A judge, two days ago ordered Nigeria’s former president Goodluck Jonathan to appear at the corruption trial of his party’s former spokesman. The summon is a shocking development and will be closely watched, as Jonathan has been cited in several corruption cases but is not thought to have been formally questioned. But whether he appears depends on when or if he is formally served the court papers in time. Olisa Metuh is on trial accused of having fraudulently received from 400 million naira ($1.1 million, 945,000 euros) from Jonathan’s national security advisor, Sambo Dasuki. The former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
Author: David Folami
The Coalition of Civil Sciety Groups for Justice has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to set up an independent committee to investigate all corruption allegation against the inspector general of police, Ibrahim Idris. Senator Isa Misau had recently accused the IGP of collecting millions of Naira to post officers. The senator also accused the IGP of receiving N10 billion monthly from oil companies and banks where police officers are posted. Edime Amade a rep said “In addition to the ongoing public hearing by the senate, the presidency should immediately set up an independent executive committee to thoroughly investigate and unravel the…
Malam Garba Shehu has described Abdulrasheed Maina as “one of the monsters’’ and mess left behind by the GEJ’s administration to dampen the ongoing fight against corruption by the current government. “Over and over again, the President Buhari government has pointed out that the administration’s greatest problem is the mess left behind by the previous government. Maina is just one more example.’’ He said: “Top officials in the PDP government, from sectoral heads, to those charged with responsibility for law and order received some of these billions of naira from Maina. “We have all the transaction records and these are…
Yakubu Dogara has said Nigeria’s future is secured because of Nigerians’ commitment to God. “As in the case of Abraham’s encounter with God over the fate of the city Sodom and Gomorrah, God will intervene to save this country. “What gives me hope is that we have so many people who are committed to God. The future of Nigeria is secured. “We have a very bright future, we have great army of leaders in this country,’’ he said. His book titled: “The Breaking of Nations”, warned that “the 21st century may be worse” than any previous time in history because…
Diego Maradona has admitted it “hurt his soul” to hand the Best FIFA Men’s Player award to Cristiano Ronaldo and not to the man from his own country, Lionel Messi. Real Madrid star Ronaldo won the award for the second year running on Monday, beating off competition from Barcelona’s Messi and Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar. “To give the Best [award] to Ronaldo and not be able to give it to Messi hurt my soul,” Maradona said. Messi has been criticised in the past by some, including by Maradona, for lacking “personality to be a leader” when wearing the Argentina shirt. Argentina…
Leicester City have appointed former Southampton boss Claude Puel as their new manager on a contract until 2020. Puel took Southampton to an eighth-place finish in the Premier League last season as well as the League Cup final but still got himself sacked in June, with his style of football coming in for criticism from Saints fans. However, Leicester have given him a return to the Premier League, with the 56-year-old succeeding Craig Shakespeare at the club following his sacking earlier this month. In a statement on Leicester’s official website, Puel said: “It’s a great privilege to become the new…
Ryan Giggs has given Victor Lindelof a shoulder to lean on as he has come out to say he will eventually come good at Manchester United like Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra and Jaap Stam. Lindelof was blasted for his performance in the 2-1 defeat to Huddersfield — his first real taste of the Premier League — after he was at fault for the second goal. “One player who has attracted a lot of criticism is Victor Lindelof but he certainly shouldn’t be written off yet,” Giggs said. “Some players come to the Premier League and bed in straight away and…
Saul Niguez has warned everyone concerned that his team are serious about winning the Copa del Rey this year as he prepares for a meeting with hometown club Elche in the round of 32. “It will be nice to return to the Martinez Valero, my town’s stadium, among friends and family members,” Saul said. “The last time Atletico travelled there I was left out. I’ve had an infinite number of requests for tickets, more than I was able to offer. “The only thing I’m sorry about is that Elche will be knocked out. We want to win the Copa del…
David Wagner has defended Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp ahead of Saturday’s clash between the two sides — the first ever competitive meeting between the friends and former Borussia Dortmund colleagues. Huddersfield travel to Anfield on Saturday off the back of a 2-1 win against Manchester United, with Liverpool having received plenty of criticism about their defence and sometimes blunt attack following Sunday’s 4-1 defeat to Tottenham. He said “I can understand the criticism for the lack of points,” Wagner said of Liverpool, who sit ninth in the Premier League. “But I don’t understand the criticism for the performances. I don’t…
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has played down media reports that his club are considering signing Tottenham striker Harry Kane. Asked if it is in the works to make a move for Kane, Perez told Cadena Cope: “Honestly, it hasn’t. He is a magnificent player, he is young and has many years to progress. But we are delighted not just with [Karim] Benzema, but with all the players that we have.” Perez denied that Levy had given him an asking price for Kane, saying: “No he didn’t and had I asked him for the price he would have asked for…
