Yemi Osinbajo says the N-Power Graduate Skills Acquisition Programme will be expanded and made better to benefit more Nigerian youths. Addressing the trainees, the vice president said the N-Power programme was very important to the Federal Government because of its focus on empowering the youths through capacity building. “The programme will be expanded, enriched, made bigger and better and we will improve the welfare of those in the programme. “The Federal Government wants to demonstrate through you that Nigerian young people are not only competent, but can with the best training become the best available anywhere in the world. “You…
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Embattled Kogi lawmaker, Senator Dino Melaye has accused the Police of owing him N10 million as damages awarded him by an unnamed court. Melaye who was granted bail by the Court on Wednesday, made the disclosure via Instagram on Friday, May 18, 2018. The lawmaker accused the Police of illegally arresting and harassing Nigerians for a long time. “Police illegal arrest and harassment did not start now,” Melaye said. “This was four years ago. Where Court awarded 10-million -damage to me that Police is yet to pay. Fear not him that can destroy or damage the body, fear only Him…
Alhaji Kawuwa Damuna (APC) on Saturday in Bauchi, declared that members who dragged the All Progressives Congress (APC), to court are enemies of the party. “Any member of the party that takes the party to court is an enemy of the party, because there is a lot of avenue for reconciliation. “Six people cannot hold us to ransom. The state congress will hold and it will be hitch-free. “We have not been served with the court injunction and that is why we are going on with the congress,” he said. Also commenting on the congress, the State Chairman of the…
Babatunde Fashola has ordered the contractor handling the Zik Mausoleum, Bouygues Construction Limited to complete and deliver the project before the end of October. Fashola gave the order on Saturday in Onitsha during an inspection of the project. He expressed dissatisfaction over the slow pace of work and threatened to revoke the contract if the contractor fails to deliver as ordered. Fashola also threatened to report the Project Manager, John Ameh to his professional body, the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) if he fails to deliver. The minister said the Federal Government was not indebted to the contractor adding that,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would on Monday start distributing Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) to newly registered eligible voters in Lagos State, its spokesman, Femi Akinbiyi, has said. “Definitely on Monday, we are going to start the distribution of PVCs at the INEC offices in the 20 local government areas of the state. “The available cards now are only for those who registered in 2017 and that is from the inception of the exercise in April 2017 to December 2017. “We are still expecting more cards; other cards will be made available later, especially for those who registered in…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in Abuja saluted erudite lawyer and human rights activist, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, on his 60th birthday. President Buhari in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina joined family members, friends and professional colleagues of the cerebral lawyer in celebrating the milestone. The president noted with delight that Falana’s career as a lawyer had been marked with honours and awards for forthrightness and advocacy for the good of every Nigerian. He therefore commended his sense of patriotism over the years, and his advisory roles to leaders, institutions and governments,…
Ahmed Makarfi has called on ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo to support the opposition coalition against President Buhari. Makarfi said “We still respect him as former president and elder statesman in Nigeria. Somebody, in spite of his shortcomings, I believe he still earns respect. But again, divided opposition is not a good way to kick APC out of power in 2019. It is actually the surest way of making APC to remain in power. “So, I want everybody to think twice and assess individuals actions towards opposition parties. If APC hadn’t come together as a coalition of interests in 2015 APC, it…
Roberto Firmino has said he is targeting more despite being Liverpool’s joint-top scorer in the Champions League and recording his best season ever as a professional. Firmino, along with Mohamed Salah, has scored 10 times on the road to the Champions League final, with no Liverpool player having ever scored more in a single campaign in the competition. “However, you cannot beat yourself up about these things all the time and you must always keep moving forward. “It is my first season in the Champions League and I am one of the leading scorers, alongside Cristiano [Ronaldo] and Salah. This…
Paris Saint-Germain have offered a contract to Gianluigi Buffon, a source close to the French club has said. Buffon has announced that he will leave Juventus at the end of the season but not retire, and will play his final match for the club against Hellas Verona on Saturday evening. According to the source, PSG have put a two-year contract on the table and the 40-year-old is believed to be tempted to continue his playing career, therefore doing a U-turn on his original retirement plans. The French champions already have goalkeepers Alphonse Areola and Kevin Trapp on the books but…
Manchester United supporters have voted Cristiano Ronaldo as their greatest Premier League player. Ronaldo topped a fans’ poll of players from the Premier League era, beating Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes. The vote was organised to mark United’s 1,000th game in the Premier League — the 1-0 win over Watford last weekend. Ronaldo moved to Old Trafford from Sporting Lisbon in 2003. He left for Real Madrid in 2009 after scoring 118 goals in 292 games. He won eight major trophies, including three Premier League titles and the Champions League in 2008. Wayne Rooney’s overhead kick against Manchester City during…
