Former chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has referred to Speaker Yakubu Dogara and three other principal officers of the House as “shameless thieves”. Jibrin had accused Dogara, Deputy speaker Yusuf Lasun, Chief Whip Ado Doguwa and Minority Leader, Leo Ogor, of “criminal insertions” into the budget totalling billions of naira. Jibrin also made it clear he isn’t going to appear before the Ethics Committee of the House, unless the committee makes its proceedings public. “The House belongs to Nigerians not the 360 members! “Despite all these and since I can substantiate the allegations I raised with…
Author: David Folami
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare the seat of Sen. Joshua Dariye in the Senate vacant. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Dariye, on Thursday at the Senate, announced his defection from PDP to the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing lingering leadership crisis in the party as reason. In a statement by the party’s Deputy Chairman in the state, Mr Amos Gombi, on Friday in Jos, PDP urged INEC to immediately conduct fresh election for Dariye’s Plateau Central Senatorial seat. It said that the fresh election…
Lagos State Government says it has recorded six deaths from cholera outbreak out of 45 cases in some communities in Isolo Local Council Development Area (LCDA). Dr Jide Idris, the State Commissioner for Health, who made the disclosure on Thursday at a news conference in Lagos, however, was not specific about the timing of the incident. Idris said that state government was already taking appropriate measures and had contained the outbreak. According to him, the ministry was notified of an upsurge of diarrhoea diseases in some communities in Isolo LCDA. “Following this, 45 cases were line-listed by the Epidemiology Unit…
You would think that with the controversies on-air-personality Freeze found himself in the last few months he would be tamed. Think again. During Pulse’s exclusive interview with Freeze on August 30, 2016, he said he isn’t afraid to be politically incorrect. “I’m never ever going to be politically correct. I am going to try not to be insulting. I come from the two most insulting tribes in the world” said Freeze. The Cool FM OAP, however, admitted that he would try to be more diplomatic in future. “What I am going to work on is my diplomacy, not my political…
The confirmed collaboration between Davido and American singer and songwriter Tinashe will be getting a video. The song reportedly titled ‘How long’ is getting an accompanying visual, with the video being shot on a beach in Malibu, California, United States of America. The Sony Music act has employed the services of international award-winning video director, Frank Borin and producer, Jamee Ranta – who is famously known for big projects such as Nicki Minaj‘s Anaconda and Jason Derulo‘s Trumpets. The Nigerian pop singer is putting in work to ensure his album meets the expected standards, going for super collaborations such as…
Davido has signed a deal with RCA Records. The DMW CEO had earlier this year signed a much publicized deal with Sony Music Entertainment, with the goal to release his sophomore album. And now he is has penned another deal with RCA Records. RCA Records is an American flagship recording label (alongside Columbia Records and Epic Records) of Sony Music Entertainment (SME). It releases multiple genres of music including pop, rock, hip-hop, R&B, blues, jazz and, through RCA Nashville, country. It is home to a number of top stars, including ASAP Ferg, ASAP Rocky, Alicia Keys, Aretha Franklin, Zayn Malik,…
Davido has recorded three songs with US rapper, Young Thug. The singer is working towards the release of his EP this year, after signing to Sony Music in January. One of the songs on the project will include a collaboration with Young Thug, who have been linked with him over time. But the extent of their work together was not made public. Davido has revealed that in an interview with Ebro Darden, Host of Beats 1 on Apple Radio. According to the Nigerian superstar, he recorded three songs with Young Thug in New York. “Last year I was more of…
There you have it! OAP Toolz is Nigeria’s sexiest female celebrity according to our polls. Readers were asked to vote for who they feel is Nigeria’s sexiest female celebrity yesterday, September 22, 2016. They were given the option of, Adunni Ade, Ezi Emela, Moyo Lawal, Mo’ Cheddah, Anita Joseph, Toolz, Halima Abubakar and Daniella Okeke. Moyo Lawal came in last with a total of 3.4%. Halima Abubakar, Anita Joseph and Ezi Emela stood still at 5.2%. Mo’Cheddah 8.6%. Daniella Okeke comes in at 10.3% closely behind Adunni Ade at 12.1%. 24.1% say we have no sexy female celebrity in Nigeria…
Cars, diamond rings, and more – Kylie Jenner better have a good memory when she is summoned to give account of all the gifts she has received from boyfriend, Tyga. That is according to new documents obtained by TMZ regarding Tyga’s financial woes. The publication gathered that celeb jeweller, Jason of Beverly Hills, is going after the new G.O.O.D Music act for a $200,000 (N63m) debt and his law firm wants to know everything the rapper has gifted Kylie. Kylie has reportedly agreed to answer questions about her boyfriend’s finances and Jason’s lawyers are set to privately meet with the…
Despite achieving numerous world hits since she quit smoking, Adele maintains she would be able to hit higher notes if she was still puffing on cigarettes. The British star, who quit smoking for health reasons five years ago, told Canada’s etalk, ‘The people with the best voices, they always smoke. I’ve given up smoking and I’m convinced that’s made my voice weaker.’ She however saw the positives in quitting the habit. ‘But my fingers ain’t orange any more,’ she said.
