Some Muslims clerics in Maiduguri,Borno, on Friday said on Friday they had commenced 10-day prayer and fasting for the health of President Muhammadu Buhari. Malam Uma Bolori who spoke on behalf of the clerics said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Maiduguri on Friday. He said, “Our prayer is what President Buhari needs from Nigerians rather rumours. “President Buhari deserves payers from the people of North-East, for not allowing Borno to go on extinction when almost all the territories in the state were taken over by Boko Haram. “We are going to fast, supplicate and…
Author: David Folami
]Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has urged Nigerians to pray for President Muhammadu Buhari. Atiku also urged Nigerians to stop mocking the president or wishing him evil as anybody could be in the same position. The former VP made the call via a statement released by his media office on Friday, February 10. “We deserve the care and support of one another in trying times,” Atiku said. He also reminded Nigerians that President Buhari needs all the prayers and goodwill that he can get at this time, to enable him return from his medical vacation in the UK and continue…
Security has been beefed up in Yenagoa, as the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, visits Bayelsa on Friday in continuation of his fact-finding tour of the Niger Delta region. Armed soldiers, policemen and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps personnel deployed for duties were visible on the streets and strategic parts of the Yenagoa, the state capital. Traffic was diverted from the roads leading to Bayelsa Government House, Ovom area, where Prof. Osinbajo is expected to hold an interactive session with stakeholders on the ongoing peace process in the region. Pedestrians were, however, allowed to pass through the road…
Manchester United announced record quarterly revenues and profit for the last three months of 2016 on Thursday despite the club’s failure to qualify for the Champions League. Revenues climbed to £157.9 million ($198.3 million, 185.6 million euros), up 18 percent on the previous year, with broadcasting revenues up 40.8 percent and match-day revenues up 27 percent. Debt for the period surged 27.1 percent to £409.3 million, but United blamed it solely on the collapse of the pound following Britain’s vote to leave the European Union last June. “The robustness of our business model continues to be reflected in our strong…
Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has said that Nigeria is suffering a leadership crisis because its leaders are selfish. Sanusi also condemned the idea that public office is a place for people to enjoy themselves. The Emir made the comments in Abuja on Wednesday, February 8, while presenting the award for Most Security Conscious Governor to Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state. “The bane of leadership in Nigeria is that the leaders are selfish; they only think of their families. Those of us who think that public office is a place to enjoy ourselves should think again,” he said…
Afro-fusion artiste, Burna Boy releases new single, his first of 2017. The new song titled Hallelujah is a mid-tempo inspirational track with lyrics that cut across many demographics; it is a song everyone can relate to because every human has a reason to be thankful. Sampling Victor Angel’s 2007 hit song If no be God on the Killa beats produced song, Burna boy tells a story of how he has survived different challenges, thanking God for his achievements and the little things people generally take for granted. Burna boy is currently on the third leg of his Underrated club tour…
Ex-Big Brother Naija housemates Soma and Miyonse were recently guests at a Media House. During an exclusive interview, the housemates shared their reasons for signing up for the reality show. According to Miyonse, he signed up to challenge himself and ended up discovering himself during his two-week stay in the Big Brother House. On why he signed up for Big Brother Naija “I wanted to challenge myself. I wanted to do things out of my comfort zone. I felt like I was restricting myself, so, I wanted to let loose.” ” I discovered myself in the Big Brother House, I…
Nollywood actress Funke Akindele is proving herself to be a very good step mum! The newly married star took to Instagram to wish her step-daughter, Tamira, a happy birthday. “Happy birthday darling wish you many more happy years. Have fun,” she wrote alongside a photo of Tamira. JJC Skillz also gave her a loving shoot out on his page. “Happy birthday to my darling daughter. @tamirabello 20 years ago I was given the best gift you came along and gave me focus and determination to be somebody that you can look up 2. Keep making me proud. #somebodylovesyou.” JJC and…
Reports have it that Beyoncé had first given up trying to have another baby after Blue Ivy. The pop diva, who revealed Wednesday, February 1, 2017, that she is expecting twins with husband Jay Z, “had given up” trying to get pregnant before she got the good news. US Weekly reports the ‘Sorry’ singer and hip-hop mogul, Jay-Z, “had been trying and trying to conceive.” The 35-year-old singer, who shared in her 2013 HBO documentary, Beyoncé: Life Is but a Dream, that she suffered a miscarriage before Blue Ivy was born, was “frustrated” after unsuccessful in vitro fertilisation treatments. A…
Nigerians in Diaspora Monitoring Group (NDMG), London chapter has denied staging any protest against the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration. The group in an electronic statement signed by its U.K coordinator Adeka Onyilo, said though it is aware that “some unscrupulous Nigerians are in the United Kingdom looking to recruit uninformed persons and foreigners alike to go out and embarrass the Nigerian government in an attempt to taint its anti-corruption crusade and for known corrupt persons to escape justice.” Onyilo said no member of the group, or any other groups staged protests in the U.K at anytime over the health…
