The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has approved the appointment of Mr Yekini Nabena as the Acting National Publicity Secretary of the party. The appointment was contained in a letter issued on Wednesday in Abuja and signed by the National Secretary of the party Mr Mai Mala Bunu. It said the appointment followed the resignation of the party’s National Publicity Secretary Malam Bolaji Abudullahi who defected to the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) earlier on Wednesday. “I write to convey the resolution of the National Working Committee reached at its 34th regular meeting of Aug. 1,…
Author: David Folami
The chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole has called on Senate President Bukola Saraki to vacate his seat. He said “But whatever is the reason, we can decamp from party, but we can’t decamp from Nigeria. “The only thing is that there are other consequential issues that every man or woman of honour who had taken such decisions would be expected to follow through. “I mean, you should not collect a crown that belongs to a family and wear it on behalf of the family if for your personal reasons which he has enumerated that he has…
Aminu Tambuwal has explained why he left the All Progressives Congress (APC). He is the third Governor from the APC to move to the PDP in recent times. The Governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom and 13 Local Government chairmen dumped the ruling party last week. Also, on Tuesday, July 31, 2018, the Governor of Kwara state, Abdulfatah Ahmed announced his resignation from the APC immediately the Senate President, Bukola Saraki decamped. According to Daily Post, Tambuwal cited the lack of statesmanship in responding to national issues as one of the reasons he left the ruling party. “Politicians and political…
Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has praised the judgement of the Court of Appeal which upheld the powers of the National Assembly to make laws, including the bill amending election sequence. Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Yusuph Olaniyonu stated that the judgement has further reinforced the belief of Nigerians that the judiciary remains the hope of the country in strengthening democracy, resolving conflicts between various arms and levels of government as well protecting the rights of individuals. He added that with the judgement, it is now clear that the National Assembly was right when it…
Diego Simeone has attempted to clarify his comments about Lionel Messi that were made in a leaked conversation during the World Cup by insisting the forward would be his choice to have in a team of “great footballers” and not Cristiano Ronaldo. The conversation, one in which Simeone had with his Atletico assistant, German Burgos, following Argentina’s World Cup loss to Croatia, went viral. “[Messi] is very good because he is accompanied by extraordinary footballers,” Simeone said in the conversation, before asking Burgos a question. “If you had to choose between Messi and Ronaldo for a normal team, who would…
Juan Mata is happy at the “positive” experience of Manchester United’s preseason tour following a 2-1 win over Real Madrid . “I think we competed well especially after the accumulation of minutes that some of us have, but I think it was positive,” Mata said. “A positive game. A good experience for the boys that came in the second half so [I am] happy.” United have been without several of their first team while in the U.S., having relied heavily on their young players. However, Mata says the senior players are ready for the start of the campaign and believes…
Malcom has said he wouldn’t rise to Roma’s “provocation” after scoring against them on Tuesday only to see Barcelona go on to lose the game 4-2. Roma were hours away from signing Malcom last week and had even reached an agreement with Bordeaux when Barca swooped in with a bigger offer, landing the Brazilian for €41 million. “I don’t get involved with that sort of provocation,” Malcom told reporters after the match. “What’s important is what happens on the pitch. There’s no need to go over and over [what happened]. I am here, I’m a Barcelona player and I want…
Alisson Becker has said”I feel at home already” with Liverpool after he completed his first training session with his new club. Alisson trained with the Liverpool squad for the first time on Tuesday at their five-day training camp in Evian, France. The 25-year-old Brazil international, who joined from Roma in a £65 million deal earlier this month, was not present on the team’s preseason tour of the United States, having been granted an extended break after featuring at the World Cup. “It has been a great day which I had been looking forward to,”Alisson told Liverpool’s official website on Tuesday.…
Barcelona will continue to target the United States market and want to promote the growth of football in the country, particularly in the women’s game, president Josep Maria Bartomeu has said. “It is a key market for us,” Bartomeu said. “In the U.S. football, more and more, is a sport that is more inside society. People are starting to watch games. “And Barca, we want to help [it grow], coming here to promote football but also coming here to learn from competition, because this is an exchange of information and an exchange of knowledge. “Other markets are important for us,…
Cristiano Ronaldo could take the first kick of the new Serie A season after the schedule announced Juventus vs. Chievo would open the new season. Juventus’ trip to Chievo will raise the curtain on the 2018-19 Serie A season on Saturday, Aug. 18 at 6 p.m. local time, with Lazio hosting Napoli at 8.30 p.m. All the first weekend’s remaining fixtures will be played on Sunday. The Bianconeri are first up on the following weekend too, when they host Lazio on Saturday, Aug. 25 at 6 p.m. — potentially Ronaldo’s first outing as a Juve player at the Allianz Stadium.…
