Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the right machinery should be put in place for solution. According to the former president, human problems need human solutions and Nigeria must find solution to massive killings across the country. “It is saddening in this day and age that this kind of barbaric thing is happening in our own country. “I have suggested and I will still say it again that we need to find out the cause of these mindless killings even among age old neighbours. “There must be a cause or causes, remote and immediate and we must deal with…
Author: David Folami
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has appealed to the Federal Government and security agencies to take necessary precautionary measures over the alleged plan to attack Southern Kaduna. Rev. Samson Ayokunle, CAN President, said this in a statement signed by Pastor Adebayo Oladeji, Special Assistant, Media and Communications to the CAN President, on Wednesday in Abuja He said that the association`s attention has been drawn to an alleged plan to attack Southern Kaduna and areas dominated by Christians in the middle belt region of Nigeria. “While CAN is prone to dismiss these planned attacks as products of figments of imagination.…
Muhammadu Buhari has described the petrol tanker explosion in Lagos on Thursday, June 28, as shocking. Over 54 cars were burnt after a petrol tanker had a brake failure on the Otedola Bridge at Berger, then hit the median and exploded. Buhari said he is very sad to learn of the tragic loss of lives, tens of vehicles, property and other valuables in the petrol tanker fire. “Sadly, this seems to be one of the greatest tragedies we have seen in recent times,” the President said. He condoled with the government and people of Lagos on the tragedy while urging…
The Presidency has condemned the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for exploiting the recent mass murder of people in Plateau State for political gains. At least 100 people in Plateau State were gruesomely killed in attacks allegedly carried out by herdsmen on Saturday, June 23, 2018. Muslim Fulani herdsmen were reported to have killed dozens of people in several communities in Plateau on Saturday, leading to subsequent retaliation by locals who reportedly targeted Muslims in some communities. Amid criticism of the federal government’s handling of the conflict which has escalated from clashes between herders and farmers, the PDP declared seven…
Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a review of the operation of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) to transform it into a responsible police unit, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. While speaking at a town hall meeting at the launch of National Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, MSMEs, Clinics in Ibadan, Oyo State on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, Osinbajo said the president is concerned with the unit’s conduct and has already ordered its review. He said, “Many people are complaining about the atrocities of SARS, people are saying there should be no more SARS. SARS as you know is anti-robbery squad but…
Akinwunmi Ambode has visited the scene of the petrol tanker explosion at Berger, Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Over 54 cars were said to have been burnt beyond recognition and nine persons confirmed dead so far. Ambode was at the scene to assess the extent of damage the fire caused and also to condole with victims. Eyewitnesses said the accident occurred after a tanker laden with petrol had a brake failure and hit the median of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway; the busiest expressway and gateway into the nation’s commercial capital. What happened next was a bang and a stream of fire that immediately engulfed…
Yemi Osinbajo has said that the federal government is decentralizing power generation and distribution in the country. Osinbajo said that the decentralization of power sources in Nigeria would give opportunities to organizations and industries to procure power for eventual distribution among consumers. He stated that the exercise would make it much easier to enjoy power supply even to residential houses across the country. “The ongoing solar system electrification project across various markets in the country is part of the measure to decentralize power generation in the country. “We are licensing companies to provide power to companies, markets and several economic…
Croatia continued their impressive World Cup campaign by beating Iceland 2-1 to finish top of Group D, but coach Zlatko Dalic warned his side against patting themselves on the back and urged them to focus on their last-16 tie against Denmark. “What is done is done, we have to put these matches in the archives and focus on Denmark, that’s our moment of truth and what we’re waiting for,” Dalic told a news conference after Tuesday’s win gave them a perfect record in the group stage. “Iceland have shown something very important, they showed fight and discipline. They knew what…
Christian Eriksen has said the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system is making football “lose some of its charm.” Speaking after the goalless draw against France on Tuesday that secured his side’s place in the round-of-16, Eriksen said it had also changed the way players were reacting to situations inside the penalty area. “We have played two games and we have had two penalties against us, so of course we are not really pleased with it,” he said. “It is something that wants to make the game perfect, but it makes football lose some of its charm. “As a player, sometimes…
