West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic says that Dimitri Payet not wanting to play for the club has left him feeling “sad” and “angry.” Bilic revealed on Thursday that Payet is refusing to pull on a West Ham shirt again and wants to leave the club, though they are unwilling to sell the France international. Writing in his column for the Evening Standard on Friday, Bilic said the situation was hard to take but that it had been “developing for a little while.” “To be completely honest, the last thing I want to talk about in this column is the…
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The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has praised Senate President, Bukola Saraki for the speedy intervention of the National Assembly in the Federal Government’s plan to close the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. The government has said that it will shut down the airport for six weeks, starting from March 8, to enable it repair the runway. The NSE also spoke against the proposed closure saying that there are other acceptable ways of carrying out such maintenance while operations continue. “NSE recognizes and praises the effort of the leadership of NASS in driving the transport sector reforms and would like to…
Oyo State governor, Abiola Aimobi has dared students in the state to do their worst after the students booed him recently. The Governor was addressing the students at the Oyo State secretariat when he dared them to do their worst after they had booed him. The Gov Ajimobi led administration has been notable for owing teachers and civil servants’ salaries.
The Cross River House of Assembly has passed the 2017 budget of N301 billion, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN reports that on Oct. 31, 2016, Gov. Ben Ayade presented a N301billion budget proposal to the assembly for scrutiny and passage. Mr Jonas Eteng-Williams, Chairman, House Committee on Finance and Appropriation, presented the report of the budget to the House on Friday in Calabar. Eteng-Williams said that after the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), defended their budget proposals, the committee carefully studied the budget and gave approval for the passage of the budget. “From the budget, a total…
Gov Nyesom Wike of Rivers has signed the 2017 Appropriation Bill of N470 billion into law, pledging to accelerate the development of the state. A statement issued by Mr Simeon Nwakaudu, the Special Assistant to Wike on Electronic Media, said on Friday that the fiscal policy was christened “Golden Jubilee Budget’’ for accelerated development. Giving his assent to the budget, Wike commended the State House of Assembly for always placing the interest of the people above other considerations. He said: “You passed the budget on time so that the State Government will continue to deliver dividends of democracy to the…
Senate President Dr Bukola Saraki, on Friday commended officers and men of the Nigeria Armed Forces for their tremendous contributions to the survival and development of the country. A statement issued by Saraki’s Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Mr Yusuph Olaniyonu said that Saraki gave the commendation at the National Mosque, Abuja during Jumma’at prayer held to commemorate the 2017 Armed Forces Remembrance Day. Saraki, who represented President Muhammadu Buhari at the service, said the nation and its leaders would continue to appreciate the military and provide for the welfare of its members. “Apart from the fact that the military…
Sokoto State Government on Friday said it had earmarked N32million for the mass wedding of 100 couples in the state. The State commissioner for Religious Affairs, Alhaji Mani Katami, disclosed this at the inauguration of the committee on Islamic Marriage Mediation in Sokoto. He said beneficiaries would be drawn from the 23 local government areas of the state. He said the gesture was part of measures taken by the state government to assist less privileged members of the society. Katami urged members of the committee to ensure fairness in the discharge of their assignment. The committee, which has Sheikh Aliyu…
Tiwa Savage has been announced as one of the artistes that will perform at the 8th annual Essence ‘Black Women in Music’ – an official Grammy week event, this February. The event is being held to salute the year’s extraordinary Grammy nominees and also to celebrate four-time Grammy winner Erykah Badu on the 20th anniversary of her groundbreaking debut album, Baduizm. The event will be held on Thursday, February 9, in Los Angeles.
Idris Elba is about to go from a novice on the streets to a pro in the rings in this documentary series. This is a new series by Discovery Channel and it premieres on the 17th of January. According to the 44-year-old, it’s been his dream to fight professionally all his life; testing himself has been a challenge for him. He confesses that although his family has been cheering him on for the documentary, they have been very afraid for his safety.
Multiple award-winning actor Kanayo O. Kanayo has gone back to school to study law at the University of Abuja. The 54-year-old revealed this with a photo of himself shortly after his morning lecture. It may be early days but he looks up for it. We wish him all the best.
