President Buhari has said that his administration is winning the war against corruption. Garba Shehu on behalf of the President said “My administration’s economic agenda has always been to move away from over-reliance on crude oil and food importation. “Nigeria is a blessed country. We have fertile land. We have a young and energetic population and we have a very strong legal and regulatory system that protects capital and investments, both local and foreign. “As you are aware, Nigeria just exited its worst recession in more than two decades. We have more than doubled our foreign reserves. “We are winning…
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Yemi Osinbajo has said that the Muhammadu Buhari administration is not considering a replacement for the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu. “Magu is going nowhere,” Osinbajo announced. “Seriously, what offence has this man committed?” the Vice President questioned. “I have known him personally right from the time of the very first chairman of the commission till now, he is a very dedicated, trustworthy gentleman. Don’t forget he is also the most senior official of the EFCC,” he added. The Nigerian Senate had twice denied Magu’s confirmation as the EFCC boss owning to a…
Alhaji Ado Dogwa, the Chief Whip of the House of Representatives says President Muhammadu Buhari has no choice than to re-contest in 2019 if Nigerians want him to. “I can beat my chest and say that with the commitment we have gotten so far from major stakeholders across the country, the APC remains the party to beat. “We are battle ready for 2019 to get back to Aso Villa with Buhari as our president, in addition with the governors. We are going to add some states to the existing ones,’’ he said. The lawmaker said that critical decisions had been…
Alhaji Lai Mohammed has urged the Guild of Editors to see themselves as partners in the process of nation building. Mohammed said that the nation was at a trying time and the government needed the support of every sector and body including the Guild in solving its challenges. He, however, stressed that the government was not averse to criticism of its actions and policies by the media but such criticism should be done objectively. The minister cautioned against publications that could promote disunity, hatred, crisis and war. “We need your support and your understanding because these are trying times for…
Kayode Fayemi has shown his displeasure over the vote of no confidence passed on him by the House of Representatives. Fayemi also said that the House of Reps members lack tolerance and moderation, describing their action as draconian. Oyebode also said “The attention of the minister of mines and steel development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, and the minister of state for mines and steel development, Hon Abubakar Bawa Bwari, has been drawn to the ‘vote of no confidence’ reportedly passed on them by members of the house of representatives following their inability to attend the house’s sectoral debate on iron and…
Samuel Ortom has decried the ‘deplorable conditions’ of the camps hosting people displaced by the incessant attacks on Benue rural communities, and called for urgent measures to address the situation. “The camps are terrible; the living conditions there are nauseating. Something urgent must be done to assist the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs),” Ortom said on Thursday. He said that 60 per cent of the IDPs were children who had missed examinations and did not know when to return to school. ” The facilities at the camps are inadequate and too deplorable to provide minimum comfort for these children. “The attacks…
Dino Melaye has accused Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state of planning to poison him using men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The Senator could not leave the court house after his court hearing because SARS officials wanted to arrest him. The lawmaker was arraigned on Thursday, March 1, 2018, for allegedly giving false information to the Police. He was subsequently granted bail in the sum of N100, 000 by the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama. The Senator was dragged to court after it was discovered that he allegedly accused Governor Bello’s aide of trying to assassinate…
Naby Keita is nearing a return to the RB Leipzig squad ahead of the Bundesliga match at home to Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. Leipzig have suffered three straight defeats, two in the Bundesliga and one in the Europa League, and dropped to sixth in the table, three points behind second-placed Dortmund. But they will be boosted by the return of Keita, 23, who was substituted with a muscle strain in the defeat at Frankfurt eight days ago and missed the home losses to Napoli and Cologne. Reports have it that that Guinea international Keita, who joins Liverpool in the summer,…
Neymar could be out of action for as long as three months, the Brazil national team’s doctor has warned as the Paris Saint-Germain forward arrived home for an operation on his right foot. PSG confirmed Wednesday that Neymar will have surgery in Brazil later this week after he sprained his ankle and cracked the fifth metatarsal in his right foot near the end of Sunday’s 3-0 Ligue 1 win over Marseille. Speaking as Neymar arrived at Rio de Janeiro-Galeao International Airport, Lasmar told reporters: “We hope that he will be in the best conditions for the surgery.” Lasmar said that…
Diego Simeone has said Diego Costa’s arrival at the club has led to better play from Antoine Griezmann and has also served as a catalyst for the team’s turnaround. Atletico, second in La Liga, have taken 25 of a possible 27 points since the turn of the year to put pressure on leaders Barcelona. Griezmann has rediscovered his goalscoring touch while playing with Costa as he has scored 13 of his 16 goals in all competitions in 2018, including a career-best four in Wednesday’s 4-0 triumph over Leganes. “Our season until December was good,” Simeone said, according to reports. “Costa…
