WAEC has been accused of manufacturing examination result for President Muhammadu Buhari. The allegation was reportedly made in a statement issued by the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) in Abuja. Reports confirmed this in a report published on Friday, November 2, 2018. “Let Nigerians be reminded that a few days ago, the opposition raised the alarm that there was an ongoing move to tamper with the records of WAEC and pressure the leadership into manufacturing a result for President Buhari. “Today’s action of WAEC has vindicated our earlier fears and confirmed our stand that WAEC is now competing with…
Author: David Folami
Mr Edwin Enabor, the Head, Voter Education, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Rivers has criticised the low rate of voter cards collection in the state. Enabor told newsmen in Port Harcourt on Friday that a large number of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) meant for the electorate in Rivers were still unclaimed. “The rate at which registrants from the state are collecting their cards is very low; we have a large number of cards lying unclaimed. “This is worrisome because these cards are meant to qualify people to participate in the forthcoming elections,’’ he said. He said that only about…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has lauded Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State for his free education policy in primary and secondary schools in the state. Comrade Muhammad Gambo, NANS Senate President, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Akure. The statement was signed by the association’s Public Relations Officer, Comrade Idowu Odebunmi, after the NANS National Executive meeting. “We applaud Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State for restoring the glory of Ekiti as a state known for quality education and a Land of Honour. “Within two weeks…
Orji Uzor Kalu, who is suspected to be on the list of high profile Nigerians barred by the federal government from traveling outside the country, has left for Germany. The former governor left the country for Wiesbaden, Germany to receive medical treatment in the European country. According to his media aide, Kunle Oyewunmi, the former governor left the country on Monday, October 29, 2018, aboard a Lufthansa airplane. Oyewunmi stated that his principal left for Germany alongside his wife, Ifunanya, to undergo a major surgery for an undisclosed and life-threatening ailment. In a statement he made available today, Oyewunmi said…
The Omuaran Community near Ilorin in Kwara on Friday urged President Muhammadu Buhari, to give a deserving honour that would immortalise the late retired Gen. David Bamigboye. Oba Abdulraheem Adeoti, the Olomu of Omuaran, made the request when the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, paid the monarch a courtesy visit. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the minister was also at the King’s Palace to condole with him, his Council of Chiefs and the community in general on the death of their son, Gen. Bamigboye. Bamigboye, who at the age 29, became the first military Governor…
Dr Doyin Okupe has cautioned APC national leader Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his comments dismissing Atiku Abubakar’s chances of becoming the president of Nigeria in 2019. Okupe who was an aide to former president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan responded in a press statement criticizing the ex governor of Lagos State. According to Okupe, Tinubu’s status as a political godfather may see an end if Atiku becomes victorious. “The comments made by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the national leader of the APC concerning Alhaji ATIKU’s prospects in the coming 2019 presidential elections are essentially not meant for the serious minded, and quite…
Candidate for the 2019 presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has emerged the winner of a mock election conducted by Nigerians in diaspora. Nigerians in diaspora, under the umbrella of Hungary-based European Coalition for Security and Democracy in Nigeria (ECSDN) overwhelmingly voted for the candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in an online presidential election conducted on Thursday, November 1, 2018. The election took place live on ECSDN’s YouTube channel, Nelson M46664, with voters, who were expected to be subscribed to the channel, commenting with the names of their preferred candidates. It’s unclear how ECSDN determined how commenters were Nigerians based…
An All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Ovia Federal Constituency in Edo, Mr Dennis Idahosa, has called for issue-based and crisis-free campaign to ensure peace and enhance democracy in the country. Idahosa, who was a former Commissioner on Foreign Investment, Small, Medium Scale Businesses in Edo, made the call on Friday in Benin while speaking with newsmen. According to him, when candidates engage in issue-based and peaceful campaign, such development will reduce calling and character assassination during and after elections as well bring about positive atmosphere in polity. He noted that it only under a peaceful atmosphere that successful elections…
Muhammadu Buhari played host to Olujonwo Obasanjo, the son of former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, at the Presidential Villa two weeks after he officially joined the president’s re-election campaign team. The meeting took place late on Thursday, November 1, 2018, and the former president’s son pledged his commitment towards ensuring Buhari is re-elected in the 2019 presidential election. In a letter of endorsement he wrote to the president’s campaign organisation in September, Olujowon said the current administration has begun the process of laying a solid foundation for future generations and urged Nigerian youths to back Buhari for a second term in…
