A former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell has described former First Lady Patience Jonathan as an arrogant and flashy woman. He said “Patience Jonathan as the first lady was flamboyant, arrogant, and widely disliked. She has yet to be convicted of a crime. However, it is curious how a person who spent most of her career in public service could accumulate an acknowledged $35 million in a poor country.” Also speaking on President Buhari’s fight against corruption, Campbell said “There is pushback against President Buhari’s anti-corruption campaign, especially among the opposition Peoples Democratic Party. Some claim that Buhari…
Author: David Folami
The Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide (IYCW) has asked President Buhari to order oil companies to develop the Niger-Delta region. They have demanded that the President command oil companies to contribute towards developing the North-East. The IYCW spokesman said “Although the North-East is a victim of its own destruction, Ijaw have nothing against any plans to help IDPs and to develop the region. “However, we find it quite traumatic that the government and its agencies that have never considered for over 60 years to instruct the oil companies ‘devastating’ our once fertile lands and rivers, thereby dislocating our local economies, are…
Cristiano Ronaldo has said that at a certain point in his career he determined in his mind to focus less on flaunting his skills and more on scoring goals. “In a game the most important thing is to win,” Ronaldo said. “And goals helps to win. You can mix — first goals, and after tricks and assists after. What the people want is goals, so I try to score goals.” When asked if it had been difficult to focus on being efficient, Ronaldo said he still found time to bring out some skills, but it could not be his first…
Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is set to fasten his recovery from injury by returning to Carrington full-time at the end of the month, sources have said. Ibrahimovic had rarely used the facilities at the club’s training base since undergoing a knee operation in the United States in May but was pictured in the gym with former United striker Andy Cole on Thursday. The Swede, who celebrated his birthday this week, is expected to be there on a daily basis by the beginning of November to complete his recovery under the supervision of United’s medical staff. Ibrahimovic was released at…
Sergio Ramos has begged fans in Alicante to forget politics and support the national team in their World Cup qualifiers. Gerard Pique has found himself at the centre of intense controversy due to his comments on Sunday about the right of Catalans to vote in an independence referendum that had been declared illegal by the Spanish government, and he was again booed by fans at training in Alicante. “We cannot ask the fans of anything because there is freedom of expression,” Ramos said in a news conference. “But we have to think about the team. We ask for there to…
N’Golo Kante left France’s World Cup qualifier against Bulgaria with a muscle injury on Saturday. Kante was seen holding his hamstring on his left leg when he was substituted 34 minutes in the game. He was replaced by Adrien Rabiot with France already leading, and Les Bleus held on for a 1-0 victory. Didier Deschamps confirmed the injury after the game and ruled Kante out of Tuesday’s qualifier against Belarus. After clinging on to win on Saturday, France will just need to beat Belarus to secure their World Cup spot, though Sweden remain in contention in UEFA qualifying Group A.…
Manchester City could sign any player in the world but it might not be the best move for the team, according to midfielder Fernandinho. The defensive midfielder believes that Pep Guardiola and the club are more interested in signing young players and creating their own superstars. “Could we sign Messi or Ronaldo? I guess so, but then you have to consider the club’s priorities first. We have the financial power, everyone knows that, but there’s the priority issue that must be considered,” Fernandinho said. “Are we aiming to sign one player or to assemble a strong, competitive team to achieve…
Leroy Sane is officially the Premier League’s fastest player ever after the Manchester City forward clocked a top speed of 35.48 kilometres per hour (22.05 mph) this season. That time told Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy, who had held the previous record for top speed in the competition since they started keeping records in 2014 to take a seat. Liverpool also have a speedster of their own, Despite signing Mohamed Salah in the summer, it’s still no shock that Mane leads Liverpool for pace so far this season. It’s the trait that makes him one of the most exciting forwards in…
Arsenal is making plans for when Alexis Sanchez exits the club in the next year with reports revealing that the Gunners are targeting Manchester United star Anthony Martial. The Chilean has long been linked with Manchester City, while Arsenal failed to strike a deal for a replacement late in the summer after strong links with Thomas Lemar and Raheem Sterling. Now it seems as if Martial is Arsene Wenger’s preferred choice, with the 21-year-old seen as an ideal fit out wide or through the middle, as Sanchez has been over the last year. Jose Mourinho has used the former Monaco…
Manuel Neuer has said recovery from his latest fracture could take at least half a year but he hopes to play again this season. Neuer, 31, was injured during training last month and underwent successful surgery that was expected to keep him out for the rest of the year. “There’s tissue repair going on inside the foot, this can last up to six months,” he told FC Bayern TV. “It hasn’t been an easy for me and I am longing to be back on the pitch.” Although it now appears unlikely Neuer will make his comeback after the winter break…
Carlo Ancelotti says he had a good relationship with the Bayern Munich players, but believes the club did not support as much as they could have. “It’s already in the past now,” he told Sky Sport Italia. “I’m always this [calm] — I wrote in my book that being sacked is part of the job, so I’m not surprised. One adventure has ended and now we prepare to start another one. “The truth is I’ve always had a good relationship with everybody in 22 years as a coach. I’ve tried to respect everybody the same way, and this was the…
Joe Hart has said it is up to the England players to stop the “cynicism” surrounding the team after the success in qualifying for the World Cup was overshadowed by dampened fans during Thursday’s 1-0 victory against Slovenia at Wembley. Hart admits he can understand the lack of faith among the nation’s football supporters. “Yes, because I’m an England fan too,” Hart told reporters after the win against Slovenia. “Walking off the field gutted at the last tournament, as a player I understand how people feel and it’s our job to change that. “The only way we are going to…
Mo Abudu clocked 53 on Sepetember 11 and had her celebration recently. The British born spoilt herself with a surprise birthday party at RSVP in Lagos. Mo Abudu, the TV aficionado turned a year older only two days after The Royal Hibiscus Hotel received rave reviews at Toronto International Film Festival from some of the world’s top actors, directors and producers. Happy Celebration Mo!
