Kevin De Bruyne insisted Manchester City would be ready for a tough test in the Champions League semi-finals after his goal secured a 3-2 aggregate victory over Paris Saint-Germain to secure their place in the last four. After Sergio Aguero missed a first-half penalty at the Etihad Stadium, City looked set to progress on the away goals rule having drawn 2-2 in Paris in the first leg, but De Bruyne struck a curling shot from the edge of the penalty area to ensure victory. Real Madrid secured their place in the semi-finals on the same night, and De Bruyne expects…
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Gareth Bale believes Real Madrid’s successful Champions League recovery against Wolfsburg has proven to the world what the club is capable of. The Wales winger played for the full 90 minutes at Santiago Bernabeu as Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat-trick saw Zinedine Zidane’s men win 3-0 on Tuesday to seal a 3-2 aggregate victory, having lost the first leg of the quarter-final in Germany. Madrid have now reached the semi-finals of the competition for six consecutive seasons and Bale thinks the dramatic fightback has proven a point about the team’s quality and spirit. “We showed the world what we are capable of,”…
Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri is convinced closest rivals Tottenham Hotspur will not give up easily and predicted a “terrible” last five games for his team who continue their surge for a maiden Premier League title. Leicester, seven points ahead of second-placed Tottenham, are three victories away from capturing their first English top-flight title but Ranieri would take nothing for granted. “It’s not done yet though. We’re in the Champions League, but the last five games will be terrible. Tottenham won’t give up and we have to stay focused,” Ranieri told Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport. “Our work rate? That’s…
No fewer than 2,375 shops were razed by fire in various markets in Sokoto, Zamfara and Kebbi States in the last four months. This figure is contained in the quarterly report of fire incidents in the three states released by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday in Sokoto. The report was signed by Mr Thickman Tanimu, the Acting Head of the agency in Sokoto Operations Office. The breakdown showed that four Local Government Areas in Sokoto state were affected by fire disasters during the period. They are Sokoto North, Tangaza, Bodinga and Gwadabawa. It said that 59 distress…
The minister of foreign affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has revealed that China has offered Nigeria a $6b loan to fund projects on infrastructural development. Onyeama said “It is a credit that is on the table as soon as we identify the projects. “It won’t need an agreement to be signed; it is just to identify the projects and we access it.” Also, the Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN), signed an agreement with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd (ICBC) on foreign exchange transactions. This will pave way for the addition of the Chinese currency in our foreign exchange reserves.…
President Buhari’s trip to the Peoples Republic of China certainly seems to be yielding the desired results. The Government of China has increased its annual scholarship to Nigerian students from 100 to 700. This is in addition to a $6b loan for infrastructure and another $15m to boost agriculture in Nigeria. The Chinese President, Xi Jinping also expressed his support for Buhari’s war against corruption. China also offered to exchange ideas in the area of civil service and military capacity building. President Jinping also assured Buhari that his country will help Nigeria achieve its desire to diversify its economy. The…
The spokesman of the Senate, Senator Aliyu Sabi has called on the Presidency to accept that it made a mistake by not adding the Lagos-Calabar railway project in the 2016 budget, rather than beating around the bush. Sabi said “That we say it (Lagos-Calabar rail project) is not in the budget does not undermine the fact it is very important. “We have proffered a way forward. Bring a supplementary budget regarding this project or anyother one. We are more than willing take it and cooperate. National Assembly is open whenever the Executive bringa the supplementary budget. “But we must be…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced that it will investigate Nigerians named in the Panama Papers scandal. The leaked document belonging to a Panama based law firm, Mossack Fonseca, exposed many top political leaders and business individuals from all around the world, who maintained shell companies in tax havens. According to the EFCC Director of Information, Mr. Osita Nwaja, “These papers (Panama Papers) did not emanate from Nigeria but they touch the lives of the people of Nigeria and corruption as well as money laundering have gone beyond national borders as we are seeing from these papers.…
The Nigerian Army has announced that members of the Boko Haram sect are fleeing their hideout in Sambisa forest. Punch reports that Army spokesman, Col. Sani Usman said “This is to inform the public that due to aerial bombardment and concerted efforts of the ground troops, and facing imminent annihilation, Boko Haram terrorists have been deserting Sambisa forest in droves trying to disperse to various parts of the country. “The cowards are running away from their well noted enclave in the Sambisa forest for their lives. Consequently it becomes necessary to inform the public, especially well meaning Nigerians, to be…
The ongoing fuel scarcity in the country is expected to end soon as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced the reopening of the Port Harcourt and Kaduna refineries. According to the NNPC, the Port Harcourt refinery has commenced operations while the Kaduna refinery is expected to begin operations by next week. This was disclosed by the NNPC’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Garba-Deen Mohammed while speaking to journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, April 12, 2016. “Port Harcourt (refinery) has been refining for quite a while now, from last week, between three and five million litres. We…
Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Okwesilieze Nwodo has denied reports that he has left the party for the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC). Nwodo made the denial via a statement released on Monday, April 11, 2016. “It is improper for the media to stand merely on my wife being present at a meeting that I was not, to conclude that I have joined the APC, disregarding the fact that my wife as an adult has her own political life,” he said. “As one of the founding fathers of PDP who has held the highest office…
Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has warned former political office holders in the state to return the official vehicles their possession or wait for the law to take its cause. Following the refusal of the former appointees to return the government properties, the Governor has constituted the Vehicles Recovery Committee, with the assignment to recover all the ‘stolen’ official vehicles in two weeks. According to statement released on Tuesday, April 12, the committee comprises of a representative of the Kogi State Ministry of Justice, security agencies and Transportation Officers in the Government House and the Head of Service. While speaking…
Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state, has called on Nigerians to send President Buhari back to Daura in 2019. He made this comments following the recent exchange of words between the Senate and the presidency over the exclusion, if you will, of the Lagos-Calabar railway project from the 2016 budget. Fayose said “I warned Nigerians of the consequences of electing an octogenarian as president and with the international embarrassment that this budget crisis has become, I have been vindicated.” The Governor also said “The reality is that the President is challenged by age, exposure and ability. He did not read…
Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose has said that the controversy surrounding the 2016 budget shows that President Muhammadu Buhari is too old to rule Nigeria. Fayose made the comment via a statement released on Tuesday, April 12, 2016, by his media aide, Lere Olayinka. It reads: “Nigerians should expect more blunders like this until they send Buhari back to Daura in 2019. I warned Nigerians of the consequences of electing an octogenarian as president and with the international embarrassment that this budget crisis has become, I have been vindicated. “It is obvious that there is total disconnection between the President…
All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje has said that the worst will happen if Senate President, Bukola Saraki is removed from office. Saraki is currently facing a corruption trial before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Why is the APC silent over the trial of the Senate president? Many of us are surprised or taken aback that the party has not lived up to expectations concerning the trial of the Senate President in terms of giving him a sense of belonging as a member of the party, which is very important to any member, let alone a…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State has urged Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi not to apologize to the National Assembly or resign over the 2016 budget controversy. The Senate recently called on Amaechi to resign after the legislators were accused of removing provisions for the Lagos-Calabar rail project from the budget. The Rivers PDP, via a statement released by its Chairman, Felix Obuah however urged Amaechi to stay on in office to show the world how badly behaved he is. The statement reads: We believe it’s rather too early to begin to quarrel with Rotimi Amaechi or call…
Rob Kardashian is not shying away from proclaiming his love and admiration for his bride-to-be, Blac Chyna and isn’t sparing any moment without thanking her for turning his reclusive life around. The young entrepreneur took to his Instagram on Monday, April 11 to celebrate losing 50lbs this year and tells his fans he’s aiming at losing even more by May. Rob shared a flashback photo of himself looking heavier while standing next to Chyna as he gave her credit for being his motivation to slimming down. “Looking from where I started 298lbs to my current weight now 248.4lbs . I’m…
After years of speculation, New York Times bestselling author and award-winning investigative journalist, Ian Halperin has confirmed that Kylie Jenner was the real reason behind Tyga’s split from Blac Chyna in 2014. In his highly-anticipated forthcoming book, “Kardashian Dynasty”, Halperin claims that Tyga and Kylie’s attraction for each other dates back to Kendall Jenner’s ‘Sweet 16 party’ where they were spotted laughing and joking for a good part of the night. A guest at the party reveals to the author that it set off alarm bells owing to the fact Kylie was only 14 and Tyga was in his twenties,…
Banky W took to his Instagram page to share his ridiculously hilarious reaction to uninterrupted power supply for over 13 hours. The singer shared a chat between himself and a friend, yesterday, April 11, 2016, revealing that his uninterrupted power supply was a first in over three years. Banky hilariously added that he would be holding a thanksgiving service in honour of the uncommon occurrence, and was actually considering cancelling his appointments to allow him enjoy the light. He shared the screenshot photo, commenting: “I’ve had uninterrupted power since 4pm yesterday, I’m afraid to even blink LOL…Longest uninterrupted power streak…
Snoop Dogg has called former California governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger “a racist piece of sh*t” after shortening the sentence of a killer… a man whose father was Arnold’s political allies. In a video the ace rapper shared on his Instagram on Tuesday, April 12, Snoop slams the ‘Terminator’ actor for being a “punk motherf****r”. Esteban Nunez, a man convicted of murder was released from jail on Monday, April 11, 10 years early. Nunez was convicted for manslaughter, but his father is Fabian Nunez … who was the CA State Assembly speaker, and a close friend to Arnold. On the last day…