Abdulrasheed Maina, has said that his reinstatement was authorised by President Muhammadu Buhari. He said, “The letter of dismissal, I didn’t even receive a letter. It was when I heard about it (that) my lawyers went to court. They took the Senate to court and the court quashed whatever was the report of the Senate. The court also removed all the warrant of arrest. The court upheld that I should return to work. That was in April 2013. But the last administration refused to take me back to my job. They refused to obey the court order. The Head of…
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Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has urged the new local government councils chairmen in the state to find a sustainable solution to salary crisis in their local governments. The governor showed concern over the plight of local government workers, pensioners, basic education workers and other workers experiencing salary and pension delays. “I feel your pain. I feel your pain in the messages I receive from some of you, in the pleas of your leadership, the challenges faced by your families and the distress expressed in the public about your distress,’’ the governor said. “Work with the legislature to enact enabling laws…
The Federal Government has confirmed its commitment to reward and protect whistle-blowers who provide information that lead to recovery of stolen funds or assets. Alhaji Lai Mohammed stated this recently. Mohammed, who was responding to a question on the stash of money recovered from an apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos, said the whistle blower will get the due reward. He clarified the compensation modality as contained in the framework, saying any whistle-blower whose information leads to recovery of up to N1 billion will receive five per cent of the amount. He said the reward for any amount between N1 billion and…
Dr Oby Ezekwesili, on Tuesday said more women should be in government positions where decisions on the collective good of the society are taken, to minimize corruption. “Research shows that in Africa, only five per cent of women are CEOs, 22 per cent are cabinet members, 25 per cent are parliamentarians, 29 per cent are managers, 36 per cent are promoted, and some 44 per cent of senior women hold line roles. “With Nigeria in the lead, this tells that women have been marginalised and this is evident in the poor governance that the continent has produced. “So, men must…
Mauricio Pochettino has likened playing at Wembley to an away match and admitted that Spurs do not feel at home at the national stadium. “The feeling is much better when you play away from home than at Wembley. Because you feel that when you play at Wembley, you are playing away from home too sometimes. That is the reality,” Pochettino told a news conference ahead of Tuesday’s match at Leicester City. “So far we’ve got better results away from home than at home,” he said. “We’ve struggled to play against teams like Burnley, West Bromwich or Swansea. Yes, that is…
Zinedine Zidane has decided to not blast his players after a back-up Blancos side struggled to a 2-2 draw with third-tier Fuenlabrada in Tuesday evening’s Copa del Rey last-32 second leg to 4-2 progress to the next round. “I am not annoyed by the performance, just the opposite,” Zidane said. “It was expected. We played a good game, better second half than first. It is not easy for the players, many of whom had not played much recently, some were youth team players. “The most important for us is to go through in the round. Of course we can do…
Pep Guardiola will talk to his Manchester City players to see if they are happy before deciding on his January transfer business. “In the winter break and the window in the summer time, we are going to [assess] everything and if they are happy or not,” he told a news conference ahead of City’s clash with Southampton on Wednesday night. “If they are comfortable being in the position they had in the past — playing or not playing — they have to decide because the future will be like this. Always we want players that want to stay here.” Guardiola…
Victor Lindelof has said he is getting used to the competitiveness of the Premier League. “Obviously, the league here is much tougher than Portugal,” Lindelof told United Review “Over there, you have good teams but you have the top teams that are always the favourites in every game and winning almost every game. “Here, it’s much more difficult and you have tough games every week. That’s the biggest the change, the competitiveness you have in the league.” Despite managing Lindelof’s workload carefully — he has started seven games this season — Mourinho has spoken highly of his summer signing. It…
Jurgen Klopp has suggested that Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino will return to Liverpool’s starting XI for Wednesday’s trip to Stoke City. “We had to make a few changes, it makes absolute sense in this part of the season to use the strength of the squad. That means if you involve players, you have to leave a few others out and that’s what we did. But it’s not completely unlikely that they will start.” “Dejan probably will be close,” Klopp added. “It is not a big thing. It’s a little bit of swelling and we have to figure out what…
Arsene Wenger has said goalkeeper Petr Cech is “fitter than ever” and believes he can emulate Edwin van der Sar by playing until he is 40. He said “He gets older, and I think he’s fitter than ever. “He puts a lot of attention on the preparation. He’s slimmer than before, and I think he benefits from that. “He has lost some weight. Not too much, two or three kilos only. But it’s a lot, if you want to make a horse lose a race, you put a jockey with one or two kilos more on the back. And a…
