Senator Shehu Sani has said that he will not participate in the Kaduna Central Senatorial primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Sani was earlier given an automatic ticket by the National Working Committee (NWC) panel of the APC. The Senator, in a statement signed by his media aide, Abdulsamad Amadi said that the ruling party’s leadership did not approve any primary election. According to Daily Trust, 3,000 delegates will be taking part in the senatorial primaries. The statement reads: “We wish to inform the general public that Sen. Shehu Sani is not part of, and is not participating…
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As the race to clinch PDP’s nomination ticket continues, Senate President Bukola Saraki has revealed that he won’t be stepping down for anyone in his party. He reportedly mentioned this on Friday, October 5, 2018, through his campaign spokesperson Ilemona Onoja who also thinks he has more chances than others in his party. Onoja dismissed rumours that he might surrender to another aspirant. “This rumour is unfounded and totally lacking in truth and substance. Dr. Saraki has absolutely no intentions of stepping down his ambitions in favour of any aspirant. “In fact, Dr. Saraki is the foremost aspirant of the…
Yusuph Olaniyonu, a Special Adviser on Media & Publicity to the Senate President Bukola Saraki has responded to a police statement alleging misconduct by members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Some top officials including Saraki were accused of hindering public safety during their protest in Abuja. PDP members reportedly embarked on a march asking for more transparency during elections but they have been linked with disturbances around the Shehu Shagari Way. Olaniyonu believes these to be false accusations. He mentions this in a statement addressing meddling in elections. “Our attention has been drawn to the blatant lies contained in…
Davido and Tiwa Savage are set to go head to head in determining who the Best African Act is in the upcoming 2018 MTV EMA awards. The organizers of the awards have announced nominations for the 2018 MTV EMAs, including six top acts from the African continent; Davido (Nigeria), Tiwa Savage (Nigeria), Distruction Boyz (South Africa), Fally Ipupa (DRC), Nyashinnski (Kenya) and Shekinah (South Africa). One winner will bring this category’s prestigious awards home from the ceremony which will be globally broadcast live from The “2018 MTV EMAs” at Bilbao Exhibition Centre, Barakaldo, Biscay on Sunday, November 4. Internationally, Camila…
Jimi Agbaje has won the governorship primary election of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and will face Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the race to become the next Lagos State governor in 2019. Agbaje won the PDP’s primary election with 1,100 votes to beat his only opponent, Deji Doherty (742 votes), according to the result announced on Friday, October 5, 2018. Agbaje lost the 2015 governorship election to current governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, by over 150,000 votes, before also losing the national chairmanship of the PDP to Uche Secondus this year. Ambode failed in his bid to…
Gov. Abdul’aziz of Zamfara, on Friday called out his supporters for a peaceful protest over the decision of the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to cancel the party’s governorship primaries held on Wednesday. “I am calling on all our members to come out and storm the state Police Headquarters tomorrow (Saturday) by 10 am for peaceful protest. “We will continue with this decision until the national leadership of our party do what is right on this matter,” he said at a press conference in Gusau. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor is having…
In 2015, Orezi properly announced himself into the industry with the release of his ”Ghen Ghen” album, which had the hit singles, ‘Shoki’ and ‘Shuperu’. Three years later, Orezi is extremely confident that he has earned his stripes in the game. He had released the visuals to his latest single, ‘Weke’ just days before he walked into the Pulse office and Orezi was excited, not just about the song, but what he has in store for his fans. During our conversation, he opens up on his upcoming album, which he says does not have a title for now, his debut…
D’banj and DMW artiste, Mayorkun are reportedly working on a new record together. The singer hinted this through a tweet he shared on Thursday, October 4, 2018. The caption of the tweet has however generated some form of online controversy as D’banj posted, ”Congratulations Mayorkun you should thank. @CheekyChizzy_ he made me do this now We Got One. #HitAlert” The tweet had a number of twitter users asking if he would not have jumped on a song with Mayorkun without the intercession of Cheeky Chizzy, who also has a song with D’banj titled, ‘Lemonade’ released earlier in the year. Following…
If there is serious money involved, former BBNaija housemate Teddy A can act nude in a movie. It is business for him. He confirmed this in a chat with Punch News. Getting him to show skin on set will involve a lot of considerations such as the payment being offered. “How much are they paying me? There have to be criteria. There has to be money on the ground. You do not need to worry about the money involved, bring the script,” Punch gathered from the reality TV star. Dealing with too many attention from his female fans doesn’t appear…
An Instagram picture of Lilian Esoro in Rome has given a reason to wonder if she has moved on from her estranged husband Ubi Franklin. The pair seemed at peace with each other at their son’s second birthday held at Franklin’s residence. Esoro’s caption in an IG post published on Thursday, October 4, 2018, may be a hint that there is a new attraction behind the curtains. A nicely taken picture at a location in Rome got the actress thanking a mysterious lover when she wrote, “The boo takes the best by the way.” Her son Jayden is perhaps still…
