Davido is not ready to agree with reports that he did not actually sell out the 02 Arena. He achieved this by providing evidence proving he did and sharing it on social media. Briefly after social media went crazy over Davido’s concert at the 02 Arena, tv station, Soundcity, and UK website, The Guardian tagged the show as ‘nearly sold out’ in their reviews. Davido, however, kept mum on this until recently when he shared what could pass as receipts to prove beyond reasonable doubt that he sold out the 20,000 capacity venue. A mail was sent to the management…
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Tanko Al-Makura has said current members of the National Assembly have not done their job of complementing President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. He said this was one of the reasons that made him contest for a seat in the Senate in the February 16 elections. His words, “The current crop of legislators failed woefully in complimenting President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, a situation that has resulted in poor developmental strides in the past three and half years.” “We want to ensure that we partake in this project to support the President to ensure that his vision is being supported by the parliament,…
Atiku Abubakar has revealed that he was responsible for the reports that stopped ex-Anambra State Governor, Chinwoke Mbadinuju, from clinching PDP ticket for re-election in 2003. Mbadinuju was elected governor of Anambra State from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2003, having been sworn in on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party. While his tenure was popular for several political battles that resulted in a failure of effective government, Atiku said that he toured some parts of the states and that he was shocked to discover that schools in Anambra were closed for two years because of Mbadinuju administration’s…
The Arewa Community in Lagos State, an umbrella body of Hausas living in Lagos, recently declared support for the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Chairman, Arewa Community in Lagos State, Alhaji Muhammadu Dandamayabo said it was expected for the Hausa community to support Sanwo-Olu, since he was Bola Tinubu’s choice. His words, “We, Arewa Community in Lagos State, it is not the first time, not the second time (that we have been supporting the APC). In 2011, we supported (Babatunde) Fashola; in 2015, we supported (Akinwunmi) Ambode and now, it is Sanwo-Olu. “It…
Mr Jimi Agbaje, and his competition from the All Progressives Congress, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, were both nowhere to be found at the debate organised by the Nigeria Medical Association in Lagos on Wednesday. The candidates that showed up included Mr Babatunde Gbadamosi (African Democratic Party), Mr Francis Adebayo (Alliance for New Nigeria), Mr Owolabi Salis (Alliance for Democracy), Mrs Adebisi Ogunsanya (Young Progressive Party), Dr Sam Anyamele (United Democratic Party), Ven. Funso Awe (National Conscience Party), Mr Oluwaseun Ajireloja (Africa Action Congres) and Dr Segun Musa (Africa Nations Development Programme). At the debate, The candidate of the ANN, Adebayo, said…
Olusegun Obasanjo has said he is not expecting perfection from ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar, because Jesus Christ, as a man, was not perfect. His words, “I have been called names because of my position on Atiku Abubakar, the Waziri Adamawa. Everything I have said as far as I have knowledge of Atiku, I have not retracted and I stand firmly by them because they are, to the best of my knowledge, true. “And neither has what I have said and written about Buhari been controverted. If anything, they have been confirmed and proved beyond any shadow of doubt. But Atiku…
Afenifere has refuted the reported endorsement of President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term in office by some of its members, stating that it was from impostors. The organisation’s National Publicity Secretary, Yinka Odumakin made this known recently. His words, “We ordinarily would not respond to a gathering of historical renegades but for the sake of the unwary who may have been confused by the nefarious action of these impostors. “We say without equivocation that minus Senator Ayo Fasanmi, who had a past connection with Afenifere till 2003 and Senator Olabiyi Durojaye, who is presently an employee of Buhari, all…
The Federal Government has warned broadcast stations that operate in the country against lifting results of the forthcoming elections from social media. It said the Independent National Electoral commission should be seen as the only official source of election results. Is’haq Kawu gave this stern warning on behalf of the Federal Government recently. His words, “No reports or results must be released by broadcast stations from the social media until the Independent National Electoral Commission must have released such results. “The results of the 1983 elections were released before the commission released its results and this led to a lot…
img src=”https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/President-Muhammadu-Buhari-at-the-National-Assembly-NASS-Budget-Presentation-640×427.jpg” alt=”President Muhammadu Buhari at the National Assembly (NASS) Budget Presentation” width=”640″ height=”427″ class=”size-large wp-image-180183″ />The Presidency has stated reasons why President Muhammadu Buhari did not ask for support for the All Progressives Congress candidates during the party’s rally held in Owerri, Imo State. Garba Shehu said that dealing with such a crowd that included both parties, the President could not request for the support for his party’s candidates alone but must talk about all the parties. His words, “The massive crowd that gathered to welcome President Buhari in Imo State was made up of not only supporters of…
Olusegun Obasanjo has said the Atiku Abubakar will be a president for every Nigerians citizen unlike Muhammadu Buhari. He also said that as a president, he never went on a 104-day medical vacation. His words, “One of the most ridiculous claims I have heard on these issues is that I did not give Atiku chance to preside over the Federal Executive Council because I did not trust him. “That is not correct because he had occasions to preside on a few times that I was out of the country. On those occasions he was in charge of the Federal Executive…
Atiku Abubakar has said if he is elected, his government will look into amnesty for looters. He said such a method would ensure looted funds are recovered. His words, “Why not? I give you an example of Turkey. Turkey gave amnesty and all the money taken abroad were brought back. “The government said when you bring the money back, you don’t need to pay taxes; invest in manufacturing, technology and real estate. “And look at Turkey today, it is like any other European country. “There was a panel set up when we came up (during the administration of Chief Olusegun…
Toke Makinwa has talked about the popular topic of married men going after single women and pledging to love and cherish them. She dished out some words of advise for the women being chased by these type of men. Her words, “When next you meet a guy who is confident to tell you to your face that ‘I’m married but available’, chop his money and run away.” Check out her take on the situation.
