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…
Author: David Folami
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…
Rotimi Amaechi has expressed his displeasure with the inability of Nigerians to hold political office holders to account even though they’re slowly killing Nigerians by accident. He said, “Even those that criticise me in Rivers State will tell you that I have a good reputation. I ask people, ‘What do I need money for?’ I don’t smoke, I don’t drink, I am not the one with luxurious houses and cars and it is like what I said when I became governor, I said Nigerian politicians actually commit what they call manslaughter, which is killing by accident, when you don’t have…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Kelly Hansome has let out that Don Jazzy twice arranged for his arrest. The artist/producer who has had his fare share of industry troubles following his beef with MI Abaga and D’banj in the past, made this known in a post on his Instagram page on Sunday August 5. In the post, he says, ”HBD to the most rugged Capo… The two times our brother Don Jazzy and his people orchestrated my arrest, one for making a cover to the song ‘Feeling Good’ and the other when they set me up with a stolen laptop in a quest to make…
Today is Iceberg Slim’s birthday and Juliet Ibrahim sent him a birthday message which we think is too simple and casual. Don’t get it, twisted guys, we all know how this couple went all lovey-dovey when their relationship started. So if Juliet Ibrahim is sending Iceberg Slim a birthday message like a member of her church choir, then it’s a big deal. Juliet took to her Instagram page on Tuesday, August 7, 2018, where she posted a photo of Iceberg Slim on her Instagram stories. She captioned it simply with the quote; “Happy Birthday @icebergslim.” Lovers and fans of Iceberg…
Before there was #WhoBitBeyonce, there was the mystery behind “Becky with the good hair.” In her 2016 song “Sorry” off her “Lemonade” album, Beyoncé had name-checked husband Jay-Z’s alleged mistress with the lyric, “He only want me when I’m not there/He better call Becky with the good hair.” It set off much speculation about who the other woman might be. At the time designer Rachel Roy had to deny it was her after the Beyhive swarmed her social media accounts. Jay-Z even rapped on his song “Family Feud” last year, “Let me alone Becky.” Now Gwyneth Paltrow’s name is being…
D’banj has a new song and it is dedicated to wife, Lineo Didi Kilgrow. The music star shared a snippet of the song on his Instagram page on Wednesday, August 8, 2018. D’banj went on to caption the short version of the song with a word of encouragement to his wife. “Together We Will Pass Every Test That We Pass Through. This Is For You My ❤️#WhatYouWant #LetterToMyWife #Everything #MamaDaniel 8/8/18,” he wrote. This is coming a few days after the singer shared on his Instagram how his family have experienced hard and trying times since the demise of his…
Social media went into a frenzy a day ago when a non-fan threatened to pour acid on Cee-C, now former housemates are coming out to call for a truce between Cee-C and Alex. According to a former housemate, Princess who took to her Instagram page on Tuesday, August 7, 2018, she called on Alex and Cee-C to call their fans to order as these threats are actually real. She also said that the law enforcement agencies should be informed about the acid bath threat. “Get over this bad blood already !!!! First of all, if this is an actual threat…
Linda Ikeji is set to add another feather to her cap as she will soon be honoured with a doctorate degree from the Trinity International University of Georgia. The media executive made this known on her personal Instagram page on Monday, August 6, 2018. According to her, she would be honoured for her for my contribution to media in Africa and as Africa’s Most Successful Blogger. “I told you guys a few months ago to call me Princess Linda after the Arewa Youths title, but after August 8th, you will have to upgrade that to Dr. Linda Ikeji… . I’m…
Peter Okoye has got a lot of exotic cars but when the singer decided to share photos of all them in one day, then trust us we are in for a magical moment. The singer was probably having a good day when he decided to show off his expensive cars in his garage. He did this on his Instagram page on Monday, August 6, 2018. Well, Peter in his caption said he hopes these photos motivate all of us on a Monday like this. “#MondayMotivation I pray that this pictures Motivates and inspires you, rather than making you mad or…