Javier Pastore has said he left Paris Saint-Germain to join Roma because he “could not compete” with Neymar. Speaking at a news conference, he said being in competition with Neymar and other players signed to play in a similar role to him had not been easy. “There were many players at PSG,” the 29-year-old said. “However, the ones who had to play played. The most recent arrivals played. “I joined seven years ago and there were many signings made around my position, so it got harder and harder to get regular playing time — especially after a few changes of…
Naby Keita has said he consulted with Sadio Mane before deciding to move to Liverpool, and hopes to help the club improve on their success last season. The dynamic midfielder has remained close friends with Mane from their time as teammates at RB Salzburg in Austria and both are represented by the same football agency, arena 11. “I chose Liverpool because it is a team I watched often and I also spoke a lot about it with Sadio,” Keita told Liverpool’s official website. “He told me a lot about the team and the club. Sadio is like family to me.…
Luis Suarez has said “records are there to be broken” after his goal helped Uruguay beat hosts Russia 3-0 on Monday and clinch top spot in Group A with three straight wins. “I am happy … records are there to be broken,” he said after the game, noting that it was also the first time Uruguay had won three matches in a row at a World Cup. “It’s obviously what we wanted. We wanted to keep growing throughout the World Cup and after winning two matches 1-0, we wanted to do better today.” At the tournament four years ago, Suarez…
Joachim Low’s future as Germany coach will not be decided before next week, German FA (DFB) chief Reinhard Grindel has confirmed as the beaten title-holders returned to Frankfurt, Germany, less than 24 hours after their group-stage exit from the World Cup. The DFB president announced “far-reaching changes” in German football and added he wants to synchronise them with the German league (DFL) after Bundesliga clubs also disappointed in the European club competitions over the past few years. “I spoke with Joachim Low [on Wednesday] evening,” Grindel told Sport Bild after arriving back from Russia. “We agreed to speak in the…
Aliou Cisse believes his side did not “deserve” to advance to the World Cup knockout stage as they became the first team to be eliminated via their fair play ranking on Thursday. The fair play ranking is being used as a tiebreaker for the first time at a World Cup, but Cisse had no issues with the new regulation despite his side ending up on the losing end. “We haven’t qualified because of fair play. We have fewer points in fair play and Senegal doesn’t qualify because we don’t deserve it,” Cisse said after the game. “This is one of…
Wayne Rooney has completed his move to D.C. United, after the MLS club and Everton confirmed on Thursday that a transfer agreement has been reached. “It is fantastic to be joining D.C. United at such an exciting time in the club’s history with the new stadium opening in just a few weeks,” Rooney said in a statement. “Moving to America and MLS fulfills another career ambition for me. I have the hunger to be a success here and will give D.C. 100 percent — as I have always done for every team I have ever played for. “When I visited…
Fred thanked Manchester United teammate Nemanja Matic for welcoming to the club after the Selecao’s 2-0 World Cup victory over Serbia on Wednesday and reckoned the towering midfielder will be a “great teammate” once the two join forces at Old Trafford next season. Fred, 25, signed a five-year contract with the Premier League club after moving from Shakhtar Donetsk for a reported fee of €55 million last week. The Brazil reserve has yet to feature at this summer’s World Cup. However, he found time to exchange shirts and chat with the Serbia midfielder following Wednesday’s match in Moscow. “It was…
France’s best chance against Argentina in the World Cup round of 16 might be that Lionel Messi does not benefit from the same support with the national team as he does at Barcelona, Samuel Umtiti said on Thursday. Umtiti has been Messi’s teammate for two years and he will cross the forward’s path when Les Bleus take on Argentina in a second round tie on Saturday. But while Messi can rely on a reliable Luis Suarez at Barca, he is a bit more on his own with Argentina, with Gonzalo Higuain having notably not scored in his last eight outings…
Dino Melaye (Kogi West, APC) appeared to condemn the national convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) when he took to social media to express his happiness at missing it. The senator took to his Instagram account (@dinomelaye) on Friday, June 23, 2018 to post about how happy he is to be away from the country today which happens to be when the party is conducting its long-awaited national convention which he appeared to call a ‘joke’. He posted, “Happy to be away from the joke going on in Naija today.” The APC national convention, taking place at Eagle Square…
Hector Cuper will not return as Egypt’s coach after his team lost all three group-stage games in their first World Cup appearance in 28 years. The Egyptian Football Association made the announcement on Tuesday, one day after a 2-1 loss to Saudi Arabia left them bottom of their group. Egypt also lost 1-0 to Uruguay in their opener and 3-1 to hosts Russia in their second game. Cuper, 62, was appointed Egypt’s coach in 2015 and took them to the final of the African Nations Cup in 2017, when they lost to Cameroon.
Spain coach Fernando Hierro and playmaker Isco agreed their team needed some serious “self-criticism” after La Roja qualified for the last 16 in a 2-2 draw with Morocco on Monday night. A mistake between Andres Iniesta and Sergio Ramos allowed Morocco’s Khalid Boutaib to open the scoring on 14 minutes, with Iniesta making amends by teeing up Isco for an equaliser just five minutes later. La Roja continued to mix some superb passing with sloppy defending, and substitute Youssef En-Nesyri headed Morocco ahead with nine minutes remaining, only for Spain replacement Iago Aspas to make it 2-2 in added time…