The All Progressives Congress (APC) has pegged the cost of nomination and expression of interest forms for all aspirants for the Edo State Governorship run at N5.5 million. The state’s governorship election is slated for September 10, 2016. The National Organising Secretary of the party, Osita Izunaso, disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday, May 10, while addressing newsmen. He said the the nomination form will cost N5 million while the expression of interest form is fixed at N500,000.00. However, Izunaso said female aspirants will be given the forms free of charge. He also added that in line with the Electoral…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is doing its best to get back into the saddle of governance at the federal level come 2019. The party’s resolve to capture the realms of power in the next presidential election was also expressed by the Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike. According to Premium Times, Governor Wike announced that PDP will return to power in 2019, adding that the party is re-organising itself for the challenge ahead. He said “The PDP will return to the seat of power at the Federal level by 2019. This congress is part of the process of repositioning the…
The media aide to Ogun State Senator, Buruji Kashamu has denied reports that his boss is trying to seize control of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos. Kashamu has been accused of tampering with the structure put in place by PDP chieftain, Chief Bode George, according to reports. “How can anyone say he is causing division in Lagos PDP? They should carry their cross and stop looking for people to blame for the crisis,” the senator’s aide, Austin Oniyokor said. “Who does not know that PDP in Lagos has been divided for long between Chief Bode George and Senator…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he chose prominent pastor, Tunde Bakare as his running mate in 2011 in a bid to dismiss claims that he was a fanatic. Buhari made the comment on Tuesday, May 10, 2016, while speaking at the Katsina State Economic and Investment Summit, The Cable reports. “One of the four attempts to get here was with Tunde Bakare, when people said I’m a religious bigot, I decided to take a pastor so that I can shut their mouths up. So Tunde Bakare has decided to be with me all the time,” the president said. Bakare…
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, condemned the newly announced pump price of petrol, saying the move means that President Muhammadu Buhari hates Nigerians. Reacting to the announcement in a statement issued by his spokesman, Lere Olayinka, the Governor accused the Federal Government of deliberately orchestrating the fuel scarcity that experienced in the country in the last three months, so as to pave way for the increment. Fayose said the All Progressives Congress (APC) deceived Nigerians to get to power by promising to reduce petrol price to N45. “When they were seeking for votes from Nigerians, they promised to reduce petrol…
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) group under the aegis of Concerned PDP Stakeholders has warned Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state not to attack President Buhari. The Concerned PDP Stakeholders also said the President has good intentions for Nigeria. Reports have it that the patron of the group, Prof. T Akinyemi, said Fayose is making a fool of himself by constantly attacking Buhari verbally. Akinyemi issued an official statement saying “We would like Fayose to stop ridiculing himself in his efforts to attack Buhari. Buhari has good intentions and he is a man we all respect, irrespective of his political…
Governor Ayo Fayose has blamed President Buhari for the comments made by the British Prime Minister, David Cameron. The British PM was caught on video, describing Nigeria as one of the most corrupt nations in the world, adding that the country is fantastically corrupt. Fayose said the President’s utterances about the nation when he travels outside Nigeria, gave Cameron the audacity to make such statements. The Governor also said Buhari should apologise to Nigerians for ‘demarketing’ the country in international circles. Fayose, in a statement signed by his media aide, Lere Olayinka, said “What do you expect from the international…
Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose has said that the Muhammadu Buhari administration created the fuel scarcity in order to increase the price of petrol. Fayose made the comment on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, via a statement released by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Punch reports. The statement reads: “Nigerians are now left at the mercy of political liars who took over power by deception and are governing by deceit. “When they were seeking votes from Nigerians, they promised to reduce petrol pump price from N87 to N45 per litre, they promised to create three…
More reactions have been trailing the comment made by the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, describing Nigeria as one of the most corrupt nations in the world. Transparency International, a group whose focus is on fighting corruption across the globe, faulted the British PM’s comment, and called on Britain to make stricter rules that will stop looters from hiding money in the country. Nigerians also aired their opinion on the matter on various social media platforms, especially on Twitter. The London chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) wasted no time to also condemn Cameron’s comment, describing it as rash.…
The wife of former president, Olusegun Obasanjo has said that her husband doesn’t joke with money. Mrs Bola Obasanjo is said to have made the comment while speaking at the Ogun State 3rd Investors Forum, according to The Cable. “I thank God that I am with baba. Don’t think that it is because of his money, not at all, he doesn’t joke or mess around with his money,” she said. “If he says he loves you, you must be hardworking. We nicknamed baba, wole joko jeun (enter, sit and eat) because of his busy nature. He is always attending to…
