Honorable Yusuf Lasun, has told anyone who cares to listen that he’s the next governor of Osun State. Lasun declared his intention to contest the September 22 governorship election in Osun state on the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC), on Thursday, June 7, 2018. Addressing a crowd of his supporters at the secretariat of the party in Osogbo, Yusuf said the people of Osun State are ready to hand him their votes as the next governor of Osun State. Lasun reiterated the need for a free, fair and transparent primary election and appealed to the party leadership not…
Author: David Folami
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s declaration of June 12 as Nigeria’s new Democracy Day to honour late Moshood Abiola, presumed winner of 1993 presidential election. The President also conferred posthumous award of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR) on the late politician 20 years after his death. But the PDP said the Buhari is only using Abiola’s name to gain “political capital”. The spokesman for the opposition party, Kola Ologbondiyan, said the President’s move showed “smacks of hypocrisy and political desperation ahead of 2019 presidential election”. “President Buhari’s action merely sought to use the…
Senator Dino Melaye has slammed the ruling All Progressives’ Congress (APC) as a sick party that may have a problem with Nigerians. The senator has had a troubled past few months with the party as he’s completely fallen out with Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello who is a close ally of President Muhammadu Buhari. Melaye believes his strong criticism of Bello and the federal government is how he has ended up with three criminal cases and a couple of failed assassination attempts on his life. When asked if he has a problem with his party, he said, “I don’t have a…
Enyinnaya Abaribe has said that December 31 should be declared as “democracy destruction day” as it was the day the Muhammadu Buhari military government unseated ex-President Shehu Shagari in a coup. He said this in reaction to the posthumous award of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR) conferred on Moshood Abiola, presumed winner of the 1993 presidential election. Speaking at the plenary on Thursday, June 7, during a debate on a motion regarding the Abiola honour, Abaribe said that the Presidency needs to “quickly” send an amendment to the Honours Act for the award to be proper and legal.…
Gareth Southgate admitted Marcus Rashford had given him a difficult decision to make ahead of the World Cup with a stunning strike in a 2-0 friendly victory over Costa Rica on Thursday. In England’s last match before their tournament opener against Tunisia in 11 days time, Manchester United’s Rashford was the star of a much-changed side in Leeds. Danny Welbeck was also on target as England extended their unbeaten run to 10 games, stretching back nearly a year. “What pleased me most is that Marcus Rashford enjoyed his football tonight. He played with a real swagger,” said Southgate. Rashford made…
Juventus confirmed on Thursday they have activated the 40 million euro ($47 million) purchase clause to make Bayern Munich winger Douglas Costa’s move to Italy permanent. The 27-year-old initially moved to Turin on loan for six million euros last summer with a 40 million euro option to buy. And the Brazilian was one of the key players for Massimiliano Allegri as the club wrapped up a seventh straight Serie A title and fourth Italian Cup in a row. “Juventus have exercised the option for the definitive acquisition of the registration rights of Douglas Costa from Bayern Munich for €40 million…
After a career laden with belts, cash and kudos, boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr retired undefeated over 50 fights — but his flawless record faces an unlikely challenge from an obscure Thai fighter known as the “dwarf giant”. At 5ft 2in (1.57m) and weighing just 105lb (47.6kg), minimumweight Wanheng Menayothin is shorter, leaner and significantly less wealthy than Mayweather, who briefly emerged from retirement last year to fight MMA star Conor McGregor for a $100 million purse. If Wanheng triumphs on Wednesday afternoon he will equal Mayweather’s feat of winning 50 successive fights. His WBC minimumweight belt is on the…
Nabil Fekir is set to become Liverpool’s latest signing in a £53 million ($71 million, 60 million euro) deal, according to British press reports on Thursday. Looking to bounce back from the disappointment of losing the Champions League final last month, Liverpool have already bolstered their midfield options for next season with the arrivals of Fabinho from Monaco and Naby Keita, in a deal agreed with RB Leipzig last summer. Fekir, who can play in both midfield or attack, is set to fill the creative void left by the January departure of Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona. The 24-year-old is part…
Pierre Emerick Aubameyang has stated that he will support the Super Eagles at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The Super Eagles kits for the World Cup released by international sport wear giants Nike has generated a lot of reactions worldwide, topping the rankings of jerseys of countries going to the tournament. Ina message on his official Twitter handle Aubameyang revealed he will be supporting the Super Eagles at the tournament. He added two reasons for supporting the Eagles, first, he said for his teammate Iwobi and the other for the amazing kits. His tweet read, “I support Nigeria for World…
