The name Ifedayo Olarinde might not illicit any response from many people, but say the name Freeze and it is more than likely that a few people will frown. The veteran on-air-personality who you can call one of the voice of Lagos has that uncanny ability to rub people the wrong way. He is divisive and his opinions make him a polarizing figure. Spilling out details of his former marriage hasn’t made him a more likeable person in the eyes of many women also. Despite Freeze’s public image he keeps on ticking, and his personality keeps on getting better. What…
Author: David Folami
Media personality, Uti Nwachukwu opened up recently about forgiving his debtors and that epic social media rant of last year. Uti who took to social media last year and lashed out at his debtors said, “I guess rich people stay rich by not paying their debts. I have heard that a lot about rich people, they owe everyone and intimidate you when you try to ask them for your pay.” Uti also threatened to publish their names if they do not come up with his money revealed he can’t be intimidated as he has a great personality. He said, “I…
Arsenal are ready to enter the race for Leicester City winger Riyad Mahrez in the summer, sources have told Theinfostride. Mahrez, 25, has scored 14 Premier League goals so far this season as well as providing 10 assists for table-toppers Leicester. Sources have told us that Arsenal are maintaining a watching brief on Mahrez and are ready to move for the Algeria international should he seek a move in the summer. Mahrez agreed a new deal at the start of the season to keep him at Leicester until 2019, but the Foxes are bracing themselves for interest in the former…
Barcelona vice-president Jordi Mestre has criticised Cristiano Ronaldo for blaming Real Madrid’s La Liga woes on his team-mates, claiming none of the Catalan club’s players would do the same. Madrid slipped to a 1-0 defeat to city rivals Atletico on Saturday thanks to a second-half strike from Antoine Griezmann. That result, combined with Barca’s 2-1 win over Sevilla on Sunday, leaves Madrid in third place, 12 points adrift of Luis Enrique’s leaders. And Ronaldo was quick to point the finger at his colleagues following their loss at the Santiago Bernabeu, saying “if everyone was at my level, perhaps we would…
Jordi Alba does not believe anyone at Barcelona would criticise their team-mates in the same way Cristiano Ronaldo did at Real Madrid, describing Luis Enrique’s men as a “band of brothers”. Portugal star Ronaldo drew headlines in the aftermath of Real’s 1-0 La Liga defeat to city rivals Atletico Madrid on Saturday when he said “if everyone was at my level, perhaps we would be first”. Ronaldo later sought to clarify his comments by stating that his words were about Real’s injury woes and not the performances of his team-mates. “I didn’t hear them [Ronaldo’s criticisms], 2 the Spain full-back…
Fledgling forward Marcus Rashford is keen to build on his “crazy” start in Manchester United’s first team after impressing with two more goals in Sunday’s 3-2 win over title-chasing Arsenal The 18-year-old’s double against the Gunners came after he scored twice on his first team debut in the 5-1 dismantling of Danish side Midtjylland in the Europa League on Thursday. “It’s just crazy. This is my first game in the Premier League so obviously it’s been amazing, and to score two has been a bonus. So hopefully we can carry it on and go again the next game,” Rashford told…
Enyimba of Aba Coach, Paul Aigbogun, says Samson Siasia’s appointment as Super Eagles coach is a correct move aimed at salvaging the national team. Aigbogun told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt on Monday that Siasia was qualified to handle the team, especially in an emergency situation. “I think it’s a good appointment, considering the time to the game; it makes no sense to bring somebody who does not know the terrain. “It will be a waste of time to bring somebody new,” he said. Aigbogun, whose team, Enyimba, beat Vipers of Uganda, 2-0 to qualify for…
Imo State born Nigerian forward, Kelechi Iheanancho was heard speaking Ibo in Manchester City dressing room. The Manchester City forward was celebrating City’s League Cup win against Liverpool on Sunday, February, 28. City won the penalty shoot-out 3-1 on penalties after the Wembley Stadium showpiece finished 1-1 after extra-time. In a Youtube video released by City, the likes of Iheanacho, Yaya Toure and Wilfried Bony celebrating with their teammates in the dressing room. At one point in the video, Iheanacho spoke into the camera in Ibo and was seen dancing. Although Iheanacho was an unused substitute in the game, he…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has addressed the resignation of former Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh. Oliseh in the early hours of Friday, February, 26 took to Twitter to announce his resignation as coach of the Super Eagles citing contract violations, unpaid wages and benefits to players and assistant coaches. NFF in the statement insisted that they had done everything on their part to help Oliseh despite their financial constraint. Oliseh has denied receiving any payment from the NFF, the NFF insists that they paid the sum of N20m to Oliseh a day before he announced his resignation. “We find…
Sinisa Mihajlovic has urged Mario Balotelli to take his chance at AC Milan after confirming the Italy striker will start Tuesday’s Coppa Italia semi-final against Alessandria. Balotelli’s season-long loan spell at San Siro has been plagued by injury but will again get the chance to impress against the third-tier side in the second leg of their last-four clash. Milan go into the game as overwhelming favourites having won the first leg 1-0 – Balotelli netting the match-winning penalty – and Mihajlovic will use the fixture to try out some of his fringe players. “We have the chance to progress to…
