Banky W might have just made the mistake of his life with the release of an Instavideo which featured a names Adesua Etomi. The singer released a video of him and what looks like his wife, Adesua at the background of the video. He captioned the photo “My goodness #Baad2017 #TheAfterParty #MySAExperience.” This is blunder is coming days after the celebrity couple tied the knot in Capetown, South Africa. The beautiful celebrity couple said their vows in a ceremony held at Capetown, South Africa, on Saturday, November 25, 2017, an event attended by close family and friends. Banky W looked…
Author: David Folami
As the world begins to open its eyes to the thing of shame going on in Libya, Chris Brown has shared his thoughts on the issue. Following the report CNN did on the human slave market, exposing the trade, the American singer had to point out the obvious. He complained about the world’s silence in the face of such horrors, remembering the outcry that engulfed social media after bombings in the UK and US. CNN’s report uncovered a market where Nigerians, as well as other Africans, are being auctioned off as slaves, kept in dehumanizing conditions, sexually abused, and even…
Don Jazzy has reportedly sacked his bodyguard over a viral video where he was seen almost assaulting a lady. The bodyguard, Chidi Irechukwu said he regrets his actions and only reacted because the lady called him a thief. “I entered the eatery and parked my car. I ensured that I wasn’t blocking anyone before I went in to place my order. While I was waiting to be attended to, the lady walked in, tapped me on my back and in a loud voice, asked me to go outside to repark my car. She said why would I park my car…
Chief Raymond Dokpesi, on Monday said if voted as the national chairman Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the party would work for greater unity of the country. “I have come here again for the second time to plead with you to vote for me as the national chairman of our party, the PDP. “We will prevail against the impunity that made us lose credibility among our supporters. “We will revive and rebrand the PDP and bring back our aggrieved members who left the party due to perceived injustice,’’ he assured. “We have to build the PDP ourselves because the party belongs…
Muhammadu Buhari recently expressed his regrets over the resignation of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, from the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) while he was speaking at the Presidential Villa on Monday, November 27, 2017. He said said, “accept my sympathy for losing a senior member of your party.” In a resignation letter signed by Atiku on Friday, November 24, he accused President Muhammadu Buhari of neglecting him and condemned the APC for “instituting a regime of a draconian clampdown on all forms of democracy”. In a reaction to his exit from the ruling party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) urged…
Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to sell some ‘1960 agencies’ to the staff. The agencies include; National Orientation Agency (NOA), Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), Voice of Nigeria (VON) amongst others. His words: “If you look at the budget from 1960 to the present, you have agencies that were designed for 1960. Agencies that were designed for the Nigerian civil war and agencies that were designed to suit some certain conditions in life. Sixty years later, those agencies still exist in the budget. “If you look at the budget, you will see…
Jibrilla Bindow, has refuted claims that he is planning on leaving the ruling All Progressives’ Congress (APC) with former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. He said, “Let me talk about Atiku first before myself. The former vice president is more than matured enough to decide whatever he wants to decide for himself. “As far as I am concerned, I am one of the founding fathers of APC. When I was in the senate, we were the ones, alongside the current Senate President that worked very hard to ensure that all members of the national assembly; that we agreed to move to…
President Muhammadu Buhari has departed Abuja for his trip to Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire to participate in the 5th European Union-African Union (EU-AU) summit on Tuesday, November 28, 2017. The president was accompanied by the National leader of the All Progressives’ Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, Akwa Ibom governor, Udom Emmanuel, and Bauchi State governor, Mohammed Abubakar. Before his departure, the president launched Nigeria’s National Action Plan for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism, and also met with Adamawa State governor, Jibrilla Bindow, and Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima. Adesina’s statement read, “President Buhari will use the occasion of the summit to reiterate…
Godwin Obaseki of Edo has said his administration is ready to support any initiative that will curb human trafficking. “For us as a government, we believe we should reduce unemployment and also help to reduce illegal migration. “For us, human trafficking is not acceptable, that is why we are trying to gather not only national, but international support to check this menace,” he said. Obaseki said the government was investing massively in technical vocation and skills acquisition to ensure that the younger generation are adequately empowered to provide for themselves.
