"Just stick to what you’re doing. No matter what anybody says, no matter if you feel out of place, just think about your home and think about all the people that you’re going to help just by inspiring them. Maybe not even help directly, but just by inspiring them"

"Just don’t give up and it’s not going to be easy. It’s a long road."

"You just had to be yourself."

"The love from strangers can feel like a high, but it’s fleeting and it isn’t built on anything substantial, so that love can turn to indifference or hate."

"You either love, or you just don’t love."

"There will always be pressure and it’s not an easy process but it’s good to stick to one’s values"

"There is nothing God cannot do. Don’t stop praying. Don’t stop believing. He will do it in his own time."

"It takes God to please God. We can not walk this path relying on our own strength, or else we will fall."

"Looks can be deceptive. That person you think is the wildest and most deceptive person can be sweet. The person looks that way because they choose it or they don’t see it as anything bad."

"Don’t just break up with people, without proper communication, leaving them in the dark to figure out what went wrong."

"People think they are wayward or wild. You can’t just judge anybody because of their profession. You cannot judge anybody because of their looks."

"You need to be mentally, emotionally and physically stable. It takes everything from you even though it looks like we are playing."

"You have your five years plan written out and if you are somebody that submits your life to God at some point, God will disrupt your plans and put his own plan. He starts to lead your life in the way he wants it to go."

"Pepi is an amazing singer. She's incredibly talented and is one of the kindest people I ever met. Truly a good person. She's so beautiful."

"Film has a way of pulling people out of their realities but also showing them exactly what their reality is, shouting it at them."

"Someone loving the heck out of themselves regardless of society’s opinion of what’s hot or not."

"Whatever you feel that you’re not comfortable with, you need to immediately fix it because as soon as you’re thrust into whatever is about to happen after these shows air, it’s not going to go away."

"Consciously deciding not to, knowing and understanding what comes with being Nigerian in our world today, and choosing to stay focused on individual success, will one day lead to our collective success as a nation."

"Life is short and there’s so much more to life than we’re ever going to know."

"If a fish in the ocean is what we do know, then the entire ocean is what we don’t. The universe is always going to remain the largest mystery."

"Being loving and kind, giving your life purpose, and simply doing something – these simple things that we often complicate as humans, lie at the core of that energy, and at the core of how we should exist."

"Life is always going to have its ups and downs, but our energy controls so much about us."

"You cannot shy away from what affects your day to day and if you want to see a societal change, you have to infiltrate the system."

"Quite frankly, stop running away from the media. Stop avoiding interrogation and stop avoiding young people. It is unhealthy for our society and if you want to serve in public office, you have to be willing and ready to be a person that is for the people."

"Everyone deserves an education, it is NOT a privilege, it is simply a fundamental human right. You cannot expect a society to thrive when citizens are not equipped to develop a skill set and contribute to the development of that particular society."

"Keep on learning. We honestly need to continue to reorient our mindsets for the greater good and build a better society."

"Regardless of societal expectations and unsolicited pressure, stay true to yourself."

"Do what makes you happy as long as you’re not hurting others."

""Music has brought me lots and lots of joy. For me, it's a feeling""

"When you’re young, the amazing ideas you start up with don’t always have longevity."

"Social media is a very important tool too, we can’t underestimate the age of information. Anyone who fears social media, fears the freedom knowledge brings."

"You use what you have at your disposal to enact as much change as you can."

"You know in 4×400 meters, you have to work as a team and this was what we did on the track. We had one spirit, one mind and as a result of determination we clinched the gold medal. The next target for the team is numerous. In Africa, Nigeria is number one in 4x400m and we are grateful to God for making us return the gold medal to Nigeria ones more. Back in 2016, the South African female team defeated us in Durban and right now the gold medal has returned to its rightful owners."

"In a situation where everyone trains differently, it doesn’t help in the relay. Another important thing is equipment; if we have standard equipments, we’ll improve in our performance. All what the country (Nigeria) needs to do for us as a team is for them to give us the financial support, make us train together because when you train alongside your team, definitely the spirit of togetherness is present."

"Ms Abugan wrote to the CGF waiving her rights to have her "B" sample analyzed and a hearing, as provided for within the CGF Anti-Doping Standard (ADS). She also admitted liability."

"Folashade Abugan returned an adverse analytical finding from a test conducted on October 8, 2010, after competing in the women's 400 meter final."

"The Federation Court has determined that Ms Abugan had committed an anti-doping rule violation. Consequently, she has been disqualified from all events she participated in during the Games, with the results nullified. This includes her silver medal in the women's 400m. As she was also a member of her country's second placed 4 x 400m relay team, that result is also nullified."

"Abugan's 'A' sample was found to demonstrate findings consistent with an exogenous origin of endogenous steroids… and indicate an application of testosterone prohormone. She wrote to the CGF waiving her rights to have her 'B' sample analyzed. She also admitted liability."

"I am so happy to win because four years ago I won a bronze medal but this time around, I am the African champion. This season has been a great one for me as I became national champion, won a bronze at the IAAF World Relays and silver at the Commonwealth Games. I am going to train harder ahead of the Continental Cup."

"I am fine now and doing much better. I have started my training. I was formerly in South Africa, but presently I am in Akure, Ondo State. But I hope to be in Lagos next week. By October I will be back to start afresh."

""I chose music after struggling to make people laugh as MC, ""

""I grew up in a polygamous family with many people, so you can’t come and do rubbish. I received excellent care, a lot of love and protection.""

""I went through a lot. I went through a lot of changes. I lost weight and some unfortunate fellows said I did surgery.""

"I am going to the qualifiers lift the sole aim of picking a ticket for the Olympics. The tournament will actually show how much impact the camping had on me because I have never gone through this kind of camping in recent time. The coaches pushed us to the limit to bring out the best in us."