Prof. Wole Soyinka is not endorsing presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore. Sowore himself revealed this in a post on Instagram yesterday. This new development is known days after Soyinka urged Nigerians not to vote for President Muhammadu Buhari or Atiku Abubakar. His words, “Prof. Wole Soyinka has expressed to me in private his decision to back a different candidate. “We should therefore not be surprised should he choose to announce this. “While I might disagree with his decision, I have great respect for the Nobel Laureate and urge ‘TakeItBackers’ to accord him the utmost respect at…
Author: David Folami
Rene Meulensteen has had his say on the new Manchester United. He believes that the World Cup winner is doing well with his new found responsibility. He said, “Ole has probably reassured Paul Pogba what a good player he is but secondly he has also placed on his shoulders the responsibilities he must live up to.” “Those responsibilities come down to just two things – work hard in every game and play the best football that you’re capable of for this club. When he does those things he’s a difference maker. “All the players need to have the trust of…
Marouane Fellaini has left Manchester United to join Chinese Super League club Shandong Luneng on a permanent deal. The midfielder played for Man Utd after he signed from Everton by David Moyes in 2013 and was an important figure during Jose Mourinho’s reign. Fellaini was rewarded over the summer with a new contract which is set to run until 2020, with the option of a further year. The Belgium international leaves United after five and a half years having won the FA Cup, League Cup and Europa League. He scored 22 goals in 177 appearances.
Bayern Munich’s dream of a seventh successive Bundesliga title suffered another blow as Bayer Leverkusen came from a goal down to defeat the defending champions. Niko Kovac’s side are now seven points behind leaders Borussia Dortmund who drew 1-1 at Eintracht Frankfurt. The defeat ended Bayern’s run of seven consecutive league wins as they dropped down to third in the table. Dortmund now have 49 points while Bayern remain on 42. Borussia Monchengladbach beat Schalke 2-0 with two late goals later on Saturday to overtake Bayern on goal difference.
Romelu Lukaku has said Jose Mourinho will always have his respect as he did a lot for the club during his tenure. He decided not to make comparisons between The Special One and interim boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. His words, “I’m not going to compare the two managers. “I believe that Mourinho has done a lot for this club. He won trophies, so I have a lot of respect for him. He is the coach who signed me. “Solskjaer has just started his story here. I hope that all goes well. I just hope we finish in the top four…
Paul Scholes has admitted Pogba is doing better at Man United under new coach Solskjaer. In a recent interview, he talked about what has changed for the World Cup winner. His words, “Pogba-Mourinho? Well he didn’t have any respect for José Mourinho, even I had differences with him when I was still playing. Pogba is now doing much better since he is using his head. He has tremendous qualities clearly and we saw the player he can become in these last 8-10 games. He has been doing very well. The difference? Well he was playing for himself under Mourinho where…
Marek Hamsik is currently involved in discussions over a possible move to a Chinese club, coach Carlo Ancelotti said on Saturday. His words, “There are talks in progress and we are weighing it up together with the player,” Ancelotti told reporters after the match. “This club has great respect for this player, he has made history here, and if we wants a new experience, we are inclined to make it happen.” Hamsik, 31, joined Napoli from Slovan Bratislava in 2007.
Lionel Messi is a minor doubt for Barcelona’s clash against Real Madrid on Wednesday after ending Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Valencia with a thigh problem. Ernesto Valverde is hoping that it’s nothing too problematic and that Messi will be fit to face Madrid in the Copa del Rey semifinal first leg. His words, “We have to wait until [Sunday] to see how the pain is,” Valverde said in his postgame news conference. “I can’t help you any more than that. We hope that he will recover [in time] for Madrid. Either on Sunday or on Monday we’ll determine exactly what…
Cesc Fabregas scored his first goal with Monaco to give the French side their first Ligue 1 win in seven games as they defeated visiting Toulouse 2-1 on Saturday. The Spanish midfielder, who joined from Chelsea last month, netted in the second half to aid Monaco move from 19th to 18th in the standings and claim their first victory at home in the league. They have 18 points from 23 games and are level on points with 17th-placed Caen, who have a game in hand. Monaco recently brought back Leonardo Jardim as coach after sacking Thierry Henry.
