Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated a three-member committee to audit all assets recovered by government agencies on Wednesday, November 22, 2017. The president swore in Olufemi Lijadu, Chinyere Bibiogha and Mohammad Nami in the presence of cabinet ministers and directed them to audit all remittances up till April 2017. Buhari said the committee had become necessary because “it has become obvious that fundamental gaps still exist in ensuring that the recovered assets are accounted for, and managed in an accurate, transparent and logical manner.” He said, “The decision to inaugurate this Audit Committee on the Recovery and Management of Stolen Assets…
Author: David Folami
Atiku Abubakar has blasted the attack on a Mosque in Mubi, Adamawa State, during morning prayers. ”It is noteworthy that homes are the take-off points in the fight to flush out terrorism from a community as parents must get full information about the activities of their wards and children. “Terrorists are representatives of dark and evil forces. Parents and guardians must ensure that their children and wards do not get enlisted by these criminal agents of darkness. “Terrorists seek to instill fears, but through our collective courage and determination we shall triumph. We must ensure that liberty trumps fears and…
Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa, today urged residents of the state to be more security conscious to prevent further suicide attacks. He announced that he would hold a Security Council meeting in order to restore stable and secure environment. He also said that he would reach out to the Mubi community and hold a meeting with the traditional rulers and other stakeholders in the area. The Governor condemned the bomb attack, saying that he was saddened by the development. He assured that the State Government would not relent in its responsibility of providing security to lives and property.
The Nigerian Army has implemented a new language policy that demands all soldiers to gain knowledge of all the country’s three major ethnic languages before 2019, although the English language remains its official language. Brigadier General Sani Usman revealed this recently. The statement read, “The Nigerian Army has introduced a new Language Policy. The study of foreign and local languages is worldwide practice among armies, in which officers and soldiers are encouraged to be multi-lingual. “The Policy will foster esprit-de-corps and better communication with the populace to enhance information gathering, civil-military relations, increase understanding between militaries when operating abroad and…
RB Leipzig CEO Oliver Mintzlaff has said Liverpool won a race against Barcelona to sign aby Keita, adding that Barca “didn’t try as hard” to get him. Speaking to Sport Bild, Mintzlaff said the efforts of Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp had helped secure the deal. Asked whether Klopp’s determination had been key, he added: “That’s right, even more so because Barcelona were also interested in Naby Keita. “This was confirmed to us by Barcelona, but obviously they didn’t try as hard as Liverpool.” He added: “He wanted the transfer this summer. But [Leipzig sporting director] Ralf Rangnick told the team…
Massimiliano Allegri says comparisons between Paulo Dybala and Lionel Messi will not have any impact on his forward when the Catalans visit Turin on Wednesday night. “To start with, I can confirm he will be starting tomorrow night,” Allegri said at a news conference in Turin. “These comparisons are not a burden for him. He’s still young and has got to grow still. “Whenever he plays against Messi, these comparisons are always made, but they are two different players also physically. “They may both be left footed, but Dybala’s different. He started the season well and had a bit of…
David Villa is of the opinion that Valencia will have a crucial edge against Barcelona when his two former sides meet in a top of the table battle at the Mestalla on Sunday. David Villa said: “I see that they are currently the best two teams in Spain, not just because of their position in the standings but because of what they’ve proved in their games so far. “I think it’s going to be a great game, one of the best to enjoy and see in Spain. They both have to fear each other, and they do. “Valencia have a…
Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic have provided Manchester United a huge boost at a crucial stage of the season by returning from injury, Juan Mata has said. “When you play for such a club, the expectation is amazing and you always have to win,” he said. “You always have to play good and win, and, at the end of the season, lift trophies. “The more that we are fit to play the better for everyone. Zlatan and Paul are experienced players, top players and they give us a lot of things on and off the pitch. It’s a big boost…
Diego Simeone has said that the unexpected is one of life’s pleasures as his team head into Wednesday’s Champions League game against Roma with their chances of progression very limited. Asked at the pregame news conference at the Wanda Metropolitano to give the odds Atletico might progress, the Rojiblanco coach said he was not a betting man but did trust in life to provide positive surprises and his team would do everything they could to keep their chances alive. “I never bet so I cannot answer that,” Simeone said. “But aside from this situation, the club has a high ranking…
