Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Friday said the country would witness accelerated development if restructured. Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano State, expressed the view in Lagos while addressing party delegates at the PDP secretariat. Kwankwaso said he was a strong advocate of restructuring, and would speed up the development of the country, if elected president. “There have been agitations for restructuring in the South West and other parts of the country. “Let me assure you that I am for anything that would promote the country’s progress. “I am for anything that would deliver democratic dividends. I support restructuring and I…
Author: David Folami
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged members of the public to disregard the allegation that it created illegal polling units in Osun ahead of the Saturday governorship election in the state. The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja. He described the allegation as baseless and false alarm. “The Commission hereby urges the general public, especially the good people of Osun state to disregard the baseless allegations and false alarm made and raised by the PDP. “The Commission also…
The Presidency has described Senate President Bukola Saraki as a dangerous person who’s ready to go to any length to feed his personal interests without a care for the country. Garba Shehu said the Senate President’s recent “crude speeches” against the president, despite working with him for three years, prove that he only has his own interests to cater to. He said Saraki has always been complimentary of the president until his recent defection to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), a move he alleged was for the sole purpose of contesting against Buhari in the 2019 presidential election. The statement…
Lai Mohammed has described the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a ‘certified architect of rigging and thuggery’. Mohammed, who doubled as spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council stated this in Osogbo on Friday, September 21, 2018, while reacting to PDP’s allegation that the ruling party was planning to rig Osun governorship election. “The PDP and its chorus singers have resorted to such flimsy and unsubstantiated allegations because defeat is now staring the party’s candidate in the face,” the Minister announced. “The PDP is only acting true to type, because they are the certified architects of rigging and…
Ibrahim Babangida has endorsed Sokoto state Governor, Aminu Tambuwal’s presidential ambition. Tambuwal has declared his intention to run for President under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He also said “I am very proud that you belong to the generation that want to keep Nigeria as one. You have a good team to keep that. “I have no doubt that Nigerians will give you the opportunity to put these good ideas for the good of the country “You know the country, you understand the challenges of the country. I trust you will work base on your conviction for…
The Independent National Electoral (INEC) has warned against announcing or publishing false election results as the collation of the Osun governorship election results has begun. The Commission gave the warning on Saturday through its twitter handle @inecnigeria. It said that the official results would be available as announced by the election Returning Officer. “Announcing or publishing a false election result is an offence. “It is a criminal offence punishable by a term of imprisonment. “The official #OsunDecides2018 results will be uploaded on our platforms as declared by the Returning Officer,” the commission said.
Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has commended the large turn out of voters for Saturday’s governorship election in the state. Aregbesola, who spoke after casting his vote at 11:50 am at his Ifofin Ward 8, Unit 1 Polling Unit in Ilesa, also commended the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) for the smooth conduct of the exercise. The governor said the large turnout of voters and their peaceful conduct was a signal to their desire to elect a leader of their choice. ” I must commend the voters for conducting themselves in a peaceful manner and for coming out in their large…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 435,015 registered voters in Osun are yet to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). Mr Olusegun Agbaje, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Osun, made this known on Friday at a press conference in Osogbo. Agbaje said 1,246,915 PVCs were collected from INEC by registered voters in the state as at Wednesday when collection of the cards for the election ended. The commissioner, who said 1,682,495 voters were registered, warned that those who had yet to collect their PVCs would not be allowed to vote. He gave an assurance that the uncollected PVCs were…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticised the Nigerian Police for not withdrawing the police orderlies of Osun Governor, Rauf Aregbesola ahead of the Osun governorship election. The Osun state governorship election is holding today, Saturday, September 22, 2018. The PDP also said that the police under the leadership of Ibrahim Idris has been partisan. This was made known by the party’s chairman, Uche Secondus in an interview with Punch on Friday, September 21, 2018 in Abuja. Secondus also gave examples of elections Ekiti and Anambra states where the police orderlies of the Governors were withdrawn. He said “By now,…
Pep Guardiola was delighted with the response of his players as Manchester City put their Champions League disappointment behind them with an emphatic 5-0 victory over Cardiff City. His side were back to their best with goals from Sergio Aguero, Bernardo Silva, Ilkay Gundogan and a brace from Riyad Mahrez keeping the pressure on early pacesetters Liverpool and Chelsea. “I think we played better than the Fulham game, we were more dynamic — after the not good result in midweek we responded in the same level that we have had for the last 12, 13 months,” Guardiola told a news…
