Justice Walter Onnoghen has said judges cannot form an association to speak for them when under attack because their mandate is adjudication, not advocacy. “This is like what the Nigeria Bar Association does for lawyers, since sitting judicial officers cannot grant media interviews. “The judge’s position was that periodic press statements issued after the meetings of the National Judicial Council are too few and far between to make any impact. “My obvious response, however, was an emphatic `No’, because the mandate of a judicial officer is adjudication and not advocacy,’’ Onnoghen said. He, however, expressed optimism that the publication being…
Author: David Folami
Some lawmakers in the Nigerian Senate have called for the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari over the ‘illegal’ withdrawal of $496 million from the Excess Crude Account for the purchase of fighter jets. President Buhari had paid for the jets for the purpose of fighting insurgency before writing to the National Assembly of his intention. A move, Senators who spoke, largely condemned. Senator Matthew Uroghide urged the Senate to invoke Section 143 of the Constitution against the President Buhari over his action.Senator Chukwuka Utazi spoke in the same line. Uroghide maintained that the President had breached Section 80 of the…
Senator Dino Melaye has accused the Nigeria Police Force of denying him food and access to his lawyers while he recovers from injuries sustained in an escape attempt on Tuesday, April 24, 2018. He posted, “Samuel Melaye, Moses Melaye, Pastor Obalemo, my driver Folorunsho, one of my lawyers and 7 others arrested since Monday by the police still in detention by the police. “Melaye is at the intensive care unit of the national hospital. Trauma section. “Denied access to my lawyers, family members and food for the past more than 24 hours.” It’s doubtful that the lawmaker tweeted the posts…
Jose Mourinho believes Manchester United have enjoyed “evolution at almost every level” in his two seasons in charge at Old Trafford. “I knew the club I was coming to,” he told Sky Sports. “I know that one thing is to go to a club that is prepared to win and you just need to arrive and give the last touches, to give your personal quality, personal knowledge and the team, and the club, is ready just for the last click. “I knew that was not the case [at United]. The owners knew that. The CEO, he knew that. So when…
As he continues to grow as a footballer, there can be little doubt that Marcus Rashford is in good hands. Already a fixture at Manchester United, the 20-year-old striker can also boast being taken under the wing of one of the best players in the world. Indeed, Rashford was beaming as he thanked Cristiano Ronaldo for the special gift he received in the mail — a signed Real Madrid shirt complete with motivational message. “Dear Marcus, keep up the good work,” the hand-written scribble reads. This isn’t the first time that Ronaldo has sent a personal gift to Rashford, with…
Gareth Bale has said it is an “honour” to be linked with a move to Bayern Munich ahead of facing them in the Champions League semifinal first leg on Wednesday. However on the morning of the match Bale said that he would consider an offer to join Bayern’s “fantastic squad” although “as of now” he was a Madrid player. “You can never rule out anything in football,” Bale said. “Currently, I play football at Real Madrid and I enjoy that. Bayern have a fantastic squad and already in the past they have always been one of the most successful clubs…
Jose Mourinho advised Scott McTominay to make sure he was “liked” by the Manchester United dressing room before he made the step up to the first-team squad. The midfielder has enjoyed his breakthrough season at Old Trafford making 20 senior appearances. The 21-year-old has said his manager has played a key role in making sure he was accepted both on and off the pitch. “Jose Mourinho has been absolutely incredible to me this year,” McTominay told the club’s website. “He’s helped me so much in terms of what I can do, from being more humble, to being better on the…
John Obi Mikel is relishing a return to England for June’s high-profile international friendly against the Three Lions. The fixture is one of several pre-World Cup warm-ups organised for the Super Eagles, and the West Africans have set themselves a stern test when they meet England, ranked 13th in the World Rankings, at Wembley on June 2. “The match comes up only two weeks before our first match at the FIFA World Cup,” the three-time FA Cup winner told the NFF’s official website. “It will be a big occasion and a big match for both teams as we both look…
Diego Simeone has insisted Diego Costa is fit and ready to intimidate Arsenal in Thursday’s Europa League semifinal. Asked if Costa was included to intimidate Arsenal or give his teammates a boost, Simeone replied: “Knowing Diego Costa, I think all of those apply to him. “Both in England and in Spain, many teams have suffered at the hands of Diego Costa. Not just Arsenal. He has improved.” Costa left Chelsea under a cloud after a spat with Antonio Conte as he returned to Atletico in time to be registered in the January transfer window. Since then the 29-year-old has scored…
Alexis Sanchez has said that he is still getting used to life at Manchester United after a January transfer from Arsenal. He left Arsenal in a swap deal that saw Henrikh Mkhitaryan leave United and has made 14 appearances for his new clubs, scoring three goals. “It is very different here,” Sanchez told MUTV. “I think United is a club with more history and we want to win trophies next year. “We need to keep progressing. United is a big club, to which I am still adapting, and I am looking forward to giving everything I’ve got next year and…
