Sen. Bukar Abba-Ibrahim on Saturday evening narrated how ordinary people reportedly made him governor for the first time in 1991. Ibrahim, a three-time governor and senator, spoke at the launch of his book, “Poorlitics”, to mark his 70th birthday in Abuja. He said he had only N20,000 in his account at the time the people called on him to run for the office. He said the people’s power made him to defeat his formidable opponents who were “well-resourced with money, thugs, branded vehicles and powerful national godfathers”. Ibrahim stated that he won the support of the masses with community service…
Author: David Folami
Ayo Fayose has condemned the killing of Shiite sect members by soldiers on Saturday, October 2, 2018. This is coming few hours after he regained his freedom on Monday, October 29, 2018. According to the Commander Army Headquarters Garrison, Major General James Myam, members of the Shiite sect mounted a road block and tried to attack a convoy carrying ammunitions. Myam also alleged that the group destroyed vehicles and attempted to cart away the ammunitions. According to reports, 10 people died during another clash which occurred on Monday, October 29, 2018, in Abuja. In his reaction, Fayose narrated how people…
Senator Shehu Sani (Kaduna Central – PRP) has predicted the fall of the All Progressives Congress (APC) immediately President Muhammadu Buhari is no longer politically active. The lawmaker recently dumped the party after he controversially lost his re-election ticket to Uba Sani, an aide to state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, against whom he’s been publicly feuding for months. While speaking during an interview on Channels Television on Sunday, October 28, 2018, the lawmaker said Buhari is the oxygen of the party and will die off when he’s off the scene. He said, “From the statement coming from people who for a…
Lai Mohammed has described the controversy over President Muhammadu Buhari’s failure to present his academic qualification documents as an insult. In the credentials the president submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to enable him contest in the 2019 presidential election, he failed to submit his secondary school certificate. “I am the above named person and the deponent of this affidavit herein. All my academic qualification documents as filled in my Presidential form, APC/001/2015 are currently with the Secretary of the Military Board as of the time of this affidavit,” the president said. Buhari’s failure to submit his academic…
Oby Ezekwesili has urged Nigerians to make right leadership decision in 2019. The co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG), said this on Monday, October 29, 2018 at a press conference which she held in Lagos state. She also called in Nigerians to vote for somebody who will bring hope to the people and not despair. Ezekwesili said she is in the presidential race to disrupt the cycle of bad leadership and also restore hope to Nigerians. “I am in the race to disrupt the cycle of bad leadership and give hope to Nigerians. I am the candidate of…
Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria has left that era in which democratic norms are brazenly subverted, with votes awarded to those favoured by the authorities, and the shortchanged told to go to court for redress. The President stated this on Monday when he received members of the Joint United Nations, African Union and ECOWAS Good Offices Mission on Elections, at the State House, Abuja. “I am highly qualified to talk on this, having ended in Supreme Court three times, after participating in elections with disputed results.“Where will a man looking for where his next meal would come from, have money to…
Oby Ezekwesili, has described her opponents in the 2019 general elections, President Muhammadu Buhari and Atiku Abubakar, as agents of failure and disappointment who have nothing new to offer Nigerians. The candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) attacked both Buhari of the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) and Atiku, a former vice president, of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) while delivering a speech in Lagos on Monday, October 29, 2018. During the speech, titled “To those who say we cannot win: Unveiling the Oby Ezekwesili Roadmap to 2019”, the former Minister of Education said there is no lesser…
Sergi Roberto has said he wanted the humiliation of Real Madrid to go on even longer as the Spanish league leaders hammered their rivals 5-1 at the Camp Nou. A Luis Suarez hat trick, as well as goals from Philippe Coutinho and Arturo Vidal, helped Barca seal their biggest Clasico win since a 5-0 victory in 2010. And Roberto said afterwards that he was enjoying the match so much that he was disappointed to hear the final whistle. “Winning a Clasico — and with this kind of result — is the game all Barcelona supporters desire,” Roberto, who joined the…
Leicester City will consider renaming their stadium after Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, sources within the club have said. The 60-year-old was tragically killed in a helicopter crash on Saturday. The Leicester chairman was one of five passengers who lost their lives following an accident after take off from the centre circle following the 1-1 draw with West Ham United. Two members of Vichai’s staff, Nursara Suknamai and Kaveporn Punpare, also died along with pilot Eric Swaffer and co-pilot Izabela Roza Lechowicz. Vichai’s son Aiyawatt, who is the club’s vice-chairman, is currently in Leicester paying his respects and will hold talks with chief…
Cristiano Ronaldo blamed club president Florentino Perez as the main reason behind his decision to leave Real Madrid this summer and sign with Italian giants Juventus. The Portugal captain ended his nine-year spell at Real Madrid with a move to Turin for a €55 million annual salary, following a reported rift with Real Madrid president Perez over a new contract. Ronaldo told France Football in an excerpt from an interview released on Monday: “I felt that inside the club, especially on the part of the president, I was not under the same consideration as I was when I started with…
