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…
Author: David Folami
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…
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), Senator Kabiru Marafa (APC, Zamfara) has said the judgment of the Supreme Court on Zamfara APC politicians is sweet and bitter at the same time, but it is undoubtedly a victory for democracy, Zamfara State and Nigeria. He revealed in a statement that it is a clear testament to the fact that the truth will always prevail. The statement read, “Today’s judgment is a victory for democracy, triumph of truth over falsehood and redeemer of the integrity of the judiciary. “As we all know, the APC was unable to conduct primaries in…
Reports are circulating that Olamide might have parted ways with one of his signee, Lyta. The news began recently when it was discovered that Olamide had unfollowed the singer on Instagram. According to Kemi Filani, Olamide said that Lyta exited the label on his own, because someone else wanted to sign him. The words were, “Olamide said that even though he knows Lyta was lying, he still wished him well regardless and then Lyta goes about saying different Negative things about him.” Olamide also shared that all record labels with 2 or more artistes always have a calendar they adhere…
Derby County boss, Frank Lampard has said his main focus is one his current club, amid links to Chelsea if Sarri gets sacked. Lampard said he is currently concentrating on ensuring Derby makes it to the EPL but he is not ruling out a return to Stamford Bridge in future. Derby is set to battle Aston Villa in the playoff final for a spot in the Premier League. His words, “When I started out in management, people said; ‘Your dream must be to be Chelsea manager.’ It’s an easy link,” Lampard said ahead of the playoff final. “My dream was…
President Muhammadu Buhari has praised the virtues of Nigeria’s former Information Minister, Chief Edwin Clark to mark his 92nd birthday. His words, “even if you don’t agree with the elder statesman sometimes, you must acknowledge his patriotism and commitment to peace. “Peace building is one of the greatest contributions we should expect of our elders, and I am proud that Chief Edwin Clark has played this role remarkably during trying times in our country.” Buhari described him as ”a man of strong convictions who doesn’t hesitate to speak his mind on national issues.” ”This gentleman expresses his mind without malice,…
Nollywood actress, Lizzy Gold has said she will never marry or tolerate a man who has no money. She did not stop there as she also encouraged other ladies to do the same and run for their lives when they come across one. His words, “l ve zero tolerance for poor men..do a legit job ..work hard ..you ve no excuse to be poor.even in the bible it is stated that Man must till the ground .stop been lazy and stop depending on people to survive.. If you dont have money do not get married even my brothers are not…
Kylian Mbappe’s shocking comments about possibly exiting Paris Saint-Germain is confusing to his team-mates, according to Marquinhos. Mbappe stunned many last week when he said it is possible that he might seek a new project very soon. PSG manager, Thomas Tuchel has also said he was not surprised at the statement because there are zero guarantees regarding his future and that of Brazilian star, Neymar. Marquinhos said, “I didn’t really understand the message he wanted to get across,” “I think he talked about it with the [club’s] leaders and maybe the coach. He didn’t say anything about it to us.…
Lagos State Governor-elect, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said he is ready to work efficiently to deliver democracy to Lagosians. He revealed this in Ikeja while speaking at the “Sanwo-Olu/Hamzat Victory Party” organised by the Independent Campaign Group (ICG), his campaign organisation. He disclosed that he is ready to begin the development immediately he is sworn-in on May 29 and vowed to fulfill all electoral vows. His words, ”By the grace of God, our administration will be driven by hardwork; there is no place for laziness. ”We will work and work to meet the aspirations of our people and make the…
Nollywood comedian, Ime Bishop Umoh aka Okon Lagos has said he has no regrets over his comments that prostitutes have zero dignity. After the rape controversy in Abuja which made him say the prostitutes claimed that they were raped have no iota of dignity, he recently granted another interview, saying he has no wish to take his words back. His words, “I live my life in such a way that I live for the best and hope for the worst so things hardly shock me. I saw the backlash coming but I didn’t know it was going to get that…