Sheikh Ibrahim Fari, Chief Imam of Minna Central Mosque, has called on Nigerians to support President Muhammadu Buhari[/caption] Muhammadu Buhari-led administration in its effort to reposition the country for growth and development. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Fari, who spoke during the Friday sermon, said this would be achieved when Nigerians put away their differences and pray together for the Nation’s leaders. He also stressed the importance of praying for leaders in the helm of nation affairs to ensure good governance. “It is important for national development that followers pray for their leaders. We should intensify prayers…
Author: David Folami
The Speaker of Imo House of Assembly, Mr Acho Ihim, has commended indigenes of oil bearing areas of Ohaji/Egbema and Oguta Local Government Areas for their peaceful disposition. Ihim made the commendation when he received leaders of Supreme Council of Oil and Gas Producing Areas led by its Chairman, Chief Goddy Obodo who visited him in Owerri. He observed that the conduct of indigenes of the two oil council areas in recent months, has encouraged exploration activities by oil prospecting companies doing business in the areas. “No meaningful development will be recorded within the oil bearing areas and the entire…
Mrs Betty Akeredolu, the wife of the Ondo State governor, says institutions providing training for the physically challenged should be given attention. Akeredolu, who spoke at the launch of two books at the Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo, said it was necessary to train teachers who could in turn teach persons with disabilities in the state. The books were written by Mr Kalu Ugbo, a lecturer in the school. She said: “Let me assure everyone that my take home message to my husband, the governor, is there is an institution like FCE Special Oyo that is training physically challenged…
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho pledged to rest a host of first-team regulars for Sunday’s Premier League showdown at Arsenal as he believes his side have missed their chance to claim a top-four finish. Mourinho instead vowed to keep his key players as fresh as possible for the second leg of their Europa League semi-final against Celta Vigo on May 11 having claimed a vital 1-0 first leg lead in Spain thanks to Marcus Rashford’s winner on Thursday night. “I think in the last match against Swansea we lost our last chance to fight for top four, so I am…
Pep Guardiola has revealed Manchester City goalkeeper Claudio Bravo will miss the rest of the season with a calf injury. Bravo, who has endured an inconsistent season since arriving from Barcelona last August, was taken off on a stretcher after sustaining the injury against Manchester United on April 27. City manager Guardiola has confirmed the problem will keep the Chilean out of his side’s remaining four Premier League matches, with Willy Caballero set to continue against Crystal Palace on Saturday, while third-choice goalkeeper sits on the bench. However, Sergio Aguero, David Silva and John Stones are all likely to play…
Zinedine Zidane hailed Kylian Mbappe’s “exceptional” breakout season on Friday as speculation mounted that the Monaco starlet has set his heart on a move to Real Madrid. Friday’s edition of the Madrid sports daily Marca said that the 18-year-old Mbappe has indicated his desire to join the reigning European champions. Asked about speculation linking Mbappe to Europe’s biggest clubs, Zidane said that fellow Frenchman Mbappe had once very nearly joined the Real youth academy. “He almost signed at Real Madrid (when he was younger), it did not happen,” said the Real coach. “He is a player who is showing all…
Pep Guardiola admits he will have to “buy goals” before next season in a bid to cure Manchester City’s lack of killer instinct. Guardiola’s side enter the final stages of the Premier League season with a top four finish still in doubt due, according to the manager, to their failure in the opposition penalty area. While City are top of the ‘chances created’ statistic in the division, they rank only seventh in goals scored and Guardiola claims there is only one solution to that problem. “We can accept the opponent scoring one goal, but we didn’t score enough goals,” Guardiola…
FIFA on Friday overturned Barcelona star Lionel Messi’s four-game ban from international matches imposed for swearing at an assistant referee, saying there was not enough evidence to support the stiff punishment. The U-turn is a major boost to Argentina’s hopes of reaching next year’s World Cup in Russia, with the South Americans struggling in regional qualifying. FIFA said its appeal committee sided with a challenge filed on Messi’s behalf by the Argentine Football Association and lifted “the sanctions imposed on him as a result”. “Despite the fact that the FIFA Appeal Committee considered Lionel Messi’s behaviour as reproachable” it concluded…
Premier League club Manchester City have been banned from signing academy players for two years. Manchester City have also been fined £300,000 after breaching Premier League transfer rules. The Premier League side were City were found guilty of approaching the family of two young players who were registered with other clubs. Because of the ban, Manchester City will not be able to sign any player from a Premier League or EFL club in the previous 18 months. “Manchester City will pay a fine of £300,000 and will be prohibited from registering any Academy players in the Under 10 to Under…
Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho continue one of the most poisonous and one-sided rivalries in English football when Arsenal host Manchester United on Sunday. A fixture that once enjoyed the cachet of a heavyweight title fight – and often resembled one on the pitch as England’s preeminent teams slugged it out – has been relegated in status with United fifth and Arsenal sixth in the Premier League. But although it has no bearing on the title race and both clubs are struggling to even finish in the top four, Wenger and Mourinho in such close proximity will add some needle…
Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel has enjoyed playing in the Champions League this season and does not think he will have to leave the club to repeat the experience. The Premier League champions reached the quarterfinals of the competition at the first attempt but a disappointing domestic campaign means there will be no continental football for them next season. Schmeichel thinks the club could again qualify for a place among the European elite in future years but at the moment is focused on finishing as high in the league as possible. “Those Champions league nights are special,” Schmeichel told the…
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode says that President Muhammadu Buhari has been afflicted with a deep spiritual wound. Fani-Kayode also said that Buhari’s current illness is judgment from God. The former minister made the comments in an article titled “The Resurrection of Corpsocracy.” Read the article below: The day before yesterday we were told by the First Lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, that her husband was not as ill as most of us believed and that despite his obvious challenges he has continued to “carry out his responsibilities”. On the same day the media went to great lengths to convince us,…
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that some hotels in Lagos import vegetables from South Africa. Obasanjo also said that the current recession is a second chance given to Nigeria to get things right. He made the comments while speaking to The Nation in Abuja. “Let’s do something, we must all pledge to do something positive, let us be producers, we are all consumers, but we can do more than that. You are either a producer, a financier, a researcher, an enabler, an advocate, a processor, a marketer, an exporter,” he said. “Let us do something positive and productive.…
President Muhammadu Buhari reportedly met with the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, on Thursday, May 5. The Personal Assistant to the President on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, announced this on Twitter. He said Buhari and Emefiele met at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to him, the CBN Governor briefed the President about the apex bank’s activities. Bashir said top on the agenda was the stabilisation of the foreign exchange market. Emefiele is one of the very few government officials the President was reported to have held meetings with since he was confined to his official…
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Jigawa Command, recovered over N3.93 million debts owed some residents of the state between January and March this year. The spokesman of the command, Mr Adamu Abdullahi, made the disclosure on Thursday in Dutse in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He said that the amount was recovered following complaints the command received from aggrieved creditors. He said that the command’s Disputes and Conflicts Resolution Unit (DCRU) amicably resolved disagreements between the debtors and their creditors. He said that the command handed over the recovered funds to their owners after…
Big Brother Naija 2nd runner-up, TBoss is making her official acting debut in a Toka Mcbaror upcoming movie, “Kada River.” The movie stars the reality star alongside Joke Silva, Chris Okagbue, Fella Makafui, Keppy Epkeyoung, Rachel Oniga, Bayray Mcnwizu, Rakiya Attah, Oluchi Madubuko and James Blessing. PLOT In the midst of an age long rivalry between the Boduas and the Shawlains, which erupts into a tensed and bloody crisis, Jerome and Nadia hold on to their young love in the bid to restore peace and save their tribes from this unfounded hate that they nurture for each other. In an…
The producers of the upcoming movie “Kada River” unveiled the trailer during a press conference. The press conference which held on Thursday, May 4, 2017, was attended by Rachel Oniga, Bayray McNwizu, Toka Mcbaror among others. “Kada River” stars Joke Silva, TBoss, Chris Okagbue, Fella Makafui, Keppy Epkeyoung, Rachel Oniga, Bayray Mcnwizu, Rakiya Attah, Oluchi Madubuko and James Blessing.
Since the announcement by the CEO of Ebonylife TV, Mo Abudu that there would be a sequel to last year’s blockbuster, “The Wedding Party,“ there has been rumors of a rift between herself and Kemi Adetiba. The rumours stem from the replacement of the movie producer as the director of the sequel as she is responsible for the first part. In an exclusive interview, Kemi addressed the rumours, reiterating that her relationship with Abudu remains solid although she refused to give an official statement on the issue. She said, “There’s really nothing to it, I’m still very good friends with…
Nollywood actress Kate Henshaw says she and her friends have made arrangement to return the funds raised for Michael Alvez. The actress in a post on Instagram today, May 4, 2017, asked Nigerians to stop paying into an account opened for the victim’s treatment, following disagreements with the family over Michael’s welfare. This comes after the family’s lawyer ordered an audit of the funds raised be presented to them. They claim Kate Henshaw in partnership with Project Alert promised to fly Micheal abroad but failed. She wrote on Instagram, “I want to say a HUGE THANK YOU to EVERYONE who…
So, EME boss Banky W and actress Adesua Etomi are getting married soon! Thanks to the engagement news they shared on May 3, 2017, their engagement saw fans call out other bachelors in the entertainment industry. Wizkid was not left out of the tongue lash but he saved himself by stating he is still sampling. The ‘Ojuelegba’ star took to Twitter on May 3, 2017, to congratulate his ‘big brother’ Banky W. “Finally we can talk about this!!! My big bro @BankyW off the market!! Keep off ladies!!.” A fan then asked when his wedding bells would ring, he had…