Keylor Navas has said he had shown “character” to maintain his focus after an early mistake to help his team to a semifinal win at Bayern Munich. Goals from Marcelo and Marco Asensio gave Zinedine Zidane’s side the advantage ahead of next Tuesday’s second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu. Costa Rica international Navas was also at fault for Juventus’ third goal as Real almost blew a 3-0 first leg lead in the previous round, leading to further speculation over his long-term future at the club. However, speaking in the mixed zone after Wednesday’s game, Navas said he had been able…
Dejan Lovren believes Mohamed Salah deserves to be in running to win the Ballon d’Or if he maintains his excellent goalscoring form. “He is becoming the superstar,” Lovren told reporters. “It looks easy what he does but it is very difficult. Maybe I couldn’t look into the future in preseason and think he could do this. “We help him, the manager helps and this style of play helps him a lot. He didn’t play that style before at Basel, Chelsea or Roma. They had different styles and this style suits him perfectly. “Hopefully he will just stay injury free and…
Cristiano Ronaldo set a record with his 96th win in the Champions League on Wednesday, though he saw his goal streak come to an end. Ronaldo has now appeared in more games in which his team won than any other player, moving past Iker Casillas, as Real Madrid won 2-1 at Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal. The victory was also an important one for Real Madrid as a club as well — they became the first team to win 150 Champions League games. The landmark victory came on the same night that Ronaldo moved…
Meek Mill is one happy young man. After being thrown back in jail for violating his probation with a tentative two to four years jail time, Meek Mill is once again a free man. Reports have it that according to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s official order, Meek has an allegedly corrupt police officer who reportedly served as a “critical witness” in Meek’s original gun and drugs case, to thank for his release. According to the reports, prosecutors were not against Meek being released and were also instrumental. Overruling Judge Genece Brinkley, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania finally made the decision.…
Omoni Oboli might be your favourite actor, producer or director but the beautiful actress has shown that she can do more as she publishes her very first book as she turns 40. The beautiful actress and mother of three took to her Instagram page on Sunday, April 22, 2018, where she announced to the world that she is now an author of the book ‘The Stars Are Ageless.’ “THE STARS ARE AGELESS You can now add author to my name!!!Been working on this baby for a while and she’s finally here! Thank you, Lord! 40 sure looks good on me!…
Korede Bello has come out to refute the claims that he bought his result from the Nigeria Institute of Journalism. The singer took to his Instagram page on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, where he laid to rest the insinuation that he bought his result. He also went on to reveal the main reason he finished school was to be a light for a lot of young Nigerians. “I initially didn’t want to post this for many reasons but I was wrong on all counts. I’d be doing millions of young people and my peers a disservice by not boldly putting…
Wizkid is about to stop a child from being an artisan and sending him back to school. The gist is that a video of a child, Basit an artisan working at a mechanic shop talking about Wizkid’s yet-to-be-released song ‘Gucci Snake’ went viral which got to superstar, Wizkid who then posted it on his Instagram and Twitter pages. Apparently, Wizkid was amazed by the video and moved that he tweeted about it and then promised the child, Basit he would be sending him to school. “We sending Basit to school! Bring him to me,” he tweeted. The search for Basit…
Tonto Dikeh has blasted Tunde Ednut for shaming former Big Brother Naija housemate, Nina. Tunde Ednut on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, took to his Instagram page where he posted a video of Nina and then captioned it with the quote “Nina, stop using Android.” This didn’t go down well with a lot of fans and lovers of Nina and among them was the actress, Tonto Dikeh who came hard on the musician and former comedian. “Tunde you have been a celebrity longer than I can remember, so you can afford a phone…Send her one she needs it, We are waiting…
Kcee held his birthday bash over the weekend in Lagos and shared some of the photos from the event. The singer took to his Instagram page on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, where he shared photos from the events. The birthday party was attended by a lot of friends and associates of the singer. Among those who turned up to party with KCee were his brother and C.E.O. of his record label, FiveStar Music, E-Money, comedian, Okey Bakassi, Olamide and Phyno. A singer would always be a singer as Kcee couldn’t stay away from the stage as he performed despite the…
Yvonne Jegede recently threw a shade at DJ Cuppy, DJ Lambo and a host of other female DJs in Nigeria while wishing another female DJ, Switch a happy birthday. The beautiful actress might have knowingly or unknowingly done this via her Instagram page on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, when she wished DJ Switch a happy birthday. “Happy birthday to the only relevant female Dj in Nigeria. God bless you everyday @djswitch_” she wrote. A lot of followers began to question her motive as they saw it as a deliberate shade towards DJ Cuppy, DJ Lambo and a host of others.…