>Veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie thinks his ability to attain a long life is down to a precedence found in his family. Edochie who recently celebrated his 70th birthday on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, disclosed that those who came before him are nonagenarians. These include his father and aunt who lived up to the ages of 96 and 98 respectively. He stated this in an interview with Punch News. “I am very grateful to God that he permitted me to live up to 70 years. This calls for a special celebration. “When I remember that many of my age mates…
Author: David Folami
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, on Friday, reaffirmed Federal Government’s commitment to return the economy to the path of sustainable growth. The minister’s Special Assistant, Festus Akanbi, said in a statement that Adeosun made this known when the U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Stuart Symington, paid her a visit in Abuja. Akanbi stated that the minister explained that in spite of the oil price shock and drop in production volumes, Federal Government had succeeded in utilising the situation to reposition the Nigerian economy to the advantage of the nation. She said the lack of adequate investment in infrastructure…
A former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Charles Soludo said the size of nation’s Gross Domestic Product has shrunk from about 575 billion dollars to about 354 billion dollars. Soludo said this at an economic talk shop, organised by the Vanguard newspapers. The talk shop which had other panelists such as Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, former governor of Edo State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, also a former governor and Minister of Steel and Solid Minerals, Issa Aremu, the deputy president of the Nigerian Labour Congress was moderated by Mr. Fola Adeola, the founding managing director of Guaranty Trust…
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to have more trust in Nigerian doctors. He stated this while speaking with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and other top government officials at the Presidential Villa on Friday, March 10, hours after his arrival from the United Kingdom. “We have to trust our doctors more and trust ourselves more,” he said. Buhari also advised the people not to indulge in self-medication. “I think one of our terrible things is self-drug administration,” he noted, adding that “I can’t remember this drug that Nigerians take so much, very common.” The President, who just returned from a…
Mourinho’s former club have a 10-point lead at the top of the Premier League, and his first trip to Stamford Bridge as United manager ended in a 4-0 thrashing in October. United return to London for Monday’s FA Cup quarterfinal, ahead of which Mourinho appeared to take a dig at Chelsea manager Antonio Conte’s tactical approach. He told the Football Focus programme: “I’m not surprised [by the success]. I’m surprised with the way they play. “I’m surprised because I thought they were demanding a different kind of football. “I think they are very good defensively and I think they have…
The club have been linked with a move for another goalkeeper — with Joe Hart touted as a possibility — amid inconsistent performances from both Mignolet and Karius. But Klopp, who has indicated that he wants to freshen up his squad in the summer, told a news conference ahead of Sunday’s home game against Burnley that he was satisfied with his goalkeeping situation. “I am happy most of the days,” he said. “One day when a goalkeeper is involved in a goal which happens quite a few times it is the life of a goalkeeper that you are the last…
Pep Guardiola says Manchester City showed how serious they are about the FA Cup after reaching the semifinals with a 2-0 victory over Middlesbrough. Guardiola will go to Wembley for the first time as a City boss after an early goal from David Silva and a second from Sergio Aguero secured a comfortable quarterfinal win at the Riverside. The City boss picked a strong side for the clash — four days before the crucial Champions League second leg with Monaco, which is then followed by a Premier League game with Liverpool. “We are delighted, first of all to be in…
Former Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko has said that he left N20 billion in the state’s coffers. Mimiko made the comment in denial of a claim by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that he left a N150 billion debt profile for the state. The denial was made on Mimiko’s behalf by former Commissioner for Information, Kayode Akinmade. Akinmade also said that the APC’s allegation “is a lie from the pit of hell.” He said further that the domestic debts incurred by the last administration amounted to N53 billion with salary arrears of about N20 billion. Mimiko handed over to the…
Tottenham Hotspur are a club going places. Or so we keep hearing. But it really is time their gifted squad converted promise into silverware. Any silverware, anyhow. That’s not just the view of moaning media types. It is the opinion of the players themselves. Spurs have not won anything since the League Cup of 2008. Their last title win was in the “glory, glory” days of Danny Blanchflower, Bobby Smith, Dave Mackay and Cliff Jones in 1960-61, a group who were tremendous on the pitch — and often had a thing or two to say off it. When discussing an…
Kcee has released some new photos and this time, he’s come good as he looks dapper in them. Yes, we can’t help but tell just how hot the Five Star Music singer is in the new photoshoot. Recall we pointed out earlier this year of the singer’s dubious photoshop fails. So it’s only right he shows us he’s got style with these pretty neat pictures.
