Dr Acho Orabuchi, founding National Chairman of Pan Ndi-Igbo Foundation (PNF-USA) has congratulated Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra State on his re-election, describing his amazing victory as a reflection of his people-oriented programmes. Orabuchi commended Obiano for his governance style, urging those seeking public office to be prudent and honest, to win the trust of the people. He urged them to be well-versed policies that would uplift the masses. Orabuchi advised political office holders to have policies in place to pay salaries and pensions regularly, and build infrastructure that would facilitate development. He also commended President Muhammadu Buhari for not…
Author: David Folami
Yakubu Dogara, has asked the Nigerian and Italian governments to use drastic measures to fight human trafficking as the Mediterranean has become a death trap for many people in pursuit of greener pastures in foreign countries. He said, “Anyone forced into deep retrospection over these multiple regrettable tragedies cannot but ask these questions: What makes a young boy or girl leave their families and subject themselves to this terrible ordeal? What are the possible solutions to this inhuman trafficking in persons? Have the relevant authorities in Nigeria and Italy done enough to stop this crime against humanity? “The Mediterranean has…
Stella Oduah who served as Aviation Minister in the Goodluck Jonathan era, has blamed Diezani Alison-Madueke (a former petroleum resources minister) for her dismissal from the cabinet in 2014. Oduah was in trouble after it was revealed that she bought luxury bullet proof cars for herself–from coffers of aviation agencies she was supervising. The BMW armoured cars cost the Nigerian taxpayer $1.6M. In a new book written by Bolaji Abdullahi, a spokesperson of the governing APC who also served in the Jonathan cabinet as Sports Minister, Oduah said her ouster was the result of intense power play and jealousy from…
New Arsenal head of recruitment Sven Mislintat has talked about a training ground ban under Thomas Tuchel as the main reason he considered a move away from Borussia Dortmund. “I probably never would have considered thinking about other clubs,” Mislintat said. “But the training ground ban, initiated by the club’s former coach, as well as the instructions to keep away from the inner circle, from players, from the staff, from many friends with whom I worked so closely throughout the years, all of that influenced my thinking. “I already had offers in the past years, but I never really considered…
Antonio Conte has again told fixture schedulers to give top English clubs more “respect,” with Chelsea set to face Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday less than 72 hours after completing a gruelling 5,000-mile round trip to Azerbaijan to take on Qarabag in the Champions League. “On Saturday we are going to play another tough game against Liverpool,” Conte told a news conference. “This season it is the second time we have had this situation, firstly against Manchester City and now Liverpool is playing tonight and we play tomorrow, a long trip, and it will be very difficult to recover and…
Jurgen Klopp has said he is hopeful defender Joel Matip will return from injury in time for Saturday’s game against Chelsea. “The squad looks good,” Klopp told the club’s official website. “They are pretty much all here from the normal squad, apart from Joel. He is in Liverpool and full training, so all good. “He is good. I think there will be a big chance he will be ready for Saturday, but there was no chance for this game — it was a little bit too quick, but it’s all good.” Klopp also said: “We thought a lot about. How…
Mauricio Pochettino has said he will caution Dele Alli to be on his best behaviour during Tuesday’s Champions League clash at Borussia Dortmund. Pochettino’s warning is coming after the news that the match at the Westfalenstadion will be officiated by Clement Turpin, who was refereeing the World Cup qualifier when Alli was caught making a middle finger gesture. “I didn’t know,” Pochettino admitted after finding that Turpin was the referee involved in the incident. “It’s important to be aware.” “I will tell Dele to be careful if he is the referee,” he continued. “Always it’s important. “The referee moves on…
Jurgen Klopp is of the opinion that striker Daniel Sturridge needs to forget any concerns he may have about his place in the side for the good of the club’s season. “I can imagine a player with his quality is not happy that he is not starting all the time, but that’s all,” said Klopp. “The situation with the player is completely okay. At this moment we are in November and need all our players — even if he feels a little different. “There is around one-and-a-half months before the window opens and I don’t think about things like this.…
Pepe has said that he would love his former teammate Cristiano Ronaldo to join him at Besiktas. “If I could choose and if it were possible, of course I would like for Cristiano [Ronaldo] to come here,” he said. “He’s a person for whom I have maximum respect.” Since arriving in Turkey, Pepe has regularly praised his new club’s fans, drawing some protest from supporters back in Madrid. Although linked with a host of clubs including Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain last summer, he said he had been drawn to Besiktas by the affection shown by their fans even before…
Antoine Griezmann has said there is no way he is quitting the club in January, and explained recent comments in which he appeared to show an interest in joining Paris Saint-Germain. Griezmann, 26, almost left for Manchester United last summer, before signing a new contract as a FIFA transfer ban meant Atletico could not sign an immediate replacement. But the France international rejected a suggestion put to him on TV show Telefoot that he already had an agreement with Atletico club chiefs to leave in the winter. “No,” Griezmann said. “I have not spoken about that with the president. Plus…
