Seun Kuti’s “Black Times” album has been nominated for the 2019 Grammys. Following news of Seun Kuti submitting his recent album, ”Black Times” for consideration by the Grammy Awards panel in October, we can now confirm that the Afrobeat act has officially been nominated for the 61st edition of the Grammy Awards. The nominees were announced on Friday morning, December 7, 2018 with the Grammys set to hold on February 10, 2019 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. See full list of nominations for the 2019 Grammy Awards World Music Bombino – Deran Fatoumata Diawara – Fenfo Seun Kuti…
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Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), has pledged that his administration will start the process of restructuring the country within six months of his inauguration. Atiku made the pledge on Thursday in Ibadan during the flag off of his campaign in the South West Zone. He promised to use his business and administrative experience to revive the nation’s economy. Atiku, who noted that the people of the South West Zone were known for their educational excellence, promised to put in place good educational policies. Also speaking, the National Chairman of PDP, Chief Uche Secondus, expressed…
Titi Abubakar, the wife of presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has revealed how the former vice president was victimised by the military government of Muhammadu Buhari decades ago. Before Buhari was elected Nigeria’s current democratic president in 2015, he ruled the country as a military Head of State after heading a military coup in 1983 until he was dethroned in another coup two years later. While speaking in Abuja on Wednesday, December 7, 2018, Titi said Buhari’s government tried to get Atiku sacked as a Customs officer when he insisted on inspecting the controversial 53…
Alhaji Sanusi Rikiji, Speaker, Zamfara State House of Assembly has said that the political scenario in the state had become stable as the All Progressives Congress (APC) awaits candidate’s recognition. Rakiji made the assertion in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Port Harcourt. He said the APC being the leading party in the state was already in court seeking the praying it to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise its candidate ahead of the 2019 general elections. The lawmaker also said that he was quite appreciative of the concerns and prayers…
Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, says Nigeria has enough resources to provide treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS, (PLWHA) without depending on foreign agencies. Mrs Buhari made the assertion at the launch of Free to Shine Campaign against Childhood Aids, at the Secretariat of African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) on Friday in Abuja. The theme of the campaign was “Transforming Africa through Prioritising Children, Adolescents and Mothers in the fight against HIV/AIDS. “ The wife of the president called on the Ministry of Health to create a platform that would mobilise funds from government agencies to provide…
Atiku Abubakar has urged Nigerians to boot President Muhammadu Buhari out of the Presidential Villa with their votes in the 2019 presidential election. The former vice president made this charge while speaking at the PDP’s southwest rally that took place in Ibadan, Oyo State on Thursday, December 6, 2018. The candidate said the president has failed to fulfill campaign promises that compelled Nigerians to vote him into the country’s highest political office in 2015. He further argued that Nigeria was better run as a country during the 16-year reign of PDP at the helm. He said he’ll make the country…
The Buhari Support Organisation (BSO), South West chapter, has pledged to deliver massive votes for the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019. The group gave the pledge during the official inauguration of the chapter held at Premier Hotel, Ibadan, on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that BSO’s major objective is to consolidate progressive change in the South-West zone and include Yorubaland as a vital ingredient in the Next Level train. The South-West Coordinator of the group, Prince Felix Awofisayo, said the region had benefited from the Buhari-led administration than any other in the country, saying the president…
Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili has confirmed that she has no interest in supporting gay values but hopes to uphold the constitutional rights of Nigerians if elected as president in the 2019 elections. On Monday, December 3, 2018, the activist who is bidding for the position under the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) gave a speech at the Chatham House where she seemed to have been misunderstood. Commenting via Twitter four days after, Ezekwesili insists that her religious practice being a Christian does not permit endorsing homosexuality. “As a Christian who has a strong scriptural anchor, I don’t subscribe to the…
Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege (Delta Central) said the ECOWAS Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance forbids President Muhammadu Buhari from signing the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill. The All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker gave this insight in a phone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday night. Article 2 of the protocol forbids member countries from making “substantial modification” to their electoral laws less than six months to elections “except with the consent of a majority of political actors”. Omo-Agege, who is a staunch supporter of the President, noted that with the elections less than three months…
Atiku Abubakar says he is committed to a Government of National Unity. Abubakar stated this on Friday in Abuja during his meeting with the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), an umbrella of over 45 political parties that endorsed him as their consensus presidential candidate. He said that PDP was a party that believed in the doctrine of Government of National Unity (GNU) and participation of many Nigerians irrespective of their political affiliations, since its formation as a political party in 1998. “I want to commit myself to the continuation of the doctrine of a GNU. We have a lot…
