Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili has said she is not so sure that President Muhammadu Buhari wants anything else but war across the nation before, during and after the 2019 election. Ezekwesili said as much during a meeting with the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI)–two organisations deploying a Joint International Elections Observer Mission to Africa’s most populous country in 2019. Ezekwesili assured the delegation that she will promote peace before and after the election. She also asked the delegation to warn President Buhari against working against the standard of the election. “My entry into the presidential race…
Author: David Folami
Lawmakers have explained the reason President Muhammadu Buhari was openly booed during the presentation of the 2019 appropriation bill. The president proposed an N8.83 trillion 2019 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja on Wednesday, December 19, 2018. Many lawmakers were heard loudly booing the president while he delivered his opening speech about the achievements of his administration. There were yells of disapproval when the president said the nation’s economy and security have improved under his administration. “May I appeal to the honourable members that the world is watching us and we’re supposed to be above…
Adrien Rabiot has received support from the global union of professional footballers (Fifpro) as he tries to “buy his freedom” from PSG. Rabiot’s contract is due to expire in the summer and the 23-year-old’s agent says he is “determined to leave”. He was left out of Tuesday’s win over Orleans, with PSG reportedly planning to sideline him “indefinitely”. His agent and mother Veronique Rabiot told radio station RTL the situation had “totally deteriorated”. In a statement, Fifpro said Rabiot “has the right not to sign” a new deal. Rabiot has reportedly been told by PSG’s sporting director Antero Henrique that…
Manchester United have confirmed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as interim manager at Old Trafford. With Solskjaer in place until the end of the season, the club are looking to restructure with a technical director of football and a new permanent boss in the summer. Who do they want and what do they want for the long term? Mauricio Pochettino He will be top of the list. His Tottenham side play attractive football, and he has spent very little in comparison to his Premier League rivals. Spurs are largely built around players he didn’t sign, but Pochettino has a reputation for extracting…
Dejan Lovren says that Jurgen Klopp’s team can go unbeaten for the rest of the Premier League season and match Arsenal’s ‘Invincibles’ record from 2004. Liverpool are the only unbeaten side so far in Europe after Manchester City were beaten at Chelsea and lead the table by one point. “Hopefully we can be unbeaten until the end of the season,” said Lovren. “That is why we came to Liverpool. “Arsenal did it before so why not?” Liverpool have not won the title since 1990 but go into the Christmas period on top after beating rivals Manchester United at Anfield last…
Jose Mourinho has said he will not be talking about his departure from Manchester United out of the “deepest respect” for his former colleagues. The Portuguese was sacked on Tuesday after two and a half years in charge. United are sixth in the Premier League, 19 points behind leaders Liverpool. “I have been immensely proud to wear the badge of Manchester United since the first day I arrived, and I believe all United fans recognise this,” Mourinho said in a statement. “Each time a chapter is closed, I show my deepest respect by not making any comments about my former…
Franck Ribery scored an 83rd-minute winner as Bayern Munich cut the gap between themselves and Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund to six points by beating RB Leipzig. Bayern capitalised after Dortmund suffered a first defeat of the season at Fortuna Dusseldorf on Tuesday. It was a frustrating evening for the champions until Ribery sidestepped two defenders and slotted home. Ex-Swansea loanee Renato Sanches was one of two players sent off late on. The Portuguese midfielder was dismissed in the final minute after picking up a second yellow card for reacting angrily to Stefan Ilsanker’s tackle, with the Leipzig player receiving a…
David De Gea is edging closer to committing his long-term future to Manchester United, sources have said, with the goalkeeper unconvinced by the merits of a move away from Old Trafford to Juventus or Paris Saint-Germain. United staved off the prospect of the 28-year-old leaving on a free transfer next summer by securing De Gea’s services until June 2020 by triggering a one-year option to extend his contract last month. But the club remain determined to negotiate a new long-term deal with De Gea — who was ranked at No. 1 among the world’s goalkeepers in the 2018 ESPN FC…
John Arne Riise has said that Andrew Robertson has been “brilliant” since becoming an established starter, but now wants more goals from the Scotland captain. Robertson, an £8 million signing from Hull City in July 2017, cemented himself as Liverpool’s first-choice left-back midway through last season. The 24-year-old has been repeatedly praised for his consistent performances, although Riise feels he should be looking to do more to add to his solitary goal in a Liverpool shirt. “He’s brilliant because he’s aggressive, quick and can cross the ball very well,” Riise, speaking to promote his new autobiography “Running Man,” said. “He’s…
Eddie Howe has played down the prospect of in-form striker Callum Wilson leaving the club during the January transfer window, amid reported interest from several Premier League sides, including Chelsea. Wilson, 26, who has scored eight goals in 16 Premier League appearances this season and made his England debut last month, played in Bournemouth’s 1-0 defeat to Chelsea in the Carabao Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday. On the eve of the Stamford Bridge tie, assistant coach Gianfranco Zola hinted that Wilson was of “interest” to Chelsea, saying he had all the attributes “to go a long way.” Howe said after the…
