Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has called on the three tiers of government in Nigeria to pay proper attention to the development of the rural communities in the country. She said that no country in the world could fully develop by ignoring its rural communities. She begged Nigerians to return to their communities, saying “this is the only way we are going to develop the country.” “It is not just from the federal level but we have to start from the grassroots to support the people in the village. “Everyone who belongs to a community has to help that community because the…
Author: David Folami
Atiku Abubakar has asked President Buhari to stop blaming the Nigerian system for his failure to curb corruption. According to reports, Buhari said “It’s not Baba (Buhari) that is slow but it is the system. “So, I am going by this system and I hope we will make it.” Atiku also accused Buhari of ensuring the report on the billions found at an apartment in Ikoyi died down, and also turning deaf ears to calls for probe of the allegation that contracts worth billions of dollars was awarded by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) without following the appropriate process.…
Romelu Lukaku could be set for an Old Trafford exit, with Juventus ready to make a move for the player. The Serie A league leaders are on the hunt for forwards to take over from players like 32-year-old Mario Mandzukic, according to reports. Lukaku has scored six goals in 22 appearances for United so far in this campaign. The 25-year-old, who missed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s first win as United boss on Saturday due to compassionate leave, is not the only United player on the Italian club’s radar. Sportsmail reported last week that Paul Pogba’s agent, Mino Raiola, held talks with…
Chelsea had been flirting with disaster throughout the first few months of Sarri-ball even as results on the scoreboard pulled a smokescreen of an 18-match unbeaten run over all of that. But now, three losses in the past month (in ten games), and all three rather disastrous (3-1 away to Spurs, 2-1 away to Wolves, and now a loss at home to Leicester City) have made it quite clear that Chelsea have plenty of work to do and a top-four finish will not be easy. While there is plenty of anger and disappointment floating around in the wake of last…
Manchester City were beaten 2-1 at Leicester to drop to third in the Premier League table — seven points behind leaders Liverpool. Bernardo Silva gave Pep Guardiola’s side a lead inside 13 minutes, collecting Sergio Aguero’s pass and keeping his cool to slot past Kasper Schmeichel, but five minutes later, the scores were level as Marc Albrighton headed in Jamie Vardy’s cross. City then dominated possession but were unable to find a winner and had to rely on some last-ditch defending to stop Leicester adding to their tally. And, for the second week in a row, they were beaten by…
Juan Mata has said the return of “legendary” Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Manchester United means it is time for optimism at Old Trafford. The United midfielder, writing in his weekly blog, said it had been a “different week” at the club following Jose Mourinho’s dismissal and thanked his former boss “for the trophies” they won together. Solskjaer’s arrival appeared to have a liberating effect on the squad as United hit five past Cardiff in south Wales – the first time they had reached that tally in the Premier League since Sir Alex Ferguson retired. Mata’s previous blog entry after the…
Paul Pogba scored twice as Manchester United made it back-to-back wins under caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with a stylish victory over the Premier League’s bottom side Huddersfield. Former United striker Solskjaer was appointed last week after the sacking of Jose Mourinho and he followed up the 5-1 thrashing of Cardiff with another win in his first game in charge at Old Trafford. Nemanja Matic scored the opener, poking in from close range after Victor Lindelof’s header was saved by Jonas Lossl with the Huddersfield goalkeeper also keeping out efforts from Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard. The impressive Pogba added…
Brighton & Hove Albion came from a goal down to draw 1-1 with Arsenal in the Premier League on Wednesday and arrest a run of three straight defeats. Their poor run looked like continuing as Arsenal took the lead after seven minutes, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang producing a fine side-foot finish wide in the box for his 13th league goal of the season. However, the Gunners have only kept three clean sheets in 19 league games and were pegged back just after the half hour mark. A long ball up the field came off the head of Stephan Lichtsteiner and fell to…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has praised the performance of Paul Pogba after the midfielder scored twice against Huddersfield. After creating two goals in Solskjaer’s first game against Cardiff, Pogba scored a brace in the 3-1 win on Boxing Day — his first goals from open play for three months, having fallen out of favour during the final weeks of Jose Mourinho’s time in charge. “That’s the Paul I know and I have known since he was in the reserves and youth team,” Solskjaer told a news conference. “He’s always been a happy boy, big smile on his face and when you…
Mauricio Pochettino says that his side have not been distracted by anything in their bid to challenge for the Premier League title, after a 5-0 hammering of Bournemouth that moved them up to second place. Pochettino’s side have scored 11 goals in two games and are now just six points off Liverpool in top spot, and one ahead of Man City in third. Christian Eriksen, Son-Heung Min (two), Lucas Moura and Harry Kane found the net at Wembley on Boxing Day and the manager believes the hard work is starting to pay off. “One thing that we have is the…