Gareth Bale’s agent has slammed Jorge Valdano as “nothing” after the former Real Madrid sporting director heavily criticised the Wales international’s performance in Sunday’s 5-1 defeat at Barcelona. Bale started the match at the Camp Nou but was substituted on 76 minutes with his side 3-1 down. And Valdano pointed to the Wales international’s lack of tactical discipline as one of the major problems as Madrid have had their worst start to a season in La Liga in over 50 years. “Bale is one of many players at Madrid who play very freely,” Valdano told Onda Cero. “He had the…
Real Madrid have sacked Julen Lopetegui after just four months in charge, with the ex-Spain coach paying the price following Sunday’s 5-1 humiliation against Barcelona in El Clasico. Lopetegui, 52, was announced as Madrid coach just before the start of the World Cup in June, with Spanish federation president Luis Rubiales reacting by immediately sacking him. His first game in charge of Madrid was a 4-2 defeat to neighbours Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup. Lopetegui lasted just 14 matches in total, with six wins, two draws and six defeats. The club’s Castilla coach, Santiago Solari, will take over…
Sir Alex Ferguson thinks Marcus Rashford is the real deal and enthuses about him in private. Pep Guardiola rates him as the one Manchester United player he’d like to work with at Manchester City. Jose Mourinho has described him as being at the “head of the youth talent at the club”. For England, he’s scored three goals in the last five games, games he’s played every minute of. His assist for Raheem Sterling’s opener for England in Seville against Spain two weeks ago drew significant praise in the Spanish media. It’s a slightly different story for Rashford when it comes…
Memphis Depay has said he still doesn’t “feel like a respected player” at the club after making a game-changing cameo in their win over Angers at the weekend. With Lyon struggling to break down ten-man Angers on Saturday, Depay replaced midfielder Jordan Ferri 10 minutes into the second half with the score 0-0. Eight minutes later, the Netherlands international set up Hossem Aouar for the opening goal and then — three minutes from time — scored the decisive goal himself in a 2-1 win. Depay, who joined from Manchester United in January 2017, has now scored 27 times and recorded…
Christian Pulisic wants “to get some revenge” for failing to qualify for the World Cup in the upcoming 2022 cycle, he said. A 2-1 loss to Trinidad & Tobago in the final CONCACAF qualifier in November 2017 meant the U.S. missed out on the tournament for the first time since 1986. Among those denied their first appearance in the World Cup was Pulisic, the Borussia Dortmund forward who led the U.S. with five goals and four assists in the final round of qualifying, but he is confident the U.S. will return in 2022. “I definitely want to get some revenge…
The father of Real Madrid coach Julen Lopetegui has said the club had “stolen 50 goals from my son” after failing to find a quality replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo won 16 trophies and scored 450 goals in nine seasons at Madrid before being sold to Juventus for €100 million in July following the Portugal captain’s request to be transferred. Madrid have struggled without Ronaldo and Sunday’s 5-1 defeat at Barcelona saw Los Blancos drop to ninth in La Liga, piling additional pressure on Lopetegui. “Cristiano Ronaldo was good,” Jose Antonio told El Mundo before Sunday’s Clasico. “Was he cocky?…
Anthony Martial will not face action from the Football Association after winning a penalty against Everton despite an accusation from Marco Silva that he dived, sources have said. Referee Jon Moss awarded United a spot kick in the first half of their 2-1 win at Old Trafford on Sunday after deciding Martial had been tripped by Idrissa Gueye. Paul Pogba scored the rebound after Jordan Pickford saved his initial kick to open the scoring. Gueye appeared to touch the ball before making contact with Martial’s leg. “It was not a penalty — it is clear the player dived,” Silva said.…
The Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) has condemned the violent conflicts in Kaduna and its environs. Mr Ayuba Wabba, NLC president, made the condemnation in a statement on Friday in Abuja. According to Wabba, the conflicts have led to multiple deaths officially put at 55 at Kasuwan Magaini, 22 in Kaduna metropolis and an unspecified number in other unnamed settlements. “Almost a week after the violent conflict erupted over an issue as trivial as a dispute over the correct measure of grains of maize in the market place, it is yet to abate as reports say today (Friday) there are fresh attacks…
Kaduna State Government on Saturday said 32 people had been arrested in connection with the renewed violence in Kaduna metropolis on Friday. Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Mr Samuel Aruwan, announced this in a statement in Kaduna on Saturday. He said that the number of arrested persons over the renewed disturbances was given by the Police at the state’s Security Council meeting, adding that “these persons will be investigated and prosecuted’’. Aruwan also said that within the areas covered by the curfew, “security agencies thwarted attempts to destroy places of worship in Kawo and Hayin…
Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Saturday said that schools shut on Sept. 29 because of flooding in the state would only reopen when it was safe to do so. Dickson, who spoke on a live radio programme monitored in Yenagoa, said that this was because of the need to protect the vulnerable children from water-borne diseases. He said that the Ministry of Education was, however, working toward ensuring that the closure of the schools would not affect the overall performance of students in the forthcoming West African Examination Council-conducted examinations. The governor said that while the flood had started to…