Bola Tinubu has said he is ricer than Osun State and the reports linking him to the statement are true. This is coming after the politician media team had said the APC chieftain was misquoted. However, Tinubu expatiated on this recently by saying, “They insulted me and said I used my mouth to speak anyhow. However, that rough-handedness paid off in Osun. They claimed that we brought candidates from Lagos to become governors in Osun; people like (Rauf) Aregbesola and (Gboyega) Oyetola. “If we train your children, and they become experts in their fields, won’t we ask them to come…
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Reports spread days back that veteran Nollywood actor, Baba Suwe is currently ill and in need of urgent help to regain his feet. This led many to wonder how his colleagues in the industry can sit and let anything bad happen to the funny actor. However, Mr Latin came out recently to reject rumors that the actor had been totally ignored. According to Mr Latin, Baba Suwe’s medical bills has been sorted by Theatre Arts and Motions Pictures Producers Association of Nigeria, TAMPAN, for years now. His words, “I have just instructed the Lagos State executive of the association to…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has praised Paul Pogba as “one of the best attacking midfielders in the world” after played superbly in his team’s recent victory over Chelsea in the FA Cup. Chelsea got defeated 2 goals to nil by Manchester United with goals from Pogba and Ander Herrera. His words, “It was a great response, playing against one of the best defensive midfielders in the world with [N’Golo] Kante next to him,” “We know [Pogba] is one of the best attacking midfielders in the world. “You want to see a reaction,” said Solskjaer, who has won 11 of his 13…
African Democratic Party’s Oyo State governorship candidate, Senator Olufemi Lanlehin has come out to state boldly that APC will not win the next governorship election in Oyo State. The reason he gave for that statement is that people of the state are not happy with the government. His words, “The incumbency of the APC is negative. There is so much hunger and poverty in the land. Oyo people are not happy. The government is just embarking on white elephant. For many months, schools are closed down. “They will lose the elections and the ADC will win in all the senatorial…
Beautiful actress, Mosun Filani Oduoye is presently celebrating her 7th wedding anniversary with her husband, Kayode Emmanuel Oduoye. After tying the knot with her hubby, the movie superstar has been rarely seen in the Nollywood movies. On Instagram, she had this to say, “Happy wedding anniversary to us. 7-years down, forever to go! 7 stands for perfection, you are perfect for me babe and I am perfect for you. Thank you lord for grace and mercy against all odds. I love you now and forever babe.”
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has said he is ready to “break every single record” in Major League Soccer. The striker who recently joined from Manchester United is wasting no time to make his mark in his new country and league. His words, “This season I will bring something for you,” “Because they say I’m old, I am looking to break every record in MLS this season.” “After one season in MLS, I know it more now, I know things better,” “And I’m excited, I look forward just to start playing again. “Because I like MLS after playing one year there, and the…
Advance Peoples Democratic Alliance Kano’s State governorship candidate, Alhaji Mohammed Abacha, has come out to say that he supports a second term for Muhammadu Buhari and he is ready to give him 2 million votes in Kano State to make that happen. The reason he gave for this believe is the achievements of Buhari’s government. His words, “The APDA in its search for a torchbearer for this great nation, has found Buhari as a man of integrity, transparency and he is incorruptible. “We have noticed tremendous improvement in the area of security in Nigeria, especially in the North-East. Again, the…
Jussie Smollett’s “Empire” time on TV is getting cut short after popular rumors that he infact planned his own “attack.” TMZ reports that the actor was supposed to feature in 9 scenes plus a massive music performance but all that has been reduced right now after recent rumors. TMZ went as far as saying the gay actor is no longer the main attraction. With this reduced TV time, Jussie is expected to be at home most of the time from now on. The less time he appears on the screen, te more time writers set aside to keep bringing up…
Beppe Marotta has tagged Juventus sporting director, Fabio Paratici as “out of order” for claiming Mauro Icardi could be a Juve player next summer. Speaking in a recent interview, Fabio uttered that the Bianconeri had made enquiries about Icardi before signing Cristiano Ronaldo last summer, and he added that “questions about Icardi may be on the agenda again, or not, next summer.” Marotta felt his remarks were uncalled for at such a crucial time in Icardi’s future at Inter Milan. His words, “Then what I say is: ‘Let’s see what happens with Dybala in June,'” Marotta responded to Sky Sport…
Liverpool star, Georginio Wijnaldum believes his team’s chances of winning the Premier League and Champions League is high this season. Liverpool are looking good in the league and are set to face an underwhelming Bayern Munich for a spot in the quarter finals of the UCL. His words, “Probably the Premier League because there are more games, and there are no easy games. The truth is we can both win, but both are very difficult. We have to believe it. “Jurgen Klopp preaches to look only at it game to game. It’s difficult because [the end of the season] is…