Di’Ja has shared scarce photos with her husband, Rotimi as they had mad fun at the beach. Her words alongside the photo, “Because life is about the love you make ??. Together we make our favourite people. #partnerineverything.” Di’Ja is one of the Nigerian celebrities who is quite private with her love life but this time around she allowed us some exclusives and its beautiful to see.
Don Little a.k.a ‘Ghanaian Aki‘ has shared a touching story about how his mum and dad tried to take his life when he was a kid because they feared he would become a dwarf and be of no value to them. He that his parents noticed he wasn’t growing any taller so they assumed that they wouldn’t get much value out of him. He then spoke about how they planned to kill him by poisoning his food when he was about five years old. He said his mother was ready to get on with it and she feared the consequences.…
Mavin Records, one of Nigeria’s popular record labels led by amazing producer himself, Don Jazzy has reportedly sealed a multi-million dollar investment with Kupanda Holdings. According to reports by Music Business Worldwide, the deal with Kupanda Holdings, a joint venture between Kupanda Capital and TPG Growth will help work on operations under the Mavin Global brand to ensure they meet “rapidly growing international demand” for African content, music-wise. TPG, one of the partners in Kupanda Holdings is a prominent investor revolutionary tech companies such as Uber, AirBnB, Spotify, CAA, and STX Entertainment. Mavin Records came to be 7 years ago…
Rafa Nadal is currently engaged to girlfriend of 14 years, Mery Perelló and they might be about to get married. According to Hello!, the duo are working on heading to the altar this autumn in Mallorca and have secretly been engaged for close to one year. Hello’s sister publication HOLA! also shared that Spanish player Rafa, 32, proposed to Mery, 30, an insurance worker and business graduate far back in May during a romantic trip to Rome in Italy. The couple agreed on keeping the cute news private for the first eight months of their engagement. Nadal recently talked about…
After Diamond Platnumz and Zari Hassan’s breakup on February 14 last year, there’s been rumors saying their relationship as co-parents is not an amazing one. Zari dumped the singer publicly months after he impregnated his side chick, Hamisa Mobetto. While the Ugandan socialite has been totally quiet, Diamond Platnumz has been notably absent in his kid’s lives. He then started dating Kenyan radio host, Tanasha Donna. Just last week, Tanasha spoke about the rumours that her beau is a dead beat dad and rejected the reports by stating categorically that the love he has for his kids is real. However,…
Uriel has shared why her last relationship did not last long. According to the former BBNaija star and chef, her ex boyfriend exited the relationship because she got tired of giving him cash. She also revealed that she has not slept with a guy for over 2 years now all because she is waiting for Mr. right. Uriel was a housemate on BBNaija 2017 edition tagged “See Gobe.” which was won by Efemoney. Since the reality TV show, she began her career a chef and is also working on her music career.
Nollywood actress, Nazo Ekezie has said that Nollywood movie industry is one of the worst places to keep female friends. According to her, the love you hear about in the industry is far from real. Her words, “Women don’t like each other. Please, quote me, Nollywood is one of the worst places to have female friends.Because most female actresses see genuine compliments as something else. The worst are those who are doing better and well paid, endorsements and all, with the fame, yet they still say rubbish about other actress in the industry” . “Every battle I have faced in…
Dabota Lawson has boasted that no Nigerian lady can twerk than her. She stated clearly that the reason why she twerks better than every other girl is because she is from Rivers State. Her words, “BTW THIS IS RANDOM BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE KEEP ARGUING WITH ME ABOUT THIS . LET ME MAKE IT CLEAR THERE IS NO GIRL IN NIGERIA THAT CAN TWERK MORE THAN ME .” “People think I’m stiff because of the way I carry myself . Those that know , know .. Argue with your ancestors 😂🤣😂 if you want a challenge . Try me…