The Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has said that no country will lend $30b to the Nigerian government. The monarch said this at a forum organised by the Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy and Development (SCDDD), in Abuja. Sanusi also warned that crude oil will never make Nigeria rich, adding that it will also not bring the country out of its current economic woes. The Emir said ”I can tell you for free, if the Senate today approves that we can borrow $30 billion, honestly, no one will lend us. It should be approved and I will like to…
Author: David Folami
Seems like former beauty queen, Sandra Okagbue is back with Flavour. The duo were spotted together at her birthday dinner which held at the Intercontinental hotel in Lagos. The duo reportedly stepped out as a couple together which was captured on Snapchat by Sandra’s brother, Chris Okagbue. Recall that Anna Banner a few months back revealed she and Flavour were no longer an item. According to her, she has moved on and what they share is a kid. Now, it seems like Sandra and Flavour are back together! The model also changed her Instagram handle to Ugegbe1, telling us they’re…
Media personality, Kemi Olunloyo, has offered a word of caution to Biafra agitators who have been clamoring for the release of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu is currently under incarceration due to his separatist agenda calling for the Igbo people to secede from Nigeria. An idea that was promoted during the time of General Chukwuemeka Ojukwu who was the president of Biafra from May 30, 1967 to January 8, 1970. Olunloyo has advised Biafra supporters against nursing any hope of an imminent release of Kanu, who already turned down an opportunity to gain freedom. She wrote on her Facebook, “Biafra…
Nollywood actress, Ibinabo Fiberesima, is smiling into a new year. The excited star took to Instagram on December 2, 2016, to make this revelation. She shared photos of the new whip writing, “God has been so wonderful to me, i just cant thank Him enough. I don’t know….i just don’t know how to say it brethren…. This is not a display of pride, but a display of a heart of gratitude & appreciation to the Almighty… the lord has done it… Who says recession is for everybody? .comman see oh Am not bragging or anything, but I just got this…
Veteran striker, Didier Drogba has revealed that his foundation has been cleared of any fraud and financial wrong doing by the UK Charity Commission. The UK Charity Commission launched an investigation into the Didier Drogba Foundation following a Daily Mail report that funds donated to the foundation have been misapplied. Daily Mail in April 2016 reports that £439,321 was spent putting on lavish fundraising parties attended by his friends and celebrities, and more than £1m languished in bank accounts. The UK news platform also reports that only one clinic has been built by the foundation in Cote d’Ivoire which is…
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho hit back at claims over their tax arrangements on Friday with their agent declaring they had fully complied with British and Spanish fiscal requirements. They have respected “fully their obligations regarding Spanish and British authorities,” read a statement for Gestifute, run by their agent Jorge Mendes. Spanish newspaper El Confidencial, quoting documentation from the Football Leaks website, alleged Ronaldo had benefited from keeping assets in a tax haven. The website said the footballer of the year favourite had used Irish-based Multisports & Image Management Limited to ramp down his…
Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane insists his side travel to Barcelona on Saturday full of confidence after opening up a six-point lead over the Catalans at the top of La Liga. Madrid have not tasted defeat all season during a 32-game unbeaten run stretching back to April. Just prior to the start of that streak, Madrid ended a 39-game unbeaten run by Barca by coming from behind to win 2-1 at the Camp Nou. And Zidane believes Madrid will have far more confidence to express themselves, having started nervously on their last visit before roaring back to win in the…
President Muhammadu Buhari will visit Ebonyi in March, 2017 to inaugurate three flyover projects being constructed by the state government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the three flyovers, being constructed on the Enugu-Abakaliki federal highway, is part of the trans-Saharan route to Cameroon. Gov. Dave Umahi made the announcement on Friday during his inaugural visit to the permanent site of Ebonyi State University. He said: “the projects are in their eight months of construction and they are expected to be completed by March to be inaugurated by the President. “Despite the criticisms that initially trailed their construction,…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday in Ibadan reiterated that Nigeria’s future was bright in spite of the pains caused by the economic challenge the country was currently experiencing. Osinbajo gave the assurance in Ibadan at the burial ceremony for Prophetess Christiana Abiara, the wife of Prophet Samuel Abiara, the General Evangelist of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Worldwide. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the deceased died on Sept. 3, and was aged 70 years. The vice president said there was nothing good that comes without pains, adding that the current hardship was “ a road to bliss…
