President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of Prof. Adebayo Adedeji, whom he described as “a patriotic Nigerian, economist, administrator, scholar and international statesman.’’ He said that Adedeji used his leadership of this pan-African institution to promote African development and was in the vanguard of intellectual efforts to find solutions to Africa’s developmental challenges from within the continent. According to the president, Africa remains grateful to him for the intellectual effort to challenge and reverse the damaging Structural Adjustment Programmes imposed on the continent by conceiving the African Alternative Framework for Structural Adjustment Programmes (AAF-SAP). “It is noteworthy…
Author: David Folami
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to honourably resign from his position due to his apparent inability to secure the lives and properties of Nigerians. Most Rev. Augustine Akubeze, and secretary, Most Rev. Camillus Umoh, on Thursday, April 26, 2018, the religious organisation argued that President Buhari has left Nigerians feeling exposed and vulnerable while faced with dark clouds of fear and anxiety. The statement read in part, “Since the President, who appointed the heads of the nation’s security agencies has refused to caution them even in the face of the chaos and barbarity…
Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja on Saturday on an official working visit to the United States of America, on the invitation of President Donald Trump. Mr Femi Adesina, in a statement in Abuja on Friday, said Buhari while in America would hold bilateral meeting with President Trump and a working lunch on April 30. He said the meeting would also advance shared priorities, such as: promoting economic growth, fighting terrorism and other threats to peace and security. “The meeting will further deepen the US-Nigeria relationship as the United States considers Nigeria’s economic growth, security and leadership in Africa to be…
Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja reassured Nigerians that the unity of the country would remain his paramount objective and that of his government. The president stated this when he received a delegation of the Tijjaniya Movement led by Sheikh Muhammadu Mahi Ibrahim Inyass at the Presidential Villa. He also lauded the group for complementing government efforts in bringing social, economic development, and stability in the country by encouraging discipline, unity and spirituality among its members. While reiterating his remarks on Thursday at the palace of Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Adamu, after he was presented with the Holy Quran,…
Jurgen Klopp has said he is “not worried” if Steven Gerrard becomes manager of Rangers, saying the club will “support him whatever he wants to do.” A source close to Liverpool confirmed later on Friday that the Merseyside club would not stand in Gerrard’s way if he wanted to leave his current role, echoing Klopp’s words from his news conference. “I’m not worried. If, a big if, something happens, it was always clear,” Klopp said ahead of Liverpool’s game home game against Stoke. “Steven is, was and always will be a Liverpool legend. We will support him whatever he wants…
Antonio Conte insisted it would be unfair to criticise Chelsea’s decision to sell Mohamed Salah to Roma because the Egyptian has transformed himself into a different player since leaving Stamford Bridge. Mourinho has defended his role in Salah’s departure recently by insisting that it was Chelsea who ultimately decided to sell the player, but Conte does not believe it was realistic to predict the forward’s explosive development during his unremarkable spell in west London. “It’s not so simple,” he insisted. “We have to compare Salah of four or five years ago, and not this Salah now. Salah in the present…
Jurgen Klopp has said Sadio Mane is a doubt for Saturday’s game with Stoke City as tries to juggle his squad ahead of the Champions League semifinal second leg away to Roma. When asked about Mane’s fitness at a news conference on Friday morning, Klopp said: “Of course there is something. We will see. It is not that serious. There is a chance for tomorrow. If we use that chance or not… it is quite early in the day. “In these times, you always have to use each second and minute, speak to the player, speak to the doc, speak…
Dani Carvajal and Isco are definitely out of next Tuesday’s Champions League semifinal second leg at home to Bayern Munich, and could be ruled out for the rest of the season. Spain playmaker Isco picked up a shoulder problem very early in the 2-1 first-leg victory in Munich, and was replaced at the break by youngster Marco Asensio who went on to net the winner. Carvajal suffered a hamstring injury midway through the second half while marking Franck Ribery, with winger Lucas Vazquez dropping back to fill in for the remainder of the game. Following tests on Friday morning the…
Cesc Fabregas has hailed former teammate Mohamed Salah for his extraordinary season and said he does not expect him to leave Liverpool any time soon. “I coincided with Salah in my first season at Chelsea [2014-15] before he left for Fiorentina,” Fabregas told Cadena Cope radio. “He was young, he hardly played, but you could already see that he had talent. He always worked very hard and he gave his all.” Salah made 20 appearances for Chelsea before loan spells in Italy at Fiorentina and Roma, who later made the move permanent, and Fabregas said he had found the right…
Jose Mourinho has blamed his previous success for some of the anxiety surrounding Manchester United’s trophy-less season, saying that winning the FA Cup has become vital for him and his side. Mourinho, who has won two Champions Leagues and eight league titles in his career, suggested his past standards have put the pressure on United to win at Wembley next month. “It’s my fault because my career was built to win,” Mourinho told ESPN Brazil. “It’s always victories and victories. And now it’s been almost a year without any victories and I feel like that’s more important than people who…
