A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dele Momodu, has shown support for Arise Television anchor, Rufai Oseni. Recall that Rufai, on Monday, Oct. 30, clashed with a stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Jesutega Onakpasa, over the policies of President Bola Tinubu and the challenging economic situation in the country. A video of the clash went viral as APC supporters berated Oseni, while supporters of the opposition defended him. In a post on Instagram …
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?????? Rapper, The Game has come to the defence of his colleague and friend, Kanye West, claiming the voice of Black people and artistes is under seige while alleging that Kanye West has been pulled from the Grammys performance lineup after he made a racial slur towards comedian, Trevor Noah. Kanye, 44, came under fire on Wednesday March 16, for his repeated public outbursts aimed at his estranged wife Kim Kardashian and her new boyfriend Pete Davidson, as well as …
Simi has taken to Twitter to defend her husband, Adekunle Gold. A Twitter user had posted, “Simi don write hits for Adekunle Gold taya.” And Simi jumped to Adekunle’s defence, writing: “False. Y’all need to stop discrediting my man ok?!? He put(s) the work in and he’s an awesome, awesome, awesome writer.”
Former Minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has thrown his weight behind DCP Abba Kyari, who has been indicted in the Hushpuppi fraud case by the U.S government. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District of California, Abba Kyari, a high-ranking Nigerian police officer who has received multiple honours, was one of six people indicted over an elaborate scheme to defraud a Qatari businessperson of more than $1 million, masterminded by celebrity fraudster, Ramon ‘Hushpuppi’ Abbas. Read here Femi …
Governor Mohammed Bala has defended the appointment of a special assistant on unmarried women affairs after it triggered a controversy. In a statement released by his senior special assistant on media Mukhtar Gidado on Saturday August 8, Governor Bala said he appointed a special assistant on unmarried women affairs to address the needs of widows and divorcees in the state. The Bauchi state Governor who noted that the widows and divorcees constitute a significant segment of the state’s population, said the unending petitions by representatives …
Former Formula 1 boss, Bernie Ecclestone has defended his controversial comment that ‘a lot of black people are more racist than white people’ after he was slammed by his successor Chase Carey and six-time world champion, Lewis Hamilton. The British billionaire, 89, was reacting to recent Black Lives Matter protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd in the US, when he made the controversial comment. He told CNN last week: ‘In lots of cases black people …