Aisha Wakil, better known as ‘Mama Boko Haram’ has said that the deadly Boko Haram group want peace now. Speaking in an interview, Wakil said the terrorists’ “hearts bleed because of what they are doing” and “they need peace”. She said, “These children, they have listening ears, so they listen. They hear everything and they have hearts. Their hearts bleed because of what they are doing. They want to stop, honestly, they want to stop. “You know, so far there has been no serious move going on for them to come out so they have to make some noise. It…
Author: David Folami
The special adviser to President Buhari on political matters, Babafemi Ojudu has promised to probe the Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose if he comes into power. He also said “Today, I declare my desire to be the next governor of our state. Today, I ask you to join me in bringing sense back to our government house. Today, I ask you to join me in bringing better jobs to the state. “I call on you indigenes and residents to join me aboard our train of progress. If you want a better life for your children, join us and let us…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Benue Command, said it has made adequate arrangements to ensure free flow of traffic during President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit on Monday, March 12. FRSC Commander in Benue, David Mendie, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Makurdi. He said the command was prepared and ready to handle all traffic related matters during the president’s visit. He said the number of personnel deployed to locations in the state would depend on the presidential entourage. Mendie said plans would be concluded when they were furnished with the president’s…
The United Nations Children’s Educational Fund (UNICEF) has appealed to Mrs Aisha Buhari, wife of the president, to partner with it in championing the rights and educational advancement of Nigerian children. Mr Mohamed Fall, the Country Representative of UNICEF made the appeal on Saturday at a reception in honour of Buhari as a strong advocate of rights of women and children at the National Centre for Women Development (NCWD) in Abuja on Saturday. He lamented that there were over 10 million out-of-school children in the sub-saharan Africa hence the need for stakeholders, especially the wife of the president to join…
Atiku Abubakar has blamed the President Muhammadu Buhari administration for the abduction of the 110 Yobe schoolgirls. Atiku said he is disappointed that the Federal Government could not use the 150,000 policemen attached to VIPs to protect vulnerable schoolchildren in the North-East. “Let me paraphrase Oscar Wilde and say that to lose one set of girls to Boko Haram may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose another set, looks like carelessness. As an opposition party, the APC was vocal to the point of exploiting the issue of the Chibok girls’ kidnapping. They did not cut the Jonathan administration any…
Nemanja Vidic believes too much pressure has been placed on an £89m man, with there a lack of senior stars to help him through Paul Pogba cannot be blamed for his struggles at Manchester United, says Nemanja Vidic, with issues outside of his control contributing to a turbulent period. The £89 million asset has seen his value questioned this season, with a bright start to the 2017-18 campaign having been countered by injury issues and a humbling benching by Jose Mourinho. Vidic believes too much pressure has been placed on the France international as a result of his club-record price…
Kylian Mbappe is pleased with his decision to join Paris Saint-Germain from Ligue 1 rivals Monaco last summer and told FourFourTwo he is targeting major success at Parc des Princes. “For me, it felt like the right moment and the right choice,” Mbappe told the magazine. “PSG are a huge club and they want to win every trophy. I want to win every trophy as well, so it felt like we both had a common goal and an opportunity to develop together.” Mbappe has formed a fearsome “MCN” front three with teammates Edinson Cavani and Neymar, and he has spent…
Jose Mourinho gave his verdict on the 2-1 victory over Liverpool at Old Trafford to MUTV and Sky Sports plus during his post-match press conference. The manager managed to cope without Paul Pogba, who was injured in training on the eve of the game, and Anthony Martial, among other absent players, as he masterminded a terrific win that takes United five points clear of our rivals from down the East Lancs Road. The hard-earned success, on the back of the incredible comeback at Crystal Palace on Monday, means the Reds are strengthening claims for second spot in the table behind…
Anthony Martial, Manchester United v Liverpool will always be a standout fixture, given it was the September 2015 meeting between the sides in which the French forward burst onto the English football scene. Martial announced himself to the Old Trafford faithful in some style, scoring a brilliant goal in front of the Stretford End to seal an excellent victory over his new club’s old rivals. In an exclusive interview for this Saturday’s United Review, it’s clear that magic moment remains firmly in the striker’s memory. “For sure, that was a very big game, both for me and the team,” he…
Arsene Wenger has said he’s not taking criticism from Arsenal fans personally, saying he believes “it’s not the person they hate, they hate the manager.” “It’s not the person they hate, they hate the manager who doesn’t deliver the performance,” Wenger said. “I can make that difference. “But I’m just unhappy that we lose the games. I want to win, win with style even, so it’s very ambitious. When we don’t do it of course I’m suffering like everyone else. “Arsenal is 30 million people, it’s not the suffering of one person, you want to make 30 million people happy…