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has said he was surprised to be told that Pep Guardiola does not intend to make any more big signings for Manchester City this summer because of the inflated transfer market. “He [Guardiola] said they originally planned to buy a few more players but decided against it because they no longer want to be part of the madness,” Rummenigge said. “I was a bit surprised to hear this at first, but then I thought it would indeed be wonderful if this statement were to be true until the English window closes. “City, PSG [Paris Saint-Germain] — they’ve always…
Gonzalo Higuain’s transfer from Juventus to AC Milan is “just about” completed, according to the Bianconeri’s general manager Beppe Marotta. Marotta met with Milan representatives on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the move, and emerged to respond to reporters who asked if a deal had been struck, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport. Marotta was also in Milan to discuss a swap deal with Juventus centre-back Mattia Caldara heading to the Rossoneri and Leonardo Bonucci returning to Juve just a year after leaving them for Milan. The agreement between the two clubs is expected to cover all three transfers in one…
Sime Vrsaljko landed in Milan on Tuesday night after Atletico Madrid confirmed they had reached an agreement with Inter Milan to transfer the Croatia international. Vrsaljko, 26, arrived at Milan’s Malpensa airport and will undergo a medical on Wednesday before joining the Nerazzurri, initially on a season-long loan deal. Atletico announced the move on their website, stating the full-back “has been loaned to Inter Milan. The deal, pending the completion of regulatory processes and medical exam, will include an option to buy for Inter. “Everyone at the club wishes Sime well for his time with Inter Milan.” Upon arrival, the…
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has revealed Romelu Lukaku has agreed to cut short his holiday in a bid to be available for the start of the season while admitting he “doesn’t know” when Anthony Martial will return to training. Even with key players returning early, Mourinho says he is expecting the first three games of the season against Leicester, Brighton and Tottenham will be “tough”. “Rashford, Jones and Lukaku, they gave to the group and to the team three days of their holidays so they’re coming back three days early to try and be available for the team,” he…
2018 has indeed been an amazing year for Nina as she has graduated from the Imo State University. The former reality tv star took to her Instagram page on Monday, July 30, 2018, where she announced the good news. She went on to share photos while captioning it with an inspiring quote. “4 years, 62 courses, 8 semesters. Finally, it’s over…I remember 4 years ago when I got admission Always running for lectures chai. No more lectures. No more assignments. No more impromptu Saturday test. Mama, I made it. To you Lord who made this possible. I will praise you…
South African rapper AKA has called out his million of followers on social media platform, Twitter for what he deems as lack of support for his music. Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, better known as AKA is one of the leading names in South African hip-hop, but outside his music, the rapper is also well known for his frequent outbursts on social media and this time, he is coming for his fans. In a tweet posted on his official account (@akaworldwide), the rapper who has over 3.35M followers and recently released his new album, Touch My Blood, accused his fans of not…
Waje is one of those celebrities who has been cyberbullied on social media and has been able to handle it well. During an exclusive interview, the talented singer revealed that she doesn’t really take cyber bullies seriously as she feels that she is a loveable person which is why they don’t get to her “I understand that you don’t know me so your comments is just a comment, you don’t know me. Because if I am standing right in front of you, you will love me, I get it a lot. There are people that come in front of me…
If you think you can call out Seyi Law and his family then have a rethink like this nosy fan who got what he didn’t expect when he criticised the comedian’s wife’s outfit. So the gist is that Seyi Law had posted photos from a private family outing a day go, precisely on Saturday, July 28, 2018. It didn’t take long before a nosy follower took to the comment section to call out the comedian’s wife’s outfit. “Seyi Law is wearing trousers that cover his ankle while his wife’s gown or blouse can’t even cover her laps. What a tale…
Fela’s daughter, Yeni Kuti has laid a curse on a band member who absconded in the United States. According to Vanguard, the band member, whose name is Aghedo Andrew disappeared 20 minutes before the commencement of the show. Femi Kuti made this known on his Instagram page saying: “My bassist Aghedo Andrew nearly ruined my concert yesterday in New York @SummerStage ,He disappeared ( absconded) 20mins before show time. I want to thank the rest of the band for standing strong and giving one of the best shows of the tour.#onepeopleoneworld tour 2018.” In her response, Yeni posted on Instagram…
Just when we thought the Okoye drama was over, Peter dropped a bombshell over the weekend, now his brother Paul is responding to the accusations. Paul Okoye while granting an interview with a radio station was asked about his twin brother’s latest accusation and he gave a very diplomatic answer to the question. “These are sensitive questions and the fact that it is sensitive there are ways you will say it and the way you people will just create news out of it. The way you people are lost about this issue is the same way I am seeing the…