A court in Lagos State has warned Nigerians to avoid taking Vitamin C with Fanta and Sprite soft drinks. The Igbosere High Court also told the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to force the Nigeria Bottling Company (NBC) Plc to place a written warning on the drinks. The judgment was given on Monday, March 13, by presiding judge, Justice Adedayo Oyebanji. Justice Oyebanji also awarded damages of N2 million against NAFDAC for failing “to live up to expectations.” “In consideration of the fact that this case was filed in 2008 and has been in court for…
Author: David Folami
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) says it has reached a deal with the UK Government aimed at improving the commission’s service delivery to the Niger Delta. The Managing Director of the commission, Mr Nsima Ekere, disclosed this at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on two programmes under the Department of International Development (DFID), in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. The Facility for Oil Sector Transparency and Reform (FOSTER) and the Market Development Project in the Niger Delta (MADE) are the two programmes under DFID, a UK government aid organisation. Ekere said that NDDC sought assistance from FOSTER…
The Governor of Ekiti state, Ayo Fayose has warned men in the state not to beat their wives. Fayose also said that he will make sure husbands who beat their wives are prosecuted. The Governor also said “We are against violence against women in Ekiti. If you do it and I have evidence against you, you will go to prison. “There are several ways of dealing with a woman. There is zero tolerance to violence against woman in Ekiti.” Fayose said this while meeting with Ekiti state beneficiaries of the N5,000 welfare initiative at the Government House. The Governor also…
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai says he has not ruled out plans to run for re-election in 2019. El-Rufai was reacting to a comment, supposedly made by his Chief of Staff, Muhammad Sa’idu, that he would support a younger successor in 2019. “What was reported was that I had no plans to run for another term of office and will be succeeded by someone below the age of 50. Both statements are misrepresentations of my position and the government,” the governor said according to Daily Trust. “I am of the firm opinion that nobody, no matter the position they hold,…
The House of Reps minority leader, Leo Ogor has debunked claims that most People Democratic Party (PDP) members in the Green Chambers support the Chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff. Sheriff was declared as the chairman of the PDP by a High Court in Port-Harcourt, Rivers state. According to Ogor, a large number of PDP Reps are solidly behind the factional chairman, Ahmed Makarfi. This is coming after a PDP member in the House, Ehiozuwa Agbonayinma told reporters that all the party members are in support of Sheriff. Speaking further, Ogor said “Let Agbonayinma give you ten names of lawmakers that are…
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The 27-year-old was born to Nigerian parents, Jonathan, his dad who is half-Irish and his mum Yetunde. Joshua met with Arunma Oteh, who is the Treasurer and Vice President of the World Bank in London. The former Director General of the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) shared the photo of their meeting on Twitter. “Anthony Joshua, unified world heavyweight champion. Proud as he said discipline of Nigerian parents is key 2 success,” Oteh wrote alongside the photo. The boxer has always embraced his Nigerian root; in the past, the British boxer has credit Nigerian dishes like Egusi and Pounded…
Odunlade Adekola’s facial expressions are comedy gold and these behind-the-scenes photos prove it. Popular for his role in indigenous movies, Odunlade is an actor that reflects emotions and mental situations with his facial exressions. These expressions which have inspired several memes have gone on to become a source of comic relief to Nigerians on social media.