INEC has come out to state clearly that its decision to postpone Saturday’s election was solely its decision and no one forced the commission to take the step. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this recently. His words, “I want to appeal to Nigerians and all other stakeholders for their understanding in what has been a very difficult decision for the Commission. But we believe that ultimately this is for the good of our democracy and country. I wish to assure you of our commitment to free, fair and credible elections”, Yakubu said. “As Chairman of INEC, and on behalf…
Wizkid has shared his take as regards the postponement of Nigeria’s general elections which was meant to start on Saturday with the Presidential and National Assembly polls. In several messages, posted on his social media, an obviously pissed Wiz aimed lots of digs at Nigeria’s two main political parties – the PDP and APC. He said some ‘very strong words’ at politicians while begging citizens to vote whoever they liked. See what he said,
Former Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger has come out to say his former club will miss Aaron Ramsey when he leaves. The Frennchman concluded that it was a loss for the London club. His words, “It will be a loss for Arsenal. “I must say it will be an interesting move for Ramsey. He is a player who is great going forward. “His main quality is he can keep the final ball. And he makes interesting runs from deep. “You don’t find many players today who can make midfield runs off the ball. It will be an interesting addition for Juventus.”
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has blasted the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over its stance on campaigns. After the commission did to go ahead with the presidential and national assembly elections scheduled to hold on the 16th of February, INEC also stated recently that no political party is allowed to reopen campaigns. The opposition rejected the wrongful administrative ban of open campaigns by INEC, saying that such administrative pronouncement was erroneous, directly in conflict with the provision of the Electoral Act and is not supported by any other law in our country. The PDP told INEC that whenever its…
Mide Funmi-Martins has revealed that she is absolutely nobody without her husband and that life is meaningless without her man, Afeez Owo. She then promised to love her husband till eternity. As part of the Valentine’s Day celebration Mide, a mother of two shared on Instagram: “ Happy Val to you ade ori mi.. The love of my life @officialafeezowo … My world is meaningless without you in it…. Thank you for being my ALL in ALL .. I love you till eternity ❤️❤️❤️ Wow.
Paul Merson recently joked that Mesut Ozil might consider retiring if his struggles to get into the Arsenal first team continue. “You play your best players and work around them,” “Ozil is Arsenal’s best player and he doesn’t play, it beats me. “He must sit at home and watch Arsenal and think ‘how am I not getting into this team?’ “I don’t know if they are trying to push him into retirement, because he must sit there and think he might as well retire if he can’t get into Arsenal’s team.” “Ozil is not so influential that you have to…
Lord of Ajasa recently shared that his aliment, Diabetes has taken him closer to God and has made him realize that health is wealth. His words to Punch, “I thank God that I am better now. I have been discharged but I still go to LUTH as an outpatient for some treatments. However, I will be undergoing surgery in some weeks’ time and I want everybody, who loves me, to pray for me. “There were gall stones in my gall bladder; so, I cannot eat much for now and I have to be careful of what I ingest.” My fans…
APC leader, Bola Tinubu has said some top members in the Lagos APC Governor’s Advisory Council, GAC, upturned one of his key decisions not to return his wife, Remi, for a third term in the Senate. He said some went as far as leading coups for his decision. His words, “Let me tell the story of how Bayo Osinowo, APC Senatorial candidate for Lagos East emerged (displacing incumbent Senator Gbenga Ashafa). I was still thinking on the way to go for the primaries. “I told them, we will not follow the third term syndrome. No candidate will go for a…
Former Liverpool and Bayern Munich midfielder Dietmar Hamann has said Bayern will be scared heading to Anfield this week. His words, “It was the draw Bayern didn’t want,” “Getting Liverpool was probably the hardest one out of the hat in terms of facing one of the second-placed teams. “Liverpool have been going strong in the Premier League. They had a couple of average games after the turn of the year but they came back to form against Bournemouth “On the other hand, you have a team in Bayern Munich who are very fragile at the moment. Even when they do…
Nollywood actor, Ibrahim Chatta has shared that he has only left the shores of Nigeria to Benin Republic despite being in the movie industry for decades. Speaking to Punch, he said, “I have never travelled out of this country except to the Republic of Benin. Most times, I hear that people travel to other developed countries to beg; I don’t want to be like that. Right now, I am working on a movie and I will need to hold the premiere in the UK, America, South Africa and Dubai. If I eventually go to those places, I know it is…