The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has hailed Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose’s brand of leadership and offered their full support for his presidential ambition in the 2019 general elections. This was disclosed in a letter signed by the religious body’s National General Secretary, Rev. Dr. Musa Asake recently. The letter read, “Unarguably, you have done what many of our politicians, Christians in particular, do not have the courage to do. This is why I agree with you, hook, line and sinker, when in your speech you said inter alia, “You are all witnesses to my commitment to this party…
Author: David Folami
Prof. Isaac Adewole, has praised Abia Government for giving out free home healthcare programme for elderly people in the state. He said “for Abia Government to deem it necessary to do more for this category of people, it is commendable and we shall explore areas of assistance and buy into this scheme.” He urged the state government to set up a monitoring mechanism that would ensure that the programme was successfully executed and sustained. Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia said the decision to initiate the programme was informed by the state government’s commitment to improve the wellbeing of the elderly.…
Nigerians in the United Kingdom (UK) have advied Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, to focus on the “bigger picture” and help make Nigeria’s economy grow. The diasporans were reacting to the CBN Governor’s remarks where he suggested that Nigerians living abroad are not doing enough to revamp the nation’s economy. “Mr. Emefiele has completely missed the point on that front. As at 2015, the diaspora remittances to Nigeria was $21B and the man was in charge of the CBN then and he is still the one superintending the apex bank. So instead of looking…
The Lagos state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday condoled with the national leader of the party, Chief Bola Tinubu over the exit of his son, Jide, from this earth. The chairman of the state chapter of the party, Chief Henry Ajomale, expressed the party’s condolences in an interview recently. He said the chapter was devastated by the sad news, while describing the incident as unfortunate. “This is a very unfortunate incident and we are so devastated by this sad news. “We commiserate with our great national leader, Tinubu on this great loss and we pray God…
Mr Tunde Braimoh, yesterday commiserated with the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Sen. Bola Tinubu, on the death of his son, Mr Jide Tinubu. “We received with a deep sense of loss and profound regrets the rather too soon passing of Jide Tinubu, one of the future bearers of the illustrious Tinubu dynasty. ”Losing such a prominent and promising young man at the unfolding stage of a great life is not only despairing and debilitating, it is quite demoralizing and dejecting,” he said. “What is therefore important is not how long, but how well. “Jide led a…
Dr Orji Kalu has set himself aside from campaign posters pasted along Airport Road, Abuja, with the inscription: “Vote Orji Kalu for President on the platform of the APC.’’ He said, ” after a two-week business trip to China, to my surprise on my way from Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, this morning, I sighted the malicious posters in my name with the caption: ‘Kalu for President. “It is definitely the handiwork of some politicians who are either afraid of my political capacity or enemies of the present administration as I have continually maintained my support for Mr President. “The…
Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his deepest condolences after the passing away of Jide Tinubu, eldest son of the APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Buhari, in a telephone call on Wednesday to Asiwaju Tinubu on behalf of the Federal Government and his family, consoled the Tinubu family over the loss of Jide. Mr Femi Adesina, the president’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, said Buhari described the transition of Jide as “sad and painful.” The President said that the nation had been denied the services and potentials of the resourceful lawyer. He…
Dino Melaye has cried out on the ‘monumental fraud’ in the ministry of power, works and housing. Babatunde Fashola currently heads the ministry. Melaye alleged that the execution of the ministry’s Fast Power initiative has been laced with corruption. “In line with anti-corruption posture of this chamber especially now that our cries and observation are yielding dividence as expressly manifested in the case of Babachir Lawal,” Melaye began. “Today I bring to the attention of this senate, a monumental fraud in the power sector. In July 2013, the FG raised N1 billion from a euro bond issue. From the proceed,…
Abike Dabiri-Erewa has said that Nigerian youths now travel to Europe through the sea. She said “Nothing is stopping you but yourself. You have young educated graduates drowning at sea trying to cross over from Africa to Europe. “I have come across graduate, these are not poor people, these are people who have gone to schools and then you decide that you can only get life by seeking hope in hopelessness by going through the desert, Niger, Chad, half of them die before they get to Libya anyway, some get to Libya many times and even get killed as black…
Antonio Conte is ready to bring N’Golo Kante back into action against Manchester United on Sunday to solve Chelsea’s defensive vulnerabilities. Midfielder Kante, 26, has not played since October 7 when he damaged a hamstring on duty with France. Since then Chelsea have leaked 11 goals in six games. Kante saw his team-mates lose 3-0 in Rome this week and said later he was unsure if he would be fit to start against United. Conte, however, hopes he can toughen Chelsea’s soft centre — particularly with their former midfielder Nemanja Matic trotting out in red at Stamford Bridge. ‘We know…
