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…
Author: David Folami
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.”…
Barcelona were unsuccessful in their appeal of Neymar’s three-match ban before the appeals committee of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) on Thursday. The Blaugrana club have one more option and will take the case before the federation’s Court of Arbitration for Sport on Friday. If they win, Neymar could be eligible to play in Sunday’s Clasico against Real Madrid. Neymar was sent off for picking up two yellow cards as Barca were beaten at Malaga earlier this month, becoming their first player to be dismissed in La Liga since October 2015. He was later dealt the three-match ban The…
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho said he kept his trust in goalscorer Marcus Rashford after the teenager’s decisive goal secured a place in the Europa League semifinal. Rashford sent United into the last four with an extra-time strike in a breathless encounter with Anderlecht. England’s last European representatives came into the quarterfinal second leg boosted by Sunday’s surprisingly dominant win against Premier League leaders Chelsea and Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s away goal. The Armenian struck again early on but United were given a scare, with Anderlecht captain Sofiane Hanni bringing the tie level, before Rashford capped a man-of-the-match display with the goal…
Marcus Rashford sent Manchester United into the Europa League semifinals after Anderlecht took Jose Mourinho’s side to extra-time in a breathless encounter. England’s last European representatives came into the quarterfinal second leg boosted by Sunday’s surprisingly dominant win against Premier League leaders Chelsea and Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s away goal. Mkhitaryan struck again early on but United were given a scare, with Anderlecht captain Sofiane Hanni bringing the tie level, before Rashford capped a man-of-the-match display with the goal that secured a 2-1 extra-time triumph. Victory saw Mourinho’s men stumble a step closer to the Stockholm finale 3-2 on aggregate, but the…
Bayern Munich accused Spanish police of “violent attacks” on their supporters during the Champions League defeat at Real Madrid and filed a complaint with UEFA on Wednesday. The German club said police action on Tuesday during half time at the Santiago Bernabeu was “completely misplaced and excessive” and have requested an explanation from Spanish authorities. Eye-witnesses said that riot police stormed the visitors’ section of the ground to remove a banner, which led to Bayern fans attacking officers, who replied in kind. About 4,500 Bayern fans travelled to watch the Germans bow out 6-3 on aggregate, after going down on…
DJ Spinall has dished out the visuals of his energetic pop song, ‘Gimme luv’, featuring YBNL boss, Olamide. The Matt Max directed video was released about two days since dropping the audio. ‘Gimme luv’ was shot in Lagos within a club scene providing the exciting atmosphere befitting of the dope track. The disc jockey followed up this jam after a previous effort ‘Olowo’ which he did alongside Davido and Wande Coal.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the anti-corruption fight of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as comedy. In a series of tweet on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, the PDP described as ‘unfortunate and embarrassing’ the last four seizures by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) without identified owners. “The Anti-corruption fight under the APC government has become comedy,” the PDP said. “The EFCC now discovers funds in apartments and offices that have no owners. “It is preposterous to imagine that the last four seizures coincidentally have no known owners. This is most unfortunate and embarrassing “Who are the…
Rap music sensation, Azubuike Chibuzo Nelson, popularly known as Phyno, has joined leading telecommunications operator, Globacom, as its brand ambassador. The hugely popular musician who is well known for his hit song, the ‘Fada-fada’, thus joins the enviable list of Glo ambassadors, which has other stars such as Olamide, Flavour, Timaya, Omawumi, Patience Ozokwo (Mama Gee), Basketmouth, Gordons, Bovi and Juliet Ibrahim. A graduate of the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu, Phyno started his musical career in 2010 and has won several awards and nominations including 2016 Song of the year, 2014 City People Rap Artiste of the…
The Niger government says it has spent N1 billion on the construction and expansion of roads and drainage in Bida Local Government. Its Commissioner for Works and Transport, Alhaji Abdulmalik Cheche, disclosed this on Wednesday in Minna, when Hajiya Mariam Kolo, Director-General, Child Protection Agency, paid him an advocacy visit. Cheche said that the construction of the roads had reduced road accidents and controlled the level of erosion in the area. He disclosed that the state government had awarded contracts for the construction of additional six roads within Minna metropolis. “Contracts have also been awarded for repairs of pot holes…
Lai Mohammed, the minister of information and culture says the reopening of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja demonstrates the fact that Nigerians elected a responsive, responsible and capable government in 2015. In a statement made available to Pulse by his special adviser, Segun Adeyemi on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, the minister described the closure of the airport and its accompanying logistics challenges as one among the most intimidating challenges of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. “The clock-work precision with which everything concerning the closure of the airport and the temporary relocation to the Kaduna Airport was handled is the…
Romelu Lukaku has told friends that he wants to rejoin Chelsea this summer, which is poised to spark another bitter battle between the Premier League leaders and Everton. Chelsea’s relationship with Everton was severely damaged by the wrangle over John Stones two years ago that the Goodison Park club eventually won. Stones eventually joined Manchester City a year ago and sources have told The Telegraph that the fallout between Everton and Chelsea was so bad that the Goodison club would rather sell Lukaku to Manchester United than see him go to Stamford Bridge. But Everton’s position is complicated by Lukaku’s…
A Barcelona overhaul is widely reported, with Arsenal set to take advantage by bidding £25m for Arda Turan and CNN Turk believes the Blaugrana will accept that offer.
There are supposed to be about 1,300 words in this article. It is tempting to just spend 1,287 of them listing the things that Cristiano Ronaldo has done at Real Madrid – and there are more than enough of them to take up all that space, that is for sure, from the two Champions League titles to the 395 goals – and then leave just enough room at the bottom to add: “On Tuesday night at the Santiago Bernabéu some Real Madrid fans whistled him. Dicks.” On one level at least that would probably sum it up quite nicely and…
Keeping a clean sheet, Juventus played with character and composure to earn a 0-0 draw at the Camp Nou and progress to the semifinal of the Champions League, 3-0 on aggregate. Demonstrating offensive strength in the first leg and offensive might in the second, Juve played as a unit with intensity and organisation. Aggressive from the get-go, they showed no fear and were quick to press, eager for a battle. Spotting the weaknesses, Barcelona attacked on the left through Neymar but often found themselves halted by a unit that worked impeccably well together. Throwing on more and more attackers as…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will commence a nationwide continuous voter registration on April 27 across the 774 local government areas of the federation. The commission disclosed this in a statement signed by Mrs Amina Zakari, INEC National Commissioner, after a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECS) and Administrative Secretaries from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. It stated that the exercise would take place from 9 a.m to 3 p.m on weekdays (Mondays to Fridays), excluding public holidays. The registration centres, according to the statement, shall be the local government offices of the commission…
Tekno is getting all the love from his girlfriend, Lola Rae who sent him a get-well message as he battles with a condition known as Acid Reflux. The ‘Pana’ songster who already disclosed that he will be traveling to the United States of America for treatment also received a heart felt prayer from Rae. In an Instagram comment posted yesterday, the female singer wrote, “Praying You Get Better Soon My Fav Irritant ❤.” She presented this along with a moochy picture where she was seen touching the cheek of the singer. The couple officially began dating in March 2017 after…