Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose has promised to pay N2000 to young people between 18 and 21 who register to vote in the state. Fayose’s spokesman, Idowu Adelusi, said that the promised fee would be paid till June next year when the governorship elections are expected to hold. The announcement led hundreds of young people in the state to invade the office of the Independent National National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday to register, according to Daily Trust. The state government had earlier declared Thursday, April 27 and Friday, 28 public holidays to enable civil servants participate in the voter…
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The police in Plateau State have sealed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat in Jos, the state capital. The building is said to have been sealed because of a clash between two factions of the party. The PDP has been at the centre of a leadership crisis since May 2016 when it attempted to remove Ali Modu Sheriff as chairman. The party has, since then, been split into factions, one led by Sheriff and the other by former Kaduna governor, Ahmed Makarfi. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has postponed its hearing of a case on the PDP leadership crisis till May…
Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state has condemned the arrest of the former Governor of Jigawa state, Sule Lamido. Fayose also warned the All Progressives Congress (APC) against arresting people who intend to run for the presidency in 2019. The Governor also called on the Nigerian media and international community to save the country’s democracy. He said “It appears that the cabal in the APC led government that is holding Nigerians to ransom want their candidate to contest the 2019 election unopposed. Obviously, that is the reason for the arrest and detention of former Governor of Niger State, Dr Babangida…
Bala Na’Allah, the lawmaker representing Kebbi South Senatorial district has accused the executive of corruption. Speaking on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday, May 10, 2017, Na’Allah said 70% of the funds recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) were from the doorstep of the executive arm of government. “You look at the nature of the offence before you determine the control strategy,” the lawmaker said. “Happily enough, with what we have heard and seen today, you can convincingly see that the entire recoveries associated with this country today has depicted that over 70% of what has…
The Governor of Lagos state, Akinwunmi Ambode has called on members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to ensure the party wins all the 57 local council seats in the July 22 polls. The Governor said this at a stakeholders meeting which was held at the APC secretariat in Lagos, on Wednesday, May 10, 2017. Ambode also thanked the party members for voting for him overwhelmingly during the 2015 governorship election. He said “We are meeting on a very happy note. I am able to look back and say that that confidence you reposed in me to defeat the PDP…
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu has said that the media team will rely on third party information on Buhari’s health status. Shehu said this on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, while speaking on Sunrise Daily – Channels Television programme. The President’s spokesman also revealed that he will not be joining his boss in London. According to Daily Post, Shehu said “No. I don’t think I will go. I hope the President has the privacy that he needs with his doctors and regains his health. We will continue to rely on third party from…
Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido is facing a probe by the State House of Assembly, reports say. Sanusi is also being investigated by the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission for alleged corruption. Assembly Speaker, Kabiru Alhassan Rurum, on Wednesday, May 10, set up an eight-man committee to investigate the Emir. The decision was reached due to a petition raised by the lawmaker representing Nasarawa constituency, Ibrahim Ahmad Gama. The legislators have accused Sanusi of spreading false information on Governor Abdullahi Ganduje’s recent trip to China. They also accused Sanusi’s emirate of approving and spending funds without the approval…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has described the controversy over President Buhari’s letter to the Senate as a distraction. The President, in a letter informing the Senate of his medical trip, said Yemi Osinbajo will coordinate the activities of government in his absence. The use of the word ‘coordinate’ however caused a stir in some quarters and among many social media commentators. According to ThisDay, the minister said what matters most is the operative phrase used in the letter – in compliance with Section 145 (1) of the 1999 Constitution. Mohammed also said “I think it is…
Chelsea’s 3-0 victory over Middlesbrough on Monday left them just one win from securing the Premier League title, with three games to play. With the 2-1 home defeat to Crystal Palace on April. 1 serving as a reminder that it pays to take nothing for granted, Blues supporters attending Monday night’s game were in expectant yet apprehensive mood as they entered Stamford Bridge. The news that midfield dynamo N’Golo Kante — the Football Writers’ Association and PFA Player of the Year winner — had failed to recover from a muscle strain and wasn’t in the side was met with indifference.…
