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…
Author: David Folami
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…
Rotimi Amaechi has revealed that Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, is obsessed with him in everything that he does. The minister dismissed Wike’s claims that his government had left an empty treasury at the end of his tenure. When asked to respond to Wike’s public claims, Amaechi said, “The governor has just one agenda – if he is in his toilet, “Amaechi”; if he is outside his toilet, “Amechi”, if he’s going to see his mother, “Amaechi”. “Why should I engage him? He was Local Government Chairman when I was Speaker. He was my staff. It’s like quarreling with my…
Atiku Abubakar recently blasted the All Progressives Congress, saying the party is a total failure. Atiku, who recently dumped APC for the PDP, said the ruling party has divided Nigerian more than ever. “Under the APC Nigeria is not working, under the APC our people are not working. Let us consider what the APC has achieved versus what they promised in the last election. The APC promised us three million new jobs a year, in government the APC has lost three million jobs a year,” Atiku said. He further said that “The APC promised us unity, under APC Nigeria is…
Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after being involved at the “One Planet” summit in Paris, France. His aircraft landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, at about 4:35 p.m. where he was received by senior government officials including his Chief of Staff, Alhaji Abba Kyari and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Alhaji Musa Bello. While in Paris, President Buhari had appealed to the international community to support Nigeria’s commitment to reduce the negative effects of climate change. Buhari told participants that Nigeria could not implement its Nationally Determined Contributions without adequate financial, technical and capacity…
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…
Members of the Shiite group have expressed their displeasure over the continuous detention of their leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky. The group’s spokesman, Abdulhamid Bello, who led protesters to the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, in Abuja, said the government is not telling Nigerians the truth. Bello said “At the end of their two days murderous mission, they left behind corpses of the young, old and able-bodied men and women in their wake, apart from the wanton destruction of properties worth several hundred millions of naira. “The government of Buhari is behaving in contempt of the rule of law, telling all and…
Ayodele Fayose has shared his anger with the approval of the withdrawal of $1 billion from the Excess Crude Account by the Federal Government to intensify the war against terrorist group, Boko Haram, in the northeast. He further blasted the Federal Government of trying to use the money to fund President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 reelection campaign. He tweeted, “For posterity sake, I wish to place it on record that I was not among the governors, who approved the withdrawal of $1bn, almost half of our savings in the Excess Crude Account, which belongs to the three tiers of govt to…
An Osun State High Court sitting in Ilesa has declared that the change of name to “State of Osun” by Gov. Rauf Aregbesola is illegal, null and void. Justice Yinka Afolabi ruled that the law and its makers were unknown to the 1999 Constitution. chided Aregbesola for deliberately and singlehandedly renaming the state, contrary to the known norms and the nation’s constitution. He also declared that the makers of the law, who are currently serving as members of the State House of Assembly, were not sworn in as members of the “State of Osun House of Assembly” but as members…
Arsene Wenger has said Manchester City can match his “Invincibles” by going the entire Premier League season unbeaten, but added that Arsenal did it without the financial resources that are at Pep Guardiola’s reach. “Why not? It can happen, but there is still a long way to go,” Wenger told a news conference on Friday. “At the moment I think everything goes for them inside the games, but maybe as well they have the quality to turn it in their favour.” “Look, we had no petrol but ideas, they have petrol and ideas, so that makes it more efficient,” Wenger…
Jupp Heynckes has refuted speculation that Bayern Munich are about to end Renato Sanches’ disappointing loan spell at Swansea. Heynckes said: “I have spoken to Hasan Salihamidzic [sporting director] in recent weeks and told him that we need to take care of our loan players — [Serge] Gnabry at Hoffenheim and Sanches at Swansea. “I expect he [Salihamidzic] and [Sanches] have telephoned, but we have not spoken at all about bringing him back to Bayern — so I am surprised by this [speculation] somewhat.” Sanches’ switch to Swansea meant a reunion with Ancelotti’s former Bayern assistant, Paul Clement, who worked…