Peter Obi has denied the allegation that he demolished mosques and also sent Hausa people out of the state while he was governor. Responding to questions at an event in Lagos on Thursday, November 1, 2018, Obi said it was pitiful that rather than finding a way to resolve the plight of Nigerians, the opposition is spreading falsehoods in their desperation to be elected into public offices. Obi described the allegations as sheer fabrication, wicked and inhuman as he was accused of snubbing the Sultan of Sokoto, Saad Abubakar and former Minister of Planning, Shamsudeen Usman in their attempts for…
Jose Mourinho is keen to make sure Anthony Martial develops into a “top player” at Manchester United and not somewhere else. The Frenchman is in talks with United about extending his current deal that is due to expire in 2020 if the club trigger their one-year extension. After a run of four goals in his last four games, Mourinho believes the 22-year-old is on the verge of becoming one of the best players in the world and the Portuguese coach wants to ensure United get the benefit of his peak years. “I hope they will agree,” Mourinho told a news…
Marco Verratti has admitted that “the last few days have been difficult” after he committed a drink driving offence in midweek. The Italy international was caught over the legal limit for blood alcohol content and now faces a lengthy ban from driving. Speaking in the mixed zone after Kylian Mbappe and Neymar goals helped PSG to a 2-1 home win over Lille that moves them 11 points clear at the top of Ligue 1, Verratti expressed his desire to make amends. “The last few days have been difficult because I made a mistake,” he said. “I have apologised to my…
Dele Alli has said manager Mauricio Pochettino was crucial to his decision to sign a new six-year contract and he believes he is in “a great place” to improve. Alli, who was already under contract until 2021, signed a new deal on Tuesday that commits him to Spurs until 2024. “He is a massive part of wanting to be at this club,” Alli said after setting up two goals in Wednesday’s 3-1 Carabao Cup victory at West Ham. “The fans are amazing, the chairman, everyone — the whole club’s amazing. But as players you work with the gaffer, you want…
With a goal and an assist, Paul Pogba played a key role in Manchester United’s win vs. Everton on Sunday. The 25-year-old is his club’s leading scorer this season and is just months off helping France win the World Cup. But is Pogba doing enough? In his third season since returning to Old Trafford following a successful spell with Juventus in Italy, he continues to trigger debate among fans and pundits alike. “Pogba is doing pretty well at Manchester United,” says Brian McClair, who scored 127 goals in 471 games for the club and was working as director of its…
Unai Emery has urged his Arsenal players to “write a new history” against their top rivals when they face Liverpool at the Emirates on Saturday. Emery’s side face the toughest test since losing their first two games of the season against Manchester City and Chelsea. Last season, they won only one of 10 games against the other top six teams, at home to Tottenham, often struggling badly in big games during the last years of Arsene Wenger’s reign. But Emery is determined to start a new trend as Arsenal try to extend their 13-game unbeaten streak in all competitions. “We…
Pep Guardiola has dismissed Spanish media reports that he tried to sign Lionel Messi from Barcelona last year in a world record deal. The El Mundo newspaper had reported the Argentine forward was offered a five-year, €250 million net ($285.55m) deal, with City also prepared to pay a €250m release clause. It said City’s chief executive Ferran Soriano, a former Barcelona general manager, and Messi’s father and agent Jorge discussed a deal at the height of a political crisis in Catalonia over a campaign for independence from Spain. Guardiola, a former Barcelona player and manager, said on Friday he had…
Paris Saint-Germain beat Lille 2-1 in Ligue 1 on Friday to break the record for the best start to a season in Europe’s top five leagues with their 12th successive win. France forward Kylian Mbappe and Brazilian Neymar scored the goals as PSG surpassed the 11 victories Tottenham Hotspur notched up to begin the 1960-61 English top flight campaign. The result left leaders PSG on 36 points, 11 ahead of closest challengers Lille. Montpellier, who are a further three points adrift in third, host fifth-placed Olympique de Marseille in the round’s other standout fixture on Sunday. Mbappe lit up the…
Dries Mertens scored a hat-trick to lead his side to a 5-1 rout of Empoli in Serie A on Friday, moving them back into second place in the standings. Lorenzo Insigne gave Napoli a ninth-minute lead before Mertens opened his account, placing a low shot past Ivan Provedal into the far corner from just outside the penalty area in the 38th minute. Francesco Caputo pulled one back just before the hour for Empoli only for Mertens to strike again, this time stroking a nonchalant effort over Provedal from the edge of the area. It was the Belgian’s 74th league goal…
If there’s one thing Unai Emery thinks he can learn from Jurgen Klopp, it’s to smile more. The Arsenal coach will go up against Klopp on Saturday for the first time since besting the German in the 2016 Europa League final with Sevilla, knowing that this Liverpool side has come a long way since that game. Emery has been tasked with essentially emulating Klopp’s success at the Emirates — turning a sixth-place Premier League finisher into a genuine title contender — and he’s aware that he may need as much time as Klopp has been afforded. But he wants to…
Jose Mourinho believes the pressure on Marcus Rashford is “too high.” The striker has scored three goals in four games for England this season but his club form has been questioned after finding the net just once in 10 appearances. In the week that saw Rashford turn 21, his development at Old Trafford has again been the source of debate. It has led to suggestions he may have to leave the club he joined aged seven to realise his full potential. But Mourinho has insisted Rashford is in the right place to nuture his talent while issuing a warning that…