Governor Samuel Ortom has insisted on his position on the anti open grazing law will not change. The governor said, “We will not modify the anti open grazing law as demanded by Miyetti Allah as condition for peace to reign. The law was popularly made by Benue people and it has come to stay.” The governor had said the same thing on Thursday, January 11, during the mass burial organised by the state government for the victims of recent attacks. The governor had said the same thing on Thursday, January 11, during the mass burial organised by the state government…
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Muhammadu Buhari’s son, Yusuf, has been discharged from Cedarcrest Hospital, Abuja where he has been receiving treatment for injuries sustained in a motorbike accident on December 26, 2017. Yusuf broke a limb and sustained an injury to the head on Boxing Day and has been hospitalised at Cedarcrest in the Federal Capital Territory since the accident. The statement read, “Mr. Yusuf Muhammadu Buhari, son of His Excellency President Buhari, was admitted into Cedarcrest Hospitals Abuja in the late hours of the 26th of December 2017, following injuries sustained as a rider of a motorcycle. Following initial stabilisation, he was taken…
Simon Lalong of Plateau has said his administration will not enact the controversial anti-grazing law in the state, as grazing areas for cattle ranching have yet to be developed. “When the governor of Benue was doing the law, I told him: `Just be careful, take other steps before you start implementation’. “But he said that states are different, that his own concept is different and for us in Plateau, it is different. I said I will not do the law before the implementation of certain things. “I have not seen rangers; I have not yet developed the ranching areas. So,…
Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Otunba Gani Adams, Leader of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), on his investiture as the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land. He charged Adams to use his new position to pursue worthy goals of security, peace and national unity. The President also commended the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi 111, on the appointment of a new Aare Ona Kakanfo, “who will assist him in the arduous task of leading the illustrious Yoruba people.’’ Buhari urged the new Kakanfo to bring quintessential courage, wisdom and astuteness to bear on his new office for a more…
Manchester United would be making an “unbelievable” signing comparable to their swoop for Eric Cantona if they landed Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal, according to Phil Neville. He said “I think it would be an absolutely unbelievable signing. “If you look back at Man Utd’s big signings over the decades, Cantona came out of the hat, [Robin] Van Persie was a surprise, and they both helped United win titles. I think this could have a similar impact. He’s got the character to play at Old Trafford. “It would be a coup, particularly for United fans, to have a player like Sanchez…
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is confident Liverpool are well-equipped for life without Philippe Coutinho, insisting it is “business as usual” at Anfield. “I haven’t really even thought about Phil leaving,” he said. “You realise it happens but you can’t start thinking ‘What are we going to do now that Phil is not here?’ “It can’t be that at all. It’s business as usual. “When Phil wasn’t in the team we still played great football and we have still amazing players who can score goals — the likes of Mo [Salah], Sadio, Roberto. “The fact is he has gone now and we have…
Claude Puel has insisted £25 million striker Kelechi Iheanacho will stay with the Foxes this month. The Frenchman is not prepared to write off the former Manchester City forward, who has scored just once for the club this term. Puel said: “We don’t know about what the national trainer said. We will see. We have discussions with different players. For example Iheanacho is a young player, arrived this season, and he will stay with us. “I cannot talk about details about players. It is important to have a good balance in the team and have a good game time for…
Zinedine Zidane has said ahead of Saturday’s La Liga game at home to Villarreal that media criticism of his team’s recent performances was unfair and damaging. Zidane told the pre-match news conference that he and his players must ignore pundits and reporters saying negative things about the team which were just not true. “What we must do ourselves is not look and listen to what is being said,” Zidane said. “That is difficult these days but we must try and avoid it. Everything being said about Real Madrid these days is negative, and I do not see things like that,…
Virgil van Dijk has said that his world-record price tag does not make him “nervous” and he considers Liverpool’s £75 million spend on him to be a “compliment.” Van Dijk said: “It doesn’t make me nervous, it’s a big compliment to myself for the hard work I’ve put in so far, that Liverpool are willing to pay that much money. I can’t change anything about that.” When asked why he chose Liverpool, the Netherlands international said: “I think the size of the club, the fans, the players, the manager, the whole package here is amazing. “You can see yourself that…
Former Brazil centre-forward Ronaldo has said that Neymar took a step down “on a sporting level” when leaving Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain last summer, while Spanish reports continue to claim that Real Madrid are interested in bringing the current Selecao star back to La Liga as soon as possible. Ronaldo made it clear that Barca were a bigger club than PSG, but then said each individual makes their own career choices. “On a sporting level, Neymar’s decision is a step back but these are challenges that each person takes,” Ronaldo said. “In my time I also played at Barcelona, and…
