Sen. Anthony Adefuye, a member, Lagos State Governors Advisory Council (APC), on Thursday said party leaders in Lagos East Senatorial District fought to secure the second term ticket for Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode. Adefuye spoke at a reconciliation meeting held at CMD Shangisha, Lagos, which brought together many stalwarts of the party in the district. Ambode, who hails from Epe Zone in the senatorial district, lost the governorship ticket at the party primaries to Mr Jide Sanwo-Olu, a former Commissioner in the state. Adefuye, also the APC Lagos East Senatorial District Leader, said that leaders of the party in the district…
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Timi Frank has berated the anti-corruption posture of the APC-led government. In a statement on Friday, November 9, 2018, Frank said Adams Oshiomhole’s investigation by the Department of State Services (DSS) is proof that the ruling party is the ” real home of corruption” in Nigeria. “It is now very clear that APC is the real home of corruption that will soon collapse. This is evident in the ongoing investigation of the National Chairman of APC, Adams Oshiomhole,” Frank announced. Describing the APC as a “sinking ship”, Frank urged governors Rochas Okorocha (Imo), Abdullaziz Yari (Zamfara), Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun) to…
Dino Melaye (Kogi West – PDP) has predicted doom for the All Progressives Congress (APC), declaring that the party will eventually break up. The lawmaker took to his Twitter account (@dino_melaye) on Friday, November 9, to make the declaration. “APC break up is unstopable. All promises cancel till we meet again,” he posted. The lawmaker’s comment might be connected to the ongoing rumbling in the ruling party over the conduct of its primary elections. Reports this week revealed that the party’s chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, was questioned by the Department of State Services (DSS) over allegations made by certain governors that…
Dr Doyin Okupe has revealed that his son, Ditan, may have joined the re-election campaign of President Muhammadu Buhari to get back at him over their ‘serious issues’. The spokesperson for the President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation, Festus Keyamo, announced on his Twitter account (@fkeyamo) on Thursday, November 8, 2018, that Ditan had joined the president’s re-election campaign despite his father being a vocal voice in the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Okupe was the chairman of the Media Council for the campaign organisation of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, when he contested for the PDP’s presidential ticket. However, since he…
Atiku Abubakar has challenged Nigerians on the kind of questions to ask before they turn up to vote in the 2019 general elections. Atiku, a former vice president, is the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the main opposition party, contesting the presidency against President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at next year’s polls. The 72-year-old took to his Twitter account (@atiku) on Friday, November 9, 2018, to challenge Nigerians to question themselves on if the current administration has improved the nation for the better during Buhari’s tenure. The PDP cnadidate urged Nigerians to focus on…
Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has said that Senator Hope Uzodinma cannot win elections in Imo state. Uzodinma was recently picked as the Imo state governorship candidate by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the APC. The Imo Governor made this known in a statement which was issued by his media aide, Sam Onwuemeodo on Friday, November 9, 2018. He said “Even when we have not said or written anything about Chief Hope Uzodinma since the controversy over the governorship ticket of All Progressives Congress, APC, for the State began, he took up the Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha in the…
The Nigerian Senate says the decision to slash the budget of some Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) to fund the 2019 general elections was a request from the Presidency. The chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Senator Rafiu Ibrahim, said this in a statement on Friday, November 9, 2018. The lawmaker explained that the red chamber’s decision to rescind and revise the methods of funding of the supplementary budget of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies for the conduct of the 2019 general elections, was done in good faith, after due consultation with…
The Deputy National Coordinator of the Atiku Political Associates (APA), Chief Dr Mike Audu has advised all members of the association to embark on mass grassroots mobilisation of Nigerians and registered political parties for the victory of the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, in the 2019 general elections. Audu made the call at the inaugural meeting of the group held on Saturday in Abuja. APA is one of the support groups working to ensure that Abubakar and his running mate, Chief Peter Obi,were elected as President and Vice President of of Nigeria during the 2019…
Buhari, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, the National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu and other party leaders are expected to meet to decide the fate of the ruling party’s chairman, Adams Oshiomhole. Oshiomhole has been criticised by some APC members following the outcome of the party’s primaries held recently across the country. Various groups in the ruling party have also called for his resignation. Some state Governors have also accused Oshiomhole of working for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According to Vanguard, Oshiomhole was reportedly invited by the DSS for questioning on Sunday, November 4, 2018. The daily…
The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday, said its governorship candidate, Mr Jide Sanwo-Olu, would defeat all opponents to win the 2019 election. The Assistant Publicity Secretary of the party in the state, Mr Abiodun Salami, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. He was reacting to a statement by a group of opposition political parties on Friday, which that Sanwo-Olu was not a popular candidate and that he could not win the state in 2019. The Publicity Secretary of the PDP in the state, Mr Taofeek Gani, had recently said Sanwo-Olu was…
