Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has said the choice of Chief Gani Adams as Aare Ona Kakanfo is divine, pledging to give him all the needed support. Ambode expressed the belief of Lagos State in the candidature of Adams and assured him of massive support and prayers. “This visit is not ordinary; it is significant and it also shows that we are the embodiment of the Yoruba heritage. “We support fully your ascension to the title of Aare Ona Kakanfo. “This title is one of the most significant titles that bind the Yoruba culture and heritage,” he said. “We…
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Muhammadu Buhari has vowed that the country’s security agencies are committed to bringing the perpetrators of the attacks that have led to the death of 71 people in Benue State to justice. President Buhari tweeted on his official Twitter account (@MBuhari), “I just met with the Governor of Benue State. I assured Governor Ortom of our total commitment to the security of lives & property in Benue and elsewhere. We have deployed additional security resources to fish out the attackers, bring them to justice, and prevent further attacks.” Since the attacks were revealed on January 2, Governor Ortom has publicly…
Sen. Walid Jibrin, the Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) recently said that the party was working to present the best presidential candidate from the North in 2019. “All of us as a party have agreed that the President of Nigeria should come from the North in 2019. “I enjoin you to support the North to bring and give us capable presidential candidate. “We are all doing what we can in the North with all the leaders to identify who is the best candidate to rule this country. “The best person that will take power from the…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to proceed with the proposed Jan. 13 rerun election for Anambra Central Senatorial District. Chief Ndubuisi Nwobu revealed this recently. “PDP was declared the winner in the election and certificate of return was issued to Sen. Uche Ekwunife, and she was there for more than a year. “Her victory was contested by Chief Victor Umeh of APGA that he should have been declared winner having won the highest number of votes. “The votes were recounted and Ekwunife’s victory was upheld before Umeh proceeded to the Court…
The Presidency has said it is determined to bring up short and long term solutions to frequent conflicts between farmers and herdsmen across the country, a presidential spokesman, Mr Garba Shehu, has said. Garba Shehu disclosed this recently. “The President is conscious of his duty to Nigerians, not least because he is held accountable for everything that goes wrong. “He deeply sympathises with the families and all the other direct and indirect victims of this violence. He is determined to bring it to a permanent end’’. “While there are many Nigerians who see the conflict between the nomadic herdsmen and…
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State recently said that he once washed corpses abroad just to pay his way through school. “I left Nigeria in 1963 to study abroad, but throughout my stay there, I was washing dead bodies to support myself to go to school,” TheCable quotes Ajimobi as saying. “Whenever I got home from work, I will be weeping, remembering the number of dead bodies I washed. “My boss at work then said I should not be afraid or fear, adding that such feeling is normal for first comers. “He encouraged me to always see those dead bodies…
Maikanti Baru has said the country has seen the last of fuel scarcity. “I want to assure Nigerians that the fuel shortage has been dealt with,” Baru started. “The fuel shortage was as a result of the activities of some bad eggs in the industry. They caused many Nigerians to celebrate last year Christmas in pain. “But we have tackled the issue of noncompliance. I’ll like to also say that we’ve seen the last days of fuel scarcity in Nigeria,” he announced. “Last year, we had 244 submission while 254 companies are Crude bidding for the sale of NNPC Equity…
Samuel Ortom has revealed that he knows the hideout of the Fulani herdsmen that carried out a series of deadly attacks in the state that has led to the death of 71 people. According to the governor, the attacks were masterminded by the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore who have resisted the state’s implementation of the anti-open grazing law since last year. He said he had made several requests that the leadership of the group be arrested for their open threats to the security of the state but that he was ignored. He said, “I believe that my request that the…
The Kwara State government has assured that no part of the State will be neglected in terms of infrastructure provision; even in trying times with the resources. Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed gave the assurance during an interactive session with indigenous youth development associations and youth assemblies from Asa Local Government in Ilorin. The governor said their demands in terms of road, water, employment and electricity have been noted and will be critically examined. He also announced that 46km of roads in Asa local government will be constructed under Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP) which commences later in the year.…
Romelu Lukaku has joined NBA star LeBron James in condemning a H&M advertisement showing a black child wearing clothing, carrying a slogan reading “coolest monkey in the jungle.” H&M issued an apology on Monday after complaints that the image was racist, and Lukaku was one of a number of high-profile athletes who criticised the retailer. He shared a picture on Instagram showing the same black model but with the slogan on his hoodie replaced with the words “black is beautiful.” It was posted alongside the caption: “You’re a prince, soon to be a king. Don’t let anybody tell you different.”…
