Goodluck Jonathan is among other high-profile international speakers expected to discuss and seek practical solutions to major global challenges being faced today at the Rhodes Forum in Greece. Jonathan alongside a former president of Mali, Dioncounda Traore, will address the opening plenary session on October 6, 2017. Jonathan speaking ahead of the forum said countries or even continents cannot deal with the challenges facing the world today in isolation. He said: “The challenges facing the world today – whether financial crises, armed conflicts, increasing terrorist threat and immigration on an unprecedented scale – cannot be tackled by countries or even…
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has named a newly born lion cub in a wildlife park located inside Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta with his traditional name, Aremu. Another guest at the event, identified as ‘Prof. Afolabi’ also adopted another cub at the sum of N1 million. He said the ”name adoption of the animals in the park was aimed at recruiting individual and corporate partners who will support the park in providing the financial resources for the preservation and care of animals that are on the brink of extinction as a result of increased human activities.” Also speaking, deputy chief…
The chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, committee on restructuring, Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has said asking for equal states for all the geo-political zones is injustice as it will amount to trying to make “the unequal equal”. “You cannot come here and say we should create nine states in each zone. Nigeria is not equal in terms of land mass, population, resources etc. so, you can’t do that. It is injustice trying to make the unequal equal.” ”There is absolutely no way in the Nigeria of today that a state that has oil will have 100 per cent of…
Mr. Babatunde Fashola, yesterday, warned Distribution Companies, DISCOs, against interference in operations of investors in solar energy and independent power plants because they don’t have the monopoly of supplying electricity. He said: “DISCOs have nothing to fear about solar. It is a space in which they are entitled to play but in which they cannot exclude others from playing. “The ESPRA did not contemplate a monopoly for any licensee unless it is expressly stated in the license. “As for channelling investment into Distribution assets through the DISCOs, Government has not yet taken a position on what the best way forward…
Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday said the State Government is solidly behind the position of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on the issues of devolution of powers and the need to entrench true federalism. Tinubu, at a forum held in Lagos recently, supported the calls for devolution of powers and the need for the nation to truly adopt the practice of true federalism, submitting that it was the surest way to correct the nation’s power imbalance and quell the agitations for secession. “I support true federalism; I support all the issues raised by…
Ike Ekweremadu, has said exactly why he is showing massive support for a single-term presidency of five or six years for Nigeria and other African countries. According to him, single tenure Presidency would deepen democracy and good governance in the continent. “My advocacy is a more modest proposal which seeks not the abandonment of the presidential system per se but the re-designing of term limits for political chief executives. “This is in order to reduce the acrimonious conflict, divisiveness and instability arising from partisan or factional competition for executive offices in the federation. I support the proposals to transform the…
The Bureau of Social Justice Equity and Transparency has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to make a fresh nomination for the position of a deputy governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The group said the new CBN deputy governor, Aishah Ahmad is not in any way qualified for the job. The group’s executive director, Mary Ogwiji, said injustice is about to be institutionalized in the system. Ogwiji said the appointment of Ahmad amidst all this numerous other qualified alternatives is pathetic especially at a time when the country is in dire need of credible technocrats in critical sector of the…
Manchester United captain Michael Carrick has backed Anthony Crolla to do the business against Ricky Burns on Saturday night. Domestic rivals Crolla and Burns will meet in a lightweight bout at the Manchester Arena, with Carrick set to be in attendance at ringside. Carrick was at the National Football Museum earlier this week to show his support to Crolla during his public workout, and the United midfielder has revealed he has the utmost respect for the Manchester boxer. “The story of Crolla is a bit of a rollercoaster, to go through what he went through and then lift a world…
Bukola Saraki says to further dampen the growing unemployment rate in Nigeria, the marginalisation of young Nigerians must be stopped by including their interest in national planning. Speaking on Monday during a gathering on youth unemployment and development organised by the Senate, Saraki said it is necessary to consider the issue of marginalisation of Nigerian youths as the issue of unemployment persists despite several laws by the National Assembly on the issue. “There are still things that we need to do. Those of you who are here are those who deal with this daily. We do hope as we continue…
Phil Jones and Eric Bailly will have to be as good as possible when Manchester United go to Liverpool. That is according to legendary United centre-half Gary Pallister. Jose Mourinho has begun the season with Jones and Bailly as his first choice central defenders. And that has proved an effective partnership, with United conceding just two goals in seven Premier League matches. Victor Lindelof has been kept out of the team, although Manchester United have not been properly tested yet. The Red Devils have played none of the sides in the current top 10. “There were big question marks over…
