Senator Dino Melaye has mocked Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal over his suspension by President Muhammadu Buhari. Lawal was suspended on Wednesday, April 19, over allegations that he misused funds meant for Internally Displaced Persons in the Northeast. “Babachir Lawal. Aje ku iya nio je. Eni tio toni na ton dena deni,aje ku iya nio je. Ntoooooo,” Melaye wrote on Twitter. The tweet contains the words of a song that Melaye sang after he was cleared of allegations that he did not graduate from the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) as claimed. The song can be translated…
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The Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (retd), on Thursday, April 20, reshuffled top officers for optimal performance. He redeployed 48 comptrollers of the Nigeria Customs Service, a statement from the Public Relations Officer of Customs, Mr. Joseph Attah said. Attah said the redeployment is in line with the ongoing reforms in the service, adding that it would also assist to check smuggling and block revenue leakages in the country. The statement gave the identities of some of those affected as M. J. Madugu, who was redeployed from Sokoto/Kebbi/Zamfara to the Ogun Command; E. A. Udo-aka, who was moved from…
Jose Mourinho is not optimistic about the return of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marcos Rojo, after the pair picked up injuries in Manchester United’s 2-1 Europa League win against Anderlecht on Thursday. Ibrahimovic, 35, fell late in the second half as he went for a lofted ball and appeared to hyperextend his right knee when landing before the match went to extra time tied 2-2 on aggregate. Earlier in the match, Marcos Rojo was stretchered off after being hit in the knee while going in for a challenge. Anthony Martial replaced Ibrahimovic and Marcus Rashford hit the winner for Mourinho’s team…
It’s a game. It’s an exercise. It’s the sort of thing you might do when hanging with friends. Picking a combined starting XI between the two giants of Spanish football, Real Madrid and Barcelona ahead of the Clasico. First, a couple obvious caveats. This is not an absolute judgement on these players and their standing in the history of the game. It’s a snapshot of who you’d rather have right now, based loosely on the past few months. Also, this is a combined XI, not a real team. There may be some sort of fancy tactical set-up involving these sets…
Manchester United proceeded to the semifinals of the Europa League after extra time in a thrilling match that showed their greatest strengths and their deepest weaknesses in the most vivid detail. They were at times excellent in their buildup play, but were too often woeful in front of goal and uncertain in defence. The hosts prevailed 2-1 Thursday and 3-2 on aggregate against an endlessly shrewd Anderlecht side. Though outmatched in the creative department, Anderlecht took their opportunity well and were perhaps unlucky not to take this game, in the end, to a penalty shootout. United’s Marcus Rashford, who scored…
People Magazine has revealed their most beautiful woman of the year and it’s Julia Roberts. The stunning actress is, for a record fifth time, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World according to People. When asked how she felt about the revelation, “I am very flattered,” she told PEOPLE’s editor-in-chief, Jess Cagle. Joking of her latest feat, she said, “I’m going to mention that in my Christmas card to the Clooneys this year.” In this issue, Roberts opens up about her 14-year marriage to cinematographer Danny Moder, her life with twins Hazel and Phinnaeus and Henry and the secrets of…
Over the long Easter break, comedian AY made an insensitive joke about what happened between TBoss and Kemen. According to him, Nigerians should forgive ‘the young man as it could happen to anybody’. Now, Caroline Danjuma has written an opinion piece over the issue. She has since deleted it after coming under attack be followers and has written another piece to justify her actions. Read below: “We live in a world were people feel they have to fight to be heard. I posted a write up some days ago because I needed CLARIFICATIONS based on the few min clips I…
Big Brother Nigeria is over but not for Gifty Powers. The former and most talked about housemate during the competition is ensuring that her name is not forgotten amidst all the TBoss and Kemen brouhaha. Gifty on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, took to Snapchat to share a nude photo of herself in the bathroom. She posted a post-shower selfie, which showed her completely naked, with nothing but a doodle covering her privates and the shower curtain shielding her nipples. She has however deleted the already trending photo. Way to go Gifty! Way to go! On February 19, 2017, Gifty became…
Veteran Nigerian female rapper, Weird MC in an Instagram comment posted today has tagged Big Brother Naija as a platform promoting quick success as opposed to working hard. The femcee spoke passionately about how a security guard, Ibrahim Mohammed Ogbanago who works with the United Bank for Africa (UBA) was rewarded by the company after returning $10,000 belonging to a bank customer. According to the rapper whose real name is Adesola Idowu, the protective agent represented a symbol of hard work, honesty and integrity, far more dignifying than being a #BBNaija housemate. Weird MC who posted a picture of Ogbanago…
Media personality Toke Makinwa became a subject of controversy following her invitation as a guest lecturer at the New York University (NYU). Now Makinwa has deleted those controversial posts. This comes after Toke, who was expected to give an address on “Building a Successful Brand in the Digital space” was questioned by fans regarding the authenticity of the NYU visit. An Instagram user with the ID ‘mr_so_made_rich’ , also known as Richard Somade asked the book author to indicate the location where she would be giving her lecture on the campus but wasn’t the bit satisfied with her response. “Hey…