The Adamawa Government said it planned to facilitate the return of IDPs living in the state to their states and shut all IDPs camps in March. Gov. Mohammed Jibrilla made the disclosure when members of the National Logistics Committee (NLC) on distribution of relief materials to IDPs paid him a courtesy visit on Thursday in Yola. The governor, who said 99 per cent of the IDPs taking refuge in Adamawa were from Borno, added that “we planned to close all camps in the state by March this year.” Jibrilla said Adamawa was a peaceful state, adding that plans were underway…
Luis Suarez will miss the Copa del Rey final on May 27 after Barcelona’s appeal to have his second booking from Tuesday’s draw against Atletico Madrid revoked was rejected. What’s more, the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) handed Suarez a two-game ban due to his actions after being sent off in the final minute as Barca secured a 3-2 aggregate win at Camp Nou. However, Sergio Busquets’ yellow card for kicking the ball away — when there were two on the pitch — has been rescinded. According to referee Jesus Gil Manzano’s report, Suarez was sent off for throwing his…
President of the Senate Dr Bukola Saraki, on Thursday said the National Assembly was committed to finding solutions to the recession ravaging the country. He made this known when he received the European Union (EU) delegation which visited him in Abuja. According to a statement by Chuks Okocha, his Special Assistant on Print Media, Saraki said that the national assembly was working on some legislation aimed at propelling Nigeria out of recession. He commended the EU for monitoring the 2015 general elections in the country, which, he said, had set new standards for other African countries to emulate. Saraki said…
Willian has revealed that Jose Mourinho was interested in bringing him to Manchester United last summer, but insists he feels at home at Chelsea. Mourinho took over at Old Trafford in July, eight months after being sacked by Chelsea for the second time, having presided over a disastrous Premier League title defence and what technical director Michael Emenalo described as “palpable discord” between players and management. Willian was one of Chelsea’s few reliable performers in Mourinho’s final season, registering five goals and six assists in the Premier League as well as being voted the club’s Player of the Year, and…
Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has confirmed that the club is planning to strengthen Jose Mourinho’s squad this summer, but insisted there will not be the “churn” of recent years. United, currently competing in three cup competitions as well as challenging for a top-four finish in the Premier League, offloaded Morgan Schneiderlin and Memphis Depay to Everton and Lyon respectively during the January transfer window for combined fees in excess of £40 million. Mourinho did not add to his squad, despite the departures, but sources have told ESPN FC that the United manager is planning to add a midfielder…
David De Gea says he is “very happy” and focused at Manchester United amid renewed speculation over a summer move to Real Madrid. De Gea, 26, has shone for United in recent campaigns, winning the club’s Player of the Year award for the past three seasons. Such form has led to the Spain international being linked with Madrid, who he was on the brink of joining in 2015 only for the transfer to collapse. Madrid are reportedly interested in De Gea once again, but the keeper, who signed a new deal in 2015 keeping him at Old Trafford until 2019,…
Thirty players were used in a match for the first time across Europe’s major footballing nations in Wednesday’s DFB Pokal clash between Borussia Dortmund and Hertha Berlin. Astoria Walldorf had already made history on Tuesday when Benjamin Hofmann became the first player to come on as a fourth substitute in Europe’s top nations in extra-time of his club’s DFB Pokal defeat to Arminia Bielefeld following a rule change made to the competition. As part of an ongoing pilot of a proposed change to the laws of the game, the German Football Association in December announced that clubs in the DFB…
Arsene Wenger has called on Arsenal fans to stay united behind the team despite their recent losses and refused to give up on winning the Premier League title. The discontent among Gunners supporters has grown again following the consecutive defeats to Watford and Chelsea last week which left Wenger’s team 12 points behind the Blues in the league standings. And while some fans have indicated they plan to stay away from the Emirates for Saturday’s game against Hull City, Wenger said that turning their backs on the team won’t be helpful. “You cannot be a fan until last Tuesday and…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic discusses the pressure of playing for Manchester United, while Wayne Rooney reveals his favourite goal. Bastian Schweinsteiger’s return to Jose Mourinho’s first-team squad at Manchester United has now been confirmed on the club’s balance sheet, with the former Germany captain reinstated as an “exceptional” item at a cost of £4.8 million, it has been announced. United revealed their second quarter financial results on Thursday and Schweinsteiger, who was written off as a £6.7m asset in the autumn, has now been restored with a value of £4.8m. Mourinho had insisted at the start of the season that Schweinsteiger, a…
Dimitri Payet scored in his Ligue 1 return for Marseille, as they cruised past Guingamp. Dimitri Payet has said he feels “liberated” after scoring his first goal for Marseille since returning to the club from West Ham in January. Payet, 29, made his first start since his £25 million move as Marseille played Guingamp at home on Wednesday. And the France international got the second goal from a deflected free kick with 14 minutes left as Rudi Garcia’s men won 2-0 to go level on points with fifth-placed Saint-Etienne. Payet, who forced a move from West Ham after saying he…