Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said on Thursday that despite shaky resources, the Federal Government was still committed to providing key infrastructure for the benefits of the people. “This administration is passionate about infrastructural development particularly roads. “These projects will tremendously decongest traffic around Abuja and open up the city,” he said. “It is one of the priority roads that, when we came in as an administration, we realised that there was need for it to be completed. “We also realise that funding for the project had been quite slow over the years. “We therefore discussed with the contractors and agreed on…
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The Federal Government has petitioned an Abuja Federal High Court to take the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, back to prison for violating his bail conditions. This arose after Kanu’s motion to the court seeking a review of his bail conditions. In the motion way back on August 1st, 2017, Magaji Labaran of the Federal Ministry of Justice urged the court to revoke Kanu’s bail that was granted on April 25. Labaran argued, “The offence for which he (Kanu) is standing trial is not ordinarily bailable; the court, not withstanding, granted bail to the 1st defendant/applicant…
Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo has left Nigeria for Rwanda for the inauguration of reelected President Paul Kagame. Laolu Akande, who released a press statement explained the Acting President’s trip. “Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, is attending the presidential inauguration of President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, taking place today in Kigali, the country’s capital. “The inauguration ceremony which is expected to be witnessed by several African Heads of State and Government, follows President Kagame’s victory at the August 4 Rwandan presidential election.” Osinbajo went with Minister for Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, and is expected back in the country later in the…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called members of the National Assembly as a bunch of unarmed robbers. This has been said after he accused the lawmakers of corruptly enriching themselves by appropriating funds for constituency projects. In its response to the former President’s comment, the House of Reps spokesman, Abdulrazak Namdas blasted his comments, describing him as the father of corruption in Nigeria. OBJ said “The way we are going about spending all our revenue to pay overhead, we will not develop. “And we will have ourselves to blame. Ninety percent of revenue is used to pay overhead, allowances, salaries…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, August 18, received the General Overseer (Worldwide) of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Eunuch Adeboye to the Abuja House in London. Lauretta Onochie shared this on Twitter. Onochie did not give more details about their meeting. Buhari had on Thursday hosted the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara.
As usual, Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has blasted the Federal Government for callling hate speeches as the act of terrorism. Fayose said the statement is a scheme to silence the opposition. “This appears as another plot to silence the opposition and I make bold to say that saying the truth concerning the country and its rulers cannot be termed as hate speech”, he said. He said, “When the APC was looking for power, several provocative statements were made. Nigerians are yet to forget President Muhammadu Buhari’s ‘the dog and the baboon would all be soaked in blood’ hate speeches…
Eric Bailly has hailed his move to Manchester United as a “bigger step” in his career, and said despite recent struggles, the club have always been at a world class level. “I found out when I was in the Ivory Coast,” Bailly said. “I didn’t believe it was true, I thought it was a dream. Afterwards I found it was true that the team was interested in me and it was something big for me, and I am thankful for everything that happened in that moment. “When I came to Manchester, it was a bigger step from when I was…
Mrs. Lauretta Onochie is President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant on Digital/Online media. Onochie wowed the internet a week ago after she was quoted as saying her boss is a private citizen who should not be pressured into disclosing the state of his health. Onochie was among the party that included Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed; Senior Special Assistant on Diaspora Matters Abike Dabiri-Erewa; Senior Special Assistant Media & Publicity Mallam Garba Shehu and Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina. “I am just trying to understand how things work in Nigeria. How we don’t understand things…
Luke Shaw was part-time tour guide at Old Trafford recently in order to put a smile young fans’ face for a special VIP experience. Amy Pustelnik, 17, is a lifelong Manchester United fan who sees Shaw as one of her favourite players. She even set up a dedicated Instagram fan account for the left-back to help support him through the broken leg he suffered last season. On a break from school, Amy and her mum Rebecca drove from their home in Nottingham up to United’s Carrington training centre in the vague hope of grabbing a souvenir photo with Shaw. However,…
