Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has been named the Premier League manager of the month for December, becoming the first coach to win the award in three consecutive months. Conte led Chelsea to victories in all six of their matches last month, the last of which completed a run of 13 wins to equal Arsenal’s Premier League record for consecutive wins in one season. Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp, Manchester United’s Jose Mourinho and Mauricio Pochettino of Tottenham Hotspur were also shortlisted for the award. Only United, with 16 points, came close to Chelsea’s perfect haul over the month with the West London…
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Prof. Itse Sagay, Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), on Thursday said Nigeria risk losing another 550 million dollars recovered from the Abacha family to the United States. Sagay disclosed this at a media conference on asset recovery jointly organised by PACAC and the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora. “Nigeria presently stands to lose another 550 million dollars recovered from the Abacha family to the U.S., contrary to the earlier promise by the U.S. to return same to Nigeria,” he said. Sagay said the amount represented a separate tranche…
Professor Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate and political activist has warned that religion will kill Nigeria if not tamed. The Nobel laureate who spoke in Abuja at a book launch in Abuja on Thursday, January 12, 2016, said religion has become a little more than “killing machine” all over the world. “If we do not tame religion in this nation [Nigeria], religion will kill us,” Soyinka said. “Only the religiously possessed or committed would deny the obvious – the price that many have paid not just within the society but humanity in general. This makes me wonder if the benefits have…
President Muhammadu Buhari has again stressed that ex-President Goodluck Jonathan left an empty treasury for him. He added that the fall in oil prices compounded the problem, which eventually landed the country’s economy in recession. The President stated this on Thursday, January 12, while receiving recipients of the 2016 Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM) at the State House, Abuja. “There was no money in the treasury,” adding that “we were producing less than one million barrels of oil per day, from the 2.2 million barrels we used to do. The country was in a terrible shape, but luckily, the…
Nollywood actress Victoria Inyama has waded into Tonto Dikeh’s apology to Mercy Johnson for calling her a daughter a witch. In a twist of events, on January 13, 2017, Tonto Dikeh apologised to fellow actress Mercy Johnson on Instagram for calling her daughter a witch back in 2013. Tonto Dikeh wrote “Good morning world Since I have your undivided attention I better make good use of it and not miss the blessing in this lesson!!! @mercyjohnsonokojie Ever since I had my baby I have been reminded constantly about an ill statement I made about one of your kids a very…
Ace comedian Basketmouth has revealed he is now a Knight! The comedian took to Instagram today, Friday, January 13, 2016, to disclose this news to fans and followers. “Guess who just got knighted by the Queen of England……I’m humbled, God is truly amazing. Your majesty, thank you for the great honor….yours truly Sir Okpocha Bright.” “Now I’m officially the Lord of the rib,” he wrote alongside another shot. For all we know, it could be another joke by the jester as the Queen is currently ill and those people look like wax figures. The popular comedian was recently in Wembley…
Actress and former AGN President, Ibinabo Fiberesima, is officially on the single’s market again. The actress and her former partner parted ways early last year but kept it off social media. Ibinabo herself while celebrating her new age made the revelation. In a message shared on Facebook to thank her fans for standing by her all through the years, Ibinabo talked about the pain of a “dissolution of a bond” she had “hoped to keep with a life time partner and the re-emergence of singleness”. She wrote, “If I told you that I think of you everyday would you believe…
Arsene Wenger says he doesn’t think Mesut Ozil’s Arsenal future is tied directly to his own, but expressed optimism that the club can reach a new deal with the German “very quickly.” Ozil told kicker on Sunday that he wants to know whether Wenger will stay at the club beyond this season before deciding whether to sign a long-term contract extension himself. Wenger’s contract expires this summer, while Ozil and star striker Alexis Sanchez have 18 months to go on their deals and have yet to commit their futures. But Wenger insisted that Ozil’s comments had been “a bit misinterpreted.”…
Former Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher has praised Wayne Rooney for being a “team player” for the way he put his own goal-scoring instincts aside to allow Cristiano Ronaldo to shine during their time together at Old Trafford. Rooney equalled Sir Bobby Charlton’s record of 249 goals for United after scoring in the FA Cup win over Reading at the weekend, while Ronaldo on Monday added The Best FIFA award to the Ballon d’Or he won in December. The Real Madrid star won his first Ballon d’Or while still at United after the club’s victorious 2007-08 Champions League campaign, in…