Manchester City’s latest hero Claudio Bravo says he is always confident when matches goes to penalties. “I have always felt confident. In my career, I have always been successful in these kind of situations,” he told reporters. “When there are penalties, I feel like a winner. What happened, happened. It was a match where we suffered the danger from the other team, they put us in trouble, but we leave with the feeling that we have done the things right, we have given our best and that is what fans appreciated. “As far as I can remember in penalty shoot-outs…
Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil could be convinced to cement their stays at Arsenal, according to the club’s majority shareholder Stan Kroenke. “We want to attract top players, keep top players. Those guys [Sanchez and Ozil] are top players,” Kroenke told The Mirror. “I watched them on Sunday [in the 5-2 win at Everton] and they looked really good in black with the red trim. They looked really good and they played really well and we’d love to keep them. “It takes two to dance. We’ll keep working to keep our top talent and to attract more talent but some…
Paris Saint-Germain coach Unai Emery has said Neymar will learn a thing or two from his red card during the 2-2 draw away to Marseille on Sunday but suggested the referee should have given him more protection. “Neymar needs to adapt to Ligue 1, to our team and to the referees,” the Spaniard told journalists at Camp des Loges on Wednesday. “He is intelligent. He knows that what happened last Sunday will serve as a lesson moving forward. “After the match, Marseille admitted that they got in our faces and that they were more aggressive in going after the ball…
Caretaker Everton coach David Unsworth has said that Everton gave a “proud performance” despite losing 2-1 at Chelsea in the Carabao Cup. Goals from Antonio Rudiger and Willian saw Chelsea through to the quarterfinals, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s goal coming too late for a revival. “I don’t know,” said Unsworth when asked about his candidacy. “I honestly don’t know. All I know is that we’ll hopefully be as committed as that every game that I’m in charge. “I’m scheduled to meet on Friday afternoon with the chairman, but I spoke to the chairman, two, three, four times today. What will be…
J. Cole got back to Twitter on Sept. 24) amid controversy following President Donald Trump’s NFL protest remarks, to deliver a lengthy rant on the power of protesting. Before he delved into his thoughts, Cole shouted out hip-hop’s newest golden child Cardi B and offered the rising rapper some advice regarding her debut album. “Also Cardi b I seen your breakfast club interview, loved it,” he told the “Bodak Yellow” rapper. “Don’t put all that pressure on your album. You already won. Just drop & repeat.” Cardi then jumped on Twitter in awe of Cole’s shout-out and responded to him…
Kanye West has released an exclusive new zine for super curious fans. Made specially for Kanye followers who were set enough to pre-order the new Yeezy Wave Runner 700 sneakers and his second Calabasas collection, the zine features 64 pages of vintage style photography largely organised around a gas station. The images were shot by Jackie Nickerson, showcasing sweatpants, sweatshirts hats and trainers from Kanye’s new Calabasas collection. The items are modelled by Tremaine Emory and Melissa Collett. Last week it was reported that Kanye West and his wife Kim Kardashian’s LA Home had been the target of an attempted…
The Carters have taken out 2 permits in September for work on their recently purchased Bel-Air property — one to install a backup generator and make a $30k alteration to the pad, and another to add a living area under the pools for around $750k. Bey and Jay closed escrow on the mansion in August for $88 MILLION — a dream come true for one new neighbor. But apparently $88 mil only gets you so much. As we reported … the couple also went bicoastal last month by getting themeselves a baller house in the Hamptons for a cool $26…
On October 31, Chris Brown is set to release his new album Heartbreak on a Full Moon. It’s 45 songs long. Last we’d heard months ago, the LP would come in at an already unreasonable 40 songs. The release of the tracklist and the iTunes pre-order page confirm that, no, cooler heads have not prevailed. Heartbreak’s guests include R. Kelly, who appears on a song called “Juicy Booty.” Brown hasn’t gained that much hype in the time since he revealed the original tracklist. None of the singles that he released this year charted above No. 60 on the Hot 100,…
Nigerian female singer and songwriter, Aramide Sarumoh, simply known as Aramide, is currently working on her first official single, after her ‘Suitcase’ album, released in 2016. In this interview with DUPE AYINLA-OLASUNKANMI, she speaks on her musical experience, among other issues. WHY did you choose music? I fell in love with music at a very young age due to the fact that I grew up around music. My father loved and embraced good sounds, and it gave me the inspiration I needed to kick off my singing career. Which famous musician do you admire and why? I love Alicia Keys.…
Since reports of Khloé Kardashian’s pregnancy have broken, Khloé—who hasn’t officially confirmed or denied the news—has stepped out in loose clothes and most recently, with bags obscuring her maybe-baby bump area. But today, in Kim Kardashian’s latest Instagram, her sisters do the cover-up job. Kim recently posted a group shot of her, Kourtney, and Khloé in San Francisco with impeccable positioning: Khloé in the middle, Kim and Kourtney strategically placed in front of her. It’s not a confirmation, sure, but is it a coincidence? Or the least classic posing of all time.