President Muhammadu Buhari will resume his official duties on Monday, March 13, the Presidency has confirmed. He will also write the National Assembly on Monday, to officially notify the two chambers of his return from London. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, disclosed this to Vanguard on Sunday. The President returned to the country on Friday, March 10, after 49 days of medical vacation in the United Kingdom. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has been carrying out Presidential duties in Buhari’s absence. On media reports that Buhari may reshuffle his cabinet when he resumes, Adesina…
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Manchester United will face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge without a recognised forward on Monday after Wayne Rooney, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial were all ruled out by manager Jose Mourinho. FA Cup holders United were already without the suspended Zlatan Ibrahimovic for the quarterfinal tie against the Premier League leaders. But United sources have confirmed to ESPN FC that Rooney and Martial will miss out due to injury, with England youngster Rashford left behind because of an illness. All three players failed to join the rest of the United squad as they boarded a train to London from Stockport on…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says captain Jordan Henderson will miss the club’s next game against Manchester City and is unavailable for England selection later this month due to injury. Henderson, 26, has been forced to sit out Liverpool’s last three matches with a foot problem sustained in training. The midfielder is sidelined for Liverpool’s trip to the Etihad Stadium to face City next Sunday and will not recover in time for England’s games with Germany and Lithuania on March 22 and 26 respectively. Klopp was asked at a news conference whether Henderson would be available for an England call-up following…
Winning ugly isn’t something Liverpool usually do and that’s a big reason why they fell away in the title race. It’s impossible to play well every week but you need to be able to win, regardless of performance. The home side were terrible for much of this game but they battled and scrapped, which bodes well. Out-of-form Philippe Coutinho struggled to make an impression and was replaced by 17-year-old Ben Woodburn after an hour. Usually such a decision would send shockwaves through the crowd, but the fact that nobody was surprised, let alone upset, tells you everything about how disappointing…
Son Heung-Min’s hat trick fired Tottenham into the FA Cup semifinals but their 6-0 demolition of Millwall was marred by racist chants towards the South Korean from visiting supporters. Harry Kane also limped off injured in the sixth minute at White Hart Lane after appearing to hurt his right ankle but even without their star striker, Spurs, and Son, blew their League One opponents away. Son’s treble was particularly fitting given that he was subjected to abuse from Millwall supporters. The visiting fans sang “DVD” and “You’re selling three for a fiver” at the 24-year-old during the first half. Christian…
Barca made headlines around the world on Wednesday when they overturned a four-goal deficit against PSG to progress to the quarterfinals of the Champions League, scoring three goals in the final seven minutes on their way to a 6-1 win. However, four days later, they were bumped back down to earth on Sunday as they were beaten 2-1 to Deportivo in La Liga as they suffered a European hangover. “Everyone connected to Barcelona would have signed up to comeback against PSG and lose to Deportivo,” Pique told reporters after the shock defeat in the rain at Riazor. “That is sport.…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Feb. 16, 2019 for Presidential and National Assembly elections. Similarly, Governorship, State Assembly and Federal Capital Territory Area Councils polls will hold on March 2, 2019. Mr Solomon Soyebi, National Commissioner of the commission in charge of publicity, made this known on Thursday in Abuja at a news conference. He said that fixing of the dates was part of efforts by INEC to standardise and ensure certainty of timetable for general elections in the country. Soyebi gave instances that in the US, general elections always held on the second Tuesday of November…
Marouane Fellaini insists Manchester United are confident of avenging the worst moment of Jose Mourinho’s reign when they return to Chelsea in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Monday. Mourinho’s first visit to Stamford Bridge since his sacking as Chelsea boss last season ended in humiliation as his former club romped to a 4-0 victory over United in October. United have used the memory of that painful loss to fuel a dominant period which has seen them lose just twice in all competitions since then. They lifted the first major trophy of the Mourinho era with a League Cup final victory…
Borussia Dortmund’s CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke says he expects star striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to remain with the Bundesliga giants, for now. The Gabon hot-shot has hit 28 goals this season, including the hat-trick against Benfica on Wednesday which fired Dortmund into the Champions League’s quarter-finals. He has scored seven goals in three games prior to Saturday’s league match at Hertha Berlin. The 27-year-old has a contract with Dortmund until 2020, but admitted in January that he is considering leaving in June to take ‘the next step’ in his career. He has made no secret he wants to eventually join Real Madrid…
Arsene Wenger revealed he hasn’t ruled out extending his Arsenal reign after his side eased the pressure on the troubled boss with a 5-0 FA Cup quarter-final win over minnows Lincoln. Wenger has faced calls for his resignation from angry Arsenal fans this week and there were more protests against the beleaguered Frenchman before Saturday’s clash at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal’s comfortable progress to next month’s Wembley semi-finals kept the critics off Wenger’s back, days after they gave him a torrid time following Tuesday’s Champions League humiliation against Bayern Munich. The Gunners boss, who has yet to confirm if he…
