Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, National Leader, All Progressives Congress(APC) has again blamed past civilian administrations, especially the Jonathan government for the nation’s economic woes. Tinubu spoke at the 35th annual Aminu Kano Memorial Symposium, held in Kano on Tuesday. He was represented by Governor Abiola Ajimobi. Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, National Leader, All Progressives Congress(APC) has again blamed past civilian administrations, especially the Jonathan government for the nation’s economic woes. Tinubu said that the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan was the worst culprit in the pillaging of the nation’s resources. He attributed the country’s current infrastructural deficit to the billions stolen by…
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Days later, one of the arrested suspects said he had been tortured into framing the senator in the murder case. However, when we reached out to Sani for a reaction to the stories of his defection, he sent a text message which simply read: “Not true”. Sani has also taken to his Facebook page to pour cold water on the rumours of his defection. “I’m still in the Broomcity FC as a left winger and not a defender. The rumour that I’ve changed club to White Horse Atletico and that they offered me the position of a striker is untrue,”…
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu once again All Progressives Congress(APC) has again blamed past civilian administrations, especially the Jonathan government for the nation’s economic woes. The APC national leader said that the present government under President Muhammadu Buhari had in the past three years been labouring hard to clean the rot and give the people a new lease of life. “The APC government may, at times, be imperfect in fulfilling the spirit of Aminu Kano but we are far from the PDP, which has perfected the malign craft of giving selfish ambition primacy over the public good. “Consequently, the Buhari government has…
Godwin Obaseki of Edo has said his administration will partner with private investors in the agriculture sector to create jobs for youths in the state. He said that part of strategies to create the jobs was to see how we can replicate successful agricultural venture across the various local government councils in the state. “In the past, government used to do it on its own but today, the private sector has the capacity to do it and they are doing it more efficiently. “The strategy we want to adopt is to encourage the private sector to be involved in agribusiness,…
Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his dissatisfaction with the country’s young population who want the government to hand them everything on a platter. The president also praised his administration’s performance since he was elected into office in three years ago. He said, “About the economy, we have a very young population, our population is estimated conservatively to be 180 million. This is a very conservative one. “More than 60 percent of the population is below 30, a lot of them haven’t been to school and they are claiming that Nigeria has been an oil producing country, therefore, they should sit and…
Ike Ekweremadu has urged President Muhmmadu Buhari to ask the United Kingdom, America and France for assistance on how to tackle Nigeria’s security challenges. “I ask myself: assuming this is happening in America, in the United Kingdom or France, will it take all this time to be resolved?” Ekweremadu asked. “As we know not even in South Africa. But it appears that we are taking too many things for granted. “The time has come for us to seek help from other countries as some of us have suggested here. We should not be ashamed to ask for help. The President…
Atiku Abubakar has condemned the theft of Mace at the Senate describing it as an assault on Nigeria’s democracy. In a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja and published on Facebook, Atiku said he is disappointed. “I am utterly embarrassed, shocked and outraged by this ugly development because it is not only a threat to a major democratic institution but also represents a grave danger to the survival of our democracy,” he said. Atiku noted that using illegal and unconstitutional methods to threaten the authority of a key democratic institution is evil and unacceptable. He wondered how the thugs could…
Antonio Conte has dismissed suggestions of a rift with Antonio Rudiger and insisted the Germany international remains in contention to play for Chelsea until the end of the season. This week, Rudiger admitted that he was “probably” dropped for criticising Chelsea’s tactical approach in a TV interview following a 1-1 home draw with West Ham United earlier this month, but Conte clarified that he has no problem with his defender. “I don’t think he said anything wrong,” Conte said. “It was a tactical decision. Maybe [against Burnley] another player starts on the bench and I have the opportunity to makes…
Arsenal legend Ray Parlour has said the current side “have not been good enough” and fears there will be “more empty seats at the Emirates” as the season comes to a conclusion. “The league doesn’t lie. If Burnley do finish above Arsenal in the table, they deserve to, yes. Simple,” he told talkSPORT. “It could go down to the game at the Emirates, Burnley will go there with nothing to lose and will have a real go. “I’m sure there’ll be more empty seats at the Emirates towards the end of the season, and maybe they can take advantage of…
Zinedine Zidane has suggested his team are well-prepared for their upcoming Champions League semifinal with Bayern Munich despite a series of shaky performances in La Liga, including Wednesday’s 1-1 home draw against Atheltic Bilbao. Zidane admitted at the postgame news conference his team’s domestic form was not so good, but suggested they would rise to the challenge as they had in recent rounds against Paris Saint Germain and Juventus in Europe. “This year our problem in La Liga has been like today,” Zidane said. “But we are arriving [for the UCL semis] well, physically and mentally, even if today’s result…
