Author: Rashaad Harris

According to Nollywood actress, Bolaji Ogunmola, sexual scenes are needed in films, in order to buttress the story being told. The actress made this known in an interview with The Punch tagged “Saturday Beats.”She said: “I think it is needed sometimes to drive home certain aspects of the character portrayed. One cannot be telling stories about prostitutes or strippers, and they would be fully clothed. “If the stories requires it; then, let them show it. When a film is very good, the sexual scenes are not the first thing people would remember. It would be about how the film made…

Bashir Bashir, the former Gubernatorial candidate for the Kano State Labour Party, who has defected to the APC, claims that the party has ignored him. As a result, he declared his support for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the APC Presidential candidate. While announcing his defection, Bashir said, “You will recall that on January 27, 2023, we issued a press release in which we expressed our concern that neither I as the Kano State governorship candidate nor any of my colleagues and associates were consulted on important decisions in the Labour Party.”Our views were not sought, our opinions not taken, and our…

According to the spokesman for the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council – Festus Keyamo, President Muhammadu Buhari had genuine intentions for the naira redesign strategy, but he had received bad advice. This comes after the President’s speech on Thursday ordering that only the old N200 naira notes be circulated until April 10, 2023, in an effort to allay the suffering of the populace brought on by the shortage of naira notes.On Friday night’s episode of The 2023 Verdict on Channels Television, Keyamo argued that despite the President acting honestly, he might have received bad advice.His words: “My view is…

Afenifere leader, lawyer, politician and activist — Cheif Ayo Adebanjo who’s a few months away from clocking 95 has warned Nigerians to be wary of who they’ll elect as their next president, as he wouldn’t be here the suffer the consequences. The activist who has been a staunch supporter of Peter Obi shared his thoughts on the February 25th presidential election in an exclusive interview with Vanguard.When asked about his hopes for Nigeria, Chief Adebanjo said: “Yes, if we get the forthcoming elections right. I am hopeful but only if Peter Obi wins the February 25 presidential election. Unless Peter…

Christian Atsu’s agent has confirmed that the former Premier League winger Atsu has been found dead.“Christian Atsu was discovered and tragically died,” his management stated in a statement.Recall The former Newcastle United player has now been missing for more than a week following the devastating earthquake which has claimed the lives of more than 37,000 people across Turkey and SyriaHatayspor Administrative Manager Fatih llek remarked that if the Ghanaian footballer had not scored in the previous game, he would not have been trapped in the earthquake, and added:“Before the match against Gaziantep FK before the earthquake, Christian Atsu informed the…

Nigeria international Victor Osimhen is putting in his best performances since his arrival at Napoli and is determined to finish the season as the top scorer in the Serie A. The 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup Golden Boot winner netted his eighteen goal of the season in all competitions as Napoli defeated Sassuolo 2-0 at the MAPEI Stadium – Città del Tricolore (Reggio nell’Emilia) on Friday night. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia opened the scoring for Napoli with a brilliant solo goal in the 12th minute. Osimhen doubled the advantage in the 32nd minute when he rifled the ball home from an almost impossible angle, He…

Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani, the chairman of one of Qatar banks QIB, has made a ‘substantial’ bid for Manchester United. The bid will carry no debt, and they say all profit will be reinvested into the community through the Nine Two Foundation. The Raine Group, who are organising the potential sale on behalf of the Glazer family, asked for initial bids to be made by 10pm UK time on Friday. A statement said: “Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani today [Friday February 17] confirmed his submission of a bid for 100 per cent of Manchester United Football Club.…

Lee Mason will no longer officiate in the Premier League after leaving referees’ body PGMOL by mutual consent.The 51-year-old’s departure comes days after his mistake during Arsenal’s 1-1 draw with Brentford.Mason, as the Video Assistant Referee, did not draw the guidelines to check for offside on Ivan Toney’s equaliser.”We would like to thank Lee for his dedicated service to the professional game and wish him all the best for the future,” PGMOL said. Following the draw with Brentford, Arsenal then dropped to second in the table after they were beaten 3-1 by Manchester City in midweek – a result that…

Labour Party vice presidential candidate, Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed, has urged electorates in the country not to allow scarcity of new naira notes to deter them from voting on February 25 in the presidential election. Baba-Ahmed, who made the appeal during a news conference on Friday in Abuja, asked Nigerians to vote despite all obstacles to break the cycle of difficulties and suffering in the nation.He urged Nigerians to hold him and his presidential candidate Peter Obi accountable if they are unable to transform the country’s economy from one of consumption to one of production.Datti’s words: “Hold us responsible, if we…

According to the presidency, there’s no plan for President Muhammadu Buhari to prolong his term in office beyond May 29 or to appoint an interim administration. A statement signed and released today by Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu reads: “Let us clearly, specifically and emphatically state that there is absolutely no truth to the claim that President Muhammadu Buhari is working towards an interim government or even worse, the truncation of democracy- democracy that he has helped to keep alive not only here at home, in West Africa but throughout the continent.“Those who peddle it stand to gain nothing—nothing at all—but…