Paris Saint-Germain coach Unai Emery hailed recent signing Neymar as “one of the best” players in the world and promised to “help him to become the best” at Parc des Princes. “Neymar is a great player, one of the best in the world,” Emery told journalists. “However, he is normal with the others in the dressing room and when he works. “All of the other players are great and they are happy that a player like Neymar is at PSG. That is something we all wanted.” “We want to develop along with Neymar and to help him to become the…
Gylfi Sigurdsson has spoken of his relief at completing his £45m move to Everton from Swansea City after admitting to a “mentally difficult” wait to conclude his transfer to Goodison Park. The 27-year-old has become Everton’s record signing, and taken manager Ronald Koeman’s summer spending beyond the £140m mark. “It’s taken a while [to complete the move],” Sigurdsson said. “I’m not going to lie. It has been difficult mentally at times to finally get it over the line. Me and [Swansea manager] Paul Clement, and all of his staff, have a really good relationship. We spoke directly, no going behind…
Pep Guardiola says he is yet to see an improvement from his forwards after criticising their lack of that clinical edge last season. His Manchester City side began the season with a dull 2-0 victory over Brighton, but they missed a number of chances before Sergio Aguero — who was partnered up front by Gabriel Jesus — and a Lewis Dunk own goal settled matters. “In Brighton, no improvement. Against Tottenham, no. I have two amazing strikers, two No. 9s, for example, Sergio. But I have others who can score a lot of goals. “Kevin De Bruyne, he is a…
Jose Mourinho has hinted Manchester United’s summer spending could be over as his hopes of adding one more attacking player before the transfer window shuts on Aug. 31 appear to have ended. Quizzed on whether United were still in the market, Mourinho told a news conference on Friday: “I don’t think we are, unless something happens to put us in the market again. “I told Mr Woodward my plans were four but I also told him be cool, no pressure from me, do what you think is best for the club. “We will be together again for another transfer window…
Liverpool have rejected a third bid from Barcelona for Philippe Coutinho, reports have said. The bid was instantly rejected by Liverpool, who remain on their stance that Coutinho will not be leaving Anfield this summer. The latest offer was worth £118 million (€129m) including £36.5 worth of add-ons, according to The Times. That follows two previous rejected bids from the Catalan side worth £72m and £90m. Sources close to Liverpool say it does not matter what Barca offer for Coutinho, as they will not sell the player at any price. Coutinho signed a five-year contract at Anfield in January, which…
2Baba has released video for new party tune ‘Gaga shuffle’. The visual directed by Unlimited L.A shows cameo appearances from Timaya, Olu Maintain, Tiwa Savage, Paul of Psquare, DJ Spinall among others. It might just be the revelation of a new dance style.
Nemanja Matic has said that Manchester United are one of the three biggest clubs in the world after swapping Chelsea for Old Trafford in a £35 million move this summer. He had an amazing full debut for United in Sunday’s 4-0 win at home to West Ham United, and earned the man-of-the-match award. “Definitely, everyone knows what Manchester United is about,” he said. “When you say Manchester United, it is different. Also Chelsea is a big club, Benfica are the biggest club in Portugal. But Manchester is Manchester. “When I came here for the first day, I could feel that…
Diego Costa has said in an interview that he believes Chelsea are pricing him out of a move away from Stamford Bridge. Costa, 28, said that Chelsea need to lower their asking price to honour his achievements at the club, and admitted he may have to consider transfer offers from other clubs if Atletico Madrid do not make a “big effort” to sign him this summer. “I’ve demonstrated I care for Atletico and have interest in playing for them,” “But if Atletico and Chelsea don’t come to an agreement and Atletico don’t make a big effort, I can’t keep on…
Recently, the remaining episodes of the ongoing season of Starz hit drama, “Power,” leaked online, after which the network threatened to “take legal action against the responsible parties.” 50 Cent, has taken to Instagram to say that Starz is accusing him of leaking the episodes. “STARZ thinks I leaked my own show,” he wrote with an angry emoji. “Power ratings up another 10 percent for episode 408. They glad I leaked the shit now,” he posted. 50 has been in disagreement with Starz severally and has spoken about getting “Power” on another network. So far, “Power” is still one of…
After a decade, Omoni Oboli and Ramsey Nouah recently reunited for a comedy movie titled “My Wife & I,” under the guidance of the first-time director, Bunmi Ajakaiye. Oboli took up the role of Ebere, an unhappy wife, who after a visit and prayer from a man of God, switches body with her husband, Toyosi. “I was scared,” she sai. “I thought to myself, ‘I have never been a man before. How am I supposed to be a man? I don’t even know how to be a man.’ “But I thought it was really challenging. I thought it was something…
British actor, Daniel Craig, has confirmed in a chat on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” that he will be reprising his role as James Bond in the 007 film. This came after a long period of being unsure regarding whether he will be playing the character following Craig’s comments in 2015 suggesting that he has no interest featuring in a future project. “I have been quite cagey about it. I have been doing interviews all day and people have been asking me and I think I’ve been rather coy. But kind of felt like if I was going to…