Yul Edochie has taken a bold step by calling on President Muhammadu Buhari not to run for re-election come 2019. “I hear you want to run for the second time in office I decided to do this video, please sir don’t bother. I don’t think Nigeria, Nigerians can endure four or more years of whats going on right now. Believe its really terrible, the hardship is too much,” Yul said. He went to praise Buhari as a good man but said he is worried at where the president missed it as his inaugural speech where he thought Mr President sounded…
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The crisis battling the Kanus might just have gotten deeper as Kanu Nwankwo and his wife have unfollowed each other on Instagram. This new development might be as a result of the feud between Kanu’s younger brother, Ogbonna and his wife Amara. It would be recalled that Amara had blasted Ogbonna for allegedly taking the football tickets meant for her son. Ogbonna had posted the photos of a Leeds football game tickets which triggered Amara. She claimed he has continued to ruin her family affairs Amara who couldn’t hold anymore called out Ogbonna claiming that the tickets were meant for…
Manchester City may have had some of the pressure lifted from them by no longer trying to go through the season unbeaten, according to defender John Stones. “We obviously wanted that and I’m sure every team does but it’s such a difficult thing to do,” he said. “The four competitions we’re still in, the amount of games compared to some other teams, you know it takes a toll, no matter how much you rotate the squad. “I think sometimes you’ve got to hold your hands up and say “we gave it our best shot ” which we did. We didn’t…
Jurgen Klopp has expressed regret after reacting angrily to a Swansea supporter during Liverpool’s shock 1-0 defeat at the Liberty Stadium. “He was shouting at me all the time and I reacted once,” Klopp said. “I must remind myself I’m a human being and not just a professional manager who takes that all the time. “They can say whatever they want, at one point I turned to him and said, ‘Please!’ “It was only one moment when I had enough, it wasn’t to do with the fact we were 1-0 down. I’m sure I am not the first manager who…
Granit Xhaka has supported Manchester United midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan to be a success at Arsenal if he joins in exchange for Alexis Sanchez. “I read that in 2009 he said that he likes Arsenal. “I’m sure the style of play here would suit him. Every player has their own qualities. He is a great footballer, so let’s just see what happens. “It was tough to play against him. To be honest, I would rather have played alongside him. He is a player who is obviously very good and has lots of good qualities as well.” “We played many times against…
Paolo Maldini has said he would be an honour if Gianluigi Buffon beat his Serie A appearances record and would not be surprised if the 39-year-old played another season in order to be able to do so. He said “Joking aside, he’s not yet announced his retirement. If he didn’t beat my record then I’d be happy to keep hold of it, but if he does I would be honoured that it would be him overtaking me. “He’s the greatest goalkeeper of the past 30 years.” Buffon is set to return to training on Wednesday after missing Juve’s past six…
Cristiano Ronaldo will been rested for Wednesday’s Copa del Rey quarterfinal second leg at home to Leganes, but centre-back Sergio Ramos is set to feature for the first time in 2018. A Madrid squad announcement said Gareth Bale, Toni Kroos and Marcelo would also sit the game out with Madrid 1-0 up from the first leg. Karim Benzema is expected to make his first start since December after recovering from a hamstring problem, while club captain Ramos will get a chance from the bench. Youngsters Theo Hernandez, Marcos Llorente, first leg goalscorer Marco Asensio and Borja Mayoral are expected to…
Zinedine Zidane has said Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar has “incredible statistics” as the clubs prepare to meet in the Champions League. “His statistics are incredible. However, what interests me is my team, my squad, my players.” Zidane also supported Madrid talisman Cristiano Ronaldo, who has struggled for form this season amid growing speculation over his long-term future at the Bernabeu, while Neymar has been linked with a move to Madrid in recent weeks. “When we look at what Cristiano has done throughout his career… Last season, for example, he scored eight times in the last three Champions League matches. That means…
Thibaut Courtois has been ruled out of the Chelsea’s Carabao Cup semifinal second leg against Arsenal on Wednesday with an ankle injury, sources have said. He has returned to full training since missing Chelsea’s 4-0 win over Brighton on Saturday with the problem, but is still feeling pain in his ankle and Antonio Conte has decided not to risk him. Willy Caballero will start his third match in a row in the absence of Courtois. Chelsea, who drew 0-0 at Stamford Bridge in the first leg, are already without Alvaro Morata (back) and Cesc Fabregas (hamstring) for the trip to…
Bayern Munich have received an injury boost as defenders Mats Hummels and David Alaba both returned to training on Monday. Niklas Sule filled in for his fellow Germany international in both games, but scored an own goal in Sunday’s victory against Bremen. Meanwhile, Alaba has recovered from a stomach bug which ruled him out at the weekend as Spain international Juan Bernat deputised at left-back for his third Bundesliga appearance of the season. With the return of Hummels and Alaba, the German champions are now only missing Thiago Alcantara and Manuel Neuer from their first team squad.
