Femi Adesina has had a thing or two to say about President Buhari. “On June 1, 2015, the day I resumed work as adviser on media to President Muhammadu Buhari, he had admonished me: “Adesina, always tell me the truth. That is what I want from you. In this type of position I have found myself, it is very easy not to be told the truth. People will just tell you what they think you want to hear. But from you, I want the truth. As a General, I may argue, but please argue with me. Tell me the truth…
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Mr Kola Ologbondiyan has come out to say the PDP remains one big family committed to credible processes that guarantee internal democracy. He said that the PDP had since settled its internal conflict resolution mechanisms and consultations in that direction. According to him, the move is bringing in tremendously positive results. The spokesman said that the people of the South West would not allow themselves to be deceived by the “APC propaganda machine”. “The South West leaders who contested for the PDP National Chairmanship position are all men of quality and credibility. “The fallout of the convention cannot, in any…
Mr Ibrahim Magu has said it is cheaper to prevent corruption than to fight it. “The EFCC alone couldn’t fight and win the war against corruption in Nigeria. “I would like to seize this opportunity to remind us that, corruption affects all of us. “We must resolve to fight it to a standstill in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s admonition to us that, “If we don`t kill corruption, corruption will kill Nigeria. “We must not allow that to happen, for the sake of our children and the unborn generation.’’ Magu added that the airport, as the most important gateway into…
Mrs Aisha Buhari has reiterated her commitment towards empowerment of women and youths in Nigeria. She asked the beneficiaries to use the acquired skills to set up their businesses and become employers of labour. Mrs Buhari expressed confidence that the empowerment programme would translate into a better and productive ventures. One of the beneficiaries, Miss Rabi Lame, said the programme had directly benefited their lives. “Our future and indeed the life of those that benefited with us directly or indirectly is assured, it is obviously a lifetime cherishable opportunity which cannot be forgotten by anyone of us. “I hope that…
Ayodele Fayose, has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his 75th birthday. He said, “This is to congratulate Mr President as he clocks 75. I want to thank God for his life and pray for good health in the service of our nation and that he continues to age with grace. I wish him the best. He represents us all and we owe him prayers and cooperation where necessary, just as we also need to criticise him too where necessary. “I am not a fan of an old man and this is not personal and peculiar to President Buhari. We need…
Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has said his administration will spend N48.73 billion on the Ilesa water and sanitation project. He said that a huge part of the funds for the project, which was 65 million U.S. dollars (about N23 billion), had been obtained from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) in Saudi Arabia. He added that the loan had a repayment period of 25 years. Aregbesola said the contractor handling the project, which was appointed by IDB, had given an assurance that the project would be completed within 24 months. He expressed the hope that by December 2019, the water project,…
Bukola Saraki has warned all agencies charged with the responsibility of enforcing drug laws to doo better to ensure effective enforcement of the law prohibiting the consumption of illicit drugs in the country. “All drug law enforcement agencies such as NAFDAC, NDLEA and others should swing into action to ensure that the activities of such unlicensed pharmacists were checked. “We cannot be a lawless society and in two weeks we must get feedback,” the Senate President said. He also talked about the alarming rate of drug abuse in the country, threatened to withhold the budgetary allocation of all non-performing enforcement…
Yemi Osibanjo has talked about how the private sector’s disregard for respecting the country’s minimum wage requirements makes it difficult for journalists to make a decent living while working in the media. He said, “I realized first of all that this is not a profession from which one could make a decent living in the first place unless you find a really good way of doing so. “But more importantly for me was the fact that you are just on your own. Journalism as a profession is so wide open. “There are a few reasons in my view why remuneration…
Yemi Osinbajo has insisted on the government’s stance that the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) approved the withdrawal of $1 billion from the Excess Crude Account by the Federal Government to fight terrorist group, Boko Haram. The decision to approve the withdrawal was disclosed by Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, after a National Economic Council (NEC) meeting chaired by Osinbajo on December 14, 2017. He said, “It was after a national security summit of the National Economic Council that Governors at their forum decided to approve some money for national security.” Since the insurgency of the terrorist group escalated after a…
Senator Dino Melaye has been seen in a music video titled ‘Dino’ by Nigerian rapper Kach. The Kogi state senator cameod in the music video at the two-minute mark, coming out from a vintage white car. In another scene, Dino Melaye can be seen dancing to the trap influenced song. The track itself is named after the popular senator who is known for making headlines off his antics. His appearance in a rap video will undoubtedly atract him more haters.