Thibaut Courtois has said he is no hurry to hold talks with Chelsea over a new contract. “Regarding my contract, that’s something where Chelsea must deal with my agent [Christophe Henrotay]. I don’t think there have been any new developments. “We have so many games at the moment, and I prefer to focus on the team’s matches, my own performances, and there will be time enough towards the end of the season to have talks.” Real Madrid have long considered Courtois and Manchester United’s David De Gea to be their two top goalkeeping targets. Courtois, who spent three seasons on…
Nacho Monreal believes star duo Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez will remain at the club for the rest of the season despite rumuours about possible moves in January. “Yes, the feeling is that they will continue. At no time have we talked about the possibility of them leaving. Not at all,” he said. “They are committed to the group and we will see what happens.” “I can’t say much about it. It does not depend on me. The situation is clear. They are two vital players for Arsenal. They are two players who end their contracts at the end of…
Manchester United have used an option to extend Ashley Young’s contract for a further year, sources close to the player have said. Ashley is one of a number of players at Old Trafford whose contracts are up next summer — including Marouane Fellaini, Michael Carrick, Juan Mata, Ander Herrera, Luke Shaw and Daley Blind — but United hold an option to extend them. And reports have it that the club have now taken up the option in Young’s contract to keep him at Old Trafford until 2019. The 32-year-old was tipped to move away from United last season, but he…
Barcelona’s appeal to reject the booking shown to Gerard Pique against Leganes has been rejected and the defender will miss Sunday’s top-of-the-table La Liga clash against Valencia. After reviewing the video footage put forward by the Catalan club, the Royal Spanish Football Federation’s competition committee decided to stick with the original ruling made by referee Undiano Mallenco. Pique was cautioned for grappling with Nordin Amrabat and Barca coach Ernesto Valverde said after his side’s 3-0 victory that he felt the decision was “excessive” and could quite easily have gone the other way. However, Barca striker Luis Suarez has had his…
Danny Rose has said he was “fuming” to be excluded from the Tottenham squad for Saturday’s North London derby at Arsenal but he denied suggestions of a rift with manager Mauricio Pochettino. “There’s been no bust-up, there’s been no argument, there’s been no falling out. The manager just explained that he thought it’d be better for me to do a hard session on Saturday, which I did. “I did that. I understand that there’s been a lot of reports but it’s not welcomed, and it’s not true, and whether I’d been at the Emirates or not, I think everybody’s losing…
N6 was interviewed recently. N6 who was a member of defunct rap group of 4th Republic shared his back stories on his career, and an interesting revelation was that he has an album produced by Phyno. Before he became the superstar rapper that he is, Phyno was once a producer in Enugu who masterminded records for numerous Nigerian artists. N6 was one of them according to him. Now we know where the Ibo boy got his music knowledge from.
Crowned Best Group in Africa and seen as the giants of East African music: Sauti Sol (Kenya) has released the brand new single ‘Melanin’ featuring Patoranking from Nigeria. Co-written by the talented Kenyan songwriter and singer: Nviiri The Storyteller, and produced by Sauti Sol, ;Melanin;, becomes the debut single off of Sauti Sol’s upcoming music project titled “AFRIKAN SAUCE” LP – set for release over the next 12 months.
Wizkid has tweeted the name of this third son. The Nigerian pop star tweeted the names “Zion Ayo-Balogun” on his Twitter account seconds ago. This is most likely the name of his third child. It is believed that the baby boy was born two weeks 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…
N6 has said the reason he didn’t attend Banky W’s wedding is because of M.I. “No, i didn’t attend the wedding. Thanks everyone for asking. I guess they didn’t want a fight to happen between me and Short man Devil. HML Bubu and Susu. Lmao!!!” he wrote. This claim is coming a few weeks after N6 and M.I. had a war of words on Twitter. It would be recalled that on Thursday, November 9, 2017, M.I posted a tweet on his Twitter page where he called out the OAP. “N6 is trash.. don’t blame the industry for him.. a former…
Mercy Johnson is never one to hide from showing everyone the love she has for her husband on social media. This time, the beautiful actress has released a video on her Instagram page on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 in which she is singing to her husband in bed. According to her, they are on a three-day romantic getaway. “Nothing for me ooo. 3days getaway with my besty@princeodiokojie and trust me he was tired of my singing wats mine? Am warming up for my album sha…hmmm featuring who ooo?Hey Friends….Be anxious for nothing,” she captioned the video. These sure do know…
Dr. Sid’s marriage to Simi Esiri might be about to collapse. “They’ve been having issues for a very long time. it got so bad that Simi has had to move out of the house a couple of times” a source has revealed. Simi Esiri recently posted a new pic on her Instagram account that showed the mother of one without her wedding ring. “Dr. Sid is really trying to make it work but Simi already has her mind made up. Sid even made sure to attend the Nickelodeon festival this past weekend so he could spend time with his daughter…