When news broke earlier today that Nigerian comedian, Basketmouth has been knighted by the Queen of England for his services to comedy and entertainment, not a few Nigerians disbelieved the report. So we at contacted the official residence of the Queen, Buckingham Palace, for confirmation and we got a speedy response from them. In a press statement obtained exclusively by us, a spokesperson for the Queen confirmed that Basketmouth received the knighthood in a secret ceremony held last night. The ceremony held at the Buckingham Palace, where the Queen is recovering from a bout of flu and was witnessed by…
Female rapper Eva Alordiah has been engaged to TV personality, Caesar Ume-Ezeoke, since January 2016, and the two seem to be okay with that. However, some fans are angry on her behalf and think they should have taken things a step further by now. Some of them going as far as writing their thoughts on pictures of the couple whenever they have the chance to. Eva is no longer having none of it, and took to her Instagram to address the issue, her message was especially directed at one fan who called her ‘Lord of the rings’. ‘How can you,…
Move over Soulja Boy and Chris Brown. In an apparent Instagram Live video, Meek Mill claims that he would ‘break Drizzy the fuck up for $5 mill.’ Seems the new trend for rappers is to suggest their own boxing matches since Big Soulja and Breezy started talking about handling their issues inside the ring, they’ve been making huge headlines. Guess it’s high time they call each other to settle this beef. Kodak Black offered to fight Lil Wayne over the ‘best rapper alive’ title, 22 Savage wanted to box his namesake 21 Savage for that title, and RiFF RAFF wanted…
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed that the club have received a bid for midfielder Memphis Depay, but it is not enough to tempt them to sell. Depay will be allowed to leave during the transfer window if a suitable offer is made, with Mourinho having revealed last month that the 22-year-old has expressed his desire to move away from Old Trafford. Lyon have reportedly offered substantially less than United’s £15 million valuation of a player signed from PSV Eindhoven for £25m in June 2015 and Mourinho said: “The offer we had is far from reasonable for us. He…
Arsene Wenger says Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla could be sidelined for another 10 weeks after needing a second procedure on his troublesome right foot. Cazorla had surgery in early December after struggling to recover from an inflamed tendon in his right heel, and had initially been expected back within three months. But Wenger said Friday that doctors had performed a second procedure this week and that the Spanish midfielder is still “far from starting to run again.” “He had a little procedure, yes, but we have a meeting today with the medical people to see what it was,” Wenger said…
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has said he thinks Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a complete player and Barcelona’s Neymar is the future. Ibrahimovic is set to return for Sunday’s crunch clash against Liverpool after illness and the team are now finding their feet under Jose Mourinho after a mixed start to the season. Pogba admitted he plays well with Ibrahimovic. As a duo, they have created the most chances for each other — 25 goal scoring opportunities. “We get on a lot. I try to adapt to him and his movements. I think he tries to adapt to me as well.…
Jose Mourinho has claimed that Liverpool’s 27-year wait for the English league championship leads to “emotion” and “supportive” coverage in the media whenever the Anfield club emerge as genuine title contenders. Mourinho’s Manchester United face Liverpool at Old Trafford on Sunday aiming to move to within two points of Jurgen Klopp’s team with a victory. And while stopping short of claiming that the media wants Liverpool to end their title drought, which stretches back to 1990, due to the romance of the story, Mourinho insists that he senses greater backing for the 18-time champions when they are involved in the…
Jose Mourinho has billed Paul Pogba as a future Manchester United captain after seeing the £89 million world-record signing overcome his slow start at Old Trafford to become a pivotal figure in the team. Pogba, 23, has produced a series of dominant performances in recent weeks, and formed a productive partnership with forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic, as United have built a nine-game winning run in all competitions. And with 35-year-old Michael Carrick serving as vice-captain to 31-year-old Wayne Rooney, Mourinho admits that Pogba has the qualities to claim the armband once that pair vacate the Old Trafford stage. “I think he…
Diego Costa has been dropped for Chelsea’s Premier League clash with Leicester City after a row with Antonio Conte and a lucrative transfer offer from the Chinese Super League, sources have confirmed. Chelsea head to the King Power Stadium on Saturday hoping to preserve their five-point lead at the top of the Premier League but Costa, the division’s top scorer with 14 goals in 19 appearances this season, has not travelled with the rest of the squad. He has instead trained alone at Cobham for the past three days after becoming embroiled in a heated argument with a fitness coach…
Manchester United’s Dutch forward Memphis Depay is the top target for French club Lyon during the winter transfer window, coach Bruno Genesio said Friday. “I’m a fan of this player and have made him my priority,” Genesio told a press conference as he outlined the 23-year-old’s qualities. “He’s forceful, powerful, capable of scoring and helping to score. He’s a fairly complete player, a winger, who can play with both feet.” Genesio said he was looking to Depay as a possible replacement for Algerian winger Rachid Ghezzal. “His profile is interesting in view of the probable departure of Ghezzal at the…