The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mrs Ibukun Odusote has called on the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to suspend its ongoing strike. Odusote called on the union to make some sacrifices so that they students can return to school and not be used as political thugs during the election. Reports have it that she said this while speaking to delegates of the African Students Union Parliament (ASUP) in Abuja on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. Odusote said “I am appealing to ASUU members, who are also parents, that there are some sacrifices that some people have…
Author: David Folami
The Federal Government is determined to rehabilitate bad roads across the country before the next rainy season, Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, the FRSC Corps Marshal, said on Wednesday in Abuja. Oyeyemi who said this when Mrs Helen Da-Souza, the Managing Director of Trust Fund Pensions Limited, visited him said motorists would in view of this witness more gridlocks. “Government’s determination is to ensure the roads are in good condition before the rain sets in within the next five months. “That is why the roads across the country are undergoing construction. We are in the dry season now. So, the contractors are…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has commended the Federal Government for reducing the registration fees for Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Senior Secondary and Basic Education Certificate. The organization made this known in a post on Twitter on Wednesday, November 28, 2018. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday, approved the downward review of the fees. Speaking to newsmen on the development, the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu said “the JAMB fee for the UTME has been reduced from N5,000 to N3,500, the Senior Secondary School fee charge by NECO…
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on Nigerians not to allow People’s Democratic Party (PDP) back to rule. Tinubu said Nigerians could not afford to go back to the “scavengers, who personalised governance because of their greed”. During his remark at the inauguration ceremony of Gboyega Oyetola as Osun state governor, the former Lagos governor stressed that the PDP has nothing to show for its 16 years in power. He said, “Nigeria must never be allowed to go back to the corruption, greed and selfishness that have held back our progress. No shaking and no going back to the old…
Samuel Ortom has directed security agencies in the state to arrest people buying the Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs). Ortom gave the directive on Wednesday in Makurdi while interacting with newsmen. He said that the security agencies had been notified of the ugly trend, stressing that anybody found buying PVCs or selling them would be arrested and prosecuted. Ortom, who said that he was aware that members of members of a political party in the state were moving round to buy PVCs, warned that security men would arrested them. ”I advise members of the public to be wary of those who…
The Akwa-Ibom state police commissioner, Musa Kimo has refuted the allegations levelled against him by Governor Udom Emmanuel. Governor Emmanuel, at a press conference on Tuesday, November 27, 2018, accused Kimo of working with some sacked lawmakers to take over the House of Assembly. According to reports, the five lawmakers who were sacked by the state House of Assembly when they defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), met to commence the Governor’s impeachment proceedings. Speaking to newsmen on Wednesday, November 28, 2018, Kimo described the Akwa-Ibom state Governor’s allegation as false and unfounded.…
Mr. Jimi Agbaje of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) should be the biggest challenger of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate in Lagos, Mr. Babajide Olushola Sanwo-Olu, ahead of the 2019 elections. But you wouldn’t know that from driving round this city of some 20 million people. I have only seen Agbaje’s campaign posters clustered somewhere in the middle of the third mainland bridge. Right in the middle of the lagoon and nowhere else. Which tells you all you need to know about how Agbaje continues to make himself invisible just when he should be out there in…
The Nigerian Army has revealed that the Boko haram sect now uses drones. This was made known in a statement issued to newsmen on Wednesday, November 28, 2018. According to reports, Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman said that the sect now has foreigners among its ranks. In continuation with our resolve to keep Nigerians well informed of the activities of the Nigerian Army, I will be briefing you on the recent happenings in the North East of Nigeria. In the recent weeks, Nigerian troops deployed in the North East of Nigeria under Operation Lafiya Dole have come under series of…
Oby Ezekwesili has picked the chairman of the party, Ganiyu Galadima as her running mate. Ezekwesili declared her intention to run for President on the platform of the ACPN in October 2018. According to The Cable, her running mate, Galadima also contested for the 2015 election and came fourth, with 40,311 votes. Ezekwesili while speaking on why she chose Galadima, described him as a gentleman of character. She also said “I am very delighted that my vice-presidential candidate, my colleague, the one that will embark on this very important fight for Naija, are you ready to fight for Naija? “That…
Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja from Maiduguri, Borno State, where he ordered the military to eliminate all threats of Boko Haram, declaring that the war against terrorism is “a must win’’. Buhari gave the order while declaring open the 2018 Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference. President Buhari said: “It is a must win war. I want to encourage our troops not to be distracted by speculations but remain focused and committed to the task of eliminating Boko Haram from the surface of the earth.’’ He assured the military that his administration would continue to address their needs in…
