Author: David Folami

Nollywood legend, Patience Ozokwor recently talked about how her mother played a part in her early marriage to a man that was chosen for her. Mrs Patience revealed that she had to dump a man she loved just to please her mum. She said she could not tell her mother No because when she was younger, parents chose future partners for their kids. Her words, “No, I wasn’t betrothed to him, but my mother was a kind of woman that always liked to punish any child that misbehaved publicly. “You know all those Christian mothers that would be in the…

Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos, Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie has had his say about the military influence in the recent elections and the ones happening currently. There is an ongoing debate over the militarisation of the 2019 elections, with many blasting the army for allowing themselves to be used wrongly during the democractic exercise. His words, “I don’t think that the role of the military extends to election security, otherwise the elections will no longer be free and fair.” “Ballot papers for the presidential election are seen during the electoral preparation at a local office of the Independent National Electoral…

Manchester United midfielder, Juan Mata has said the Man Utd team spirit will be tested after back to back defeats to Arsenal and Wolves in the FA Cup. United suffered their first Premier League defeat since Solskjaer took over in going down away to Arsenal after their stunning Champions League comeback at Paris Saint-Germain. After that came the a 2-1 defeat at Molineux on Saturday that knocked United out of the FA Cup at the quarter-final stage. Mata said, “It hurts to say that Saturday’s defeat against Wolves was deserved, as it saw us head out of the FA Cup…

Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson has revealed that she did not undergo any form of operation to get the body she has. She disclosed that all she did was put in the work at the gym for the result she is currently getting. Her words, “I am the sum total of all my experiences. If you zoom in, you’ll see my battle scars (stretchmarks) I carry them with pride, they’re a testimony of my journey . I’ve learnt how to work on the body, I want it naturally with full commitment and without surgery. (I have nothing against surgery by the…

ESPN pundit, Craig Burley, has come out to say that Tottenham manager, Mauricio Pochettino is the best man for the Manchester United job. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been caretaker manager at Old Trafford after Jose Mourinho was sacked in mid-December. The Norwegian has proved the right decision, overseeing a sensational comeback against PSG in the Champions League while resurrecting United’s chances of finishing in the Premier League top four. Craig said, “If it wasn’t Manchester United and there was another club to be managed, and there was a choice between Solskjaer and Pochettino, it’s not even close – it’s Pochettino,”…

Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, has clinched another term in office after emerging victorious in the supplementary election held on Saturday, March 23, 2019. Lalong, All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, polled 595,582 votes, while Jeremiah Useni of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), secured 546,813 votes, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Richard Kirmbi, returning officer for the election, made the declaration in the early hours of Sunday. The March 9 governorship election in Plateau and a couple of other states, was declared “inconclusive” due to the number of cancelled votes was higher than the margin between the…

Davido is presently celebrating his uncle, Senator Ademola Adeleke, after he was declared the real winner of the Osun State governorship elections by the tribunal. He instantly jumped on Instagram yesterday to share a picture of himself and his uncle dancing. His words, ‪”IMOLE TI DE (Light has come) !!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GREAT PEOPLE OF OSUN STATE! 😝😝😝😝,” See the photo, Davido played an active role in his uncle’s campaign during the gubernatorial elections in Osun state. From showing up at rallies to performing during the campaigns, he was a massive influence in the elections. Davido even wore the…

PDP has praised the result of the Osun State Governorship Election Tribunal, which on Friday declared the party’s candidate, Sen. Ademola Adeleke as winner of the Sept. 22, 2018 governorship election in Osun. In a recent statement, the party described the judgment as a win for democracy and the will of the people. The party said the result was a clear sign that even if it felt like injustice was paying off, the truth will forever prevail. PDP said, “Nigerians have accepted democracy as a way of life and a form of government that suits the multi-plurality of our nation.…

Manchester United legend, Wayne Rooney has come out to say that he does not want Liverpool to win the Premier League title this season. Wayne Rooney, who started his career with Everton before joining the Red Devils said he would preferManchester City to nick it. Liverpool are currently top of the table with two points more than second-placed City, who have played one game less. His words to talkSPORT, “It’s a great reason to be out the country when those two are going head-to-head for the title,” “I hope Man City get over the line before Liverpool. I couldn’t bear…

Popular singer, Paul Okoye a.k.a Rudeboy, and his beau, Anita Okoye recently celebrated their 5th wedding anniversary. They tied the knot in 2014 and are blessed with three kids, Andre their first child and Nathan and Nadia who are twins. On social media, Anita shared, “15 years of friendship! 5 years of marriage!! 3 Adorable kids!!! • • We bicker and argue, we quarrel and fight. But we still love each other with all our might. We have differences which we grumpily bear but at the end of the day, we both make a great pair. Happy anniversary Partner!! #WeddingAnniversary…

Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai has refuted claims by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar that he won the presidential election in Kaduna state. President Muhammadu Buhari was declared winner of the Feb. 23 presidential election by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) having received 15,191,847 votes, winning in 19 states, to defeat 72 other candidates,including Atiku Abubakar, who got 11, 255,978 votes. Buhari emerged vctorious in 19 states including Kaduna, Kogi, Niger and Gombe as against Atiku, who won in 17 states and the FCT to occupy the second position. Atiku Abubakar, however, has claimed that he was victorious in the election in…

Real Madrid forward, Gareth Bale has ruled out all suggestions that there was beef between himself and Cristiano Ronaldo when the Portuguese was still at the Spanish capital. The two global stars were bought by the Blancos for record-breaking transfer fees. Cristiano was the bigger star though with his goal-scoring ability getting him five Ballons d’Or and several trophies. Bale, on the otherhand, often found himself playing catch up, and has faced accusations of failing to replicate Ronaldo’s form since he left. Bale said to BT Sport, “Cristiano is an incredible player, I thoroughly enjoyed playing with him. “Obviously the…

On Friday night’s reunion episode of the BBNaija Double Wahala reality show, things got ugly. It all began when ex-house mate on Friday night’s reunion episode of the BBNaija Double Wahala reality show, things got ugly, Alex shared that after the show ended, Cee-C showed up at her hotel room, where she was chilling with Tobi, to iron things out with him but Tobi refused and closed the door on her. According to Alex, Tobi remained in her room because the lock in his room was bad and Miracle’s room wasn’t available. Cee C then had the floor, and she…

Uche Secondus, National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hailed Sen. Ademola Adeleke, for his victory at the election tribunal. He revealed that the judiciary should be praised for sticking with the truth by naming Adeleke winner of the Sept. 22, 2018 governorship elections in Osun. He shared that the Osun Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, via this decision, has aided the restoration of hope to Nigerians that all stolen mandates shall be recovered and given to their rightful owners. Also, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the party in the Feb. 23 Presidential Election, Mr Peter Obi, praised the…

PSG superstar, Neymar has revealed that he was actually battling two injuries at the 2018 Fifa World Cup and not one. In a recent interview with TV Globo, he said a problem in his right ankle plus the metatarsal fracture in the same foot were what he was contending with to regain his fitness. His words, “Besides the metatarsal, I had an ankle problem. I ruptured the ligament and the recovery was crazier because of this,” “It is very annoying with the ankle, it takes a long time to get back to normal,” On speculations that he is about to…

Days back, Church of Satan did not agree with Daddy Freeze’s opinion of marital vows being satanic and said Freeze only said it because he wanted out of his marriage. Reacting, the Cool FM presenter placed the Church of Satan side by side with the Church of ‘God’, and then went on to quote a specific Bible verse which he said acted as a fort for him. The Bible verse was a reply that condemned the church of Satan and insinuated that they symbolized darkness while he (Daddy Freeze) was all for the light. His words “When the church of…

2019 Lagos State Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate, Dr Adetokunbo Pearse has said the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal’s decision to name Senator Adeleke winner of the Osun State governorship polls is in accordance with the rule of law and is a decision defending our democracy. The Tribunal sitting in Abuja had recently declared Sen. Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Sept. 22, 2018 Osun governorship election as winner. The three-member panel revealed that the re-run election that held on Sept. 27, 2018, was illegal. Reacting, Pearse, a university teacher, said the tribunal…

Belgium coach, Roberto Martinez has backed Thibaut Courtois after his blunder that led to an equaliser during the 3-1 win over Russia in their Euro 2020 Group I qualifier. Chelseas Eden Hazard netted a brace to make up for the error of his goalkeeper, who gifted Russia’s Denis Cheryshev an easy goal when he failed to clear the ball in time. Roberto Martinez said, “After that incident, you could see why Thibaut is the No. 1 in the world,” “He played as if nothing had happened and remained icy calm. “Impressive, the way he reacted after his mistake. Credit to…

Days back, Nigerians woke up to Blackface’s new single which was a diss song directed at former group colleague, 2face Idibia. The singer allege copyright theft in the record and also accused fellow ex Plantashun Boiz member, 2face Idibia, now known as 2baba of being gay. Reacting, 2face’s management, Now Muzik recently responded to the several claims from Blackface. Their statement read, ”Contrary to the position held in some quarters that our client, Innocent Idibia, aka 2Baba has failed or refused to respond to the ridiculous accusations by Austin Ahmedu aka Blackface, we would like to state that this is…

Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari has praised the Chairman of Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Mr Tony Elumelu, for doing his bit to transform the lives of young entrepreneurs all over Africa. She revealed that she was hopeful that the TEF entrepreneurs would develop themselves to make Nigeria proud in both local and foreign markets. Her words, “They will be a source of immense value not just to the Nigeria real sector but to the entire African continent.” Recently, the TEF Chairman formally unveiled the 2019 selected 3,050 candidates of the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs out of the 216,025 applications received. The…