Tottenham Hotspur brought an end to a run of three successive defeats as they won 2-1 at Brighton on a damp Saturday evening on the south coast. Harry Kane gave the Londoners the lead from the penalty spot shortly before half time, and substitute Erik Lamela sealed the points inside the final 15 minutes before Anthony Konackaert’s late response. Kieran Trippier was at the heart of much of Spurs’ early attacking intent and was behind the move from which they almost took a 10th-minute lead. The chance came when Trippier whipped in a corner that was headed on by Toby…
Jurgen Klopp is hopeful that Virgil van Dijk did not suffer a serious rib injury during Liverpool’s 3-0 win over Southampton and confirmed Xherdan Shaqiri was taken off at half-time for tactical reasons. Van Dijk, meanwhile, was forced to come off early in the second half, heading straight down the tunnel before emerging to watch the rest of the game from the dugout. “He had already, before the PSG game, kind of a bruise on the ribs, which is very uncomfortable,” Klopp said of his centre-half at his postmatch news conference. “Today he had another hit there. It’s not cool,…
Jose Mourinho blasted the attitude of his Manchester United players after Saturday’s draw with Wolves and said he was more upset with the result than the heavy defeat to Tottenham. United were held 1-1 by the Premier League new boys at Old Trafford to end a run of three straight wins and Mourinho said afterward his players were too “relaxed” while Wolves treated the game like a “World Cup final.” “Not a good performance, not a good result,” Mourinho told a news conference. “A fair result. Wolves, by the way, they faced the game, I think they deserve it. They…
Borussia Dortmund’s Christian Pulisic scored an 84th minute equaliser to rescue a 1-1 draw at Hoffenheim on Saturday. Pulisic, who got the winner at Club Brugge in a 1-0 Champions League group stage victory in midweek, tapped the ball home after good work from Marco Reus to earn his team a point. Brazilian Joelinton put the hosts ahead on the stroke of halftime and Hoffenheim looked to be cruising after having two other efforts disallowed and also hitting the woodwork. Things turned worse for the visitors when Diallo was sent off for a last-man foul on Andrej Kramaric but Pulisic…
Mohamed Salah netted his first league goal since Aug. 25 as the Reds thrashed Southampton 3-0 to make it six Premier League wins out of six and leapfrog Chelsea at the top of the table on Saturday. An own goal by Wesley Hoedt started the visitors’ misery in the 10th minute as Xherdan Shaqiri’s shot hit Shane Long before bouncing into the net off the Saints Dutch defender and Joel Matip made it two with a header from a corner 11 minutes later. Liverpool’s Egypt forward Salah, who had failed to score in his last two league games, bundled home…
Sergio Aguero marked his 300th appearance for Manchester City with a familiar landmark goal to set the resurgent Premier League champions on their way to a magnificent 5-0 win at Cardiff City on Saturday. Aguero helped City rebound in emphatic fashion after their worst performance of the season in the home Champions League defeat by Lyon as a typical sharp, close-range finish from Bernardo Silva’s pass saw him notch his 205th goal for the club. Aguero’s close-range strike just after the half-hour opened the floodgates with Silva heading home three minutes later and Ilkay Gundogan firing home a glorious third…
It was debatable what was more worrying at Old Trafford on Saturday: Manchester United’s draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers or the reasoning Jose Mourinho gave afterwards for the result. “It is the basic law of football,” said Mourinho. “Something you learn in the academy.” He is right, and it does not bode well, especially as everything seems to be coming so easily to everyone else. While United were struggling against the Premier League newcomers, Manchester City were putting five past Cardiff. At the same time, Liverpool were beating Southampton 3-0. The gap between United and the top is already eight points.…
Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich eased past Schalke 2-0 on Saturday to make it four wins from four league matches and leave their opponents languishing at the bottom of the table. Goals from James Rodriguez and a second-half Robert Lewandowski penalty lifted Bayern to 12 points, two ahead of second-placed Hertha Berlin, who beat Borussia Moenchengladbach 4-2 thanks to a Vedad Ibisevic double. Preseason title contenders Schalke have now lost all four Bundesliga matches and are anchored in last place. In more bad news for the hosts, Weston McKennie limped off after James unintentionally kicked the U.S. international in the leg…
Amber Rose seems to have some pretty harsh words for people who are profiting from her ideas, and she’s demanding everyone starting with Kanye West and finishing with Fergie to stop it. She posted a lengthy message a couple of days ago on her social media account where she seems to be calling out the people who she says have been ‘inspired’ by her work, including her epic SlutWalk. ‘It becomes extremely frustrating when brands are ‘inspired’ by the movement and curate my actual life story and use it as a marketing tool,’ she wrote. ‘The Amber Rose SlutWalk and…
Former Big Brother Naija housemate Munirat Antoinette Lecky known as Antolecky who is an actor and a brand ambassador for “Taries Hair Builder” has teamed up with the beauty enthusiast to launch their hair care line. A few weeks ago, Anto Lecky was announced as a brand ambassador for “Taries Hair Builder” ( @hairbuilderbytaries ), a product that makes hair instantly fuller and thicker in seconds. Anto Lecky and Taries World have taken a step further in their business relationship, the picture shows Anto Lecky with Tara Adesemowo, CEO of Taries World ( @tariesbeautylounge ) on the day of the…