Gervinho netted twice as his side came back from 3-1 behind on Saturday to draw 3-3 at Serie A leaders Juventus, who dropped points for only the third time in the league this season. Massimiliano Allegri was angry about the comeback when his team lost the ball trying to play their way out of defence. His words, “The third goal was incredible, we had the ball by the corner flag… and then we played it into the penalty area. You can’t do that in the 95th minute.” “There’s no shame in just kicking the ball into the stands.” Parma coach,…
Mauricio Pochettino said he would “never” support Arsenal after seeing his Tottenham team overtake Manchester City ahead of the champions’ match with Unai Emery’s men this afternoon. Asked whether he’d want Arsenal to win so he can seal second place behind Liverpool, Pochettino said: “No! Why? Never! No. I will watch the game and won’t be on one side or another. I am going to watch the game and accept whatever the result is. “I am only going to watch the game and I’ll be happy with the result that’s they’re going to have.” He also talked about his team…
Wife of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr (Mrs) Jennifer Douglas-Abubakar, has asked Nigerians to have their Permanent Voters Card (PVC) ready, and ensure it is used to vote out the current government if they really want democracy. Her words, “If you are tired of the hunger and starvation, joblessness and insecurity in this country, then go and get your PVC and vote for Atiku at the forth coming polls, on February 16.” “I have known Atiku for over 35 years, and I make bold to say that he is the right man to revive Nigeria’s…
Peoples Democratic Party has alleged that the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC had plans to bring citizens of the Republic of Chad and Mali into Nigeria to vote in next month’s presidential election. Prince Uche Secondus made the allegation recently and warned agsin that Nigerians would not condone any plans to rig the February 16 Presidential election by getting foreign citizens from the nation’s neighbours to exercise any sort of franchise in Nigeria. He told Abia people to vote for Atiku and Obi as well as every PDP candidate for positive change and save the people from the current hardship…
Governor Nasir El Rufai has vowed that District and Village Heads in the state will not denied their security votes so that they can engage in curbing crime and insecurity with the right reports in the state. His words, “When we assumed office, we found out that what local governments were paying District and Village Heads was nothing to write home about. In fact, Ward Heads were not paid anything. In some local governments, District and Village Heads had not been paid for several months because of lack of funds. “The restructuring freed up resources of local governments as they…
Muhammadu Buhari has said battling corruption requires God’s guidance and prayers as he promised to work extra hard toward improving peace and prosperity, and to fight corruption effectively. He said, “When I was fighting corruption as head of state, they said I was in a hurry to wipe out corruption in the society, and I ended up in jail for over three years. “Now, that due process is being followed in the fight against corruption they are complaining that I’m too slow. “Before, they said I was in a haste, now they are saying I’m slow – even calling me…
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) recently advised President Muhammadu Buhari to cope with criticism against the ineffencies of his administration, saying not all critics hate his government. He said, “CAN wishes to restate that there was never a time we did not pray for the government at all levels and still continue to pray, especially for President Buhari and his government because it is in his right actions that all of us in the nation would prosper. “This government should never claim perfection in all they do but be open to godly admonitions from the Church in Nigeria. Through these…
The All Progressives Congress has shifted its Presidential Campaign Rally in Zamfara State from February 3 to February 10. The state chairman of the party, Lawal Liman revealed this recently. He gave no reason for the change in the date. However, it should be related to the decision of INEC concerning elections in the state. His words, “We had arranged to start the campaign on Monday February 4, 2019, but now it has been rescheduled to Sunday, February 3, 2019.”
Jimi Agbaje has begged the Lagos State House of Assembly to let everyone know the reason behind attempt to impeach Governor Akinwunmi Ambode. His words, “They are yet to tell us their actual motivation for this superfluous move to shame the Governor.” “I received the news of the impending impeachment of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode with a lot of reservation, especially with its timing and motive. This is just 19 or so days to the Federal elections and the governorship, a fortnight thereafter. So the natural questions to ask are: Why this haste? And what is the motive?” “Such a responsibility…
Yemi Osinbajo has urged the people of Akwa Ibom State to be readily available to vote the All Progressives Congress in all the forthcoming elections, saying the state has no reason to support PDP. His words, “Akwa Ibom should not be in opposition. There is every reason for you to join so that you become part of the next level. “All of the young people who are here, the government of President Buhari is determined to make sure that not only do you have jobs, but to have quality jobs. That is one of the most important things we are…
Alhaji Lai Mohammed has stated that the integrity of President Muhammadu Buhari is real reason for the large turnout at the All Progressives Congress presidential campaign rallies across the country. “Actually PDP is correct as the aliens they alleged graced the President Muhammadu Buhari’s rally in Kano state came from Mars and Jupiter. Let me tell you, they cannot explain the cultic followership of Muhammadu Buhari. I don’t think even President Buhari can explain it. How do you bring aliens from Niger or Cameroon? It does not make any sense. This crowd was organic and everywhere Buhari goes, that is…