Mr Adams Oshiomhole has said President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, never acted in the nation’s interest as he claimed. “The President of the Senate raised the issue that he had always acted not on the bases of his own personal interest, but on national interest. “The truth is that it is doubtful if he has ever acted either on national interest or in the interest of his own political party before his recent defection,” he said. He alleged that while in the APC, Saraki connived with the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) to become the President of the Senate…
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Yemi Osinbajo is to visit Zamfara on Tuesday to inaugurate some projects, Alhaji Lawal Liman, the Chairman, state government’s 7th anniversary committee, has said. Liman made this known on Friday while inspecting some of the projects to be inaugurated in Talata-Mafara and Bakura local government areas as part of activities to celebrate the 7th anniversary of Gov. Abdul’aziz Yari’s administration. Liman, who is also the state Chairman, All Progressive Congress (APC), said that the projects to be inaugurated included Government Girls College, Talata-Mafara, Talata-Mafara Bypass road and Abubakar Tinau Special Primary School, Mafara. Liman said that President Muhammadu Buhari was…
Gov. Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara says Nigeria is at a very crucial stage of its development as a nation, and in need of special prayers. Yari, represented by his Deputy, Mallam Ibrahim Wakkala, urged the intending pilgrims from the state to offer special prayers for the state and national development in the Holyland. “Nigeria is being faced with various forms of challenges, especially on security, at a time when we are heading towards a general election. “Your selection by Allah for this year’s Hajj exercise is therefore, no doubt, a special one, and as the chosen ones, God has given…
Trey Songz is demanding his assault accuser be shut down in her attempt to have him turn over information to her about alleged prior assaults and settlements, claiming her real motive is to use the info against him in a future lawsuit. According to court documents, Songz is battling Andrea Buera, a woman who accused the “Bottoms Up” singer of assaulting her at a party in the Hollywood Hills during this year’s NBA All-Star Weekend. Songz and Buera are going back and forth in court as Buera continues forward with her case to make her temporary restraining order against Songz…
Issa Rae won a Peabody Award for her Emmy–nominated series Insecure. But even she gets a little tongue-tied in front of Rihanna. On The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Rae explained she ran into Riri at the Met Gala. Although the two have already met, it didn’t stop Rae from getting a bit flustered. “I just saw her sitting at the table and I had had a few drinks,” explained Rae around the 1:50 mark above. “So I was like ‘Rihanna’s over there, let me go say hi, she knows me, we homegirls.’ And I went up to her and…
Passenger’s video for “Heart To Love” is very simple…a one shot take of him walking down a street in Las Vegas, however, it’s not as simple as you would think. Passenger had to walk and lip-sync in slow motion, while people passed by at normal speed. Later, they sped up the video, creating a very cool effect. Well played, passenger. Meanwhile the Passenger fanbase has been building very nicely, and very much from the ground up, with the busking feeding into the club gigs all very organic. Its such a funny and slow process, the way we do it. We…
Omotola Ekeinde was a special guest at the 30th birthday celebration of Chief Mrs Faith Ikuku, wife of billionaire businessman Chief Michael Ikuku. Omotola who wore a green dress by Nonnistics fashion was Ushered in with the Celebrant who wore outfits from magneticelegance and shoes from Louboutin & Sophia Webster and joined by an array of Top celebrities across different sectors with the likes of Tiwa Savage, kizz Daniel, Ay Makun, Igodie, Simi, Igosave, Ini Edo, Kenny Blaq, Ik Ogbonna, Blossom Chukwujekwu, Aki and Pawpaw, Klint d Drunk, Do2dtun, Harrisong, Okon, Mr Ibu, Akpororo and many others. The event which…
Now that Kourtney Kardashian’s relationship with Younes Bendjima is kaput, the Kardashian sisters are shipping her and Scott Disick again! The Kardashian-Jenner family turned out in full force at Kylie Jenner’s 21st birthday party on Thursday, August 9. And Kourtney, 38, was at one point seated right next to Disick, 35, at the bash, which started at Craig’s in Hollywood before heading to nearby Delilah’s. Khloe, , for example, captured that seating arrangement in an Instagram Story and captioned the footage, “A girl can dream.” Kim Kardashian also took a video of the exes, who welcomed three children during their…
Travis Scott has shown his love for his “wifey” Kylie Jenner by gifting her another luxury car, this time a classic, for her 21st birthday. The 26-year-old rapper, the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star’s boyfriend of more than a year and the father of their six-month-old daughter Stormi Webster, gave her with what appears to be a white ’50s Rolls Royce, which are worth tens of thousands of dollars. Vintage cars like these are often used for weddings. “Mommy’s new gift,” Travis says in a Snapchat video showing Kylie holding Stormi and also filming footage of the car, which…
During his appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Thursday night, Kanye West attempted to heal the divide. Earlier in the conversation, West shared his journey to Jimmy Kimmel of expressing his support for President Donald Trump and that he wasn’t being bullied by the people around him. But on this controversial slavery remarks, he said “the point” was that while there’s such thing as history class, he said he’s never heard of a class that “breaks down how you balance a check book or how you control your finances” and that he’s never heard of a “future class.” “They keep…
