Uche Secondus believes the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is more corrupt than his party ever was while ruling at the federal level. The PDP won the presidency during the return of democracy in 1999 and led Nigeria for 16 years through three presidents before losing the Presidential Villa to President Muhammadu Buhari of the APC in 2015. While speaking during an interview on Arise News on Tuesday, December 11, 2018, Secondus said corruption existed before PDP but that the party fought it more faithfully than the current administration. When asked why Nigerians should vote for the PDP in the…
Author: David Folami
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied planning to destabilise states controlled by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The PDP chairman, Uche Secondus in a statement issued to newsmen, alleged that the ruling party is working with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) and the Nigeria Police Force to cause chaos the PDP states. According to Secondus, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom and Ebonyi have been marked on the APC’s supposed list for destabilisation. In its response, APC, through its spokesman, Lanre Issa-Onilu debunked the allegation describing it as one of the scripts in PDP’s book of lies. Issa-Onilu also accused…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, deliberately missed the peace accord signing ceremony. All political parties and presidential candidates were expected to sign a peace accord to ensure peace during the conduct of the 2019 general elections at a ceremony on Tuesday, December 11, 2018. The PDP presidential candidate and some other presidential aspirants were absent at the event. However, Atiku and his party, the PDP issued separate statement blaming his absence on communication lapses. The PDP presidential candidate, on Wednesday, December 12, 2018, signed the peace accord and…
Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State, on Wednesday, flagged off his re-election House to House Campaign, for the 2019 governorship election. El-Rufai, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the state, urged party members to ensure that they campaign peacefully. He also charged members to conduct themselves peacefully during the elections. The governor said that campaigns should be based on records and achievements of the APC administration in the past three years. According to him, his administration has done a lot in the area of infrastructure and social development of the people. El-Rufai promised that, if re elected, he would…
The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, believes the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, is capable of securing the release of the remaining Chibok girls abducted by terrorist group, Boko Haram. Terrorists invaded the premises of Government Secondary School in the town of Chibok, Borno State, and kidnapped 276 female students from the school hostel in April 2014. Even though the girls were abducted during the administration of then-president, Goodluck Jonathan, President Muhammadu Buhari secured the release of 103 of them after he was inaugurated in 2015. Some of the other girls also escaped from the…
Dr Obafemi Hamzat on Wednesday urged Nigerians to totally reject the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019. Hamzat, a former Commissioner of Works and Infrastructure in Lagos, gave the advice at the unveiling of the party’s campaign buses at the APC Secretariat in Ikeja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports no fewer than 100 buses branded with the photographs of the party’s governorship candidate Mr Jide Sanwo-Olu and Hamzat were unveiled at the occasion. Hamzat said the 16years of PDP were the country’s “years of locusts “ as the party did almost nothing to improve the lots of Nigerians.…
Atletico Madrid were denied top place in Group A of the Champions League on Tuesday after a goalless draw away at Club Brugge in Belgium meant they finished second behind Borussia Dortmund. The Germans started the final match day two points behind Atletico, but by beating Monaco 2-0 away ended tied on 13 points with the Spanish club and took top place based on the head-to-head scores between them. Brugge finished third in the standings and will play in the Europa League in the new year. There were few scoring chances at the Jan Breyel Stadium, with the home team…
Manchester City came from behind to secure a 2-1 victory over Hoffenheim on Wednesday to top Group F in the Champions League. Andrej Kramaric put the German side ahead from the penalty spot, while City hit the post through Gabriel Jesus and John Stones. Leroy Sane equalised just before half-time with a vicious 30-yard free kick and then grabbed the 61st-minute winner. Positives After an awkward group stage, City secured the point they needed to finish top of Group F. In theory, it should give them an easier route to the quarterfinals, but one of Roma, Schalke, Atletico Madrid and…
La Liga’s plans to stage a match in the United States next month have been derailed after Barcelona, who were scheduled to play Girona in Miami, withdrew their support for the game on Monday following a board meeting. The Spanish league signed a 15-year agreement with entertainment company Relevent Sports designed to promote the sport and La Liga in North America back in August. The deal included hosting one regular season Spanish league game on American soil per season — with Girona’s home match against Catalan neighbours Barcelona earmarked to be played on Jan. 26 at the home of the…
“We will not sell a player in winter who’s essential to us achieving our sporting aims, of course,” Borussia Dortmund’s Michael Zorc told Sport-Bild in relation to Christian Pulisic this week. “I strongly expect Christian to be wearing the BVB shirt in February,” the sporting director added. The league leaders’ overriding concern is to ensure that the squad stays strong and deep for the second half of a campaign that promises to deliver a championship for the first time since 2012. At the same time, the wording of Zorc’s statement reveals an amount of flexibility on two fronts. In purely…
