Tiwa Savage is still hot on everyone’s lips following her passionate showing on Wizkid’s ‘Fever’ video but she appears not to care much what her critics say about her “broken marriage”. Her display in the clip had social media observers suggesting that she might be having a romantic relationship with Wizkid who also calls her his best friend in a post he shared on IG yesterday. “She no get shame, broken marriage, single mother, old woman. “If any of the above is a crime then take me to court. If not then eat this pepper stew I’m serving and drink…
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Gbenga Daniel has expressed his belief that former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, will likely win the 2019 presidential election with a landslide victory over President Muhammadu Buhari and other presidential contestants. The former Ogun State governor said this while speaking during an interview on Arise News on Thursday, October 25, 2018, noting that Nigerians are eager to change the nation’s fate with a change of its leadership. When asked about the likelihood of Atiku’s victory at next year’s polls, he said, “Atiku will win, and I’m looking at a possible landslide. And I’ll explain to you. “In the last one…
Gov. Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi has poured encomium on Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, saying he had demonstrated grace and that he believed history would judge him kindly. Bagudu spoke on Thursday in Lagos at the closing of the three-day 18th National Women’s Conference, organised by the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO). Bagudu said: “My friend Ambode does not like to be praised. He is a very private person and I always see the reflection of him in me. “I often imagine how private people function in a public world like politics. “He has done a…
Alhaji Suleiman Adamu, the Minister of Water Resources on Thursday said that President Muhammadu Buhari would declare a state of emergency on water and sanitation come Nov. 8. Adamu made the disclosure during the Special Town Hall Meeting of the Federal Government held at Emeritus Prof. Theophilus Ogunlesi Hall of University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the town hall meeting was aimed at briefing the people on the achievements of the Buhari-led administration in infrastructure development. “I wish to inform you that for the first time in Africa, President Buhari is going…
The European Union Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS has advised political parties in the country and their candidates to base their campaigns on what they would use power for. The leader of the delegation, Amb. Keti Karlsen, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) after their meeting with the running mate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi, on Wednesday in Abuja. Karlsen said that issue based campaigns was key to peaceful elections and development of democracy. “My advice is to focus as much as possible on what to use…
Muhammadu Buhari has promised to stay steadfast to the duty of upgrading Nigeria’s transport and power infrastructure. He stated this on his Twitter today after commissioning the new International Terminal of the Port Harcourt Airport. It seemed a realization of a vow he made earlier, promising to fix the infrastructure in Nigeria while improving the living condition of the poor through social investment. Buhari considers the commissioning of the terminal a big deal for international air travellers. While an investment in more infrastructures is important, holding on to old assets seem equally valuable under the Buhari-led administration. The Ajaokuta Steel…
Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State says the All Progressives Congress(APC) government has performed better than any other in Nigeria. He made the disclosure on Thursday during the Special Town Hall Meeting of the Federal Government at the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that the meeting was aimed at briefing the people on the achievements of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration in Infrastructure. The governor said the APC-led government in Nigeria had, in the last three and a half years, laid solid foundation for the nation to thrive. “I am very bold…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has ripped into President Muhammadu Buhari for his recent comment saying Nigerians who are not willing to help save the country may choose to leave to wherever else they think is their home. The president made the comment at the Presidential Villa on Monday, October 22, 2018, according to his media aide, Femi Adesina. “We have no other country but Nigeria. Others who feel they have another country may choose to go. We will stay here and salvage it together,” the president said. In a statement signed by the PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan,…
Rotimi Akeredolu has narrated the incompetency of All Progressive Congress (APC) chairman, Adam Oshiomole, describing the recent primaries conducted by the ruling party as a charade. The governor made the reaction following the allegation that three governors under his leadership are planning on sabotaging the party. Akeredolu described the protesters as opportunists. He also denied the allegation, saying he found it laughable and distracting. According to a statement issued by his senior special adviser on special duties and strategy, Doyin Odebowale, the governor justified his opposition to Oshiomhole’s choice as party chairman, adding that those who feel aggrieved reserve the…
Babatunde Fashola, on Thursday, urged the people of South West to vote for President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 elections to guarantee a return of power to the region in 2023. The minister stated this at a special Town Hall Meeting on infrastructure organised by the Ministry of Information and Culture and the National Orientation Agency. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed led three other ministers including Fashola, Ministers of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu to the town hall meeting. The minister, who spoke in Yoruba language…
