Olisah Metuh, the embattled former spokesperson of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) on Tuesday prayed the Federal High Court, Abuja to order the EFCC to unfreeze his bank accounts. Metuh, who expressed shock over the development, said he learnt of the no-debit order placed on his account after his failed transaction on one of the accounts on Tuesday. Metuh made the oral application while led in evidence by his Counsel, Dr Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN). The EFCC is prosecuting Metuh and his Destra Investments Limited, on seven counts of money laundering and fraudulent receipt of N400 million from the Office of…
Author: David Folami
Muhammadu Buhari has cancelled his planned five-day private visit to Daura, Katsina State, as a mark of respect for victims of Boko Haram attacks across the battlefields in the Northeast zone of the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the President had planned to visit his home country, Daura, Katsina State from Nov. 27 to Dec. 2. The president, according to NAN, had earlier cancelled his official trip to Benin City, Edo, where he was initially billed to inaugurate the Edo-Azura Power Plant and grace the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Annual Conference. NAN reports that already…
Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola who won September’s governorship election in Osun State, has been sworn as the new governor of the state. Oyetola was inaugurated by the Chief Judge of Osun at the Osogbo township stadium on Tuesday, November, 27 as the 5th civilian governor of the state. The new governor takes over from Rauf Aregbesola who served as governor of the state from 2010 to 2018. The Inauguration ceremony was attended by Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi; the national leader of the APC, Bola Tinubu and the national Chairman…
The Federal Government has charged the media not to allow itself to be used as fake news purveyors during the campaigns for the 2019 general elections. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the admonition on Tuesday in Port Harcourt at the opening of the 71st General Assembly of the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON). The minister, who was represented by Mr Sunday Baba, the Director of Media and Protocol in the ministry, specifically charged the broadcast organisations and practitioners to pursue national development and progress in the discharge of their responsibilities. “A major social challenge is…
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa-Ibom state has accused the Commissioner of Police, Musa Kimo of working with some sacked lawmakers to take over the House of Assembly. The Governor made this known while speaking to newsmen during a world press conference on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. The seats of the lawmakers were declared vacant on November 19, 2018, by the House Speaker, Onofiok Luke after they dumped the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives’ Congress (APC). Earlier on Tuesday, Governor Emmanuel stormed the House of Assembly to stop the sacked lawmakers from sitting and holding proceedings. The News…
The Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) has called on President Buhari to sack Nigeria’s security chiefs over the recent killing of over 100 soldiers in Borno state. According to reports, Boko haram attacked a military base in Metele on Monday, November 19, 2018. According to Daily Post, the President of the group, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro said “We, the youth under the umbrella of Ohanaeze Youth Council received the news of our soldiers who were massacred last week by the Boko Haram insurgents in Maiduguri with great shock and wish to issue a statement concerning that, because it is a national loss…
Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday called on Nigerians to shun violence and be vigilant as the nation prepares for the 2019 general elections. Sanwo-Olu, at the ongoing five-day revival crusade of The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Movement (TLCCRM) in Lagos, also called for improved security in the nation. The theme for the crusade is “Hope for the Needy’’. The APC candidate said: “Election is coming next year, everybody should go about their campaigning in a peaceful and orderly manner. Christmas is coming, let everybody pray and live in a healthy environment. “Government is meant to create a safe environment for…
Lai Mohammed says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFFC) under President Muhammadu Buhari has so far recovered over N540 billion through the Whistleblower Policy. The Minister disclosed this on Tuesday, November 27, 2018, at the 71st General Assembly of the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. “To this end, as at May this year, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, through the Whistle Blower Policy, has recovered over N527 Billion, $53 million, and £122,890,” he said. Mohammed, who was represented by the ministry’s director, Public Relations and Protocol, Sunny Adejoh Baba, said the EFCC…
Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili has expressed readiness to fight for the rights of Nigerians and eradicate poverty in the country. She said this at a dinner in Lagos where Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, former president of Liberia, endorsed her presidential ambition. During the dinner, which was organised by Women in Successful Careers (WISCAR), Ezekwesili narrated her age-long friendship with Sirleaf, part of which was her role as a senior adviser on economic reforms to the ex-Liberian president. The ACPN presidential candidate explained that the exemplary leadership of Sirleaf showed that when “a woman stands up to say ‘I want to lead’, she is…