50 cent recently took a few shots at an unnamed TV series often described as the primary competition for his Starz TV series, Power, before saying he was going to takeover BET. A short time later, Gabrielle Union, who features in BET’s hit TV series, Being Mary Jane, responded to his comment, saying the rapper should abstain from negativity and that there was enough shine for everyone. “Remember that other show that thought they were in competition with POWER, what happened to it?” 50 wrote on IG. “I don’t hear anyone talking shit anymore. ?Now I’m gonna take over BET.”…
Ini Edo, has opened up on her marriage, saying she has no regret breaking up with her husband of six years. According to her, “May be being together would have helped keep us together. Because it would enable us study and understand each other more. May be it would have helped but I’m not sure.” “I tried to keep my (movie) roles as decent as possible when I got married. But naturally, there are certain roles you won’t be allowed to play. Even when you are allowed to play them, you can reject them not just because of your husband…
Mercy Johnson Okojie, has shared a cute photo of her three children on social media. The Nollywood actress gushed about her three cute kids who were dressed in traditional attires. Okojie who talked about her love for her children also expressed that she went through a lot of stress to dress them in their attires. The actress dressed her kids up in matching traditional attires to celebrate cultural day.
During yet another date night with Jay-Z, Beyonce took to the streets of New York City her own personal runway once again in a racy shirtdress. Just after an amazing weekend where they enjoyed dinner at ABC Kitchen and attended the star-studded Saturday Night Live after party at Tao, Bey and Jay hit up Le Bernadin for dinner on Tuesday, October 3. Although it’s a cute French restaurant, the “Lemonade” singer wore a pastel shirtdress and no pants for her night out, which flaunted her toned legs. Her Greedilous Neoprene shirtdress is from Korean designer Younhee Park’s 2018 Spring Summer…
Wale Ojo, who played a major role in Omotola Jalade’s new movie, has revealed that all the sex scenes that happened between him and the veteran actress in the movie were real. Social media followers of the popular actress reacted to the sex scenes, wondering how her husband, Captain Matthew Ekeinde would take the news. But the actress had earlier mentioned that she had discussed with her husband before engaging in such an erotic role. Mr Ojo, although still not hooked also said he spoke with his partner. Ojo said, “Whenever I want to play sex roles in a movie,…
A social media reply from Drizzy has thrown his fans in Des Moinesinto confusion. The rapper Drake teased a return to Drake University Wednesday in a reply to an Instagram post by the school. The post referenced Drake’s early-morning visit to campus, following a performance at Wells Fargo Arena one year ago. A social media campaign highlighted by #BringDraketoDrake had been in full swing for months before the rapper’s concert, but most of the campus was asleep when Drake finally stopped by before leaving Des Moines. The post celebrating Drake’s visit said, “A year ago today @Drake performed in Des…
Gabrielle Union has shared with the world that she has suffered eight to nine miscarriages. Gabrielle Union revealed in her new book about her struggles with infertility. In her upcoming memoir, she writes on her attempts to get pregnant with husband NBA star Dwayne Wade. “For three years, my body has been a prisoner of trying to get pregnant — I’ve either been about to go into an IVF cycle, in the middle of an IVF cycle or coming out of an IVF cycle,” Union wrote in the book. “Once a month I look like I’m in my second trimester…