During the early hours of July 8, 2017, Shia LaBeouf was arrested in downtown Savannah, Georgia. Reuters reports that actor was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct, public drunkenness and obstruction. According to the Police statement, LaBeouf became unruly after a bystander refused to give him a cigarette. “When LaBeouf wasn’t given a cigarette, he became disorderly, using profanities and vulgar language in front of the women and children present,” the statement said. He was asked to leave the bustling City Market neighbourhood by an officer. The actor refused, became aggressive and ran into a hotel lobby when the officer…
Author: David Folami
All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Edo chapter, has lauded Federal Government initiative on yam exportation to UK and U.S. The AFAN Chairman in the state, Mr Emmanuel Odigie, gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Sunday. He said the initiative would boost yam production in the state and in the country in general. He added that the policy would benefit, empower and encourage more farmers to go into yam cultivation in the country. According to him, the yam export is a welcome development but government needs to do more to…
The Nigerian Air Force on Saturday began the free surgical treatment of more than 300 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Maiduguri, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports. AVM Sale Shinkafi, Chief Medical Officer, Nigeria Air Force, made the disclosure at the inauguration of the exercise at NAF medical centre in Maiduguri. Shinkafi said that patients suffering from various ailments would receive free treatment during the six-day exercise. He explained that patients were drawn from Dalori and Bama IDPs camps, adding that the exercise was part of the NAF medical interventions designed to alleviate the surgical condition of IDPs in…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan, during his visit to Kano sate, described late Maitama Sule as a man who believed in the unity of Nigeria. Jonathan said this while paying a condolence visit to the Governor of Kano, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, following Sule’s death. According to Punch, the former President also said that the late statesman’s influence transcended the shores of Kano and Nigeria. He said “We have lost a great son who is beyond Kano, a hero of the socio-economic development of the country, as well as an ambassador. “It is, therefore, proper for me to personally visit Kano…
680 members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) have lost their lives to the Boko Haram insurgency from 2014 till date in Borno State, the hotbed of the war. The Legal Adviser to the CJTF, Mr Jubril Gunda, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri on Sunday. Gunda, who described the dead CJTF members as heroes, said they were killed in various operations in the state. He said that many members of the CJTF also sustained various degrees of injuries since the group joined the campaign to end insurgency in Nigeria’s…
The management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) on Sunday announced that there would be power outage in Ikoyi, Victoria Island and its environs as the company’s injection substations and equipment submerged in the flood. Mr Godwin Idemudia, General Manager, Corporate Communications, EKEDC, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the company was having challenges in almost all its injection substations as a result of the flood from heavy rains on Saturday. According to Idemudia, some of EKEDC transformers in the areas have been submerged. The general manager said that the management of the company had directed…
A former governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, says the Bill before the House of Representatives seeking amnesty for treasury looters would only legitimise corruption. Musa said in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that he was disappointed with the lawmakers for even discussing the bill. “Honestly, I am terribly disappointed that a bill like that is being discussed at the National Assembly. “The bill is immoral and it shows the level of moral degeneration the country has attained especially at the leadership level. “The proposal to me, is a way of legitimising corruption, because…
Leicester boss Craig Shakespeare will hold talks with wantaway winger Riyad Mahrez and expects him to remain professional. The 26-year-old returned to training for the first time on Friday after publicly stating he wants to leave the club last month. Arsenal have been continually linked with the 2016 PFA Player of the Year who said he felt it was “time for me to move on” and that there was a gentleman’s agreement with Leicester he would be allowed to leave. He has not handed in an official transfer request but Shakespeare said he was unaware of any agreement to let…
Yinka Odumakin, the spokesman of the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere has said that President Buhari was in full support of restructuring in 2007. According to Daily Post, he also said that it was on the basis of restructuring that Yorubas gave Buhari their full support. Odumakin, who was the Buhari/Bakare Presidential Campaign, said the first item on the 2007 manifesto was to restructure Nigeria. Speaking to Daily Post, he said “In 2007, when Buhari agreed to restructuring, Afenifere backed him. “It’s a plus. An election wants to hold and a candidate says I will restructure Nigeria and the other says…
Presidential Committee on the North-East Initiative (PCNI) says Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) will remain in camps until their communities are safe enough for them to resume their livelihood activities including farming. Alhaji Tijjani Tumsah, the Vice Chairman of the PCNI said this at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum held on Sunday in Abuja. He said that they would allow people to return back to their communities only when it has been certified safe for return by security agencies and the State government. “They have made efforts to construct building and restore homes of those people that have been…
Governor Samuel Ortom on Sunday said that lies peddled on the social media were giving Benue a negative image before the international community. “Lies on social media give Benue a negative image before the international community. There is freedom of speech, but we want social media users to always verify information before posting or sharing on the social network,” he said. Ortom spoke at Jato-Aka in Kwande, on Sunday, at a Thanksgiving/Reception in honour of Mrs. Mimi Orubibi, Executive Chairman, Benue Internal Revenue Service, who has been conferred with the traditional tittle of Iwanger (shining light) of Kwande. He counseled…
The President of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, (ABUAD), Ekiti State, Afe Babalola, has said that ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo is the best President Nigeria ever had. The renowned lawyer said this while receiving members of the Yoruba Patriots Group who nominated him as their patron. He also said “The path of myself and Obasanjo crossed when he introduced zero party representation system as military Head of State. My people then chose me to represent them. And I agreed to represent them even though I wasn’t a politician. . But some politician who felt that if I went to represent my people,…
Arsenal are willing to let the contracts of Alexis Sanchez and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain run down to nothing, rather than sell the duo to their Premier League rivals. The Star reports that “the Gunners hierarchy are ready to put their foot down” with Manchester City circling the Chile star and Liverpool making some serious overtures in Oxlade-Chamberlain’s direction.