A policy group in Nigeria has picked some loopholes in Atiku Abubakar’s policy plan, noting that, it lacks remorse and is not people friendly. The Economy and Strategy Team of the Buhari Campaign Organisation was reacting to the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate’s speech in Sokoto where he flagged off his 2019 campaign. Mr Abubakar had claimed that he will run a people-friendly government but the group differed, stressing that his policy plan said otherwise when viewed in detail. The group said it thought that Mr Abubakar’s policy document would blow the ruling APC out of the water because its…
Manchester United are “very happy” with Jose Mourinho in charge of the club, his agent Jorge Mendes has said in a rare public statement. United have suffered a disappointing start to the season and sit eighth in the table, 18 points behind leaders Manchester City and eights point adrift of the top four. That form has put pressure on Mourinho’s position but Mendes says the club are behind the Portuguese coach, who has a contract until at least 2020. “There have been more rumours of Jose Mourinho leaving Manchester United,” said Mendes. “It’s totally untrue. Jose is very happy at…
Sergio Aguero and Kevin De Bruyne have been ruled out of Manchester City’s visit to Chelsea on Saturday. Aguero has missed City’s last two Premier League matches with a muscle injury while De Bruyne has been sidelined for more than a month with a knee issue. Manager Pep Guardiola will not risk either player at Stamford Bridge. “Both cannot play tomorrow,” he told a news conference. “Soon, both of them will be back.” City have coped without the pair well and are looking for an eighth successive win in the Premier League. Guardiola has beaten Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri three…
Maurizio Sarri insisted that Chelsea can compete with Manchester City in a single match as the teams prepare to meet in the Premier League on Saturday, even if it is “impossible” for them to match Pep Guardiola’s men over a full season. City visit Stamford Bridge in imperious form, two points clear at the top of the table and yet to taste defeat in 18 domestic matches, and are averaging three goals scored per game in the Premier League. Chelsea, meanwhile, have lost on two of their last three Premier League outings and had their mentality publicly questioned by Sarri…
Vincent Kompany has taken a cheeky dig at Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho by saying Eden Hazard is flourishing because he’s finally got an attacking manager. The Chelsea star (the fourth best forward in the world according to FC 100) has been playing some of the best football of his career this season under Maurizio Sarri, who took over from the notoriously defensive-minded Antonio Conte in the summer. But the Manchester City captain says Hazard hasn’t had many attacking coaches in his career, having also played under Mourinho for two-and-a-half seasons. “I think he was due an offensive manager,” Kompany…
Arsene Wenger added to his vast collection of trophies and honours this week after being presented with a lifetime achievement award by the League Manager’s Association (LMA). The former Arsenal boss was recognised for his “remarkable career in football management” at the LMA President’s Dinner at Wembley on Thursday evening. The Frenchman was presented with his award by England manager Gareth Southgate and accepted it with all the grace and good humour we’ve come to expect. “Since I don’t compete any more, I get a trophy every week,” Wenger joked on stage. “How stupid was I not to understand that…
Jose Mourinho has suggested that Manchester United face a wait to win another title unless Manchester City’s spending is reined in. United, who have not lifted the Premier League trophy since 2013, finished 19 points adrift of Pep Guardiola’s champions last season. Mourinho’s team are already out of the race this season after a run of four league matches without a win left them 18 points behind City, and he said something would have to change before United were realistic contenders again. “I don’t know, it depends on our evolution but also others’ evolution,” he told a news conference on…
Jurgen Klopp has said he believes Sean Dyche was trying to divert attention from Burnley’s tough tackling when he claimed Daniel Sturridge had cheated during Liverpool’s midweek win at Turf Moor. Liverpool’s Joe Gomez will be sidelined for around six weeks after suffering a fracture to his lower left leg in a challenge from Ben Mee — one of a number of slide tackles that left Klopp unhappy. Dyche defended the physicality of his team and questioned why his counterpart had failed to mention an alleged dive from Sturridge. “Daniel Sturridge is no cheat,” Klopp told a news conference on…
Maurizio Sarri has warned that Chelsea will never find out if he is capable of emulating Pep Guardiola and building the best team in the world at Stamford Bridge if he is not given time to implement his philosophy. Defeats against Tottenham and Wolves in Chelsea’s last three Premier League matches have raised the first serious questions about Sarri’s 4-3-3 system and expansive style of play, and imperious champions Manchester City could deal a further blow to the Italian’s revolution at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Ever since his appointment in July, Sarri has said that transforming Chelsea’s style of play…
Pep Guardiola is confident Manchester City will not receive a Champions League ban despite a UEFA investigation into a possible contravention of Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules. An independent investigation was opened by European football’s governing body into the Premier League champions following allegations published in German magazine Der Spiegel and reports claim City could be banned from the competition if FFP rules have been flouted. “We will not be banned, no,” Guardiola told a news conference ahead of City’s clash with Chelsea on Saturday. “That’s what I think because I trust in my chairman, [Khaldoon Al-Mubarak] with my CEO,…