Ruggedman has for the second time slammed a senior police officer over fake comments made against him. The veteran rapper took to his Instagram page on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, where he dragged an Assistant Commissioner of Police, Yomi Shogunle over comments he made about him. Yomi Shogunle had mocked Ruggedman for leaving the #EndSARS campaign and joining the #ReformSARS party. Ruggedman didn’t take these comments likely as he took to his Instagram to address the statement credited to Yomi Shogunle. “Officer @yomishogunle I have heard about how incompetent and dubious you are but this disgraceful act of yours takes…
Author: David Folami
South African rapper is planning on quitting Instagram because of the perceived negative influence it has had on young people. The award-winning rapper made his frustrations known on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, when he took to his Twitter page. According to him, in one of his series of tweets, Instagram has become a platform which puts a lot of pressure on young men and women for material things. “I’m legit thinking of quitting Instagram. The pressure it’s putting on young men and women for material things is scary, and people like me are part of the problem without even knowing…
Kenneth Okonkwo is making good his plans of becoming the next governor of Enugu start by officially unveiling his governorship posters. The veteran actor took to his Instagram page on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, where he shared photos of the posters. He went on to caption one of the posters with a quote which dwelled on how he won’t be able to run for the highest position in the state without God. “Without God, I can do nothing but with Him, I can do all things because He strengthens me. Join the winning team. By the grace of God, I…
Kogi lawmaker, Senator Dino Melaye has alleged that members of the Nigerian Police Force, Special Anti-Robbery Squad and Military men made an assassination attempt on his life. “I thank God for spearing my life once again. Over 20 bullets holes on my jeep. Combination of police,SARS and military. God i thank you,” he tweeted. In 2017, Melaye had accused Kogi’s Governor Yahaya Bello’s Chief of Staff, Edward Onoja David, of masterminding an attempted assassination on his life. The allegation was found out to be false. Earlier in 2018, the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation filed a lawsuit against…
President Muhammadu Buhari is a closed door meeting with the Senate President, Bukola Saraki. Reports have it that the two politicians are being joined by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and some state governors. The meeting, according to the report, is holding at the presidential villa in Abuja but there are no details on the crux of the meeting. However, there are speculations that the meeting might be about the supplementary budget Buhari sent to the national assembly on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 or the reports that Saraki is on his way out of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). President…
Lagos State Government has set up a joint operation tagged, ‘Operation Restore Sanity On Lagos Roads,’ to clear trucks and tankers parked along the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway. The special squad involving security agencies and stakeholders in the maritime was set up on Thursday, July 19, 2018 to carry out the clearing from early hours of Friday to Monday. The special squad, according to a report by Nation Newspaper, consists of 1000 policemen, 500 officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), 100 officers of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), 120 officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps…
Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, Abubakar Malami, has accused former National Security Adviser, NSA, Sambo Dasuki of being instrumental to the death of 100,000 Nigerians. He said the federal government cannot release Dasuki because the allegation against him is a matter of public interest. Malami further said Dasuki’s right is not more important than over 100,000 people, whom he’s accused of being instrumental to their death. “So, you have to look at it from this perspective. If the issue about an individual coincides with that which affects the people of a nation and you are now saying the government did…
Two bomb specialists working with Boko Haram have narrated how they get N5,000 each for orchestrating suicide bombing attacks on Nigerians in Maiduguri, Borno State. The two suspects were identified as Abubakar Kori and Ibrahim Mala. 25-year-old Kori and 48-year-old Mala are among the 22 people arrested by the police in Borno and Yobe for their alleged involvement in suicide bombing activities carried out by the insurgents. The suspected terrorists were arrested by Intelligence Response Team, IRT, led by Abba Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police. Speaking to newsmen after his arrest, Kori said he was a security guard at…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused President Buhari of planning to disrupt the 2019 general elections. The PDP insists that the President would have come up with a fresh supplementary budget. “President is aware that his request is in no way in consonant with constitutional provisions and extant rules guiding legislative virement of funds already meant for constituency development projects, yet he sent same to the National Assembly. “If Mr. President meant well for the nation and had no ulterior motives, he should have sent a fresh supplementary budget to the National Assembly for whatever amount he seeks for…
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has said he is still a member of the ruling party. Governor Ortom had accused the APC in Benue state of handing him a red card. He however said he had not decided on which party to pitch his tent with. The APC national chairman, maintained that Ortom was still in the party adding that the governor was not handed a red card by the state chapter of the party. The governor who reiterated Oshiomhole’s position on the matter noted that efforts are in place by the national leadership of the APC to resolve…
