President Muhammadu Buhari said he has ordered the the military to “deal decisively” with criminals who attack villages under disguise of Fulani herdsmen. President Buhari sated this today, August 5, 2016 at the graduation ceremony of officers who took part in the National Defence College training which began in September, 2015. President Buhari commended the participants and urged them to do their best to end the attacks on communities by armed persons disguising as herdsmen. The president also stated that his administration was making efforts to rebuilding the north-east and the Niger Delta to correct the injustices experienced by both…
Author: David Folami
The Arewa Youth Integrity Forum (AYIF) has asked Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State to apologise to Nigerians and the President’s wife Aisha Buhari over his allegation that she was a fugitive in the United States having been indicted in a financial scam. Fayose had alleged multiple times that Mrs Buhari is wanted in the US due to her involvement in the infamous Halliburton fraud case, a bribery scandal that ended the political career of former Congressman William Jefferson, who is currently serving a 13-year sentence after he was convicted in US court for charges that included accepting bribes from…
Recently, there were reports that Koko master, D’banj allegedly tied the knot with a mystery woman on Saturday, July 2, 2016. According to Stelladimokokorkus blog, D’banj allegedly held a secret registry wedding to an American, who has both Nigerian and South African roots. Now, his younger brother KaySwitch has reacted to the marriage rumours. While KaySwitch didn’t give a direct answer to the question on GoldMyne TV, he did give fans a hint on D’banj’s rumoured wedding. He told GoldMyne, “Honestly mehn, me I cannot answer that question ooo. Abeg I cannot answer that question abeg abeg abeg. Me, I…
Cool FM On-Air Personality, Freeze, has opened up on why he writes about so many controversial issues. The OAP revealed this in an interview posted by Hip TV on Thursday, August 4, 2016. Freeze explained that he gets a lot of request from his fans asking him to write about various societal issues. He said, “You overdo something you are paid for”, “I go on my Instagram… I like to write on my Facebook because I had so many demand for it”, “I get at least almost 100 direct messages everyday”, “People will beg me to write on this issue…
Popular music star, Tiwa Savage is currently on tour in the United States of America and she took her little son ‘Jam Jam’ to accompany her. The ‘Standing Ovation’ singer was spotted on the streets of Houston carrying her barefooted son, Jamil Balogun. They look so adorable together. The new ROC Nation signee recently took to social media to celebrate her son, Jamil, as he turned one on July 22, 2016 with adorable new photos. The singer shared the cute photos via her Instagram page as she gushed about him. Savage shared the photos, commenting: “You are my reason for…
Singer and Niger Delta youth brand ambassador Duncan Mighty revealed his displeasure at the trend of female nudity yesterday, Thursday, August 4, 2016. According to him, “You must not as a lady go unclad to become popular or attain a celebrity status. It’s almost unbelievable that our society hardly see anything wrong in these trends as many of these gory pictures receive great praises and encomiums.” “These days we have beauty without brain as most of these self acclaimed models have dumped their thinking faculties in a bid to attaining celebrity status. We condemn this as it does not fall…
One day after getting hurt in a car crash, which left her Rolls-Royce wrecked, momager Kris Jenner has got herself a brand new luxurious ride. DailyMail shared a video of the reality star’s brand new car being driven in Los Angeles on its way to the star’s home in Calabasas. We learnt that Kris’ white Rolls-Royce Dawn was just a week old when she hit a Toyota Prius that reportedly ran a red light on Wednesday. And she wasted no time in getting it replaced with an identical one! Entertainment website, TMZ reports that Kris contacted the dealership for an…
Following CBN’s new money transfer policy, popular Nigerian comedian, Basketmouth has aired his thoughts. CBN yesterday, August 4, 2016 stopped all privately owned money transfer companies from wiring money, leaving only three foreign owned companies to do it. Basketmouth however thinks it is a wrong move and will make life more difficult for Nigerians. He took to Instagram yesterday, August 4, 2016 writing, “In recent times, online money transfer platforms have sprung up worldwide as telecommunications and the internet have revolutionised the banking and financial industries. “Online banking” and “mobile money” are now everyday phrases while Billionaire investors such as…
Kenyan actress and filmmaker Lupita Nyong’o is currently holidaying in Bali! The award winning actress is also documenting her current holiday for fans on her Instagram page. She shared so many lovely photos of herself but we can’t get over the one of her in a blue and white bikini. The Academy Award-winner paired her swimsuit with a pair of purple sunglasses, captioning her photo, ‘#CaughtOffGuard.’ Lupita be giving us body goals for years to come! Meanwhile, Lupita Nyong’o is currently in talks to join Chadwick Boseman in the upcoming Marvel’s “Black Panther”. According to The Hollywood Reporter, there’s no…
Rapper Tyga has revealed that King Cairo, his 3-year-old son with ex-fiancée Blac Chyna, got into trouble at preschool for swearing. Tyga disclosed this in an interview on Hollywood Today, Wednesday, August 3, 2016. According to him, “He (King Cairo) had an incident at school,” the ‘Rack City’ rapper said, adding, “They called me and it was like, “Your son, he’s walking around saying the B-word.” “And I was like, ‘Where did he hear that?’ And the school was like, well, he told them, ‘My dad says it in the studio.'” “I try to keep him out of the studio…
