It’s the turn of Nollywood actress, Rosy Meurer to have an advice for married ladies. This, however, can be seen as a shade on Tonto Dikeh who just yesterday, went on her Instagram to pen down a very emotional message on domestic violence experienced by women in marriage and how it affects the children involved. She said ” It’s a bond yo! An agreement with yourselves and God. Yes there are ups and downs and it’s not always all that rosy but hey we are born in a time where if something is broken we just throw it away! Why…
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The Rivers state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has blasted Governor Nyesom Wike’s comment accusing the Rivers state anti-robbery squad of kidnapping. Wike had earlier alleged that the police officers assigned to the squad were beginners of robberies and kidnapping. An APC spokesman, Chris Finebone, described the Governor’s allegation as an attempt to ridicule the image of the Nigeria police. Finebone also said “Ordinarily, the APC has no business being involved in any matter between the governor and any other entity, but in the instant case and even in previous related cases, the governor has either alluded to…
Dr Ibe Kachikwu has said the world is shifting away from oil, hence, it will no longer be an income resource in 10 years’ time. According to him, 2018 looks like a greater year for crude in terms of pricing but countries are focusing on substitute energy. “Everything all added up together is showing us that towards the last quarter of 2018 we expect a better market. Does that better market translate to your 100 dollars price (per barrel)? “Never! I don’t see it, frankly I don’t see it. It’s going to take a major calamity. Largely because on the…
Alhaji Muhammadu Sunusi II, has advised state governments to try out new ways of generating revenue to enable them to be less dependent on the Federal Government. Sunusi gave the advice when he received a team of economic experts from Lagos who paid him a courtesy visit at his Palace in Kano on Thursday. The monarch said that evolving new areas of revenue generation by the states was necessary as the era of economic and financial dependence on Federal Government by states was over. “The dependency of economic development of states on Federal government in this era of economic recession…
Okezie Ikpeazu is ready to meet President Buhari over the military operation in Abia State. This has been made known after the Governor announced that the military will pull out of some cities in the state. Ikpeazu, in a recent statementsaid “With the expected exit of soldiers from the streets, we must warn that we will not tolerate agitators and protesters taking over the streets for any reason at all. “I will also be meeting the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Mohamaudu Buhari, to discuss possible ways of relaxing the Operation Python dance 11 in the state…
A group known as the Alaigbo Development Forum (ADF) has dragged President Buhari to court over the recent military exercise in the South-East. Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai was not excluded in the suit. ADF is waiting on the Federal High Court sitting in Enugu state to order the military out of the South-East. The group’s counsel, Max Ozoaka wants “A declaration that the action of the Defendants, especially the 1st Defendant (Buhari), in calling out, operationally engaging or deploying the armed forces of the Federation to the south eastern part of the country is illegal,…
Dangote Group has reached an agreement with the Federal Government to extend the construction of the Apapa Wharf road in Lagos. This was disclosed by the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola at a recent gathering. He said, “You’ll recall that we had an agreement with the Dangote Group to rehabilitate and reconstruct the Apapa Wharf road using cement. “They have since come back to say ‘We want to take the entire road network from Apapa, Liverpool, all through to Marine Beach to Mile 2 to Oshodi to Oworonshoki and to the Toll Gate, a stretch of 35km…
Garba Shehu has blasted Oby Ezekwesili over her comments on the military operation in the South-East. Oby Ezekwesili, a former Minister of Education, had earlier urged Buhari to put an end to punishing the entire South East region for the actions of a few agitators. Shehu said “A prominent influencer like Dr. Oby has a moral and patriotic duty not to give ammunition to any violent group that seems determined to pursue its separatist agitation through reckless and destructive methods. “While it is convenient for the civil society activist to condemn the military and the government of President Buhari, Mrs…
Simon Lalong has declared a dusk to dawn curfew in the state. This is to start after many people were reportedly injured during a clash between Hausas and Igbos in the state. Lalong also instructed that security personnel be deployed to various flash points in the state to sustain law and order. The governor said said, through his representative, “Consequently, the governor has directed an immediate imposition of curfew from dusk to dawn (6pm – 6am) within the Greater Jos-Bu93 6am) within the Greater Jos-Bukuru Metropolis, until further notice. The deployment of security personnel to all flash points within the…
Oby Ezekwesili, has aimed another low blow at presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu. In two tweets, Ezekwesili described Shehu as an incompetent individual for accusing her of a one-sided show of integrity. Ezekwesili went ahead to say that the Presidential spokesman is nothing but a symbol of incompetence. This comes after Shehu replied Ezekwesili’s criticism of the Nigerian army’s ongoing Operation Python Dance II in the south-east. In a series of tweets via her Twitter handle, the social activist wrote: “Garba Shehu? Slam? For where! Garba Shehu’s incompetency is legendary. ‘Presidential Spokesman’. Model of Incompetency. “Shehu see, your predecessor once called…