Manchester City are prepared to forget their pursuit of Alexis Sanchez and allow the Arsenal forward to move to Manchester United this month due to the escalating costs of completing a deal, sources have said. United’s late interest in Sanchez, with Armenia midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan potentially being used as part of any deal, is being taken seriously by the City hierarchy. They value Sanchez at £20 million due to the 29-year-old having just six months remaining on his Arsenal contract, and sources have said that City will not meet Arsenal’s £35m asking price or agent fees which amount to £5m.…
Ryan Giggs has been interviewed for the vacant Wales job, sources have confirmed. Giggs, who made 64 appearances for Wales during his playing career, has been linked with succeeding Chris Coleman, who left to manage Championship side Sunderland after Wales’ failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. The former Wales captain is still after his first position in management after leaving Manchester United when the club appointed Jose Mourinho as their new boss. Giggs had been working as Louis van Gaal’s assistant and had taken charge of four games after David Moyes was sacked by the club. He has…
Antonio Conte has admitted that “everything is possible” when asked about reports that Chelsea are lining up Luis Enrique or Massimiliano Allegri to succeed him at Stamford Bridge this summer. He said: “Everything is possible. I have another year of contract at this club, but in football everything in possible. Football is this. “For the manager of this club it is normal to have this type of situation. [Even] if you won the league last season and reach the final of the FA Cup, this is the history. I have a lot of experience to deal with this situation. “There…
Harry Kane has been named the Premier League’s Player of the Month for a sixth time, equalling the record set by Steven Gerrard. Kane scored eight league goals in December, including a brace against Stoke and hat tricks in wins against Burnley and Southampton, to break Alan Shearer’s Premier League record for goals in a calendar year (39) and overtake Barcelona’s Lionel Messi for the most goals for club and country by any player in Europe’s major leagues in 2017 (56). He said “It’s amazing, very proud of that. “I’d probably say my favourite goal was the one that broke…
Snoop Dogg has offered former boxing champ Mike Tyson expert advice on what marijuana strains to grow on on his new cannabis farm. Tyson broke ground last month on a facility in the California desert that will grow high-quality weed on 40 acres of land in California City, just 60 miles southwest of Death Valley. And Snoop – who already has his own line of cannabis products – is going to be there for the former boxing heavyweight champion to give tips on the trade. ‘Snoop has reached out to Tyson with tips on what strains to grow,’ an insider…
Farruko’s remix of his Latin trap hit “Krippy Kush” with Bad Bunny and Rvssian, featuring Nicki Minaj and 21 Savage, isn’t just the Puerto Rican artist’s first charting track on the Billboard Hot 100 — the super-collab also marks his first time working with a major English-speaking artist. As a fiery new music video pushes the track to No. 88 on the chart dated Jan. 6, Farruko explains how his biggest foray into the U.S. market to date came together. “Krippy Kush” is your first venture into Latin trap music rather than reggaetón. What inspired the shift? I really wanted…
The jet-setting, continent-hopping rapper Ludacris and wife Eudoxie Bridges make it look easy. Feel free to be jealous of rap royalty Ludacris and wife Eudoxie, as the pair celebrate their third weeding anniversary in grand style by traveling and turning the world’s exclusive beach-front paradises into their personal playground. Luda’s wife Eudoxiee shared adorable photos of she and her life partner Ludacris.
This new year, it’s simply out with the old for Selena Gomez. The actress and producer cleaned house on social media, unfollowing nearly 300 people on Instagram. The move comes about a month after Gomez, 25, made her Instagram account private following a “hurtful” Billboard magazine profile. She changed it back to public shortly thereafter. So who got cut from the most-followed person on Instagram’s list? Gigi Hadid, Camila Cabello, Gomez’s former Wizards of Waverly Place co-stars, and the cast of the Netflix show she produces, 13 Reasons Why. Even Demi Lovato got unfollowed, despite the longtime friends making up…
Temi Otedola is not a happy woman right now. The beautiful daughter of billionaire business mogul, Femi Otedola took to her Twitter page on Tuesday, where she dropped the news. According to her someone else was using her credit card to shop online while she was asleep. “Damn. Woke up to find out someone had been online shopping with my card whilst I slept. Card fraud is savage. Now I’m away from home till Thursday with a cancelled card,” she tweeted. She however doesn’t want this sad event to spoil her mood as she went to tweet about having just…
Angelina Jolie stepped out with her daughters Shiloh and Zahara Jolie-Pitt at the National Board of Review Awards Gala in NYC on Tuesday, January 9. The Oscar winner, 42, held hands with Shiloh, 11, who recently broke her collarbone during a family vacation. Shiloh wore a splint with her black suit as she walked the red carpet with her mom, while sister Zahara, 13, was dressed in a black top and pants topped with a navy jacket. Jolie also wore black — a strappy dress with a lace overlay. The siblings also showed off a new accessory as they smiled…