Renato Sanches paid tribute to Benfica after the confirmation of his transfer to Bayern Munich on Tuesday. The 18-year-old has signed a five-year contract with the Bundesliga champions and will join at the end of the season for €35million – a fee which could rise to €80m depending on success-related bonuses. Sanches expressed his pride at having secured a move to Bayern but insisted he remains fully focused on Benfica’s quest for a domestic double, with the leaders ending their league campaign against Nacional on Sunday before the Taca da Liga final against Maritimo next weekend. “I want to thank…
David Beckham is looking forward to seeing an England team with Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli at the heart of it during Euro 2016. Alli has risen to prominence this season after breaking into the Spurs first team under Mauricio Pochettino and earning his maiden international call-up. The 20-year-old spent the second half of last season on loan at former club MK Dons, but has now established himself at White Hart Lane alongside Eric Dier in midfield. As Tottenham’s momentum grew, Alli and Dier gained recognition for England and Beckham is impressed with the impact the former has had. “I like…
Jose Mourinho is certain he will be back in management before the start of next season but claims to “know nothing” about a move to Manchester United. Mourinho has been strongly linked with taking over Manchester United ever since leaving Chelsea in December — with sources saying last month that the Portuguese was still confident of going to Old Trafford despite Louis van Gaal currently being in charge. The 53-year-old, whose second spell at Chelsea ended midway through this season’s disastrous defence of their Premier League title, was back in the dugout on Wednesday in the Azteca Stadium in Mexico…
Anthony Martial has two games — Sunday’s final league game of the season at home to Bournemouth and the FA Cup final against Crystal Palace — to break one of Manchester United’s lesser known records. Martial’s brace at West Ham took his club tally to 17 goals in a debut season at Old Trafford where he’s played 47 games, which is more than was initially expected. (He has also played seven times for Monaco at the start of the season and eight times for France, making 62 matches since August.) On a feverish night at Upton Park, which saw United’s…
Almost everything Lionel Messi does looks effortless but the Barcelona forward insists a lot of practice goes into trying to perfect the free-kicks which have contributed a sizeable chunk of his goals this season. The 28-year-old Argentine has scored seven goals from direct free-kicks in this year’s La Liga, the latest in Sunday’s 5-0 triumph over Espanyol. Messi now has 23 goals from free-kicks in his career at the club, equalling the previous record of former Barcelona star Ronald Koeman. “Yes, the truth is that we train for this,” he said in an interview with ESPN. “We work on how…
Karim Benzema is returning to full fitness at just the right time for Real Madrid, who will play Atletico Madrid in the Champions League final on May 28. Coach Zinedine Zidane was relieved to see the Frenchman come back from a hamstring problem and score in Sunday’s 3-2 triumph over Valencia, a result that kept Real just a point behind Barcelona with one game to go in the race for the league title. “He’s not been at 100 percent for a while. We’ve seen that it wasn’t easy for him physically,” Zidane told Real’s website. “(Against Valencia) he coped with…
Leicester City footballers look set to sweep this year’s individual awards after five were named in the 10 nominations for the Premier League Player of the Season. Playmaker Riyad Mahrez, the PFA (Professional Footballers’ Association) Player of the Year, was joined by Football Writers’ choice Jamie Vardy, midfielder N’Golo Kante, keeper Kasper Schmeichel and captain Wes Morgan. Leicester claimed their first top-flight title last week and lead the table by 10 points from Tottenham Hotspur going into the final weekend of the season. Tottenham trio Harry Kane, PFA Young Player of the Year Dele Alli and Toby Alderweireld also made…
Arsenal are moving the in right direction but must be more clinical in front of goal next season, midfielder Jack Wilshere has said. Arsenal are third in the league – 12 points behind champions Leicester City – and need a draw from their last game to seal automatic qualification for the Champions League next season. Wilshere said the players were disappointed that their title challenge crumbled but were confident of an improved display next term. “I think of the games that didn’t go our way like Swansea at home. There are a lot of chances we create with the likes…
Borussia Dortmund signed France’s young player of the year Ousmane Dembele from Rennes on Thursday, the German club fighting off strong English Premier League interest in the teenage forward. Dortmund called the 18-year-old “one of Europe’s most sought after talents” in a statement announcing the transfer on a five-year contract. The Bundesliga side did not give a figure for the deal, but German media said the fee was in the region of 15 million euros (£11.8m, $17.1m). British media had earlier reported that Liverpool were ready to offer £28 million for the France under-21 international, who was voted Ligue 1’s…
Barcelona star Luis Suarez has underlined the importance of his time at Liverpool and believes he reached another level at Anfield. The Uruguay international enjoyed a successful spell on Merseyside between 2011 and 2014, before making the move to Camp Nou. He has since developed into a key figure at Barcelona, but doubts he would be playing at the same standard without his time in the Premier League. “Liverpool turned me [into] a player of a different level,” Suarez told ESPN. “A player like [former Liverpool captain Steven] Gerrard, he was so motivating the way he played. I learned so…