The Argentine defender has been out of action since suffering a cruciate knee liagment injury in the Europa League quarter-final victory over Anderlecht in April. He established himself as one of the Red Devils’ key players last season and Jose Mourinho has missed his presence in his backline this term. United return to action after the international break against Newcastle at Old Trafford on November 18, but Rojo may first feature for the Under-23s against Manchester City the following day. Jose said about the return of Pogba and Rojo “Again, I have no idea, honestly, I have no idea,” Mourinho…
Manchester United fans were tricked into thinking Marouane Fellaini was closing in on a move to Besiktas this week when he was spotted in Istanbul… before it was revealed a Twitter photo was of his twin brother instead! The Manchester United powerhouse has been linked with the Turkish giants since the summer and is believed to be open to a move. Fellaini was absent this week as United overcame Benfica in the Champions League, but it is understood he did not travel to Istanbul as originally rumoured on Twitter. Instead, his twin brother Mansour – with a remarkably similar afro…
The France international has missed more than a month with an injury, and his manager still does not know when he will be fit again. Jose Mourinho angrily deflected questions about injured Paul Pogba, insisting he has “no idea” when the midfielder will be available for Manchester United. The Red Devils were dealt a blow in September when their French star pulled a hamstring in a Champions League clash against Basel. While Pogba has been as active as usual on social media in that interim, there has been little word on when he can return for his club. And Mourinho…
Arsene Wenger has come out to say that Jack Wilshere’s journey into Arsenal’s first team is still being blocked by Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil, but hopes a return to the England side will give a psychological boost to the midfielder. “In my head, he’s more a little bit higher up [the field]. I see him more a player who can affect the game in the final third than a player who is a box-to-box player,” Wenger said ahead of Thursday’s Europa League game against Red Star Belgrade. “He’s a little bit in conflict in this position with Ozil and…
Pep Guardiola was overjoyed with the character shown by his players, who came from behind for a 4-2 knockouts-clinching victory at Napoli in Champions League group play on Wednesday. Speaking after the match, Guardiola said: “In this level we cannot control 90 minutes. We are going to suffer a bit. The point is how we react. “We did it twice, after 1-0 and 2-2, and that’s why I’m so pleased. When everything is going well it’s easy, even you and I can play. The point is how you react in bad moments and we did it really well. “We knew…
Yaya Toure has confirmed he was close to moving to Italy several times in the past, while he has not ruled out playing in Serie A in future as he readies himself to savour the “spectacular” atmosphere of Napoli’s Stadio San Paolo with Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday. “There were several contacts with Italian football in the past, but then I followed different, important paths like Barcelona and Manchester City,” he told La Gazzetta dello Sport, adding that for the future “you never say never in life.” “The thing that struck me the most was the crowd,”…
Mauricio Pochettino has said that Tottenham belong among the best teams in Europe and can win the Champions League after their fantastic 3-1 win over Real Madrid on Wednesday night. “Obviously a win brings with it certain consequences in terms of making us more visible and it’s something everyone around Europe would have seen,” the Spurs manager said at Wembley. “These have been two games against Real Madrid where we’ve been very competitive. Now the most important thing for us is that we’re through to the next round, we’re where we want to be. So we’ll look forward now hopefully…
Zinedine Zidane has said his team must “keep their heads” in this “bad moment” after the Champions League holders were beaten 3-1 by Tottenham in Wednesday evening’s Group H clash at Wembley. “We have lost in La Liga and in the Champions League,” Zidane said. “Two defeats in a row. We cannot be happy, or in high spirits. This is a bad moment, but we must keep our heads up always, knowing football is like this. “I am not worried, and I never will be all year, whatever happens. We played against a better team tonight. We must accept that.”…
Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero broke the club’s all-time scoring record, netting his 178th goal against Napoli in his team’s 4-2 Champions League win on Wednesday. Speaking after the match, Aguero said he will give his shirt to his son Benjamin — Diego Maradon’s grandson — after breaking the record in the stadium where Maradona was an idol. “I am very happy for this moment. I am happy because the team helped to support me — as did the fans and all the staff. I want to say thank you very much to everyone,” Aguero told BT Sport. “I am…
Nollywood actor, Jim Iyke has said he prefers Davido over Wizkid and would pick his Nollywood sweetheart, Rita Dominic over Nadia Buari. “I will pick Davido over Wizkid because it is not easy to be a rich kid and still work hard. I am not sure I will be this hardworking if my dad were to be a billionaire,” he said. When asked who he prefers between Rita Dominic and Nadia Buari , he said: “I will pick Rita Dominic over Nadia Buari. There are a few girls who look as beautiful as she is at her age. “It is…