While appearing on British television station, Channel 4 for an interview and to promote her new book, Dear Ijeawele, Or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions, revered writer and unapologetic feminist, Chimamanda Adichie shared her thoughts on transgender women wanting to be addressed as real women; and these thoughts didn’t particularly sit well with a lot of people. According to Adichie, trans-women are just trans-women. She doesn’t believe it’s fair that people who had hitherto enjoyed the privileges that come with living as men would equate their experiences with people who have lived all their life as women. ‘I don’t…
The National Caretaker Committee of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday welcomed President Muhammadu Buhari from his medical vacation in London. In a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Mr Dayo Adeyeye, the party prayed for complete recovery of the president. It, however, advised the presidency to be more transparent in managing the president’s health, saying “Nigerians deserves to know the health status of their president and how it’s being managed. He said “In the same vein, we thank the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, for holding forth creditably while the president was away. “We urge him to continue to work…
The legendary Muller was a Bayern stalwart as the club rose from obscurity to establish themselves as a powerhouse in the European game — the striker top scored every season from 1964-65 to 1977-78. He was the Bundesliga’s leading marksman on seven occasions, racking up 40 goals in 1971-72. Fellow legend Franz Beckenbauer is famously quoted as saying: “Without Gerd’s goals we would still be sitting around in a wooden shack on Sabener Strasse [Bayern’s training facility].” When Lewandowski arrived on a free transfer from Borussia Dortmund in 2014, he was perhaps best known on the world stage for his…
Following her explosive interview earlier in the week about her troubled marriage to Oladunni Churchill, Tonto Dikeh has been said to have lied especially about the Ghana incident where she claimed to have been beaten and stripped naked by her husband while they lived in that country. A Ghana-based radio station, Joy News however is suggesting that may have been false. A video interview of their correspondent with the police officer in charge of the case has been made public and his account differs from hers. Reading from the case file, the policeman said, ‘On the 9th of June 2015,…
Thursday saw yet another dramatic 24 hours in the ongoing beef between Remy Ma and Nicki Minaj. After more than a week of silence, Nicki finally responded to Remy’s diss tracks by sparing a few bars on her new song ‘No Frauds’. But Nicki’s awakening from her slumber isn’t the only thing that Remy has to worry about. After receiving a lot of praise for her ‘ShETHER’ track, her first attack on Nicki, Remy is now facing the song being removed from the internet and radio. ‘ShETHER’ borrowed the beat from Nas’ classic diss track ‘Ether,’ recorded for Stillmatic during…
Korede Bello says his debut album, Belloved, released earlier today, March 11, 2017, is for the fans. Don Jazzy, Cobhams, Baby Fresh and Altims are the produces on the ‘Godwin’ hitmaker’s 11-track album, which is complemented by three bonus songs. The bonus tracks include ‘Godwin’, ‘Do Like That’ and ‘Romantic’. The Mavin Records singer has collaborated with some of the biggest acts in the world before, including Asa, Kelly Rowland, Tiwa Savage, and Don Jazzy. So not featuring other music stars on his debut studio work isn’t a big deal after all. Kiss Daniel only featured his label mate, Sugarboy…
The Katsina state Governor, Bello Masari has joined Nigerians to rejoice over the return of President Buhari from his vacation. Masari said the safe return of the President is the best thing that has happened to Nigeria in 2017. The Governor thanked Nigerians for their overwhelming show of love towards the President while he was away. Masari also thanked God for answering the prayers of Nigerians and bringing Buhari back home hale and hearty. According to Vanguard, Masari, in a statement signed by his media aide said “All praise be to Allah, the All mighty, who has answered our collective…
Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (Rtd), has advised the Federal Government to foster unity among Nigerians by sustaining educational institutions established to unite Nigerians from different backgrounds. Gowon, who spoke at the Vanguard Personality of the Year Award on Saturday night in Lagos, said that the future of Nigeria depended on the way citizens relate in peace and tranquillity. According to him, government should strengthen existing institutions like the Federal Unity Colleges that serves as platforms for uniting citizens of different tribes and cultures from an early age. “We have come a long way as a people and…
Two suspected female suicide bombers were shot dead by security agents in Maiduguri on Saturday. A statement by the spokesman of the Police Command in Borno, Victor Isuku, disclosed that the bombers were shot when they attempted to enter Maiduguri through the Umarari in Molai, near Damboa road. “On Saturday at about 20:45hrs, two female suspected suicide bombers, of about 18 years of age, attempted to enter Maiduguri through Umarari in Molai General Area which is about 9 Kilometres to the township. “They were sighted by local vigilantes- the Civilian JTF- and consequently shot dead by security personnel on duty…
Cometh the hour, cometh that man Antoine Griezmann once more to deliver a vital three points in Atletico Madrid’s chase to secure Champions League football at the new Wanda Metropolitano next season. The visitors had been wasteful in front of goal at lowly Granada, Griezmann included, for much of the 90 minutes. However, the Frenchman stopped to head home Koke’s cross for his 21st goal of the season six minutes from time to deliver a deserved if hard-fought 1-0 win for Diego Simeone’s men. On top of a much-needed three points, a first clean sheet on the road in five…