Alexis Sanchez has insisted Thierry Henry played no part in his decision to leave Arsenal for Manchester United. The Frenchman was blasted by some Arsenal fans, who believed Henry had influenced Sanchez. It prompted Sanchez to issue a statement insisting that was not the case. He tweeted: “I want to clarify that Henry never told me to leave the club, it was a personal decision. He loves the club and someday it would be nice to see him as the arsenal coach because he loves the club.” He said: “I know I don’t need to explain this to the majority…
Manchester United should battle it out with Manchester City for Athletic Bilbao defender Aymeric Laporte, according to Gary Neville. Laporte could move to the Etihad Stadium before next week’s transfer deadline. He tweeted: “In my very short time in Spain we played them three times. This lad can play. Get in United. “It’s really hard to get players out of Bilbao and costly but this lad is a very good player.” Valencia met Athletic Club in La Liga and the Europa League during Neville’s time in Spain, winning once and losing twice.
Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi has commended the peaceful conduct of the Local Government election across the state. He appreciated the electorate for coming out to vote, describing the process as transparent, free and fair. He said candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) would not fail the people if elected and described the party as the only party that could salvage the nation from its current challenges. “APC has provided the purposeful and quality leadership at both the national and state level. “President Buhari and Gov. Al-Makura have done credibly well and they are still doing their best to improve on…
Adams Oshiomhole has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will expose the financial atrocities of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The former governor also said that President Buhari will win the 2019 elections. Oshiomhole predicted that APC will win more governorship and national assembly elections in Nigeria. He said “It is our task as party activist to painstakingly explain to our people in the rural areas to understand who dug the hole that led to what we are experiencing today as a nation and the effort by President Muhammadu Buhari to gradually pull us out of that hole to…
Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state has said that the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Kayode Fayemi will be disgraced during the Ekiti governorship election slated to hold on July 14, 2018. Fayemi, who served as Governor of Ekiti state before he was defeated by Fayose, is the governorship candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti state. According to reports, Fayose said that no force on this earth will stop Fayemi from being defeated. Meanwhile, the Ekiti state chapter of APC has accused Fayose of sponsoring a lawsuit to disqualify Fayemi. The All People’s Party (APP) filed a…
Ebenezer Babatope has said he was pained that Chief Iyiola Omisore dumped the party. Babatope made the statement on Saturday, May 26, in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Omisore, a one-time governorship candidate of the PDP dumped the party for the Social Democratic Party on May 20. In a statement announcing his defection to SDP, Omisore said he was moving to a credible platform to realise his governorship ambition to “rescue the state from the All Progressives Congress.” The Osun State Chairman of SDP, Mr Ademola Ishola, had on Thursday confirmed Omisore’s membership of the…
The Sen Suleiman Hunkuyi-led faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State says it is considering defecting to another political party barely few months to the 2019 general elections. The group said it would take the decision “if there is no visible evidence of success in addressing the damaging levels of alienation and frustration among the millions of party faithful in Kaduna State”. Prominent among the group are Sen Shehu Seni, Isah Ashiru former APC governorship aspirant Mr. Mataimaki Tom Maiyashi, among others. Mr. Tom Maiyashi, Chairman of the group, who signed the statement said two recent events…
Some residents of Yobe, on Saturday in Damaturu, decried the hike in the prices of some food items usually consumed this Ramadan. A resident, Mallam Zarau Gulani, expressed concern on the development in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Gulani said that a yam that usually cost N3, 000 before the commencement of the fasting period now sells for N5, 000. He noted that the increase had been drastic in the past weeks, thereby causing the people hardship. Another resident, Babagana Madu, also expressed similar opinion that the prices of pepper, tomato, okro and other related items…
President Muhammadu Buhari has terminated a new defence procurement contract which was said to have been midwived by the Minister for Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, over allegations of fraud. The President was also said to have ordered the National Security Adviser and the Nigerian Intelligence Agency to investigate how the contractor obtained security clearance for the job without an end-user certificate. Buhari also reportedly ordered that the contractor should be made to supply items equivalent to the $50 million upfront payment which they received recently. The contract was signed off by the Federal Executive Council in December 2017. A report by…
Prof. Issac Adewole has said the Federal Government is doing every possible to end the ongoing indefinite nationwide strike by Joint Helath Sector Union (JOHESU). The minister said that the Federal Government was not sleeping in ensuring that the strike was called off as soon as possible. “The JOHESU strike will soon be over. The Federal Government is doing everything possible to bring the strike to an end,” Adewole said. Dr Tokunbo Olajumoke, the Osun NMA Chairman, made the allegation at a news conference in Osogbo on Saturday. Olajumoke, who noted that the doctors were ready to work and provide…