The newly appointed chairman of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Ali Modu Sheriff, has said the party, under his leadership would unseat President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019. Sheriff, a former governor of Borno state, gave the assurance today, February 17, while addressing PDP members at the Abia state Governor Okezie Ikpeazu’s thanksgiving service in Umuahia, the state capital. READ: Ali Modu Sheriff sworn in as PDP Chairman [PHOTOS] “We are here today, we are starting from here, and we are going to Aso Rock, Insha Allah by 2019. We will head from here and we will do it together,” he said.…
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An ardent fan of rapper, Kanye West, has taken the initiative to set up a GofundMe account in a bid to assist the rapper he openly revealed that he was in debts. Kanye had earlier this week, revealed that he had a $53m debt, going further to ask Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, to assist him financially. Jeremy Piatt, an American graphic designer, who is responsible for the GoFundMe page, wrote about the campaign, saying: “We must open our hearts and wallets for Kanye today, Sure he is personally rich and can buy furs and houses for his family, but without…
The month of February has to be Ini Edo’s month. After being appointed Special Adviser on Tourism to the Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Gabriel Emmanuel, the actress has now signed an endorsement deal. 33-year-old Ini Edo is now the brand ambassador of Slimtea Nigeria. It is more than likely that the actress was made the face of the brand because of her dramatic weight loss that has attracted a lot of positive attention. The actress has yet to release a statement concerning her endorsement. After the news got round that she had been appointed as a Special Adviser this…
34-year-old pop star Peter Okoye has replied Jude Okoye who said he needed prayers this morning. Firing back at his brother and manager Peter Okoye tweeted “You said I need Prayers! Bro you need GOD!” Peter Okoye has also continued to demand that Jude Okoye quits as the manager of Psquare. Last night in a series of tweets Peter Okoye 34, ranted against his older brother and manager Jude Okoye while remaining loyal to his brother and singing partner Paul Okoye. “I don’t have a problem with Paul but the management” tweeted Peter Okoye. “My loyalty for psquare and the…
Rihanna disappointed fans last night when she cancelled her Grammy performance at the last hour and now TMZ reports the singer was screaming and hysterical before she bailed on the Grammys. Although, there are conflicting stories about what triggered her outburst. Sources connected with the show, revealed the singer was loudly expressing displeasure over her rehearsal. They claim she was loud and upset and cancelled her performance during the event. Rihanna’s team disclosed she had a medical issue, bronchitis, that was so bad she could not perform and that’s why she left. Sources close to RiRi say she was too…
Veteran Nigerian rapper Ruggedman, 39, in a new interview has spoken about his relationship with singer 9ice. Ruggedman who recently forgave 9ice for not speaking up six years ago when people accused him of sleeping with Toni Payne said his relationship with the singer “is just there.” “My relationship with 9ice is just there, it’s just like arms-leg relationship. What he did now was what we asked him to do six years ago. It takes a lot build something, but it takes a short time to break it” said Ruggedman on TV Continental. Despite what has transpired between 9ice and…
Female rapper Eva Alordiah, 26, has written a response to the women who criticized the video of her kissing her fiancé TV personality Casear. On Valentine’s Day, Eva and Caesar released a video of them kissing passionately on their joint Instagram account. The video created some buzz online both on Instagram and Twitter. Today (February 17) Eva has responded to the women who criticized her video. Read her lengthy response below; “I understand that none of you have ever had the yearning to Eat your boyfriends like I eat mine Quite a number of you do not even have boyfriends…
Just last week, Beyonce haters were shutting down the Internet and talking about how they were going to shut her down with a protest in New York but even they didn’t even care to show up to their own anti-Bey rally. The conservative anti-Beyonce rally was scheduled to go down today in front of the NFL headquarters in New York City, but from the looks of pictures around the web, no one who was “outraged” by Beyonce’s “anti-police” Super Bowl performance actually showed up to their own event. The only people who took time to show up were pro-Beyonce supporters,…
As brothers singer Peter Okoye and manager Jude Okoye continue their war of words on Twitter, Paul Okoye has kept silent. The 34-year-old composer and singer hasn’t said a word on social media as his brothers fight on Twitter. On his Instagram account Paul Okoye’s last post was yesterday (February 16) before the drama started. s brothers singer Peter Okoye and manager Jude Okoye continue their war of words on Twitter, Paul Okoye has kept silent. The 34-year-old composer and singer hasn’t said a word on social media as his brothers fight on Twitter. On his Instagram account Paul Okoye’s…
West Coast rapper, The Game, has offered Kanye West $10m to help him with his debt issues, but under one condition. Kanye who had earlier this week, revealed that he has a $53 million debt, went a step further, asking Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, for assistance. The Game has revealed that he is willing to invest the whooping sum of $10m in Kanye’s business via a series of tweets. The father-of-3 who seems to be on vacation in the United Emirates, Dubai, sharing his experiences via instagram, has made the offer on the condition that Kanye joins him skydiving and…