Arsene Wenger dismissed protests from Arsenal fans seeking his removal as manager and called on his players to focus instead on the club’s push for Champions League football next season. An emphatic 4-1 win at Stoke kept the Gunners in contention for a top four finish and a 21st consecutive season of elite European football. But while Wenger’s name was sung out heartily by supporters inside Stoke’s stadium early in the game a plane flew overhead carrying a banner calling for the Frenchman not to return next season. “When you say fans, who do you mean? The rich ones?” said…
Usain Bolt’s imminent retirement is a blow for athletics, but a new generation of Jamaican sprinters is ready to try to fill his golden shoes, Olympic champions Elaine Thompson and Omar McLeod said Friday. Thompson, the Olympic women’s 100m and 200m champion, and 110m hurdles gold medallist McLeod will be among the marquee performers in Saturday’s Shanghai Diamond League competition, which will feature rematches of key Rio Games battles. Bolt, the greatest sprinter in history with eight Olympic golds, 11 world titles and three world records, will retire from international competition after the world championships in August. “It’s saddening that…
The Premier League have released a shortlist of eight for the Player of the Year award. This award is different from the PFA (Professional Footballers’ Association) Player of the Year and the FWA (Football Writers Association) Player of the Year. Chelsea midfielder Ngolo Kante has already claimed both awards and is favourite for the Premier League Player of the Year. Kante leads the shortlist for the award with teammates Eden Hazard and full-back Cesar Azpilicueta. Tottenham have three players in the shortlist, Harry Kane, Dele Alli and defender Jan Vertonghen. The trio has been fantastic for Tottenham this season which…
Paris Saint-Germain’s Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani was voted French players’ player of the year on Monday with Monaco striker Kylian Mbappe winning the under-21’s title. Cavani has flourished in the absence of departed Zlatan Ibrahimovic and has notched up 35 league goals so far since moving into the centre forward slot from the wing where he was exiled while the giant Swede was around. With two games of the season to go, Cavani has 48 goals for PSG in all competitions, two short of the French record of 50 set by Ibrahimovic last season. The award comes during a tough…
After clinching the Premier League title with Chelsea, Victor Moses partied with Nigerian pop star Peter Okoye of the P-Square fame. Moses was in action for Chelsea on Friday, April 12 as they clinched the Premier League title with a 1-0 win at West Brom. The following day, the Chelsea was at the One Africa Music Festival at Wembley to let his hair down. Backstage at the event, Moses met up with Peter who is a huge fan of Chelsea. “Chelsea we won the game last night, I got my brother here,” Peter said in a video he shared on…
Pablo Zabaleta deserves a victorious finale to mark the end of his nine-year Manchester City career, manager Pep Guardiola said Monday. The Argentinian full-back is leaving the Etihad Stadium when his contract expires at the end of the season, with Premier League rivals West Ham the 32-year-old’s likeliest destination. Zabaleta joined City from Espanyol for £6.45 million ($8.3 million, 7.6 million euros) on August 31, 2008, a day before the Abu Dhabi United Group, led by billionaire Sheikh Mansour, completed a takeover that transformed the club’s fortunes. Because of the timing of his arrival, and the service he has given…
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte expects departing captain John Terry to play beyond the end of the season, despite the former England centre-back hinting he may retire. Speaking after scoring in Chelsea’s 4-3 victory over Watford on Monday, their first outing since winning the Premier League, Terry said: “I still haven’t ruled out Sunday being my last game and retiring.” Chelsea finish the season at home to Sunderland on Sunday, before tackling Arsenal in the FA Cup final, and while Conte has come to terms with Terry’s decision to leave, he believes he will not hang up his boots. “No, absolutely…
Chelsea defender David Luiz accepted he would be a “liar” to say he was ignoring the prospect of winning a Premier League and FA Cup ‘Double’ with the Blues. The Blues are already halfway to that achievement after wrapping up the Premier League title ahead of their FA Cup final against London rivals Arsenal on May 27. But before that showpiece match, Antonio Conte’s men could become the first club in the Premier League era to win 30 league games in a season with victories over Watford on Monday and already-relegated Sunderland on Sunday’s final day of the season. Friday’s…
Sunderland manager David Moyes said Monday he had no defence to former England striker Alan Shearer’s damning criticism of his relegated side after their inept display during a defeat by Swansea. The Black Cats, who play Arsenal in the penultimate match of a miserable Premier League season on Tuesday, offered minimal resistance in a 2-0 defeat by Swansea at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light last weekend in a result that secured the Welsh club’s top-flight status. Shearer, now a pundit with BBC television’s Match of the Day, slammed Sunderland’s effort in front of their own supporters as “disgraceful”, “pathetic” and “lazy”.…
AKA releases the visuals to single ‘Caiphus song’, one of his happiest songs yet. Themed around a perfect wedding ceremony, the video stars actress Jessica Nkosi and Warren Masemola playing the happy couple getting married. The tune is believed to be about AKA’s relationships with girlfriend media personality Bonang Matheba and the mother of his child DJ Zinhle.
Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, on Sunday, led prayers for President Muhammadu Buhari. Ekweremadu prayed for the president during a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders meeting in Enugu. “We must always remember that the President of the country, Muhammadu Buhari, is in London for medical treatment. We must pause at every opportunity to remember him in our prayers,” he said according to NTA. “This is not about PDP or All Progressives Congress, APC, or any other party for that matter. He is the President of every Nigerian, irrespective of political divide, ethnicity, and religion. Besides, we are all human…
Arsenal’s top scorer Alexis Sanchez faces a fitness test to determine his availability for Tuesday’s Premier League clash against relegated Sunderland while midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has been ruled out, manager Arsene Wenger said. Sanchez was withdrawn with a thigh injury during Arsenal’s 4-1 win over Stoke City on Saturday that kept Wenger’s team in the hunt for a top-four berth. Defender Laurent Koscielny is also doubtful due to a calf problem. “We have a little bit of a problem with Koscielny but we should have everyone available,” Wenger told a news conference on Monday. “Alexis should have a test today.…