Tottenham Hotspur blocked questions about the managerial vacancy at Manchester United at Mauricio Pochettino’s news conference on Thursday. Sources have said that Pochettino is United’s No. 1 choice to take charge at Old Trafford in the summer, following the departure of Jose Mourinho. Pochettino addressed the subject at his previous news conference on Tuesday and, ahead of Sunday’s Premier League trip to Everton, Tottenham’s press officer said that the speculation would not be allowed to dominate the agenda again. He stood his ground in an exchange with a reporter that lasted almost two minutes, and asked for the cameras to…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said he wants to see his players “enjoying their football again” while promising them a “clean slate” under his watch. Former United forward Solskjaer was announced as Jose Mourinho’s temporary successor on Wednesday, a day after the Portuguese was sacked at Old Trafford midway through a disappointing third season at the club. Speaking for the first time in his new role, Solskjaer, who joined United from Norwegian side Molde, told MUTV on Thursday that he’s going to “be myself,” which includes restoring joy back on the pitch. “I’m going to enjoy the ride. It’s six months.…
AY has completed his second house which is a mansion and the photos of the building are breathtaking! From the photos shared, AY must have spent a lot of money putting the building together. The new mansion boost of a swimming pool, cinema, massive closet, and studio. Another interesting feat of the mansion is that it is located on a street is named after the comedian and actor. AY is yet to post photos of the crib on his Instagram page but we sure do know this is one eye-popping building that we will be talking about for a long…
Seun Kuti was recently nominated for the upcoming 2019 Grammy Awards and the Afrobeat artist speaks on how much it means to him. The son of the Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti has enjoyed a successful 2018, releasing his fourth studio album, Black Times before embarking on an European tour and he recently capped off the year bagging a nomination in the ‘World Music’ category at the upcoming Grammys scheduled for February 2019. In a recent interview with BBC, Seun Kuti shared on the state of music in Africa and how much the recognition means to him. On the Grammy nominations…
Davido raised the bar for Nigerian artists this year and this time he is setting the pace once again with his video for ‘Fall.’ From chart topping singles to performing at the biggest of global stages, Davido is setting another record for a number of artists to emulate. Released in 2017 as one of his game changing singles, Davido’s ‘Fall’ is now the most viewed music video by any Nigerian artist on streaming channel, YouTube. The song usurps a position previously held by singer Yemi Alade who topped the charts with her 2014 hit single, ‘Johnny’ which as at today…
Gifty who recently showed off her daughter on Instagram has also come out to reveal that she is married. While sharing a video of her daughter, Alisha and herself on Instagram on Tuesday December 18, 2018, the reality TV star gave a breakdown of how she found out she was pregnant to the time her daughter pronounced her first words. “Being a Mom was always a Dream for me. When I was pronounced 2Months pregnant, I didn’t know when I started dancing. At exactly 5Months old, I stopped coming out (because my tummy was beginning to pop out) or have…
Mo Abudu and movie director, Tope Oshin led a long list of celebrities to the exclusive premiere of ‘Up North’ on Sunday, December 16, 2018. The premiere which took the form of a Grand Durbar – a Northern Nigerian traditional festival – held at the Filmhouse IMAX in Lekki, Lagos. Other celebrities present at the premiere were Nafeesat Butu, Linda Ejiofor, Rahama Sadau, Ibrahim Suleiman, Cee-C, Damilola Adegbite, Kemi Lala Akindoju, Jemima Osunde, Bisola Aiyeola, Governor Mohammed Abubakar, the of Bauchi State, Mykel Parish, the director of Nollywood Travel Film Festival (NTFF), Mo Abudu and celebrity fashion designer, Mai Atafo,…
The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria has reacted to Genevieve Nnaji’s claims on how FilmOne distribution has tried to sabotage the screening of her movie, ‘Lionheart.’ In a statement by the Chairman of the association, Patrick Lee, the Cinema Exhibitors stressed that Genevieve and her team refused to secure a spot for ‘Lionheart’ on the film calendar that is followed by all cinemas. “It is clear from the approach taken by the Lionheart team that these processes were not adhered to and most of our members rightly refused to take the movie,” Lee stressed in his reply to Genevieve’s claims.…
The ‘City of David’ concert previously announced to hold at the Ocean View Grounds, Lagos now has a new venue. Ahead of his much anticipated December headline concert originally tagged, the ‘City of David’, DMW boss has announced a change of venue for the event. It would be recalled that earlier in the month, Davido had announced an initial venue for the concert after failing to agree with the management of his earlier preferred location, Eko Atlantic, which led to a public fallout. All now seems to be well between Davido and the management of Eko Atlantic as he has…
Kylie Jenner has become the 5th wealthiest American celebrity of 2018, the same position with Jay-Z. According to Forbes, the 21-year-old net worth of $900 million makes her a first-timer on the list. This list ranks the wealthiest American celebrities based on fortune they have amassed off their fame. The list did not take into account stars whose wealth made their famous. Kylie Cosmetics which was launched two years ago, and has already shifted over $630 million in makeup products, according to Forbes. The line is so popular new products typically sell-out within minutes of their release. There are indications…