Mohammadu Buhari on Friday in Lagos advised 669 personnel who retired from the Nigerian Armed Forces to manage their freedom properly for a successful life after service. Buhari gave the advice during his address to retired soldiers at the Nigerian Armed Forces Ressetlement Centre (NAFRC), Oshodi. The President was represented by the Chief of Administration, Defence Headquarters, Rear Adm. Sylvanus Abba. He added that the society would expect a high moral standard and discipline from them. ”Probably for the first time for some of you, you will have to be planners and executors of your personal daily activities. ”It may…
Author: David Folami
Prof Kingsley Moghalu says he is ready to spar with President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential debate organised by the Nigerian Elections Debate Group (NEDG) and the Broadcasting Organisation Of Nigeria (BON). Moghalu also says he hopes the nation’s president honours the debate invitation extended his way by the organisers. Buhari and the then opposition APC refused to participate in the March 2015 debate, citing an “avalanche of inflammatory statements, misinformation and blatant lies propagated by” some of the media organisations who put the debate together. The NEDG/BON vice presidential and presidential debates for the 2019 elections are slated for…
Rescuing Nigeria out of a difficult economic problem is one of the talking points for speakers at the Vice-Presidential debate attended by five candidates contesting for VP in 2019. On Friday, December 14, 2018, the current vice-president of Nigeria Professor Yemi Osinbajo tackles other speakers such as Peter Obi of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in an argument about prosperity in the country. Other candidates who spoke at the debate include Khadijah Abdullahi Iya of the Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN), Young Progressives Party’s Umma Getso and Ganiyu Galadima who represents the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN). While most…
Chelsea are facing the prospect of a UEFA investigation into alleged antisemitic chanting by their supporters during Thursday’s match against Vidi in the Europa League. The match, which ended 2-2, was marred from the opening minutes by reports on social media of antisemitic chanting coming from the section of Groupama Arena that housed the 1,273 Chelsea supporters who had travelled to Budapest. Shortly after the final whistle, a Chelsea spokesman issued an official statement condemning the chanting with the strongest possible language. “Anti-semitism or any other kind of race-related or religious hatred is abhorrent to this club and the overwhelming…
Alexandre Lacazette’s first-half goal gave Arsenal a 1-0 win over FK Qarabag in Europa League Group E action on Thursday. The victory at the Emirates saw the Gunners, who welcomed captain Laurent Koscielny back from a torn Achilles tendon, finish the group stage undefeated and at the top of the table. The game’s lone score came in the 17th minute when Lacazette got a low strike past Qarabag goalkeeper Vagner. Arsenal had a chance to double their lead in the 88th minute, but Vagner stuffed youngster Bukayo Saka’s close-range shot. The Azerbaijani side finish last in the group, having won…
Tottenham have announced that their Premier League match with Manchester United on Jan. 13 will be played at Wembley as work continues on their new stadium. United had been unaware of where the game would be played themselves until Wednesday, causing them to delay a ticket ballot for the match. It will be their 10th home league game of the season moved to the national stadium, with the club reluctant to put a firm date on the opening of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium until they receive the required safety certificate. “Testing is being conducted both during the day and night and…
Aymeric Laporte thinks his continued omission from the France squad by Didier Deschamps is down to “personal reasons.” After featuring 19 times at under-21 level, Laporte was first called into France’s senior side in March 2017, but is yet to win a cap for his country. Laporte has been a key part of Manchester City’s defence since joining in January 2018, but was overlooked in the last set of international fixtures for Crystal Palace’s Mamadou Sakho. “The national team coach takes his decisions,” Laporte told Basque TV. “It’s not to do with sport. If he doesn’t call me up, I…
The last time Manchester United went into a league game against Liverpool with a bigger deficit than the 16-point gap between the two clubs, the men from Anfield were just weeks away from clinching their 18th — and last — English league championship. Back in March 1990, when Alex Ferguson’s relegation-threatened team were languishing in 16th position of the old First Division, two points above third-bottom Manchester City, United faced Liverpool at Old Trafford no fewer than 21 points behind their century-old rivals. Liverpool would win that game 2-1 and leave United in even deeper trouble at the foot of…
Jurgen Klopp dismissed the idea that Jose Mourinho lacks ambition ahead of Manchester United’s visit to Anfield on Sunday. Klopp’s side sit top of the Premier League with United 16 points behind them, and after the last two encounters between the sides at Anfield ended in goalless draws, Mourinho received criticism for his negative team setup. However, Klopp defended the United boss, and still thinks he is one of the world’s top managers. “I don’t think Jose Mourinho ever has a lack of ambition,” Klopp told a news conference on Friday. “He just does what he thinks is right, and…
Unai Emery has said he is not worried about the team’s centre-back crisis for Sunday’s game against Southampton, and is confident he has players who are ready to step up in the position. His side could be without a single natural centre-back for the game at St. Mary’s as Shkodran Mustafi and Sokratis Papastathopoulos are both suspended, while Rob Holding is out with a long-term injury. Laurent Koscielny made his first appearance of the season in the Europa League on Thursday, but Emery is still unsure if the club captain can play a second game just three days later. That…