Tekno and Lola Rae are gearing up to be another celebrity couple in the entertainment industry. The duo have been rumored to be dating in recent weeks and have literally been seen together for more than a month now. Tekno wishes Lola Rae a happy birthday with a cute message. “Happy birthday smally,” he wrote. March 2017 Tekno posts affectionate photo of himself and Lola Rae on Instagram sparking rumours. Rae was seen grabbing her new ‘boo’ who captioned the post with a love emoji. March 2017 Lola Rae shares a cover of Tekno’s new single on Instagram April 13,…
The Police Command in Bauchi has arrested one Mohammed Nafiu, a Boko Haram member already declared wanted by the military. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Garba Umar, announced the arrest of the suspect alongside other criminals while presenting him to newsmen in Bauchi on Thursday. Umar explained that Nafiu, 25, was arrested on April 12 at Tama Village in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State. He further explained that the suspect being 176th on the wanted list of Nigerian Army was arrested following intelligence report. He said the suspect had fled from Sambisa Forest following the flushing out of…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of a new management for the Nigeria Export-Import bank, NEXIM. According to a tweet from the presidency, President Buhari approved the appointment of three new members of the bank’s management on Thursday, April 20, 2017. The appointees are Abubakar Abba Bello, Dr. Bala Mohammed Bello and Stella Okotete. According to the tweet by the Presidency, Abba Bello was appointed the Managing Director of NEXIM bank while Dr. Bala Mohammed Bello was appointed Executive Director, Corporate Services and Stella Okotete as the Executive Director, Business Development. The appointment, according to the tweet by the…
Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra says his administration will support every effort toward making the South-East free from violent crimes and criminality. Obiano made the pledge in Awka on Thursday while receiving the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Research and Planning, (DIG) Mr Val Mtomchukwu, in his office. The Police DIG was in the state as part of his ongoing tour of Police commands in the five states of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo in the South-East. Obiano said that the visit would enable the state government to discuss how to improve the efficiency of officers and…
Power generating stations comprising hydro and gas-fired plants in Nigeria released an average of 3,767MW/hour of power on April 19, according to the the Nigerian Electricity Supply. A daily report on its website, obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday, however, indicated that the power sector lost an estimated N929 million on April 19 due to constraints to the power stations. According to the report, gas constraint for the stations stand at 1,747MW, while the reported line constraint is 57.9MW and the water management constraints for the stations is 0MW. The report further stated that high frequency…
Nigerians have been urged to support the development initiatives of President Muhammadu Buhari for the Niger Delta Region. Chief Timipre Silva, chieftain of All Progressives Congress and former Governor of Bayelsa State, made the call in a statement by Ms. Stella Inametti, Head of Media and Communications, Presidential Amnesty Programme, in Abuja on Thursday. Inametti quoted Silva as having said this when he paid a courtesy visit to the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, retired Brig.-Gen.Paul Boroh. Sylva stressed the importance of giving support to the planned development for the…
Ex-governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has described the President Muhammadu Buhari led war against corruption as a mere ruse. Lamido made this known during an interview with the Hausa service of the BBC. Lamido had wondered how a man who worked under late Sani Abacha, the military dictator, could effectively fight corruption. “He (Buhari) worked under Abacha; in fact he was the closest to the late military ruler and when it comes to corruption, everybody knows where Abacha’s government stands,” Lamido said. Continuing, Lamido said: “Buhari is just making noise; there’s no iota of truth in the so-called commitment…
Barcelona and Brazil forward Neymar is the only football player who has been named in Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people on the planet. Neymar is included in the “Icon” section of a list which also includes fellow sports stars LeBron James and Tom Brady. Having joined Barcelona from Santos in 2013, Neymar’s reputation has grown steadily alongside five-time world player of the year Lionel Messi. Now 25, he is widely viewed as the player most likely to take over from Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as the game’s stand-out performer. “He is a young man who at 25 is well…
Bayern Munich have confirmed goalkeeper Manuel Neuer will be out for the rest of the season with a broken foot. Scans on Wednesday evening revealed Neuer, 31, suffered a break to a metatarsal in his left foot in the second leg of Bayern’s Champions League quarterfinal defeat to Real Madrid. The Germany international picked up the injury during the build-up to Cristiano Ronaldo’s third goal in the 4-2 loss at the Santiago Bernabeu, a result that knocked Bayern out of the competition following a 6-3 aggregate defeat. Neuer will not need to undergo surgery but will play no further part…
Juventus right-back Dani Alves has revealed the advice he gave to a sobbing Neymar in the aftermath of Wednesday’s 0-0 Champions League quarterfinal second-leg tie with Barcelona. The Bianconeri advanced to the semifinals 3-0 on aggregate over Barca with the result, and a disconsolate Neymar was pictured sobbing into the arms of his former Blaugrana teammate Alves after the match. And Alves, who left Barcelona for free last summer, said: “The only thing I told him was not to regard this as a defeat, but as a learning experience, to get up from this type of situation and move on.”…