Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said the opposition is using fake news and hate speech as campaign tools to de-market President Muhammadu Buhari, ahead of the 2019 general elections. “Buhari has indicated interest to contest the 2019 presidential election under the platform of his ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC). “The opposition has latched on to the use of fake news as a campaign tool ahead of the 2019 general elections. “With the Buhari Administration delivering on its promises to fight corruption, build the nation’s economy and tackle insecurity, the opposition has realised it will not make any impact if it…
Author: David Folami
Alhaji Lai Mohammed has described the recent defection of some governors and lawmakers from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as nothing but a storm in a teacup. Mohammed, however, told newsmen in Lagos that those who left the ruling party did so for personal interests. “I welcome it (defection of Akpabio) because all politics is local. All those who have left us did that for purely personal reasons. “Since they say politics is a game of number, of course we welcome gladly the defection of the minority leader. Like they say, it is one-one goalless draw.” On whether Akpabio…
Mrs Modupe Akindele-Martins, a chieftain of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Ondo State, has dumped the party with her supporters for Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Akindele-Martins was the Deputy Governorship Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in November 2016 election in the state. She was also the running mate to Dr Olu Agunloye of the SDP in the last governorship election in the state. Akindele-Martins was also the Ondo State Woman Leader of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN). Akindele-Martins said she had resigned her membership from the SDP and was defecting with thousands of her supporters…
Godswill Akpabio will join the governing APC this week, his ‘sins’ will be forgiven and he’ll be tasked with making the APC stronger in the senate. These APC chaps are right on several scores. Akpabio’s defection is the equivalent of a big money, marquee signing in football. He comes with loads of experience, has numerous scalps to his name, he is the senate minority leader, when he coughs, Akwa Ibom and most of the South South sneezes and Akwa Ibom will jump from a 24-storey building if Akpabio barks the instruction—no questions asked. Akpabio will be bringing that street smart…
Paris Saint-Germain are interested in signing Everton target Marcos Rojo as Jose Mourinho is keen to offload him from Manchester United. According to reports, Marco Silva wants to bring Rojo to Goodison Park but the Toffees are facing stiff competition from PSG who just joined the bidding war with Marseille and Zenit St Petersburg. The Argentina international has been deemed surplus to requirements and Mourinho is willing to let him go for the right price as he is looking to bolster his defence before Thursday’s transfer deadline. The defender has spent four years with the Manchester giants and agreed on…
Bernardo Silva played a rotation role for City last season, but he left a positive impression on his boss after overcoming Chelsea Pep Guardiola hailed Bernardo Silva’s Community Shield performance as “a masterpiece” and suggested the Portuguese is currently one of the first names on his Manchester City team sheet. Silva was instrumental in City’s 2-0 success over Chelsea at Wembley, setting up Sergio Aguero to score the second goal and operating in a more central berth with Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva not involved. Only De Bruyne and Ederson appeared in more Premier League games than Bernardo Silva…
Thibaut Courtois did not show up for training on Monday as had been expected. New Blues boss Maurizio Sarri had expected to speak to the Belgium international as rumours over his future with the Premier League club continue to swirl. Sarri said after the Community Shield defeat by Manchester City on Sunday that he wanted to see Courtois face to face after his agent said last week that he wanted to leave Chelsea and join Real Madrid. Courtois has regularly addressed his desire to return to Madrid, where he previously played for Atletico and where his two children live with…
Belgian journalist Kristof Terreur has confirmed that Eden Hazard will not be leaving Chelsea this summer. All summer-long Hazard has been linked with a move to the Santiago Bernabeu. It’s become rather tiresome for Chelsea fans, who have been eagerly awaiting news on the future of our talisman. Will he stay or will he go? Will he sign a new contract or will he follow Thibaut Courtois to Madrid? These questions needed answering, and now they have been. Terreur posted the below information on Twitter on Monday, claiming that Hazard will return to Chelsea training today – and is going…
Former Manchester City captain, Richard Dunne, has described Chelsea striker, Alvaro Morata as a disgrace following the Spaniard’s performance during the Blues’ 2-0 loss in the Community Shield on Sunday. Argentine forward, Sergio Aguero scored twice to give Pep Guardiola’s side the victory at Wembley. Morata endured a difficult afternoon at Wembley, with very little service amid City’s fine form. Dunne noted that new Chelsea boss, Maurizio Sarri has a real issue on his hands with the forward. “City were outstanding, I think for Chelsea it’s really worrying,” Dunne told BT Sport 1. “I know the manager’s only had two…
Jose Mourinho was given a huge boost after World Cup stars Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku returned to training today. The Manchester United boss has cut a frustrated figure this summer after failing to land a number of his top transfer targets. Mourinho has also been without a large contingent of senior players following their exploits in Russia. And he was left fuming after a number of players rejected the request to cut their holidays short in order to start their pre-season early. United hit their lowest point so far this summer with a 1-0 defeat to Bayern Munich on…