The entire Kardashian-Jenner clan looked totally flawless attending Kylie Jenner’s 21st birthday party. But it was Kourtney Kardashian’s outfit that stood out to Kylie when she decided to lurk in her sister’s Instagram comments. To recap, in one of the most recent trailers for the new season of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Kim and Kourtney got into an argument because Kourtney announced that she needed to leave a family photoshoot early. Unhappy with her sister’s apparent lack of commitment to creating the all important family holiday card, Kim lashed out saying, “I need Kourtney to not be so f*cking…
Last month, it was announced that Drake and Migos’ Aubrey & The Three Migos Tour had been postponed. At the time of the announcement, it was revealed that the tour would start on Aug. 10 in Kansas City, MO instead of July 26 in Utah, but now the tour has been pushed back even further. Thankfully, the delay isn’t quite as long as the previous one. As Kansas City’s Sprint Center revealed, the first show, which was to take place Friday night, has now been moved to Sunday, Aug. 12. “Due to production issues, Aubrey and the Three Migos Tour…
As “Level Up” continues to climb the Billboard Hot 100, Ciara will return with the anthem’s follow-up single on Friday (Aug. 10). “Freak Me” features an international assist from Nigerian Afrobeat savant Tekno. Cici announced the tropical single on social media Thursday, and from the clip, it seems she’s taking her sound into a completely different direction by experimenting with a fresh genre. “‘FreakMe’ Ft @TeknoOfficial out this Friday! Been dying to share this with you! Can’t wait! #AfroBeats #AfroWave#FreakMeFriday,” Ciara posted to Instagram with the track’s coinciding vibrant artwork. The African flavor can be heard in the tune’s preview,…
Fulham have completed a triple loan move to land Manchester United defender Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Sevilla goalkeeper Sergio Rico and Atletico Madrid striker Luciano Vietto on transfer deadline day. Fosu-Mensah, 20, signed a season-long loan deal at Craven Cottage after spending the last campaign at Crystal Palace. Newly promoted Fulham beat competition from Bundesliga side Hertha Berlin for his services, sources have said. The Netherlands international, who has made 21 senior appearances for United since his debut under Louis van Gaal in 2016, played 24 games for Palace last season. “A good loan is a loan to play,” Mourinho told MUTV…
Paris Saint-Germain are pushing ahead with their move for Jerome Boateng and Watford have made a late bid for Goncalo Guedes, a source close to the club have confirmed. A source recently said an agreement has already been reached with Boateng over a move to PSG after talks began prior to the start of the World Cup. Sport Bild reported that Boateng will be represented by agent Christian Nerlinger in talks with PSG sporting director Antero Henrique on Thursday as a deal moves closer. And a source confirmed a report from Le Parisien that PSG and Bayern could agree a…
Manchester City will aim to improve their performance rather than beat last season’s record-breaking Premier League tally of 100 points, manager Pep Guardiola has said. “People ask ‘can you improve on 100 points?’ and I say no because we are not here to do that. However, individually the players can improve,” Guardiola said during the Sky Sports Premier League launch. “Of course we can improve. If I felt we could not improve the team I would call my chairman and say: ‘I leave.’ But still, we believe we can do better and dominate more. Will it happen? I don’t know…
Cristiano Ronaldo will not be missed by Real Madrid as a new-look side takes shape under Julen Lopetegui, Dani Ceballos has said. And speaking after the 2-1 win over Roma in New York, playmaker Ceballos said Madrid’s other attacking stars had stepped up in the Portugal captain’s absence. “We are playing in a different way, using the ball differently, taking up different positions on the pitch,” Ceballos said. “This Madrid scores goals. [Gareth] Bale is plugged in, Karim [Benzema], Marco [Asensio] … you will not notice Cristiano’s absence.” Ceballos, signed from Real Betis last summer, started all three ICC games…
Tottenham have become the first Premier League club to go an entire summer without signing a single player since the transfer window was created in 2003. Thursday’s deadline passed without Spurs signing any new players, either permanently or on loan, so coach Mauricio Pochettino will open the club’s new stadium with the same squad that finished third in the Premier League in May. In addition to being the first Premier League team in 15 years to make a summer signing, Tottenham are also the only club in Europe’s top five leagues and England’s top four tiers without a new player…
Thibaut Courtois has said it would be “fantastic” if Eden Hazard could one day join him at Real Madrid during his unveiling at the Santiago Bernabeu on Thursday. “He is very happy that I am here because he knows how important it was for me to come to Real Madrid,” Courtois said. “He is a wonderful player. I’d love to play alongside him again and we’ll have to see what happens in the future. If he ends up here one day, that would be fantastic.” Courtois signed his six-year Madrid contract before addressing the media, and he voiced his delight…
Barcelona maintain that Ousmane Dembele is not for sale this summer despite reported interest from Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain on Thursday, sources have said. Journalist Kike Marin reported on Thursday that Arsenal had made an offer worth €100 million for the France international, hours before the transfer window closed in England. Earlier in the day, reports in France had suggested Dembele was also a target for PSG, who have until the end of the month to complete a deal. However, Barca have said throughout the transfer window that their plan is to keep hold of the forward and insist that…