Chief Olisa Metuh, has asked for the presence of former President Goodluck Jonathan as a witness in his money laundering trial. Metuh’s counsel, Dr. Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), told Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja that he will need GEJ’s appearance in court the former president after he refused to reply a request letter. Despite the order by the Court of Appeal that commanded the appearance of detained former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, as a witness in the trial, the Department of State Service (DSS) failed to produce him on Monday. Dasuki’s counsel, Mr. Ahmed Raji…
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Yemi Osinbajo has described secret corporate ownership as a global problem. According to the vice president, most of the funds are traceable to the activities of companies with secret ownership. “Another report that may enjoy mention here is the 2015 report of the High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa chaired by former South African President Thabo Mbeki. “The panel stated in its report that Africa had lost more than one trillion dollars over a 50-year period, and that Africa loses more than 50 billion dollars annually to illicit financial flows. “Most of these illicit flows are perpetrated…
Oby Ezekwesili, has been named as one of the Democracy Ambassadors of the International Institute for Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) alongside other prominent individuals. Ahead of International IDEA’s Global State of Democracy publication in November, the former Vice-President of the World Bank’s Africa division has been tasked with putting the spotlight on the challenges and developments of democracy. The other Democracy Ambassadors named by the organisation are: former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan; Executive Director, Perludem-Association for Election and Democracy, Titi Anggraini; former Chilean politician, International IDEA Board of Advisers, Sergio Bitar; Dutch politician, former Member of the…
President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to comments by former president that the federal government is deploying lies and propaganda on a professional level. The President noted that despite saving the country billions from subsidy, petroleum products are readily available across the country. “Those who accused this administration of ‘propaganda and lies’ in the fuel supply sector, for example, did not tell Nigerians that whereas they paid between 800 billion and 1.3 trillion Naira as ‘subsidy’ yearly in their time, without making the products available even at regulated prices, this Administration is not paying any subsidy, yet all products are currently…
The Federal Government has told a Federal High Court in Abuja that run away leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is hiding with lawmaker representing Abia south senatorial district, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe. Mr. Shuaibu Labaran accused Senator Abaribe of preventing Kanu from appearing in court. He accused the lawmaker of being slow to withdraw his bail bond particularly after Kanu started to violate his bail conditions before September 11 when Abaribe said they last had contact. He said, “The applicant failed to apply to the court timeously, stating on oath that the defendant bound by recognizance…
Seriake Dickson has begged Muhammadu Buhari to stop saying the unity of Nigeria is not negotiable. He said: “You have to create a platform for people to ventilate their feelings. I don’t believe that you will have a majority of people in any party of this country that will decide to break up the country. No! As I always say, Nigeria’s unity is desirable, but stop telling me it’s not negotiable.” Continuing, Dickson said: “Until now, our own colonial masters, UK, is still dealing with its own issues of restructuring and devolution of powers to Scotland, Wales and Northern Island.…
Pep Guardiola has brought down the hype around the significance of moving five points clear at the top of the Premier League following Manchester City’s 3-0 win over Burnley. “In May, it will be significant — in October, no,” Guardiola told a news conference when asked about City’s lead at the top. But he was happy City equalled a club record run of 11 games in all competitions — the first time they have achieved it in a single season. “It means a lot. The record is good if you lift something — titles or a trophy,” he added. “It…
The Accountant General of Lagos State, Mrs Abimbola Umar narrowly escaped being duped by the tune of N50million by two fraudsters that impersonated Gov Akinwunmi Ambode. The reported fraudsters, Rilwan Jamiu and Balogun Oyewole, cloned the governor’s globacom line in order to steal the sum of N50m from the state. In her statement, the Accountant General said: “On Feb. 10, 2016, I received a text message at exactly 12.52 p.m. “I initially thought the message is from His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Lagos state because the name with which I saved his number appeared in my inbox. “The message…
Philippe Coutinho has said that the four goals his side conceded to Tottenham at Wembley on Sunday “could have been prevented.” “The goals were goals that could have been prevented. “It started out wide and we end up conceding one of those goals the manager speaks about. “He speaks a lot about this — we’ve conceded a lot of goals like this. And obviously in attack we were unable to score the goals necessary to draw or turn around the game. “We were in the game during the first-half then the goal we conceded made everything worse.” “The first goal…
Jose Mourinho has said his Manchester United players were so terrible during their 2-1 defeat to Huddersfield that they should be forced to tender reasons to fans and the media. United’s unbeaten start to the Premier League season came to an abrupt end in the wind and the rain at the John Smith’s Stadium, with Mourinho admitting Huddersfield had deserved to win. Mourinho told a news conference: “The attitude was really poor. When you lose because of attitude that is really bad. “I heard Ander Herrera saying in the interviews, saying the attitude and desire was poor. Oh my God.…