Cristiano Ronaldo saved Juventus’ unbeaten Serie A record this season when he came off the bench to score the equaliser in a dramatic 2-2 draw at Atalanta on Wednesday. Juve, who dropped their first away points of the season, were down to 10 men at one of Serie A’s toughest venues when Ronaldo nodded home from close range in the 78th minute. The Turin side thought they had snatched a win when Leonardo Bonucci volleyed home from a free kick in stoppage time but it was ruled out for offside. Juventus, with 16 wins and two draws from 18 games,…
Jurgen Klopp called Liverpool beating Newcastle United 4-0 a “pretty perfect day” but admitted to being confused by Anfield’s cheers late in the game. Liverpool’s bid for their first ever Premier League title was strengthened as Manchester City suffered a 2-1 defeat at Leicester City on Boxing Day. While those events were unfolding at the King Power Stadium, Liverpool — six points clear at the top of Premier League– breezed past Rafael Benitez’s side at Anfield with goals from Dejan Lovren, Mohamed Salah, Xherdan Shaqiri and Fabinho. “It looked like kind of an open game,” Klopp said. “After the first…
All Nick Cannon looked forward to as regards Christmas was to be with his family. The former America’s Got Talent host flew to Aspen on Sunday, December 23, to join his ex-wife Mariah Carey and their twins Moroccan and Monroe. Cannon, 38, took to Instagram on Monday to share a photo his daughter took when he was dozing by a Christmas tree. “When your daughter catches the rare occasion of you sleeping!” the rapper captioned his picture. “Daddy, I thought you don’t ever sleep?’ #MissMonroe.” That same night, Carey posted a snap of herself cozying up under a blanket with…
Diddy and his daughters posed for a super sweet pic, showing the strength of family after the terrible tragedy that befell them. Diddy and 12-year-old twins Jessie James and D’Lila Star mugged for the camera. Diddy’s words … “L O V E MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOURS.” Just recently, 47-year-old Kim Porter, died last month at her L.A. home. She had been struggling the flu, although cause of death is still unkwown. The family held an funeral last month in Columbus, Georgia, where hundreds of people showed up to mourn and support the family.
K. Dot’s latest album could drop next year. In a now-deleted Instagram post from Polydor Records, which is an Interscope-affiliated record label that handle the distribution for Interscope’s releases in Europe, we can see a list of artists supposed to drop albums next year. Among the names are Black Eyed Peas, ScHoolboy Q, Lady Gaga, Selena Gomez and, of course, K. Dot himself. If you are not aware, Kendrick is signed to Interscope, along with Top Dawg Entertainment and Aftermath. Pop Crave noted the post earlier today (Dec. 25). While there’s no other clue as regards any incoming album release…
Chris Brown is having the best Christmas with his baby girl, Royalty Brown. He decorated his home for the holidays a while ago, and he was looking forward to spending the holidays with his baby girl. Chris is also reportedly on good terms with his baby mama, Nia Guzman. Chris’ family has a tradition of decorating the Christmas tree and opening presents, and he ‘has the best memories of celebrating with his family, so it’s very key he makes those special memories with Royalty now too,’ an insider said. It was reported that Chris would be spending the holidays with…
Knowing that some families cannot afford the toys on their children’s Christmas list, rapper Meek Mill and DreamChasers are doing what they can to assist. Mill collaborated with PUMA and GoPuff to host a toy giveaway for over 3,000 children at Martin Luther King, Jr. Recreation Center Monday. “I got the platform to help out my community so why not do it, it’s really an easy thing to do,” said Mill. He gave away video game consoles, bicycles, art sets, sneakers, board games and an array of other toys to kids from schools and organizations across the Philadelphia area. Growing…
It was quite the lovely time at the epic Kardashian-West-Jenner Christmas party on Monday night. Kim Kardashian decided to steal the show this year, taking over from her mum, Kris Jenner to put her own touvh on the festivities. It was an enjoyable get together. A number of A-list celebrities were in attendance at Kim and Kanye West’s gorgeous Los Angeles home, including Paris Hilton, Jennifer Lopez, John Legend and more. Caitlyn Jenner and Sophia Hutchins also made an appearance at the party and seemed to have the time of their lives. According to photos from Kim’s Instagram page, she…
It wouldn’t be Christmas without a Kardashian Christmas card. Khloe Kardashian just shared the most adorable Christmas photo of her, her sisters and their entire kids. The photo features Kourtney and her kids Mason, Penelope and Reign; Kim and her kids North, Saint and Chicago; Khloe and her daughter True; Kylie and her daughter Stormi; and Rob’s daughter with Blac Chyna, Dream. Missing are Kendall Jenner, Kanye West, Travis Scott, Tristan Thompson, Rob Kardashian, and of course Kris Jenner. Once the Christmas card started creating buzz, Kim shared a few more details with fans. “This year we waited until the…
Big K.R.I.T. recently collaborated with Ludacris to host “A Very Merry KRITmas” toy drive pop-up concert at Terminal West in Atlanta. Toys collected at “A Very Merry KRITmas” aided the Ludacris Foundation’s efforts to give to the children of Atlanta during the holiday season. “Although I am from Meridian, Mississippi, Atlanta has always been a second home to me, and I am honored to give back to the community here,” Big K.R.I.T. said before the event. During the concert, Big K.R.I.T. performed songs from his new EPs — Thrice X, Double Down, and Trifecta — along with classics such as…