Muhammadu Buhari has not stopped his series of meeting with state governors after hosting Oyo state governor, Abiola Ajimobi, on Tuesday. Days ago, the president received Yobe state governor, Ibrahim Geidam, Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal and Jigawa state governor, Mohammed Abubakar at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He had also met with Anambra state governor, Willie Obiano, as well as Ondo state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, last week at the Villa. Governor Obiano said the president is a fan of hardworking governors like him regardless of party affiliations. “He (President Buhari) likes governors like me who are hardworking, who are delivering…
Author: David Folami
Remi Tinubu has told Nigerian men to be more responsible for their households as their irresponsibility could be a pivotal cause of the drug abuse problem in the country. She said, “Nigerian men need to do a lot in taking care of their wives and showing care. Who is supposed to take care of the family? If she is not happy, if she is not being emotionally cared for, she would resort to whatever is available and I think Nigerian men have a lot to do in that respect. “We know that children are good at resorting to a lot…
Dr Ike Ekweremadu, has said that Nigeria is better as a united country and should never be divided. He said “Nigeria does not require to be fragmented at this time. There is joy in being together. There is benefit in being together.” “There is advantage that is conferred on us as a country by our large population. What we need is giving everybody a sense of belonging and ensuring good governance.” “The central government that once appeared necessary and beneficent has compromised, even jeopardised its standing by perceived highhandedness, unfair treatment of some ethnic groups and abuse of power. “The…
Ahmed Makarfi has reassured the public of the party’s commitment to honouring its zoning agreement. “I want to expatiate that the Supreme Court has also affirmed the supremacy of our convention. “I wish to emphasize that the Supreme Court in affirming the authenticity of our caretaker committee has also reaffirmed the supremacy of decisions of the convention. “One of the decisions taken at the convention is that of the composition of the caretaker committee and that of zoning of presidency and party chairman. “As for the issue of micro zoning, I believe that what is required in both the south…
An advocacy group called Accountability Vanguard (AV), in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Comrade Ojelabi, has utterly blasted NNPC GMD, Maikanti Baru. The group says “it roundly condemns the attempt by the NNPC and some politicians to blackmail and denigrate the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, over the allegations he levelled against the NNPC GMD, Maikanti Baru”. It also frowned at any “attempt by the state-run oil firm to try to dismiss, and render irrelevant the allegations levelled against it by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu”. According to the statement from AV;…
Senator Rashidi Ladoja and Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, have been reported to President Muhammadu Buhari. Oyo State Governor was reported to have made the report when he met with the President at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Ajimobi notified the President’s attention to the face-off between him and the monarch over the recently reviewed Olubadan Chieftaincy Declaration. He also said this to State House correspondents after his meeting with the President. Ajimobi also said he called the President’s attention to the fact that the crisis created by the review had been politicised, having been hijacked by a politician…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defenc Corps (NSCDC), Jigawa Command, has recovered about N17.3 million as debts from some residents of the state within nine months. The Spokesman of the command, DSC Adamu Shehu, disclosed this recently. He said that the amount was recovered following series of complaints the command received from aggrieved creditors within the period under review. He explained that between January and March the command recovered N3,934,485 as debt, while N6,307,620 was recovered between April and June. He also said the command’s Peace and Conflict Management Unit (PCMU) had amicably resolved disagreements between the debtors and their…
Dr Ibe Kachikwu and Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mr Maikanti Baru, met recently and TALKED ABOUT opportunities to further develop the nation’s oil and gas sector. They met in Abuja at the ongoing Nigerian Economic Summit at the Energy Policy Committee session. Baru, who led a session, came up early at the venue of the programme, while Kachikwu strolled in some few minutes later. As soon as the Minister of State stormed the venue, Baru stood up, approached him and exchanged pleasantries with him. Kachikwu also suggested that he be represented at the second session of the dialogue by…
Jupp Heynckes has said the toughness of the German language is making it hard for James Rodriguez to turn it up at the Bundesliga champions so far. Heynckes said: “James Rodriguez doesn’t speak German. German football is very different to football in South America. It is a very difficult situation for a young player. “However, he should know that he can count on my support and my help because I like technically gifted players. And I believe he has a lot of talent. “I’ve seen his games for Real Madrid but I don’t know him personally. When they come back…
Arturo Vidal has said he is “gutted” to be unable to feature in Chile’s key World Cup qualifier in Brazil on Tuesday but expects his side to clinch a place in Russia. “I’m gutted, it’s terrible that I can’t play. “This was the time to be present, and that yellow card leaves me out of the most important game of the qualifying campaign. “But this national team is strong, not because of the individual players but because of the collective. We just have to play the way we know. “I’m nervous, but I have every confidence in my team and…