Goalkeeper Joel Pereira has signed a new deal to keep him at Manchester United until the summer of 2021, with the option of a further year. The 21-year-old, who made his first-team debut in January and kept a clean sheet in United’s final Premier League game of the season against Crystal Palace, is highly rated at Old Trafford having impressed since joining the club in 2012. “I have been at United for a number of years now and since the first day here I have enjoyed every minute,” he told his club’s official website. “Over the last season I feel…
“If I wanted to enjoy places, I would go to Los Angeles Galaxy and go to the beach every day,” Jose Mourinho told me last season when I put it to him that he wasn’t happy about the lifestyle in Manchester. “For me as football manger, London, Milan, Madrid, Manchester, Beijing or Shanghai is the same,” said Mourinho. “I don’t go to cities to enjoy cities; I go to cities to work, to be a football manager. I go to make people happy. In this case, the percentage of people that is Man United, like in Madrid the percentage of…
Neymar believes his “mate” Paulinho would be a good fit for Barcelona and thinks his fellow Brazil international would be a great addition to the Catalan club. Paulinho, 28, is currently playing for Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande. Following a friendly on Saturday, Neymar told reporters in the mixed zone: “Paulinho is a friend of mine in football. I want him to sign for Barca because with a player like him, who’s also a mate of mine, we’ll get so much.” Paulihno’s current club reportedly turned down an offer in the region of €20m for the Brazilian, saying they…
Romelu Lukaku has said that Zlatan Ibrahimovic “wrote his history” at Manchester United but said he would fill the Old Trafford striking role in his own way. In an exclusive interview with Alexis Nunes, Lukaku said he was looking forward to playing for United at the International Champions Cup in the United States and revealed that he is a fan of basketball giants the LA Lakers. The Belgium international is expected to be formally unveiled as a United player on Monday after the Red Devils and Everton agreed a £75 million deal on Friday. He completed his medical while in…
Arsenal are weighing up a move for Inter Milan midfielder Marcelo Brozovic, sources in Italy have said. Arsene Wenger is looking to bolster his midfield options at the Emirates after bringing in full-back Sead Kolasinac and the club-record signing of French striker Alexandre Lacazette. Wenger is a long-term admirer of Brozovic and had scouts watch the Croatian international in action on several occasions last season. Brozovic has long been linked with a number of top Premier League clubs with the likes of Chelsea and Manchester United credited with an interest in the skilled midfielder. However, Arsenal are now stepping up…
Chelsea have signed defender Antonio Rudiger from Roma, with the Germany international moving for a reported £34 million. Rudiger, who can play at centre-back or right-back, has signed a five-year contract and becomes Chelsea’s second signing of what is expected to be a busy summer. His arrival brings defensive reinforcement to Antonio Conte’s squad after Nathan Ake joined Bournemouth and John Terry was released at the end of his contract. Rudiger, 24, was heavily linked with a move to Chelsea last summer before tearing the cruciate ligaments in his right knee in training. He told Chelsea’s official website: “It’s a…
Jose Mourinho’s season has already started. Six weeks after lifting the Europa League in Stockholm, Manchester United are back in training. The squad will spend a week at UCLA in California ahead of preseason games against the LA Galaxy, Real Salt Lake, Manchester City, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Valerenga and Sampdoria. It gives Mourinho seven games to decide what his best team is before the UEFA Super Cup with Real Madrid in Macedonia on Aug. 8, and the Premier League opener against West Ham at Old Trafford five days later. He will hope, by then, that Victor Lindelof and Romelu Lukaku…