Maurizio Sarri has said he will not reconsider N’Golo Kante’s position in Chelsea’s midfield but criticised the France international for losing his discipline in Saturday’s 3-1 defeat by Tottenham. The debate over Kante’s role under Sarri intensified after the Spurs defeat, with many suggesting that Chelsea will never be defensively solid as long as Jorginho operates at the base of midfield in place of the ex-Leicester man. Kante’s rate of tackles and interceptions have plummeted this season as he operates higher up the pitch in Sarri’s 4-3-3 system, but Sarri said that Chelsea’s midfield problems against Tottenham were not rooted…
Christian Eriksen kept Tottenham Hotspur’s hopes of reaching the round of 16 in the Champions League alive when he came off the bench to score a late winner in his side’s 1-0 victory over Inter Milan at Wembley on Wednesday. Inter, needing just a draw to reach the knockout rounds at Tottenham’s expense, were holding firm until Eriksen smashed home his side’s winner in the 80th minute after superb work from midfield powerhouse Moussa Sissoko. The win meant Tottenham and Inter both have seven points in Group B, but Tottenham leapfrogged the Italians into second place by virtue of their…
Neymar said he was “not 100 percent” after his team beat Liverpool 2-1 in Champions League Group C on Wednesday to go second ahead of the final round of fixtures. The Brazil international, who scored the second goal for Thomas Tuchel’s men, had picked up a knock in a friendly last week and fought to be fit enough to feature this midweek along with Kylian Mbappe, who was also hurt in a friendly for France over the international break. Speaking in the Parc des Princes mixed zone after the final whistle, Neymar said that he was not at optimum level…
Borussia Dortmund coach Lucien Favre said that Christian Pulisic faces tough competition for starting spots after his team reached the round of 16 with a 0-0 draw against FC Brugge on Wednesday. The United States international, who has been linked with a move to the Premier League, has found it tough to find regular starts at Dortmund with wingers Jadon Sancho (18) and Jacob Bruun Larsen (20) often being the preferred choice by the Swiss coach. The 20-year-old has not started a Bundesliga match from the beginning since September, but has been trusted in Dortmund’s last three Champions League games.…
Eden Hazard has told Canal Plus it is “impossible” for him to leave Chelsea in January, but again said he would be keeping his options open for the summer. Chelsea are desperate to keep Hazard, who enters the final year of his contract at the end of the season. Sources have said that the Blues are prepared to make him the highest-paid player in the club’s history — eclipsing the £290,000-a-week deal signed by N’Golo Kante last week — if he agrees to commit his future to them. Hazard said in September that a move to Real Madrid was his…
Mauricio Pochettino says Tottenham fully believe they can beat Barcelona and progress in the Champions League, but has warned he must continue to rest key players to ensure they arrive at the Nou Camp with a fighting chance. Pochettino omitted Christian Eriksen and Son Heung-Min, who both starred in Saturday’s 3-1 victory over Chelsea, from his line-up for Wednesday’s must-win European showdown against Inter Milan, before introducing them in the second half. Eriksen’s arrival proved particularly important as the Dane’s late strike secured a 1-0 victory which took Spurs above Inter in Group B and ensured that an away win…
Jurgen Klopp has criticised the playacting of certain Paris Saint-Germain players and the performance of the Polish referee during Liverpool’s 2-1 loss in the Champions League on Wednesday. The defeat means Liverpool need to beat Group C leaders Napoli either 1-0 or by two clear goals in Matchday 6 to ensure their place in the knockout rounds of the competition. Juan Bernat and Neymar put the French champions two goals up after 37 minutes before James Milner scored a penalty kick in first-half stoppage time to give Liverpool hope. But Klopp was left bemused at how Marco Verratti avoided a…
Atletico Madrid clinched their place in the Champions League round of 16 on Wednesday by beating AS Monaco 2-0 at home while also ensuring that Thierry Henry’s hapless visitors will now even miss out on qualification for the Europa League. Koke scored Atletico’s fastest-ever Champions League goal within two minutes and Antoine Griezmann added a second after 25 before any hopes of a late Monaco comeback were ended with Radamel Falcao’s 83rd minute missed penalty. The win means that Atletico, who were knocked out of the group stage of Europe’s elite competition last season, advanced to the knockout stages, provisionally…
Lionel Messi scored an excellent individual goal and laid on another as Barcelona beat PSV Eindhoven 2-1 to secure top spot in Champions League Group B on Wednesday. Messi provided an assist for defender Gerard Pique to score the second for the Liga champions, who have 13 points from their five matches and an unassailable lead. Messi’s goal was his 106th career UCL goal with Barcelona, edging past Cristiano Ronaldo’s 105 for Real Madrid for the most at a single club. PSV, meanwhile, will finish bottom, captain Luuk de Jong scoring a late consolation as they matched Barcelona for much…
The nature of being Neymar is that he can never, truly deliver the performance that his talent insists he should. Even when he has moments of brilliance, the Paris Saint-Germain forward will let himself down with a touch of carelessness or that overriding desire to make the show all about him. He was outstanding at times during PSG’s 2-1 victory over Liverpool at the Parc des Princes — a win that puts their Champions League qualification hopes firmly in their own hands — but the Brazil international then let himself down with unnecessary showboating and the kind of histrionics that…