Falz has added to his number of endorsement deals by snagging an ambassadorial role with sports betting platform, Merry Bet. The rapper put pen to paper on his new deal earlier on Friday, September 23. Falz was recently announced as one of the Nigerian acts retained by telecommunication company, MTN.
6 years after their hit song ‘Ruggedy Baba’, we got a surprise as Ruggedman and 9ice came together to give us a new song titled ‘Religion’.
Nigerian pop star, Tiwa Savage was recently featured in New York’s VIBE Magazine. In a very interesting interview, the new Roc Nation star revealed for the first time how her high school crush made her fall in love with music. According to Tiwa Savage, ‘I played trombone. Don’t ask me if I still play (laughs), but I literally picked it up because I had a crush on a boy in high school. He used to hang around with the cool kids, the musicians and dancers’. She continues, ‘Here I was: this kid fresh from Nigeria, strong accent, my mom shaved…
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has ruled John Terry out of Saturday’s Premier League clash with Arsenal at Emirates Stadium. The veteran centre-back was forced to miss last Friday’s 2-1 defeat to Liverpool after picking up an ankle injury in the 2-2 draw with Swansea City. Terry returned to training this week, but Conte says he will not be ready for the game against Arsene Wenger’s men. “John didn’t recover. He’s working, but he didn’t recover for the game against Arsenal,” he said. “I don’t know [when he’ll be back]. In this case, it depends on what the player feels.” Chelsea’s…
Super Eagles midfielder John Mikel Obi has expressed his delight at Victor Moses stay at Chelsea. Since joining Chelsea in the summer of 2012, Moses has failed to secure a regular spot at Stamford Bridge and has been sent out on loan to Liverpool, Stoke City and West Ham. Under new manager Antonio Conte this season, the Nigeria international forward has remained at the club where he has been impressive. Speaking in a recent interview, Mikel Obi revealed that he never understood why the forward never stayed back to fight for a shirt in Chelsea. The Super Eagles captain revealed…
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has hailed Arsene Wenger’s career as Arsenal manager as “fantastic”. The 66-year-old, who has won three Premier League titles and six FA Cups with the Gunners, will celebrate his 20th anniversary in the role on October 1. Wenger has held onto his position despite a relative lack of success in the last decade, with Arsenal having failed to win the title since 2004 and having only ended a nine-year trophy drought with an FA Cup triumph in 2014. Jose Mourinho infamously branded Wenger “a specialist in failure” during his second stint as Chelsea boss, but Conte…
Manchester United go into Saturday’s game vs. Leicester with all the pressure on them, even though their opposition are the current champions of England. A draw would not be good enough, given that it would probably mean United would end the weekend eight points behind Manchester City. Having lost three games on the trot ahead of Wednesday’s night League Cup win at Northampton, Jose Mourinho is — in his own words — battling against “Einsteins,” who think that he is finished. United’s new manager started brightly with four straight wins in all competitions but his side has since begun to…
Jose Mourinho says Wayne Rooney returned from England duty damaged by what the Manchester United manager believes was over-the-top criticism. In the public eye since bursting onto the scene as a teenager, a lot has changed in that journey from precocious talent to record-breaking 30-year-old captain of club and country. Despite being the subject of scrutiny for so long, Rooney’s place in the both sides, never mind position, has rarely been so fiercely debated. The United captain this week said he ignores most of the “rubbish” about him, but Mourinho thinks some of the talk has impacted his form since…
Luis Enrique has defended Luis Suarez amid a developing row that the Barcelona striker’s retort to Filipe Luis in midweek was sexist. Atletico Madrid left-back Luis posted an image on Instagram after the Rojiblancos’ draw at Camp Nou on Wednesday complaining about a mark left on his foot after a clash with Suarez in the second half. The Uruguayan international responded in the mixed zone after the game by disapproving of Luis’ decision to take to social media and saying that “football is a men’s game.” Espanyol women’s player Brenda Perez is one of a growing number of female footballers…
Antonio Conte has warned his players that Chelsea’s impressive recent record against Arsenal will count for nothing when the two teams meet at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. Chelsea have not tasted defeat on their last six visits to the home of the Gunners, who have failed to score a single goal against their London rivals in the last seven competitive meetings between the two teams. But Conte insists that Saturday’s match will present a formidable challenge for Chelsea, who are looking to rebound from a 2-1 home defeat against Liverpool on their last Premier League outing. Addressing Chelsea’s dominant…