Jurgen Klopp has said Adam Lallana is set to be part of Liverpool’s squad for Sunday’s trip to Bournemouth, while goalkeeper Simon Mignolet will return to the starting lineup. Lallana has only played four minutes of action so far this season due to a thigh injury sustained in preseason, along with Liverpool taking precautions with the midfielder’s fitness. “Adam is back in full and normal training,” Klopp told a news conference on Friday. “If nothing changed since yesterday then he will be ready for the squad at least. “[Alberto Moreno] has no chance for Sunday. I saw him yesterday on…
It took a second half successful battle, but Real Madrid eventually emerged victorious with a 2-1 win over Al Jazira in the semifinal of the Club World Cup. They went behind to an early goal from Romarinho, with the wasteful Cristiano Ronaldo cutting a frustrated figure for the majority of the opening stages. To be fair, the tireless chants of “Messi, Messi, Messi!” emanating from the home fans in Abu Dhabi probably didn’t help either. Ronaldo though eventually found his feet and smashed home an equaliser less than 10 minutes after the restart. The Portuguese latched on to an inch-perfect…
Julian Nagelsmann has said he will have to thread carefully when his team battle Borussia Dortmund on Saturday to avoid further intensifying speculation linking him with the BVB job. Nagelsmann was seen attending Bayern’s DFB Pokal game against Dortmund in April wearing a red jacket, with people seeing that as a sign of his desire to return to Munich, where his family still resides. “I need to be careful when I pick my outfit,” Nagelsmann told reporters ahead of the trip to Dortmund. “It’s all important what I’ll wear, so there are no rumours. “Usually my son picks my outfit!…
Antonio Conte has said he still does not know when David Luiz will be okay to return for Chelsea as he continues to receive treatment for inflammation in his right knee. “David has a big inflammation in his knee, and we are trying to solve the situation with the doctor,” Conte said of Luiz. “It’s important to assess the situation day by day, and to try to solve this problem. “I don’t know when he’s able to come back with us but, for sure, with the doctor and the medical department, we are trying to solve this situation. The situation…
Mauricio Pochettino has resigned his fate to believing that his top players are entitled to want to leave the club if they continue to fall short of silverware. It was suggested to Pochettino that some of his players may not want to wait another four years to win trophies. “Exactly, that is the problem. I agree with you,” he replied. “Maybe some players are not agreed in this plan and this strategy, and of course they are right to complain, to talk and in the end to want to move or have another challenge for different reasons, because we are…
Eric Bailly is battling a race against time to be fit for Manchester United’s Champions League knockout tie with Sevilla after being told he must have surgery to correct an ankle injury. The defender, 23, has missed United’s last eight games, last appearing in the 1-0 defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Nov. 5. United’s medical staff had hoped Bailly, who got injured while on international duty with Ivory Coast, would respond to treatment and not require an operation. But after failing to make any progress, it has been decided the centre-back does require surgery, which could now keep…
Martin Keown has said Arsene Wenger will have to consider resigning as manager at the end of the season if the Gunners’ form does not improve. He said that it “looks like the end” of the manager’s time in charge. “If it doesn’t get much better for him then at the end of the season he has to hold his hands up and say: ‘Maybe I’m not the man to take this club forward,'” Keown added. “Champions League is looking now like it’s not going to happen for Arsene Wenger, and the questions will come again — is he going…
Pep Guardiola was really not in the mood to join in with the festive spirit, perhaps just to remind the rest of the Premier League they can expect no charity from the runaway leaders. It is football over evrything as usual at the Etihad Stadium ahead of Tottenham Hotspur’s visit on Saturday, even if Guardiola insisted his Christmas jumper snub was purely down to his measurements. “They are all very nice,” Guardiola said, when asked why he was not wearing one. “They didn’t have my size.” “Tottenham is an important game because the opponent is so tough,” Guardiola said. “Spurs…
Indonesian singer Agnes Monica, popularly known as Agnez Mo, announced her collaboration with American singer-slash-songwriter Chris Brown on Wednesday. On her Instagram account, Agnez uploaded a photo of Brown’s new album Heartbreak on a Full Moon Deluxe Edition: Cuffing Season – 12 Days of Christmas. Comprising a total of 57 tracks, the album features a collaboration with Agnez titled “On Purpose.” Agnez writes,” Surprise! Check out our collaboration on ‘On Purpose.’ Chris featuring your girl #AGNEZMO on his deluxe album.” Prior to Agnez’s post, Brown uploaded the album to his Instagram account. However, he did not tag Agnez in the…