Atiku Abubakar has condemned the alleged plot to impeach the Governor of Akwa-Ibom state, Udom Emmanuel. According to reports on Tuesday, November 27, 2018, five lawmakers who were sacked by the Akwa-Ibom state House of Assembly for defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) tried to commence impeachment proceedings against the Governor. Emmanuel however stormed the Assembly complex and stopped the lawmakers from sitting, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). In his reaction, Atiku described the action of the lawmakers as a threat to Nigeria’s democracy. According to Daily Post, the PDP…
UEFA has moved Arsenal’s Europa League game against FC Vorskla from Poltava to Kiev because of “security concerns” after Ukraine imposed martial law in parts of the country. The game will now be played at Kiev’s Olympic Stadium on Thursday at the scheduled kickoff time of 7:55 p.m. local time (5:55 p.m. UK time). Ukraine has imposed martial law in certain regions after its navy said six of its sailors were wounded when Russian coastguards opened fire on three ships in waters off Crimea and then seized them late on Sunday. UEFA had said on Monday that the game would…
Jurgen Klopp claims his side will be “brave” in Wednesday’s clash against Paris Saint Germain, despite the risk of a third successive Group C away defeat leaving them fighting for their Champions League survival. Liverpool, last season’s beaten finalists, will need to beat Napoli by more than one goal at Anfield to qualify for the knockout stages next month if they suffer another defeat in the Parc des Princes. PSG, meanwhile, with only one win in four games in Group C, go into the game needing to beat Liverpool to boost their own qualification hopes, and coach Thomas Tuchel has…
Real Madrid secured first place in Champions League Group G with 2-0 victory over Roma at the Stadio Olimpico on Tuesday although the Italians are also through to round of 16. Real’s win, thanks to second-half goals from Gareth Bale and Lucas Vazquez, means the European champions are guaranteed to top the group due to a better head-to-head record over the hosts. Like Real, Roma had already clinched a place in the knockout stages with one game to spare thanks to Viktoria Plzen’s 2-1 win at CSKA Moscow in the early kickoff, which leaves Eusebio di Francesco’s side five points…
Barcelona could turn to the transfer market in January after losing midfielder Rafinha to injury for the rest of the season, according to manager Ernesto Valverde. Rafinha, 25, injured the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee against Atletico Madrid on Saturday and will undergo surgery next week. The Brazil international has made eight appearances so far this season and featured regularly when Lionel Messi was injured recently, starting the wins over Inter Milan and Real Madrid at Camp Nou. “It’s something we have to analyse,” Valverde said when asked if the club would look to sign a replacement for Rafinha…
Manchester City’s struggles to overcome Lyon could help them when they reach the Champions League knockout stages, according to Pep Guardiola. The Premier League champions twice came from behind with goals from Aymeric Laporte and Sergio Aguero to rescue a 2-2 draw in France to secure a place in the last 16 in February. City lost to the Ligue 1 side in their Group F opener and the City boss believes the games could give them some experience of how difficult it is to be successful in Europe. “Maybe we need to live a [difficult] moment in the competition,” he…
Manchester City progressed to the knockout stages of the Champions League after twice coming from behind to draw 2-2 with Olympique Lyonnais in Group F on Tuesday. Goals from Maxwel Cornet were cancelled out by Aymeric Laporte and Sergio Aguero to leave City top of the group on 10 points. Lyon are second on seven points, two ahead of Shakhtar Donetsk who snatched a late 3-2 win at Hoffenheim to keep alive their hopes of reaching the last 16. City often found themselves on the back foot in France and struggled to contain Ivorian forward Cornet who went close to…
Jose Mourinho has told Manchester United to prove they are a big club and push the boat out to keep David De Gea. The Spain international made an incredible save to prevent Young Boys substitute Ulisses Garcia from putting the Swiss champions in front at Old Trafford before Marouane Fellaini scored a stoppage-time winner to send United into the last-16 of the Champions League. De Gea, who will be out of contract in 2020, is in talks over a new deal amid interest from Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus and Mourinho has told Ed Woodward and the board to get the…
That Jose Mourinho felt the need to lift up a basket of drinks bottles and smash it to the floor when Marouane Fellaini scored his stoppage-time winner says everything about how the game went. Manchester United are into the knockout rounds of the Champions League with a game to spare but it was far from comfortable. This should have been a stroll against a Young Boys side who have not won a European game away from home since 2014. But just as a host of unwanted records beckoned — longest winless run at Old Trafford in Europe and longest spell…
Juventus clinched a place in the Champions League knockout stages when a brilliant Cristiano Ronaldo assist set up Mario Mandzukic to give them a 1-0 win over Valencia on Tuesday. The Serie A champions had struggled to break down Valencia’s defence until Joao Cancelo slipped the ball to Ronaldo in the Valencia area in the 59th minute of the Group H clash. Ronaldo wrong-footed Gabriel Paulista with some fancy footwork, giving him space to roll a low cross across the face of goal for Mandzukic to turn in from two metres. Juventus top the section with 12 points from five…
Bayern Munich’s Arjen Robben and Robert Lewandowski scored two goals each as the German champions demolished Benfica 5-1 on Tuesday to reach the Champions League round of 16 and lift some of the pressure off boss Niko Kovac. Kovac is likely to cling on to his job for at least a few more days after Bayern secured victory with their best performance so far this season. The embattled coach’s future has been in doubt for some time with Bayern sitting in fifth place in the Bundesliga, but Robben’s double strike in the first half quickly lifted the gloom at the…