Former President Goodluck Jonathan appeared to take a small dig at President Muhammadu Buhari when he posted a picture on his Facebook page on Thursday, August 24, 2017. The picture displayed a quote that had been made by the former president in relation to freedom of speech enjoyed by citizens of the country. The quote was “I am the most abused and insulted President in the world but when I leave office, you will all remember me for the total freedom you enjoyed under my Government.” The quote is an obvious reference to the revelation this week by the military…
Author: David Folami
Ayodele Fayose refused to join other governors who met with President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, August 25, 2017. The president had met with all state governors in the country in the Council Chamber at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, but Governor Fayose was not present. His absence was confirmed by the president’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, on his Twitter handle (@BashirAhmaad). “As reported by some media houses, Mr. Fayose didn’t attend the governors’ meeting with President Buhari earlier at the Presidential Villa.” While the other governors were meeting with President Buhari in Abuja, Governor Fayose was in Ado-Ekiti…
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has refuted the reports that he ignored President Muhammadu Buhari’s meeting with governors of the 36 states in the country. Buhari on Friday, August 25, met with the governor at the State House, Abuja. The Chairman of the PDP’s Caretaker Committee, Ahmed Makarfi and other leaders of the opposition party were also present at the meeting. “For those insinuating that I shunned the President’s meeting with governors, I didn’t. I had my installation as Apesin of Ado Ekiti slated for today,” the Governor wrote on Twitter on Friday He added that “guests were already in…
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has refused to accept the withdrawal of the threatening quit notice issued by a coalition of northern youths warning Igbos living in the northern region of the country to leave before October 1. The coalition, which includes Arewa Citizens Action for Change, Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, Arewa Youth Development Foundation, Arewa Students Forum and Northern Emancipation Network, promised to execute measures to carry out their directive. After popular criticism and months of key meetings both by the Federal Government and the governors on the country’s 19 northern states, the coalition withdrew the quit notice…
Benue governor Samuel Ortom said on Friday in Makurdi that he had never accused the Catholic Church of ganging up against his reign as governor. “As a leader, who came in God’s name and was popularly elected by the people, the governor knows the role the Church played in his emergence and has remained in constant touch with all Christian denominations. “The statement credited to him is a smear campaign by members of the opposition seeking to pit him against one of the biggest Churches in the land. “We knew this could happen and had alerted the public to watch…
Corruption in the procurement process has hindered the efficiency of public spending and the chances to improve quality of lives of Nigerians, Alhaji Bala Kaoje, a former Minister has said. He said: “In Nigeria, corruption in procurement, accounts for over 70 per cent of government total budget and therefore affects the efficiency of public spending and the opportunities to improve quality of life of the citizens. “Due to the importance of a good procurement system in governance, Nigeria had the first Procurement Act in 2007 which provides for the harmonisation of existing government policies and practices on public procurement. “It…
Wales boss Chris Coleman has advised Gareth Bale he will do his career a whole lot of goood by staying at Real Madrid, amid reported interest from Manchester United. Bale has won the Champions League three times in four seasons with Los Blancos, but Jose Mourinho has said that he would be interested in bringing the Wales international to the Premier League if he ever became available. “I think from our point of view my opinion is that La Liga, the tempo and physicality is completely different to the Premier League,” Coleman said, in quotes reported by Wales Online. “Technically…
Liverpool will not focus on “world-class” talent Alexis Sanchez if he makes his Arsenal return at Anfield, boss Jurgen Klopp has said. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has said forward Sanchez is available to him for the first time this season having finally recovered from illness and an abdominal injury. “The difficulty with Alexis Sanchez is that he’s pretty much involved in each situation, he’s not fixed on one position,” Klopp said. “Wherever he is, he’s very dominant — if he comes deep, in space, wing, centre — that’s a world-class player. Obviously he’s able to do this. “That makes it…
Antonio Conte feels Chelsea have proved to themselves that they are ready to challenge for the title again. The champions’ season got off to the worst start possible when they were reduced to nine men in a shock 3-2 home defeat by Burnley. But they responded with a 2-1 win at last season’s runners-up, Tottenham, despite missing Gary Cahill and Cesc Fabregas through suspension and with Eden Hazard still injured. “We sent a really good message,” Conte said. “In an emergency situation we were able to win against a really strong team like Tottenham. “Don’t forget, last season, after 13…
Jose Mourinho praised the strength of his Manchester United squad after watching three substitutes earn a 2-0 win over Leicester at Old Trafford on Saturday. Leicester were sturbbon against United until Mourinho brought on Marcus Rashford, who scored the opener 20 minutes from time. Another substitute, Marouane Fellaini, added a second late on to conclude a third Premier League win in a row. Romelu Lukaku’s missed penalty was the only cause for concern. “This is about the quality of the players because they are good. It doesn’t matter if they come from the bench because the group is solid. “I…
