The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETfund) has predicted Nigeria would become the 14th best economy in the world by 2050. The Executive Secretary of the fund, Dr Abdullahi Baffa-Bichi said this recently. According to him, signs of growth and development are showing after the sound and excellent economic policy introduced by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. He noted that a report released by an established global economic expert, PWC, had also predicted that Nigeria would be the 14th biggest economy in the world in 2050. He said the Nigeria’s economy is now coping fine as seen by the stability…
Author: David Folami
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom has vowed that the launching of the South-South zonal campaign rally of its presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, will be violence-free. Chairman of the Central Planning Committee for Buhari’s campaign, Mr Umana Umana, said in Uyo on Wednesday that everything had been arranged and was in order for the launch. He said “It is going to be a national APC event. We are expecting to host Mr President in person, the vice-president in person, the national chairman of our party, the national leaders of our party and the national working committee, APC governors,…
The Nigerian Police Force has rejected reports that some of its men took off from a military training camp in Borno state. According to reports, the officers ran away when they heard that they would be deployed to battle Boko Haram after their training. The police spokesman, Jimoh Moshood said that the reports are false, adding that the 2,000 men are still on-ground. Moshood also called on members of the public to ignore the reports dominating the media. The police spokesman said: “All 2000 Policemen deployed by the Force to the North East have reported and are on ground on…
The Edo Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has come out to say that it has impounded 506 kg of a dried substance suspected to be Cannabis Sativa otherwise known as `Indian Hemp’. The Commander of the Agency in the state, Mr Buba Wakawa, revealed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Benin on Wednesday. He said the bad substance was discovered during a special assignment code-named “Operation Narco X’’ on Wednesday. Wakawa then pleaded with the Edo government to help the Agency with operational vehicles, to enable it to adequately tackle the…
Buba Galadima has accused Muhammadu Buhari of doing nothing about the illegal gathering of wealth by his relatives. Buba Galadima alleged that most of President Buhari’s relatives have become billionaires by acquiring wealth illegally. According to reports, Galadima accused the President of doing nothing about the illegal acquisition of wealth by his relatives. He said this during an interview on a Channels Television program, Sunrise Daily on Wednesday, December 26, 2018. “I can’t see any integrity whatsoever on the side of Mr. President. “Which integrity? Somebody who condones corrupt people around him. “We know of his relatives. We know of…
Bishop David Oyedepo has asked wealthy indigenes of Omu-Aran in Kwara to tripple their efforts in ensuring more developmental projects in the area. He said that was the only way the community could progress, socially and economically. According to him, the community is blessed with men and women of proven academic excellence, integrity, spiritually inclined and financial capability needed to aid the development of the community. He also noted with joy that the rapid expansion of the community remained a critical project that could pave way for more investment opportunities for its inhabitants. He urged leaders in the community and…
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has called on the three tiers of government in Nigeria to pay proper attention to the development of the rural communities in the country. She said that no country in the world could fully develop by ignoring its rural communities. She begged Nigerians to return to their communities, saying “this is the only way we are going to develop the country.” “It is not just from the federal level but we have to start from the grassroots to support the people in the village. “Everyone who belongs to a community has to help that community because the…
Atiku Abubakar has asked President Buhari to stop blaming the Nigerian system for his failure to curb corruption. According to reports, Buhari said “It’s not Baba (Buhari) that is slow but it is the system. “So, I am going by this system and I hope we will make it.” Atiku also accused Buhari of ensuring the report on the billions found at an apartment in Ikoyi died down, and also turning deaf ears to calls for probe of the allegation that contracts worth billions of dollars was awarded by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) without following the appropriate process.…
Romelu Lukaku could be set for an Old Trafford exit, with Juventus ready to make a move for the player. The Serie A league leaders are on the hunt for forwards to take over from players like 32-year-old Mario Mandzukic, according to reports. Lukaku has scored six goals in 22 appearances for United so far in this campaign. The 25-year-old, who missed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s first win as United boss on Saturday due to compassionate leave, is not the only United player on the Italian club’s radar. Sportsmail reported last week that Paul Pogba’s agent, Mino Raiola, held talks with…
Chelsea had been flirting with disaster throughout the first few months of Sarri-ball even as results on the scoreboard pulled a smokescreen of an 18-match unbeaten run over all of that. But now, three losses in the past month (in ten games), and all three rather disastrous (3-1 away to Spurs, 2-1 away to Wolves, and now a loss at home to Leicester City) have made it quite clear that Chelsea have plenty of work to do and a top-four finish will not be easy. While there is plenty of anger and disappointment floating around in the wake of last…