Jose Mourinho has predicted that the Super Eagles of Nigeria will progress from Group D to the second round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been drawn in Group D of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. For the 2018 World Cup, Mourinho has been paid £1.7m to work as the main pundit for Russian TV RT during the tournament. Ahead of Russia 2018, the 55-year-old has given his predictions on the Group Stage where he expects Nigeria to progress out of Group D. Talking about Group D, he said; “In Group D…
Arsenal announced the capture of Swiss international defender Stephan Lichtsteiner from Juventus on Tuesday — new manager Unai Emery’s first signing for the Premier League club. The 34-year-old was out of contract at the Serie A champions and joins the Gunners on a free transfer before captaining Switzerland at the World Cup in Russia. Lichsteiner moved to Juventus in 2011 and won seven successive league titles with the Italian club. “It is a great moment for me, after Juventus, to come to Arsenal,” Lichtsteiner told the Arsenal website. “It is a project to come back into the Champions League, it…
Nothing less than winning the World Cup in Russia next month will be satisfactory despite England’s failure to even progress to the later stages in recent tournaments, insist Three Lions’ stars Raheem Sterling and Dele Alli. Gareth Southgate’s men travel to their base in Repino, north-west of Saint Petersburg, next week looking to end 52 years without winning a major tournament since the 1966 World Cup. Sterling was part of the England sides that crashed out at the group stages four years ago and exited in humiliating fashion to Iceland in the last 16 of Euro 2016. But the Manchester…
Sunday Oliseh will receive N10.8m ($30,000) for Nigeria’s qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Oliseh was coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria from June 2015 to February 2016 when he resigned abruptly after falling out with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Before his resignation, Oliseh led the Super Eagles to two games of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, the two-legged second preliminary matches against Swaziland. For those two games, the former Super Eagles midfielder will receive N10.8m ($30,000). The money is part of the $8m the NFF are getting from FIFA for Nigeria’s qualification of the World…
Harry Kane gave a huge boost to Tottenham Hotspur on Friday by signing a new six year contract through to 2024 with the Premier League club. The 24-year-old striker scored a personal best 41 goals this season and had been mentioned as a possible target for European champions Real Madrid with other clubs also lurking in the wings. Some had speculated Kane would want a move away so he could win some silverware as despite Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino gaining plaudits for the attractive style of football they play they are yet to win a trophy under him since he…
D’banj has released his new single titled, ‘Agidi’. As he counts down to his next birthday on June 9, C.R.E.A.M Ville boss, D’Banj has decided to share a new song in anticipation of the big day. Agidi” is a follow-up to his previously released single, “Action”, which was released in April, 2018. The high tempo single was produced by Chopstix.
Falz has been in the news a lot since the release of his ‘This is Nigeria’ video and the rapper admits that he could not have anticipated the reactions that have trailed the viral video. In an interview with BBC, Falz opened up on the inspiration behind the viral video, ‘This is Nigeria’ and how he feels his critics have missed the point of the video by shooting the messenger while ignoring the message. ”The video has been very well received, even initially when I was releasing it, I didn’t sort of anticipate the magnitude of reaction… I thought there…
Linda Ikeji TV has released a teaser for the upcoming reality show, “Magodo Mums and Their Single Friend.” One of the numerous original reality TV shows set to debut on Linda Ikeji TV this June, “Magodo Mums and Their Singe Friend” follows the story of a group of married women, who consider themselves better than their single friend. “What would you do if all your friends who live in the same community with you are all married with children and you’re not? – The official LITV YouTube page asks? Popular Nigerian blogger, Linda Ikeji, is taking reality TV in Nigeria…
Four years after the original was released, filming has started for the “Maleficent” sequel, with Chiwetel Ejiofor among the cast. The British-Nigerian actor, who is popular for his roles in “12 years a Slave” and “Doctor Strange,” joins Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning, who are both reprising their roles from the original film. Ejiofor has not been attached to a specific role. Other cast members returning from the 2014 film include: Sam Riley as Diaval; Imelda Staunton as the pixie Knotgrass; Juno Temple as the pixie Thistlewit; and Lesley Manville as the pixie Flittle. New additions include Michelle Pfeiffer as…
Ycee has released the remix to his hit single, Juice featuring Joyner Lucas. From his 2017 EP, First Wave, Ycee’s single Juice which featured Maleek Berry became one of the standout joints on the project. It is 2018 and Ycee returns with the remix, this time featuring American rapper Joyner Lucas to create the perfect hip hop vibe. The duo are able to revive life to the song with fresh lyrics and their unique style.
Yvonne Nelson has come out to deny the gist going around that she has split with her baby daddy. In a recent interview with Ghana’s Peace FM, the beautiful actress debunked the claims that she had broken up with Jamie. According to her, the gist that they both unfollowed each other on Instagram is false. Well if Yvonne Nelson is saying that she didn’t unfollow Jamie and all the news going around is false, how come they have actually unfollowed each other on Instagram? Or do they have new Instagram names that we aren’t aware of? This is coming less…