Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is trapped in a horrible bondage. “Change or you will be changed – God said that Buhari is in trouble. Buhari is hypnotised. Buhari is in a horrible bondage. Buhari’s mantra has been cannibalised,” Mbaka was quoted as saying. “The Lord says captive Nigerians, you will be speedily rescued. Things are very very difficult, hard and tough nowadays. The hardship is not from God, they are man-made. “The wicked cabal and satanic agents in this country have wickedly kidnapped the goodwill and good intentions of Mr. President, Muhammadu Buhari. His…
Author: David Folami
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has told police officers of Sokoto origin who recently graduated from training. “By agreeing to dedicate your lives to protect us, you have continued in the tradition of your forefathers from this state who have served this nation diligently. “I urge you to refuse to be infected by anything denting the image of the Police. The entire Police structure is undergoing rebranding as such, I want you to play your part well in enhancing the image,” he added. Speaking on behalf of their colleagues, ASP Abubakar Shehu and Inspector Yusuf Adam commended Tambuwal for his care…
Muhammadu Buhari has urged traditional rulers to continue to build bridges of unity among Nigerians through festivities and customs across the country. He said that the sustenance of unity and understanding by traditional rulers remained a strong indicator of the indivisibility of the country. He added that “I am delighted for two main reasons. One, the honour was unsolicited and Two, it came outside my ethnic stock. “So, it shows that in Nigeria, we are one. No matter what, this country would remain one.”
Godwin Obaseki of Edo recently met with the state’s civil servants of directorate cadre, promising to build their capacities and provide health insurance scheme for them. Obaseki said the meeting was to share thoughts towards ensuring a more efficient and result oriented civil service. “We will emphasis training and re-training for our civil servants; we need to create an environment where we should enjoy coming to work,” he said. “I am tired of medical request to travel abroad for medical care,” the governor said. “The era of automatic promotion is gone because people must earn their promotion. “Promotion will not…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Katsina State Government of misusing over N400 billion generated by the state in the last 31 months. Alhaji Salisu Majigiri, the State Chairman of PDP said that the over N400 billion was “misused by top government officials”. He said, “In spite of collecting four Tranches of debt refunds amounting to over N30 billion, the government has borrowed various sums of monies from commercial banks with double digit interest rates to the tune of N70 billion. “The receipts, loans, internal revenue and more than N14.5 billion left in the various accounts by the…
Mauricio Pochettino has said that he “never doubted” midfielder Dele Alli. “He’s got enormous quality and I’ve never doubted him,” Pochettino said. “You’ve got to be patient with players and sometimes they need a rest, while you’ve got to expect one or two mistakes too.” “I thought ‘at last, I’m going to go see my roots,'” he said. “I’ve been to Italy many times, but never to Piedmont. Given there won’t be much time, I’m not going to be able to visit the area where my great-grandfather’s from, but I will get to breathe the Turin air. “I never had…
Arsene Wenger has insisted that Arsenal can survive without Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil and says the club will look to bring in “top-quality” signings if they cannot persuade the duo to sign new contracts. Both are out of contract in the summer, with Sanchez widely expected to leave on a free transfer if he is not sold this month. “How do we cope with that? First of all we have not lost them yet, and secondly we will respond to that by bringing in players of top quality,” Wenger told a news conference on Tuesday. “This club has lost…
Mauricio Pochettino has said that Son Heung-Min does not get the praise he deserves for his performances for Tottenham Hotspur. “He is so important for us,” Pochettino said of Son. “He is scoring a lot of goals and he is very consistent in training and in his performances. I think he is a very good player for us. “It is true that maybe he doesn’t get the headlines of Harry and other players but it is good to recognise him. He is a great guy and a very good professional. He is always there and he scores a lot of…
Arsene Wenger has blurted out another attack on Premier League refereeing, calling Mike Dean’s penalty decision against West Brom “a farce” and saying match officials should be demoted to the Championship after making big mistakes. “This one is a bit of a farce, honestly, because that is not serious,” Wenger said about Dean’s decision. “You do not give in the last minute of a game a penalty like that. When you see how he [Dean] shows his arm, it has nothing to do with what happened. So he sees what he wants to see.” Wenger insisted such decisions must become…
Cristiano Ronaldo has reflected on an “incredible” 2017 amid continuing uncertainty over his long-term future at the Bernabeu. “2017 was an incredible year on many levels,” Ronaldo said. “It is a tremendous feeling to look back and see what I achieved, from starting out kicking a ball on Madeira’s streets. “I was blessed with talent, and I have worked very, very hard to get the most out of it, but I would not have achieved that without the collaboration of many people who have helped me professionally. “I want to dedicate this moment to my family, who are always there…