Ederson has said he had “almost a perfect year” after Manchester City clinched the Premier League title. Ederson made his debut for Brazil in October, while the 24-year-old has been nominated for the Young Player of the Year award. City have conceded the fewest goals in the Premier League and the former Benfica player is one clean sheet behind Manchester United’s David De Gea in the race for the Golden Glove. “I am very happy,” he told the club’s official website. “Everything happened very quickly. My two first years at Benfica, I was able to play, and now being a…
The accolades are still rolling in for Mohamed Salah who can now add the Champions League Goal of the Week (for the quarterfinals) award to his already swollen list of achievements this season. The in-form Liverpool winger took the vote for his delightful dink against Manchester City in the last eight, though many neutral fans are questioning whether or not the award deserved to go to Cristiano Ronaldo for his all-the-more spectacular overhead effort against Juventus. Despite earning a standing ovation from the Juve supporters for his stunning acrobatic finish, the Real Madrid superstar finished second in the official UEFA…
Antonio Conte hailed the “great job” that Sean Dyche is doing with Burnley this season ahead of Chelsea’s trip to Turf Moor on Thursday, but claimed that it is easier to manage successfully at a club below the level of Europe’s elite. Conte — who began his coaching career battling against relegation at Arezzo and Bari — insisted that he has the more difficult job. “He is doing an important job, a great job this season,” Conte said of Dyche. “But if you start the season to fight to avoid the relegation zone it is more simple, also if you…
Mohamed Salah is targeting a place in the club’s history books as he chases Ian Rush’s record for the most goals scored in a single season. The Egypt international took his tally to 40 for the campaign against Bournemouth at the weekend and is only seven short of equalling Rush, who set the mark in 1983-84. With four Premier League matches and a two-legged Champions League semifinal to come, Salah has more than enough chances to set a new milestone having already made the most prolific debut for the club. “There’s a big chance to break the record, to be…
Kaka has admitted to having a difficult time trying to impress Jose Mourinho during their time together at Real Madrid and told UOL their personal relationship did not suffer even though he did not play as much as he thought he deserved. “The relationship with Mourinho was respectful, but complicated,” said Kaka, the 2007 Ballon d’Or winner. “He was a coach who was very difficult for me. When I thought he would give me an opportunity, it didn’t happen. … In my head I could prove to him I had the right conditions to be best used in his period…
Diego Simeone has said chasing Barcelona in La Liga and beating Arsenal in the Europa League could convince Antoine Griezmann not to leave the club at the end of the season. Griezmann flirted with Manchester United last year before signing a new contract with Atletico, however that deal reportedly contains a €100 million release clause which Barcelona are eager to trigger this summer. The France international has admitted to uncertainty over what’s to come while saying he wants to have his future fully sorted before the World Cup begins in Russia in mid-June. But the coach has now said he…
Jose Mourinho has said his side’s performance in the 2-0 win at Bournemouth has left him with a selection headache ahead of the FA Cup semifinal against Tottenham. “I would say every player on the pitch was positive and put himself forward for Saturday,” he told BT Sport. “The players were good. “I think it was a good team performance — professional, good effort, desire to play and to have the ball. Part of that collective performance, good individual performances all of them. “Everything was different. Everything was faster, everything was simple, not trying one more touch, one more trick,…
M.I Abaga is chilling with fresh inspiration and we know this because he just reminded us of the release of his fourth studio album, as promised. The rapper shared the news via his Twitter page today, Tuesday, April 17, 2018. Recall that on Thursday, February 8, 2018, M.I let the goodies out of the bag by playing unreleased tracks from his next body of work. From what has been heard so far, the tracks sound lit including ‘On Code’ featuring South African rap star AKA and a song with alte rapper Ajebutter 22. It also seems that M.I is channeling…
Rapper Kendrick Lamar won the Pulitzer Prize for Music on Monday for his critically acclaimed 2017 album “DAMN.,” making him the first rap artist to ever win an award historically dominated by classical and jazz music. Last year’s prize in the category went to composer Dun Yu’s album “Angel’s Bone,” and the past several decades of awards in the category have largely gone to instrumental LPs. Lamar’s “DAMN.,” Billboard’s best-selling album of 2017, lost out in the album of the year category at the 2018 Grammy Awards to Bruno Mars’ “24k Magic.” The Pulitzer website described Lamar’s work with the…
M.I Abaga is chilling with fresh inspiration and we know this because he just reminded us of the release of his fourth studio album, as promised. The rapper shared the news via his Twitter page today, Tuesday, April 17, 2018. Recall that on Thursday, February 8, 2018, M.I let the goodies out of the bag by playing unreleased tracks from his next body of work. From what has been heard so far, the tracks sound lit including ‘On Code’ featuring South African rap star AKA and a song with alte rapper Ajebutter 22. It also seems that M.I is channeling…