Author: David Folami

It was an special moment as Davido ensured that members of Nigeria’s legendary but defunct record label, Mo’Hits, reunited for one more performance. Led by Don Jazzy, the group comprising of D’banj, Wande Coal, D’Prince, Dr Sid, and Kay Switch made a comeback. They performed some of their classic hits such as ‘Pere’, ‘Booty call’, ‘Give it to me’, ‘Pop something’ and ‘Suddenly’. Davido’s newfound romance with Wizkid continued at his final ’30 Billion’ concert. The singer brought Wizkid onstage at his concert. The singer called Wizkid “My new best friend,” before they went on to perform Starboy’s latest hit…

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Jay and Bey two of the most powerful moguls in the music industry. But Beyonce, 36, isn’t afraid to flaunt her supreme fashion game as she shared a series of retro-inspired photographs featuring a chic new haircut to her blog on Wednesday morning. The Crazy In Love songstress enlisted the help of her doting husband Jay Z, 48, to snap a few photos of her posing on a boat and also in an airport in Miami, Florida. Her new short curly blonde hair was the star of the show as she posed in a series of outfits for her lifestyle…

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Eminem’s performance at the BET Hip-Hop Awards won the notice of plenty of rap fans and TV pundits, but it failed in its main goal: trolling Donald Trump. “I feel like he’s not paying attention to me,” Eminem said in an interview after he called Trump “a kamikaze that’ll probably cause a nuclear holocaust,” among other things, in the viral clip. “I was kind of waiting for him to say something, and for some reason, he didn’t say anything.” Eminem hinted that he had comeback lines prewritten in case the president had called him out in Twitter—which, in turn, led…

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That law enforcement agents occasionally take advantage of their status as uniformed men to oppress unsuspecting citizens is not news. Little wonder Nigerian musicians have passionately condemned the unethical practice, calling on the government to scrap the Special Anti Robbery Squad arm of the Nigeria Police Force. In a series of tweets on social media, top musicians including Don Jazzy, Olamide, Simi, Falz, Reekado Banks, Dremo, Jon Ogah, DJ Spinall, Sam Klef, Tjan, Lil Kesh among others, called on the federal government to scrap the SARS unit of the Police Force as a result of their excesses. “Over 100,000 tweets…

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The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in Kaduna State tackled Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, the Governor of Kaduna State, over the sacking of over twenty-one thousand (21,000) teachers who failed a Primary Four competency test conducted by the Kaduna State government. The government duly advertised for vacant positions of the sacked teachers, and in a bid to prevent this, the NUT sought for the intervention of the National Industrial Court (NIC). Judgement was given in favor of the teachers. El-Rufai had said, ”My son, Abubakar Sadiq, is four years old now. In the next two years when he is six, whether…

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Rochas Okorocha has declared that he is bigger than Imo State and the entire country. He further explained “No, when I say “bigger”, I mean that this is not the only place I belong to. I mean I have gone beyond being an Imo man, beyond being a Nigerian. I am now an African.” He proceeded to say: “So, don’t put me like a small rat in a small hole. I have a bigger image than what people see. If you say I run a family government, that means I run a very big government. I have thirty commissioners.” He…

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Femi Fani-Kayode has said that the duo of the President, Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice, Yemi Osinbajo behave more like pimps and more than statesmen. He tweeted at Buhari thus:”” I thought I 74 but was told I am 75”- @MBuhari. I know that u suffer from bouts of memory loss and dementia but please stop trying to fool us and stop indulging in specious and perfidious lies. U are neither 74, 75 or even 78 (as some claim). U are 80 years old!” He tweeted generally: “As President u claim that u cannot remember ur age. Next ur VP…

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Yahaya Bello of Kogi has once again reassured his commitment to pay salaries and pension arrears of all genuine workers in the state. He said “I am assuring you by the grace of God we shall pay everybody. “Though there are few pockets of issues why some workers are yet to receive their salaries, but I want to assure you that everybody will be paid by God’s grace. “I am promising you that as the leader of the youths across the length and breadth of this country, I will not disappoint you. “When our workers were hungry and not paid…

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Muhammadu Buhari’s son, Yusuf, has been flown abroad after emerging critically injured from a power bike crash on Boxing Day, according to reports. Yusuf fractured head and limb in the accident and was first checked into the Cedacrest Hospital, Abuja. Reports added that Yusuf was driven to the Nnamdi Azikiwe airport, Abuja, in an ambulance with oxygen support. He was then flown out in an air ambulance, secured by the family, under the care of a Nigerian doctor and three paramedics. An orthopaedic consultant with specialisation in head injuries was also on the flight to monitor his progress.

