Snoop Dogg has welcomed his very first granddaughter and he obviously is thrilled over it. The veteran rapper who couldn’t hide his joy took to his Instagram page on Monday, September 24, 2018, where he shared the photo of the adorable baby. “My 1st granddaughter lovely day be blessed Y’all,” he captioned the photo. So let the guessing games begin guys, what do you think she will be named Congratulations Snoop Dogg on the latest addition to your family. Back home in Nigeria, another celebrity for the first time became a grandmother. Just so you know, we are talking about…
Author: David Folami
Ahneeka is threatening to sleep with the fathers of the social media trolls who won’t let her be. The former BBNaija reality tv show contestant made her threats known on her Instagram stories on Monday, September 24, 2018. According to her, after sleeping with the fathers of these unrepentant trolls, she would determine how their education is been ran. “Until I start sleeping with your fathers to be able to wash my skin and afford nice things…then watch me dictate whether he pays your school fees or send you and your siblings pocket money…mtcheewwwww…leave people to work and earn like…
Davido has displayed doggedness during the Osun elections and Ireti Doyle is apparently on the same page. The actress in a long epistle on her Instagram praised the music star for his loyalty, passion towards his uncle’s (Senator Ademola Adeleke) bid to become the next governor of Osun state. “Who he’s campaigning for and why is immaterial and beside the point. The way i see it, if a quarter of us got involved and pursued our political preferences with as much passion, single-mindedness, loyalty, doggedness and “we die here” fervour that @davidoofficial has displayed and sustained over the last several…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has cautioned leaders of political parties, especially the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, against unguided statements and conduct that could heat up the polity. Mr Yekini Nabena, the APC National Publicity Secretary, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, particularly cautioned Secondus on his political language and conduct. “The national chairman of a political party is expected to exhibit the highest sense of patriotism, decency and decorum in public conduct and discourse. “Regrettably, the national chairman of the PDP, Prince Uche Secondus has not lived up to these basic expectations,“ Nabena…
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s hopes of a second term ticket will be formally dashed on Saturday, September 29, 2018, a top ranking aide of godfather Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, told Pulse in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. Tinubu’s rift with Ambode has been well documented. “It is finished for Ambode. He is gone. He is a bad man”, this aide said without mincing words, even though he asked that his name be left out of this story because he hadn’t been authorized to speak on the record. The phrase ‘AmboGone’ has been coined by Tinubu’s loyalists working behind the scenes to…
Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa on Tuesday said his re-election for second term would end “the politics of godfatherism in the state”. The governor recalled that the same delegates he was addressing, voted for him during the 2014 primaries “without the influence of money bags’’. He said that he was optimistic that the delegates would repeat the same gesture in the forthcoming primary elections in the state. Bindow said that his administration would continue to empower the people whom he alleged, had been neglected by the political elite in the state. According to him, “the masses made me governor and the…
Donald Duke has once again slammed the zoning policy of major political parties in Nigeria, noting that it has only given room for mediocre leaders to helm the country’s affairs. While addressing the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum in Abuja on Monday, September 24, 2018, Duke, now an aspirant on the platform of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), said zoning is not in the interest of the country. He said, “The economy is not growing because by virtue of our population growth, the economy should be growing at 4%, we must exceed our population growth and Nigeria should by…
Bukola Saraki has met with Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in Osun state, Senator Iyiola Omisore. This was made known in a statement issued on Twitter by the Senate President. The move is aimed at getting Omisore to align forces with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Osun governorship election, Ademola Adeleke. Following INEC’s declaration that the election which held in Osun on Saturday, September 22, 2018, there will be a re-run on Thursday, September 27, 2018. According to Saraki, the SDP candidate has agreed to work with the PDP to ensure victory during the re-run elections.…
The Atiku Presidential Campaign Organisation has assured delegates to the forthcoming convention of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) that the former Vice President will not let them down if chosen as the Presidential candidate of the party. The letter was signed by Mr Segun Showunmi, the Director of Media and Publicity of the Atiku Presidential Campaign Organisation. Showunmi urged the delegates to support Atiku Abubakar in his bid for the nation’s highest office by voting for him in the presidential primaries. He also charged the delegates to stand by what they believe in as the party undertakes the processes to…
Dr Kayode Fayemi on Tuesday visited Sen Iyiola Omisore, the Social Democratic Party (SDP), governorship aspirant in Ile-Ife, Osun State. Fayemi paid the visit to Omisore in his house at Oduduwa Estate, Ibadan Road, Ile-Ife. Fayemi, however, told newsmen that his visit was not on political issue, but personal. “Don’t you know that I am Omisore’s in-law and I am free to visit him anytime I wish? “Therefore my purpose of coming to Omisore is neither on political issue nor rerun election coming up on Thursday. “But I came to visit him to show my concern and care for his…
Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State has said all presidential aspirants on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) possess better leadership qualities than President Muhammadu Buhari. “Anyone who emerges PDP candidate would perform far better than President Buhari,” Dankwambo announced. He pledged his support for whoever would emerge as the party’s flagbearer to wrestle power with President Buhari at the polls in 2019. “We are about 13 aspirants jostling for PDP presidential ticket and every one of us is better than Buhari because our great party PDP has trained us so much so that we can rescue this…
The APC Campaign Council for the Osun Governorship Election has urged voters in the areas where the state’s election rerun will hold on Thursday to ignore the “ ranting’’ of the PDP and turn out en masse to vote for the ruling party.” A statement issued in Abuja by the Chairman of the Council’s Media Committee, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the threat by the PDP to challenge in court INEC’s declaration of Saturday’s election as inconclusive was “ nothing but sheer bravado.’’ ”The PDP knows that the so-called court challenge which it has threatened to mount will not fly, especially…
Bukola Saraki has solicited for the support of delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra state ahead of the party’s presidential primaries. “I came to seek your support for the presidential primary election, so I can emerge as your presidential candidate. “Nigeria is at a crossroad today, and we must redirect our country. People are asking if Nigeria is still one, many are not sure if they are still part of the Nigerian project. “We need a president who is digital, a president who knows where he hopes to move the country to, one who can represent Nigerians,…
He may have sat out PSG’s Ligue 1 clash with Rennes due to suspension, but the weekend wasn’t a total bust for Kylian Mbappe. Indeed, the PSG striker took delivery of a very special gift from none other than Pele — a man who undeniably qualifies as royalty in football circles. The 19-year-old striker displayed his present on social media, proudly holding the signed Santos jersey aloft with the Eiffel Tower in the background. The hand-written message on the shirt reads: “For Mbappe, from your friend, Pele.” “Thanks for this amazing gift, King,” the PSG prodigy said in return. Mbappe…
Paris Saint-Germain’s transfer plans could be under threat amid additional financial fair play (FFP) investigations into their activity. UEFA has referred its FFP investigation to the investigatory chamber of its Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) for further review, meaning PSG’s ability to spend during the January transfer window is at risk. PSG initially avoided sanctions for 2015, 2016 and 2017, and they raised nearly €50 million before the end of June at UEFA’s request through the sales of Javier Pastore, Yuri Berchiche, Odsonne Edouard and Jonathan Ikone in order to avoid further complications. But shortly after PSG sold those four…
Antoine Griezmann has said he lost sleep during the summer as he debated whether to leave Atletico Madrid for Barcelona. “There were times when I wasn’t feeling good,” Griezmann told Telefoot. “I spoke about it with my wife. I woke her up at three in the morning and asked her, ‘What are we going to do?’ Because I tried to talk about it, but she can’t help me, she doesn’t know what I’m thinking. My parents, either. Some members of my family wanted to see me [at Barcelona], others no, so, it was difficult.” Griezmann has been at Atletico since…
Olivier Giroud has said he sympathises with Gary Cahill’s unhappiness at his lack of playing time for Chelsea this season, but that he hopes the defender does not seek a move away from Stamford Bridge in January. “We have a lot of good players who can play in the starting XI,” Giroud said after Chelsea’s 0-0 draw at London Stadium. “The problem is we have four or five centre-backs and the coach made his choice. “Gary is not in a good position because it is quite tough for him, he doesn’t play so much. I understand that he wants to…
Unai Emery is set to continue Arsene Wenger’s habit of using some of Arsenal’s academy prospects in the Carabao Cup when the Gunners take on Brentford on Wednesday. Emery confirmed he will give some of his most promising youngsters a chance to play as he rests his Premier League regulars, which could mean a first career start for teenage midfielder Emile Smith-Rowe. “Against Brentford I am going to prepare the best performance for us, but I’ll be giving chances and opportunities to the players who are playing less in the [Premier League],” Emery said. “Also maybe the young players can…
FIFA have published the full breakdown of just who voted for who in The Best FIFA Men’s Player award polling and the Toe Poke has rooted through the data so you don’t have to. The votes were cast by all international captains and coaches, as well as selected media representatives from each FIFA member nation, with everybody asked to pick their top three players from a 10-man shortlist. Luka Modric won the award after helping Real Madrid win a third consecutive Champions League crown and captaining Croatia to the World Cup final. The final result was as follows (percentage of…
Florentino Perez has said Cristiano Ronaldo will return to the Santiago Bernabeu one day, although he did not specify whether Ronaldo will do so as a player or to assume another role within the club. “I would have given him a hug [if he had attended FIFA’s The Best awards] because, as I said [on Sunday], the Real Madrid fans are very proud to have counted with Cristiano for nine seasons,” Perez said in an appearance on “El Chiringuito.” “He is the worthy successor of Alfredo Di Stefano, he is the player who has scored more goals in the history…