Chasing an expected sixth league title on the bounce, champions Bayern Munich made it two wins in two and moved to the top of the table, cruising past Werder Bremen 2-0, courtesy of a quick-fire Robert Lewandowski double. Boosted by the return of captain Manuel Neuer, the defence looked more secure than on opening night against Leverkusen, completing their 14th league win in a row against Bremen, with Bayern assuming their natural position atop the Bundesliga after two games. 7 — Carlo Ancelotti brought on Kingsley Coman for the ineffective Arjen Robben, with the tricky French winger providing a crucial…
Ernesto Valverde has come out to suggest Barcelona will make more signings before the transfer window closes after watching his team make it two wins from two in La Liga at Alaves on Saturday. Barca confirmed a club-record deal potentially worth €145 million for Borussia Dortmund’s Ousmane Dembele days ago, the France international becoming their fifth signing of the summer after Marlon Santos, Gerard Deulofeu, Nelson Semedo and Paulinho. “We hope that when Aug. 31 arrives and the transfer market closes we have a more competitive team,” Valverde told a news conference when asked if there would be more arrivals,…
Antonio Conte has said that he was happy to hear about Nathaniel Chalobah’s first England call-up but insisted that the youngsters who left Chelsea this summer are not ready to play for the club. Of last season’s Premier League title-winning Chelsea squad, fellow youngsters Nathan Ake, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Ola Aina and Kurt Zouma were also allowed to leave either permanently or on loan by Conte, having struggled for regular opportunities under the Italian last season. Tammy Abraham, Kasey Palmer and Izzy Brown were granted Premier League loans after Chelsea decided against recalling them to bolster a small first-team squad, while…
Thomas Muller said he does not feel valued by Carlo Ancelotti after the Bayern Munich coach left the forward out of the starting XI on Saturday. “I don’t know exactly which qualities the coach wants to see,” Muller told ARD. “But mine seem not to be 100 percent in demand.” Ancelotti said tactics were the only reason Thomas Muller did not start the game. “We tried to plan the game using the wide areas more and to have more possession in the middle,” he said. “For this reason Thomas didn’t start the game. “He went in during the second part…
England boss Gareth Southgate has said Dele Alli needs to start winning trophies before he can be considered an elite player. The Tottenham midfielder has become a crucial figure for the national team less than two years after making his debut, and will be expected to get even more responsibility after Wayne Rooney’s international retirement. But Southgate says the 21-year-old still has a lot to do prove himself in the football world. “Dele is an exciting player and it’s a great opportunity for him to kick on, but there’s always a challenge,” said the England manager, quoted in several national…
Jurgen Klopp has said Divock Origi can still be an important Liverpool player in his squad despite being left out of the Champions League playoff last week. The Belgian was not included in the squad for the second leg against Hoffenheim, and he has yet to start a game in any competition this season. Reports on Friday suggested Liverpool would be willing to send Origi out on loan, as he’s found himself down in the pecking order behind Dominic Solanke and Daniel Sturridge. But Klopp has said ahead of Sunday’s game against Arsenal that no such move will happen for…
Recently, Taylor Swift returned from a year of dormancy with her fangs sharpened and a new single to unleash. And it appears her presumed latest prey, Kim Kardashian, already wants nothing to do with it. As reports pointed out, Kardashian has pulled a Taylor and is blocking people from leaving the snake emoji in the comments on her Instagram. Last year, in the wake of Kim exposing Taylor’s recorded conversation with Kanye West in which Taylor is heard approving his lyric about her on “Famous” despite previous statements saying otherwise, many of Kim’s fans flooded Taylor’s Instagram with the snake…
Why does Chris Brown always insist on being just completely awful? Is it a hobby for him or something? Is there seriously not one single ounce of good in him? And no, being a cool dancer doesn’t count. There are so very, very many examples of Chris being a terrible person, from the Rihanna beating to the Karrueche Tran beatings to the beatings of several other people and things that dared cross his path. There’s also his horrible attitude: remember that creepy video he made where he called himself a stalker when it came to women he was into, like…
Drake and Rihanna’s romance may have fizzled last summer, but it looks like the rapper is still tending to the embers. The Canadian chart-topper, 30, sparked a flurry of speculation about the couple’s former romance after posting an image of himself wearing a pair of her newly-released sock designs on Instagram. Adding fuel to the flames of love was the fact that Drake’s chosen design featured a particularly saucy image of the 29-year-old singer that was taken from the provocative 2016 music video for the duo’s hit song Work. Rihanna, 29, collaborated with sock brand Stance this month to recreate…
Her amazing bottom is arguably as famous as she is. And, like the irresistible pull of an event horizon, Kevin Hart found his eyes inexorably drawn to Khloe Kardashian’s storied appendage as they got ready to film a fitness show together in Los Angeles on Wednesday. The pint-sized fitness fanatic looked like he was completely mesmerised as they made there way towards the set at a YMCA. No doubt the 38-year-old was just glad to be getting back to work after a hectic few days marked by his ex-wife Torrei accused him of cheating on her with his current spouse.…