Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai says it is in Nigeria’s best interest for President Muhammadu Buhari to run for a second term in 2019. El-Rufai also said that he believes in Buhari’s presidency because of the stability he brings to the office. “My prayer is that the president gets well…gets back to full health and run again because I still believe his being president…the stability that he brings to the office is in the best interest of Nigeria,” El-Rufai said on Friday, April 14, according to The Guardian. “Within the Villa, there are people that like me and there are…
Author: David Folami
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has urged INEC, to activate the process of delineation of federal constituencies in accordance with provisions of the 1999 Constitution. According to the speaker’s interview with NIGERIA NOW magazine, Dogara suggested that the exercise will be put on hold till 2019 elections to avoid possible displacement of sitting elected lawmakers. In the interview, the Speaker noted that there have been clamour for more constituencies in view of rising population and other factors, and urged INEC to muster the political will to conduct the exercise in accordance with law. He said: “The delineation…
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has threatened to sue ex-Minister of aviation, Femi Fani Kayode and Governor Ayodele Fayose’s media aide, Lere Olayinka. According to a report by Punch Newspaper, the ex-governor of Rivers State has issued a seven-day ultimatum to Fani-Kayode and Olayinka to publicly apologise to him over their remarks on the recovered $50million in one of the flats at the Osborne Towers in Ikoyi, Lagos. While Olayinka was asked to also apologise in five national dailies and pay the sum of N750 million “as compensation for the malicious and defamatory claim” on his (Olayinka) Twitter handle, Fani-Kayode…
Gov. Willie Obiano is to unveil a new book in Awka tomorrow, detailing the light bearers of the state, including some of the current 1,500 billionaires in the state. The book, entitled “Icons of Anambra State,’’ was written by a researcher and biographer, Mr Uchechukwu Elugu. The 317-page book, details the lives and times of some remarkable men and women, who made the difference to make Anambra the leading state in the South East. The publication, sponsored by three leading banks, traces the resilience and enterprise that made the state to produce the highest number of achievers in Nigeria since…
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Monday, said it had constituted a surveillance team to curb activities of vandals along the petroleum pipelines across the country. Mr Chinedu Okoronkwo, the National President of the association, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that pipeline vandalism was causing the nation huge losses. He said the setting up of the team signified the readiness of IPMAN to support the Federal Government on the surveillance of petroleum pipelines. The IPMAN boss expressed concern over incessant pipeline vandalism, especially in the South-West zone of the country. He, however, lauded…
Carlo Ancelotti has said Robert Lewandowski will definitely play for Bayern Munich, who are confident defenders Mats Hummels and Jerome Boateng can both overcome injuries in time to face holders Real Madrid in the Champions League quarterfinal second leg on Tuesday. Lewandowski has scored 38 goals in all competitions this season — including seven in eight Champions League games. However, Bayern’s top scorer missed the first leg in Munich and has not featured since landing heavily on his right shoulder against Borussia Dortmund on April 8. The Poland striker scored four goals for former club Dortmund against Jose Mourinho’s Madrid…
Diego Simeone has told Leicester it will be a waste of time trying to man-mark Antoine Griezmann . Atletico Madrid’s French international striker Griezmann, 26, has 24 goals this term in all competitions. He won and converted a penalty in the first leg last week to give Atletico a 1-0 lead ahead of Tuesday’s quarter-final second leg . But the visitors boss Simeone insists he isn’t worried if Leicester try to man-mark the forward out of the game. Ex-Argentine international midfielder Simeone,46, responded: “It has never happened where we have faced an opponent who has given him special treatment and…
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has revelled in the tactics his side implemented in their 2-0 win over Premier League leaders Chelsea on Sunday. Goals from Marcus Rashford and Ander Herrera helped United to an impressive victory at Old Trafford as the club climbed to fifth in the table and four points behind rivals Manchester City, who have played a game more. Mourinho’s side restricted Chelsea, who are four points clear of second-placed Tottenham Hotspur, were reduced to very few goal-scoring chances as star player Eden Hazard struggled to impress. Mourinho, whose team lost 1-0 at Chelsea in the FA…
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says his tactical switch to three at the back brought more stability to the team in Monday’s 2-1 win at Middlesbrough, but hinted that it won’t be a permanent solution. Wenger responded to Arsenal’s 3-0 loss at Crystal Palace by switching formations to a 3-4-2-1, playing with a three-man back line for the first time in his 21-year reign as Gunners boss. It provided the result the Gunners so badly needed, although it wasn’t a particularly convincing performance as Wenger’s team still looked vulnerable defensively at times. Alvaro Negredo was able to equalise in the second…
Manchester United’s dominance against Chelsea on Sunday shocked even more than their win, but Ashley Young believes such a performance has been coming — and now the stand-in captain wants more. An inability to kill teams off has cost Jose Mourinho’s side dearly this term, leaving them scrapping for a top-four place rather than challenging for the Premier League. Those issues, along with United’s Europa League exertions, meant few saw past Antonio Conte’s table-toppers on Easter Sunday, but Chelsea were in for a rude awakening at Old Trafford. The Blues failed to muster a single shot on target for the…
