Wande Coal gave his fans a night to remember at the maiden edition of the ”King Coal in Concert” in Lagos. Friday, December 14th was the night when the King came home to claim his throne at the event held at the Convention center, Eko Hotel & Suites, and indeed he had a large turnout of his fans who gathered at his beckon to witness his glorious coronation. Tagged ”King Coal in Concert”, Wande Coal who debuted his headline concert in London earlier in November brought it home to his fans paying homage to where he kicked off his now…
Author: David Folami
Toyin Abraham intends to slow down on movie projects to enable her concentrate on her home. The ‘Seven and Half Date’ actress made the disclosure during a recent interview with Abiola Alaba Peters. “As for movies, I really want to slow down a little bit. I want to build my home to an accepted level and also concentrate on my Soaps. I’m planning to raise lots of up-and-coming actors and actresses,” she said. The actress, who was formerly known as Toyin Aimakhu, also explained that she wasn’t the producer of ‘Seven and Half Date’ contrary to many of her fans’…
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Suleiman Hassan as the new Environment Minister following Ibrahim Jibrin’s resignation as the Minister of State for Environment. Jibrin tendered his resignation letter to President Buhari on Wednesday, December 12, 2018, days after he was turbaned as the new Emir of Nasarawa. His exit left a vacuum in the Ministry of Environment as President Buhari failed to replace Amina Mohammed who resigned as the Minister of Environment in 2017 to take up the job of Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations. Hassan was sworn in as the Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing…
The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) has resolved to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari again over the issue of new minimum wage. The forum took the decision at its last meeting for 2018, presided by the chairman of Forum and Governor of Zamafara State, Abdulaziz Yari, on Thursday night in Abuja. Yari however declined speaking with journalists after the meeting. But the NGF Head, Media and Public Affairs, Mr Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, told newsmen at the end of the meeting that the governors resolved to meet the president on Friday. “It was a very short meeting, of course the very last one…
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has called for the enactment of a legal framework to ensure the expeditious prosecution of purveyors of fake news and hate speech. The Governor made the remarks in Kaduna when he received the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on a courtesy visit, on the sidelines of the 47th National Council on Information, with the theme “Tackling fake news and hate speech to enhance peace and national unity”. El-Rufai said the Kaduna State Government is establishing a legal framework, beyond the Penal Code, that recognizes the peculiarities of spreading fake news and hate…
Doyin Okupe is in troubled waters with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for receiving the sum of N120 million from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). EFCC operatives had invaded his Lagos home on December 8, 2018 to invite him for questioning over what he described to be cybercrime. He was later detained for two days after he turned himself in to the anti-graft agency on December 10. The EFCC has now decided to file 59 charges against Okupe for receiving N120 million from former NSA, Sambo Dasuki, while he served as the Senior Special Assistant…
Mr Donald Duke, the Presidential Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), says he will appeal the judgment removing him as the party’s presidential flag bearer. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday declared Prof. Jerry Gana, a former Nigerian Minister of Information, as the presidential candidate of the SDP. Duke had been declared as the presidential candidate of the party after the primary election held in October 2018 in which Gana was also an aspirant. However, Gana had instituted a case against the result in court, basing his case…
Gov Simon Lalong of Plateau has charged APC candidates in the state to open campaign offices in their constituency and mobilise voters to support the party. Lalong, while inaugurating his campaign office on Friday in Jos, urged candidates to reach out to all stakeholders and work as a unit to ensure success. He said that APC governors were automatically state campaign coordinators of President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election bid, and pledged to “do everything” to ensure victory for APC at all levels. The governor said that he would, henceforth, be operating in the campaign office, and advised politicians seeking to see…
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…
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…