Man Utd have made an official approach to Bayern Munich over the possible transfer of the Germany defender Jérôme Boateng. The 29-year-old is top of José Mourinho’s wishlist as he desperately tries to bolster his squad before the transfer window closes on Thursday. The United executive vice-chairman, Ed Woodward, has spoken to the Bayern CEO, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, and inquired how much it would cost to sign the experienced defender, who has a contract at the Bundesliga club until 2021. United were told that Boateng would cost between €50m (£44.6m) and €60m and that Bayern were not interested in a swap…
Toby Alderweireld is hoping to join Manchester United before the transfer window closes, according to reports in Belgium. Jose Mourinho is looking to sign a new central defender before the window shuts on Thursday and United have been in discussions with several targets, including Barcelona’s Yerry Mina and Leicester City’s Harry Maguire. But with Leicester demanding £75 million for Harry Maguire and a £35m deal for Mina collapsing over the weekend due to a disagreement over agent’s fees, United have been forced to look elsewhere. According to HLN, Alderweireld ‘absolutely’ wants to leave Tottenham this summer and is hopeful that…
Reports have suggested that the World Cup-winning midfielder could be on the move this summer, but the Red Devils have never contemplated selling. Manchester United are unwilling to allow Paul Pogba to leave the club amid claims that his agent has been lining up a move to Barcelona or Juventus. Reports emerged in recent days that super-agent Mino Raiola has been attempting to secure Pogba a move away from Old Trafford two years on from his return to the club for a then-world record transfer fee of £89.5 million ($116m) from Juve. A meeting between Pogba and his former France…
Signing a central defender is top priority for Manchester United, and so is finding a new home for Anthony Martial. The forward, who can play as a conventional number 9, or from the left wing, has a fractious relationship with United boss José Mourinho and it will only have got worse over the course of pre-season. After Martial flew home from the pre-season tour for the birth of his second child and stayed with the mother in Paris, opting not to return to America, Mourinho was not happy and the club reportedly fined him £180,000. The situation between Martial and…
Former Chairman, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara, Akogun Oyedepo, has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would defeat the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019 general elections in the state. He said “If you add our 85 per cent with the people in APC before we came in, the party is richer now and ready to chase away PDP in Kwara,” he said. According to him, only four members of the PDP executives out of 31 members remained with the party, adding that the rest followed him to APC. Oyedepo also said that 27 of the PDP…
Drake has officially dropped the new video for his hit song, ‘In My Feelings’. The song off his recently released double album, Scorpion, has been trending since its release especially with the “In My Feelings” challenge, which has gone viral across social media with celebrities like Will Smith, Ciara, DJ Khaled, Charlamagne Tha God and even Drake himself getting involved in the action. Fueled by the hype around the track, the visuals shot in New Orleans stars a number of public figures, including La La Anthony, who plays Drake’s love interest Keke, and Phylicia Rashad as her mother. Prominent Internet…
Before his death 21 years ago, music legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti had an idea of what Africa music should be – an instrument of struggle and revolution. The Afrobeat creator and human rights activist in an interview, several years during his struggle, said the whole idea about Africa must be represented in the music and in the art. He further said music in Africa can not be for enjoyment but has to be for revolution because the people are used to struggle for people’s existence. “So I think as Africa is concerned, music can not be for enjoyment, music has to…
“Lost Cafe,” “Isoken,” “Ojukokoro,” Seun Ajayi, Joke Silva, Toyin Aimakhu among others have been revealed as the nominees for the 2018 edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA). The nominees were revealed on Friday, August 4, 2018, at The Wheatbaker Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos. The award ceremony will hold on September 22, 2018 at Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda. AMAA 2018 Award for Best Film Isoken – Nigeria Five Fingers For Marseilles – South Africa In My Country – Nigeria The Blessed Vost- Algeria Cross Roads – Nigeria Road to Sunshine – Malawi Siembamba – South Africa…
On June 30, Nollywood actor IK Ogbonna was nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy for his role in Damijo Efe Young’s “Excess Luggage,” marking his second AMVCA nomination. On not being surprised by his AMVCA nomination “I won’t say I was surprised, because from the movie set, all the actors involved – Mike Ezuruonye to Queen Nwokoye, to even Mercy Aigbe and Nino who came to visit us on set – kept saying, ‘you’re going to get a nomination for this performance. And I was on the thread. I wasn’t sure if it would happen. I went on to…
Simi has become the first artist to hit the 1M streams mark on online music platform, Boomplay. Her sophomore album, ”Simisola”, which was released in September 2017, led to her picking up a number of awards including the award for the Album of the Year at the 2018 Headies. The 16 track album was both a critical and commercial success upon its release, birthing a number of hit singles that includes ‘Joromi’, ‘Aimasiko’, ‘O Wa N’be’ and ‘Smile For Me’, which have become mainstream records. This was made known according to the platform on its social media page, with the…