The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticized President Muhammadu Buhari for his frequent trips abroad despite the economic problems currently plaguing Nigeria. The PDP also said that Buhari is comfortable travelling often because he collects his “estacode”, the travel allowance given to government officials, in dollars. The opposition party made the comments via its Twitter handle today, February 19, 2016. “If Buhari was collecting estacode in Naira, would he still travel as often? His estacode is in dollars,” the PDP said. “Every of the president’s foreign trip is estimated at $1m which will cost tax payers about N400m. “President Buhari…
Author: David Folami
Aww! Khloe Kardashian is reaching out to her estranged brother Rob Kardashian to let him know she’s okay with his relationship with Blac Chyna. Khloe Kardashian, 31, misses her baby brother Rob ,28, and she wants him and the entire world to know. Khloe and Rob have been at war ever since he began dating Blac Chyna, 27, something Khloe thought was a huge betrayal to their family. But it looks like the reality queen is slowly coming around to their love and is ready to have him back in her life by telling Rob “I miss you” in a…
Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh gave birth to her first child, a boy on February 17, 2016. Today Tonto Dikeh’s husband Oladunni Churchill has revealed the name of their son. The name of the baby boy is Omodayo. Oladunni Churchill revealed the name of his baby on Instagram. “The KING is HERE! OMODAYO IS HERE. I am the luckiest and happiest man on the planet today, A father blessed amongst many, my purpose of living has a new meaning entirely because your arrival into the world has change my life! “Month to month my anticipation grew! I couldn’t wait for you…
Nigerian pop star Davido, 23, has revealed that his father Chief Adedeji Adeleke had him arrested in 2011. Davido who is on the cover of Fader Magazine revealed this during his interview with the international music publication. Davido’s father gave the order to have him arrested because he had gone off the radar abroad and broken his sim card. When he came back in 2011 he was picked up by police men at the airport. Below is an excerpt of Davido’s arrest from his Fader Magazine feature; “His grades slipped, and after three semesters, he dropped out and left town…
The Fraternal Order of Police have vowed to boycott working security details at Beyonce’s Formation tour which kicks off in April in Miami. Members of the Miami chapter of the FOP, the national police union, voted to boycott Beyoncé’s April 26 show at Marlins Stadium. Local union president, Lt. Javier Ortiz called on all police officers everywhere to boycott all of her concerts on her forthcoming world tour. According to him, she used this year’s Super Bowl to divide Americans by promoting the Black Panthers and her anti-police message, Ortiz said in a letter announcing the boycott. The FOP is…
Nigerian pop star Paul Okoye, 34, has reacted to the stories that Psquare’s Omole mansion popularly known as Squareville has been locked up. Using his Instagram account he wrote “Pls ignore the rumors that is spraying that our house is on fire lol. People sha! God forbid…..there was a situation in our neighborhood early hours of this morning….and our attention was needed…. And my people called me as early as 5am…so I had to drive from Island to the mainland to intervene…I was the only person around… Those of you spraying what ever I don’t blame you all…. God will…
EME singer Niyola has revealed that she is open to falling in love, but at this time in her life she isn’t looking for love. In an interview with Hip TV Niyola said “I don’t know when I’m getting married. Do you have any husband for me? I actually don’t know and I am not searching. I am open but I am not searching because it’s when you look, you look and miss.” She further said “I am open to falling in love again because I have been in love before but…when it does come it comes.” Early this month…
On-air-personality and ardent lover of wrist watches Freeze has called out Jumia, an online retailer for allegedly selling fake wrist watches. On August 10 he shared a screenshot of a Cartier Strap Leather Wrist Watch sold on Jumia and called it ‘crap’, and labelled it a fake. “Did Jumia really list this fake piece of crap on their website or is my system acting up? Na wa o! Small time we go dey march against piracy! How hypocritical! One of the major things killing us in this country is our ‘in group bias’. We assume piracy is only bad if…
On February 15, 2016, veteran Nigerian singer Onyeka Onwenu was relived of her duties as the Director General of the National Center For Women Development. Yesterday (February 18) Onyeka Onwenu released a statement which basically said she was sacked because she is Igbo. Today (February 19) popular on-air-personality Freeze has blasted the veteran singer for whipping up tribal sentiments. “Dear Madam, you were not sacked because you are Igbo, stop creating unnecessary tension in an already volatile situation you are not helping matters” wrote Freeze on his Instagram account. “If Nigeria goes to war, poor, innocent and helpless people would…
Kris Jenner is worried Kanye West’s Twitter rants are taking the family down. Kanye West has notoriously been in the news for weeks now following his epic Twitter meltdown. And now, Kanye West’s social media tirade is alleged to have angered Kardashian matriarch Kris Jenner, who is said to be worried her son-in-law’s behaviour could have a negative impact on her family’s image. All this comes after a week of eccentric tweets from Kanye, ranging from taking credit for Taylor Swift’s success to saying Bill Cosby is innocent, and declaring he has $53M of ‘personal debt.’ New York Times’ Page…
