Muhammadu Buhari has said his administration will ensure judicious utilisation of recovered stolen public funds to address the nation’s socio-economic problems. He said that his administration would not allow the wanton diversion and embezzlement of public funds into private pockets. According to him, the Federal Government will continue to take all necessary measures to deprive looters of public assets access to the fruits of their crimes. “It is in keeping with the anti-corruption policy of this government, and in line with global best practices that this Committee was set-up to review our asset recovery and management practices in order to…
Author: David Folami
Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki joined other PDP Presidential Aspirants at a meeting with the party leadership and State Governors. Saraki made this known on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 on Twitter. He said: “We just concluded a successful meeting of PDP Presidential aspirants with the party leadership and State Governors. I am proud of the level of collaboration, commitment and camaraderie amongst all those in attendance. “There was a general determination and commitment to ensure that the party holds successful, credible and transparent presidential primaries that Nigeria will be proud of. We remain a happy family — flying the flag of…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that it will not allow jailed former Governor of Plateau state, Joshua Dariye to run for any office. According to Daily Post, the APC spokesman, Yekini Nabena said this in a statement issued to newsmen on Tuesday, September 11, 2018. The party said this following reports in the media on Monday, September 10, 2018, that Dariye had purchased and filled its nomination form. Nabena also said that he could not confirm if the former Governor actually bought the form as reported. He said “I have gone to the list for Plateau State, I…
Yakubu Dogara has said that he will heed the people’s call to run for office in 2019. Dogara said this on Twitter on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 while speaking to some of his supporters in Abuja. The Speaker said “It was a heartwarming moment today when I received hundreds of constituents who visited my Abuja home, imploring me to recontest in 2019. “Representing the people of Bogoro/Dass/Tafawa Balewa federal constituency has been a great honour and today, I saw many people who began this journey with me in 2007. “The voice of the people is the voice of God; even…
Adams Oshiomhole has blamed former president, Goodluck Jonathan, for introducing vote-buying into Nigerian politics during the 2015 general elections. According to him, Jonathan introduced the practice when he tried to buy the electorate in an attempt to win re-election in the 2015 presidential election. While speaking during an interview published on Channels Television on Monday, September 10, 2018, Oshiomhole said Jonathan engaged in massive vote-buying where he churned out dollars. He said, “I cannot be chairman of a party and celebrate anything that tends to distort the actual wishes of the electorate, but your recollection of history is not complete.…
Femi Otedola has accepted to contest for the Governorship of Lagos state on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This was made known by the owner of ovation magazine, Dele Momodu on Twitter. Momodu revealed that the PDP offered Otedola the ticket and he accepted. He said “Breaking news: Lagos 2019 promises to be interesting. PDP offers Femi Otedola governorship ticket. He’s accepted and personally confirmed to The Boss newspaper.” Otedola had earlier denied nursing plans to run for the office of Governor of Lagos State. He s aid “My attention has been drawn to a news piece…
Angel Gomes has refused to get carried away amid the hype of a promising future at Manchester United, saying that he knows maintaining his focus will help him succeed long-term at the club. The forward is among United’s top bracket of prospects, joining Tahith Chong, Ethan Laird, James Garner and Mason Greenwood. “I’ve got to put that [expectation] to one side,” Gomes said. “The best players get to the top because they have stayed level-headed. I’ve got to carry on working hard and keep putting everything in to training and games.” Speaking after United’s under-23s defeated Stoke City 1-0 at…
Manchester United will have to bide their time before discovering whether defender Luke Shaw will opt to sign a new contract amid continuing interest from Tottenham. Left-back Shaw, who has re-established himself in the first team this season, is out of contract at the end of the campaign, and the Sun says United “are keen to avoid losing him for nothing.” Although the 23-year-old England international will be offered a hefty increase on his current wages, “he is in no rush to make a decision.” Shaw was criticised by Jose Mourinho last season, but the Sun says the Old Trafford…
Kevin-Prince Boateng has said he understands why Mesut Ozil withdrew from international competition amid growing tensions in German society and football “because I have been there.” A German pundit said in 2009 that Boateng “was not able to be reintegrated into society” after a foul on Wolfsburg’s Makoto Hasebe, and after the Ballack incident, he was referred to as the “bad boy” of German football. Boateng switched allegiances to play for Ghana, the home country of his father, amid the backlash. “To be honest, I was shocked, because I never expected it,” Boateng told Bild when asked about Ozil’s withdrawal.…
Thibaut Courtois admitted he is saddened by the hostility he has experienced from Chelsea supporters since leaving Stamford Bridge to join Real Madrid. A large section of Chelsea fans turned against Courtois when he refused to report for preseason training in an attempt to force through the move, which in turn forced the Blues to scramble in search of a replacement No. 1 goalkeeper before the Premier League transfer deadline. Kepa Arrizabalaga’s arrival at Stamford Bridge as the world’s most expensive goalkeeper in a £71.5 million move from Athletic Bilbao eventually paved the way for Courtois to return to the…