Unai Emery has said he informed benchwarmers including Lucas Moura of their situation during preseason. “When preseason got under way, I spoke with the players about their individual situations,” Emery told his prematch news conference ahead of Wednesday’s game against Troyes. “This summer, we bought some new players to give the team more and it is now harder to play regularly with this sort of competition. “Every single player knew their situation right from the off. Everybody in the squad has had a chance to play. However, it is difficult now because competition for places is greater than it has…
Jose Mourinho fears Nemanja Matic could have suffered an “important” injury against Watford, while Marouane Fellaini is also battling to overcome a knee injury. “For Matic to tell me he wants to be replaced, he does not do that if it is nothing important,” Mourinho said. Matic has added to a growing injury list at Old Trafford, as Fellaini missed the trip to Watford through injury and is in a fitness race to return in time to face Arsenal at the Emirates on Saturday evening, sources have said. The concern over Fellaini, and Michael Carrick’s ongoing absence after undergoing a…
Mauricio Pochettino accused his Tottenham players of not having the fight in Tuesday’s 2-1 defeat at Leicester in the Premier League. “They were more aggressive than us. We need to learn and fight from the first minute,” the Spurs manager said after the match. “If you don’t fight in the Premier League the quality gap is even. “You cannot afford no fight. You cannot win games. If you don’t compete in the Premier League you are going to struggle. “It’s difficult to analyse the game. We start so sloppy. The performance in first half disappointed us a lot. First you…
Jose Mourinho said his team should have been “smoking cigars” before Watford tried to give Manchester United a scare at Vicarage Road on Tuesday night. And Mourinho said: “The second half should be five or 6-0. It was even even easier to score goals in the first half than the first but we missed the chances and this is football. “Out of nothing a penalty and 3-1 and then the game is a different one. It was easy match comfortably and in the end, with the 3-2, the game is in a grey zone. Jesse had that fantastic initiative and…
The Argos started from the bottom, now they’re here (on Drake’s TV.) Canadian music icon Drake watched Sunday’s Grey Cup with his hometown Toronto Argonauts winning the CFL’s championship game over the Calgary Stampeders. Drake posted a story on his @champagnepapi Instagram account that included several clips from the TSN broadcast. Well known as a fan of the NBA’s Toronto Raptors – Drake’s a team ambassador who often sits court side – Drizzy has over 38 million Instagram followers. His inclusion of the Argos on his social media potentially exposes them to a massively important demographic the team is trying…
What does it take to become Rihanna? Less than four hours’ sleep per night, apparently. The “Wild Thoughts” singer shares insights into her personal life and inspirations as guest editor of the December issue of Vogue Paris, scheduled to go on sale on Dec. 1. The issue comes with three separate covers shot by Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, Jean-Paul Goude and Juergen Teller. A section titled “A Girl Like Me” opens with a candid shot of Rihanna divebombing into a pool in the Dominican Republic. In the accompanying caption, she reveals that she usually likes to spend her…
Beyoncé has released a $55 (£42) Christmas jumper and it has left fans pissed. The black round neck jumper is fairly plain aside from the words “Beyoncé Holiday Sweater” embroidered on the front in white, child-like, text. Critics have taken to Twitter to mock the singer for the seemingly lacklustre design, with some comparing it to a “joke Tesco value” product. “I’m dead surprised as I thought she was classier than this, but apparently not,” wrote one user. “It’s a designer version of that joke Tesco Value one,” added another. It’s a designer version of that joke Tesco Value one.…
Toyin Aimaku went home with the award for best actress at the 2017 Exquisite Lady of the Year (ELOY) for her performance in “Alakada Reloaded.” The actress beat out Osas Ajibade (Little Drops of Happy), Adesua Etomi (The Wedding Party), Omuwunmi Dada (Omugwo), Chigurl (Banana Island Ghost), Dakore Akande (Isoken), Rahama Sadau (Hakkunde) and Mary Lazarus (Dance to my Beat) for the award. The third production in the “Alakada” series, the movie starred the actress alongside Lilian Esoro, Kehinde Bankole, Odunlade Adekola, Ali Baba among others. The 2017 ELOY took place at the Intercontinental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Sunday,…
It is old story that there is an ongoing beef between Wizkid and Shatta Wale but the Ghanaian star’s former manager, Bull Dog, seems to have picked sides and it is not what we expected. Knowing the bad blood between Nigerians and Ghanaians that has seen them at each other’s throats over issues as little as jollof rice, this was as bad as throwing a can of gasoline into a tiny flame. His manager though, Bull Dog seems to have taken sides with Wizkid, declaring him a global star, which is stating the obvious of course. He also asked Shatta…
Wizkid has come out to say sorry for his absence at Banky W and Adesua Etomi’s wedding. “God bless my big bro @bankywellington and our new wife @adesuaetomi God will bless you with happiness and abundance of Joy as u start your new life together! Missing this day is something that will forever make me sad, But this is not about me, its abt you! Enjoy ! Happiness and love forever ! #Stillwaitingonmypassport,” he wrote. Wizkid’s apology comes after fans wondered why he did not attend the wedding of his former boss. The beautiful celebrity couple said their vows in…