Jordi Mestre has said Barcelona were able to sign Philippe Coutinho this month because Liverpool finally lowered their demands. “The interest of the club has always been to take Coutinho to Barcelona,” Mestre said. “The difference is that there has been a substantial reduction in the cost of this transfer. “There has been a very important reduction, even though we cannot publicly give the figures. We are not going to discuss the numbers. The important thing is we have the player here. If I reveal numbers I will be breaking our agreement with Liverpool.” “Philippe, welcome. We know that you…
Paris Saint-Germain’s Lucas Moura and Javier Pastore have attracted the interest of clubs such as Manchester United and Inter Milan so far in January but the French capital outfit are not keen to loan the South American pair, a source close to the Ligue 1 leaders has said. The Brazilian, who has been out of favour under Unai Emery since the arrivals of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe last summer, has been told to find a new club. However, out of all of the sides to have shown interest, United are the only one he has serious interest in. Unfortunately for…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has claimed he has not had the honour he deserves from the Swedish media because his name “is not Andersson or Svensson.” He said: “What does the Swedish media do? They defend me or do they jump on and attack me? They still attack me, because they cannot accept that I am Ibrahimovic. “If another player would do same mistake I do, they would defend him. But when it comes to me, they don’t defend me. “This is about racism. This is about racism. I don’t say there is racism but I say there is undercover racism. “This…
Ernesto Valverde has said Philippe Coutinho can make Barcelona even better after seeing his side extend their unbeaten streak to 27 games in all competitions with a 3-0 win over Levante on Sunday. “I think he’s a player that can add a lot of things to the team,” Valverde said in his postgame news conference. “He scores goals, creates goals […] offensively he’s a player that can improve us. It’s a big signing for us. We hope that he will help us and that he has a lot of luck because his luck will be our luck, too.” “I have…
Diego Simeone has hailed his team’s new competition for places in attack, after Tuesday evening’s 3-0 Copa del Rey win over third-tier Lleida sealed a 7-0 passage to the quarterfinals. “I am happy that in six years since I arrived at Atletico to have achieved such competition for places,” Simeone said. “I am proud that we have top players like Gameiro, Costa, Correa, Griezmann and Torres. “I hope I can manage it as best as possible, to do that we have to keep winning. The more we win, the more games we play, the more chances.” “I have no doubt…
Antonio Conte has confirmed that he wanted to get Virgil van Dijk to Chelsea before Liverpool agreed to make the Dutchman the world’s most expensive defender in a £75 million deal with Southampton. “This is football, this is life,” Conte said when asked about Chelsea missing out on Van Dijk. “For sure it was our target [to sign him], but as you know very well, football is this. You can have a lot of targets but then you must be able to reach them. The transfer market is not simple for any club.” Conte grew increasingly frustrated last summer with…
Harry Kane has said Manchester City’s procession to the Premier League title is not down to money, the Tottenham talisman added that Spurs will be stronger next season in their new stadium. “I don’t think so,” he said. “This year, City have deserved it. They’ve been the best team. But they spent similarly last year and it was us up there fighting with Chelsea [for the league title]. I don’t think it’s down to the money but it helps from a squad point of view.” And Kane believes Spurs’ move from White Hart Lane to Wembley, while their new stadium…
Arsene Wenger has said Arsenal forward Alex Iwobi will be fined for staying at a party until early Saturday morning ahead of Sunday’s FA Cup loss at Nottingham Forest, and called the 21-year-old’s behaviour “unacceptable.” “That is true. He will be fined,” Wenger said about the report. “It is impossible to go out 48 hours before a game. It’s unacceptable.” “First of all you have to be cautious with the news coming out. When you read what is reported it is like he has taken drugs,” Wenger said. “He is not involved in that at all, he has been out…
Antonio Conte has said he has no regrets about blasting Jose Mourinho and does not believe their public war of words is damaging the reputations of Chelsea or Manchester United. Asked if he would take back any of the things he has said about Mourinho, Conte replied: “Do I have the look of a person who regrets? I don’t think so. We both said these things and we’ll see what happens in the future.” “I think it is not important for the LMA to understand, it is not important,” he insisted. “He said serious words, using serious words. I won’t…
Word to the wise: Don’t come for Drake, lest you want to be savagely clapped back to, like this Instagram troll who recently criticized the rapper’s teeth. On Thursday, the 31-year-old rapper posted an Instagram of him and a few friends hugging at a party. The picture was pure and candid with Drake showing off a wide, toothy smile as he embraced two friends. Of course, that didn’t stop the trolls from coming out to play. One user, who considered Drake’s teeth less white than the average person, decided to shame him for it and suggest that Drake didn’t invest…