Costa will not feature anymore this season since Atletico have seven games left in La Liga, since they got kicked out of the UCL and Copa del Rey. Enrique Cerezo revealed on Thursday that the…

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