Toke Makinwa had an easy-breezy style day because well, it’s Friday! The media personality looked casual and stylish in a pair of denim carrot pants paired with a light denim top and a pair of velvet-trimmed ruffled satin mules by Marco De Vincenzo. A small black handbag and over-size dark sunshades completed her chic look as she stepped out for cocktails with her friends, Arese Ugwu and designer Yvonne Nwosu. We loved the look so much we had to make it our Look of the Day! It’s a look you should emulate.
Davido recently arrived Nigeria from Atlanta where he’d gone on vacation, and also spent sometime with his alleged second babymama, Amanda. While his Nigerian home is under renovation and he’s presently residing in his father’s house, the pop star decided to take a subtle jab at his former manager, Kamal Ajiboye. ‘This nigga stay liking my pics but ain’t upload a pic since, insecure,’ Davido shared on Snapchat with tears of joy emojis. Meanwhile, Kamal’s last post on Instagram is dated January 2, but he’s been showing support for his former employer on the photo sharing platform. ‘Sometmes I feel…
Chocolate City boss, Audu Maikori has been arrested again by Nigerian Police. This time, he wasn’t transported to Abuja, but Kaduna State. Maikori had earlier claimed that five students of College of Education, GidanWaya, Kaduna State, were killed in the conflict in southern Kaduna. He later retracted the comments, stating that he was misinformed by his personal driver who had told him of the killing of students of the state’s college of education; which turned out to be false. Maikori was first arrested on February 17 by the Nigerian Police Force in Lagos and flown to the Department of State…
Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, former Kaduna governor and PDP’s national caretaker committee chairman, has urged Nigerians to continue to pray for the full recovery of President Muhammadu Buhari. “We are happy to welcome the president from his medical vacation in London. We welcome him home; but we will continue to pry his full recovery,” Makarfi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in a telephone interview on Friday in Jos. Buhari, who traveled to London on a medical vacation on Jan. 19, returned to the country on Friday, March 10. “The PDP will continue to pray for the president; all Nigerians…
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 Peoples’ Democratic Party, National Youths Frontier (PDPNYF) has called on President Buhari to build on the achievements of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. In a series of tweets on Friday, March 10, 2017, the PDPNYF said Buhari should not allow the cabal in his government gain ground again. The group also said they pray that the Naira will not fall against the Dollar like it did before Buhari travelled. You will recall that the Naira was selling at over N500 against the Dollar, until the Yemi Osinbajo’s economic committee asked the Central Bank of Nigeria to review its forex policy.…
Pep Guardiola indicated on Friday his tenure as Manchester City manager will not be a long one if his first season in charge ends without a trophy. Sheikh Mansour, the club’s owner, gave Guardiola his full support when they met in Abu Dhabi last month, and there is no suggestion he faces the sack if he fails to win a trophy this season. However, Guardiola is aware of the demands for success at City, whose chief executive, Ferran Soriano, set a target of five trophies in five years for Manuel Pellegrini, the previous manager. Pellegrini managed to win three in…
A suddenly revitalised Barcelona is eyeing a second treble of Champions League, La Liga and Copa del Rey in three seasons. Barca’s stunning revival from a 4-0 first leg deficit to beat Paris Saint-Germain 6-1 in the Champions Leaguye has given the team a huge lift. Neymar, the architect of the win over PSG, said the team is full of confidence. “We believed before and now even more (so),” he said. After partying into the early hours of Thursday morning with three-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton, Barca and Neymar travel to Deportivo la Coruna on Sunday looking to…
Antonio Conte promised on Friday he would have no qualms in celebrating another Chelsea win over Manchester United on Monday despite riling rivals boss Jose Mourinho the last time the Red Devils were at Stamford Bridge. The two English powerhouses meet in the FA Cup quarterfinals for the latest chapter of a rivalry given added spice by the fact that Conte was eventually appointed as the permanent successor to the sacked Mourinho at Chelsea. In October, table-toppers Chelsea enjoyed a 4-0 home win over United, with visiting manager Mourinho unhappy with the way Conte tried to gee up the crowd…
The return of President Muhammadu Buhari from a 50-day medical vacation abroad has re-energised the nation, Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, has said. Tambuwal also said Buhari’s safe return has renewed the confidence of Nigerians on the president. This is contained in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to Tambuwal on Media and Public Affairs, Mr Imam Imam, to newsmen in Sokoto on Friday. On the significance of the president’s return, Tambuwal said: “The unbridled joy shown by many people across the nation showed that the country is united in their love for the President. “Nigerians from all…