Mauricio Pochettino has no intention of loaning out Kyle Walker-Peters and says the 21-year-old has become one of his “best options.” Walker-Peters has struggled for game time this season, with Tuesday’s Champions League showdown at the Camp Nou being only his second start and his third appearance in all competitions. His night began badly as he lost the ball to Ousmane Dembele, who gave Barcelona a seventh-minute lead, and he was promptly booked before being substituted in the 61st minute. But Pochettino was pleased with the young right-back’s performance and believes he can rival Kieran Trippier and Serge Aurier for…
Zinedine Zidane should make the next step in his coaching career in the Premier League, according to former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. Zidane has been out of work since choosing to leave Real Madrid last summer after guiding the club to a third successive Champions League triumph. Since then, he has been regularly mentioned as a potential replacement for Jose Mourinho at Manchester United. Despite the former France captain’s agent stating in October a move to England was “not appealing,” Wenger believes that is the only league which can give his compatriot the challenge he needs. “If you want to…
Jose Mourinho has told Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp that “trophies matter” as Manchester United prepare to travel to Anfield on Sunday. Klopp has been lauded for his attacking style since taking over at Liverpool in 2015 but the United boss reminded his counterpart that real success can only be measured in silverware as he searches for his first trophy as Liverpool manager. Is there such a thing as peaking too early? Given all that Kylian Mbappe, just 19, has accomplished, we might soon find out. “I think trophies matter,” said Mourinho, who has won the Carabao Cup and Europa League…
Scroll through Kim Kardashian West’s Instagram on any given weekend and you’ll be sure to see: a gigantic floral arrangement, dispatches from a private jet, promo for her latest KKW Beauty launch, and if you’re lucky, videos and pictures of her daughter North West playing with makeup and sometimes even roleplaying as her mom’s makeup artist. In an interview with Refinery29 for the launch of KKW Fragrance at Ulta, Kardashian West says that she is all too aware of West’s makeup fascination. “I already know North is into makeup for sure,” Kardashian West says. “She had friends over this weekend…
Kanye West has a lot on his mind and cares little for Twitter’s character count. West unleashed more than a dozen tweets (and counting) targeting Drake on Thursday afternoon. The “Jesus Walks” rapper had promised to smooth things over with Drake, but he cannot seem to get over his falling out with Canada’s powerhouse. “Still need that apology for mentioning the 350s and trying to take food out your idols kids mouths,” Yeezy tweeted Thursday afternoon. “Been trying to meet with you for six months, bro. You [are] sneak dissing on Travis [Scott’s] records and texting Kris [Jenner] talking ’bout…
Days after Cardi B announced her split from Offset, the rapper’s husband announced that he misses her. Despite Offset’s public pleas for Cardi B’s forgiveness, the “I Like It” rapper appears to be standing firm in her decision to remain broken up… for now. According to a report by E! News, a source close to the Cardi B says she’s “very torn” over what their future holds. The insider claims things have “been really hard” for both of them in light of the split, saying Offset is “trying to win Cardi back” but she’s “not on board yet.” “They haven’t…
Ciara has said she is trying to work out a new travel schedule with Future for their son, so she’s calling on a judge for backup. According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Ciara’s legal team is asking the court to force Future to enter mediation … so they can hammer out a new travel itinerary for 4-year-old Future Jr. If the judge won’t force Daddy Future into mediation, Ciara wants a trial to settle the matter. As we reported … Ciara claims Future’s been terrible at keeping his daddy appointments — allegedly breaking scheduled visits fairly often –…
Stormzy and Adele are among artists who’ve joined Grenfell survivors to call on the Government to remove “dangerous cladding” from buildings. The group released a video on Thursday which shows them appealing for “national change”. It’s 18 months since the tower fire in west London which killed 72 people. Since then, the government announced a ban on combustible cladding for all new schools, hospitals and residential buildings in England above 18m. However, it will not be applied to those where the materials have already been fitted. But the group, Grenfell United, says since then, little has changed and official figures…
Wizkid, Burnaboy lead a host of names that have been nominated for the 2018 edition of the Soundcity MVP Music Awards. The organizers of the awards on on Thursday, December 13th, shared the official nominees list ahead of the event scheduled to hold early next year. Over 15 categories, Wizkid and Burna Boy who have both enjoyed an incredible year emerge with the highest nominations with the Starboy having 10 nominations both individually and as a member of the Starboy clique. Other Nigerian artists who earned nod includes Tiwa Savage, Olamide, Davido, Mr Eazi, Teni and more. Nasty C, Diamond…
Kanye West reignited his rap feud hours after he accused Drake of being “fake”, launching several accusations and demanding an apology. The prolific rapper/producer took to Twitter in the late Thursday night, December 13th into the early hours of the next day, where he shared a screenshot of a text message alleging how Drake sought to clear a sample from his 2009 song, ‘So Far Gone.’ He then went on a lenghty Twitter Tirade claiming that Drake called him to “threaten” him and further alleged Drake had someone run onstage at Pusha’s show (who Kanye alleged is in “critical condition”).…