Nasser Al-Khelaifi has taken a swipe at anybody who feels that they are bigger than the club, following a 0-0 draw against Caen to end the Ligue 1 season. Al-Khelaifi told L’Equipe: “Nothing and no single person is bigger than the club — that goes for coach and players. The club comes and always will come first.” “I am very satisfied with these four titles,” the 44-year-old said. “We performed incredibly well and did a great job to complete a third domestic clean sweep in four years. Aside from the Champions League, obviously, we are very satisfied. “It takes time…
After sources said that Spurs defender Toby Alderweireld could be on his way to Manchester United, fresh reports says United “are now confident they will win the race” for him. It reports that the Old Trafford club “are ready to spend in excess of £40 million” on Alderweireld, with Tottenham poised to bring in Ajax’s Matthijs de Ligt as a replacement. Spurs have been unable to agree to a new contract with the Belgium international, whose deal expires in two years, and Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona have been suggested as other potential destinations. But reports elsewhere says United are…
Antonio Conte has insisted that he cannot change and warned that Chelsea will be losing a “serial winner” if they decide to let him go after winning the FA Cup with a 1-0 victory over Manchester United. “I think after two years the club knows me very well,” he said when asked what he hopes to hear when he and Chelsea discuss his future. “If they want to continue to work with me, they know me. I can’t change. I can’t change. My way is always the same. Hard work and to build a strong mentality with my players. I…
Niko Kovac has said “football writes the best stories” after his Eintracht Frankfurt side beat future employer Bayern Munich 3-1 in a dramatic DFB Pokal final. “Football writes the best stories and that’s what make this sport so interesting. I’m really pleased for the club, for the brilliant fans and for my excellent team,” Kovac told German broadcaster ARD. “This team has always worked so hard for me over the two and a half years I’ve been here. This year we’ve crowned our hard work with success and in the end, I don’t think it was undeserved. “Obviously, I’m very…
Massimiliano Allegri has paid tribute to departing goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon following the 40-year-old’s emotional final game for the club. “Today it was right that Gigi Buffon was honoured for all he did, there was no better way to finish this year,” Allegri said in quotes reported on www.gazzetta.it. “I was moved by him — in these four years [that Allegri has been Juve boss] I saw him doing impressive things and he deserved a goodbye like that. There was a wonderful atmosphere.” Allegri sad: “The team had an extraordinary season and it’s always wonderful to win. “We fought with Napoli…
Frank Lampard has said he doesn’t know what kind of player Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba can be because he focuses too much on his flair rather than being tactically sound. “I don’t know what Paul Pogba quite is,” Lampard said at a sponsor’s event ahead of the teams’ meeting in the FA Cup final on Saturday. “He makes bad decisions as a midfield player — bad basic decisions — and then he does something really fantastic, and I can imagine that wrecking Jose Mourinho’s head, because he’s going, ‘Well, I want you in my team for that fantastic stuff,…
Real Madrid blew a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Villarreal in their final La Liga match ahead of the Champions League final against Liverpool. Real coach Zinedine Zidane handed a debut to his 20-year-old son Luca as first-choice goalkeeper Keylor Navas was rested ahead of the European clash in Kiev on May 26, but otherwise named a strong side. Gareth Bale, deployed in a more central role, broke the deadlock after 11 minutes to score for the fourth La Liga match in a row, with Cristiano Ronaldo adding a second just after the half-hour to put the visitors in…
The home of the Barbadian super star, Robyn Rihanna Fenty, popularly known as Rihanna, was reportedly robbed by a man who allegedly stayed the night. According to reports, the suspect who is 26 years old, was identified as Eduardo Leon, of Orange County, on Thursday morning, he was arrested by police after the alarm company notified authorities that Rihanna’s security system might be tampered with. When officers reportedly arrived at the house, they found a man who appeared to have stayed at the property overnight. At the time of the robbery, the singer was not in the house when the…
D’banj says it was hard enough choosing to get married for life which was like a major decision for him. The music star while granting an interview with Accelerate T.V. was asked to choose between two of his major hit songs, ‘Tongolo’ and ‘Suddenly’ and the frisky singer revealed that it was a difficult decision and it was too emotional for him. He then went on say he couldn’t decide on it that it was hard enough choosing to get married for life. “It was hard enough choosing say I go marry for the rest of my life which is…
Chimamanda Adichie has done it again! This time around she has been honoured with an honorary degree from the prestigious Duke University. Chimamanda was among the few recipients of the honorary degree from the university and they were all described as people making changes in the world in very extensive ways. “Few writers have captured the challenges of immigrants and others navigating those changes as Adichie,” the university said. Others honoured with the degree are: the CEO of General Motors, Mary Barra; former Durham, Mayor William Bell; Phil Freelon, lead architect for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History…