Thomas Tuchel has emphasised his “love” for working with Adrien Rabiot but the Paris Saint-Germain coach also admitted that he has “no influence over the rest” as the midfielder is chased by Barcelona, Manchester City and Liverpool. Rabiot, 23, is into the final 12 months of his contract and sources have said that the France international’s mother and agent Veronique has been in contact with Liverpool as talks involving PSG sporting director Antero Henrique and CEO Nasser Al-Khelaifi are yet to prove fruitful. “I really like Adrien, really,” Tuchel told RMC. “I appreciate him. “There was a difficult situation after…
Marcus Rashford went into the international break under a cloud, after being red-carded for rashly lowering his head into Phil Bardsley’s face during Manchester United’s 2-0 win at Burnley, but he emerges from it as one of the few players to have scored points — and the only one to have scored any goals — for England. The 20-year-old was England’s goal scorer in their 2-1 loss to Spain in their Nations League opener at Wembley, and he was the match-winner for Gareth Southgate’s men against Switzerland, ghosting in at the back post to apply a crisp volleyed finish to…
Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni said the team’s No. 10 is “exclusively” reserved for Lionel Messi until their star player decides his international future. Messi, who captained Argentina to the round of 16 at the World Cup, has taken an indefinite leave of absence from the national team. However, speaking at a news conference ahead of Argentina’s friendly against Colombia in New Jersey on Tuesday, Scaloni said: “Most of the players that went to the World Cup have kept their numbers. “In this case, Argentina No. 10 belongs to Messi until he says whether or not he will continue. In principle,…
Brazil coach Tite opened a news conference on Monday by responding to U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent criticism of his team’s World Cup performance, holding up his left hand to signify the five titles Brazil has won over the history of the competition. Trump joked with a reporter during a ceremony at the White House last month that Brazil “had a little problem” in the World Cup, referring to the national team’s quarterfinal loss to Belgium in July. But Tite, whose team will face El Salvador at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, on Tuesday, began his news conference after a…
Barcelona’s Ivan Rakitic has said international teammate Luka Modric is the outstanding player over the last year but reiterated his belief that Lionel Messi remains the best in the world. Modric won the Champions League with Real Madrid last season and helped Croatia reach the World Cup final, where they lost to France, and Rakitic backed his Croatia colleague over his Barca teammate. “Messi is the best player in the world and in the history of the game [but this year] Luka deserves everything,” Rakitic told reporters. “Everyone in Croatia is delighted for him [winning the UEFA award] because it’s…
Toby Alderweireld said he was not interested in leaving the club this summer amid reports he was set to join Manchester United. Sources have said that United made a £50 million bid for Alderweireld, £20m less than Tottenham wanted, and negotiations over the Belgium international continued until the Premier League transfer deadline on Aug. 9. “Everyone was saying everywhere that I absolutely wanted to leave Tottenham,” Alderweireld said at a news conference ahead of Belgium’s UEFA Nations League game against Iceland on Tuesday. “That’s not true. This summer, I quickly understood Tottenham wanted to keep me. So, I had to…
For quite some time, fans have been waiting for a rumored Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole joint album to drop. Rumors first surfaced in 2010, and have been followed up with more speculation over the past years. A recent twitter hijacking sent the rumors into overdrive once more. Atlanta Hip-hop duo EarthGang, signees of Cole’s label Dreamville, recently hopped on the rapper’s social to spark some speculation. The group tweeted from Cole’s account: “Wassup Mufuckas. Cole left his laptop open so before we leak this new Cole X Kendrick album check this link.” The link that the duo were referring…
When last we saw Cardi B out and about, she was “barefoot with her dress ripped and butt out” following the now-infamous scuffle with Nicki Minaj at the Harper’s Bazaar ICONS party in New York City. But now Bardi is getting back in the (metaphorical) ring! On Sunday night, the “I Like It” rapper, 25, shared a photo on Instagram of her arrival backstage at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, where her husband Offset was due to perform with his hip-hop collective, Migos. “We came to see Poppa Bear,” she captioned the image of herself pushing custom Jeremy Scott…
Machine Gun Kelly thinks Eminem needs some target practice … ’cause Em “missed” when he fired back at MGK in their escalating feud. MGK mocked Eminem onstage Sunday night, wearing a shirt with the logo from Marshall’s extremely homophobic diss track, “Killshot.” Machine Gun Kelly Disses @Eminem On Stage pic.twitter.com/SFv730QCRn — 24/7 HipHop News (@BenjaminEnfield) September 17, 2018 Kelly made sure the crowd at the Amway Center in Orlando knew exactly how he feels about Eminem, screaming “F**k Marshall Mathers” as he opened the set with his own song aimed at Em. MGK takes a shot at Em’s age (he’s…
Beyoncé and Jay-Z — The Carters, as they’re known collectively — present themselves onstage as mirror images. Not of each other, but of themselves. “This is real life,” read the words sprawled across the giant screen inside NRG Stadium. “The gangster and the queen.” They’re telling the crowd that they’re a normal couple who deal with everyday problems. But atop a massive stage Saturday night, in front of 70,000 fans, they’re also larger-than-life icons. Saturday’s show was a homecoming, the first of two this weekend for The Carters. Queen B of course is Houston-born. Third Ward, baby. She and Jay-Z…