Zinedine Zidane hailed Real Madrid’s character after Saturday’s 2-1 victory at Eibar and said two-goal Cristiano Ronaldo was “from another galaxy.” “The opponent was very superior today, above all in the first 25 minutes when we barely left our own half,” he said. “We knew this was a tough place to come — they are having a good season. Today we had difficulties with the ball, technically we made a lot of mistakes in our passing, playing out from the back. “There are days when we do not do play so well. But we showed other things today, character, we…
Jurgen Klopp was not happy with the two first-half errors Liverpool made that led to Saturday’s 2-1 defeat at the hands of Manchester United. “I have no explanation for that because it’s clear, really clear, that they played a lot of long balls and Lukaku is on the pitch then it’s around him,” the Liverpool manager told Sky Sports. “We were not there. “It happens in football. If you don’t make mistakes then the other team cannot score. I said the second ball was the one thing, but I think it was the first from Rashford when he cuts back,…
Manchester United will make a push for Samuel Umtiti this summer with Jose Mourinho keen on the Barcelona centre-back. The France international will be offered €9 million per season in a deal to move to Old Trafford, reports Sport, and would likely see him partner Eric Bailly at the back for the Red Devils if the two sides can agree on a fee. The former Lyon star wants to remain at the Nou Camp, though, with his contract set to expire in 2021. But the 24-year-old is demanding a wage increase in line with his substantial development over the past…
Lionel Messi pulled out of the squad to face Malaga in La Liga on Saturday due to the birth of his third child. “Welcome, Ciro!” Messi wrote. “Thanks to God, everything went perfectly. Mother and baby are doing really well. We are super happy.” Barca had announced that Messi had withdrawn from the game in Andalusia for “personal reasons” and it was later reported in the Catalan press that his wife, Antonella Roccuzzo, had given birth earlier in the day. Messi and Antonella, who got married last summer in their native Rosario, already had two sons, Thiago, 5, and Mateo,…
Brie Larson wants to make sure Emma Stone never forgets her big night. Just ahead of the 2018 Oscars ceremony, Larson took to Instagram on Sunday to wish Stone a happy one-year anniversary of winning an Academy Award. “Happy one year anniversary to your gold guy, sis!” she captioned the photo. In the shot, Larson is seen congratulating Stone backstage after the actress accepted the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in La La Land in 2017. The two women are seen smiling and laughing as Stone hold her envelope and Oscar statue in her hand. Stone is…
Are Beyoncé and Jay-Z playing with our emotions? For a few minutes on Monday, fans thought another joint tour between the married superstars had been announced. Here’s how it went down. Eagle-eyed followers noticed a posting on Ticketmaster and Beyoncé’s Facebook page for a July 30 “On the Run 2” date at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field. Within moments the postings had been taken down, but that didn’t stop the social media pandemonium that the couple might be hitting the road. The pair last toured jointly with “On The Run” in 2014. They recently released a video for their song “Family…
A new sex tape involving Cardi B’s fiance and rapper, Offset and an unidentified lady has been leaked. In this new 7sec footage, Offset is clearly seen having sex with an unidentified lady, whose face wasn’t captured in the video. Clearly, this couple has a lot on their plate in terms of handling the constant infidelity claims and leaked sex tapes in their relationship. During a recent interview, Cardi explained why she hasn’t called off her relationship with Offset. “It’s like everybody is coming down my neck like, ‘Why are you not leaving him? You have low self-esteem.’ I don’t…
Davido’s father is a year older today and like every happy child, he is celebrating his father on his special day. “Happy birthday Daddy! Your the greatest person I know! If not for you I do know know where we will all be! MAY GOD CONTINUE TO ENLARGE UR COAST! YOUR HEART IS TO RARE We all learn from you! you so much! From your last born – OBO,” he captioned the photo. Sadly, today also marks the 15th year since the demise of Davido’s mother and he also had emotional words to describe his late mother. “Also on this…
Khloe Kardashian will soon be having her first child and she just revealed that it’s going to be a girl. She revealed the sex of her baby on last night’s episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians. Khloe’s sister, Kylie called her to deliver the news from her doctor. Khloe even though looked happy, seems a bit disappointed as she thought the baby was going to be a boy. Kim then consoles Khloe saying she felt the same way when she found out that North was going to be a girl. Khloe then goes on to tweet about the good…
Kenneth Okonkwo has revealed that he wants to be the next governor of his state, Enugu in the next governorship elections. According to the actor who is also a lawyer, in one of the posted photos, talked about how he had received blessings from the immediate past governor of the state, Sullivan Chime. “Just declared my intention to contest for the Governorship candidate of APC in Enugu State. It was heartwarming to receive the blessings of the immediate past Governor of Enugu State, His Excellency, Gov Sullivan Chime. To God be the glory,” he captioned the photo. According to Kenneth…