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to declare open the Chief of Army Staff’s annual conference for 2016 scheduled to take place in Owerri from Dec. 4 to Dec. 10, 2016. According to a statement issued by the army Spokesman, Col. Sani Usman on Friday in Abuja, the theme of conference is “Consolidating on the Gains of Counter Insurgency Operations Toward Achieving National Security”. Usman said that the conference which was part of activities in the Nigerian army’s forecast of events was designed to critically appraise its activities and operations in the preceding year. According to him, it will also make…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola described his Chelsea counterpart Antonio Conte as “maybe the best coach in the world” on Friday ahead of their Premier League showdown on Saturday. Chelsea have stormed to the top of the league after seven straight wins, during which they have conceded only one goal, but City are just a point behind them in third place. “Conte is without doubt one of the best — maybe the best, maybe one of the best — coaches in the world right now,” Guardiola told a press conference at the City training centre in Manchester. “His statistics, his…
Barcelona boss Luis Enrique accepted his side are by far the more in need of the three points when Real Madrid visit the Camp Nou on Saturday (1515GMT) in El Clasico. Madrid hold a six-point lead over Barca, who are off to their worst La Liga start in nine seasons, at the top of the table. “Without a doubt (Barca are the most in need), you just have to look at the table,” Enrique said on the eve of the game Friday. Back-to-back draws against Malaga and Real Sociedad for Barca have allowed Madrid to amass a comfortable lead. Indeed,…
Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann will battle it out for the world player of the year title, FIFA said Friday. Real Madrid star Ronaldo is favourite for the crown after winning the Champions League and also Euro 2016 with Portugal, even though he exited the final win over France with an early injury. Perennial rival Messi of Barcelona and Argentina, the reigning player of the year, had a less stellar year by his exacting standards. Griezmann suffered double heartache with France and Atletico Madrid at Euro 2016 and in the Champions League final. German Olympic champion Melanie Behringer…
Former Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been honoured with the Global Fairness Award in the United States of America. Okonjo-Iweala received the award in Washington DC in recognition of her focus on implementing development programs that benefit the poor and less privileged. “I appreciate the Trustees of the Global Fairness Award for recognizing a lifetime devoted to development, including the privilege I have now of working for children’s immunization, through Gavi, and for managing climate risk in Africa through the African Risk Capacity,” Okonjo-Iweala said. “Let 2017 be a year of continued fight for fairness for the most vulnerable among…
Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri has urged his players to forget their fairytale run to the Premier League title last season and be wary of dropping into the relegation zone in this campaign. Ranieri’s side, who are two points above the relegation zone, travel to bottom side Sunderland on Saturday and will hope that a first away win of the season can lift them up the table. “Believe me, I have forgotten completely what happened last season,” Ranieri told the club website. (www.lcfc.com) “This is a new season and we have to react and come back. We know it will…
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu has said that every institution, including the anti-graft agency, suffers from corruption. Magu made the comment on Friday, December 2, when he paid a visit to Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai in Abuja. “There is corruption in every institution, including the EFCC. The reasons why we are here is that we need everyone’s support,” Magu said. “We do not have the monopoly of knowledge to do what we are doing. There is corruption everywhere, every institution, including the EFCC. We are battling with internal corruption. So, everybody…
Mr Ibrahim Magu, the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has called for inter-agency collaboration to make the fight against corruption in the country succeed. He made the call on Friday when he paid a visit to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai in Abuja. Magu said “there is corruption in every institution, including the EFCC. “The reasons why we are here is that we need everybody’s support. We do not have the monopoly of knowledge to do what we are doing. “There is corruption everywhere, every institution, including the EFCC. We are battling…
Nigerian singer, CDQ has just revealed he doesn’t mind if he’s wife doesn’t have culinary skills. The rapper, real name Sodiq Abubakar Yusuf, while showing off his cooking skills on Accelerate TV‘s Day Pass made this revelation. According to him, “I don’t see it as a criteria for a man to marry a woman. They say it’s tradition that a woman must know how to cook but the way I am though, I don’t mind. I don’t care whether she knows how to cook or not.” He also revealed that he used to be a backup dancer for Kaffy when…
Today is the birthday of Ghanaian music act Fuse ODG. Fuse ODG, real names Nana Richard Abiona, is best known for his ‘Antenna’ in 2013 which charted on UK charts. The same year he released the viral hit ‘Azonto’ which further established his presence in West African pop music. In 2014 he released his debut album T.I.N.A which peaked at number 25 on the UK Albums Chart. Fuse ODG has won several awards including the Best African Act at the MOBO Awards; a category has won since 2013.
Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick are back together. The 37-year-old “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star and the television personality have reportedly rekindled their romance. Reports have it that the parents of three are giving their relationship “a try again” after breaking up last year. A source told E! News, “They are back together and giving their relationship a try again.” It is believed the entrepreneur has toned down his former partying ways, which was the cause of their fights and break up in the first place. We heard the both of them are desperate to make amends for their…