The impeachment process initiated against Benue state Governor Samuel Ortom, has been halted by a Makurdi High Court. The eight lawmakers led by Terkibir Ikyange, were also restrained by the court from sitting while their suspension was also upheld pending the determination of the motion on notice. Ikyange was removed as the Speaker of the Benue state House of Assembly. The former speaker and other former principal officers have been resisted from carrying out legislative function. The presiding judge, Theresa Igoche ruled on the application on orders restraining the eight members from sitting. Igoche also restrained Adam Onum, chief judge…
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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…
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…
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.…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Leo Babarinde Dasilva who is alleged to be romantically involved with Cee-c has declared Kizz Daniel, the best all round artist in Nigeria. According to him Kizz Daniel just needs a good management. He said this on Twitter while replying a tweet about Reekado Banks being better than Kizz. His tweet reads: All due respect to Reekado but Kiss Daniel’s debut album won Album of the year and he is yet to release a bad song. Personally, I feel Kiss Daniel is the best all round artist in Nigeria right now. Just needs proper management. “I Stan kiss Daniel abi…
Lanre Dabiri popularly known as elDee believes that most wealthy Nigerians today didn’t get rich from hardwork and long-suffering but from sheer luck. The retired musician now based in the United States also holds the opinion that as a result of this, they cannot serve as mentors or offer valuable business advice to young entrepreneurs. “We don’t have enough mentors for our young entrepreneurs because many of our wealthy folks weren’t business savvy, they were simply lucky,.. lucky to have a friend/uncle/brother in govt & able to usurp opportunities./resources illegally. “They simply “hammered”. You can’t teach luck and that’s why…
The legendarily exacting editor Anna Wintour has handed the legendarily exacting singer Beyoncé some rule over the legendarily influential Vogue. In an unprecedented arrangement, reported by HuffPost, the cover and some inside photos of the forthcoming September issue have been orchestrated and selected by the subject rather than the editors. Beyoncé will not break her years-long avoidance of traditional interviews with journalists, but she will write her own “long-form” captions. This will be for Vogue’s largest and most scrutinized annual edition—possibly the final September issue of Wintour’s 30-year tenure before she retires. The arrangement has been hyped as novel, but…
Rihanna is the body hero we need. The singer fully embraces her curves — and shoots down anyone who tries to call her “fat” — which is one reason why she thinks women love her. “I don’t know, maybe it’s because I’m ‘thicc’ now. I don’t know,” Rihanna, 30, said in the new issue of British Vogue. But the beauty mogul — who becomes the first black woman to cover the magazine’s annual September Issue — added that she’s ready to start working out again. “I’m about to get back into the gym and stuff, and I hope I don’t…
Before there was #WhoBitBeyonce, there was the mystery behind “Becky with the good hair.” In her 2016 song “Sorry” off her “Lemonade” album, Beyoncé had name-checked husband Jay-Z’s alleged mistress with the lyric, “He only want me when I’m not there/He better call Becky with the good hair.” It set off much speculation about who the other woman might be. At the time designer Rachel Roy had to deny it was her after the Beyhive swarmed her social media accounts. Jay-Z even rapped on his song “Family Feud” last year, “Let me alone Becky.” Now Gwyneth Paltrow’s name is being…
Sonia is giving her relationship prep talks, she has said not all relationships will lead to marriage. The Colombian born beautiful mother of one made this known via her Instagram page on Wednesday, July 25, 2018. According to her, many women have been deceived into thinking that every relationship must lead to marriage. “For some reason, people (mostly females) are brainwashed to think that every relationship that didn’t lead to marriage is a”waste of time”. Where you rushing to? Let me start with à gently reminder-marriage isn’t any form of achievement like some of you might think. You make yourself…
Davido will be embarking on a tour of the United States later this month. The Popstar is set to go on an American tour tagged, ‘The Locked Up’ USA Tour, beginning from August 29 through September. This he announced via his Twitter page [@iam_davido] on Wednesday, August 1st as he shared excitedly, ‘THE LOCKED UP TOUR !! WE COMING!! LETS GET IT!! NEW MUSIC ALL WEEK NEXT WEEK!! What cities would you be attending ??” The tour will see him perform in 12 cities over a period of almost one month. Davido also announced that the DMW family will be…