Gareth Southgate won’t lead his side off the field should any of his players suffer racist abuse at the World Cup in Russia for fear of expulsion from the tournament. Left-back Danny Rose has told his family not to travel to Russia as the Tottenham defender is fearful they could suffer from racism. However, Southgate believes walking off in protest at abuse would be counter-productive as he believes England can set an example as one of the most diverse teams in the competition. “In an idealistic world people would say ‘you should do that’ (walk off the pitch) but it…
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Israel’s bid to stage a high-profile football match against Argentina in the disputed city of Jerusalem inevitably thrust politics and the festering Israeli-Palestinian conflict to the fore. The Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires confirmed Tuesday that the pre-World Cup friendly international had been cancelled, citing threats against Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi. The original plan had been to stage the match in the northern coastal city of Haifa, at the state-of-the-art Sami Ofer stadium where Israel usually hosts international games. But Israeli sports minister Miri Regev, an outspoken hardliner in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government, launched a campaign to move…
With their Premier League rivals already strengthening for next season, Chelsea risk losing further ground as uncertainty swirls over the future of manager Antonio Conte and even owner Roman Abramovich. A fifth-placed finish just a year after winning the league in Conte’s first season in charge meant many expected the FA Cup final to be the Italian’s last match in charge, despite beating Manchester United 1-0 to end the season on a high. However, more than two weeks on, no decision has been made on Conte’s future, with speculation that former Paris Saint-Germain boss Laurent Blanc and Maurizio Sarri, who…
Buhari has once again urged Nigerians to vote for anyone of the choice in the 2019 general elections with an assurance that their votes will count. The president said this while speaking at the valedictory Federal Executive Council (FEC) session for outgoing former Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, held at the Presidential Villa on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. The president emphasised the importance of permanent voter’s cards (PVC) and voter education in elections. He said, “Let Nigerians be aware that they can vote anybody across any party in any constituency, and that their votes will count.”…
Any move to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari would be unsuccessful at the Senate, a source has said. This, the source said, is as a result of the recent treatment being meted out to Senate President Bukola Saraki and Senator Dino Melaye. After two separate meeting on Monday, June 4, 2018, a source said that some lawmakers had proposed the commencement of President Buhari’s impeachment process over the purchase of two Tucano fighter jets without Senate’s approval amongst others. The move was rejected by some members of the National Assembly who were “very jittery” following recent happenings in the polity. Senator…
Ghana and Nigeria are the two countries with the highest search interest in Misoprostol, an abortion pill, the BBC reports. Misoprostol goes by the brand name Cytotec. According to the BBC, data of countries who search for abortion pills the most, was sourced from Google. Google data shows how often exact phrases are searched about a topic. “Abortion pills” is a top search phrase on abortion in all the countries analysed by the BBC. “How to abort” is the most commonly asked question in more than two-thirds of countries. “How to use Misoprostol”, “Misoprostol price”, “buy Misoprostol” and “Misoprostol dosage”…
The National Assembly has again passed a vote of no confidence on Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris. The lawmakers made the resolution, among others, after an emergency joint session which was held behind closed doors. Reading the resolutions, the Senate President Bukola Saraki said the IGP Idris performs his duties with “outright disregard for the constitutional authority of both the executive and the legislature”. “We also hereby reaffirm our earlier resolution on the vote of no confidence on the Inspector General of Police, who does nothing but preside over innocent Nigerians with an outright disregard for the constitutional…
Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday said the Federal Government would establish six innovation hubs in the country. Osinbajo made the disclosure at the launching of the North East Humanitarian Innovation Hub in Yola. The vice president said that the six innovative centres would be spread among the six geopolitical zones in the country. He said that the hubs would be used to foster creative local solutions that could tackle humanitarian issues within their locations. Osinbajo said that the centres would provide opportunities for youths to think and innovate technologies that could address the problems affecting immediate communities. He said the administration…
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the nomination of Ahmad Mahmud from Zamfara as the Resident Electoral Commissioner after two rejections. The confirmation followed the report presented by Sen. Suleiman Nazif, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission, at the plenary. The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, put Mahmud’s nomination to a voice vote and it was adopted by the senators. Nazif had in his reports, recommended the rejection of the nominee, maintaining that he hails from Sokoto State and not Zamfara as he claimed. Objecting to the rejection, Sen. Kabiru Marafa (APC-Zamfara), alleged that Nazif had…
Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday chaired a valedictory session in honour of former Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Kayode Fayemi. Fayemi resigned his appointment as minister last week to enable him contest the July 14 governorship election in Ekiti. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the valedictory session was held before the commencement of the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). President Buhari lauded the former minister for his contributions to the successes being recorded by the All Progressives Congress led Federal Government. He described Fayemi as a man of sound intellect whose contributions helped the…
Ayo Adebanjo has urged the National Assembly not to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari now to avoid unnecessary tension in the polity. He, however, said Nigerians should tolerate the President till 2019 when they should vote him out. “We should allow him go peacefully in 2019. We have just little time between now and the next election. Trying to impeach him now is not ideal. All everybody should do now is to ensure that we have a credible election and allow him go peacefully,” the Independent newspaper quoted the elder statesman as saying. The National Assembly had on Tuesday, June 5,…
Mr Rotimi Amaechi said on Tuesday that the ministry would partner with state governments to create easy pathways for bicycles across the country. Amaechi said this when he received a delegation of Cyclists led by the President of Cycling Federation of Nigeria (CFN) in Abuja. He said that the use of bicycles on the road as an alternative means of transportation would help reduce traffic, stating that bicycles was not for the poor as perceived by some people. “Apart from competing in sports, cycling also assists to improve the mental wellbeing of an individual, creating a path for cyclists is…
Justice John Tsoho of the Abuja division of the Federal High Court has ruled that the Central Bank of Nigeria does not have to make the medical expenses of President Muhammadu Buhari public if he doesn’t agree to it. The Advocacy for Societal Rights Advancement and Development Initiative (ASRADI) had approached the court to compel CBN to disclose the financial information relating to the cost of the president’s several medical trips to London. In a letter dated October 19, 2017, the group filed a Freedom of Information request for the financial institution to disclose Buhari’s medical expenses and how much…
Tobi Bakre has spoken about his stay in the Big Brother Naija house, sharing his favourite housemates and those he had the least connection with. According to the former housemate who emerged the second runner-up of the season, he didn’t get the chance to connect with some of the housemates. When asked about his favourites, he said, “my main Gs in the house [were] Miracle and Alex. I would say Anto too.” Talking about those he didn’t connect with, Tobi said, “I didn’t connect with Angel as much as I would have loved to. We were very cool [but] I…
Davido joins a selected list of top rated artistes billed to perform at the One Music Festival holding in Atlanta, Georgia, US from September 8-9, 2018. Fresh from being announced as one of the artistes that will grace the stage at Jay Z’s ‘Made in America’ Festival which is scheduled to hold on the weekend of September 1-2, Davido has again hit a big one as he has been listed to perform at the ninth edition of the One Music Festival. In a tweet posted earlier today, June 5, this year’s edition will feature the likes of Nas, Cardi B,…
Skales has released the video for his latest single, ‘Pass’ which features Yung L and Endia. Ahead of the release of his album, Mr Love, scheduled for June 19, Skales has shared the visuals to one of the leading singles on the project. In the video, Skales is in the World cup mood as he is spotting replica Super Eagles jerseys from the 1994 Nations cup in Tunisia and the present colours. The video was directed by Lucas Ried.
Chimamanda Adichie is among the new set of guests set to sit down with Trevor Noah this week on new episodes of ‘The Daily Show’. Comedy Central has announced that the Nigerian author will be a guest on Wednesday, June 6, 2018, episode of the show. It will be the first time that Adichie will appear on the late-night talk show. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian author, who has written critically acclaimed books such as ‘Purple Hibiscus,’ ‘Half of a Yellow Sun,’ and ‘Americanah.’ A renowned feminist, Adichie recently questioned 2016 presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, for beginning her Twitter…
Bambam and Teddy A, play lovers in new Nollywood movie titled “The Gift.” For the upcoming movie, the reality stars join Oge Okoye, Lota Chukwu and Paul Sambo. The movie is directed and produced by Princely-will. “I love you so much,” Teddy A says to a crying Bambam in the teaser. He kisses her forehead and says, “we will go over to yours, and pack your things over to mine”. Their undisclosed roles in “The Gift” comes weeks after they joined cast of one of the most star-studded films of the year, “Foreigner’s Gods.” An actress even before she went…
Stella Damasus’ husband, Daniel Ademinokan was spotted chilling with his ex-wife, Doris Simeon, and their son in New York. The movie director took to his Instagram page on Monday, June 4, 2018, where he shared photos of himself, his ex-wife and their son having a nice family time. He went on to caption the photos with a subliminal message to his fans not to believe everything they read on blogs. “Spent the entire weekend buried in a studio editing but I had to come up for air for THIS. Don’t believe everything you read on blogs. They’ve gotta stay sensational…
The third wife of late OJB Jezreel, Korede Okungbowa, is calling on the late producer’s colleagues to help her celebrate his second memorial. She shared this in a three-minute video via her Facebook page, urging celebrities to help his family organize a seminar in his remembrance. “I am making this video to call out some certain people to see what we can do about OJB’s two-year remembrance. “Last year I tried to hold an OJB legacy seminar in memory of him, to retain his legacy and appreciate the life he has lived as a producer and artiste, a father, brother…