Prior to Chelsea’s 2-0 victory over Hull last October – the first time Antonio Conte implemented the hugely successful 3-5-2 formation – Victor Moses had not started for the Blues in more than 1,230 days. It was, though, not meant to be this way. The Nigerian arrived at the club in 2012 to much fanfare. Signing from Wigan for £9m, the then-forward was introduced in front of the Stamford Bridge crowd before Chelsea’s clash with Newcastle United. Fast, quick-footed and talented, Moses’ potential was clear to see. But he struggled to convince those in charge that he was worthy of…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has refused to rule out Jordan Henderson for the rest of the season and is confident the midfielder’s injury problems will be over by the summer at the latest. Henderson, 26, has been sidelined since February with a foot injury and has not yet returned to team training at Melwood. Klopp insists there is no definitive timescale on the England international’s return, but added that he expects to at least have his captain back fully fit when preseason starts in July. When asked how much longer Henderson would be out, Klopp was quoted by the Liverpool…
Romelu Lukaku thanked manager Ronald Koeman for making him a better footballer after being named Everton’s Player of the Season by both his teammates and the supporters. Lukaku, 23, picked up the Players’ Player of the Season award and the Player of the Season trophy — chosen by Everton fans — at the club’s end-of-season awards night on Tuesday. The Belgium international, linked with a summer exit from Goodison Park, has scored 25 goals in all competitions, with 24 of those coming in the Premier League. He said he was “not always an easy guy” and thanked Koeman for helping…
Planning for Manchester City’s next season will already be well underway. Director of football Txiki Begiristain will have already discussed what parts of the squad need addressing in the transfer market with manager Pep Guardiola, and the decisions about which targets to move for will be close to rubber-stamped, if they haven’t been already. There are more decisions to make with the players currently in the squad, too. The manager has said all season they will wait until the end of the campaign to look at the futures of the first-teamers who are out of contract in the summer, though…
Goalkeeper: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus) What more can be said about the remarkable Buffon? He came through at the most important moments for Juventus in what was ultimately a comfortable win over Monaco. In the first leg — his 100th Champions League appearance — he made crucial saves from Kylian Mbappe and Radamel Falcao while the game was still in the balance; in the second his astute overhead throw began the attack that brought Mario Mandzukic’s goal. Buffon is so sharp, alert and composed — and now has the chance of a first victory in the final that would crown a…
It is easy to say that Mauricio Pochettino and Jose Mourinho meet on Sunday as opposites. The Argentine is on course for the highest finish of his coaching career, the Portuguese the lowest. Yet if they are overachiever and underachiever in the Premier League, the Tottenham manager has never won a trophy and his Manchester United counterpart is pursuing a second of this spring alone. They are competing at White Hart Lane for three points, though Mourinho is likely to field a weakened team and it could be an unfair contest, but it is part of a broader battle for…
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho insists Paul Pogba has not been distracted by FIFA’s investigation into his £89.3 million move from Juventus ahead of Thursday’s crucial Europa League clash against Celta Vigo. World football’s governing body announced on Tuesday that it is looking at the deal through its Transfer Matching System (TMS), the online platform that monitors cross-border transfers. That news has interrupted the build-up to United’s Europa League semifinal second leg at Old Trafford. Asked if the stories had affected him or Pogba, the United manager told a news conference: “No. The question is simple. He asks the facts…
Riyad Mahrez looks almost certain to head for the exit at Leicester City and spark a fire sale at the King Power Stadium, reports the Express. PSG will return to lead the chase for the £35 million-rated Algerian, though Barcelona, Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham and Liverpool have all shown interest in the 26-year-old.
It says as much about Arsenal’s rivals in the race for the top four, as it does for Arsene Wenger’s team, that the Emirates Stadium might still be hosting Champions League football next season. Ten days ago, Arsenal had dropped to seventh, eight points adrift of the Champions League positions — albeit having played one game fewer than fourth-placed Manchester City — after suffering a painful 2-0 North London derby defeat at Tottenham Hotspur. It felt like an era-defining loss. It was the day that Spurs cancelled “St Totteringham’s Day” for the first time in over 20 years by guaranteeing…
A Lagos Lawyer, Mr Shakiru Eletu, has described as “unproductive controversy” the debate on President Muhammadu Buhari’s letter to the Senate notifying the National Assembly of his trip to London. Eletu, also a law lecturer at the Lagos State University, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that semantics was no longer important since Buhari cited specific constitutional provision in the letter. “The president acted in line with the constitution; he needed not address the vice president as “acting president” in his letter since there are constitutional provisions. “What the president does normally is to coordinate affairs of government and,…
Reality star Kim Kardashian shared this adorable photo of little Saint. Looking like a pretty angel the Kardashian star accompanied the photo with a love struck emoji. The shot sees Saint, who looks so much like elder sister North, lying on a bed distracted by someone else. She also shared another photo of husband, Kanye West, carrying a sleeping North. “My baby boo,” she wrote alongside it. Meanwhile, the “Keeping Up With The Kardashian” star has revealed plans for a third child with husband Kanye West. In a recent episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians the mum of two…