Olivier Giroud has said he was “very close” to joining Everton this summer but is happy he decided to stay at Arsenal. Giroud had the option to leave Arsenal after Arsene Wenger broke the club’s transfer record to buy fellow France striker Alexandre Lacazette from Lyon. “I had the opportunity to leave. I was very close to another English club — Everton — but I think I made the best choice,” Giroud told Canal Football Club ahead of Tuesday’s final World Cup qualifier against Belarus. “I have a lot of respect for Marseille, I was a fan for years,” Giroud…
Kevin Keegan has warned Liverpool to continue with Jurgen Klopp, insisting the German remains the perfect fit at Anfield. “I think he’s a great manager. He fits Liverpool, he gets Liverpool,” said Keegan at an Aspire Academy event. “There are a lot of teams in the Premier League struggling in defence. All the rules have been changed to suit attackers — yellow cards, red cards. “It’s no fun being a defender. If a defender misses three tackles he’s off so it’s no wonder they are cautious. “I don’t think Manchester City, Manchester United or Chelsea are great defensively. It’s not…
Nigeria’s 1-0 win over Zambia on Saturday was a massive tactical duel, not particularly pleasing on the eye, and left anxious home fans pissed until Alex Iwobi struck on 73 minutes. Many supporters went into the World Cup qualifying game feeling the worst, while praying for the Super Eagles not to collapse, so to speak. And when Zambia hit the post in the second half, scared hearts could be heard across the continent. But despite minnimal chances created by Chipolopolo, the Super Eagles had the game under control for the most part, although the early loss of midfielder Ogenyi Onazi…
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge says Thomas Tuchel is still very much in the frame to take over as the club’s coach next season. “I’m not ruling that out,” Rummenigge said at a Bundesliga meeting in Cologne. Tuchel, as well as Hoffeinheim’s 30-year-old coach Julian Nagelsmann, were both massively tipped to take over after Carlo Ancelotti, who lost his job in the after Bayern’s 3-0 Champions League defeat at Paris Saint-Germain last month. Instead, Bayern chose Heynckes, who led the Bavarians to the Treble in 2013. The 72-year-old will act as interim manager until the end of the season on his return to…
Sir Alex Ferguson was never more pissed off than when Manchester United lost at Liverpool, Gary Neville said. He said: “He was different going into the big games and, to be honest with you, the most consistently angry that I saw him. “People talk about the hairdryer and it never happened that much during a season, but the most consistent place you would see it was Anfield, at half-time or the end of the game. “The worst I’ve ever seen him consistently was at Anfield if we were losing at half-time or at the end of the game. “He’d sit…
Liverpool have announced that Sadio Mane could miss up to six weeks after picking up an injury on international duty. Mane was taken off late on in Senegal’s 2-0 World Cup qualifying victory against Cape Verde on Saturday. Liverpool recently confirmed that the winger’s injury will keep him out for well over a month. “Sadio Mane is facing a spell on the sidelines after sustaining a hamstring injury on international duty, Liverpool FC can confirm,” a club statement read. “The winger was substituted 89 minutes into Senegal’s 2-0 World Cup qualifying win over the Cape Verde Islands on Saturday. “And…
Edinson Cavani and Kylian Mbappe are both tipping Paris Saint-Germain teammate Neymar to win the Ballon d’Or with their team. PSG trio Neymar, Cavani and Mbappe were all named among the 30 contenders for the 2017 Ballon d’Or on Monday. The striker from Uruguay said any differences have now been ironed out and that he is hopeful the ex-Barcelona man can get his hands on football’s most prestigious individual honour. “I spoke with him and told him what I thought, but they’re things that stay in the dressing room,” he told Ovacion. “I’m not going to tell you what we…
Sergio Aguero ia back in training with Manchester City less than two weeks after fracturing a rib in a car accident in the Netherlands. Aguero, 29, found himself in a taxi after attending Colombian singer Maluma’s concert in Amsterdam when the driver lost control of the vehicle and hit a column on the side of the road. Aguero participated in a light session with a City physiotherapist at the Etihad Campus on Tuesday as he works on getting back to full fitness. He missed the 1-0 victory over Chelsea two days after the accident as well as Argentina’s World Cup…
Khloe Kardashian has made her first public appearance since news took over social media late last month that she’s pregnant. The reality star, who is expecting her first child with boyfriend of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Tristan Thompson stepped out over the weekend to celebrate the one-year anniversary of her Good American denim line. While Kardashian, 33, was snapped by paparazzi a week ago in a baggy sweatshirt, for Saturday’s event she chose a plunging, belted black top, skin-tight leggings and sky-high heels. According to People, the reality star did not address her pregnancy during the fashion celebration, but it sounds…
Concerning the recent fracas between Timaya and Eedris Abdulkareem, we have not heard the last of it. In his last video rant where Timaya replied to Eedris’ allegations against him, the self acclaimed Egberipapa 1 of Bayelsa had said Eedris was not nice to a lot of people, including his former colleague, Rafioso, who was with Eedris at that time. However, in a telephone conversation with Saturday Beats, Rafioso who is also a show promoter, said something entirely different. He claimed that Eedris treated everyone under him with love and further shared an experience where the Mr. Lecturer singer saved…