Abdulrasheed Maina, has said that his reinstatement was authorised by President Muhammadu Buhari. He said, “The letter of dismissal, I didn’t even receive a letter. It was when I heard about it (that) my lawyers went to court. They took the Senate to court and the court quashed whatever was the report of the Senate. The court also removed all the warrant of arrest. The court upheld that I should return to work. That was in April 2013. But the last administration refused to take me back to my job. They refused to obey the court order. The Head of…
Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has urged the new local government councils chairmen in the state to find a sustainable solution to salary crisis in their local governments. The governor showed concern over the plight of local government workers, pensioners, basic education workers and other workers experiencing salary and pension delays. “I feel your pain. I feel your pain in the messages I receive from some of you, in the pleas of your leadership, the challenges faced by your families and the distress expressed in the public about your distress,’’ the governor said. “Work with the legislature to enact enabling laws…
The Federal Government has confirmed its commitment to reward and protect whistle-blowers who provide information that lead to recovery of stolen funds or assets. Alhaji Lai Mohammed stated this recently. Mohammed, who was responding to a question on the stash of money recovered from an apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos, said the whistle blower will get the due reward. He clarified the compensation modality as contained in the framework, saying any whistle-blower whose information leads to recovery of up to N1 billion will receive five per cent of the amount. He said the reward for any amount between N1 billion and…
Dr Oby Ezekwesili, on Tuesday said more women should be in government positions where decisions on the collective good of the society are taken, to minimize corruption. “Research shows that in Africa, only five per cent of women are CEOs, 22 per cent are cabinet members, 25 per cent are parliamentarians, 29 per cent are managers, 36 per cent are promoted, and some 44 per cent of senior women hold line roles. “With Nigeria in the lead, this tells that women have been marginalised and this is evident in the poor governance that the continent has produced. “So, men must…
Mauricio Pochettino has likened playing at Wembley to an away match and admitted that Spurs do not feel at home at the national stadium. “The feeling is much better when you play away from home than at Wembley. Because you feel that when you play at Wembley, you are playing away from home too sometimes. That is the reality,” Pochettino told a news conference ahead of Tuesday’s match at Leicester City. “So far we’ve got better results away from home than at home,” he said. “We’ve struggled to play against teams like Burnley, West Bromwich or Swansea. Yes, that is…
Zinedine Zidane has decided to not blast his players after a back-up Blancos side struggled to a 2-2 draw with third-tier Fuenlabrada in Tuesday evening’s Copa del Rey last-32 second leg to 4-2 progress to the next round. “I am not annoyed by the performance, just the opposite,” Zidane said. “It was expected. We played a good game, better second half than first. It is not easy for the players, many of whom had not played much recently, some were youth team players. “The most important for us is to go through in the round. Of course we can do…
Pep Guardiola will talk to his Manchester City players to see if they are happy before deciding on his January transfer business. “In the winter break and the window in the summer time, we are going to [assess] everything and if they are happy or not,” he told a news conference ahead of City’s clash with Southampton on Wednesday night. “If they are comfortable being in the position they had in the past — playing or not playing — they have to decide because the future will be like this. Always we want players that want to stay here.” Guardiola…
Victor Lindelof has said he is getting used to the competitiveness of the Premier League. “Obviously, the league here is much tougher than Portugal,” Lindelof told United Review “Over there, you have good teams but you have the top teams that are always the favourites in every game and winning almost every game. “Here, it’s much more difficult and you have tough games every week. That’s the biggest the change, the competitiveness you have in the league.” Despite managing Lindelof’s workload carefully — he has started seven games this season — Mourinho has spoken highly of his summer signing. It…
Jurgen Klopp has suggested that Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino will return to Liverpool’s starting XI for Wednesday’s trip to Stoke City. “We had to make a few changes, it makes absolute sense in this part of the season to use the strength of the squad. That means if you involve players, you have to leave a few others out and that’s what we did. But it’s not completely unlikely that they will start.” “Dejan probably will be close,” Klopp added. “It is not a big thing. It’s a little bit of swelling and we have to figure out what…
Arsene Wenger has said goalkeeper Petr Cech is “fitter than ever” and believes he can emulate Edwin van der Sar by playing until he is 40. He said “He gets older, and I think he’s fitter than ever. “He puts a lot of attention on the preparation. He’s slimmer than before, and I think he benefits from that. “He has lost some weight. Not too much, two or three kilos only. But it’s a lot, if you want to make a horse lose a race, you put a jockey with one or two kilos more on the back. And a…
Unai Emery has said he informed benchwarmers including Lucas Moura of their situation during preseason. “When preseason got under way, I spoke with the players about their individual situations,” Emery told his prematch news conference ahead of Wednesday’s game against Troyes. “This summer, we bought some new players to give the team more and it is now harder to play regularly with this sort of competition. “Every single player knew their situation right from the off. Everybody in the squad has had a chance to play. However, it is difficult now because competition for places is greater than it has…