Mesut Ozil was overdue a big contribution in an Arsenal shirt and he finally delivered with the winning goal in his side’s 2-1 victory at Middlesbrough. The German midfielder was serenaded by the 2,955 travelling Arsenal supporters for the remainder of the game after his 71st-minute strike, but his decisive goal should not mask the reality of his performance at the Riverside Stadium. For lengthy periods of this encounter, Ozil was a passenger, spending more time running away from the ball than looking for it, but he at least came up with the goods when it mattered. When Arsenal are…
Leicester City’s Christian Fuchs professed his admiration for Antoine Griezmann on Monday, but says last week’s encounter with the Atletico Madrid hotshot helped his side get the measure of him. Griezmann scored the only goal — a disputed penalty following a foul outside the box — as Atletico won 1-0 in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final. But Leicester managed to keep the France striker at bay for the rest of the game and Fuchs is hopeful he and his fellow defenders will not be given the runaround in Tuesday’s return leg. “His movement on the pitch is…
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has called on Northern leaders to promote girl-child education in the region. Sanusi made the call during the inauguration of Aminu Dabo College of Health Sciences laboratory complex in Kano on Monday. He urged the leaders to give priority to female education as they did with their male counterparts. ”The people need to prioritise their commitment toward the education of female just like their male counterpart. “We appeal to everybody, especially well- meaning individuals irrespective of party differences, to provide the environment to aid girl-child education,” he said. The monarch also admonished the…
Gov. Darius Ishaku of Taraba on Monday said the Jalingo Ultra Modern Abattoir project would be completed soon. Ishaku made the promise in Barkin Dutse, Ardo Kola Local Ggovernment Area at a stakeholders meeting in continuation of his ‘’Thank you tour’’ of local government areas in the state. Ishaku, who ended the tour of northern zone ofthe state with a meeting with stakeholders from Ardo Kola and Jalingo local government areas, said when completed, the abattoir would the people better. The governor also told the people that his administration was doing its best possible to serve them better in all…
The Director-General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Mr Usman Muktar, says the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, runway is ready for operation and can be opened on Wednesday. Muktar stated this while speaking with newsmen during an inspection of the airport’s runway on Monday in Abuja. The Abuja airport was closed on March 8 for six weeks to enable rehabilitation of its 3.6 kilometres runway to be carried out. Flight activities were consequently diverted to Kaduna International Airport during the period. The Federal Government had announced that the airport would be reopened for normal operations on April 19. Muktar disclosed…
Beverly Naya is popular for movies like “Stripped,” “Forgetting June,” “Make a Move,” “Weekend Getaway,” “Suru L’ere” among others. Born April 17, 1989 in London, the actress is an only child of her parents. She made her acting debut with the 2010 movie “Home in Exile,” which starred her alongside Desmond Elliot, and was produced by her mum and Lancelot Imaseun. In 2013, Beverly Naya made her television series debut in the BET TV series “Passport.” The actress plays Yaya Gardia on M-Net’s hit TV series, “Tinsel.” Naya was nominated for “Best Supporting Actress” at the 2016 Africa Magic Viewer’s…
It won’t be totally wrong to conclude that estranged entertainment couple, Tiwa Savage and her hubby, Tunji Balogun are ‘officially’ back together. The two were spotted together in Ibadan, Oyo State on Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017 where Tiwa had gone to perform at Gbenga Adeyinka 1st’s comedy show, Laffmattazz with Gbenga Adeyinka 1st and Friends. Sources disclosed that both attended the event together with their son and aides before returning to Lagos. It was further gathered that Teebillz remained at the backstage with their son, Jamil, all through Tiwa’s 10 minutes performance. They were first spotted together at media…
The annual AY Live comedy show 2017 held at the splendid Eko hotel & suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. As usual, the event was packed with fans still trooping in at 3:00 am. With several great performances, it was however marred by his insensitive Kemen joke. It all happened when while on stage AY brought the contestants of the Big Brother Naija reality show and spoke about the ‘rapey’ incident between Kemen and Tboss. AY normalised Kemen’s actions and said every man in his position would do the same thing. It didn’t stop there, he added that Nigerians “encourage this young…
Jurgen Klopp has suggested he could retire after his tenure at Liverpool comes to an end. The 49-year-old began his career at Mainz before taking the reins for seven seasons at Borussia Dortmund, where he led the club to two Bundesliga titles and a berth in the Champions League final before stepping down at the end of the 2014-15 season. He signed on at Liverpool in October of 2015 in the wake of Brendan Rodgers’ sacking, and suggested to Sport1 on Monday that the Anfield club could be his final stop. “I will not have been in charge of 10…
Eden Hazard has told Telefoot that he has “personal ambitions to play for other clubs” amid speculation of a summer transfer to Real Madrid, but insists he is happy at Chelsea and focused on achieving success this season. Madrid have reportedly made Hazard — who has contributed 14 goals and five assists in the Premier League this season — a transfer target this summer. The Belgium international says he does have “dreams” of playing elsewhere, but will only think about his future when the dust has settled on Chelsea’s Premier League title challenge and FA Cup run this term. Asked…