Jurgen Klopp said he did not want to utter “anything positive” about his Liverpool side after they were thrashed 4-1 at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. Liverpool were thoroughly beaten at Wembley thanks to a brace from Harry Kane and strikes by Son Heung-Min and Dele Alli. “Even when we were 4-1 down, I think we improved in a few situations. “To be honest, I don’t want to say anything positive about us. It’s not attitude. It’s not that the boys thought: ‘Oh, seven at Maribor [in the Champions League] and it will carry on like this without doing anything.’ “I…
RB Leipzig sporting director Ralf Rangnick has said the club could not give Naby Keita a salary that would have convinced him not to join Liverpool. Guinea international Keita will move to Anfield for €55 million, the release fee in his contract, next summer. He will leave the Bundesliga club after only two seasons, and Rangnick told kicker: “He’s one of the best I’ve worked with in 20 years of professional football. “I’d also prefer, 10 times, that we’d kept him for another five years — but we are just not able to pay salaries in excess of €10m.” Meanwhile,…
Bernardo Silva is ready to wait for his chance after spending much of his early Manchester City career on the substitutes’ bench. “I have had to be very patient. There are a lot of quality players in this team and it’s not easy to play,” he told reporters. “All the players who have played over the last month or two have been scoring a lot of goals, the team is in form, so you have to be patient and help the team as much as we can in the minutes we have. “You learn a lot playing with these players,…
Ryan Giggs has said he is “interested” in being given the spot of manager at Leicester City or Everton, the former Manchester United star said on Monday. “I think you look at those two teams, Leicester being champions two seasons ago, Everton being a fantastic club with a fantastic history, for me these are clubs I would be interested in,” Giggs told Sky. “However, there are a lot of coaches out there who would be interested in those positions. “I’ve said all along that I’d be open to clubs which share the ambitions of myself. I want to improve clubs…
Diego Godin has said he is “proud” to have written himself into the club’s history books after joining former teammate Luis Perea as the non-Spaniard with the most appearances for the Rojiblancos. Uruguay international Godin played the full 90 minutes in Atletico’s 1-0 La Liga win at Celta Vigo on Sunday, pushing him to 314 games in all competitions for the club, equalling the appearance record set by ex-Colombia international Luis Perea between 2004 and 2012. “I am very proud of this,” the 31-year-old said. “It is an enormous joy for me. To write a page in the history of…
Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke has described emerging reports of a crisis at the club as “sick.” But Watzke said: “The matches against Leipzig and Frankfurt were a spectacle. That’s what the audience wants to see, what pulls them into the stadium. “The Bundesliga is exciting again, but the media makes it look like we are facing relegation. “If you, after the Leipzig and Frankfurt matches, witnessed the BVB fans celebrating the team for the football they play, it just becomes clear there’s a completely different atmosphere in the club. “I don’t have a lot of understanding for the reporting.…
Joshua Kimmich has said that he “never” considered quitting Bayern Munich, despite feeling frustrated about the lack of regular game time under Carlo Ancelotti last season. “It was a very hard time for me,” Kimmich said of being in and out of the Bayern team. “When you’re fit but you can’t play, it’s very hard, especially for the head, especially for a young player. “But all you can do is train hard and give your best. Afterwards, it’s the decision of the coach.” Kimmich, who joined from RB Leipzig in 2015, added: “I knew when I came here it wouldn’t…
Kim Kardashian is keeping things low-key at 37! The mother of two celebrated her birthday on a luxurious getaway trip to the Amangiri Resort in Canyon Point, Utah. On Sunday the reality star took to Instagram Stories to share some fun details from the mini-vacation. First she posted a shot of her birthday pancakes covered in berries. She then proved that she deserves a cheat day or two, sharing several Boomerang clips of her killer reflection in a tiny black bikini. The birthday girl was still rocking her platinum blonde locks, flipping her ponytail around in one clip. She also…
Amir Khan has been accused of sending hot texts to a single mum where he called his estranged wife Faryal Makhdoom a ‘Kylie Jenner plastic surgery obsessive.’ The boxer is said to have sent a bunch of seedy texts to the teacher named Sophie before bombarding her with late night phone calls. Reports have it that he also hit out at his pregnant ex Faryal saying her obsession with surgery turned him off. Sophia told the paper: ‘He said she was good-looking until she started following Kylie Jenner and changing her looks. He said she had no need for the…
Taraji P. Henson thinks that everyone needs feminism “Who wouldn’t want to be a feminist?” the actress asked, speaking at Marie Claire’s Power Trip. “We need each other, and we need men to understand our plight. We need men to be feminists.” Henson’s declaration is particularly topical given the details that have come to light about Harvey Weinstein’s history with sexual harassment, among other Hollywood execs. “We’ve been hearing about this for a while, haven’t we?” Henson continued, on the topic of sexual harassment in the industry. “It’s just all coming up from under the carpet.” “I don’t play well…