President Muhammadu Buhari will have to battle more than 70 opponents if he hopes to win the battle for a second term in the 2019 presidential election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) published the forms and particulars of candidates submitted by political parties for the 2019 general elections at its offices across the federation on Thursday, October 25, 2018, and Buhari will be facing scores of contestants eyeing the presidency. Of all 91 parties in the country, 89 had expressed their intention to field candidates at next year’s polls. According to a report by The Punch, over 70 names…
Romelu Lukaku should keep things simple as he tries to end his eight-game scoring drought, according to former United striker Dimitar Berbatov. The Belgian will line up against his old club Everton in the Premier League on Sunday having not found the back of the net since United’s 2-1 win over Watford in mid-September. Despite his lack of goals he has received backing from his manager Jose Mourinho and also from Berbatov who spent four years at Old Trafford from 2008, scoring 56 goals. “I know he’s not scored for eight games, but I don’t think the criticism of Lukaku…
There are many opinions and theories making the rounds right now about Romelu Lukaku’s loss of form at Manchester United, but amid all the noise and conjecture, perhaps the reality is that the Belgium striker is performing just as he always has. Maybe, as galling as it might be for Jose Mourinho and United’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward, the club got exactly what they overpaid for when investing what could end up being as much as £90 million in the forward in July 2018. Lukaku is a goal scorer — 31 goals in 64 games in a United shirt emphasises…
Thomas Tuchel wants an improved showing from his players when they take on Napoli away in their next Champions League Group C match after Wednesday’s dramatic, but “massively frustrating” 2-2 draw. The Italian side looked to have won it through Dries Mertens’ second-half strike after Lorenzo Insigne’s opener in the first but Angel Di Maria’s superb leveller in stoppaged and Mario Rui’s own goal saved a point for the Ligue 1 giants. “I do not know why we cannot play the same way for 90 minutes,” said Tuchel after the match. “We switched to three central defenders and created more…
Borussia Dortmund midfielder Christian Pulisic said that the “awesome” Westfalenstadion was a factor in Wednesday’s 4-0 win over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League. Pulisic, 20, told reporters after the match: “The key for today’s win was that we fought until the very end. We know that when we play as we currently do, then the substitutes will come on and score more goals.” Axel Witsel scored the opener in the 38th minute, profiting from a deflection. In the second half, substitutes Raphael Guerreiro and Jadon Sancho put their names on the scoresheet with the former grabbing a brace. The…
Liverpool’s run to last season’s Champions League final earned them £72 million, more than double the total amassed from the tournament by Manchester United, figures released by UEFA have showed. Jurgen Klopp’s side lost 3-1 to Real Madrid, the top earners with £78m, in the final in Kiev. Beaten semifinalists Bayern Munich made £62.3m, and Roma were the tournament’s second-highest earners with £74.1m. United, who went out to Sevilla in the round of 16, made £35.3m, while Paris Saint-Germain, knocked out by Madrid at the same stage, got £54.9m. Manchester City, who reached the quarterfinals, picked up £56.5m, with fellow…
AC Milan will have their Europa League prize money withheld by UEFA as a punishment for breaking financial fair play rules, the club’s president has confirmed. The Rossoneri were initially banned from competing in Europe this term before seeing the decision overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Milan are still seeking an agreement with UEFA — which will likely result in a fine. And club president Paolo Scaroni has confirmed the club will not receive any prize money from this season’s European campaign. “We are waiting for the judgement,” Scaroni said at a shareholders meeting. “UEFA can and…
Robin van Persie has said he will retire from football at the end of the season. Van Persie, 35, joined Arsenal from Feyenoord in 2004 and spent eight seasons with the North London side, winning an FA Cup before moving to United in 2012, where he helped guide the club to the Premier League title — finishing the campaign as the leading goal scorer with 26. And, in January 2018, he returned to Feyenoord following a two-and-a-half-year spell in Turkey with Fenerbahce. “That is probably at the end of this season,” he told AD in response to being asked when…
Maurizio Sarri admitted that he is finding Chelsea’s large first-team squad a “problem” after Ruben Loftus-Cheek staked a compelling claim for a regular starting spot with a hat trick in Thursday’s 3-1 win over BATE Borisov in the Europa League. Loftus-Cheek, making only his second start of the season, netted twice in the first half and once in the second from midfield to the delight of Stamford Bridge, becoming the first Chelsea academy player to score a hat trick for the senior side since Clive Walker in 1982. Chelsea delivered a convincing performance despite Sarri making eight changes to the…
Unai Emery wasn’t happy with the team’s continued habit of poor first-half performances. Emery’s side needed a late winner from Danny Welbeck to secure a 1-0 victory over Sporting Lisbon in the Europa League on Thursday, after struggling to create any dangerous chances before the break. Emery said he used his half-time team talk to improve things as Arsenal dominated the match after the break. But he still hasn’t solved the dilemma of getting his players to off to better starts. “We cannot impose our ideas in the first 45 minutes, but in the second half we have the chance…