Didier Drogba seemingly hinted on Friday that he will continue playing football, one day after the Phoenix Rising FC’s defeat in the final of the United Soccer League Cup. Drogba, a player and co-owner at the Phoenix club since 2017, had previously said that he would retire at the end of the season, which has now come to a close with the 1-0 loss to Louisville City FC. Drogba did not address the topic following Thursday’s match, but he posted on Friday a message on Twitter that alluded that his playing days will continue. What the 40-year-old plans to do…
Massimiliano Allegri is still annoyed by his side’s 2-1 Champions League defeat to Manchester United ahead of a trip to AC Milan this Sunday. Juve threw away a 1-0 lead on Wednesday and Allegri has called on his side to show more intelligence in matches. “We’re not closing games off and when they remain open until the 90th minute then you’re at risk,” he said. “On Wednesday, we didn’t realise when it was time to close up and we let our emotions get the better of us. “At certain times, you just need to be intelligent. If you can’t win…
Jose Mourinho was keen to play down the importance of the Manchester derby when he took over at Manchester United in 2016. He was well aware of the interest it would generate given his history with Pep Guardiola, who took over at Manchester City in the same summer, but he was keen to avoid round two in the Premier League. It was his belief that the rivalry he generated with Guardiola in Spain worked to his advantage. His reasoning was that if he could upset Guardiola and Barcelona, it was likely his Real Madrid team would be the ones to…
Leicester City shared a 0-0 draw with Burnley at the King Power stadium on Saturday when football again took a back seat with emotional tributes to the club’s late owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha. Thousands of supporters walked to the stadium from the city centre before the Premier League game, which was preceded by two minutes silence for the Thai billionaire. Vichai died in a helicopter crash before City’s last home match two weeks ago. With Vichai’s family in attendance, Leicester’s players, who made a 19,000 km round trip to Thailand for the funeral in midweek, wore a special commemorative shirt, while…
Santiago Solari has challenged Gareth Bale to “eat the stage every time he plays” after he starred in their win over Viktoria Plzen on Wednesday. Madrid travel to Celta Vigo in La Liga on Sunday, looking to continue a revival that has included three wins out of three since Solari took temporary charge. As the team’s form fell away under Julen Lopetegui, so did Bale’s, the winger following up a strong start to the season with just one goal in eight games. An adductor injury contributed to Bale’s dry patch but he was excellent against Plzen in the Champions League,…
Neymar has responded to the latest Football Leaks revelations concerning the “ethical bonuses” the French champions receive as part of their contracts and blasted the journalists as a “bunch of misinformed idiots.” Earlier this week, France 2’s “Envoye Special” looked at those bonuses and claimed that one of the terms involved was applauding the supporters after each match. Reports have surfaced claiming that Neymar earns €375,000 simply by clapping the fans. “I do not know what is worse …” the Brazil international wrote. “The source or those who respond. A bunch of misinformed idiots. “I am tired of the ill-intentioned…
Lionel Messi returned to the La Liga leaders’ squad to play Real Betis on Sunday, getting the all-clear from doctors to play three weeks after breaking his arm, but forward Ousmane Dembele was left out. Messi has been training in the last week and travelled with the team to Tuesday’s Champions League game against Inter Milan but did not make the bench for the 1-1 draw. Barca’s record scorer was injured against Sevilla last month but the Catalans have fared well in his absence, beating Inter at home, thrashing Real Madrid 5-1 and defeating Rayo Vallecano in La Liga and…
Paul Pogba’s performances in his past two games, which ended in late, late wins for Manchester United over Bournemouth and Juventus, are a microcosm of his time at the club. Over the course of those matches, he was pivotal yet peripheral, inspirational yet underwhelming. When United looked to him against Bournemouth, he was often sublime, floating past the challenges of desperate opponents and conjuring an assist for Marcus Rashford’s winning goal. Yet against Juventus, whose supporters raucously applauded him on his return to Turin, he failed to provide much influence. The stage is set for either kind of performance when…
If there’s been one constant throughout Jose Mourinho’s managerial career in England, it’s been his love of bold substitutions. Mourinho, perhaps more than any other manager in the modern game, uses his replacements swiftly, decisively and often unusually. He has made substitutions within the first 25 minutes to completely change formation; he has introduced players primarily tasked with communicating tactical messages to teammates; he’s made a half-time treble substitution; he even once made a change in the dying minutes to introduce a tall player capable of marking the opposition goalkeeper, who Mourinho suspected would go forward for a late corner.…
Manchester City edged closer to qualifying for the last-16 of the Champions League with a comfortable 6-0 victory over Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk. Gabriel Jesus scored a hat trick with two penalties, including a controversial spot kick for City’s second, as they moved three points clear at the top of Group F. Pep Guardiola insists that he doesn’t think City have the know-how yet to win the Champions League but his side easily controlled a match against a highly-experienced European side. Shakhtar gave City all sorts of problems last season despite a 2-0 defeat but, while they are not as…