After a hectic week the pop group Psquare has now reportedly found itself in a eight million Naira mess. According to Theinfostride sources, policemen stormed the Omole mansion of Psquare known popularly as Squareville which led to a scene. The drama was as a result of Psquare allegedly failing to perform at a concert in Benin after being paid the sum of N8m. “We are here to carry out a court injunction” said the leader of the officers from the Ikeja High Court Lagos who spoke to NET anonymously. “Psquare were paid over 8 million Naira for a show and…
Mauricio Pochettino is attracting increasing admiration among the Chelsea hierarchy for his work at Tottenham Hotspur, sources have told Theinfostride, and the Argentine coach is one of the primary targets on a five-man shortlist to become the next Stamford Bridge manager. Right now, those names also include Juventus’ Massimiliano Allegri, Chile’s former Copa America-winning coach Jorge Sampaoli, Italy’s Antonio Conte and Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone, sources said. The way in which Pochettino has put Spurs in a title race for the first time in decades has greatly impressed the Chelsea board, but there is an acceptance that he could…
Midtjylland striker Paul Onuachu says he “expected more” from Manchester United, following his team’s 2-1 Europa League win vs. the Red Devils. Onuachu, 21, scored the winner for the Danish champions in the 77th minute after coming on as a substitute on the hour mark. Memphis Depay’s close-range finish had put United in front in the 37th minute, but Pione Sisto equalised seven minutes later to set up Onuachu’s late heroics. After the win, Onuachu admitted that his side perhaps caught their Premier League opponents off guard. “I think I expected more from them but we gave them what they…
Jurgen Klopp admitted he was “not satisfied” with Liverpool’s performance after they survived a late scare to draw 0-0 at Augsburg in Thursday’s Europa League round-of-32 first leg. The Reds were unable to take their chances at the WWK Arena in southern Germany, and were almost punished when Augsburg substitute Ji Dong-won struck a post with five minutes left. Daniel Sturridge had earlier failed to connect properly in front of goal when Roberto Firmino and James Milner combined to set him up early in the second half, and had another effort deflected and saved. Firmino, too, saw a deflected shot…
Manchester United added David De Gea to their long injury list after the goalkeeper injured his knee in the warm-up ahead of Thursday’s 2-1 defeat to Midtjylland in the Europa League. He was replaced in the starting XI by Sergio Romero for the round-of-32, first-leg clash in Denmark. Romero made a number of fine saves in his first United appearance since the defeat on penalties to Middlesbrough in the Capital One Cup, but he could not prevent a shocking result. After the game, manager Louis van Gaal said the damage was to De Gea’s knee, but he could confirm the…
Louis van Gaal admitted that Manchester United’s travelling fans had been right to curse at his team in Thursday’s 2-1 Europa League loss at Midtjylland. The last-32 first leg in Herning, Denmark, saw United produce yet another unconvincing display as they threw away the lead against the Danish champions. Red Devils supporters made their feelings known at the end, with explicit chants of “we’re f—— s—” coming from among the approximately 800 who had made the trip to the MCH Arena for a game that cost £71 per ticket. When asked about that chant afterward, Van Gaal said: “The fans…
An elated but pragmatic Zinedine Zidane has quickly turned his mind from the Champions League victory against AS Roma to Real Madrid’s seemingly impossible task to catch Barcelona in La Liga. Real are getting better under Zidane, unbeaten in seven matches in all competitions after Wednesday’s 2-0 win in the first leg of their last-16 tie in Rome, thanks to a brilliant Cristiano Ronaldo. But only a couple of hours earlier, Barcelona had left Real and Atletico Madrid with a tough task to overhaul them in the league race when they secured a six-point cushion with a 3-1 win at…
Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink has reminded Eden Hazard of his priorities, asking the midfielder to focus on improving his form and fitness rather than contemplating a potential move at the end of the season. Ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League clash with Paris St Germain (PSG), Hazard left the door open on a move to Spanish giants Real Madrid or the French club to fulfil his ambition of winning the Champions League. The 25-year-old told Le Parisien he would find it “hard to say no” if PSG bid for him at the end of the campaign, but Hiddink suggested the player…
Guus Hiddink accused Watford of trying to provoke Diego Costa after the Chelsea striker was involved in a series of clashes during a feisty 0-0 draw at Vicarage Road. Costa appeared fortunate to avoid a red card after he pushed over Watford defender Sebastian Prodl and then shoved Juan Carlos Paredes later in the first half. The second offence infuriated Watford’s players and finally prompted referee Mike Dean to book Costa. The Spain international had already been given a retrospective three-game ban this season after Dean failed to send him off following clashes with Arsenal pair Laurent Koscielny and Gabriel.…
Nigeria international striker, Odion Ighalo says he almost moved to the Chinese Premier League at the start of the season. The attacker revealed that he rejected a summer move to China worth almost £300,000-a-week to chase his Premier League dream. Ighalo, who has scored 14 times in the top-flight this season, had the chance to join the money-spinning Chinese league over the summer. The Super Eagles man was promised a sum of £40 million over the course of a four-year contract as the Hornets were on the brink of returning to the top-flight. Ighalo declined, but the offers kept coming,…