Danny Rose blasted the video assistant referee (VAR) as ridiculous and a shambles and said it ruined what should have been a positive night for both Tottenham Hotspur and Rochdale on Wednesday. “It was interesting, very frustrating and just confusing more than anything,” Rose said. “It just overshadowed a good performance by us and a good performance by Rochdale. There’s no word to describe the game except frustrating, even though we won 6-1. “It’s just complete nonsense if you ask me, waiting around not knowing what’s going on. It’s ridiculous. Ridiculous. I’ve had a few messages already saying the VAR…
AC Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso refused to take all the credit for his side’s resurgence after guiding them to the Coppa Italia final on Wednesday. “I’m not a great coach,” he said. “I’ve had to cut my teeth and I’ve still got to learn a lot. “A lot’s been said over the past 20 days about me being a guru, but I’m not. I’ve still got to take lots of hits. “I’ve never been gifted anything in these years. I’ve won a league at youth level, had some very difficult experiences abroad — you don’t learn from tactics books, you…
Ashley Young is of the opinion that the controversial Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system will fail unless match officials drastically cut the time taken to make decisions in games, the Manchester United defender said. And Young was involved in another high-profile VAR incident earlier this month when Juan Mata was judged to be offside from the full-back’s cross when scoring in the FA Cup win at Huddersfield. “For me, it’s one of those things where I don’t know whether it is taking something away [from the game] — the waiting around to find out the decisions,” Young said. “It can…
Ernesto Valverde was left shocked as to why a second-half penalty was awarded in Las Palmas’ favour as Barcelona’s lead at the top of La Liga was cut to five points. Even after the game, Barca’s players claimed they hadn’t been informed why it had been awarded, with a Lucas Digne handball or a Sergi Roberto pull on Matias Aguirregaray the two most likely possibilities. Jonathan Calleri scored from the spot to earn his side a vital 1-1 draw in their fight against relegation. “We don’t know what the referee gave the penalty for,” Valverde said in his postgame news…
Arsene Wenger has admitted his players have lost their confidence and urged them to “unite, not divide,” after they endured a second straight 3-0 loss to Manchester City on Thursday. “I knew the first half could be difficult for us because we come out of Sunday’s game with a low confidence level, they come back with a very positive mind,” Wenger told a news conference. “That’s why they took advantage of every defensive weakness we showed in the first half. At “the end of the day, I must say we lost against a top-quality team who are at the moment…
Real Madrid have received a timely boost ahead of next week’s Champions League round-of-16 return leg at Paris Saint-Germain with defenders Marcelo and Jesus Vallejo returning to full training on Thursday. Marcelo, the left-back, had been sidelined since injuring his right hamstring on Feb. 19, and Vallejo, the central defender, had been out of action with a similar injury for six weeks. Both players took part in training in preparation for Saturday’s home game against Leganes. Midfielders Luka Modric, who has a knee injury, and Toni Kroos, with a hamstring injury, are still unavailable. Coach Zinedine Zidane said earlier this…
Paris Saint-Germain have made Thibaut Courtois aware of their interest in signing him and the Chelsea goalkeeper is open to their advances, a source close to the club has said. However, while PSG are keen on Courtois, a number of things could influence whether the 25-year-old Belgium international actually ends up at Parc des Princes. The source said that Courtois has indicated that he is not against the idea of potentially signing for PSG, but both sides made it clear during their meeting that there are certain factors that could influence a potential transfer. On PSG’s side, UEFA’s financial fair…
Kim Kardashian shared the first public photo of her five-week-old baby Chicago West on Monday, with the mother-daughter pair looking mighty cute in matching Snapchat filters. Apparently, they were paying no mind to the fact that aunt Kylie Jenner may have contributed to wiping out $1.3 billion of Snapchat’s stock value last week. The adorable photo does not mark Chicago West’s social media debut, however. She first appeared in Kylie Jenner’s birth announcement video earlier this month. Kardashian and husband Kanye West welcomed baby Chicago via a surrogate in January. “Having a gestational carrier is definitely different, but anyone who…
Singer, Oluwaseun Oni, aka Saeon, has been off the scene for a while but many wouldn’t forget in a hurry, her spat with Wizkid, which culminated in the Starboy singer threatening to beat her up. However, in a recent chat with Saeon, she hinted that she has since moved on. Responding to a question on whether she has forgiven Wizkid, she said, “One of the reasons I decided to title my latest single as Rebirth is because I have come to realise that many things we go through in life are meant to teach us lessons which shape us for…
An old notebook of Drake’s is currently up for auction, with the potential to sell for $54,000, reports have said. The purple spiral notebook appears to contain song lyrics, as well as Drake’s take on Biggie Smalls’s “10 Crack Commandments,” which the Toronto native calls the “10 Mack Commandments.” It also contains multiple version of his signature, here seen as Aubrey Graham, as well as “various phone and credit card numbers … possibly his uncle’s.” The notebook was found in Drake’s grandfather’s Toronto furniture factory and almost thrown out, but saved at the last minute. It’s dated as being started…