Ander Herrera has encouraged Manchester United teammate Jesse Lingard to adopt a shoot-on-sight policy while his great form continues. His unstoppable attempt against the Toffees, which was blasted beyond Jordan Pickford, was indicative of a man brimming with confidence and colleague Herrera wants Lingard to carry on trying his luck. “It’s fantastic — when you are like that he has to keep trying to shoot, shoot, shoot,” the Spaniard said. “I am not in that moment! I shot three times and I didn’t score but I will keep looking for that moment. “Jesse has it now. He has to keep…
Antonio Conte has said that he will not be the one who choose which players Chelsea sign in the January transfer window and beyond. “When I [say] that I give my opinion to the club, I try to tell where are the [positions] we can improve, also in the numerical aspect because in some roles we don’t have a couple of players or there is a young player that is not ready to play with the first team,” Conte explained. “If the club ask me some names [of players to sign] I try to do this, but then it’s the…
Ousmane Dembele is set to return to action for Barcelona in Thursday’s Copa del Rey match against Celta Vigo. Dembele, 20, has been out of action for four months but the Catalan club confirmed on Tuesday that he’s finally available for selection again. The France winger ruptured a tendon against Getafe in September and only returned to full training in December, just days before Barca’s 3-0 win against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu. Barcelona’s medical staff have now deemed him fit to make his return to competitive football against Celta. Barca travel to Vigo on Thursday for the first…
Sergio Aguero has insisted he is happy at Manchester City and wants to see out his contract, but says it is up to the club if they want to sell him. “I have until 2020, I think. The truth is that I hope to see out my contract and I’ll try to do my best from here until the end of the season, and after that we will see what happens with me,” Aguero told reporters following City’s 3-1 win over Watford on Tuesday. “Obviously my plan is not to change clubs. The truth is I’m very happy here, but…
Massimiliano Allegri is not interested in signing AC Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma with Wojciech Szczesny already in line to replace Gianluigi Buffon. “Szczesny is Buffon’s heir, I’ve already said that and I repeat it,” Allegri said of the former Arsenal and Roma man. “Juventus did good business in getting such a good player and bringing him in a year before Gigi stops at Juventus. “I’m very happy, there’s a good relationship between the two of them, they respect each other both as professionals and as men, so I don’t see any problem. “Donnarumma is a young lad who has to…
Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has begged Nigerians to give the party’s ‘change’ agenda time as it took over a ‘totally collapsed country’ in 2015. He said, “Change is not bridges. Change is not electricity. Change is not roads. Change is my perception as to what is right and what is wrong, what needs to be done and being faithful in getting it done. “For as long as we, Nigerians, have the wrong type of morality, the wrong type of ethics, not all the roads in this world will get us out of the economic morass we have plunged ourselves into. “Change…
Senator Ahmed Makarfi has asked the APC-led Federal government to work the talk because “the suffering in the land is too much.” About how far the APC government has fulfilled its promises, he responded: “The APC government should walk the talk. They came with policies that sounded sweet on the face of it but no implementation. The suffering in the land is too much.” He added that “the division in the land is alarming”, with “high level of insecurity and unprecedented kidnapping” Speaking about micro-zoning, he said it was “unfortunate”, but members were only “exercising their fundamental right to aspire…
Kanye West hasn’t always been the internationally-known superstar he is today. As a matter of fact, there were times early on when a Kanye track would elicit crickets and boos. Fellow producer 9th Wonder recently took a trip down memory lane on Twitter and recalled some of the rough patches artists like ‘Ye and John Legend endured during the early years. Prompted by a FakeShoreDrive tweet about how far West has come, the North Carolina producer went in on his own memories of the Chi-town beat maker. Recalling a show he performed in 2004, 9th tweeted, “Order of show…Kanye went…
Drake could be closing out the year with Snapchat. The 6 God has reportedly been tapped as a shock performer at the tech giant’s lavish New Year’s Eve party in Los Angeles, according to reports. Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel has reportedly shut down major parts of L.A. Live for a reported $4 million, renting out several venues in Microsoft Square, including Microsoft Theater, Katsuya, Lucky Strike, Tom’s Urban, Conga Room, and Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill. Insiders claim that the event will be a global celebration of the company, with employees flying in from all over the world. Snapchat’s permit…
Bow Wow has been mocked online after claiming he slept with Kim Kardashian – but kept it quiet because he’d never “dated outside [his] race before”. The 30-year-old hip hop star, who rose to fame as Lil’ Bow Wow, claims he “kicked it hard” with the reality TV star before she met Kanye West – but fans are having a hard time taking him seriously considering his two previous internet gaffes. This year the rap star has already been relentlessly mocked for pasting his face on to an image of urban music legends – and for claiming he was flying…