Granit Xhaka is certain it is possible that Manchester City can fumble, despite their near-perfect start to the Premier League season. “I think in football everything is possible,” Xhaka said. “Manchester City, at the moment, are on a very good run, they’re doing very well and others have dropped points — which they haven’t done — but it’s conceivable that they could drop points as well.” “They might not continue as they have been,” Xhaka said of City. “But our aim is just to focus on ourselves. We know we need to work and we’re convinced that we can compete…
Josep Bartomeu has said the club need to add a “finishing touch” to their squad in January if they are to win the Champions League for the sixth time in their history. Coutinho remains the club’s top priority going into the January window, while Mundo Deportivo report Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil is the backup plan if a move for the Brazili international fails again. “There are people more qualified than me, like [general manager] Pep Segura and [CEO] Oscar Grau,” Bartomeu said at the Catalan Sports Awards on Monday when asked if signings can be expected in January. “We’re satisfied with…
Phil Jones, Michael Carrick and Eric Bailly were Manchester United’s only absentees as they trained at Carrington ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League fixture at Basel. Jones remains absent after worsening a thigh problem while on international duty with England, while Bailly is still missing with what Jose Mourinho has only described as an “injury.” Their being out means the manager is still without his first-choice central-defensive pairing, with Chris Smalling and Victor Lindelof expected to continue to take their place, as they did in Saturday’s 4-1 home defeat of Newcastle. Club captain Carrick, 36, has appeared only once all season,…
Yomi Fabiyi will not sit and watch his reputation ridiculed over a recent sexual harassment allegation leveled against him by a female aspiring actress who accused him of wrongdoing via Instagram. Eniola Omoshalewa Eunice, had alleged in a post that the actor intended to have sexual intercourse with her in exchange for a role in a movie nine years ago. Her blunt rejection of the idea led her to abandoned on the highway from where she made her way home in tears. “Please anyone who know or has or had direct dealings with this woman and how she can be…
Kemi Adebita could be the most humble person around as she pens down a very deep message about how she found success not without heaping some praises on herself. “Saw a picture of a super hot lady this morning on Instagram, and it left me feeling a little, unusually insecure… A little “less than”. I then broke down what was making me belittle MYSELF, and they were all physical insecurities. “I’ve never been that overtly sexy girl. I’m the clumsy sweats and sneakers girl who loves basketball, listens to hip-hop music, and laughs like a drunk Irish man in a…
Some music enthusiasts, recently advised record label owners and their artists to ensure proper signing of contract agreement to avoid disputes. They dished out the advice in a reaction to popular Nigerian singer, Anidugbe Daniel, a.k.a Kiss Daniel’s announcement on his exit from his record label, G-Worldwide Entertainment. Kiss Daniel, who is best known for his chart-topping single “Woju”, announced his `divorced’ from the record label after `a four year romance’ on his twitter handle @iamkissdaniel. “All is set for the take-off of “FLY BOY I.N.C” which is my label. This implies that all activities regarding Kiss Daniel will be…
According to a fresh report, the why of the altercation between Wizkid and Davido’s camp had to with something else. Reports have it that the cause of the dispute had to do with Tekno and Wizkid’s manager Sunday Are. The altercation which occurred at the backstage of the One Africa Music Fest concert in Dubai held on Thursday, November 16, 2017. After Tekno was done with his performance, he saw Wizkid at the backstage with members of his entourage and his manager Sunday Are. Tekno reportedly went over to greet Wizkid and his crew. The ‘Pana’ singer reportedly stretched his…
After a long wait, MUT4Y of Legendury Beatz and Wizkid finally drops the visuals to their buzzing single – ‘Manya’. ‘Manya’ serves as MUT4Y first solo project as a producer/DJ. The video was shot on location at New Afrikan Shrine, Lagos with cameo appearances from special guests and it was directed by Director Q.
Dammy Krane has come out to blast Nigerians who he thinks have been unfair towards him since his arrest and release in the United States of America. The singer said he was found innocent of all fraud charges but Nigerians are still calling him a fraud. Dammy Krane added that he would embark on a movement against fraud on the 14th of December,2017 and it will hold at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos. Well looks like we going to be having Dammy Krane on our TVs more often as he is always in the news for all sort of reasons.…
Wizkid has welcomed his third child in six years. The Nigerian superstar Pop singer is said to have welcomed a baby boy with his US manager Jada Pollock. It is believed that the baby boy was born days ago in London. “He got his manager pregnant earlier this year, Wiz and Jada got into a romantic affair months after they started working together. He’s a bit reckless but she really has it for him,” a source said. Jada Pollock, is an entertainment veteran also known as Jada Styles. She’s the head of her consulting business firm she shared with African…