Dimitar Berbatov has told The Times that he admires Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s ability to perform to the highest level at Manchester United despite his veteran status. Ibrahimovic, 35, has scored 13 Premier League goals so far this season, a record that is only bettered by Chelsea’s Diego Costa on 14 goals. The former Sweden international said on Thursday that “it took three months” for him to conquer England, and Berbatov — who also praised Everton midfielder Gareth Barry — believes it is proof that age does not always matter. “I don’t think anyone said that [age would be an issue for…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his government will not reveal details of its plans to rescue the remaining Chibok girls from Boko Haram captivity. Buhari however assured that the government would not relent in its efforts to ensure the girls’ safe return. The president made the comments while responding to a letter written to him by the Co-Founder of the Malala Fund, Ms. Malala Yousafzai. “Be rest assured, however, of the doggedness, commitment and sincerity of Nigeria’s Federal Government towards ensuring the safe return of the Chibok girls and, indeed, all others still in captivity,” Buhari wrote. Buhari also…
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a new list of 46 non-career ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation. A letter sent to the Senate, along with the list, by President Buhari was read by Senate President, Bukola Saraki on Thursday, January 12, 2017. The Senate had, on Tuesday, November 15, 2016, rejected an earlier list of non-career ambassadors. This was based on the recommendation of Senator Monsurat Sunmonu, the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. “I suggest we return the list of non-career ambassadors to the executive so that they can re-present it,” Sunmonu said. “There about 200 petitions…
Borno Government on Thursday said it discovered a baby factory where children were being sold in the state. The Commissioner for Justice, Mr Kakashehu Lawal, stated this at a press conference in Maiduguri. Lawal said that four women alongside the principal suspect were arrested for taking part in the crime. He said that the “trend is a notorious fact which occurred in Galadima area in the state capital.’’ “After the restoration of relative peace in state capital and its environs, a lot of anti-social activities started to emerge ranging from drug addiction, lawlessness and prostitution. “On Sept. 12, 2016, we…
Gov Kashim Shettima of Borno on Thursday apologised to the United Nation (UN) over alleged disservice to the state. The governor offered the apology after he had earlier accused the UN agencies of feeding fat on the plight of victims of violence with little to show in the state. Shettima made the apology when the Head of the UN mission in Nigeria, Mr Edward Kollon, paid him a courtesy call in Maiduguri. The governor explained he was referring to the indigenous local Non-Governmental Organisation (NGOs) who are only interested in posing, snapping and taking data of IDPs to claim funds…
The Governor Shettima led administration in Borno state has announced the ban on the sale of alcohol and prostitution in the state. According to a report by Daily Trust, the move is part of the government’s efforts to curtail criminality and social vices, The Commissioner of Justice, Alhaji Kakashehu Lawan, made the announcement while briefing newsmen on Thursday in Maiduguri. Lawan noted that the mobile courts would be set up to try violators of the new law. “The sale of alcohol is hereby banned throughout the state with effect from Jan. 20. “All brothels and other spots where prostitution, immoral…
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo will visit the Niger Delta region on Monday, January 16, a Presidency source has said. Osinbajo will pay a confidence-building visit to the troubled region which has been hit by several militant attacks. The Vice President will make the trip despite threats by some militants to resume violence in the area. “The Vice President was taken aback by the threats, but he had since been reassured that the discontent in the region was caused by the same notion that will be created if the planned visit is cancelled,” a Presidency source told Vanguard. Osinbajo will reportedly…
Emem Isong has just shared an adorable photo of her little orobo’s. The Nollywood movie producer who dedicated her kids on, August 28, 2016, at the House On The Rock Cathedral, Lekki took to Instagram today with a photo of her twin babies. “Orobo’s club….” she captioned the cute picture. Isong welcomed her twin babies, Jewel and Divina in May this year with Cameroonian husband, Misodi Akama, in the USA. The couple got married in December of 2014 in Akwa Ibom State. Congrats to the new parents.
One of five men suspected of taking part in the armed robbery of US reality TV star Kim Kardashian in Paris in October has been charged, a prosecutor said Thursday. Yunice A., 63, has been charged with robbing Kardashian at gunpoint and leaving her bound and gagged in a bathroom in her luxury residence in the early hours of October 3, the prosecutor said. Nine suspects are still in custody including four other men ranging in age from 54 to 72 who are suspected of direct involvement in the spectacular heist in which they made off with jewellery worth around…
Today is the birthday of veteran Nigerian actor Jide Kosoko. He turns 63. Born into the royal Kosoko family in Lagos, Jide Kosoko studied Business Administration at the Yaba College of Technology. At the age of ten he started acting. He first starred in a TV production called ‘Makanjuola’. With over forty years in the movie business, Jide Kosoko is one of Nigeria’s biggest and most celebrated Nigerian actors.
Davido has received nothing short of a Presidential Welcome as he touched down in Libreville, the capital of Gabon. The singer was received by the President of Gabon himself, Ali Bongo, with Akon alongside the Davido Music Worldwide crew. A video clip shared on Instagram shows Davido and President Bongo, share enthusiastic handshakes at the airport shortly after he arrived today, Thursday, January 12, 2017. This is hardly the first time Davido has been treated like royalty during a visit to an African country, including Nigeria his home country, with fans trooping out to welcome the singer while chanting his…