Mike Ezuronyes’s ‘Lagos Real Fake Life’ latest comedy, starring Odunlade Adekola, Emmanuella and Josh 2 funny now has a release date. The movie, Ezuruonye announced, will make its cinema debut on Friday, November 16, 2018 in all cinemas across Nigeria. Other popular acts in the movie are Nedu Wazobia, Mercy Aigbe, Nonso Diobi, Annie Idibia, IK Ogbonna, MC Lively and Efe Irele. Directed by Ezuruonye, the movie is coming on the heels of the actor’ success at his first shot as a filmmaker with the movie, “Divorce Not Allowed.” He shared shared an interesting picture from the set of the…
Cardi B’s is presently on top of the world as she was surprised with a brand new Lamborghini by her husband, Offset. The gift, however, didn’t come in a normal way as she was however tricked by her husband before getting the gift. In a series of videos posted on her Instagram page on Friday, October 5, 2018, the rapper revealed how she was told that Offset had fainted which was actually faked. This was just a ploy to getting her really surprised about the gift. “I’m happy and mad at the same time I been crying and praying for…
Hmmm…it appears this has become a trend where certain fans and followers slide into DMs of celebs to beg for money as the latest victim, eLDee is sick and tired of it. Going by the posts the rapper posted on his Instagram stories on Friday, October 5, 2018, it is obvious that he is fed up with the unending and irritating messages he has been receiving in his DM. “I’m sick and tired of people sliding into my DM to beg for money. I barely have enough for me and my girls and I sure don’t have money trees growing…
If there was any sort of confusion about her new gorgeous body, actress Halima Abubakar has let it out that she recently slimmed down for herself, not for any man. Much of her sharp look comes from eating vegetables and drinking a lot of juice. Keeping fit is important to her that is why an energy-filling food like pounded yam has to be sidelined. “A man can never make me slim down. A woman should lose weight when it is necessary, especially for her health’s sake. I feel it is the business of those that are bashing me because I…
Chimamanda Adichie’s thoughts on feminism seem to be driven towards societal change and reforming but a presidential aspirant thinks it can mislead women. Eunice Atuejide, the founder of the National Interest Party was on an interview with Cool FM’s Daddy Freeze. In their conversation she talked about not subscribing to the idea of feminism and the threat the writer poses. “I think she is an extremist and sometimes misleading a lot of our girls. There are actually few times when I actually agree with her but most of the times I’m like ‘oh my God!’ I hope our women don’t…
The agent of Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Mino Raiola, has spoken about the futures of two of his top clients. Pogba, 25, has had a strained relationship with Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho this year and sources have said that new contract talks are on hold while he considers his future at Old Trafford. However, Raiola insisted that the France midfielder is not for sale at this time. “I prefer not to talk about [Pogba],” he told Rai Sport. “It’s a very delicate moment and we all know that, but Manchester United have been very clear with everybody: Pogba…
Paul Scholes has said he is sick of Jose Mourinho’s moaning and has challenged the Manchester United boss to restore confidence in his players. United have made their worst start to a Premier League season since David Moyes was in charge and are on their worst run at home since 1990. Ahead of the crucial clash with Newcastle at Old Trafford on Saturday, Scholes insists the issue is confidence rather than a lack of talent in the squad. “Unfortunately because the form is not great, he’s chopping and changing, he has no idea what his best team is, he has…
Jose Mourinho has said he is not the only one to blame for Manchester United’s poor start to the season. United face Newcastle at Old Trafford on Saturday having won only four of their first 10 games in all competitions. They have not won any of their last four matches, have not won at home since the opening weekend of the season and are closer in the table to bottom side Huddersfield than to leaders Manchester City. Mourinho has borne the brunt of the criticism that has come United’s way but the coach told his news conference on Friday that…
Niko Kovac has said he is not “clueless” after the club’s winless run extended to three matches following the Champions League draw at home to Ajax. Bayern have also drawn with Augsburg and lost to Hertha Berlin, with Borussia Dortmund overtaking them at the top of the Bundesliga, and reports in Germany have claimed Kovac is losing the faith of some of his stars. But speaking at a news conference ahead of the weekend match against Borussia Monchengladbach, he said: “Just because a coach does not get out the clubs after a match, but instead focuses on what he says,…
Cesc Fabregas has said he would love to stay at Chelsea beyond this season, while adding he wished Maurizio Sarri had arrived at Stamford Bridge sooner than this year. The Spaniard was voted man of the match as Chelsea battled to a 1-0 win over Hungarian champions Vidi in the Europa League group stage on Thursday evening, making only his third start of the season at the base of midfield. “I like it, everything goes through me,” Fabregas said. “This is what I like. I feel sensations under Sarri that I never thought I would feel again. To be honest…