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…
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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…
Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai on Saturday said the Nigerian Army would in 2025 begin the production of combat vehicles in the country. Buratai made this known at the 77 Regular Recruits Intake Passing-Out Parade at the Nigerian Army Depot in Zaria, Kaduna State. He said that through research, the Depot had already produced five patrol vehicles named “TYB”. “Let me at this juncture commend the Commandant, Depot, Nigerian Army and his team for the uncommon research and development feat which led to the production of five patrol vehicles, named TYB Robile in my honour. “By this breakthrough, the Nigerian Army is…
Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, says that Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) holds the key to the development of the nation’s economy. Inaugurating the 1.5 megawatts Independent Power Plant (IPP) at the Sura Shopping Complex in Lagos on Friday, Osinbajo urged the private sector to key into achieving the Federal Government’s economic development goals through MSMEs. He said that the federal government would continue to implement visible improvements, reforms and interventions that would be impactful in people’s lives and businesses across the country. “This cannot be achieved without government partnering with private sector, development partners and fellow Nigerians after it has…
Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state has reacted to a comment reportedly made by the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole on the party’s governorship primaries in Ogun state. In his response, Governor Amosun described the APC chairman as a liar. The Ogun state Governor also alleged that the APC chairman was sent to weaken and kill the ruling party. In a statement signed by his media aide, Opeyemi Soyombo said “For the avoidance of doubt, we state for the umpteenth time that there was no gubernatorial primaries in Ogun State other than the one held on October…
Yemi Osinbajo has reassured stakeholders in the entertainment industry of the Federal Government’s commitment to support them to enhance national growth and development. Osinbajo gave the assurance at an event organised for entertainers and tagged “An Evening with the Vice President” in Lagos on Friday. Osinbajo said: “No sensible politician can ignore entertainers; if you do, you do so at your own risk. Entertainers also cannot ignore politicians; it is impossible. If you do, you do so at your own peril.” He noted that some entertainers were already in politics and urged others to participate, in order to make a…
All Progressives Congress (APC) chairmen in the South-South geo-political zone have declared support for the party’s national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole. The South-South geo-political region are made up of the following states: Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Bayelsa, Rivers, Delta and Edo. According to the chairmen, those fighting Oshiomhole are enemies of President Buhari’s second term agenda. Vanguard reports that they made this known after an emergency meeting in Abuja on Thursday, October 18, 2018. Speaking after the meeting, the South-South APC leaders said: “We passed a vote of confidence on the leadership of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole led National Working Committee (NWC)…
Bode George has called on the minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola to focus on repairing roads instead of talking about 2023 presidency. Fashola, during a town-hall meeting organised by the Ministry of Information and Culture and the National Orientation Agency on Thursday, October 18, 2018, said “Do you know that power is rotating to the South-West after the completion of Buhari’s tenure if you vote for him in 2019? “A vote for Buhari in 2019, means a return of power to the South-West in 2023. I am sure you will vote wisely,” according to reports. According to…