Gerard Pique says his love for Manchester United makes a reunion with Pep Guardiola at Manchester City impossible. Barca academy product Pique spent four years at Old Trafford before returning to Camp Nou in 2008 where he has enjoyed a trophy-laden eight years, including three La Liga titles, two Copa del Reys and two Champions League medals under the stewardship of Guardiola. Guardiola has since gone on to enjoy further success with Bayern Munich, but he will take on a fresh challenge at the Etihad Stadium from next season. However, Pique insists that a return to the Premier League with…
Adam Lallana says Liverpool were quick to retrain their focus on Europa League success following their League Cup final disappointment. The Merseysiders were beaten by Manchester City in a penalty shoot-out at Wembley on Sunday after a 1-1 draw at the end of extra time. Lallana was one of three Liverpool players to miss a spot-kick, along with Philippe Coutinho and Lucas Leiva. But the England international believes Jurgen Klopp’s side must use the disappointment of losing as motivation to triumph in the Europa League, in which they face Manchester United in a mouthwatering last-16 tie. Lallana told the club’s…
The governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of plotting to turn Nigeria into a solely Islamic country. The governor attacked the President again while speaking at the Thanksgiving and Supreme Court victory celebration of Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike. He described Nigeria as a free society that would not be taken as an Islamic nation irrespective of the motive or plans of the President. “I want to reveal one secret here; they have started subtle moves to make Nigeria an Islamic nation. But God will not allow it. This was done in 1984, but it…
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has revealed how he created over 125,000 direct jobs in the state within nine months of taking reins of power. El-Rufai made this disclosure during his sixth town hall meeting with the people of Kaduna in Saminaka, Lere Local Government Area on Saturday, February 27, 2016. He revealed how the state school feeding programme, school uniforms, school rehabilitation, toilets constructions, solar boreholes had created jobs for several people in the state. In his words, “The job impact of ongoing interventions is over 125,000 direct jobs in Kaduna State within less than one year of the…
The Sokoto state Government has suspended the Principal of Government Secondary School, Isa in Isa local government area of the state, Alhaji Garba Illo, over alleged irregularities of feeding of students. This is contained in a statement signed by the Assistant Director, Senior Secondary Schools in the state Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Alhaji Abdullahi Altine, and issued to newsmen in Sokoto on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the axe fell on Illo sequel to numerous other related alleged offences in managing the affairs of the boarding school. It said that Illo has been directed…
Senate President, Bukola Saraki has defended the acquisition of his official cars valued at N330m. In a statement by his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki explained why office recently took delivery of the cars. Saraki explained that only the 2016 model Mercedes Benz S550 valued at over N49m was changed while the cars in his convoy were inherited from his predecessor. The statement reads, “Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has said only his official vehicle, a Mercedez Benz, was changed and that the spare car in the convoy is the old one he inherited and has…
The Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has taken a bold step in punishing suspected individuals responsible for padding the 2016 budget. According to a report, the President has ordered security operatives to fish out those involved in the doctoring of the document for punishment. It was further learnt that plain cloth detectives had since swooped on the Department of Budget and some ministries, departments and agencies in a bid to uncover those involved in the embarrassment. A source in the report said, “For two days, the detectives have been working in the Budget Department but we do not really know what…
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Balarabe Musa has criticised the President Buhari led government with the current state of the Nigerian economy. In a recent interview with Vanguard Newspaper, he said, “The economy is still in a very bad state and not close to getting better as the APC promised during the campaigns.” Continuing, he said, ‘And to make matters worse, the government wants to borrow to fund the 2016 budget. This administration seems to have forgotten what we went through concerning our past debt burden.’ On the fight against corruption, Balarabe Musa said, ‘It is obvious that this government…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Sunday said his ministry would work with the relevant agencies of government to tackle piracy facing the entertainment industry. The minister who said this while meeting with some stakeholders in the movie industry in Lagos, also promised that the Federal Government would establish a national endowment fund for the art sector. The event attended by popular Nollywood actors and actresses was held at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Media Centre, Iganmu-Lagos. “There is no doubt that piracy has become a monstrous disincentive not only to you, film-makers, but also…
The Speaker, Niger State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ahmed Marafa, on Sunday provided various empowerment packages to 400 youths in his constituency. Marafa said at the ceremony in Minna that the gesture was in fulfilment of his campaign promises. According to him, 250 of those supported are students, 50 petty traders and 100 others who were earlier trained in different skills. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some of the beneficiaries were given cash, motorcycles and start-up business packs. Marafa pledged to support youth in the area willing to pursue their educational carrier, adding, “no amount of money…