The Bayelsa Government recently said that it created over 7,000 direct and indirect jobs through the release of N1.88 billion loan to Small and Medium-scale to entrepreneurs and cooperatives. Governor Seriake Dickson stated this at a recent event. Represented by his Deputy, Rear Admiral John Jonah (rtd), the governor said that his administration achieved that in partnership with the Bank of Industry and other relevant agencies. He explained that in 2015, the government opened Izon Microfinance Bank to provide small businesses and serious minded entrepreneurs with access to capital. “This is important for us because funding is crucial, if people…
Santos president Modesto Roma Junior has confirmed that PSG will pay the Brazilian club nearly €9 million in solidarity money after Neymar’s €222m summer move from Barcelona. “We have received an email [from PSG],” Roma told UOL Esporte’s Rodrigo Mattos. “The club have apologised for their delay in getting in touch, claiming they have a lot to resolve, and they are making arrangements to make the payment. They are very serious people, who are not in football for fun.” According to reports, Santos contacted PSG at the time of Neymar’s move from Barca to remind the Ligue 1 giants of…
Harry Kane says Tottenham made a “statement” with the 3-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund at Wembley and showed they have what it takes against one of Europe’s best teams. Kane scored twice, both with his weaker foot, after Son Heung-Min’s opener as Spurs recorded a landmark win in the Champions League and enjoyed a significant boost after their struggles at Wembley. “It is a statement — and that is what we wanted to make,” Kane said after Spurs won for just the second time in 12 matches at Wembley. “Everyone knows Dortmund are one of the best teams in Europe…
Everton boss Ronald Koeman has apologised to the club’s fans for his teams’ terrible display in the 3-0 Europa League defeat to Atalanta and mentioned he was responsible for what had happened. Koeman had said in the build-up the need for Everton to “react” in Italy after lacking “the right aggression” against Spurs, as well as his confidence they would do so. The Dutchman said: “Yes of course. I’m really sorry for the fans.” Koeman also posted a message on Instagram, in which he said: “A really poor first half in all aspects, without the right attitude and I am…
Andreas Pereira has come out to say Jose Mourinho’s disappointment at his decision to quit Manchester United temporarily for Valencia is a good sign. He told Marca: “It didn’t hurt me. I spoke to him before I came here. I’m happy that he wants me and I think to myself that if I wasn’t a good player he wouldn’t have wanted me to stay. “I look at the positives. If I thought negatively those comments could have hurt me but for me it’s something good. I spoke to him before I came and I wanted to work hard and stay…
Marco Silva has said Saturday’s clash with Manchester City is just another game. Watford will put their unbeaten record to the test when Pep Guardiola’s free-scoring City arrive at Vicarage Road. “We are happy with everything we did until now, we have got important points for our fight but nothing more,” he said. “It’s important to be unbeaten. We had good performances in some of the matches as well and we need to continue to work hard to win in the right way. “Is this our biggest test? No. It’s one more game, against a great, great team. We have…
Sadio Mane has insisted the red card he was shown for kicking Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson in the head has only made him more determined to be even quicker. The quick footballer was sent off in last weekend’s 5-0 defeat at the Etihad Stadium but it was widely accepted by fans and pundits his challenge was accidental as he raced through but was beaten to the ball by Ederson charging out of his area to head clear. “Honestly, I think in the next time I will get the ball before him,” he said. “My intention was not to hurt the…
The Spanish Football Association (RFEF) appeals committee on Thursday reduced Marcelo’s two-match ban for kicking Levante’s Jefferson Lerma to one match. The World CLass left-back will only miss the match on Sunday against Real Sociedad, and will be available to return again next Wednesday for a La Liga match against Betis. The good news came hours after a news conference with Marcelo and Madrid announcing that he had added another two years to his contract, previously due to expire in 2020. Real Madrid had filed an appeal on Wednesday. Marcelo, 29, has won 17 trophies since joining from Fluminense in…
Celtic defender Mikael Lustig has said Neymar has to curb some of his behaviour if he wants to be like Barcelona legend Lionel Messi. “It was the same as usual from Neymar,” Lustig said. “He is an unbelievable footballer but we have seen the other stuff before and we will see it again. “I have said before that it is part of his game. He tries to overreact a bit to make the defender step off. We will see it again and again. “If he wants to be liked as much as Messi, maybe he needs to stop that.” “He…
Arsene Wenger has begged his players to forget about the club’s struggles at Stamford Bridge and instead focus on their recent results against Chelsea. Chelsea face Arsenal on Sunday, with the Gunners having failed to win at Stamford Bridge since a 5-3 victory in 2011. Wenger said: “In recent years, Chelsea had great teams always, and it was always difficult to win there. “But our record against Chelsea recently has been good. We won last year here [at the Emirates], we won in the FA Cup final, we won on penalties in the Charity Shield. “So let’s just continue to…