Chelsea fear N’Golo Kante could miss both of their Champions League games against Roma this month with the hamstring injury he suffered on international duty with France. Midfielder Kante was taken off in the 34th minute of France’s victory over Bulgaria on Saturday night and has now been assessed by Chelsea’s medics. With early predictions putting his absence at two to three weeks, Kante is certainly out of Saturday’s Premier League clash against Crystal Palace. He is expected to miss the visit of Roma and is already facing a fight to be back for the away game against the Italians…
Alvaro Morata has suggested on Instagram that he is about to return to training for Chelsea. The Chelsea striker was sent home from international duty with Spain with a grim medical diagnosis that suggested he would miss up to eight weeks due to injury. Morata picked up a hamstring issue in the loss to Manchester City just before the two-week international break. Spain claimed the 24-year-old had suffered a grade two tear, but Chelsea were confident the Spanish medical team had overreacted. Morata has been rehabilitating in Cobham and has been regularly assessed by the Blues medical team. And in…
Jose Mourinho has insisted the loss of Marouane Fellaini is not an issue ahead of Manchester United on Saturday. Belgium midfielder Fellaini suffered a knee injury while on international duty last week and could be out for at least a fortnight. Mourinho said: “No blow, no problem. We don’t cry with injuries. We may cry with the process that leads to the injuries but we don’t cry with the injuries. We just trust the players that are going to play.” Asked if that meant he had concerns about players going away with their international teams, he said: “Not just international…
Jupp Heynckes showed confidence on Monday that he will be able to turn things around for the German champions following a poor start to the season that led to the sacking of Carlo Ancelotti. “I think it is a difficult situation, the team is in a phase of change,” Heynckes, who led Bayern to the treble including the Champions League in 2013, told reporters at his official presentation on Monday. “There are injuries, Manuel Neuer, who is the best goalkeeper in the world, is injured, Franck Ribery is injured. These are all drawbacks but I think I know how to…
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba is back in light training a month after being sidelined with a hamstring injury. Pogba posted a series of videos on social media on Wednesday showing him jogging on a treadmill and working in the gym. Jose Mourinho has so far refused to put a timeframe on Pogba’s return but has admitted the midfielder is considered a “long-term” absentee along with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marcos Rojo. Sources have said that France manager Didier Deschamps is not expecting the 24-year-old, who has been in Miami, to be available before the next international break which begins on…
Manchester United will prepare for Saturday’s high-profile Premier League meeting with bitter rivals Liverpool as they would any other match, manager Jose Mourinho has said. United have made a strong start to the season and are second in the table behind Manchester City on goal difference. They have scored 21 goals and let in only two to sit on 19 points. “When you are in a big club, when you are a big player, when you are a big manager, every game is important,” Mourinho was quoted by the club website on Wednesday as saying in TV interviews with British…
Five-time European champions Bayern Munich must draw the consequences from their “very painful” 3-0 Champions League defeat by Paris Saint-Germain, according to the German club’s chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. “It’s a very painful defeat, a defeat we have to analyse and after which we’ll have to talk about clearly and draw the consequences because what we saw was not Bayern Munich,” Rummenigge was quoted by AFP subsidiary SID as saying at the post-match meal in a Paris hotel. “It’s important we reverse this curb and that we again present ourselves as Bayern Munich and show that we’re a team that has…
Harry Kane will only remain at Tottenham Hotspur if the club are ready to match his ambitions and brave enough to reject wealthy suitors, according to former Spurs and England midfielder Darren Anderton. Tottenham have shown a readiness to sell star players in recent years, with Gareth Bale, Luka Modric, Dimitar Berbatov and Michael Carrick all departing for just over £150 million ($198 million, 167 million euros) combined. Anderton believes it is up to Tottenham to ensure Kane never returns to seal a transfer. “You hope he’s Tottenham through and through,” Anderton said. “The way he plays and the way…
Genevieve Nnaji has reportedly been cast in “Farming,” the directorial debut from Nigerian-British writer-director Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. Based on Adewale’s childhood, “Farming” tells story of a young Nigerian boy, ‘farmed out’ by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Instead, he becomes the feared leader of a white skinhead gang. The upcoming autobiographical story features Nnaji alongside Hollywood actors Kate Beckinsale, Damon Idris and Gugu Mmbatha-Raw. Genevieve Nnaji, a Nollywood veteran who is popular for classic movies such as “Ije” and “Keeping Faith,” recently made her directorial debut with the upcoming movie, “LionHeart.” Nnaji’s…
Alter Plate boss, Harrysong is not ready to slow down as we approach the release date of his “Kingmaker” album. The singer dropped it like its hot on this one titled ‘Under The Duvet’. Get a feel below and share your thoughts.