Pep Guardiola insists he has no doubts about Phil Foden after the 18-year-old helped Manchester City to a 2-1 victory over Hoffenheim to secure top spot in their group. With a mini-injury crisis at the Etihad Stadium, Foden was given his first Champions League start of the season and the City boss said he made the most of his opportunity. “Phil was incredible the way he played,” Guardiola told a news conference. “I would never have doubts about the quality of that guy — not just with the ball. “He looks skinny, not strong, but he’s really really strong. He’s…
Real Madrid coach Santiago Solari said his team must accept fans whistling when they lose 3-0 at home to CSKA Moscow, adding that he took responsibility for sending out a weakened side for Wednesday’s final Group G game as the top spot in the standings had already been secured. No one at the Bernabeu expected CSKA to complete a home-and-away double over the three-time defending champions thanks to goals from Fedor Chalov, Georgi Schennikov and Arnor Sigurdsson. There were whistles at both half-time and full-time from angry Bernabeu supporters, with out-of-form senior stars Marcelo and Isco among those to bear…
Joel Matip is set to miss six weeks with a broken collarbone suffered in the Reds’ Champions League group stage victory over Napoli on Tuesday. Matip was taken to hospital immediately following the 1-0 win for tests after sustaining the injury right as referee Damir Skomina blew the whistle for full-time. The centre-back will require surgery on his shoulder in what is another defensive injury blow to Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp. “Matip was taken to hospital following the fixture and further assessment deemed an operation is required,” a statement on Liverpool’s website said. “Early indications suggest the centre-back is facing…
Maurizio Sarri has confirmed that Gary Cahill is not suited to his style of play, adding that it is up to the Chelsea captain whether he chooses to seek a move away from Stamford Bridge in January. Cahill has played just 21 minutes of football in the Premier League this season, and admitted in September that he felt inclined to leave Chelsea in the January transfer window if he could not force his way into Sarri’s plans. Sarri has named Andreas Christensen on the substitutes’ bench ahead of Cahill for Premier League matches in recent weeks and, speaking ahead of…
Unai Emery has admitted that the club may need to bring in a centre-back in January to boost his defensive options. Arsenal are facing a shortage of defenders after Rob Holding was ruled out for the season last week with a torn knee ligament, while Laurent Koscielny is only now ready to play his first game of the campaign after recovering from an Achilles injury. But with doubts remaining over whether Koscielny can be fully relied upon at the age of 33 after seven months out, Emery said he would ideally find reinforcements in January. “If we can take one…
Jose Mourinho said it was “job done” for Manchester United in the Champions League group stage despite missing out on the chance to finish top with a defeat against Valencia. Juventus’ loss to Young Boys meant United could have topped Group H with victory in Spain, only to lose 2-1. Mourinho’s team will now have to face one of Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Porto or Borussia Dortmund in the round of 16. “It’s job done in a difficult group,” Mourinho told BT Sport. “I don’t think we were brilliant in this group phase but we did enough…
To celebrate the end of 2018, JAY-Z has shared a playlist highlighting his favorite rap songs of the year. On Monday, he dropped the 20 track collection on streaming platform TIDAL. Hov’s playlist features plenty of rap veterans like Pusha-T and Nas, up-and-comers Gunna, Lil Baby, and Sheck Wes, and powerhouses like Migos and and Drake. He notably included Kanye West. West’s Kid Cudi-collab track “Freeee (Ghost Town Pt. 2) is in there, in addition to Nas’s Kanye West-produced “Cops Shot The Kid.” Kanye West has hinted at a sequel to he and JAY-Z’s 2011 collaborative album Watch the Throne,…
Dbanj and U.S R&B star Ari Lennox paid a courtesy visit to the All Progressive Congress gubernatorial candidate in Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday. The All Progressive Congress gubernatorial candidate promised to support and acknowledge entertainers. He said “We would continue to acknowledge the role entertainment plays in our economy. Our entertainers have worked very hard to be globally recognized and accepted”.
J. Cole’s vast fandom has been well-covered in the past. It’s well known that the North Carolina artist has earned a beloved following who enjoy his music and support gestures like extending an olive branch to Lil Pump, building a home for single mothers, and other thoughtful exploits. Many of them believed that his polarizing KOD album, which took on the lofty task of exploring the many facets of addiction, was the best album of the year. For what it’s worth, we thought the album was one of the best rap albums of the year, even if it didn’t make…
The rapper will appear Jan. 10 at XS Nightclub in Las Vegas. Drake is set to perform during the upcoming CES technology show. The “Nice for What” rapper will take the stage Jan. 10 at XS Nightclub in Las Vegas. The performance falls in the middle of the annual electronics trade show, which is set to run Jan. 8-11. Artists who have performed at previous CES events include Alicia Keys and John Legend. “We are preparing for one of the biggest weeks in Las Vegas with an unforgettable performance by Drake at XS Nightclub,” Wynn Nightlife managing partner Alex Cordova…