Marcos Rojo has displayed the extent of the serious head injury he picked up in Manchester United’s 2-1 defeat to rivals Manchester City on Sunday. The defender clashed heads with David Silva in the first half and was left bleeding severely from the head. Rojo was treated on the pitch before being forced to walk to the touchline where he had the wound cleaned and treated. The 27-year-old was bandaged up and sent back on to the pitch, but was ultimately substituted at half-time and replaced by Victor Lindelof. Miraculously, Silva came away from the incident unscathed and went on…
Shaw is not in Jose Mourinho’s first-team plans and looks likely to be on the move either in January or the summer. It was recently reported Shaw has the highest overall core fitness of any of the United squad. And that claim was met with amused disbelief at the Premier League club, according to journalist Duncan Castles. He said: “With Shaw, they at least have a situation where the player, and the people around the player, are actively marketing him. “You might have seen a report last week in which Luke Shaw was described as being if not the, then…
Spanish goalkeeper De Gea has been a wall once again at United this season with a string of stunning displays. De Gea was at it again at Old Trafford on Wednesday night to frustrate Bournemouth and inspire United to a hard fought 1-0 win. He is now regarded as one of the best keepers in world football, but Mata admits he cannot understand why his close friend doesn’t win more awards and continues to get overlooked. Mata said: “Everything has been said about David, by journalists, ex-players, current players and myself. “He is great. He is fantastic. He has an…
Pep Guardiola hailed Kevin De Bruyne and his Manchester City record-breakers as the runaway Premier League leaders thrashed Spurs 4-1 to surge even further clear of the pack. De Bruyne scored the goal of the game, won a penalty — which was missed — and tormented a sorry Spurs who had no answers as record-breaking City made it 16 Premier League wins in a row. Guardiola, whose best winning streak at Barcelona was also 16, was full of praise afterwards for the Belgian’s huge influence at the club. ‘I just want to say thank you to all my players, especially…
Zinedine Zidane has been a long-term admirer of the Belgian midfielder. And according to Spanish reports, he’s ready to use Bale as bait to land his top target. Bale has struggled for form and fitness in recent months. Following nearly five years at the Bernabeu, his time in Spain appears to be coming to an end. Hazard meanwhile has been in sensational form since recovering from an ankle break last season. Speaking earlier this season, Premier League legend Steven Gerrard suggested it was inevitable that La Liga’s elite would come calling. “You need to have that confidence and that aura…
David Moyes is shocked by the Football Association’s decision to charge Manuel Lanzini for diving. “I am a bit surprised because of the incident in the game,” Moyes said. “The referee was 10 yards from the ball with nothing blocking his vision. “It is clear to see the defender makes an attempt to go for the ball and doesn’t get it. From my point of view, they are going against the referee, whoever the panel were.” Lanzini is now set to be suspended for West Ham’s Carabao Cup quarterfinal against Arsenal on Tuesday, as well their crunch basement battle with…
Luis Suarez has said Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann and Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho would be welcome at Barcelona as the Catalan club continue to be linked with both players. “Both Griezmann and Coutinho are elite players that are playing at the top level,” Suarez told RAC105 on Monday. “They are where they are for a reason. They’re both young and have long careers ahead of them. And Barca always want the best players.” “If you look at [Greizmann], at Atletico he needs to play with a No. 9,” he added. “He’s not a fixed No. 9. Obviously, Griezmann would come here…
While Anthony Martial’s Manchester United team-mates storm the training grounds in their fleet of super cars, the Frenchman turned up in an Uber. Martial pockets around six figures a week at the Red Devils but still prefers to spend the pounds on a taxi. The 22-year-old kept his head down in the back of the dated Honda cab obviously wanting to relax instead of being behind the wheel. Back-up keeper Sergio Romero arrived to training in his plush Audi as the Red Devils look to get over the fracas from the ‘Battle of Old Trafford.’ United were involved in a…
Toni Kroos had his say this week when he tweeted his support for the ginger Manchester United legend. Now it’s the turn of Chelsea youngster Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha to add their opinions to the mix. Somewhat surprisingly they both plumped for the same midfield talisman. And despite Zaha having a brief spell with Man United and Loftus-Cheek playing at Stamford Bridge, Liverpool hero Gerrard got their vote. “The way he [Gerrard] plays, controls the game, technique, the way he strikes the ball,” Zaha told Sky Sports. “I remember training with England, and he hit the…
Lionel Messi is glad to have received Marca’s award for the best player in La Liga in 2016-17 and wants to show everyone why he deserved it by leading Barcelona to victory at Real Madrid on Saturday. “I want to thank my teammates and I share this special award with them,” Messi said during Monday’s ceremony. “My main aim is not to win individual awards but rather trophies with my team and we hope we can compete for La Liga. If individual trophies come after that, all the better.” He also took home the Pichichi award for finishing as top…