Manchester City were beaten 2-1 at Leicester to drop to third in the Premier League table — seven points behind leaders Liverpool. Bernardo Silva gave Pep Guardiola’s side a lead inside 13 minutes, collecting Sergio Aguero’s pass and keeping his cool to slot past Kasper Schmeichel, but five minutes later, the scores were level as Marc Albrighton headed in Jamie Vardy’s cross. City then dominated possession but were unable to find a winner and had to rely on some last-ditch defending to stop Leicester adding to their tally. And, for the second week in a row, they were beaten by…
Juan Mata has said the return of “legendary” Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Manchester United means it is time for optimism at Old Trafford. The United midfielder, writing in his weekly blog, said it had been a “different week” at the club following Jose Mourinho’s dismissal and thanked his former boss “for the trophies” they won together. Solskjaer’s arrival appeared to have a liberating effect on the squad as United hit five past Cardiff in south Wales – the first time they had reached that tally in the Premier League since Sir Alex Ferguson retired. Mata’s previous blog entry after the…
Paul Pogba scored twice as Manchester United made it back-to-back wins under caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with a stylish victory over the Premier League’s bottom side Huddersfield. Former United striker Solskjaer was appointed last week after the sacking of Jose Mourinho and he followed up the 5-1 thrashing of Cardiff with another win in his first game in charge at Old Trafford. Nemanja Matic scored the opener, poking in from close range after Victor Lindelof’s header was saved by Jonas Lossl with the Huddersfield goalkeeper also keeping out efforts from Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard. The impressive Pogba added…
Brighton & Hove Albion came from a goal down to draw 1-1 with Arsenal in the Premier League on Wednesday and arrest a run of three straight defeats. Their poor run looked like continuing as Arsenal took the lead after seven minutes, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang producing a fine side-foot finish wide in the box for his 13th league goal of the season. However, the Gunners have only kept three clean sheets in 19 league games and were pegged back just after the half hour mark. A long ball up the field came off the head of Stephan Lichtsteiner and fell to…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has praised the performance of Paul Pogba after the midfielder scored twice against Huddersfield. After creating two goals in Solskjaer’s first game against Cardiff, Pogba scored a brace in the 3-1 win on Boxing Day — his first goals from open play for three months, having fallen out of favour during the final weeks of Jose Mourinho’s time in charge. “That’s the Paul I know and I have known since he was in the reserves and youth team,” Solskjaer told a news conference. “He’s always been a happy boy, big smile on his face and when you…
Mauricio Pochettino says that his side have not been distracted by anything in their bid to challenge for the Premier League title, after a 5-0 hammering of Bournemouth that moved them up to second place. Pochettino’s side have scored 11 goals in two games and are now just six points off Liverpool in top spot, and one ahead of Man City in third. Christian Eriksen, Son-Heung Min (two), Lucas Moura and Harry Kane found the net at Wembley on Boxing Day and the manager believes the hard work is starting to pay off. “One thing that we have is the…
Cristiano Ronaldo saved Juventus’ unbeaten Serie A record this season when he came off the bench to score the equaliser in a dramatic 2-2 draw at Atalanta on Wednesday. Juve, who dropped their first away points of the season, were down to 10 men at one of Serie A’s toughest venues when Ronaldo nodded home from close range in the 78th minute. The Turin side thought they had snatched a win when Leonardo Bonucci volleyed home from a free kick in stoppage time but it was ruled out for offside. Juventus, with 16 wins and two draws from 18 games,…
Jurgen Klopp called Liverpool beating Newcastle United 4-0 a “pretty perfect day” but admitted to being confused by Anfield’s cheers late in the game. Liverpool’s bid for their first ever Premier League title was strengthened as Manchester City suffered a 2-1 defeat at Leicester City on Boxing Day. While those events were unfolding at the King Power Stadium, Liverpool — six points clear at the top of Premier League– breezed past Rafael Benitez’s side at Anfield with goals from Dejan Lovren, Mohamed Salah, Xherdan Shaqiri and Fabinho. “It looked like kind of an open game,” Klopp said. “After the first…
All Nick Cannon looked forward to as regards Christmas was to be with his family. The former America’s Got Talent host flew to Aspen on Sunday, December 23, to join his ex-wife Mariah Carey and their twins Moroccan and Monroe. Cannon, 38, took to Instagram on Monday to share a photo his daughter took when he was dozing by a Christmas tree. “When your daughter catches the rare occasion of you sleeping!” the rapper captioned his picture. “Daddy, I thought you don’t ever sleep?’ #MissMonroe.” That same night, Carey posted a snap of herself cozying up under a blanket with…
Diddy and his daughters posed for a super sweet pic, showing the strength of family after the terrible tragedy that befell them. Diddy and 12-year-old twins Jessie James and D’Lila Star mugged for the camera. Diddy’s words … “L O V E MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOURS.” Just recently, 47-year-old Kim Porter, died last month at her L.A. home. She had been struggling the flu, although cause of death is still unkwown. The family held an funeral last month in Columbus, Georgia, where hundreds of people showed up to mourn and support the family.