Nigerian celebrities such as Olamide, Phyno, Toolz, Bez, Falz, Praiz, Lil Kesh, and others attended the debut album listening party of YBNL recording artiste Adekunle Gold. The event took place yesterday, Thursday, August 5, 2016, at the Sky Line Terrace at Oriental Hotel in Lekki, Lagos. It was a gathering of stars from the movie and music industry. Popular media celebrities such as Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi, Osi Suave, Lolo 1, Olamide Adedeji, Ebuka, Noble Igwe and others were at the listening party. From the Nollywood end actresses Linda Ejiofor, Adesua Etomi, and Adunni Ade came out to support Adekunle Gold whose…
Charly Boy is back again! And this time he throws shots at RCCG’s General Overseer, Pastor Adeboye, over his controversial cooking praying abilities in a marriage statement. In a new article titled “Must You Marry?”, veteran musician Charly Boy responded to Pastor Adeboye’s comments saying, “For the past few days, Pastor Adeboye’s advice to youths on marriage has been trending all over the place. The “good pastor” yarns tell me that he is a man suspended in time, between old and new school. Don’t get it twisted; in as much as I flow with his definition of a good woman,…
Barcelona club captain Andres Iniesta says his Blaugrana colleague Lionel Messi should make a personal decision over whether to play for his country again — as reports in South America claim a return to the Albiceleste fold is close. Messi made the shock decision to retire from international football following the penalty shootout loss to Chile in this summer’s Copa America final, Argentina’s third successive defeat in a major tournament final. New national coach Edgardo Bauza has made it an immediate priority to get the five time Ballon d’Or winner to reverse this decision — and has said he plans…
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has criticised Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo for the forward’s sideline behaviour during the final minutes of the Euro 2016 final between Portugal and France. The Portugal star, who was taken out of the game early on with a knee injury, was seen manically gesticulating to his teammates. He was called out by Portugal legend Antonio Simoes and others, who suggested the actions were more about Ronaldo’s own ego than actually helping the team. Mourinho on Friday echoed Simoes in comments made to Portugal’s SporTV. “Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t help in any way by doing that…
Pep Guardiola faces a trip to Romania as Manchester City take on Steaua Bucharest in the final qualifying round of the Champions League. City could have been handed a much tougher fixture against Serie A side Roma or Ligue 1 outfit AS Monaco, but will be content with the draw and with the second leg being at the Etihad. City will play the away leg on Tuesday, Aug. 16 with the return on Wednesday, Aug. 24. The standout tie in the league route sees FC Porto meet Roma, while Villarreal and Monaco have also been drawn together. Swiss club Young…
UEFA has named Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Antoine Griezmann as its final three nominees for the 2015-16 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. European football’s governing body whittled a shortlist of 10 down to Real Madrid duo Bale and Ronaldo and Atletico Madrid star Griezmann. Ronaldo captained Portugal to glory at Euro 2016, when he was taken off injured during the final, and scored the winning shootout penalty for Real Madrid as they won the Champions League for an 11th time. His Bernabeu colleague Bale also shone in France, where his three goals helped unfancied Wales to reach the…
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has defended his handling of Bastian Schweinsteiger in the wake of criticism of his methods. Schweinsteiger, 32, does not look to be part of Mourinho’s plans at Old Trafford, with reports that he has been training with the reserves. A member of world players’ union FifPro said Mourinho should be sent to prison over his treatment of Schweinsteiger, while Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge also hit out at the Premier League club. Mourinho said at a news conference on Friday: “What is happening is what is happening in every club in the world. Which is…
Jose Mourinho said he hoped to have his Manchester United squad “closed” by next week while also appearing to take another swipe at Arsene Wenger for speaking out during the transfer window. Paul Pogba’s transfer saga has dragged on despite multiple reports this week the deal is moving closer to completion. Mourinho has said his team is missing one more piece in the midfield, though he declined on Wednesday to identify Pogba, and took the same tack in a news conference on Friday. “I don’t like to speak about other players. Other managers like to do that,” Mourinho said. “What…
VfL Wolfsburg has said their winger Julian Draxler will not be sold in the current transfer window, despite the Germany international having told club bosses he wants to leave. “VfL Wolfsburg will not transfer Julian Draxler in this current window,” said the Bundesliga club in a statement. “In a meeting, Wolfsburg has again explained to Julian Draxler that they will be not able to meet his transfer request.” The 22-year-old joined Wolfsburg to much fanfare last August for €35 million from Schalke. But just 12 months later, and with four years still left on his contract, Draxler made it clear…
Belgian international Kevin De Bruyne has warned it may take time for new coach Pep Guardiola to build a side and implement his playing style at Manchester City. The 25-year-old midfielder is one of several City players who featured at Euro 2016 and the Copa America in the close season and he only returned to training on Thursday after an extended break. “He’s changing a few things,” De Bruyne told Sky Sports television, referring to Guardiola. “I think tactically he’s going to change a few things. “Possibly yes (it will take time) especially with all of the late arrivals. It’s…