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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has said it has immunised about 800,000 under five children against polio during the just concluded Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) Week in Abuja. Dr Mathew Ashikeni, the Executive Secretary, FCT Primary Health Care Development Board, disclosed this on Wednesday. “We gave virtually all vaccines required for children during the one week exercise including BCG. “We had 90 per cent coverage across the FCT because of huge awareness creation and media sensitisation before the commencement of the programme in November. “We even received a lot of calls from residents, asking us to come…

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Former acting governor of Taraba State, Sani Danladi, has announced his defection from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives’ Congress (APC). He said, “We are on our way to my local government where I will this Tuesday defect to APC, from ward level to local before state.” He also denied that he has any problems with the state’s governor, Darius Ishaku, saying, “I’m not at loggerhead with anyone, but politics is all about interest, and this is where my people want me to go and bring change in the political landscape of our dear state.” A PDP…

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Ayodele Fayose, has said Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo’s recent news regarding fuel subsidy and NNPC is strange. He said though he likes the VP because he’s a pastor and different but his recent statement is strange to him. “Where is NNPC getting the money with which it is subsidising petrol with N26 per litre? Is NNPC spending money from the sales of crude oil that should be paid into the federation account to pay subsidy? “I like the vice-president, he is a pastor and I don’t believe that he will also join others in Buhari’s government to lie to Nigerians. “However,…

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Rochas Okorocha has promised members of the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) that the ruling party will rule the state and Nigeria for a long time. In a press statement released in Owerri, He said “The governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has called on leaders and members of All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state to remain steadfast and also be proud that their party is in power both in the state and at the federal level. “The governor equally told the party members to be boastful of the monumental achievements of the party’s administration in the state which have exceeded all…

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Biola Alabi, has suggested that she is currently not eyeing the job of incumbent Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo. Alabi’s statement is coming after a poster with her picture as the running mate to Fela Durotoye ahead of the 2019 elections. In her words: “With regards to the election poster being circulated, and the significant attention and feedback it has garnered since yesterday, I wish to say that while such a prospect is quite humbling, it is NOT true. “I hereby state categorically, that neither I nor my organization, is in any way affiliated nor responsible for the conception, design and…

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Jurgen Klopp has said his Liverpool side’s first thought is to defend, dismissing suggestions his players are only focused on attacking. When asked whether Liverpool’s natural instinct was to attack, Klopp said: “No, that’s not true. They want to defend first of all, because I know that’s the basis for everything. “The best thing is to defend with 10 offensive players, because when you have the ball then it’s much more likely that you will score. “That will never happen, but we are this kind of mixture. We conceded no counter-attacks on Friday, again. They had no real chances apart…

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Pep Guardiola is not ready to be drawn into a war of words with Jose Mourinho after Manchester City maintained their impressive progress towards the Premier League title. Mourinho blasted Guardiola on Tuesday after pointing to their rivals’ huge spending power by claiming “City buy full-backs for the price of strikers” and insisting that the £300 million ($402 million) he has spent since taking charge at Old Trafford 18 months ago as “not enough”. When asked about the comments made by the Portuguese, Guardiola said: “I’m so delighted to be here to speak about what happened on the pitch. “About…

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Pep Guardiola has said Barcelona are favourites to win the Champions League ahead of Manchester City because of Lionel Messi. Speaking after the 1-0 win against Newcastle on Wednesday, City boss Guardiola was asked if City were favourites for the Champions League, to which he answered: “Who does [Lionel] Messi play for?” When a reporter said “Barcelona,” Guardiola replied: “So they’re the favourites.” Barcelona are nine points clear at the top of La Liga and have gone into the winter break unbeaten in their first 17 games.

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Jesse Lingard has said he was “disappointed” to only get a point against Burnley on Boxing Day despite his two goals salvaging a 2-2 draw. “It’s disappointing, obviously we created a lot of chances, we should have won the game,” he said. “We dominated the game so we’re disappointed. As for his own performance, Lingard added: “I’m on form at the moment, it’s great being in the team and helping the team get goals.” United only have four days before their next game against Southampton, and then travel to Everton two days later, but Lingard wasn’t worried about the crowded…

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Blaise Matuidi has come out to say the Serie A club’s experience will be key when they face Tottenham Hotspur in the round of 16 of the Champions League next year. “Tottenham are a strong team, both from a technical and physical point of view,” he told Juventus TV. “They play fast and box-to-box as we see in the Premier League, but Juventus have great experience in the Champions League and we’ll be looking to impose our own game and do well.” Matuidi featured in all six of Juve’s Champions League group games and has been a regular since arriving…

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Paulinho hs said he has been in touch with Brazil teammate Philippe Coutinho to discuss a possible transfer to the Spanish giants. “I make jokes that people are already looking for a house for him,” Paulinho said. “I try to give him the basic information, the most important for him and his family, because maybe the time he lived here was not enough to know the city, but he knows that Barcelona is a very good city, that offers everything for him and his family. “You have to think about the decision you are going to make. What I think…

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