Dr Kayode Fayemi has said it will be irresponsible on his part not to probe the administration of the out-going governor of the state, Ayo Fayose. According to him, his administration will examine what transpired in the last four years in Ekiti state including the failure of the Fayose-led administration to pay workers’ salaries. “Well, l think we need to remove this election from personalities. “This was an election that we fought on issues. “And it will be irresponsible on my part to come here and say that we will not examine what transpired in the last four years in…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has threatened to boycott the 2019 general elections. Secondus who lamented the “manipulation of votes” at the Ekiti guber poll also informed the delegation of PDP’s decision to reject the election result. He noted that PDP may boycott the 2019 general elections due to “fear of being cheated at the polls.” “We are still contemplating on whether we will participate in the 2019 elections or not. We are yet to take a decision on this,” Secondus announced on Thursday, July 19, 2018. “We are not sure that the security agencies and INEC would be impartial…
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Benue chapter says it has not given Gov. Samuel Ortom any red card contrary to claims by the governor. The Director of Publicity of APC in the state, Mr Peterhot Apeh made the denial in a statement on Thursday in Makurdi. “We wish to state categorically that the Benue State chapter of the APC has not at any point given a red card to Gov. Samuel Ortom or any other member of the party. “Rather, the party at its last state Congress in Makurdi endorsed the governor, and leader of the party in the state,…
Usain Bolt’s proposed A-League trial will go ahead — but only if Football Federation Australia agrees to contribute around $900,000 from its marquee fund should the Jamaican sprint king prove worthy of a contract. Australian football agent Tony Rallis says an “in-principle” deal has been reached to bring the eight-time Olympic gold medallist to the Central Coast Mariners for a six-week trial. Bolt, 31, retired from sprinting last year but has long harboured ambitions of a career in football. “We’ve got a club that’s willing to allow him to trial and offer him the contract,” Rallis told AAP. “We’ve got…
Uruguay’s capital, Montevideo, wants to honour Antoine Griezmann by declaring the France international an “illustrious visitor” of their city following the affectionate gestures recently shown by the player towards their country. The Atletico Madrid star, who scored a penalty in the 4-2 victory and was named Man of the Match for the third time in the tournament, has no Uruguay roots but does have friends that hail from the country. “An administration process to declare Antoine Griezmann an illustrious visitor of Montevideo started on Monday,” Deputy Secretary of the Montevideo City Hall, Christian Di Candia, said. “Our mayor, Daniel Martinez,…
Cristiano Ronaldo has said he is not obsessed with winning the Champions League but acknowledged he joined Juventus partly to help them claim the title for the first time in more than two decades. Ronaldo has won the competition five times, including in each of the last three seasons with Real Madrid, and while Juve have reached the final twice in the last four years, they have not won it since 1996. “I don’t see the Champions League as an obsession,” Ronaldo said at a news conference on Monday. “As the president has told me, it’s not an obsession but…
Real Madrid’s €54 million teenager Rodrygo says Neymar is a victim of a double standard amid the criticism the Brazil superstar suffered for his playacting at this summer’s World Cup, saying “nobody says anything” when players from other countries exaggerate fouls. Despite Brazil exiting in the quarterfinals, only Eden Hazard suffered more fouls than Neymar in Russia. However, the PSG man became a target of widespread ridicule from fans and media for at times over-selling contact in an attempt to get the referee’s attention. And Santos starlet Rodrygo, who some have dubbed the “Next Neymar,” defended the former Barcelona forward…
Javier Tebas has said he believes Spain’s high tax rate contributed to Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure from Real Madrid and is preventing the league from growing. Ronaldo left Real Madrid after nine seasons to join Italian champions Juventus in a €100 million transfer earlier this month. The top tax rate in Italy it is 46.29 percent, compared to 52 percent in Spain. “His departure to Italy favours him because he will earn more money than here,” Tebas told Marca TV. “From an international view, in Spain we have a problem that we can’t compete from a fiscal standpoint. “When it comes…
Uruguay’s Diego Godin was arguably the best defender at this summer’s World Cup, but the 32-year-old centre-back could actually now be surplus to requirements at his club, Atletico Madrid. Rumours that Atletico and Godin may end an eight-year association first began just after the domestic season ended, with Diego Simeone’s side winning the Europa League and finishing second in La Liga. At first it seemed the speculation might be a ploy to get an improved new contract — that is what happened in the summer of 2015 when Godin was reportedly close to joining Chelsea or Manchester City, only to…
Alexis Sanchez is set to join his Manchester United teammates on their summer tour, the club announced on Thursday, with sources saying the Chilean was granted a visa to travel to the United States. Sanchez was not on the flight from Manchester to Los Angeles on Sunday after U.S. authorities blocked his trip because of a conviction for tax fraud he accepted in February, sources said. United confirmed it was due to a “personal administrative issue.” But sources said Sanchez has now been granted a visa and the club confirmed he will travel to the United States this week, after…