Chris Brown sure knows how to get attention with his looks as he has debuted a new look, rocking cornrows. The singer shared a photo of his new look, with the cornrows mostly restricted to the top of his head, given his previous haircut. The singer shared a photo of his new look, with the cornrows mostly restricted to the top of his head, given his previous haircut. Given the fact that Chris Breezy hardly ever has a bad hair day, he looked absolutely gorgeous and younger with his new look. He rocked the hair do clubbing last night and…
Former Arsenal striker Nwankwo Kanu says that his success with the Gunners helped blaze a trail for African players to come to the Premier League. Kanu signed with Arsenal exactly 17 years ago — Feb. 17, 1999 — at a time when the African influence on English football was nearly non-existent. The former Nigeria captain went on to help Arsenal win two league titles and two FA Cups, scoring 44 goals along the way, and said his five-year stint in North London also helped raise the profile of the Premier League in Africa. “I believe I was the first [African]…
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney could miss two months of the season with a knee ligament injury, according to The Times. Rooney was already set to miss United’s match against FC Midtjylland in the Europa League on Thursday, having not been named to the 18-man travelling squad for the first leg of the round-of-32 tie. The club did not explain the forward’s absence, and manager Louis van Gaal confirmed he had a knee injury but would not say how long Rooney would be out. “Certainly in 2016, he has scored, and that’s why we had a good run in matches…
Barcelona boss Luis Enrique described the fortune to have Lionel Messi on his side a ‘privilege’ after the five-time World Player of the Year scored his 300th La Liga goal. Messi scored twice in a 3-1 win at Sporting Gijon on Wednesday to take his tally to 301 league goals in 335 games as Barca extended their lead at the top of the table to six points. “To be able to count on Leo is always a privilege no matter how the opponent plays,” said Luis Enrique. Barca are now heavy favourites to seal a fifth Liga title in seven…
Lionel Messi moved past 300 La Liga goals as Barcelona moved six points clear at the top of the table with a 3-1 win at Sporting Gijon on Wednesday. The five-time World Player of the Year struck either side of Carlos Castro’s well-worked equaliser in a three-goal burst in five first-half minutes. Luis Suarez missed a second-half penalty days after famously converting Messi’s pass from a spot-kick against Celta Vigo, but made amends with a brilliant finish for Barca’s third. Atletico Madrid are Barca’s closest challengers with Real Madrid a further point adrift in third. “We are where we want…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hailed Daniel Sturridge after he set his side up for a 6-0 victory at Aston Villa in his first Premier League start for the German. England striker Sturridge started in the league for the first time since October after a series of injury setbacks and scored the opening goal in Liverpool’s rout of Villa on Sunday. Now Klopp hopes for an injury-free run for the 26-year-old, whose all-round game impressed his manager more than his headed goal in the 16th minute. “Of course we need the goals of Daniel and he needs the goals, that’s clear,”…
Jurgen Klopp is back in Germany for the first time as Liverpool manager on Thursday hunting a Europa League win at Augsburg in his quest to quench the Reds’ thirst for silverware. Klopp returns to the touchline of a Bundesliga ground for the first time since the 48-year-old quit Borussia Dortmund last season, before he replaced Brendan Rogers as Liverpool boss in October. Fans have clamoured for tickets for the round of 32, first-leg clash at the WWK Arena in deepest Bavaria to see Liverpool, who are unbeaten in their six European games under Klopp and buoyed by Sunday’s 6-0…
Manchester United must “wait and see” on how long Wayne Rooney will be out of action, said manager Louis van Gaal on Wednesday as he confirmed his captain had suffered a knee injury. Several British media reports earlier on Wednesday said that 30-year-old striker Rooney, also the captain of England, would be sidelined for up to two months. Previously, United confirmed Rooney would miss their Europa League game at FC Midtjylland on Thursday. He was not in van Gaal’s 18-man squad which travelled to Denmark on Wednesday for the first leg of their last-32 tie and a United statement said…
Skipper Wes Morgan is confident that Leicester City will leave behind their dispiriting defeat by Arsenal and get their Premier League title challenge back on track. Arsenal’s Danny Welbeck scored a last-gasp winner at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday night to condemn Leicester to just their third league defeat of the season and Morgan stressed that the players would bounce back quickly. “It’s a disappointing result. To concede with the last kick of the game like that and to come away with nothing is hard to take,” the defender told the club’s website (www.lcfc.co.uk). “We’re the type of team to…
Tottenham Hotspur’s head of coaching and development, John McDermott, has been handed the responsibility of overseeing every age group at the Premier League club below first-team level. McDermott has a good relationship with manager Mauricio Pochettino and head of recruitment Paul Mitchell, with the trio discussing potential signings and who they can promote from the youth ranks. “All three would be considering whether we have the talent under our first team that we could promote up. The approach is always to try and promote up, if possible,” Spurs chairman Daniel Levy told the club’s Supporters’ Trust.