Mauricio Pochettino has described English football’s tendency to criticise their leading players as “strange” and called on the country to put club loyalties aside and back Harry Kane, Dele Alli et al. at the World Cup. He warned that the current negativity around Kane, which includes a tweet mocking the striker from a Football Association (FA) account, could affect the England talisman’s form in Russia this summer. Pochettino said: “[The criticism] is a little bit strange from my point of view. Both Harry and Dele are massive talents and they are going to defend the England national team shirt. “But…
Diego Simeone faces a touchline ban if his club reach the Europa League final because of his conduct at Arsenal, UEFA said on Friday while charging both clubs. UEFA said Simeone faces separate charges of insulting a match official and “improper conduct” that could carry a two-match ban, but UEFA’s disciplinary panel will not judge the case until next Friday — after the semifinal second leg in Madrid. Simeone was sent from the dugout in the first half of Atletico’s 1-1 draw in London on Thursday and watched the rest of the first leg from the stands. Thursday’s game ended…
Mikel Arteta is a big reason for Manchester City’s success, Pep Guardiola has said, amid speculation linking the assistant coach with the Arsenal manager’s job at the end of the season. With Arsene Wenger announcing his departure from the Emirates Stadium at the end of the season after 22 years, Arteta has been talked about as a possible replacement. “I’m not the right guy to talk about that because my opinion of Mikel is overwhelming,” Guardiola told a news conference when asked whether the Spaniard is ready to move into management. “He deserves the best, hopefully. We are so comfortable,…
Unai Emery has confirmed he will leave his job as Paris Saint-Germain head coach at the end of the season. Emery has led PSG to Ligue 1 and Coupe de la Ligue success this season, but his long-term future has been the subject of scrutiny since the Champions League round-of-16 exit to Real Madrid — the second successive year in which they had gone out at that stage. He is out of contract at the end of this campaign, and it had been widely predicted that the deal would not be renewed. “There was a meeting with the president [chairman…
“I was an angry yout’ when I was writin’ Views/Saw a side of myself that I just never knew” —Drake, “Do Not Disturb” Drake’s admission on More Life’s final track came as a surprise to…almost no one. Drizzy’s attempt at a magnum opus, 2016’s Views, was immediately pegged by critics as dour, claustrophobic, moody—reviews read, not unfairly, like a thesaurus entry for “bummer.” It seems like Aubrey was taking notes. The superstar’s next release was a noticeably lighter affair, backing away from the need to make any grand pronouncements about the state of The Boy, instead concentrating on things like…
A week after Beyoncé gave two much-talked-about performances at the two-week Coachella 2018 music festival, she and husband Jay-Z had a date night at the New Orleans Pelicans vs. Golden State Warriors game in Oakland, California. There, they brought the Coachella vibes with them; with them sitting among thousands of fans in yellow Warriors shirts, the scene brought to mind part of Bey’s first Coachella show, which featured her and scores of background dancers dressed in yellow. During her Coachella shows, Bey performed mostly solo but also sang with Jay-Z, as well as guests such as sister Solange and fellow…
In early March, rumors swirled that Rihanna was in talks to launch her own lingerie line. So when RiRi confirmed the Savage x Fenty news herself, she basically broke the internet. Rihanna shared the exciting news on social media on Friday, April 20th. “we bout to light this up sis!!” Rihanna wrote. “introducing @SAVAGEXFENTY lingerie coming soon.” While the initial teaser images did not reveal any details of the pieces or a release date for the line itself, a few days later, she confirmed that the collection would launch on May 11th. However, that’s not the only thing to be…
Long hours at the salon require one to be comfortable. And such could have been the case for Adele, who was spotted leaving a salon in Beverly Hills on Thursday. For her pamper session, the 29-year-old singer was dressed casually in black, loose-fitting clothes. Adele layered a dark tank top underneath a long-sleeve sweater. The mother-of-one paired her cozy outerwear with matching leggings and Nike sneakers. Adele completed her look with minimal jewelry and brown shades. Not seen with the star was husband Simon Konecki and son Angelo, five. The Grammy-winner began dating her hubby in the summer of 2011,…
If her middle name didn’t give it away, then the adorable birthday picture posted by her parents, Ciara and Russell Wilson, absolutely does. Sienna Princess Wilson, age 1, is absolutely a princess. On Saturday, both Ciara and Wilson shared a photo on Instagram showing the birthday girl decked out in an epic pink princess dress and a similarly hued birthday spread. “Princess Sienna’s 1st Birthday!” Ciara posted on Instagram. “4.28.17 Forever one of the best days of my life! #HappyBirthday angel.” Wilson posted the same photo on his Instagram account as well, with the message, “1 year ago. Jesus blessed…
J Cole delivered a stellar performance Friday night at the Castle Light Unlocks concert alongside several top Nigerian acts. The much anticipated event which took place at the Eko Hotels and Suites attracted quite a large turnout of young, fun loving Nigerians who came out in their numbers to catch a glimpse of the American superstar. J Cole, who recently dropped his fifth studio album, KOD, has a large following in Nigeria with fans who have been following the progress of his career since his debut studio album, Cole World. This was the rappers first appearance in Nigeria and it…